The princes who knew about the military system of the state were silent, and the payment of military salaries by soldiers was an incredible thing in their eyes, and only Lu Bu did this in the eyes of the princes of the world, although the soldiers' salaries were not much, but the number was there, and they had to admire the wealth of the state.

Speaking of wealth, Liu Biao is the most depressed, the land of Jingxiang is the richest place, and during the war of the Han Dynasty, Jingzhou did not have too many wars, but after the crusade against Yuan Shu, Jingzhou's strength dropped sharply, and the grain and grass that had been hoarded for many years were consumed, and there was no actual benefit, and even the city did not get one, and it was completely paid for the rise of the princes.

Being a messenger for the first time, Li Su seemed a little excited.

People say that Jingzhou is rich, but at this time, Xiangyang in front of him, in addition to giving Li Su a solemn atmosphere, is not as prosperous as he imagined, and he is used to seeing the hustle and bustle of Jinyang, but he feels that Xiangyang is a little colder.

Among the poor people, there is no shortage of people who are grateful to the Bingzhou army, and most of the refugees rescued by Lu Bu on the way back to Xiangyang live in Xiangyang, and they dare not forget Lu Bu's affection in their hearts.

Li Su had seen the scene of the imperial palace and hundreds of civil and military officials going to court, but the court in Xiangyang gave him a sense of vain.

Most of the civil and military officials of the imperial court were officials of Jingzhou, and even the officials of Jingzhou sometimes felt that the palace was not much different from the previous state minister's mansion.

After offering tribute and paying respects, Liu Biao on the dragon chair said lightly: "Zhongqing is flat." ”

After the civil and military lines stood still, Li Su stepped forward and saluted the standard: "Minister Li Su pays a visit to the saint." ”

Liu Biao saw that Li Su was behaving decently, and it looked much more pleasing to the eye than the salute of the Jingzhou officials, so he nodded slightly and said, "Aiqing, let's be flat." ”

"Thank you." Li Su stood up and stood aside respectfully.

"There is an envoy from the state today, I don't know what is going on?" Liu Biao asked, Jingzhou is such a big place, and there are not so many things in ordinary times, unless it is some major events, and most of the rest of the things are handed over to Kuai Liang and Cai Mao to deal with.

"Qi Yu Shengshang, the Marquis of Jin has the Han family in his heart, the former emperor suffered from the rebellion of Li Dao Guo Yan and other thieves in Chang'an, which humiliated the Han family, the Marquis of Jin thought of this time, often couldn't sleep at night, and now there are tens of thousands of people with armor in the state, and Li Dao, Guo Yan and other thieves are still at ease in the land of Chang'an, the Marquis of Jin wants to send troops to pacify the thieves of Chang'an, the Marquis of Jin often says that the saint is wise and martial, but the Ming Jun is also, and the thieves of Chang'an will not be able to tolerate the thieves of Chang'an to disturb the people, but the military affairs of the state are busy, and Xianbei is initially decided, so the Marquis of Jin can not come in person." Li Sulang said.

The officials in the court secretly despised Li Su's words, there were a lot of high-sounding words, the real purpose was nothing more than to occupy Chang'an, as for Lu Bu going to Jingzhou in person, it was just a joke, and now the court asked the princes to go to Jingzhou, and the princes would definitely shirk it in every possible way.

Liu Biao was obviously very satisfied with Li Su's words, and said with a smile: "The Marquis of Jin can have this heart, I am very relieved, as a general, it is reasonable for the Marquis of Jin to eradicate the remnants of Chang'an." ”

"Holy Wisdom." Li Su saluted again, but in his heart he didn't think so, the matter of Jingzhou uniting the princes to attack and merge with the state was no secret in Jinyang at this time.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Liu Biao left Cai Mao and Kuai Liang behind.

"Shengshang, the person who the Marquis of Jin is planning this time, it is Chang'an, Chang'an is the former capital of the Han Dynasty, Guanzhong has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, if the Marquis of Jin is allowed to sit like this, Jingzhou is in danger." Kuailiang Road.

Liu Biao said: "It's a pity that the princes are short-sighted and don't obey the orders of the court. ”

"At the beginning, the Holy Lord united with the princes to crusade against the state, and it must have been known to the Marquis of Jin, so he should make plans as soon as possible." Cai Mao said, this time the Jinyang Chamber of Commerce, he also sent people from the family to secretly show favor to the Marquis of Jin, naturally he put all the fault on the Kuai family, and what reassured Cai Mao was that Lu Bu still had a supportive attitude towards Liu Cong becoming the prince.

"Even if the Marquis of Jin knows what to do, the imperial court has not issued an order on this matter." Kuailiang Road.

Cai Mao frowned slightly, the reason why he united to persuade Liu Biao was because he believed Kuai Liang's words.

"Don't argue with the two Aiqing, since the Marquis of Jin wants to eradicate the remnants of Chang'an, let him go." Liu Biaodao.

"The saint, although the little prince is young, but he is extremely smart, the minister implores the saint to issue an edict as soon as possible to agree on the position of the prince, the prince is the prince of the country, only by determining the position of the prince, can the courtiers be more attentive." Cai Mao said.

How could Liu Biao not understand the meaning of Cai Mao's words, shook his head and said, "Let's discuss this matter later." ”

The strength of the Cai family makes Liu Biao have an uneasy feeling, if Liu Cong becomes the prince, the strength of the Cai family will definitely be stronger, once Liu Cong becomes the emperor, the power of the court will also be controlled by the Cai family, which Liu Biao does not want to see, when he was in Jingzhou, he tried his best to balance the strength of the family, and did not want this balance to be broken by the rise of the Cai family.

Once the imperial court is a family, then Jingzhou is even more dangerous, although Liu Biao is old, this truth is still understood, but his favorite candidate for the crown prince is also Liu Cong, before this, he wants to gradually weaken the strength of the Cai family, and Liu Bei's arrival is a good opportunity, Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, with the Han family in mind, if Liu Bei's loyalty can be obtained, then Liu Cong becomes the emperor, he has the power to rely on, and he does not have to be subject to the Cai family.

Once a relative is strong, it is definitely not a good thing for the imperial court, and you can know it from the past of the Han Dynasty.

In terms of resourcefulness, Cai Mao is not much worse than Kuai Liang, and after a little deeper thinking, Kuai Liang understood Liu Biao's intentions, after Liu Biao became the emperor, the Cai family rose too fast, and steadily suppressed the Kuai family, fortunately, the Kuai family has a deep heritage, otherwise it would have been encroached upon by the Cai family.

The next day, Liu Biao ordered Lu Bu to lead the troops and horses of Hezhou to attack Chang'an and sweep away the rebels, as for the support in grain, grass and baggage, there was no, who made Jingzhou's own situation a little worried, and now the only thing the court can do is support.

As early as when attacking Hedong, Lu Bu had the idea of capturing Chang'an, but this plan could only lag behind when the Jizhou army attacked Hanoi, and then there was a war in Youzhou, but for Chang'an Lu Bu is bound to win, Hedong is also the barrier of Chang'an, with the solidity of Jiguan, coupled with the wealth of Guanzhong, it only takes a few years, and the strength of Bingzhou can be improved to a level.