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In the study, Liu Bei took a sip of hot tea and finally restrained his anxiety. Zhuge Liang's calmness made him see another glimmer of hope.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said, "The biggest doubt in this matter is that Liu Jing actually assembled 80,000 troops and 2,000 warships. He was in operation on a large scale at the moment when Jingzhou was most urgently needed to maintain his health. He was just to deal with Jingnan. Does the lord think it is possible?"

Liu Bei was uneasy because of Liu Qi's affairs. He knew that Liu Qi's life was not long, so he thought that Liu Qi was really dead. In order to transfer the responsibility, Liu Jing accused Jing Nan of killing Liu Qi.

It is precisely because of this concern that Liu Bei fully believes that Liu Jing wants to attack Jingnan, but Zhuge Liang's reminder immediately awakened Liu Bei. It is true that he actually used 80,000 troops to attack Jingnan. Isn't this a killing knife?

In fact, with the powerful combat power of the Jingzhou army, it is even possible to recover Jingnan by only 10,000 troops, so why did it call 80,000 troops?

Thinking of this, Liu Bei hesitated and asked: "Is Liu Jing's other intention?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and smiled, "I think... this may be Liu Jing's plan to build a plank road and secretly Chen Cang, and it was to attack Jingnan openly, but in fact it was to seize Bashu. Apart from that, I never thought that Liu Jing had any reason to assemble an army of 80,000 in Jiangling."

"If he destroys us by the way, will the false destruction of Guo happen?" Liu Bei asked with some concern.

Zhuge Liang walked a few steps behind his back and finally said slowly: "The Jingzhou Army is indeed possible to cross the river, but Liu Jing will never really trap himself in Jingnan. He will definitely send someone to communicate with us in advance."

Liu Bei suddenly realized, "It seems that Liu Jing has sent Jiang Wan to question the truth about Liu Qi's death."

Zhuge Liang laughed, "That's it. Liu Jing is still very well-organized in doing things. If the lord relaxes, the matter will not be that serious."

Zhuge Liang's comfort finally made Liu Bei's nervous heart slowly relax.

At this moment, a Liu Bei's personal guard reported outside the gate: "Your Majesty, just received the news of the city gate guards, Xiangyang sent an envoy to come."

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and they both understood at the same time that it must be Jiang Wan's arrival.

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Outside the city gate, Jiang Wan took several followers and looked at the newly built city with his hands. Jiang Wan is now in charge of Jingzhou, and is in charge of Caigu Boshu, who is the second most powerful official of Jingzhou officials.

The first official position of Jingzhou officials should be the one who is not a good driver. Now Zhang Ji is obsessed with medical treatment and only has the name of a good driver and does not ask about government affairs. He resigned from the one who is not a good driver not long ago. Now Jingzhou has no vacant.

Therefore, the chief Xu Shu became the highest official in power, equivalent to the prime minister of Jingzhou, and Jiang Wan became Xu Shu's most capable assistant, in charge of the money and grain of Jingzhou.

At this time, the city gate opened, and several carriages rushed out like a gust of wind. They stopped in front of Jiang Wan. Sun Qian came out of the carriage and bowed to Jiang Wan and smiled: "Let Zhizhong wait for a long time."

Jiang Wan also smiled slightly, "It turns out it's Brother Gongyou, I haven't seen you for a long time."

At that time, Liu Bei also heard about Jiang Wan's talent for a long time and wanted to invite Jiang Wan as his subordinate. He specially sent Sun Qian to Lingling to persuade Jiang Wan. Sun Qian persuaded Jiang Wantian for a while, but Jiang Wan did not agree and went to Dongwu. In the end, Jiang Wan chose Liu Jing.

At this time, the two of them wanted to see each other again, which was a little embarrassed about the past. Sun Gan was swearing that Liu Bei would be the lord of Jingzhou, but now...

Sun Gan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

However, the shame in Sun Gan's eyes only flashed by, and he immediately smiled, "On behalf of the emperor, I welcome Zhizhong to come. The emperor is waiting for me, please follow me."

Jiang Wangong bowed and smiled, "I'll ask Brother Gongyou to take it."

The two of them entered the city by carriage and soon arrived at Liu Bei's military yamen. In front of the stairs of the military yamen, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had been waiting for a long time. Everyone exchanged a few greetings and welcomed Jiang Wan into the military yamen like stars holding the moon.

Junyi Hall, everyone took a seat with guests and hosts. Liu Bei glanced at the guards on both sides and ordered: "Get back."

The guards retreated one after another, and only Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wan were left in the inner hall. Jiang Wan bowed and said, "I will convey the words of Liuzhou Mu first. The consensus reached by Jingzhou and the emperor's uncle is still valid."

This sentence made Liu Bei's heart tightly relax. He was silent for a moment and said, "Then I don't understand why the Jingzhou army was going to gather in Jiangling in large numbers, saying that he wanted to avenge Mr. Qi, and that the people in Jingnan were panic. What is the reason?"

Jiang Wan smiled and took out a letter and handed it to Liu Bei, "This is my handwritten letter from the governor of my family. The emperor will understand it after reading it."

Liu Bei took the letter and read it quickly. Sure enough, it was exactly the same as Zhuge Liang's analysis. Liu Jing told them clearly that they could withdraw the army and materials to Hengyang County. Liu Bei frowned and clearly agreed to give them half a year to prepare. Now he asked them to withdraw the army to Hengyang County. What is the consensus still valid?

Liu Bei felt a little annoyed. He handed the letter to Zhuge Liang and said calmly: "Didn't we agree to withdraw our troops in half a year? It's only two months now. Why is your Jiazhou Guardian without trust?"

Jiang Wan was not angry at all and still explained calmly: "Maybe the emperor did not understand the key to reaching a consensus between the two sides. I can explain that the Jingzhou army promised not to attack the Jingnan army and supported the transfer of Jingnan army to Jiaozhou. Although our army gathered in Jiangling, we still promised not to attack the Jingnan army. We just asked to transfer to Hengyang County. It would be perfect for attacking Jiaozhou in half a year, but..."

Speaking of this, Jiang Wan's expression became serious and he looked at Liu Bei and said, "All our promises are built on the sincerity of both sides. If your army destroys the vital interests of the Jingzhou army, then all promises will be invalid. This is also the original words of my family's governor. Although it is not nice to say, we must have a word first."

Liu Bei understood what Jiang Wan meant, but in fact he warned them not to leak the secret to Bashu, otherwise they would directly destroy Jingnan. Although the words were good, this naked threat made Liu Bei feel a little embarrassed. He had a dark face and said nothing.

At this time, Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "I don't know when Liuzhou Mu is going to let us withdraw from Hengyang County in the south."

Jiang Wan secretly praised this, this is a smart person. Facing reality, he will follow the trend and not make unnecessary resistance. Jiang Wan said sincerely: "We will complete the military assembly in twenty days and officially cross the river in five days. Please be sure to withdraw before this."

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Please convey our gratitude to the state minister for keeping his promise, and at the same time, please rest assured that we will not let the first person know what he said today."

"Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye."

Jiang Wan stood up and said goodbye. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang sent him out of the military yamen and ordered Sun Gan to take him to the riverside. Only then did Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang return to the inner hall.

"Do we really want to do as Liu Jing's request?" Liu Bei couldn't help but say annoyed in his heart.

Zhuge Liang sighed, "Of course I don't want it either. I don't think anyone will, but we can't choose the strength here. Moreover, Liu Jing sent Jiang Wan to inform him in advance, which can be regarded as giving the emperor a face. Besides, he is still trustworthy, otherwise he would send troops to wipe us out directly, which is actually his chance."

"Hmph, he is not trustworthy, he is counting on me to run Jiaozhou for him." Liu Bei said hatefully. He knew Liu Jing's thoughts very well, put himself in Jiaozhou, let him manage his strategy for him, and he will harvest again in the future.

Although he was dissatisfied, Liu Bei was really helpless. He had no choice. He had no choice but to withdraw to Hengyang County as soon as possible. He sighed deeply, "Okay, please ask the military advisor to make a withdrawal plan, and we will implement it as soon as possible."

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Hanzhong refers to a narrow valley corridor between the Qinling Mountains and the Daba Mountains. There is a basin distributed from west to east in this valley corridor. This basin has become a place for humans to reproduce and prosper. It is warm and humid, with fertile land and rich resources, which also makes Hanzhong a place of success in the Han Dynasty.

In terms of administrative divisions, the block basin is Wudu County, Hanzhong County and Weixing County. The Han River links the counties together and is called Hanzhong County. Among them, the Hanzhong County Basin is the largest and has the largest population.

Hanzhong is also the birthplace of the Taoist branch of Wudou Rice Sect. It was founded by Zhang Xiu, but it was soon usurped by Zhang Lu, and the Wudou Rice Sect became an important tool for Zhang Lu to carry out warlord separatism.

Zhang Lu was originally a general of Liu Yan and Zhang Xiu was ordered to attack Su Gu, the defender of Hanzhong. After killing Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu immediately seizures Hanzhong and relied on his own. It has been more than 20 years since Hanzhong was closed. Due to the geographical closure of Hanzhong, a large number of people in Guanzhong fled to Hanzhong to avoid war, which led to a rapid increase in the population of Hanzhong.

Due to the large-scale development of the land and Zhang Lu's management was well-managed, Hanzhong gradually began to become stronger, with a military force of 50,000 and sufficient food and supplies. It became a separatist warlord who could compete with Bashu and the number one enemy of Bashu.

But since the New Year, Hanzhong has been shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere. As early as early December last year, Bashu revealed that Liu Jing of Jingzhou was about to attack Hanzhong and expand northward, which made Zhang Lu start to worry.

At this time, Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei also proposed to seize Shangyong first, and use Shangyong's favorable terrain to block the Jingzhou army from heading north.

But Zhang Lu was worried. He had not made any statement about this suggestion for a long time. Nearly a month passed in a flash, and no one mentioned this matter again. Even Zhang Wei, who strongly advocated seizing Shangyong, was lost in the pile of women. This suggestion was like a sand vessel in the rising tide. After the tide, there was no trace of it.

But in late January, major news came from Jingzhou. The Jingzhou army began to cross the river south and advanced into Jingnan. This news made Zhang Lu feel a little confused.

Yang Song came out of Zhang Lu's Tianshi Mansion and got on the carriage. He got on the carriage with concern. Yang Song was about fifty years old, tall and long face. He was paired with a hooked nose, which made him look very cunning and gave people a very unreliable feeling.

He was originally a famous scholar in Guanzhong and was born into the Yang family of Hongnong. He came to Hanzhong to avoid the rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty. He was used by Zhang Lu as an aide. Yang Song was good at managing finances. Under his conscientious management of more than 20 years, Hanzhong became a prosperous place. He also gained Zhang Lu's great trust and became the second most powerful figure in Hanzhong.

Although Yang Song had outstanding abilities, his shortcomings were also obvious. He was greedy for bribery. While Hanzhong was strong, he himself became the richest man in Hanzhong. Fortunately, Zhang Lu took money indifferently and did not care about his greed. It was Zhang Lu's indulgence that Yang Song almost reached the stage of being greedy for nothing.
Chapter completed!