Xiangyang, near the Great North Gate, a tavern.

Ren Ruyue is still meeting the woman in red who is known as "Captain He" in the old place. After the two sat down, Ruyue spoke:

"News from the headquarters, in the near future, it is necessary to guard against foreign forces interfering in Jingzhou's affairs."

Captain He seemed to have expected it, and replied in a very flat tone:

"Sure enough."

Ruyue knew that Captain He was extremely smart, and she didn't care about it at all, so she just listened to her continue:

"Regarding the last time Zeng Fan was beaten to death, it seems that there is a result. It is rumored that the Yellow Turban Yu Party, which was lurking in the Jianghan Society, single-handedly planned this matter, in order to provoke Liu Biao's two sons to fight among themselves, so as to profit from it. ”

"Oh, the Yellow Turban Remnant? How did you verify this identity? Captain He leaned forward slightly and asked.

Ruyue told Captain He everything she had learned, and added her own understanding and judgment to the statement.

"In this way, Liu Biao suspected that Cao Cao was making trouble in it, so he forgave the eldest prince Liu Qi?" Captain He asked rhetorically.

"That's right, at the moment, the only person who can use the Yellow Turban Yu Party to stir up trouble is Cao Cao. Cao Cao's Qingzhou Army and the Yellow Turban Army were originally of the same origin, and it was not difficult to use the Qingzhou Army to unify the Yellow Turban Party, or simply send people from the Qingzhou Army to infiltrate Jingzhou. Ruyue analyzed.

Captain He shook her head, obviously not agreeing with the above inference, and she muttered:

"I don't think Cao Cao did it."

Captain He has always been relied on by Ruyue, and when Ruyue heard that the other party's views were inconsistent with her own, she became interested, and she asked Captain He:

"Oh, what does Captain He think?"

"This political murder is not of much benefit to Cao Cao, so why should he sacrifice his two long-dormant spies for this?" In just one sentence, Captain He quickly pointed out the problem.

"What do you mean by that?" Ruyue asked.

He Xiaowei then told his point of view and patiently explained to Ruyue:

"This political murder involves Liu Qi and Liu Cong, and Liu Biao will definitely investigate to the end. On the surface, the person who benefited from this matter was Liu Cong, and the person who was frustrated was Liu Qi. However, a closer analysis shows that this is not the case.

"First, the two most powerful families in Xiangyang City are the Cai family and the Kuai family, and even Liu Biao himself must rely on the support of these two families to secure the position of Jingzhou pastor. Mrs. Cai has no children under her knees, and Liu Cong's marriage to Mrs. Cai's niece itself shows that he has completely taken refuge in the Cai family, and the Cai family and the Kuai family are in unison. With these two families as the backing, over time, the position of heir is none other than Liu Cong. Xiangyang Cai's and Kuai's were representatives of the conservative faction in Jingzhou, and the conservative forces came to power, which was very beneficial to Cao Cao. Since it was only a matter of time before the conservatives came to power, why did Cao Cao take action to intensify the contradictions? This is one of them.

Second, the members of the Jiang Han Society who participated in the political murder were all found to have the background of the Yellow Turban Army, and the way they were found out was very ingenious, and the identities of the two were confirmed through some circumstantial evidence. But the more this happens, the more suspicious it becomes. Is it possible that the identity of the Yellow Turban Army was deliberately set up by these two people? Because once the identity of the Yellow Turban Army is verified, then the mastermind behind it is about to come out. Since these two people have been lurking in the Jianghan Association for a long time, why did they leave such an obvious flaw, and then expose the mastermind behind the scenes? If it was really Cao Cao's mastermind, it would be self-defeating. Because once Liu Biao sat down and Cao Cao participated in the battle for the heir, in order to prevent outsiders from profiting, he would not suppress Liu Qi too much, and the power of Liu Qi's faction was preserved.

"Third, political murder is not an ordinary act, and it is not the same as the usual unrest, and the master must have a follow-up plan to solve the situation. If the main envoy is a supporter of Liu Cong, then Liu Cong's attack on Liu Qi will inevitably be put to death. Judging from the current results, Liu Cong's attack is more like taking advantage of the trend than planning for a long time, which can only be regarded as a disruption rather than a breakthrough. Cao Cao sacrificed two long-dormant spies just to stir up the situation, and with the risk of his own power being exposed, I believe Cao Cao would not be so unwise. So I speculate that Cao Cao is by no means behind the scenes. ”

Ruyue frowned when she heard this, she really couldn't guess the truth behind the incident, so she asked:

"So who will be the mastermind behind the scenes? Could it be Liu Bei? ”

Captain He shook his head, and then replied confidently:

"Liu Bei, Cai Mao, these internal forces in Jingzhou are impossible! Because as soon as this incident comes out, it is equivalent to a direct confrontation between the two groups, and there is no buffer room, and the risks of this move are not proportional to the benefits. I believe that they, as insiders, will not be so eager to break the situation, so the mastermind behind this matter must be someone outside Jingzhou. ”

"Someone from the outside? So who will it be? Ruyue rubbed her smooth chin with her right hand, thinking carefully about the answer, and suddenly she suddenly remembered something, and exclaimed, "Could it be that this matter was done by the people of Dongwu?" ”

"Highly likely!" Captain He nodded in affirmation, "Being able to lurk inside the Jianghan Society for a long time means that this game has already been laid out." A few years ago, Cao Cao was still planning a showdown with Yuan Shao in the north, and I believe he didn't have the energy to lay out the south. On the contrary, it is Eastern Wu, which has always aimed to annex Jingzhou, and it is very likely that they will send people to lurk within the Jingzhou group. The spies on the mission deliberately created some marks of the Yellow Turban Army, probably in order to cover up people's eyes and ears and prevent the mastermind behind the scenes from being exposed after their identities were exposed. ”

Ruyue suddenly realized after hearing this, and praised Captain He:

"After Captain He's analysis, I understand. Liu Qi and Liu Bei were radicals, while Liu Cong and Cai Mao were conservatives, and Soochow wanted to secretly aid the radicals so that they could deal with Cao Cao's southern expedition in the future. ”

"That's right! Now that the situation of the struggle for the heir of Jingzhou is becoming clearer, Liu Cong has united the powerful conservatives, and he is already in the hands of victory. And Soochow planned this political murder in order to prevent the radicals from falling apart, which seemed to drive Liu Qi into a corner, but in fact left him with life. "Captain He was extremely shrewd and deduced the truth behind the matter step by step.

Regarding Captain He's intelligence, Ruyue, as a direct officer, naturally knows it. She gave her thumbs up and exclaimed sincerely:

"Captain He is really amazing to be able to peel back the cocoon and see through this complicated puzzle! It's no wonder that even the general himself often praises you. Admire the moon! Admire! ”

"General Ren has won the award. The people who can design this complex puzzle are really powerful, and it seems that the people of Soochow should not be underestimated! Captain He sighed.