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Chapter 475 Brother-in-law
With his overwhelming military strength, Liu Jing managed to subdue the entire Chuzhong area, but this does not mean that everything will be fine. On the contrary, the real test lies later:
There are a lot of things to do, such as checking the population, measuring land, registering households, setting up townships and pavilions, appeasing barbarians, etc., and a slight mistake may cause riots.

Liu Jing originally planned to stay at least a few days in the scorpion to ensure that many measures can be carried out smoothly, but the plan could not keep up with the changes, and now he has to return to Xiangyang ahead of schedule.

If only Deng Zhi came back, Liu Jing would not be in a hurry to go back, but the envoy of the Son of Heaven also came to Xiangyang, so there should be no delay.

Liu Jing had no choice but to leave Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong to take charge of the aftermath of the village, and returned to the north alone.

The next day, Liu Jing hurried back to Xiangyang, first met with the emperor, received the seal and ribbon, and then summoned Deng Zhi to inquire about the north.

"Congratulations, General, for having another beautiful son." Deng Zhi knew that his sister Deng Yuan had given birth to another son for Liu Jing, so he congratulated Liu Jing as soon as they met.

"Haha, same joy, same joy... Come on, Bo Miao, sit beside me." Liu Jing invited Deng Zhi to sit with him on the same couch, so that it would be convenient for communication and also show honor and favor.

Liu Jing poured a cup of tea for Deng Zhi himself, and said with a smile: "Bo Miao, congratulations too, you have been honored by the country as the prefect of Xiangyang, and you have been honored with two thousand stones. However, if Xu Yuanzhi knew that Nanjun was split up, he might not be happy. "

Since Xu Shu was appointed by Liu Jing as the prefect of Nanjun, he has cured the plague, helped the people's livelihood, protected the virtuous, and pacified the thieves. Things.

In the end, it was fine if he didn't get the reward, but the territory shrunk by one-third for no reason, and the population was cut in half. Even clay figurines would be furious, let alone Xu Shu?

Deng Zhi couldn't help smiling bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that the country would distribute Nanjun to teach it. On the day I returned to Xiangyang, I personally wrote the book and sent it to Jiangling to explain the whole story to Xu Yuanzhi."

"So I'm at ease." Liu Jingjing nodded. Deng Zhi's temperament was straightforward and he didn't pretend to be arrogant. It would be best for Xin and Xu Shu to collude to resolve the conflict.

Liu Jing patted Deng Zhi on the shoulder, drew a cake and said: "Bo Miao, you and Yuan Zhi are both talented in the world, you should work together and work together with me to build a king's career, just like Pan Chengming, who is in charge of a state and supervises thousands of miles , it’s just a matter of time.”

Deng Zhi nodded and said: "This time when I entered Xudu, I saw that Cao Cao's party members were all over the government and the public. Loyal ministers were not allowed to spread; partly guarded the palace, entrusted guards outside, and imprisoned inside. Cao Cao decides all matters of the country with one word. , just a puppet of the Son of Heaven, exactly the same as Wang Mang. In my opinion, Cao Cao is the ruler of the court, and he is in charge of his own fortune. He will eventually become a minister. The only person in the world who can control Cao Cao and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty is the general. "

"It's not easy to control Cao Cao!" Liu Jing sighed softly, "Although Cao Cao is blocked in Liyang, the Yuan brothers are in two positions, and they are not their opponents. In a few years, Cao Cao will conquer the north. Yuenan refers to Jianghan as a pool, so how can we match it?"

"Cao Cao is very powerful, and the land where Jing meets two prefectures is indeed beyond his power." Deng Zhi agreed with Liu Jing's judgment, and then suggested to Liu Jing: "Yizhou has a million households, the country is rich and the people are prosperous, and the land of abundance is also a land of abundance. Its lord, Liu Zhang, is weak and incompetent, with sheep and tiger skin, showing off his appearance. General, why don't you take advantage of Cao Cao's focus on the north and have no time to look south, and send troops to Bashu to replace him. At that time, the people of the three states will be enough to fight against Cao Cao..."

This is not the first time Deng Zhi proposed to take Bashu from the west. As early as two years ago, when he first voted for Liu Jing, he proposed that "first unite Jingbei, then map Bashu, unite with Han and Ma in the north, and Yuan and Sun in the east, Qin Wang Xuchang, Return to Luoyang" plan.

Liu Jing shook his head and said: "Liu Jiyu and I have never had any grievances, besides, Liu Jiyu is also a relative of the Han family. The Han family is in trouble now, and our clan should cooperate sincerely to protect the country together. Now that there is a big enemy in the north, how can we suppress the wall inside?" , to do things that make loved ones hurt and enemies happy?"

The reason why Liu Jing disagreed with Deng Zhi's plan was of course not as high-sounding as he said. It was simply because Liu Zhang kept his own place and did not pose a threat to him.

Cao Cao is the most important enemy in Liu Jing's heart, followed by Sun Quan. Before going to war with Cao Cao, Sun Quan must be eliminated first, so Liu Jing's next strategy must be to go down the river and annex Jiangdong.

But at the moment, after all, there is an alliance with Jiangdong, so it is inconvenient to reveal the real intention. Only Zhuge Liang, who is in the same heart as Liu Jing, knows.

Deng Zhi couldn't help but said anxiously: "If the general doesn't take it, Bashu may be taken by Liu Bei."

Liu Jing was unmoved. In history, Liu Bei was able to capture Yizhou because he owned half of Jingzhou's territory, and his military strength was not much worse than that of Liu Zhang who could not effectively integrate Yizhou.In the process of attacking Yizhou, Liu Bei transferred tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Jingzhou successively, and then he attacked Chengdu and forced Liu Zhang to surrender.

Liu Bei, who entered Shu in this time and space, was a bereaved dog with less than a hundred soldiers, and even the most important general Guan Yu died.With the name of benevolence and righteousness and heroism, it is not difficult for him to do something, but it is not easy to replace Liu Zhang, at least there is no hope in the short term.

Seeing that Liu Jing couldn't be persuaded, Deng Zhi didn't want to entangle, so he brought the topic back to Xudu and talked about something: "General, when I was in Xudu, Cao Cao sent people from his clan to visit, saying that Cao Cao heard that the general had a younger brother and a younger sister. , not yet married, intends to marry the general."

Liu Jing was startled when he heard the words, and said: "Wen Yi and Huan Chang Shi Youmei have already made a marriage contract. If there is no accident, they will be married next year."

Deng Zhi also knew about this matter, nodded and said: "I have already informed Mrs. Cao about this matter."

The younger sister Liu Rao did not have a marriage contract, but Liu Jing had no intention of marrying her to the north.

Both he and Cao Cao have ambitions in the world, and there is absolutely no possibility for them to shake hands and make peace, and there is no need to sacrifice the happiness of their families to marry him.

What's more, my younger sister Liu Rao is naive and simple, lacks a city mansion, and is quite a true biography of her stepmother, Zhang Shi, with a very arrogant and domineering personality.If you marry in the north, you will have no relatives at that time. If you act willfully, I am afraid there will be no good results. It is better to stay by your side and take care of them nearby.

As a modern person, Liu Jing is very aware of the dangers of early marriage and early childbearing, so he is not in a hurry to marry his younger sister Liu Rao, but now she is 17 years old, and she will be eighteen in two or three months, so it is not appropriate to delay .

Not long ago, Liu Jing opened a course to recruit scholars, and many young talents were recruited, and several of them were included in the investigation list by Liu Jing.

The one who satisfied him the most was Ma Liang. Not only was he outstanding in talent, but he was also the best in appearance and temperament.

(End of this chapter)