Chapter 310 Different angles
On the sandbar in the eastern suburbs of Xiangyang.

Pang Tong and Sima Hui sat under a big mulberry tree to enjoy the cool, with some ripe mulberry seeds falling around them.

A flock of more than a dozen chickens walked under the shade of the trees, pecking at mulberry seeds and insects.

Both of them had white scarves on their heads, and Sima Hui listened to Pang Tong's story.

At this time, the wind blew, and the mulberry trees swayed, and some mulberry fruits fell nearby.

Sima Hui saw some mulberry seeds nearby, so he reached out to pick them up, blew on them, and put them in his mouth. The white and tender mulberry seeds were like jade and melted in his mouth.

When Pang Tong saw this, he picked up a mulberry on the table and put it in his mouth. Although the season for eating mulberries had passed, there were always some mulberries left on the trees that were slowly developing.

Sang Zi spoke, and Pang Tong continued, "The campaign against Cao Cao is a foregone conclusion, but our Jingzhou soldiers are weak and cannot bear the long expedition. The most difficult thing now is Nanyang and Nanxiang. If we cannot take back Nanxiang, Guanzhong will regard our province as a clay doll. But if we take back Nanxiang, then the Black Sima will never suffer a loss, and our province cannot resist it."

Sima Hui nodded. This was the most difficult part now.

Even Pang Tong's remarks could only be discussed in private and not publicized.

He dared to publicize it, so Black Bear sent a letter to Liu Qi to warn him. Liu Qi said that if things went wrong, he would hold Pang Tong accountable.

Liu Qi had a Fu Xun by his side, so basically things like troop and material mobilization could not be concealed from Guanzhong.

Sima Hui looked at Pang Tong's expression and asked, "Does Shi Yuan want to help Liu Xuande conquer the Central Plains? With Liu Xuande's help, disband Nanxiang and return the eight counties of Nanxiang to Nanyang?"

"Now this is the only way to escape from Guanzhong's control."

Pang Tong said again: "Liu Jingsheng refuses to accept his old age and has also sent envoys to Yizhou and Huainan. What do you think, sir?"

Sima Hui waved his palm-leaf fan and analyzed each one of them: "To the north of Yizhou, there is the rebellion of Zhang Lu, and the military affairs of Yangzhou are in disarray, so they are not strong reinforcements. What I am worried about is Jiangdong. Does Sun Quan intend to raise troops to the north?"

In the name of the Northern Expedition against Cao Cao, we can get rid of Liu Fu, who is actually the most dangerous?

Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, took office alone and during these three or four years he basically consolidated the forces in northern Jiangnan left by Yuan Shu.

Focusing all his efforts on developing production and not focusing on the military made the people who moved south yearn for it.

Liu Fu's appeal is growing day by day. At this time, Liu Fu's influence has reached a moment of qualitative change.

So how could Sun Quan just sit there and watch?

Following his father's example, he raised an army to fight against the traitors in his country, killing and robbing people along the way.

Pang Tong understood what Sima Hui meant and believed that Liu Fu, who focused on developing productivity, could not stop the powerful Jiangdong army.

Therefore, Liu Biao's strategy of uniting Yizhou and Yangzhou would fail.

By uniting the three states of Jing, Yi and Yang, plus Jiaozhou which could be named as it pleased, Liu Biao's position as the General Zhennan, the commander-in-chief of four states, was confirmed.

What are the benefits of this?
The benefits are huge. In terms of age, influence, and population control, Liu Biao is a well-deserved elder of the royal family.

At this moment of selecting a new emperor, Liu Biao's opinion was very important.

Even if they had to settle for the second best and the Liu clans proclaimed themselves kings and established their own system, Liu Biao would still be the leader of all the kings... and by the way, he could also take back the lost power from Liu Qi.

Liu Qi really had some doubts about such a big thing as becoming king.

Pang Tong naturally resisted Liu Biao's attempt to seize power, but Liu Qi's bad thing was that he was kind by nature.

At this time, it is even less likely that Liu Qi would restrict Liu Biao.

After listening to Sima Hui's advice, he judged that the governor of Yangzhou, Liu Fu, could not defend Huainan, and that the two Huai regions would fall into the hands of Sun Quan.

In this case, Sun Quan's power downstream will grow stronger and Jingzhou's situation will become more passive.

At this moment, Pang Tong was somewhat envious of Black Bear, Tai Shi Wen Gong, and Gan Ning's ability to defeat the enemy in battle.

After a moment's hesitation, Pang Tong said, "Liu Jingsheng wants to be the chief of the royal family, which is not good for General Fubo. Do you have any advice, sir?"

Sima Hui waved his palm-leaf fan, feeling even more embarrassed: "Shi Yuan, now the royal family is scattered and in disarray, and we need a chief."

"With Liu Jingsheng's character, what can he do even if he becomes the chief?" Pang Tong said confidently: "A man like him who only cares about his own interests will never be able to unite the royal family. Now that the pillars of the country are crumbling, it is even more impossible for him to gather loyal ministers from all directions to support the country and save the country!"

Staring with eyes wide open, Pang Tong expressed disdain: "What's the use of having a man like Black Bear, the head of the royal family? It's better to settle for the next best thing, establish the State of Chu, gather the strength of the people of Jingxiang, compete for the world, and revive the Yanhan Dynasty for the third time!"

Sima Hui thought of the destructive power of the black bear and immediately lost interest in continuing the debate.

Theoretically, if Liu Biao became the recognized elder and leader of the royal family at that time, he would naturally be qualified to represent the legal system of Yan and Han for a short period of time.

Not to mention re-establishing the emperor, even gathering forces from all sides to attack Cao Cao, or doing anything else, would be very smooth.

But as Pang Tong said, as long as the black bear comes out to cause trouble, Liu Biao will accomplish nothing.

Everyone in the world knows that Hei Xiong is from the royal family. After a long investigation, the imperial court also concluded that Hei Xiong is from the royal family of Chen State.

As a result, Black Bear still uses this pseudonym, lacking basic respect for all parties and the Han Dynasty.

Liu Fu, the governor of Yangzhou, who was being discussed by Sima Hui and Pang Tong, had already begun armed mobilization.

As a native of Pei, Liu Fu learned the news quickly and confirmed it quickly. He immediately stepped forward to issue a manifesto to attack the traitors.

Not only Yang Xiu came to him, but Chen Jiao also came.

Liu Fu, wearing a coarse white robe and a white gauze Jinxian crown on his head, also held a meeting in the city of Hefei, where he served as the government.

Deputy Driver Jiang Ji looked uneasy because Yang Xiu proposed to advance and retreat together with Guanzhong.

Yang Xiu stood up and stood in the middle of the hall, also in mourning clothes, and pointed to the northwest with his arms outstretched. "Who in the world today can compete with the Grand Marshal? The only one who can be entrusted with the country and the people of the world is the Grand Marshal! With the Grand Marshal, the people of Jiangdong are nothing but ants!"

The news of Yang Biao's sacrifice for the country also reached here. Yang Xiu's eyes were red from crying. He had not finished drinking water and rice for the past few days. He was holding on: "Besides, the Grand Marshal has a good relationship with the people of Huainan. If I abandon the Grand Marshal and establish myself today, who can resist the 100,000 iron cavalry under the Grand Marshal's command in the future?"

friendship?

When Yang Xiu mentioned their friendship, a dozen people subconsciously turned their heads to look at the vegetable garden outside the hall. In the middle of the garden, there was a two-foot-long peach tree, growing vigorously.

Liu Fu raised his hand and stroked his beard. Now, with his eyes closed, he recalled that the Grand Marshal was indeed a very reasonable, kind and compassionate person who could not bear to kill.

Even though Jiang Ji offended the Grand Marshal like that, the Grand Marshal just shaved his head and let the matter go.

Considering the hatred that the Grand Marshal carried, it would have been reasonable to kill Jiang Ji's entire clan, but the Grand Marshal simply held back. Isn't this kindness to the people of Lianghuai, and love for talents like Jiang Ji?

Yang Xiu looked around and stared: "This is what I say from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will think about it carefully."

He sat down, and Chen Jiao, who ran to Huainan a step slower than him, also stood up and bowed to greet him: "I am not talented, but I would like to persuade the royal family and powerful people around Guangling to obey the orders of the Grand Marshal. Now, only the Grand Marshal can kill the traitors."

As soon as Chen Jiao sat down, someone stood up and said, "I think we don't need to go far away, the Left General Liu Yuzhou is a good leader."

Liu Fu nodded slowly to Lei Xu, who had spoken, and Lei Xu continued, "Chang Xi of the East Sea has already raised troops to respond to General Zuo. I think that in the near future, news will come that Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Yin Li and others have raised troops. Lord Xuande has been in all directions for a long time, and all heroes and patriots have followed him. If we use the right way to punish the unjust Cao thief, won't it be easy to capture him?"

He bowed to Liu Fu and said, "Sir, the invasion of Jiangdong is imminent. Please join forces with General Zuo to resist the invaders."

"inappropriate."

Another person stood up, and everyone turned to look. It turned out to be Jiang Gan from Jiujiang.

Jiang Gan bowed to them, and although he was also dressed in mourning clothes, he was very graceful: "How can I give up the greater for the smaller? The Sun family is the relative of Cao, if he raises an army to attack, why should I be afraid! We, the soldiers of Lianghuai, only regret that the enemy was not killed quickly, why should we be afraid of this melon farmer?"

Seeing that the others did not express their opinions, Jiang Gan bowed to Liu Fu and said, "Sir, I heard that Sun Quan and Sun Ben have a grudge against each other for killing their brother, and they even promised Sun Ben's daughter to marry Cao Cao. It is reasonable to think that Sun Ben is now unable to sleep or eat. I am willing to go to Yuzhang overnight to persuade Sun Ben to raise his troops and return!"

Immediately, several people were tempted. They had enough troops under Sun Ben's command. What they lacked was Sun Ben's surrender to deal a blow to the morale of the Jiangdong army!

At this time, Jiang Ji also stood up and said hesitantly: "There are many outstanding people in Jiangdong and Huaibei. Why not lobby Sun Quan first and pretend to make an alliance. In the meantime, we can prepare for war. In the future, we will just sacrifice our lives for the country. What's the point of talking about success or failure?"

"good."

Liu Fu spoke up and looked around at everyone: "In today's world, death is the only thing that matters. What's the point of talking about success or failure?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Xu nodded, bowed to Liu Fu, sat down and said nothing more.

(End of this chapter)