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Outside the south gate of Fancheng, a team of personal soldiers, who were also wearing mourning clothes, were waiting patiently for the notification. His expression was as serious as ever, but his eyes were red, and he obviously had just cried.

Liu Biao's death was a big blow to Ben, but at this time, the major crisis in Jingzhou forced him to temporarily put down his sadness and come to find Liu Jing.

Beside him, Cai Jin, was following his beloved disciple. Although Cai Mao was incompatible with him, he knew that his beloved disciple was different from Cai Mao. He was always right to be a person, but not to be a person.

"Master, will Gong Jing go to Xiangyang?" Cai Jin asked in a low voice behind him.

"Won't"

Pin shook his head and said, "I believe he is like me and will not go to Xiangyang. He would rather pay tribute to the prefecture in Jiangxia."

As soon as he finished speaking, a team of cavalry ran out of the city, and it was Liu Jing who turned over and dismounted, quickly walked forward, shouting sadly: "General, the governor of the state has passed away, where can Jingzhou go?"

Pin's eyes turned red and tears almost poured out. He also turned over and dismounted, holding back the huge sadness in his heart, and choked and said in a choking voice: "I came for this matter, Gong Jing, I have important things to discuss with you."

Liu Jing nodded, "General, please enter the city."

Everyone dismounted and led their horses into Fancheng with Liu Jing. At first glance, there were white banners covering the sky. All shops were closed. The pedestrians looked sad. The soldiers and civilians were wearing mourning clothes. Many people were crying at the door and burning paper money. The whole Fancheng fell into great sadness.

Pin felt even more sad and followed Liu Jing into the military yamen. He ordered Cai Jin to wait outside, and the two of them went into the meeting hall to sit down.

"What happened?" Liu Jing saw that there seemed to be something important to hiring.

Pin sighed softly, "Liu Biejia may have been assassinated by Cai Mao."

This news really surprised Liu Jing. He received a quick message from someone sent by Liu Xian in the early morning. How could he be assassinated?

He quickly took out Liu Xian's letter and handed it to the recruitment, "This is the letter I received when I was about to arrive in Xiangyang early this morning. Liu Biejia said that the provincial governor might not be able to do it."

Pin did not read the letter, and sighed, "I'm afraid Liu Biejia died in this letter."

"What happened, can the general tell me?"

Pin took out a white silk from his arms and placed it on the table, "This is the cause of Liu Biejia's death, and the governor of the prefecture, and Duke Jing succeeded to the position of governor of Jingzhou."

Liu Jing was stunned. He couldn't believe his ears and asked again, "The state governor's will, let me be the governor of Jingzhou."

Pin nodded, "Liu Biejia ordered someone to give me a blood letter. Soon he was killed by Cai Zhong, and a guard saw Cai Zhong committing murder with his own eyes."

Liu Jing took the white silk blood letter and read it silently for a moment, as if he was in deep thought and said nothing. At this time, he asked tentatively: "Mr. Jing, I can contact General Wang Wei and some officials loyal to the provincial governor. We will ask Xiangyang to faithfully implement the will and support Duke Jing as the governor of Jingzhou. I wonder if Duke Jing is willing to shoulder the will of the provincial governor."

This incident happened suddenly, which made Liu Jing unprepared for a while. He pondered for a long time before sighing slightly, "If I announce my successor to the governor of Jingzhou, the civil war in Jingzhou will inevitably break out. Perhaps this is exactly what Cao's army hopes. General, I hope you will not mention this matter for the time being and cooperate with me to defeat Cao's army. Then we will consider the fate of the governor of the province."

Pin hesitated and said, "I'm afraid that it will be done after a long time."

Some potential words were not expressed. Liu Cong had already succeeded as the governor of Jingzhou with the support of Cai Mao. Although many people did not necessarily support it, they could only be loyal to Liu Cong when they had no choice.

What I was worried about was this. If time delayed for a long time, there would be no chance to overthrow Cai Mao. Seeing that Liu Jing did not seem to take this matter to heart, he reminded him again: "Mr. Jing, Liu Cong had succeeded to the throne of the governor of Jingzhou in the morning. I have received his urge to see him for the first time. He ordered me to go to Xiangyang to see allegiance."

Liu Jing shook his head and said slowly: "I can understand the general's concerns, but please understand one thing: my enemy is Cao Cao, not Cai Mao, and he is not worthy of being an enemy with me. If you want to do something big, don't care about what happened in Xiangyang, and cooperate with me to defeat Cao Ren's army, and then rectify the army and horses, and prepare to fight the upcoming Cao Cao army."

Liu Jing's words moved Pin. He suddenly understood why the governor of the state finally decided to let Liu Jing inherit the governor of Jingzhou when he was dying, because only Liu Jing could see further in the chaos and see the real situation of the world.

This is what a real master of Jingzhou should do. At this moment, Pin knew his choice. He resolutely made up his mind, stood up, knelt down on one knee and said, "Pin is the one who is willing to drive the public, advance and retreat with the public."

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At the same time when he decided to be loyal to Liu Jing, the news of Liu Biao's death also affected Liu Bei's army. Guan Yu received an emergency order from Liu Bei and led his army to evacuate Deng County, and the army began to board the ship at the dock.

Guan Yu stood on a mound, staring at a group of soldiers boarding the warship with complex eyes. In fact, he understood his brother's intention. Liu Biao's death meant that the split in Jingzhou began. At this time, he urgently returned to Nanjun, which was obviously for Liu Qi.

But what should Cao's army do? This battle did not end. I just withdraw the troops in such hasty and throw the Cao army to Jiangxia army. Isn't this a bit...

Guan Yu couldn't help but sigh. Although he didn't want to withdraw his troops, he had to obey the strict orders given by his elder brother. He wanted to send someone to Fancheng to inform the Jiangxia army, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to let go of this idea.

At this time, Zhou Cang, the general beside him shouted: "General, the lord is here."

When Guan Yu turned around, he saw Liu Bei walking down from a boat. He was overjoyed and hurriedly urged his horse to meet him.

Like the people of Jingzhou, Liu Bei also wore mourning for Liu Biao and held a mourning stick in his hand, as if he had just gotten ten years old. Logically, Liu Biao regarded him as his younger brother. Now that Liu Biao has passed away, he should go to Xiangyang to pay tribute to his brotherly friendship.

But Liu Bei knew very well that Liu Biao's death meant that the secret struggles in the past would become completely clear. If he went to Xiangyang now, he would definitely not be able to get out.

On the contrary, at this time, he had to return to Xiangyang immediately and not admit that Liu Cong inherited the governor of Jingzhou. He should put the eldest son first and support Liu Qi as the governor of Jingzhou. Only in this way can he not be controlled by Xiangyang in name.

At the same time, officials who can strive to be loyal to Liu Qi can come to the Nanjun League, such as Wang Ji, Wang Ji, Hu Cao's army officer Chen Zhen, Lingling Guardian Liu, Changsha County Chief Liu Pan, etc.

So Liu Bei was anxious to rush back to Nanjun, but what Liu Bei really wanted to win over was two people, one was recruiting and the other was Wang Wei. These two people each held 10,000 elite soldiers in Jingzhou and were the mainstay of Jingzhou.

Among them, Wang Wei's ten thousand troops were not worried. Wang Wei has always been a staunch supporter of Liu Qi and has a good relationship with him. More importantly, Wang Wei is the brother of Wang Can, and Wang Ji and Wang Can of the Wang family are both loyal to Nanjun, and Wang Wei is no exception.

The key is to recruit. The 10,000 troops hired are the strongest troops of the Jingzhou Army, regardless of equipment and combat effectiveness. The reason why Cai Mao tolerate recruitment is that he was attracted to this army, and Liu Bei also liked this army.

The recruitment of this person is strict and upright, and always open and upright. When Qi Cong was competing for the legitimate legacy, he made more than once statements that he did not agree to the deposed elders and established young people, which showed that he supported Liu Qi, which made Liu Bei hold great hope for him. For this reason, Liu Bei sent Sun Gan to persuade Hiring Nan.

But Liu Bei was extremely anxious at this time. Liu Cong had succeeded to the throne. Logically, Liu Qi should have succeeded to the throne at the same time, but now he is still in Jiangbei, and if he doesn't go back, he will miss the opportunity.

"Clouds"

When Liu Bei saw Guan Yu riding a horse, he also rode his horse to meet him. "You and Shi Yuan immediately led the army to return to Nanjun. You can't delay it. The army boarded the ship and set off."

"Where is the big brother?" Guan Yu also wanted to ask about this.

"Yi De and I led 5,000 troops back from Lu. The situation is urgent. I must return to Jiangling immediately."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei looked into Fancheng from a distance and asked again: "Liu Jing has come to find you."

Guan Yu shook his head, "I heard that he has come back today, but he has not gone to Xiangyang, so he will have a funeral in Fancheng."

Liu Bei sneered, "It seems that he is not stupid either."

"Brother, we will leave without saying goodbye, I'm afraid the situation will be unfavorable to the battle. Should we tell him and let him understand our difficulties?"

Liu Bei shook his head, "There is no need to say too much. He actually knew very well what was going on, but out of politeness, he should really say it to him."

Liu Bei took out a letter and handed it to Guan Yu, "This is my handwritten letter. My second brother will send someone to Liu Jing."

Seeing that his brother was considerate and relieved, Guan Yu thought about it for a while, and waved to Guan Ping to call him, and handed him the letter, "You go to Fancheng and submit this letter to Gong Jing, go and return quickly."

"Boy obeys the order"

Guan Ping bowed to Liu Bei and Guan Yu, took the letter and turned over and left.

Guan Yu looked at the back and asked Liu Bei again, "Don't your brother want to invite Mr. Zhuge, will he be neglected if he leaves like this?"

Liu Bei smiled, "I naturally know that I walked from Land, and it was a long time to invite him."

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Liu Jing sent off Pin, which really made him happy. Although Pin did not say anything like being willing to work hard, he meant that he was willing to be loyal to himself.

Pin has always been one of the famous generals in Jingzhou. He is known as the second tiger of Jingzhou together with Huang Zhong. His loyalty will greatly enhance his strength. Especially the commander of Pin is very powerful and has both martial arts. With him, he can stand alone in Anlu County.

Now that he is hired and surrendered, the next target should be Huang Zhong. Liu Biao's death means the official beginning of the division. In fact, division has long existed. Liu Qi was granted the title of Nanjun and Liu Jing's control of Jiangxia is also a kind of division.

Now that Liu Biao has passed away, the last little property in Jingzhou will be divided up. In Liu Jing's eyes, the army and generals are the most precious wealth. Now there are four armies in Jingzhou, namely, name army, name army, name army, name army, name army, name army, name army, name army of Zhang Yun and name army of Huang Zhong.

Zhang Yun's army undoubtedly returned to Cai Mao, and he had been loyal to him, so there were Wang Wei's army and Huang Zhong's army left.

I'm afraid these two armies will be the focus of competition among all parties. Liu Jing lacks confidence in Wang Wei. After all, he has little relationship with Wang Wei. Since the Wang family has always supported the eldest son Liu Qi, it is estimated that Wang Wei is more likely to favor Nanjun.

Huang Zhong and Liu Jing had great confidence. After all, that was his master. Moreover, during the Battle of Chaisang, Huang Zhong fought side by side with him. As long as there was a letter of employment, Huang Zhong was 90% likely to be loyal to himself.

Despite this, Liu Jing still dared not be careless. After all, Liu Pan has always favored Liu Qi and Liu Bei. If he persuaded Huang Zhong to Nanjun, it would be a big deal. Huang Zhong is a person who values ​​affection, so he naturally has feelings for himself, but he may not be ruthless with Liu Pan.

Moreover, in history, Huang Zhong was finally loyal to Liu Bei. Although the history of Jingzhou has greatly changed the trajectory, Huang Zhong's personal trajectory may not change.
Chapter completed!