Chapter 44: The True Intentions of the Yuan Family Brothers

The next day, Cai Mao suddenly ran over and told Liu Biao that he was going to meet him, Liu Mang thought that Liu Biao learned that he was caught from Sun Jian and wanted to do it to himself, but he quickly denied this idea. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoEven if you doubt yourself, you can let Cai Mao interrogate you, so why do you have to meet in person? After thinking about it carefully, could it be Qiao Xuan coming? This Liu Biao and his father-in-law are important ministers of the same dynasty, and they must have a friendship with each other, and the possibility of Qiao Xuan's coming is very great.

Moved, Liu Mang hurriedly troubled Cai Mao to lead the way, and couldn't help but be moved that Qiao Xuan treated himself sincerely, and came to Xiangyang so soon because he was worried about his safety. With Cai Mao out of the General's Mansion, directly on the carriage to the Thorn Mansion, this Cai Mao is not the number one person in Jingzhou, everywhere the carriage goes, there are officers and soldiers to open the way for it, and it didn't take long to arrive at the place.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Liu Biao is entertaining an old friend with a banquet, this person is Qiao Xuan, who is a minister in the same dynasty as him, when Qiao Xuan was still the master of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao did not run to the Taishi Mansion, and now the meeting can't help but arouse the feelings of the two of them for the past days, but it is a pity that the good Han family is chaotic by the eunuchs.

"Lord, the people have been brought!" Cai Maoyu reports.

"You are Liu Mang and Liu Ziding? The military advisor that the princes of the Eighteenth Road worshiped when they crusaded against Dong Zhuo? Liu Biao asked bluntly.

"My lord, Miao! This is just a promotion by the princes, and the name of the military advisor is really not daring to bear. Presumably, Qiao Xuan had already told Liu Biao what had happened, and it was impossible for Liu Biao not to pay attention to the crusade of the Eighteenth Route Princes against Dong Zhuo.

"Why should you be modest, sir? Everyone in the world knows that Lu Bu is among the people, and Lu Bu's majesty is unrivaled in the world, if it weren't for Mr. Lu Bu's design, it must be impossible to break through the Tiger Prison, right? Moreover, I also heard that Mr. calculated Zhao Yun under Gongsun Zan only by relying on the words of celestial phenomena, and also recommended Zhang Liao of Cao Cao. These two are among the best generals in the world! The talent of Mr. is the talent of ghosts and gods, Liu Biao is snubbing Mr.! Liu Biao hurriedly gave Liu Mang a seat and sat down.

Looking at the seat that Liu Biao arranged for himself, he was still above Cai Mao, and he couldn't help but say that this Liu Biao valued himself very much! Liu Mang glanced back at Cai Mao, who was already seated, Cai Mao looked a little embarrassed, he must have remembered what he said to Liu Mang before, and asked Liu Mang to follow him.

Liu Mang's impression of Cai Mao is not so bad, this son-in-law is from the Cai family, a wealthy family in Jingzhou. The Cai family can be said to be the first family in Jingzhou, whether it is Wang Rui before or Liu Biao now, they all have to tie up with the Cai family. Such a son of a family is not only not unlearned, but also deeply involved in strategy, and is even more proficient in water combat, just from this point, it can be seen that Cai Mao's character is not as bad as it is said in the romance.

Picking up the wine bottle, Liu Mang said to Cai Mao: "The previous words are not true, I hope General Cai will forgive me!" ”

"Where is it, it's clumsy, and I hope that Mr. will atone for his sins when he has offended a lot before." For a talented person like Liu Mang who has no background, as long as the other party is not biased towards Liu Qi's side, Cai Mao is very willing to make friends. After all, the Cai family has been able to gain a foothold in Jingzhou for so long, and these means are indispensable.

Looking at Cai Mao, who is considered to be bold, Liu Mang thought in his heart about Liu Bei's entry into Jingzhou recorded in history or romance, that period of deep palace grudge against the royal family, and finally was taken over by an outsider who did not have any power, if Cai Mao is a person with means, how could Liu Bei succeed?

"Mr. is talented, Liu Biao is fortunate to meet Mr. Jingzhou, I have a question I want to ask and ask Mr. for advice." While he was thinking, a question interrupted Liu Mang, who was thinking wildly.

"If you have any problems, just say it, Mangting Gang decompose." Looking at Liu Biao's slightly annoying expression, Liu Mang could probably guess what he was thinking, which was nothing more than how to deal with the aftermath and fight Sun Jian.

"I, Jingzhou, have always been on the side of peace, but I didn't expect to be involved in the war for no reason. In the troubled times, I Liu Biao wanted to protect the territory and the people, but Yuan Shao's coercion of Sun Jian was really hateful, and I had to use a plan to intercept and kill that Sun Jian. Now that Sun Jian died at my hands, I am afraid that Jiangdong will raise troops to attack my Jingzhou, I am Liu Biao old, it doesn't matter, but I can't bear the people of Jingzhou to be implicated, and I hope that Mr. can give me some advice, how can Jingzhou calm down the war with Jiangdong? Liu Biao's face was full of worry, and most of the people present were from wealthy families in Jingzhou, and they were worried that once Jingzhou was in chaos, it would affect the interests of their respective families in Jingzhou.

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry, Mang had already guessed that your adult would have this concern before coming. Come to think of it, Jingzhou now wants to be stable, but Jiangdong wants to be stable, as soon as Sun Jian dies, the counties of Jiangdong will definitely be in chaos, and many people are staring at Sun Jian's position! Sun Ce must be in a hurry to return to Jiangdong to solve internal worries, and where will he hold on to Jingzhou for a long time, I calculate that Sun Ce can't help but not find trouble in Jingzhou for the time being, but will send important ministers to Jingzhou to show peace, and then the adults only need to return Sun Jian's body to Sun Ce, and then open up the channel to and from Jiangdong to let him return, I think Jingzhou will be without Yu in a few years. Liu Mang was glad in his heart at this time that it was the Three Kingdoms period, otherwise he really wouldn't be so thorough.

"Lord, sir, now that Sun Ce's grain and grass are limited, and the waterway has been blocked by me, why don't you take advantage of Sun Ce's vitality to destroy Sun Ce at this time to prevent future troubles?" Cai Mao asked puzzled.

"What do you think, sir?" Liu Biao was obviously a little moved by Cai Mao's words.

"It's not that I underestimate the general and Jingzhou, how easy is it to destroy Sun Ce at this time? The generals of Jiangdong are now fighting against the water, and they are full of hatred for Jingzhou because of Sun Jian's death, if Sun Ce is forced to a dead end, Jingzhou will not be able to get any benefits, not to mention that Sun Ce has something in his hand, then Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all salivating over what is in his hand, if Sun Ce dedicates the thing in his hand to one of the two, Jingzhou will be even more dangerous. ”

Cai Mao was originally a military general, and he was the biggest contributor to the interception and killing of Sun Jian by Sanjindu, and suddenly felt that Liu Mang had a contempt for him, and also felt that what Liu Mang said was suspected of favoring Sun Ce, so he got up and said to Liu Mang: "What do you mean by this, sir?" The brothers of the Yuan family asked me to join the lord to intercept and kill Sun Jian, how could it be unfavorable to Jingzhou after getting the jade seal? ”

Liu Mang knew that Cai Mao would feel uncomfortable in his heart, but he didn't want to offend this powerful figure in Jingzhou as soon as he came to Jingzhou, so he quickly explained: "Yuan Shao asked Jingzhou to intercept and kill Sun Jian to get the jade seal, but also wanted Jingzhou to force Sun Jian into a desperate situation and provoke Sun Jian's anger, and then Sun Jian would spread his anger to Jingzhou and Yuan Shao." Now the Yuan brothers are waiting for Jingzhou to kill Sun Ce! It is best to let Sun Ce take the jade seal to Yuan Shu, and when the Yuan family brother Yuxi gets it, he will get an excuse, an excuse to send troops to Jingzhou. ”

"Are you saying that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu deliberately sang one with a white face and the other with a red face, and what they plotted was Jingzhou in addition to the jade seal?" Liu Biao was afraid for a while, and secretly scolded the Yuan family brothers in his heart for being too insidious and hateful!

Liu Mang nodded, "Yes, the world is in chaos, no matter how discordant he Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are, they are also a family, and they may not be able to divide Jingzhou together before the world is decided!" ”