"Jingzhou Liu Biao, Jingzhou Liu Biao, what the hell is he going to do!" Liu Mang was scratching his head. During the banquet a few days ago, Liu Mang's tongue-in-cheek battle with the Confucians made the Pang family and Pang Shanmin vomit blood out of anger, and also made Liu Biao He was so excited that he almost asked Liu Mang to ask for help. The two sides also negotiated well on the matter of grain and grass. It was agreed that Liu Biao would first sell grain and grass of 100,000 shi to Liu Mang. Although it was three times the market price, Liu Mang Mang doesn't care anymore, who made Liu Mang have more money, but now a good thing has changed.
If it's just to increase the price, Liu Mang doesn't care. At most, Liu Biao is greedy, but now he is just perfunctory, saying that he is running out of food and grass in Jingzhou, and he has to support the battle in Jiangxia ahead. Selling food and grass is fine! They didn't say they wouldn't sell it, but you have to board for a month or two, because the food and grass must be supplied to the Jiangxia front line first.
Time, time, what Liu Mang lacks most is time, if he has to wait for a month or two, then wait for the body to be collected in Yangzhou! Definitely a riot.
But now Liu Biao in Jingzhou asked Liu Mang to wait. Was this forcing Liu Mang to die!
Why did Liu Mang come to Jingzhou? Isn't it for food and grass! Otherwise, he, the master of a state, would come to Jingzhou in such a stupid way to get together with Liu Biao? They've all been taken hostage.
"There must be someone obstructing it!" Liu Mang gritted his teeth, otherwise, if Liu Biao really didn't want to sell grain, he wouldn't have agreed so easily that day, just give Liu Mang a good laugh.
"My lord, my lord, it's been found out, it's been found out!" Just as Liu Mang was thinking, Jia Xu Jia Wenhe, the old fox over there, ran over, holding a note in his hand, and shouted at Liu Mang.
"Find out? Who is it?!" Liu Mang opened the note and looked at the information on it, all of them were people who visited Liu Biao's mansion in the past few days, including Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. There are also some members of the Huang family, even Mr. Shui Jing appearing in this note, which is very detailed.
It is not enough for such information to be organized by Yang Hong alone in Yangzhou. This kind of information is the cooperation of the three. Inside is the intelligence organization of Chen Gong Chen's Lv Bujun. There are also Yang Hong's Jinyiwei, as well as Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe's intelligence organization that was once under Zhang Xiu's hands.
This old fox. If it weren't for the fact that he almost died at Luokoudu last time, maybe the old fox would have kept the intelligence organization secret, but for the safety of his life, he also told Liu Mang about the original Nanyang intelligence bureau.
In order to revenge the old fox. Liu Mang named the intelligence organization in Jia Xu's hands Dongchang! This long guard plus information from Chen Gong's Lv Bujun was able to obtain the note in his hand in such detail.
It is basically impossible for Cai Hao and Zhang Yun. If these two people cheated, they would have done it long ago. There is no need to make trouble when Liu Mang is about to buy it. Even if some members of the Huang family have enmity with Liu Mang, they still can't do it. It's hard to convince Liu Biao to change something! As for Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue was a neutral faction. It is impossible to not have a good impression of Liu Mang, and on the contrary, there is no bad feeling. Kuai Liang still has a good impression of Liu Mang. I told Liu Mang last time, let Liu Mang say hello to Yang Hong, so it’s impossible, the others are just some miscellaneous fish, and Liu Mang doesn’t need to know, he hasn’t made any success on the original track, maybe he will come again Has it changed
"I found it, I found it!" From the above names, Liu Wei finally found a person who caused Liu Wei's headache the most.
Little turkey! ! Liu Mang suddenly put down the letter paper in his hand, because it also said that Pang Tong had scolded Liu Biao and left. Later, he stayed in Liu Biao's mansion for a whole afternoon, and finally left the Dezhou Shepherd's mansion at night.
"Careless, careless!" Liu Mang really had a headache holding his head. Originally, he thought that the matter of borrowing food could be said to be a sure thing, because of Liu Mang's arrival, it was impossible for Pang Tong to play another game of killing emissaries. Moreover, because of Liu Biao’s problem with Pang Tong, and Liu Mang’s sincerity to come in person, it will definitely be easy to discuss, because as long as Liu Mang is here, no matter how powerful Lu Bujun is, he has to be cautious. l
But it was obvious that Liu Mang was careless. This Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, did not know what kind of drug was given to this Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng, which made Liu Biao change his mind in an instant, and now made Liu Mang very passive.
Liu Mang didn't know, but Pang Tong said a few words on Liu Biao's mansion in Jingzhou. First, a powerful Liu Mang army in Yangzhou was not in the interests of Liu Biao in Jingzhou. .
The second is the issue of Liu Mang being a hostage. Regardless of whether it is the Liu Mang army in Yangzhou or the Lu Bu army in Lujiang, they are all one. Their lord belongs to Lu Bu in Lujiang. Although Liu Mang is a hostage in Jingzhou , but the lord of Lu Bu's army is still there, and there is no way to change it. At most, an excellent general came to Jingzhou to discuss with Liu Biao.
As for Liu Biao’s claim that Liu Mang is Lu Bu’s only heir, that’s even more of a joke. You, Liu Biao, gave birth to your youngest son Liu Zong when you were in your fifties. Couldn’t he be Lu Bu? Liu Biao married Cai Mao's younger sister, Mrs. Cai, because of his age and the intricacies of the Jingzhou gentry. The result was that Liu Biao was the only wife, while Lu Bu had the responsibility of Diao Chan in addition to the eldest wife, Mrs. Yan. Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Cao Bao's daughter, it can be said that these women are all beauties, how could they not have children.
Once a child is born, how important is Liu Mang's status? You Liu Biao sold grain and grass to Yangzhou and strengthened Lu Bu's army. Once Lu Bu becomes stronger and destroys Liu Bei's army and becomes the overlord of the Central Plains, then the first unlucky person will be He is Liu Biao, and the hostage in your hand is useless at all.
Another point is that Lu Bu's reputation in the past was really not good. The three-surnamed house slave is a person who does not keep his promises at all, and Lu Bu was not good and ungrateful before. Otherwise, old people like Hao Meng and Hou Cheng would not betray Lu Bu. Lu Bu even wanted to send his daughter out for Xuzhou. Does he even care about a son-in-law if he doesn't care about his daughter
These words moved Liu Biao, but Liu Biao still wanted to struggle. In the end, Pang Tong blocked Liu Biao with a sentence, that is, Pang Tong did not need Jingzhou's grain, and in exchange, Liu Biao could not sell grain to Yangzhou. It's an ending where everyone dies together. Two weak neighbors are better than two strong neighbors, and finally Liu Biao agreed. Only then did Liu Mang's huge problem of buying grain and grass arise.
"No, I want to meet Liu Biao again!" Liu Mang was thinking, he had no other choice. I can only go to Liu Biao and hope that Liu Biao can sell food and grass.
"My lord. My lord." Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe stretched out his arms to stop Liu Mang. "My lord, there is no need to go to the mansion of Jingzhou State Shepherd! If you go there, you will only be humiliating yourself!" Jia Xu is a fine person. Since the other party has prevaricated you, it means that the other party has already had an opinion on you. There may be a closed door like Pang Tong's. Pang Tong can call out and curse Liu Biao. But Liu Mang can't, Pang Tong can be shameless, but Liu Mang can't. Liu Mang has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness! Are you ruining all the hard-won reputation for this military ration
"But if you don't go, what can you do!" Liu Mang also knew that if he went, it might still be perfunctory, and he didn't even bother to perfunctory. In the end, if Liu Mang turned his face, it would not be of any benefit to Liu Mang . But this is the only way Liu Mang can think of.
"There is no way!" Jia Xu thought for a while and said.
"Is there a way?!" Liu Mang's eyes lit up and he grabbed Jia Xu's arm, exerting strength unconsciously.
"Let it go, let it go!" Jia Xu hurriedly broke free, it is dangerous to be with this lord every day. "My lord, there is a way, but it may be very difficult!"
"Difficult?" Hearing what Jia Xu said, Liu Mang not only was not defeated by the difficult word, but instead snorted coldly, "Wenhe, isn't it difficult for us to come to Jingzhou? Could it be that we are in Luokoudu?" Isn’t it difficult to survive? I’ve come here, so I don’t care if it’s difficult or not!”
"Okay, since the lord speaks like this, Wen He has nothing to say!" Jia Xu also looked at Liu Mang with a smile, "My lord, going to see Liu Biao now will definitely be half the effort. Believe what we say again!" Jia Xu understands people's hearts very well. In a situation where a person is preconceived, if you explain it at this time, it is simply impossible. For example, if someone says you are a thief, if you explain it to everyone on the spot I will think that you have a guilty conscience, or something else. The explanation at this time is pale.
"Since we can't find Liu Biao directly, we can save the country!" Jia Xu continued.
"Curve to save the country?!" Liu Mang didn't understand, how could Liu Biao be the master of Jingzhou with a curve to save the country? Is it buying and selling grain and grass from other gentry? It is absolutely impossible, even if those gentry want to sell, Liu Biao will not let the grain and grass be transported out. After all, Liu Mang bought grain and grass worth hundreds of thousands of shi, and needed hundreds of ships to transport grain. How could he secretly It's shipped out.
Hearing what Liu Mang said, Jia Xu shook his head with a smile, "Jingzhou's food and grass are all in Liu Biao's hands!" The reason why Liu Biao was able to inform Jingzhou was that he was able to gradually clarify the complicated relationship between the gentry in Jingzhou. Among them is the grain and grass. Liu Biao has already established legal provisions. Buying and selling grain and grass for more than ten shi is considered a felony, and it may be decapitated. No matter whether it is a gentry or an individual, it must be obeyed.
This is why Jingzhou's grain and grass did not flow out of Jingzhou to feed so many people in Jingzhou. Even in the year of great famine, Liu Biao was able to take out grain and grass to go to the disaster relief.
"What does the curve mean to save the country?!" Liu Mang seemed to have vaguely guessed something.
"We can't justify ourselves, so let others help!" Jia Xu expressed his thoughts. As I said before, Liu Mang is like a thief in front of Liu Biao now, even though he did not steal anything, but someone told Liu Biao that Liu Mang is a thief, Liu Biao and his preconceived ideas.
If Liu Mang explains it by himself, not only will he not be understood, but he may even be misunderstood. There are only two ways to get rid of the reputation of this thief. The first is to find physical evidence to prove himself, and the second is to find human evidence to prove it to everyone , he Liu Mang is not a thief.
This physical evidence is hard to find, but this personal evidence is possible. As long as you find someone to say good things about Liu Mang and the Yangzhou Army in front of Liu Biao, Liu Biao will naturally improve his impression of Liu Mang and put Pang Tong's preconceptions first. The impression is erased.
"Among Jingzhou, is there someone who can speak for me?!" Liu Mang thought for a while, this person first wants to be friendly with Liu Mang, and second, if he can speak well in front of Liu Biao, and Liu Biao will trust him of a person.
"Kuai's family, Kuailiang, Kuaizirou?" Liu Mang's first thought was Kuailiang. The first person in Jingzhou to show kindness to Liu Mang was Kuai Zirou. Kuai Liang has always hoped that Jingzhou can form an alliance with Yangzhou and fight side by side. After all, they have their enemy Jiangdong Sun Ce. And that Liu Daer also gave Kuai Liang a very bad impression, the one who annexed allies,
"Kuai Zirou is not a good man!" Jia Xu shook his head. This Kuai Liang was indeed able to say something in front of Liu Biao. Liu Biao would also listen, and he was even the second military adviser in Jingzhou. He also has good intentions for Yangzhou, but Kuai Liang can't do it now.
Because Kuai Liang was so kind, from the very beginning, he was tagged as pro-Yangzhou in the eyes of Jingzhou Liu Biao. Such a pro-Yangzhou person. How could it be possible to speak ill of Liu Mang! Moreover, even if Liu Mang doesn't go to Kuai Liang, Kuai Liang will help him on his own, although this favor may not be helpful.
Before Liu Mang asked a question, Jia Xu began to say, "The one who can speak, Kuai's Kuaiyue Kuai Yidu, Jingzhou military advisor Cai Mao and Cai Degui. The other person is Pang Degong from Lumen Academy of the Pang family!"
Liu Mang smiled wryly when he heard the three names Jia Xu said, none of these three people are easy to get along with. Kuai Yue Kuai Yidu, he is not Kuai Liang, he is a neutral faction. The person who doesn't want to get involved, neither of the two parties want to offend, do you think he can speak well of Liu Mang! If you wanted to help, you would have done so.
Cai Mao, Cai Degui, and Liu Mang didn't know when they offended him. Now Cai Mao is deeply hostile to Liu Mang. Liu Mang no longer expects him to say good things, so he can stop slandering Liu Mang. That's a good thing!
As for Duke Pang De of Deer Gate Academy! hehe! Liu Mang shook his head bitterly. It was only these two days that Liu Mang found out that Pang Shanmin, who was almost sprayed to death by him in the verbal battle above Jingzhou State Shepherd's Mansion, was actually the son of Lord Pang De, who almost killed him. Liu Mang's son, plus Liu Mang didn't say anything, that is, the little turkey who made things difficult for Liu Mang everywhere, that is Lord Pang De's nephew.
Under the circumstance of emotion and reason, it is difficult for Liu Mang to invite such a great god.
"Did my lord give up so easily? Hey! If I had known, Xu would have stopped talking! What a waste of tongue!" Seeing Liu Mang's appearance, Jia Xu immediately mocked.
"Yeah, how could I give up and come here so easily!" Liu Mang was startled when he heard what Jia Xu said, they have come through so many ups and downs, do they still care about such a thing? Isn't it just to persuade these people to say good things to him in front of Liu Biao! Could it be more difficult than going to the battlefield to escape nine deaths? Liu Mang made up his mind, "Wenhe don't want to show off, let's talk all the time!"
Jia Xu nodded involuntarily. Liu Mang's attitude of not giving up is the one Jia Xu admires the most. In fact, it is the kind of heart that will not die. Liu Mang has this mentality as long as you don't kill me. Liu Mang, I will settle accounts with you sooner or later.
"My lord, although Kuai Yue and Kuai Yidu are neutral, can he be neutral if he wants to be neutral?!" Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe snorted coldly. He had a natural hostility towards Kuai Yue, because this Both of them are old foxes, and when an old fox meets an old fox, the same sex will naturally repel each other.
"Kui Yue Kuai Yidu is afraid of getting too close to the lord and offending the Huang, Pang and Cai families! But he doesn't know that he has actually offended these three families. Although he doesn't say it on the surface, there must be complaints in the secret! The reason for this is his younger brother Kuai Liang and Kuai Zirou!"
"Wenhe, you mean to attack Kuai Zirou!"
"However, my lord, you can send invitations to invite Kuai Zirou to the banquet. If you are in trouble, invite his elder brother to come in the name of Kuai Zirou. If you are in trouble, you can send out invitations widely, so that everyone in Jingzhou can see him." Look, this Kuai Yue Kuai Yidu is also the lord's guest! Even if he Kuai Yue is not very willing, he still has something to say, the three of them have become tigers!" Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe calculated Kuai Yue It's really good.
"Three people become tigers? Threats and lures?!" Liu Mang's eyes flashed, this Jia Xu Jia Wenhe is really an old fox, there is an undercurrent in Jingzhou, neutral? There is no neutrality in this place, either with Pang Tong or with Liu Mang, or you have to wait for both parties to plot against you!
"Okay, good idea! What about Cai Mao and Cai Degui under Wenhe? This person took over the enmity before I met him. Cai Degui was also a part of the trip to Jingzhou!" Liu Mang said about himself What kind of enemy is the most annoying? You don't know when you offend him, and he becomes your enemy. Liu Mang wants to reveal the grudge with Cai Mao, but Liu Mang doesn't know where he offended Cai Mao ah!
"Cai Degui?" Jia Xu pondered for a long time, "Cai Mao and Cai Degui are people who like money, so they want to be happy!" After thinking about it, Jia Xu shook his head again, "Liu Mang has money, and there is a lot of it, Liu Mang's cheap father-in-law Yuan Shu gave Liu Mang all his decades of savings, but bribing Cai Mao is not a good strategy, because Cai Mao himself is the military advisor in Jingzhou, and he can be regarded as Liu Biao's right-hand man. Yangzhou is poor, and the background is even deeper. He has never seen what kind of jewelry he has before! Naturally, it is difficult to bribe, and the great success over there is related to the military exploits. Now the only war in Jingzhou is Jiangxia. Liu Mang has no ability to help Jingzhou defeated Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang, Jiangxia's military adviser in Jingzhou, is a monstrous character.
"Cai Mao and Cai Degui are not allowed, but we can start with his younger sister!" Jia Xu continued, "Cai Mao's younger sister, Mrs. Cai, married Liu Biao. These two brothers and sisters can be regarded as supporting the entire Cai family. The connection is very good, if the lord can persuade Mrs. Cai, he can surely persuade Cai Mao!"
"Mrs. Cai?!" Jia Xu's thoughts are so wild, even Cai Mao can't solve this Mrs. Cai, and it's even more difficult, and Mrs. Cai is in the state pastoral mansion! Even when Liu Mang saw Liu Biao, it was hard not to mention this Mrs. Cai.
"No!" Jia Xu retorted, "My lord, Mrs. Cai doesn't live in the mansion of the state shepherd every day." Mrs. Cai likes to play the piano, and she likes to be quiet. The quiet place bought a yard for Mrs. Cai, where you can pick chrysanthemums and see Nanshan leisurely, which is very beautiful! And this Mrs. Cai would live there for several days every month, which gave Liu Mang a chance!
"My lord, do you still want to teach women?!" Jia Xu frivolously blinked at Liu Mang while speaking.
"You!" Liu Mang pointed at Jia Xu speechless! If Liu Mang can deal with women, he doesn't need to be so afraid of the big and small tigress at home. Last time, because of this old fox, he was almost torn apart by the tigress at home, but for the great cause of Yangzhou, Liu Mang has to fight!
"The last one should belong to Lord Pang De!" Jia Xu frowned. There is really nothing he can do about Lord Pang De!
"My lord, I'm just guessing, maybe we can start with this Tang Yun!"