After Liu Biao's death, Liu Cong inherited Jingzhou with the support of his ministers, but only a month later, he surrendered to Cao Cao, ending his rule in Jingzhou.

【Liu Cong's Surrender】

After Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others supported Liu Cong to succeed him as the pastor of Jingzhou. Liu Qi was furious and threw the seal letter to the ground, preparing to raise an army to attack Fang Cong in the name of mourning. At this time, Cao Cao's army had moved south to Jingzhou, and Liu Qi avoided Jiangnan.

Kuai Yue, Han Song, Wang Cang, and Dong Cao Peng, Fu Xun and others persuaded Liu Cong to surrender to Cao Cao. Liu Cong said: "Now that you have the territory of the entire Chu State, keep the cause of the ancestors, and use it to watch the situation in the world, why can't you?" ”

Fu Xun said: "There are important principles for rebellion and submission, and there is a definite situation between the strong and the weak. To confront the Son of Heaven as a human servant is the way of rebellion; Relying on the newly created Chu Land to resist the central power must be dangerous; It is not worth it to be hostile to Cao Gong for the sake of Liu Bei. These three aspects are all shortcomings, and if you want to resist the soldiers of the king division, this is the path of inevitable destruction. How does the general himself estimate how to compare with Liu Bei? ”

Liu Cong said: "I'm not as good as him. ”

Fu Xun said: "If Liu Bei's ability is not enough to resist Cao Gong, then even if he owns the entire Chu Land, he will not be able to keep himself." If Liu Bei is enough to resist Cao Gong, then Liu Bei will not be under your hands. I hope the general does not doubt. ”

What Fu Xun said can also be seen from the other side why Liu Biao considered giving Jingzhou to Liu Bei, anyway, his son's ability is not good, he can't hold Jingzhou, either Cao Cao seized it or was robbed by Liu Bei, it is better to give it to Liu Bei directly, as for Cao Cao, if Liu Biao had this idea, he would have surrendered by himself.

However, after Liu Cong surrendered, he also cheated Liu Bei. At that time, Liu Bei was stationed in Fancheng and was preparing to defend Liu Cong against Cao Cao, after Liu Cong surrendered, he did not tell Liu Bei the relevant news, it was Liu Bei who realized that something was wrong and sent someone to ask, only to learn the news, but at this time Cao Cao's army was approaching, and Liu Bei stepped up his evacuation.

【Occupy Jingzhou】

When Cao Cao's army arrived in Xiangyang, Liu Cong asked for surrender with the whole of Jingzhou, and Liu Bei rushed to Xiakou. At that time, not everyone was ready to surrender, among which Liu Cong's subordinate Wang Wei persuaded Liu Cong to take the opportunity to eliminate Cao Cao, but Liu Cong did not listen and insisted on surrendering.

According to the record of "Spring and Autumn of the Han Dynasty", Wang Wei persuaded Liu Cong at that time: "Cao Cao already knew that the general was going to surrender, and Liu Bei had already left, so he must be lax and defenseless, and march alone." I hope you can give me Wang Wei's thousands of soldiers as a surprise soldier, ambush Cao Cao in a dangerous place, and he will definitely be captured in one fell swoop. In this way, we will be able to reverse the situation, and on the contrary, we will be able to control the world, and the Central Plains, although the territory is vast, can be passed on, so that we do not need to be as conservative as we are today, and this will not be an easy victory. It's a rare opportunity that can't be missed. Liu Cong didn't accept it.

After Liu Cong surrendered, all the generals under Cao Cao were suspected of fraud, but Lou Gui thought that there was no conspiracy, Lou Gui said: "The world is in chaos, everyone is greedy for the king's life to protect themselves, and now Liu Cong is obedient with courtesy, which must be sincere." Cao Cao then went south to receive Jingzhou.

After Cao Cao obtained Jingzhou, he appointed Liu Cong as the assassin of Qingzhou and named him a liehou. According to the "Story of Wei Wu", Liu Cong was later listed by Cao Cao as a counselor and participated in the military.

In addition to Liu Cong, Kuai Yue and other fifteen people were also named Hou. Then Cao Cao released Han Song from prison, and because of his high reputation, he treated him with special courtesy, asking him to list and evaluate the talents in Jingzhou, and all those he recommended were promoted and appointed. Appointed Han Song as the Great Honglu and treated him with the courtesy of a friend. Kuai Yue was appointed as Guangluxun, and Liu Xian was appointed as Shang Shuling. At first, Liu Biao befriended Yuan Shao, and Deng Xi was engaged in the service to dissuade him, Liu Biao did not listen, Deng Xi retired under the pretext of illness, and he was not an official when Liu Biao was alive, and Cao Cao appointed him as a servant. Many others have made it to the top of their ranks.

【Jingzhou Talents】

After Cao Cao initially seized Jingzhou, he obtained a lot of talents, among which those who were not under Liu Biao's command were Heqia, Sima Zhi, Pei Qian, Deng Xi and Huan Jie.

Heqia, the word Yangshi, is a native of Xiping, Runan County. After Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, he sent envoys to greet the scholars of Runan County, and the scholars were happy to go, but Heqia said: "Jizhou has flat land, strong people, and is used by heroes and heroes, and it is an area where all sides can fight." Yuan Benchu relied on his own favorable conditions, although he could be strong, but heroes and heroes were flocking up, and he might not be able to save them. Liu Biao of Jingzhou has no lofty ambitions, cherishes talents, is willing to make friends with scholars, the terrain is dangerous, and the people in the mountains are weak and easy to rely on. ”

So he and his relatives went south to Liu Biao, and Liu Biao received them with the courtesy of treating the guests. He Qia said: "The reason why I didn't take refuge in Yuan Benchu was to avoid the area where the heroes were fighting. The deaf master cannot be approached easily, and will be endangered for a long time, and in the meantime there will be slanderers who will stir up discord. So he went south to Wuling County. After Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, he conquered and negotiated as the prime minister's subordinate.

Sima Zhi, whose name is Zihua, is famous for abiding by etiquette and righteousness. When he was a teenager, he was a scholar and went to Jingzhou to escape the war, and met thieves in Luyang Mountain. The people who accompanied them all fled with the old and the weak. Only Sima Zhi sat there alone to protect the old mother. When the thieves arrived, they forced Sima Zhi with a knife. Sima Zhi kowtowed and said, "Mother is old, let my mother go after killing me." The thieves said, "This is a dutiful son!" It is unrighteous to kill him. Sima Zhi was thus saved from being killed, and he pushed a cart and pulled his mother away. Sima Zhi lived in the south for more than ten years, cultivating by himself and abiding by etiquette and etiquette. After Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, he was appointed as the county magistrate of Ying.

Pei Qian, a native of Wenxi County, Hedong County. Pei Qian came to Jingzhou to avoid chaos when he was young, and Liu Biao treated him like a guest. Pei Qian said to his friends Wang Cang and Sima Zhi in private: "Liu Mu is not a talent of the overlord, and he wants to consider himself King Wen of Zhou, and he will be defeated in a short time." So he traveled south to Changsha. After Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, he appointed him as the military chief minister

Deng Xi, a subordinate of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, served as a member of the government. He once discouraged Liu Biao from communicating with Yuan Shao, but was not accepted by Liu Biao and resigned. After Liu Biao's death, Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, who appointed him as a servant.

Huanjie, the word Boxu, Changsha Linxiang people. First for the county Gongcao, Taishou Sun Jianju for filial piety, the imperial court appointed him as Shang Shulang. After Sun Jian's death in battle, Huan Jie ventured to see Liu Biao and claim Sun Jian's body. After a short period of time under Liu Biao, after Cao Cao pacified Jingzhou, he was grateful to Huanjie for lobbying Changsha Taishou Zhang Xian to join Cao, appointing him as the prime minister Bo and Zhao Jun Taishou.