Liu Bei followed the family and walked a long way, and then came to the back garden of the State Pastoral Mansion.

In a pavilion in the back garden, Liu Biao sat there, tea was placed on the stone table in front of him, and a teacup full of tea was placed opposite him.

"The last general, Liu Xuande, see Lord Envoy!" Liu Bei came to the pavilion and respectfully hugged his fist towards Liu Biao.

Liu Biao said: "Xuande is here, sit down!" ”

Liu Bei sat opposite Liu Biao, but he was a little confused in his heart, and he didn't know what Liu Biao was going to do.

"This is the best tea purchased from Xichuan, you can taste it first!" Liu Biao saw that Liu Bei was a little restrained, so he said.

Liu Bei picked up the teacup and drank it all, not wanting to taste the taste of tea at all. After drinking, Liu Bei said to Liu Biao: "Envoy, I have offended a lot in the hall just now, and I hope that you will forgive your sins!" ”

"Just let him do what happened just now. How about that tea? Liu Biao asked.

"Xuande drank too quickly, he didn't taste it carefully, please forgive your sins!" Liu Bei said with a guilty face.

Liu Biao smiled: "It's okay, just have another drink, this time, you have to savor it." ”

As soon as the words fell, a family member standing behind Liu Biao held a pot of tea, and filled the teacup in front of Liu Bei with tea again.

Liu Bei picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully, only to feel that the tea was fragrant, and after entering the mouth, there was a refreshing feeling, but he couldn't say what kind of taste it was. He fought for half his life. Never had a hobby of drinking tea. Even if there is tea to drink. When the boiled water is generally drunk, there is no tea taste at all.

"How does it feel this time?" Liu Biao saw that Liu Bei had finished drinking the tea, so he asked again.

Liu Bei looked embarrassed, and immediately said: "Please make the king forgive the sin, the last general is too stupid to taste what kind of tea this is." ”

Liu Biao smiled: "It's okay, forget if this tea is not tea." Do you want to ask you to come here? ”

Liu Bei shook his head.

"The suggestion you said in the hall just now has been listened to by the Honfu. I also know your thoughts, and I also know your good intentions. It's just that this government can't do this, do you know what the Tao is for? Liu Biao said.

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "The last general listens. ”

Liu Biao said earnestly: "Jingzhou looks like a calm lake on the surface, but in fact, under the calm lake, there are indeed undercurrents. Although this mansion is the pastor of Jingzhou, in the whole Jingzhou, the most powerful is not this mansion. But there is someone else, do you know who Lu Dao is? ”

Liu Bei frowned. His mind turned quickly, and he knew who this person Liu Biao was talking about, but he didn't dare to say it, and he didn't know why Liu Biao wanted to say this to himself, so he could only shake his head.

Liu Biao said with a smile: "Xuande, this mansion thinks that you should know who Lu Dao is, but you don't dare to say it, because you are afraid." But don't worry, the people here today are all henchmen of the government, and they are all loyal to the government, and the government doesn't call others, but it just lets you come here, that's because the government trusts you. Forget it, since you don't want to say it, this government is not difficult to force. In Jingzhou, the most powerful force is not the main government, but the Cai family. ”

When Liu Bei heard the word "Cai's", he could basically conclude what he was thinking, and continued to prick up his ears to listen.

"When the government first came to Jingzhou to be the assassin of Jingzhou, Jingzhou was in chaos, and there was no army in the hands of the government, and there were no available people, so with the help of the strength of the local wealthy families in Jingzhou, the situation in Jingzhou was stabilized step by step. Among them, the Kuai family and the Cai family have helped the government the most, but the Cai family's pursuit of power has far surpassed the Kuai family. The Kuai brothers are only by the side of the mansion as strategists, and they have no real power in their hands, but the Cai family is different, the Cai family not only holds real power, but also controls the most elite naval army in Jingzhou, and the Cai clan is all over Jingzhou, which has long been entrenched, and has seriously threatened the interests of the mansion, and even the son of the mansion, Liu Qi, has also been threatened. Although this mansion is a simple house, it has many eyes and ears, and knows everything in Jingzhou well. If the Cai family is not removed, Jingzhou will never have peace. ”

Liu Biao paused, and then said: "However, to get rid of the Cai family, it is not something that can be completed overnight, if you are not careful, once the news leaks, the Cai family will carry out a counterattack, and when the time comes, this mansion will become a stepping stone for the Cai family." Therefore, this government must take every step of the way to weaken Cai's strength little by little. The government took in Zhang Xiu, let Zhang Xiu be the Taishou of Nanyang, stationed in Nanyang, and appointed you as the governor of Jingnan, the governor of the four counties of Jingnan, and then let Liu Qi be the Taishou of Jiangxia, all in order to weaken the strength of the Cai family. Moreover, it has been proved that these three major decisions have indeed achieved certain results, at least preventing the spread of Cai's strength in the four counties of Nanyang, Jiangxia and Jingnan, and only allowing Cai's strength to be concentrated in Xiangyang and Jiangling. However, Xiangyang and Jiangling are the heartland of the entire Jingzhou, and Cai's strength is relatively concentrated here, which is also the most troublesome thing. Therefore, this crusade against Zhang Yan, the government will focus on Cai's strength, and let Cai's strength fight on the front line, so as to weaken Cai's strength. ”

When he said this, Liu Bei suddenly realized that Liu Biao did this for his reasons, no wonder he was responsible for escorting grain and grass.

Liu Biao continued: "Xuande, this mansion and you are both descendants of the Han family, and they are also their own brothers, so they should be united, right?" ”

Liu Bei nodded, agreed with Liu Biao's words, and hugged his fists and said: "If the envoy does not dislike Xuande, Xuande will make the monarch with a brother." ”

"Good brother!" Liu Biao said happily, but he didn't know what was going on, so he coughed violently.

"Brother, there's nothing wrong with you, right?" Liu Bei hurriedly asked with concern.

Liu Biao said: "I don't have anything to do, it's just that I occasionally feel the cold." Xuande, I am old and have no intention of dominating the world, but Liu Qi is still very young, if I can't give him an intact Jingzhou before I die, I will definitely die without a blind eye. And the biggest threat to Jingzhou is not the foreign enemy, but the Cai family, so we must find a way to get rid of the Cai family. Xuande, are you willing to work with Brother Wei to get rid of the Cai family? ”

Liu Bei said: "Thanks to my brother, I look up to Xuande, and Xuande will spare no effort to serve my brother." ”

"Very good...... Very good...... It's enough to have your words. Xuande, you go back first, getting rid of the Cai family needs to be considered in the long run, and it can't attract the attention of the Cai family, so if there is any secret order in the future, I will send someone to tell you, and I hope you can actively cooperate as a brother when the time comes. Liu Biao said.

Liu Bei hugged his fists and said: "Please rest assured, brother, Xuande will definitely not let down my brother." ”

Liu Biao did not leave Liu Bei anymore, but sent someone to send Liu Bei out of the house.

After Zhang Xiu saw Liu Biao, he was very respectful, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu talked freely, and what they said was similar to what they told Liu Bei, intending to buy Zhang Xiu's heart.

Zhang Xiu was also grateful to Liu Biao for taking him in, and said that he was willing to obey Liu Biao's arrangement and would spare no effort to help Liu Biao eliminate Cai's family.

Liu Biao then sent someone to send Zhang Xiu away, and gave Zhang Xiu a box of gold.

However, Liu Biao believed in the people around him so much that he didn't even know that his henchmen were bought by Cai Mao. Every word that Liu Biao, Liu Bei, and Zhang Xiu said was told to Cai Mao by this henchman.

In Cai Fuzhong, after listening to the report of this henchman, Cai Mao's teeth itched angrily, and he said hatefully: "Liu Biao, an old immortal, actually hit us with the idea. Since that's the case, then don't blame Lao Tzu for being unkind to him! ”

Cai Zhong said on the side: "Big brother, the entire state pastoral mansion is our people, as long as the eldest brother gives an order, it is easy to kill the old immortal." ”

"That's right, big brother, Liu Biao is an old immortal, I have long seen that he is not pleasing to the eye, kill him early, and make Liu Cong the pastor of Jingzhou, then Jingzhou is our Cai family's." Cai He echoed on the side.

"If we do this, can Mrs. Cai agree?" Zhang Yun frowned, sat opposite Cai Mao, and asked.

Cai Mao said: "Sister, I'll get it done." Liu Biao wants to move our entire Cai family, and my sister can't help but disagree. It's just that now is not the time to kill Liu Biao, even if we want to kill it, we shouldn't let Liu Biao die at our hands, in that case, it will definitely cause a lot of unnecessary trouble. I have a plan to kill people with a knife, so that Liu Biao can die in vain! ”

As soon as the words fell, Cai Zhong, Cai He, and Zhang Yun all gathered around Cai Mao, and after listening to Cai Mao's plan to kill people with a knife, they all expressed their great power, and they all supported Cai Mao in doing so.

Even Cai Mao herself thinks that she is very smart and amazing, and she can think of such a strategy.

Since Liu Biao wants to borrow Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei's strength to deal with Cai's family, then Cai Mao decided to strike first, and retaliate, he wants to borrow a knife to kill people, completely kill Liu Biao, let Liu Biao's plan be permanently aborted, and kill Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi together. As soon as Liu Biao and Liu Qi died, he asked Liu Cong to inherit Liu Biao's position and order Jingzhou, who dared to disobey.

The next day, after the army was assembled, Liu Biao also officially issued a letter to crusade against Zhang Yan, first let Zhang Xiu lead the army of Nanyang to attack Henan, and then let Liu Qi lead the army to attack Lujiang, and then led Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and other armies to attack Runan.

After the text of the crusade against Zhang Yan was announced to the world, Zhang Xiu led the troops of Nanyang to send troops from Luyang to attack Yingchuan directly with lightning speed. (To be continued......)