"Milord, Milord!" The entire Jingzhou was in a state of panic. Liu Biao was already old. Today, he spat out blood and fainted. Suddenly, the people of Jingzhou began to panic.
One by one, the civil and military officials of Jingzhou gathered together. They wanted to see what happened to their Lord. Those who were truly concerned were Wen Pin and the others. These old officials were loyal to Liu Biao. They were truly concerned about Liu Biao's health.
There were also those who were observing the situation. This was because Jingzhou was very prosperous. If Liu Biao's health was fine, then these people would naturally listen to Liu Biao and follow his lead. However, if there was a problem with Liu Biao's health, such as vomiting blood and fainting, their hearts would be moved.
They were all nobles who lived in Jingzhou all year round. They didn't care who the Lord of Jingzhou was. What they cared about was the interests of their families. In the past, they followed Liu Biao and killed Liu Biao's people. Today, they could also practice with others to deal with Liu Biao. They wanted to see if Liu Biao could still hold on.
Right now, the situation outside was very serious. Jiangxia had lost Jingzhou and it could be said that there was no way to defend it. The entire hinterland of Jingzhou was exposed to the Yangzhou army. If the entire Jingzhou was united, then they could rely on the huge resources of Jingzhou to deal with the Yangzhou army. But right now, Jingzhou was still united. Originally, the military power of Jingzhou was in the hands of a few people. One of them was Huang Zu who was in Changsha. He still had tens of thousands of troops and horses in his hands, but Changsha was too far away from here.
The second one was Cai Mao's Cai Clan. Cai Mao also had 30,000 elite navy troops. These troops were stationed near Xiangyang and were the garrison of Xiangyang. It was a pity that these troops still listened to Liu Biao. Zhang Yun took them to Fan City and said that the troops needed to train. They wouldn't come to Xiangyang. Liu Biao even removed Cai Mao from his position as Military Advisor. Cai Mao's wife was still in prison. It would be strange if Zhang Yun listened to Liu Biao's orders.
The third one was Liu Pan's troops. He had a total of 20,000 elite troops. Among them were thousands of heavy cavalry. They could be considered the most powerful troops in Jingzhou. However, Jingzhou's waterways were innumerable. Most of them were water battles. You can't let the heavy cavalry fight a water battle in the Yangtze River.
Therefore, the navy troops in Jiang Xia were Liu Biao's troops. But now, 35,000 of the 70,000 troops were burned on the Yangtze River. If it was just the 60,000 troops, then they would have profited. With the remaining 36,000 troops and the Yangzhou Navy being heavily injured, it can be said that the Jingzhou Navy could move freely on the Yangtze River. Liu Biao was indeed a winner in life. However, he didn't expect that the 36,000 troops would suddenly change hands and join the Yangzhou Navy.
In an instant, Liu Biao went from a winner in life to a pauper. However, this wasn't what made Liu Biao feel aggrieved. What made Liu Biao feel aggrieved was that he wanted to take revenge on the King Of Shu, Liu Mang. This was why he joined the Jiangdong Army to attack the Yangzhou Navy. He even used Jiang Xia as a reward. Now, the Yangzhou Navy was not destroyed. Instead, his own troops were gone. Liu Biao was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted.
"Milord." Kuai Yue looked at the weak Liu Biao who was sitting on the main seat. His mood was complicated. The Kuai Family can be considered an old subject of Jingzhou. When Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he was alone. At that time, Jiangnan was filled with bandits and Yuan Shu was stationed in Luyang. His subordinates were all from Nanyang. Wu Rensu acted as the Changsha Governor and Bei Yu acted as the Huarong County Magistrate. As a result, Liu Biao was unable to take office. They also didn't want to have a superior for no reason. It was better to be a local tyrant.
Thus, Liu Biao could only hide his identity and come to Yi City. If it wasn't for the Kuai Family and the Cai Family's help, it would be hard to say whether Jingzhou's surname was Liu or Wang.
When Liu Biao came to Yi City, he was also heroic. Liu Biao was one of the Eight Talents of the Great Han Dynasty. He didn't have an undeserved reputation. During his time in Jingzhou, Liu Biao was both generous and authoritative. He was good at attracting people and cleansing them. He also started learning, loved the people, and nurtured the soldiers. He calmly protected himself. He had the attitude of a wise ruler.
At that time, Kuai Yue also wanted to help Liu Biao support the Han dynasty. This was because Liu Biao's surname represented endless possibilities. Supporting the Han dynasty didn't necessarily require the Han Emperor to be in power. Liu Biao was also a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. Didn't Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu, come this way? Once Liu Biao really reached that position, wouldn't Kuai Yue be a descendant of the emperor?
Therefore, the Kuai Family and the Cai Family fully supported Liu Biao. Unfortunately, man proposes, God disposes. After Liu Biao stabilized his position in Jingzhou, he no longer had that kind of lofty ambition. It was also because Jingzhou's climate and conditions were very suitable. Many people, merchants, and nobles came to Jingzhou to seek refuge, so it was more prosperous than other provinces. Such a prosperous place naturally had a lot of enjoyment. War was hard and tiring. Like Cao Cao, he was busy with military affairs all day long. Having territory and troops was troublesome because he had to consider the various provinces and cities. He also had to consider who to ally with. Without troops, it was even more troublesome. He had to think about snatching a territory to survive.
However, Liu Biao didn't need that. Although Jingzhou wasn't the biggest province, it was the richest one. In the east, there was Jiang Xia as a barrier. In the north, there was the Yangtze River as a natural barrier. In the south, there were only a few Wuxi barbarians. They could harass, but these barbarians couldn't do anything. There were countless barbarian kings in the Wuxi.
As a result, the hinterland of Jingzhou was basically unaffected by the flames of war. In such a peaceful environment, it was difficult for Liu Biao to not feel comfortable. In addition, Liu Biao was old, so he naturally didn't have the same impulse as when he was young.
From then on, Jingzhou changed from a tiger that was eyeing the Central Plains covetously to a sick cat that was guarding its own door and gnawing on its bones.
To be honest, Kuai Yue's Kuai Family was very loyal to Liu Biao. It was the Kuai Family that made the nobles who were wary of Liu Biao put down their hostility and submit to him. Even if the Kuai Family married Liu Mang's so-called sister and Kuai Ran and Liu Mang were as close as brothers, the Kuai Family would still lean towards Liu Biao. They wouldn't help Liu Mang deal with Liu Biao. At most, they would give the King Of Shu a reminder. However, Liu Biao was too suspicious and made the Kuai Family bitterly disappointed.
It was understandable that he took Lady Cai, but he shouldn't have taken away Cai Mao's position. Although the siblings were close, Kuai Yue believed that Cai Mao would choose the Cai Family over his sister. Therefore, the Cai Family wouldn't betray Liu Biao. They might even help Liu Biao to attack Yangzhou. Unfortunately, Liu Biao didn't listen and took away Cai Mao's position and put Cai Mao under house arrest.
Kuai Yue's position didn't change much on the surface and he was still the head of the civil officials. However, people with discerning eyes could see that Liu Biao was also changing Kuai Yue's personnel. The young Yi Ji had jumped several ranks in the past half a month. He went from having no power to someone that even Kuai Yue couldn't control. Some members of the Kuai Family were also slowly moved from important positions to second-line positions by Liu Biao. The Kuai Family was no longer as powerful as before.
"Sigh!" Kuai Yue sighed deeply. He didn't expect Zhuge Liang to betray Jingzhou and join Yangzhou. If Liu Biao didn't go too far, it wasn't impossible to salvage the situation. The Kuai Family and Cai Family were able to conquer Jingzhou without a single soldier under Liu Biao. Naturally, they wouldn't be afraid of losing Jiangxia.
However, Liu Biao went too far. The Cai Family's 30,000 elites were in Fancheng, which was just a river away from Xiangyang. However, if they didn't return, they would know the Cai Family's attitude. Many people in Jingzhou were even more restless. Only a few people like Wen Pin were truly loyal.
On the main seat, Liu Biao slowly woke up under the 'care' of everyone and the help of a famous doctor in Jingzhou.
"Come, men, bring me the dowry. Push it out and chop it up for me!" The first thing Liu Biao said when he opened his eyes was to kill Wen Pin. Before Wen Pin left, Liu Biao gave 15,000 troops to Wen Pin because he valued him. He also told Wen Pin that Jiang Xia's troops could be lost, but his own troops could not be lost. However, Wen Pin gave Liu Biao a complete wipeout.
Moreover, Wen Pin had just said that he contributed to the destruction of the Jiangdong Navy with Zhuge Liang. Then, Zhuge Liang betrayed him. This was a slap in the face. If Zhuge Liang surrendered to Sun Ce, Liu Biao would feel better. After all, Sun Ce hated him because he killed Sun Ce's father. However, Zhuge Liang surrendered to Liu Biao. The King of Shu, Liu Mang, made him a cuckold and made him a laughing stock. Now, not only did he not get his revenge, he became even more aggrieved.
Wen Pin had followed Liu Biao for a long time. Now that Liu Biao wanted to kill Wen Pin, one could imagine how angry Liu Biao was.
"Milord, you can't!" A person suddenly knelt down to plead for mercy for Wen Pin. If it was in the past, this person would have wished for Wen Pin to die. One must know that Wen Pin went to Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia was once their Huang Clan's territory. Wen Pin commanded the troops of Jiang Xia, which made the Huang Clan give up on the lucrative land of Jiang Xia and go to Changsha.
If Wen Pin died, then his Lord wouldn't help his father, Huang Zu. But now, Huang She didn't think this way. This was because there was still Liu Pan who was eyeing him covetously. The enemy of an enemy is a friend. If Wen Pin was alive, then Liu Biao would let him lead the troops because of his talent. After all, there were few people in Jingzhou who could compare with him in terms of military affairs. Moreover, Huang She's prestige in the army was also very high. If Wen Pin died, then the happiest person would be Liu Pan. If Wen Pin died, then who could lead the army in Jingzhou? Cai Mao? He was already under house arrest by Liu Biao. Liu Biao couldn't wait to guard against the Cai Family. How could he give Cai Mao the command of the army? His father, Huang Zu? Impossible. His father, Huang Zu, was already old. Whether it was energy or other aspects, he was not as good as before. Jiangdong's Sun Ce had already caused Huang Zu a lot of trouble, let alone the Yangzhou Navy. Moreover, Liu Biao wouldn't ignore the situation in Changsha and transfer Huang Zu back. After all, Changsha also needed a general to guard it.
Therefore, the final candidate naturally fell into Liu Pan's hands. Liu Pan had the experience of commanding troops. Although Huang She didn't say it, he knew that these 20,000 troops were indeed elite troops. Huang She was very jealous. In terms of prestige, although Liu Pan couldn't be compared to Wen Pin, Huang Zu, and Cai Mao, Liu Pan had another identity. That was Liu Biao's second son. With this identity, the Jingzhou Army wouldn't dare to be too presumptuous.
In this way, Liu Pan had the possibility of commanding the Jingzhou Army. Once Liu Biao relinquished the power, Liu Pan wouldn't give it up. Once Liu Pan obtained the power of life and death in the Jingzhou Army, Huang She's good days would come to an end.
Therefore, no matter what, Huang She wouldn't let Liu Pan have his way.
"Milord, although General Wen Pin is guilty, he doesn't deserve to die! Milord, please forgive General Wen Pin for the sake of Milord's life! Let him make up for his mistakes and defend Jingzhou on the battlefield! " Huang She half-knelt down and cupped his fist towards Liu Biao as he spoke.
What did it mean to make up for one's mistakes? Huang She's words were getting better and better. To make up for one's mistakes, one must have the opportunity to fight against the Yangzhou Navy. One person naturally couldn't fight against an entire army. Naturally, he needed troops. This way, Wen Pin would have the opportunity to command the troops.
When Liu Pan heard Huang She's words, he couldn't help but fiercely stare at Huang She. This Huang She was always making things difficult for Liu Pan. Originally, if his father killed Wen Pin, then Liu Pan would naturally gather the troops and command the entire Jingzhou Army. This way, Liu Pan's position would be even more stable. However, Huang She, this troublemaker, ran out. How could Liu Pan not be angry?
"Father, Wen Pin's army was defeated in the Yangtze River. He even lost the barrier of Jingzhou and exposed the hinterland of Jingzhou to the enemy. He is responsible for the loss of land. Now, Zhuge Kongming has betrayed Jingzhou. Not half an hour ago, I heard General Wen Pin praising Zhuge Kongming's ability. Could it be that General Wen Pin is together with Zhuge Kongming?"
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