Cai Mao heard Kuai Liang say that he broke through this layer of tricks, and he was shocked into a cold sweat:

"Are you saying that even if your brother-in-law has the grace of recommending Lai Gong and Wu Ju and making them Taishou, it is possible that these two will defect and be co-opted by Liu Bei in the future?"

Kuai Liang hated iron and taught without steel: "Everything is foreseen, and if it is not prepared, it will be wasted, if it is an ordinary person, this matter is naturally unimaginable, but what kind of person is Liu Bei!" Is his ability to win hearts and minds comparable to that of mortals? Don't be careful! ”

Cai Mao finally felt that it made sense, and nodded subconsciously.

At that moment, he didn't care about the courtesy, so he hurriedly thanked Kuai Liang for his guidance, hurriedly said goodbye, and went straight back to Jingzhou Pastoral Mansion to ask to see Liu Biao.

As soon as the two met, Cai Mao pretended to be very exhausted, and relayed Kuailiang's opinions on the omissions and gaps in this plan to Liu Biao, as if all this was thought of by himself.

Liu Biao glanced at Cai Maogao this time, and he also got back a few points from his previous impression.

He was just a little suspicious: How did his brother-in-law's political wisdom come and go? Could it be that someone pointed him out after he went back?

But Liu Biao still didn't want to believe that his personality charm would be so low, and after muttering for a while, he still refused to change: "Although this statement is an old and serious statement, Uncle Ji has already sent an envoy, and this matter is almost decided." Wouldn't it be child's play to change it again? The husband should be true to his word, and he should not suffer from gains and losses like this!

As for Lai Gong and Wu Ju, they have always been my confidants, I know very well that they are human beings, how can they be won over by Liu Bei? Moreover, the two of them already know about my appointment to them, and if they are replaced, it will cause them to deviate from morality. There is no other candidate who is loyal enough and absolutely impossible to defect to replace him, so let's leave it at that. ”

In the end, Liu Biao still chose to believe in his personality charm and appeal to scholars.

After all, he was a famous man in the world with the name of Bajun back then, and he was very old and virtuous, he was in his sixties, and many of his thinking had been solidified.

Let him believe that "his personality charm is far lower than Liu Bei's, and it may even lead to his henchmen who have been with him for many years will be co-opted by Liu Bei", Liu Biao's self-esteem can't accept this fact.

There are some things that Liu Biao has firmly believed in all his life, and if you let him overthrow himself when he is old, he can't stand it.

So he selectively ignored it and decided to bet on it.

Cai Mao was a little lacking, he saw Liu Biao proposing "Even if you take out Lai Gong and Wu Ju, there is no better candidate" to prevaricate, he immediately became bold, and wanted to recommend a few close relatives of the Cai family to take over: "I think Zhang Yun can also be the Taishou of Wuling, Wu Ju is just a military minister, loyal and brave, and Zhang Yun is no worse than him......"

Cai Mao really thought so, because he felt that the people of the Cai family and the Kuai family were now at odds with Liu Bei.

What kind of person is least likely to be in danger of defecting to Liu Bei? Of course, it's someone who has an enmity with Liu Bei's camp!

So the more people who have an enmity with Liu Bei, the more the brother-in-law should be reused!

However, Cai Mao's simple and brainless idea blurted out obviously provoked another round of rebuke from Liu Biao.

"Nonsense! Are you really worried that Lai Gong and Wu Ju will change? Or do you want to install cronies? Don't talk about it again! ”

Liu Biao laughed angrily, and coughed violently for a while, and then directly issued an eviction order, asking Cai Mao not to be an eyesore in front of him.

Even Cai Shi behind the screen heard that her husband was so angry with his younger brother that he was sick, so he hurriedly came out to play a round, and also complained to Cai Mao, telling him to leave quickly and not make his brother-in-law angry.

Then Cai came back and changed the face of the deputy third and fourth virtues, helped Liu Biao rub his chest and smooth his breath, and blew the wind on the pillow to heal the rift just now:

"De Jue is just ignorant, but his intentions are good, but he is afraid that outsiders will eat inside and out. Even if he can't bear it, if he wants to say a heart, it must be a heart for his own family. ”

Liu Biao was soaked by his wife's soft grinding and hard bubbles, and he was relieved, and this matter should be revealed.

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At the same time, Wuchang County, Jiangxia County.

"Send you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end, and the general of the chariot cavalry should hurry back. Thanks to the general's good intentions, he is willing to return the governance of Wuling and Lingling counties, and when he goes back this time, he can also explain to my lord, which is considered to be a worthy mission! ”

On the dock outside the city, Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang and personally came to see off the Iraqi nationality.

In the past two days, Liu Biao, the representative of Iraq, formally signed an alliance with Liu Bei's side and negotiated many details.

Liu Bei also got the list of officials that Liu Biao was about to send to Wuling and Lingling, and then patted his chest and promised the Iraqi nationality:

He will immediately notify Zhang Fei, who is patrolling Jiangfang, and give Zhang Fei the list, so as to ensure that he will not intercept these people when they take office.

But I also hope that Liu Biao will keep his promise and refrain from temporary substitutions, so as not to miscommunicate between the two sides and cause more misunderstandings.

The Iraqi nationality is naturally also a guarantee, so he said goodbye to Liu Bei and returned to the ship.

Seeing the Yi nationality go away on the boat, Liu Bei was a little unbearable, and after the other party disappeared into the Hanshui skyline, he turned around and asked Zhuge Liang quietly:

"Kong Ming, while we are negotiating with Ji Bo, we are also sending people to Xiangyang to spread those words...... Wouldn't it be too kind? I mean, it won't hurt Jibo, right? ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and Zhizhu smiled on the ground: "Although the lord can rest assured, Liu Jingsheng is also a decent elder, and Jibo is still his fellow villager and confidant in Shanyang, and this rumor can't hurt him."

Besides, Liang's plan, if it didn't have the cooperation of Cai Mao and the Kuai family, it wouldn't have worked-so, if it really worked, Cai Mao should be blamed for really excluding dissidents and framing Zhongliang. We are also helping the Jingzhou scholars to see the faces of Cai, Kuai and other tribes faster!

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If we spread rumors directly, Liu Biao will not believe it, but if we just leak the things that Cai Mao has done, and Cai Mao really told Liu Biao these words, Liu Biao will be moved. I just calculated that the Cai family was despicable, and there were some things they would definitely do. ”

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Six days later, the Yi nationality hurried back, took the covenant signed by Liu Bei and returned to Xiangyang, told Liu Biao the details, and mentioned that Liu Bei specially said that he would notify Zhang Fei as soon as possible and guarantee the release of the previous officials.

After Liu Biao heard this, the heart that had been hanging was also relaxed, and the next day he asked Lai Gong, Wu Ju and others to go to work immediately.

Before leaving, Liu Biao also explained a few words to them: "After taking office, grasp the local government affairs as soon as possible, and by the way, you can see if there are any light and precious property in Wuling and Lingling, or other things that can be tributed, pick some and send them to Jiangling——

Don't worry, I'm not a rarity of those possessions, just send anything. Let's just throw stones and ask for directions, to see if Liu Bei will let Zhang Fei obstruct him. ”

Lai Gong and Wu Ju are indeed Liu Biao's henchmen now, and they immediately said that they understood the envoy's intentions and would definitely do so after taking office.

Things are not important, it is important to test the attitudes of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.

And just two days after Lai Gong and Wu Ju set off, it was August 17.

After a month and a half of running back and running, the journey was tiring and the pain of signing a contract negotiation, the Iraqi were finally able to rest a little.

Liu Biao also gave him a few days off, so that he could arrange the rest of the days in August.

Yi was idle, so he visited a circle of old friends in Xiangyang City, after all, he went to Wuchang a few times, and he would also bring back some "Wuchang specialties", just taking advantage of these days to distribute them to his colleagues.

Especially in today's Wuchang and Exian counties, there are Xu Shu and others who sit in Panke Science and Technology Farming, and Zhuge Liang occasionally points out guidance.

Whether it is a new type of engraving printing folding book, or a variety of other celadon tea sets, thin iron pots, decorative steel-filled swords, all kinds of novelties emerge one after another, and every year and a half there is always a new product.

So much so that as long as Jingzhou officials have the opportunity to go to Wuchang on a business trip, if they don't bring some new and exotic gifts to their colleagues when they come back, they are easy to be secretly excluded and called stingy.

The Yi nationality is also a noble person, responsible for helping Liu Biao engage in diplomacy, and such a position needs to help people bring local specialties and stop everyone's mouths.

At noon on this day, the Yi nationality came to the house of his colleague Han Song to pay a visit.

Han Song also invited several other noble colleagues under Liu Biao, such as Liu Xian and Song Zhong, to the banquet, which was regarded as a reception for the Iraqi nationality.

Yi Ji also knew about this situation in advance, so he prepared a special gift for three people at one time, and prepared to give it to Han Song, Liu Xian, and Song Zhong respectively for a while.

Liu Biao's subordinates, the work of sending envoys has not always been carried out by Iraq, and even he has set up two at the same time, one is Iraqi and the other is Liu Xian. Liu Biao also did this in order to "send different people when sending envoys to different princes".

After the outbreak of the edict incident, the princes of the world were divided into two parts, some of whom were against the power center of Xudu, and some who still respected the power center of Xudu.

When Liu Biao wants to contact the affairs of the pro-Yuan anti-Cao, he will send Yi nationality. If you want to contact the affairs of Cao Beiyuan, let Liu go first.

The two sets of teams are suitable for Liu Biao's wall-riding style. But recently, with the conflict over Wancheng, the operating space of the riding wall has gradually declined, and Liu Xian is also in a semi-idle state, with nothing to do.

Song Zhong and Han Song are relatively neutral.

Han Song hopes that Liu Biao will make a decision as soon as possible, and don't be suspicious that both sides will be offended.

Song Zhong is a noble scholar, he is as famous as Sima Hui and Pang Degong, and he is a famous scholar, so he usually doesn't point fingers at Liu Biao's external attitude, but he does whatever Liu Biao asks him to do.

Yin Mo, Xiang Lang and others, who followed Sima Hui to vote for Liu Bei, have successively consulted Sima Hui and Song Zhong for several years, which shows Song Zhong's status as a senior in the academic world.

The four of them sat down in Han Song's mansion, held a banquet, and after sharing gifts, they drank three rounds.

Liu Xian, who has always been in a-for-tat position with the Yi nationality, said coldly: "Uncle Ji, the younger brother has a word of persuasion, go to Wuchang in the future, and come back with some courtesy and affection." Nowadays, there are a lot of rumors in the market, and the younger brother is also for the sake of Uncle Ji's reputation. ”

When Yi Yuan heard this, his hand holding the wine cup immediately froze in the air, and his brows furrowed.

He has only been back to Xiangyang for two days, and he was so tired that he has been sleeping at home yesterday, and he has no idea what rumors there are in Xiangyang City during the time he left.

Han Song, as the host, listened to Liu Xian's pot and didn't mention which pot, but also changed color slightly, and hurriedly said peace in the center and pressed the rhythm: "Shizong!" What to do with these! I don't know the character of Jibo! ”

Yi Yuan's face became more and more pale, and he forcibly squeezed out a smiling expression and thanked Han Song: "Brother Degao doesn't have to say anything for me, could it be that during the time I was not in Xiangyang, some people in the market said that I was benefited by others?" ”

(Note: Liu Xianzi Shizong, Han Song Zi Degao, Song Zhong Zi Zhongzi.) ）

Han Song said apologetically: "We all know Jibo's character, how can we believe those nonsense!" ”

Yi Ji laughed angrily: "I also know that most of them are slandered in front of the lord." ”

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ps: There will be three shifts today, and one shift after dinner.

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