Liu Bei's failure to enthrone the crown prince has triggered speculation from many officials in the court. Among them, Fei Yi and Dong Yun are the two of them. They are the prince's servants, but there is no prince at all now, and the two prince's servants do not know what to do.

Everyone is speculating about which Liu Bei plays this, and Liu Bei is also worried about who should be appointed as the crown prince.

Since ancient times, the examples of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao have been placed in front of Liu Bei in an orderly manner. From the experience of his predecessors, Liu Bei should have made Adou the crown prince.

But thinking about it again, it is not easy to survive in troubled times. If your successors are not capable enough, let alone reviving the Han Dynasty, even the foundation you have built up with hard work cannot be maintained. Therefore, you should not make Adou the eldest son the crown prince just because Adou is the eldest son, but should choose a more talented person to inherit his great cause. Only in this way can you have the opportunity to revival the Han Dynasty!

It has to be said that Liu Bei's idea was very creative in the Three Kingdoms era. After all, there was no imperial examination system in this era. Many monarchs first looked at their family background, but the talent was not so strong in these four characters.

At present, what Adou showed is indeed extremely witty and very consistent with Liu Bei's requirements. Although his second son Liu Yong was not as good as Adou, he was also very smart. After all, Liu Yong is three years younger than Adou, so it is normal that he is not as good as Adou. It is hard to say who will be better in the future.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei sighed. Both children are too young! Look at Cao Cao, who is not a few years older than him, but his sons have already grown up. If A Dou and Liu Yong were both adults, it would probably be more convenient for Liu Bei to choose.

At this time, Liu Bei remembered Zhuge Liang again. For such a thing, he should listen to the opinions of this think tank.

After a while, Zhuge Liang walked in and said respectfully: "My minister Zhuge Liang has seen Your Highness!"

Seeing Zhuge Liang's serious expression, Liu Bei smiled and waved his hand: "Kongming, you should call me lord. Why does this "Your Highness" sound so awkward when you say it!"

"Yes, lord!" Zhuge Liang stood up.

Liu Bei sighed and asked, "Kong Ming, I have always been worried about something, I hope Kong Ming can solve my doubts!"

What a smart person Zhuge Liang was. He had already guessed what Liu Bei was thinking about, so he spoke: "Lord, if it was a military and national affairs, Liang could answer one or two; but if it was a lord's family background, Liang thought that the lord should ask the two generals of Guan and Zhang!"

Zhuge Liang was originally a person who was good at protecting himself, so he simply pushed the ball to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Who would want them to be brothers with Liu Bei? Zhuge Liang meant that Liu Bei chose his son to take over, but it was just a family matter, so he should discuss it with them!

Liu Bei nodded, but he was unsure. It would be fine if Guan Yu was. Thinking about Zhang Fei, Liu Bei kept sighing. It would be strange if this third brother could come up with any good idea!

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Chengdu.

Pang Tong looked at Adou and Liu Yong in the hall, one absent-mindedly looking out the window, while the other was reading seriously with his head down.

Liu Bei did not establish a crown prince, and Pang Tong was self-heating because he guessed Liu Bei's intention. Establishing a crown prince is a big deal, and a little carelessness will affect the great cause in the next few decades. Whether to establish a chief or a wise man is a big problem. Such a thing is not only a headache for Liu Bei, but even a wise man like Pang Tong feels that he has no choice. Of course, the best solution is naturally to be the eldest son's most virtuous, so all the problems will be solved easily.

In fact, in the eyes of people in the Three Kingdoms era, whether to establish a eldest son or a wise man is indeed a big problem. Since ancient times, there have been differences between elders and young people. According to the ideas of the ancients, it is naturally to establish a eldest son!

This idea has ruled China for thousands of years, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that this situation changed fundamentally. In comparison, when it comes to establishing a chief or a wise man, the Qing emperors chose the latter without hesitation, Huang Taiji, Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong, all of whom were not the eldest sons. Although they cannot be said to be stronger than the other, they are all good monarchs in Chinese history. Compared with those monarchs who ruled without doing anything, these people have made achievements. The facts have also proved that for a country, establishing a wise man is more important than establishing a throne.

Unfortunately, both Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong and others only had the knowledge of the Three Kingdoms era, and the limitations of history also made Liu Bei hesitate about this matter! If it were a person today, he would naturally be able to establish whoever is capable of establishing him.

Jiangdong, Lukou.

After Lu Su's death, Jiangdong's forces underwent a new alternation. Now the one who replaced Lu Su to guard Lukou is the Eastern Wu general Lu Meng!

Speaking of Lu Meng, it is quite legendary. Lu Meng was from Runan. He followed Sun Ce to conquer Shanyue at the age of fifteen or sixteen. After Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, and Lu Meng was valued by Sun Quan. After that, Lu Meng was a powerful general in the Zhou Yu era or the Lu Su era.

Lu Meng was a man with average knowledge. He came out to fight when he was a teenager and didn't know much, so Sun Quan went all to study. After years of study, Lu Meng finally transformed from a powerful general to a general with both civil and military skills. The saying that the scholar should be treated with admiration for three days, and he was talking about Lu Meng.

In Jiangdong, Lu Meng was a famous hawk. Lu Meng has never liked the alliance between Sun and Liu, and Jingzhou has always been a heart-wrenching problem for Lu Meng. Sun Quan failed to attack Hefei several times, so in Lu Meng's view, if Jiangdong occupied Jingzhou, then going north from Xiangyang would be much more cost-effective than attacking Hefei. Therefore, occupying Jingzhou has always been Lu Meng's greatest wish. When Lu Su was still there, Lu Meng suggested to Sun Quan several times to attack Jingzhou.

Unfortunately, the guardian of Jingzhou is Guan Yu, who is a famous general in the world. Not only because of his outstanding martial arts, but more importantly, Guan Yu is capable of commanding troops. If he attacks Jingzhou rashly, Lu Meng will really be able to deal with Guan Yu.

The riverside of Lukou.

Lu Meng stood there alone, looking at Jingzhou on the other side, frowned.

Suddenly, Lu Meng felt his chest dry and a mouthful of blood rushing to his mouth. Lu Meng quickly raised his breath and forced his blood pressure down.

A trace of pale surged on Lu Meng's face. This was the third time this month that he had blood gushed!

A year ago, Lu Meng felt something was wrong with his health, and the situation became more serious in recent months, especially in the past two months, he actually started vomiting blood! Lu Meng knew that he might have a terminal illness!

Lu Meng sighed. He probably didn't have much time left, and his body might not last long. I wonder if he could have the opportunity to conquer Jingzhou and fulfill Zhou Yu's last wish in his lifetime!

At this moment, a small boat came from afar on the river. Everyone was wearing white clothes and cried. Lu Meng looked carefully and could even see a coffin on the boat.

A strong sense of dizziness came. Since last year, Lu Meng has often become dizzy involuntarily. Recently, it has been more and more frequent. Lu Meng involuntarily supported his body with his sword. After a long time, Lu Meng felt relieved.

Lu Meng breathed in a big mouthful of fresh air by the river, and a drop of sweat slid across Lu Meng's head. If someone next to him would have seen that Lu Meng's face was pale and his lips were bloodless, as if he was seriously ill.

However, at this moment, Lu Meng's eyes were shining with brilliance. The dizziness just now made Lu Meng think of a good way. A good way to seize Jingzhou!

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