"My Lord!" The Jingzhou soldiers who were escorting Liu Mang immediately knelt down when they saw the person who came. The person who came was the Lord of Jingzhou, the Imperial Uncle of Jingzhou, Liu Biao.
"Your Highness, the King Of Shu, your presence brings light to Xiangyang. This old man has been waiting for you for a long time!" Before Liu Mang could speak, Liu Biao greeted him. He was very familiar with etiquette. Although Liu Mang was forced to come to Jingzhou, etiquette couldn't be abolished. No matter what, Liu Mang was still a King. Therefore, Liu Biao received Liu Mang with the etiquette of a King.
"Why is Royal Uncle like this?" Liu Biao greeted Liu Mang politely, but Liu Mang couldn't put on airs. After all, he was asking for help. Therefore, Liu Biao addressed Liu Mang as King Of Shu while Liu Mang addressed Liu Biao according to seniority. Liu Mang's title of King Of Shu was given by Emperor Han according to seniority. Although Liu Mang was considered the most senior person in the world besides Emperor Han, Emperor Han was also his nephew. Therefore, Liu Biao was also an Imperial Uncle. The three Imperial Uncles of Great Han were Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei. Therefore, Liu Mang addressed them as Imperial Uncles based on seniority.
"Come, Your Highness, the King Of Shu. This is my subordinate, Kuai Yue, Kuai Yidu!" Liu Biao introduced a handsome middle-aged scholar to Liu Mang.
Kuai Yue? Liu Mang's eyes lit up. "I have long heard of your name. It is my honor to meet you today!" Kuai Yue was the main reason why Jingzhou was able to become the economic center even after Liu Biao was old.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!" Kuai Yue subconsciously kept a distance from Liu Mang. It wasn't that he didn't want to be close to Liu Mang, but he knew that the King Of Shu had offended a lot of people. He didn't dare to get involved. Kuai Yue was so cold to Liu Mang, but Liu Mang didn't care too much. What was the difference between an old fox and Liu Mang's Jia Xu?
"This person will be the military advisor of Jingzhou, Cai Mao, Cai Degui!"
"Strategist? It's an honor to meet you! " Liu Mang was polite to Kuai Yue, but he didn't have much of a reaction to Cai Mao. Cai Mao was a merchant, but he was a general! Haha, to put it bluntly, even a third-rate general was stronger than him. Liu Mang didn't need to be polite to someone who was willing to give up his life.
"Hmph!" Cai Mao didn't like Liu Mang and only wanted to be polite. He didn't expect Liu Mang to be polite to him. After all, he was the one who schemed against Liu Mang first. However, when he saw that Liu Mang's attitude towards him and Kuai Yue was completely different, he was unhappy. Kuai Yue and Cai Mao's status were almost equal. Why was Cai Mao so polite to Kuai Yue and called him Strategist Cai? He didn't even bother to be polite and just said, "It's an honor to meet you."
When Liu Biao saw that Cai Mao was unhappy, he laughed and covered it up. No matter how unhappy he was, he had to show some enthusiasm.
Liu Biao introduced Liu Mang to a bunch of scholars and generals. Liu Mang remembered some of them and didn't even look at some of them. However, there was one person he was familiar with. It was Kuai Yue's younger brother. Kuai Liang smiled at Liu Mang and showed his kindness. Liu Mang also responded politely. After that, Liu Mang was looking for someone.
It was a dark-skinned fatty. It was a pity that Liu Mang couldn't find him and was a little disappointed.
"Let's go, Your Highness King Of Shu. This old man has already prepared a banquet for Your Highness King Of Shu. I hope that Your Highness King Of Shu can come to the manor and we can drink to our heart's content!" Liu Biao was already old. Always standing in front of the city gate was too much for him. He wanted to invite Liu Mang into the city so that they could drink and chat merrily.
The group looked happy on the surface, but in reality, they were plotting against each other. Cai Mao, the Lumen Academy, and the Huang family's disciples were all hostile towards Liu Mang. On the other hand, Kuai Liang's side was friendly. On the other hand, Kuai Yue's side was neutral.
The group quickly arrived at the manor. Liu Biao had already prepared the banquet and started the banquet. Jingzhou was indeed a rich province. Liu Mang didn't count the number of dishes in the banquet, but there were more than a hundred dishes.
"Come, come, Your Highness King Of Shu. This old man represents Jingzhou's civil and military officials to propose a toast to Your Highness King Of Shu!" Liu Biao raised his cup and said.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Imperial Uncle is too polite to Mang! Back in Yangzhou, Mang had heard Father-in-law say that there were three great heroes in the world that made Father-in-law feel inferior. One of them was the great Confucian scholar, Zheng Xuan! "Liu Mang said with assurance.
"Zheng Xuan understood Confucianism and was knowledgeable about ancient and modern Confucianism." The Zheng Xuan that Liu Mang was talking about was the representative of Confucianism in the Great Han Dynasty, Zheng Kangcheng. There were a few great Confucians in the Great Han Dynasty. For example, Qiao Xuan and Lu Zhi could be called great Confucians, but they were only contemporary Confucians. Zheng Xuan was different. He was one of the few great Confucians in the Great Han Dynasty. He was comparable to Dong Zhongshu and was even given the title of Master Zheng.
"When Zheng Xuan was young, he wasn't interested in learning. When he was in his prime, he traveled to Guanxi to study. He cultivated in seclusion and created his own Confucianism. In his old age, he lived in seclusion and taught his disciples. Although he didn't have three thousand disciples, he had eight hundred! This person can be called a hero! "Liu Mang's words made everyone nod in agreement.
The scholars originally had a lot of faith in Zheng Xuan. Even if the generals didn't understand, Zheng Xuan's reputation was still there. The scholars also nodded in agreement.
"Zheng Xuan is a hero!" Liu Biao also spoke appropriately. This Zheng Xuan's reputation was even greater than Pang Degong of Jingzhou.
"It's a pity that Zheng Xuan wandered around in his old age and worked hard. In this year, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's army fought in Guandu. Yuan Shao asked Yuan Tan to force Zheng Xuan to follow the army. Zheng Xuan had no choice but to go with his illness. When he reached Yuan City, his illness worsened and he couldn't go any further. He died in June of the same year. When he was seriously ill and dying, he was still annotating the Book of Changes.
When they heard the news of Zheng Xuan's death, the scholars below were silent.
Everyone was silent. Liu Mang continued to speak and broke the silence. "The second hero that father-in-law admires in his life is Cao Cao, Cao Mengde!" Liu Mang's words caused an uproar. Cao Cao? Perhaps in Xudu, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and even the current Jizhou, all the people and scholars thought that Cao Cao was Lord Ming. However, in other places, there was only one name for Cao Cao, Traitor Cao. Now that Cao Cao was mentioned as a hero, of course, there was an uproar.
"Cao Mengde, Traitor Cao! How can he be a hero! "Some scholars began to choke.
"Yes, yes, Traitor Cao can also be a hero. As expected, this Lü Fengxian and Traitor Cao are jackals of the same tribe!"
Liu Mang listened to the discussions around him and sneered. Cao Cao is Traitor Cao? Then what do you scholars count for? Didn't you see that when Cao Cao took down Jingzhou on his original path, those nobles shamelessly hoped that Cao Cao would meet them? Now, they are showing their personal sentiments. .
"Cao Mengde, although he was naughty in his youth, he still knew what was right and wrong. He beat up so many Luoyang foppish young masters with the Five-colored Rod and reduced the number of cases of injustice in Luoyang. When he was 30 years old, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out. Cao Cao was appointed as the Cavalry Commandant and was ordered to attack the Yellow Turban Army in Yingchuan with Huangfu Song and the others. In the end, they defeated the Yellow Turban Army and beheaded tens of thousands of people. Emperor Ling passed away. Dong Zhuo was ambitious and lived in the Han Court. The 18 feudal lords gathered at Hulao Pass. How many people in this world truly wanted to save the emperor? How many people truly fought to the end? " Liu Mang sneered. "Only Cao Mengde, who led thousands of Chen Liu soldiers back and almost died in the chaos!" When Liu Mang talked about beating up Dong Zhuo, no one present could refute him. After all, Liu Biao didn't participate in the meeting.
"Cao Cao, although he was my father-in-law's enemy, my father-in-law admired him. He respected the wise and was strict with the law. He was a hero!"
Liu Mang was praising Cao Cao. In fact, he didn't mention the fact that Cao Cao massacred cities and ordered the feudal lords. No one was perfect. "Your Highness, King Of Shu, this Cao Cao is a descendant of a castrate! It's difficult. "A voice that made him uncomfortable was heard.
"Traitor Cao of the Cao Family is a descendant of a castrate. Our Great Han Dynasty is divided. How can this traitor be called a hero? It's no wonder that a slave of three surnames can't be called a hero! "A young scholar stood out and said coldly to Liu Mang.
"May I know how to address this gentleman?" Liu Mang didn't answer the scholar's question immediately. Instead, he asked for his name.
"I don't deserve to be called a gentleman. I'm from the Pang Family. I'm just a representative of Liu Jingzhou!" The young scholar said his name.
"Pang Shanmin?" A descendant of the Pang Family? Although Liu Mang didn't know who this Pang Shanmin was, it was enough to know that he was a descendant of the Pang Family. Fire Chicken Pang didn't dare to come out and meet people, so he sent a descendant of the Pang Family?
Liu Mang didn't know that Pang Shanmin's status was actually higher than Pang Tong's.
Liu Mang didn't like the Pang Family. Since Pang Shanmin came out, Liu Mang naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to slap his face.
"Mr. Pang Shanmin! I don't know if you've been educated! "Liu Mang asked Pang Shanmin indifferently.
"Huh?" Pang Shanmin was angry when he heard this. What did Liu Mang mean? The Pang Family and the Lumen Academy in Jingzhou were two representative things. They represented scholars and knowledge. It could be said that everyone who entered the Lumen Academy was highly educated. Now, Liu Mang directly asked if Pang Shanmin had been educated. This was questioning the Lumen Academy and even mocking the entire Pang Family. "Although Pang Shanmin doesn't know much about ancient and modern times, he should know how to read and write!"
"Since you know how to read books, then why did you say such treasonous words?!" Liu Mang also suddenly slapped the wine cup in his hand and rebuked.
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