Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang's prophecy was fulfilled so quickly———The civil war in Jingzhou inevitably happened. Cai Mao made such a decisive decision and attacked the Kuai Liang brothers without hesitation.

On the contrary, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue seemed a little hesitant in this matter.

Moling Conference Hall

"...Kuai Zirou, Kuai Yidu and his wise and scheming were actually plotted by Cai Mao this time..." Pang Tong shook his head and said with interest, "They were too concerned about Jingzhou, and they lost their past decisiveness... In contrast, Cai Mao was devoted to himself, but this time he was not restrained by external things!" Pang Tong's understanding of the internal situation in Jingzhou was extremely profound.

"The battle in Jingzhou has been completed, and I don't know when it will end. It's just that the people have suffered... In the chaotic times, life is like grass!" Zhang Zhao sighed and said with emotion.

The tragic scene caused by the war in Jiangdong in recent years has made Zhang Zhao feel a little palpitations when he heard about the war.

"Mr. Zhang, don't be sad!" Jian Yong, who was standing aside, comforted him in harmony, "When the Lord will stabilize the country in the future, the people of the world can live and work in peace..."

"Cai Mao was unprepared by his intentions. Although he had the advantage, as long as Liu Qi and the second Kuai were safe and sound, the final belonging of Jingzhou was unpredictable!" Pang Tong smiled and changed the topic and said, "Who from both sides can contact the Jingzhou counties as soon as possible, then it will be a favorable situation.

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"The future direction of the war in Jingzhou will probably no longer be under the control of Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and others..." Lu Xun thought for a moment and said in a harmonious voice, "Cao Cao and Ma Chao may inevitably be involved, and our army will not be out of the matter."

The battle in Jingzhou... is very likely to turn into a melee of heroes fighting for the victory."

"What General Lu Lang said is not bad!" Pang Tong nodded and said with a smile, "and just need to observe the subsequent reactions of each party, you can roughly infer who was the mastermind of assassinating Liu Biao!" Lu Xun was promoted to Zhaowu General by his elder brother for his outstanding performance in the battle to destroy the Sun family (with Quan Cong leading his army to conquer eight counties in a row, and captured Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, Zhou Yu and other leaders of the Sun family's regime).

"Brother Gongyou and the others are still in Kuai Liang's army. The battle situation is now chaotic and the prospect is unclear..." Jian Yong thought of something and said to me urgently, "General, please ask General Gan to take Gongyou and the others back!"

"Yeah..." I nodded. Although my second brother sent Zhou Cang to protect Sun Qian, Zhuge Liang and others, if the war broke out, Zhou Cang would probably be unable to do so. Sun Qian and Zhuge Liang, no matter who has a good or bad luck.

Even if we give a county to exchange it, it will be a "buy and deal" that will be extremely loss-making.

"Zi Huang, I will later send you the order of Yu Xingba and order him to do everything possible to safely bring Gongyou and Kong Ming back to Danyang!" I turned to Quan Cong and ordered.

"Yes, General!" Quan Cong nodded and responded.

Lu Xun opened his mouth and stopped talking, as if he had something to say, but he still didn't say it in the end.

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After the meeting, a group of civil and military officials were preparing to leave the hall one after another.

"Shi Yuan, Bo Yan. Please stay!" I suddenly shouted at Pang Tong and Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was stunned at first, then he showed a hint of suddenness.

Leading Pang Tong and Lu Xun to the study room. After sitting down, I smiled and said to Lu Xun, "Boyan, I just saw you want to speak but stopped. But I don't know why?"

"..." Lu Xun hesitated for a moment and said, "I thought it would be best to ask General Gan to come out of the navy and sneak into the waters near Jiangling. It's all right!"

Pang Tong's eyes lit up and he looked at Lu Xun with a smile.

"Why did Bo Yan have this advice?" I frowned and thought for a moment, and asked Lu Xun.

"In the last doubts, the battle of Jingzhou... Our army is bound to be (participated)..." Lu Xun did not directly answer my question, but instead analyzed the situation in Jingzhou. "Jingzhou borders us very widely——Zhangling County is north of Shouchun and south of Lujiang; and Jingzhou Army has newly obtained the three counties of Jiangdong, which are fully connected with Danyang, Wu County and Kuaiji.

It can be said that the flanks of the five counties under the lord's control are all under the control of the Jingzhou army. If Jingzhou is ultimately obtained by the lord's enemy, our army will be in a completely passive situation. For our safety needs, Jingzhou must not fall into the hands of those who are hostile to the lord.

Now, in addition to Cai and Kuai, Cao Cao and Ma Chao will also covet the nine counties of Jingxiang. If Cao Cao has nine counties of Jingxiang, the world will be settled; if Ma Chao has nine counties of Jingxiang, he can accumulate strength to seek revenge from Cao Cao and Han Sui."

"Kuai Liang, a wise and concise man of Kuai Yue, is good at understanding the power of the times. If they are in charge of the power of Jingzhou, in order to resist Cao Cao's threat, they will continue to do good to the lord. Maintain the alliance between the two families; Ma Chao and Cao Cao are mortal enemies.

If he can win Jingzhou by chance, he will definitely go north to take revenge. If he has a falling out with his lord, it will be extremely unfavorable for him, so he will also be kind to us.

If Jingzhou gains for these two sides, it will be beneficial to our army..." Lu Xun carefully analyzed the gains and losses of several Jingzhou ownership situations. "Cao Cao and his lord are also mortal enemies. Jingzhou will eventually gain a disaster for our army. Cai Mao is quite famous for his reputation for being profit-forgetful. If he controls Jingzhou, even if the alliance can be maintained, he may not be able to withstand any test.

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"Therefore, the current dispute between Kuai and Cai is clearly visible.

Moreover, the Kuai family has the advantage of morality and its true strength is not inferior to that of the Cai family. As long as the current situation can be stabilized and no external interference, the final winner should be the Kuai family.

"Lu Xun analyzed calmly, "And after Sun Biejia and Zhuge Sima withdrew from Xiangyang with Kuai Liang, we have actually become the same boat with Liu Qi and Kuai Liang!"

"But for the moment, it is still unknown whether Kuai Zirou supports Liu Qi to gain a foothold..." Pang Tong smiled and said, "Cai Mao was determined to seize the authority of Jingzhou, and his preparations must be sufficient. I am afraid that most of the counties in Jingbei have fallen under his control.

If he sent a large army to suppress the enemy, even if Kuai Zirou and Kuai Yidu were far-reaching, they would be difficult to support them for a long time even if they were far apart. The Kuai family's most stable power was actually the four counties in Jingnan, and Jingbei was the territory of the Cai family.

But I’m afraid that when they intend to cross the river south, they may not be able to leave. After all, the Jingzhou naval army is controlled by Cai Mao’s confidant Huang Zu. General Lu Lang’s proposal is probably for this reason!”

"As Pang Sima said!" Lu Xun looked at Pang Tong in surprise, nodded and said, "If there is a Jinfan navy lurking beside him, you can also protect Liu Qi, Kuai Liang and others from crossing the river to Jingnan."

"...Well!" After pondering for a moment, I agreed with Lu Xun's proposal, "Bo Yan. You will pass on my order later and order Xingba to sneak to Jiangling with a part of the navy!"

"The last general will receive the order!"

"Actually, the chaos in Jingzhou is probably an opportunity for our army!" Pang Tong twisted a few short beards under his chin and suddenly said with a smile, "Kong Ming has opened the door to the lord to enter Jingzhou!"

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After giving orders to Ganningdi, I hurriedly sent a quick horse to Shouchun to inform my elder brother of the latest situation in Jingzhou and asked how to deal with it.

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On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xun You, the Taizhong doctor, was ordered by the emperor to pay his respects to Liu Biao. He rushed to Xiangyang from Xuchang.

Since Liu Bei's assassination suspicion was lifted by Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao has become the biggest suspect in the landlord. Although Xun You was named the envoy of the emperor, he was actually Cao Cao's envoy.

Therefore, when Xun You first arrived in Xiangyang, Han Song and other important officials in Jingzhou rebuked each other, and some even suggested that Xun You behead him to sacrifice to Liu Biao's spirit in heaven.

However, Xun You showed no fear at all. He first read out the emperor's imperial edict to mourn Liu Biao in peace, and then calmly refuted the view that "Cao Cao was the mastermind of assassination."

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Cai Mao’s mansion. Study room

"Gongda, isn't it really that Cao Gong took action?" Cai Mao said to Xun You with a little confusion. After Xun You talked about fighting against the ministers of Jingzhou in the provincial governor's mansion, he was invited by Cai Mao to enter the mansion.

"Brother Degui, even if you deceive the whole world, you won't lie to you..." Xun You smiled and said sincerely. Xun You once served as an official in the capital with Cai Mao and had many relationships.

Seeing that Cai Mao was still suspicious, Xun You smiled and said, "Since the beginning of last month, the Prime Minister has personally led a large army to attack the Xianbei aliens, and now the war is in full swing. There is no time to look south.

Brother Degui, what are the real benefits of Prime Minister Yu when Liu Jingzhou was assassinated at this moment?"

Cai Mao thought for a moment, nodded slightly and said, "It's not Cao Gong, nor Liu Bei. Who is going to assassinate Lord Zhou Mu..."

Before Cai Mao finished speaking, Xun You said in a little confusion: "Why did Brother Degui say 'It's not Liu Bei'? Liu Bei has always been ambitious and now he is taking Jiangdong. He may not be able to target Jingzhou.

In You's opinion, Liu Bei was very suspicious!"

"That's how..." Cai Mao roughly explained Zhuge Liang's previous defense analysis.

"..." After hearing the analysis of Zhuge Liang as reposted by Cai Mao, Xun You's face did not change, but his eyes were filled with strange lights. Although Cai Mao's words were not very detailed, Xun You understood that this envoy named Zhuge Liang was definitely not an ordinary person.

"Brother Degui, I thought that the words were just sophistry..." Xun You thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "The plan to assassinate Liu Jingzhou this time is so meticulous and ingenious. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can do. With You's ability, he can't think of it.

Just imagine, such a clever plan. How many people in the world can do it? And Liu Bei's brother Zhang Fei and his military advisor Xu Shu are both scheming people. If they were to design such as the assassination plan, You would not have any doubts!"

Seeing that Cai Mao's expression was moving, Xun You rushed to the iron and said, "Brother Degui, how dare you ask if Liu Bei's envoy is still in Xiangyang?"

When Cai Mao mentioned "Liu Bei's envoy", he felt angry and said in a muffled voice: "A few days ago, he had already escaped from Xiangyang with the rebel Kuai family!"

"It turns out!" Xun You said with his palm and hit his legs, "If it weren't for being a thief, why should they escape? In You Yu's opinion, maybe Liu Bei was in a rebellion against the Kuai family and could do this 'good thing'!"

"...I heard Gongda's words, I felt that it was a little reasonable!" Cai Mao looked very excited, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly laughed, "I can just inform the nine counties of Jingxiang. In this way, I can see who dares to assist the rebel Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue!"

Xun You smiled slightly and asked Cai Mao in a harmonious voice: "Brother Degui, I wonder if you have ever attacked the rebellious Kuai family?"

"Huh~~!" Cai Mao looked at Xun You with a meaningful meaning, "The Kuai bandits are currently in charge of Nanjun. I have ordered the navy to block the way to cross the river and flee south, and the land army has also advanced to Nanjun. It is expected that this bandit will not last long!"

"You have two strategies, which may help Brother Degui defeat the thief!" Xun You said with the most sincere expression.

"Oh~?" Cai Mao looked at Xun You with great interest and asked with a smile, "Please give me advice!"

"I dare not give advice!" Xun You waved his hand and smiled, "In You's opinion, Kuai Ni was able to temporarily resist Brother Degui, because he was only Liu Qi, the eldest son of Liu Jingzhou. Since ancient times, he has the principle of establishing a eldest son but not a young child!"

A cold light flashed in Cai Mao's eyes, looking at Xun You.

Xun You continued to say disrespectfully: "But if Prince Cong had an edict of succession given by the emperor, who else in the world could object? In this way, how could Kuai Ni gain a foothold?"

"...It's amazing!" Cai Mao's face quickly turned from anger to joy, and he laughed, "Gongda is indeed a clever plan!" The letter of succession that Wang Can forged was once exposed by Kuai Yue in front of everyone, so Cai Mao always felt unreasonable.

But Xun You's idea solved all problems.

"Gongda should order people to return to Xuchang and ask the emperor for an edict!" Cai Mao said anxiously.

"No need!" Xun You smiled and shook his head, and took out a piece of yellow silk from his arms. "You have a blank imperial edict here, and there is also a seal of the emperor on it. Just write on it the words "Prince Cong is granted the title of Prince Cong as the Patriarch of Jingzhou!"

"..." Cai Mao looked shocked and said in disbelief, "How can Gongda have this thing?" How incredible is this blank imperial edict stamped with the seal of the emperor.

"Haha..." Xun You said with a smile, "Brother Degui, this imperial edict was originally prepared for you, but now I have to leave it to Mr. Cong!" The blank imperial edict was originally the ace that Xun Yu handed over to Xun You to win over Cai Mao.

Xun Yu once told that as long as Cai Mao’s requirements were not too high, Xun You could write the reward content on the imperial edict by himself.

"Uh~~!" Cai Mao was stunned for a while, and finally came to his senses. He said happily and regretfully, "Thank you, Mr. Cai, thank you for your kindness!"

Xun You came to the desk with the imperial edict and wrote quickly. Soon after, a "Imperial gift" Liu Cong followed the general of Zhennan, and the Jingzhou pastoral land edict was released.

"Brother Degui, please see!" Xun You handed over the "Imperial Imperial Imperial" to Cai Mao.

After reading it carefully twice, Cai Mao said with ecstasy expression: "It's time for you to pay your respects! Cai must not forget the kindness of paying your respects!"

Xun You just smiled but didn't say anything.

After a while, Cai Mao suppressed his joy and asked anxiously: "What is Gongda's second strategy?" Xun You's first strategy was too "exciting", which made Cai Mao's heart full of thirst.

"In fact, why do you need Brother Degui to send troops personally to attack Nanjun?

"The meaning of Gongda is..." Cai Mao said in a little puzzled manner.
Chapter completed!