548 Jingzhou Change Owner (20)
In Sima Yi's heart, he always wanted to hand over the peaceful and smoothly place of Jingzhou to Zhang Yan. He originally thought that his plan would take several years to come true.
However, what happened over the past few months invisibly accelerated Sima Yi's plan, as if in the dark, there was a god protecting him and letting him do a great cause with great spirits.
The loss of the four counties in Jingnan will directly threaten the safety of Jingzhou. If Guan Yu and Zhang Fei really surrender to Sun Quan, then the sleeping tiger in Jiangdong will begin to awaken.
Sima Yi was not worried about the situation in Jingzhou. He was now worried about the Sun family in Jiangdong. Jiangdong was a potential threat. The former late General Chen Deng led a large army to attack Jiangdong, but he returned in a defeat and lost his life.
At that time, Jiangdong was at the critical moment of internal and external troubles. Chen Deng had more troops than Jiangdong, but he failed to win. Now, after some time of recovery, Jiangdong gradually stabilized internally, forming a strong cohesion with Sun Quan as the core. The three generations of old, middle and young soldiers of Jiangdong are now very united. As the saying goes, brothers are united and their strength is to cut off gold. Now Jiangdong has taken in Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two powerful generals of the world, seem to have a rising momentum.
What Sima Yi was worried about finally happened, but he was helpless now. After all, human calculations are not as good as God's calculations, and he never calculated that this day would come as quickly as it was.
For this reason, Sima Yi hurriedly left the government office and went to Kuai Mansion in person to discuss with Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang brothers.
Now Liu Qi is overly sad because of Liu Biao's death, locked himself in a room that belongs only to him, and no one is seen. Even Sima Yi is turned away. It is very likely that Liu Qi has suffered a serious blow and cannot recover.
Now if something happens in Jingzhou, Sima Yi will always look for the two brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang. The two brothers are evergreen trees in Jingzhou, and they are also representatives of the gentry of Jingzhou. They are also fence-bearers. They only care about their own family interests. As long as they are beneficial to them, they will turn to one side. Anyway, they are those who are particularly unprincipled.
Liu Biao was alive, and the Kuai brothers were like this. After Liu Biao passed away, the Kuai brothers showed the fine traditions of their family. After a conversation with Sima Yi, they began to lean towards Sima Yi again.
Therefore, after that conversation, Sima Yi and the Kuai brothers formed temporary ally. The so-called temporary ally was because Sima Yi wanted to borrow the reputation of the Kuai brothers to improve their reputation. The Kuai brothers used Sima Yi, who had real power, to seek benefits for the family. It was considered that both sides had their own needs. In short, they are now grasshoppers on the same rope, but once Jingzhou changes its ownership, the Kuai brothers might fall to the arms of others, thus breaking the ally relationship. Simply put, the so-called allies between them are just a relationship of interests, because interests can come together or be separated because of interests. It is an unstable ally relationship, so it can only be temporary.
Sima Yi came to Kuai Mansion, and the disciples went in to inform Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang brothers. The two brothers were a little flattered and rushed to the outside of the mansion to greet them. Seeing Sima Yi coming, they seemed very enthusiastic. After some greetings, they welcomed Sima Yi into the hall.
The three of them sat down, and Sima Yi said straight to the point: "Two Lords Kuai, I have something to discuss with you this time. Do you know that the four counties in Jingnan have been captured by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?"
How could Sima Yi be well-versed in the news about Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue? Naturally, they were not aware of this matter at all. But after hearing the news that Sima Yi said, they were all surprised.
"Guan Yu, didn't Zhang Fei escape for fear of crime? Where did the troops and horses come from to capture the four counties in Jingnan?" Kuai Yue asked first.
Sima Yi said: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defected to Sun Quan of Jiangdong, borrowed troops from Sun Quan, and used their connections in Jingnan to capture the four counties of Jingnan without any effort. Moreover, it is reported that Jiangdong is secretly gathering troops and trying to have greater plans for Jingzhou!"
Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue both frowned and looked at each other. The moment their eyes collided, they seemed to be thinking about what to do in the future.
Sima Yi saw it and remembered it in his heart. The Kuai brothers' every move could not escape his sharp eyes. He lowered his voice and said with a little frustration: "Then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all brave generals who are unmatched by Mofu. The entire Jingzhou may not be able to find someone to deal with them. After Sun Quan got Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it was like a tiger with wings. Now he has captured the four counties in Jingnan. If Sun Quan wants to capture Jingzhou, he will definitely be divided into two groups.
, along the way, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the troops of the four counties in Jingnan to Jiangling, and along the way, Zhou Yu led the troops out of Chaisang and headed straight to Jiangxia. If Zhang Xiu from Nanyang led the army south again at this time, Jingzhou would be in a situation of being attacked from both sides. In the past few months, Jingzhou has experienced too many. Although there are still 100,000 armored soldiers, the combat effectiveness of its army is no longer as good as before. If he faces so many enemies at the same time, Jingzhou is likely to be unable to cope with it..."
After a pause, Sima Yi continued, "Now my lord has been resentful because of my old lord's death. I have never seen outsiders yet. I have locked myself in the room alone, and even if I go to ask for a meeting, I will end up with the same fate. When this is a big deal, I can think of the only two brothers Kuai who share my worries. So, I came here and wanted to ask the two adults to give me advice. I hope the two adults will give me advice."
The brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were silent. One lowered his head and pinched the beard on his jaw with his hands, while the other dragged his chin, as if he was thinking of a solution.
After a long time, Kuai Liang said: "Sima Military Advisor, this matter is of great importance. Please allow us brothers to discuss it. Ming said that we will reply to the military advisor again. I wonder what the military advisor wants?"
"I'm so angry that I can't wait for tomorrow? Two adults, one hour, one hour later, I'll visit myself. I hope the two adults can give reasonable suggestions to help me overcome this difficulty. How about it?" Sima Yi was anxious.
Kuai Liang said: "Then... well... in an hour, we brothers will go to visit the military advisor in person and bring us our solution."
Sima Yi nodded, stood up and bowed, "Then I will say goodbye first. I will wait for the two adults in the government office."
The two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue sent Sima Yi out of Kuai Mansion. After seeing Sima Yi walking away, they returned to the hall. After sitting down, Kuai Yue said to Kuai Liang: "Brother, Jingzhou is really facing a crisis now. Are you really planning to help Sima Yi?"
Kuai Liang said: "Alien degree, don't forget that we are also from Jingzhou. Since Liu Biao became the governor of Shangzhou, Jingzhou has never had such a situation. Now Jingzhou is full of dangers, and all the troops are eyeing Jingzhou. As a Jingzhou native, are you just watching Jingzhou fall under the trampling of other people's iron hooves?"
Kuai Yue said: "But the current situation in Jingzhou is simply incomparable to before. Although the Cai family was in power, Jingzhou was strong and strong, at least no one dared to bully at will. But now the strength of Jingzhou has plummeted and the officials have almost changed. If it weren't for our Kuai family having great influence in Xiangyang, Sima Yi might have replaced us long ago. Liu Qi seems to have suffered a serious blow and cannot recover. Brother, do you know what everyone outside says now? It is said that Liu Qi is just a puppet, and Sima Yi is the real lord of Jingzhou. And the only person closest to Liu Qi is Sima Yi. Maybe Liu Qi has nothing to do at all, but has been put under house arrest by Sima Yi..."
After hearing this, Kuai Liang immediately scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! Sima Yi is definitely not that kind of person!"
"How long have you known Sima Yi for a long time? How do you know if he is that kind of person? People's hearts are separated from their belly, but people know their faces but not their hearts. How do you know that Sima Yi has no intention of stealing Jingzhou?" Kuai Yue said.
Kuai Liang frowned and stopped talking, but muttered in his heart. After all, what Kuai Yue said made some sense. Why did Liu Qi suddenly give up on himself at such a critical moment? Even if the former dignified young master of Jingzhou was weak, he would not have died, and would have become like this?
"Brother, you are suspicious of Sima Yi, right?" Kuai Yue is Kuai Liang's younger brother after all. The two are not very different in age. They have played together since they were young, and they do everything together, so he knows more about what Kuai Liang thinks in his heart than anyone else.
Kuai Liang said: "Everyone, let's go to the government office now. I want to see Liu Qi with my own eyes. If he was really under house arrest by Sima Yi, Sima Yi would not let us see him. If Sima Yi was willing to let us see him, it means that Sima Yi has no problem. Then we will come back to discuss countermeasures, how about it?"
Kuai Yue said: "Even if Sima Yi is willing to let us see us, Liu Qi in the room will not see us, so we can only force ourselves to break through and never give up until we see Liu Qi. If we don't see Liu Qi, how can my brother know who Liu Qi is behind the door? Or is it because someone is holding a knife around his neck?"
Kuai Liang said: "Okay, then we will break through once. We will never give up until we see Liu Qi. After all, Liu Biao has always treated us well and we must not let Jingzhou fall into the hands of outsiders. If Sima Yi was really trying to interfere, I would find a way to drive him out of Jingzhou, which is worthy of Liu Biao's spirit in heaven."
After some discussion, the two brothers did it as soon as they said that they would do it. They immediately left Kuai's Mansion and went to the government office to see Liu Qi. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!