Zhang Wen's face was a little red, and it was really not good for them to retreat in a hurry. But he quickly calmed down and returned to that icy calm tone: "Have you heard of it? Cao Cao is going to fight Hebei, and the last second he desperately said that he would join forces with Luo Chen to fight the Huns, and he had no intention of attacking Hebei. To fight the Xiongnu, a few days ago, an important advisor was sent to the Xiongnu royal court to negotiate in person. If Liu Bei wants to beat you, Liu Lin, he will write a letter to appease you in the next second. You refuse to carry out the crime of sending Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao. Small!"

"Besides, prefect Liu Lin, Liu Biao won't live long, you don't stand in line, the Cai clan doesn't trust you, Liu Qi's forces look down on you, and when Liu Biao dies, the two sides compete for territory and control, you, prefect of Jingling, can you still How long will you live in the gap?" Zhang Wen might not be able to convince him of this, so he moved on to future considerations.

"Hahaha," Liu Lin laughed loudly, "if Liu Biao died, wouldn't Jingzhou have only Liu (baaj) Qi and Cai's forces? Don't forget Cao Cao and Luochen! There are so many powerful people, even if I, Liu Lin, are not good enough, I won't be killed by the Cai or Liu family, I just want to take refuge with an extraterritorial giant!"

"Liu Lin, you still have fantasies even when you are about to die... If you don't listen to advice today, within a year, I'm afraid your head will already be in the city." Seeing his brazenness, Zhang Wen was indeed a rude logic. Can't help but be a little annoyed.

Then Liu Lin changed his face when he heard what he said so ugly. Instead of scolding him, he said coldly: "Mr. Zhang Wen, go back and tell your master, I am ashamed of his gift, in the small place of Jiangdong, don't worry about my future, but think about it. You yourself will have a few days to live when Cao Cao falls to the south!" He raised his voice slightly, and shouted in a cold voice, "Come on, see you off!"

The sergeant heard the call and brought someone up. Seeing that Liu Lin and Zhang Wen each had an angry look, it seemed that the conversation was not pleasant. Then Liu Lin didn't answer any more. He turned around and picked up the writing brush, and said, "The money will be sent to the prefect's treasury." Then he started to write again. The sergeant understood as soon as he heard it, he was clearly putting away the money and letting people get out! Without saying a word, the sergeant pushed Zhang Wen and said coldly, "Sir, please..." Seeing that Liu Lin ignored him, Zhang Wen broke a box of treasures in vain. There is no hope for a turnaround. Nai rolled his sleeves and said, "Prefect Liu Lin is so ignorant of admiration, hum..." Then he walked out proudly.

Liu Lin looked disdainful and ignored, but he couldn't write with his hand with a brush. He began to worry about how long he could be the prefect, and the battle between the various forces became clear in the future. He was a small prefect of Jingling, but no one can **** off...

But they said that Liu Bei recaptured Jiangxia, left Liu Qi to be stationed in Jiangxia, and left Guan Yu to assist there. In fact, Jiangxia's power is basically in the hands of the Liu clique. Although he had just entered Jiangxia, Liu Bei still followed Liu Biao's orders to lead other generals and troops back to Xinye to garrison. The army stopped at Mianyang. Liu Bei ordered the navy to leave his command and go north along the Yangtze River to the Dongting Lake navy base. Others The Army also returned according to the station. Liu Bei's army stayed here for three days, and the army gradually dispersed, leaving only more than 10,000 troops in the headquarters.

The Governor of Mianyang was a member of the Cai Group, and naturally obeyed Cai Mao's dispatch. But Liu Bei now has a prominent status. It is Liu Biao's celebrity, Liu Qi's uncle, who is considered to be the backbone of his eldest son Liu Qi's faction. A post house for dignitaries was arranged in the city, and Liu Bei and the officers were invited to stay. Liu Bei was unable to evade, and only brought Zhao Yun, Sun Gan and others into the city to stay, while the rest of the army was stationed outside the city.

This is the time from summer to autumn, there are occasional autumn rains in the night, and the night is quite cold. Liu Bei was wrapped in a blanket and turned over and couldn't sleep. This time, Liu Biao ordered him to ask the prefect of Jingling for food. He didn't know whether it was Liu Biao's intention or Cai's intention. Liu Bei expected that it was mostly planned or instigated by Cai's, because Liu Biao probably no longer asked about such trivial matters as prefectures and counties. If it was the Cai clan, Liu Bei suspected that the Cai clan deliberately used his own hands to weaken Jingling's power, and caused a conflict between Liu Lin and the Liu clan. Liu Bei also struggled for many years in the political struggle, which is still obvious. Just when the army had come to this point, Liu Bei simply dismissed the army, so he didn't have to worry about the issue of food and forage. Liu Bei had been in Jingzhou for less than a year, and the situation here was more complicated than he expected. Liu Bei thought about it and fell asleep.

Next to Liu Bei's bedroom is Zhao Yun's room, which is Zhao Yun's convenience to protect Liu Bei's safety. That Zhao Yun had already fallen asleep, but he slept very lightly, as if he was always awake. Suddenly, Zhao Yun seemed to hear the sound of Xixi Susuo in his dream. He immediately woke up, one turned over gently, and the other hand had already held the saber by the bedside in his hand. .

Chapter 94 Assassin

Sure enough, the sound was not outside the window, but on the roof. The transport was quite light, and I could only hear the sound of Susuo, but if I didn't listen carefully, the sound was hidden in the wind and the pattering autumn rain.

Zhao Yun knew very well that the first priority in this situation was to protect Liu Bei's safety. He didn't have time to think about it. Instead, he pushed the door and rushed out to Liu Bei's bedroom next door. Zhao Yun expected that the sound of his push on the door would be known by the assassin, so he simply did not hide it and shouted, "There is an assassin!"

But Zhao Yun instantly thought that he must have made an oversight. The assassin was on the roof, and it was much faster to get to another room. If this person is a desperado, a man who will die, he doesn't care about his own life or death, and he just fishes to death and fights to death. Assassinate Liu Bei, how about that! Zhao Yun panicked for a while, kicked open the door of Liu Bei's bedroom, and at first glance saw a black figure jumping down from the roof and heading towards Liu Bei. Oops! Zhao Yun was terrified and shouted, "Stop!" Desperately, he drew his sword and rushed over.

But it was too late, the assassin didn't hesitate with a short knife, and stabbed directly at the place where Liu Bei was sleeping. Zhao Yun didn't know if Liu Bei was awake, so he could only shout, "Lord, be careful!" Unexpectedly, the red light burst into flames, illuminating the entire bedroom for a while. With the help of the strange light, Zhao Yun saw that Liu Bei didn't notice at all and was sleeping peacefully.

Zhao Yun and the assassin were both terrified, the assassin was stunned and hesitated for a while, this was too paradoxical. Zhao Yun, however, reacted first, a stride forward, the sword started, the blade reached the assassin's throat, the assassin shouted in panic, and was about to dodge. It's a pity that there is no chance, Zhao Yun's blade is everywhere, the assassin's throat has been cut open, and he falls to the ground with a clunky "donglong".

Zhao Yun looked back at Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was already awake, jumping up in a panic, and got his saber. Seeing Zhao Yun standing beside him, Liu Bei was obviously relieved: "What's going on? Are there assassins?"

The dozens of Liu Bei's guards and the Jingzhou soldiers in the post house had woken up and rushed over with torches and swords. For a time, Liu Bei's room was bright as day. Some sergeants even saw a bright red light appearing in this room from a distance, but when they got here, they found that there was no light, and everything was as usual. The sergeant couldn't help rubbing his eyes, thinking he was wrong.

That Zhao Yun was also puzzled, but Liu Bei seemed to be completely unaware of this, but was a little surprised when he saw the assassin. Seeing so many people present, Zhao Yun was inconvenient to ask, so he swallowed the words. Liu Bei quickly calmed down: "Zhao Yun, you arrange this matter, the body should be disposed of, and everyone except the guards will be dismissed." After saying that, he lit the lamp and sat down on the bed silently, as if something ordinary happened. I want him to monitor it.

Zhao Yun hurriedly said: "Yes. This scene... If the lord should protect it, I will notify the Mianyang prefect to deal with it... The lord should come to my house to rest first."

Liu Bei smiled wryly: "Forget it, how can you rest tonight. It's dark outside, so let's sit here. You don't have to notify the Mianyang prefect, you don't have to protect the scene, just dispose of the corpse, they can't find anything. "Liu Bei said with a wry smile, "And I don't need to check, I probably know what's going on."

"Understood." Zhao Yun also probably understood what Liu Bei meant. Said: "Come on, the corpse will be disposed of immediately, and the room will be cleaned." He said to the guards to dispose of it. He turned his head and said to the local soldiers in Jingzhou who were hesitant to come up: "You don't have to worry about it, go back and report this to your superiors, but don't talk about it on the street!"

When the soldiers saw Zhao Yun's order, they sang a promise and left.

Seeing that there was no one else here, Zhao Yun said: "My lord said that he has almost understood, what's going on? Could it be..." Liu Bei nodded: "That's right. Liu Qi was assassinated the day before yesterday." The hole in the roof: "Even the techniques are the same, who else can there be? I also said that Liu Qi should not spread the word, otherwise I will also meet the assassins soon, but it is so fast. You come back from the war, be a little negligent and leave the barracks, He started..." After speaking, Liu Bei sighed, and then smiled helplessly: "If you go to Cai Mao's place to check, maybe you will find a large group of desperadoes practicing how to fly off the roof and take people's lives. Woolen cloth."

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"My lord, there is something..." Zhao Yun couldn't help but want to ask, and since he saw it, it seemed that it should be his duty to report to Liu Bei.

"What's the matter?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhao Yun looked at the busy guards around.

"These are all cronies, why don't you want to say it?" Liu Bei was rather surprised. Although Zhao Yun is a fine person, he is sincere and blunt to Liu Bei. He doesn't hide what he knows and tells it frankly. There has never been such a covert situation today. "Zilong doesn't have to hesitate. If you have something to say, I can accept it."

.........

Zhao Yun put his mouth close to Liu Bei's ear: "When the lord was sleeping, the assassin was actually one step ahead of the lord. The movement was quite loud, and the lord was sound asleep, unaware."

"Oh, I didn't notice it?" Liu Bei's expression changed. "Then should I be injured or assassinated? How did you kill the assassin?"

"This is what I want to report." Zhao Yun's voice couldn't be lower. "The lord was sound asleep. When the assassin was assassinating, a red light appeared. The light was shining brightly, illuminating the whole room. The assassin was terrifying, so I seized the opportunity and killed him."

"Red light, red light..." Liu Bei was also quite shocked. He didn't notice this. When he woke up, he was aware of the noise around him. He hurriedly got up, picked up his saber, and saw that Zhao Yun was already beside him, and a black-robed assassin had already died on the ground. He was thinking about Cai's assassination of him and Liu Qi, but didn't realize anything else.

"I really don't know what's going on in this matter... You won't be dazzled, will you?" Liu Bei couldn't believe it.

"Impossible." Zhao Yun said firmly, "The red light is very strong, I can't be dazzled, and the assassin is also shocked, and I'm afraid many guards have seen it."

Liu Bei didn't continue talking, but went to ponder alone. .

Chapter 95 Warning

Liu Shuo's assassination was quickly reported to the Mianyang Prefect. The Mianyang Prefect hurriedly came to visit, and took the initiative to ask for a thorough investigation, but Liu Bei dismissed it lightly.

"It's not that serious, it's just a thief, it has nothing to do with your place in Mianyang, you don't have to worry." Liu Bei wrote lightly. "Don't worry about being punished, I will explain it to Liu Jingzhou."

"Many thanks to Uncle Liu Huang." The Mianyang Prefect finally breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly.

Liu Bei led his troops and began to return to Xinye. A day later, Liu Biao actually learned about this.

"Is there anything recently?" Although Liu Biao was not a director, he would convene his ministers to discuss and make decisions whenever he encountered major military and political matters. Usually, I regularly have meals or general meetings with several high-ranking officials. Therefore, although Cai's "Nine-Nine Seven" has weight, the decision-making power for military and political affairs is still in Liu Biao's hands, and Cai's does not dare to make his own decisions. To outsiders, Liu Biao seemed to be obedient to Mrs. Cai, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and others, and left all matters big and small to this faction. However, when it comes to military and political matters, Liu Biao actually has his own ideas, such as deciding to accept Liu Bei and showing his trust in Liu Bei, ordering Liu Bei, Liu Qi and others to attack Jiangxia. Although Cai's faction strongly opposed these, Liu Biao opposed all opinions.

"Nothing has happened recently, Jiang Xia has made arrangements." Cai Mao said.

"Nothing?" Liu Biao glanced at Cai Mao, "How did I hear that Liu Bei had an assassin trying to assassinate him when he was stationed in Mianyang."

"This..." Cai Mao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Liu Biao's news to be so well-informed. Someone in Jingzhou must have reported to Liu Biao secretly. "My lord, I wanted to report it, but Liu Shijun thought it was a trivial matter... So, I didn't disturb the lord."

"Hum," Liu Biao sneered, obviously disapproving, "Liu Shuo was assassinated, and he almost broke my right arm. It turned out to be a trivial matter."

"Yes..." Cai Mao said, "It is the negligence of the subordinates, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Liu Qi was also assassinated in Jingzhou last month. Cai He has been instructed to investigate." Liu Biao glanced down and found Cai He sitting in the corner: "Cai He! Has the result come out yet?"

Cai He was startled, but he didn't expect Liu Biao to ask about the matter again. He thought Liu Biao had already forgotten about it, so he just perfunctory, generally disposing of the body, and comforting the guards and their families who were killed and injured protecting the eldest son. , and the rest didn't want to check anything at all. And this discerning person can see that Cai He will not be so stupid. If he finds out a political force or a political giant, he will lose his life before he investigates others. And didn't Cai Mao hint him, this matter is simple. Cai Mao said that the current situation is complicated, and we should try our best to maintain unity. This investigation will cost lives and is definitely not the best policy. "Uh, my lord. The Tingwei Department has concentrated its efforts on verification this month... We have conducted a survey of Jingzhou City..."

"Just say the result." Liu Biao said impatiently.

"Okay..." Cai He swallowed nervously, which was a good thing, he didn't need to spend his brains compiling the process on the spot. "Because the assassin's situation was cautious and did not leave any valuable clues, our work is still in the investigation stage, and the identity of this person has not been found."

"I haven't found out the identity? It's been almost two months, and I don't even know the general situation of the murderer. They want to kill the son, but you don't know the origin of the practice?" Liu Biao was immediately furious, "Do you want to investigate carefully or too much? stupid?!"

Seeing this situation, Cai He lowered his head and did not dare to say more, and the ministers were also silent. Cai Mao had to poke Cai He: "Tell me about the next step."

"Uh, yes." Cai He woke up like a dream. "We are still doing our best to verify and try to find clues about the identity of the murderer as soon as possible... If we don't find it, we will never give up!"

"Forget it, it's just bullshit!" Liu Biao didn't take this idea at all. "In two months, I've already figured out what should be checked, and I've already covered up what should be covered up, and I'll check it out!"