We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Just walked to the door,

Sun Shangxiang heard Xi Yu's smiling words coming from behind:

"I don't know how many people in the world are trying to do this kind of job where you can make money just by reading."

Hearing Xi Yu's words, Sun Shangxiang also stopped and turned around, pouting and looking at Xi Yu resentfully.

Although he was very dissatisfied, Sun Shangxiang knew that now he could only study for him. If he didn't study, he might not have any way to pay back the money.

Taking a deep breath, Sun Shangxiang walked to Xi Yu, picked up "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and started reading.

However, because Sun Shangxiang was illiterate, she kept mispronunciating many words she didn't recognize.

Just like when I read "There is a country of Wei (wei), and millet (shu) is eaten."

Because he didn't know those two words and was afraid that he had mispronounced Xiyu and deducted her money, Sun Shangxiang paused and said nothing.

Although there was a reminder from Xiyu afterwards, it was still like pounding garlic, pounding it for a while before reading out a sentence,

After a long time, it can be said that Sun Shangxiang made many mistakes in reading.

After all, not only did he not earn a penny today, but he still owed Xi Yu an unknown amount of money.

In the end, after Xi Yu said very flatly that he would deduct ten coppers, Sun Shangxiang couldn't bear it anymore and ran out of Xi Yu's room crying.

Gan Mei, who was at the door, saw that Sun Shangxiang ran out crying, so she looked at Xi Yu in confusion.

"What's wrong with this girl from the Sun family?"

Shrugging his shoulders, Xi Yu said very calmly:

"It doesn't matter, you don't have to worry about her. She will come over tomorrow after she has made up her mind today."

The next day, Sun Shangxiang appeared in front of Xi Yu again as expected, and this continued for several days.

While Xi Yu was extremely leisurely, there was an undercurrent surging beneath the calm water in Jingzhou.

Like other places, Kuai, Huang, Ma, Pang, Cai, Xi, and Yang in Jingzhou are all aristocratic families that have been operating in Jingzhou for thousands of years.

The power between each family can be said to be intertwined, and the status of several families in Jingzhou can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.

Among them, the Kuai family is in Nanjun, the Huang family is in Miannan, and the Ma family is in Yicheng. The remaining four families are all in Xiangyang.

As long as Xiangyang is controlled, it means that most of the Jingzhou nobles are controlled. If they have the initiative, they can choose whether to win over or suppress the remaining families.

This is why Liu Bei gave up Jiangxia and kidnapped Liu Qi to Xiangyang at all costs.

Liu Bei was already very popular in Jingzhou. As long as he controlled these four major families, the Jingzhou gentry would be in Liu Bei's hands. From then on, he would be able to completely control Jingzhou in his own hands.

According to the spies' information, Guo Jia and his two men learned that,

In Xiangyang City, although the Pang family, the Xi family, and the Yang family formed an alliance on the surface, saying that they wanted to stand alone against Liu Bei, they secretly had a relationship with Liu Bei early on.

Logically speaking, the Cai family should have an indelible blood feud with Liu Bei. After all, their patriarch Cai Mao was killed by Liu Bei. However, the gap in strength between the two sides was too large, and the Cai family had to bow to Liu Bei.

On the surface, today's Xiangyang City has long been twisted into a rope by Liu Bei.

In addition to the aristocratic families, those who can influence the situation in Jingzhou are the celebrities who have the right to speak. Among these celebrities, Pang Degong is the leader.

Although Pang Degong never served as an official in his life, he was regarded as an elder brother by Sima Hui and was friendly to Huang Chengyan. He was a hermit with great influence among the major families in Jingzhou.

Because of his high reputation, his words and deeds can affect all parts of Jingzhou. Not only can he simply control the direction of public opinion, but he can also influence the decisions of the entire major families in Jingzhou.

After receiving this information, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu made an extremely targeted plan based on this information.

First of all, the two decided to focus on the Kuai family in Nanjun. After all, the Kuai family is located in an important road. Controlling the Kuai family will form a pincer attack on Xiangyang.

Besides, the Kuai family and Liu Biao had an old relationship, and they definitely didn't want to see Liu Biao's foundation taken away by Liu Bei.

In addition to the Kuai family, the Huang family can also find opportunities to unite. After all, the Huang family and Liu Bei had enmity before, and the Huang family should still be angry now.

And the Cai family can also test their voices and see what they really think.

Pang Degong is bound to look for it, but other people can still be bought with gold and silver utensils, but as a celebrity, Pang Degong sneered at these yellow and white things.

Therefore, Guo Jia did not prepare much gold or silver for the people sent to look for Pang Degong. He just asked the leader to send a message to Pang Degong.

Soon the caravan arrived at the Huang family in Anlu, Jiangxia.

After seeing the caravan, Huang Zu, who had just escaped from Dawu and was still frightened, thought that the caravan was Liu Bei's plate.

So after letting the caravan in, Huang Zu directly asked people to subdue the caravan, and all the grain, salt, silver notes, and heavy gifts engraved with Xu seals were withheld.

Although he was very dissatisfied with Huang Zu's behavior, the leader of the caravan was a shrewd person selected by Guo Jia. Even in such a crisis situation, he did not panic at all.

Instead, he asked Huang Zu with an indifferent expression:

"I have always heard that Governor Huang is wise, but today Governor Huang's behavior is so ridiculous. It seems that those things I heard before are really just rumors!"

After hearing what this person said, Huang Zu also had a trace of doubt in his eyes.

What this person just said was obviously recognition of his identity, but since he appeared in front of this person, he never mentioned his identity. How could this person recognize him?

Moreover, this man's behavior did not look like that of an ordinary businessman, nor did his manner of speaking look like Liu Bei's.

For a moment, Huang Zu had some doubts about this person's identity.

"Who are you?"

After waving his hand to ask his men to step aside, Huang Zu asked about this person's identity with a puzzled expression.

Standing up, the leader of the caravan slightly bowed his hand towards Huang Zu.

"Prefect Huang, I am a pawn under the Opera House. I came here today to discuss cooperating with the prefect to fight against Liu Bei."

After hearing what the caravan leader said, Huang Zu frowned slightly. In today's world, apart from Xi Yu, Huang Zu couldn't think of anyone else who could be called a showman.

"The actor wants to cooperate with me?"

Of course Huang Zu was very happy that Xi Yu wanted to cooperate with him to fight against Liu Bei, but he still couldn't understand why Xi Yu wanted to cooperate with him?

After all, with Xiyu's current strength, wouldn't it be easy to destroy Liu Bei?

Slightly cupping his hands, the caravan leader said slowly:

"The story of Liu Bei's treacherous plot to frame the heads of various families in Jiangxia has spread all over the world. Xi Gong is a kind man and does not want Jiangxia's wealthy families to be oppressed by Liu Bei, so he sends villains to seek justice for you, general. These gifts are given to the general by Xi Gong. to show the sincerity of the cooperation between the actor and the general."

After a pause, the caravan leader continued:

"Now everyone in the world knows that Liu Qi is ill and will not die soon. If Liu Qi dies of illness, the Jingzhou shepherd will definitely be captured by Liu Bei. Who does the general think Liu Bei will deal with first?"

"Isn't he just a wealthy noble like the general? And after the last banquet, the general may have already seen clearly Liu Bei's hypocrisy."

Afterwards, the leader of the caravan told Huang Zu everything that Guo Jia had said to him, which probably meant that he wanted Huang Zu to unite with other families to overthrow Liu Bei.

Listening to what the caravan leader said, Huang Zu also became slightly thoughtful.

Naturally, he knew what the caravan leader said. In fact, there was no need to wait for Liu Bei to completely control Jingzhou. Since he was driven out of Jingzhou by Liu Bei, Huang Zu had actually fallen into a state of unemployment.

Just now, Liu Bei is already waiting and wants to kill them all.

Not to mention the time when Liu Qi dies of illness and Liu Bei takes complete control of Jingzhou.

It can be said that compared to Xi Yu, Huang Zu wanted to finish Liu Bei more, but even though the caravan leader spoke so indignantly, with an attitude that was completely for the sake of Huang Zu and others,

But Huang Zu didn't know how someone like Xi Yu could be taken advantage of and help others for no reason.

"Oh? Then I don't know what Xi Gong means?"

After cupping his hands, the caravan leader slowly spoke:

"The general knows that my lord is a truly benevolent person, and the army under my lord's command is a truly benevolent teacher. Now the territory under my lord's jurisdiction can be said to be a sea, a clear river, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment no longer have to worry about three meals a day. , the wealthy family has also gained wealth and the family is becoming more and more prosperous."

"Therefore, in order to allow the people and nobles of Jingzhou to live in such a peaceful life, my lord is willing to work with the people of Jingzhou's aristocratic families to govern Jingzhou so that the people will no longer be troubled by war."

Listening to the words of the caravan leader, Huang Zu lowered his head thoughtfully.

Seeing that Huang Zu was still thinking, the caravan leader paused for a moment and continued:

"General, you must know that my lord will unify the world sooner or later. The reason why we do not send a large army to capture Jingzhou now is because we do not want the noble people of Jingzhou to be harassed by the flames of war."

"If the general abandons the secret and turns to the light at this time, and kills Liu Bei together with the Jingzhou nobles, it will be considered a great achievement in the future. The general's family will skyrocket from then on."

"But if the general still continues to hesitate, when my lord's army arrives, Jiangxia, Xiangyang, and Jingzhou will disappear between the sky and the earth like flying ashes in an instant. The stakes in this are greater than the general's than mine. more clearly."

The words of the caravan leader were full of deep temptation, which also filled Huang Zu with a deep sense of crisis.

In fact, how could he not know the stakes involved? How could he not know about Xi Yu's strength?

It can be said that as long as everyone in the world has no grudge against Xiyu, no one does not want to defect to him, and no one does not want to get the title of Conglong Minister.

But no matter what, Liu Bei was staring at him so hard that he didn't dare to make any move. In addition, even if he wanted to defect to Xi Yu, he had no way to do so.

This has led to the fact that until now, he has been staying in this small place unable to move.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Zu finally made up his mind, nodded and looked at the caravan leader.

"Thanks to the actor for never giving up, I am willing to follow the example of the actor!"

After swearing the oath, Huang Zuyou looked at the caravan leader as if he had thought of something.

"Although I am willing to be loyal to the actor, but"

However, before he could finish speaking, the leader of the caravan reached out to stop him.

"We know what the general thinks. The general only needs to contact the family he trusts. The rest will be arranged by himself."

What Huang Zu was thinking was that he was afraid that his own family would be too weak to fight against Liu Bei.

But after hearing what the caravan leader said, Huang Zu felt reassured and quickly summoned people to prepare to contact various families.

Huang Zu knew that Xi Yu could not have contacted only one of his own families. Xi Yu from the Jingzhou family must have contacted many others.

Now that the situation is clear, it is a certainty that Jingzhou will fall into Xi Yu's hands.

Anyone who is not stupid knows how to do this kind of thing.

Now everyone is fighting for a major contribution, and they are fighting for a big head when the time comes to judge the merits and reward them!

And now he can be said to have taken advantage of the geographical advantage. In this case, he won the first victory without mercy.

After sending countless secret messages to various places, Huang Zu also wrote a letter to Guo Jia,

In this letter, Huang Zu not only reported the situation of this operation to Guo Jia, but it was also a proof of his surrender.

To prove his loyalty to Xi Yu,

As a result, the caravan leader didn't even look at the secret message that Huang Zu handed over. He bowed his hand to Huang Zu and left directly.

"If the general needs anything when he takes action in the future, you can just send a secret message to inform him. The lord's army can arrive at any time."

When the caravan leader left, Huang Zu's whole body was soaked with sweat.

If necessary, the Xi Gong army can come at any time? What does it mean? Does this mean that Xi Gong's army is only outside Jingzhou at the moment and can enter Jingzhou at any time?

Thinking of this, Huang Zu couldn't help but trembled, and then he took out a pen and paper to write a letter to Duke Pang De.

It seems that this folk rumor is not false. This actor is really the most kind and righteous person in the world.

Just when Huang Zu was writing a letter to Pang Degong,

At the same time, the Cai family was welcoming the caravan sent by Guo Jia to the Cai family with the highest standards.

Since the Cai family's patriarch, Cai Mao, was killed by Liu Bei, the remaining Cai Zhong, Cai He and others are mediocre people and cannot support a Cai family at all. In addition, Liu Bei continues to suppress them.

This has caused the Cai family, which was originally the number one family in Xiangyang, to slowly decline. Its power is now even less than that of the other three families in Xiangyang City who were once stepped on by the Cai family.

But despite this, the Cai brothers have never forgotten the hatred of killing their brothers. Now they are forced to lie dormant because of Liu Bei's suppression. If there is an opportunity, the Cai family will definitely attack without any hesitation. He bit off a piece of meat from Liu Bei's body.

When the caravan sent by Guo Jia arrived at the Cai Mansion, the Cai brothers immediately saw the opportunity to bite Liu Bei.

Coupled with the countless gold and silver gifts carried by the caravan, the Cai brothers were determined to join forces with Xi Yu.

Therefore, the caravan leader did not waste much words this time and got the promise from the Cai brothers.

"Please also report back to the actor. Our Cai family will definitely follow the example of the actor in the future. We are now in contact with the major families in Jingzhou, and we will definitely work with the actor to kill the big-eared thief!"

Nodding slightly, Cai He continued:

"That's right, Liu Bei, a thief who appears to be benevolent and righteous, actually has evil intentions behind his back. He actually wants to kill Mr. Liu and seize Jingzhou. He is actually the most evil thief in the world!"

Despite the angry look on Cai He's face now, in fact Liu Qi's life or death has nothing to do with them at all.

Mentioning Liu Qi was just to find a reasonable excuse for their actions. The main purpose was to kill Liu Bei.

"Okay! You two are really people who understand justice well. After I go there, I will report your actions to the lord."

With a slight nod, the caravan leader began to discuss the details of the action with the Cai brothers.

Regarding the action, the Cai brothers were very obedient, saying that as long as Guo Jia gave the order, they would go there without hesitation, whether it was going up the mountain of knives or going down into the sea of ​​fire.

Seeing this, the leader of the caravan nodded and told the Cai brothers the method that Guo Jia had entrusted to him.

Listening to the caravan leader's story, the Cai brothers were also excited, but unlike the Cai brothers,

After all, Zhang Mao is the leader of the army, and he is aware of the gap in strength between the major families and Liu Bei.

Moreover, Zhang Mao also knew very well the combat effectiveness of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Mao slowly said to the caravan leader:

"Your Majesty, forgive me for talking too much. Although this big-eared thief is hateful, he still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. He has occupied various places in Jingzhou for a long time. He is also known as a virtuous man among the people in Jingzhou. In addition, his subordinate Zhang Fei and Guan Yu Not bad in combat."

"Even if I and other major families are practicing, I'm afraid they are no match for Liu Bei. I wonder what the actor can do to advance or retreat?"

After hearing what Zhang Mao said, Cai Zhongcai and the two of them also remembered the fear of Zhang Fei's control at that time, and for a moment they trembled unconsciously.

After all, the incident of Zhang Fei slashing Cai Mao to death put so much pressure on the Cai brothers that they trembled all over just mentioning him.

Seeing the appearance of the Cai brothers, the caravan leader smiled slightly and said:

"You don't need to panic. Now I am not satisfied with you either. Just as we are discussing this matter, my lord's army of benevolence and righteousness has been stationed in Huangpi and can enter Jingzhou at any time."

"If you are really unable to drive away the big-eared bandit by then, all you need to do is write a secret letter to Huangpi from the head of the family. In an instant, our army will press in with overwhelming force. Are you still afraid that Liu Bei will not be captured?"

After hearing what the caravan leader said, everyone in the Cai family seemed to have taken a reassurance, and they all nodded with smiles on their faces.

"Okay, okay, then I'll just wait for Xi Gong's benevolent and righteous army to arrive. When the time comes, the Xiangyang nobles and people will be eating pots of juice to welcome the king's master."

After everyone's discussion, Cai Zhong sent a secret message to the other families to join forces with Xi Yu to kill the big-eared thief.

Like Huang Zu, he wrote a secret letter and gave it to Guo Jia.

After the caravan leader left, Cai Zhong and Cai He still felt that something was wrong. After discussion, Cai He set off and went to the outside of Xiangyang City in person to look for Pang Degong. (End of chapter)