When Liu Jing was mentioned, Liu Biao couldn't help but feel worried. In order to recruit Liu Jing, he had gone to great lengths to recruit him. He even broke the convention and promoted him as a talented person at a young age. Who would have thought that he would be envied by Zhang?
Get a head start.
Although Liu Jing wrote a gorgeous and sincere letter of apology afterwards, Liu Biao was still a prominent figure in troubled times, so how could he not see that there was something fishy in it.
However, even if Liu Biao sensed something was wrong, he could not get angry because Liu Jingxin gave a very good reason. Zhang Xian was his old master and had preemptively promoted him as Xiaolian. He could not refuse and could only accept it.
In Liu Biao's eyes, Liu Jing was resourceful and far-sighted, and he was a talented man like Zhang Liang who was strategizing.
Of course Liu Biao would be unhappy to miss such a talent, but he thought Zhang Xian was nothing to worry about. When he sends troops south to annihilate Zhang Xian and unify Jingnan, Liu Jing will naturally use him to his advantage.
However, it now seems that he still underestimated Liu Jing. Although Cai Mao was careless and underestimated the enemy, he had an invincible navy under his command, with Wu Ju as the leader, but he was still defeated at the hands of Liu Jing, which cannot but be thought-provoking.
Fortunately, the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou Army was Kuai Yue. He was resourceful, capable of pastoring and guarding, and his ability to control the masses was far beyond the comparison of Cai Mao. As long as he was in the army, Liu Biao could rest easy.
After some persuasion from Liu Xian, Liu Biao took the opportunity to sit back on the throne and snorted coldly: "I hope it can be true as Shi Zong said."
At this time, in addition to Liu Xian, there were also Kuai Liang, the chief secretary, Pang Ji, the governor, and others in the room.
In the original Zhizhong, Deng Xi persuaded Liu Biao to serve the emperor wholeheartedly and cut off contact with Yuan Shao last year, but Liu Biao refused to listen. Deng Xi angrily resigned from the Zhongzhong post on the grounds of being ill. Coincidentally, there was a great epidemic in Nanyang, and the Deng family was separated.
He took his whole family with him and fled to the east of the Yangtze River to escape.
Pang Ji, who succeeded Deng Xi in the post of Zhizhong, was a descendant of the Pang family of the Xiangyang family. When Liu Biao first entered Jingzhou, Xiangyang was occupied by Jiangxia thieves Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. Liu Biao entered Yicheng alone, and he and Xiangyang's surnamed Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang,
Cai Mao, Pang Ji and others conspired. Later, Pang Ji and Kuai Yue rode into Xiangyang alone and successfully persuaded Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to surrender, making great contributions to Liu Biao.
Just as Liu Biao was about to say more, he suddenly heard that his eldest son Liu Qi was outside the door asking to see him.
Liu Biao still valued his eldest son who was kind and filial. However, when he saw his face turn red, he felt a little unhappy and asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Liu Qi answered honestly: "Yes. Today is the Shangsi Festival on March 3rd. I am hosting a banquet at home to entertain guests and friends..." Then he said a series of names, either scholars from the Central Plains or heroes from Jingchu, none of them ordinary.
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Liu Biao's face brightened slightly when he heard this. As long as there was a legitimate reason, he had no objection to Liu Qi drinking. He nodded slightly and said, "You can take a seat."
"No." Liu Qi bowed and took his seat.
Liu Biao held the bookcase in front of him with both hands, looked around the people in the room, and said slowly: "Cai Degui was defeated so badly that he lost his army and generals. Although I could see the scenery of Jin from afar, the two kings of Qin and Mu made Cai Degui be able to tolerate leniency, but he could not
If there is no punishment, how can we maintain a good military spirit?"
Liu Qi's mind moved and he said: "Now that Commander Cai has been in Changsha for a long time, it is difficult to take care of Nanjun. It is better to temporarily remove Commander Cai from the position of Nanjun Grand Administrator as a punishment. After he has made meritorious service and pacified Jingnan, he will be reinstated."
There is no doubt that Liu Qi is stumbling upon Cai Mao, and the relationship between the two is not harmonious. The reason is that Cai Mao married his niece to his second brother Liu Cong. This kind of close relationship naturally made Cai Mao and his stepmother
Cai regarded Liu Cong as one of his own and regarded him as an outsider. Although the two sides had not yet reached the point of incompatibility, they were becoming increasingly antagonistic and full of contradictions.
Liu Biao looked obviously hesitant for a moment before he said: "Yes."
All the officials in the hall were the leaders of the state, how could they not see the flash of swords and swords here? However, they had no intention of intervening in the dispute between Liu Qi and Cai Mao, so they all remained silent.
For a moment, the room fell into silence. Kuai Liang coughed lightly and said: "In the land south of the Yangtze River, the water network is densely covered. Boats are more powerful than chariots and horses. Now the navy is at a disadvantage in the battle. Nearly half of the boats have been damaged in the battle.
Thousands of people are dead, and there is nothing to rely on. The general should order the construction of warships as soon as possible, recruit soldiers, and revive the navy, otherwise the Xiang River will not be owned by us."
Liu Biao nodded and said, "What Zirou said makes sense, so just do what you say."
He currently has five counties under his rule. Nanyang and Zhangling have shallow waters and are not suitable for building ships. Jiangxia must guard against Jiangdong, and only Nanjun and Wuling counties can be used.
Pang Ji said: "The recruitment and construction of warships cannot be completed in a short time, and the army has been hastily, and the combat effectiveness is quite worrying. In my opinion, it is better to temporarily mobilize the Jiangxia Navy to go south to help Cai Degui and stabilize the situation.
Until we rebuild the ship."
Kuai Liang looked worried and said: "Jiangxia is the gateway to the east of Jingzhou. Now Sun Bofu is sweeping across Jiangdong and has always had a grudge against us. If Jiangxia naval forces are transferred and the Jiangxia defense is not secretive, it will definitely attract Sun Bofu's covetousness."
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Liu Biao shook his head and rejected Pang Ji's opinion. Liu Jing's current strength is limited, and at most he is suffering from scabies. In comparison, Sun Ce is undoubtedly a much greater threat. He is brave and good at fighting, similar to his father Sun Jian, and now he has armor.
Tens of thousands, once they are captured in Jiangxia, they can advance along the Han River and attack Xiangyang. This is a powerful enemy that can threaten his own safety, so the Jiangxia navy must not be mobilized.
Next, the staff put forward several suggestions one after another, and Liu Biao agreed or disagreed. The meeting lasted from noon to sundown.
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Xiangyang, south of the city, Xueguan.
In the Han Dynasty, the "state" had Taixue, but there were no schools at the "state" level. Although the "prefectures" had the name of schools, most of them were in vain.
Liu Biao was a scholar and scholar. After he entered Jingzhou, thousands of scholars from Guanxi, Yan, and Henan returned. Liu Biao comforted and supported them, and all of them were fully qualified. Seeing that Taixue was ruined and there were no scholars, he opened a school in Jingzhou.
This is the beginning of the establishment of academic officials in the "state", which is even more valuable especially in these troubled times.
The academic officials were headed by Song Zhong who was engaged in the five professions, and there were also great scholars such as Mude and Lao Qi Wukai, who gave lectures day and night. Among the admitted students were "good scholars from all over the world", "children from young children", "children of officials", "
There are even many "warriors" who took off their education and went to school without having to be married. There are thousands of scholars. Although it is far from the grandeur of Taixue in the past, it is still the best in the world.
Song Zhong resigned from his position as an academic officer. As soon as he returned home, he saw Han Song waiting in the hall.
Han Song was also from Nanyang. He was eager to learn when he was young. Although he was poor, he did not change his conduct. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out and he knew that the world would be in chaos, he did not obey the orders of the three princes and lived in seclusion in Lixi Mountain with a few friends. Later Liu Biao forced him to
He left the provincial governor's office, and then transferred to Zhennan General's Mansion to work as a lieutenant.
Song Zhong took off his clothes calmly, walked into the hall, stroked his long beard and said with a smile: "How come De Gao has time to come to my place today?"
Han Song stood up and said, "Zhongzi, I'm afraid you don't know yet? Your disciple Liu Zhongda defeated Cai Degui on the Xiang River not long ago."
The smile on Song Zhong's face immediately froze, and he said with a look of astonishment: "Do you really mean what De Gao said?"
Han Song nodded and said: "Of course it is true. In this battle, Cai Degui lost almost half of his troops, and only five of his clan members, Kun's brother, died."
Song Zhong was surprised and asked: "Liu Zhongda is just a small county magistrate. With the strength of Cai Degui's navy, how could he be defeated by him?"
Han Song sighed and said: "It is precisely because he thinks what ordinary people cannot think and does what ordinary people cannot do that he is an outstanding person!"
Song Zhong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Liu Zhongda is hurting me."
Han Song slowly shook his head and said, "Zhongzi just didn't mean what he said."
Song Zhong couldn't help but sigh: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop!"
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The news of Cai Mao's defeat spread throughout the night and spread to all corners of Xiangyang, arousing great heated discussion among the people of Xiangyang.
After all, both Cai Mao and Liu Jing are well-known figures to the public.
Zhuge Liang got up early in the morning and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the academy, he was blocked by Xu Shu, Cui Jun, Shi Tao, and Meng Jian. He had been in the academy for several years, and these four people were his best friends.
Xu Shu asked first: "Kong Ming, have you heard about it?"
Zhuge Liang looked strange when he heard this and nodded slightly. In fact, he knew it last night.
Over the years, he and Liu Jing had maintained close correspondence until the outbreak of the Jingzhou War in August last year.
Liu Jing once talked about what he did in Ling County many times in his letters. To be honest, his strength did not exceed the scope of one county.
He didn't know what method Liu Jing used to gather enough strength to defeat the Jingzhou navy in a short period of time.
But one thing Zhuge Liang can be sure of is that Liu Jing has been preparing for the North-South War in Jingzhou many years ago. The outcome of this battle may seem unbelievable to outsiders, but in Liu Jing's view, it may be a matter of course, right?