The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 552 551 Jingzhou Changes Owner (23)

Kuai Liang thought for a moment, and then replied: "Sun Quan in Jiangdong has a feud with Jingzhou. If we dedicate Jingzhou to him, he will not appreciate it. Moreover, Sun Quan always only trusts his confidantes, so once Jingzhou is in hand, It is bound to send confidantes to guard Jingzhou, and this person is Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong. Although Zhou Yu is talented and quite skilled in military affairs, he is also a narrow-minded person. If he takes charge of Jingzhou, those of us who used to Anyone who is an enemy of Jiangdong will definitely be severely hit."

After hearing this, Sima Yi nodded again and again, and said slowly: "Your Excellency's words are very reasonable."

Kuai Liang went on to say: "In contrast, Zhang Yan in the north not only occupies a vast area, but also has a strong army, a wealth of talents, and knows people well. In recent years, Zhang Yan has eliminated Yuan Shao and Cao Cao one after another. Chasing Xianbei and Wuhuan in the north, Ding Liangzhou in the west, and flattening Liaodong in the east, there is a great tendency to dominate the world. If the old lord himself and Zhang Yan hadn't torn face and took the initiative to attack, I believe that Jingzhou would not become what it is now. The actions of the old lord will definitely anger Zhang Yan, if I am not wrong, Zhang Yan must be actively deploying troops, preparing to lead the army to go south, and make preparations for capturing Jingzhou."

After a pause, Kuai Liang saw that Sima Yi was listening attentively, and his voice increased a lot, and he said in a frank manner: "Instead of waiting for Zhang Yan to come to capture Jingzhou with a powerful army, why don't we take the initiative and seize Jingzhou?" Dedicated to Zhang Yan, King of Yan. Zhang Yan controls the entire imperial court, and acts as the regent of the King of Yan. Military and state affairs depend on him alone. Maybe Zhang Yan will reward us because we take the initiative to surrender the land. Zhang Yan After obtaining Jingzhou, it is bound to use Jingzhou as a springboard, together with the troops of Jinling and Lujiang, attack Jiangdong and sweep Yunei. However, most people in the north are not familiar with water, and the Jiangdong navy is relatively strong. If you want to deal with Sun Quan in Jiangdong, you must To defeat the Jiangdong navy. To defeat the Jiangdong navy, we must rely on us southerners. Although the Jingzhou navy no longer exists, there is no problem in forming a navy in a short period of time. Moreover, there are many people in Jingzhou who are proficient in water warfare, if Zhang Yan wants to pacify Jiangdong, he must rely on us Jingzhou people, at least we can be reused, and there will be no danger of killing donkeys!"

After listening to Kuai Liang's analysis, Sima Yi had to admire Kuai Liang's eloquence. Even if he had nothing to do with Zhang Yan, he would be moved by Kuai Liang's words.Moreover, Kuai Liang's analysis is logical and full of reason.

However, Sima Yi couldn't be so excited. He still had a gloomy face and said to Kuai Liang: "What your lord said is very reasonable. But I can understand what your lord thinks, but my lord may not understand it. I'm just worried. , if we want to dedicate Jingzhou to Zhang Yan, it will be difficult for the lord to explain..."

"Now my lord is ignoring the affairs of the world. Jingzhou is facing internal and external troubles. Except for the military adviser, no one can provoke the leader. Does the military adviser want to see wars raging in Jingzhou and the people displaced?" Kuai Liang asked in a harsh tone.

Sima Yi said: "This...Actually, I think the same thing as your lord, it's just that the lord trusts me so much that I have full power to deal with Jingzhou's affairs. If I betray the lord, I'm afraid I will be accused of disloyalty and injustice. ..."

"The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit! The military adviser should know this truth, right? Since Jingzhou is unable to resist at all, why not follow the current situation and dedicate Jingzhou to the King of Yan. After all the dust settles, the King of Yan will definitely continue to use the military adviser. You can continue to display your talents and make contributions. Besides, Jingzhou was originally a great man, and Liu Biao was only ordered to guard Jingzhou, and now it is time to return Jingzhou to the Han court." Kuai Liang continued to lobby.

Sima Yi said: "That's the truth, but if I don't tell the lord this, it will be disrespectful to the lord. Why don't we try to advise the lord, maybe the lord will accept it, when the time comes we It is not too late to dedicate Jingzhou to Zhang Yan in a legitimate way."

Kuai Liang said: "The lord is not willing to see anyone now, how can we meet the lord, and the lord is immersed in sorrow now, how can we listen to it?"

"It's up to people. My lord, I would like to trouble you to gather some more people, including officials at all levels in Xiangyang City, and let's go to remonstrate with the lord. As the saying goes, public anger is hard to offend, maybe the lord will agree with us... ...Of course, the officials you are looking for must also be in the same mind as your lord, if there are objections, it will be difficult." Sima Yi said.

Kuai Liang nodded and said, "Don't worry, military commander, I will take care of this matter!"

After some discussion between the two, Kuai Liang left, while Sima Yi showed a sinister face, looking at Kuai Liang's far away back, his eyes were full of viciousness.

After Kuai Liang left completely, Sima Yi came to Liu Qi's courtyard alone, and begged to see Liu Qi outside the door again.

The soldiers notified Liu Qi as usual, saying that Sima Yi, the general of the military division, asked to see him and discuss important matters, but Liu Qi still did not see him behind closed doors.

This time, Sima Yi did not choose to compromise, but went straight to Liu Qi's room door and shouted inside: "Master, if you don't plan to see me now, I will splatter blood on the spot and die in front of you!"

As soon as the words fell, Sima Yi took advantage of the fact that the soldiers were not paying attention, and pulled out the saber worn by the soldiers from his waist, and laid it across his neck.

Seeing this, the soldiers did not dare to move, but begged bitterly, but Sima Yi ignored it, holding the long sword tightly in his hand, and did not intend to slack off in the slightest.

With a sound of "squeak", the door opened from the inside. Liu Qi still had disheveled hair. Seeing Sima Yi holding the long sword under his neck, he said, "Zhongda, you better have something very important, otherwise , I will let you go around without food!"

"If I don't have something extremely important, how dare I use death as a threat?" Sima Yi said neither humble nor overbearing.

Liu Qi's previous angry face gradually dissipated, and he said to Sima Yi: "Put down the sword, come with me!"

Only then did Sima Yi put down the long sword in his hand and returned it to the soldiers around him, then stepped forward and walked into Liu Qi's room.

"Close the door!" Liu Qi said to Sima Yi.

After closing the door, Sima Yi saw that Liu Qi was already sitting by the bed, so he walked towards Liu Qi.

"What important matter do you have, tell me now!" Liu Qi asked.

Sima Yi said: "Brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue are plotting to dedicate Jingzhou to Yan Wang Zhang Yan..."

"What did you say? The Kuai brothers were father's confidantes, how could they do such a thing?" Liu Qi asked in surprise.

Sima Yi said: "The Kuai brothers only pay attention to their family's interests, and their family's interests are above all else. At the beginning, their brothers and the Cai family had frequent contacts. After the Cai family was eliminated, I think they are the old lord. It is very likely that they were threatened by Cai Mao and forced to associate with the Cai family. Moreover, the Kuai brothers are also very famous talents in Jingzhou. Only then did the Kuai brothers’ lives be spared, and they were not arrested as part of the Cai family. However, who would have thought that the Kuai brothers would deceive other officials and want to dedicate Jingzhou to Zhang Yan.”

"You bastard, the Kuai brothers dare to be so rebellious? Zhongda, immediately send someone to arrest the Kuai brothers and kill them on the spot!" Liu Qi said.

Sima Yi said: "My lord, calm down for the time being. If we send someone to arrest the Kuai brothers now, what if the news gets out and the Kuai brothers run away? I have a plan to capture the Kuai brothers in one go."

"Oh? What plan?" Liu Qi asked.

"The Kuai brothers have bewitched the rest of the officials. Tomorrow they will surely use the excuse of offering advice to the lord to force the lord to submit. At that time, the lord can capture the Kuai brothers in one go and kill them on the spot. As long as the Kuai brothers die, The rest of the people naturally dare not move, they will definitely bow their heads and ears to the lord, this is called capturing the thief before capturing the king!" Sima Yi said.

After Liu Qi heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "Zhongda is still smart, and only you can come up with such a plan. You only need to use a few soldiers, and it doesn't take much effort. However, Kuai's After your brother dies, you still have to lead the troops to ransack the house and kill all the Kuai clan, leaving no one behind. Cut the weeds and get rid of the roots, so as not to leave disaster behind!"

Sima Yi nodded and said to Liu Qi: "My lord, in order to keep it secret, this matter must not be announced to the outside world, so as not to leak the wind. The Kuai brothers have been in Jingzhou for many years and have a very wide network of contacts. They are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

Liu Qi said: "I don't go out here. It's just you and me here. Who can I tell? Zhongda, you have worked hard these days. After the three-month period for my father's vigil expires, you will Don't have to work so hard."

In ancient times, no matter who the father or mother died, as a son, he had to observe filial piety for his parents for three years, but because of Liu Qi’s special status, Sima Yi and others suggested that Liu Qi should observe filial piety for three days, but Liu Qi felt that three days was too short and three years was too long , it was set to three months.

From then on, Liu Qi turned his living room into his father's mourning hall. He was alone in the house to keep watch for his father, and handed over all matters to Sima Yi to handle.Now Liu Qi has more and more days of vigil, and it has been two months and five days. In just 25 more days, his vigil will expire, and he can come out of the mourning hall and continue to serve as his Jingzhou shepherd.

However, what Liu Qi didn't know was that these 25 days, whether they were long or short, were enough for Jingzhou to change hands. After the time limit for his vigil expired, Jingzhou might have surrendered to Yan Wang Zhang Yan.And all of this is because of Sima Yi...

(End of this chapter)