Chapter 272 Liu Bei borrowed money based on his ability, why should he pay it back?

Author: Tough Bronze

Chapter 272 Liu Bei borrowed money based on his ability, why should he pay it back?

They will definitely worry that if they are not careful, they will be attacked by them.

Even if it was to allow themselves to have a good night's sleep, they would not stay in these two places.

"Do you believe it? This road is a battle for the emperor. Within ten years, whoever can get the emperor will have the best development opportunities. It can also be said that whoever gets the emperor will be the foundation of the Han Dynasty!"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Battle for the Emperor?

Zhuge Liang couldn't help laughing when he heard such an apt description.

Sure enough, the Lord and I are still the same as before, very interesting.

"This...this..."

Suddenly, Dian Wei scratched his head and hesitated for a while before saying: "General, there is still something unfinished. I would like to ask my lord to think of a way to rescue Xu Chu!"

"You want to save that fool?"

Xi Yu's head hurt when he thought of Xu Chu. Back then, when the Battle of Chibi was defeated, that boy was accidentally captured alive by Guan Yu in order to protect Cao Cao.

In the end, he was imprisoned in a prisoner of war camp and returned to Jingzhou with the Jingzhou army.

That boy was also a talent. He refused to surrender even though he was beaten to the point of being beaten to the last breath, and he still looked loyal and unyielding. Even Liu Bei was deeply shocked and praised him highly.

He even went to the prisoner of war camp to meet Xu Chu in person and asked him if he had any unfulfilled wishes.

As a result, the boy almost lost his temper, but he didn't forget the dozens of jars of good wine that he owed him.

He told Liu Bei that if possible, when he saw him, he would burn the wine he owed him to his grave!

Liu Bei was shocked at that time, and suddenly remembered that Xu Chu and Xi Yu seemed to have a strong relationship?

Therefore, I quickly compiled a letter and sent it to Xi Yu.

But this guy was also scheming. He wrote directly in the letter that if he wanted to exchange for Xu Chu, he would have to exchange money and grain.

If Xi Yu agrees to his condition, it means that he will get a large amount of income without any effort. In this way, he can gain a foothold in Jingzhou even if he does not rely on Sun Ce for support from Jiangdong.

What's more, it is not impossible to antagonize each other with the Sun family.

To put it bluntly, this guy just wants to repent. He has nothing to say to the people in his own territory, but he is not so easy to speak to when it comes to diplomacy and the people in other areas.

Therefore, although Xi Yu read the letter, he has not replied yet.

"Liu Bei said that he could let Xu Chu go, but he wanted me to exchange 300,000 shi of grain for him and send troops to support him when he went to war with Sun Ce."

Xi Yu rubbed his eyebrows, and Zhuge Liang also frowned and cursed angrily: "It's really ridiculous that there is such a shameless person as Liu Bei in the world. I don't know what Cao Cao thought at the beginning and let him leave Xuchang."

"Boss Cao is so noble!"

When Xi Yu mentioned this matter, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Cao Cao was truly noble, and could also be said to be floating.

If he had known that today would be like this, he might as well have insisted on taking over some matters personally and killed Liu Bei directly!

This also prevents him from jumping around outside without knowing the heights of the sky, even if he ends up jumping around without any results.

The alliance between the Sun and Liu families is very much like glass. It looks brilliant and gorgeous on the outside, but it is a pity that it is not practical and will break when touched.

"Three hundred thousand stones of food and grass is not a difficult task. Just let the caravan going south bring it there. The key is to send troops to support and fight against Sun Ce. This is obviously impossible!"

"Of course, I think Liu Bei didn't really want our support when he made this request, so we each take a step back and refuse directly, and then just give him food, grass or other things instead."

"Then he made a lot of money, didn't he?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes widened, then he shook his head and said: "No, we must not take advantage of him so easily!"

Then, he twitched his chin, rolled his eyes slightly, and thought of a good idea. He quickly approached Xi Yu and said, "Master, what do you think we can add some fuel to his fire?"

"What's the meaning?"

Xiyu was a little curious.

Speaking of which, every time he saw Zhuge Liang, who was supposed to die for Liu Bei, thinking of clever tricks to deal with him in front of him, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Then the Sun-Liu alliance seems to be unbreakable on the surface, but in fact it is like a piece of mottled waste paper. We might as well use this as a breakthrough point and directly deliver the letter written by Liu Bei to Zhou Yu?"

Zhuge Liang fanned his feather fan and said with a smile: "I know Zhou Yu to some extent. He has a high spirit and likes to see large-scale and majestic battlefields when fighting with troops. The victory in the Battle of Chibi was really due to him alone!

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"As for Liu Bei and others, they just laid an ambush around Red Cliff early and carried out an expendable shield ambush tactic to prevent Cao Cao's army from moving south smoothly, buying everyone some time."

"If it is really based on merit, I'm afraid Liu Bei really doesn't have much to do. Everyone in the world knows this, and I think Zhou Yu is no exception. If he knows how Liu Bei secretly arranged his Sun Ce, I'm afraid he won't be able to swallow it easily.

Tone!”

“That’s a good idea!”

Xi Yu nodded and smiled: "Liangzi is still the smartest, so I'll leave this matter to you."

He gently patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder and left the matter to the other party to handle.

The current war situation is considered stable for the time being, and Xi Yu Shao said that he can get a year to strengthen the military management and defenses of these newly conquered places.

Strive to build it into the current Qingxu District as soon as possible.

Speaking of which, this Qingxu land can be said to be the most proud and safest territory he has ever created.

Not only are the people supportive, but even the military defense system and attack system are rare in the world.

This is also an important reason why he can fight abroad, while Qingxu and Qingxu are able to do business crazily and expand their business territory.

At present, all the business in Qingxu and Qingxu has gone to the nomads outside Youzhou.

The caravan even opened up a fixed trade route connecting Xianbei and the Southern Xiongnu, and earned back endless rare resources, such as iron ore, high-quality timber, gold and silver treasures...there are simply countless.

As time went by, Qingxu, which was already wealthy, became even richer!

In Nanyang, Jingzhou, the three brothers Liu Bei finally recaptured Wancheng at a great cost, and successfully drove Cao Ren's army out of Jingzhou territory. In a short period of time, they gained the love of the people and soldiers in Jingzhou.

Then, he established a solid and relatively stable rear area in the shortest time, and since then almost the entire Jingzhou has been under his control.

At this time, he once again planned to break his promise and get fat.

It was previously agreed with Sun Ce to hand over half of Jingzhou's territory to the other party, but now, this is obviously impossible.

For this reason, he even ordered Liu Qi to lead 80,000 lions to guard Jiangxia to prevent Sun Ce from sending troops in anger.

Speaking of which, Liu Qi was originally Liu Biao's son. After Liu Biao's death, he also received the support of many generals and soldiers, so that he could have a certain say in Jingzhou.

It was precisely because of him that the three Liu Bei brothers were able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou and successfully became the lords of Jingzhou.

This guy is also a smart man. He knows that with his own strength, he cannot compete with the hero for the world, so he chooses to rely on others.

Now I can get tens of thousands of troops to guard Jiangxia, and I am satisfied to be able to attack and retreat freely.

But Liu Bei didn't think so. The ambitious Liu Bei was now warming himself over a charcoal fire in the palace-like southern government office in Xiangyang, quietly listening to people's stories and analyzing the current general trend of the world.

"My lord, there is news from the north that the emperor has issued an edict to make Xiyu the Duke of Sheng Guo, make his capital Xiapi, and at the same time make Guangping, Anping, and Julu counties a principality..."

"The most important thing is that he can enfeoff the land as a marquis, follow the rules of the emperor, go to court with swords and shoes, plus... plus nine tins——"

"Xi Yu also wants to add Jiuxi? Isn't that the same as Cao Pi? With such behavior, doesn't he want to become the second master of the world?"

The envious and jealous Liu Bei was helpless. He also wanted to add Jiuxi, but he was unable to do so.

Cao Pi had hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. He couldn't afford to offend him, and he couldn't afford to offend Xi Yu even more.

He said that he fought in Jizhou for half a year, but in fact, he single-handedly beat up Cao Pi, an unruly boy.

Now that the emperor's edict has been issued, on the surface, Xi Yu and Cao Pi don't seem to have broken up with each other and have not reached the stage of fighting to the death, but in fact, they may have been incompatible with each other for a long time.

But this is not a good time for him to secretly gather an army to go to the Northern Expedition. Otherwise, if the two of them decide to temporarily go to the outside world, he will not know how he died.

More importantly, the Sun and Liu Alliance are no match for them, let alone him alone?

The power of the world today seems to be divided among heroes, each of whom has a chance of winning, such as Ma Teng and Zhang Lu who are extraordinary in strength, and Liu Zhang from Yizhou, Sichuan and Sichuan, etc.

But in the final analysis, it was Sun and Liu who united to resist Cao Xu, which is the so-called dispute between the north and the south!

Speaking of which, if he could get Liu Zhang's support, the Northern Expedition would not be impossible. By then, he and Sun Quan would be in the east and the other in the west. Even if he could not defeat the other party, he would still be able to firmly guard the rear for many years.

"Alas! This Xiyu was originally the emperor's uncle, and he already had a certain reputation. Now that he is named the Duke, he has all the benefits and no disadvantages. I think most of the clans in Jizhou praise him and love him very much.

support······"

"What's more, maybe a banquet will be held for him to celebrate..."

The more Liu Bei thought about it, the more he felt that his life was hard. He had been going through wind and rain for so many years, and he had worked hard all his life, but now he had nothing.

On the other hand, Xi Yu liked farming for the first half of his life. Occasionally, he got interested and went to the battlefield. In this way, he could become a prince, and he might even be the most powerful prince in the world.

The most important thing is that I thought that after finally surviving Cao Cao to death, I would be able to live a better life after Cao Pei, that young boy, took over. But who would have thought that something would happen to Yu Yu.

Speaking of Xiyu, he is obviously a difficult person, much more difficult to deal with than Cao Cao.
To be continued...