If Cai Mao still has the strength he used to have, Liu Cong will become a saint, and he will have some more important bargaining chips, but since Cai Mao withdrew from the political arena in Jingzhou, and then came back again, his influence has become much smaller, and even Cai Mao rarely makes remarks in the court, it is just an ornament, if it weren't for Queen Cai blowing the wind in front of Liu Biao, the Cai family would have been annexed by other families who were eyeing each other.

The Cai family is Queen Cai's maiden family no matter what, and not long after Liu Biao ascended the throne as emperor, Queen Cai re-recommended Cai Mao to Liu Biao, who was in charge of the naval army, and no one dared to underestimate him in the court.

"Shengshang, didn't you say that you wanted to take the military power in Liu Bei's hands, why did you let him go again?" Empress Cai sat beside Liu Biao, gently shook Liu Biao's body and said.

"Liu Bei, the tiger also, and Jingzhou is the land of four wars, after a hundred years of widowhood, I don't want Jingzhou to fall into the hands of the enemy overnight, today I talked with Liu Bei, and saw that he was loyal to Jingzhou, and had no dissent, so he let him go." Liu Biao's eyes closed slightly, and he continued: "Don't worry about the affairs of the court, don't forget that you are the queen, the mother of the world, and I have heard about the recent events in the harem. ”

In the Han Dynasty, there were many taboos, among which it is well known that Empress Lu was in power, which sounded the alarm for many emperors.

Although Liu Biao loves Queen Cai on weekdays, he doesn't want to be confused in this kind of big thing.

After Liu Bei left the palace, he did not stay in Xiangyang, but returned to Jiangling and told Zhuge Liang about the affairs in the palace.

"My lord, I watched the sky at night, and found that Liu Biao would die in a few days, so I might as well plan as soon as possible and wait for the situation to change, if there is a change in Jingzhou, I should lead the soldiers and horses to drive straight into Xiangyang and stabilize the situation in Jingzhou." Zhuge Liang changed his words.

Liu Bei's face changed slightly, years of conquest, defeat and victory, has made him a little numb, to be honest, Jiangling, he doesn't want to lose, and for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, he has no feelings, even if Liu Biao is captured after his death, there is no pressure in his heart.

"Sir, this" Liu Bei said hesitantly: "Jingsheng is the same sect as Bei, even after his death, Bei should do his best to assist the new saint." ”

"Don't worry, the lord doesn't worry, after Liu Jingsheng's death, Jingzhou is bound to fall into turmoil, Liu Biao has two sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong, and now, the heir to the throne has not been decided, and the courtiers under his command are panicked and don't know where to go." Zhuge Liang talked about it: "And after the lord leads the army into Xiangyang, he will not only be able to help the Liu family stabilize Jingzhou, but will also be rewarded with great fame. ”

"Okay, just in the opinion of the military advisor." Liu Bei pondered for a long time and said slowly, the path pointed out by Zhuge Liang and the direct capture of Jingzhou have an essential difference, after entering Xiangyang, on the surface, it is said that he is assisting the new sage, but in fact, he is grasping the court, and everything in Jingzhou is also under his control, which can show that Jingzhou is holy, in fact, it is his own, with Jingzhou as a support, he can enter the country of Yizhou Tianfu to attack the hinterland of the Central Plains, with the background of Jingzhou, the strength will definitely soar.

Three days later, Liu Biao died suddenly, and every household in Jingzhou was draped in white cloth, and in the palace, there was a wail and a shocking sky.

However, until his death, Liu Biao did not choose the heir, what he liked was Liu Cong, but Liu Qi was the eldest son, and the eldest son was appointed as the heir since ancient times.

There are not a few ministers who support Liu Cong as the emperor, mainly because when Liu Biao was in power, there were some hints, so that many ministers turned to Liu Cong, Cai Mao is Liu Cong's uncle, for a time, it was also a rising tide, with the support of many ministers, and the status in Jingzhou instantly surpassed the Kuai family.

In this competition, the Kuai family did not participate in any party, but waited and watched, whether it was Liu Cong or Liu Qi ascended the throne as emperor, the Kuai family would do their best to assist, but such a wall grass would not be loved by the new saints.

has military power in his hands, and his eldest son Liu Qi was also named Jiangxia Taishou by Liu Biao, and he guarded the land of Jiangxia with Huang Zu, and he has not come back to see Liu Biao.

Cai Mao had military power in his hands, and the government and the central government had the support of officials, and on the third day of Liu Biao's death, he assisted Liu Cong to ascend the throne as emperor, and Liu Qi was on his way back to Xiangyang.

After the young Liu Cong ascended the throne as the emperor, he didn't know anything, so he had to have Cai Mao to assist the government, and Empress Cai also began to listen to the government and interfere in the court.

After Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang, the soldiers guarding the palace gate stopped him, and no matter what he said, he was never allowed to enter the palace, no matter what he said.

After crying outside the palace, he couldn't see Liu Biao's body, so he went out of the city and rushed to Jiangling.

Seeing Liu Bei, Liu Qi cried a lot, telling him about his encounter in Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, knowing that the time had come, and Xiangyang's defense at this time should be the most lax, as long as he got in touch with the generals guarding the door, with a little effort, he could enter Jingzhou.

Now that it has been decided, Liu Bei no longer hesitates, while agreeing to Liu Qi, while starting to fight hard, preparing to correct Liu Qi's name, no matter what, Liu Qi is Liu Biao's eldest son, according to the rules set by the ancestors, he should also be the saint.

Jingzhou's gatekeeper saw Liu Bei leading more than 100 people to come to mourn, and he did not doubt him, so he immediately let him in, mainly these days, Jingzhou officials came to mourn too much, and Cai Mao did not have a specific measure, the gatekeeper led the people softly, and they couldn't offend other officials.

As soon as he entered the city, a cavalry in Liu Bei's hand controlled the gatekeeper general, and to outsiders, it was as if the gatekeeper was chatting with Liu Bei.

Half an hour later, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves came, and the flags that covered the sun all day long surprised the people in the city, and they returned to their homes one after another.

After entering Xiangyang, Liu Bei immediately corrected the name of his eldest son Liu Qi, made Liu Qi the emperor, and led the soldiers and horses towards the direction of the palace.

At this time, the defenders of Xiangyang were all disarmed by Liu Bei, and the guards of the six city gates were also among Liu Bei's troops, and all the cities were under control.

Liu Cong is just a child, how did he face such a situation, standing aside with a pale face.

Cai Mao's eyes flashed, he didn't expect Liu Bei to be so bold, he would openly lead the army into Xiangyang under such a banner, and everyone with a discerning eye knows what Liu Bei's idea is, even if Liu Qi ascends the throne as the emperor, it is impossible for him to hand over the military power in his hands, but will rely on Jingzhou to recruit troops and strengthen his own strength.

Once negligent, a tiger broke into Xiangyang, and Cai Mao's heart can be described as mixed.

"Invite Lord Kuai into the palace and go secretly." Cai Mao said.

Liu Bei completely surrounded the entire palace, even if a fly flew out, it would be discovered, not to mention a small yellow door in a hurry, after learning that Cai Mao wanted to see Kuailiang, Liu Bei let him leave.

The overall situation of Xiangyang has been decided, and even Kuai Liang will distinguish the situation.

Sure enough, Kuai Liangtuo couldn't get sick and let the situation develop.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed in Cai Mao's heart, looking at his nephew sitting on the emperor's throne, he had a feeling of trance, and he wanted to lead the army to fight with Liu Beijun outside the city, even if he died on the battlefield.

In the end, reason prevailed over blood, and Cai Mao and others opened the palace gate to welcome Liu Bei and others inside.

Seeing the layout of the palace, even Zhuge Liang couldn't help but exclaim, even if it was the palace in Luoyang, it wasn't much worse, if Liu Biao used all this money to build an army and a city, how strong Jingzhou would be.

The area of the palace naturally cannot be compared with Luoyang, but it can be regarded as a condensed version, with all the palace towers and countless palace maids coming and going.

Liu Bei did not forget the purpose of entering the palace this time, Liu Qi became the new saint of Jingzhou as he wished, and buried Liu Biao, and Liu Cong was also named the prince and was detained in the city.

At this time, Jia Rong had already returned from Jizhou to Chang'an, Jingzhou, through intelligence, it has been learned that Liu Biao died too hastily, and Liu Bei's preparation was too sufficient, so that Xiangyang was successfully captured.

"With the land of Jingzhou and Zhuge Liang's help, Liu Bei will become a great enemy." Jia Rong sighed.

"Lord, Liu Bei has been defeated repeatedly, he is an ominous person, even if he has the land of Jingzhou, what can he do, Yizhou Liu Yan is still here, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, the terrain is dangerous, how dare Liu Bei attack easily, Jiangdong Sun Quan, after three generations, the army is strong and the people are attached, and the Jingzhou Navy has fought many times, regardless of superiority, it is impossible to attack Jiangdong, let alone Cao Cao." Jia Xu said: "Liu Bei can only live in a corner, if Liu Bei has no eloquence, there is only one way to defeat." ”

Jia Rong nodded slightly, and sighed to himself, mainly because of the celebrity effect, who knows what kind of opportunities these famous figures in history will create in a desperate place, just take Liu Biao's death this time, Liu Cong ascended the throne as the emperor, Cai Mao assisted, and the big haode situation was because of the negligence of the city gate, so that Liu Bei was able to enter Xiangyang.

"Pay close attention to the movements in Jingzhou." Jia Rong said.

Now the most unpanicked is the Xiliang Army, the vast territory, the soldiers are full of food, even Cao Cao can not compare, once the soldiers out of Luoyang, the Central Plains, set off a burst of bloody rain.

Since Lu Huan came to the craftsman's workshop and became familiar with the rules inside, he seemed to be completely attracted by the things inside, unless it was time to eat, the rest of the craftsmen could see him, and the rest of the time, they rarely met, but Lu Huan's achievements after coming to the craftsman's workshop are obvious to all, needless to say, the enhanced version of the crossbow cart is needless to say, this kind of heavy weapon that can quickly adjust the angle at any time, in this era, it is estimated that it is still the first.

After seeing the thunderbolt, Lu Huan's eyes lit up, and he changed the thunderbolt car, doubling the range, and even Jia Rong, a future person, had to admit that Lu Huan was indeed capable, and the status of the Lu family in the craftsman's workshop became higher and higher.

Many craftsmen who followed the Lu family were not placed in the craftsman's workshop, but built a separate place outside the city, heavily guarded by soldiers.