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Cai Jin had no choice but to kneel down and report: "Qi reported to Grandfather, Father, and the child accompanied Duke Jing to visit. He is waiting outside the mansion now."

Cai Xun and Cai Yan looked at each other, and both of them showed surprise. Why did Liu Jing come to Cai Xun react first and laughed and said, "I knew Mr. Jing many years ago, but I had never seen him. Today I can get what I want."

He immediately said to Cai Yan: "Liu Jing is also a prince, don't be rude. Gui, go and welcome him in."

Cai Yan hesitated a little, "After all, my elder brother is the head of the family. Is it appropriate to bypass him? It is better for me to avoid it because I call him sick."

"She is here at your doorstep, so why don't she avoid it? She should give her a face no matter what."

Cai Yan glanced at Cai Jin with a nervous face and nodded, "I'll go now."

.........

Liu Jing waited outside the mansion for a moment, and saw that the mansion opened. Cai Jin walked over quickly with a middle-aged man of medium figure. Under the lantern, he looked a bit similar to Cai Jin. This should be Cai Jin's father.

Cai Jin stepped forward and introduced to Liu Jing: "Mr. Jing, this is my father."

Liu Jing immediately bowed and bowed, "I met the uncle."

Liu Jing's call of Uncle brought him closer to Cai Yan invisibly, but Cai Yan knew very well that Liu Jing's low-keyness was just a gesture, and it did not mean that he could really regard himself as an elder.

He quickly replied with a tribute and said, "Mr. Jing is here to visit and make the Cai Mansion prosperous. Please talk in the house."

"Shibo Please"

Everyone entered Cai’s mansion together, but did not go to the living room, but went to Cai Yan’s study. As soon as they entered the room, Cai Xun stood up with a smile and said, “Don’t you know I am old.”

Cai Jin next to him quickly introduced: "This is the ancestor of the family and the former head of the Cai family."

Liu Jing had long heard that there was a person behind the scenes of the Cai family. He had always been determined to see him at first sight. Unexpectedly, it was the old man who was not very handsome in front of him. Liu Jing stepped forward and bowed, "Liu Jing has long admired the head of Cai's hometown."

Cai Xun looked at Liu Jing up and down, and saw that he was tall, tall, calm, wise, and secretly praised him. No wonder this ability emerged and was indeed a handsome talent.

He stroked his beard and laughed: "I have heard of the name of Duke Jing for a long time. I had heard of Duke Jing when he first arrived in Jingzhou."

"The old master is over-reputable."

Everyone sat down with the guest and the host, Cai Xun sighed and said, "The death of the governor of the state is really a great matter in Jingzhou. I am afraid that the future and destiny of Jingzhou will be changed from now on. Jinggong is the person in the bureau. I hope that Jinggong will consider the interests of the people of Jingzhou in the future. The country is based on the people, and only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world."

Although it is a general and has no nutrition, Liu Jing has to take a scrupulous attitude. He bows and smiles, "Liu Jing remembers the words of Jin Yu, the master of his hometown."

At this time, Cai Yan next to him remembered something and smiled at Liu Jing: "I often hear from Jin'er that Gong Jing is eager to seek talent. There is a good talent among my subordinates. He wanted to surrender to Liu Zhang, but I persuaded him. If Gong Jing is willing to consider it, I can recommend him to Gong."

Cai Yan mentioned talent, Liu Jing immediately became interested and smiled and said, "Liu Jing is eager to seek talent. If he is a talent, how can I not welcome him? Please recommend it to me if he is a talent."

Cai Yan pondered for a moment and said, "This person's name is Li Yan, from Nanyang. He has been an official for many years. He is rigorous and pragmatic, and has talent. He is currently the magistrate of Zigui County. He has a good relationship with me. Last month he wanted to abandon his official position and enter Shu, but I stopped him. To be honest, I would rather follow Gong Jing than be loyal to Liu Zhang. If that were the case, it would be a pity for this talent."

Of course Liu Jing knew Li Yan, and Kuai Liang once told him that Li Yan was a famous pragmatic official in Jingzhou, especially good at financial management. Liu Biao also valued him very much. Liu Jing forgot about him for a while, thanks to Cai Yan's reminder.

Liu Jing quickly bowed and smiled, "If I had Li Zhengfang, I would rather not Xiangyang."

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Liu Jing sat for a while and said goodbye and left. In fact, there was nothing definite thing about visiting the Cai family, he just made a gesture, but Cai Yan promised to recommend Li Yan to him, which was his biggest gain in this trip.

After seeing Liu Jing off, Cai Yan returned to the study. Seeing that his father was still there, he sat down and said with some concern: "Father, it may be difficult to hide this from the head of the family."

"So what if he knows?" Cai Xun was a little disdainful of his concerns.

"The child is worried that Liu Jing is trying to provoke the Cai family and cause the Cai family to fall into internal strife. After all, the eldest brother is the main force of Liu Cong, and it is also for the benefit of the family. If he knew that we were secretly interacting with Liu Jing, he would probably have ideas. This is not good for family unity, and my father thinks it."

"I would like to make it clear that we did not have secret contact with Liu Jing. When Liu Jing came to visit, I couldn't beat someone out with a stick. The Cai family is a famous family, and the minimum etiquette should be. You can tell Cai Mao clearly this, but there is another saying that only your and my father knows, and even Jin'er can't say it. I found that his mouth is not reliable."

Cai Yan nodded silently, "The child is willing to listen to his father's teachings."

Cai Xun smiled and said earnestly: "Don't think that Liu Jing came to visit to split the Cai family. You are underestimating him like this. He is actually planning for the future. If he conquers Xiangyang in the future, if he wants to sit firmly in Xiangyang, he still has to rely on the support of the Cai family. This is his real intention to come to find you."

Cai Yan pondered for a moment, "What should the father think the child should deal with it?"

Cai Xun laughed, "Actually, you have done a good job. You recommend Li Yan to him. This is a very exquisite move. If I guess correctly, I will definitely surrender to Liu Jing. In that case, Jin'er will become a bridge between you and him."

Speaking of this, Cai Xun couldn't help but sigh, "Maybe Liu Jing will really be able to defeat Cao's army in the future. The Cai family also needs to leave a back."

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The next morning, two more warships loaded with Jiangxia troops slowly left Fancheng and headed east, and a handsome flag was flying high on the first large ship, which meant that Liu Jing was also on the large ship.

The evacuation of the army in Nanjun, the large-scale evacuation of the army in Jiangxia in Fancheng, and the news of Liu Biao's death were reported to Xinye County as quickly as possible by Cao's army.

There are already 10,000 Cao troops in Xinye County, including thousands of cavalry. This large-scale mobilization, as Gan Ning and Xu Shu inferred, was waiting for an opportunity to invade the south to increase the deterrence against Jingzhou, but the news of Liu Biao's death disrupted Cao's plan.

Early this morning, a team of cavalry rushed into Xinye City. As the general was the chief general Cao Ren, he had received a message from Feige released from Xiangyang City, and Liu Biao was dead.

This news made Cao Ren pay attention to it and immediately set off for Xinye. He rushed to Xinye County.

Run to the county yard, which is the temporary military yard. Cao Ren turned over and dismounted and asked, "General Cao Hong can be here."

Before the soldiers could answer, Cao Hong laughed from the steps, "Brother, I have been waiting for a long time."

Cao Hong walked down the steps quickly and smiled: "Liu Biao is dead, our opportunity is here."

Cao Ren nodded, "I'm here for this matter, let's talk about it inside."

Everyone entered the military yamen and sat down in a circle. Cao Ren said to everyone: "I already know the news of Liu Biao's death. Generally speaking, it may be an opportunity to attack the enemy. I personally tend to send troops, but the specific attack must be carefully considered. I am afraid that the Xinye army will send troops hastily, so I rushed from Wancheng."

He said this clearly because he did not trust Cao Hong, for fear that he would send troops recklessly, and Cao Hong was a little unhooked in front of more than a dozen generals, and said from the side: "But the general must not know that Liu Bei's army has retreated south, and he also did not know that most of Liu Jing's army also left by boat."

This news stunned Cao Ren. He really didn't know that Liu Bei had withdrawn his troops, and Liu Jing's army also withdrew most of them.

He asked quickly: "The news is true."

"It must be true that Liu Bei's withdrawal of troops is clear, and most of Liu Jing's troops are withdrawn, but I don't know if Liu Jing himself followed the ship."

Cao Ren pondered for a moment, turned to look at the Lord Bo Mao Jie. Mao Jie was responsible for the military in charge of this southern expedition, but did not care about military affairs, and stayed in Wancheng. Since Jia Xu returned to the north, Cao Ren had no counselors, so he asked Mao Jie to be the leader.

Mao Jie knew that his strategy was not as good as Jia Xu, so he was very cautious and refused to speak easily. Now Cao Ren was asking for his opinion, and he had to express his opinion.

"Liu Biao died and Cai Mao made Liu Cong the governor of Jingzhou. Liu Jing and Liu Bei would definitely not accept it. It would be a bit unreasonable for them to stay in Jiangbei. Liu Bei rushed back to Nanjun, which was obviously trying to make Liu Qi the governor of Jingzhou and did not recognize Liu Cong. Liu Jing rushed back to Jiangxia, which should have the same purpose. Therefore, it is inferred from common sense that it is indeed possible for Liu Jing to lead some troops to leave Fancheng."

Cao Ren nodded, and before he could speak, Mao Jie continued: "But from a prudent perspective, we should not be careless. I suggest sending more detectives to determine whether Liu Jing leaves."

Mao Jie's cautious words were deeply agreed by Cao Ren. The Prime Minister put a lot of pressure on him, not only to increase his deterrence against Jingzhou, but also to be defeated. Yu Jin's defeat almost lost his courage.

This time Liu Biao died and Jingzhou began to split, which made Cao Ren see the opportunity, but whether to seize this opportunity and how to seize it made Cao Ren hesitate.

The key now is whether Liu Jing left Fancheng and went east. If he left, Cao Ren would order the south attack without hesitation and re-occupation of Fancheng.
Chapter completed!