Chapter 568 The Destined Choice
The next day, Fei Qian shared his ideas with Huang Chengyan in general.
Huang Chengyan also listened and nodded. He was somewhat moved and wanted to get up and go to the workshop to find some craftsmen to practice it, but he was stopped by Fei Qianshuo.
Fei Qian did not intend to implement the entire idea here in Jingxiang. There are many things that exist in his brain now, which can be said to be ahead of the entire Han Dynasty concept, so he implemented it specifically in Jingxiang. Not a very good move.
After all, although Jingxiang was unified for a period of time in the hands of Liu Biao, it quickly collapsed after Liu Biao. By then, Huang Chengyan''s Huangjiayin Courtyard and other Wubao of his family would probably not have a big problem, but other craftsmen scattered around the Huang family may not be able to all If it is preserved, it might be robbed and taken away by other forces...
"My son-in-law...will be heading north in two days..." Fei Qian said, looking at Huang Chengyan''s face.
"What? Are you ready to leave now?" Huang Chengyan was stunned, pondered for a while, and then said: "...It''s okay, Bingzhou can''t be separated for a long time after all..." Then suddenly Huang Chengyan seemed to be inexplicably sad, and dumped him. He rolled his sleeves, left Fei Qian alone, and walked to the back hall.
Um?
What''s going on with my father-in-law?
Fei Qian was a little confused. He originally planned to discuss with his father-in-law the specific craftsmen to be brought to Jingxiang. How could we discuss it now?
no way.
When Fei Qian first started, it was not that he had not considered the land of Jingxiang, but the land of Jingxiang was indeed too complicated. Otherwise, while guarding the three families of Pang, Cai, and Huang, he would also win over other noble families to achieve harmony and balance. Those who can achieve a great career are like what Liu Biao did...
But there are many hidden dangers. In the process of balancing various noble families, it will inevitably be too deeply involved. Just like Liu Zhan is relying on the Cai family to attack Jingnan. Although Jingnan will be captured in the future, or in other words, He surrendered, but when he turned around, he found that the Cai family''s power had greatly expanded as a result, and then had to enter a period of time to contain the Cai family.
After all, Bingzhou was crippled by the barbarians, leaving a blank slate. Now as soon as the craftsmen from Jingxiang arrive, Cai Yong attracts the disciples of the Imperial Academy. , We need military force, we need resources, we need prospects, and there are no strong enemies around, only the Xianbei barbarians...
Besides, the best thing is that there are barbarians around...
?There is really no better place in the world right now.
So Fei Qian himself had to return to Bingzhou no matter what.
? Huang Yueying on the side was also a little depressed, lowering her head silently and twisting the corners of her clothes.
This little yellow-haired girl...
Fei Qian rubbed Huang Yueying''s reddish-brown hair and said, "Oh, it''s okay. In a year or two at most, when Bingzhou settles down, I will send someone to pick you up..."
Huang Yueying lowered her head and whispered: "...I will go there with you this time..."
"What?" Fei Qian didn''t hear clearly.
Huang Yueying was a little shy, and stood up quickly and said: "...Nothing, I...I...go see my father first..." Then she left Fei Qian in the hall and ran to the back hall.
Fei Qian''s eyes widened and he was a little confused about whether he should laugh or cry. What did I do or say wrong? This old man and this young man left me alone here early in the morning. What happened?
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Xiangyang Administration Office, in the Liu Mansion, Liu Biao was in the small pavilion in the courtyard, warming up some gold syrup wine and drinking a sip or two.
Liu Biao has been very proud of himself recently. After eliminating the threat of Sun Jian, and stimulated by such favorable news, the offensive in Jingnan is progressing very smoothly. Now only Jin Xuan of Wuling County has not made a clear statement, but this is all It''s not a problem. The army is gathering now. If Jin Xuan doesn''t know how to advance or retreat, he will be like Sun Jian...
It can be said that at this point, Liu Biao really saw the hope of taking power in Jingxiang.
Regardless of whether the prefects of various counties in Jingnan are really surrendering or pretending to surrender, this problem is not too big anyway. As long as they nominally recognize Liu Biao as the governor of Jingzhou, then the next step can be to directly petition the government to enfeoff the state. Pastoral care, and then replace, adjust, and infiltrate the officials under their jurisdiction...
Liu Biao picked up the wine cup in front of him and took a sip. He felt that the golden wine in the cup was so sweet that it actually made him feel as if he was floating... At this moment, a servant came to report that it was Cai Zhongcai. The school captain came to ask for an audience.
??The news brought by Cai Zhong completely ruined Liu Biao''s good mood. Huang Zu, who stayed in Deng County, was captured by Cheng Pu!
It turned out that after Sun Jian and Han Dang died, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai waited for a day without receiving any news, so they felt something was wrong. When the weather cleared the next day, they sent out scouts from all walks of life to search in detail, and finally found someone in the valley. After finding traces of the battle, they immediately sent a special team to Xiangyang, and finally confirmed the news that Sun Jian and Han Dang had died.
The general was dead and the battle would be lost no matter how hard they fought. Cheng Pu and Huang Gai prepared to retreat. However, they were afraid that Huang Zu of Deng County would take the opportunity to cover up the enemy, so they set up an ambush and deliberately revealed the news. Give it to Huang Zu to lure him into taking the bait.
??Although Huang Zu was brave, he was also a little impulsive. He may have wanted to save his face from being defeated by Sun Jian. Therefore, after confirming that Sun Jian was dead, he boldly pursued Cheng Pu and Huang Gai. As a result...
He was captured and taken prisoner.
Now Cheng Pu sent someone to send a message, requesting that Huang Zu be exchanged for the bodies of Sun Jian and Han Dang...
Liu Biao frowned, stroked his beard, and thought to himself, he claimed to have led troops for many years, and was powerful in Jiangxia, but he could not even compare to a younger generation. First he was defeated by Deng County, and now even people were captured. This is really ,Hi!
Very speechless.
"Captain Cai, in your opinion, should I change it or not?" Liu Biao asked casually.
?? Cai Zhong raised his hands and said respectfully: "This matter is all decided by the master. He is humble and stupid, so how can he say anything."
Seeing that Cai Zhong was cautious and didn''t say anything, Liu Biao rolled his eyes and expressed his understanding, and then said: "This matter is of great importance. Let''s settle the guests here first, and then make a decision after tomorrow''s discussion."
Cai Zhong took the order and retreated.
Liu Biao walked a few steps inside the pavilion with his hands behind his back.
In fact, the people who are currently handling political affairs in Jingxiang are the Kuai brothers. However, Liu Biao can even deduce that the Kuai brothers must have a lot of reasons not to change...
Not replacing people is actually not a specious reason like the Kuai brothers, but most likely they want to use this opportunity to drive a wedge between Liu Biao and Huang.
However, it is still necessary to go through the motions. Liu Biao has actually made up his mind in his heart. He must change. No matter how stupid or stupid Huang Zu is, even if it is not for Huang''s face, he still has to consider it. What were the thoughts of other Jingxiang generals—the front foot had just sacrificed their life for themselves, but the back foot was abandoned by themselves?
In tomorrow’s discussion, Liu Biao does not really want to discuss whether to replace Huang Zu. He just wants to confirm the position of the Kuai brothers...
??If we can’t work together, then in the future we will have to let the Quin brothers step aside...
Jiang Wei passed by Zhuge Liang''s tent and saw that the lights were still on.
“Prime Minister, please rest early.”
To Jiang Wei’s expectation, Zhuge Liang was not reading or writing at his desk, but was cleaning a sword.
“Well, Bojo should come back early.”
Zhuge Liang agreed calmly, his voice was very soft, but he never looked at Jiang Wei.
Zhuge gently flicked it with his fingertips...
Jiang Wei used the light of the oil lamp to vaguely see two characters engraved on the sword: Zhang Wu.
(End of this chapter)