The Three Kingdoms: The filial son of the Cao family, please ask the father to ascend the throne

Chapter 245 Jingzhou Hostage by the Gentlemen
Unlike Cao Ziyou, Liu Biao had to consider the interests of Jingzhou gentry when dealing with Jingzhou affairs.

Don't look at how domineering Liu Jingsheng rode into Jingzhou by himself.

Without the support of the gentry, he could not enter Jingzhou at all.

How powerful is the gentry in Jingzhou?

The tens of miles between Xiangyang and Yicheng are called "Guan Gai Li". There are dozens of families with more than [-] shi (senior officials) living here, of which seven are the most famous: Pang, Huang, Cai, Kuai, Ma, Xi , Yang.

The seven families in Jingzhou, in terms of their native places, are all local families in historical records. The Kuai family is from Nanjun, the Huang family is from Miannan, the Ma family is from Yicheng, and the rest of Pang, Cai, Xi, and Yang are from Xiangyang.

The descendants of these seven families are talented people, such as Pang Degong, Pang Tong, Pang Lin, Pang Shanmin, Huang Chengyan, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, Kuai Qi, Ma Liang, Ma Su, Xi Zhen, Xi Zhen, Yang Lu, Yang Yi, Yang Yong, etc. , all because of this.

When Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, he first invited Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue brothers and Cai Mao for advice.

Of course, it is not to really ask for strategies, but to test each other.

After some conversation, the gentry in Jingzhou were quite satisfied with Liu Biao and acquiesced in his becoming the nominal master of Jingzhou.

Kuai, Cai and Liu Biao formed an alliance and gave full support to Liu Biao to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou.

In order to repay them, Liu Biao allowed Kuai and Cai to hold considerable power in the military and political circles of Jingzhou.

Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue are among the best.

Except for these two families, the attitude of other gentry towards Liu Biao was not so good.

Pang Degong, the leader of the gentry in Jingzhou, looked down on him, and the Huang family, Ma family, Xi family, and Yang family did not cooperate with him.

Of course, if you don't like it, you don't like it.

Liu Biao's stay in Jingzhou did not affect their friendship with Kuai and Cai.

Because the entire Jingzhou gentry has already woven into a huge network of relationships.

Pang Degong's nephew is the famous Fengchu Pang Tong, his son Pang Shanmin is Zhuge Kongming's second brother-in-law, and his iron buddy is Sima Hui.

Cai Xi is the father of the famous general Cai Mao, his elder sister married Taiwei Zhang Wen, the eldest daughter married Huang Chengyan, and the youngest daughter is Liu Biao's stepwife, so Cai Mao is the uncle of Zhuge Kongming's wife, and Liu Biao's wife Mrs. Cai is the second aunt of Zhuge Kongming's wife .

Not only that, Cai Hao and Cao Cao had a very good personal relationship, to the point where they went straight to the inner hall to call for their wives.

Zhuge Kongming's second brother-in-law is Pang Degong's daughter-in-law, and his eldest brother-in-law is Kuai Qi, one of the three brothers of the Kuai family.

Therefore, the gentry supported each other through marriage and other methods, and firmly controlled all aspects of Jingzhou.

Of course, at this time Zhuge Kongming was still squatting in the mountains, did not marry a wife, and had no connection with the Jingzhou gentry for the time being.

After Liu Biao's defeat in Wancheng, he wanted to withdraw his troops back, but he was afraid that the gentry would have opinions.

So he summoned Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue.

"Degui, Zirou, Yidu, now that Cao Ziyou is rushing to help Wancheng, what should we do?"

Cai Hao and Cao Cao are best friends since they belong to the bamboo horse level relationship.

In terms of relationship, Cao Ziyou can be regarded as his nephew.

Therefore Cai Mao advised:

"Master Jingzhou Mu, the Cao family is now the hero of the North, and Cao Ziyou is the most powerful prince in the world.

We were already at odds with Yuan Shu, so it would be unwise to provoke Cao Ziyou again. "

Liu Biao nodded.

Cai Mao was talking about his heart.

Originally, it was just a matter of Wancheng, and if it was given, it would be given.

If Wancheng can be exchanged for the peace between Jingzhou and Cao's family, it will be worth it.

It's just that this group of gentry felt ashamed and asked themselves to find a place.

Coupled with the fact that Yuan Shu and the others were teasing from the sidelines, Liu Biao took the lead immediately, leading the troops.

As a result, he looked around and found that Yuan Shu and others did not send troops, and he became a clown.

Now Liu Biao lacked a step, as long as the gentry said to withdraw, he would go back home without saying a word.

Why are you working so hard on the front line?

Isn't it nice to have your wife and children on the hot kang when you go back to the house?

It's a pity that Kuai Yue doesn't think so.

"My lord, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and a mere defeat will not affect anything.

Now the whole world is watching us, if we retreat here, everyone in the world will think that we in Jingzhou are afraid of Cao Ziyou.

What's more, for this defeat, the responsibility lies entirely with Liu Beifang, and it is not a crime of war!

In terms of cavalry, we really can't compare with Cao Jun, but compared to the water army, Cao Ziyou knows nothing about the water army! "

Kuai Liang also helped his younger brother to speak.

"That's right, my Jingzhou Navy, looking around the world, apart from the Jiangdong Navy, have we ever had any other opponents?

Cao Ziyou travels across the north, have you ever heard of his navy's achievements?

I heard that he once trained sailors in the coastal area of ​​Xuzhou. He trained for a long time, but he didn't produce any flowers.

So we can use our own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses, first use the army to lure Cao Ziyou out of the city, and then have a showdown on the river! "

Cai Mao retorted:
"Why bother? The enmity between us and the Cao family is not deep now, as long as the Lord Shepherd of Jingzhou sends someone to Puyang with gifts to repair Cao Mengde.

Since then, the two have lived in peace and there has been no war.

You must teach Cao Ziyou a lesson on the river, but you don't know that Cao Ziyou is in a hurry. When his army goes south, I'll see what you will do! "

"Hmph! General Cai, as a commander, how can you uplift others' prestige and destroy your own aspirations!
What's wrong with teaching Cao Ziyou a lesson?If you don't beat him up hard, he'll think we in Jingzhou are soft persimmons! "

Listening to the quarrel between Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, Liu Biao suddenly felt dizzy.

How old is this person, what are you doing if you have to succeed for a while?
It was not enough to provoke Yuan Shu, Cao Ziyou had to be provoked.

So who is Cao Ziyou?
Those who belong to the dog are so crazy that they even dare to bite their own father.

Liu Biao didn't want to provoke him, he just wanted to guard his Jingzhou quietly and be a handsome man.

It's a pity that he didn't count.

Cai Mao was in a one-on-two match, losing momentum, he flicked his sleeves for the last time, and walked away angrily.

The Zhuhe faction left, and at the insistence of Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, Liu Biao had no choice but to agree to their strategy.

A few days later, a small group of Jingzhou troops appeared near Wancheng.

At first, Cao Ziyou didn't care, thinking it was Liu Biao's unwillingness to give up, so he asked Zhang Fei to lead someone to deal with them.

It turned out that the Jingzhou army was getting bigger and more numerous. Seeing that Zhang Fei was surrounded, Cao Ziyou had to send tiger and leopard riders to support him.

The city gate was opened wide, and cavalry came galloping through it.

Upon seeing this, the Jingzhou army scattered.

After the tiger and leopard rider rescued Zhang Fei and returned to Wancheng, they made a comeback and continued to provoke under the city.

Repeated several times, Zhang Fei's lips were already bubbling with anger.

"Wow! Lord Sikong, you lend me the tiger and leopard ride, and labor and management insist on killing Liu Biao, a bastard!"

"Ah, General Zhang, you said that Liu Biao is a bastard, but he is the queen of King Lu Gong! Your elder brother is also the emperor's uncle, so you have turned a corner and called your elder brother a bastard?"

Seeing Liu Bei's black face, Zhang Fei quickly waved his hands and explained:

"No, no, brother, you know me, I definitely didn't mean that."

(End of this chapter)