The news of Liu Mang's failure to capture the King Of Shu quickly spread throughout Xiangyang City. Liu Biao couldn't sit still anymore and quickly ordered his subordinates to inform the officials of Xiangyang City to gather for a meeting.
Liu Mang has not arrived yet. The civil and military officials gathered in twos and threes to discuss. Kuai Liang and Cai Mao looked at each other and nodded. The officials from the Cai and Kuai families were also standing behind Cai Mao and Kuai Yue. Because Liu Pan came later, he only had a few trusted subordinates by his side. He was a maverick. Cai Mao looked at Liu Pan with a cold light in his eyes. He wanted to cause trouble for Liu Pan, but someone had already made a move before him.
"Aiyo, isn't this our General Liu Pan?" An ear-piercing voice rang out.
Everyone looked up and saw that the person was none other than Young Master Huang She, Liu Biao's favorite.
Huang She! Cai Mao also glared at Huang She. Wasn't it because of this despicable person? Otherwise, why would there be such a big commotion in Jingzhou? Cai Mao was about to get angry, but Kuai Yue stopped him and shook his head. Now wasn't the time to settle accounts with Huang She.
Moreover, Liu Pan and Huang She were enemies, not friends. So instead of going up to cause trouble, it's better to watch these two dogs bite each other. Isn't that better?
"I heard that General Liu Pan left the city to capture the rebel King Liu Mang and Liu Hanyang. Did you catch them?" Huang She teased Liu Pan.
"Huang She!" Liu Pan also saw Huang She. He frowned at Huang She's provocation. How could Huang She not know if Liu Pan caught him? The scene of Liu Pan burning the mountain can be said to be known by the whole of Xiangyang. Liu Mang was unable to capture Liu Mang even after entering the city. He believed that Huang She must have known about it. Huang She's words are completely mocking Liu Pan.
"Hmph! Huang She, I haven't seen you for so many years, I thought you would get closer to me, but who knows, you are still a dog that can't change its habit of eating shit! "Liu Pan didn't need to be polite to Huang She, he immediately ridiculed him.
"You!" Huang She was angry. Although he ridiculed Liu Pan, he still maintained a bit of politeness. At least, he didn't directly curse back. But Liu Pan was different. He directly cursed Huang She as a dog. Of course, Huang She couldn't bear it.
"Who do you think you are to insult our First Young Master!" A general from the Huang Family stepped forward to deal with Liu Pan.
"What are you trying to do!" Liu Pan's subordinates weren't to be trifled with either. They also drew their swords and were about to clash. At this moment, a guard from the Prefecture Overseer Manor suddenly shouted.
"The Prefecture Overseer has arrived!" Liu Biao slowly walked out from the backyard of the Prefecture Overseer Manor. Liu Biao no longer looked as lively as before. Instead, he gave off a lifeless feeling. He was already old and in addition to the past few days, Liu Biao's vitality had been greatly depleted.
"Greetings, Lord!" When the group of officials saw Liu Biao, they immediately knelt down and bowed to Liu Biao.
"Rise, rise!" Liu Biao waved to his subordinates.
"Pan 'er, come here!" Liu Biao saw Liu Biao and beckoned for him to come to his side.
Liu Pan obeyed the order and walked towards Liu Biao. When he walked, he stepped on Huang She's foot. Huang She's eyes widened. He wanted to settle the score with Liu Pan, but he couldn't. He could only stare. After all, Huang She couldn't go overboard in front of so many people.
"Father!" Liu Biao cupped his fists and greeted Liu Biao on the stage.
"I haven't introduced him to everyone. This is my son, Liu Biao. He was very naughty back then and even had a dispute with Zirou. Therefore, I sent him to the border army to train him. It seems that it has been effective. He has turned over a new leaf!" Liu Biao introduced Liu Pan to his subordinates.
"Greetings, Second Young Master!" The group of Jingzhou officials cupped their fists and greeted Liu Pan.
If it was a normal day, the Civil and Military Officials would not care about Liu Pan's return. So what if there was an additional Second Young Master? Like Liu Qi, he would be thrown out of Xiangyang sooner or later. However, it was different now. The Lao Clan and the Cai Clan were in great danger. Lady Cai was imprisoned in Xiangyang and Liu Qi had left Jingzhou to Yangzhou. Now, there was an additional Second Young Master. What kind of position does Lord Liu Biao want this Second Young Master to hold? Moreover, this Second Young Master did not come empty-handed. He also brought along twenty thousand soldiers and were stationed outside the city.
Liu Pan also humbly said to the group of Jing Province's civil and military officials.
The reason Liu Pan came to Jingzhou was actually planned by Liu Biao. Liu Pan was sent out by Liu Biao so that he could form an army at the border. At the end of the day, it was because he didn't trust the Cai and Kuai Clans.
The Kuai and Cai Clans were in charge of Jingzhou's army and were the masters of Jingzhou's civil officials. These two clans together occupied more than half of Jingzhou's power. Liu Biao originally wanted to use the Huang Clan to balance out the Cai and Kuai Clans. Huang Zu could balance out the two clans, but Huang She couldn't.
Liu Biao knew that his lifespan was running out. If he was alive, he would be able to suppress the Cai and Lao Clan. If he were to die and wait for his son Liu Zong to ascend to the throne, then Liu Zong would become a puppet and their Jingzhou Liu Clan would be finished.
Therefore, Liu Pan was originally prepared by Liu Biao to be external help for his son. After all, they were family and could be trusted.
However, after what happened in Xiangyang, Liu Biao started to think too much. He didn't only want Liu Pan to assist his son, but he also wanted to give Liu Pan the inheritance of Jingzhou.
"Father, Pan is incompetent. I wasn't able to take down the fake King Liu Mang and let him escape!" Liu Pan immediately apologized to Liu Biao.
"What!" Liu Biao was shocked. Although he also had this idea, he still regretted letting Liu Mang, the King Of Shu, escape.
"My Lord, the Second Young Master has so many elites under his command, but he was still able to let the fake King escape. This shows that the fake King Liu Mang is very capable. I'm afraid that he is a god. You can't blame Young Master Liu Mang!" Huang She stood up and said to Liu Biao. On the surface, he was pleading for mercy for the Second Young Master, but in fact, he was mocking Liu Pan.
Was Liu Mang a god? He was just a mortal. This mortal was able to escape from thousands of soldiers and horses. What did this mean? This could only mean two things. First, the elites were a bunch of mobs. Second, the commander was an incompetent person.
"Hmph, I would have forgotten if Huang She didn't mention it. Father, when I went to the West Gate to chase the fake King Liu Mang, Liu Mang, the West Gate's guard, Ye Cheng, deliberately delayed the time. He didn't open the gate so that I could chase after the fake King Liu Hanyang. I'm afraid that he is suspected of colluding with the enemy. I even think that the person behind this must be a traitor." Liu Pan said to Liu Biao. When they were at the west gate, Liu Pan was already very angry. He was ordered to chase after the enemy but when he reached the west gate, he was intercepted by his own people. How can he not be vexed? This is a trap for his teammates.
"Is there really such a thing?" Liu Biao's face was already angry. He couldn't wait to skin the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. How could Liu Biao not be angry when his own people obstructed him?
"It's absolutely true!" Liu Pan replied. "If father doesn't believe me, you can ask the people in my army. They are all filled with righteous indignation towards this West Gate's guard, Ye Cheng. I hope that father can get rid of such a black sheep as soon as possible so that he won't ruin our Jingzhou's plans!" Liu Pan started to make things difficult for Huang She. This Liu Mang had blocked him at the West Gate for a long time. At this time, Liu Pan might have already caught up with the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. How could there be such an ending?
"Ye Cheng?" Liu Biao thought for a moment. Ye Cheng was the Ye Family. The Ye Family also had properties in Xiangyang City. They were not small nobles, and the head of the Ye Family was the Huang Family. Liu Biao's gaze drifted over to Huang She. Just when he was about to ask Huang She, a voice suddenly sounded out.
Suddenly, an aggrieved voice came from the other side. "Wronged, wronged, my lord!"
A person wrapped in cloth and with a face like a pig's head walked into the meeting hall.
"Who are you?" Liu Biao asked. Entering the meeting hall in such a manner was a disgrace to his reputation.
"My lord, this person is the West Gate's guard captain, Ye Cheng." Huang She explained to Liu Biao.
"He is Ye Cheng?" Liu Biao was stunned. "How did he become like this?" He looked like he had been beaten up. He was, after all, a military officer. He could be considered an inferior general. Who on earth dared to beat up a guard captain of Jingzhou?
"It's him, it's him, it's him!" Ye Cheng saw Liu Biao standing beside Liu Biao and suddenly shouted, "It's him, it's him!"
"What? It's him!" Hearing Ye Cheng's voice, Liu Pan knew that this Ye Cheng was the real Ye Cheng. Looking at Ye Cheng's appearance, Liu Pan had a bad feeling.
"My lord, you have to uphold justice for me!" Ye Cheng's cries were so loud that it would make anyone who heard it cry. "My lord, my lord!" After crying for so long, Liu Biao was annoyed and asked, "What grievances do you have?"
"My lord, I am Ye Cheng, the guard captain of the West Gate. A few days ago, my lord said that he wanted to catch the traitor and wanted to close the gate to prevent the traitor from escaping." Ye Cheng said to Liu Biao.
Liu Biao nodded. He had indeed issued this order.
"At that time, it was this Young Master Liu Pan who led the army to the West Gate and said that he was ordered to pursue the traitor. At that time, I thought that my lord wanted me to close the gate to prevent the traitor from escaping. Could it be that the traitor was on the deck? So I asked Young Master Liu Pan to take out the evidence! " Ye Cheng cried again, "Who knew that Young Master Liu Pan wanted me to go down and take a look. When I arrived at the gate, Young Master Liu Pan directly came up and beat this subordinate up. He said that this subordinate was blind and did not recognize Young Master Liu Pan, the future ruler of Jingzhou. After that, this subordinate did not allow Young Master Liu Pan to leave the city. I did not expect that this would affect my lord's plan!"
"Bullshit!" Liu Pan was angry. He had been at the border for a long time and naturally had a violent tone. When had he, Liu Pan, ever beaten this Ye Cheng? However, this Ye Cheng was very arrogant and despotic. He, Liu Pan, gave him the jade that represented his identity, but he did not let him pass. He had to threaten him to open the gate.
"My son, did you really say that? Could it be that you are being unreasonable? "Liu Biao frowned and asked. What did he mean by the future ruler of Jingzhou? He, Liu Biao, was not dead yet.
"This subordinate does not dare. This subordinate still has the evidence of Young Master Liu Pan. It is this item!" Ye Cheng said as he took out a white tiger jade pendant.
"Tiger jade pendant?" Liu Biao immediately recognized the jade pendant. Wasn't this the jade pendant he had given to his son?
"My jade pendant!" Liu Pan suddenly remembered that after he gave the jade pendant to Ye Cheng, Ye Cheng did not immediately return it to him. At that time, he had wanted to chase after the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, so he had forgotten about it. Now that it was in Ye Cheng's hands, it was used as evidence.
"Father, I did not!" Liu Pan explained to Liu Biao.
Liu Biao looked at the jade pendant and thought about how his son was a hedonistic son before Liu Biao and felt a trace of anger. Fortunately, Liu Biao did not want to bicker too much. "Alright, alright. Go down. Go down. Go back to the mansion and say what I said. Take a hundred gold and have a good rest. "Liu Biao believed Ye Cheng's words.
"Many thanks, Milord!" Ye Cheng looked at Huang She again. His eyes were filled with joy. They already knew that Liu Pan would complain. Although they intercepted Liu Pan because of Liu Biao's orders, they were still suspected of doing it on purpose. Therefore, they came up with this plan. Ye Cheng's injuries were real, but it was also good that he was able to make Liu Pan suffer.
Huang She was very happy. Liu Pan did not catch the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. This meant that he, Huang She, had won. This time, the biggest contribution was Huang She. Now that he was no longer suspected of deliberately tricking his teammate, Huang She was even more fearless. This Huang She seemed to have an expert behind him.
"Reporting to Milord, this fake Liu Mang has already escaped from Jingzhou. If this traitor returns to Yangzhou, what should we do?" Huang She reported the consequences of Liu Mang's escape.
When he heard this, Liu Biao frowned. If he caught the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, then he could use him to threaten Yangzhou to not act rashly. Even if he killed the King Of Shu, Liu Mang could shift the blame to the Cai Family. Liu Biao could not help but look at the Cai Family. But now, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, escaped. Once the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, returned to Yangzhou, then there would be a war between Jingzhou and Yangzhou.
"Does anyone have any suggestions?" Liu Biao asked the people below.
The people below looked at each other, but no one said anything. This was because Cai Mao and Kuai Yue, the two leaders, didn't say anything. The group of subordinates naturally didn't dare to say anything.
"Are you all mute? Don't you have any suggestions?" Liu Biao was a little angry.
"Hmph!" Liu Biao narrowed his eyes. He now knew the status of the Cai Family and the Kuai Family in Jingzhou. Even if these officials offended him, Liu Biao would not want to offend the Cai Family and the Kuai Family.
Seeing that no one was speaking, Liu Biao called out Cai Mao first, "Cai Mao, Cai Desi, what suggestions do you have?"
"Hmm?" Cai Mao did not expect Liu Biao to call him out. However, Cai Mao took a step forward and said, "My Lord, Cai Mao is just a brute. I don't understand these schemes." Cai Mao directly refused and even caused Liu Biao to choke. What do you mean by scheming and crafty? Did he mean that everyone in Jingzhou was scheming?
"Cai Mao has failed in his duty. As a military advisor, I don't even know how many people there are in Jingzhou. Please punish me, my Lord!" After saying that, Cai Mao knelt down and glanced at Liu Biao's subordinate, Liu Pan.
How could Cai Mao not have anything to say about this? Liu Biao really hid his strength well. Even when Fancheng was breached and Xiangyang was in danger, Liu Biao did not use these 20,000 elite soldiers. Now that they suddenly appeared, it made Cai Mao feel terrified.
"Good, good, good!" Liu Biao was so angry that he laughed, "Cai Mao, you have failed in your duty. Very well, you can no longer be a military advisor! Men, take away Cai Mao's Tiger Tally! "Liu Biao said to his subordinates.
"My Lord, you can't!"
"Milord, this Strategist Cai Pa is extremely loyal to Milord! You can't do this! "Seeing that Liu Biao was about to dismiss Cai Mao, all the civil and military officials pleaded with Liu Biao.
"My Lord, the Tiger Tally is here!" Cai Mao took a step forward and called the Tiger Tally. Anyway, the Tiger Tally was useless to Cai Mao now. The soldiers that Cai Mao could control had not reached the shore. In Xiangyang City, the Tiger Tally was useless to Cai Mao.
"Haha!" Huang She was happy when he saw this. As expected, the Lord was going to make a move on the Cai Clan. Cai Mao's military advisor position is gone, so who will be the next military advisor? Huang She looked around, it's impossible for Cai family and Mao family's officials to be the next military advisor. So it will be his Huang family's people. Thinking of this, Huang She became extremely happy. He is the most honorable person in the Huang family, he will be the next military advisor.
"My son, Liu Pan, is here!"
"Your son is here!"
"My son, Liu Pan, this is the Tiger Tally of Jingzhou. From today onwards, you will temporarily be the military advisor of the Jingzhou Army!" Liu Biao passed the Tiger Tally to Liu Pan.
"Yes!" Liu Pan cupped his fist and accepted the Tiger Tally.
"This, this! Huang She's eyes widened. This was not in line with the script. In order to get the position of military advisor, Huang She almost sacrificed himself for Liu Biao. He risked offending the Cai Clan and Kuai Clan to go to Gaomi and was captured by Liu Mang. His lower body was almost sent to the palace to be a eunuch. But now, he was kicked out by Liu Biao. How could Huang She not be angry?
Huang She was about to go forward and claim the credit, but a man behind Huang She pulled Huang She back. "Eldest Young Master, please calm down!"
"How can I calm down? If this goes on, the credit will be taken by that gigolo! "Huang She roared in a low voice.
"Don't worry, Eldest Young Master. The credit will not go unrewarded!" The young man said to Huang She.
The young man pulled Huang She back and took a step forward. "My Lord, I have a suggestion!"
"Oh?" Liu Biao looked at the young man. He was not familiar with him. "Who are you?" “
"My Lord, this person is just a clerk under me!" Huang She was the one who wrote the orders. This clerk was the one who helped copy the orders. "Surname Yi, given name Ji, courtesy name Ji Bo."
Liu Biao could not help but frown when he heard that this person was just a clerk. In this era, people valued one's birth very much. Liu Biao did not like such an unknown person. After all, how could a Lord of a state have a direct conversation with a lowly official? However, since it was Huang She who introduced him, he reluctantly listened.
"My Lord, you are worried that after Liu Mang returns to Yangzhou, he will send troops to Jingzhou and make Jingzhou fall into the flames of war!" The man called Yi Ji spoke with assurance. Liu Biao could not help but think highly of him.
"Since you are worried, why not make the first move?" Yi Ji continued to speak.
"Make the first move?" Liu Biao was a little tempted. "But if my army moves, what will happen to Jiangdong?" Liu Biao was worried about Sun Ce of Jiangdong attacking Yangzhou. Then Sun Ce of Jiangdong would definitely be the happiest and would definitely take advantage of the situation.
"My Lord, although my army has Jiangdong Sun Ce of Jiangdong as an enemy, Yangzhou also has one!" Yi Ji said to Liu Biao. "Xu Du's Cao Cao is far away. After he pacifies the north, he will naturally lead his army to the south. Yangzhou will definitely bear the brunt of his attack. The closest one is Yu Province's Imperial Uncle Liu." Yi Ji actually called Liu Bei Imperial Uncle Liu. This caused Kuai Yue and the others to raise their eyebrows. At this time, there was still someone who called Liu Bei Imperial Uncle Liu? When Liu Bei took Fan City, he was already known as Big Eared Liu in Jingzhou. Who was this Yi Ji? Why did he call Liu Bei so respectfully?
It turned out that Yi Ji was not from Jingzhou. In the end, he was still Liu Biao's hometown. Yi Ji came to Jingzhou to seek refuge. He had also visited Liu Biao before, but Liu Biao did not receive him. Yi Ji could be considered to be alone in Jingzhou. It was only with the help of a good friend that Yi Ji was able to get through the crisis. That was Pang Tong, Pang Shiyuan, who had already left Jingzhou. When Pang Tong was in Jingzhou, Yi Ji was in Changsha. At that time, Huang Zu was preparing for Changsha, so they missed each other. However, before that, the two had discussed that when Imperial Uncle Liu Bei came to Jingzhou, Yi Ji would help Pang Tong seize Jingzhou and give it to Imperial Uncle Liu. That was why Yi Ji called Liu Bei Imperial Uncle Liu.
"That Big Eared Liu, that traitor!" Liu Biao was also angry when he mentioned Liu Bei. This Liu Mang was not a good person in Liu Biao's heart. Could it be that this Liu Bei was the same?
"My Lord, the enemy of my enemy is my friend!" Yi Ji said to Liu Biao. "With Imperial Uncle Liu Mang here, we can restrain the forces of the fake King Liu Mang. Let him not care about his position! Then, we will have one more ally! "
Liu Biao frowned. Although he was not happy with Liu Bei, Yi Ji was right. It was not bad to let them fight each other.
"My Lord, in fact, you still have some misunderstandings about Imperial Uncle Liu. My Lord, think about it. Why did Imperial Uncle Liu attack Fan City? Isn't it because of the provisions? Why was this fake king Liu Mang so active when he was attacking Emperor Liu? That is because there is a conspiracy. Maybe it was Liu Mang who instigated Imperial Uncle Liu to attack Fan City in order to make Imperial Uncle Liu and My Lord fall out. This way, Yangzhou can go all out to deal with Yu Province. Then, my Lord, our road to the Central Plains will be completely blocked! " When Yi Ji said this, Liu Biao could not help but think about it. In fact, once you feel disgusted with a person, everything you do is evil. Now, Liu Biao had this thought.
"Yi Ji, you still haven't said what it means to strike first!" Liu Biao was interested in Yi Ji's words.
"This Yi Ji does not dare to say!" Yi Ji suddenly stopped talking. At this critical moment, he suddenly stopped talking.
"Do not dare to say? Or do you not want to say it? "Liu Biao frowned at Yi Ji.
"Yes, I do not dare to say it!" Yi Ji confirmed.
"Good, say it. Say it and I will forgive you!" Liu Biao said to Yi Ji.
"My Lord, this plan requires My Lord to abandon Jiang Xia!" Yi Ji said to Liu Biao.
"Jiang Xia?" Liu Biao was really thinking about Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia was the eastern gate of Jingzhou. All these years, Sun Ce of Jiangdong was unable to attack Jingzhou because he could not break through Jiang Xia. Therefore, Jingzhou was able to develop steadily.
Now, Yi Ji wanted Liu Biao to abandon Jiang Xia. Once this eastern gate was lost, Jingzhou would not be peaceful.
However, Liu Biao thought that if he let Liu Mang escape back to Yangzhou, Jingzhou would not be peaceful. Therefore, Liu Biao gritted his teeth and said, "Come to Yi Ji and tell me your plan!"
Seeing that His Lord was already moved, Yi Ji's heart moved. "My Lord, our army can use Jiang Xia as a reward to invite Sun Ce of Jiangdong to attack. Our Jingzhou and Jiangdong will attack Yangzhou together. In this way, the fake King of Yangzhou will not be able to take care of himself. If he wants to attack Jingzhou, then we can contact Emperor Liu of Yuzhou. With this, Yangzhou will be destroyed!" Yi Ji's words made all the officials in the Jingzhou Prefecture Magistrate's Mansion dumbfounded.
This, this! This plan was truly vicious. Using Jiang Xia to lure Sun Ce of Jiangdong to attack and destroy Yangzhou's navy together with the Jingzhou Navy. Once Yangzhou's navy was destroyed, Jiangdong's Sun Ce would not be interested in Lujiang's land. The pressure on Liu Bei of Yuzhou would also be reduced. If he counterattacked, Yangzhou would not be able to withstand it.
Kuai Yue couldn't help but take a second look at this person named Yi Ji. This person was a great talent but his talents were being used against the enemy. Kuai Yue took note of this person's appearance.
Kuai Liang glared at Yi Ji. If his brother, Kuai Yue, stopped him, he would have jumped out.
"You are called Yi Ji, right?" Liu Biao looked at Yi Ji and asked.
"Yes, subordinate Yi Ji is from Shanyang County!" Yi Ji replied to Liu Biao.
"Shanyang County?" Liu Biao's eyes lit up when he heard this address. Liu Biao was very familiar with this county because it was Liu Biao's hometown. "You are from the same hometown!" Liu Biao could not help but look at Yi Ji with admiration. In ancient times, this kind of friendship was not bad.
"Good, Yi Ji obeys!" Liu Biao said to Yi Ji. "It is a waste of talent for you to be a scholar. Become a Xiangyang County Guard!" Although the Xiangyang County Guard was a military position, they could not command troops. To be more precise, they would be a staff officer.
Although it was a pity that he did not have any troops, Yi Ji still thanked Liu Biao. "Yi Ji thanks Milord!"
"Liu Pan, my son, obey my orders. You will go to Jiang Xia and command Jiang Xia's Army and Sun Ce's Navy to attack Lujiang!" Liu Biao ordered Liu Pan to take over the command of the Jiangxia Navy and let Liu Pan lead the army to attack Yangzhou.
Huang She was really anxious this time. Liu Pan originally had 20,000 elite troops. Adding the 70,000 troops of Jiang Xia, it was a total of 90,000 troops. Even Cai Mao did not have so many troops. Yi Ji, what kind of bad idea did you come up with?
Yi Ji also felt the anxiety of his old master, Huang She, and quickly stepped forward. Liu Pan was about to go forward to receive the order, but he was stopped by Yi Ji.
"Milord, wait!" Yi Ji stepped forward to stop Liu Biao. In the past, Liu Biao was dismissive of Yi Ji. But now, Liu Biao's expression towards Yi Ji was much better.
"What's wrong, Uncle Ji?" Liu Biao asked Yi Ji. Now, Yi Ji had started to call him by his courtesy name.
"Milord, Young Master Liu Pan cannot send troops to Jiang Xia!" Yi Ji said to Liu Biao.
"My son can't?" Liu Biao frowned.
"What? Does Mr. Yi Ji think that I am not capable enough? Or is he deliberately slandering me? " Liu Pan was also angry. Originally, he wanted to take control of the 70,000 troops of Jiang Xia. Then, Liu Pan would become the general with the most troops in Jing Province. He would be able to show off in the world. He knew that Sun Ce, King Of Shu, and Liu Mang were not older than him, but they were already the rulers of a province. It would be a lie if Liu Pan said that he was not jealous. But now, he was about to become a general with thousands of troops, but he was stopped. He remembered that Yi Ji was one of Huang She's people.
"No, no, no! Young Master Liu Pan misunderstood! " Yi Ji shook his head and said, "Young Master Liu Pan is a dragon among men. You are wise and resourceful. You are more than capable of commanding tens of thousands of troops!" Yi Ji flattered Liu Pan, making him a little happier.
"Why didn't that guy let me send troops to Jiang Xia?" Liu Pan asked doubtfully.
"Milord, if Milord let Young Master Liu Pan send troops to Jiang Xia, then Yi Ji would have nothing to say. But now, Young Master Liu Pan already has the position of Military Advisor!" Yi Ji explained. Liu Pan already had the position of Division Commander of the Jingzhou Army. This position was very lucrative, but the responsibility was also heavy. After all, he had to command the army's food and material allocation. Cai Mao had already been removed from this position. If the new Division Commander of the Jingzhou Army went to Jiang Xia, then how would the Central Army's food be allocated? Without food and material, how could the army fight?
"En!" Liu Biao nodded. It was very important to coordinate the army's food and material allocation. One must know that Jiang Xia was not the only border in Jing Province that needed food and material. For example, Changsha, Wuxi, and other cities also needed food and material allocation.
"That's simple. Father, just remove me from the position of Military Advisor!" "Liu Pan isn't a fool. Although the position of military advisor is lucrative, Liu Pan doesn't care about it. What he wants is military power. In this chaotic world, only by obtaining military power can one truly have the strength to speak.
"Nonsense!" Liu Pan didn't care about the position of Military Advisor, but Liu Biao cared about it. He had just removed Cai Mao's official position. If you don't take it, are you going to restore Cai Mao's official position? Isn't that a joke? Moreover, Liu Biao would lose face if Liu Biao randomly gave him the position of Military Advisor.
"My Lord, this is one of the reasons. Another reason is that General Wen Pin and Military Advisor Zhuge are already very familiar with each other in Jiang Xia. The two of them are an iron team. If Young Master Liu Pan goes there, who will he listen to? It's a big taboo in the army to change the general at the last minute!" Yi Ji completely dispelled the possibility of Liu Biao sending Liu Pan to Jiang Xia to command the troops. Yi Ji was telling Liu Biao that even if he could send Liu Pan to Jiang Xia, he still had to consider the thoughts of the garrison troops in Jiang Xia. With their qualifications, they could be considered as Liu Biao's confidants. If he changed the general at the last minute, Wen Pin would think so. Moreover, Military Advisor Zhuge was from the Lumen Academy. When Zhuge Liang joined the Jingzhou Army, Liu Biao liked him very much. He regarded Zhuge Liang as a valuable asset and hoped that more people from the Lumen Academy would join the Jingzhou Army to serve Liu Biao. As expected, many students from the Lumen Academy began to serve Liu Biao.
Thinking about it this way, Liu Biao's plan was simple. It was fine as long as the commander of the troops in front was not an official from the Cai Family or the Feng Family. If it was someone from these two families, Liu Biao would have to change it even if he offended them and violated his promise. However, it did not matter if the general and military advisor in Jiang Xia was Zhuge Liang from the Lumen Academy and Wen Pin was his confidant.
No matter how Liu Pan argued, Liu Biao would not let him go to Jiang Xia. On the other side, Huang She saw this and laughed in his heart. Although he could not let Huang She go, Huang She was happy that Liu Pan could not go. He could not help but sigh. This advisor sent by his father was really good. If he came earlier, he would have been humiliated by Liu Mang.
"My lord, I heard that the famous doctor, Mr. Chen, is in your mansion?" Yi Ji suddenly mentioned this.
Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, but he nodded. Although he was not a famous doctor, this person was good at medicine. Although Liu Biao was angry that this person lied to him, he was good at treating injuries. This Chen Quan made the right bet. Liu Biao did not kill him, but let him stay and let him treat the knife wound on his back.
"What's wrong?" Liu Biao looked at Yi Ji in confusion. "Is there someone in the mansion who is sick?" Wasn't the doctor needed to save a life?
"Yes! My lord, it's not a family member, but my young master. My young master was seriously injured in the encirclement of Liu Mang a few days ago. Although he has been treated, I'm afraid there will be sequelae. Therefore, I hope that my lord can let Mr. Chen treat my young master! "
"I'm fine! Chen Quan's medical skills are not as good as Zhang Zhong's. " Huang She almost blurted out that his buttocks were pierced by an arrow. Fortunately, his vital organs were not injured. As long as he applied the wound ointment, he would be fine. But then he suddenly understood that Yi Ji was trying to take credit for him, the eldest son of the family.
Look at how loyal I am. In order to suppress the rebels, I was seriously injured. On the surface, this was asking for a doctor from Liu Biao, but in fact, it was an official position.
"Go, let Chen Quan wait outside. When Liu Biao returns, let him go and treat him!" Liu Biao did not know that this Yi Ji was asking for credit.
However, Liu Biao was unable to reward Kuai Liang. The position of Military Advisor was taken by his son. Could it be that Kuai Liang's position will be removed? Obviously not.
"My lord, I heard that the general of my lord's personal guard was injured?" Yi Ji asked again.
"Personal guard?" Indeed, the second-rate general of the personal guard was not injured. He was killed by Guan Hai. This Huang She wanted the position of commander of the personal guard.
Liu Biao thought for a moment. The Huang Clan still needs to be reorganized. Huang She's contribution is also not small. "Huang She has meritorious service by killing the rebels in the city. Once your injury is healed, come to my personal guard camp to receive orders!"
"Alright, I'm tired. Let's go!"
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