However, Liu Ze did not give Wang Cang the treatment of greeting him, but it is not that Wang Cang's current identity is an envoy sent by Jingzhou, a person from the hostile camp, the most important thing is that Liu Ze is not interested in Wang Cang, Cai Yong may have a lot of favor for Wang Cang's talent, but Liu Ze judges whether a person is worthy of respect or not does not care whether he is talented or not, but what is the person's character, although the seven sons of Jian'an are all talented, but there is nothing flattering about the temperament. Under the pressure of Cao Cao's soldiers, Wang Cang in history urged Liu Cong to surrender, and led the entire Jingzhou to surrender without a fight.

Wang Cang was respectful to Liu Ze, and under the guidance of the Chinese officer, he saw Liu Ze in the big tent, bowed deeply, and said: "The last study Wang Cang, see His Royal Highness King Jing." ”

Liu Ze looked at Wang Cang, five short figures, thin as firewood, extremely ugly appearance, among the Three Kingdoms, it is estimated that only Pang Tong and Yang Song can be compared, but Liu Ze is not the kind of person who judges people by their appearance, the other party is polite for several weeks, and he must not be rude, so he politely made a cold noise, and ordered someone to sit for Wang Can.

"I have heard of Mr. Zhongxuan's name, Bowen is strong, his writing is wonderful, he can be a genius of the world, he has admired him for a long time, but I don't know what Mr. is here?"

Wang Cang took Liu Ze's polite words as a word of praise, and a hint of joy appeared on his face, and said: "On the order of Liu Envoy of Jingzhou, I have come to ask to see King Jing." Since February, Jing Xu has exchanged troops, the war has been full of disasters, the people are not happy, and my lord has the common people in his heart, and he can't bear to lose his life. Therefore, he sent his subordinates to negotiate peace with King Jing, and was willing to dedicate the land of Jingzhou to King Jing to avoid the scourge of the people of Jingzhou. ”

Liu Ze secretly sneered, Wang Cang's words were really high-sounding, for the sake of the people of Jingzhou, it was really a big joke, whether it was a war or a surrender, it was closely related to the interests of these high-ranking scholars, and the life and death of the common people, how could they ever take it to heart. Now they are moving out of the common people to be shields. It seems that Liu Ze does not agree, that is, he does not think about the people in the world and does not consider the people.

"Oh. Liu Cong is a yellow-haired son. It is higher than his father Liu Biao. Thinking of the suffering of the people, the spirit is commendable. This king is ready to surrender, but the gentleman is here. Surely it's not just about surrendering the city, right? Presumably there are some conditions attached.,Ming people don't say secret words.,Mr. has any conditions to put it forward! "With 100,000 troops still garrisoned in Jingzhou, no one will believe that Jingzhou surrendered unconditionally.

Wang Cang naturally came to negotiate with Liu Ze with conditions, but according to the usual practice, the two sides will definitely go around in a vain manner before they get to the point, Wang Cang didn't expect Liu Ze to eat this set at all, and he hit the point straightforwardly, which made Wang Cang feel embarrassed, his face turned red, and he coughed lightly and said: "King Jing forgives his sins, my lord does have some requests, Jingzhou surrenders to the state, and the position of the state pastor is naturally offered with both hands, and millions of people in Jingzhou want to serve King Jing as the lord of Jingzhou." There are still more than 100,000 land and water troops in Jingzhou, and they are all willing to obey the orders of King Jing, but Jingzhou has changed hands, and if there is no capable person to rule the old department, it will make the army's heart stir and fear a mutiny. Cai Mao, the governor of the capital, has governed the army for many years, is rigorous and methodical, and is willing to whip and kick for King Jing, continue to lead the old department, and calm the army's heart. Nanjun is the belly of Jingzhou, and Cai Dudu is from the Nanjun family, with a prominent family background, and is willing to guard Nanjun Taishou to appease the people of Jingzhou. ”

Liu Ze smiled slightly, Wang Can's conditions were no different from what he imagined, Cai Mao was willing to surrender, but two things must be grasped in his hands, the first is military power, and the second is political power, obviously Cai Mao also took a step back, he did not seek the control of the entire Jingzhou but only sought the position of Nanjun Taishou. Cai Mao's wishful thinking is very shrewd, Jingzhou can give Liu Ze, but Nanjun can not be abandoned, first, Nanjun is the belly of Jingzhou, most of Jingzhou's money and grain are stored in Nanjun County to govern Jiangling, and secondly, the Cai family is the wealthy family of Nanjun, and the Cai family's power in Nanjun is intertwined, even if Liu Ze commands the entire Jingxiang Nine Counties, Cai Mao supports the army and divides Nanjun with self-respect, which is completely the status of the country within the country.

Accompanying Liu Ze to meet Wang Cang, there were also Jia Xu, Chen Deng and Xu Shu who joined the army, hearing Wang Cang's words, they were all stunned, Jia Xu sneered and said: "Wang Zhongxuan is here, and he keeps saying that he is on the order of Liu Cong, the pastor of Jingzhou, but listen to your words, it is clear that Cai Mao is your master, who are you to be a slave, and who are you seeking benefits?" ”

Wang Can's face couldn't help but blush, to be honest, he was indeed acting on Cai Mao's orders, and the conditions proposed were naturally from Cai Mao's instructions, as for Liu Cong, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was a puppet and an ornament, but Wang Cong came here, and he had to play Liu Cong's banner, in the end, Liu Cong is still the lord of Jingzhou. However, among the conditions proposed by Wang Can, all the piles and piles are related to Cai Mao, and as for Liu Cong's status of going and staying, there is no mention of it, and Jia Xu asked because of this, how Wang Cang is not ashamed.

However, Wang Cang is here to be a lobbyist, and Cai Mao has already set the rules and regulations before leaving, and Wang Cang has no power to change them. Wang Cang said with a smile: "In the next is naturally on the order of Liu Zhijun, my lord knows that there is a general situation of rebellion, strength and weakness, King Jing Xing army rebellion, is the righteousness of the court, my lord is willing to bow his head and obey orders, thinking that King Jing ordered, Jingzhou raised the state and surrendered the day, King Jing must have an arrangement, my lord dare not ask." Cai Mao has been the governor of Jingzhou for a long time, and he has won the hearts of the army, so my lord ordered me to ask for the post of the governor of Nanjun for Cai Du, and there is no other intention, only for the long-term stability of Jingzhou. ”

Chen Deng sneered and said: "Cai Mao has made a good calculation, both in charge of the military power of Jingzhou and for the position of the Taishou of Nanjun, but he wants to ask Nanjun to be independent of Jingzhou, is he willing to listen to my lord's orders?" ”

Wang Cang said: "Since King Jing is the new lord of Jingzhou, Cai Du Du'an dares to disobey orders, if there is a place to be sent, he will never give up." Cai Dudu wanted to guard Nanjun, but he was worried about King Jing's leadership of Jingzhou, and he never dared to think about independence. ”

Chen Deng said: "Cai Mao is ill-intentioned, his heart is not sincere, our army has been under the city of Xiangyang, how can we accept these harsh terms, Jingzhou wants to surrender, if you refuse to surrender, Xiangyang must be broken, and you will be powder!" ”

Wang Cang ignored Chen Deng's threat, and said with a smile: "There are still 100,000 defenders in Xiangyang, compared with the number of your army, it is not too much, 10,000 people are concentric, and its profits are cut off, and if your army wants to take Xiangyang lightly, it may not be so easy, right?" What's more, the war is full of disasters, and it can only be ordinary people who suffer, and I have heard that King Jing is benevolent, virtuous, virtuous, and loves the people like a son, and I am afraid that I can't bear to see the people of Jingzhou fall into fire and water, and I don't want Xiangyang to follow in the footsteps of Luoyang, right? ”

Luoyang was burned by Dong Zhuo when he was defeated and fled, Wang Cang proposed at this moment to compare Xiangyang than Luoyang, which clearly meant to intimidate Liu Ze, if Xuzhou rejected Jingzhou's peace conditions, then the result could only be a desperate battle, even if the Xuzhou army could finally take Xiangyang, it would have to pay a great price, and it was likely to be just a ruined Xiangyang city full of scorched earth.

For Liu Ze, the conditions proposed by Wang Cang are not unacceptable, and it is the best policy to surrender without a fight, since Cai Mao is willing to take the initiative to surrender, it is not impossible to give him some benefits and sweetness, since there is the possibility of a peaceful settlement of Jingzhou, Liu Ze does not want to resort to force, behind every big battle to conquer the city, the real heavy price is often the common people, prosperity, the people suffer, death, and the people suffer.

Cai Mao's mind Liu Ze knows that Cai Mao is a wealthy family in Jingzhou, and the fall of Jingzhou will inevitably lead to the demise of the Cai family, Liu Ze's actions in Xuzhou Cai Mao is very clear, but even if it is a fish to death, it is an irretrievable fate of Jingzhou's defeat. For the sake of the family's interests, Cai Mao did not pity throwing away a worn-out rag to abandon Liu Biao and Liu Cong's father and son, as long as he could seek the military power of Nanjun Taishou and Jingzhou, Cai Mao could give up the rest. Nanjun is the foundation of the Cai family, and the army is the foundation of their lives, as long as they can firmly grasp these two items, their Cai family can prosper in Jingzhou for a long time.

Liu Ze said to Wang Cang: "Are these two conditions?" ”

Wang Cang saw Liu Ze's attitude, and his heart was overjoyed, and said: "My lord sent Wang to come this time, mainly because of these two conditions, only King Jing agreed, and Jingzhou immediately raised the city to welcome King Jing." As for the officials and officials in Jingzhou, they are all sincerely obedient, and they are willing to serve King Jing as a saddle horse, and I believe that King Jing has his own arrangements. ”

Cai Mao's instructions to Wang Cang were that these two negotiation conditions must be won, as for the rest, Cai Mao did not force it, he was afraid that Liu Ze would be disgusted by Liu Ze when he mentioned that he asked too much, but it would make his plan fall through, so Cai Mao did not put forward other proposals, Wang Cang's initiative to arrange the existing officials in Jingzhou was completely out of his selfish intentions, Jingzhou's change of ownership is already the trend of the times, seeing that Liu Ze is about to become the new owner of Jingzhou, Wang Cang naturally took the lead in raising the issue of placing officials for the sake of his own job.

Liu Ze laughed, how could Wang Cang's little cleverness escape his eyes, and then said: "Mr. Zhongxuan, don't worry, Jingzhou should be an official, this king will stay in office, and a talent like Mr. Zhongxuan, this king will definitely use it." ”

Wang Cang was slightly embarrassed, and bowed his hand and said: "Thank you King Jing, I am not for my own benefit, the people in Jingzhou are outstanding and talented, if His Royal Highness King Jing wants to dominate the world, he must make good use of talents, and he is not talented, and he is willing to serve King Jing with the power of dogs and horses, and he will never give up." ”

Liu Ze laughed and said, "Dominate the world? Hehe, does this king have such great ambitions? (To be continued......)