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Zhang Shuo once joined the army in Xiangyang and served as the Marquis of Military Affairs. Cai Mao also knew him and knew that he was the Eighteen-tooth General of Jiangxia.

In the room, Cai Mao listened quietly to Zhang Shuo’s words, but he still didn’t show any expression on his face, but he was quickly thinking in his heart that everything Zhang Shuo said was very useful, which made him understand how Liu Jing seized power in Jiangxia.

When Zhang Shuo finished speaking, Cai Mao immediately stood up, "I can make the decision on this matter for you. Now you go to the same place with me."

"I don't know where the military advisor should take the humble place," Zhang Shuo asked timidly.

Cai Mao smiled, "Of course I will take you to see the governor of the state."

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At this time, the night was not deep, and Liu Biao did not fall asleep. He sat in the study to review several chapters written by Liu Cong. Liu Biao had to admit that Liu Cong's character changed drastically after getting married. After washing away his previous frivolity and impatience, he became steady and polite.

He also made great progress in dealing with people, and what made Liu Biao even more gratified was that he never hang out with those playboys again, nor went to the barns in the restaurants. He spent most of his time at home and studying hard. From the chapters he wrote, it can be seen that the words are interesting and insightful.

Liu Biao stroked his long beard lightly and read Er's chapter in an audio manner. He had to admit that he liked Er more and more. Although his injuries were still in recuperation, it did not hinder Liu Biao's love for Er. On the contrary, it made Liu Biao even more pity.

However, Liu Biao did not like Chang Liu Qi anymore. The key is that he was greedy for alcohol and lustful, and was dissolute, but he did not change his mind after repeated instruction, which made Liu Biao hate him deeply.

The spies he sent found that brothel prostitutes secretly appeared in Liu Qi's residence in Jiangling more than once. Although Liu Qi was very careful, good at concealing, and arranged it very confidentially, he was still discovered by the spies.

This made Liu Biao begin to doubt whether Liu Qi's previous performance in Xiangyang was just like a trick on the surface and a trick behind the scenes, and deliberately deceived himself. Otherwise, how could he have revealed his true colors after going to Nanjun?

On one side, he loved it and on the other side, he hated it. Liu Biao gradually had the idea of ​​making Liu Cong the world. It was a common practice to grow up as a heir. If he made another, he would probably be strongly opposed by senior officials who regarded the Kuai family as the one, and even trigger civil strife in Jingzhou.

So Liu Biao held back this idea and hid it in his heart, and no longer mentioned the matter of establishing the world. However, in the past few days, Liu Biao heard another voice, calling on his nephew Liu Jing to be the heir to Jingzhou, and the voices were quite loud.

This made Liu Biao feel a little annoyed. He once told his wife that he might make Liu Jing the heir, but that was just an angry thing to his wife. How could he give the things that should belong to him to his nephew?

However, Liu Biao had to admit that Liu Jing's talent was far greater than his two sons. In this Battle of Chaisang, he defeated the main force of the Jiangdong Army, which was several times more than he had. It was indeed impressive.

But this does not mean that he will appreciate his talents and hand over Jingzhou to him from then on. On the contrary, Liu Biao felt a sense of vigilance in his heart, will Liu Jing take away his foundation one day?

It is very likely that after a year of observation, Liu Biao was finally sure that Liu Jing was also an ambitious person.

Just as Liu Biao was thinking about Liu Jing, a guard reported at the door, "Mr. Cai has an urgent matter to ask for a meeting."

Liu Biao was stunned. Why did Cai Mao come, but he didn't think much about it and immediately ordered: "Please come in."

Soon, the guards took Cai Mao into Liu Biao's study. Cai Mao knelt down and saluted respectfully, "I met Cai Mao when I met the governor of the state."

"The military advisor doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down."

Liu Biao asked Cai Mao to sit down and said with a smile: "Mr. Cai hasn't come out in the evening for a long time."

Cai Mao did not dare to look at Liu Biao, and lowered his head and said, "It was so late, I didn't want to disturb the rest of the provincial governor, but Jiangxia came to bring some inside information. I thought it was very important and could not hide it from the provincial governor, so I brought him."

"oh"

Liu Biao asked in surprise: "Who is this person?"

"This person is the Eighteen-Octogenic General of Cai Mao. Zhang Shuo, does Zhou Mu still remember this person?"

Liu Biao nodded, he still had some impression, "Where is this person now?"

"Just wait outside the mansion. When the Ruozhou Master wants to see him, I will bring him in immediately."

"You can bring him in and see me quickly."

Cai Mao went out and soon brought Zhang Shuo into Liu Biao's study. Cai Mao repeatedly told him in advance, not to say that Liu Jing sent someone to cut off his wrist, so as not to think that Liu Biao suspected that he was accusing Liu Jing of his personal revenge.

Zhang Shuo knelt down and kowtowed, "I'm humble, Zhang Shuo meets with the governor of the state."

Seeing that his left hand was gone, Liu Biao was stunned, "General Zhang, why are you disabled?"

"This is when Husband came to Xiangyang halfway and was hurt by an unknown person. Husband didn't know who was harmed."

Liu Biao looked at him for a while, then said lightly: "Tell me what happened in Jiangxia in the first place, and there must be no concealment at all."

Liu Biao received a formal report written by Liu Jing yesterday about the detailed process of the Battle of Chaisang, but the situation in Jiangxia was vague after the withdrawal of the Jiangdong army, and it was just that Su Fei's army was in danger of being uncontrollable. Su Fei wrote a letter to him to maintain order.

Although he was vague, Liu Biao still understood the meaning hidden between the lines. Liu Jing had occupied Jiangxia County, which made Liu Biao feel both disappointed and angered by being deceived. He did not even discover his nephew's ambition.

But Liu Biao wanted to know what happened to Jiangxia, how Liu Jing annexed Jiangxia Zhang Shuo’s report today undoubtedly revealed the truth about Jiangxia to Liu Biao.

"Does he dare to kill Jiang Zhi in public in the central army's tent?" Liu Biao walked a few steps behind his back and asked with some anger.

"yes"

Zhang Shuo shed tears and said, "I wanted to join the governor of the state and did not want to serve Duke Jing. When the military power was handed over, Jiang Zhi publicly opposed it, saying that without the authorization of the state patriarch's military talisman, how could he hand over the military power at will anger Gong Jing. He then killed Jiang Zhi in public on the grounds of not accepting military orders."

Liu Biao was so angry that his face turned pale, he clenched his fists tightly, and stood in front of the window without saying a word. Cai Mao winked at Zhang Shuo from the side and signaled him to continue speaking.

Zhang Shuo then said: "Mr. Jing wants to kill Beixia again. Thanks to the quarrel between County Chief Su and Lao General Huang, Duke Jing let Beixia go and drove him out of the military camp."

Liu Biao was still silent, beyond Cai Mao's expectations. Zhang Shuo's last words were to arouse Su Fei and Huang Zhong, but Liu Biao did not react abnormally, which surprised Cai Mao.

Cai Mao was low-key these days and did not hear about what happened outside the window. He didn't know that Liu Jing had written a formal report, which also mentioned that Su Fei was temporarily appointed as the county magistrate and Yi Ji was the chief minister, and that the political situation in Jiangxia was stabilized.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Zhang Shuo mentioned the Minister of County Su, Liu Biao, because this is the reason.

At this time, Liu Biao finally spoke, "I understand this matter. General Zhang will go down first to take good care of his health. As for his position, he will arrange it later."

Although Liu Biao's tone was very calm, Cai Mao could hear that Liu Biao was suppressing his anger, but he didn't want to lose his composure in front of Zhang Shuo. He was secretly happy and hurriedly ordered someone to take Zhang Shuo down.

At this time, only Liu Biao and Cai Mao were left in the room. Cai Mao did not dare to speak, and lowered his head and said nothing. After a long time, Liu Biao looked at him and asked lightly: "What do you think of Degui?"

Cai Mao was shocked, and Liu Biao called him the word "六" instead of his military advisor, which means that Liu Biao was talking to him in his private capacity and did not represent official opinions.

Although Liu Biao asked him in his private capacity, Cai Mao still said carefully: "I am not in harmony with Duke Jing, everyone in Jingzhou knows that I should avoid this matter."

Of course, this is a pretext of trying to get. If he really avoided it, why did he bring Zhang Shuo here again? Liu Biao knew it clearly, and sneered in his heart, but he smiled on his face: "Degui is talking about the official position, what's wrong with it, but it's okay to say it."

Cai Mao heard a hint of eagerness in Liu Biao's words. Although Liu Biao also wanted to hide it, Cai Mao had followed Liu Biao for more than ten years and knew him well.

Liu Biaoshao met unfamiliar people in the study. This time, he not only met Zhang Shuo in the study, but also continued to ask for his own opinions. There was no time to go around, which would never happen before.

This shows that Liu Biao is anxious about this matter. Cai Mao suddenly has a clear understanding. I am afraid that Liu Biao hopes that he can help him in this matter.

It is no wonder that the officials in Jingzhou now highly praised Liu Jing, and only he opposed Liu Jing, so Liu Biao asked for his own opinions.

What does this mean? It shows that Liu Biao is not willing to hand over Jiang Xia to Liu Jing. Understanding this, Cai Mao began to be excited. As long as Liu Biao supports him, the game of chess will be easy to go.

"I am not disagreeing with the governor of the state, but I think that the way of Jinggong Jing is inappropriate. He should not bypass the governor of the state and occupy Jiangxia without authorization. This is one of them. Moreover, Jiangxia County is extraordinary and one of the major counties in Jingzhou. It must be under the strict control of Xiangyang. In the past, Huang Zu dominated Jiangxia. Now Huang Zu has been eliminated. It is a great opportunity for Xiangyang to take back Jiangxia. Once Xiangyang controls Jiangxia, then we will have a foothold in the east."

After all, Cai Mao was a military advisor in Jingzhou. He was very fond of the situation in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao also saw it very well. His two plans were heavily touched by Liu Biao's heart.

Liu Jing annexed Jiangxia without authorization and bypassed Liu Biao. This is the most taboo in the officialdom and the most taboo among those who are superior. Secondly, Jiangxia County is extraordinary. Not only is it a large population, but its strategic position is also important. It is one of the major counties in Jingzhou.

In the past, it was forcibly occupied by Huang Zu, forming a de facto semi-separatist rule. Liu Biao sent Liu Jing to Chaisang in order to use him to defeat Huang Zu and regain control of Jiang Xia.

Now that Huang Zu has been destroyed, it is a great time to take back Jiang Xia’s control. How could Liu Biao allow the second Huang Zu to appear again? Even his nephew can’t do it.

In fact, this is the fundamental conflict between Liu Biao and Liu Jing.

Liu Biao walked a few steps behind his back. After all, he was a provincial governor with a high position and a powerful position. He has experienced countless ups and downs over the past few decades. He would not make a major decision because of Zhang Shuo's rumor. He needs to weigh his interests. Besides, Liu Jing is his nephew, and there is nothing that cannot be compromised between uncle and nephew.

Liu Biao looked up at the roof and said slowly for a while: "Today is October 20th, and another month will be my 62nd birthday. I want to have a birthday this year. I will be willing to have a big birthday. All officials from all over the country gather in Xiangyang."
Chapter completed!