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In the past two days, Su Fei has been extremely busy. As the first county magistrate, he has to sort out the messy government affairs in the past, understand the government affairs process, and meet with low-level officials. ． ． ． ．

There were so many things going on, and all kinds of unexpected events would happen at any time, Su Fei was so busy that he didn't even have time to go to the bathroom.

After being busy until late at night, Su Fei dragged his exhausted body back to the mansion. Su Fei's house is also in Wuchang County. It is a large mansion covering an area of ​​[-] acres, where a family of more than ten people and many servants and maids live.

At this time, Su Fei also knew about Liu Jing's training of the army. Of course, he understood the deep meaning of training the army, in fact, it was to completely control the army.

Even though he understood this, Su Fei didn't want to interfere, the army had nothing to do with him, he surrendered his military power and got good compensation.

After several years of being the magistrate, when Liu Jing becomes the lord of Jingzhou, he will be promoted to prefect. He is not yet 40 years old this year, and he has at least 20 years of future ahead.

All in all, Su Fei is already very satisfied with the treatment in front of him.

The carriage stopped in front of the house, and Su Fei had just opened the door when a black figure suddenly jumped out from the side, startling several of Su Fei's attendants, and they pulled out their knives one after another.

"Brother, it's me, don't do it!"

Su Fei heard the voice, it seemed to be Zhang Shuo's voice, he hurriedly stopped his subordinates, and asked in a low voice: "Are you Zhang Shuo?"

"It's me, help me!"

A follower picked up a lantern, and Su Fei saw clearly that it was indeed Zhang Shuo. His hair was disheveled and his body was drenched. What surprised Su Fei even more was that Zhang Shuo seemed to have lost his left hand.

"What happened?" Su Fei asked in surprise.

"Brother, save me, someone is going to kill me!"

Zhang Shuo knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly. Su Fei and Zhang Shuo had a very good personal relationship, and Zhang Shuo was kind to Su Fei. Although Su Fei guessed a thing or two, seeing Zhang Shuo in such panic, he still couldn't bear it, so he nodded. "Let's talk about it when we go back home!"

Su Fei brought Zhang Shuo back to the mansion, ordered someone to change his clothes, bandage the wound, and then brought him to his study.

Su Fei sat behind the small table, staring at Zhang Shuo who was devouring his meal, and saw that his left hand was cut off at the wrist, and it seemed that there were injuries elsewhere, and he was desperately eating with injuries all over his body, which showed that he was extremely hungry.

Zhang Shuo drank a bowl of soup, and then said with tears: "To tell you the truth, brother, I have been soaking in the river and haven't eaten for two days."

A trace of pity arose in Su Fei's heart, and he sighed, "What happened?"

"What else can happen?"

Zhang Shuo gritted his teeth and said, "Liu Jing wanted to kill me, but I was hunted down by them. Thanks to the five brothers who tried their best to block each other, I jumped into the river and escaped with my life. I hid in the river for a day and didn't dare to climb ashore until night. I am physically strong, and I must die at his hands this time."

Su Fei was silent. In fact, the first time he saw Zhang Shuo was injured, he guessed that it was Liu Jing who did it. Now that Zhang Shuo confirmed it, he was quite frightened. This was something he did not expect. To cut the weeds and eradicate the roots.

Of course, Su Fei also knew that Zhang Shuo was forcibly kicked out of the barracks, of course he would not be reconciled, and would definitely try to break Liu Jing's control of the army, so it was not surprising that Liu Jing wanted to kill him, but this incident made Su Fei see The other side of Liu Jing made him nervous.

After a while, Su Fei slowly asked: "Then what are you going to do?"

Zhang Shuo's heart was filled with hatred at this time, and he had to avenge this hatred, but he also knew that now that Su Fei was the magistrate, he would no longer help him.

He didn't dare to tell the truth to Su Fei, and begged with tears: "I'm already useless, I just want to escape with my life, and I beg my elder brother to send me out of Wuchang City for the sake of our friendship for many years. I want to seek refuge in Yingchuan County." Uncle, he died there for the rest of his life."

Su Fei nodded. This request is not too much. He can do it. He immediately ordered someone to fetch 50 taels of gold and handed it to Zhang Shuo, "I will use the official ship to send you out of the city. You can get the 50 taels of gold by yourself in Yingchuan County." Buy some land, if you still have any difficulties, write to me, and I will try my best to help you."

Zhang Shuo knelt down on both knees, kowtowed heavily and said, "Eldest brother is my reborn parent, this kindness and virtue, my younger brother will remember it in my heart."

Su Fei helped him up, "Let's go now before the water gate is closed!"

Zhang Shuo was very grateful and left with a family member.

Su Fei was in a restless mood. This incident made him see another side of Liu Jing's ruthlessness. On the one hand, he spared Zhang Shuo in the barracks to save face for himself and Huang Zhong, but when he turned his head, he wanted to eradicate Zhang Shuo secretly. , This method made him shudder a little.

This incident also sounded the alarm for Su Fei. He remembered Liu Jing telling himself yesterday that Jiang Xia's government affairs would be handed over to Su Fei in the future, and he was very excited for a while.

But now it seems that I am really a bit stupid. Which ruler is willing to hand over power?Jiang Xia's military and political power must still be in the hands of Liu Jing. If you think that you have the power of government affairs because you are the county magistrate, you are very wrong.

Thinking of this, Su Fei couldn't help but heaved a long sigh, and his heart was filled with indescribable disappointment.

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A few days later, the army's training began to shift to the second stage. According to the plan, [-] troops will be sent to Chaisang for training in defending the city, and then to Yangxin County for physical training. It will take nearly a month before and after. An army will be reborn.

A fleet of hundreds of ships loaded with [-] soldiers left Wuchang City in a mighty way and headed for Chaisang. On the first ship, Liu Jing and Huang Zhong stood at the bow, neither of them spoke, their expressions But a little dignified.

After a long time, Liu Jing sighed, "Can't the old general help me for another half a year?"

Huang Zhong patted Liu Jing's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "Actually, you have done a good job, and your methods are very beautiful. Jiang Xia belongs to you, and you don't need me to help you. You can promote more people who have participated in the Chai Sang League." Generals who fight, their loyalty to you will be even higher."

Liu Jing thought of Zhao Yun. In the early morning of the next day after the Chaisang battle, he left a note and left Chaisang quietly and returned to Changsha.

Now that Huang Zhong was leaving, Liu Jing couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

But he also knew that Huang Zhong was supposed to go back after the war. His mission to support Chaisang had been completed, but Huang Zhong still stayed to help him go to Wuchang to seize power. Once Liu Biao knew about it, Huang Zhong would surely suffer disaster.

Huang Zhong knew these risks, but he still went to Wuchang with him without any complaints. This was because of his love for him. How could he continue to push him into a dangerous situation without knowing what was good or bad.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing's heart was filled with gratitude and worry, "How will the old general explain to Zhou Mu during this trip to Wuchang?"

Huang Zhong smiled slightly, "Don't worry, going to Wuchang is not necessarily to help you. I can say that it is to prevent military chaos and stabilize the situation in Jiangxia. As long as the state shepherd does not pursue it, then you can find any reason to explain it. But now Changsha County Empty, I was worried about chaos in Changsha County, so I had to go back as soon as possible."

After a pause, Huang Zhong said again: "Also, there is one more thing I want to advise you on."

"Old General, please speak up!"

Huang Zhong pondered for a moment, then looked into Liu Jing's eyes and said, "I can understand that you want to control Jiang Xia, and I won't stop it, but I don't want you to turn against uncle from now on, I hope you can communicate with Zhou Mu more about this matter. , to get his understanding, let him formally designate you as the prefect of Jiangxia, so that you can control Jiangxia in a legitimate way."

Liu Jing nodded silently, without Huang Zhong reminding him, he knew that now was not the time to quarrel with Liu Biao.

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Cai Mansion in Xiangyang, since Xiakou’s disastrous return, Cai Mao has become extremely low-key, leaving early and returning late every day, handling official business in the state government, and rejecting all social gatherings, and never seeing officials and gentry who came to visit him, as if A different person.

Although Liu Biao did not hold him accountable for his defeat, Cai Mao knew that if the Cai family did not make concessions, then his position as a military advisor would be lost.

He knew exactly what Liu Biao lacked the most, money and food. Ever since Chai Sangtao's family cut off the tribute to Jingzhou, Jingzhou's money and food expenses had become tense. Liu Biao had a special talk with him about this, but Cai Mao didn't express his opinion.

But this time in Jiangxia's defeat, Cai Hao knew that he had to make some concessions. For this reason, he told Liu Biao through his sister, Mrs. Cai, that he was willing to increase the amount of money and food offered by the Cai family by [-]%.

It was his compromise that brought Liu Biao's official statement on his failure: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. I hope he will not be burdened by this matter." '

Although he was forgiven by Liu Biao, Cai Mao still put on a low-key introspective attitude, which was also affirmed by Liu Biao. Yesterday evening, Liu Biao specially ordered some baskets of high-quality pond crabs to be delivered.

A few baskets of lively crabs made Cai Mao seem to have received amnesty, and his heart became alive all of a sudden, and he began to recover his old scheming.

In the study room, Cai Mao was reading a book under the lamp, but his mind was not on the book. He just got the news today that Liu Jing had changed his defense in Jiangxia, sending Chaisang's defenders to Wuchang and Xiakou, while Wuchang's army was transferred to Chaisang went to training.

This means that Liu Jing completely annexed Jiang Xia, a result that Cai Mao absolutely did not want to see. Huang Zu's destruction had already made Cai Mao feel very disappointed, and Liu Jing's rise to become the lord of Jiang Xia was even more difficult for him to accept.

Cai Mao is very clear that the rise of Liu Jing is a huge threat to Liu Cong, and it also threatens the fundamental interests of the Cai family.

At the same time, he also felt a kind of fear. He still clearly remembered the situation when Liu Jing first arrived in Xiangyang two years ago. At that time, he felt that the young man had a distinctive temperament, and he felt that it was a kind of murderous intent.

In just two years now, Liu Jing has occupied Jiangxia, the third largest county in Jingzhou, which shows that he was not mistaken back then.

What makes it difficult for Cai Hao now is that Liu Jing defeated the main force of the Jiangdong Army and kept Jiang Xia, which has already made his reputation in Jingzhou flourish.

Everyone in the ruling and opposition parties regards him as the pillar and hope of Jingzhou, and they are full of praise for him. Any dissent or dissatisfaction will be immediately scolded by the public opinion, which makes Cai Mao dare not criticize Liu Jing openly.

But Cai Hao still found a way to deal with Liu Jing. He knew that there was another person who did not want to see Liu Jing annex Jiangxia. After Jing killed Huang Zu, he didn't want Liu Jing to replace Huang Zu.

Today, Liu Biao sent him a few baskets of crabs, does that mean something?

At this time, a report from the guard came from outside the study, "Military division, you have already brought it."

"Bring him in!"

The door opened, and a few guards brought in a person. He was above average in stature and was very strong, but he lost his left hand, which made people uncomfortable. This person was Zhang Shuo who had rushed to Xiangyang from Jiangxia.

Of course Zhang Shuo will not go to Yingchuan County, he is determined to take revenge on Liu Jing, even if he has become a useless person, unable to find a chance to kill Liu Jing, but he will also come to Xiangyang to inform, so that Liu Jing can't bear it. .

Zhang Shuo knelt down and saluted, "Humble Zhang Shuo, pay homage to the military advisor!"

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