In Liu Biao's opinion, everything was as expected, but it was definitely not within Cai Mao's expectations. So Liu Biao was happy, but he couldn't say it or perform too much on the surface. After all, if he turned against Cai Mao, it would be of no benefit to him. Liu Biao was able to ride alone to Jingzhou as an outsider, which shows that he must have the ability and cunning.

After hearing Cai Mao's words, Liu Biao smiled, "Yes, Liu Xuande is a hero in the world. Letting him station in Xinye will definitely be more suitable than others!"

Although Cai Mao was not very happy, he had nothing to say about being willing to accept the loss. After all, he had already agreed with Liu Biao that he could not kill him, Liu Xuande, so he gave up for the time being and asked him to go to Xinye. In fact, there are indeed benefits to think about it. Just like what he said just now, Liu Xuande went to Xinye to garrison, which could be considered as a contribution to his Jingzhou army.

In fact, Cai Mao thought a lot before. He felt that even if he could kill Liu Bei, he would not be much better in the end. After all, he knew that Liu Bei's subordinates had several generals, especially Taishi Ci, who was even more powerful. If someone killed Liu Bei, then the one named Taishi Ci would not fight against him? But his subordinates did not have first-class martial arts generals.

After Cai Mao and Liu Biao said a few more words, he left. If someone who didn't know thought that Cai Mao was Liu Biao's lord. Anyway, Cai Mao was like this when there was no outsider. In Jingzhou, Cai Mao actually thought that he was much better than Liu Jingsheng. Can he be better than him? Just an outsider, even a relative of the Han family can do it? Can't he rely on the support of several aristocratic families in Jingzhou? Otherwise, Liu Jingsheng is just a "dog that guards the household".

It’s not that Cai Mao looked down on him. After all, as a representative of local forces, he is naturally not afraid of Liu Biao or something. As long as Liu Biao still wants to be his Jingzhou governor safely, he must please him and cooperate with him. Of course, if Liu Biao really has the courage and dares to fight with him, then he will not be the "dog guarding the house".

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Outside Jiangling City, Liu Bei left with Liu Biao, Cai Mao and others and set out on the way to Xinye, Nanyang.

For Liu Bei, this is indeed what he wants now. After all, if he is always in Jiangling, it will be of no benefit to him. Cai Mao wants to kill him, while Liu Biao "turns a blind eye and keeps his eyes shut", which is accusation and does not care about anything. But he can't afford to offend Cai Mao, and if he really kills him, he can't get out of Jingzhou. Therefore, the best way now is to leave Jiangling, a place of right and wrong.

Liu Bei also knew that looking at Liu Biao's body, he might be gone at any time. After all, Liu Biao is not young now, and the messy things every day really make him, the governor of Jingzhou, a little overwhelmed. So Liu Bei could still see that. If Liu Biao had another serious illness, he would basically end. Once Liu Biao finished, Jingzhou would inevitably fall into the hands of others. As for his two sons, the eldest son Liu Qi and the younger son Liu Cong were not good.

In Liu Bei's eyes, even if Liu Qi or Liu Cong could inherit Liu Biao's position in the end, to be honest, they could not defend Jingzhou. At least they were not even as good as their father, and Liu Biao was still a "dog that guards the house", but his two sons were really dogs, even "dog that guards the house".

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On the way to Xinye, Liu Bei specifically asked Taishi Ci, "Ziyi, what do you think we are going to Xinye now?"

Liu Bei had never asked Taishi Ci about Xinye before, but this did not mean that he did not value Taishi Ci's opinions. Liu Bei was actually quite accurate in his view of people. He knew that Taishi Ci was not just as simple as superb martial arts. He also had some ideas, but often, he didn't say much, and he belonged to people who did more than he said.

Taishi Ci smiled, "Lord, going to Xinye is not only an opportunity for us to face Cao Mengde's Yanzhou Army and Ma Mengqi's Liangzhou Army, but also an opportunity!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he became interested, "What does Ziyi mean?"

Taishici said: "Lord, I have a saying under my subordinates, don't you know whether to say it?"

Liu Bei said, "Ziyi just said it's okay!"

Although Liu Bei knew that as soon as Taishi Ci said this, he might be saying something he didn't like to hear very much. But when people asked this, what else could he say? Just say you don't say it? Is this possible?

I heard Taishi Ci say at this time: "Lord, go to Xinye, my subordinates think there are three benefits to our army!"

"What three benefits? Let's talk about it!"

"No! This is the first thing to do is to leave Jiangling, and it is a little farther away from Liu Jingsheng and Cai Mao. This is the first benefit!"

Of course, Taishici knew about his lord's affairs. If his lord hadn't stopped him, he would have taken Cai Mao long ago. He dared to attack his lord. He thought he was and he never looked down on him! However, Taishici also knew that if you don't have much strength on other people's territory, you can't be too impulsive, otherwise you can only cause trouble to your lord.

Liu Bei nodded after hearing this, "What Ziyi said is right. I left Jiangling, and I have this intention. Jiangling is where the right and wrong is not where we will stay for a long time."

Taishi Ci nodded, "Second, that is, Xinye is in the southern part of Nanyang, and Nanyang County is adjacent to Nanjun. So if there is any situation in Jiangling, we can also learn about it as soon as possible, which is also a benefit."

Liu Bei felt that this was barely considered one, "What about the third one?"

Taishi Ci smiled, "As for this third, once Nanyang changes, our army can take the opportunity to benefit from it!"

Taishici's meaning is simple. No matter what the change is, generally speaking, if you handle it, you can benefit from Nanyang. After all, Nanyang is a three-party game. If you add your lord, it is the four directions. Among the people in the four directions, your lord is the weakest, but he is also the easiest to benefit from it. It's just that Taishici is not a scholar, so he doesn't know how to do it, but he still understands the meaning, so he said it directly.

After hearing this, Liu Bei smiled, "Ziyi said it well, but it's a pity that our army does not have a real adviser!"

After saying that, Liu Bei shook his head. A few days later, they arrived in Xinye to resist Ma Chao and Cao Cao's Nanyang defense line, which was Xinye's front line.

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The Jingzhou Army guarded Xinye City by Wen Pin, a general under Liu Biao's account. This is also a rare general who is not Cai Mao's group, and he is considered a general who is more respected by Liu Biao.

He knew that Liu Bei was coming. He went out of the city to greet him. It can be seen that he respected Liu Bei quite well. Indeed, no matter what, there are not many people in the world who can be enemies of Cao Mengde, and there are only a few people in the world who can live well now. But Liu Bei and Liu Xuande are definitely the most famous one. Liu Bei is now in a down-and-out situation, but who knows that he can't soar into the sky. Wen Pin obviously thinks a lot, at least he also knows that Liu Bei is a hero in the world and is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Hahaha! Duke Xuande, can you go smoothly?"

Wen Pin is definitely a generous person. Unfortunately, he is quite loyal to Liu Biao, so he is definitely not as simple as Liu Bei. Liu Bei obviously knows this, but it does not mean that he cannot be close to Wen Pin and show kindness. After all, this is not harmful to him. He can also see that Wen Pin is actually showing kindness to him.

"General Zhongye, the journey is going smoothly. But I haven't seen each other for many days. How can the general be safe?"

Wen Pin said: "Everything is fine! Come on, Duke Xuande, everyone, Wen has already prepared a banquet to invite you all!"

"please!"

Liu Bei and others also said, and then Wen Pin took Liu Bei into Xinye City.

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Wen Pin directly brought Liu Bei and the others to the banquet. He had prepared all of them long ago, and was waiting for Liu Bei and the others to come.

For Wen Pin, today is the last day in Xinye, and he will leave and return to Jiangling tomorrow. As for whether he can come again or when he will come, I don’t know, it depends on his lord’s arrangement. For a person like Liu Bei, he is still happy to make friends with people. Of course, in Wen Pin’s opinion, it is nothing more than a meal, and no one can do anything to him because of this. He also knows that Cai Mao looks down on Liu Biao, but he will never do anything to him just because of a meal.

"Come on, please, everyone!"

"please!"

Everyone had good food and drinks. At the banquet, Liu Bei also asked Wenpin a lot of things. After all, it was his first time to come to Xinye, so he still had to understand some things clearly. Yes, he still had subordinates, but what he should know must not be left behind.

Wenpin is obviously very helpful. He told Liu Bei what he asked him, without hiding it at all. Of course, it was no secret that Liu Bei asked, but it was related to Xinye, so Wenpin dared not neglect it. After all, the more Liu Bei knew, the more beneficial it would be to the Jingzhou army. After all, he had to rely on him to defend against Xinye in Nanyang, so he knew more, and there were more advantages and disadvantages for his side, and Wenpin was also willing to answer.

At this time, Liu Bei said to Wen Pin: "Thank you for General Zhongye today. I am here to respect the general!"

As they said that, both of them drank, and then they met and smiled, "Everything is all in vain."

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After Liu Bei arrived in Xinye, Wen Pin only stayed in Xinye for one night. Then on the second day, he wanted to lead his troops away.

Outside Xinye City, Wen Pin welcomed Liu Bei again the day before, but today it was changed to Liu Bei giving Wen Pin here. Although the scene has changed, this is naturally not important to the two of them. Wen Pin left 5,000 Jingzhou troops to Liu Bei, which was also given by Liu Biao. If Wen Pin did not, how dare you stay more or less?

And he didn't dare to be too happy with his wishes. He showed goodwill to Liu Xuande. If the lord and Cai Mao knew, he would not have much benefit. But they could not do anything to him. But if he said that he would stay in Xinye for a long time, it would be different.

"Duke Xuande, say goodbye!"

"General Zhongye takes care of him!"

After saying that, Wen Pin got on the horse and led his troops away. Looking at Wen Pin's back as he left, Liu Bei sighed in his heart. Wen Pin is considered a talent, but unfortunately he cannot use it for himself.

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After Wen Pin left, although Shinye changed his guard, it did not affect anything.

Liu Biao left 5,000 soldiers of Jingzhou soldiers to Liu Bei. To be honest, not many. The Wancheng, Rang County, and Jiyang and Wuyin of the Liangzhou army were all guarded by heavy troops, absolutely more than 5,000. But Liu Biao gave Liu Bei five,000 troops. As for Liu Bei who wanted more people, he would only recruit him by himself. That's it.

After Liu Bei stayed in Xinye for a few days, the soldiers came to report: "Lord, someone outside the mansion asked for a meeting, saying that it was the lord's old friend!"

The one named Liu Bei's lord is all direct people brought by Liu Bei, and at least the ones have followed him for several years. So there is no need to doubt loyalty.

When Liu Bei heard this, he said, "How many old friends do he have in total? He can still come to join him. He doesn't know who it is. But it doesn't mean he doesn't know what he should do."

"Okay, I'll go and have a look!"

Anyway, there is nothing wrong. Besides, no matter who you are, as long as you really seek refuge with yourself, when you are short of soldiers and generals under your tent, you should go and greet them in person. To put it bluntly, Liu Bei's actions are for people to see. Not only for those who seek refuge with him, but also for his subordinates, but also for people in the world. That's it. Everyone in the world knows that Liu Xuande can treat the wise and the inferior, which is better than anything else. The ancients knew that "a thousand gold buys horse bones", but Liu Bei could not understand.

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When he arrived outside the door, Liu Bei saw this, he was really an old friend. He didn't expect that he could come. He was really happy.

It was not someone else who came, but Wen Chou, who had escaped from Guandu before. He delayed a lot of time along the way. He came to Xinye. After inquiring about it for a lot of time, he realized that Liu Bei was here.

After Liu Bei saw Wen Chou, he was indeed happy. He knew that since Wen Chou could come to Xinye to join him, he would never change his mind and leave. Liu Bei thought to himself that it would be right to make friends with Wen Chou at the beginning. Otherwise, could he come to Xinye to join him today? But although he only has such a city and a few places now, it doesn’t matter. Wen Chou came to join him, and his strength under his jurisdiction is getting stronger and stronger. Are you still worried about the future?

When Wen Chou saw Liu Bei, he quickly bowed, "Duke Xuande!"

Liu Bei smiled, "So it's General Wen, he's such a rare guest!"

Wen Chou was a little embarrassed, "Duke Xuande, I am not a general now!"

"No more talk about anything else, General Wen will follow me into the mansion!"

As he said that, he pulled Wen Chou into the mansion, and Wen Chou's horses and weapons were naturally taken away by soldiers.

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After inviting Wen Chou into the living room in the mansion, Liu Bei then asked: "I wonder why General Wen came to Xinye?"

"Oh, it's hard to describe it if you don't hide it from Duke Xuande!"

Then, Wen Chou talked about why he came here. Liu Bei thought to himself, it seemed that Yuan Benchu ​​was Cao Mengde's opponent after all, and talents like Wen Chou had left him.

Although Liu Bei knew a little about the information in Jizhou, he was not so clear, and he didn't know that Wen Chou had already escaped. How could he know about this?

"I wonder what General Wen has plans for the future?"

Wen Chou said politely: "In the future, I will submit to Duke Xuande, and I hope Duke Xuande can be taken in by him!"

"General Wen is here with me, so he is so embarrassed!"

Wen Chou understood what Liu Bei meant. Liu Bei's current strength was the lowest among the princes in the world, so he said so. But Wen Chou did not value this, but some other things. Not to mention anything else. Wen Chou believed that Liu Bei was definitely not a person in the pool, and he must be able to transform into a dragon. So when he left Guandu, he made up his mind to follow Liu Bei.

"Where is the lord? It's a blessing for me to meet my lord!"

Liu Bei also said a few words to Wen Chou. At this point, Wen Chou joined Liu Bei's subordinate and became Liu Bei's subordinate, and Liu Bei got a general. The causes that Liu Bei had planted before and the results he had now obtained. He was very interested in Wen Chou at the time, so Wen Chou now also repays him in this way. That's it. Of course, Wen Chou also values ​​Liu Bei's ability and is optimistic about Liu Bei. This has to be said to be a reason.

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Afterwards, Liu Bei hosted a banquet to entertain Wen Chou, who came from afar. He also introduced everyone to each other at the banquet. Although most of them knew about it, they still had to formally introduce it.

Everyone is quite familiar with each other, especially Taishi Ci and Wen Chou. They were quite familiar with each other before. Although they couldn't talk about a good relationship, they were indeed acquaintances. They both admired each other's martial arts very much. Taishi Ci thought that even if his martial arts was good, to be honest, they were still not as good as Wen Chou. As for Wen Chou, although he also knew that his martial arts could be slightly better than Taishi Ci, Taishi Ci's archery skills were not comparable to that of him.

Everyone was in a good mood when they had a meal. For Liu Bei's subordinates, they actually didn't want to stay in Jiangling. Whether it was Taishi Ci, Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao, Sun Gan, Jian Yong and others, they actually thought so. Although the situation is relatively subtle in Xinye, it belongs to the front line. But for them, they have never experienced anything. Although Xinye is still Liu Biao's place, they finally made them feel much more at ease than Jiangling. They were indeed not very comfortable in Jiangling before.

Moreover, after the accident happened to their lord, they didn't want to stay in Jiangling. Because they felt that if their lord stayed in Jiangling for one more day, it would be more dangerous for their lord. Of course, it was not that it would be less dangerous to come to Xinye, but after all, it was because it was a little distance from Jiangling and Nanjun. To put it bluntly, in Jiangling, Liu Biao and Cai Mao, if they really wanted to do it, basically no one would be able to escape, but Xinye did not have such a problem.
To be continued...