Cheng Yu nodded in agreement." My lord," he said," Lu Bu is occupying Xuzhou like a tiger. He's a great danger." Yu thought that he could be granted the title of Yangzhou Animal Husbandry and Yuan Shu the title of Xuzhou Animal Husbandry.
These two people have no strategy, and Yuan Shu occupied Guangling, I think there must be a battle between the two. As for Yuan Shao, Yu thought that he could give him the four states of Qing, You, Bing and Hebei to stabilize his heart.”
"Haha, very good."
"Xun Yu, immediately draft a memorial and appoint Yuan Shao as Sikong. He will be the herdsman of Jizhou and will also be in charge of Qing, Bing, and You.”
"Yuan Shu will be appointed as the rear general and will be in charge of Xuzhou.”
"Lu Bu will be appointed General of the Right and will be in charge of Yangzhou.”
"Zhang Xiu is the former general and the governor of Jingzhou.”
"Liu Biao is appointed General of the Eastern Garrison and Governor of Nanyang.”
Cao Cao had used the benefits of being the Son of Heaven to achieve a certain political status. He had conferred titles to all the vassals in the world, and he had also conferred titles to all the generals under these people.
The next day, countless seals and edicts were sent everywhere.
………………
Several days later.
Nanyang, Xinye City.
Zhang Xiu and his subordinates watched the court envoy.
Seeing Zhang Xiu's thoughtful gaze,
Huang Zhong immediately turned to Zhang Xiu, cupped his fists, and said loudly,"My lord, I have no dealings with Cao Cao. He gave me the title and loyalty to sow discord.”
If it was before, Huang Zhong wouldn't have bothered to explain this. However, Zhang Xiu's actions convinced him and made him acknowledge him. Moreover, he had seen the people of Xinye live and work in peace and contentment with his own eyes. This was a wise ruler.
"Ha, how can I not know what that Cao thief is doing? Han Sheng should not worry too much. Moreover, in this expedition against Xuchang, Han Sheng was the first to attack, so he could bear the burden of Lord Xinye.”
Zhang Xiu waved his hand because he was not worried about this matter.
"My lord, you are worried that Cao Cao will give you the title of Jingzhou Prefecture Overseer, right?”Jia Xu saw through it as he raised his eyebrows and asked.
"That's right, the current Prefecture Overseer is Liu Biao. Now that Cao Cao has dismissed Liu Biao and made me the Prefecture Overseer, isn't it obvious that he wants Liu Biao to attack me?”
Zhang Xiu frowned and said in a deep voice.
Nanyang had only developed for half a year. If Liu Biao really turned against him, he would be in danger. Even if he could defeat Liu Biao, Cao Cao would take advantage of him and swallow him up.
This was difficult!
"My lord, if you accept this edict, Liu Biao will be dissatisfied and even lead his army across the river. However, if you don't accept this edict, it will be disobeying the edict. In this way, Cao Cao has a good reason to attack and gather heroes to attack.”
"In addition, if you accept Cao Cao's edict of kindness, then when he issues an evil edict in the future, will you accept it? Therefore, this edict, whether to accept or not, there are mistakes.”
Jia Xu's gaze was deep as he explained.
"Phew!" Zhang Xiu exhaled heavily.
"Wen He, do you think we should accept this edict?”
"Wen He, do you think we should accept this edict?”
"Of course, but the Prefecture Overseer's Seal must be sent to Jingzhou and presented to Liu Biao to show the lord's loyalty and dispel Liu Biao's doubts.”Jia Xu said solemnly.
"Feasible?" Zhang Xiu said uncertainly.
"Liu Biao is a man of great virtue and is known as the Eight Steeds. He is extremely concerned about his reputation. As long as the lord shows his sincerity, even if Liu Biao wants to fight with the lord, he can't lose face.”
Jia Xu said with certainty.
Zhang Xiu nodded solemnly." Alright, then tomorrow…Oh no, I'll set off immediately and rush to Jing Zhou."”
Jingzhou could only be planned slowly. Even if they were to fight, it would be Zhang Xian and himself who were prepared to join forces to catch Liu Biao off guard, not him and Liu Biao who would fight head-on.
After all, he was too weak to fight a decisive battle with Liu Biao. If he did, it would be tantamount to setting himself on fire and both sides would suffer.
"My lord, you can't. You're the leader of the three armies. How can you be in danger? Even if Liu Biao was concerned about his reputation, the seven clans of Jing State did not have such concerns!”
Jia Xu urged anxiously.
"Wenhe, there's no need to say anything more.”Zhang Xiu's expression was solemn. He couldn't let Cao Cao's scheme succeed.
"Ah…forget it. My lord, be careful on the road. You must guard against the large clans in Jingzhou on this trip.”"General Huang, you must go with the lord and ensure his safety."”
"Don't worry, Military Advisor. With me around, I'll definitely ensure that the Lord is safe.”Huang Zhong was quite confident in his martial arts, and his voice was sonorous.
Not long after,
More than a dozen cavalry galloped out of Xinye City.
Zhang Xiu led only a dozen elite cavalry and Huang Zhong Hu Che 'er to Jingxiang.
Although he didn't want to do this, his strength didn't allow him to be arrogant! He had to stabilize Liu Biao. Otherwise, Nanyang would be defenseless and Cao Cao and Liu Biao would attack from both sides.
…………
After noon,
Xiangyang was a large general's residence.
All the civil and military officials of Jingxiang bowed their heads and listened to the edict.
"The emperor's edict: Liu Biao is loyal to the monarch and the country. He is intelligent and agile. Nanyang was originally the hometown of the emperor, but now the people are suffering. I hereby dismiss Liu Biao as Jingzhou herdsman and appoint him as Nanyang Prefecture to appease the people and respect him.”
"Uncle Liu, accept the decree!" The eunuch slowly closed the imperial edict in his hand and spoke in a voice like a male duck.
Liu Biao's eyes trembled, and he was shocked.
The emperor dismissed him as the governor of Jingzhou and changed him to the prefect of Nanyang?
"This subject receives the decree to thank you."
Liu Biao suppressed the doubts in his heart and stepped forward to receive the edict.
They waved their hands at the same time, and a few female servants came up with trays.
Looking over, every tray was filled with horseshoe gold, neatly arranged.
"Attendant Zhang, you've worked hard on this journey. This is just a small gift.”Liu Biao chuckled and whispered,"I wonder if you know why the Emperor dismissed me from my position as Prefecture Overseer?"”
"Haha, does Imperial Uncle not know?"
Looking at the gold on the tray, the eunuch chuckled.
"I hope you can tell me something."
"Forget it, seeing that you're a relative of the imperial family, I'll say a few more words.”
"General Zhang Xiu has submitted a petition to the Imperial Court, intending to be the Prefecture Overseer. I believe that the seal of the Prefecture Overseer is already in Xinye City.”the eunuch said regretfully.
"Zhang Xiu?" Liu Biao was stunned, and then his face turned ferocious.
"To think that I treated him sincerely. He actually dared to plot against my Jing State.”
"Hehe, Imperial Uncle, why do you think Zhang Xiu withdrew his troops after attacking Xuchang for only a few days?
Because he looked down on the dilapidated Yuzhou, he had reached an agreement with Cao Cao to make him the Prefecture Overseer. Now that Jingzhou had been taken, Cao Cao had taken Xuzhou. Only then did Zhang Xiu withdraw his troops.”
The eunuch shook his head with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Biao was stunned. He felt enlightened. No wonder Zhang Xiu suddenly withdrew his troops. It turned out that he was in cahoots with Cao Cao.
"Imperial Uncle, that's all I have to say. The court is busy, so I'll take my leave first!”
As the messenger left, everyone came forward to welcome him. They had all heard what he had said just now.
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