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Kong Ming looked at Wu Chen in front of him, still with a smile on his face, but did not immediately reply to his question.

After this period of communication, he has become very clear about one thing, that is, Wu Chen is still an old friend of Liu Bei, but he is also the governor of Cangwu County in Jiaozhou.

Although there are nine counties in Jiaozhou, there are not many that are truly rich. Among them, Cangwu is one of the most important counties.

Wu Chen, who was just a general under Liu Biao in Jingzhou before, finally found an opportunity. At this time, Jiaozhou was leaderless. He felt that if he could gain a foothold in Jiaozhou... he might not be able to turn his back on guests in the future.

This is the biggest problem between him and Lai Gong. It is not because of the disharmony between the two, or because of any old grudge between the two.

In the final analysis, Lai Gong has no intention of being independent, and Wu Chen... not only wants to ask for help from Lai Gong, he may even want to ask for help from Liu Biao.

It was because of his initial speculation about this matter that Kong Ming came up with a way to let Liu Bei rise secretly.

"Wu Fujun, Liang wants to ask Fujun first, what do you think of this place in Jiaozhou?"

"Before coming to Jiaozhou, I thought this place was just a barbaric place where celebrities once gathered.

But now... it's not the case!

The climate of Jiaozhou is different from that of the north, and even different from the land of Jingchu. Although this place is mountainous, it is not as dangerous as the mountains and rivers of Yizhou in the southwest, but it also has rich and fertile land.

At that time, a large number of celebrities gathered in Jiaozhou. Under their governance, Jiaozhou was not uncivilized as rumored by outsiders.

On the contrary, various forces have spread out, and it is precisely because of the mixed forces that those celebrities gradually left this place and turned to Yangzhou or Jingchu.

In addition, Jiaozhou is also rich in products. Although it is not famous for its grain production, I have seen many rare items during this time.

Incense, ivory, rhinoceros horn, coral, glass and large pearl green jade, which are rare outside, are not considered rare here.

In addition, this place...is rich in silver and copper!"

As if Wu Chen didn't have any thoughts, he told Kong Ming all about the situation in Jiaozhou, even with a strong sense of envy.

This made Kong Ming smile, and Xi Zhen frowned, not knowing what this person wanted to do.

Liu Jingsheng asked a person like him who had no city government to garrison Cangwu... it was a failure.

It’s just that Xi Hong seems to have seen something, but is not sure.

Kong Ming and Wu Chen talked for a long time about Jiaozhou, but Kong Ming refused to answer Wu Chen's initial question, and Wu Chen seemed to have forgotten the matter.

At the end of the banquet, Wu Chen said again to Kong Ming with a hint of drunkenness.

"If your general comes, ask him to come to me. I have already prepared the food and supplies, so you can rest assured!

Xuande and I are old friends and best friends!

Remember, remember!”

Even when he was being carried away by his servants, he kept shouting about the friendship between him and Liu Bei.

These words made Xi Zhen furious.

"There is no truth in this guy's mouth. If he really cares about the relationship with the lord, how can he show more kindness to the military advisor and seem to want the general to stay?

This kind of people... I will definitely have a good talk with the lord after I go back.

You must not have close friendship with this person!"

"It is true that you should not have close friendship with him. This person is too ambitious. He wants to occupy Jiaozhou and stand on his own, and he also has such strength.

This is something he would not give even if it was his lord's face.

Go back and tell Lai Gong that if things are not in danger, you will retreat to Jingnan, and the Lord will send someone to rescue him. Life is the most important thing in everything."

Kong Ming's words made Xi Zhen immediately bow and agree, but after Xi Zhen also left, Xi Hong walked up with a bit of a smile.

"It seems that Kong Ming has already thought about my future path."

Looking at the smile on Xi Hong's face, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile, "What did Zhong Xiang see?"

"Wu Chen is ambitious, and Kong Ming, you also have a desire to take advantage... No, I should say a desire to cooperate.

When you come to Jiaozhou this time, you are not here to mediate conflicts on behalf of the lord, nor are you here to find allies for the lord. I think you want to find a way for Wu Chen to rise."

"Oh, Wen Xiang, why don't you tell me what you think." Kong Ming and Xi Hong were talking while walking, and Kong Ming was a little surprised when he looked at Xi Hong in front of him.

It was indeed a pity for this person in his previous life. He was loyal, courageous, strategic, and discerning...but he was unlucky.

Back then, Yunchang was betrayed by Jiangdong and lost Jingzhou. Although the four counties in Jingnan were easily captured by Lu Xun because Pan Jun presented the defense plan.

But during this process, many people still fought to the death for Ji Han.

For example, Xi Hong's brother Xi Zhen refused to retreat under Lu Meng's attack, and eventually committed suicide after the city was broken.

Zhan Yan and Chen Feng fought to the end, and in the end one died and the other was captured and imprisoned for life.

After the fall of Jingnan, Deng Fu, the governor of Fangling, Guo Mu, the governor of Nanxiang, Wenbu, Deng Kai and others also recruited young people and even barbarians again after the fall of Jingnan. They were eventually killed or captured. Only Wenbu had no choice but to surrender.

Xi Hong saw that Wu Ling was interested in joining Fan Zhou, and wanted Xi Zhen to surrender, and then joined forces with Fan Zhou to bring Wu Ling back to Jihan.

But it failed, and Xi Hong refused to answer every question from then on, and refused to say a word for Sun Quan for the rest of his life...

In this regard, Kong Ming in his previous life felt that they were very sorry for these people, for failing to let them show their talents, and for failing to rescue them from Jiangdong...

Just when Kong Ming was thinking about the regrets of his previous life, Xi Hong had already adjusted his thinking.

"Previously, I thought that my lord wanted to lure out the Wuling barbarians, and then cut off the barbarians' return from the rear. In this way, at least one of the two generals Huang Zhong and Liu Pan could be transferred away from You County.

Thereby entering the Wuling battlefield and even getting in touch with Yizhou.

The barbarians in Wuling are numerous and ferocious, so if they can be trained well, they can be a helping hand.

But things are different now. Mr. Kong Ming’s idea may be more accurate than our guess.

The gentleman not only wants to take the Wuling barbarians for his own use, but also wants Wu Chen to truly occupy Jiaozhou and then hide his power in Jiaozhou.

In this way, even Liu Jingsheng would have a hard time finding it.

It's just this strategy... I always feel like I've seen it somewhere before..."

"This is how Zhou Gongjin helped Sun Bofu gather a capable army under Yuan Shu's nose.

This strategy looks familiar to you but you can't remember it because it is not known to outsiders, but there are some traces of it."

"Yes, yes..." Xi Hong suddenly realized at this time, and then a new doubt appeared, "Since it is not known to outsiders, how did Mr. Kong Ming know?"

"...."

Kong Ming remained silent. He couldn't say that in his previous life, he and Gong Jin were half-close friends even though they didn't have much contact. He let it slip during the banquet. He must have figured it out by himself...