Xiangyang, located in the hinterland of Kyushu, leads to Luoyang and Runan in the north, Yuzhou and Yangzhou in the east, Wuyue and Jiaozhou in the south, and Bashu Yizhou in the west, which can be called the center of the world. Xiangyang has a well-developed water system, numerous rivers, guards the upper reaches of the Han River, and is fertile for thousands of miles, not only a commercial and cultural city, its strategic location is very important, and it has always been a place for soldiers to fight.

Liu Biao moved the Jingzhou government office from Wuling to Xiangyang, and as the state office, Xiangyang developed rapidly.

Today, it is already a brilliant style and prosperous.

Wang Can, Pang Degong and Sima Hui and other people set off from Xinye, hurried to hurry non-stop, and finally arrived in Xiangyang five days later.

At this time, it was already the first month of the third year of Chuping.

In the second year of the first peace, the war continued.

First, the princes fought against Dong, and then the princes fought each other, and disputes arose.

Crossing the New Year, it was replaced by a new year. Although Wang Can did not celebrate the New Year in Yizhou, he was also very happy, not for anything else, because when he went south to Jingzhou, he actually met Pang Degong and Sima Hui, and attached a fierce general Huang Zhong, which is undoubtedly a good start for Wang Can.

Carriage, enter the territory of Xiangyang.

Looking from afar, the city of Xiangyang City is strong and tall, the city outline is vast, towering vicissitudes, majestic, like a giant beast lying on the earth, overlooking the four sides of the world.

Xiangyang can have this weather, because Liu Biao moved the official office to Xiangyang and renovated Xiangyang City, so that Xiangyang has a new look. With the strong support of Liu Biao, coupled with the fact that Pang Degong and Sima Hui and other Qingliu celebrities were in Xiangyang, Xiangyang became an academic mecca in Jingzhou.

Liu Biao is a good reader, has a good reputation, and attaches great importance to Qingliu celebrities, which is also the reason for the prosperity of Xiangyang.

The carriage traveled in a whirling manner, and finally arrived at the north gate of Xiangyang, stopping at the city gate.

Wang Can walked out of the carriage, got off the carriage, stood outside the towering city wall, looked up at this towering ancient city, and showed admiration in his eyes.

What a strategic city!

What a cultural ancient city!

Wang Can smiled, immersed in it.

Sima Hui saw Wang Can's expression and said with a smile: "First, what do you think of this Xiangyang City?" ”

Wang Can glanced at Sima Hui and said: "Looking at the passers-by with smiles on their faces, there is no sadness, which is enough to prove that Jingsheng Gong (Liu Biao, the word Jingsheng) has good governance, and Jingzhou under his rule is also prosperous and rich, which can be called extraordinary and humanistic!" ”

In a word, he not only befriended Pang Degong and Sima Hui, but also expressed his goodwill to Liu.

To say that Jingzhou is well governed is to praise Liu Biao's merits and ability.

As for the humanities, it refers to the Qingliu celebrities.

Pang Degong and Sima Hui, as the leaders of Jingxiang Qingliu celebrities, were all smiling when they heard Wang Can's words, and a smug smile flashed on their faces.

"Okay, what a sentence is extraordinary, and the humanities are gathered."

In the city gate, a horse-drawn carriage came galloping and stopped at the city gate. The curtain of the carriage door was lifted, and a fifty-year-old man stepped out of the carriage with a happy smile on his face.

It was this person who spoke.

The old man wore a crown of virtue on his head, dressed in a black costume, and strode over. His voice was old and vigorous, full of confidence, and his demeanor was full of bookishness.

When Pang Degong and Sima Hui saw the old man coming, they bowed their hands and said, "Meet the State Shepherd." ”

After Wang Can heard this, he raised his eyebrows, this old man turned out to be Liu Biao?

He was very surprised in his heart, he didn't expect Liu Biao to come to greet him in person. However, there was no show on his face, and he hurriedly took a step forward, bent down slightly, and bowed his hand: "Wang Can, a junior student, meet Jingsheng Gong." ”

Seeing Liu Biao, Wang Can lowered his posture very low.

Looking at Liu Biao's appearance, he is around fifty years old, and he is a figure of the same level as Cai Yong. Wang Can did not have the same official position as Liu Biao, but regarded himself as a junior, as a post-graduate and a junior to meet Liu Biao in such a posture.

Liu Biao saw that Wang Can was modest and polite, and his eyes narrowed with a smile.

It's good to know how to advance and retreat!

Everyone's face is not given by others, but earned by themselves. Wang Can didn't have the frame of Yizhou Mu, and took the initiative to throw an olive branch to show goodwill, Liu Biao also reciprocated, with a kind smile on his face, and said: "First, when you were in Luoyang, the old man had heard of your name, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to see it, today you came to Jingzhou to visit the old man, it's an honor, haha!" ”

After Wang Can heard this, he was a little surprised in his heart.

Liu Biao went out of the city to greet him, on the one hand, because Pang Degong and Sima Hui returned to Jingzhou, and because Wang Can once said that he would visit Liu Biao.

Wang Can looked at Liu Biao's expression, obviously knowing that he was coming to visit.

With a turn of his eyes, Wang Can glanced at Pang Degong and Sima Hui, and saw that the two of them were smiling and nodding, with an intriguing smile on their faces. Seeing this situation, Wang Can understood that Pang Degong and Sima Hui must have sent someone to Jingzhou to deliver the news, and Liu Biao would know that he was coming.

After some politeness, the group returned to the carriage and continued their journey into the city.

However, Wang Can did not take his own carriage, but was invited by Liu Biao and got into Liu Biao's carriage. The two sat opposite each other and went to the governor's mansion in the city.

Liu Biao smiled and asked: "First, Brother Bo lives in Yizhou and is in good health?" ”

Wang Can replied: "Lao Jingsheng is worried, the family teacher lives in Yizhou, and everything is fine." When the tutor chatted with Can, he also talked to Can, saying that Jingsheng Gong was knowledgeable and extraordinary, and asked Can to come to Jingzhou to meet Jingsheng Gong and increase his knowledge. Because there were so many things that happened last year, the trip was delayed. Now that I am free, there is a party from Xiangyang, and I took the liberty to come to meet Jingsheng Gong, and if I am disturbed, please Jingsheng Gonghaihan. ”

Liu Biao stroked the gray beard under his chin, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

Wang Can's words made Liu Biao quite useful.

Who is Cai Yong? Confucianism at home and abroad is famous for a while.

Cai Yong's self-created flying white body is amazing, making countless scholars compete to imitate and praise it. Moreover, Cai Yong has learned through the past and the present, is knowledgeable, is a great Confucian at home, and is a well-known banner among the Qingliu celebrities. Liu Biao was praised by Cai Yong, how could he not be happy?

His wrinkled old face smiled into a flower, and said slowly: "First, when you come to Jingzhou to visit the old man, you will not simply ask the old man for advice, right?" What's the matter? Although he was happy in his heart, Liu Biao knew that he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and Wang Can must have other purposes when he came to Jingzhou.

When Wang Can heard this, he said: "Jingsheng Gong, I came here to seek allies. ”

"Allies?"

Liu Biao showed a puzzled look on his face and said, "You tell me in detail." ”

Wang Can arched his hand and said: "Jingsheng Gong, I first received Yizhou, and my foundation is unstable, so I want to be an ally with Jingsheng Gong and rely on each other. Jingsheng Gong is in charge of Jingzhou, but Jingzhou is a strategic location, adjacent to Wancheng and Runan to the north, Yangzhou to the east, and Changsha to the south. ”

Among them, Wancheng and Runan are the sphere of influence of the national thief Dong Zhuo, hoarding Dong Zhuo's army. Jing Sheng Gong should know that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Dong Zhuo is very powerful, fierce and invincible, and it is even more invincible in the open area, and it is difficult to resist. It can be said that Dong Zhuo occupies Wancheng and Runan, and he has the main route to Jingzhou in the south, and he can send troops south at any time. ”

"To the east of Jingzhou, adjacent to Yangzhou and Yuzhou. Yuan Shu relied on the name of the fourth and third dukes, quickly gained a foothold in Yangzhou, and got involved in Yuzhou, and the land of Jingzhou was also eyeing the land, and Jingsheng Gong had to guard against it. ”

"To the south of Jingzhou, Changsha is the force of Sun Jian. When Sun Jian got the jade seal and passed through Jingzhou, he was killed by Huang Zu, a general under the command of Jingsheng Gong, and fled in embarrassment, almost dying. Sun Jian and Jing Sheng Gong have a personal grudge and are enemies of each other, Sun Jian wants to expand his power, he is bound to go north, so Jing Sheng Gong faces a threat from the south. ”

Wang Can's expression was calm, and he slowly explained the situation Liu Biao was facing.

It took Wang Can several days to conceive these things and clear his thoughts.

When Wang Can met Pang Degong and Sima Hui and said that he was going to visit Liu Biao, he began to think about how to form an alliance with Liu Biao. As long as Liu Biao is an ally, Wang Can has no threat to the east, and he can successfully poach the talents of Xiangyang, which is Wang Can's purpose. Of course, the most important thing is that Wang Can wants to have a good relationship with Liu Biao, so that Liu Biao will not be picked up by the generals under his command and send troops to attack Yizhou.

Liu Biao listened to Wang Can's words, his expression changed greatly, and his face was uncertain.

After he pacified the internal troubles in Jingzhou and moved the official office to Xiangyang, he was complacent, thinking that there was no major trouble.

Now, Wang Can's words are tantamount to a thunderstorm in the flat ground, which blew Liu Biao crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and he is also worried about the safety of Jingzhou. Whether it is Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, or Sun Jian, Liu Biao knows that these people are not good at stubble, and they must have the idea of occupying Jingzhou.

There is no other reason, the location of Jingzhou is too important.

However, Liu Biao was old and spicy, and quickly stabilized.

He looked calm, and asked in a deep voice: "First, you serve as the pastor of Yizhou, with tens of thousands of soldiers under your command, plus the danger of heaven, you don't have to worry about the safety of Yizhou, why do you want to form an alliance with the old man?" ”

Wang Can said secretly: The key scene is here.

If he can't justify himself, he will definitely not be able to make Liu Biao believe it.

What's more, if Wang Can can't convince Liu Biao and make Liu Biao think that he came with sincerity, it will make Liu Biao suspicious, thinking that Wang Can has other plans and is trying to seize the foundation of Jingzhou. Therefore, Wang Can must convince Liu Biao to form an alliance with Liu Biao, and then slowly dig into Liu Biao's wall.

Wang Can said in a deep voice: "Jingsheng Gong only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other, although Yizhou has natural dangers, it has certain advantages. However, Yizhou, like Jingzhou, is facing many difficulties and crises. Because of this, Chan went to Jingzhou to meet Jingsheng Gong and wanted to form an alliance. ”

Liu Biao raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me carefully, it's the first time I've heard of the crisis in Yizhou." ”

Wang Can said: "Jingsheng is very knowledgeable, and he should know ......."

As soon as the words were spoken, I heard the groom who drove the car say, "My lord, I have arrived at the mansion." ”

Wang Can stretched out his hand, revealing a helpless expression. Liu Biao smiled and said, "It's okay, wait for the old man to wash the dust for you, Pang Degong and Sima Hui, and then have a long talk." ”

Wang Can nodded in agreement.

The group got out of the carriage and went straight to the governor's mansion. Wang Can, Pei Yuanshao, and Dian Wei entered the hall, while Dian and Dian Man were taken away by attendants.

In the house, a banquet has already been set up.

Seeing Wang Can, Sima Hui and Pang Degong entering, everyone hurriedly got up to salute.

PS: One of the three watches, ask for collections and flowers. Flowers, flowers.