Three Kingdoms

When Yu conquered the nine states, Jingzhou began to exist.

It can be said that Jingzhou was one of the first regional administrative institutions to appear on the land of China. By the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was the most prosperous area of ​​Chu State.

Chu originally means Jing, which is a deciduous shrub. This plant can be seen everywhere in the south, and it has powerful functions. The people of Chu used "Chu" as their national name, and often called "Jing Chu" in conjunction with each other. It was also derogated by the countries in the Central Plains. It is called "Jingman". The thorns are slender and tall, and it hurts very much when hit, so there is the word "lovely", so there are also words such as "pain" and "pain".

So in the beginning, the Jingzhou area and the entire Chu Kingdom were despised by the Central Plains.

"Guoyu", a classic book of the Zhou Dynasty, records, "In the past, the kings and princes allied with each other in Qiyang, and Chu was a Jingman. They set up thatch and a watch to guard the Liao with Xianbei, so they did not make an alliance." The so-called "guarding the Liao" means guarding The bonfire, a dignified Chu country, was regarded as a barbarian. They were responsible for watching the bonfire together with the barbarians, and they didn't even have a small bench to participate in the alliance meeting. It proves how discriminated against Chu was at that time. After this alliance meeting, Xiong Yi, the king of Chu, led the people to start a "difficult and difficult business". When the Chu people first settled in Danyang, it was just a small area. Later, they used this as a foothold to advance southward and developed into a large country dominating the south. It was at this time that Jingzhou developed and prospered.

Of course, the "Xianbei" in "Guoyu" is not the same as the current Xianbei of the Han Dynasty. The "Xianbei" during the Zhou Dynasty probably refers to the "Dongyi Kingdom" and is not the same one.

Then after the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Chu was still incompatible with the Central Plains. Even after Qin unified the country, although there were people dissatisfied with Qin in various regions, only the State of Chu shouted, "Though Chu has three households, it will perish." Qin Bichu'...

Therefore, it is obvious that the Jingchu region has always been in a conflict with the Central Plains, which has both connections and barriers.

Even in the Han Dynasty, the people of Jingzhou did not have much favorable impressions of the Central Plains people, at least they were not enthusiastic about the war in the Central Plains region. This also shows that the entire Jingzhou region, in the history of the early and middle stages of the Three Kingdoms, was basically free of battles. external reasons.

Now, Liu Biao's youngest son, Liu Cong, has officially become a son, which is also the time of the crowning ceremony, so recently around Xiangyang, there has been an endless stream of people coming to give congratulatory gifts.

According to Zhou rites, the crowning ceremony should be performed at the age of twenty. According to the Zhou system, men should be crowned at the age of twenty. However, in order to take charge of the state affairs as soon as possible, the princes of the emperor often bowed in advance. Legend has it that King Wen of Zhou was crowned at the age of twelve, and King Cheng was crowned at the age of fifteen. Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, the time of the crown ceremony was generally between the ages of fifteen and twenty, which varied.

Moreover, according to the Han law, for half-year-olds between the ages of seven and fourteen, there is a levy of levy, "If the people are not in trouble, the levy is twenty-two." That is to say, although those of this age do not need to be assigned corvee, they still have to pay it. So in fact, among the people, after they are over fourteen years old, most people are considered adults by default and are considered an adult.

Liu Cong is obviously less than fifteen, but what does it matter?

For adults, the crowning ceremony is not just about putting on a hat, but it means that this person can fulfill the rights and obligations of an adult from the day after the crowning ceremony. This is for a man who attaches great importance to family inheritance. For aristocratic families, it is undoubtedly a very important symbol.

What matters is not reaching this age, but having this right and responsibility.

Cai Hao's face has been glowing these past few days, and he seems to be in a very comfortable mood, because from a certain perspective, Liu Cong can be regarded as half of the Cai family. Being able to let Liu Cong perform the crowning ceremony in advance means that Liu Biao made the final choice. Still leaning towards Liu Cong.

This is not surprising either.

After all, it seems that many old people in later generations will leave their inheritance not to their children, but to caregivers who take care of them without any blood relationship, or other people. Because there is a very real problem in front of us. If one day Liu Biao really dies, should the one in front of him send him off for the last time, or should he wait for his other son who is far away to come back?

I'm afraid that by the time Liu Qi comes back, he'll be covered in maggots!

"Brother Degui," Kuai Liang said with a smile, "I happened to come here to bother you, it's my fault..."

Just like some salespeople, they talk about passing by by chance every day. In fact, most accidents are inevitable. Kuai Liang obviously cannot be a person who wanders around with nothing to do, so Cai Mao also laughed and did not mention him Taking his words seriously, he introduced Kuai Liang to the study and sat down while chatting with him all the way.

After saying a few more words, Kuai Liang gradually got to the point.

"I heard that the tiger has arrived in Heluo..." Kuai Liang raised his head and said in a rather gloomy tone, "The tiger comes out of the mountains and forests, the wind and clouds are moving, and the roar shakes the river and Luo, disturbing people's soul..."

The smile on Cai Mao's face faded a little, and he gently stroked his beard and said: "When tigers come out of the mountains and forests, they naturally look for food. There is no food here, so why worry..."

Kuai Liang is now gradually showing his age, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows have become a lot deeper. After listening to Cai Mao's words, it seems that the wrinkles are a little deeper, "Whether tigers have intentions of hurting others, let's not talk about it for now, but people can't guard against tigers." That’s what I meant...』

Cai Hao was silent and didn't answer immediately.

Why did Liu Biao hold Liu Cong's coronation ceremony at this time? Could it be a whim? Obviously not, which also means that Liu Biao was afraid of any problems and had to make some preparations in advance.

What could go wrong?

Isn't it such a big deal that only the Qiusi came out of Guanzhong now?

Therefore, it is obviously not convincing to say that Liu Biao's current actions have nothing to do with the Hussars General.

Kuai Liang used "tiger" to describe Fei Qian, which was actually explaining the dangers of Fei Qian. He believed that Fei Qian's coming out of seclusion this time was like a tiger coming out of the forest, and it would inevitably be stained with blood.

Cai Hao stopped smiling and frowned.

Speaking of which, Cai and Fei Qian are somewhat related, so Cai Mao has never regarded Fei Qian as a very dangerous opponent, let alone describing Fei Qian as a "tiger". After all, Fei Qian's previous title was Quite confusing...

But Kuai Liang's repeated emphasis made Cai Mao hesitate again.

Cai Mao himself is not a very independent and capable person. At most, he is a taller one among the short ones. He is considered the number one figure in Jingzhou. Compared with many people, there is a slight gap. Fortunately, Cai Hao himself is also aware of this problem, so after taking over the Cai family, Cai Hao did not ambitiously want to expand his territory. He wants to fight this today and that tomorrow, he is just maintaining his status.

"Zirou is too worried..." Cai Hao shook his head and said, "It's not like that..." Cai Hao had some contact with Fei Qian before. If he hadn't been a little slower back then, Fei Qian might have become Cai's relative. Where will it be Lao Huang's turn?

Kuai Liang grinned, but there was not much smile in the smile. It looked a bit gloomy and cold, "If Jie Zitui knew that there would be a mountain fire in the future, would he be willing to cut off his penis?" 』

Does Jie Zitu recommend the Cold Food Festival? This is something everyone knows, but in fact, official articles will always be official articles. With Jin Wengong's talents and strategies, can it be said that he does not know that water and fire are ruthless? The so-called forcing meson to push out of the mountain is so urgent? Or is it that the mountain is so magical that only Jie Zitui can go into the mountain to escape, and then the rest of the ordinary soldiers can't search along the traces at all?

When Jin Wengong burned the mountain, he did not necessarily want to force Jiezi to push out of the mountain, but he wanted Jiezi to push him to death. Otherwise, why was it that the remains were not found before the mountain was burned, and then the remains were found with no difficulty after burning the mountain?

The reason for Jiezi's fame lies in "cutting his shares". Of course, official records show that Jiezi cut himself off, but what about the reality? Anyone with any sense knows that in the era without anti-inflammatory drugs, wounds exposed to the wild were a very troublesome problem, and the amount of meat that could allow Duke Wen of Jin to have a full meal was definitely not a small wound. If Jie Zitui really cut his own thigh, let alone whether he could follow Jin Wen Gong's painful escape journey, he might not be able to escape even an inflammation problem!

So if it wasn't his own, who would it be?

Do you still remember the farmer who threw clods of soil to Chong'er and teased Chong'er to eat the soil? Chong'er just couldn't ask for food, so he fainted from hunger on the road. Then Jiezi deduced that he went around in the ravine, and then cut off his own buttocks. After cutting off a considerable amount of meat, he could still Regardless of his injury, he added some wild vegetables and made a pot of fragrant broth and brought it back...

Chong'er ate it and burst into tears with gratitude. He said on the spot that if he succeeded in the future, he would definitely be promoted to a high official by Jie Zitu.

But everyone knows that if Jie Zitui becomes an official, sooner or later someone will know whether there is any injury on his leg. So when Chong'er becomes Duke Wen of Jin, Jie Zitui not only fails to become an official, but has to carry his mother into the mountains on his back. …

Kuai Liang's meaning is very clear. A "big man" with great talents like Jin Wengong will not remember any kind of kindness. The more kindness he has, the more of a burden it will be for these "big men". Can you, Cai Mao, guarantee that Fei will? Is Qian the next Duke Wen of Jin? Cai Mao, do you think you are safe?

After hearing this, Cai Mao felt a chill in his heart and was speechless for a long time.

Kuai Liang was not in a hurry and drank tea slowly.

Perhaps after a long time, or perhaps only after a moment, Cai Mao whispered: "Since Zirou said this, do you care about it?" 』

Kuai Liang laughed and said, "If Chong'er does not take the official position, Jiezitui will naturally be saved!" In the past, when Qin was fighting against Han and Zhao, did Jingchu have any worries? 』

Cai Mao took another breath.

This time, Kuai Lian's meaning was clear.

On the whole, Jingzhou is indeed both connected and separated from the Central Plains. This relationship started from the Zhou Dynasty and lasted until the Han Dynasty. Therefore, many Jingzhou nobles were not keen on the so-called struggle between Shandong and Shanxi. They just wanted to Preserve your family's longevity.

"Zhu and Zhang said that they made their own decisions and took the opportunity to pass through Jingzhou..." Kuai Liang continued to say slowly, "Do you know that it wasn't Jiezi who was cutting the penis?" Let's try Jingzhou... If we accept it, we will be evil to Cao Sikong, and the hussar will return to Guanzhong, and sit back and watch the chaos in Jingyu..."

Cai Mao frowned deeply, as if someone had carved several marks between his eyebrows with a knife.

Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie went all the way from Runan to Jingzhou, and temporarily stayed at the border of Jingzhou. They said they were just passing by and then returned to Guanzhong from Wuguan. However, Liu Biao did not express his position immediately. He just had some food and grass sent to Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie will wait for a while...

Cao Cao also sent an envoy and sent a letter asking Liu Biao not to take Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie in, nor to let Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie pass, otherwise it would be a breach of trust and a violation of the previous alliance.

Of course, Liu Biao also called everyone to discuss this matter. However, one is that Liu Biao is indeed old and has limited energy. The other is that Cai Hao and others have different opinions. Some support Fei Qian, while others say that they should pay attention to their relationship with Cao Cao. The alliance, and others like Cai Mao, who were neutrals, could express their opinions, so Liu Biao did not make an immediate decision.

As for Kuai, he was unintentionally inclined to Cao Cao's side. After all, he had worked with Cao Cao to devour Yuan Shu's inheritance over the years, and he had gained a certain amount of emotion. Therefore, he said that Zhu Ling and Zhang Lie must not let this matter go by like this. , otherwise the alliance with Cao Cao will break up, and the consequences will be disastrous. After all, Fei Qian is still holding Liu Qi captive. If Fei Qian is really friendly with Jingzhou and gets along with Liu Biao, why not let Liu Qi go?

Since Fei Qianqian was in the first year of junior high school, why couldn't Liu Biao be in the fifteenth year? If he doesn't show some tough posture, Jingzhou will probably be seen as weak and can be bullied. At the same time, even if he pleases Fei Qian, what can he gain? When the time comes, Fei Qian will only have to return to Guanzhong once, and the one who will be in contact with Cao Sikong every day will be Liu Biao himself!

Of course, under Liu Biao, there were many nobles who were close to the Huang family and had contacts with Fei Qian. Naturally, they were leaning toward Fei Qian, saying that as long as they had a good relationship with Fei Qian, why should they be afraid of Cao Cao? If Cao Cao dares to move Jingzhou, as long as Fei Qian's troops leave Hangu, Cao Cao will have to retreat! There is no need to be afraid at all, and we have had a lot of business dealings with Fei Qian over the years. Could it be that we are ready to cut them off? As for Liu Qi's matter, if Liu Qi had not entered Sichuan... No, if Liu Bei had not rebelled, the eldest son Liu Qi would not have ended up like this. Fei Qian cannot be blamed, it must be Liu Bei's fault.

I heard that the eldest son Liu Qi is doing well in Guanzhong, at least much better than that Liu Zhang. Does this mean that General Fei Qian actually values ​​​​his friendship with Jingzhou...

The two sides were at loggerheads, and Liu Biao found it difficult to make an immediate decision.

But now, the attitude of Cai Mao, who is in the middle and even slightly biased towards the Huang family, is very crucial. This is also the reason why Kuai Liang came to visit by "accidental" passing.

As long as Cai Mao's attitude is clear, unintentionality will be the decisive force.

Cai Mao raised his head and was speechless for a long time...