Lu Meng has been an inconspicuous little character so far, but this is limited to before he moved into Liu Biao's mansion.

When Lu Meng, as Zhao Xing's plenipotentiary envoy, quietly moved into the residence of Liu Biao, the mansion of the governor of Jingzhou, changed not only his identity and status, but also the structure and situation of Jingzhou.

The King of Pingxi Zhao Xing was so powerful and had a stunning vision. Judging from his way of using people, there were very few two kinds of people under his command. One was the "Erwuzi" who was scattered inside and outside, and the other was the "Er55" who was in corpse. Since Zhao Xing dared to let Lu Meng handle the affairs of Jingzhou on his behalf, it was enough to show that Lu Meng's current abilities are enough to be competent for this important task. It also proves that Lu Meng, who was born in Jiangdong, has completely integrated into Zhao Xing's core group.

In the eight years of Guangxi that were about to pass, King Pingxi never had Shangdang. Because of his dormant and low-key, there were few soldiers in the territory of the Han Dynasty during this year. Except for Guanyu outside Yumen Pass in the northwest, Zhang Xiu and others used troops in the northeastern region. Looking at the land of Jiuzhou, it was actually a good weather and a peaceful country. Of course, if there was no plague that suddenly broke out in the Xiliang region, perhaps the eighth year of Guangxi could be called the "golden year" by later historians.

The King of Pingxi did not leave his home, which does not mean that he had lost a correct judgment on the situation in the world. On the contrary, because he always commanded and dispatched the center and was not trapped in the local offensive struggle, he could analyze and evaluate the changing situation in the Central Plains more comprehensively and objectively, and make amazing deployment and response strategies.

During this year, great changes occurred in the Luoyang court, and followed by many changes in the power of several states located in the Central Plains. Seeing the new general Cao Cao and Prime Minister Liu Bei complete the trick of joining the Zongli and joining the army under Zhao Xing's nose, and made various arrangements for the peaceful Western King of Jin. However, Wohu City, which has always touched the world's nerves, was surprisingly calm, and it seemed that the huge challenge for Cao and Liu to form an alliance was not seen.

This is also the reason why although undercurrents in the eighth year of Guangxi did not break out in large-scale internal wars.

When Zhao Xing received an inquiry letter sent by Sun Jian from Jiangdong, which was related to the marriage between the eldest son Zhao Zhenbang and Sun Jian's eldest daughter Sun Ren, he was not only a little laughed. At that time, Zhao Xing said to Chen Gui, Chen Gong, Li Jinsi, Li Ru and Lu Meng, who were beside him in a teasing tone: "See it, I just said that the prospective in-law in Jiangdong saw us indifferent, and would definitely be anxious to sit still! This is openly asking about Zhenbang's marriage with his daughter, but secretly trying to inquire about the reality of Jin State!"

Several strategists laughed knowingly, thinking that no matter who wants to be a relative of the King of Pingxi, they may not be able to take much advantage. Didn’t you see that since Sun Jian from Jiangdong and Jin State have been at a disadvantage of being passively dealing with it?

Zhao Xing wrote a letter to Sun Jian, saying that it was not yet publicized that the marriage between Zhao and Sun families was not allowed to affect their vision due to the changes in the outside world, and just stay safe.

After a while, the sudden report was reported from Luoyang, saying that the court had made it clear to the world that the second prince Liu Xie was appointed King of Xiangyang and the fief of the entire Jingzhou area.

When Emperor Ling was still alive, he loved the second prince Liu Xie very much. He once intentionally deposed the prince Bin and made Xie the crown prince. If the Yellow Turban riot in Luoyang had not scared Emperor Ling and scared the old boy from Luoyang to Chang'an, I was afraid that Liu Bin would not be Liu Bin but Liu Xie who was sitting on the dragon throne now. Because there was such a competitive relationship between Liu Bin and Liu Xie, Liu Bin controlled Liu Xie and blocked him in the clan's mansion to prevent him from contacting outsiders.

Now the court suddenly announced that the world would be granted Liu Xie as King of Xiangyang and also granted him such a huge territory as Jingzhou. This matter is a bit weird no matter how you look at it.

If something goes wrong, there will be a demon. Zhao Xing gathered his counselors around him to discuss the matter.

Li Ru said: "Some time ago, Liu Biao of Jingzhou said he could not afford to get sick in Jiangling, which made the court have nowhere to urge him. Now Liu Bei and Cao Cao came up with such an idea to occupy the nest, and it is clear that he still wants to plot against Jingzhou."

Chen Gui said: "Liu Biao is now in a crack and now faces the Xiangyang King who is forcibly blocked by the court. I am afraid that life will be even more difficult. Once Jingzhou is in turmoil, all the forces in various places have the intention to get involved in Jingzhou, which is a good thing for us."

Chen Gong analyzed: "Jingzhou has attracted the attention of all forces now, and has won us a lot of development time, but it is difficult to delay it for a long time. Once any of them gets Jingzhou, it will not be a good thing for us in the future."

"The key is that if the war lasts too long, it will greatly damage the vitality of Jingzhou when you fight. This is not the result we want." Li Jinsi said with some concern.

Lu Meng said: "We have always had some contacts with Jingzhou. Both sides have never really fought against each other. If we help them a little, we might be able to dominate the situation in Jingzhou."

Zhao Xing combined everyone's opinions and said: "According to our planned strategy, the time for launching a full-scale attack on Yizhou is in the spring of the following year, so we still need to endure for at least a year. The situation in Jingzhou has touched the nerves of all forces. If used properly, it can buy us more than a year. I am going to send a special envoy to Xiangyang, and help Liu Biao defend Jingzhou, attract the troops of all parties in the Jingzhou area, and create trouble and allow them to consume internal friction!"

Li Ru then asked, "I wonder how the lord is going to help Liu Biao?"

"It is mainly to provide Liu Biao with excellent weapons and equipment, and send senior command talents to assist Liu Biao in military deployment and command operations. If the situation worsens in the later period, the army will be directly increased to the Jingzhou area through Fangling Port!" Zhao Xing replied.

"The Western Liang army of the Liangzhou Legion has been fighting outside the territory, and our primary target is Yizhou. If we send troops to reinforce Jingzhou, it will inevitably lead to insufficient troops invested in the Yizhou battlefield. How to solve this problem?" Chen Gong reminded Zhao Xing.

Zhao Xing thought for a moment and replied: "In a year, the war in the Northeast region will definitely end. In addition to the Canglang Army continuing to stay, the Northeast region can form two new troops to be responsible for local defense, while the Black Mountain Army and Xiong Ju Army will all be transferred to the Western Front battlefield. At the same time, Kunlun Army can be drawn from the Western Regions to reinforce the Yizhou battlefield, so that the troops will be basically sufficient."

Seeing that Zhao Xing had made up his mind, Lu Meng recommended himself and said: "Lord, Meng is not talented, I beg you to go to Jingzhou for you."

Zhao Xing also felt that Lu Meng was the best candidate to go to Jingzhou because his talent had not been discovered yet, and others were not familiar with his military routine, so he could win by surprise. So Zhao Xing said: "Then thank you for your hard work. This time, I have been going to Jingzhou for a long time. Everything needs to be done with the means and use the strength to fight!"

Lu Meng then took the order, first arrived in Gaoping, then detoured by Hanzhong, and finally arrived in Xiangyang.


Chapter completed!