Following the crowd into the city, Yang Ling and Cao Ang successfully entered Jingzhou City.

Compared with the war-torn Central Plains, the people in the city are much more comfortable.

Yang Ling found someone to inquire about the location of the state governor's mansion, so he rushed over with Cao Ang.

I saw that the state pastoral mansion was majestic, and there was a team of stubborn soldiers on the left and right.

Yang Ling settled down and slowly stepped forward.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

A big man wearing armor and carrying a knife at his waist who looked like an officer noticed Yang Ling.

He had a resolute countenance and a cynical smile on his lips.

His eyes were like lightning, staring at Yang Ling.

"Returning to this general, in Xia Chen Jinnan, he is a messenger from Xu Du, and he wants to meet Jingzhou Mu!"

Yang Ling was not in a hurry, and said with a smile.

"The messenger from Xu Dulai?"

A different color flashed in the big man's eyes,

"Wait a moment, I'll report to the state pastor!"

With that, he turned and walked towards the house.

At this moment, a "clanging" sound suddenly came from him.

Yang Ling was stunned for a moment, and looked carefully, but saw a few bells hanging on the armor on the big man's body.

His heart couldn't help but move.

Could this person be ......

After the big man entered the mansion, he walked out again in less than a cup of tea, and said lightly,

"Mr. Kinnan, the state pastor invites you to come in, please."

Yang Ling nodded slightly at Cao Ang, and the two followed behind the big man and walked towards the mansion.

Taking advantage of the effort to see Liu Biao, Yang Ling quickly approached the big man and said with a smile,

"The general is so heroic, dare to ask the general's name?"

Thousands of people don't wear it, and they don't wear it.

Dahan heard Yang Ling's words, but he couldn't help but smile to himself, pretending to be modest,

"Mr. has an overreputation, in Xia Ganning, the name is Xingba, and now he is a lieutenant under the state pastor."

Sure enough, it's Gan Xingba!

A gleam flashed in Yang Ling's eyes.

Gan Ning's youth often gathers a group of young people, wearing bells, and often acts recklessly.

He even formed a fleet, robbed the ship's property, advocated luxury, and was known as the brocade thief.

Later, he reformed and served as the county governor of Shu.

After Liu Yan died, under the rebellion of Liu Yan, Gan Ning, Shen Mi, Lou Fa and others rebelled against Liu Zhang.

Unfortunately, he was finally defeated, so he took more than 800 people to Jingzhou to attach himself to Liu Biao.

Calculate the time, this is also the time for Gan Ning to defect to Liu Biao!

You must know that among the twelve tiger ministers in Jiangdong, Gan Ning is respected as the first fierce general, and he once had the feat of 100 horsemen attacking Cao Ying.

Such a brave general, he was arranged by Liu Biao to come to see the family nursing home, it is really a tyrannical thing!

I have to find a way to dig him out of Liu Biao's hands!

Thinking of this, Yang Ling's smile became more and more enthusiastic,

"It turned out to be the famous Jinfan thief in Shudi, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its name!"

If you change to someone else and be called a Jinfan thief, I am afraid that you will be furious.

But Gan Ning enjoyed this title very much, and smiled extraordinarily brightly.

Seeing this, Yang Ling struck while the iron was hot and said to him,

"It's also an honor to be able to meet the Jinfan thief today. If you have the chance, can you have a drink with the general? ”

There is a way to reach out and not hit a smiling person.

Yang Ling invited him so warmly, and Gan Ning was a bold person, so he said without thinking,

"It's good!"

"Wait until you see the state pastor, and then come to General Xingba!"

Yang Ling's heart was settled.

While the two were talking, they came to a lobby.

"The state pastor is inside, so I won't send Mr."

Gan Ning arched.

"That's easy to say."

Yang Ling also gave up, and then walked into the lobby with Cao Ang.

I saw an old man in his fifties or sixties, majestic and wealthy, sitting in the hall.

Although his appearance is old, there is a flash of essence in his eyes from time to time.

On the left and right sides of the hall, there are a group of literati and warriors, who seem to be the strategists and generals of Jingzhou.

Yang Ling thought in his heart, but on the surface he was calm as usual, slowly stepped forward and saluted the old man,

"Chen Jinnan, the envoy of Xudu, meet Jingzhou Mu!"

The surface of Liu in the hall sank like water, and he said lightly,

"Cao Mengde sent you, why did you do it?"

Yang Ling glanced at the people left and right, and a slight hesitation appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Liu Biao snorted lightly,

"They're trustworthy people, but it's okay for you to talk about them!"

is a good Liu Jingsheng, with such clever means, he inadvertently won the hearts of the people!

Yang Ling praised in his heart, and then said,

"Presumably, the state pastor has already received the edict from the imperial court, right?"

"Yes, I've received it."

Liu Biao nodded in response.

Long before Yang Ling and Cao Ang sent troops, Cao Cao followed his orders and canonized Liu Biao in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Its purpose is also very simple, that is, to make Liu Biao withdraw from the alliance of Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and others.

Liu Biao was also hesitant about this matter.

He is good at sitting and talking, self-controlled, and does not have the ambition of the Quartet.

As long as he can defend Jingzhou and dominate his own one-third of an acre, he will be satisfied.

But a group of local scholars in Jingzhou, such as the Kuai brothers and Huang Zu, don't think so.

They have made statements, hoping that Liu Biao can take Zhang Xiu as the vanguard general, attack Xuchang, win the Son of Heaven, and then achieve a hegemony!

When Yang Ling asked for a meeting, Liu Biao was discussing the matter with the Kuai brothers and others!

"To tell you the truth, I came here this time to hope that the state pastor would not lend a helping hand to Zhang Xiu again."

Yang Ling said softly.

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Liu Biao was stunned.

He didn't expect that Yang Ling was looking for him because of this incident.

"Zhang Xiu succeeded his uncle Zhang Ji, and he didn't want to serve the country, but also connived at his soldiers and horses to plunder everywhere in the Wancheng area."

"Such a bad act has already aroused the anger of the heavens and people!"

"The eldest son of the general, Cao Anggongzi, was ordered by the Son of Heaven to crusade against Zhang Xiu, and he also hoped that the Zhou Mu would be sensible."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

Although his words were high-sounding, whether he was Liu Biao, or everyone in Jingzhou, they all knew it.

The reason why Cao Cao sent people to attack Zhang Xiu was because he didn't want Xu Du to be threatened!

Without waiting for Liu Biao to speak, a literati standing in the hall sneered and said,

"Mr. Chen Jinnan, although General Zhang Xiu acted badly before, he has already changed his ways after taking refuge in Jingzhou. Why did the imperial court crusade against him? ”

"Yes, he is already from Jingzhou, how can we sit idly by?"

Another literati also said in a deep voice.

Yang Ling looked intently, and saw that the appearance of these two people was somewhat similar, and they must be the famous Kuai brothers.

As soon as they spoke, the rest of the strategists and generals also spoke in agreement.

This made Yang Ling have a little headache, so he had to look at Liu Biao,

"I don't know what the state pastor means?"

"What the gentlemen mean, that's what I mean."

"Zhang Xiu is now a general in Jingzhou, and as a state pastor, I naturally can't sit idly by."

Liu Biao's tone was indifferent, and he took a sip of the tea on the side.

Serve tea and give it away.

His meaning is clear, it's okay, you should go!

Yang Ling had no choice but to give up,

"Since that's the case, then I'll retire first."