Jingzhou Prefecture governs Hanshou in Wuling, and Wuling County governs in Linyuan County. Linyuan County is only more than 100 miles away from Hanshou, and it takes one or two days to walk Yuanshui.

Wuling County is so close to Hanshou, Wuling is too guarded by people who are not Liu Qi's trustworthiness to serve. Today, he is the Taishou of Wuling, not someone else, but Liu Pan.

As Liu Biao's nephew and Liu Qi's cousin, Liu Pan is deeply trusted by Liu Qi's father and son. On the day after Liu Qi became seriously ill, except for the Jingzhou civil and military forces of Hanshou, only Liu Pan knew about it.

Knowing that Jingnan and the state pastor Liu Qi were suddenly seriously ill, Liu Pan summoned his cronies Xiong Han to consult the matter.

Xiong Han, the word Bowen, Changsha people. In Jingnan, there are many people with the surname Xiong, and there are many people with the surname Xiong in the four counties. When Liu Pan was sitting in Changsha, he heard the name of Xiong Han and recruited him to serve as a secretary. Fighting with the army, Xiong Han made suggestions and achievements, and was cited by Liu Pan as a confidant.

Being in a high position and pampered for many years, Liu Pan gradually has a bit of a mighty style.

Reading the letter sent by Han Shou, Liu Pan asked: "Jingnan is moving, and Linyuan is also affected, and now I don't know the loss in the city, what is it?" ”

Xiong Han stroked his beard and said: "According to the report of the county order, Linyuan has destroyed more than ten old houses, more than ten people have been killed, and two or three hundred people have been injured. There are many people who take advantage of the chaos to do evil, but the county order has ordered his subordinates to strictly search and arrest. ”

"Good!"

Liu Pan's attention was focused on the letter, as he finished reading the letter. Liu Pan's eyebrows furrowed, and his expression was also solemn.

Seeing this, Xiong Han cautiously asked, "General, could it be that this earth movement has a great impact on Hanshou?" ”

"Hmm!"

Liu Pan handed the letter to Xiong Han and said: "This Jingnan movement has frightened Jun and suffered from typhoid fever. And Mrs. Yuan executed the concubine, and made the king angry, and his condition worsened. ”

"Now Hanshou sent a letter, inviting me to Hanshou to discuss Jingchu affairs. I am worried about the sickness of the king, and my heart desires it. How? ”

Xiong Han pondered for a while and asked, "Dare to ask the general, I don't know who else is rushing to Hanshou?" ”

"Except for me, only Nanjun guards Huo Jun, and Changsha guards Liu Xian. The rest of the county guards are still in place to appease the people, and they must not be moved lightly. Liu Pan replied.

The Taishou of other counties mentioned in the conversation between Liu Qi and Wang Cang before did not refer to all the Taishou of other counties, but to those core figures in Taishou. For example, Liu Pan is the representative of the clan, Huo Jun is the representative of the military merits, and Liu Xian is the representative of Liu Biao's old ministers and the Jingnan clan.

Xiong Han thought for a long time and said: "Forgive Han's vain words, Huo Nanjun, Liu Changsha and the general are all Jingchu Shangqing, and now the envoy is sick, which is not enough for the three monarchs to enter the Han Shou." The great things mentioned in the letter should be the matter of consulting the heirs. ”

"The heir?"

Liu Pan was restless and said: "So that Jun is in the prime of life, how can he be so serious when he suffers from illness today!" ”

"Heaven has a command, and the earth has nine abysses. Illness is not something that can be said about age. Dare to ask the general, if you are unfortunate enough to abandon the world, I don't know what the general means? Xiong Han said.

"Huh?"

Liu Pan was puzzled, and said suspiciously: "I don't know what the blog article refers to?" ”

Xiong Han stroked his beard and said meaningfully: "There are two sons under the knees of the envoy, the eldest son, Liu Pu, who is longer than a woman's hand, cowardly, without reputation, and difficult to keep the foundation. The second son is only six years old, and he is not a son-in-law, in the troubled times, can An sit firmly in the position of state pastor? ”

As he spoke, Xiong Han meant something and said, "In addition to the two sons, those who can inherit the foundation of Jingchu must be generals." ”

"How can a blog post say that?"

Liu Pan's expression changed slightly, and he said: "I am the younger brother of the envoy, and I am deeply affectionate. If you make the eldest son your heir, I should assist with all my heart, how can I have other intentions! ”

Liu Pan's words seemed to be righteous and awe-inspiring, but his tone was insufficient, and he vaguely understood the deep meaning of Xiong Han's words.

Xiong Han smiled and said, "The words of the general are the words of faith. However, now there is Cao Cao in the north and Liu Bei in the east. If the king unfortunately abandons the world, with the heart of the eldest son, I am afraid that it will be difficult to obey everyone, and it will be difficult to protect the foundation of Jingchu in the troubled times! ”

"Liu Bei is known to be eloquent, borrowing the two things of Jiangdong and Jinkou Yucao from the east to get the four counties of Jiangzuo. With Liu Bei's heart, should he be able to meet the needs of the four counties? ”

"From Han's point of view, Liu Bei has long had the heart to peep at Jing Chu, and now he doesn't want Jing Chu, just because the ancestor and the envoy gave Liu Bei his grace!"

Xiong Han bowed his hand to Liu Pan and said in a deep voice: "Since the general is the younger brother of the envoy, he should have the responsibility of protecting the foundation of the Liu family. Now it is difficult for the two sons under the knees of the monarch to take on the big responsibility, and the general should be obliged to think for the plan of the Liu family in Shanyang and the foundation of the Liu family. ”

Hearing Xiong Han's words, Liu Pan fell silent and didn't know how to reply. What Xiong Han said is not unreasonable, Liu Pu's lack of ability allows him to sit firmly in the position of Jingzhou pastor, and Jingzhou will inevitably become fat in the mouths of everyone.

Except for Liu Pu, who is qualified to inherit the Jingzhou pastor now, it seems that he is the only one left. As Liu Biao's nephew and Liu Qi's cousin, he is inferior to Liu Pu in the inheritance of etiquette. But both his military ability and personal prestige are better than Liu Pu.

Thinking about it, Liu Pan's heart was beating violently, his mouth couldn't help but dry, and something sprouted in his heart.

After being silent for a while, Liu Pan said: "Don't talk nonsense, so that you are still here." We should help with all our hearts, how can we have other thoughts in our hearts? If the situation is really as the blog post said, Liu Bei wants to swallow my Liu family's foundation, and he should stop it. ”

Xiong Han heard the meaning of Liu Pan's words, thought for a while, and said: "Han's words are inappropriate, I hope the general will forgive the sin." The general is the Taishou of Wuling, and he has the position of a point guard Hanshou. The condition of the envoy was unknown, and the general should lead 3,000 elites to Hanshou. ”

Liu Pan's appointment as the Taishou of Wuling was not temporary. It was the result of Liu Qi after learning that Jingxiang could not be recovered and decided to move the state to Hanshou.

Liu Qi asked Liu Pan to serve as the Taishou of Wuling, not only to let Liu Pan take charge of the military and political power of Wuling, but also to let him shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding Hanshou. In case of emergency, he can lead troops to Hanshou to stabilize order.

"Lead the army into Hanshou?" Liu Panchi asked.

"The generals and soldiers entered Hanshou, one is from the old words of the envoy to defend the central state. The second is to cause chaos for treacherous evil, after all, Jingnan is in turmoil, order is chaotic, and there are many evildoers. Xiong Han said: "If the envoy has something to do, the general has soldiers and horses in hand, no matter what his intentions are, he can be calm." ”

Although Xiong Han's later words were not said, but with the foreshadowing before, how could Liu Pan not understand the meaning of Xiong Han's words.

Liu Pan pondered for a long time and said: "You can also learn from the words of Bowen! ”

Not to mention Liu Pan's true thoughts, but he has been fighting for many years and is quite decisive. After making a plan today, he immediately led 3,000 soldiers to Hanshou by Yuanshui. Linyuan and Hanshou are very close to each other, Liu Pan traveled by boat, and it took only two days to reach Hanshou.

At this time, Pan Jun, Wang Cang, Yin Guan, Wang Kai and other prefectures in Hanshou City also received the news that Liu Panbing had entered Hanshou, and everyone talked about it.

"Chengming, our letters and Liu Wuling have never mentioned leading soldiers into the city. What is the intention of Liu Wuling's move? Wang Cang paced in the hall and asked worriedly.

Not only Wang Cang was worried, but Pan Jun was also puzzled. Liu Qi is seriously ill on the bed, and as a younger brother, Liu Pan led the army, and it is difficult not to make people think about it.

Pan Jun's expression was calm, he got up from the couch, and said calmly: "Let the king lie on the sickbed, and there is no order for the king to die today, and foreign troops should not easily enter the city, so as not to cause another incident." ”

As a political figure, how could Pan Jun not know the impact of foreign troops entering the center. Now, whether it is for Liu Qi or Jing Chu's political scene, he must stop Liu Pan's moves.

Once the violent machine of the army is activated, the impact it will have is too great. Jingchu's political arena is relatively stable at present, and the army is not needed to consolidate the political arena at all, but the army will undermine the current stability.

Saying that, Pan Jun acted decisively and said: "Zhong Xuan enters the envoy to see the king, if the envoy has the order of Liu Wuling to lead the army into the city, he should try his best to dissuade him." If there is no life, it is enough to give a military order. I entered Liu Wuling's army first and persuaded him to abandon his army and enter the city. ”

"Good!"

Wang Cang and Pan Jun acted separately, Pan Jun took a carriage alone, led several people on the left and right, and joined the army to meet Liu Pan.

At this time, Liu Panzheng led the sergeant to disembark and land, and learned that Pan Jun had joined the army alone, so he asked him to talk.

Seeing Liu Pan, Pan Jun had a calm face, and asked: "The state government ordered the general to enter Hanshou, and there was no order for the general to lead the army here, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

Seeing Pan Jun asking like this, Liu Pan was slightly flustered. But Liu Pan still replied calmly: "The king is sick on the couch, and the house is restless, I am a younger brother, and I should have the responsibility of settling down; Jingnan is moving, and all parts of the country are out of order, and I am under the old order of the envoy, and I should have the responsibility of appeasing Hanshou. In terms of public and private affairs, Pan had to lead his troops into Hanshou. ”

Pan Jun's face slowed down, and he arched his hand and said: "The general is the heart of the public, Jun deeply admires." However, for the sake of Jing Chu's major plan, please ask the general to enter the city as a soldier. ”

Then, Pan Jun explained: "The matter of the back house has been disposed of by you. Since the general is a subordinate brother, he must not act beyond courtesy. And the back house is mostly trivial things for women and children, and the general wants to make the king settle down, and the general is enough for one person, and there is no need for soldiers and horses. ”

"As for the matter of the old order of the king, Jun and Wang Changshi and other Jing officials have heard of it, and they dare not let the soldiers enter the city. For the time being, I would like to ask the general to order the sergeants to camp a hundred miles away from the city and wait for the order of the envoy, so as not to misunderstand the two Taishou of Huonan County and Changsha, and each of them will come with troops and horses. ”

In the face of Pan Jun's words, Liu Pan didn't care at first. But when he heard that Nanjun was too shou Huo Jun and Changsha was too shou Liu Xian, his face suddenly changed.

Liu Xianchu was a driver in Jingzhou, and when he was under Liu Biao, his reputation was quite high. After the Battle of Chrysostom, Liu Xian, as the only Taishou in Jingnan who clearly supported Liu Qi, although his official position was not changed, Liu Xian was worshiped as a Zhonglang general, and was awarded the title of Marquis of Pavilion, with a high reputation.

As for Huo Jun, not to mention, he has an army of 20,000 in Jingbei, and his army is superior and powerful, which is beyond his ability.

If he led his troops into Hanshou, causing Huo Jun and Liu Xian to lead the troops, such a scene was beyond his control, and it was not what he wanted to see.

At this time, Wang Cang had already received Liu Qi's password and ordered Zhang Cun to come out with the order. He ordered Liu Pan to lead his army to camp seventy miles away from the city, and let Liu Pan's army enter the city, and he was not allowed to carry more than fifty sergeants.

Under the joint efforts of Pan Jun and Wang Cang, Liu Pan's purpose of leading the army into Hanshou was prevented. However, it cannot be said that Liu Pan was completely defeated, and the sergeant camped seventy miles away from the city, marched in a hurry, and could reach Hanshou in half a day.

Not to mention that Liu Pan led the army to retreat and camp, and Nanjun was more than 300 miles away from Hanshou. When Liu Pan led his army to Hanshou, the messenger sent a letter to Jiangling. However, Huo Jun is not in Jiangling City, but in Public Security City.

In the past, Huo Jun intended to go north to Xiangfan, but now he deliberately went north to the public security to understand the front-line garrison.

Huo Jun stopped at the mountain range next to the Gong'an City, looked down at the houses on the field, and the south of the Gong'an City with smoke, and asked, "What is the construction of the Gong'an City?" What about the people who moved south? ”

Xu Sheng pointed to the cottage and said: "With work for relief, the people have food to rely on and a house to live in." It is flourishing on the banks of rivers and rivers, dividing farmland, and the people have their own fields, and the people will be self-sufficient next year. ”

"As for the public security city, it was built on the mountain, and it was built with bricks and stones, and the construction period was very long. Today, only the outer city has been built, and the inner city, the urn city, and the viewing tower are still under construction. In the spring of next year, the new city of public security will be completed. ”

Huo Jun squinted at the inside and outside of the city and nodded with satisfaction. Xu Sheng was originally a general of the Sun family and enlisted in Wu Chu from Xiajiangdong. After several years of war experience, he gradually grew into a general in the army.

Let Xu Sheng serve as the governor of Hanshui, and be responsible for the construction of the public security city, which is also Huo Jun's bold promotion. But from the current point of view, Xu Sheng did not live up to Huo Jun's expectations.

"Wen Xiang has worked hard!"

After a pause, Huo Jun said: "I have written to the king, and I want to ...... in the north tomorrow."

Before the words fell, Liu Zhongfeng and his servants climbed up from the hillside and said, "Loyal to the benefactor, Hanshou is urgent." ”

Huo Jun turned his head to look at Liu Zhong, who was sweating profusely, and asked in surprise: "Zhengchen is not in Jiangling, how can he come to the public security?" ”

Liu Zhong handed over the two letters in his arms, gasped and said: "Qiqi Mansion Jun, the secret letter from Wang Changshi arrived last night, Zhong saw that the letter was urgent, and he rode a horse overnight, and did not dare to delay. ”

Huo Jun was promoted to Nanjun Taishou, and Liu Zhong was also transferred from Poyang County to Nanjun and served as the county chief. After years of service, Liu Zhong was introduced by Huo Jun as a confidant and important person because of his own conduct, in charge of confidential affairs.

Huo Jun's face changed slightly, Han Shou sent a letter, and Wang Cang sent a secret letter, this kind of thing has never happened before, and something big must happen.

Seeing this, Xu Sheng considered it for a while and retreated to avoid it.

Huo Jun did not stop Xu Sheng, but opened the two letters and read them one after another. When browsing Han Shou's letters, Huo Jun's face was solemn, and when he saw Wang Cang's secret letter, Huo Jun's face was already lowered.

Seeing that Huo Jun's face was wrong, Liu Zhong asked tentatively, "Benefactor, what's the matter with Hanshou?" ”

Huo Jun took the letter into his arms and said briefly: "Jingnan is moving, so that Jun is frightened and sick. Today, my body is sinking day by day, and I am afraid that I am worried about my life. ”

"Is Jun seriously ill?" Liu Zhong replied in shock.

"Hmm!"

Huo Jun looked around and said slowly: "Liu Wuling led the army to enter Hanshou, but was reprimanded by Pan Zhizhong, and had to be ordered by the king. Liu Wuling left the city and camped and entered the city alone. ”

"Huh?" Liu Zhong was surprised again.

After a pause, Liu Zhong asked in a low voice: "That benefactor will be in the future~"

In response to Liu Zhong's inquiry, Huo Jun was silent.

At the moment, his mind is complicated, and Huo Jun is sad about Liu Qi's illness. However, in addition to sadness, there seems to be a hint of relief.

At the beginning of the river, the two Liu are still intimate. With the passage of time, contradictions slowly appeared, and the relationship between the two Liu gradually became sparse. As an intermediary, Huo Jun basically avoided the problems caused by Er Liu, lest he fall into it and make it difficult for him to get out. Now that Liu Qi is seriously ill, it is difficult for Huo Jun, who has been tormented by the relationship between the three, to say that he has no sense of relief.

Huo Jun put his hands behind his waist and paced and pondered.

After a long time, Huo Jun took off the white whip on his waist, handed it to Liu Zhong, and said, "Zhengchen, don't go back to Jiangling." At this time, he immediately took a boat down to Jiangdong, saw Xuande Gong with a whip, and said that the envoy was ill, and asked him to come to visit the envoy, so as not to be delayed by the battle at the mouth of the river. ”

As if seeing Liu Zhong's incomprehension, Huo Jun explained cryptically: "This is for the peace of Jing Chu, and also for the sake of the envoy and his heirs. ”

"No!" Although Liu Zhong was still puzzled, he didn't ask much.

Seeing Liu Zhong walking away with a whip, Huo Jun's mind was chaotic.

With Liu Qi's kindness to Huo Jun, Huo Jun couldn't make a move to backstab his benefactor. But if Liu Qi dies of illness, from Huo Jun's point of view, Liu Pufei is a suitable heir to Jing Chu. The only person who can really inherit Jing Chu may be Liu Bei.

Liu Qi was able to appease Jingnan by virtue of Liu Biao's inheritance, clan, and exploits in capturing Jiangzuo. But in terms of Liu Pu's ability and prestige, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit still. Jing Chu couldn't sit steadily, and forcibly helped Liu Pu to take the position, wouldn't it hurt him.

From the perspective of the future, with Liu Bei's growth and Liu Qi's self-preservation, there will be regional disputes between Wu and Chu in the future. The occurrence of this kind of thing will inevitably seriously damage the Wu-Chu Alliance, which will benefit Cao Cao.

If Liu Bei inherits Liu Qi's position, he can not only avoid disputes between Wu and Chu, but also allow Liu Qi's heir, Liu Pu, to enjoy a high-ranking official and a high knighthood, so as to be happy for a lifetime. For Huo Jun, he can not only be liberated, but also go further.

Ideas are always good, but Liu Bei wants to inherit Jingzhou, and it is not easy to talk about it.

Liu Bei is an outsider to Liu Qi's clan and has no blood relationship. From the perspective of blood relationship, even Liu Pan has a higher order of succession than Liu Bei.

Today, unlike history, in history, Liu Bei laid down Jingnan in the name of Liu Qi, so that he could logically inherit Jingzhou Mu after Liu Qi's death.

But in this plane, Liu Qi's power is so great, and the situation between the two sides is completely different, which dooms Liu Bei to lack the etiquette to inherit Jingzhou. And the complexity of the relationship between the forces of all parties in Jingchu is very unimaginable, even Huo Jun is only one of the bigwigs in Jingchu.

Huo Jun asked Liu Zhong to go to Liu Bei with a whip and let Liu Bei enter Hanshou, in fact, he was fighting for Liu Bei to inherit Liu Qi's position.

If Liu Bei does not come to Hanshou, there is a high probability that Liu Bei will not be able to inherit Jing Chu. Even if Liu Bei enters Hanshou, there is no guarantee that he will be able to succeed to the throne 100%, he is only qualified.

When Liu Zhong walked away, Xu Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Fujun, it's late today, it's better to stay in the public security to rest." ”

Huo Jun waved his hand and said, "If you are sick, I need to rush to Hanshou." The responsibility of the public security guard will be handed over to Wen Xiang. ”

Saying that, Huo Jun ordered left and right, and said: "Ordered Chengyuan and Gongli to lead thousands of troops to rush to the mouth of the Youjiang River in the south of the Yangtze River to listen to our military orders." ”

"No!"

It's not today, and tomorrow you may have to take a leave of absence!

(End of chapter)