Xu Jing successively took refuge in Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling, Yangzhou Thorn Shi Chen Yi, Wu County Governor Xu Gong, and Huiji Taishou Wang Lang; After Wang Lang was defeated by Sun Ce, he fled to Jiaozhou for refuge. Later, he was invited by Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, and was appointed as the Taishou of Ba County and Guanghan, and after the death of Wang Shang, the former Taishou of Shu County, he was transferred to the Taishou of Shu County.

In history, when Liu Bei besieged Chengdu, Xu Jing wanted to betray Liu Zhang and escape across the city, but he was arrested. Because of this incident, Liu Bei looked down on Xu Jing quite a bit, so he was not appointed; However, the staff officer Fa Zheng made a suggestion, saying that although Xu Jing was old and talentless and had no discipline, he was well-known all over the world, and if he was not appointed, he might give the people of the world a bad impression and cause difficulties in recruiting talents and making political appeals in the future. Later, under the recommendation of Fazheng, he held an important position and was ranked as the third public. Fa Zheng assessed it as "in name but not in reality".

What good advice can you expect from this typical undisciplined person who is greedy for life and death, and greedy for fame? Liu Zhang was really dizzy. Or that Liu Zhang respects Xu Jing, based on the fact that the two are probably the same kind of people.

Sure enough, Xu Jing didn't have any good ideas, he fully agreed with Zhang Song's opinion: "Cao Cao is powerful, Yizhou is difficult to support alone, and the only people he fears today are Liu Cong in Jingzhou and Sun Quan'er in Yangzhou, Sun Quan is far from reaching, and Liu Cong is a member ......of the Han family with the Ming Mansion."

After Xu Jing said this, Liu Zhang basically made up his mind, and asked, "Ziqiao, what should you do next?" ”

"The Ming government can send the law to be filial piety, and Mencius went to Jingzhou to meet Liu Buchang. If Cao Cao leads the army to come, the Ming Mansion and Liu Buchang will attack it together.

If Cao Cao does not come, he can ask Liu Buchang to attack Hanzhong in the north, and Yizhou will be finished. Zhang Song means that let Fa Zheng and Meng Da go to meet Liu Cong, and Liu Zhang will join Fucheng, Cao Cao is here, and the two will fight together, if they don't come, they can also ask Liu Cong to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, so that Yizhou will be complete.

This is indeed a good idea, but the premise is that it is based on Liu Cong's unintentional Yizhou, Liu Zhang's attack on Zhang Lu failed many years ago, and Hanzhong also belongs to Yizhou, and he really has no name to continue to attack Zhang Lu.

Xu Jing also nodded again and again after hearing this, and Liu Zhang said again and again: "This plan is very good, according to what Ziqiao said!" ”

"No, no, Mingfu ......"

At this time, Wang Ti shouted again, and Liu Zhang had no intention of listening again.

Some civil and military officials next to him didn't have any ideas, they just shook their heads and sighed and left, in their eyes, whoever governs Yizhou is good, just don't fight.

Besides, as soon as Liu Zhang returned home and sat down, someone came to report that he was tired of Wang Ti, and hung himself upside down on the city gate with a rope, holding a chapter in one hand and a sword in the other.

Liu Zhang asked people to take the advice and look at it. It roughly said: "Yizhou is tired of engaging in ministers and kings, and he cries blood and pleads: eavesdropping on good medicine is good for disease, and loyalty is good for action." King Huai of Xi Chu did not listen to Qu Yuan's words, and allied himself in Wuguan and was trapped by Qin. Now the lord leaves the county lightly, and wants to welcome Liu Cong in Fucheng, I am afraid that there is a way to go but there is no way back. If Zhang Song can be cut in the city and Liu Cong's covenant is broken, then the old and young in Shu will be very lucky, and the foundation of the lord will also be very lucky! "

Liu Zhang finished watching it, and said angrily: "I meet with Buchang, like a pro-Zhilan, how many insults you have to me!" In Liu Zhang's opinion, Zhang Song, Xu Jing and others are much more resourceful than Wang Lei, and Cao Cao is indeed more terrible than Liu Cong. Wang Ti repeated remarks, and now he is still acting like this, which is clearly challenging his majesty.

When the king saw Liu Zhang like this, he knew that he couldn't stop it, so he screamed, cut his rope, and crashed to the ground. Liu Zhang was angry and turned to leave!

Besides, Yan Yan, the Taishou of Naba County, was very surprised to receive Liu Zhang's order, but he couldn't stop it. And Fa Zheng and Meng Da were in the county, so Yan Yan had to transfer people to Fa Zheng and Meng Da.

At this time, Cao Cao in the north was falling into an endless political struggle and gradually consuming his energy. Xun Yu strongly persuaded Cao Cao to welcome the Han Emperor to Xudu, but the purpose was to hope that Cao Cao would take this opportunity to "serve the Lord, uphold justice, and support Hongyi", and it was his principle to support the Han Dynasty, and he was willing to die for it. Xun Yu, who has followed Cao Cao for many years and has been loyal and has made many meritorious achievements, is still like this, and the political pressure that Cao Cao can feel can be seen.

The so-called "coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes" brought huge political capital to Cao Cao in the early stage, but when Cao Cao unified and supported, I am afraid that the political pressure brought by the army after the invasion of Hebei is far smaller. Although Mao Jue persuaded Cao Cao that "it is advisable to serve the Son of Heaven and not to obey", in fact, after Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven in the first year of Jian'an, he faced the situation that "Yuan Shao was not convinced......

"Taizu Fang worries about Lu Bu in the east, and refuses Zhang Xiu in the south", this is only the Central Plains, the ethnic minorities still have Wuhuan Xianbei Xiliang, and the warlords in various places still have Liu Biao, Zhang Lu, Sun Ce and others, and no one has been attached because Cao Cao occupies the center. And Cao Cao's most powerful strategists and fierce generals rarely came to him in response to the imperial court's conquest.

Whether it is attracting talents, or attacking cities and plundering land to expand the sphere of influence, it all depends on his "political clarity and good use of troops"

。 On the other hand, since he is to welcome the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao is equivalent to taking the responsibility of the Han family on himself and becoming the target of public criticism. While Zhou Yu scolded him for pretending to be a Han thief, Xun Yu was still looking forward to him reviving Han Gang. None of the three emperors who had unified China before had faced such a complex and contradictory political situation and legal problems.

As Cao Cao's power grew, so did his political enemies, and he had to free up his hands to solve these problems, such as sacrificing his three daughters, killing the queen's family, and punishing Kong Rong, and how to balance the relationship between the Han Dynasty and himself, which took Cao Cao a lot of energy. Compare the two opponents: Jiangdong did not take the imperial court as a scruple after Sun Jian's death, and Liu Cong can now claim to be orthodox and carry the banner of Kuangfu Han Dynasty, and the two families have almost no internal struggle, so they can unite with the outside world and consolidate themselves.

The resistance of the scholars to Cao Cao should not be underestimated. Cao Cao was born in the most discriminatory eunuch family of the scholars, and started with military merits, employing people on the basis of merit, not believing in the mandate of heaven, strictly enforcing the legal system, and inhibiting mergers, each of which ran counter to the concept of the scholars.

Cao Cao, who was trapped by internal and external affairs, and Sun Quan, who lost Zhou Yu after getting Jiaozhou, plus the flustered Liu Zhang's invitation to enter Shu, was really a godsend, and Liu Cong had to use it!

After getting the news that Fa Zheng, Meng Da and others left for Jingzhou, Liu Cong immediately visited Cai Mao, although Cai Mao has retired for many years, but in the final analysis, he is still Liu Ji's grandfather, the representative of the largest family in Xiangyang.

"Uncle Yue, Liu Jiyu wants to invite me to Shu to fight against Cao Cao and Zhang Lu......" After many years, Liu Cong has long since ignored Cai Mao's grudge with Cao Cao.

But Cai Mao is very guilty, and now that Liu Cong asks him, he has no reservations: "Liu Zhang is weak, Yizhou should plan it as soon as possible!" ”

In Cai Mao's view, Liu Cong, who repelled Cao Cao, is the only hero who can compete with Cao Cao.

"Well, everyone persuaded me, I want to recruit in person, who can stay?" Liu Cong's words were also hesitant in his heart, Wen Ping was the main force to resist Cao, and he couldn't move, Zhuge Liang, Liu Cong didn't want him to participate in the military, and the government affairs and equipment were enough for him to be busy. Gan Ning guarded Jiangxia and Liu Pan stationed in Changsha to prevent Jiangdong* from suddenly attacking......

"You can rest assured that Huang Zu will guard Xiangyang, with him and me, others will not dare to move!"

"Master Xie Yue!" Although Cai Mao has retired, his fame is still there, and if he can support Huang Zu to control the situation in Jingzhou, he has nothing to worry about.

After receiving Cai Mao's reply, Liu Cong was also reassured, and what he was most worried about was that Cai Mao would keep in mind his previous suspicions and leave it alone, and even secretly embarrass the generals stationed in Jingzhou. You must know that attacking Yizhou is not an overnight thing.

Immediately, Liu Cong ordered Wen Ping, Pang Tong, Wei Yan and others to gather in Xiangyang to hold a high-level meeting. When everyone learned that Liu Zhang invited Liu Cong to Shu, they all knew that the opportunity had come.

Liu Cong no longer hesitated, and ordered Wei Yan to return to Jiangling to prepare the army and horses, and join Yu Ban as the vanguard.

Huang Zu stayed in the camp to supervise the Chinese and foreign Chinese and foreign military, so that Jingzhou formed a situation in which Wenpin, Zhuge Liang and Huang Zu stood together, and Huang Zu had the power to supervise the Chinese and foreign military, and Huang Zu was the highest decision-maker in wartime. This was also to prevent Cao Cao and Sun Quan from sneaking up on the occasion of Liu Cong's expedition to the west.