The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 327: Dissociation in Jingzhou
After hearing this, Cai Mao's face turned gloomy and his eyes seemed to want to kill someone.

"This guy did it on purpose, absolutely on purpose." Cai Mao cursed loudly. Fortunately, it has been discovered now. If he had waited until later to discover it, who knows what would have happened?

I'm afraid Liu Bei will come and cause trouble for me.

"He is dead. It is impossible for you to find him." Kuai Liang said with a wry smile.

They thought Liu Biao had accepted his fate, but now they realize that the other party was well prepared and had played a trick on them, and they have no way to stop him.

"Let's carve a new one!" Kuai Yue said with a sigh.

At this point, there was no other way. Could they still go after Liu Qi? Liu Qi might have already entered Guanzhong by this time. Who in Jingzhou dared to enter Guanzhong?

"I'm worried that Qin Shou will send someone else to Jingzhou to take up the post. That would be a joke." Cai Mao said with a cold snort.

Kuai Liang nodded. He was worried about more things, but it was difficult to say them out loud now.

In Chang'an City, Qin Shou was holding two swords, moving around in the martial arts training ground, one sword after another, with a flash of cold light, captivating the heart and making no one dare to underestimate him.

"Lord."

In the distance, Jia Xu and Dian Wei came together.

"What's wrong, Wenhe?"

Qin Shou took the warhorse and threw the double swords to Dian Wei. Something big must have happened since Jia Xu came to see him so early.

"My lord, Liu Biao is dead. The news from Jingzhou is that he died of illness."

Jia Xu explained.

"That's quite interesting. Just as the eldest son came to Guanzhong, Liu Biao died of illness. I guess he was killed by someone!" Qin Shou said disdainfully.

The noble families in Jingzhou are really capable of doing such things.

"We don't know yet, but Liu Biao must know something. Liu Qi entered Chang'an yesterday before the city gates were closed." Jia Xu added, "He rode alone into Chang'an."

"It seems that something must have happened in Jingzhou." Qin Shou immediately looked thoughtful.

"Prime Minister, General Zhennan's son Liu Qi is outside the palace asking to see you."

Yang Xiu walked over quickly.

Everyone looked at each other and immediately understood that Liu Qi seemed to have discovered something.

"Let's go! Go meet him."

Qin Shou called the three people to walk towards the front hall.

"Liu Qi of Jingzhou pays homage to the Prime Minister." When Liu Qi saw Qin Shou, he immediately bowed to the ground, holding a box in both hands, and said loudly: "Liu Qi is hereby ordered by my father to present the seal of the governor of Jingzhou and the seal of the general who controls the south."

Qin Shou nodded and asked Yang Xiu to take the box. When they opened the box, they saw that it contained the seal of the Governor of Jingzhou and the seal of the General of Zhennan. There was also a letter under the two seals.

Qin Shou put the two seals aside, took the letter, read it, and sighed in his heart.

Liu Biao was entrusting his son to someone else, and he was entrusting his son to his opponent. If this news got out, it would probably shock the whole world. The world was so big that no one would have thought that Liu Biao would entrust his son to Liu Qi.

"Liu Qi, you have a good father who used his own life to buy you a chance to live. If you were in Jingzhou at this time, you would probably die at the hands of Cai Mao and others. Even if you don't die now, you will die sooner or later."

Qin Shou put the letter aside and said calmly, "Since your father entrusted you with this, I agree to his request. From today on, you are the governor of Jingzhou and the Marquis of Guannei. Stay in Chang'an!"

For Liu Qi, the title of Governor of Jingzhou was definitely an empty title and he only received a salary.

"Before he died?" Liu Qi looked at Qin Shou with a pale face.

"I just received news that your father passed away a few days ago. You should accept my condolences." Qin Shou shook his head.

When Liu Qi heard this, his face changed drastically and he fainted instantly.

"Oh, what kind of person is Liu Jingsheng, and he actually gave birth to such a son." Seeing this, Qin Shou asked Dian Wei to take Liu Qi away.

"Perhaps Liu Qi was in a hurry to get on the road, and he suddenly heard the news of Liu Biao's death, so he couldn't accept it for a while, and that's why he fainted."

Jia Xu shook his head and said.

Qin Shou just snorted twice and didn't say anything.

In his impression, Liu Qi did not live long. After Liu Biao's death, he indulged in wine and women and died very early. Of course, it is also possible that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did so on purpose.

"My lord, now that Liu Biao is dead, I'm afraid Jingzhou will immediately support Liu Bei as Jingzhou governor. I think we should strengthen ourselves first." Jia Xu said solemnly, "Immediately issue an order to appoint Cai Mao as the General of Zhennan and Kuai Liang as the Governor of Jingzhou, and temporarily replace Liu Qi to handle Jingzhou affairs."

Jia Xu's strategy was very simple, which was to alienate Jingzhou.

How could Cai Mao and Kuai Liang, who had been rewarded, give up the power of Jingzhou to Liu Bei? Even if they joined forces temporarily, they would definitely be in conflict over time.

It can even show his attitude to the Jingzhou family. He has no intention of Jingzhou affairs and protects the interests of the Jingzhou family. In this way, even if Liu Bei can occupy Jingzhou, I am afraid it will not last long.

"What Wenhe said makes a lot of sense. I will issue an order immediately. Cai Mao will be the General of Zhennan, Kuai Liang will be the Governor of Jingzhou, and both of them will be made Marquis of Guannei." Qin Shou's eyes lit up when he heard this. He thought this plan was very good.

"Lord Shengming."

Jia Xu felt relieved. It was great to meet a lord like Qin Shou. The two of them got along well. Although they did not obey Qin Shou's orders, they cooperated quite well.

"It's a pity that we don't have the experience to deal with Jingzhou now, otherwise this would be the best time to seize Jingzhou. It's all because of those damned Jingzhou families. If it weren't for these people, Liu Biao could still hold on for a few more years, at least until we seize the northern land."

Qin Shou had a gloomy face.

Historically, Liu Biao died after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, but now he died several years earlier, which completely disrupted Qin Shou's arrangements.

"My lord, although Liu Biao died at an inopportune time, Liu Bei is not Liu Biao after all. The Jingzhou family and him are only connected by interests. It is probably not an easy task for these people to work together to deal with us."

Jia Xu comforted.

"What Wenhe said makes sense. A group of people who are bound together by interests will sooner or later go their separate ways because of interests." Qin Shou nodded.

"If we attack Jingzhou at this time, they will unite to deal with us. It is better to wait for a while. I believe that these people will definitely have conflicts in order to compete for their interests. That time will be the best time for us to send troops."

Jia Xu suggested.

Qin Shou clapped his hands and said, "If you want to cover up internal conflicts, the best way is to create an external enemy so that you can concentrate all your strength to deal with external pressure. If we let them relax their vigilance at this time, it will intensify their internal conflicts."

"Lord Shengming."

A smug look appeared on Jia Xu's face.

"Then we will promote Guan Yu to be the governor of Jiangxia, and promote Zhang Fei to be the governor of Nanjun."

Qin Shou said loudly: "Let them start chaos in Jingzhou first."

The current prefect of Jiangxia is Huang Zu, and the prefect of Nanjun is Cai Mao. Conferring titles on Guan Yu and Zhang Fei will inevitably cause conflicts between Liu Bei's subordinates and the Huang and Cai families in Jingzhou.

If these contradictions are not resolved, Liu Bei will have no chance of conquering the country.

This is the benefit of using the emperor to control the princes.

(End of this chapter)