Lu Dynasty

Chapter 707 Wen Zhongye (1)
Liu Bei was smug at first, but Gan Ning's move made him confused.Although Liu Bei, who has been slaughtered, does not believe in ghosts and gods, how can he not be frightened when he sees soldiers and ships disappearing on the river?Even if the ancient Yangtze River was in a calm place downstream, there was an undercurrent surging underneath. Jingzhou was close to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and the current was turbulent. Liu Bei did not believe that anyone could dive for several hours in such a place with high winds and rough waves.It's a pity that Liu Bei can't, but it doesn't mean Gan Ning can't.

Originally, it was necessary to attack Jiangling quickly, and when the Jingzhou army had just received the news, they took Jiangling with lightning speed.Now that Liu Bei was dragged by the river, the Jingzhou army had time to react immediately.Cai Mao knew that I value Wenpin very much, so he prepared enough gifts, and took Liu Qi to invite Wenpin together, and asked Zhang Yunxian to bring his headquarters to Jiangling.Jiangling is originally a big city with many defenders, and the defender Dong He is also a man of wisdom.

Wenpin didn't like Liu Bei at all, otherwise, when all the civil servants and generals in Jingzhou in history wanted to join Liu Bei, he chose Cao.Wenpin was flattered by Cai Mao's personal visit.You must know that although Wenpin has a good family background, compared with Cai Mao, he is nothing, and he can't pick up chopsticks at all.And Cai Hao is not ordinary arrogant, he is also known to look down on generals with low background.Don't think that Wenpin is quite capable, but Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have never looked at him directly.Hearing that Cai Mao was visiting, Wenpin thought that Cai Mao wanted to persuade himself to help him win the throne, so he was a little disgusted.However, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. Wenpin lives in Jingzhou anyway, if Cai Mao wants to cause him some trouble, Wenpin has nothing to do, so Wenpin opens the door to welcome Cai Mao.

Cai Mao originally looked down on Wenpin, but he heard from Guan Ping that I wanted to recruit Wenpin.Cai Mao knew that Wenpin was capable. Originally, he looked down on Wenpin because of Wenpin's background, but under my command, he never looked down on Wenpin's background!As the saying goes: if you are close to the water, you get the moon first. Since I want to make more use of Wenpin, how can Cai Mao, a man who is a man of business, not seize the opportunity?If we wait for Wenpin to vote under my command before making connections, it will be too late!Looking at Wenpin who was welcoming him out, Cai Mao quickly walked forward, took Wenpin's hand and smiled, "Brother Wenxian, Mao took the liberty to visit, and I hope you don't blame my brother!" Looking at the enthusiastic Cai Mao, Wenpin was taken aback. , he doesn't know what Cai Mao wants to do!Cai Mao had tried to win over Wenpin before, but his attitude was far from being so friendly, and his words were all commanding!Cai Mao's appearance now made Wenpin feel a little overwhelmed!
Wen Pin was a well-known general in Jingzhou, he just returned to normal after being stunned for a moment, since he didn't know Cai Mao's reason for coming, why not make excuses?Wen Pin saw that Cai Mao was kind, and he didn't want to be cold, so he also took Cai Mao's hand and said with a smile: "What is General Cai saying, you come to the humble house, it really makes the humble house shine, come! Please come inside!"

Cai Mao pretended to be displeased and said, "Does Zhongye look down on me?"

"Why did General Cai say that?"

"Why do I call you good brother, but you call me General Cai?"

"This..." Wenpin was a little confused, Cai Mao had never looked down on him, so why would he want to call himself brother and brother?Even if Cai Mao wants to win him over, he doesn't need to lower his status!Wen Pin said with some embarrassment: "General Cai, you are just a young general from a poor family, how can you rise to the top? Being able to call General Cai is already a blessing for the last general. If I call you elder brother, won't my life be ruined?" In fact, Wenpin is not looking down on him, but the hierarchy is there. Let alone Cai Mao is the patriarch of the largest aristocratic family in Jingzhou, even because Cai Mao is his boss, he dare not overstep it!

"Today I came here specially to get to know you, my brother. I wonder if you would like to recognize me, my brother?" Cai Mao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I am here this time not to ask you to help me win Jingzhou, but Liu Bei invaded Jiangling, I want you to come forward to block it! As long as Liu Bei retreats, you don’t have to chase after him, and your reputation of loyalty will not be hindered, how about it? Now, my old brother can recognize it!”

"Brother Degui has already talked to this point. If I am more hypocritical, wouldn't I know how to be flattering?" Wen Pin stretched out his hand and said, "Brother Cai, please come inside! Come here! Serve tea!"

Cai Mao and Wenpin came to sit down in the hall of Wenpin's house, Cai Mao explained his intentions in detail, but Wenpin was a little hesitant.If it was just Liu Bei who violated the border, Wenpin would not show mercy when he beat him.Don't look at Liu Bei's claim to be the clan of the Han family, and he also called Liu Biao his elder brother. In fact, in the hearts of Liu Biao, Cai Mao and others, Liu Bei is just a watchdog, because Xinye is the only way for Wancheng to invade Jingzhou!But now, Liu Bei represents Liu Qi. Although Wenpin is somewhat dissatisfied with Liu Bei's coercion of the emperor to make the princes, Cai Mao does the same thing as Liu Bei, so there is no difference between them. The only difference is that Cai Mao is from Jingzhou. Liu Bei is an outsider.Seeing Wenpin's hesitation, Cai Mao smiled and said, "Zhongye, tell me what's on your mind, can we in Jingzhou stop Lu Feng!"

"Of course not!" Wenpin knew that Cai Mao had already surrendered to me, so he smiled and said, "Lu Feng conquered all directions, and he was invincible and invincible! Yuan Shao is so powerful that he is vulnerable to him. If he invades Jingzhou, The end of resistance must be ruined, so I am very much in favor of Brother De Gui's decision to seek refuge with Prime Minister Lu!"

"If Jingzhou is completely handed over to Liu Qi or Liu Bei, will they be able to stop Lu Feng?" Cai Mao's question stunned Wen Pin, who thought for a while and then shook his head.Cai Hao laughed and said: "Yes! As Zhongye said, neither I nor Liu Bei or Liu Qi can stop Prime Minister Lu. I surrendered to Prime Minister Lu, which can prevent the war in Jingzhou and prevent the people from being abused. If Liu Bei or Liu Qi were in power, they There must be a bloody battle to the end. With Lu Feng's character, he will not embarrass the common people, but can the blood of our aristocratic families, civil servants, generals, and even the old lord be preserved?"

Wenpin took a deep breath, what I did in the five prefectures of Si Bingliang and Youji has spread all over the world.But Wenpin has an inexplicable affection for me, because the teacher who taught him martial arts is now working under my command.He knows the teacher's ability very well, but his teacher has not been reused, and even his son almost died because he had no money for medical treatment.Wenpin was also looked down upon by others. Once his teacher persuaded him to join me, but he refused on the grounds that he was a loyal minister and did not serve two masters.Now that Liu Biao is dead, neither Liu Cong nor Liu Qi can inherit Jingzhou, and Wenpin is also a man without a master. He originally wanted to go to his teacher, but he couldn't save face. In order to show off, he had to stay behind closed doors. Waiting for our army to invite him again.As for Wenpin's teacher, that is the famous Huang Zhong. In Jingzhou, besides Huang Zhong, who else is qualified to teach Wenpin martial arts?Of course, except Wenpin's father!
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