Chapter 575: The Pushing Hand Behind Jingnan (Gageng)
Fifteen days have passed since the last time the State Shepherd's Mansion broke up unhappy. Liu Biao did what he said, and without anyone's help, he raised an army of 10,000 people and handed it to Liu Pan.
Liu Pan did not delay, and led an army of 10,000 to attack Changsha that day, and swore in public that either Zhang Xian would be captured or he would die in Changsha. There was absolutely no other possibility.
Xiangyang City, Kuai Mansion.
Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao were having a secret conversation in the house, and there was no one within ten steps inside or outside the room, which ensured that the conversation would not be heard by anyone.
"Brother Kuai, this Liu Jingsheng is really not simple. There is such an army hidden under our noses, and the general is actually from the Jingzhou family!"
Cai Mao has completely lost the calmness of the State Shepherd's Mansion half a month ago. Now his eyes are burning, and the veins on his forehead are prominent.
"Yeah, we all underestimated this Lord State Shepherd..."
Kuai Liang seemed to have a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he was actually very angry inside.
"When did Liu Jingsheng take Wenpin under his command? Why didn't we notice anything!"
Cai Hao thought that Liu Biao's every move in Jingzhou could not escape their eyes, but the reality was that he slapped them in the face naked.
Under the eyes of Cai and Kuai's two great families, Liu Biao personally pried away Wenpin, who had been stationed on the edge of Nanyang County.
Kuai Liang shook his head, he had ordered someone to investigate, but there was still no clue.
"Could it be that Pang and the Huang family are making trouble?"
Cai Mao was sure that Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue would never do it, but Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong were not sure.
After all, those two people usually look indifferent to fame and fortune, but they actually don't know what they think.
Among the four big families in Jingzhou, Cai Mao has never been able to figure out the temper of the two.
"Probably not. Mr. Huang and Mr. Pang are highly respected. If they say they will not participate in Jingzhou's political affairs, they will definitely not participate."
Completely different from Cai Mao's view, he has no doubts about Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong, and there is still respect in his eyes.
"Degui, there is no need to pursue Wenpin. This may just be a coincidence. Isn't all Jingzhou's army under our control now? This kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
"The top priority now is how to deal with Liu Pan and Wenpin's attack. I don't know whether Zhang Xian is ready..."
Kuai Yue's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at his brother in disbelief.
"Brother, what are you talking about?"
Seeing Kuai Yue's appearance, Cai Mao couldn't help being taken aback, and looked at Kuai Liang in the same astonishment.
"Brother Kuai, does the other degree not know about this?"
Kuai Liang nodded helplessly, he did not tell Kuai Yue.
"Since the alien came back, the whole person has been extremely depressed. I am afraid that the news will be leaked, so I have been keeping it from him."
Kuai Yue was not a fool, he immediately understood the ins and outs of the whole thing.
"Brother, Degui, could it be that you are the envy of this...?"
Cai Mao didn't have any scruples, just nodded and admitted.
"That's right, Zhang Xian's matter was promoted by us behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could he get the support of Wuling County?"
Kuai Yue looked at his elder brother Kuai Liang again, his eyes full of doubts.
"Brother, why did you do this? Why would Zhang Xian listen to you?"
Zhang Xian's life experience is very clear to Kuai Yue. He was originally a member of the Zhang family in Nanyang. Since he became an official, he has been circled around the four counties in Jingnan.
Fortunately, Zhang Xian himself is very capable. Thanks to his efforts, the four counties in Jingnan are peaceful.
If it weren't for the influence of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jingnan would be far richer than it is now.
"Second brother, haven't you noticed that after Liu Biao entered Jingzhou and Yuan Shu dominated Nanyang, Zhang Xian's people disappeared from Nanyang County?"
"what…?"
Kuai Yue stared wide-eyed, and now he has figured out everything.
It is no wonder that since Liu Biao took over Jingzhou, Jingnan has frequently opposed him. Later, Jingnan even pushed out Zhang Xian, leading the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling to openly besiege the prefecture.
Coupled with the inexplicable rebellion of Wuling County this time, Zhang Xian rebelled at an extremely abnormal time, everything behind the scene turned out to be his eldest brother Kuai Liang and Cai Jia Cai Mao.
"No wonder, no wonder! I used to be very puzzled, who in Jingzhou has such great power, can transfer all the Zhang family away overnight, and leave no clues!"
"Brother, didn't we get along very well with Liu Jingsheng before? Could it be that you were planning to overthrow his rule at that time?"
Kuai Yue clearly remembered that when Liu Biao rode into Jingzhou, Kuai Liang and Cai Mao were of great help to him, including his own help in eradicating the sect thieves, which was a sign from his elder brother Kuai Liang.
If the two of them are dissatisfied with Liu Biao, they can stand by and watch, as Liu Biao won't be able to sit in Jingzhou Mu's seat even for a day!
"Second brother, Liu Biao is an outsider. He has just arrived and has to rely on our strength, so he will show great sincerity. Degui and I are willing to help him because Liu Biao is really good."
"He was originally one of the Eight Steeds, with both ability and political integrity. He is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty and occupies great righteousness. With him in Jingzhou, he can also withstand temporary chaos."
"It's just that I didn't expect Liu Jingsheng to be such a villain. He played the trick of killing the donkey to the fullest! Fortunately, we have Zhang Xian as a backup. Otherwise, there would be no threat in Jingzhou. He, Liu Biao, was the first We are the ones to deal with!"
Through the exchange of prisoners with Liu Zhang, Kuai Liang also completely saw Liu Biao clearly.
Selfishness and treachery are really suitable to describe the current Liu Biao!
Cai Hao also had a look of indignation, but also a hint of rejoicing.
"Fortunately, brother Kuai has the foresight, otherwise our Jingzhou family would have been destroyed by an outsider! Fortunately, I married my sister to him, you bastard!"
Liu Biao is in his fifties, but how old is Cai Mao's sister? At the beginning, Cai Mao was also thinking about the family, so he reluctantly married his sister to Liu Biao as his second wife.
But what about Liu Biao? For his own sake, he didn't even want to redeem Cai Mao's younger brother, and it was for this reason that Cai Mao gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Brother, De Gui, what are you going to do? Do you want to use Zhang Xian to overthrow Liu Biao?"
Kuai Yue no longer cares about the trivial matters before, what he cares about now is what to do next.
It's easy to overthrow Liu Biao, but what about after that? Did he kill him, or what?
If he is killed, who will replace Liu Biao as the Lord of Jingzhou?
There are a lot of things going on here.
"No, I want to take advantage of Zhang Xian's incident to wipe out all of Liu Biao's power, and then completely empty Liu Biao, and we Jingzhou people will govern Jingzhou!"
Kuai Liang didn't want to get rid of Liu Biao. After all, Liu Biao had a great reputation. As a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a Jingzhou shepherd who was ordered by the emperor, killing him would easily cause a great impact.
Cai Mao's eyes turned hard, and a murderous intent emerged from his body.
"If there is a suitable replacement, I don't mind killing Liu Biao!"
Kuai Liang glanced at Cai Mao, and didn't object clearly, but narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Degui, right now, we still have to find a way to bury Liu Pan and Wenpin's 10,000-strong army. This matter is not difficult for you, right?"
Cai Mao nodded heavily, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Brother Kuai, don't worry, I guarantee they won't survive a month!"
(end of this chapter)