"What did Kong Ming say?" Meng Jian looked at Shi Tao who came back and asked.
"I haven't seen it before. Longzhong's formation has been changed. It seems that Kong Ming is determined not to come out." Shi Tao sighed: "Why don't we give him a chance to make a move?"
Zhuge Liang gave Liu Bei two special feathers. They were broken off from his feather fan and used strange techniques to seal some power. They were not very powerful, but they could enter Wollongong without any hindrance, but it was equivalent to using them up.
An opportunity to ask him to make a move, whether they asked for it or not.
Meng Jian originally wanted to deceive Zhuge Liang out of the mountain first, and set up a trap to make him fall into it and have to be used by Liu Bei, but Zhuge Liang was obviously prepared!
Meng Jian shook his head and said: "If he insists on refusing to come out of the mountain, the timing of these two attacks will be critical. The Lord is now alone and weak. Chu Nan's army is approaching Xiangyang, and Xinye is the gateway to Xiangfan. We must guard it, otherwise one will not be good."
, which is the result of losing everything."
The current situation in Jingxiang is that the nobles are unwilling to surrender to Chu Nan, but Liu Biao does not want to follow the nobles and wants to bring his wife and children to the court to be his tutor. Even if he is in name only, Liu Biao also wants to spend his old age in peace.
But how could the Jingzhou gentry be willing to give in?
Firstly, Liu Biao is here. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, according to Chu Nan's behavior, as long as Liu Biao is not openly hostile to the court, Chu Nan will not take action easily. Secondly, when Liu Biao leaves, he will take away the whole family, and Jingzhou will suddenly
There is no outstanding figure who can preside over the overall situation, and various power vacuums appear. If things go well on normal days, the nobles will negotiate and compromise with each other, and this power vacuum will definitely be filled.
However, in the current situation, once Liu Biao leaves, he will face the situation where Chu Nan's troops are approaching the city, and there is simply not enough time to integrate.
No one is strong in the first place, and if the internal situation is in chaos, there is almost no chance of winning.
The sad thing is that even Liu Biao's wife Cai did not side with Liu Biao. Although this was a political marriage, at this time, Cai resolutely stood on the opposite side of Liu Biao. No one knows what Liu Biao was thinking.
In fact, by this time no one cared what he thought.
Shi Tao calculated: "I think the three-point strategy mentioned by Kong Ming is quite reasonable. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to help our lord win the land of Jingxiang, ally with Sun Quan in the east, and capture Bashu in the west, our army may not be unable to fight against Chunan."
A battle."
"Even he himself said that this plan is now difficult to achieve. Not to mention that Chu Nan will not sit back and watch. It is the land of Jingxiang and various families are intertwined. Once Jing Shenggong leaves, even if there is a will, it will be difficult to convince each family.
Support my lord." Meng Jian sighed, seeing Zhuge Liang's three-point strategy for the first time, he was also shocked.
But now that I think about the current situation carefully, it is very difficult to capture Jingzhou in just the first step.
Zhuge Liang bluntly stated that this strategy was difficult to implement now, and made some changes. Jingzhou has become the top priority here. Jingzhou must be captured first before it can be possible to gain a foothold. If it cannot be captured, everything will be empty talk!
"Jing Shenggong invited my lord to go to Xiangyang tomorrow to talk about it. I think he will talk about it." Shi Tao looked at Meng Jiandao.
Meng Jian heard this, looked up at him and frowned: "At this time, if you invite the lord to come, don't you put the lord on the fire?"
At present, a delicate balance is forming in Jingzhou, and the conflicts between Liu Biao and various factions have surfaced. At this time, calling Liu Bei to Xiangyang may immediately arouse the sensitive nerves of various factions.
Everyone didn't want Liu Biao to leave, because if he left, the court would definitely not appoint Jingzhou Mu again, and even the governor would not be able to choose among them. But what they wanted was to continue to maintain this situation, rather than come out and take advantage of Liu Bei.
Take away the power of Jingzhou.
Don't look at the fact that Liu Bei only has a small county in Xinye now, but the positions of Imperial Uncle of the Han Dynasty, General Zuo, and Yuzhou Mu are all granted by the emperor. Chu Nan will not openly withdraw these official positions without any reason.
In terms of official position alone, Liu Bei was qualified to take over Jingzhou regardless of his birth, official position and reputation. This was obviously not what the Jingxiang gentry wanted.
Among the gentry in Jingzhou, Liu Bei also had some supporters, such as Liu Biao's Shanyang old tribe, as well as families such as the Ma family and the Kou family. However, the real ones in charge of Jingzhou were the Cai family, the Kuai family, the Huang family, and other big families like Liu Bei's.
Supporters cannot yet play a leading role.
"Gongwei, don't you think this is also an opportunity for my lord?" Shi Tao looked at Meng Jiandao.
"It's too risky." Meng Jian sighed and said, Liu Biao asked Liu Bei. As long as Liu Bei goes, it is possible to take over Jingzhou, but...
He raised his head and looked at Shi Tao: "If Cai Mao and others find out, they will definitely harm the lord."
"Let General Guan accompany you as a guard, even if you have thousands of troops, you can protect your lord!" Shi Tao looked at Meng Jiandao: "Gongwei, no matter whether we are recruiting for this matter or not, as long as the lord sees Duke Jing Sheng, then it will be fine
yes."
Meng Jian looked at Shi Tao, and he understood what Shi Tao meant. As long as Liu Bei went to Liu Biao's place, even if the two of them didn't say a word, when they came out, in the eyes of others, Liu Biao would rely on each other for future affairs, and then mobilize them.
The connections in Jingzhou created some public opinion. When Xiangyang changes, they can immediately occupy Xiangyang in the name of Liu Biao.
Liu Bei's greatest advantage is Guan Yu. In this era of resurgence of the power of heaven and earth, the gap between people will become wider and wider. Guan Yu is undoubtedly one of those at the top. He can defeat ten thousand armies with one man.
Fierce generals, as long as Liu Bei has his righteousness, and with the help of Guan Yu and the two of them, why worry about not being able to win the land of Jingzhou?
"If I remember correctly, Mr. Jing Sheng also practiced the art of visualization, but now he suddenly fell seriously ill and was bedridden. Among this..." Meng Jian looked at Shi Tao and said, "You can also make use of it."
In this era, the art of visualization has become widespread. Not to mention someone like Guan Yu who is already extraordinary, even an ordinary person can become strong and free from all kinds of diseases by practicing the art of visualization. Not to mention someone like Liu Biao who is from Yizhou.
The existence of luck.
Moreover, Liu Biao fell ill very suddenly this time. Just when he decided to accept the imperial canonization and prepare to go to Xuchang with his wife and children, no one would believe it if there was no conspiracy involved.
And there are only a few people in Jingzhou who can do such a thing.
"You mean to use this matter to suppress the Cai family?" Shi Tao looked at Meng Jiandao.
"One of the two Cai Kuai families must fall." Meng Jian nodded.
The truth is actually the same as that of the Chunan butchers. If a large number of nobles are not wiped out, where will Chunan get the money, food, and cultivated land to benefit the people?
It's the same thing here, but Meng Jian's plan is to overthrow one of the Cai and Kuai families, and then distribute the vacated rights to the noble families who support them, such as the Ma family and the Kou family.
"That being the case, General Guan and I will accompany the lord to Xiangyang tomorrow." Shi Tao said solemnly.
For this kind of thing, it is best to have a good teacher. You also need to seize the opportunity, either too early or too late.
"good!"
The two discussed for a while, but saw Liu Bei coming in with Guan Yu and Jian Yong. Seeing the two of them here, Liu Bei smiled and said: "Gongwei, Guangyuan, I happen to have something to discuss with these two gentlemen."
"Please tell me, Lord." Shi Tao and Meng Jian said with fists clasped.
"Zizhong recently got some news from the Central Plains, which seems to be fishy." Liu Bei sat down and said.
Liu Bei was alone, and his grasp of news from the Central Plains was far less informed than Jiangdong and Zhuge Liang, who were backed by the royal family. However, he learned about the dispute between heaven and man later than the two families.
"Oh?" Meng Jian and Shi Tao looked at Mi Zhu.
"Recently, the Ministry of Industry suddenly launched paper books. The handwriting is clear and the quantity is huge. The most important thing is that the price is low. Anyone who wants to read it can buy it." Mi Zhu handed a painting book and a book to the two people and said: "But
Almost all of these first batch of books are the "War between Heaven and Man", which describes the war between heaven and man in the past and present, but many of them also allude to the present. This picture book alone greatly increased Lu Bu's reputation in the Central Plains, and among them
The things described are not completely unreasonable, but I am dull and do not know the details, so I brought the book and asked two gentlemen for advice."
Meng Jian and Shi Tao turned through the books very quickly, especially Shi Tao. He had a picture book with less words, so it was easier to read.
"The dispute between heaven and man? The First Emperor's attack on heaven?" After Meng Jian saw it, he snorted coldly: "Is Chu Nan trying to shake the hearts of Jiangdong with this thing? Haha~"
"Sir, do you think this book was written randomly?" Liu Bei looked at Meng Jiandao.
"Lord, what is said in this book is mostly fantasy and weird talk. How can I make people believe it?" Shi Tao shook his head and said: "And what is said in this book is clearly belittling Jiangdong and criticizing his worship of heaven. But as far as I know
, Jiangdong's magic trick indeed allowed Sun Quan and Chu Nan to win the local war. Chu Nan's method was intended to abolish Sun Quan's support. But now that Chu Nan's troops are approaching Nanyang and can attack Xiangyang at any time, what do you want?
Isn’t it obvious at a glance?”
Sun Quan's biggest reliance was the magic of summoning gods in the army, which could greatly improve the combat effectiveness of soldiers. Naturally, Chu Nan did not want to see such a situation. It was simply ridiculous to want to use a book to cripple Jiangdong's arm.
"However, this book is quite strange. It makes people forget to eat and sleep after reading it. In addition, the great scholar Chen Gong presided over the compilation, so the people will inevitably be confused by it. In my opinion, merchants who come and go should be strictly investigated and do not use this book.
Flow into Jingzhou to avoid shaking the morale of the army." Meng Jian said solemnly.
Although he has been criticizing this matter, the strange thing is that he just finished reading this book, and he was a little excited. He even wanted to join the war himself and make some contribution to the human race.
If they are like this, let alone ordinary people?
The current situation in Jingzhou is already critical, so this book cannot be left among the people, otherwise it will destabilize the people's hearts and only increase accidents and twists.
Liu Bei nodded. Since the two counselors said so, let's do what they said.
"Tomorrow Jing Sheng invites me to Xiangyang for a talk. What do you two think?" Liu Bei put the matter down and turned to look at the two of them and asked.
"Nowadays, the situation in Xiangyang is turbulent, and the scholars are closely guarding Duke Jing Sheng. It would be fine if it is just a small talk. If Duke Jing Sheng intends to support me, Cai Mao will be dissatisfied, and the lord will be in danger by then."
When Guan Yu heard this, he snorted coldly: "In that case, I will go with my brother to see how unruly those rats are!"
"General Guan is going to go, but before that, I am planning to leave for Xiangyang today. Maybe we can gain something!" Meng Jian looked at Liu Bei and said solemnly.
"Sir, do you have any clever ideas?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.
"It's not a clever plan, it's just... I'm very righteous, but I can't guarantee whether it will succeed." Meng Jian shook his head: "Let's try it first, and if it succeeds, we will discuss it with the lord!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he didn't ask any more questions and nodded: "Sir, be careful. I will ask Yunchang to escort you."
"That's not necessary. I'm just going to visit a friend. He Lao Yunchang will escort you. There's no risk in this matter. Regardless of success or failure, I'll greet the lord in Xiangyang early tomorrow morning." Meng Jian shook his head and said.