Liu Biao sends out his troops.

  Liu Bei saw Liu Biao rush out of the side door, and previously had a secret exchange with Kuai brothers, his heart secretly pondered, his expression slightly changed, then pretended to be unaware, and laughed and drank with Yi Ji.

  After Liu Biao left, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, the two brothers, also took advantage of their intoxication to withdraw and hastily leave without a trace! Cai Mao saw that his brow furrowed, and he secretly scolded the two old foxes in his heart.

  However, Cai Mao didn't take it to heart. He was not as confident as before. When Liu Biao took over Jingzhou, he soon secured his position as the governor of Jingzhou and became as stable as Mount Tai, relying on many forces!

  Otherwise, Liu Biao would have entered Jingzhou alone on horseback. At that time, Jingzhou was in chaos. No matter how extraordinary Liu Biao's courage was, without the help of other powerful forces, he would probably have lost his life and become a ghost in Western Chu!

  This force must have come from local forces in Jingzhou, such as the Shi family, the strong and powerful families, such as the Kuai family, the Cai family, and the Huang family.

  In recent years, the Kuai family has gradually taken over the financial power of Jingzhou, while the Cai family has firmly grasped the military power of Jingzhou under the leadership of the previous head of the household, Cai Mao! The Kuai and Cai families can be said to be the biggest winners.

  In these years, Cai Mao's sister, Lady Cai, married Liu Biao. The Cai family's power rose like the morning sun, and they seemed to be able to cover the sky with one hand. Compared to the Cai family, the Kuai family was slightly inferior!

  The Huang family is even more so, with only one Huang Zu stationed in Jiangxia, and its power is far inferior to that of the Kuai and Cai families.

  To sit firmly in the position of Jingzhou governor, if the three families of Kuai, Jia, and Huang are not harmonious, it's likely that the position will be overturned before it even gets warm. However, Liu Biao also understands the art of balance, Huang Zu is one of Liu Biao's most trusted generals, the Huang family has always followed Liu Biao's orders unconditionally, while the Kuai and Cai families have been openly and secretly struggling against each other for years... balancing each other!

  Other small families and powerful landlords all looked up to these three big families with bated breath...daring not to offend them!

  Liu Bei was drinking wine when he suddenly saw a servant whispering something in Cai Mao's ear. After hearing the words, Cai Mao raised an eyebrow and immediately nodded his head and left the hall with big strides, disappearing just like the Xiang brothers.

  After Cai Mao left, those people whispered to Wen Ping and Wang Wei for a while before leaving leisurely.

  Wen Pin, Wang Wei listened to the words and quickly stood up straight, walking out in big strides. The hall was filled with discussions and debates, with everyone expressing their opinions. Liu Bei felt a slight sense of surprise in his heart and secretly pondered the reason for this.

  But in the blink of an eye, he secretly ridiculed himself: "Liu Bei, Liu Bei, what's the use of thinking about these things as a temporary guest?" Ha ha... After thinking, he suddenly raised his head to drink, with a somewhat melancholy and helpless expression. Liu Bei was indeed a heroic talent, and in an instant, he adjusted his mood, turned around, and laughed and talked with other civil and military officials.

  Half a while later, the servant came running again, with a hint of anxiety on his face. His eyes scanned the reception hall and landed on Liu Bei, and his face suddenly lit up with joy! He rushed to Liu Bei's side, panting heavily, saying: "Liu Huangshu, my master invites you over, there is something to discuss!"

  "Your husband?" Liu Bei was taken aback, his mind secretly guessing, and asked in doubt.

  "My master is the governor of Jingzhou!" The servant hastily said, his eyes fixed on Liu Bei, anxiously saying: "Hurry up and follow me, Liu Gongzi! If we're late, my master will order punishment for me!"

  Liu Bei listened and swept away his thoughts, smiled in his mouth and said: "Please lead the way..."

  The slave heard this and his anxious expression slightly faded away, and he couldn't help but joyfully say: "Thank you so much, Imperial Uncle Liu!"

  Watching Liu Bei adjust his clothes, he hastily led the way to the front. Liu Bei didn't have time to say goodbye to Yi Ji and others who had just established a good relationship, and he quickly followed the slave and rushed out.

  The General's Mansion of Zhen Nan, Rear Courtyard Study!

  Liu Bei sat in the first place, rubbing his temples, with a slight headache. Looking at Kuai Liang, he said worriedly: "Zi Rou, what you said about Xuan De's words, is it possible or not?"

  Kuai Liang fell silent, and Liu Bei saw that Kuai Liang was deep in thought, so he didn't speak to disturb him. He quietly watched Kuai Liang, and after a moment, Kuai Liang looked up at Liu Bei and said softly: "My lord, Cao Cao has the heart of a wolf, but his ambition is not small. Perhaps he really does have wild ambitions!"

  Liu Biao listened, his eyes flashing with deep concern, a hint of worry between his eyebrows, and anxiously asked: "Zi Rou, you said that if Cao Cao annihilates Yuan Shao, he will turn around and deal with us?"

  Kuai Liang shook his head and then nodded, looking at Liu Bei with a mixture of annoyance and frustration, scolding: "You're really something, Kuai Zixiao! What do you mean by this?"

  Xu Liang's face sank, and he clasped his hands solemnly: "My lord, for the time being, there is no need to worry. If Cao Cao wants to unify the north, he must thoroughly eliminate the Yuan family's forces. It will take several years to accomplish this!"

  Liu Biao's face turned gloomy, his eyes narrowed: "That's right, the four generations of the Yuan family have produced three prominent officials, and their descendants are spread all over the world. They're not easy to deal with!" After a moment's thought, he added: "Zi Rou, do you think Cao Cao will first point his sword at Jingzhou?"

  Kuai Liang fell silent, his eyes closed as if thinking deeply. Liu Bei could only shift his gaze to Kuai Liang's younger brother, Kuai Yue, and asked: "Yi Du, what do you think?" Kuai Yue had originally wanted to stay out of it, but seeing Liu Bei's expression, he couldn't help but secretly blame his older brother Kuai Liang. However, intimidated by Liu Bei, he straightened up and replied: "Your Excellency, in my humble opinion, my older brother's words are reasonable. Previously, Liu Bei also made sense. Who is Cao Cao to abandon the prosperous region of Jingzhou?"

  Liu Biao fell silent as soon as he heard it, the last glimmer of hope in his heart was ruthlessly cut off by Kuai Yue. Ah, would Cao Cao let the rich and prosperous Jingzhou be left unattended?

  Liu Biao thought for a moment, the more he thought, the more his head hurt. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and a bold plan emerged. He slammed his hand on the table, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he stared at Kuai Liang, saying: "Zi Rou, Yidu, what do you think if I were to send troops to attack Cao Cao's rear?"

  Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's expressions changed, their eyes fixed intently on Liu Bei. They stood motionless, watching as Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat. Liu Bei felt somewhat displeased and said: "Zi Rou, Yi Du, I'm asking you two!"

  Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue felt embarrassed, their faces slightly red, but they quickly covered it up. The two brothers exchanged a deep and astonished glance, as if they had seen Liu Biao's vigorous and ambitious appearance when he first entered Jingzhou, with his heroic spirit and daring attitude, surpassing others in courage! However, the wear and tear of time had also ground down Liu Biao's sharp edges, making him mediocre. Today, Liu Biao seemed to have returned to his former self!

  "Good (Excellent)!" cried Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, prostrating themselves on the ground. "We are willing to die for our lord's great cause!"

  However, at this moment a soft and gentle voice came from outside, and suddenly Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's eyebrows furrowed deeply. A hint of gloom flashed across the depths of Liu Biao's eyes, and his eye corners twitched repeatedly.

  "My lord, you mustn't!"

  Cai Mang Long strode into the study with a fierce expression, his eyes fixed intently on Kuai Liang. Kuai Liang met his gaze calmly and bowed respectfully, saying: "Master, you must not..."

  Liu Biao restrained his emotions, with a hint of displeasure between his eyebrows, and said softly: "De Gui, why?"

  Cai Mao seemed to have never seen Liu Biao's displeasure, and solemnly said: "My lord, the northerners are not good at naval warfare, but the southerners are also not good at siege warfare! In Xiangyang City, there are thieves everywhere, if we don't have a large army to defend it, I'm afraid there will be great disaster..."

  Liu Biao's eyebrows furrowed as he listened to Cai Mao's words, and he glanced at Kuai Liang. He thought to himself: "How could I have forgotten this matter? If Xiangyang is not heavily guarded, it will probably be taken over by that bandit leader 'Mu Jiazhai', what a laughing stock!"

  Thinking of this, Liu Biao also didn't dare to speak lightly about starting a war! Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, the two brothers, saw that he was disheartened and sighed softly: "Our lord is indeed getting old, not as reckless as in his youth, fearing tigers in front and wolves behind, how can great things be accomplished?"

  At this time, Wen Pin and Wang Wei also entered the study room. After listening to Cai Mao's words, Wang Wei hastily said: "My lord, General Cai's words are wrong!"

  "Oh?" Liu Biao's expression changed slightly, and he hastily asked: "What insight does General Wang have?" Cai Mao was annoyed in his heart, coldly looking at Wang Wei, while the Qiao brothers were interested in watching Wang Wei, wanting to see what insight Wang Wei had.

  Wang Wei hesitated for a moment, and said lightly: "Earlier, Yuan Shao invited the lord to join forces to fight against Cao Cao. I had already suggested that the lord lead the army to attack Xuchang directly and welcome back the Emperor!" He paused, glanced at Cai Mao's face which suddenly turned gloomy, and continued in a low voice: "Now that the outcome of the battle between Yuan and Cao has been decided, although Yuan Shao was defeated, he still has the strength for one more battle!"

  "Cao Cao will never let go of such a great opportunity, he will definitely take advantage of the victory and pursue, then Wang Wei will surely be empty-handed!" As soon as he said this, King Wei shut his mouth and didn't say another word!

  Liu Biao's eyes lit up and he hastily asked: "General Wang, you mean to say that you will lead the army to attack Xuchang?"

  "General Wang is using Xiang Zhuang's sword dance to hint at Duke Pei, this plan is excellent!" Wen Ping on the side also heard and smiled.

  Wang Wei saw Wen Pin's words of praise and couldn't help but feel embarrassed, saying: "General Wen's talent is far superior to mine, this trivial plan is not worth mentioning!"

  Kuai Yue listened to Wang Wei's words and looked at Wang Wei, whose expression was as usual, then glanced at Wen Pin, who had a solemn face.

  "Sir, General Wang's intention is to lead the army north to attack Xuchang. Cao Cao will have some concerns and hastily withdraw his main force. Yuan Shao will take this opportunity to recover, and our Jingzhou can also live in peace. General Wang is indeed a veteran general!"

  "Hmm?" Liu Biao seemed to have a sudden realization, and laughed loudly: "Wang Wei is indeed my great general, I am deeply relieved!" As he spoke, his eyes fixed on Wang Wei and Wen Ping, and he shouted: "Wen Ping, Wang Wei takes command!"

  Cai Man's face was gloomy and uncertain, his complexion pale and wan, secretly annoyed at Wang Wei's straightforwardness, a cold glint flashed in his eyes as he gazed at the two brothers from the Kuai family smiling continuously, silently cursing them.

  "The end is near!"

  "I order you two to lead an army of 10,000 men each to march north and attack Xudu..." Liu Biao's spirits lifted greatly, and he waved his hand.

  "Final orders!"

  Liu Bei also stepped forward at once, and as soon as he heard Liu Biao's voice, his heart was stirred up immediately. He hastily walked in with big strides, greeted the five people including Kuai brothers, Wen, Wang and Cai, then bowed to Liu Biao and said solemnly: "Brother Jing Sheng, Xuande is not talented, willing to lead the troops of Xinye to respond to the call of General Wang and Wen to fight against Cao's villain in the north!"

  Liu Biao listened, his eyes flashed with a hint of mystery, and he smiled, glancing at Kuai Liang. Kuai Liang saw him smile and also smiled, saying lightly: "Gong Zhendu is the younger brother of our lord, so let Generals Wang Wei and Wen Ping handle this matter..."

  "Lord Guan will still be staying in Xiangyang for a few more days, accompanying the lord..." Qu Yi said with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

  "It's all right, Xuande. You'd better stay in Xiangyang for a while longer, brother. Alas, the Han dynasty is declining and there are only a few members of the imperial family left!" Liu Biao sighed silently with a sorrowful face.

  Liu Bei had no choice but to agree reluctantly!

  Liu Biao was overjoyed and his eyes lit up, he turned to Cai Mao and said seriously: "De Gui, go and arrange a high-quality room for Xuande to live in!"

  Liu Bei's eyes twitched, and he said with a smile: "Brother Jing Sheng, it's better for Xuande to stay in the post house. Brother Jing Sheng also understands that if some of the soldiers under my command are not strictly disciplined, they might cause trouble..."

  Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, then seemed to understand something, nodded and said: "Zi Rou, you go and arrange a place for Xuande to stay..."

  "Yes."

  Cai Mao's face was gloomy as water, his face sinking as he looked at Liu Bei and listened to the words of Liu Biao.