Although Jia Xu was known as a poisonous man, he did not use poison to Liu Biao. Instead, he used some great tonics. Liu Biao was not replenished and had a bit of a murderous and bloodless smell.

Since Liu Biao died, he could not die casually according to the rules. Jingzhou cannot be without a master for a day. He must first determine the candidate for the lord of Jingzhou.

Mrs. Cai discussed with Cai Mao and Zhang Yun because only a few of them were around Liu Biao before his death, and they could fake a will and make their second son Liu Cong the lord of Jingzhou. However, whether the will can work needs to be recognized and supported by several major families.

Cai Mao has a high status in Jingzhou and has a great reputation, but Liu Biao pays great attention to the balance in hiring people, which is equivalent to governing the world with aristocratic families. Even Liu Biao cannot cover up the sky with one hand, and Cai Mao cannot do it.

This time, in order to get Liu Cong to power, he must obtain the support of several other major families. Cai Mao was preparing to sell some benefits to make them agree to support Liu Cong.

After Cai Mao found Kuai Yue, Fu Xun, Liu Xian, Wang Can, Han Song and others, he took out the fake Liu Biao's will, hoping that they would support it.

Because the will was not Liu Biao's handwriting, they all looked at Cai Mao with an idiot-like look, which made him feel guilty and had to reluctantly explain:

"Because Cao Cao was attacking, his lord suddenly became frightened and he couldn't get up, so he had to write for himself."

But after Cai Mao proposed to support Liu Cong ascend to power, they not only did not speak loudly, but also agreed to Cai Mao's request without any requirements.

Cai Mao was overjoyed, and then joined Mrs. Cai to announce a fake will, support Liu Cong as the lord of Jingzhou, and then mourn for the death.

Because Jia Xu did his homework in advance, Cai Mao and his team's plan went very smoothly. At the meeting on the same day when Liu Cong took office, people from the big families expressed their support.

Although other small and medium-sized families did not express their opinions, they were silent, which obviously agreed to Cai Mao's decision.

Liu Biao ruled Jingzhou for decades and promoted countless officials. In the end, no one questioned the will that Mrs. Cai had faked, and no one even mentioned the eldest son Liu Qi.

In fact, Liu Biao is very good at winning people's hearts. He has mastered the balance and is willing to spend money on winning talents. However, because he is too suspicious, he does not trust others easily.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman dies for his confidant." If he does not trust others, he will naturally not be loyal to him.

Only his official Li Gui raised an objection because he knew that Liu Biao wanted to make Grand Duke Liu Qi the lord of Jingzhou and had already decided to assist Liu Bei as his uncle, but others were rude and no one agreed.

Cai Mao was afraid that Li Gui would reveal the truth, so he took the opportunity to attack and killed Li Gui, killing the chicken to scare the monkey. It was a killing two birds with one stone.

Although Liu Cong successfully became the governor of Jingzhou, he himself knew that it was not enough to convince the public, and he was worried that his brother Liu Qi and his uncle Liu Bei would come to the door to ask for guilt.

Liu Cong gathered to discuss, after all, he was young and knowledgeable. Under the guidance of Fu Xun, Kuai Yue, Wang Can and others, and with the efforts of Cai Mao, Liu Cong had agreed in his heart to surrender to Cao Cao.

But his father Liu Biao's body was not cold, so he gave his foundation to others. The fourteen-year-old Liu Cong also felt it was inappropriate and did not dare to make a decision on the spot. So he wanted to take a delaying plan in the name of asking for his mother's opinions and let the matter go.

Who knew that Mrs. Cai had already secretly defected to Cao Cao, and this was exactly the result she wanted!

When he heard Liu Cong's words, he was afraid that there were many dreams. Mrs. Cai, who had been eavesdropping behind the screen for a long time, did not care about being suspicious, turned out from behind the screen and said to Liu Cong:

"Since Zhongxuan, Gongti and Yidu saw the same thing, why bother to sue me?"

So Liu Cong made a decision on the spot, surrendered to Cao Cao, and immediately wrote a letter of decline, ordering Song Zhong to sneak into Cao Cao's army to offer.

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After Liu Bei agreed to assist Liu Qi, he heard Cai Mao come in to report Cao Cao's military situation on the southern expedition. He immediately said goodbye to Liu Biao and took Guan and Zhang back to Xinye.

After meeting Kongming, although Cao's army had not yet invaded the territory, the spies reported that the troops in Wancheng and Ye County were frequently mobilized. It seemed that Cao Cao's attack on Jingzhou was almost in front of him.

Liu Bei was a little worried because he had few soldiers and horses, and could not resist Cao Cao's attack.

Kong Ming had no choice but to cram the Buddha for a moment and ask Liu Bei to recruit militias, and Kong Ming taught the formation every day.

On this day, the spy came to report that Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to lead 100,000 troops to Xinye.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were both dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang and wanted to see his jokes, but Kong Ming was not afraid. With Liu Bei's support, he dispatched troops and had strict rules.

Kong Ming's series of dazzling arrangements opened his eyes to the generals under Liu Bei!

He first asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to ambush, and then Zhao Yun pretended to lose, and led Xiahou Dun's army into the jungle of Bowangpo.

The southern road is narrow, with mountains and rivers facing each other and trees mixed. Xiahou Dun's tens of thousands of soldiers were crowded in a narrow area, and fire attacks could be performed.

When Xiahou Dun saw the terrain here, he suddenly came over and was afraid of fire attacks, so he returned to his horse and ordered the army to not enter.

But it was too late. First, the shouts from behind were trembling. I saw a fire burning, and then the reeds on both sides were lit.

In an instant, fire was everywhere; the wind was strong, and the fire became more and more fierce. The Cao family trampled on each other, and countless people died.

Zhao Yun returned to the army to kill him, Xiahou Dun suddenly left in fireworks, and the rest of the Cao army did not dare to fight, and they all fled.

Bowangpo was the first battle when Kong Ming first made his debut. This fire allowed him to win more with less and win a complete victory at a very small price. It also convinced the generals including Guan and Zhang and established his military advisor status.

Liu Bei won the victory, Zhao Yun, Liu Feng, Guan Ping and others arrived, gathered all the troops, rewarded the soldiers with the food, grass and supplies they had obtained, and returned to Xinye. The people of Xinye looked at the dust and covered the road and worshiped them.

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Song Zhong led Liu Cong's order to sneak to Cao Cao's army and offered sacrifices. He went to Wancheng and saw Cao Cao's army, and worshipped him beside the road and presented a letter of surrender.

Cao Cao was overjoyed and highly rewarded Song Zhong. He handed him back and asked Liu Cong to leave the city to welcome the army into the city, so he was the lord of Jingzhou forever.

Song Zhong bid farewell to Cao Cao and took the way back to Jingxiang. When he was about to cross the river, he suddenly saw a man coming. When he saw that he was the patrolling chief Guan Yunchang.

Song Zhong was familiar with Guan Yu, but he couldn't avoid it. He was called by Guan Yu and asked in detail about Jingzhou.

Song Zhong wanted to hide his feelings at first, but later he was anxious when Guan Yu asked him, and could not justify himself, so he simply told him that Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao.

When he heard that Cao Cao's troops had not arrived and Liu Cong had surrendered, Guan Yu was shocked and immediately arrested Song Zhong and went to Xinye to meet Liu Bei, and told him about the matter.

When Liu Bei heard about Liu Biao's death, Liu Bei couldn't help crying.

He was really sad! Although he did not accept Liu Biaoqian's concession with Jingzhou, it was not that he really didn't want it. He needed to repeat Tao Qian's story and ask Liu Biao to "give Jingzhou three times", which would better demonstrate his personality charm.
Chapter completed!