After dealing with Liu Biao, Liu Biao's strong royalism that did not seek progress was really a headache for Zhuge Liang, who was debuting for the first time.
Originally, in Zhuge Liang's impression, since Liu Biao dared to ride alone to Jingzhou, he must be somewhat heroic. Now that he has been ignored for so many years, he must be somewhat resentful. In this way, Liu Biao can be encouraged to take advantage of Liu Biao's strength.
Name, the one who regained Jingzhou
The three major aristocratic families. After all, Liu Biao is also the nominal master of Jingzhou, and is the link between the three major aristocratic families. As long as Liu Biao comes forward, he will deal with and win over them, and with Sun Quan's current strength, he can regain the nine counties of Jingxiang. Then
It shouldn't cost a single soldier.
But now it's good. Without the barrier of Zhang Xiu, Liu Ming can't wait for his ally, and even his internal power has been evacuated. Facing the pressure from Cao Cao thrown by Zhuge Liang, Liu Miao doesn't care at all. Anyway, Cao Cao
He also supports the emperor. And Liu Biao definitely has no ability to dominate the world now. When Cao Cao comes, the worst he can do is surrender. Anyway,
As a minister of the emperor, Liu Biao, a royal clan member, will not suffer much loss in any case. At most, he has no real power. It is not much different from Liu Biao's current status of being ignored. And even if Cao Cao returns in the future,
After losing to Liu Ming, Liu Ming would not treat him badly, as a fellow sect member. Therefore, Liu Biao had no intention of resisting at all.
The only positive thought Zhuge Liang heard from Liu Biao was that Liu Biao hoped that before Cao Cao went south, Liu Ming, who was also a clan member, could free his hands to correct the chaos and clear the emperor's side, or replace him. In this way, Liu Biao, an ally, also
Will take the opportunity to start a war with Cao Cao and gain greater benefits.
Correspondingly, Liu Biao hated Sun Quan deeply. In Liu Biao's view, although the Sun family was an aristocratic family, it had long been tainted by Sun Jian, a guy who made a fortune from light strangulation. He was not worthy of being friends with him at all. Moreover, no matter what
After all, the Sun family are also officials of the Han Dynasty. If they act independently, they are rebellious officials and traitors.
When Sun Jian beheaded his predecessor Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, and later attacked Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, this was ironclad evidence. And Sun Ce and Sun Quan forced Liu Bei, the herdsman of Yangzhou, away, which fully demonstrated their wolfish ambitions. Even the Sun family surrendered to them.
They won't be able to contain them. It's absolutely impossible to join forces with them.
Zhuge Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry about this. Zhuge Liang knew very well that a person can't freeze three feet in a day. If a person is sure about something, no matter how good he is and how reasonable his words are, he will not be able to refute a word. Then
I can only let him take it orally
He was dissatisfied. He couldn't be persuaded. What's more, this matter was originally intended to use Liu Biao's lofty ideals and unwillingness to influence him. Now that Liu Biao doesn't care, there is nothing to say. This is what is called: good words.
Damn it!
However, an expert is an expert. Although Zhuge Liang was given a headache by Liu Biao, Zhuge Liang did not hang himself on Liu Biao's tree. Zhuge Liang saw that there was no hope of persuading Liu Biao. He immediately set his sights on the three major cities in Jingzhou.
For the noble family, they directly skipped Liu Biao and started communicating with these powerful people in Jingzhou.
Although the three major aristocratic families in Jingzhou are not the eight most revered aristocratic families today, they are still wealthy and prominent families in Jingzhou. It’s just that their family heritage is not as long as that of the eight major aristocratic families. However, their strength in Jingzhou is not as strong as the economy.
, or politically, none of the eight great families can compare.
Zhuge Liang made up his mind and the first person to visit was the Cai family, the head of the three major families in Jingzhou.
The Cai family is now headed by Liu Biao's general Cai Mao. By supporting Liu Biao to protect Jingzhou, and his sister is Liu Biao's second wife, Cai Mao is in charge of most of the military power in Jingzhou. And between Cai Mao and Liu Biao's nephew
After colluding with his son Zhang Yun, it can be said that the actual controller of Jingzhou's military power is now Cai Mao. Liu Biao can't touch it at all. Fortunately, Liu Biao
Because of the relationship between relatives, I have always trusted Cai Mao. I have never thought about touching Cai Mao, and Cai Mao also has a very good attitude towards Liu Biao. So the relationship between the two people is quite tacit. Moreover, Cai Mao's personality is also very similar to Liu Biao's.
It's almost the same. Cai Mao didn't think that he, Liu Biao and others could dominate the world together. Cai Mao only wanted to dominate Jingzhou peacefully and be his local emperor.
Through intelligence, Zhuge Liang knew that Cai Mao was not much easier to persuade than Liu Biao. But he still came with a glimmer of hope.
After Zhuge Liang chatted with Cai Mao for a long time and initially made Cai Mao recognize his knowledge, he asked casually: "Marquis Cai, now Cao Cao is the emperor, sharpening his troops and horses. Everyone on the road knows that he is eyeing Jing Xiang. I'm afraid he will.
After the autumn grain harvest, we will soon go south. Marquis Cai is commanding the troops and horses of Jingzhou. I wonder what countermeasures should be taken to this?"
Cai Mao laughed when he heard this and said: "Mr. Kong, you are overly worried. Even if Cao Gong goes south, it is just to deal with the Sun family of the traitor and traitor. He will never get involved in our Jingzhou. My brother-in-law is the clan of the Han Dynasty.
relative.
If Cao Gong rashly invades our Jingzhou, he will be challenging the imperial power of the Han Dynasty. Cao Gong is a wise man, and he will never act like this. Besides, my brother-in-law has already made an alliance with Liu Taiwei of Youzhou.
If Cao Gongzhen is
The most disrespectful people in the world are attacking our Jingzhou. As long as my brother-in-law sends a letter, Lieutenant Liu will definitely send troops to help. In this way, Duke Cao is surrounded by enemies from both sides. How can he have the strength to invade Jingzhou? No matter how incompetent I am, I can withstand it.
Cao
The Duke's army is always strong enough for one or two months. Duke Cao knows me very well and will never make such a mistake. Sir, your concerns are just worries caused by the ignorance of the world. We, the people in Jingzhou, just need to sit back and wait.
Liu Taiwei can rule the world."
Zhuge Liang was shocked by Cai Mao's words. Zhuge Liang did not expect that this Cai Mao was still very smart. However, the more Cai Mao said this, the more Zhuge Liang felt the importance of persuading Cai Mao.
Although Zhuge Liang paid more attention to Cao Cao's southward march, Zhuge Liang did not take Cao Cao's southward march to heart at all. When Zhuge Liang had a night talk with Sun Quan in the thatched cottage, he concluded that Cao Cao still had Liu in the north.
The Ming army would never dare to fight to the death with Sun Quan or Liu Biao when they were in charge. The biggest role of Cao Cao's march south was to threaten him. He used his powerful troops to show his determination, hoping to win without a fight or gain victory at a small cost.
Huge results, both sides being injured, or losses that are too heavy to recover in a short period of time, are not something Cao Cao can bear today. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether they unite with Liu Biao or not. Even if the Sun family fights alone, that kind of loss will be too great.
It's not something Cao Cao can bear. As long as he fights a battle and shows Sun Quan's determination that he would rather be broken than destroyed, Cao Cao can only retreat. The only thing left is how to unite with Cao Cao to gain more benefits.
Zhuge Liang's imaginary enemy has always been Liu Ming. This time Zhuge Liang came to Jingzhou alone with the purpose of taking advantage of Cao Cao's oppression to seize Jingzhou peacefully. But now Cai Mao actually has such a vision. This has to let Zhuge Liang
Shocked. Thinking like Cai Mao
The possibility of keeping the pattern unchanged is the greatest. However, if the pattern does not change and the forces are not unified, then in the end no one can develop, and in the end, Liu Ming can only dominate the world. This situation is comparable to letting Cao Cao
It would be even more difficult for Zhuge Liang to accept Jingzhou and then join forces with Sun Cao.
Zhuge Liang smiled calmly and said: "The words of Marquis Cai are very wise. However, whether it is Taiwei Liu of Youzhou or Prime Minister Cao of Kyoto, after they finally dominate the world, I am afraid that Marquis Cai's family will not be able to survive in our Jingzhou."
It won’t be as beautiful as it is today.”
"What do you mean, Mr. Kong?" Cai Mao couldn't help but ask the question because it involved the family's interests.
"Marquis Cai, forgive me. The mountain man is shallow. I just watched and felt what happened. Hearing it from Cai Hou only made him smile. The mountain man must be hiding his clumsiness." Seeing Cai Mao asking, Zhuge Liang picked it up calmly.
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"Mr. Kong is the master of Shuijing. What he sees must be foresight. I dare not believe it. Besides, even if there is any deviation in what Mr. Kong said, we are just chatting at this time. Let's talk and listen.
It doesn't matter." The more Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, the more Cai Mao felt itchy and wanted to know what was wrong.
Zhuge Liang then pretended to be evasive and said: "Marquis Cai, it is not Shanren who has any great opinions. In fact, Shanren has heard some civil laws of Youzhou during his study tour. There are many civil laws of Youzhou now spread, among which
There is one thing, that is, the land is state-owned. No one can buy, sell or transfer the land.
Land. All people can only rent and use that land. And Cai Hou, you have the Cai family, which is a truly famous family in Jingzhou. More than 40% of the land in Jingzhou is owned by the Caihou family. If Liu Taiwei gets it
To conquer the world, I’m afraid the fields in Jingzhou will have to be redivided.”
Cai Mao was shocked when he heard this. Youzhou Civil Code and Criminal Law were spread all over the world, and Cai Mao had heard about it for a long time. However, Cai Mao always thought that Liu Ming was a clan member of the Han Dynasty and would not change too much the traditional laws of the Han Dynasty. And the Han Dynasty
The code of the law cannot punish a doctor. He is a wealthy and prominent family in Jingzhou, and those criminal laws have nothing to do with him. Cai Hao has never paid attention to it. But now, since Kong Ming
If you say this, there is absolutely no reason to lie. There are so many things circulating, and a little verification will make it clear. There is no need to lie at all. And if it is true, it shows that Liu Ming wants the royal family to
Fully owning all the land and growing a family alone will definitely greatly damage the strength of his family. At this time, Cai Hao had to reconsider whether it was right to wait for Liu Ming to dominate the world.
At this time, Zhuge Liang watched Cai Mao change his expression, but did not pay attention to him. He just said: "However, although Liu Taiwei has gained the power, he can account for 70%. But after all, it is not a bad idea for Prime Minister Cao to gain power."
Ran, Cao
After the prime minister became an eunuch, we can tell a thing or two about his mentality. The prominent families in Yanzhou helped Prime Minister Cao when he was weak. They respectfully welcomed Prime Minister Cao into Yanzhou. However, as soon as Prime Minister Cao became an eunuch, he massacred the prominent families in Yanzhou and fell into disgrace.
I don’t know how many people were left behind. And when Prime Minister Cao conquered Xuzhou, he massacred the city. Countless people with the fortunes of famous families fell into his hands. Even Prime Minister Cao’s military regulations included those who surrendered after the siege, and massacred them. If so.
Cao
If the Prime Minister comes here with troops, Marquis Cai will lead his troops to fight against him. Although Prime Minister Cao cannot win over Marquis Cai for a while, he will eventually be hated by Cao Cao. If Cao Cao gets Jingzhou, Marquis Cai can also get his family.
Just imagine it.”
Zhuge Liang's words cut off Cai Mao's escape route. No matter how incompetent Cai Mao was, it was impossible for Cao Cao to surrender as soon as he came. He couldn't handle Liu Biao and other families at all. However, as long as
If Cai Mao comes to the fore, he may be noticed by Cao Cao.
However, after Cai Mao heard this, he was obviously relieved. He just nodded and said: "Sir's words are really golden words. I have been taught. But I don't know what you can teach me about this?"
Zhuge Liang was greatly puzzled by the change in Cai Mao's expression. Zhuge Liang had just come out of the mountain at this time, and the intelligence department was not perfect at all. He had just stepped out of his family. He knew that Cai Mao had a close relationship with Cao Cao in his early years. Cai Mao simply
I don't think Cao Cao would do something evil to him without remembering his old feelings.
It is pitiful to say that this Zhuge Liang was exaggerated by Liu Ming and was forced to appear seven years earlier than in the original history. Although his talent has not diminished, it can be seen that his knowledge and experience are much less.
Seeing Cai Mao's expression, Zhuge Liang did not dare to identify himself clearly. He just pretended to be casual and said: "Marquis Cai, a mountain man and a villager, there is no need to preach. It's just that the mountain man thinks that Cai Hou is the hero of our Jingzhou people. If
We heroes in Jingzhou can unite sincerely and help each other. With the natural danger of the Yangtze River, we are not afraid of any princes in the world. It is a pity that half of the Yangtze River is now owned by Soochow. If we can unite with it, we will have no worries."
"Hmph! The son of the Sun family is a man of no morals and incompetence. His father is a ruffian. How can he get better? It is absolutely impossible to unite with him." Cai Mao said angrily.
Zhuge Liang didn't expect that Cai Mao would have such a big opinion against the Sun family. He didn't know that Cai Mao almost died at the hands of Sun Jian, and this Cai Mao was a bit petty.
Zhuge Liang chatted with Cai Mao for a few more words. Seeing that nothing could be done, he left immediately. Later, Zhuge Liang visited the Kuai family, the second largest family in Jingzhou.
Kuai Yue also received Zhuge Liang warmly. After talking with Kuai Yue, Zhuge Liang felt that Kuai Yue was a very strategic person. Moreover, Kuai Yue obviously did not believe that Cao Cao would use all his strength to attack Jingzhou, just like Cai Mao.
, Zhuge Liang also pointed out the dangers of Liu Ming and Cao Cao to Kuai Yue through hints.