There are two flowers, one on each branch.

Zhao Yun continued to besiege Changsha City in Jingnan while staking land in the remote counties of Lingling and Guiyang.

Zhang Fei's army, after taking all the Han inhabited territory in Wuling County, had already recollected its troops and deployed along the south bank of the Yangtze River, looking like it was singing blackfaces, so that Liu Biao's army could not smuggle across the Yangtze River.

Gan Ning was unwell and unaccustomed to the scorching climate and soil in the subtropical region, and he had a little diarrhea recently, so Liu Bei simply asked him to take temporary leave and return to Wuchang to recuperate.

It was announced to the public that Ganning's river patrol army was temporarily transferred to Zhang Fei and obeyed Zhang Fei's dispatch.

After all, Liu Bei's account has such an ignorant Zhang Fei, which is enough for Liu Biao to have a headache.

If another Gan Ning is not sensible, it will be too fake. Moreover, Gan Ning still threw it from Liu Biao, and it was easy to stimulate Liu Biao.

At this time, letting Gan Ning recuperate well is the best of both worlds.

In the face of all these watertight measures, Liu Biao's camp will certainly not watch its core interests being encroached upon and profits.

Therefore, as early as the end of June and the beginning of July of this year, after Zhang Fei ended the battle of Wuling and secured the defense line on the south bank of the Yangtze River, Liu Biao had already sent the first wave of envoys to Wuchang County, Jiangxia County, to negotiate with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

The envoy is still Liu Biao's fellow of Shanyang County, and he is trusted by Jingzhou.

The Iraqi nationality naturally worked tirelessly, starting from Xiangyang on the third day of the seventh month, along the Han River downstream, and rushed to Wuchang on the eighth day of the first month, and asked Liu Bei to meet Liu Bei with Liu Biao's negotiation letter, and began the first round of negotiations.

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Of course, Liu Bei knew what Yi was here for, so he pretended to be sick for a day or two, and let others eat and drink well to serve Yi Ji and observe his attitude.

Liu Bei himself avoided it for the time being, and first discussed countermeasures with Zhuge Liang.

"Sir, how should I deal with this? I'm afraid that as soon as he sees me, he will ask for the return of the four counties of Jingnan, how can he refuse, so as not to officially tear his face with Brother Jingsheng? ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan, and Zhizhu said in his hand: "It depends on the lord, how greedy you are." If you really don't want to pay it back, and you don't want to give it up at all, there is a way. Liang still has a plan to squeeze Liu Biao not dare to use troops against him, but I am afraid that it will damage the name of benevolence, virtue and faithfulness of the lord and lose the hearts of some Jingzhou scholars.

If the lord wants to show the name of Xinyi in the world, then he must give some profits back to Liu Biao. ”

Liu Bei sat down and cautiously confirmed: "What Mr. said will give some benefits...... Is it okay not to cut the land? All the Jingnan counties that have been in hand can still be saved? ”

Zhuge Liang thought about it seriously: "Of course, we have to talk about it to know, but Liang will have enough rhetoric to occupy the name of righteousness to ensure that the other party will let us continue to garrison the four counties of Jingnan."

It's just that it may be necessary to cede the appointment power of some local civil officials to save some face for Liu Biao. Those magistrates appointed by Liu Biao, if they want to help Liu Biao raise money and food during their subsequent tenure, they can't completely stop it - if the lord doesn't care about the righteousness and the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, then there is no need to let these go. ”

Liu Bei thought about it, since he could maintain military control, it was not unacceptable for others to give in a little and invite them to buy people's hearts.

Liu Bei is still relatively bound by morality.

He clapped his hand and said: "In this case, it will be all up to Mr. and Uncle Ji to argue for a while, and it doesn't hurt to let some false fame and profit a little." Jingnan is already poor, and there are many barbarians who have not yet been naturalized, especially in Wuling and other places, and they can't raise much food.

The reason why I am reluctant to land is not for the land itself, but to ensure that it is completely owned by the Yangtze River. If Wuling is lost, the Yangtze River channel into Yizhou will be cut off in the future, and it will not be conducive to grabbing the benefits of commerce and trade. ”

Zhuge Liang: "In this case, Liang has a plan, please summon Ji Bo." ”

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The next morning, Liu Bei asked people to invite Yi to the Marquis of Wuchang Mansion and personally met him.

Zhuge Liang led Yi into the inner hall, and saw Liu Bei with a burlap towel on his head and a soft cushion behind his back, leaning on the couch.

Liu Bei coughed lightly, didn't get up, and arched his hand on the couch: "Don't blame the uncle, I didn't recover from a small infection yesterday, so I couldn't meet immediately." ”

Yi Ji hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Corporal Lixian, the general of the chariot cavalry, is flattered." Even if you are sick, you are not in a hurry to ......."

Liu Bei waved his hand: "It's okay, it's just that I'm tired of energy, what official business do I have today, but it's up to Kong Ming to deal with it, you two can talk, I'll listen to it." ”

Liu Bei said so, and Yi had no choice but to bargain with Zhuge Liang alone.

Yi also knows that Zhuge Liang is clever and eloquent. At the moment, the wording is very cautious, just saying some of the requirements that have been repeatedly thought about and very sure on the way to come, and not saying anything else that is not sure enough and not thorough enough:

"My lord Liu Jingzhou and the general of the Che Cavalry also have the friendship of the same clan, like brothers. This time, the general of the chariot cavalry sent troops to pacify Zhang Xian, who was attached to Cao and the thief, and my lord deeply admitted his feelings, and there will be retribution in the future.

It's just that...... The pacification of the Jingnan rebellion, after all, is a matter within the Jingzhou pastoral branch, and the previous time it was only because our army fought with the Cao army in Wancheng, and it was difficult to withdraw back for a while. Now Wenpin, Huang Zhong and other ministries have returned to Jiangling.

However, the places in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Xiaoling, Yidao, and Baqiu, were controlled by General Zhang Yide, who took the river defense seriously, and did not allow any soldiers and horses to cross to the south, why is this? The general of the cavalry has always been high-minded and well-versed in righteousness, so why don't you allow friendly troops to do their part and quell the rebellion on their own? ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he just smiled lightly and replied: "This must be a misunderstanding, it will be outside, and the king's order will not be accepted." General Zhang has always been like a fire, and he doesn't know how to be flexible, and he hopes that Mr. Jibo will tell Liu Jingzhou that there is no need to care about the mass.

Moreover, along the river, after defeating the Wuling County soldiers besieging Xiaoling and the Xing Daorong Department of Lingling, the remnants of the rout army fled a lot. Some die-hard thieves should have been resolutely arrested, punished with canonical punishment, and punished with the laws of the country. But they hid in various places along the river, waiting for an opportunity to find a boat to sneak out of the country. General Zhang also didn't want to run away from the traitorous sinners, so he took the river defense seriously.

Moreover, now in all parts of Jingnan, the rebels have basically been pacified, and only Changsha City, where Zhang Xian himself is entrenched, is still resisting stubbornly, and the rest of the counties and counties no longer need Liu Jingzhou to send troops and horses to help in the war.

Since our army has already done this part, it can be done in one battle, so why bother to toss the soldiers and civilians of Jingbei again. The two generals, Wen and Huang, please go back. ”

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When Yi Yuan heard this, he changed color slightly, and asked in disbelief: "In this way, could it be that the general of the Che Cavalry wants to directly annex the territory of the four counties of Jingnan, so that Jingnan is also like the southern part of Jiangxia County, and will not obey the dispatch of my lord Liu Jingzhou from now on?"

The matter ...... I'm afraid it's hard to convince the world, right? The world knows that my lord's Jingzhou pastor is canonized by the Son of Heaven, and he has been guarding Jingzhou for ten years, and he has not committed any crimes with Minqiu, and there are many people who have accommodated the exiled Beishi, so that the people of the world can get a happy land in troubled times-

This point is what Mr. Kong Ming experienced back then, if Liu Jingzhou hadn't asked Gan Ning to help you go back to Yuzhang Province to help you save the trouble, why would the Zhuge family have today? Such a virtuous person, how can Mr. Kong Ming bear to repay virtue with grievances? How can the general of the chariot and cavalry endure to take his county and county?

Although our army is weak, but such an act is afraid that it will lose the righteousness of the world, and the general of the chariot and cavalry I will be famous and faithful...... It's not worth stealing! ”

Zhuge Liang also had to admit that Yi's words made a little sense.

After all, the relationship between Liu Biao and Liu Bei is now an ally of the same edict, although Liu Biao actually didn't make much effort, at most he just wanted to take back a Wancheng, and he had no other ambitions.

Liu Biao also has a bit of old friendship with Zhuge Liang and even Zhuge Xuan at the beginning, and for this reason alone, Zhuge Liang is not good at disregarding his reputation and repaying virtue with resentment.

The most important thing is that Liu Bei himself cares about the name of righteousness, and he wants to go against Cao Cao.

So Zhuge Liang said pertinently: "Why did Mr. Ji Bo say this!" When did we say that we were going to forcibly occupy the four counties of Jingnan! We're just here to help counterinsurgency! However, Jingsheng Gong is a literati who is not familiar with military affairs, so he fails to prevent trouble, and the Jingnan soldiers are in trouble and affect the people, which is also an indisputable fact!

If it weren't for the fact that when Zhang Xian sent Xing Daorong to invade Jiangling, we sent troops in the starry night, doubled the road and broke off, and finally worked together to encircle and annihilate Xing Daorong, I am afraid that now Nanjun has also been deeply damaged by military disasters! Even if Gangneung Fortress is entrenched, the people will inevitably be displaced, and the agricultural work will be lost, resulting in famine.

Why is Jingsheng Gong obsessed with staring at the land of Jingnan County, but he doesn't see our army's kindness to the people of Nanjun! ”

Yi was choked by Zhuge Liang's rebuttal, and had to admit that it did make sense.

Liu Beijun helped Liu Biao annihilate an enemy army that invaded the inherent territory of Liu Biao's heart, which is also a favor and should be exchanged for some gratitude.

Yi is also an honest man, and he can't wipe off his face, so he can only say: "The high righteousness of the Che Cavalry General to help our army retreat from the enemy is naturally to be thanked, and he also knows his benevolence and faithfulness." It's just one thing to the same thing, and this kindness wants to completely occupy the four counties of Jingnan, which is really unreasonable.

Mr. Fang Cai said that the general of the Che Cavalry did not have the intention of forcibly occupying the four counties, so I don't know what to interpret in this statement? As long as your army really does not want to forcibly occupy the four counties, other conditions can naturally be discussed, and our army can also take a few more steps back in other aspects, and try to appreciate the kindness of retreating from the enemy. ”

Zhuge Liang said at this time: "Of course, our army did not want to forcibly occupy the four counties, but after Zhang Xian's rebellion, Jingnan officials are guilty after all, and people are panicking. Some of them are die-hard thieves, and they have been executed by our army.

But there are still some who are just forced by the situation and coerced, and when the king arrives, they all turn to my lord anyway. If in the future, if we completely return these places to the management of Jingsheng Gong, how can these officials not worry about being liquidated by Jingsheng Gong?

Maybe Jingsheng Gong has the capacity to accommodate people, but people in the world know that Jingsheng Gong may not be able to do everything independently in Xiangyang! How many affairs are hindered by the Kuai family and the Cai family! If the Kuai family and the Cai family want to take the opportunity to expand their own power, punish dissidents, and attack these demoted officials who have been coerced in the future and replace them with their own people, then my main chariot and cavalry general will not be discredited by the world and fail to protect the righteous ministers who come to surrender!

Therefore, we must not hand over any county that is managed by a resigned minister! And we also have to keep the garrison to ensure that Kuai and Cai will not send people to liquidate and frame them! As for those who are stubbornly committed to thieves and the official positions vacated after being executed, we can give Jingsheng the right to reappoint them.

For example, Wuling Taishou Jin Xuan, the stubborn thief was killed, and his position is vacant, if Jingsheng Gong has a suitable candidate, we can let him appoint a new Wuling Taishou. But we still have to garrison troops in Wuling County to ensure that Li Yan, the commander of Yiling County, and Dong He, the commander of Yidao County, will not be framed and liquidated by Cai and Kuai! ”

When Yi Ji heard this, he was immediately speechless.

Zhuge Liang's request, in terms of righteousness, seems to be completely justified. He had already said that he didn't want to encroach on the land, just to protect the righteous ministers anyway.

Everyone knows that if Li Yan was originally Liu Biao's person, but when he was threatened by Zhang Xian during the war, he temporarily voted for Liu Bei and joined forces with Liu Bei to fight Zhang Xian. So after the fight, if Li Yan is asked to go back to Liu Biao, even if Liu Biao says that he will not be counted, who dares to guarantee it? What if they are liquidated in the future?

There have been too many such cases in history.

Zhuge Liang helped Liu Bei raise the banner of "I don't want your land, I just want to protect these righteous people anyway", so that he can completely win the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, so that everyone in Jingzhou knows that "Liu Bei will not betray anyone who has taken refuge in him".

In this way, although a small part of the governance power was slightly ceded, it actually won a good reputation.

As for those officials who were originally guilty and were killed by Liu Bei, you Liu Biao want to parachute in a few more civil officials, then let Liu Biao appoint them, which can be regarded as a table posture and set up a few benchmarks and mascots.

One or two bare-pole commanders who can't take up the army to take office, and a few county orders, Liu Bei is still sure to control it slowly.

And Yi Zhi has already said before, he will think of other ways to "repay Liu Beijun for relieving the siege of Jiangling and annihilating Xing Daorong's kindness in invading Nanjun", and now Zhuge Liang has given him a step down, and let him repay his kindness with this compromise method, and Yi Zhi is not easy to shirk.

In the end, after some arguing, the Iraqi nationality could not argue with Zhuge Liang, so they had to accept this negotiation framework in principle first.

The two sides roughly finalized a few more details, and the results of the first round of negotiations came out roughly:

The Taishou of Wuling and Lingling Counties all stubbornly followed Zhang Xian, and they had already been killed, and their official positions were vacant, so these two Taishou allowed Liu Biao to parachute people to come over to take up the post.

In the same way, under the two counties of Wuling and Lingling, there are still positions with a total of five or six county orders, and Liu Bei was killed at the beginning, and there were also vacancies, and Liu Biao was also allowed to appoint.

However, none of these incumbents can bring foreign troops to take office. The reason is that Liu Beijun does not trust the army controlled by the Kuai and Cai families.

However, in exchange, Liu Beijun also allowed Liu Biao's airborne Wuling and Lingling Taishou to recruit new soldiers in these two counties after taking office, or to absorb the original county soldiers and rebuild the local county soldiers-

Obviously, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are also gambling, and after this incident, the hearts of the people in Jingnan are already towards Liu Bei. The county soldiers rebuilt from the people and captives of Jingnan may not be pulled away by Liu Biao.

In addition, as for the two counties of Changsha and Guiyang west of Xiangshui, of course, Liu Biao can't insert a finger.

On the one hand, Changsha City has not yet been breached, Liu Beijun has fought so many tough battles, and Liu Bei, the core territory of Zhang Xian, must be completely controlled.

Second, Liu Bei felt that Changsha was a place where there had been many rebellions in the past ten years, and history had proved that Liu Biao was not capable of managing it well and needed a strong ruler.

After Yi got this condition, he had to go back to deal with Liu Biao first.

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