Soldiers come to the world

Cai Jin had no choice but to kneel down and report: "Grandfather, father, and son accompanied Mr. Jing to visit, and he is waiting outside the gate of the house now."

Cai Xun and Cai Yan looked at each other, their eyes showed surprise, why did Liu Jing come to Cai's mansion?It was Cai Xun who came to his senses first, and said with a smile: "I have known Mr. Jing many years ago, but I have never met him. Today I can achieve my wish."

He immediately said to Cai Yan: "Liu Jing is also a prince of Fang, don't be rude, Gui, you go and welcome him in!"

Cai Yan hesitated, "Brother is home after all, is it appropriate to bypass him in this matter, why don't I call it sick and avoid it."

"People have come to your door, why are you avoiding, no matter what, you have to give your son some face!"

Cai Yan glanced at the nervous Cai Jin, then nodded, "I'll go right away!"

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Liu Jing only waited for a moment outside the mansion gate, only to see the mansion gate opened, and Cai Jin walked quickly with a middle-aged man of average stature. Under the light of the lantern, he looked somewhat similar to Cai Jin, which should be It is Cai Jin's father.

Cai Jin stepped forward and introduced Liu Jing: "Master Jing, this is my father!"

Liu Jing immediately bowed and saluted, "My nephew sees Shibo!"

Liu Jing's voice as the uncle has invisibly brought him closer to Cai Yan, but Cai Yan knows that Liu Jing's low profile is just a gesture, and it doesn't mean that he can really call himself an elder.

He hurriedly replied with a smile: "Young Master Jing's visit has made Cai's mansion flourish, please talk in the room!"

"Uncle, please!"

Everyone entered Cai's mansion together, but instead of going to the living room, they went to Cai Yan's study. After entering the room, Cai Xun stood up with a smile on his face and said, "Master Jing, do you know about old age?"

Cai Jin beside him quickly introduced: "This is the ancestor of the family, and it is also the former home of the Cai family."

Liu Jing had long heard that there was someone behind the scenes in the Cai family, and he had always thought about it, but he didn't expect that it was this unattractive old man in front of him. Liu Jing stepped forward and saluted, "Liu Jing has admired Cai's family for a long time."

Cai Xun looked Liu Jing up and down, seeing that he was tall, burly, calm and wise, he couldn't help secretly praising him, it's no wonder that this son can suddenly emerge from the army, he really is a good-looking talent.

He stroked his beard and laughed, "I've heard the name of Mr. Jing for a long time. I've heard of Mr. Jing's name since he first arrived in Jingzhou."

“My hometown is overrated. ()”

Everyone sat down separately, Cai Xun sighed and said: "The death of Zhou Mu is really a matter of heaven in Jingzhou. I am afraid that it will change the future and destiny of Jingzhou from now on. Mr. Jing is a member of the bureau. I hope Mr. Jing will consider the interests of the people of Jingzhou more in the future. The country is based on the people, and only those who win the hearts of the people can win the world."

Although the talk was general and not nutritious, Liu Jing had to pretend to be a respectful listener. He leaned forward and said with a smile, "Liu Jing will remember the words of gold and jade from my hometown."

At this time, Cai Yan next to him remembered something, and said with a smile to Liu Jing: "I often heard Jin'er say that Mr. Jing is thirsty for talents, but my subordinate has a good talent. He wanted to join Liu Zhang, but I persuaded him. , if Young Master Jing is willing to consider, I can recommend him to Young Master."

When Cai Yan mentioned talents, Liu Jing immediately became interested and said with a smile, "Liu Jing is thirsty for talents. If they are talents, how can I not welcome them? Please feel free to recommend them!"

Cai Yan pondered and said: "This man's name is Li Yan. He is from Nanyang. He has been an official for many years. He is rigorous and pragmatic. He is extremely talented. He is currently the county magistrate of Zigui County. He has a very good relationship with me. Last month he wanted to abandon his official position and go to Shu. I stopped him, and to be honest, I would rather he follow Mr. Jing than to serve Liu Zhang, if that is the case, it would be a pity for this talent."

Of course Liu Jing knew about Li Yan. Kuai Liang also told him that Li Yan was a well-known pragmatic official in Jingzhou, especially good at financial management. Liu Biao also valued him very much. Yan reminded.

Liu Jing hurriedly cupped his hands and laughed, "If I win Li Zhengfang, I'd rather not have Xiangyang!"

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Liu Jing sat for a while, then took his leave and left. In fact, there was nothing definite about his visit to Cai's house, it was just a gesture, but Cai Yan promised to recommend Li Yan to him. This was the culmination of his trip. Harvested.

After sending Liu Jing away, Cai Yan went back to the study and saw his father was still there. He sat down and said worriedly: "Father, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide this matter from the family."

"So what if he knows?" Cai Xun was a little dismissive of his son's worries.

"The boy is worried that Liu Jing is trying to provoke the Cai family and cause the Cai family to fall into internal strife. After all, it is for the benefit of the family that Liu Cong was established. If he knows that we have secretly interacted with Liu Jing, he may have ideas. This is very good for the unity of the family. Unfavorable, what does father think?"

"First of all, we have no secret dealings with Liu Jing. When Liu Jing comes to visit, I can't beat him out with a stick. The Cai family is a famous family, and there should be the minimum etiquette. In this regard, you can talk to Cai Mao. Make it clear, but there is still a sentence that only you and my father and son can know, even Jin'er can't say it, I found that his mouth is not firm."

Cai Yan nodded silently, "My child is willing to listen to my father's teaching!"

Cai Xun smiled, and said earnestly: "Don't think that Liu Jing's visit is to split the Cai family. You are underestimating him. He is actually planning for the future. If he captures Xiangyang in the future, whether he wants to stabilize Xiangyang or not?" You have to rely on the support of the Cai family, this is his real intention to come to you."

Cai Yan pondered for a moment, "Then what does the father think the child should do?"

Cai Xun laughed, "Actually, you have done a good job. You recommended Li Yan to him. This is a very delicate move. If I guessed correctly, I will definitely rely on Liu Jing. If you come that way, you can move forward." Son will be a bridge between you and him."

Speaking of this, Cai Xun couldn't help but let out a long sigh, "Perhaps in the future Liu Jing may really defeat Cao Jun. The Cai family also needs to leave a way out!"

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In the morning of the next day, more than [-] warships full of Jiang Xia's army slowly left Fancheng and headed east. The handsome flag was flying high on the first ship, which implied that Liu Jing's was also on the ship.

The evacuation of the Nanjun army in Deng County and the large-scale evacuation of Jiangxia's army in Fancheng, together with the news of Liu Biao's death, were reported to Xinye County by Cao Jun's spies as quickly as possible.

There are already tens of thousands of Cao troops in Xinye County, including [-] cavalry. As Gan Ning and Xu Shu deduced, Cao Jun is waiting for an opportunity to invade southward to deter Jingzhou, but the news of Liu Biao's death disrupts Cao Jun plan of.

In the early morning of this day, the team of cavalry rushed into Xinye City. The leader was General Cao Ren. He had received a message from Xiangyang City's flying pigeons that Liu Biao was dead.

This news made Cao Ren attach great importance to it, and immediately set off for Xinye, rushing all the way to Xinye County.

Run to the county government office, which is the temporary military government office.Cao Ren got off his horse and asked, "General Cao Hong is here!"

Before the soldiers could answer, Cao Hong laughed from the steps, "Brother, little brother has been waiting for a long time!"

Cao Hong walked down the steps quickly and said with a smile, "Liu Biao is dead, our chance has come."

Cao Ren nodded, "I'm here for this purpose, let's talk inside!"

The crowd entered the military office and sat down in a circle. Cao Ren said to the crowd, "I have heard the news of Liu Biao's death. Generally speaking, it may be an opportunity to attack the enemy. Personally, I am inclined to send troops, but how to fight must be determined." After careful consideration, I was afraid that the Xinye army would send troops in a hurry, so I rushed here from Wancheng."

When he said this, it was obvious that he did not trust Cao Hong, and was afraid that he would send troops recklessly. In front of more than a dozen generals, Cao Hong couldn't hold back his face. I don't know that part of Liu Jing's army also left by boat."

Cao Ren was taken aback by this news. He really didn't know that Liu Bei had withdrawn his army, and Liu Jing's army had also withdrawn part of it?

He quickly asked: "Is the news true?"

"It is definitely true that Liu Bei's withdrawal is true, and it is also clear that some of Liu Jing's troops have withdrawn, but I don't know whether Liu Jing himself went with the ship."

Cao Ren pondered, and looked back at Mao Jie. Mao Jie was in charge of military affairs during the southern expedition, and did not care about military affairs. He stayed in Wancheng. For conspiracy.

Mao Jie knew that his strategy was not as good as Jia Xu's, so he was very cautious and refused to speak easily. Now that Cao Ren was asking for his opinion, he had no choice but to express his opinion.

"Liu Biao died, and Cai Mao made Liu Cong the shepherd of Jingzhou. Liu Jing and Liu Bei must not accept it. Then they stayed in Jiangbei, which was a bit unfair. Liu Bei rushed back to Nanjun, obviously because he wanted to make Liu Qi the shepherd of Jingzhou. Liu Cong is not recognized, and Liu Jing's rush back to Jiangxia should have the same purpose, so it is inferred from common sense that it is indeed possible for Liu Jing to lead part of the army to leave Fancheng."

Cao Ren nodded, and before he could speak, Mao Jie continued, "However, from the perspective of stability, I really can't be satisfied. I suggest sending more spies to confirm whether Liu Jing has left."

Mao Jie's prudent words won the approval of Cao Ren. The prime minister put a lot of pressure on him, not only to deter Jingzhou, but also not to be defeated. Yu Jin's defeat almost made him lose his courage.

This time Liu Biao died and Jingzhou began to split, which made Cao Ren see an opportunity, but Cao Ren hesitated whether to seize this opportunity and how to seize it.

The key now is whether Liu Jing will leave Fancheng and go east. If he does, Cao Ren will order the south attack without hesitation and reoccupy Fancheng.

Cao Ren immediately said to Cao Hong, "I'll leave the spies to you!"