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What does it feel like to spit out the meat in your mouth and then spit it out? That feeling is called ‘meat pain’!

Now, Liu Bei was tortured by this feeling, making his wrinkled face even more terrible. Everyone in the conference room had different expressions.

This is Xuchang City. After a long period of war, the Mingcheng Xuchang is still a third-level town, but the upper limit of the population has never been reached. On the contrary, its development level is still declining, and it has even reached the brink of downgrading. Fortunately, Xuchang is a Mingcheng, and the level of the Mingcheng will not be reduced below the original level.

Liu Bei did not capture Xuchang City, but picked up an empty city. The defenders in the city went south and strong and surrendered to Cao Cao. Fortunately, the people did not follow him, and most of them hid in the surrounding mountains. When the war ended, they slowly returned to their homes. Liu Bei's peace and reputation also played a certain role.

Yingchuan actually fell into Liu Bei's pocket, and the planned strategic goal was fully achieved throughout the journey, while the other side of the army played a small role. When the fire in Luoyang was burned, the entire Henan Yin fell into Lu Bu's hands in one day, so fast that even the gods could not react, let alone Liu Bei, who was not a god.

Just like today, a decree came, asking Liu Bei to give up Xincheng and withdraw Guan Yu's troops to the south of Shouyang Mountain, on the condition that Liu Bei had two appointments to the prefect of Yingchuan and Runan Prefect.

"Lord, the new cost is a small place. And the biggest significance lies in its deterrence nature. Now that Henan Yin has changed hands, it is meaningless to stay in the new generation. Instead, it will be criticized, and it is imperative to give up the new generation."

Sun Qian's words were decisive and there was no room for compromise. However, Zhang Fei could still understand his brother's mood when he looked at his brother's entangled expression. He said in an update: "Why? The place we fought is ours. If you have the ability, let Lu Bu fight back!"

"Three Generals. In this way, the world is not the emperor's, but who has the big fist and who has his own, right?"

"Uh. This"

Zhuge Jin's words made Zhang Fei shut up. If you continue, it would be a slap in the face, slap Liu Bei in the face. You must know that the banner Liu Bei was holding is supporting the Han Dynasty! Now he has occupied the territory and is indifferent. He has ignored the emperor's edicts and disregarded him. In this way, all his face will be peeled off!

"Retreat! Immediately order Yun Chang to withdraw his troops, and the people are not allowed to move."

"Brother, if the people follow themselves, there is nothing they can do!" Zhang Fei interrupted cunningly.

Liu Bei squeezed a smile on his face, which was deeply revengeful: "Just persuade him to go back."

"Why can't I persuade you to go back?"

Liu Bei glared at Zhang Fei's unyielding eyes: "What else can I do if I can't persuade him to go back? Can't I tie them back?"

"Hehe, yes, yes! Everyone has heard of it, you can't tie it back!"

Zhang Fei shook his big head proudly. Zhuge Jin shook his head. Is this little advantage interesting? He will gossip behind his back. However, since Liu Bei has already spoken, Zhuge Jin will no longer be in trouble. However, Zhuge Jin does not say it, but there are still people to talk about it.

"My lord, this matter is not allowed. No matter what it is, it will be the lord. This little advantage is not enough. Since you are about to evacuate, you should withdraw your troops well. Don't do good things into bad things. At that time, you will lose real profits and reputation. Wouldn't you be bored?"

Chen Zhen's words seemed like a thorn, thrusting into Liu Bei's heart. Liu Bei's face twitched, and Zhang Fei's face was even more feverish. Fortunately, his face was dark enough, otherwise it would not be able to block his embarrassment and shame.

"Well, as Xiaoqi said, I strictly ordered Yun Chang not to bring the people to the south. In addition, due to the war, the newly-successed people must have missed the summer harvest. Let Yun leave the excess military rations to the Xincheng people, which is said to be the grace of the emperor."

"It's so good!" Chen Zhen praised, lowered his eyelids and returned to calm.

Liu Bei smiled hard: "Okay, this is what Henan Yin is doing, so what about Yingchuan and Runan? Who should be the prefect, or, is Runan, the prefect who is famous, simply rejected?"

"I can't refuse, lord!" Sun Gan shook his head helplessly.

Liu Bei's face darkened: "Why can't I refuse? Is it necessary to force the appointment and removal of officials?"

"Don't be anxious, lord, this is not what my subordinates mean. Imagine if the lord rejects the position of the prefect of Runan, then who will this position fall into?"

"Of course, I understand Cao Cao. Cao Cao and our army have no room for compromise. Therefore, even if we take the initiative to give in, Cao Cao will not appreciate this love."

"Yes, Yingchuan is a very important place for Cao Cao. Now that we are stuck in our army, how could Cao Cao give up?"

Zhuge Jin smiled and continued, "Not only that, the lord takes supporting the Han Dynasty as his mission, and then there will be a battle with Cao Cao. This hostile relationship was established from the beginning, so there will never be any compromise with Cao Cao, or there will be a strategic understanding in some cases, but in essence, our army and Cao Cao are incompatible."

"So, we have to do things that can attack Cao Cao. With the legitimate name of the prefect of Runan, we can maintain the reason to take action against Cao Cao at any time, and also have the means to put Cao Cao in an unjust position. We must decide the position of this prefect!"

Sun Gan finally summarized his thoughts, and Liu Bei nodded frequently to express his praise.

"So, please recommend the candidate, do you have any suggestions?"

When Wei Yan heard this, he raised his head and looked at Liu Bei, hesitated for a while and recommended himself: "Lord, I am willing to take over as the prefect of Runan and plot to seize the land of Runan county for you."

Zhang Fei smiled, Zhuge Jin glanced at Wei Yan and shook his head slightly.

Liu Bei leaned back, squinted his eyes and smiled, "Wen Chang is very ambitious, but Runan is mainly engaged in warfare. Wen Chang is not only good at fighting, but also has the ability to be the only one. Compared with Yide, I think it is more suitable to take charge of the important areas of Yingchuan. As for Runan, let Yide go."

"Hehe, my brother has the most vision. It's okay for me to go to Runan, but, are you going to fight now?"

"Of course not. Now we encourage Zhang Liang to fight. Our army needs to rectify Yingchuan. The third general can raise troops to station Linying and confront Wenqiang. If Wenqiang is weak, just take it down. If the opponent is heavily defending, the third general just drags them temporarily. Never show off. It takes a better opportunity to attack Runan."

"Tiyu said so much, but his subordinates also had some questions. Now that our army has officially bordered Cao Cao, why should we keep Zhang Liang? It is better to swallow Zhang Liang first to prevent him from swaying left and right in the middle."

Sun Gan's words also made sense, and he couldn't help but turn his eyes to Zhuge Jin. In fact, almost everyone inside was staring at Zhuge Jin's young face.

Zhuge Jin said calmly: "This matter is not difficult to understand. Zhang Liang is now sandwiched between our army and Cao Cao. There is indeed a possibility of swaying left and right, and even his turnaround may have serious impact. However, the premise of this turnaround does not exist. Zhang Mancheng can surrender, but Zhang Liang must never surrender. He must continue to fight. On the contrary, although we and Zhang Liang are also related to officials and thieves, there is no fierce conflict between us. The lord is also known for his kindness. At that time, the lord can learn local chronicles and send Zhang Liangli out of the country."

Liu Bei's eyes rolled, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Sun Gan suddenly said, "Ziyu means that Zhang Liang and Cao Cao still need to fight to the death now? Continue to consume Cao Cao. When Zhang Liang can't hold on, he will use gifts to leave the country and directly obtain Zhang Liang's population and territory?"

"Yes, the reason why Fang Zhiwen preserved Zhang Jiao's army and people was because he still needed to fight and survive after going north to the desert. Now the Yellow Turban people north of the desert, we only need to let Zhang Liang lead the army. The people should stay!"

"But, will Cao Cao adopt this method too? For example, letting them transit to Mount Tai in exchange?"

"No, Zhang Liang won't go to Mount Tai, there is still a dead place. Cao Cao and Fang Zhiwen have a bad relationship and there is no condition to send them to Mobei. However, the lord is Fang Zhiwen's brother, so he can do this naturally."

Liu Bei smiled slightly, and unexpectedly, the whim of that year had such a useful effect. Thinking of his compliment, Liu Bei couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Zhang Liang can still exert his strength. Since that's the case, I'll give Zhang Liang a reassurance and let him struggle hard."

"Haha, that's the case!"

Liu Bei followed the order and withdrew Guan Yu's troops from Xincheng and handed over to Lei Bo who came to accept it. However, Guan Yu still staged a good show in the city to win the hearts of the people, distributing military rations to the people, and winning Liu Bei a lot of reputation.

The emperor quickly issued an edict to Liu Bei, appointing and removing Wei Yan and Zhang Fei from his posts. Although Cao Cao captured Runan's field and was rewarded by Ji Ling's troops, Cao Cao was very passive on the surface. From the attitude of the Dingtao court, anyone could see that the Dingtao court was very unhappy. Cao Cao was planning to support Liu Bei and suppress Cao Cao.

On the other hand, Zhang Liang, who was very panicked, also received Liu Bei's superstition and promised to continue to unswervingly support Zhang Liang and Cao Cao's confrontation. The two families will form a substantial military alliance to fight Cao Cao together from both north and south. Moreover, in the hands of Liu Bei, Liu Bei's support to Zhang Liang has become faster and more effective.

This made Zhang Liang finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although Zhang Liang also knew that Tongbai Mountain is now a place like a crater, it may be difficult to last. However, there are all the officials on all sides of it, and I don’t know where to run!

Zhang Liang was like a beast locked in a cage. He could only bite Cao Cao desperately according to Liu Bei's arrangements in order to gain a glimmer of vitality. Although Zhang Liang himself knew that this was not a long-term plan, or even drinking poison to quench his thirst, did he have any other choice? Will there be anyone who would help him escape from death like Fang Zhiwen helping his elder brother?
Chapter completed!