: Make a plan

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

: Make a plan

"oh?"

Cai Mao was happy and hurriedly urged: "Let me tell me quickly."

Because the doors and windows of the study were closed, the charcoal fire made people dizzy. Kuai Yue got up and walked to the window, gently pushed open it and exposed a small gap, allowing the cold air to calm himself down.

After drinking a few sips of the cold wind, Kuai Yue turned to Cai Mao and said, "Liu Ye and his lord are both relatives of the clan. The clan should have had more contact. Besides, this person is the same age as the eldest son and has similar interests in his peers. The lord should be happy to see the eldest son and contact him."

"Use Liu Qi to restrain him."

Cai Mao was a little hesitant. He and Cai had already planned to help Liu Cong. If Liu Qi got help from Liu Ye, the future would be hard to say. After all, Liu Ye could play Cao Cao all the way, and he was worried that he would not be Liu Ye's opponent.

Seeing that Cai Mao was not upset, Kuai Yue added: "Liu Ye made old friends in Jingzhou without any reason. He could only make a fuss through his clan status, and his lord could also call him as an aide. But I was worried that if Liu Ye did things in the prefecture palace, he would secretly provide convenience to Liu Bei, so the eldest son was the best entry point."

In the letter, Cao Cao talked about Liu Bei's harm and advised Cai Mao to clamor for his threats on Liu Biao and not to give Liu Bei a place to live.

But this letter came a little late. If it were based on the original historical process, Liu Bei would have wasted several years in Xiangyang. It was not until the eve of Cao Cao's elimination of Yuan Shao and unification of the north that Liu Biao let Liu Bei stay in Xinye, losing several years of development opportunities.

With Liu Ye’s help, Liu Bei took the “three axes” when he arrived in Jingzhou. In less than two months, he took Wancheng and Xiue, and also found Guan Yu a commander in the northern part of Nanyang, and soon he had the power of the Lord.

Seeing that the wood was already done, Cai Mao agreed to Kuai Yue's plan, using Liu Qi to trap Liu Ye in Xiangyang, and artificially isolated him and Liu Bei.

As for Cai Mao's concern that Liu Qi and Liu Ye would threaten his support for Liu Cong, but now he can only deal with the moves and slowly plan to do so. Liu Cong is only six or seven years old now, and when he is thirteen or fourteen years old, he will still have seven or eight years left before he can marry the Cai family's daughter. It is still important to deal with the matter in front of him.

Officials in Xiangyang knew that Cai Mao and Liu Bei were not in harmony, and Kuai Yue and Cai Mao were very close, so they entrusted Han Song to suggest to Liu Biao.

Both parents hope that their children will become talented. Liu Biao readily agreed after listening to Han Song's suggestion. He knew that Liu Qi was not worthy of his reputation and hoped that Liu Ye could positively influence Liu Qi.

So at the end of the year, Liu Biao sent an envoy to Wancheng to invite Liu Ye in the name of Liu Qi, and invited him to Xiangyang for the New Year.

Liu Bei was very surprised after hearing this, because he planned to go to Xiangyang under the name of New Year greetings, and look for young talents by the way, but he did not expect that Liu Biao would turn his back.

Living under someone's roof, Liu Bei had almost no right to refuse in the face of Liu Biao's invitation, so he asked Jian Yong to entertain the visitor and hurriedly found Liu Ye.

Liu Ye read the letter and stroked his beard and smiled, "It seems that some people don't plan to offer advice to the envoy, so they trapped me in Xiangyang with the name of Liu Qi. Therefore, even if the envoy has a place to settle down, they still cannot be careless."

"It must be Cai Kuai's plan."

Liu Bei frowned, his fists tightly clenched, and he murmured to himself in a deep voice: "I don't understand why they are so hostile."

Liu Ye shook his head and joked: "The envoy is afraid of Cao Cao, how dare these people take lightly? Besides, they are from the powerful family of Jingxiang and have their own interests. Perhaps the envoy brings tens of thousands of people to influence their interests."

Liu Bei asked in confusion: "Brother Jingsheng asked me to station in Wancheng, which is equivalent to replacing Zhang Xiu's position. It should be of no harm to Jingzhou. What benefits can it affect them? Does Wancheng and Xi'e have their land?"

Liu Ye did not comment and asked a question: "It is said that Cai Mao is so opposed, and Kuai Yue is in a sensation with him. The two top tyrants in Jingzhou are like this, but Liu Jingsheng still chose to accept it. What is the reason for this?"

"It's not because of the robbery of clothes and belts, and my eldest son Maocai."

At the end of the conversation, Liu Bei's voice became smaller and smaller. He knew that Liu Ye would not ask such a simple question, so he was not sure about his answer.

Sure enough, Liu Ye had a novel answer: "What we do can be summarized as external factors. Without internal factors, Liu Jingsheng would never be so refreshed."

"Internal cause?" Liu Bei put forward a letter of seeking knowledge.

Liu Ye nodded slightly and replied seriously: "Liu Jingsheng once rode alone into Jingzhou, relying on the help of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue brothers and others, and finally gained a foothold in Jingzhou. Now the major families control the important military and political positions in Jingzhou. It can be said that there is some suspicion of bullying the master. Liu Jingsheng may have deliberately introduced the envoy to check and balance the families of Cai, Kuai and others, so they are so hostile."

"I see."

Liu Bei suddenly realized and asked: "Cai Mao looked at me as a thorn in his eyes. Liu Jingsheng treated me as a pawn. This time they plotted against the teacher. How should we deal with it?"

Liu Ye replied, "It's better to follow the plan. If Liu Biao really traps me in Xiangyang, the envoy will use this as an excuse to complain to Liu Biao to recruit talents."

"I'm not relieved to let Ziyang trap in Xiangyang." Liu Bei shook his head decisively and refused.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "If you can't rest assured, then we will go together. Anyway, it's not the first one. As long as General Guan acts according to his plan, there will be no problem in Wancheng."

"Okay." Liu Bei nodded: "I'll go to pay New Year's greetings with you, I believe Liu Jingsheng has nothing to say."

The two Lius made a plan and followed the envoy back to Xiangyang.

Seeing that Liu Bei also followed, Cai Mao found Kuai Yue again to ask for countermeasures. Kuai Yue suggested following the situation and let Liu Biao keep Liu Bei in Xiangyang. In this way, the Western Hubei and the leaderless group of dragons in Wancheng, Liu Bei's power was instantly divided and disintegrated.

Liu Bei offered a sack of clothes and hailed Liu Qi as his talent. These two things made Liu Biao not excited for too long because any pleasure was time-sensitive, especially after you got something, your rightful mentality would take rationality.

Shortly after Liu Biao got the pleasure, he became afraid of Liu Bei again, so he happily accepted Kuai Yue's suggestion and used a reason to keep him in Xiangyang to differentiate his connection with Guan Yu and others.

On the day Liu Bei and Liu Ye were visiting the provincial governor's mansion, Liu Biao held another family dinner to welcome him. He not only called Liu Qi as a companion, but also called the six-year-old Liu Cong out.

Cai Mao believed that the young master was close to Liu Ye and could not let the eldest son take the lead, so he instigated the Cai family to bring Liu Cong with him, which would have the effect of taking advantage of the troubled waters.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Biao saw that he had almost exchanged greetings, so he began to lay the foundation for the retention of people's lingering tactics.

"Xuande, Wancheng and Xiue counties have fewer people. President Yun should be in charge, right?"

Liu Bei deliberately said modestly: "Chang Yun is well-versed in military strategies and is familiar with government affairs slowly, so he should not have a big problem. However, he has no capable officials under his jurisdiction and can only manage it in a clean manner. Please don't blame me."

"It's enough."

Liu Biao nodded happily: "It's good if Yun Chang is well-versed in military strategies. Wancheng and Xi Hubei border the area controlled by Cao Cao. As long as you don't lose land and land, you will be a contribution to Jingzhou. I am very optimistic about Guan Yun Chang."
Chapter completed!