This was already the tenth day after the defeat of Jingzhou troops in Anshun City, Deng Ji's life and death, and Cao's army's three-way victory.
When the news of Nanyang came back to this place, Liu Biao, who loved face most, was furious on the spot. In front of his subordinates, he angrily rebuked his wife's brother Cai Mao, who advocated sending troops.
At this time, in the government office garden, the slightly taller ones with a face like a woman's face were Cai Mao and Cai Degui who were blackened to charcoal by Luo Guanzhong!
Cai Mao was born into a high-ranking family in Xiangyang, and his aunt was the wife of Taiwei Zhang Wen.
Two sisters, one is married to Huang Chengyan and the other is married to Liu Jingsheng, they can be called Xiangyang’s top stars!
At the end of last year, he was transferred back to Xiangyang City from the position of governor of Nanjun to help Liu Biao handle government affairs.
Although Cai Mao looks like a boy and a girl, he usually acts the most staunchly. He and Kuai Yue are close friends, and they were the first to see the sharpness of Cao Cao in coercing the emperor to control the princes.
The man next to him, Zhang Yun, was also Liu Biao's closest relative and nephew. He commanded Xiangyang and the naval forces, and had a very organized military training. He was completely different from Deng Ji's idiots and Jingzhou's land soldiers who were incompetent.
These two men were both literary and military, and they were the real power faction in Jingzhou. Cai Mao reprimanded Liu Biao, and today, Zhang Yun came to comfort his friend.
"Degui, you have come to see Cao Cao, and you have advised my lord not to compete with Xuchang for supremacy, but to be patient and wait for the situation. Why are you so Menglang's advice this time?"
"You didn't see Huang Zu and the eldest son just now, and you almost laughed out loud. If you are trapped in Anshun City, I will be alone, how can you compete with these two people?"
Huang Zu was a half-crazy man, a barbarian from Jingzhou, who strongly advocated fighting against Cao Cao. He was of the same lineage as Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Biao who was weak in appearance but extremely obsessed with power.
In the history books, Liu Qi is just a medicine pot who can smoke Zhuge Liang's ladder, but this is all fabricated by the literati who demoted Cao Cao!
If Liu Biao's eldest son was really a coward and a fool, how could he dare to quarrel with Big Ermei above the history books? What's more, after Huang Zu's death, he controlled the soldiers of Jiangxia and finally became a party with his second brother?
Liu Biao has been unwell since last year. He was obsessed with literary affairs and often drank all night with celebrities in Jingzhou. Three years ago, he was even addicted to alchemy. How could his health be better?
Seeing the Eighth Horse Liu Jingsheng, whose originally eight-foot body was already weighing less than a hundred kilograms and extremely weak, the civil and military forces in Jingzhou also began the old drama of forming a party to seize the heir.
"Good brother, you originally thought that destiny was with Cao, but my brother-in-law sent a letter, which was written by Wolong in Longzhong!"
"Wolong, Fengchu, and the yellow scarf Qilin are outstanding figures in the world. The other two have been born a long time ago. Now, Kong Ming's letter has actually joined the world's strife!"
"Brother, the way of heaven is chaotic and righteous. Zhuge Liang's letter really woke me up from my dream!"
"You can see at a glance why I changed my mind and wanted to deal with Cao Cao! A few soldiers are nothing! Let the people of the world, let Yuan Benchu see that I am the same as the yellow turban rebels, the powerful ministers, the husband, the sworn enemy, that's it.
Win!"
When Cai Mao spoke, his expression was very solemn. He carefully took out Zhuge Liang's handwritten letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Yun.
Zhang Yun read a few pages, and the look on his face changed drastically!
"The people of Han Dynasty live in the Han Dynasty, but they want to support the emperor like a bird. The bad habits of the yellow turban are to overthrow the Liu Emperor. If all the Han ministers in the world are like the martial arts men of Qiao County and the captains of Hebei Province, the Han Dynasty's 400-year-old foundation will be in danger!"
"Now we must raise our troops to make our ambition clear, so that the world will know that there are heroes on the left side of the Yangtze River. The fire of the Han Dynasty is burning in Jiangling, and also in Yecheng!"
Xiangyang, the naval commander, read Zhuge Liang's letter and felt that the blood all over his body was boiling.
He originally had no feelings for Cao Cao and Fang Guang, but after reading a few sentences, he suddenly felt that these two people were traitors who were ruining the world's affairs!
"Zhuge Liang is indeed worthy of his reputation. He is farming in Longzhong and has all the affairs of the world in his heart!"
"Speaking of which, I am not happy that Fang Guang has gained power. Ten days ago, I heard that when Emperor Xian was hunting, he had his head held up with a precious eagle bow. How could this be done by a human minister?"
"Even Dong Zhuo can't play that well, right?"
The Jingzhou version of Fang Guang's story was originally a bit larger in scale, but when combined with Zhuge Liang's book, Zhang Yun couldn't help but believe it.
"That's it! If you read further, Wolong also clearly stated that the enemy of Jingzhou is in the north, and he will use elite troops to resist Jiangdong. In the end, Jiangling and Jiankang will become the prey of Cao Cao's army!"
"Jingdang, Jingdang, even Kuai Yue is very impressed by this boy. I heard that he and my niece Yueying are in love. Yueying is not shy about the beauty of the moon. Zhuge Liang, I heard that he is a handsome guy. He is so affectionate.
It’s just for Jingzhou’s use!”
"I see, then Zhuge Liang will be one of our own from now on. How about it, if it's not convenient for you to ask, I'll go to my lord to ask for an important position!"
"Have you heard that the eldest son is begging the lord to let him lead troops to conquer Xuchang? I think the expedition is fake, but holding the tiger talisman in your hand is the real thing!"
"Liu Qi can handle even the madman Huang Zu. The eldest son still has some tricks up his sleeve!"
A cold light flashed in Zhang Yun's eyes. He was not as far ahead as Cai Hao thought. The Cai family is a blood alliance of Liu Biao's second son Liu Cong. How to take Jingzhou's foundation in his hands first? In Zhang Yun's view, that is the top priority!
"Humph, Liu Qi wants to lead troops? Where can he get what he wants?"
"I just came back from Nanjun. Zhang Xian's place has not yet been settled. He wants to lead troops. Give him several thousand soldiers and ask him to accompany Zhang Zhongjing to a mountain nest so as not to stay in Xiangyang and get in the way!"
"Zhang Zhongjing's pseudonym is Zhang Xian. He is very popular with the barbarians in Lingling. It is best to shoot Liu Qi to death with one arrow, and the world will be perfect."
"Huh? Who, who dares to eavesdrop on me!"
Before Cai Mao could say a single word, he heard some rustling sounds in the garden.
His conversation with Zhang Yun was so important. Seeing that someone was eavesdropping, Cai Hao and Zhang Yun looked at each other and drew out the swords from their waists at the same time.
"Uncle Cai, it's me, it's me. Why did uncle draw his sword? Are you here to play with Cong'er?"
The person who made the noise was a young man of seven or eight years old, with a tiger-like head and a thick head, and his eyebrows were very similar to Liu Biao's.
Liu Cong and Mrs. Cai's niece have already made a marriage arrangement, and they are considered close relatives to Cai Hao. Children usually like to play with Cai and Zhang the most.
"Second Young Master, where have you been? As soon as I came back, I heard from my servant that the Young Master left with two followers!"
"Young master is my lord's sweetheart. When you go out, you must bring at least thirty soldiers with you. Otherwise, if Cao Cao assassinates you, something big will happen!"
Cai Mao liked Liu Cong very much. His tone was reproachful but very doting. He hugged Mrs. Liu Cong in his arms, took out a fruit from his sleeve and gave it to Liu Biao's second son.
"Uncle Cai, I'm going to find my elder brother. Three days ago, we went hunting. There was a village outside the city. It was buried under rocks. Bai Xin didn't even have a place to live."
"Uncle Cai promised me that the person who would repair their house was just Cong'er, but I couldn't find you, so I wanted to go find my elder brother and ask him to help me!"
"I haven't seen my brother for a long time, Cong'er misses him too!"