Liu Xin's spirit was lifted, and she stood up from the chair and asked, "What did Huang Zu say?"
Kuai Liang's hands were trembling slightly, and he handed the letter over and said, "Please read, my lord, something big has happened!"
When Liu Xin opened it and took a look, her expression changed drastically. She threw the slips heavily on the table and said sternly: "Zirou, please go down and call the civil and military front hall for discussion!"
Kuai Liang retreated uneasily, and when he got to the door, he shook his head secretly. Judging from Liu Xin's reaction, things may not be rectified this time. If he could have adopted his opinion and adopted the approach of calming down the trouble, what would have happened?
Come to this field.
As soon as Kuai Liang left, Ma Yun turned around from behind the screen and asked eagerly: "Husband, what happened?"
Liu Xin pointed to the slips on the table and said bitterly: "Read it yourself."
Ma Yun picked up the slip and read it carefully, her expression suddenly changed.
It turned out that those slaves did not dare to tell Huang Zu the truth when they returned to Jiangxia. They just said in an understatement that Huang She had a conflict with Liu Xin's wife for some unknown reason and was captured by his men.
He also presented the letter written by Kuai Liang.
Kuai Liang's letter did not clearly explain what happened, because he was not very clear about the specific situation. Some details were only known later, but the letter had already been sent. The letter mainly mentioned Liu Xin's conditions, of course.
The wording used was much more tactful.
After Huang Zu read the letter, he was still furious and hurriedly summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter. A group of people gathered together for a long time, but they could not come up with a solution.
When Mrs. Huang heard the news, she ran forward and started crying again, saying, "Master, our Huang family only has this one seedling, you have to think of a way!"
Huang Zuzheng was angry and had no place to vent his anger. He scolded his wife: "You are a woman, what's the use of making noise! Don't I want to save She'er? It's what you are used to. Now this scoundrel has caused trouble. You
There is no point in crying and fussing! Now that he is in the hands of Liu Xin, what do you want me to do? Move the whole family to Xiangyang? I am afraid that my life will be in danger."
Jun Cheng Chen suddenly had an idea and said: "Sir, they detained the young master, we can also detain their people!"
Huang Zu seemed to have found a life-saving straw and quickly asked: "Master Chen, if you have any good ideas, please tell me quickly."
Chen said calmly: "Jingzhou Navy Captain Cai Mao belongs to Liu Xin, and he is still in Jiangxia. Why don't you send someone to capture him and make an exchange with Liu Xin!"
Huang Zu slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Yeah, why didn't I think of it! Okay! That's it!"
Mrs. Huang said uneasily: "The Cai family in Xiangyang has always been on good terms with our Huang family, so I'm afraid there's something wrong with doing this."
Huang Zu said disdainfully: "What a woman's benevolence! It's more important to save her son now than to take care of the past friendship."
At the end of last year, Liu Xin took a navy ship to Changsha. Hearing the sufferings of the soldiers from Xiangyang, he couldn't bear it, so he transferred them all to Jiangling in Nanjun. Now the Jiangxia navy is all local soldiers. Huang Zu and others
Nian has always been interested in the navy. His people have already infiltrated into the navy, and the families of these soldiers are under his jurisdiction. How many people will rise up to resist him?
Cai Mao usually did not run the army strictly and had little prestige in the navy, so he gradually became a loner. Originally, Cai Mao should have returned to Xiangyang to celebrate the New Year, but he had just taken two concubines in Jiangxia some time ago.
, was raised in the navy stronghold, and just when they were so close, they forgot the return date for a while. Huang Zu gave an order, and with almost no effort, all the Jingzhou navy in Jiangxia mutinied, and before Cai Mao could react,
Whatever happened, he was grabbed from the bed by his subordinates. The two concubines did not know whose hands they ended up in, and they were used in vain.
Huang Zu was a little uneasy after doing these things. He didn't know whether Liu Xin would agree to replace him, so he said some soft words in the letter, expressing his willingness to follow Liu Xin's lead and help him guard the east gate of Xiangyang from now on.
After Ma Yun finished reading the letter, she already had some thoughts in her mind and asked: "Husband, what are your plans?"
Liu Xin said with an angry face: "Huang Zu bullied others too much. I will never let go of him this time!"
Ma Yun said calmly: "So, are you ready to use force?"
Liu Xin said decisively: "Yes! I have asked Kuai Liang to summon all the civil and military personnel. If I don't give him some clues, he still doesn't know how many eyes Lord Ma has!"
Ma Yun said sternly: "Husband, I don't object to your use of force, but now is definitely not the time! Those who have achieved great things since ancient times have always been unafraid in the face of danger and are not alarmed by changes. You need to calm down now. Yes, losing a Cai Mao does not seem to matter, but Cai Mao
Behind the scenes is the entire Cai family. The Cai family is a huge force not only in Xiangyang, but also in the entire Jingzhou. If you give up on Cai Mao, you are giving up on the entire Cai family, or even giving up on breaking bones with the Cai family.
The Kuai family and the Wang family are connected."
Liu Xin hesitated and said: "But..."
Ma Yun knew that time was running out, and those civil and military officials were coming soon, so she quickly interrupted him and continued: "Husband, I know that if you compromise now, you will feel very uncomfortable, and I feel sorry for Zhu Qian, Cai Yan and the two of them.
.Actually, I feel very conflicted in my heart. They and I are like sisters. Although Rui'er is not your biological daughter, I treat her more closely than my biological daughter. What's more, Yu'er was also a little frightened this time. But
, Cai Yan and Liu Rui are fine now. I believe that Cai Yan and Zhu Qian are sensible people and will definitely understand your situation. There is a saying you should have heard, it does not mean that you will not retaliate, the time has not yet come.
Compromising now does not mean that Huang Zu will be let go in the future, we must take a long-term approach!"
After hearing Ma Yun's words, Liu Xin was enlightened and suddenly realized. She was silent for a long time and then said: "Honey, I understand what to do."
Ma Yun also laughed and said, "Well, they should be here already. You hurry up and go ahead and do it. I'm very optimistic about you!"
The hall of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion was packed with people. Not only the officials who were originally in Xiangyang were here, but also officials from various places such as Kuai Yue, Xiang Lang, Han Xi, and Zhang Yun who had returned to Xiangyang to celebrate the New Year.
Liu Xin looked around at the civil servants and military generals whom he relied on for a week, took out the letter and handed it to Kuai Liang, saying: "Zirou, please tell everyone the situation."
When Kuai Liang finished speaking, Zhang Fei was the first to jump up and said loudly: "How dare you do this, little Huang Zu! Brother, I am willing to issue a military order, lead my troops, flatten Jiangxia, and capture Huang Zu alive. If I fail
, come and see you!"
Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Zhao Yun also stood up and asked for a fight together.
For a moment, the crowd was furious. When Kuai Yue saw this, he also stood up and said: "Back to my lord, Huang Zu has always disobeyed my lord's orders, and now he openly detains Captain Cai. He is so bold and reckless. If he doesn't attack, it may not be able to appease everyone."
, my subordinates are bold and ask my lord to immediately send out the three armies to suppress Jiangxia."
Zhang Yun stood up uneasily and said, "But my cousin is still in their hands."
Liu Xin looked at him, raised her hand to signal everyone to sit down, then looked at Kuai Liang, who looked worried, and said, "Mr. Zirou, do you have any suggestions on this matter?"
When Kuai Liang saw Liu Xin's question, he had to answer. He stood up and said, "Go back to my lord, my subordinates think that it is approaching the end of the year and the people have settled down, so it is not appropriate to go into war. Moreover, Captain Cai is still in their hands, so our army will definitely throw a rat-proof weapon into the air. Please also ask
My lord, think twice!”
Liu Xin suddenly laughed and said: "Everyone, I believe that with your help, Jiangxia will be at your fingertips. Some of you are Liu's sworn brothers, some have been with Liu since Hejian, and some are in Jingzhou
I have been thinking about you very much for Liu. No matter what the relationship between you and Liu is, Liu has already regarded you as my relatives!"
After hearing Liu Xin's words, everyone sat upright, and even the look on Kuai Liang's face changed.
Liu Xin paused and continued: "Just because you are all my relatives, no matter what the circumstances, I can't put you in danger just for the sake of quick pleasure! The same goes for Degui, I don't
I will leave him alone. This conflict was originally caused by a small matter. For the sake of Degui, I can give in. However, this does not mean that anyone can blackmail me. On major issues, I
There will be no compromise.”
The hall was suddenly silent, and everyone had excited expressions on their faces.
Liu Xin then said: "Zirou, you go and negotiate with Huang Zu. You can change with him, but you must ensure Degui's safety. Tell him and let him take care of himself."
After everyone dispersed, there were still two people in the hall who never left, one was Ju Shou and the other was Han Xi.
Jushou raised his hand to Liu Xin and said, "My lord, you shouldn't have agreed to Huang Zu's conditions so easily. In fact, this is a great opportunity to capture Jiangxia."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. I just agreed to trade with him, and I didn't agree to any other conditions. What's the use of Huang She staying here? It's not a waste of food, so it's better to trade him
It's better to go back to Degui. If you want to capture Jiangxia, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so why rush it."
At that time, Han Opera was conceited about his talent and knowledge, and sought various positions, but failed to do so. However, Liu Xinhui took him in and appointed him as a prefect. Therefore, he wanted to find an opportunity to repay Liu Xin, so he stayed.
After listening to Liu Xin's words, she secretly praised him for his extraordinary bearing. He stood up and said, "What my lord said is true. My lord is the shepherd of Jingzhou, and Huang Zu is just a small Jiangxia prefect. He should be under the jurisdiction of my lord."
If the lord wants to accuse him, why should he hold on to this matter all the time? He can just be honest and punish him for any reason he wants."
Liu Xin couldn't help laughing and said: "Zhicai, you are calling this a crime that you want to impose, so why bother!"
Jushou suddenly understood and said: "There is no reason to blame anyone who wants to accuse Huang Zu. My lord, my subordinates will leave now and go to find evidence of Huang Zu's crime."
Liu Xin hurriedly stopped him and said: "My lord, there is no hurry. We can wait until after the Spring Festival to discuss everything."
At this time, the clerk outside the door said loudly: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent message from the court!"