The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 511 510 Jingzhou Storm (20)

"Wenpin, Li Tong, Wei Yan, Huo Jun." Sima Yi named four people one after another.

After hearing this, Liu Qi asked worriedly: "The four of them are very young, can they be independent?"

Sima Yi said: "These four people are indeed very young, but it is because they are young that they have more potential. What the eldest son has to do now is not only to abolish the entire Jingzhou officials, but more importantly, to cultivate his confidants In the future, whether it is officials or the army, as long as the eldest son orders, they can immediately obey and implement it. This is what the eldest son needs most at present. Wenpin, Li Tong, Wei Yan, and Huo Jun are all in the army The people who are depressed and unsuccessful are all talents who were dismissed because they did not attach to Cai's party. If the eldest son can break the rules and promote them, I believe they will be very grateful for the kindness of the eldest son, and from then on, they will be willing to do things for the eldest son , Even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, they will not hesitate."

Liu Qi said: "Well, what you said is quite right, then do what you want and promote these four people to generals."

"My lord, in addition, Liu Bei has to guard against it. It happened that Zhang Xiu surrendered and led the Han army to occupy Nanyang, so Xiangyang was directly exposed to the enemy's attack. The lord can use the excuse of strengthening the border defense to mobilize Liu Bei's army stationed in Xinye, guarding the enemy's main route to the south. Only in this way, Xiangyang City will not be attacked by the enemy at any time. Moreover, Liu Bei has been in Jingnan for a long time. If the people's hearts are allied, it will be extremely unfavorable to the eldest son , Eldest Young Master should send another person to take up the post of Governor of Jingnan, which can not only make Jingzhou more stable, but also weaken Liu Bei's power, thereby blocking his connection with Sun Quan. Only in this way can we prevent problems before they happen." Sima Yi suggested.

After hearing this, Liu Qi felt that what Sima Yi said was very reasonable, so he said, "What you said is very reasonable..."

"In addition, the eldest son should also give Liu Bei a plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot. He recruited Huang Zhong, Yi Ji, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang and others to Xiangyang as officials on the grounds of lack of talents. Naturally, Liu Bei did not dare to disobey. Come on, the eldest son can not only add a few available talents, but also weaken Liu Bei in essence. If possible, the eldest son can also appoint Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as prefects, and separate the three brothers as much as possible. " Sima Yi said.

After listening to Sima Yi's words, Liu Qi felt that he had suddenly realized that Sima Yi's plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot was indeed very powerful.Liu Bei only had the mute to eat coptis.

Therefore, Liu Qi followed what Sima Yi said, and on the second day, issued more than ten letters of appointment in succession.

Huo Jun was appointed as the prefect of Nanjun, Wenpin was appointed as General of Henghai, Li Tong was appointed as General of Hengjiang, Wei Yan was appointed as General of Xiaoqi, and Wenpin and Li Tong were appointed to rebuild the navy and take charge of part of the navy respectively , while Wei Yan was in charge of leading the horse infantry under Liu Qi.And Sima Yi was appointed as a military adviser general, as Liu Qi's deputy candidate, not only in charge of Jingzhou's government affairs, but also in charge of all Jingzhou's soldiers and horses.Kuailiang and Kuaiyue are still in Jingzhou's Biejia and Zhizhong, and their original official positions remain unchanged.

In addition, Liu Qi issued an order to Liu Bei according to Sima Yi's suggestion, appointing Liu Bei as the prefect of Nanyang, leading the army to garrison in Xinye, Nanyang County, and even appointing Guan Yu as the county magistrate of Wu County, and Zhang Fei as the county magistrate. Huarong county magistrate, and mobilized Huang Zhong, Yi Ji, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang and others to Xiangyang to listen to them.

As for the post of governor of Jingnan, it was abolished. Liu Qi made Han Song the prefect of Jiangxia, Deng Xi the prefect of Changsha, Liu Xian the prefect of Guiyang, Pang Ji the prefect of Lingling, and Fu Xun the prefect of Wuling.

Pang Ji and Fu Xun were both Liu Biao's confidantes, but they thought they had offended Cai Mao, so they were suppressed by Cai's party all the time. In the end, Pang Ji and Fu Xun were forced to resign from office.After Liu Qi eradicated Cai's party, he sent people to talk about Pang Ji and Fu Xun, and invited them out again. Both of them were very willing to serve Liu Qi, and they became veterans who Liu Qi relied on more.

In this way, Liu Bei's affairs were completely disintegrated, and Liu Biao no longer interfered in any political affairs, and handed everything over to Liu Qi, and he retired from the background.

Liu Qi's letter of appointment was sent out one after another, and at this time, Liu Bei happened to be still in Xiangyang City, and Liu Qi's confidant took three letters of appointment and headed towards Liu Bei's barracks.

At this moment, Liu Bei was drinking with Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong in the barracks. For Liu Bei, he saved Liu Biao this time, Zhang Xiu surrendered, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others died. Jingzhou has no generals. Liu Biao He will definitely reuse him, so he is very happy.In the past few years, I have been dormant in Jingnan for too long, and it is time to take over Jingzhou.

Chen Dao came in from the outside, clasped his fists respectfully and said, "I want to report to the governor, a person came outside the door, he was sent by the eldest son, and he said he was here to deliver the letter of appointment to the governor."

"Hahaha... As expected, I didn't expect Liu Qi to move so fast." Liu Bei said happily in his heart.

However, Liu Bei pretended not to know anything on the surface, and said solemnly: "Please."

Not long after, Chen Dao came in with Liu Qi's confidant, and after some ceremony, Liu Qi's confidant directly explained the purpose of coming, and saw that Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong were also there, so he simply handed over all three letters of appointment. Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong were killed.

Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Huang Zhong all received the letter of appointment, and after opening them one after another, they all had different expressions on their faces.

Liu Bei frowned and looked gloomy, Zhang Fei was surprised, and Huang Zhong was pleasantly surprised.

Liu Qi's confidant saw that all three had accepted the letter of appointment and wanted to leave. Liu Bei suddenly stopped Liu Qi's confidant and asked, "Could the eldest son have made a mistake in the letter of appointment?"

Liu Qi's confidant took the appointment letter in Liu Bei's hand and took a quick look at it, then said to Liu Bei: "That's right, the eldest son wants to appoint the governor as the prefect of Nanyang, and he specifically asked me to tell the governor that it is best to leave tomorrow. If it's too late, I'm afraid Xinye will be taken over by someone."

After speaking, Liu Qi's confidant left, leaving only Liu Bei who stood there in a daze.

Zhang Fei took the letter of appointment, walked up to Liu Bei, and said to Liu Bei, "Brother, the eldest son actually appointed me as the magistrate of Huarong County..."

Liu Bei turned his head suddenly, picked up Zhang Fei's appointment letter and glanced at it, and he really wanted to appoint Zhang Fei as the magistrate of Huarong County.He also glanced at the letter of appointment in Huang Zhong's hand, and asked, "Brother Han Sheng, where does the eldest son appoint you to be an official?"

"It's in Xiangyang, the eldest son appointed me as General Yokono, responsible for commanding the horse infantry stationed in Xiangyang." Huang Zhong replied truthfully.

After Liu Bei heard this, his frown was even tighter than before, as if it had become a Sichuan character.After thinking for a while, he finally figured out Liu Qi's purpose for doing this, which was to weaken his strength.

At this time, Liu Qi's confidant suddenly left and returned, and said to Liu Bei, "Oh, by the way, Governor Liu, no, it should be Governor Liu. Here is also a letter of appointment, which is for Guan Yu, the general under Governor Liu. , I wonder if General Guan is in the army?"

Liu Bei reacted immediately, and said to Liu Qi's confidant: "Oh, my second brother has just gone out to work and is not in the army, but I can pass the letter of appointment to my second brother."

Liu Qi's confidant nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll take care of Prefect Liu."

After speaking, Liu Qi's confidant handed Guan Yu's letter of appointment to Liu Bei, and then left.

After Liu Qi's confidant had gone far away, Zhang Fei came over and asked, "Brother, the second brother didn't come with us at all, why did the eldest brother say that the second brother went out?"

"What do you know?" Liu Bei suddenly yelled at Zhang Fei, and then he quickly opened Guan Yu's letter of appointment. After reading it, his face became even more gloomy, because Liu Qi wanted to appoint Guan Yu as the magistrate of Wu County.

If according to the content of the appointment letter, then Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei all went to take up their posts, then the three people were completely separated.From then on, Liu Bei was in Xinye, Guan Yu was in Wuxian, and Zhang Fei was in Huarong. The three brothers were far away from each other.

Moreover, not only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but also his newly recruited subordinate Huang Zhong also separated from him.

From Liu Bei's expression on Huang Zhong's face, Huang Zhong seemed very satisfied with Liu Qi's letter of appointment.Huang Zhong was originally Liu Biao's subordinate, but Liu Bei left him in Jingnan, so Huang Zhong followed Liu Bei. In name, Huang Zhong was still Liu Biao's subordinate, so he would naturally be affected by the transfer order.Moreover, Huang Zhong is not his sworn brother. If Huang Zhong really wants to be General Yokono, Liu Bei can't stop him.

Obviously, Liu Qi is secretly weakening Liu Bei, maybe because he doesn't want a second Cai Mao?

In this way, wouldn't Liu Bei return to before liberation?So wouldn't his hard work in Jingnan for the past few years be in vain?

At this moment, Liu Bei deeply realized what it was like to live under the fence. Without a real territory of his own, he would have to live a life of nomads all his life.

It seemed that Jingzhou was no longer the happy land he had imagined, and from the letter of appointment alone, Liu Bei could easily see that Liu Biao was Liu Biao, and Liu Qi was Liu Qi, but Liu Qi's decision must have been instructed by Liu Biao.

For a while, Liu Bei fell into deep self-blame. He thought that saving Liu Biao would bring him to another peak, but now it seems that he was wrong, and even guessed wrong.

Then, what should he do next, how can he overcome the difficulty of splitting his forces?
Liu Bei didn't pay attention for a while, and finally decided to go to Liu Biao, hoping to change Liu Qi's decision through Liu Biao.

(End of this chapter)