Xiangyang is a big city near the water, and the Xiangjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, is more than ten miles to the north, and there is the danger of the Hanchuan River. The defense of mountains and rivers, as well as the water transportation of the Xiangjiang River. It has long been the incomparably prosperous city of Xiangyang.

Since Liu Biao entered Jingzhou as the state pastor, he moved the administrative office to Xiangyang, which promoted the further prosperity of Xiangyang. Now more than ten years have passed, and in Xiangyang City, there are not only many academies, but also a flourishing literary style. There are countless merchant ships coming and going from the south to the north.

It can be described as a blooming flower.

At this moment, Xiangyang is on the bustling main road. A carriage was hurrying towards the General's Mansion.

The carriage was surrounded by more than a dozen guards, each with short knives at their waists, and they were unusually strong. Guarding the carriage like the stars and the moon. The owner sitting in the car was about thirty years old, with a white face and a capable face.

At this moment, he was holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, and his eyes flashed with a little surprise.

If Cai Yu was here, she would definitely be able to recognize this as her brother Cai Mao at a glance.

The Jingzhou clan is the first to recommend Cai and Kuai, and these two surnames are based on Cai's family. The Cai family was a first-class family in Jingzhou before Liu Biao entered Xiangyang. Cai Mao's uncle is the late Taiwei Zhang Wen, the eldest sister is the wife of Huang Chengyan, the younger sister Cai Yu is the wife of Liu Biao, and the two cousins Cai Zan and Cai Yan are each Taishou.

By the time Cai Mao arrived, his forces were all over Jingzhou and he was the leading clan.

In comparison, the Kuai Yue brothers in the Kuai clan are all wise men, but there are no outstanding characters in their peers.

Let's ask the helmsman of such a big family, is Cai Mao a mediocre person?

"That Jiangxia is too guarded by Huang Zu, he is really old and mediocre. Jiangxia is an important place, and any mistake is enough to cause a great change, and I wonder if the lord will consider changing his choice. On the carriage, gently holding the bamboo slip in his hand, Cai Mao squinted his eyes and whispered to himself.

However, there was news that it was the captain Liu Feng, who teamed up with Zhang Gu, a water thief in Dongting, to fight with the Jiangxia 5,000 naval army in the area of Dongting Lake, won a big victory, and attacked Xiakou with momentum. The beacon fire burned almost half of Jiangxia.

When he received this news, Cai Mao's first reaction was impossible, although Jiangxia was too protective of Huang Zu, his strength was still there, and an army of nearly 20,000 could not be captured by the little Liu Feng and the water thieves, and half of Jiangxia was burned.

But Cai Mao's second reaction was that there was really such a thing. Because the messenger was sent by a confidant of Cai Mao in Hanyang, Jiangxia, it was absolutely impossible to pass on the fake news to him.

Cai Mao's third thought is that Huang Zu is already old and mediocre, and he can't do anything. will be used as a substitution.

As for Liu Feng, Cai Mao has only heard of it, and it seems that he is Liu Bei's adopted son, and later left Xinye. Fei's son-in-law.

Although the Nafei clan is also a first-class scholar, it is undoubtedly not up to grade compared with the Cai clan. Although he has some contacts with Cai, he does not have a deep friendship. So he didn't know anything about Liu Feng.

"It is rumored that Liu Feng left the new field army less than 600, but now he has defeated Huang Zu's 5,000 naval army, and has the courage to take advantage of the victory to attack Xiakou and attack Jiangxia, which can be regarded as a courageous figure. It seems that Liu Bei chose him as his stepson, and he is also very discerning. It's just a pity, after all, it's not blood relatives. Now, when the soldiers are outnumbered, it is only a matter of time before he attacks Jiangxia, which has a large number of troops, and dies in the war. Cai Mao has praise and sighs for Liu Feng, who rises like a meteor.

In troubled times, there is no shortage of such characters. Some people, like Cao Ying, have already unified the Central Plains. Such as Liu Bei, the more he fights, the greater his reputation. For example, Sun Ce is the little overlord of Jiangdong. There are also such as Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yan and others have returned to Cao Ying.

There are countless people who have died in a foreign land.

In Cai Mao's heart, Liu Feng is also a third-class person, and it is only a matter of time before he dies in a foreign land. So, with a sigh of admiration, a sigh. I didn't pay much attention to it.

His current idea was to replace Jiangxia Taishou so that he could continue to expand Cai's influence. Completely overshadowed Kuai's.

In Cai Mao's thoughts, the General's Mansion was already close at hand. The coachman automatically lowered his speed and slowly drove the carriage to the door of the General's Mansion.

Liu Biao was named Jingzhou Mu, the general of Zhennan, and the Marquis of Chengwu. The plaque is hung with the "Zhennan General's Mansion"

Here, Cai Mao comes almost every day, so the doorman is very familiar. There was no need to report at all, Cai Mao went straight to the General's Mansion. After walking for a while, I came to the door of the study.

There were two guards in front of the house, and there was no need for Cai Mao to order, the guards went in to report very well.

After a while, the guard walked out and bowed to Cai Mao and said, "Master Strategist, the lord is invited." ”

Cai Mao's official position is the general military division of Zhennan. Most people are called military advisors.

"Thank you." Cai Mao clenched her fists slightly towards the guards, and then walked in. There is not a hint of pride. Blind arrogance is the bane of the dead and the extinction of the race. Cai Mao mastered such a large clan, and even developed the Cai clan into its current heyday. Not only is he a wise man, a schemer, but also a modest and generous gentleman.

Of course, moderation and modesty are limited to friends. If anyone who avoids his eyes offends Cai Mao, he will realize Cai Mao's fear.

In the study sat an old man in his sixties, this old man was dignified, although he was over sixty years old, but his skin was fair, and his eyes were bright. It is Liu Biao, the lord of Jingzhou.

At this moment, Liu Biaogang put down the bamboo slip in his hand and looked up to see Cai Mao walking in from outside the door.

"My lord. A war broke out in Jiangxia. After Cai Mao entered the door, he bowed to Liu Biao, and then stepped forward for more than ten parts, and handed over the bamboo slips in his hand to Liu Biao.

"Sun Quan is raising troops again?" Liu Biaohun opened the bamboo slip absently, and did not raise his head.

When Sun Jian died, Sun Quan was not very old, but he held grudges. After commanding Jiangdong, he led the troops to attack Jiangxia several times.

So as soon as I heard that there was a war in Jiangxia. Liu Biao was the first to think that Sun Quan.

However, when Liu Biao opened the bamboo slip and slowly glanced at it, there was a trace of shock in his eyes.

"Liu Feng? Is it the stepson who was abolished by Liu Bei? Liu Biao suddenly raised his head and looked at Cai Maodao.

"It should be him." Cai Mao replied.

"Hehe, it's a young man." Liu Biao smiled slightly and slowly put away the bamboo slips. The views are similar to Cai Mao, thinking that Liu Feng is young, but his momentum is so strong, he is really young and promising.

"But ah, this Jiangxia is not Jiangdong. It's a mess. Although Huang Zu is old, he is also a general. I won't make another Jiangxia little overlord. After putting away the bamboo slips, Liu Biao put them aside casually and said with a smile.

Liu Biao compared Liu Feng with Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong, and his evaluation was very high, but he didn't think that Huang Zu, who had an absolute advantage in military strength, would lose to Liu Feng.

What's more, Liu Feng also dragged the Dongting water thieves to attack Xiakou together, and the two forces were the most prone to problems.

"Even if it is quelled, it will inevitably cause instability in Jiangxia. This Jiangxia guards Huang Zu too much, and it is difficult to escape the blame. Cai Mao heard Liu Biao's support for the Huang Group, and his eyes flashed at the moment, and he said tentatively.

Liu Biao smiled and said, "When you are old, you will always be confused." Lone believes that after this time, Huang Zu will definitely be alert. After all, it was the character who shot Sun Jian. ”

Cai Mao lowered her head and bowed: "This is extremely true. ”

Cai Mao knew that this matter would end here, although the person in front of him was old, he was also very shrewd, and he would not let Cai's power swell anymore. The Cai family's plan to infiltrate forces into Jiangxia failed.

"That's right. Why hasn't Madame come back yet? Liu Biao remembered something and looked up and asked.

"There's something wrong with my body, I'm afraid I need to recuperate for a while." Cai Mao replied calmly.

"Hey, I'm so sick at such a young age, what should I do when I'm old. Recuperate, good recuperation, if the medicinal materials are not enough, you can directly enter the general's mansion to withdraw. Liu Biao sighed and said.

"Thank you, Lord." Cai Mao thanked him.

Then, Liu Biao and Cai Mao said a few more words. Cai Mao was sent out by Liu Biao.

After leaving the study, Cai Mao put Jiang Xia's affairs aside, and Liu Biao had clearly told him that Jiang Xia's affairs were not allowed for him to interfere, and if he made another move, it would hurt his feelings.

Cai Mao is a schemer, he will make a move when he knows it, and he must definitely hold back when he shouldn't.

But Liu Biao's words just now made him a little worried about his sister.

Now there are many bandits on the river, and if any of the water thieves who don't have long eyes fall in love with their sister's boat. That's too bad.

Cai Mao would never interfere in Cai Yu's affairs, but this time he decided to send someone to find out where Cai Yu was, and quickly persuaded him to come back.

In the city of Xinye Castle, a carriage slowly traveled from the Taishou Mansion towards the Military Division's Mansion.

The person sitting in the carriage was no more than 20 years old, with a majestic appearance and a majestic appearance. It was Zhuge Liang.

"Fireflies can still glow, Liu Feng is not simple." Zhuge Liang muttered to himself for a moment in his heart, and then sighed, "It's a pity that fireflies are always fireflies." Jiangxia may be Liu Feng's place of death. ”

Soon, the carriage arrived outside the military division's mansion. Zhuge Liang ordered the coachman to wait outside, and he walked in.

The military division mansion is naturally Xu Shu's, although since Liu Feng left, Xu Shu has gradually faded out of Xinye's official system, and the rights of military divisions and the rights to government affairs have been handed over to Zhuge Liang.

But the title of military advisor was still retained.

Xu Shu spent the whole day reading at home and supporting his mother.

In the study, Xu Shu was immersed in the book, and heard the next person report that Mr. Zhuge had arrived. Xu Shu put down the bamboo slip in his hand and ordered his subordinates to welcome Zhuge Liang in.

"Brother Yuan." After Zhuge Liang entered, he immediately hugged his fists towards Xu Shu and bowed.

"Hehe, Kong Ming came to visit, I don't know what it is?" Xu Shu smiled slightly.

Zhuge Liang raised his head and saw Xu Shu's face as usual, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart. If he says one day, like Xu Shu, he will go from a military advisor with a lot of power to an idle home. I'm afraid it won't be as calm as Xu Shu.

"I'm here to tell Brother Yuan, the news of Liu Feng." Zhuge Liang walked straight to the seat on the side and knelt down, then raised his head and said.

"Oh, what amazing thing did my disciple do?" Xu Shu was surprised for a moment and asked with interest.

"Gang up with the water thieves of Dongting Lake, capture Xiakou, and fight with Huang Zu in Jiangxia. Isn't that an amazing move? Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and asked.

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liang looked at Xu Shu. When he first heard the news, he was also surprised, but then sentenced Liu Feng to death.

It stands to reason that after Xu Shu heard the news, he was also a little heavy.

Unexpectedly, after Xu Shu was surprised, he smiled slightly and said, "Jiang Xia, it's a good place, my disciple's vision is still so good." ”

"Brother Yuan thinks Liu Feng can capture Jiangxia?" Zhuge Liang was surprised.

"I'm afraid Kong Ming and the lord don't believe it, right? It is no wonder that although the lord and my disciple are father and son, they have not had much contact. It was me, the gentleman, who watched him grow up. My disciple, he never does anything he is not sure of. Since the army is attacking Jiangxia, it must have something to rely on. And you don't know that Huang Zu has been mediocre for a long time, and although he has a lot of troops, he is not able to use it. Xu Shu smiled, paused, and then smiled again: "I, who is a gentleman, I want to praise him for his poisonous vision, the land of Jiangxia, there is Sun Quan in the east, Cao Ying in the north, and Liu Biao in the west. ”

"Brother Yuan is so confident?" Zhuge Liang frowned and asked.

The purpose of him coming to tell Xu Shu the news was to let Xu Shu know that Liu Feng was about to die, so that Xu Shu could forget about this person and assist Liu Bei with him. Conspiracy.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shu was so stubborn. thinks that Liu Feng took the liberty of attacking Jiangxia, but he actually relied on it.

"My lord will regret letting him go. He's a dragon. Xu Shu raised his head and smiled at his friend.

"Brother Yuan." Zhuge Liang wanted to work harder, but was interrupted by Xu Shu: "Needless to say, I am idle at home now, and I feel that my mood is much calmer, and I have no intention of helping you deal with political affairs for the time being." ”

Although Xu Shu's transfer of power to Zhuge Liang was Xu Shu's own move, everyone knows that there must be Liu Bei's intention in this.

Zhuge Liang felt a little guilty about this friend. Hearing this, he sighed, shook his head, and stopped talking.

It's just that he wants Liu Fengzhan to die in Jiangxia in his heart. In this way, Xu Shu can assist Liu Bei wholeheartedly with him.

Inside and outside Du Island, boats and boats are assembled, and there are countless large ships and small boats.

In one of the large ships, Gan Ning stood on the deck with a roll of bamboo slips in his hand. His eyes shook to the south, his eyes were a little heavy, and he was extremely excited.

The bamboo slip in his hand was the letter that Liu Feng gave him.

There were only a few sentences on the letter, "I have thousands of soldiers today, and I want to attack Jiangxia and stand on my own, I don't know if my brother is coming?" ”

A few words, but it reveals a powerful ambition and trust in him.

Want to attack Jiangxia and stand on your own. I don't know if my brother is coming?

After seeing this sentence, Gan Ning did not hesitate to order more than 1,200 athletes under his command to load their belongings and food, and prepare to sail south.

Men should lead the army and make meritorious contributions. Didn't he defect to Liu Biao just to make meritorious contributions. Now it is said that Liu Feng dares to attack Jiangxia and stand on his own, why does he not dare, and he will attack him.

"Chief. A thousand gold has been loaded, so do you really want thousands of silver, and millions of money? Suddenly, a brocade thief got on the boat on the gangplank and asked Gan Ning.

There was a deep pity in his eyes.

After Gan Ning became a Jinfan thief, he repeatedly led his troops to attack Cao Ying's territory and plundered a lot of good things. Fortune reaches a thousand gold, thousands of silver, millions of dollars. And this time he went south, Gan Ning knew that he would never be able to return to this place.

So he took away the most precious gold, and gave up silver, and money. The purpose is simply to reduce weight and make the boat sail faster.

Arrived in Jiangxia earlier to support Liu Feng.

"Blow the trumpet and set sail." Gan Ning waved his hand and said decisively.

"No." This brocade thief felt pity in his heart, but he didn't dare to disobey Gan Ning's intentions, so he answered.

Immediately, the melodious horn sounded, and the sail thieves drove the boats, countless boats, and went south down the Yangtze River.

(To be continued)