Xiaoguangong

Chapter 121 General Yun Is Too Loyal

Ma Liang's tone no longer took Le Jin seriously.

The invincible general who followed Cao Cao's conquest of the north and the south was doomed to hand over his fate to Ma Liang after deciding to coexist with the celebrities in Xiangyang.

He is not as good as Liu Biao back then, at least Liu Biao still has the identity of a clan and the reputation of "Eight Talents". Le Jin, a warrior who trusts others so credulously, can only become a tool used by Ma Liang to subdue other clans.

Fortunately, Ma Liang is one of his own.

Seeing Guan Ping's silence for a while, Ma Liang's face was a little sad.

My own ghostly tricks are too fierce, and now the aristocratic families in Xiangyang are suppressed by Ma Liang's troops borrowed from Le Jin, and Xiang Lang, the head of the Xiang family, even worships Ma Liang as a saint.If Ma Liang belonged to Guan Ping, he would probably feel chills on his back. If he died here, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Ah Ping." Ma Liang smiled wryly, but didn't know how to express his feelings.

Guan Ping smiled and waved his hands:
"I know what I'm thinking, why should Ji Chang worry too much?"

He said with some emotion:
"When we were in Jiangling, we all saw those famous people who were duplicity. These days, I have seen countless intrigues. Apart from lamenting the impermanence of the chaotic world, I also feel that people who uphold integrity in this world are precious.

Ji Chang is willing to take risks and deal with me in the heart of the enemy, such a section is worthy of entrusting him wholeheartedly. "

Then Ma Liang grinned:
"It's a lie to say that there is no selfishness. It's just that since I was a child, I have heard people say that the barbarians in Jingchu don't observe their courtiers, and only the soldiers of the Central Plains are sincere gentlemen who abide by righteousness and reason.

I don't believe it, since the day I met Kong Ming, I have always vowed to do something that will be famous in history. Compared with this... Hey, the current wealth, property, and reputation seem nothing. "

Uh……

As soon as this was mentioned, Guan Ping began to secretly admire Zhuge Liang's ability again. It turned out that the military adviser was so powerful in his youth, and he could persuade and transform the scheming Ma Liang into a big man with a heart, and was willing to be a big man. A hero who devoted his life to his career.

It will be great when I have such ability.

He thought for a moment and said:

"I don't think it's time to attack Le Jin yet."

"Oh, let's listen to Frank's advice."

Guan Ping has experienced many things these days, and he has gradually shed the image of a simple warrior.

He thought for a moment and said:
"Now we have not occupied Jingnan, even if we do, we are still far from controlling the entire Jingzhou.

General Sun has always been at odds with the people of Jingzhou, and the people in Jiangdong are few, so we cannot garrison troops in Jingzhou. If we kill Le Jin, we may not be able to occupy Xiangyang. His hard work was in vain.Moreover, Cai Mao was stationed in Caizhou. This man has always been calculating and won the hearts of the people. If Le Jin dies, he will be able to take over the Xiangyang lands as a Jingzhou shepherd, which will be convenient for the Cao bandits.

If the lord follows the advice of the military advisor and leads an army to attack Xiangyang, I will have someone to respond to it. "

"For the current plan, we should make good friends with Cai Mao, and use Cao Cao's wealth and Le Jin's name to develop in Xiangyang, and build this place into our base. In this way, Xiangyang is under our control, only in name It still belongs to Cao thief."

"A few years later, even if Cao Cao sees the mystery and wants to lead his army to fight again, Xiangyang can become a strong city against Cao's army. Why not?"

Ma Liang nodded again and again, and murmured: "Basic area. Well, this title is quite interesting. What the little general said is exactly what I want, then I will have to be a loyal minister of Cao Jun for a while."

The most worrying thing about Ma Liang's cooperation with Guan Ping is that Guan Ping will use his emotions. After all, Guan Ping is outside, and he is by Le Jin's side. One day, if Le Jin disagrees with him, he will not be able to run away even if he is stabbed at him.

However, Guan Ping's ability and knowledge displayed today are already quite famous, which makes Ma Liang feel good and has more trust in Guan Ping.

"I also thought it would be better to operate in Xiangyang for a while. It's just that I haven't figured out how to deal with it for a while."

"Did Ji Chang mean Cai Mao?"

"That's right. Cai Mao was the one who was worried about Le Jin before. I recommended Ru to appease him in front of him. If I can make peace with Cai Mao, I will use more means. In the future, I will be like a fish in water in Jingzhou, so naturally it will be no problem."

Cai Mao's problem is too big to get rid of. He is still friendly for the time being, but if he doesn't handle it well, there will be endless troubles.

Ma Liang had thought about getting along with Cai Mao a lot before, but it was obvious that he could offer too few conditions, so he came to negotiate with Cai Mao, but it was just for nothing.

But Guan Ping is different. He can represent a higher-level character and can put forward more conditions. Cai Mao will definitely be willing to chat with him more.

Guan Ping smiled and said:
"Well, leave this matter to me. Cai Mao is my good uncle. He sent Zhong Miao to show his kindness before. This time I come to Xiangyang, and I have to thank him."

"Are you going to Caizhou? Be very careful. Don't look at these Jingxiang celebrities who are respectful to me now. If Cai Mao comes back, I'm afraid Xiang Lang will be the only one who can still listen to my orders.

This person is vacillating, it's best to invite him to the river for a meeting, if he goes to Caizhou and retreats unscathed, I'm afraid it will be dangerous and it will make Le Jin suspicious. "

Guan Ping said with a smile: "This should not be... Although Le Jin has a rough temper and likes to kill, but... Hey, I will wait for the restoration of the Han Dynasty in the future, and try not to hurt this family."

Ma Liang nodded silently, and patted Guan Ping heavily on the shoulder.

At noon, Le Jin hosted a banquet in his camp to entertain Guan Ping. He first said boldly that he would give Guan Ping all the wasteland around Mount Xian, so that he could build a house by himself, and tax and corvee would be temporarily exempted.

Although Guan Ping had heard about this from Ma Liang a long time ago, he still pretended to be sincere and fearful, and hurriedly kowtowed to the ground, expressing his gratitude to Le Jin respectfully.

"If there was no General Le, someone would either be farming in the mountains now, or would have died on the battlefield long ago, so how could he leave his name.

If the general has an order, just say it, and never frown even in the wind and rain. "

Le Jin grinned, and rather embarrassedly said that he asked Guan Ping to discuss with Cai Mao.

"Someone and De Gui were quite at odds in the past, but now it's time to work together to fight against a powerful enemy. Please let De Gui put down his prejudices, and everything can be discussed."

"The general wants me to go to Caizhou?"

"That's right." Le Jin was really embarrassed to speak, Cai Zhou was managed by Cai Mao like an iron bucket, if there was any mistake, Le Jin could do nothing but strongly condemn it.

"If others want me to go, I will naturally not want to. But the general gives me food and land, so I am naturally willing to share the general's worries.

Needless to say, I will go to Caizhou to look for Cai Mao after I have had a full meal today. If he refuses to do things for the general, I will look for an opportunity to assassinate him, so as to avoid future troubles forever! "

"Don't, don't, don't!" Le Jin quickly waved his hand, holding Guan Ping's palm with emotion, "I never thought that there would be such loyal people as Tan Zhi and Ji Chang in Jingchu. Please Tan Zhi must leave a useful body, and never fight with Cai Mao again."

"This time, Tan Zhi can negotiate on my behalf. I believe in Tan Zhi's ability. No matter what the negotiation is, I will accept it. If the prime minister blames me, I will also fully bear it!
If Cai Mao dares to be rude to Tan Zhi, I will try my best to be punished by the prime minister, and I will fight him fiercely! "

Guan Ping breathed a sigh of relief, nodded vigorously and said, "General, don't worry, I will definitely convince Cai Mao."

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All the land in Caizhou is the private property of Cai Mao's family.

As the top wealthy family, Cai Mao built a large number of Wubao here. Most of the buildings are built with bricks and stones. There are also many villages built along the mountains. Once the enemy invades, these villages can become powerful. stronghold.

With strong fortifications, sufficient food and grass, and more than a thousand large and small warships on the Han River, Cai Mao, who is "recovering from illness and waiting to die", sits firmly on the Diaoyutai here, but this does not mean that he is really eating and waiting to die.

The reason why Cao Cao didn't dare to move him was because he was worried that Cai Mao would join Liu Bei's army directly in a hurry, taking advantage of Cao's weakness and marching northward.

Now Cai Hao's power status is really far beyond that of Liu Biao's time. Cao Jun, Liu Beijun and even Sun Quanjun all want to win him over, for fear that he will suddenly join the other side and disrupt the balance of the battle.It can be said that Cai Mao's current power has far surpassed that of Liu Biao's era, and all famous Confucian scholars are at his mercy on the battlefield in Jingzhou.

But Cai Mao knew that this kind of thing would not last long.

Cao Cao is slowly regaining strength, and both Liu Bei and Sun Quan are actively expanding their power.

This delicate balance will one day be disturbed.

Sun Liu has maintained his offensive now, and within three to five years, he will expand into an opponent that Cai Mao cannot face alone.

Cao Cao could even regain his vitality within two years, and he would definitely not tolerate Cai Mao continuing to give himself eye drops like this in Jingzhou.

In other words, in about two years, Cai Mao had to make a choice.

Either fall to Liu Bei, or fall to Cao Cao.

Of course, on the premise of ensuring his own family, he wants to grab more and more benefits for himself.

I'm sorry if I can't meet Cai Mao's request.

He still has tens of thousands of soldiers under him, and he still has great reputation and many supporters in Jingzhou.

This is his confidence and capital.

On this day, Cai Mao got up early as usual and personally taught several nephews in the clan to write.

His calligraphy is learned from the great calligrapher Liang Hu, which can be said to be the best in the world. A few days ago, this great Confucianist wrote to himself, saying a lot of good things for Cao Cao, saying that Cao Cao can make Cai Mao the Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, except for Luo Yang, In Xudu, Yecheng, Cai Mao can choose where to arrange food towns.

This condition made Cai Mao's heart skip a beat, but his rationality told him that he had to listen to other prices.

He waited patiently for a few days, and when he heard that Yunshan defeated Guan Yu, he almost laughed out loud, and wrote a letter to praise General Yunshan's heroic performance.

Hard work pays off, this general Yunshan is indeed a good young man who is humble and courteous, and he actually came to Caizhou to see him in person.

"Master, do you want to invite General Yun to the study?"

"Of course not." Cai Mao wiped his hands and said with a smile, "I said before that I'm sick and I don't see any outsiders. General Yun has been working hard from afar, so why not stay in the dormitory first.

Juniors, it’s okay to wait. "

(End of this chapter)