Zhou Yu realized that it would take about a few months for Cao Cao to gather troops and gather food and grass, and then he was about to launch a thunderous attack on the coalition forces. ∈◆The time was urgent, so he immediately left his troops and took Xu Shu to Yicheng, and then headed straight to Longzhong west of Xiangyang.

He went to Longzhong, of course, not to find Zhuge Liang - Zhuge Liang had long lived there - but to visit Zhuge Liang's father-in-law Huang Su Huang Chengyan. Xu Shu had not yet served as an official in Liu Bei, but when he was living in seclusion in Jingzhou, he had many local scholars and often served as guests of Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan and others, so he could help Zhou Yu build a bridge.

I arrived at the thatched cottage soon after, Huang Zuo opened the door and went in. Zhou Yu pointed at his nose and said, "I am a friend of Huang Jiangxia." I am Huang Zu's friend.

Huang Zu and Huang Suo came out of the Anlu Huang family together, and they were cousins ​​within the five cousins, so Zhou Yu had to say this to bring the relationship between the two closer. Of course, in fact, he had no special friendship with Huang Zu, and even had a fight before. However, before, he led his army to rescue Jiang Xia, and the two got along well, and just came up with something to say.

Although Zhou Gongjin was proud at heart, he was not always revealed. He was gentle and humble, and was good at getting along with others. Everyone who knew him was fascinated by it. As the saying goes, "If you get along with Zhou Gongjin, you will not feel drunk without feeling like you." This is different from Guan Yu. Guan Yunchang's pride is written on his face, and "treating the soldiers well and being arrogant as a scholar and accusing him of the literati." Except for Liu Bei's core circle, everyone tried to avoid him. However, the two people's reputation in Jingxiang was very different: Zhou Yu came from Jiangdong, and was originally an enemy country in Jingzhou, and all scholars were suspicious of it. Especially Cai Mao. Naturally, Zhou Yu said east. He must say west; while Guan Yu once followed Liu Bei to Xinye, the scholars often projected his kindness to Liu Bei on him, believing that General Guan was loyal and brave, and Liu Mu should rely on it.

Let’s talk about Huang Su, Zhou Yu and Xu Shu, who took the seats, first greetings, and had a condom relationship with each other. Zhou Yu glanced at him and saw the Huang girl walking out of the inner room and serving hot water to the guests. In this year, men and women were not as perverted as in later generations. In addition, the Huang family was poor and had no maids, so the eldest lady had to do this kind of work himself. When he saw this woman’s black face and yellow hair, thick skirt and thorn hair, Zhou Gongjin thought she was a girl. When he heard that she was Huang Chengyan’s daughter, he was shocked and couldn’t help but sigh: “Honor Huang is a real hermit!” He asked casually: “Can the female princess’s name be a man?”

Huang Chengyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then shook his head: "Not yet." In fact, the Huang girl had already betrothed to Zhuge Liang, and was waiting for the boy to marry him. But who would have thought that Zhuge Kongming had helped his uncle return to his hometown for burial. He had gone away and never returned. It was rumored that his brothers had already become officials in Xudu. Huang Chengyan sometimes thought that his daughter should not stay for a long time when she was old. Should I just regret the marriage and choose another good son-in-law? For example, the boy of the Pang family looked pretty good.

But he was still hesitating, but Pang Tong left Jingzhou and followed Liu Bei to Shuzhong. Let's think about others. The children of scholars who were of the same age in Xiangyang City were not as good as the dragon and phoenix. The marriage of the Huang girl was delayed in this way. She was almost twenty in a blink of an eye and had not been able to get married. Old Man Huang was upset when he remembered this, and was afraid that Zhou Yu and Xu Du were originally enemies. He heard that his prospective son-in-law was in the north and caused any unnecessary disputes. So just say that his daughter was not allowed yet.

Fortunately, Zhou Gongjin asked casually and did not go into it in depth. Then he turned the topic away. After chatting, the three of them gradually got to the point. Zhou Yu talked about the current situation of the north and south armies, and then talked about his own strategy of giving up Xiangyang and shrinking the defense line. Afterwards, he asked Huang Zuo: "What do you think Huang Gong thinks?"

Huang Chengyan was very knowledgeable, but he really didn't know much about fighting. Besides, he was a little tired of the fight between the separatist forces, so he casually said: "It's a good plan." Then Zhou Gongjin suddenly frowned and sighed: "I'm sorry to let Qi obstruct him, and Liu Mu won't accept it."

He said "ruling relatives", of course, he refers to Huang Su's brother-in-law Cai Mao. If the relationship between his brother-in-law and his wife and brother-in-law was not very good, Cai Mao repeatedly asked Huang Su to come out to help his elder brother-in-law Liu Biao, but was rejected by Huang Su. The two gradually became sparse in contact. Moreover, Cai Mao held heavy troops in Jingzhou and was self-righteous, which made Huang Su look down on him. Although his brother-in-law had the talent to help the world and the people, he had the nature of a playboy. The Cai family was unfortunate and got this son, and the family would inevitably fall in the future.

Therefore, this time Zhou Yu said that I had planned well, but unfortunately my brother-in-law was stopped. Of course, Huang Chengyan would not say anything good to Cai Mao, so he said bluntly: "They are all in love with their hometowns and wealth, and there is no far-reaching plan." Zhou Yu said this is not possible. If they follow their actions, Jingxiang will be lost sooner or later. If Jingxiang is lost, Yangzhou and Yizhou will be difficult to protect. Then he lowered his voice and said, "I have a plan now. If you get help from Mr. Huang, you can help the three states."

I immediately tactfully told my thoughts, and Xu Shu also interrupted. Huang Chengyan pondered for a while, shook his head slightly and said, "Gongjin, although you are wise, you are very profitable and powerful, and you may be mistaken for intelligence." He said I can help you, but the ugly words are ahead. I am not optimistic about your plans, and may benefit for a while, but it will not be a long-term plan.

Zhou Yu thought to himself that there was no long-term plan at this moment? Seeing that Cao Cao was about to come, he would have to survive this round first, and everything would be easy to say, otherwise he would have to be long-term and never get it. He quickly stood up and thanked him repeatedly. Huang Chengyan immediately wrote a letter and handed it to Zhou Yu and Xu Shu, and asked them to take it away.

As soon as the two of them left the house, the Huang girl stepped out from behind and asked her father in confusion: "My daughter sees that although Zhou Gongjin is beautiful and humble, her heart is unpredictable. Moreover, this plan may hurt her uncle, so why did her father help her?" Huang Chengyan closed his eyes and replied slowly: "This may save the difficulties of Xiangyang from the army... Moreover, if Cao Gong takes Xiangyang, Kong Ming may come to marry you..."

Huang Suo, in accordance with the letter written by Zhou Yu, sent it to Cai Mao’s mansion soon. Cai Mao opened it and took a look. He said one thing inside - "Is the nephew safe? Xiangyang may be soldiers, so he is young. If he is not a secret, what can he regret? He will move to Jiangling?"

The "nephew" mentioned in the letter refers to the nephew of Huang Su and Cai Mao, Liu Cong, the second son of Liu Biao. Liu Biao's ex-wife once gave birth to a son Liu Qi. After entering Jing, his wife died and then married the Cai family's daughter, Cai Mao's eldest sister, and gave birth to the next son Liu Cong. Now he is only thirteen this year, and he has not yet won the championship. Huang Su said that our nephew is still young and still placed him in a place like Xiangyang where war is about to be encountered. If there is a mistake, you and I will regret it. It is better to send him to Jiangling in the rear.

If someone else said this, Cai Mao would have to make a few turns in his heart and figure out what the real intention was. Because Cai Mao has been instigating Liu Biao to abolish the eldest son and the youngest son over the years, and dismiss Liu Qi, and pass the position of the head of the family and the land of Jingzhou to Liu Cong in the future. Jing Xiang gradually formed the two parties of Liu Qi and Liu Cong, fighting openly and secretly, and in a turbulent situation. Therefore, whenever he was involved in the matters related to Liu Cong, Cai Mao would inevitably be more careful. But the problem was written by Huang Su, and he was also Liu Cong's uncle. In addition, he never got involved in political affairs, so Cai Mao was careless for a moment and fell into a trap.

It cannot be said that he is just a brain. On the contrary, he thought more and more, and he directly followed Zhou Yu's arrangement of the ditch. Cai Mao thought, how could Xiangyang be defended? Huang Chengyan said, "Send her sister and nephew to Xiangyang City first, which seems to be more secure. The prosperous and solid city of Jingzhou is the only place in Xiangyang. In theory, it must go to Jiangling when sent to Xiangyang, but Jiangling is Liu Pan's territory. Although the boy did not clearly express his support for Liu Qi, he obviously did not agree with the dethronement of the eldest son and the young son. The nephew should leave the dangerous place and enter the tiger's mouth again...

No, I can't deal with others in this matter, I have to go there myself. Liu Pan's main force has been transferred to Xiangyang to help defend. I will take a soldier and use my own reputation and authority to suppress the whole city easily... Well, this idea is good. If I can take this opportunity to control Jiangling, then I can attack and retreat and defend. Even if Xiangyang is lost, even if Liu Pan officially joins Liu Qi's party, I will have nothing to be scared!

So he hurried to visit his sister Mrs. Cai and told her what she thought. Mrs. Cai said that it would be good to send Cong'er to Jiangling. The problem is that you have the power of military and horses now and leave Xiangyang. What if Cao Cao attacked? Cai Mao said that I guess it would take a month or two before Cao Cao would launch a full-scale attack. I took this opportunity to travel to Jiangling. If it was too late, I really couldn't leave it. Mrs. Cai had a shallow sense of knowledge and had always listened to the words of this brother the most. In addition, he was worried about his own son, so he agreed immediately and helped persuade Liu Biao.

This matter is not big, and it is not the same as the deposed elder and the young. I believe that the wind on my sister's pillow will be effective, so Cai Mao turned his face and hurriedly summoned Zhang Yun, the deputy from home, and said that I had something to leave Xiangyang for more than ten days, and the soldiers in the city will be handed over to you, so you can keep me a little prison.

Zhang Yun was named Cai Mao's deputy. In fact, his qualifications and reputation were not as good as a dog raised by Cai Mao. He immediately obeyed the orders. So on the third day, Cai Mao protected his sister and nephew and led more than 300 cavalry troops to leave Xiangyang. As soon as he left, Zhang Yun received a letter from Liu Pan to treat him.

Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew and one of the best generals in Jingzhou. After receiving the invitation, Zhang Yun was flattered. He quickly cleaned up his clothes and brought a few boxes of gifts to Liu Pan's mansion. When he arrived at the place, he saw that there were quite a few people coming. Most of the civil and military officials in Xiangyang City were here, and the first guest was the prefect of Zhangling, the Marquis of Fanting, Kuai Yue and Kuai Yidu.

Zhang Yun went up to see each other, and then rushed out of the seat honestly - it was not too late when Wen Pin and Wang Wei were on the way. Seeing the guests gathered, the master Liu Pan finally stepped out from behind the screen. Zhang Yun quickly stood up and looked up. Hey, there seemed to be someone following Liu Pan... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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