Chapter 446: Battle of Jingzhou (Part I)
Governor's House, in the hall.
On the left and right, gathered the generals and ministers under Liu Biao.
Among them, led by Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, the two are the heroes of Liu Biao's entry into Jingzhou, and they deservedly sit in front. Cai Mao sat in second place on the left, and Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang sat in second and third place on the right. In the back, there are other civil and military officials of Liu Biao, such as Yi Yuan, Zhang Yun, Huang Zu and others.
In the hall, no one sat on the left and right sides, apparently reserved for Pang Degong and Sima Hui. As for Wang Can's seat, it is located below Liu Biao, higher than the others, different from the civil and military generals under Liu Biao.
Liu Biao'e crowned Bo belt, showing the bearing of the lord of a state.
He took Wang Can, Pang Degong and Sima Hui into the mansion and walked towards the hall. After entering the hall, Pang Degong, Sima Hui, and Wang Can kept bowing their hands and saluting the people who stood up to greet them. Cai Mao and Kuai Yue saw Pang Degong and Sima Hui walking in, and they didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly got up and saluted Pang Degong and Sima Hui, and then sat down after meeting Wang Can.
In the hall, there is a lot of people.
Jingzhou's military generals and ministers exchanged their heads and ears, and glanced at Wang Can from time to time.
These people see that Wang Can is not very old, but he is in his early twenties, and he is already living in Yizhou, and there are those who envy, envy, and admire...... In short, Wang Can's appearance in front of everyone can be said to be out of the limelight. Although these people have hot eyes, Wang Can is the Yizhou pastor appointed by the imperial court, so these people can only sigh and sigh in vain.
Liu Biao's soft gaze swept over the crowd, and he coughed lightly.
In an instant, the hall fell silent.
Liu Biao took a breath and said loudly: "Princess, Mr. Pang and Mr. Sima returned to Xiangyang today, and Liu Yizhou entered my Jingzhou as a guest, congratulations, congratulations, please princess!" Liu Biao picked up the wine bottle full of wine on the desk, toasted a glass of wine to Wang Can, Pang Degong and Sima Huiyao, and then drank it all.
Wang Can also picked up the wine bottle and saluted Liu Biao: "Can entered Jingzhou, met Mr. Pang and Mr. Sima, and received the teachings of the two gentlemen. He picked up the wine bottle, raised his head and drank it all, and said, "Can do it first as a respect, princess, please!" ”
"Please!"
Everyone echoed in unison, and they all looked up and drank a bottle of wine.
In the hall, you come and go, so lively. After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, Liu Biao threaded the needle, and Pang Degong and Sima Hui said two words from time to time, and the atmosphere was very warm.
Wang Can has a good amount of wine, is very bold, and has won the favor of everyone among the Wenchen military generals. It's just that among these people, there are a few people who are wary of Wang Can, such as Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, as well as Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun, these people instinctively reject Wang Can.
Liu Biao drank a lot of wine, his face was slightly red, and his eyes were a little foggy.
He slammed down the wine bottle in his hand and said loudly: "Princess, Wang Yizhou visited Jingzhou, one is to visit Gu, and the other is to make an alliance with Gu and become an ally, what do you think?" ”
"Ah?!!h
As soon as Liu Yan's voice fell, there were bursts of exclamations in the hall.
Pang Degong and Sima Hui looked at Wang Can and fell into deep thought. On the way back to Xiangyang with Wang Can, the two often chatted, knowing that Wang Can must have something important to do when he entered Jingzhou, not only to visit Liu Biao.
However, neither Pang Degong nor Sima Hui expected that Wang Can would occupy Tianwei Yizhou, but he would still ally with Liu Biao, which was really strange. In any case, the civil officials and military generals in the hall had a thorough discussion, some supported an alliance with Wang Can, and some thought that Wang Can had ill intentions.
In short, Liu Biao's words put Wang Can on the stove for barbecue.
When Wang Can heard this, he secretly scolded Liu Biao for being shameless in his heart, and greeted Liu Biao's female Xing relatives all over again.
Damn, Wang Can just talked to Liu Biao in the carriage, Liu Biao said that after receiving the wind and washing the dust, he would discuss carefully with Wang Can, and said that he would have a long talk. Now Liu Biao directly proposed the matter of Wang Can's alliance and let the civil and military officials discuss it, obviously asking Wang Can to convince the officials in Jingzhou that he had bad intentions.
After thinking for a moment, Pang Degong and Sima Hui looked at each other and shook their heads imperceptibly.
Seeing that no one reacted, Liu Biao said: "Wang Yizhou and Gu talked about Jingzhou and said that there are three major threats to Jingzhou. ”
"The north of Jingzhou is close to Runan County and Wancheng, and Dong Zhuo's troops are in Runan and Wancheng, which makes the gateway to the north of Jingzhou threatened and easy to be taken advantage of by Dong Zhuo."
"Second, Jingzhou is adjacent to Yangzhou and Yuzhou to the east, and Yuan Shu has the ambition of a wolf, and in the name of the fourth and third princes, he recruits talents, trains armor soldiers, and actively prepares for war, and has a great plan."
"Third, the south of Jingzhou borders Sun Jian too much in Changsha, and Gu sent Huang Zu to defeat Sun Jian last time, and he has a grudge against Sun Jian, and sooner or later he will be attacked by Sun Jian." Liu Biao said Wang Can's assertion, and then continued: "Wang Yizhou said that the situation in Jingzhou is critical and must be guarded against. ”
Nima's, so shameless.
After Wang Can heard this, he was indignant in his heart, and he was completely speechless to Liu Biao. Compared with Sima Hui's 'face theory', Liu Biao's turning his face and not recognizing people made Wang Can even more angry.
Liu Biao brought it up in front of everyone, obviously wanting to refute Wang Can's words through Jingzhou civil and military officials, and the implicit ideas in them are self-evident. The officials under Liu Biao's command are all long-sleeved and good at dancing, and they are good at observing words and feelings. They listened to Liu Biao's words and immediately understood Liu Biao's thoughts.
Cai Mao stood up suddenly, strode into the hall, and arched his hand: "Cai Mao, meet Wang Yizhou." ”
Wang Can glanced at Liu Biao with his spare eyes, but saw the old fox looking at him with a smile.
Seeing this, Wang Can couldn't wait to rush up immediately, beat Liu Biao, and vent the anger in his heart. He took a deep breath, suppressed the restless emotions in his heart, and arched his hand and said, "General Cai, what do you have to say?" ”
Cai Mao said loudly: "Mao is a person from Jiangdong, and he has some doubts in his heart, please ask Wang Yizhou to answer?" ”
When Wang Can heard Cai Mao's first words, a bad feeling immediately rose in his heart.
There are many big clans in Jingzhou, and they are intertwined, even more so than the Yizhou big clans. According to the news from the Hero Building established in Xiangyang, there are five major families in Jingzhou, namely the Pang family, the Cai family, the Xi family, the Kuai family, and the Huang family.
Among them, the Pang family, headed by Pang Degong, has huge influence, but he has not become an official.
There are two major representatives of the Kuai family, namely Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, both of whom served under Liu Biao. The Kuai family is strong and famous, Liu Biao can enter Jingzhou, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang have indelible contributions.
The representative figures of the Huang family are Huang Chengyan and Huang Zu, both of whom are members of the Huang clan, who are both literary and martial arts, and are quite influential. Huang Chengyan is idle and wild, but he is famous, and Huang Zu is an official under Liu Biao, shepherding one side. With the support of Huang Chengyan and Huang Zu, the power of the Huang family is not lower than that of the Pang family and the Kuai family.
As for the Xi family, although there are celebrities such as Xi Frame, they are not officials and are not outstanding.
The Cai family, where Cai Mao is located, is not only famous in Jingzhou, but the entire Han Dynasty is famous, prestigious, and belongs to a prominent family. Cai Mao's father, Cai Wei's younger sister, married Zhang Wen, the imperial lieutenant of the dynasty, and Cai Wei's eldest daughter married Huang Chengyan as his wife. The Cai family is married inside and outside, and it belongs to a well-deserved family.
is such a prosperous family, but Cai Mao suddenly appeared as a 'man of the end', which made Wang Can very unhappy.
It's just that you pretend to be forced, why pretend to be forced in front of Lao Tzu? Wang Can was very unhappy in his heart, but he still arched his hand and said, "What's the matter with General Cai?" Despite the truth, Chan tried his best to solve the general's doubts. ”
Cai Mao smiled: "Mao is grateful. ”
After a pause, Cai Mao's expression was solemn and said: "Although Mao has been in Jingzhou for a long time, I have heard that Wang Yizhou was the Taishou of Hanzhong a year ago, and the former Yizhou pastor was Liu Yan. However, Wang Yizhou served as the Taishou of Hanzhong for less than a year, so he sent troops to attack Chengdu, killed Zhao Wei's family, and imprisoned Liu Yan's son. ”
In the past, Wang Yizhou was Liu Yan's subordinate, but he was attacked by Wang Yizhou, so that he died and his family business was ruined. If my lord forms an alliance with you, I'm afraid it won't be long before Wang Yizhou will send troops to Jingzhou. From Mao's point of view, Wang Yizhou is not an alliance, but a plot against Jingzhou. ”
Cai Mao spoke loudly, making Liu Biao's face change again and again.
When Wang Can heard this, his face also changed greatly.
"Whew! Call! ”
Wang Can took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and quickly calmed down. He didn't answer Cai Mao's words, that would only fall into disadvantage. Wang Can thought for a while, arched his hand and asked, "General Cai, have you ever read "Zuo Biography"?" ”
Cai Mao snorted, with a sneering look on his face, and said: "Although Mao is a humble man and a martial artist, he is also familiar with Zuo Chuan and knows the etiquette of poetry and books. What does Wang Yizhou have to say, although the Tao is. ”
When Sima Hui and Pang De heard this, their hearts suddenly burst.
The two looked at Cai Mao, with a look of pity in their eyes.
The two of them once asked Wang Can, but they were chased and beaten by Wang Can and suffered a little. Now Cai Mao rushed up to take the lead and embarrassed Wang Can, not only did he not hit Wang Can, but he was humiliated by Wang Can.
Wang Can smiled and said: "Although Can is a martial artist, he is also a lover of books. Can remembers that on the "Zuo Biography", there is a story called 'Wei Shu's resignation and bribery', which is very interesting, and I will slowly say it for the general, please comment on the general. ”
After hearing this, Cai Mao's face suddenly changed.
Wang Can didn't care about it, as if he didn't see Cai Mao's expression.
He stood up, walked down the steps, and said to himself: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Han Xuanzi, the ruling minister of the Jin State, died, and Wei Shu, the minister of the Jin State, succeeded Han Xuanzi as the official minister and became the ruling minister. After Wei Shu came to power, he divided the fields of the two old nobles into ten counties, and sent talented and meritorious people to these places to serve as governors of these counties. Among the officials, there was an official named Wei Wu, who was of the same sect as Wei Shu, and was sent to Jiaoyang County to be the governor.
Just when Wei Wu was the chief, someone in Jiaoyang fought a lawsuit, which was very complicated. Wei Wu knew that he was not capable enough and thought that it was difficult for him to conclude this lawsuit, so he sent someone to report the lawsuit to Wei Shu and let Wei Shu handle it personally.
At this time, one of the parties to the lawsuit secretly selected the singer to give to Wei Shu.
After Wei Shu saw it, he planned to accept it. ”
After Wei Wu learned about this, he said to Yan Wei and Nukuan, the ministers of the court: "Wei Shu is famous among the princes and countries because he is clean and honest and does not accept bribes. You two must counsel him. ”
Yan Wei and Nu Kuan saw that Wei Wu was speaking solemnly, so they agreed. ”
After retreating one day, Yan did not leave with Nukuan. When the attendant who delivered the food came, Wei Shu saw that the two were still there, so he beckoned the two to dine together, showing respect for the two. ”
Although Yan Wei and Nukuan stared at the food on the table, they sighed.
While they were eating, the two sighed twice.
After eating, Wei Shu asked, "I heard my uncle and uncle say that you should forget your sorrows when you eat, why did you two sigh three times?" ”
Wei Shu was lured by the two of them step by step and entered the sleeve.
After hearing this, Yan didn't and Nukuan said in unison: "Last night, someone gave us two villains wine, so we didn't have dinner. ”
"Now I'm hungry and panicked, and when I see the food that just came up, I'm afraid I won't have enough to eat, so I sigh. Halfway through the meal, we blamed ourselves and said secretly: Could it be that the general invited us to eat, and there would not be enough to eat? So we sigh again. When the meal is finished, we are willing to treat the villain's stomach as a gentleman's heart, just satisfied! ”
Having said this, Wang Can sneered and said, "General Cai, after listening to this story, do you know what the truth is?" ”
Cai Mao's face turned red and did not speak.
Wang Can waved his hand and scolded: "With the heart of a villain, spend the belly of a gentleman." When he said a word, Cai Mao was even more ashamed of her red face, lowered her head, and didn't dare to face everyone's eyes.
Pang Degong and Sima Hui looked at each other, and the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.
This guy is really ruthless when he speaks.
From today onwards, Cai Mao's name will spread all over Jingzhou.
PS: Two of the three, it's late again, sorry ha.