Xiangyang is located in the Yang of Xiangshui. That's why it got its name.

Liu Biao was the assassin of Jingzhou, and moved the state administration from Hanshou to Xiangyang, so that the status of Xiangyang City jumped from a county-level governance office to the capital of a state under the capital Luoyang, and governed the seven counties of Nanyang, Jiangxia, Nanjun, Changsha, Wuling, Lingling and Guiyang, becoming a male city in the south of the Han Dynasty and the political, economic, military and cultural center of Jingchu.

The north, east and south of Xiangyang City are surrounded by the surging Han River, there are the peaks of Phoenix Mountain in the west, according to the mountain and water, it is magnificent, the city is surrounded by a wide and deep moat, the whole city layout is rigorous, the situation is dangerous, it can be comparable to the Crouching Tiger City that Zhao Xing strives to build.

In the huge military campaign against Zhao last winter, Liu Biao was forced by the pressure of the imperial court to send 20,000 Jing Chu soldiers, led by his general Li Yan, all the way north, trekking through mountains and rivers, which can be described as extremely hard. What made Liu Biao feel fortunate was that the 13th Route against the Zhao coalition army, in terms of his and Liu Yan's troops did not suffer any losses, how many people went there and how many people came back, which not only preserved their strength, but also blocked the mouths of various forces in the DPRK and China.

Liu Biao is an authentic royal family and belongs to the royal family of the Han family. When he was young, he received a good Confucian education, participated in the Tai Student Movement, and was known as "Eight And" by the people of the time with Zhang Jian, Cen Hui, Chen Xiang, Kong Yu, Yuan Kang, Tan Fu, Zhai Chao, etc. After the party ban was lifted, Liu Biao was recommended by the general He Jin to take over Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou who was killed by the Yellow Turban Army, and was later appointed by the imperial court as the pastor of Jingzhou, the general of Zhennan, the Marquis of Chengwu, and the fake festival.

After the death of Emperor Ling, he asked his eldest son Liu Qi to go to Chang'an to mourn instead of him, just for fear of being controlled. When Lu Zhi asked the states to send troops to encircle and merge with the states, he cried out that he was poor and weak, and was only willing to send 20,000 old and weak soldiers, and hid all his elites in the Jiangling and Changsha areas.

The world only says that Liu Biao is a bachelor, who is modest and elegant, and has a gentle appearance, but it is just a false appearance. In fact, this kind of evaluation is unfair, Liu Biao is actually a brave and resourceful doer!

After Liu Biao took control of Jingzhou, he made great efforts to manage the territory in an orderly manner, and governed Jingzhou in a sound and impressive manner, making Jingzhou, which was originally "fans of thieves and thieves boiling everywhere", become a paradise in the south of the Han Dynasty with thousands of miles of fertile fields and rich people.

On foreign issues, Liu Biao actually adopted a policy of supporting the army and respecting himself, and tried his best to avoid major conflicts with other forces, so as not to cause the displacement of the common people and the misery of their lives; economically, Liu Biao effectively used the power of the major local families and implemented various effective measures, which greatly restored and developed agricultural production; and culturally, Liu Biao "set up schools and studied Confucianism" and made tremendous contributions to the development of cultural and educational undertakings.

Due to the political harmony in Jingzhou, talents from all walks of life have moved to Jingzhou from all over the world, and the number of people is as high as 10,000, including celebrities like Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui, as well as young talents such as Cui Zhouping and Shi Guangyuan, as well as the famous Zhuge Liang.

Liu Biao, who is nearly 50 years old, spent eight years in Jingzhou to pay equal attention to envy and power, lure well, purge the seven counties, and the people are satisfied. He also opened a school, loved the people and raised scholars, and now he has occupied thousands of miles of territory, and there are more than 100,000 people with armor under his command, dominating Jingchu, even if Sima Fang of Yizhou to the west of Jingzhou and Sun Jian of Wuzhou to the south of Jingzhou dare not underestimate him.

After the establishment of the Jin State, some of his advisers secretly instigated Liu Biao to prepare to be crowned king, after all, he is also a clan member of the Han family, and now he controls the territory that is not lost to the Jin State.

Cai Mao said: "Liu Gong is now powerful and powerful, supported by the army and the people, and his reputation and prestige are not inferior to Zhao Xing in Bingzhou, so you can ask the imperial court to divide the seal!"

Liu Biao replied with some unhappiness: "The establishment of the Jin State is caused by the persecution of the imperial court. We are all Hanchen, how can we do such a rebellious thing!"

The strategist Kuai Yue said again: "Liu Gong is loyal to the Han family, and we respect him. However, the Jin State has been established, and the people of the world know it. The public has no intention of rebellion, but the soldiers under his command have the hope of rewarding. Kuai Yue's words were tactful, but he also pointed out that although Liu Biao did not have the intention of rebellion, the example of the Jin State was placed there, and the soldiers under Liu Biao's command would naturally be dissatisfied because they could not get a higher reward in the future.

Liu Biao frowned after hearing this, turned his head and asked Ma Liang: "What does Ji Chang think of this?"

Ma Liang replied: "What Delu and Xenodu said is reasonable. If the situation is only a temporary calm before the storm, the public can be safe at this time. However, once the chaos resumes, the public should make a decision quickly and not hesitate. ”

Liu Biao nodded, expressing support for Ma Liang's opinion. To tell the truth, who among the celebrities in the world does not want to be crowned a king and a marquis? Although he is now the lord of a state, after all, he cannot be compared with the king of a country, and many times he has to look at the face of the court. The most important thing is that the position of this state pastor is not fixed, and once he loses power in the court, there is still a danger of being replaced.

Ma Liang analyzed it very thoroughly, if it is peaceful today, at this time he jumped out and let the court be crowned king, which is nothing to look for, just so that Yizhou Sima Fang and Jiangdong Sun Jian and others can find reasons and excuses to attack Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao is not as outstanding in politics as politically, he is also a person who understands, and he knows very well in his heart that the four southern states of the Han Dynasty (Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Wuzhou) are just detached from each other, and they are all on guard and calculating with each other, just waiting for anyone to make a mistake and fall into the ground.

At present, it seems that the threat of the Jin State to Jingzhou is still very limited, and the most dangerous ones naturally belong to Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Dong Zhuo and Sili in Liangzhou. However, once Zhao Xing can't hold back and raises troops to crusade against a certain force, the fragile situation of stability in the world will be immediately broken, and the forces that are close to each other will take advantage of the situation to attack, seize territory, and increase their power. At that time, if Liu Biao is not crowned king, it is very likely to disappoint his subordinates, and as a result, the morale of the army and the people will be unstable.

After discussing with his subordinates and military staff, Liu Biao's coping strategy was: continue to spare no effort to govern the prefectures and counties, strictly train the infantry army and naval divisions, build a large number of various defense facilities, send scholars and craftsmen to the Jin State to learn arts, make good friends with Zhao Xing on the surface, promote and encourage trade between the north and the south, constantly consolidate and improve the comprehensive strength of Jingzhou, and wait for the chaos to arise before making corresponding adjustments and deployments.

In this way, Liu Biao's subordinates are also capable people. Each of these measures and strategies is very important and accurate, and it is not inferior to the analysis and judgment made by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and other forces, which can really be described as a good strategy to save one's life.

Liu Biao, who was not in a hurry to be crowned king, sat in Xiangyang City, and talked with celebrities every day, which made people continue to misunderstand that he was just a vain person......