Chapter 228 Save our ally Liu Yao
Liu Qi's words seemed to resonate with Liu Biao's thoughts.
He began to bow his head and ponder.
But Liu Qi returned victoriously and arranged a banquet according to the rules, and these things need to be discussed after the banquet.
That night, Liu Biao held a celebration banquet at the Muslim Mansion, and drank and celebrated Liu Qi's achievements.
Liu Qi returned to Xiangyang with more than 20,000 soldiers from the Southern Barbarian Camp. His reputation was great. During the banquet, he was finalized and appointed by Liu Biao as the General of the General of the Rebellion.
Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and others felt extremely uncomfortable when they heard this letter.
In the entire Jingchu, only Cai Mao, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were appointed as generals, but now Liu Qi has also been granted this military position, plus his status as the governor of Nanyang County for two thousand Shishi... Now it can be said that Liu Biao, the second-ranked Liu Qi has become him.
Cai Mao and Kuai Liang were both behind.
Obviously, Jingnan's pacification caused Liu Biao to rise in confidence in his power, and he no longer deliberately cared about Cai Kuai's opinions.
This is really a dangerous signal for Cai Kuai.
After the banquet, everyone returned to their mansions, and Liu Biao and Liu Qi and his son also returned to the Mu Mansion.
The father and son both deliberately controlled their alcohol tolerance tonight and did not drink too much because they were both thinking about major events in the north.
After returning to the mansion, Liu Biao brought Liu Qi to the quiet room. The father and son sat opposite each other and continued to discuss in detail the attack on the two Yuans.
"My son said today that he wanted Liu Yao to give up Wu County, but what should he do in detail? Where should Liu Yao go?"
Liu Qi said, "Liu Yao is a member of the Gujun Alliance and an ally. Now that Liu Wan and Liu Song are dead, you can't let Liu Yao make any mistakes, otherwise how can the face of Gujun Alliance be there?"
"You mean, you want Liu Yao to come to Jingzhou to rely on someone?"
Liu Qi nodded and said, "First invite Liu Yao to Jingzhou, then... let him go to Yuzhang County, and ask him to gain a foothold east of Changsha to serve as a barrier for me, Jingnan, and to take charge of Yangzhou for us."
Liu Biao gently stroked the Shuang'er pot on the table with his hands, as if he was a little dazed.
He pondered for a while before saying, "But Liu Yao is the governor of Wu County. If he sits in Yuzhang County, it may be a disagreement, right?"
Liu Qi whispered: "If the reason is not right, then let us make it reasonable. If my father can take Liu Yao back to Jingzhou, he will send someone to Chang'an and report to Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou. In this way, he will be legitimate to be in charge of Yuzhang County."
Liu Biao seemed to have some enlightenment and said, "This is right. Now the governor of Yangzhou, Chen Wen, has been driven out of Shouchun by Sun Jian. This move is no different from hanging up his seal and abandoning his official position. If Chen Wen takes up the position of governor of Yangzhou again, it is probably unreasonable. It is better to be ordered by the court to others. However, now our alliance of protecting the king has no threat to Dong Zhuo, and he may not be willing to respond."
Liu Qi smiled and said, "I guess if we report to Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou, we will probably agree with the old thief Dong Zhuo's deceit."
"Why did my son say that?"
Liu Qi patiently analyzed for Liu Biao: "Father, think that Dong Zhuo appointed Liu Song, Liu Wan, Liu Yao and others as governors or county magistrates. What is his purpose? Isn't it just to choose the battle between the clan alliance and the two Yuans, and he was in Guanzhong to make profits?"
After hearing this, Liu Biao sighed melancholy and said, "That's true, I have indeed fallen into his plan."
"This matter is not a big deal for my father. Dong Zhuo controls the government and uses the emperor to command the world. He has taken the name of righteousness. No one can solve the open conspiracy in the world. We are now destined to be Dong Zhuo's pawns in politics. Such things cannot be avoided... However, now the two Yuans have eliminated Liu Song and Liu Wan, and fought for Yuzhou and Danyang County. Instead, the clan alliance is in full swing. Now Yuan Shu has won Jiujiang County, and Sun Jian has entered Wu County again. If Dong Zhuo does not do anything, will he let Yuan Shu and Sun Jian eat up the entire Yangzhou area? His father knows that Sun Jian is the person that Dong Zhuo fears the most!"
Liu Biao suddenly realized: "So my son felt that if Dong Zhuo was not wary of Sun Jian's grandfather, he would definitely agree to our memorial and appoint Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou, right?"
Liu Qi smiled faintly and said, "It depends on Dong Zhuo's chances. Anyway, if he does not appoint Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou now, and when Sun Jian takes over Yangzhou by himself, it depends on what kind of face he, the prime minister of Han, would have?"
Liu Biao smiled and said, "My son's words are very... But Wu County is far from Jiangxia County, and Yuan Shu is separated by the middle. If we want to pick Liu Yao up and enter Jingzhou, it would be not so easy?"
Liu Qi said seriously: "The closest journey from Wu County to Jingzhou is to go to Danyang County, pass Lujiang County and enter Jiangxia County."
Upon hearing this, Liu Biao nodded slowly and said, "It is probably not easy to pass the two counties and enter Jingzhou, and there are Sun Jian's pursuers and Yuan defenders in Jiujiang County."
Liu Qi said: "At the time of the banquet, the child was actually thinking about this matter carefully. In fact, he saved Liu Yao back to Jingzhou. As long as the plan is done properly, it will not be too difficult."
"My son, please tell me the details?"
"The two Yuans killed the clans and their families in the alliance, and they were ambitions and planned to plan for the Han prefectures and counties. This was an act of anger and resentment from the heavens. My father should join forces with King Chen and Grand Sima to draw the sects. This move is imperative. My father could place a letter to Grand Sima and King Chen, and let them send troops separately. King Chen led his troops south to Nanyang County to fight against Yuan Shu with our army. After the Grand Sima sent troops to attack Yuan Shao, as for our Jingzhou, the troops were divided into two groups, and they went to Nanyang County to meet with King Chen to advance to Nanyang, and all the way to Jiangxia, Huihe Huangfujun went north to take Runan."
Liu Biao didn't expect that Liu Qi would propose to split the troops in two groups: "What about?"
"I would like to lead the Nanman Camp to Jiangxia County and pretend to capture Runan County. When Yuan Shu saw that our army was attacking Runan, he would transfer the troops from Jiujiang County to Hui and Chen Lan and Lei Bo to fight against me. At that time, Jiujiang County would not have any extra troops to look east to stop Liu Yao from entering Chu. As for Sun Jian's side, I would write a letter to ask him to let Liu Yao go."
"You are writing a letter to persuade Sun Jian?"
When Liu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of person is Sun Jian? How could he not kill Liu Yao just because of a letter? My son is too arrogant."
"I may not be able to say anything about others, but for Sun Jian, the child is sure to make him stop the army."
Liu Biao put away his smile and looked at Liu Qi seriously. He knew that his son was not a boastful person. He was very organized and thoughtful, which made people scared.
Since he dared to claim that he could tell Sun Jian... he might be able to do so.
"What then?" Liu Biao continued.
"Then it is Lu Kang, the governor of Lujiang County. If Liu Zhengli wants to go to Jiangxia, he needs to go to Lujiang County. This person is still a neutral person. The child does not know much about this person, so he dare not speak nonsense."
Liu Biao said slowly: "Dong Zhuo appointed Liu Song as the governor of Yuzhou, Liu Wan as the governor of Danyang County, Liu Ye as the governor of Lujiang County, Liu Song and Liu Wan both went to take office, but Liu Ye had never served as the governor of Lujiang County, do you know why?"
Liu Qi thought carefully for a while and said, "I think it's because Liu Ye is a high-jue man. He saw Dong Zhuo's plan, and he was afraid that he would be harmed by the two Yuans, so he did not dare to take office as Lujiang?"
Liu Biao shook his head and said, "This may be one of them, but the second is that Lu Kang's reputation in Lujiang is too high. Even if Liu Ye is a famous scholar in Huai, he would not dare to take over the position of county magistrate."
"Lu Kang actually has such a reputation?"
"Of course, my son needs to know that Lu Kang-noshimao was born."
Liu Qi suddenly realized when he heard this.
In the Han Dynasty, Maocai was also an ordinary subject in the system of recommendation. Compared with Liu Qi, a filial and honest person who was praised by the county every year, Maocai had a higher value among scholars. Feicai was a county magistrate, while Maocai was a state magistrate, and those who were elected were all in-service officials, and the number of filial and honest persons was a rarer.
Those who can be named as talented among scholars and officials are either very famous among scholars or have made special contributions to the court, and they are by no means allowed to do so.
After Liu Biao's narration, Liu Qi learned that Lu Kang not only had the political experience of being praised by Maocai in his early years, but also suppressed the Huangrang Rebellion in Lujiang and guarded the counties of Lujiang without causing trouble. It has been ten years since then.
Today, Lu Kang has been awarded the title of General Zhongyi because he is not afraid of the military chaos and has paid tribute for many years.
Now he is 65 years old, but he is still conscientiously managing Lujiang County. Whether it is scholars, powerful people, or Qianshu Qi people, he is deeply aware of it.
If such a person does not take the initiative to hand over the seal, how can Liu Ye take over the position?
After listening to Liu Biao's narrative, Liu Qi roughly understood Lu Kang's situation.
"If Lu Kang seemed to be a loyal and righteous minister according to his father, he would not have made things difficult for us, right?"
Chapter completed!