Chapter 384 The trip to Jingzhou
"Liu Da'er?" Liu Mang was stunned for a moment. He never expected that the person who killed his envoy was Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.
Listening to Xu Shu's story below, Liu Mang realized that like Liu Mang, Liu Bei's envoy was also sent to Jingzhou. Liu Mang lacked food and grass. Similarly, Liu Bei's food and grass in Nanyang County were burned all over by Jia Xu, so the two surnamed Liu could be considered to be connected with miserable life. Liu Mang's army and Liu Bei's army were in a state of war. In addition, Liu Bei knew that Jia Xu had burned the food and grass in Wancheng, Nanyang.
Liu Mang from Yangzhou was really jealous of enemies. The envoy sent by Liu Mang this time was just an ordinary scholar, while Liu Bei sent the first-class strategist and his only strategist Pang Shiyuan. The Pang family was originally from Jingzhou and a large clan in Jingzhou. Pang Tong was like a fish in water when he returned to Jingzhou, interspersed among the various gentry in Jingzhou. When Liu Mang's envoy arrived at this time, Pang Tong naturally remembered his thoughts.
How could he not know that Liu Mang was also here to ask for food, but Pang Tong would never let Jingzhou's grain be bought to Yangzhou, because once Yangzhou has enough grain and grass stabilized, then Pang Shiyuan helped his lord Liu Bei to win Yangzhou to win the Central Plains, it would be a waste of time.
There are many dislikes in Jingzhou for Liu Mang in Yangzhou, such as the Huang family, the Cai family. The Huang family’s disgust towards Liu Mang is that if it weren’t for Liu Mang, then their Huang family would not have lost Jiangxia. Jiangxia is a treasure pot of the Huang family. A county is on the Yangtze River. The land is fertile and watering is convenient. In addition, the lord Liu Biao will give Jiangxia a large sum of food, grass and weapons every year. It can be said that the Huang family has already eaten the corners of their mouths, but now it is mixed up by Lu Bu’s army and thrown away Huangzhou, causing the Jiangxia defenders to collapse thousands of miles. Because of Huang Zu’s defeat, Liu Biao transferred Huang Zu back. How could Jiangxia, who lost such a fat and oily family, letting Jiangxia give up?
Another one is the Cai family in Jingzhou. Liu Mang offended the Cai family or the order to recruit talents, but only the talented one is to provoke the majesty of the gentry. The privileges that the gentry possesses over poor families lie in the filial piety and honest system and the recommendation system. This allows all the children of the gentry to be officials and learn from it. Secondly, as long as they are not fools, as long as they are officials of the gentry, it is very simple.
But Liu Mang is now a talented person. He can become an official with talent. This is basically a cut off the privileges of the gentry. In the second part, it makes those poor families stand out. The Cai family originally felt that they were superior and looked down on those poor families. But now those poor families can actually climb up to them. I heard that Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi, who had studied in Jingzhou, had already become the military advisor of Yangzhou, and actually had the same position as him, Cai Mao. How could this make Cai Mao feel comfortable? Therefore, the Cai family was also offended by Liu Mang.
But Jingzhou also has good attitudes towards Liu Mang, Yangzhou. For example, Kuai Liang from the Kuai family. When Kuai Liang was on a mission to Lujiang, he cooperated with Yang Hong and happily cheated Jiangdong. Both of them began to call each other brothers, and their relationship was naturally good. When Liu Biao was about to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, Kuai Liang also stood up and said good things to Lujiang, which shows the sincerity of the Kuai family.
Pang Tong was not sure whether Liu Biao would sell grain and grass to Liu Mang in Yangzhou. In order to ensure that, he could only kill the envoys from Yangzhou without stopping, so that these envoys could die in the inn in Jingzhou. This would cut off the possibility of Yangzhou borrowing grain.
"Hmph, his little turkey also wants to learn from Ban Zhongsheng!" Ban Zhongsheng mentioned by Liu Mang was Ban Chao. Ban Chao abandoned his pen and joined the army and went to the Western Regions. On the way, he was traveling to Shanshan. King Shanshan was initially weak, cold and soft, and it can be said that he was extremely concerned. But later he suddenly changed color. Ban Chao asked the reason that it turned out that the envoy of the Northern Huns, the envoy of the Northern Huns, came. King Shanshan might be in danger of surrendering to the Northern Huns. Ban Chao was calm and calm. He found out that the envoy of the Northern Huns was infiltrated into the post station overnight. He killed the envoy of the Northern Huns. By the time King Shanshan found out, it was too late. Killing the envoy of the Northern Huns naturally offended the Northern Huns. In order not to offend another giant, King Shanshan could only surrender to the Han.
Now Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan want to follow what Ban Chao did back then, and the envoy who killed Liu Mang was to force Liu Biao from Jingzhou to submit.
But Liu Biao was not the king of the barbarian Shanshan after all. Liu Mang's envoy was killed. Liu Biao also sent 10,000 stones of food and grass as a kind of apology. On the surface, it was a kind of persecution, but in fact it was a kind of persecution. Killing you, an envoy, I will compensate you for 10,000 stones of food and grass, which is generous enough! Indeed, the life of an envoy may not be worth 10,000 stones of food and grass, but Liu Mang was uncomfortable, killing the envoy was equivalent to slapping Liu Mang in the face.
Liu Biao himself was unwilling to get along with Lu Bu's army, but if Liu Mang sent troops, he would not be as embarrassed as before, because Liu Bei in Yuzhou gave Liu Biao Chengruo. Once Liu Mang sent troops or Lu Bu sent troops, the Yuzhou army and the Jingzhou army would be in the same way as the enemy, and Liu Bei would protect the northern gate of Jingzhou for Liu Biao.
Once Liu Mang sent troops, he would be exactly what Liu Bei wanted. He would not think about the food and grass in Jingzhou. Liu Bei could also use the excuse of resisting Liu Mang to obtain a large amount of food and grass in Jingzhou.
"What does Liu Biao say?" Liu Mang narrowed his eyes. There was still room for maneuver. If Liu Biao really wanted to get along with Lu Bu's army and got along with Liu Bei in Yuzhou, then there was no need to send 10,000 stones of grain and grass to start a war directly. With the lackey Liu Bei blocked outside, he could really stop Liu Mang, but now he sent back the body of the messenger and had the most apology to 10,000 stones of grain and grass. This means that Liu Biao was not as good as the alliance, and there must be a dirty thing between the two.
"The condition given by Liu Biao in Jingzhou is that you can go to Jingzhou in person to discuss the matter of food and grass!" Xu Shu finally expressed his embarrassment.
"I'll go in person?" Liu Mang's eyes really became cold, and the murderous intent on his body could not be covered.
"Lord, no!" The first one to object was Liu Ye on Xu Shu. Liu Ye had always opposed that Liu Mang went to fight in person. Liu Mang was the lord of a state. Although there was a father-in-law Lu Bu above nominally, Yangzhou was in fact a system. It can be said that Yangzhou did not listen to Lu Bu's message, but had to listen to Liu Mang's orders. Liu Mang's charge was the most opposed by Liu Ye, because the generals and soldiers charged forward, while the commanders, the princes and kings regarded it as a palace to win thousands of miles away.
He is to hand over his life and death and go to the battlefield to fight his life. What's more, this kind of mission. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is the lord of a state, and Liu Mang is also the lord of Yangzhou. The two are not much different in identities. What qualifications does Liu Biao have to let Liu Mang go on an envoy personally? Although Liu Biao is not enterprising, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no villain who wants to harm Liu Mang in Yangzhou. The protection of the army can ensure safety, but when he reaches Jingzhou, there is no large army to follow him, and then he will become a fish and meat on the chopping board and slaughter them at will.
So Liu Ye firmly opposed Liu Mang's arrival in person.
"Lord, how can you be so dangerous? Liu Biao, Jingzhou is just a dog guarding the city. How can you make the lord condescend to Jingzhou to see him?"
"Lord. I can't go to Jingzhou. If you want to directly send a large army to seize the food and grass, Jingzhou is rich, and this Xinye City is enough to relieve my worries about Yangzhou!" A general was furious and wanted to directly send troops to attack Jingzhou. Jingzhou was so angry that he actually wanted the Lord of Yangzhou to see him?
"Yes. Yes, lord, Liu Biao asked his lord to go because he was uneasy. He wanted to take his lord as a hostage and come to restrict our Yangzhou!" Under the main hall of Shouchun, all the military generals and strategists disagreed with Liu Mang's trip to Jingzhou, because once he went to Jingzhou, his personal safety was still guaranteed~
Just when everyone was not allowed to go Liu Mang, Jia Xu next to him said again, "Lord. Although the trip to Jingzhou is very dangerous, there is still a chance to survive. But if the lord does not go to Jingzhou, then Yangzhou is in danger, the lord is in danger, and the great cause is in danger!"
As soon as Jia Xu spoke, there was a lot of curses on the spot.
"Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe. What kind of heart do you have? What benefits will it be if your lord is killed on you!" Liu Ye almost pointed at Jia Xu's nose and cursed. Once Liu Mang went to Jingzhou, life and death would be really in the hands of Liu Biao. Liu Ye refused to agree to such a risk.
"I've long seen that you, Jia Xu, are not a good thing! Liu Biejia said so much. The lord must not go to Jingzhou. Jia Xu, you don't need to exaggerate again!" Most people support what Liu Ye said.
"Jia Xu, you are not a spy sent by Liu Bei and Liu Da'er, you actually want your lord to take risks and seek the great cause of Yangzhou?!" This is a person who thinks a lot, and is also a cautious person. He actually thought that Jia Xu pretended to surrender Liu Mang in order to let Liu Mang go to Jingzhou to take risks.
Jia Xu did not respond to Liu Ye, but looked at Liu Mang and said straight, "Everything will be settled to the lord!"
"Hmm?!" Liu Mang also looked at Jia Xu with flickering eyes. He was also hesitant and unable to judge. He was confused and puzzled in his eyes, and even had a murderous intent, which was the murderous intent towards Jia Xu.
Jia Xu said correctly. If Liu Mang did not go to Jingzhou, then the whole Yangzhou would have been cut off for more than a month, and he would not have enough food to eat and no life would be alive. How could he build Yangzhou and formulate great causes? Perhaps in chaos, Liu Mang's Yangzhou would be lost without the enemy coming. Liu Mang himself could not even afford to support his army.
However, although he went to Jingzhou, he still gave his life to Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but Liu Biao in Jingzhou may not dare to kill Liu Mang, because once Liu Mang was killed, he would completely break with Lu Bu's army. With Liu Biao's fear of trouble, he would definitely not dare to. So Liu Mang's safety is still a little guaranteed, but Liu Mang was also worried that Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe had really surrendered to him!
I really dare not relax Jia Xu and Liu Mang. This person is a poisonous snake. A poisonous snake that you can kill you if you are not careful. The poisonous man either does not take action. He will definitely pay the price when he takes action. If it is true as mentioned before, Jia Xu is pretending to subdue, then Liu Mang will really fall into a state of death. With Liu Bei's courage in Yuzhou, Liu Mang will die without death. And according to Jia Xu's personality, this situation will really happen! He uses the world as his plan and plots against the people in the world.
Liu Mang was unstable and he was very concerned. Since Jia Xu had already had doubts, Liu Mang subconsciously looked at Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi on Liu Mang's left arm and right arm. Although Xu Shu's plan was a little more immature than Jia Xu, if Jia Xu had planned to plot against him, he would definitely have clues that would make Xu Shu notice.
Xu Shu also felt Liu Mang's gaze. Xu Shu was standing uneasy. He was entangled and struggled, and the corners of his mouth were bitten by his teeth. Suddenly Xu Shu suddenly knelt in front of Liu Mang. "Xu Shu is incompetent and cannot solve the trap of Yangzhou. If the lord dies, Xu Shu will definitely follow him!" As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, he immediately kowtowed to Liu Mang. The sounds that hit the white marble floor in the hall soon dyed red.
"Military advisor, military advisor!" The people next to him were shocked and rushed forward to help Xu Shu up, but Xu Shu still wanted to struggle. However, he was suppressed by the veteran Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong's arms pressed on Xu Shu like a thousand pounds, making him unable to move.
Liu Mang's eyes closed, he took a deep breath, and after a long time, he opened his eyes and sighed. It was useless to say more. A resolute expression erupted in the eyes that Liu Mang opened. "The siege of Yangzhou. The food and grass are trapped in me again! Why did Yuan Zhi make mistakes!" If it weren't for Liu Mang's conscript, the predicament of Yangzhou would not have occurred. Although Liu Mang was not plotted by others, if there was no conscript, he would have been plotted! So half of the responsibility lies with Liu Mang.
"I'm waiting for thousands of deaths!" Liu Mang said this, there was really no one in the main hall who dared to stand. Their masters were all guilty of themselves, and they had other reasons to stand! Since ancient times, the master humiliated his ministers and died. Liu Mang went to Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao said it was a kind invitation, it was actually a kind of humiliation! You and I are the lords of the same state, but you have to come to Jingzhou to visit me because you have asked me for it!
"Don't die. You can't die. If you die, whoever guards the city for me, Liu Mang, can anyone open up the territory for me, Liu Mang to conquer the world? I, Liu Mang, have decided on Jingzhou, I want to see what kind of person the Eight Jun of Jingzhou is!"
After Liu Mang made a statement, no one objected to it anymore, because they had worked with Liu Mang for a long time and naturally knew Liu Mang's character. Once they made up their minds to do something that no one could stop him.
"If the lord wants to go to Jingzhou, please ask the lord to take Ye! Although Ye cannot resolve the difficulties in Yangzhou, he can travel to Jingzhou and share a lot of things for the lord!" Liu Ye knew that he could not stop Liu Mang from going to Jingzhou, so he now hoped that Liu Mang could take him with him and could provide advice for Liu Mang along the way to avoid risks. If he really couldn't avoid danger, then go on the road with his lord! The trip to Jingzhou is full of dangers.
Liu Mang was also very moved. In Guangzhou, Liu Ye gave advice and asked Liu Mang to take risks with him, which was a last resort. Liu Ye took risks with him. Now he was traveling to Jingzhou, Liu Ye wanted to be with him again. He was really moved. "Zi Yang, if you leave, what about this Shouchun industrial zone!" Liu Mang said to Liu Ye with a smile. Liu Ye can be regarded as a master of mechanical skills in Liu Mang's army, and a science man. If he leaves, I'm afraid the Shouchun industrial zone will be blind, and no one can understand the books left by Liu Mang.
"Then lord!" Liu Ye still didn't give up and wanted Liu Mang to take Xu Shu, because Xu Shu and Liu Ye were both outstanding people and first-class strategists.
Who knew that Liu Mang still shook his head, and Xu Shu could not leave, because Xu Shu was the military advisor of Yangzhou and needed to command everything in Yangzhou. With Xu Shu in Yangzhou, Liu Mang could go there with confidence.
"Haha, this strategy was said by Mr. Wenhe, so naturally I took Wenhe with me!" Liu Mang said with a smile as he looked at Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe on the side.
Jia Xu felt Liu Mang's eyes, and could only smile bitterly in his heart, and walked up to hold his fists and said, "Lord, Xu is old and can't be able to travel a long distance. Mr. Ziyang is younger and more energetic than Xu, and should be with him!" The trip to Jingzhou can be considered dangerous. Maybe Liu Mang can stay in Jingzhou as a hostage. Jia Xu wants to live a few more years of this old bone, so how could he send himself wherever he can do it?
"Yes!" Liu Mang walked down from his actions with a smile. He stared at Jia Xu with his eyes unmoved. "Why should Mr. Wenhe be modest? Mr. Wenhe is a person from the frontier and has been traveling all year round. From Wuyi, to Luoyang, to Chang'an, and to Nanyang, Mr. Wenhe did not show any aging! This trip to Jingzhou was proposed by Mr. Wenhe. If Mr. Wenhe does not follow me, I will be sad!" Liu Mang looked at Jia Xu with a tragic look on the corner of his eyes.
What kind of person is Jia Xu? This is a person who absolutely harms others and is selfish. This person puts his life first. This trip to Jingzhou is very dangerous. With Jia Xu's nature, he cannot go to such a dangerous thing. If Jia Xu agrees very simply, then Liu Mang will refuse the trip to Jingzhou without hesitation and directly take Jia Xu for interrogation. A person becomes abnormal. Unless he has to be forced, then there is only a conspiracy to Nanyang gets for Liu Bei. Jia Xu is from Nanyang again. Liu Mang has to be careful, which is the same as showing his diligence without any trouble.
However, Jia Xu's nature cannot be changed. This nature of seeking profit and avoiding harm told him that he should not go to Jingzhou. Jia Xu's reaction made Liu Mang calm down! At least there was no Liu Bei in it, and no matter how much Jia Xu plotted against him, he would not plot himself into it.
"My lord, it's not the heart of Yuanzhi's villain, but Jia Xu came to Nanyang. Now Nanyang has obtained Liu Bei's gains, and he must be guarded against others. If Jia Xu is not the same, it's okay to help his lord solve his worries and problems. Once Jia Xu has two hearts, then the lord will not be as good as letting the tiger go back to the mountain. Moreover, the lord can put himself in a dangerous situation. I hope the lord will think twice!" Xu Shu is not a villain, but he is standing on a role planning for the lord Liu Mang and giving advice to Liu Mang.
If Jia Xu had two hearts, then wouldn’t Liu Mang take Jia Xu and go into the tiger’s mouth, and let Jia Xu let the tiger go back to the mountain to escape! And if Jia Xu had two hearts, he could take Jia Xu directly.
"I have known all about Yuanzhi's heart, but I believe in Mr. Wenhe!"
Believe me? Jia Xu had no movement on the surface, but only he knew the depression in his heart. If he believed him, why would there be murderous intent in his eyes? Fortunately, Jia Xu also knew that it was impossible for him to believe him completely.
Liu Mang said, and went forward and patted Jia Xu on the shoulder, explaining his intentions to Xu Shu in a place that Jia Xu could not see. Jia Xu was not relieved to stay in Shouchun. Such poisonous snakes were good at conspiracy, and although Xu Shu and Liu Ye were extremely wise, they were not necessarily Jia Xu's opponents when playing conspiracy. Jia Xu stayed by Liu Mang, and could give advice. Secondly, if Jia Xu had any intention, hehe, Liu Mang could not guarantee his safety, but could guarantee that the sword in his hand could be sent into Jia Xu's body. Jia Xu would not know that even if he really planned to plot against him, I'm afraid Jia Xu would think about his life and protect his safety.
When Xu Shu saw Liu Mang's appearance, he could only nodded, "Lord's Decision, Yuan Zhi knows!"
"Zilong's army has not been mobilized, right?" Liu Mang suddenly asked the question of not matching the preface.
"General Xu Sheng's Black Chess Army has just left, General Zilong's White Horse Congyi is a cavalry, and his feet are fast, so he can only send troops after General Xu Sheng's departure!" Xu Shu returned to Liu Mang, Zhao Yun's White Horse Congyi is still stationed outside Shouchun. The Black Chess Army has just left today. The Black Chess Army is a heavy-armored cavalry, and its speed is not fast. If you want to maintain the distance between the rear army of the central army, the White Horse Congyi needs to set off after the Black Chess Army has been gone for several days.
"Since you are still here, there is no need to go to Linhuai!" Liu Mang directly told Zhao Yun not to leave anymore.
"Three days later, Wenhe and I went to Jingzhou with me, and Zilong led his army to accompany me!" Liu Mang issued an order.
It is understandable that Jia Xu and Liu Mang move forward together, but why did Zhao Yun take the white horse to the righteous? Isn’t the lord trying to attack Jingzhou?
"I still want to buy food and grass in Jingzhou! How to attack?!"
"Then the lord means?!"
"Liu Bei from Yuzhou entered my Jingzhou, occupied my land, killed my son, and drove him out of Yangzhou without quarrel with him. Now he killed my envoy. I really think that my Yangzhou is a soft persimmon! He Liu Bei pinched it whenever he wanted to?!" Liu Mang had a bad impression of this Liu Da'er. He wanted to take Xuzhou and get the sea entrance to settle the score with Liu Bei and Liu Da'er, but Liu Bei killed Liu Mang's envoy. Liu Mang was not the kind of person who was slapped in the face and did not fight back.
"I will accept the order!" The civil and military officials in the hall held their fists at Liu Mang to take the order, and Jia Xu could only cry and retreat, and go back to pack up and prepare.
PS: Open a new copy! Travel to Jingzhou!
Chapter completed!