The capital, Xu Du, and Guo Jia’s mansion.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Flashes of violent coughs almost resounded throughout the entire backyard of Guo Jia's mansion. This sick man who was usually willing to laugh and play was now as if he was terminally ill, leaning lazily against the edge of the bed. His pale face was like flour, and he could hardly see his beauty. Only when he coughed violently would he produce a slight flush, as if he had regained some calm vitality, but when he stopped, his expression was even more depressed than before.

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He is terminally ill, and perhaps not Guo Jia's current state, but it is not much worse.

"Cough~~!" With a loud bang, Guo Jia suddenly spit out blood from his mouth. The maid on the side hurriedly went up to wipe it with a brocade handkerchief, but was stopped by his weakly raised his hand.

"You are not much different from death. You are so jealous of talent." With a faint sigh, an old man with a dark face and a bitter face supported the crutch and walked into Guo Jia's house with his steps. He was not polite, as if he had come to his own home. Then he found a soft couch and sat down, squinted his eyes as deep as a well, and looked at Guo Jia lying on the bed with a deep meaning, as if he was thinking.

Guo Jia seemed to be indifferent to the old man's arrival, or he seemed to have expected the old man to come for a long time. He glanced at the unsolicited old man, and a helpless smile slowly appeared on his fair and paper-like face...

"Is God jealous of talented people? Who said no? You old dog can live to this day. It's ridiculous that Guo is less than 40 years old and will die here. God is really unfair."

"There is no fair or unfairness." Jia Xu sighed and said, "I am content with the situation, and I don't fight or grab it, and I don't want to live with my own land. God naturally doesn't notice me. It's just that the more young people like you are, the more likely they are to be treated with the sky. Unfortunately, it's too late for you to change now. Otherwise, with your wisdom, it's not impossible to live longer than me."

Guo Jia turned his head and snorted heavily. He said, "You came here just to mock me, right?"

Jia Xu was happy when he heard this. Although it was not obvious, it could still be seen that he was laughing.

"Sarcasm? I never do things that offend people. I just feel it depends on how you look now. If you don't want to listen, we can say something else."

"Then say something else." Guo Jia straightened his body, turned his head and looked at Jia Xuyan with bright eyes and said, "There was news a few days ago. The lord fought with Yuan Shang in Guanzhong, but was defeated by Yuan Shang and Ma Teng due to bad luck. The situation was critical, and Guo didn't understand. Why didn't you go to Guanzhong with your lord? With your ability, if you go, your lord might not be defeated like this!"

Jia Xu had no expression on his face and said indifferently: "There is no way. The situation is like this, so no one can force me to leave the old man in Xudu. I can only let the lord arrange it, that's all."

"You!" Guo Jia heard this, a sense of depression surged into his chest, almost coughing again, and said angrily: "My lord didn't ask you to go, so why didn't you volunteer!"

Jia Xu shook his head gently and said, "I have never done the word "voluntary" and I have never done it before, nor have that habit."

"Cough cough cough!" Guo Jia couldn't hold it in his mouth after hearing this, so he could only lower his head and cough hard.

"You selfish old dog." After coughing, Guo Jia gave Jia Xu a fierce look, and said very angry words.

Jia Xu didn't care and continued, "Besides, Xun Yu is in charge of government affairs now, but no one is taking care of the foreign affairs. You are suffering from a serious illness and are bedridden. At the critical moment, if there is no old man to preside over the situation, how can Xu Du be safe?"

Guo Jia smiled disdainfully and said, "What you said is simple. What big thing may have happened when you lead your troops to the west when you beat the lord? Not to mention that you, an old dog, came out to take charge of the situation!"

Jia Xu knocked his eyes slightly again and said, "It may not be there, but something is going to happen soon."

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this and then said, "Who are you talking about?"

"It seems that your serious illness has seriously affected your wisdom. You can't even figure out such a simple truth?" Jia Xu smiled faintly, teasing Guo Jia with clouds and mist.

Guo Jia thought about it, then seemed to have a sudden realization, then waved his hand and said, "What's the matter with Guo? It turns out that you mean Liu Biao from Jingzhou, right? Humph, just mediocre people, what's so scary? Do you think Liu Biao has this courage?"

Jia Xu shook his head gently and sighed: "Liu Biao may not have enough courage, but you have forgotten someone, that is Liu Bei. With this person here, you may not be able to persuade Liu Biao to take the opportunity to advance."

Guo Jia waved his hand impatiently and said, "Although Liu Bei is a hero, his subordinates have only strong generals but no wise ones. Even if they come, they are not afraid. What's the point?"

Jia Xu sighed and said, "It may have been like this before, but now it's different. Liu Bei has another Zhuge Liang under his command. If the old message is correct, Zhuge Liang is an extraordinary person. His nickname is Fulong, and he is as famous as Pang Tong, the nephew of Pang Degong of Xiangyang. He is also known as Fulong and Fengchu. Both of them can be at peace with the world! He is highly praised by famous scholars in Jingchu. Such a person is under Liu Bei's command. I am afraid that from now on, Liu Bei will enter the sea like a dragon and a tiger returns to the mountain, and it will be difficult for ordinary people to be limited by ordinary people."

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard this and said, "What you mean is that Jingzhou will definitely have actions."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "There will definitely be."

"What should I do?"

Jia Xu heard this and said, "If you are healthy and I ignore this matter, I will naturally teach you young people to do it. But now you are seriously ill, and Xun Yu is full of internal affairs and has no time to take care of it. It is difficult for me to not think of it. However, I am usually light-hearted and once a surrendered minister. I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public. Therefore, I must have your support to do things."

Guo Jia was immediately happy when he heard this: "So you are here for this today? You need Guo's help, right? OK, Guo also wants to see how powerful you, an old fox, will have! Just look at the style of you, a poisonous man today. Hahahahaha~~ Cough cough~~!"

Jia Xu sighed helplessly and shook his head, "Young man, relax your temper and character, laugh at me when you encounter something, be careful that you will cough to death."

Guo Jia: ""

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As Jia Xu said, Liu Biao appointed Cai Mao and Zhang Yun as the chief and deputy governor, and led the elite infantrymen of Jingzhou. Taking advantage of the unfavorable situation of Cao cāo's expedition in the west, he quickly sent troops to Xudu with the intention of capturing Xuchang. In Cai Mao's army, Liu Bei and others also followed the army and were regarded as partial generals and obeyed his command.

Liu Bei was not concerned about this, and was respectful along the way, and he ordered Cai Mao to go out as soon as possible, so that Cai Mao, who was wary of him, unknowingly relaxed his vigilance towards Liu Bei and began to think wholeheartedly about how to conquer Xu Du.

In Cai Mao's heart, Cao cāo is not here, and Xuchang is empty. With the troops under his command, it is a foregone conclusion that he wants to break the city of Xuchang and welcome the emperor back with the troops he commands. There is no suspense at all, it just depends on the length of time.

After the troops were traveling for a while, Cai Mao was stopping his troops and resting on this day. When he was thinking about how to attack Xuchang, Liu Bei was dressed in armor and came to greet him.

"The last general Liu Bei has met Governor Cai!"

Although people call him the governor frequently on weekdays, Cai Mao's mentality seems to be sick. Every time he hears Liu Bei call him, he feels very happy. But when he sees him, he immediately straightens his back and makes a gesture, and says to Liu Bei with a handrail: "Don't have to be too polite. You are here just right. I am thinking about how to attack Xuchang's arrangements and dispatches. The rest have been thought about, but the position of vanguard has not been properly thought about for the time being. Just now you are here, but I am helping me to advise the generals."

"No!" After Liu Bei said that, he strode to the sand table and Pitu in Cai Mao's tent, took a closer look, and said, "The Grand Governor is indeed a master of military service. This arrangement is really meticulous, and Bei really can't find any omissions or disadvantages!"

"Hahaha, Xuande has been too rewarded! It's not as magical as you said, it's all due to shortcomings." Cai Mao felt secretly happy when he was praised by Liu Bei.

"Xuande, then do you think who should be the position of vanguard officer?"

Liu Bei thought about it and said, "If the Grand Governor does not dislike it, and Bei is willing to take on this position, I wonder what the Grand Governor wants to do?"

Cai Mao was shocked when he heard this, thought about it repeatedly, thought about it carefully, and shook his head and said, "This is a bit too dangerous. Xuande is the brother of the lord clan. He has a noble status and is different. He should not do such a dangerous thing as the Pioneer Army."

Liu Bei felt a little happy and thought to himself that as Kong Ming said, Cai Mao would never give him any chance to make contributions, so as not to cover up his limelight. Fortunately, this is the case, so we can continue to talk downward.

"Governor, if Bei doesn't become a vanguard, he will have nothing to do in the camp every day. If his brother finds out, I'm afraid I will blame me for being lazy and greedy. I'm not easy to do. Although Bei is stupid, the Grand Governor would also give Bei a chance to make some meager achievements. If you go back, you can explain to your brother. Do you think that's right?"
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