Xiangyang City is located in the south of the confluence of the water and the water, for the Zhennan general, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao's place of governance, the whole city is built near the water, the construction is particularly tall and precipitous, even if the army comes to attack, can also stand majestically, can be described as solid, guarding the throat of Jingxiang in the south.

The current Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, the word Jingsheng, a native of Gaoping, Shanyang County, is one of the three state pastors of the late Han Dynasty after Liu Yu, the king of Han Lugong. The other two people who served as state pastors from the clan were Youzhou Mu Liu Yu and Yizhou Mu Liu Yan.

Liu Biao is more than eight feet long, gentle and majestic, and was well-known in the world when he was young, and Zhang Jian, Cen Hui, Chen Xiang, Kong Yu, Yuan Kang, Tan Fu, Zhai Chao and other seven wise men are called "eight and". The so-called eight times are "those who can guide others to follow their ancestors", that is, those who can guide others to learn from the examples of the three monarchs.

After the party ban was lifted, Liu Biao was recruited by the general He Jin as Cao Peng and served as a candidate in the Northern Army. Later, Dong Zhuo controlled the government, and Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, was killed by Sun Jian, and Dong Zhuo wrote to appoint Liu Biao to replace Wang Rui. At the beginning of Liu Biao's tenure, Jingzhou thieves were very rampant, coupled with Yuan Shutun's troops stationed in Luyang, his subordinates had the most prosperous and rich land in Nanyang, Wu people Su Dai was Changsha Taishou, Bei Yu was the magistrate of Huarong County, each according to private soldiers and hegemony in the local area, resulting in Liu Biao could not justifiably go to Hanshou City, the assassin of Jingzhou, so he hid his identity and rushed to Jingzhou alone, so he had to take office.

After Liu Biao arrived in Jingzhou, he entered Yicheng and conspired with Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao, a member of the Xiangyang Shi clan in the middle of the southern county, to govern Jingzhou.

Liu Biao said to a few people: "There are too many armed gangs composed of clan and township relations in Jingzhou, so the people do not come to rely on the imperial court and the government, and Yuan Shu is also arrogant because of this, if it continues like this, I am afraid that a catastrophe will befall Jingzhou!" I want to recruit soldiers here and crusade against the thieves, but I'm worried that I won't be able to gather, so I wonder what you can teach me? ”

Kuai Liang opposed Liu Biaoxingbing. The dissuasion said: "The reason why the people do not come to depend is because of the lack of benevolence, and the reason why the people are dependent and cannot rule is because of the lack of righteousness; If the way of benevolence and righteousness can prevail in Jingzhou, then the people will return like the direction of the water, so why worry about the people who come and ask the strategy of raising the army? ”

Liu Biao asked Kuai Yue again, and Kuai Yue replied: "Those who rule peace take benevolence and righteousness first, and those who control chaos take power and scheming first." There are not many soldiers, but they can win their people. Yuan Shu is brave and unbreakable, and Su Dai and Bei Yu and others are all brave. And not to worry about. The leader of the thieves is greedy and violent, and his subordinates are worried. I have some people under my command who are usually cultivated, and if they are sent to show their benefit, the leader of the sect and thieves will definitely come with the crowd. The king will punish those who have no way, and then use them with others. In this way, the people of Jingzhou are happy to stay in their homeland, and they know that the envoy is virtuous, and he will definitely help the old and the weak. Then the soldiers gathered and attached to the south, according to Gangneung. Guarding Xiangyang in the north, the eight counties of Jingzhou can be passed on. Although Yuan Shu and the others came, there was nothing they could do. ”

Liu Biao said with emotion: "Zirou (Kuai Liang Zi) is the theory of Yongji. Heterogeneous (Kuai Yue) scheme. But it was a scheming scheme. ”

Yongji and Jiu were the two advisors under the Duke of Wen of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. On the eve of the battle between Jin and Chu in Chengpu, Duke Wen of Jin asked the two for advice. The offender advocated the use of deception, and Yongji objected that although the deceit could succeed for a while. But it's not a long-term way to win. Later, Duke Wen of Jin used deception to win the war, but when he was rewarding, he ranked Yongji in front of the prisoners. The subordinates were puzzled. Jin Wengong explained to them: "The words of Yongji are also the benefits of a hundred generations; The words of the offender are also the affairs of the moment. How can there be a person who benefits a hundred generations before the affairs of the moment? ”

In the end, Liu Biao still adopted the trick of deception. He asked Kuai Yue to send people to lure the leaders of the armed clans of all over Jingzhou to come to the banquet, and then beheaded all these people, and then immediately attacked these bands of thieves who had lost their leaders, and the result was naturally a complete victory. After a great purge, only Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, two leaders in Jingzhou, supported the crowd to defend Xiangyang City, and Liu Biao sent Kuai Yue and Pang Ji to Xiangyang to surrender the two. After the magistrates of the counties in Jingzhou heard about Liu Biao's methods, those who were involved in the thieves took off their seals and fled from Jingzhou.

At this point, Liu Biao, who entered Jingzhou on horseback, controlled the other seven counties of Jingzhou except for Nanyang County, which Yuan Shu occupied, in less than a year, and managed his troops in Xiangyang, waiting for the times to change.

At that time, the heroes of Guandong Prefecture were in the sour jujube alliance, and together they sent troops to fight against Dong Zhuo, and Liu Biao was busy cleaning up the interior of Jingzhou, so he did not join the Dong coalition army. After the end of the sour jujube alliance and Yuan Shu and Cao Cao and other forces clashed, Liu Biao tore his face with Yuan Shu, united with Cao Cao, and squeezed Yuan Shu from Nanyang to Yangzhou.

After Liu Biao took back Nanyang, he was a little depressed to find that there was still an armed gang entrenched in the area from Danshui to Nanxiang, so he sent soldiers and horses to clean up there in line with the principle of eliminating evil, but it turned out to be stabbed on the hornet's nest and almost didn't sting himself out of his head.

The armed gang in Danshui is not the "sect thief" in Liu Biao's mouth, it is the birthplace of the eldest prince Liu He, the hometown of the Shenxi Army guarding the western barrier of Luoyang! Coming from the peasant households near Sanheting, they were deeply guided and nurtured by the "advanced revolutionary ideas" of a certain unscrupulous son, and what they were best at was to take advantage of the mountainous terrain to fight guerrilla warfare with officers and soldiers.

After Liu Biao secretly inquired, he learned that the mastermind behind Lu Dao's manipulation of Danshui's powerful force turned out to be Liu He, who was also a member of the clan! Liu Biao was annoyed at this time, so he secretly continued to form an alliance with Cao Cao, repeatedly caused trouble against Liu He's forces in Luoyang, and also participated in the ambush of Liu He and his return to Youzhou to rescue Liu Yu.

After this incident, the relationship between Liu Biao and Liu Yu fell to the freezing point, and the two parties have been in a state of disconnection for many years because of their distance. However, with Liu He's temperament, after he finishes cleaning up all parts of Hebei, he will inevitably cross the Yellow River south into the Central Plains, and at that time, even if Liu Biao does not die, he will have to face the situation that Liu He will settle his new and old accounts together.

However, as far as the current situation is concerned, Liu Biao's days in Xiangyang are still very nourishing. Some time ago, Liu Biao sent Cai Mao and Huang Zu two generals to drive Sun Jian's father and son, who were entrenched in Changsha, out of Jingzhou. Then, Liu Biao took advantage of the fact that Liu Yan had just hung up and the political situation in Yizhou was unstable, and the faction drove Liu Yan to sneak into Shu to rebel against Liu Zhang's generals Shen Mi, Lou Fa and Gan Ning, who replaced Liu Yan as Yizhou pastor, although this rebellion was finally suppressed by the famous Yizhou general Zhao Wei, and Shen Mi and Lou Fa were also executed, but Gan Ning fled to Jingzhou, but it also revealed Liu Biao's ambition to enter Yizhou, and also made Yizhou vigilant.

After Gan Ning fled to Jingzhou, he was placed under the command of the general Huang Zu by Liu Biao, Huang Zu disliked Gan Ning as a disloyal person, so he didn't pay attention to it, but just gave Gan Ning the treatment of a middle-level officer, which made Gan Xingba, who was born a thief in Jinfan, very depressed, so he had to mix with his best friend Su Fei, the governor of Jiangxia, and drink alcohol every day.

Liu Biao is not Liu He, naturally I don't know what kind of skills Gan Ning he casually placed, looking at the entire Jingzhou camp, it is not Huang Zu, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who can be with Gan Ning for a long time, but Huang Zhong and Wen Ping, who are also in the second-line camp. As for the other Wei Yan, he has not yet appeared, mainly because he is still young, and he doesn't know which corner of the Dao is waiting for someone with discerning eyes to promote.

A few years ago, Liu Biao followed Cao Cao's move, took the initiative to send an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute, Wang Yun was overjoyed, and sent the Huangmen squire Zhong Miao to Xiangyang to worship Liu Biao as the general of Zhennan and became a marquis, the court allowed Liu Biao to set up Changshi, Sima, and Zhonglang in Jingzhou, and had the power to open the palace to summon Peng's subordinates, and the etiquette was like the three dukes; He also sent Zuo Zhonglang to confer Zhu Tan on the holiday festival and appointed Liu Biao to supervise the military of Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou.

Although Yangzhou and Jiaozhou are not currently under Liu Biao's control, the imperial court gave Liu Biao such a title, as long as his strength is strong enough, whether it is to send troops to Yangzhou or Jiaozhou, it is grandiose, which is equivalent to opening a ready-to-use back door for him.

Looking at the entire Han Dynasty, there are only Liu Yu and Liu Biao who have this back door now, so Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others gritted their teeth and were envious in their hearts.

As a famous scholar in the world, Liu Biao studied the Confucian classics very well and adhered to the golden mean advocated by Confucianism, so he attracted a large number of scholars near Jingzhou who wanted to escape the war. In the past few years, there have been thousands of scholars from Guanzhong, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou who have come to Jingzhou, and Liu Biao has been able to comfort and support these scholars, and provide financial support to these scholars, so that they can be protected and able to settle down in Jingzhou. Liu Biao also appointed university scholars Qi Wuhong and Song Zhong to write the "Five Classics and Verses", and called it post-determination.

Because the thieves and bandits in Jingzhou have been completely wiped out by Liu Biao, he began to open schools in various counties and seek Confucian scholars, so that the scale and system of the schools in Jingzhou far exceed the scope of ordinary state and county schools, which can be regarded as the southward migration of Luoyang Taixue.

If you put aside everything else, Liu Biao's practice of pursuing the golden mean, governing the interior, and promoting education in Jingzhou actually has many similarities with Liu He's actions in Youzhou.

Liu He has tried his best to maintain the stability of Youzhou over the years, minimizing the number of soldiers and conscripts from within Youzhou, and personally participated in the establishment of educational institutions such as Yenching University and Youyan Academy, on the one hand, to ensure that the people of Youzhou have food, on the other hand, to ensure that they can be educated, as long as it persists for a long time, Youzhou's strength will inevitably continue to grow, and a steady stream of wealth and talent will be sent to Liu He.

It's just that Jingzhou and Youzhou still have many places that can't be compared, Youzhou has now cleared the surrounding threats, and the implementation is not the exclusive Confucianism, and Jingzhou is in an unfavorable situation surrounded by foreign powers, Liu Biao's carefully created stable and stable situation, the slightest wind and grass, will be easily broken.

No, when Jian Fengchen rushed to Xiangyang, the situation in Jingzhou was about to change. (To be continued......)