Before he died, he entrusted the land of the nine counties of Jingzhou and more than two million soldiers and civilians to Liu Bei, hoping to save the current crisis and save his two sons by the way, but he forgot one thing, the political will was made by himself, but he needed others to execute it!

There are no tigers in the mountains, and the monkey is called the king, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Liang and Mrs. Cai discussed, and on the one hand, they asked Liu Biao to clean the body, change the shroud, and prepare the coffin, and made three decisions:

First of all, conceal the news of Liu Biao's death, and continue to issue orders in his name, ordering the soldiers and civilians of the nine counties of Jingzhou to make the illusion that Liu Biao is still alive with three meals a day, tea and soup in order to hide people's eyes and ears!

Secondly, the concubines, maids, and attendants around Liu Biao...... and Lang Zhong, who treated the disease, all of them were secretly disposed of, lest they were not strict in their tone and leaked this important matter!

Finally, Xiangyang City implemented martial law, the four city gates were all closed, prohibiting people from entering and leaving at will, and a curfew was implemented after nightfall, and the defenders entered a state of imminent battle, which was not only to defend Cao's army from going south, but also to guard against Liu Bei!

Next, Cai's mother, returned to the back house to exercise authority, dealing with those fox spirits, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Tong held the big seal, held the suicide note, and quoted dozens of Wen and Wu important ministers to the front hall to discuss major matters......

More than ten years ago, Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou and was able to quickly sit on the position of the state pastor, all thanks to the support of the Jingxiang Shi Group, among which Cai, Zhang, and Kuai were the strongest, with huge family assets, countless slaves, and children all over the officialdom, and the relationship was intertwined!

To put it bluntly, every military and political order of Liu Biao must be discussed with the three before it can be issued, if the three do not agree, even if it is forcibly issued, the people below will not implement it, which shows the great influence!

When Liu Biao was alive, he relied on his high prestige to let the three major families restrain each other, and he could barely control the situation.

"Liu Xuande is benevolent on the outside and treacherous on the inside, he is a complete hypocrite, if he is allowed to enter Xiangyang City, our Cai family will be the first to disagree!"

After everyone sat down, Cai Mao spoke first, refusing to carry out Liu Biao's will, and his attitude was extremely resolute, he was the governor of the Jingzhou Navy Army, an absolute powerful figure, and his words were quite weighty!

At the beginning, there was a civil uprising in Jingzhou, and in the process of suppression, Liu Bei disposed of many henchmen of the Cai family, and also took away the power of Jiangxia County.

"The affairs of the nine counties of Jingzhou, it is better for the people of Jingzhou to be the masters, Liu Bei, a sojourner, actually wants to oppose the guest, and where is it equal to me, as for the last life of the state pastor, it is a delirious position, and it is not counted at all!"

Zhang Yun was the second to object, he was the deputy governor of the Jingzhou Water Army, and at the same time led the defense of Xiangyang City, and he was also a powerful faction in the military!

In addition, his biological mother Liu is Liu Biao's own sister, and the two are nephews and uncles, whether in public or private, he has the qualifications to meddle in the inheritance!

The three major families in Jingzhou, two expressed their opposition, the situation is very delicate, the eyes of the civil and military ministers fell on the Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue brothers, if they also spoke out against it, Liu Biao's political will be null and void!

When Qin Shi Huang died on the way, the eunuch - Zhao Gao and the prime minister - Li Si conspired to tamper with the edict of the first emperor, forced the eldest son Fusu to commit suicide, and imprisoned the generals Meng Tian and Meng Yi, and then set up the incompetent Hu Hai as the emperor.

"The body of the state pastor is not cold, you and others oppose this will, it is inevitably a little inappropriate, now hundreds of thousands of Cao troops are pressing the border, and the people in Jingzhou are panicking, and they need a person with both ability and political integrity to lead the soldiers and civilians to tide over the difficulties!

Liu Xuande's imperial family, the name of benevolence is known all over the world, and he has a brother with the state pastor, and now the brother is the last brother, taking over the military and political affairs of Jingzhou, which can be regarded as a ...... Whining! ”

Kuai Yue is a famous man in Jingzhou, and he has a good personal relationship with Liu Bei, and he often interacts with each other, so he naturally wants to help his friends, but he didn't say a few words, and he was secretly pulled by his brother Kuai Liang, and kept hinting to the outside......

"Brush! --Brush! Brush! ”

I saw the figures shaking and brushing, and hundreds of soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding sharp blades had surrounded the lobby, and the two generals who led the troops, Cai Zhong and Cai He, were Cai Mao's brothers!

It turned out that as soon as Liu Biao took a breath, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun secretly transferred troops and took over the internal and external defense of the state pastoral mansion, as well as important departments in the city.

The brothers of the Kuai family glanced at each other and closed their mouths helplessly, they are famous people in Jingzhou, and the strength of the family is also very large, but it is a pity that they are all civilian officials, and they have no military power in their hands, and now at the critical moment, they naturally do not have the confidence of military generals!

"Liu Bei is an ominous person, in the past, he was in charge of Xuzhou for Tao Qian, but as a result, the soldiers were in trouble and the lives were ruined, Jingzhou must not repeat the mistakes of the past!"

"The son succeeds the father's business, it is justified, the state pastor has two sons, why should he give the inheritance to others, this kind of dove occupying the magpie's nest must not happen again!"

"Jingzhou is not a Jingzhou with one person and one surname, but Jingzhou for all the people of Jingzhou, how can it be easily entrusted to others because of the chaotic life of the state pastor, it is better to work together!"

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The civil and military ministers also spoke one after another, all of them supported Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and opposed Liu Bei's entry into Xiangyang City.

If Liu Bei is in charge of Jingzhou, he will inevitably reuse Kong Ming, Xu Shu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun, the position in the officialdom is a radish and a pit, and the civil and military officials sitting there will lose a lot of power, and then lose their glory and wealth!

The yellow silk with the will written on it was thrown into the charcoal brazier, and the ashes were extinguished in an instant, but the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, the family cannot be without an owner for a day, the huge Jingzhou group must have a new leader, in the face of today's complex situation, who is the right person?

Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and Kuai Liang's eyes turned, and they all fell on the seal of Jingzhou Mu, constantly rubbing their palms, obviously they were all moved, thousands of miles of land, more than 200,000 armor soldiers, this is the capital of the king and hegemony, who doesn't want to be in their own hands...... It's a pity that I can't hold it!

Everyone is a smart person, knowing that the current situation is in crisis, Cao Cao is like a tiger, Liu Bei is like a greedy wolf, they are biting each other and fighting, no matter who wins or loses, Jingzhou will change hands!

Since Liu Bei was rejected, there is only one way left, that is, to surrender Cao Cao, and the person who led everyone to surrender, I am afraid there will be no good results, not seen in history, the king of Qi - Tian Jian surrendered to Qin, and starved to death in the barren mountain, the king of Qin - Ziying surrendered and was killed by the overlord Xiang Yu!

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, one country does not tolerate two monarchs, in the process of alternating regimes of successive dynasties, the new ruler will inevitably cut the grass and eradicate the roots, leaving no troubles, so whoever is the next Jingzhou pastor is equivalent to signing up in the Hades Palace in advance!

What everyone has worked hard to do is to keep the glory and wealth, so naturally they will not be sent to death, and the best way is to choose a substitute for the dead among Liu Biao's sons!

Liu Biao has two sons, the eldest son Liu Qi is far away in Jiangxia, and has a close relationship with Liu Bei, so he is naturally not a suitable candidate, the second son Liu Cong is in the house, only thirteen years old this year, although he is smart and clever, after all, he does not understand the world, and he just used his life in exchange for the future of everyone sitting here!

There is also a question, if Liu Bei enters Xiangyang City, he must reuse his henchmen, Cao Cao got the nine counties of Jingzhou, won't he install his own people, since Jingzhou's civil and military forces have lost their power, why should they abandon Liu and surrender Cao?

This is the pattern is different, Liu Bei is running around, wandering around, and he doesn't have a piece of his own territory, if he gets the nine counties of Jingzhou, he will definitely hold it in his own hands, how can he get a piece of the pie?

Cao Cao is different, occupying the Central Plains, the strength is incomparable, he sees the whole world, not just a Jingzhou, in order to win the hearts of the people in the south, not only will he not seize power, but he will promote and reuse Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and set an example for Sun Quan, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang, prompting them to surrender to the land!!

"Report! --Liu Bei led more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians, withdrew from the territory of Nanyang County, and went all the way south to Xiangyang City. ”

As soon as everyone finished deliberating, there was earth-shattering news that Liu Bei had gone south, and judging by what he had done, he was obviously here to seize power.

"Immediately send a messenger to make Liu Bei stop, and he will be stationed in Fancheng in the same place, and he will not be allowed to retreat a step!"

"Order the defenders inside and outside Xiangyang City, stay on your back, prepare for battle, if Liu Bei doesn't listen to dissuasion, it's good to meet him with swords!"

After learning the news, although everyone was surprised, they were not afraid at all, because Xiangyang City - the city is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are 20,000 horse troops, 80,000 infantry troops, and the grain and grass are also very sufficient!

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are not very good, but they are also battlefield generals, and they have certain command talents, so they immediately arranged men and horses, strengthened the city defense of Xiangyang City, and mobilized the water army on the Yangtze River to prepare to intercept in Hanshui!

At the same time, the two sent a secret envoy to Wancheng day and night, entered the camp to meet Prime Minister Cao Cao, conveyed what happened in Xiangyang City, prepared to attack from the north to the south, and surrounded Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, so as to advance and protect their glory and wealth!

Happy Dragon Boat Festival, everyone............ Eat more rice dumplings and drink less alcohol!

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