The nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiang are rich in resources and people, and have outstanding people and numerous celebrities.

As the most affluent state among the four southern states, Jingzhou has an advantageous geographical location.

It connects to Yongzhou in the north, Jiaozhou in the south, Yizhou in the west, and Yangzhou in the east.

It can be said that it is a battleground for military strategists and connects the world.

Historically, Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou, married the daughter of the Cai family, one of the four major local aristocratic families in Jingzhou, and handed over political affairs to the Kuai family, and handed over military power to the Huang family and Cai family. In addition, he was one of the eight outstanding scholars in the scholar forest.

With his reputation, he firmly took the position of the Lord of Jingzhou.

The same goes for success, and the same goes for failure.

Liu Biao found the right method and took control of Jingzhou very easily, but because of this, his control over Jingzhou was very insufficient.

Originally, there was nothing wrong with this. The three families checked and balanced each other, and Liu Biao weighed in and managed the entire Jingzhou perfectly.

Liu Biao is also a talented person, and he actually made such a perfect layout.

No wonder this is a troubled time, and it was perfect to do so in a prosperous and peaceful time.

But in troubled times, the disadvantages caused by insufficient control are fully exposed.

Liu Biao completely lost the chance to dominate the world, and could only protect himself at most.

Every time you send out troops, you must consider the ideas of the Cai family and the Huang family. Otherwise, if one of the two families disagrees, Liu Biao will have difficulty sending troops.

But these aristocratic families all attach great importance to their own interests, and they don't let go of eagles when they see rabbits.

None of these aristocratic families are willing to participate in a battle that is not more than 80% sure or is not beneficial to the family.

In this way, under the constraints of all parties, Liu Biao's power was never able to increase much. At most, he followed other princes and added insult to injury or took advantage.

So sometimes, being too easy to obtain is not a good thing.

If Yuan Shu wants to achieve immortal hegemony, he must be down-to-earth step by step and go through various hardships.

Taking shortcuts will encounter corresponding traps or hidden disadvantages.

Of course, Dong Zhuo had not yet entered Beijing at this time, and Liu Biao had not yet been appointed as the shepherd of Jingzhou.

The current ruler of Jingzhou is Wang Rui, the governor, who was the unlucky guy in history who was killed by Sun Jian when he was passing by Dong Qian.

Of course, given Sun Jian's status at the time, he shouldn't have dared to do this, and Yuan Shu should have been the one behind it.

Yuan Shu's territory at that time was in Yuzhou, which happened to be adjacent to Jingzhou. He probably saw that troubled times were coming, and wanted to occupy Jingzhou along the way.

However, Dong Zhuo was not an economical person and saw through Yuan Shu's little plan. While Yuan Shu was meeting at Hulao Pass, he directly inserted a guy like Liu Biao in at lightning speed.

Liu Biao lived up to Dong Zhuo's expectations and quickly took over Jingzhou, threatening Yuan Shu's territory along the way.

Yuan Shu saw that Dong Zhuo had no advantage after he moved westward, and Liu Biao was eyeing his territory again. He was momentarily shaken, and then withdrew from the alliance to defeat Dong Zhuo.

And Liu Biao easily persuaded Sun Jian, who wanted to return to Jiangdong.

I have to say that Dong Zhuo was really powerful. He used Liu Biao, who was unwilling to make progress, to contain Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and others. Suddenly, the major princes in the south were fighting among themselves and were unable to visit the north.

There were also many conflicts among the princes of Guandong.

If Dong Zhuo hadn't fallen and concentrated on development for a few years, he would have been able to dominate the world just like Qin destroyed the six kingdoms.

After all, the Guanzhong area is thousands of miles fertile and the terrain is superior. As long as we hold Hangu Pass, we can say we have peace of mind. We can advance, attack, retreat or defend.

This time Yuan Shu came to Jingzhou, mainly to inspect the terrain, and also to borrow a few talents as before.

People like Huang Zhong and Wei Yan have not yet made a fortune, so it would be a waste to put them in the hands of an unlucky guy like Wang Rui.

There are also Huang Chengyan and Zhang Zhongjing who Yuan Shu is very interested in.

One of the two is a descendant of the Mohist family, a top craftsman; the other is a descendant of the medical family, a medical sage in history.

As a modern man, Yuan Shu is very aware of the importance of these two professions.

Apart from anything else, Guo Jia around him still needs Zhang Zhongjing, a master of internal medicine, to save his life!

But having said that, this Zhang Zhongjing is really powerful. Not only is he a medical sage and one of the three miraculous doctors in Jian'an, he also serves as the governor of Changsha.

After Yuan Shu arrived here, he didn't say much and directly expressed his intention to Wang Rui.

Unlike Jizhou, although Jingzhou is a large state in the south, its status is far inferior to the former.

Wang Rui was also not as high-status as Han Fu. When he saw Yuan Shu's request, he naturally sent Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, who were still captains and hundred-man generals, without saying a word.

As the head of a branch of the Huang family in Jingzhou, Huang Chengyan naturally could not follow Yuan Shu at will, and Yuan Shu's persuasion had no effect.

In comparison, Zhang Zhongjing was much easier to solve.

Doctors are benevolent, and Zhang Zhongjing is not a person who loves being an official. It is just because as a prefect, he has a lot of salary and can help and treat more people, so Zhang Zhongjing works as an official and a doctor at the same time.

After hearing Yuan Shu talk about the system of later generations of hospitals, and then making some speculations about bacterial infection, this guy followed Yuan Shu like Dian Wei.

Yuan Shu originally wanted to not take over Jingzhou directly, but after thinking about Jingzhou's complicated situation and powerful aristocratic families, he gave up this idea.

My own Yangzhou has not been sorted out yet, and the four major families in Jiangdong are still waiting for me to solve it.

One bite won't make you a big fat man. Anyway, neither Wang Rui nor Liu Biao is a hero, so let's leave Jingzhou alone first, and then eat this piece of prickly meat after cleaning up Yangzhou.

After more than two months, Yuan Shu finally returned to Yangzhou, loaded with harvest.

Yangzhou, also known as Jiangdong, has six counties and ninety-two counties in total.

The foundation place of Wu State during the Three Kingdoms period.

Most of the civil and military forces in Soochow came from this place, so it can be said to be a land of outstanding people.

Driving on the Yangtze River, Yuan Shu suddenly thought that he had missed three important naval talents. Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were all still working as water thieves here.

It was a pity not to accept these talents, so without saying a word, he notified the Yuan family to contact these two people and express his intention to take them under his command as generals.

Within three days, these three gangsters took their water thieves and defected to Yuan Shu.

Looking at the civil and military personnel who followed him, Yuan Shu felt that it was great to be a son of an aristocratic family!

Such a luxurious lineup was recruited casually.

The authors include Guo Jia, Ju Shou, Tian Feng and Xun You.

Wu Youdianwei, Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Ju Yi, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and Sun Jian.

And Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, these two brats are about to grow up.

Yuan Shu really felt that the world was vast and invincible.

To put it bluntly, with the current lineup, Yuan Shu has the confidence to compete with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao at their peak.

I have to say that the Four Generations and Three Dukes' signboard is really good, and the family is really powerful.
Chapter completed!