Xiangyang, within the Animal Husbandry Department.

Liu Biao was sitting high in the hall, holding a scroll of slips in his hand. His forehead, which was already deeply wrinkled, was wrinkled tightly, as if he was thinking about something important.

Below him stood a middle-aged man in his forties, with an elegant appearance and a somewhat scholarly air as later generations would say. He stroked his beard, looked up at the beams, and made a thoughtful expression.

Thoughts.

Both of them are thinking about the same thing at the moment.

After a while, I saw Liu Biao put down the slip in his hand.

It was a letter written by King Chen Liu Chong to him, informing Liu Biao of Jia Long's current situation in Fang County.

Liu Biao sighed slowly: "I originally wanted Jia Long to dominate the upper reaches and make the counties in Xicheng fall behind. Who would have thought that he wanted to control the whole territory of Hanzhong? He really has a big ambition."

"Haha, but it's also expected." The middle-aged man replied with a smile.

The middle-aged man below is Liu Biao's cousin Liu He, who is also a member of the Liu clan in Shanyang. He is now a Jingzhou Biejia and serves as Liu Biao's deputy.

After Zhang Xian was destroyed and Jingnan was conquered and divided into seven counties by Liu Qi, Liu Biao began to place people from the Shanyang Liu family in the territory to help him.

Now Cai Mao is leading his army to the north, and Liu Qi is leading his army to the east. There are not many soldiers and horses in Nanjun, and Liu Biao needs these soldiers to arrange food and fodder for all parties.

Now if he thinks about sending troops and horses to Shangyong to monitor Jia Long, then Jingzhou's soldiers and generals may not be enough for him, and they will be stretched thin.

If something happens in the rear, Liu Biao might not be able to survive, so he must not send any more troops...

So he can only rely on strategy now.

And the person who can make suggestions for him is the person in front of him.

Liu He is one of the most resourceful people of Liu Biao's generation among the Liu family in Shanyang. He is famous for his careful thinking and deceitfulness, but he is indeed extremely kind to the people of the Liu family in Shanyang.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Biao appointed him as the governor of Jingzhou, as his deputy as the state herdsman, and made him his confidant.

Liu Biao only told him about Jia Long at the moment.

After thinking seriously for a while, Liu He said: "Brother, there is no need to worry. Jia Long is a powerful leader in Sichuan and a famous general in Yizhou. It is inevitable that he will be arrogant. When he returned to Jingzhou, it was also for Jia Long.

Forced by the situation, it is reasonable for him to want to stand on his own now. Who wants to live under others all his life? At present, Nanyang County and Runan County and other places are in urgent need of war. On the Hanzhong side, even if Jia Long succeeds, it will not matter.

It's not that we are a bad person, it's just that we have less control over it... And from my point of view, with Liu Fan in hand, even if Jia Long can completely control Hanzhong, he still needs his brother's support.

It's justifiable. Now we can let Jia Long go about his business in Hanzhong. It won't be too late to make any calculations after the matter between us and the two Yuans is settled."

Liu Biao narrowed his eyes and thought seriously: "This statement is very reasonable... The current situation can only be like this."

Liu He said with a smile: "Besides, if my brother wants to go to Yizhou, he doesn't necessarily have to rely on Jia Long. Yizhou is a land of great abundance, with abundant resources and talents. It is the land of heaven. If you want to enter Yizhou, there are really many people who can be used."

yes."

Liu Biao heard that Liu He seemed to have something in his words, so he asked, "My dear brother, do you have any clever ideas?"

Liu He took a step forward and said to Liu Biao in a low voice: "As for the counties in Yizhou, my brother has been secretly sending people to inquire everywhere... It is said that after Wu Ban, Wu Lan, and Lei Tong were returned to Yizhou,

These three Dongzhou scholar families were secretly suppressed by Liu Yan. After Yan Yan surrendered to Jia Long, Jiangguan Captain Yan Yong immediately sent someone to write a letter to Liu Yan, saying that he would sever ties with Yan Yan and expel him from the clan.

, and stated that the tribesmen in Bajun would not be relocated, and asked Liu Yan to rest assured."

Liu Biao said lightly: "Yes, my brother also knows about these two things. When Boyu let Wu Ban and Wu Lan return to Shu, he instead left their family masters Lei Yu, Wu Bang, and Wu Yi in Xiangyang for this reason.

To instigate the relationship between these three Dongzhou noble families and Liu Yan, it was expected that the three families would be suppressed by Liu Yan... As for Yan Yong, Boyu should have told Yan Yan to let Yan Yong move him to Bajun.

The family went to Jiangguan, but I heard that this Yan Yong showed loyalty to Liu Junlang regardless of his brotherhood. He would rather break the brotherly relationship with Yan Yan than betray Liu Yan, but he was a loyal man.

Cheese."

Liu He said with a smile: "Brother thinks Yan Yong is too good, but I think it's not the case... When Boyu proposed to Yan Yan the strategy of transferring the Bajun people, although it was for the good of the Yan family, this method was not good for Yan Yan.

It is too risky for Yong. Even though Bajun is close to Jiangguan and very close to it, the Yan family has lived in Bajun for generations."

"Asking them to give up their property and move their entire family from Bajun is actually cutting off their foundation. As the head of the Yan family, Yan Yong naturally has different plans in his mind than others. He will never do such a thing until the last moment.

Do... Therefore, he would rather sever his relationship with Yan Yan than cut off the roots of the Yan family in Ba County..."

"And Yan Yong is guarding Jiangguan, and he has many elite soldiers. He is guarding the key point from Jingzhou to Shuzhong. For Liu Yan, he is a general who can be released outside. Before Liu Yan is sure to capture him,

I didn't dare to offend him too much, so the two sides have been at peace with each other until now, but it was not Yan Yong's loyalty."

Liu Biao suddenly realized what he said.

He nodded slowly in agreement... Suddenly, Liu Biao seemed to have thought of something again, and asked Liu He: "Brother Xian, why are you telling me these things?"

But he saw Liu He bowing to Biao Liu and saying, "I have a plan that will cause chaos in central Sichuan and cause many forces that are suspicious of each other to rise up."

"Oh?" Liu Biao was perked up after hearing this: "Want to hear the details?"

Liu He smiled and said: "Actually, this strategy is also very simple. Since I called Jingchu, I have been sending people to secretly contact an old friend in Shu. When I was young, I traveled to Shu after the ceremony and I met this person.

The relationship between them is quite friendly, and now I heard that this person is not having a smooth life in Shu, so I intend to instigate this person."

Liu Biao heard this and said hurriedly: "Who is the person that my dear brother is referring to?"

Liu He hurriedly said: "This person's name is Lou Fa. He is the chief of the pavilion in Shu County. He also belongs to a local wealthy family in Shu County."

"Lou Fa?" Liu Biao muttered silently, shook his head and said, "I have never heard of this person. Besides, he is just instigating a rebellion against the chief of the pavilion who is guarding the Shu Princess. He may not be able to achieve much success."

Liu He patiently explained to Liu Biao: "Brother, I don't know that in Shu County, the people who intend to rebel are not only the pavilion chief, but also Shu County's Prime Minister Gan Ning, and his subordinates, the thief Cao Chenmi."

"The Commander-in-Chief of Shu County... also wants to rebel against Liu Yan?" Upon hearing this, Liu Biao suddenly perked up and said with a gossipy look on his face, "Brother, please tell me in detail."

Liu He cleared his throat and gave Liu Biao a detailed explanation.

It turns out that since Ren Qi, the governor of Jianwei County, united with the local powerful people in Yizhou to rebel in Jianwei County, Liu Yan temporarily stopped the strategy of attacking the local powerful people in Guanghan County, Shu County, Ba County and other places in order to stabilize the situation, and changed it to appease,

Even though Yan Yan, a rebellious wealthy family, came out of the Yan family, Liu Yan did not take the opportunity to take action against him. Instead, he sent people to comfort him with kind words and praise Yan Yong's virtues, in order to appease the powerful people in Yizhou and not let him go. Ren Qi's power has grown.

I have to say that Liu Yan’s strategy is indeed right.

The tycoons in Guanghan and Shu counties who had resented Liu Yan in the past felt at ease because of his appeasement and compromise, and did not join Ren Qi's rebel camp for the time being.

But at this time, because his eldest son Liu Fan was in Jingzhou, his second son Liu Dan was under the control of Dong Zhuo, and his third son Liu Mao died, Liu Yan became ill from worry and became bedridden.

It was the critical moment when Ren Qi led his troops to fight against the Dongzhoushi army and the Qingqiang army. During this critical period, the governor of Shu County was replaced by Liu Yan because of his close friendship with Jia Long in the past. The position of county governor is vacant, and the situation in Yizhou is gradually changing...

In order to stabilize the territory under his jurisdiction and encourage the army and the people to unite with the outside world, Liu Yan sent his youngest son Liu Zhang as the governor of Shu County to take charge of Shu in his place.

For Liu Yan right now, only his biological son can be relied upon.

There is nothing wrong with this originally,

But Liu Yan, who was ill, ignored a very important issue.

That is Liu Zhang's origin and age.

As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Yan studied under Hu Guang and taught at Yangcheng Mountain for seven years. He was a real upper-class celebrity. His reputation was well-known among the Han gentry, not inferior to Zhang Jian and others.

As his son, Liu Zhang has been exposed to the code of conduct of "celebrities" since he was a child.

As a "second generation", Liu Zhang naturally looked down on ordinary powerful people and poor people from his heart. In addition, he was still young, so he was definitely not as rich and sophisticated as Liu Yan in terms of dealing with people and things. Many of them were Things are still floating on the surface.

Therefore, it is easy to offend people.

After Liu Zhang arrived in Shu County, the first person he offended was the governor of Shu County, Gan Ning.

He wanted to replace Gan Ning from the position of Sheriff of Shu County. After all, for him, the Sheriff, was the second-in-command besides him and could be said to be his close partner.

A decent person must be appointed.

But it's no wonder that he had such thoughts, because for a celebrity like Liu Zhang, Gan Ning's resume was really not very good, and his behavior also made Liu Zhang nauseated.

After Gan Ning claimed to be the Prime Minister of the Qin State during the Warring States Period, Gan Mao, no one knows whether it is true or false. But even if it is true, it is nothing to be proud of. No matter how great the officials in the previous dynasty were, in this dynasty Not as good as bullshit.

Gan Ning's family was a wealthy family in Shu County, with a lot of land and crops, and many dependent households, but it was not a Confucian school.

Gan Ning, on the other hand, has been dissolute since he was a child. Relying on his family's power, he has done many rampant things in Shu County. He is the kind of person who is hated by everyone.

Originally An An was contented to be a rich man who could inherit the family business and let the hawks run wild. It was a good choice, but Gan Ning was really too wild at heart. He really liked new things and just wanted to be a knight-errant.

In his opinion, this move was not enough to demonstrate his ability, so he simply played a big one.

Gan Ning was a wealthy family in Shu County, but he was troubled by the frivolous young men in the area. He appointed himself as the leader, formed a group, carried a bow and feathers, put bird feathers on his head, and wore a bell. He killed people, fled in hiding, and even indulged his men.

Looting the property of people they dislike, and even killing officials...

He was a powerful man, but he suddenly became a pure local gangster.

As a powerful man with land and land, he did not engage in mergers and acquisitions to strengthen the family industry, but instead robbed the country.

How dishonest this person is.

Moreover, every time Gan Ning robbed the Tao, he had to make a big fuss and make everyone aware of it, for fear that others would not know that it was Gan Ning's Tao.

He was dressed in brocade attire and had a silver bell around his waist. Wherever he was being robbed, there was a clear ringing sound of "ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding."

Gan Ning was even called the "Jinfan Thief" by the people of Shu County because of this.

Later, when Gan Ning reached the age of 20, he didn't know whether it was because of the persecution of his family or because he really had a heart to repent, so he repented, gave up his career of robbery, and began to pursue an official career.

Let’s not talk about the darkness of society in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. A murderous and swindling gangster could change his career if he wanted to. One day he wanted to be a gang boss, another time he wanted to be a civil servant. As long as the family was powerful, everything was his.

The Gan family of Shu County was quite wealthy in the local area. They bribed the governor of Shu County at the time and obtained the position of planner in Shu County for Gan Ning. This gave Gan Ning the opportunity to go to Luoyang to make plans, so that Gan Ning could

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go to Luoyang, he tried to find a way to use bribes and show his prominence in order to get a job in the local area.
To be continued...