Pang Tong put down the tea bowl and said: "Cai Dudu is in charge of Nanjun with 100,000 elite soldiers, and in Jingzhou is one person under 10,000 people, the glory is extreme, but the Chibi War is imminent, this kind of wealth will disappear in a blink of an eye, and the governor has a disaster but does not know it, leisurely and happy, willing to be a pawn for others, it is ridiculous." ”

Cai Mao's face sank, and he said: "If Shi Yuan is here to provoke the relationship between a certain and King Jing, then don't open your mouth!" ”

Pang Tong didn't care, and said with a smile: "The person the governor relies on is just the 100,000 sailors in his hands, and the reason why King Jing respects the governor is just that he is afraid of the governor's military power." As soon as the battle of Chibi began, the Jingzhou Navy bore the brunt, whether it was victory or defeat, the Jingzhou Navy was inevitably damaged, and even the risk of annihilation of the whole army, and the former glory of the Governor would never reappear. Pro-common people, exterminating the Shi clan, this King Jing's means in Xuzhou, after the governor lost his military power, do you still think that you can escape the fate of the destruction of the Xuzhou Shi family? At that time, people were swordsmen, I was fish and meat, and the Cai family was very prosperous for a while, and in the end it was inevitable to fall into the fate of being slaughtered by others. Zai Xia is not alarmist, the governor is also a smart person, and naturally he also recognizes the clear form, but he is just a fan of the authorities. ”

Cai Mao sneered twice, Pang Tong's words were not new, and even what Zhang Yun said probably meant the same, how Cai Mao didn't know it, it was a cliché, and Cai Mao naturally didn't care. "In this way, my Cai family has fallen, isn't it in line with your Pang family's intentions?"

Pang Tong smiled indifferently and said: "Although the Cai family and the Pang family are a little estranged, they are both Jingzhou families. The so-called prosperity and loss, even if the Cai family falls, our Pang family cannot be left alone. Therefore, in the next place, it is necessary to discuss the plan with the governor to resolve the current crisis and save the millions of people in Jingzhou. ”

Although Cai Mao knew his situation, he didn't have a good way to deal with it, and listening to Pang's words couldn't help but make Cai Mao's heart flutter. The words were much softened. "What is that Shi Yuan's opinion?"

Pang Tong smiled and said, "Liu Zebing forced Xiangyang." The governor could not surrender, it was not the original intention, and now that the Jiangdong army is approaching Chibi, why didn't the governor ask Zhou Yu to surrender. Conspire with Liu Ze. Jiangdong and Jingzhou forces united. Liu Zezong has three heads and six arms. It is also absolutely irresistible. ”

Cai Mao frowned and said, "Jingzhou and Jiangdong have many grudges and grievances, and I am afraid it will be difficult to be compatible. "Sun Jian died in Da Xian Mountain. Jiangdong and Jingzhou have formed an indissoluble grudge, Sun Jian's death, although Liu Biao and Huang Zu did it, but Cai Mao can't escape the involvement, Jiangdong Sun's hatred for Jingzhou is deep, Cai Mao would rather surrender Liu Ze than dare to surrender Jiangdong, because he was afraid of the Sun family's revenge.

Pang Tong laughed and said, "There are no eternal friends in the world, and there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. Zhou Yu is now stationed in Chibi, and is thinking hard about a good way to break the enemy, if the governor is willing to join forces with him to deal with Liu Ze, Zhou Yu will gladly accept it. The governor can also negotiate with Zhou Yu in advance, such as after breaking Liu, half of Jingzhou and the like, with the current situation, can Zhou Yu not agree? ”

Cai Mao's heart sank and she groaned. When he surrendered to Liu Ze, he was completely forced to do so, Cai Mao had been in charge of the military in Jingzhou for many years, and he had always dreamed of dominating Jingzhou. After Liu Ze entered Jingzhou, although he did not violate the agreement and deprived him of his military power, Liu Ze's policy in Jingzhou made Cai Mao always like a thorn in his back, and he was restless. After the collapse of the Kuai family, Liu Ze's blow to the Jingzhou scholars has been not small, the implementation of the ban on weapons, the ban on the private soldiers of the scholars, the implementation of the criminal code, the same punishment for the same crime, the implementation of the imperial examination system, and the selection of talents in an eclectic manner, all of which are the continuation of Liu Ze's policy in Xuzhou, these have always been hated by the corporal family in the world, and in the long run, the status of the Jingzhou scholar family is gradually declining, and the Cai family is naturally unable to be alone.

Pang Tong saw that Cai Mao was silent, but said: "When the judgment continues, it will be chaotic, and it will be said here, and then it is useless, where to go, please consider it yourself." However, the governor should know that no matter what kind of decision is made, it should be made immediately, and it will change later. In the next farewell. After that, Pang Tong didn't care about Cai Mao's retention and drifted away.

Cai Mao was entangled in her heart, undecided, and said to Zhang Yun: "What do you think of the virtuous brother?" ”

Zhang Yundao: "This general trend is in the hands of my brother, this battle helps Liu Ze Liu Sheng, and helps Sun Zesun Sheng, although this Pang Shiyuan is arrogant and rude, but what he said is somewhat reasonable, if Brother Deqi doesn't want to be subservient to others for the rest of his life, this time is a golden opportunity." We might as well send someone to Jiangnan to explore Zhou Yu's tone, if Zhou Yu does have the intention of cooperating, we can join forces with Zhou Yu to deal with Liu Ze together, and after the matter is completed, we can sit back and enjoy half of Jingzhou, why not? ”

Cai Mao seemed to be a little tempted, and hesitated: "Even so, don't act rashly, if you don't send a confidant who can speak well, how can you do such an errand, if there is a little bit of a difference, let out the slightest rumor, you and I will be killed." ”

Zhang Yundao: "Since my brother has this intention, it must not be delayed, and if it is late, there will be changes, and it will be decided early." As for the candidate to go to Jiangnan, I have one person in my hands, and he is good at speaking and doing things safely, but he is up to the task. ”

Cai Mao paced back and forth on the ground for a few steps, frowned, muttered for a long time, and suddenly raised his eyebrows, and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I'll fix the book immediately, and you can quickly arrange for Zhang Chi to go to Jiangnan to meet Zhou Yu." ”

Zhang Yun was overjoyed and promised, Cai Mao immediately repaired a book, handed it to Zhang Yun, and repeatedly told him to be cautious. Zhang Yun returned to his camp tent, passed his subordinate brother Zhang Chi over, and gave an explanation.

Zhang Chi received the order respectfully, and Zhang Yun personally led people to escort him out of the water village. Although the twenty water villages were all under the command of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and there was no Liu Ze's Xuzhou army on the entire Yangtze River, even Ganning's sailors also set up another village ten miles downstream of the Jingzhou water village, Zhang Yun still carefully sent patrol boats to escort Zhang Chi across the river under the pretext of spying on the military intelligence of Eastern Wu, and Zhang Yun did not turn back until he entered the border of the Jiangdong water army's control range. On the river, only a small boat that Zhang Chi was riding was left wandering in the direction of Chibi.

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"Discord meter? Such an old-fashioned method, Zhou Yu is embarrassed to take it out and embarrass people? Liu Ze sat on the wide and comfortable Taishi chair, only roughly read the content of a few lines of the letter, and a trace of a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, to be precise, a sneer with some mockery, and said secretly in his heart.

Jiang Gan stood in front of the table, his face was full of humble smiles, in his opinion, this great merit, it was impossible to run.

Liu Ze handed the letter to Jia Xu and said to Jiang Gan: "Mr. Ziyi has worked hard, so let's go down and rest, and this king will have his own reward later." ”

Jiang Gan said happily: "Thank you King Jing, it is a humble honor to serve King Jing." Jiang Gan respectfully retired.

Liu Ze looked at Jia Xu and said, "Wenhe, what do you think?" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Zhou Yu's discordant plan is too clumsy, and regardless of the authenticity of this letter, if Cai Mao really surrenders to Wu, how can such a top-secret letter fall into Jiang Gan's hands?" Zhou Yu prides himself on being smart, but he is just a pedantic scholar like Jiang Gan, in front of the lord, he is just an axe in the class, smiling and generous. ”

Liu Ze smiled and said, "Wen He's eyes are like torches, how can Zhou Yu's little trick be hidden from Wen He." ”

Jia Xu smiled, but said a little meaningfully: "Although this letter was forged by Zhou Yu, for the lord, it might as well be borrowed." ”

"Wenhe means ......"

"The Jingzhou Navy led by Cai Mao can be described as an ironclad piece, the needle can't be inserted into the water, and the lord has always wanted to install our people in the water army but has not been able to get it, this Zhou Yu's fake letter just borrowed. The lord can pass Cai Mao Zhang Yun to come over, and question in the court, Cai Mao Zhang Yun will inevitably deny it, and the lord can take the opportunity to ask for the placement of people on our side in the navy, Cai Mao can only agree to the lord's request in order to show his innocence, so the lord's long-cherished wish cannot be fulfilled? ”

Liu Ze smiled and said: "Make the fake come true, and the fake is true, and only Wen He and you can think of such a scheme." ”

"If you do something that is true or false, you can sometimes get unexpected results." Jia Xu said with a smile.

Liu Ze nodded, he suddenly thought of the Battle of Chibi in history, was Cao Cao really so stupid that he would fall for Zhou Yu's discordant plan? No matter how you look at Zhou Yu's letter, it's a joke, what kind of person is Cao Cao, a traitor in his life, who has calculated others all his life, how could he be calculated by Zhou Yu, a young descendant, with a seemingly clumsy strategy? Jiang Gan was sent across the river to spy on the military situation, with such an identity, would Jiangdong let him have access to core secrets, and how could such an important letter fall into Jiang Gan's hands, which in itself is a big question mark. Even if Cao Cao's head was short-circuited at that time, no matter how he said it, he had to call Cai Mao to confront him in the court, at least the work of checking the handwriting should not be omitted, since this letter was forged by Zhou Yu, even if it was seamless, it could find out the flaws.

Therefore, Liu Ze suddenly realized at this time that Cao Cao's killing of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun may not have been because he did not see through Zhou Yu's plan, but it was likely that he was planning to deliberately make the fake true. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's surrender to Cao Cao was only forced to form, not to surrender sincerely, once the military situation changed, they were likely to turn against each other and stab them in the back. (To be continued......)