"Sister, look, is that Liu Biao? He's so handsome!" Cai Zhong said to Cai Fang. Now the entire Cai family knew that Liu Biao was going to marry Cai Fang. When he saw Liu Biao entering the city, Cai Zhong He was joking about Cai Fang. Regarding his sister, a fortune teller said back then that she would become the wife of a prince in the future.
"You brat, shut your mouth, stay quiet, and don't cause trouble!" Cai Fang said angrily. Although she said so, she was secretly looking at Liu Biao, and she saw that Liu Biao was tall and mighty, with a face He always has a warm smile on his face. Seeing how gentle and elegant he is, he is really a talented person. Cai Fang doesn't feel crazy when she looks at it. If she can really marry him, she will have no regrets in her life!
"Quick, be careful along the way and don't let anyone who wants to cause trouble!" Cai Hao was a little anxious. Why did the Huang family make things so big and create such a big pomp? Now he was very busy.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. Even if it does, it will be arranged in advance. Liu Biao must have already had a countermeasure!" Kuai Yue said with a smile.
"Are you so sure?"
"Hmph, the Huang family just likes to engage in these tricks. Do you really think that everyone else is a fool?" Kuai Liang was also a little unhappy. The Huang family created such a big scene, which was a bit too artificial and could easily arouse the dissatisfaction of other celebrities.
Just as the two of them were talking, they saw Liu Biao dismounting from his horse and walking towards the city gate. He didn't have the airs of Master Zhou Mu at all. He was very humble and polite to the elderly and children on the road, making people unable to think of any anger. Liu Biao's actions not only did not make people disgusted, but made people think that Liu Biao was good at observing and trying to care about the people. Unknowingly, he gained a lot of people's hearts. Even the six major families were against Liu Biao. More recognition!
After Liu Biao appeased everyone, he formally met with the six major families, which also allowed him to better understand the distribution of power in Jingxiang. For the Xi family and the Huang family, these two families mainly worked on teaching and educating people. As for the Pang family, The family is just an aristocratic family and has not been too involved in political affairs. It has only been confining land and cooperating with the Cai family. Liu Biao had a brief conversation with them and held a press conference to make them all thoroughly He was relieved and even more willing to help Liu Biao. Even if he didn't help, the Huang family had already spread the news. And under the instigation of Kuai Yue, they secretly sent people to invite the leaders of the sects near Xiangyang City to discuss matters. Everything was according to Liu Biao's plan!
The clan thieves are local armed forces based on clans near Xiangyang City. Based on the farm economy, they have established a "Wubao" with economic and military functions. They are completely self-sufficient economically and can even "become a city behind closed doors". can resist external invasion. Their leaders are basically the patriarchs of their families. Since they are located near Xiangyang, if they want to completely control Xiangyang City, they must be killed first. After receiving the news from Liu Biao, this group of people were very worried. They were shocked. They didn’t expect that Mr. Zhou Mu would be the first to attack them. Originally, they planned to ignore Liu Biao, but the people sent by Liu Biao were all famous local elders. It would be rude if they didn’t go. So the fifty-five people discussed it and went together to see what Liu Biao was up to!
When this group of people went to Liu Biao's place, Liu Biao's recruiting list also came into play. Because they admired Liu Biao's reputation, local powerful Wenpin and Huang Zu each brought 3,000 men to defect to Liu Biao, which made Liu Biao happy. Laughing, he directly gave Wenpin the position of partial general and asked him to follow him. As for Huang Zu's hometown is Jiangxia, he still has a certain reputation in Jiangxia, so he was directly arranged by Liu Biao to attack Jiangxia. As long as he could conquer Jiangxia After defeating him, Liu Biao made him the governor of Jiangxia. At this time, Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun and nephew Liu Pan also came to join him. They each brought 3,000 troops, which directly increased Liu Biao's power. Jingzhou is a land of plenty and plenty. With these troops, , Liu Biao's confidence greatly increased.
"Uncle, we must get rid of these clan thieves this time. We can't let them cause trouble again. I will personally guard the city gate. As long as you give the order, I will kill!" Liu Pan said with murderous intent.
"Okay! When the time comes to break the cup as a sign, you will rush out and kill all those who are disobedient!" Liu Biao said with a smile. With more than 10,000 people in hand, he does not need to let the six major families hold him back. He walked away with his nose in his mouth. Although he could only win Jingzhou by cooperating with them, he was the master of Jingzhou!
"Uncle, the three thousand soldiers I brought this time can not only fight on land, but more importantly, they are all naval troops and can attack by boat!" Zhang Yun said with a smile, while giving Liu Pan a provocative look. That means that I am better than him.
"Well, with them, we can attack other places from the waterway. Then Jingzhou will not have seven counties, but nine counties. Haha!" Liu Biao did not expect that his cheap nephew would really surprise him!
"In this way, Wenpin you and Liu Pan will lead the troops to conquer the clan traitors. Once I take action, you will set off and try to collect as many clan traitors as possible! Zhang Yun, take the troops and go by water to explore the new wilderness. situation, remember not to alert the snake!" After thinking about it, Liu Biao arranged,
"Yes!" Several people looked at each other and saw a hint of dissatisfaction in each other's eyes. In this case, let's see who makes the first contribution this time!
"Please! Please! Haha, Brother Wang is here, and Brother Li is here quite early!" Cai He is greeting the people who are coming. As the largest family, the Cai family usually has to deal with these clan thieves. Therefore, Cai He recognized their leader very clearly.
"General Cai has now exchanged a shot for a cannon! Haha!" The people who came also said haha, but passers-by could hear the sarcasm in the words, not to mention the Cai family, which made Cai He look ugly at that time , before he could say anything, the people who came came into the city lord's mansion one after another.
This group of people are all desperadoes, and they usually do things like killing people and selling goods. They are too lazy to pay attention to children like Cai He. If Cai Mao comes out, they may have some fights. They just ignore Cai He and the others. Fortunately, Cai He didn't know Liu Biao's plan, otherwise with Cai He's little ability, the secret might have been exposed.
"I said you don't even have a singer in a place as big as yours?" I don't know who was making the noise. More than fifty people were making a fuss. Liu Biao, who was about to come out, frowned. It seemed that this group of people It cannot be conquered, otherwise it will be a hidden danger in the future!
"What about you? Go get some wine for the uncle. Doesn't such a big City Lord's Mansion even have a sensible person?" A person pointed at Liu Pan and said, making Liu Pan, who had just appeared, almost jump up and kill him. , if Liu Biao's plan hadn't been taken into account, he would have had to chop up melons and vegetables for this group of people now. Even the people they brought could not stand the nonsense of this group of people. It was so embarrassing. This is Xiangyang City, what do you think of our family when you are such a bear?
"Hmph! Just be quiet, there are plenty of fair-weather singers, but it's up to you to see if you have a chance to enjoy it!" Liu Pan snorted coldly, causing everyone here to freeze their eyes and their hearts to contract violently. Even the air seemed to be quiet. A few points.
"Haha, you brat, who are you trying to scare? Grandpa already had dozens of lives on his back when he was your age. Why? You're the only one who wants to show off to me? You're still young and you haven't even grown all your hair. Boy, you should go home and embroider! Haha." This man's words not only made Liu Pan's eyes cold and murderous, but also made everyone laugh.
"Those who don't know how to live or die, you will cry someday!" Liu Pan ignored them with a livid face, and secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely entertain them well!
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Liu Biao clapped his hands and walked out, "What a loud tone? I think who is carrying dozens of lives?" Liu Biao asked as soon as he came out,
"Ouch, you scared me to death, it's me, what's wrong?" The person who just teased Liu Pan continued to yell with a pinched neck, and it seemed that this posture meant that he would draw a sword if he disagreed with him.
Liu Biao looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the murderer must pay for his life! Come on, tie him up, drag him out and chop him up!"
"You dare, let me see who dares?" The man shouted, and at the same time he was a little anxious, and quickly winked to the people around him for help. Although they usually go against the government, Liu Biao is now His Majesty's personal governor. She can go against him secretly, but she must not do it openly. Otherwise, it would be rebellion, which would lead to the annihilation of the clan!
"Haha! Sir, we brothers usually like to joke. I just saw that the young general was more interesting, and I was just teasing him. As for killing people, we are all law-abiding people and will not do it. Everyone said Right?" A person next to him quickly stood up and said, and at the same time, his words made others quickly agree.
"Oh? Are you kidding me? I was joking with him just now!" Liu Biao said with a smile, his expression changed very quickly. It really surprised everyone. It seems that Liu Biao is not that easy to deal with!
"Hmph! Okay, stop talking nonsense and say something useful. You summoned us here. What's the matter?" Now that we've broken up, there's no need to hide it, the man said coldly.
"Okay, since that's the case, I'll make it clear. I want you to come and surrender to me. After all, God has the virtue of good life, and I don't want to cause more killings. What do you think?" Liu Biao still smiled. , said calmly
"Fuck you, you want us to surrender to you. It's just a dream. Let me tell you, even if we die here, we will not surrender to you?" one person shouted.
"Oh? Don't you want to know how I arranged for you?" Liu Biao thought they would resist, but he didn't expect it to be so fierce.
"I'm not interested in knowing. We're used to being free and have no intention of joining you!" The leader said coldly, joking. He and his group are all powerful. If we really get involved with Liu Biao, we will have no freedom in the future. He would be tied to the chariot by Liu Biao.
"If this is the case! Does that mean there is no need to talk?" Liu Biao frowned and said helplessly. He had already prepared for you that they would not give in. He did not expect the reaction to be so fierce. It seems that even if he can subdue them, he will have to Think about it carefully.
"Stop talking nonsense, unless you leave all the military affairs in Jingxiang to our brothers, there is really nothing else that interests us!" Seeing that the conversation was about to collapse, this man quickly changed the subject. , my subordinates haven’t arrived yet, but I can’t fall out now!
"Hmph, there's no need!" After saying this, Liu Biao threw the wine glass in his hand with a "pop" sound. Not only did it fall to the ground, but it also fell heavily into the hearts of the group of people.
"No, be careful!" These people are people who have been fighting all year round, and they are very confident in themselves. In their impression, the soldiers in Xiangyang City are all private soldiers of the Cai family, and they are all low-class guys with little fighting ability. It was not worth mentioning at all, so they didn't take it too seriously. However, with a sound, some strong soldiers in armor came in, and this group of people knew that something was wrong.
"Kill them all!" Liu Pan shouted, drew his sword and rushed forward to kill them. Liu Biao had also drugged the wine that these people had just drank. At this time, the drug was taking effect, and these strong men could only He watched the sword attack him helplessly, but he couldn't resist.
Looking at the group of people who were quickly killed, Liu Biao was very calm and did not have much emotional fluctuations. He could even see a trace of a smile hanging on his face. It really made Cai Hao sweat. Fortunately, he took refuge with Liu Biao in advance. Otherwise, I still don’t know how he would deal with himself. Who said Liu Biao was a weak scholar? "Liu Pan quickly led his troops to assist General Wenpin in subduing these clan traitors. If there is resistance, we will kill them without mercy!" Liu Biao saw that it was over here, so he gave Liu Pan a murderous order, and at the same time, he ordered Cai Mao strengthens the defense of Xiangyang City!
"Yes! Lord!" Liu Pan's eyes flashed with excitement and he quickly agreed. The next thing would be simple. The clan thief without a leader did not put up much resistance and surrendered to Liu Biao without any effort. With little effort, he got 40,000 to 50,000 troops. With their joining, Liu Biao's power increased instantly. Now he was about to start conquering other places.
"Attack! Kill!" Huang Zu suddenly launched an attack on Jiangxia under the cover of night. Under the secret planning of the Kuai family, they occupied the city gate early and only waited for the defenders to be trapped to launch a surprise attack.
"Quick, go up to the city wall, someone is attacking the city!" Liu Xiang, the governor of Jiangxia, shouted quickly. This Liu Xiang was not a simple person. Taking advantage of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he recruited soldiers and organized an army, often plundering and killing people everywhere. , took the opportunity to seize Jiangxia. If his son Liu Ba had not been able, the people of Jiangxia would have rebelled against him long ago. Now that they saw someone attacking the city, especially the well-known Liu Biao, many people not only did not resist, Instead, he helped Liu Biao seize the city.
"Father, something is not good. Either we retreat quickly or surrender to Liu Biao. If we persist, we will be killed by Liu Biao!" Liu Ba quickly went to say. He was also very helpless about this result. His father usually The approach was originally unpopular, and now it is reasonable to have this result!
"Alas! I didn't expect that this group of people actually sacrificed the city gate. It seems that we have to surrender. I hope Liu Biao can treat us kindly for the sake of the same surname!" Liu Xiang said helplessly.
"General, look, they have surrendered. I know that man is the self-proclaimed prefect Liu Xiang!" the slave of the Kuai family said to Huang Zu.
"Huh! They are wise enough, or else wait until I break the city and leave them alone!" Huang Zu bared his big teeth and sneered, "Prefect of Jiangxia? Humph, I will be the prefect from now on. When the whole army enters the city, no harassment is allowed. People, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Yes, Lord Prefect!" This man can be considered a clever man. After hearing Huang Zu's words, the title also changed, which made Huang Zu even happier as he moved forward. This boy is not bad, he is a clever man!
"Lord! General Huang Zu has conquered the city and occupied Jiangxia. The former prefect Liu Xiang and his son Liu Ba have surrendered!" Cai Mao ran to Liu Biao to report the good news.
"Yes, I understand. I will make Huang Zu the prefect of Jiangxia and take charge of all military and political affairs in Jiangxia. Liu Xiang will let him be Huang Zu's deputy!" Liu Biao smiled lightly, "Also, I heard that his son Liu Ba is a Talent, then let him be my staff!" Liu Biao suddenly said as if he had remembered something.
"Yes! My lord!" Cai Hao trembled in his heart and hurriedly walked out. As soon as he went out, cold sweat was pouring from his head. "Sir, scholars are more ruthless than anyone else!"
Liu Biao looked at the empty house, frowned, and silently thought about the next move. The joining of Huang Zuwenpin and the others was somewhat beyond Liu Biao's expectation, and it also directly accelerated his progress. Now he has a firm grip on it. Jiangxia and Xiangyang, as long as they capture Xinye and Nanyang, they will have control of the four northern counties of Jingzhou. Then they will see the reaction of the southern governors before deciding what to do next. After this group of Yellow Turbans rebelled, they caused chaos everywhere. He was so self-respecting that he supported his troops, and even some cities were directly occupied by aristocratic families, so that he could not do whatever he wanted!
"Lord! Yuan Shu has a letter!" Just as Liu Biao was thinking, Kuai Liang came running over.
"Oh! Read it quickly and listen!" Liu Biao was very interested in knowing what Yuan Shu said.
"Um, let me read it?" Kuai Liang was a little confused. This is a confidential document. He just let himself read it.
"I asked you to read it, why are you pretending to be with me after all the nonsense and no outsiders?" Liu Biao said angrily,
"Haha, okay, let me take a look first!" Kuai's conscience felt hot. It seemed that he had not chosen the wrong person. Whether this Liu Biao was acting or sincere, at least it made him feel comfortable.
"Good news, Yuan Shu recognized your lord as the Jingzhou Shepherd, but he wants to be the governor of Nanyang!" Kuai Liang was half happy, and then he was a little speechless. This Yuan Shu is really difficult to deal with. He only acknowledged it verbally, but in fact Nanyang Still in his hand.
"That's good. At least the hardest bones have been cooked. The rest is easy to talk about. Let the soldiers rest for a few days. You can also make good arrangements for the government affairs in these places, and then we can proceed to the next step. !" Liu Biao said with a smile, it seems everything is on track, and now it's time to show off the real skills!
