In Xiangyang County, Nanjun, Jingzhou, under the North Gate City, a large number of officials were seen standing at the city gate and looking at the official road in the distance, as if they were waiting for someone important. At the head was a man in his fifties, dressed in light blue and dark clothes, with a scholarly temperament between his brows. Judging from his behavior, he should learn Confucianism.
"My lord, aren't you just a small envoy? Why do you have to drive out of the city to greet me? Besides, even if Liu Long comes in person, there is no need for such a grand ceremony. After all, the other party is asking for us." Standing on one side is wearing armor. The man stepped forward and spoke. This person is none other than Cai Mao, who wanted Huang Zhong's life at the beginning. Now he is the governor of Nanjun.
If you can call Cai Mao your lord, you don't need to think too much to know who the man in front of you is. Liu Biao and Liu Jingsheng, the current governor of Jingzhou.
"Degui, what you said is wrong. After all, I am still Liu Long's brother. We are both from the Han Dynasty, so we should think about the Han Dynasty. This time he sent his envoy to fight with me to fight against the enemy and drive Yuan Shu away. Returning me from Nanyang to Jingzhou is such a big event that I should personally go out of the city to welcome him." Liu Biao looked at Cai Mao and said displeasedly.
"Butbut Liu Long took Huang Zhong in. Has my lord forgotten that Huang Zhong betrayed our army and joined Liu's army? Such a villain is still reused by Liu Long, which shows that Liu Long is not ¡¡.¡±
"Shut up." Liu Biao's face became more and more ugly. When he thought about Huang Zhong, he interrupted Cai Hao. "You actually dare to speak out about this matter. If Huang Zhong hadn't been aggressive and wanted Huang Zhong's life, Huang Zhong would have gone to Bingzhou with his family to join Liu." Really? The loss of such a general is not caused by you."
Huang Zhong followed Liu Biao for a while. Liu Biao felt angry when he thought of the fight between Cai Mao and Huang Zhong. If the Cai family was not a powerful family in Jingzhou, and if Liu Biao had not relied on the power of the Cai family, I am afraid Liu Biao would have turned against Cai Hao.
Cai Hao didn't dare to say anything more, as this incident would have a somewhat negative impact on the two of them. He sighed and took a few steps back.
"Hmph! Look at someone who is talented and can make people feel confident in his work. He is just like you. He fails more than he succeeds. Since he wanted to kill Huang Zhong in the first place, he shouldn't have been allowed to escape." Liu Biao put his hands behind his back and snorted coldly and looked at Cai Mao. A man on the right.
The man in front of me has a surname of Zhang Yun and a courtesy name of Xincai. Like Cai Mao, he is also a relative of Liu Biao, and his father is the current Taiwei Zhang Wen. He was killed by Dong Zhuo in the battle of Luoyang. His mother was Cai Shi, Cai Xi's sister, so Zhang Yunying was Cai Mao's cousin and related by marriage to Liu Biao. Because his father was killed by Dong Zhuo and there was no one to turn to, Zhang Yun had no choice but to come to Liu Biao and won Liu Biao's important position.
Liu Biao seems to be indecisive, but he also has Lei Lixingfeng's methods. If he were in Cai Mao's position, since he wanted to kill Huang Zhong, he would never show mercy. He was leaving a big problem for himself, and he could only accept it. Otherwise, Liu Biao would not have reached his current position with so many subordinates willing to follow him.
"Look, my lord, the envoy from Bingzhou is here." Just as Liu Biao shouted at Cai Mao angrily, he saw more than a thousand troops appearing on the horizon in the distance, heading towards Xiangyang City.
The army slowly arrived, led by Cui Yan, who was ordered to form an alliance with Liu Biao this time. Cui Yan rode his horse to the city and got off the horse. Behind him, Shi A also jumped off the horse and followed Cui Yan closely. This time Cui Yan came to form an alliance, he was Cui Yan's personal bodyguard. He issued a military order in front of Liu Long. If Cui Yan made any mistake, he would not have to go back, so he would protect Cui Yan's safety at all times.
"Cui Yan, the envoy to Bingzhou, pays homage to Liu Biao." Cui Yan stepped forward and saluted Liu Biao.
"Messenger Cui is very polite. Liu learned that Marquis Wu Cheng sent someone to negotiate an alliance. He didn't expect such a young and promising person." Looking at Cui Yan's behavior and conversation, Liu Biao hurriedly replied. In addition, Liu Biao had also investigated Cui Yan. This person was a student of Zheng Xuan. As one of the "Eight Talents" in Jingzhou, how could he be rude?
Cui Yan was unhurried and said calmly, "President Liu has given me the award. Cui Yan is just a small person. Being able to get into the eyes of Prefect Liu, one of the eight heroes today, is really a blessing to me, Cui Yan."
Liu Biao smiled, "Hahaha, Messenger Cui was joking." Who doesn't want to hear good things, even Liu Biao. After laughing a few times, Liu Biao stroked his goatee, "Messenger Cui has had a hard time coming all the way. Liu, please prepare some water and wine in the city, so you should go into the city to rest for a while. After all, this is not a place for long conversations."
Liu Biao made a gesture of invitation, and Cui Yan hurriedly extended his hand, "Liu Governor, please!"
This time Cui Yan came from the waterway with more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and he was indeed exhausted. Especially after passing through the waters of Yuan Shu's Nanyang, Cui Yan did not sleep well.
Following Liu Biao into the city, Liu Biao couldn't help but point to the prosperous streets, tall buildings, and people coming and going in the city along the way: "Envoy Cui, I don't know if my Xiangyang City is prosperous or not."
"Not only is it prosperous, Jingzhou is also a fertile land. Just look at the Xiangyang City in front of you.??It was an eye-opener for me. "Liu Biao showed off in front of Cui Yan how rich the city under his jurisdiction was, and Cui Yan also said from the bottom of his heart.
"I wonder if it can be compared with Jinyang City in Bingzhou." Liu Biao said with a smile.
Cui Yan shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, "It can't be compared. Although Bingzhou has become prosperous under the rule of my lord in recent years, it is far from comparable to Jingzhou.
Jingzhou has outstanding people, rich products, long history and splendid culture. Since ancient times, it has been known as a land of culture and a land of plenty. Cui Yan knew that his lord had governed well. Bingzhou had undergone earth-shaking changes in recent years, but the current situation was far from comparable to Jingzhou. The prosperity of Jingzhou and Meisheng ranks high among these twelve states.
"Haha I wonder if Messenger Cui has ever thought about finding another job. Jingzhou has nothing but talents like Messenger Cui." Liu Biao's words were straightforward and promising. In order to win over Cui Yan.
Thinking of Huang Zhong's surrender to Liu Long, Liu Biao also wanted to recruit Cui Yan to his account at this time. Although he didn't know what Cui Yan's talents were, he was sent to Jingzhou by Liu Long personally and talked so calmly with him, which showed that he was not an ordinary person. The most important thing is that Cui Yan's teacher is Zheng Xuan, a great scholar today.
"Thank you for your kindness, Governor Liu. Cui has not thought about finding another job at this time." Cui Yan simply refused Liu Biao. Since he had submitted to Liu Long, he had no intention of surrendering to anyone else. In addition, Liu Biao was not the Ming lord in Cui Yan's mind, otherwise he would not have gone to Bingzhou to seek refuge with Liu Long.
Today is the Qingming Festival. I came back late from sweeping the tomb. I was exhausted and fell asleep while lying on the bed. This also made the update a bit late. Sorry.