Three counties rebel!

Hearing the news, everyone in the entire hall changed color in shock and fell into an uproar.

Liu Biao's face changed even more, his heart was shocked, and he even forgot about the punishment of Cai Mao's upcoming official business.

"At this critical moment, the four counties of Jingnan actually gathered and rebelled, there must be something strange in this." Kuai Yue, who woke up, looked suspicious.

Kuai Liang also said: "The counties of Jingnan have always been yin and yang against Xiangyang, but since the lord killed Sun Jian and defeated Yuan Shu, the counties were afraid of the lord's army, and they all joined and offered money and food, and they have always behaved very well, how could they suddenly rebel at this juncture." ”

Cai Mao, who was kneeling in front of the hall, reacted very quickly, rolled his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Lord, this is most likely the Su thief, who used the name of the Son of Heaven to issue a holy decree and incite the rebellion in the three counties of Jingnan. ”

Liu Biao's eyes lit up, and Cai Mao's words made him suddenly realize.

"Lord, Cai Bei's words are reasonable, this must be Su Zhe's work behind his back, the Jingnan counties are too guarded, if there is no edict from the Son of Heaven, they will definitely not dare to rebel." Kuai Yue immediately attached.

"Su Zhe, it's this hateful Su Zhe again!" Liu Biao hit the case with his fist, and the hatred was written on his face.

In the lobby, everyone was talking, and uneasy emotions filled the entire lobby.

At this time, Kuai Yue took advantage of the situation and said: "Lord, our army has suffered a new defeat, morale has been frustrated, and the three counties of Jingnan have rebelled at this time, which has made the whole state even more uneasy. ”

Liu Biao's face was gloomy, but he was a little helpless, and sighed softly.

Although the three counties of the Jingnan rebellion are located in a remote area and are not the core counties of Jingzhou, after all, they are in the rear, which will still cause some shock in the hearts of the people and instability in the rear.

In particular, Wuling County is only separated by a Yangtze River from the important town of Jiangling, and Jiangling is the rear of Xiangyang, a place to store grain, if there is danger, the entire Jingzhou will fall into a situation of collapse.

For the sake of the overall situation, Liu Ming hated Su Zhe to the bone, and he could only swallow this evil breath temporarily.

Just when Liu Biao didn't speak, Cai Mao suddenly rolled his eyes, and hurriedly said: "My lord, my subordinates were ordered by the lord to go to comfort the counties of Jingnan, and I know the terrain and terroir there. ”

As soon as Cai Mao's words came out, Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "This battle can't be quelled unless Cai Bei drives his horse, and his subordinates think that he is the best candidate to go south to quell the rebellion." ”

As soon as Kuai Yue came out, the officials from other clans also joined in, all of whom strongly recommended Cai Mao.

Liu Biao was silent.

He once again understood the influence of the Cai family, and such a person recommended Cai Mao, so that he had no choice.

And after thinking about it, at the moment, Huang Zu can't leave guarding Jiangxia, and he can have the reputation to take on this important responsibility, looking at it, I'm afraid there is only Cai Mao.

In desperation, Liu Biao had no choice but to say: "In this case, then the government will demote you to Changsha Taishou, and order you to lead 10,000 troops to Changsha, meet my nephew Liu Pan, and the veteran Huang Zhong, and quell the rebellion in the three counties as soon as possible. ”

After all, the status of Changsha County is far less important than that of Nanjun, Jiangxia and Nanyang.

However, Liu Biao was also on guard against Jingnan, and was born in Changsha County, one of the four counties, and planted the nail of his nephew Liu Pan and veteran Huang Zhong, just to guard against the rebellion of the counties one day.

Now, as expected, among the four counties in Jingnan, three counties rebelled, and only Changsha County did not change, which also means that Liu Biao's prior arrangement has played a role.

And Liu Biao nominally let Cai Mao lead the troops, but let his nephew assist, which naturally also means to clamp down on surveillance.

How could Cai Mao not know Liu Biao's intentions, but to get such a light punishment is already a blessing in misfortune for him.

Secretly rejoicing, Cai Mao immediately bowed to the ground and said generously: "Don't worry, the lord, his subordinates will do their best to quell the Jingnan rebellion for the lord!" ”

Liu Biao nodded with satisfaction, and ordered Cai Mao to set off immediately.

Cai Mao remembered that he had promised Wei Yan that he would recommend him to Liu Biao, and when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

"The poor are not credible, the poor are not credible......"

Cai Mao admonished herself in her heart, then left her promise to Wei Yan behind and retreated.

Liu Biao's attention fell on Fancheng again, which was close at hand.

According to common sense, of course Liu Biao would not be able to swallow this breath, and immediately raised a large army to force the Han River, and took Fancheng no matter what.

It's just that now that Jingnan is in rebellion, Cai Mao took away 10,000 soldiers and horses, Xinye was defeated and broke more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the 40,000 horses that were originally assembled are now only 20,000 horses brought back by Wen Ping, and they are all 20,000 horses whose morale has been hit.

In this case, Liu Biao, of course, did not dare to rush to recover Fancheng, so he could only order the soldiers and horses to gather in the area of Shuiying on the south bank to prevent Su Zhe from crossing the river again and threatening the hinterland of Xiangyang.

After arranging everything, everyone retreated, and the lobby finally fell silent.

Liu Biaochang exhaled, supported his forehead with his hand, and leaned on the desk with his eyes closed, looking tired.

"Father." Not long after he closed his eyes, Liu Qi's voice rang in his ears.

When he opened his eyes, he was surprised to see Liu Qi walking in from the inner hall with a sick body.

"Qi'er, your injuries haven't healed, how dare you go to the ground casually." Liu Biao was taken aback, hurriedly stood up, and went to help him personally.

Liu Qi said angrily: "I heard that Cai Mao's soldiers were defeated and fled back, so I hurried here to see how my father punished him heavily." ”

"I see, Qi'er, you should have heard it, because his father has demoted him to Changsha Taishou and asked him to quell the rebellion." Liu Biao said with a smile.

"Can this also be called a heavy punishment!"

Liu Qi's face was extremely disappointed, and he said indignantly: "Then Cai Mao connived at his niece to hurt his son to such a point, and disobeyed his father's orders, and lost his soldiers, he was such a serious crime, and his father didn't realize that he just belittled him to be a Changsha Taishou, is the punishment really too light?" ”

was questioned by Liu Qi almost yelling like this, Liu Biao's face suddenly became unhappy, and the hand holding Liu Qi also let go.

He frowned and asked rhetorically, "Then what are you going to let your father do with him?" ”

"Cai Shu's little slut eloped with Su Zhe, and Cai Mao was defeated by Su Zhe again, then Cai Mao was clearly secretly colluding with Su thieves, and his father should betray him to death and behead the Cai family!" Liu Qi gritted his teeth and said loudly.

A chill swept behind Liu Biao, and he looked at Liu Qi, who was angry and almost crazy, in surprise, as if he didn't expect that since he was injured in life, his temper had changed greatly, and his body was full of such a heavy anger.

This kind of anger made Liu Biao feel very uncomfortable.

He said coldly: "It's easy for you to say, just now in the lobby, how many people are talking for Cai Mao's intercession, you also heard it, these people are all from the Jingxiang clan, and their relationship with the Cai family is intertwined, do you think, if your father beheads the Cai family, will these people turn a blind eye?" ”

Liu Qi was speechless, and the anger in his stomach was half extinguished by Liu Biao's words.

Seeing that Liu Qi was no longer angry, Liu Biao's expression softened a little, and he sighed: "This world is the world of the world, if our Liu family wants to sit firmly in Jingzhou, we can only rely on the Jingxiang family, and the Cai family is the enemy, which is equivalent to the enemy of the entire Jingxiang family.

"Father, do you just watch your son get hurt and become a waste." Liu Qi's voice choked, and his face was sour.

Liu Biao had no choice but to comfort: "Cai Shu, that slut, was deceived and seduced by Su Zhe to do such a thing, I think it can't be that he was instructed by Cai Mao, speaking of which, he is also a victim." ”

"The one who really caused your pain, that Su Zhe is the culprit, don't worry, swear for your father, one day I will capture that Su thief alive and let you kill him with your own hands."

He circled for a long time and pointed the spearhead of revenge at Su Zhe.

When Liu Qi wanted to say anything more, Liu Biao was already a little impatient, and said loudly: "Come on, send the son back to the room to rest." ”

The attendants on the left and right hurriedly stepped forward and took Liu Qi away in clusters.

Looking at Liu Qi's back, Liu Biao sighed in disappointment: "I didn't expect that after Qi'er was injured, her spirit also changed greatly, and she would become so disregarding the overall situation, it seems that from now on, I can only count on Cong'er." ”

A helpless sigh echoed in the empty hall.

……

Wancheng.

This Nanyang Governing House, where the Son of Heaven is located, is now shrouded in the breath of joy.

Su Zhe broke the Jingzhou army, and then captured Fancheng, and the news of the soldiers coming to Hanshui came back, and the soldiers and civilians all over the city fell into surprise.

The streets and alleys are reciting Su Zhe's miraculous feats, and everyone does not praise Su Zhe, and Su Zhe's prestige has also reached its peak in the past few days.

Imperial Palace, Golden Palace.

The two emperors and queens sitting on the top, listening to the messenger from Fancheng and reading out the good news sent back by Su Zhe, the faces of the young couple could not hide their joy, and they breathed a long sigh of relief in their hearts, feeling relieved.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is really not mistaken, this Su Zhe did not disappoint us, Your Majesty has such a talent to assist you, and the Zhongxing Han family is just around the corner."

Fu Shou looked at Liu Xie happily, and in his expression and tone, he couldn't hide his appreciation for Su Zhe.

Liu Xie could only be happy, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, the queen is really discerning, I have such a powerful minister to assist, what else is there to be afraid of." ”

At the bottom of the stairs, the courtiers who came to Wancheng one after another were also full of praise for Su Zhe.

At this moment, Su Zhe seemed to have become a hero of the Han Empire.

Under the instruction of Fu Shou, Liu Xie immediately issued an order to seal Su Zhe as the Marquis of Xinye County, and after the class teacher Wancheng, he would be rewarded separately.

The decree was issued, and this court meeting ended in a wave of praise for Su Zhe.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the emperor and the queen also went to the harem, and as usual, Liu Xie and Fu Shou parted ways, and each went back to their respective bedrooms to live alone.

As soon as Liu Xie returned to the dormitory, he sat down, closed his eyes and pondered, and was silent for a long time.

A moment later, the palace maid came to report, saying that Dong Cheng was outside asking to see her.

"Xuan!" Liu Xie flicked his hands, and there was a hint of majesty in his tone.

After a while, Dong Cheng entered and bowed his hand and said: "The minister greets Your Majesty, I don't know what Your Majesty's Xuanchen has to say." ”

"Dong Aiqing, I want you to send someone to Yanzhou immediately, and in my name, secretly edict that Cao Cao lead the army to Nanyang to escort him."

When Liu Xie said this, his tone was resolute and solemn, and there was no trace of immaturity on his face, as if he was not angry and arrogant.