Chapter 224: Liu Biao who was cut by a blunt knife
Pang Tong failed to convince his uncle Pang Degong in the end, and he can't be blamed for this.
Because Pang Degong in the original history was so resolute in refusing to go out, and the reasons he said were all said in the original history.
This is actually a disguised "long bet", feeling that the world is too chaotic, and you can't see the future clearly, and you may not be able to live a full life by investing in anyone. is still honest and personally farming, completely inappropriate officials, and at the same time has a good reputation of being high.
Let ordinary thieves and grass cobs dare not come to kill themselves, and the power struggle of officials disdain to kill themselves, the threat to life on both sides has been eliminated, and the family is safe.
Pang Tong can understand his uncle's conservatism, so he will not force it. At most, after going back, report these words to the lord through the appropriate channels.
It would be best if Liu Bei could understand the hardships of these hermits, be more lenient with the heroes in the future, and come up with a set of ruling methods that can reduce the suspicion of both sides, so that he can control the situation more peacefully than Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor.
If Liu Bei only has this thought, but does not have this political wisdom, he can only count on the Zhuge brothers and Lu Su to find a way. He asked himself if he was really good at this.
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Just two days later, Pang Tong, Sima Hui, Xu Shu, Shi Tao and others boarded the ship and left first.
Xiang Lang went to Xiangyang first, met Liu Biao in person with humility, and explained his attitude of "learning is not yet successful, and he does not dare to take on the order of a county", and at the same time he is grateful for Liu Biao's appreciation.
Liu Biao actually didn't pay much attention to Xiang Lang, after all, he only recruited a county order, and his original intention was to fish out Sima Hui and let his disciples be willing to use it for themselves and be an idle staff counselor.
When you have doubts, you can provide some reference opinions, and you don't need to occupy a position of power at ordinary times, and it will not arouse the vigilance and hostility of the local families in Jingzhou.
So when he heard that Xiang Lang didn't want to do it, Liu Biao just asked a few words, and then pretended to let him go generously.
It is normal for an old man who is about to be fifty-nine years old to have a decline in energy and not take care of so many small things.
However, although Liu Biao is not energetic and does not care about details, it does not mean that the powerful faction around him who is still young and strong does not care about details.
As soon as he left after greeting Lang, he met Zhang Yun at the gate of Jingzhou Pastoral Mansion who had come to report on the affairs of Jiangfang.
Zhang Yun just made a name for himself under his uncle Liu Biao last year, and he still relied on his aunt Cai's kind words, so he had a very harmonious relationship with the Cai family.
A few months ago, when Huang Zu was destroyed, Su Fei took more than 2,000 remnants of Jiangxia elites and returned to Liu Biao after ups and downs, but because Su Fei "may spread Liu Bei's name of benevolence, righteousness and trustworthiness", he was advised by Cai Mao to seize his military power, resettle in another idle position, and issued a gag order.
Of the more than 2,000 Jiangxia elites, Cai Mao also advised Liu Biao to hand them over to Zhang Yunlai, who had just joined the military power and lacked a lineage.
Zhang Yun finally changed from a hypothetical captain who lacked a heart and a crook to a general who really mastered the standing army, and naturally he was even more grateful to Cai Mao, but Cai Mao was the first to look forward.
A few days ago, Zhang Yun noticed that there were more and more Yangzhou ships coming and going on the Han River, and the ship types seemed to be getting more and more advanced.
When I searched again at dawn, I was nowhere to be found. The terrain on both sides of the Han River is complex, and the reeds are dense in many places, and it is not easy for fast boats to hide in them.
Zhang Yun was deeply troubled by this, and yesterday he finally heard that suspicious ships had swaggered in the area of Deng County and Lumen Mountain. Zhang Yun immediately led the troops to go, only to find out that the boat was actually a guest of Huangjiazhuang and his uncle's brother-in-law, and he didn't dare to investigate it deeply, but just roughly arranged the movements of the people who came, and then reported to his uncle for a decision.
At this moment, when he saw Xiang Lang outside the gate of Jingzhou Mufu, he only felt a little familiar, after all, he had just entered the officialdom, and he was cautious before, and he paid great attention to recognizing people.
But the person in front of him really couldn't remember, so he had to give up his memory. Walking dozens of steps to the inner courtyard, Lu met Wang Wei, who was in charge of Liu Biao's guards, and Zhang Yun asked directly: "Brother Wang, who was summoned by my uncle just now?" I met it outside the door, and it felt so familiar that I couldn't remember it. ”
Wang Wei didn't think that this kind of public information needed to be kept secret, and the other party was the nephew of the envoy, so he knew everything: "Oh, that person's name seems to be Xiang Lang, he is a disciple of Mr. Shuijing, and he came to thank the envoy today and politely refused to conquer it." ”
When Zhang Yun heard this, it was confirmed by the other information he had obtained two days ago, and he immediately fell to his feet and sighed: "It's not good!" I heard the day before yesterday that Huang Gong came back from Yangzhou, and Mr. Shui Jing also went to visit his old friends, these people are now refusing to be conquered by their uncle, I am afraid that they will vote for Liu Bei! ”
Wang Wei naturally put Liu Biao's interests first, and after hearing about it, he hurriedly helped Zhang Yun pass the word and asked him to go in immediately to make a statement.
When Liu Biao saw Zhang Yun, he was slightly surprised: "Why did Yun'er come here?" ”
Zhang Yun hurriedly said his worries: "Recently, I inspected the river defense, and saw that there were many suspicious ships coming against the Han in the direction of Wuchang.
I also heard that Huang Gong temporarily returned to Deng County and Lumen, and then the disciples of Mr. Shuijing, who were originally interested in becoming a leader, also frequently refused to conquer, I am afraid that Liu Bei is recruiting my exiled Beishi in Jingzhou!
Liu Bei's ambition is not small, and he cut the land in the south of Jiangxia County a few days ago, and I have a population of 200,000 people and more than 10,000 soldiers. Now that he has won the hearts of the people and accepted people of insight, my uncle must not be guarded against! ”
"Is that so?" Liu Biao finally raised some spirits, not as depressed as Fang Cai,
No wonder after hesitating for many days, Xiang Lang suddenly came to thank him and refused to conquer! Liu Bei also deceived people too much, and came to my Jingzhou boundary to rob people!
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Three years ago, Zhuge Liang claimed to go to Yuzhang to save his uncle, so he took Gan Ning away. In the end, Zhuge Xuan and Zhuge Liang's uncle and nephew didn't work for me in Jingzhou, so they voted for Liu Bei directly! I have been so generous to the soldiers, and these people are not satisfied! ”
Zhang Yun was angry when he heard Liu Biao's words, and hurriedly flattered: "Then do you want the last general to lead troops to stop them?" Or at least to strengthen river defense patrols? ”
Liu Biao was taken aback when he heard Zhang Yun being so radical, and quickly calmed down:
"Mr. Shuijing's reputation is far and wide, how can he be strong against them? Do you want to have a good reputation among the exiled Beishi!
What's more, Brother Huang Xian is still my brother-in-law, and he is also involved, how can he make a mistake! You go and ask De Jue to come first, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run! ”
Zhang Yun got the order, so he had to go to find Cai Mao first. Cai Mao was also in Xiangyang City, but he came here in half an hour, and along the way, Zhang Yun had already told him in detail what had happened.
So as soon as Cai Mao entered the door, she had already thought of countermeasures and said directly to Liu Biao:
"Brother-in-law, we can't tolerate Liu Bei anymore! Liu Bei is aggressive, he used the pretext of crusading against Huang Zu and occupying the land and population of my Jingzhou, and now he is also recruiting talents from my Jingzhou, with his wolf ambitions, it will definitely be a disaster for my Jingzhou in the future!
If you want me to say, it's better to send a clipper to intercept Sima Hui and the others quickly, otherwise in the future, there will be more and more people running in Jingzhou! If it is not good, it is necessary to block the river defense, and from then on put an end to the business travel of Yangzhou, and no ships will be allowed to pass! ”
Liu Biao was reminded by Cai Mao, and felt more and more disgusted in his heart, but he didn't want to tear his face, so he inevitably knocked horizontally in the nest:
"You're so reckless? Do you still think that my Jingzhou is not eventful enough now? Zhang Xiuxin descended to Cao Cao, the north is unstable, and at this time he is still at odds with Liu Bei, how to be at peace in the future! ”
Cai Mao was trained and restrained a little, but she also tested her brother-in-law's bottom line, knowing that her brother-in-law was disgusted with Liu Bei in his heart, but it was only because of his lack of strength and his foresight that he was indecisive.
Cai Mao thought about it, and then changed his words: "In my opinion, even if you can't have a bad relationship with Liu Bei right now, you must be vigilant in your heart." In the future, if Liu Bei is really too threatening, he would rather learn from Zhang Xiu and tie Cao Cao......"
Liu Biao changed color when he heard this, and immediately interrupted: "Xuande will win people's hearts again, how can its harm be compared to Cao Cao!" You want me to give up the wolf and meet the tiger! ”
Cai Mao patiently analyzed: "Brother-in-law can't be deceived by Liu Bei!" Although Cao Cao was greedy, he was still tolerant of those who did not resist. And Liu Bei now not only has the position of general of the chariot and the pastor of Yangzhou, but he even sought the position of Zongzheng from Cao Cao last year!
Brother-in-law, now we are planning to let Cong'er and the little daughter marry, and Liu Bei holds the power of Zongzheng, and in the future, he will definitely use this authority to interfere in the internal affairs of my Jingzhou. Liu Bei is nearly twenty years younger than his brother-in-law...... A hundred years later, Liu Bei will definitely set up a name and kill Cong'er to weaken and encroach on my Jingzhou, so now we must no longer be able to support the enemy! ”
"Say no more! You can't do anything for our family! Thinking too far! I'm still tough! You don't have to worry about the aftermath! Liu Biao was touched against the scales, but he angrily picked up an inkstone and threw it towards Cai Mao.
Cai Mao also knew that if he suddenly brought the topic to this, his brother-in-law would definitely be angry, this was not to remind the other party that he would be after his death, it was said to be a big taboo.
But Cai Mao is also in danger today, he knows that he must show that he must show that he is wholeheartedly thinking about this big family of "Liu Cai's community of destiny", so as to plant the seeds of complete alienation and suspicion of Liu Bei in his brother-in-law's heart.
So he didn't hide at all, and after the inkstone fell to the ground and shattered, a few broken stones burst on him. When the gravel settled, he still kowtowed and pleaded:
"I am wholeheartedly for the interests of Jingzhou and for the sake of the shepherding of the party! Liu Bei wanted Zongzheng's official position last year, and he must have had the vicious idea of interfering in the family affairs of the clan surnamed Liu in the future! ”
Liu Biao saw that his brother-in-law didn't have the slightest dodge in his eyes, and he couldn't help hesitating, he was deceived by the other party's seemingly sincere appearance.
The most important thing is that Liu Biao knows that what Cai Mao said is legally right.
The Zongzheng of the Han Dynasty could meddle in the management of local kings and marquis with the same surname, illegal in the registration of princes or other titles, or violations of the order of the eldest and youngest descendants. If the circumstances are serious, you can even ask the Son of Heaven to explain the illegal situation and depose the title.
Liu Bei's ancestor, Liu Sheng, the sixth son of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, and Liu Zhen, the Marquis of Lucheng Pavilion, was "sitting on the marquis of gold", and he did not comply with the regulations when paying tribute to the imperial court, so he was gone. This was done by Zongzheng at that time.
Liu Bei has Zongzheng's official position in hand, which is a time bomb for other clans surnamed Liu.
After being reminded by Cai Mao, Liu Biao couldn't help but think: If he really plans to let Cong'er take over in the future and not pass on the title of Marquis of Cheng Wu to Qi'er, then Liu Bei will definitely pull the banner of the tiger and "correct" their family's mistakes and take Cong'er away.
As for taking it out, Liu Bei returned everything he had stolen to Qi'er. Or Liu Bei himself annexed the land and population of Jingzhou, and then only returned the title of Marquis of Chengwu to Qi'er, it all depends on Liu Bei's conscience.
Even Liu Biao thought that even if he obediently passed the title to his eldest son, Liu Bei would really not be a demon? Is it possible to make an excuse casually, saying that the eldest son Liu Qi is "not virtuous", and then he has to "Kuangzheng"?
Liu Biao felt that he was too insecure.
After pondering for a long time, Liu Biao finally decided to take a little caution: "That's it, Mr. Shuijing, you must not intercept it, but from now on, you are allowed to put an end to boats on the river indiscriminately."
The Yangtze River is above Shaxian, and all ships are not allowed to cross the border. The Han River is above the tomb, and it is also directly intercepted on the river surface and is not allowed to pass! Only our ships in Jingzhou are allowed to sail and trade for short distances in their respective river sections.
If this method can intercept the loss of some exiled Beishi to Yangzhou, don't make a noise, don't look like we're targeting anyone, so as not to anger Liu Bei. In the past two months, Yuan Caoyun has been treacherous, let's not act rashly first, and then wait and see. For now, we just want to temporarily stop the brain drain! ”
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