At this moment, Zhuge Mu dared to say…since
his second brother had invited Liu Ba to help Liu Bei…
Then…
Liu Biao's sudden act of sending thirty thousand troops to Xinye must have been secretly pushed by his brother Zhuge Liang.
Liu Biao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei!
Zhuge Mu silently pondered over the names of these three people and connected them to the Battle of Red Cliff that was destined to erupt next year.
It was foreseeable!
Among these three factions, Liu Bei's faction would definitely be much stronger than what he knew in his previous life.
Liu Bei was powerful, and Liu Biao was about to die of illness next year
…
A thought that even shocked Zhuge Mu popped up in his mind.
Would his brother Zhuge Liang instigate Liu Bei to take advantage of Liu Biao's critical illness to command the army in Xiangyang under the slogan of the eldest son, Liu Qi, and then occupy Jingzhou?
In the past, Zhuge Mu might not have thought this way.
After all, the Jing Xiang clan did not like Liu Bei from the bottom of their hearts.
Even if he was the imperial uncle of the Han Dynasty, it would not do.
However!
Liu Ba's appearance made it possible for Liu Bei and the Jing Xiang clan to join forces.
Because Liu Ba himself was a typical representative of the Jing State aristocratic families.
He was born into a family of officials. His grandfather, Liu Yao, was the prefect of Cangwu, and his father, Liu Xiang, was the prefect of Jiangxia.
It was also because of this reason.
After Liu Biao became the herdsman of Jingzhou, he repeatedly recruited Liu Ba, hoping to win over the Liu family of Lingling.
However, Liu Ba ignored Liu Biao.
In terms of family power, the Lingling Liu family that Liu Ba represented might not be able to compare to the Cai and Kuai families on the surface.
However, in terms of foundation.
The Cai and Kuai families that didn't use Liu Biao's help to rise up might not be as influential as the Liu family of Lingling in Jing and Xiang.
That was fine.
What made Zhuge Mu even more worried was that…the
Kuai Clan had been on good terms with the Liu Clan for generations.
The wife of Kuai Liang, the current head of the Kuai Family, was a woman from Lingling's Liu family.
His brother Zhuge Liang's plan!
Liu Ba's collusion!
Liu Bei had made a compromise to the aristocratic families led by the Kuai Family!
As long as Liu Biao died, Liu Bei would use Liu Qi's name to enter Xiangyang.
A series of factors combined…
Zhuge Mu could vaguely see the drastic changes that would happen in Jing State after Liu Biao's death.
Now.
The only thing Zhuge Mu could not be sure of was…
after the upheaval in Jing State, would the Cai Clan, led by Cai Mao, choose to fight to the death against Liu Bei?
Or would he give up on the dirty relationship between the two of them and willingly join Liu Bei?
He thought about the nature of those aristocratic families.
Zhuge Mu had an answer in his heart.
Hehe, if one day he heard someone say that Cai Mao had remarried his sister, Lady Cai, to Liu Bei!
Zhuge Mu was not surprised at all.
What face? In front of the aristocratic families who valued the interests of the family!
That was worse than dog shit!
Oh, wrong!
Using the face of the aristocratic families to compare with the shit of a dog was simply an insult to the shit of a dog!
As for hoping that the Cai Family would offer Jingzhou to Cao Cao?
In the current situation, Zhuge Mu had given up on that idea.
In the history of his previous life, if it wasn't for Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's planning and cooperation, just relying on Cai Mao, Cai He, and Cai Zhong's Cai clansmen's abilities would have been enough.
Not to mention letting them offer Jingzhou, whether they could survive under his brother Zhuge Liang's plot was a problem.
Tsk!
His elder brother really didn't want to make a move.
The moment he attacked, it made people tremble with fear.
Raising his head, Zhuge Mu looked at Pang Tong.
His face was also filled with a heavy look of contemplation.
Obviously, he had guessed something from the matter of Zhuge Liang inviting Liu Ba to serve Liu Bei.
Pang Tong stopped thinking as if he sensed someone watching him.
When he saw that the person staring at him was Zhuge Mu, Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Mu with a gloating expression.
"Shu Zhi, Kong Ming has already made his move!”
"When do you plan to take this?”
Hearing Pang Tong's teasing, Zhuge Mu rolled his eyes.
"Take this?"
"How should I receive it?"
"Besides!"
Zhuge Mu pointed at the northwest direction where Yong Cui was.
"The snow in front of my door hasn't been swept clean yet. How can I have the energy to care about the stupid things in Jingzhou?”
The conversation between Zhuge Mu and Pang Tong did not reveal the specific content, so the people around them were confused.
"Shu Zhi, Shi Yuan!"
"What are you two talking about?”
"What do you mean by Zhuge Liang taking action?”
Meng Jian said.
The gap between him, Zhuge Mu, and Pang Tong was instantly revealed.
On the side, Shi Tao's expression was similar to his.
As for Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, and Huang Xu…
Huang Zhong was still alright. His rich life experience made him vaguely sense something, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Wei Yan and Huang Xu were much more straightforward.
He didn't take Zhuge Mu and Pang Tong's conversation to heart at all.
On the contrary, it was Xu Shu who sat beside Pang Tong.
He sipped his tea lightly, his eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.
The light in his eyes let Zhuge Mu know that…
Xu Shu, like himself and Pang Tong, had seen through his brother Zhuge Liang's plan.
As for how many layers he had seen through, Zhuge Mu did not know.
Retracting his thoughts, Zhuge Mu shook his head and said with a smile,"It's nothing serious!"
"Maybe big brother saw that I was too sharp and was prepared to give me a beating!”
After he finished speaking, Zhuge Mu changed the topic.
He said to Xu Shu,"Yuanzhi, His Majesty has given me, Uncle (Han Sheng), Wen Chang, and Huang Xu an official residence.”
"It's on the north side of the street. I plan to move there in two days.”
"After all, I can't possibly borrow the power of Governor Yong Kuang, Marquis Langya, in someone else's house, right?”
"People who don't know might think that I'm the live-in son-in-law of your Xu Manor.”
Then, Zhuge Mu turned to look at Meng Jian and Shi Tao. He clicked his tongue and said emotionally,"You came at a good time!”
"It's not like when I first arrived in Xudu. I almost let Yuanzhi block the door and sleep on the streets!”
"Unlike you guys, who have so many choices!”
Zhuge Mu pointed at himself, Xu Shu, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, and Huang Xu.
Then, like a nouveau riche, he waved his hand and said,"Five courtyards. You can choose whichever you want to live in!”
Seeing Zhuge Mu's performance, Xu Shu looked disgusted.
"It's just nice. After you leave, my place will be a little quieter.”
At this moment, Huang Zhong's wife, Zhang Shi, appeared out of nowhere.
She pointed at the sun that was gradually setting in the west, as well as the sumptuous food that was placed in the room.
"How long do you plan to sit in the courtyard? Prepare to eat!!!”
"If there's anything important, we'll talk about it tomorrow after dinner!”
Hearing his aunt Zhang Shi's words, Zhuge Mu laughed out loud and patted his butt as he walked into the house.
"Aunt is right!"
"The general doesn't lack hungry soldiers. Mu 'er likes your food the most!”
"Right now, we are your soldiers and strategists!”
Zhuge Mu's words made Huang Zhong's wife Zhang Shi laugh.
"I'm a woman. I don't dare to treat you, the Viceroy, as a small soldier.”
However, when she looked at Huang Xu who was still dawdling and had yet to get up, she immediately pulled a long face and reprimanded him
.”
"Do you want me to bring the food to you?”
Huang Xu could not help but cry out in grievance.
"Mother, you don't dare to treat Brother Mu, that Governor, as a small soldier, so why do you treat me, the general who was conferred by the imperial court, as nothing?”
"No matter what, your son is a general!”
When Huang Xu said this, the yard was suddenly filled with laughter and laughter.
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