Fifteen days have passed since the last unhappy meeting at the Prefecture and Mufu's Mansion. Liu Biao did what he said. He raised an army of ten thousand people and handed it over to Liu Pan without anyone's help.
Liu Pan did not delay, and led an army of 10,000 people to attack Changsha that day, and swore in public that either Zhang Xian would be captured or he would die in Changsha. There was no second possibility.
Xiangyang City, Kuai Mansion.
Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao were having a secret conversation in the room. There was no one within ten steps inside or outside the room, which ensured that the conversation would not be heard by anyone.
"Brother Kuai, this Liu Jingsheng is really not simple. He has hidden such an army under our noses, and the leader is actually from the Jingzhou family!"
Cai Mao has completely lost the calmness he had at the Prefecture Mufu half a month ago. At this moment, his eyes are on fire and the veins on his forehead are prominent.
"Yes, we all underestimate this Master Zhou Mu..."
Kuai Liang seemed to be smiling, but in fact he was equally angry inside.
"When did Liu Jingsheng take Wen Pin under his command? Why didn't we notice any news at all?"
Cai Mao thought that Liu Biao's every move in Jingzhou could not escape their eyes, but the reality was a naked slap in their face.
Liu Biao, right under the noses of the Cai and Kuai families, personally pried away Wenpin, who had been stationed on the edge of Nanyang County.
Kuai Liang shook his head. He had already ordered people to investigate, but there was still no clue.
"Could it be that the Pang and Huang families are causing trouble?"
Cai Mao was certain in his heart that Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue would never do it, but Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong were not sure.
After all, those two people usually appear to be indifferent to fame and wealth, but it is not clear what they actually think.
Among the four major families in Jingzhou, Cai Mao could never figure out their tempers.
"Probably not. Mr. Huang and Mr. Pang are highly respected. If they said they would not participate in Jingzhou's political affairs, they would definitely not participate."
Completely different from Cai Mao's view, he had deep faith in Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong, and there was respect in his eyes.
"Degui, there is no need to pursue Wenpin's case. This may be just a coincidence. Aren't all the troops in Jingzhou now under our control? This kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
"The top priority now is how to deal with Liu Pan and Wenpin's attack. I don't know whether Zhang Xian is ready..."
Kuai Yue's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at his brother in disbelief.
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
Cai Mao couldn't help but be startled when he saw Kuai Yue's appearance, and looked at Kuai Liang in astonishment.
"Brother Kuai, is it possible that Yidu doesn't know about this?"
Kuai Liang nodded helplessly, he indeed did not tell Kuai Yue.
"Since I came back from the alien world, I have been extremely depressed. I was afraid that the news would be leaked, so I kept it secret from him."
Kuai Yue was not a fool. He immediately understood the ins and outs of the whole matter.
"Brother, Degui, could it be that you are the one responsible for this envy...?"
Cai Mao didn't have any scruples and nodded directly to admit it.
"Yes, we are behind Zhang Xian's promotion. Otherwise, how could he get the support of Wuling County?"
Kuai Yue looked at his eldest brother Kuai Liang again, his eyes full of doubts.
"Brother, why are you doing this? Why would Zhang Xian listen to you?"
Zhang Xian's life experience was very clear to Kuai Yue. He was originally a member of the Zhang family of Nanyang, and since he became an official, he has been circulating around the four counties of Jingnan.
Fortunately, Zhang Xian himself was very capable, and with his efforts, the four counties in Jingnan became peaceful.
If it were not for the influence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jingnan would be much richer than it is now.
"Second brother, haven't you noticed that after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou and Yuan Shu dominated Nanyang, Zhang Xian's tribe disappeared directly from Nanyang County?"
"ah...?"
Kuai Yue's eyes widened, now he had figured out everything.
No wonder Jingnan has frequently opposed Liu Biao since he took over Jingzhou. Later, Jingnan even pushed out Zhang Xian and led the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling to openly besiege the Prefectural Mufu.
Coupled with this inexplicable defection in Wuling County, Zhang Xian rebelled at an extremely abnormal time. The driving force behind everything turned out to be his eldest brother Kuai Liang and Cai Mao of the Cai family.
"No wonder, no wonder! I used to wonder who in Jingzhou had such power to move away the entire Zhang family overnight without leaving any clues!"
"Brother, didn't we get along very well with Liu Jingsheng before? Were you ready to overthrow his rule at that time?"
Kuai Yue clearly remembered that when Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao helped him greatly, including personally helping to eradicate the clan traitors, all at the request of his elder brother Kuai Liang.
If the two of them are dissatisfied with Liu Biao, they can just sit back and watch. Liu Biao will not be able to sit in Jingzhou Mu's position for even a day!
"Second brother, Liu Biao is an outsider. He has just arrived and must rely on our strength, so he will show great sincerity. Degui and I are willing to help him because Liu Biao is really good."
"He is originally one of the Eight Horsemen, possessing both political integrity and talent. He is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty and holds great righteousness. With him in Jingzhou, he can also resist temporary chaos."
"It's just that I didn't expect that Liu Jingsheng was such a villain. He used the trick of killing the donkey to the best of his ability! Fortunately, we have Zhang Xian as a back-up, otherwise there would be no threat in Jingzhou. He, Liu Biao, was the first
It’s us who have to deal with it!”
Through the exchange of prisoners with Liu Zhang, Kuai Liang also completely saw Liu Biao clearly.
Selfishness and treachery are the right words to describe Liu Biao now!
Cai Hao also had a look of indignation on his face, and at the same time, he also had a hint of happiness.
"Fortunately, Brother Kuai has foresight, otherwise our Jingzhou family would have been almost destroyed at the hands of an outsider! It's a shame that I married my sister to him, you bastard!"
Liu Biao was already in his fifties, but how old was Cai Hao's sister? At the beginning, Cai Hao reluctantly married his sister to Liu Biao as his second wife for the sake of his family.
But what about Liu Biao? For his own selfish reasons, he was not even willing to redeem Cai Mao, his younger brother. It was precisely for this reason that Cai Mao gnashed his teeth with hatred.
"Brother, Degui, what are you going to do? Do you want to use Zhang Xian to overthrow Liu Biao?"
Kuai Yue no longer cares about the trivial matters before. What he cares about now is what to do next.
It is easy to overthrow Liu Biao, but what happens after that? Should he be killed, or what?
If he is killed, who will replace Liu Biao as the lord of Jingzhou?
There are a lot of things involved in this.
"No, we want to use Zhang Xian's incident to wipe out all Liu Biao's power, and then completely oust Liu Biao, and let us Jingzhou people govern Jingzhou!"
Kuai Liang had no idea of getting rid of Liu Biao. After all, Liu Biao himself had a prominent reputation. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's own minister of Jingzhou, killing him would easily have a great impact.
Cai Mao's eyes were fierce, and a murderous intention emerged from his body.
"If there is a suitable replacement, I wouldn't mind killing Liu Biao!"
Kuai Liang glanced at Cai Mao and did not express any objection, but just narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Degui, now you still have to find a way to destroy Liu Pan and Wenpin's 10,000-strong army. Isn't this difficult for you?"
Cai Mao nodded heavily, with a sneer appearing on the corner of his mouth. "Brother Kuai, don't worry, I guarantee they won't survive more than a month!"