Zhang Shuo once joined the army in Xiangyang and served as the Marquis of Military Affairs. Cai Mao also knew him and knew that he was the leader of the Eighteen Tooth Generals of Jiangxia.

In the room, Cai Mao listened quietly to Zhang Shuo’s words, but he still didn’t show any expression on his face, but he was quickly thinking in his heart that everything Zhang Shuo said was very useful, which made him understand how Liu Jing seized power in Jiangxia.

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When Zhang Shuo finished speaking, Cai Mao immediately stood up, "I can make the decision on this matter for you. Now you go to the same place with me."

"I wonder where the military advisor should take the humble place?" Zhang Shuo asked timidly.

Cai Mao smiled, "Of course I will take you to see the governor of the state."

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It was not too late at this time, and Liu Biao did not fall asleep. He sat in the study to review several articles written by his son Liu Cong. Liu Biao had to admit that his son Liu Cong's personality changed drastically after getting married, and he washed away his former frivolity and

Impatient, become steady and polite.

It has made great progress in dealing with people, and what makes Liu Biao even more gratified is that his second son no longer hangs with the playboys, nor goes to the barns of the wine shops, and spends most of his time at home and studying hard. From these articles he wrote

It can be seen that it is very insightful and meaningful.

Liu Biao stroked his long beard lightly and read his son's article in an audio manner. He had to admit that he liked the second son more and more. Although his injuries were still in recuperation, it did not hinder Liu Biao's love for the second son. On the contrary,

It also made Liu Biao feel pity for his son even more.

However, Liu Biao didn't like his eldest son Liu Qi very much. The key is that his eldest son is greedy for alcohol and lustful, and is dissatisfied with his body, but he has been persuaded to change his mind, which made Liu Biao hate him deeply.

The spies he sent found that brothel prostitutes secretly appeared in Liu Qi's residence in Jiangling more than once. Although Liu Qi was very careful, good at concealing, and arranged it very confidentially, he was still discovered by the spies.

This made Liu Biao begin to doubt whether Liu Qi's previous performance in Xiangyang was just a matter of appearance and behind the scenes, and deliberately deceived himself. Otherwise, how could he have revealed his true colors when he went to Nanjun?

On one side, he loved it and on the other side, he hated it. Liu Biao gradually had the idea of ​​making Liu Cong the crown prince. It was just that the eldest son was the heir. If the second son was the crown prince, he might be strongly opposed by senior officials headed by the Kuai family, and even

It will cause civil strife in Jingzhou.

So Liu Biao held down this idea and hid it in his heart, and no longer mentioned the matter of establishing a prince. However, in the past few days, Liu Biao heard another voice, calling on his nephew Liu Jing to be the heir of Jingzhou, and the voice was not heard yet.

Small.

This made Liu Biao feel a little annoyed. He once told his wife that he might make Liu Jing the heir, but that was just an angry thing to his wife. How could he give the things that should belong to his son to his nephew?

However, Liu Biao had to admit that Liu Jing's talent was far superior to his two sons. In this battle of Chaisang, he defeated the main force of the Jiangdong Army, which was several times more than that of him, which was indeed impressive.

But this does not mean that he will appreciate his talents and hand over Jingzhou to him from then on. On the contrary, Liu Biao felt a sense of vigilance in his heart. Will Liu Jing take away his son's foundation one day?

It is very likely that after a year of observation, Liu Biao was finally sure that Liu Jing was also an ambitious person.

Just as Liu Biao was thinking about Liu Jing, a guard reported at the door, "Mr. Cai has an urgent matter to ask for a meeting!"

Liu Biao was stunned. Why did Cai Mao come, but he didn't think much about it and immediately ordered: "Please come in."

Soon, the guards took Cai Mao into Liu Biao's study. Cai Mao knelt down and saluted respectfully, "I met Cai Mao when I met the governor of the state."

"The military advisor doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down!"

Liu Biao asked Cai Mao to sit down and said with a smile: "Military Cai hasn't come out in the evening for a long time!"

Cai Mao did not dare to look at Liu Biao, and lowered his head and said, "It's so late, I didn't want to disturb the rest of the provincial governor, but Jiangxia came to him and brought some inside information. I think it's very important and can't hide it from the provincial governor, so I took him.

Bringed it.”

"oh?"

Liu Biao asked in surprise: "Who is this person?"

"This person is the leader of the Eighteen Tooth Generals under Huang Zu. Does Zhang Shuo and Zhou Mu still remember this person?"

Liu Biao nodded, and he still had some impression, "Where is this person now?"

"Just wait outside the mansion. When the Ruozhou Master wants to see him, I will bring him in immediately."

"Yes! You can bring him in and see me."

Cai Mao went out and soon brought Zhang Shuo into Liu Biao's study. Cai Mao repeatedly told him in advance, not to say that Liu Jing sent someone to cut off his wrist, so as not to think that Liu Biao suspected that he was accusing Liu Jing of his personal revenge.

Zhang Shuo knelt down and kowtowed, "I'm so embarrassed, Zhang Shuo pays homage to the governor of the state!"

When Liu Biao saw that his left hand was gone, he was stunned, "General Zhang, why are you disabled?"

"This is the humble man who was hurt by an unknown person halfway through Xiangyang, and he didn't know who he was hurt by."

Liu Biao looked at him for a while, then said lightly: "Tell me what happened in Jiangxia in the first place, and there must be no concealment at all."

Liu Biao received a formal report written by Liu Jing yesterday, about the detailed process of the Battle of Chaisang, but the situation in Jiangxia was vague after the withdrawal of the Jiangdong army, just that Su Fei's army could not control it.

In danger, Su Fei wrote a letter to ask him to maintain order.

Although he was vague, Liu Biao still understood the meaning hidden between the lines. Liu Jing had occupied Jiangxia County, which made Liu Biao feel both disappointed and angered by being deceived. He did not even find his nephew's.

Ambition.

But Liu Biao wanted to know what happened to Jiangxia? How did Liu Jing annex Jiangxia? Today's Zhang Shuo's rumor undoubtedly revealed the truth about Jiangxia to Liu Biao.

"Does he dare to kill Jiang Zhi in public in the central army's tent?" Liu Biao walked a few steps behind his back and asked with some anger.

"yes!"

Zhang Shuo shed tears and said, "I and Jiang Zhi wanted to join the governor of the state, but were unwilling to serve Prince Jing. When the military power was handed over, Jiang Zhi publicly opposed it, saying that without the authorization of the state patriarch's military talisman, how could they hand over the military power at will? This sentence angered

After Young Master Jing, he killed Jiang Zhi in public on the grounds of not accepting military orders."

Liu Biao was so angry that his face turned pale, he clenched his fists tightly, and stood in front of the window without saying a word. Cai Mao winked at Zhang Shuo from the side and signaled him to continue speaking.

Zhang Shuo then said: "Young Master Jing wants to kill Beixia again. Thanks to the quarrel between County Chief Su and Old General Huang, Young Master Jing let Beixia go and drove him out of the military camp."

Liu Biao was still silent, beyond Cai Mao's expectations. Zhang Shuo's last words were to arouse Su Fei and Huang Zhong, but Liu Biao did not react abnormally, which surprised Cai Mao.

Cai Mao was low-key these days and did not hear about what happened outside the window. He didn't know that Liu Jing had written a formal report, which also mentioned that Su Fei was temporarily appointed as the county magistrate and Yi Ji was the chief minister, and that the political situation in Jiangxia was stabilized.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhang Shuo mentioned the Minister of County Su, Liu Biao, because this is the reason.

At this time, Liu Biao finally spoke, "I understand this matter. General Zhang will go down first! Care well and make arrangements for the position in the future."

Although Liu Biao's tone was very calm, Cai Mao could hear that Liu Biao was suppressing his anger, but he didn't want to lose his composure in front of Zhang Shuo. He was secretly happy and hurriedly ordered someone to take Zhang Shuo down.

At this time, only Liu Biao and Cai Mao were left in the room. Cai Mao did not dare to speak, and lowered his head and said nothing. After a long time, Liu Biao looked at him and asked lightly: "What do you think of Degui?"

Cai Mao was shocked. Liu Biao called him "Biao" instead of "Military Advisor", which means that Liu Biao was talking to him in his private capacity and did not represent official opinions.

Although Liu Biao asked him in his private capacity, Cai Mao still said carefully: "I am not in harmony with Prince Jing, everyone in Jingzhou knows that I should avoid this matter."

Of course this is a pretext of trying to get. If he really avoided it, why did he bring Zhang Shuo here again? Liu Biao knew it clearly, and he sneered in his heart, but he smiled on his face: "Degui is talking about the official position, what's wrong with it? But he said

It's okay!"

Cai Mao heard a hint of anxiousness in Liu Biao's words. Although Liu Biao also wanted to hide it, Cai Mao had followed Liu Biao for more than ten years and knew him well.

Liu Biao rarely met unfamiliar people in the study. This time, he not only met Zhang Shuo in the study, but also continued to ask for his own opinions. There was no time to go around, which would never happen before.

This shows that Liu Biao is anxious about this matter. Cai Mao suddenly has a clear understanding. I am afraid that Liu Biao hopes that he can help him in this matter.

It is no wonder that the officials in Jingzhou now highly praised Liu Jing, and only he opposed Liu Jing, so Liu Biao asked for his own opinions.

What does this mean? It shows that Liu Biao is not willing to hand over Jiang Xia to Liu Jing. Understanding this, Cai Mao began to be excited. As long as Liu Biao supports him, the game of chess will be easy to go.

"I am not disagreeing with Prince Jing as the prefect of Jiangxia. I just think Prince Jing's way is inappropriate. He should not bypass the governor of the state and occupy Jiangxia without authorization. This is one of them, and Jiangxia County is extraordinary.

It is one of the three major counties in Jingzhou. It must be under the strict control of Xiangyang. In the past, Huang Zu dominated Jiangxia. Now Huang Zu has been eliminated. It is a great opportunity for Xiangyang to take back Jiangxia. Once Xiangyang controls Jiangxia, then we will expand eastward.

Have a foothold.”

After all, Cai Mao was a military advisor in Jingzhou. He was very fond of the situation in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao also saw it very well. His two plans were heavily touched by Liu Biao's heart.

Liu Jing annexed Jiangxia without authorization and bypassed Liu Biao. This is the most taboo in the officialdom and the most taboo among those who are superior. Secondly, Jiangxia County is extraordinary. It not only has a large population, but also has extremely important strategic position. It is one of the three major counties in Jingzhou.

In the past, it was forcibly occupied by Huang Zu, forming a de facto semi-separatist rule. Liu Biao sent Liu Jing to Chaisang in order to use him to defeat Huang Zu and regain control of Jiang Xia.

Now that Huang Zu has been destroyed, it is a great time to take back Jiang Xia’s control. How could Liu Biao allow the second Huang Zu to appear again, even his nephew, not.

In fact, this is the fundamental conflict between Liu Biao and Liu Jing.

Liu Biao walked a few steps behind his back. After all, he was a state governor with a high position and a powerful position. He has experienced countless ups and downs over the past few decades. He will not make a major decision just because of a rumor from Zhang Shuo. He needs to weigh his interests.

Liu Jing is his nephew, and what can’t be compromised between uncle and nephew?

Liu Biao looked up at the roof and said slowly after a while: "Today is October 20th, and another month will be my 62nd birthday. I want to have a birthday this year, and officials from all over the country will gather together.

Xiangyang!"

Speaking of 62 years old, Cai Mao couldn't help but look at Liu Biao again and couldn't help but sigh secretly. It's just a year since it became like this.

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Chapter completed!