Soldiers come to the world

Compared with the hustle and bustle of the day, the night is silent, but only under the cover of the night will the real masters of the overall situation appear one by one.

At the same moment when Cai Mao visited Liu Jing, in front of a residential house covering an area of ​​about eight acres in the north of Xiangyang City, a black figure hurriedly came from the corner of the street. In the darkness, he couldn't see his face clearly, but his pace was hurried, and he seemed a little anxious. .

He walked up the steps and knocked on the door. After a while, the door creaked open, and a faint light came out from the door, shining on the face of the knocker. .

Li Jun stepped into the door and asked in a low voice, "Is Mr. Jia there?"

"Yes, waiting for you." A man holding a lantern said.

Li Jun hurriedly walked towards the inner courtyard. In front of a room, there were two burly men standing. Li Jun stepped forward and bowed his hands, "I want to see Mr. Jia."

A big man immediately reported: "Sir, Li Jun is asking to see you!"

"Let him in!"

The two big men moved away. Li Jun took a deep breath to calm down his nervousness, opened the door and walked in.

The light in the room is soft, the layout is simple, there are a few couches, and there are several rows of bookshelves beside the wall, and the bookshelves are full of various bamboo slips.

A middle-aged man was sitting on the couch reading a book. He was thin and gentle, but there was a shrewdness in his eyes that ordinary scholars did not have.

His name is Jia Hong, and he is an ordinary staff member under Cao Cao's account. He is usually responsible for sorting out some documents. Last year, he was sent to Jingzhou by Cao Cao and became Cao Cao's eyes and ears in Jingzhou, responsible for managing the careful operations of Cao Jun in the entire Jingzhou area.

At this time, Li Jun walked in hurriedly, knelt down and bowed, "Li Jun, a low-ranking officer, see you sir!"

"Li Tunchang is free, please sit down!"

Li Jun sat down. He was actually one of the countless secret agents that Cao Jun had placed in Jingzhou. , served as Jin Cao.

The official is not big, but the power is not small, and he can bring a lot of information, which has always been valued by Jia Hong. However, since Liu Jing became the governor of the Youjiao, Li Jun's importance has been highlighted again. He collects intelligence about Liu Jing every day, which is an order issued by Cao Cao himself.

Jia Hong is also looking forward to Li Jun's arrival. What happened today has spread throughout the two cities of Xiangfan. Zhang Yun, the captain of the Navy, was punished. This is a big event anyway, and Cao Cao must be reported in time, but the truth and details in the middle , only Li Jun knows best.

"Tell me about what happened today! I'm getting impatient." Jia Hong smiled slightly.

"What happened today is really wonderful, with twists and turns, I really admire Liu Jing's quick wit and calmness.

Although Li Jun's real identity is the secret work of Cao Jun, he really admires Liu Jing. After only half a month in office, he cleaned up Zhang Ping and beat Zhang Yun to shame. Liu Jing is just a 16-year-old boy. Think about it All surprising.

Li Jun then told Jia Hong what happened today slowly and exactly. Jia Hong wrote down Li Jun's narration in detail.

He put down his pen, read it carefully again, and frowned slightly, "Is he so powerful?"

"The humble official participated in this matter from the beginning to the end, every sentence is true, and there is another news about the humble official, he actually released the five hundred military slaves."

"Oh? Seriously!" Jia Hong didn't quite believe it. After all, freeing slaves is still very rare in this era.

"It shouldn't be wrong. I heard what Liu Hu said. He went north with Liu Jing today, and it should be to solve the slave matter."

After Jia Hong finished writing this matter, he handed what he had written to Li Jun, "Look, is there anything I missed in what I wrote?"

Li Jun took the white linen paper and read it carefully. It was basically consistent with his dictation. He nodded, "No problem!"

After Li Jun left, Jia Hong also showed surprise on his face. He set fire to the Youjiao Office, outwitted Zhang Yun, and released the military slaves. So many things happened today, all concentrated on a young boy. The Jingzhou officialdom in the past few years has undoubtedly set off a small wave.

It's not simple, but it's worth seeing. Even Jia Hong realizes that more and more exciting stories will surely happen to this Liu Jing.

He sorted it out again, put it in an envelope, and handed it to a messenger, "Go to Xuchang quickly and hand this letter to the prime minister."

The messenger hurried away after receiving the letter. Jia Hong looked at the back of the messenger and felt a little strange in his heart. The prime minister seemed to be very concerned about Liu Jing's situation. Why?

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Cai Mansion, Cai Mao sat on the couch and listened to Cai Zhong report to him about contacting Zhang Yun. Because Zhang Ping was seriously injured by the fire, it might be difficult to save him.

Zhang Ping's link between Cai and Zhang's family has been lost, and Cai Zhong is Zhang Ping's brother-in-law, so he took up the important task of this link.

Today he went to Zhang Yun specifically for this matter, hoping that the two factions of Cai and Zhang would formally form an alliance, which was what Cai Mao repeatedly asked him to do.

"Brother, Zhang Yun is in a very low mood now. I said that I would like to join hands with him to deal with Liu Jing, but he was very depressed and said that he had been warned by the state shepherd and he did not dare to act rashly again. No matter how much I persuaded him, he refused to agree. , really disappointing."

"It's not a disappointment, it's a sign of him getting smarter."

Cai Mao sneered, "Killing Liu Jing, I don't think there will be any benefit, it's nothing more than a bad breath, but the price he paid was so heavy that he was deprived of all his songs. If he doesn't learn his lesson, In the next step, he won't even be able to keep his military post."

"But....."

Cai Zhong still wanted to talk about the relationship between Liu Jing and the Kuai family, but Cai Mao waved his hand impatiently and interrupted Cai Zhong, "I don't want to hear about Liu Jing now, talk about the alliance between Cai and Zhang, and talk to him about it ?"

It's not that Cai Mao doesn't want to deal with Liu Jing, it's just that he doesn't want to discuss this matter with Cai Zhong, this person is stupid and reckless, if he knows what he thinks, he might cause a lot of trouble.

Cai Zhongzhong was a little disappointed, even the patriarch was not interested in Liu Jing anymore, he was the only one left, how could he deal with Liu Jing?Frustrated in his heart, he had to put the matter aside temporarily and turn his thoughts to his brother's problem.

"Reporting to brother, I have talked to him."

"Then what's his attitude?"

Cai Zhong shook his head, "His attitude is not very cooperative, and he seems not very interested in the alliance between Cai and Zhang."

"Why?" Cai Mao frowned and asked in puzzlement.

"He said...why didn't my brother speak up for him on the issue of the part, and refused to defend him. He couldn't feel his sincerity."

"What sincerity does he want!"

Cai Mao snorted heavily, feeling a little annoyed. In fact, he knew what Zhang Yun was referring to. He was there when Zhang Yun was punished that day, but he remained silent.

It's not that Zhang Yun didn't know the situation at that time, Liu Biao just took the opportunity to cut power, who dared to object at that time, besides, didn't he intercede for him?

Cai Zhong sighed, and said again: "Brother, he was willing to form an alliance last time. I guess he was in a bad mood for the past two days, and what he said was angry. When he calms down, I will talk to him again. The problem will not be serious. "

Cai Mao nodded, the Kuai family was their common enemy, and he also felt that there should be no problem in forming an alliance between Cai and Zhang.

"I'll leave the matter of forming an alliance with Zhang Yun to you. This matter must be negotiated, so let's go first!"

Cai Zhong bowed and saluted, and hurriedly backed away. Cai Mao walked to the window and watched Cai Zhong walk out of the courtyard, his mind was full of thoughts.

He tried his best to sort out his own ideas and distinguish the primary from the secondary. Although Liu Jing is hateful, he has not harmed the fundamental interests of the Cai family after all. In Jingzhou, he is far from being a threat to the Cai family.

The real threats to the interests of the Cai family are Liu Bei, who was lured by Liu Biao, and Kuai, who secretly competed with the Cai family. These two are the real enemies of the Cai family. I should deal with them, not a brat. .

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A carriage, escorted by dozens of cavalry, slowly stopped in front of the steps of the Liu residence. The leading general was Zhao Yun, who was watching the surroundings vigilantly. A soldier stepped forward and opened the door of the carriage, taking the lord Liu Bei out of the carriage. help out.

Liu Qi, who was waiting at the door, rushed down the steps, came up to greet him, and knelt down on both knees to salute: "Nephew Liu Qi pays respects to uncle."

Liu Bei quickly helped him up, and said with a smile, "Your nephew has been waiting for a long time, is your father there?"

"Father is waiting in the study, please uncle come with me."

Sun Gan walked out of the carriage again, he smiled and said, "My lord, then I won't go in."

Liu Bei nodded, "Okay! You wait outside."

Liu Bei followed Liu Qi to the gate of the mansion, and the butler invited Zhao Yun, Sun Qian and others to rest elsewhere.

"Uncle, there is something I have to remind you first."

Seeing that there was no one around, Liu Qi whispered, "It's best for uncle not to mention the matter of Zhang Yun."

"Oh! Why is that?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

"This afternoon, my aunt came to intercede with Zhang Yun. Instead of agreeing, my father reprimanded my aunt, saying that my aunt spoiled her son, and my father is still angry. Uncle must never bring up the matter of Zhang Yun. What my nephew means is Say, don't plead for him."

"I see, thank you nephew for reminding me."

But Liu Bei secretly thought, this eldest son is honest and trustworthy, and he asked with a smile, "Can you tell me about Mr. Jing?"

"It doesn't matter. My father thinks Brother Jing is innocent this time. Just now, he praised Brother Jing for his righteous deed. He actually freed five hundred slaves, which is impossible for ordinary people."

There is such a thing, Liu Bei was a little surprised, he didn't know about it.

Moreover, Liu Biao would actually appreciate this matter. Generally speaking, except for scholars and literati who would judge it as a righteous act, those in power would not support it, because it would offend the rest of the big manor owners who owned slaves, that is, the elite class.

If Liu Biao appreciates this, it can only show that the sharp decrease in the number of self-cultivating farmers in Jingzhou has affected the government's income, and Liu Biao is worried about this.

If this is the case, will Liu Biao reduce Xinye's money and food supply?

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In the study, Liu Biao was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. He was really in a good mood today. He took this opportunity to severely punish Zhang Yun and deprive him of his music. The cancer in Jingzhou may be cut off from this.

Today Zhang Yun complained about his injustice all afternoon, and repeatedly confessed that he was not the one who set the fire, and he would not burn his own brothers to death. Once the government office was set on fire, the fire burned really strangely, perhaps it was Liu Jing's bitter plan.

But Liu Biao didn't want to investigate this matter. It doesn't matter who lit the fire. The important thing is that he has shocked all the officials. Zhang Yun is his nephew, and he was also deprived of his part. In the future, who will dare to do it without authorization? Use parts.

From this point of view, Liu Biao admired Liu Jing's resourcefulness in this matter.

At this time, a guard came from outside the house to report, "My lord, Uncle Liu Huang is here!"