The Cai family and the Kuai family are famous throughout Jingzhou, and their influence is by no means limited to Nanjun. Compared with Wang Rui, the current governor of Jingzhou, the influence of these two families is greater.
Moreover, these two families are good at adapting, and they are oriented towards the central government. They have central-oriented thinking and even have some connections with the central government. They are very different from those local families who are limited to their local areas.
Like the Gu family and the Lu family in Yangzhou, if he can establish enough relationships with the Cai family and the Kuai family, then Liu Bei will have an entry point into the situation in Jingzhou. At least in Nanjun, he will be able to obtain the likes of Wu
County general advantages.
Previously, Nanyang County had been captured by him. Under the leadership of his subordinate Zhang Ji, the most prosperous county in Jingzhou was gradually moving closer to the Luoyang court. If Nanjun, another powerful county in Jingzhou, could be captured,
, Liu Bei had a certain influence on the entire Jingzhou.
This is a good deal.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's reputation in history is not very good, and their deeds after surrendering to Cao Cao are not clear. Judging from some surviving clues, Kuai Yue did well, while Cai Mao did not.
He entered the Cao Wei Group based on his personal relationship with Cao Cao, but was severely criticized by Cao Pi. I guess this guy didn't do anything good after surrendering to Cao Cao.
However, Liu Bei doesn't care about what kind of people have what usage. Those who are capable will be given actual positions, and those who are not capable will be given honorary positions. The key is not power, but status.
Anyway, for some people, face is much more important than reality.
After the reception banquet at Cao Cao's home, Cao Cao took advantage of the evening to come to the general's mansion, told Liu Bei about the incident, and discussed the next steps with Liu Bei.
"The Kuai family and the Cai family may not be very powerful individually, but if these two families unite, they will have a relatively large influence on Nanjun and even the entire Jingzhou, even as much as Wang Rui, the governor of the state.
These two families have been married to other influential families in Jingzhou for several generations, and the relationship between them is intricate. Through these two families, it is not impossible for you to control the entire Jingzhou.
As for changing the governor of the state, it is easy as long as you get the support of these big families. Of course, it depends on you what policies you want to promote in the future and how you want to control Jingzhou specifically."
Hearing this, Liu Bei nodded slowly.
"If they had come earlier or later, it would have been a bad time, but they came just when I was about to attack Jingzhou. The timing was coincidental, but as the saying goes, luck is also a kind of strength.
Not to mention Cai Mao, this Kuai Yue has some abilities. In that situation, He Jin and Yuan Wei's apparent power was no less than mine. My chances of winning were not very great, and Kuai Yue and I had nothing to do with each other.
No one tried to persuade Kuai Yue back then, but he just left.
Later, I inquired about it and felt that Kuai Yue had analyzed the gap between me and Yuan Wei and He Jin from some clues at the beginning, and then came to the conclusion that I would win and He Jin and Yuan Wei would lose, so he chose to abandon it.
He Jin, Yuan Wei."
"Kuai Yue had a great reputation when he was in Jingzhou, and he was later summoned to the General's Mansion."
Cao Cao whispered: "I have always felt that he was one of the very few people in the General's Palace who really had a strategy. Although I didn't have many contacts with him, being able to leave Luoyang at that time required more than just resourcefulness.
He still has the courage, and if you want to appoint him, I think this is an opportunity."
"Let him alone..."
Liu Bei said slowly: "It's not impossible, Meng De, do you think he can be trusted?"
"It wasn't certain five or six years ago, but now, he can be said to be a real rootless duckweed in Luoyang. If you appoint him, he will naturally work for you completely."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "He was originally He Jin's general, but he left He Jin before the incident. Although this was the right move, he was also implicated and was considered to have no integrity by some people, and his original reputation was somewhat affected.
In the past five years or so, Luoyang has been turned upside down, and the world has also undergone tremendous changes. The people Kuai Yue knew back then are now dead and relegated. No one can help him. He is a smart man and knows what to do.
What do you do best for yourself?"
When Cao Cao said this, Liu Bei felt confident.
So the next day, Liu Bei took the time to meet Cai Mao and Kuai Yue under the recommendation of Cao Cao, and had a conversation with them.
The content of the conversation was relatively simple and easy to understand. It was about some things about Jingzhou, as well as some things about Cai and Kuai themselves, including the benefits that Cai and Kuai could get from him in the future, and what they needed to exchange.
After this conversation, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were incorporated into the General's Mansion by Liu Bei, became the General's Envoy, and became Liu Bei's subordinates.
In contrast, in March of the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei recommended Du Ji, a subordinate of his department, to be the governor of Nanjun in Jingzhou. The former governor of Nanjun was dismissed.
Liu Bei's political power further began to move toward Jiangnan.
The occurrence of these things further stimulated the conservative opponents in Luoyang City.
From the end of the fourth year of Jian'an to March of the fifth year of Jian'an, during the four or five months of events, Liu Bei not only consolidated his power and status in the north, but even further expanded his power and status in the south of the Yangtze River.
Not only did he arrange for his subordinates to serve as officials in the Jiangnan area, but he also arranged for Guan Yu to lead 40,000 to 50,000 troops to garrison in the south of the Yangtze River. He created the concept of a Jiangnan Military Region. Starting from both military and political lines, it brought great changes to Jiangnan.
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If the real impact has not yet appeared, it is very intuitive that Liu Bei's layout of Jingzhou has clearly affected Zheng Tai's plan to escape south.
His original plan was to flee directly after launching the rumor offensive. Depending on the situation, if Jingzhou could escape, he would stay in Jingzhou. If Jingzhou could not, then he would take the Jingzhou route and enter the Jiaozhi area.
If the northern part of Jiaozhi still doesn't work, then they can only flee to Rinan County to avoid Liu Bei's pursuit, and then return to the Central Plains to reorganize the situation after Liu Bei's defeat due to the rebellion and separation of relatives.
He believed that by then, most of the people who deserved to die would be dead, and many of the people who didn't deserve to die would also die. The empty man must be in great need of people like him.
However, Liu Bei's current invasion of power in the Jiangnan region was a bit too rapid. In just a few months, he broke the political deadlock that had existed for so many years.
First the Gu family and the Lu family, then the Cai family and the Kuai family, Jingzhou and Yangzhou were originally not in Liu Bei's political sector, but now they are gradually taking on Liu Bei's color.
The most direct impact is that his escape route south will inevitably pass through Nanyang County and Nanjun. Originally, he only needed to pass through Nanyang County quickly to enter a safe area, but now, the Nanjun County Sheriff will also be replaced by Liu Bei's people, so he
The risk increases.
He originally planned to cross the Yangtze River in Nanjun and enter the Jiangnan area, and then run all the way. Now the expedition team sent by his family to go south is also taking this relatively safe route. But if the governor of Nanjun is replaced by Liu Bei's people, it will be so dangerous.
The coefficient is greatly increased.
He needs to pass through Nanyang County and Nan County quickly to achieve a victory escape, which is really difficult as expected.
With great worries, Zheng Tai asked his family to do things as soon as possible, and at the same time began to think about whether it was feasible to act in advance.