Zu Mao looked at Sun Ce with a strange look.

As Sun Jian's closeness, Zu Mao was not unfamiliar with Huang Zhong and had also seen Sun Jian attract heroes. Sun Jian was good at martial arts and generous enough, and was a very attractive lord to Gou Xia'er, so so many people were willing to follow him and work hard for him. However, only Gou Xia'er, those scholars with status were unwilling to rely on Sun Jian. Even Gou Xia'er had the most cooperation elements, and if the profit was good, they would be divided.

Zu Mao had never seen such a situation like Huang Zhong who was loyal to Sun Ce when he met. However, thinking about Zhou Yu, a son of a Lujiang family, was loyal to Sun Ce, Zu Mao was not surprised and only admired him. Just by winning people's hearts, Sun Ce was not only much stronger than Sun Jian, but also much better than many people he had seen.

Dependence is attachment, and loyalty is loyalty. The two cannot be compared at all.

Zu Mao was very tactful. He had also seen Huang Zhong's martial arts. Since he expressed his loyalty to Sun Ce and Sun Ce seemed to be very respectful to him, Zu Mao gave up his duties as a personal guard, and Huang Zhong was responsible for Sun Ce's safety.

Huang Zhong did not refuse, and stood behind Sun Ce with his knife, never leaving.

Yuliangzhou is not large. When Sun Ce talked to Pang De on the bus, Sun Fu had already arranged defense. He set up a formation by the river and arranged a post in various places to put the entire Yuliangzhou under control. There were not many families on Yuliangzhou, but there were large mulberry trees, and there was a good river beach along the water, which was very suitable for walking. With Huang Zhong's company, Sun Ce walked most of the way along Yuliangzhou.

According to historical books, in addition to Mr. Pang De, there is another hermit living on Yuliangzhou, which is the famous Mr. Shuijing Sima Hui. His residence is on the east side of Mr. Yuliangzhou, not far from Mr. Pang De's house. However, Sun Ce did not see it. It seems that Sima Hui had not moved in yet.

But he saw another family.

Not far south of Yuliangzhou, there is another sandbank, with houses connected on the island, rows of which are a huge manor, standing quietly in the shade, like a giant beast.

"Where is that?"

"Cai Zhou." Huang Zhong said: "Cai Mao's residence is located."

"So big?" Sun Ce was very surprised. He knew that Cai Zhou had recorded in historical books, and the county maps in Sun Jian's hands were also recorded on the map, but it was very simple and did not state that it was the location of the old Cai family's house. Sun Ce did not expect that the Cai family was so rich that they occupied a whole piece of sand.

A real local tyrant. Sun Ce immediately had the idea of ​​Cai Mao. Fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land is the magic weapon for the success of our party's revolution. Since Cai Mao is an opponent, he has exposed such a large piece of fat to himself, and not robbing him is simply sorry for the people and the party.

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"Yaha! Yawn!" Cai Mao sneezed twice, his nose sore, and tears were almost coming out.

Liu Biao remained silent, as if he hadn't heard it. He shook the book in his hand, but looked at the chief clerk Kuai Liang opposite him. "Zirou, what's the point of Sun Jian's arrangement to occupy Yuliangzhou? Will it be a threat to me, Xiangyang?"

Kuai Liang has a medium figure, a thin face, white face and long beard, but his eyes are very energetic. He glanced at Cai Mao inadvertently and said lightly: "Degui, don't worry. If Sun Jian dares to touch your Cai family, he will be no different from Dong Zhuo. He will become a public enemy of all families. If he doesn't need to be beaten, he will be defeated."

Cai Mao rubbed his nose. "Brother Zirou, you are a gentleman, but Sun Jian is a villain. If he cared about his reputation, how could he kill Wang Rui and Zhang Zi? If it weren't for the robbery, what did he do in Yuliangzhou? He wouldn't have entered Xiangyang City even if he climbed Yuliangzhou. He wouldn't have come to visit Pang Degong, right?"

"If this is the case, it would not be bad. If you follow the wise, you might be impressed by Pang Degong's demeanor and retreat without fighting."

Cai Mao sneered, and Liu Biao couldn't help laughing. "Zirou, if Mr. Pang De was able to impress Sun Jian, he would have made a great contribution. However, Sun Jian was vulgar and bloodthirsty. I was worried that Mr. Pang De would not impress him, but would be harmed by him." He thought for a while and said, "Mr. Pang De is a real famous scholar. I think he would not be threatened by Sun Jian and do things that would damage the famous religion, right?"

Kuai Liang was a little unhappy and choked Liu Biao. "I'm so worried. Mr. Pang De is a famous scholar in Xiangyang and cannot be forced by a mighty man."

Liu Biao was embarrassed. Cai Mao saw it and couldn't help but smile secretly, then he looked worried about the country and the people. "Eunuch, Ziliang is right, Sun Jian's actions have no effect on Xiangyang. However, there are many people in the east of the city. If they are looted, the losses will be secondary. Therefore, it would be very inappropriate to doubt the ability and determination of the envoy to protect the country and the people."

Liu Biao frowned slightly. Checks and balances are indeed the only secret of imperial skills, but it is annoying to argue with each other whenever there is something to do. These people are not able to fight, but internal strife is more smarter than the other. Sun Jian sent people to occupy Yuliangzhou, which may have no effect on attacking Xiangyang City, but may hit the hearts of the people. The Kuai family is far away in Zhonglu, and they are not worried, but Cai Mao is concerned about it and is only thinking about the Cai family's property, but put Xiangyang City aside.

But Cai Mao’s words make sense. In addition to Cai Kuai’s support for him, many people are watching. For example, if the Xi family and the Yang family sit down and watch them by Sun Jian and ignore them, it may affect his prestige, and it will be even more difficult to recruit talents in the future.

Save or not?

Liu Biao was in a dilemma, and Kuai Yue walked in from outside quickly. "Encourt, did Sun Jian enter Yuliangzhou?"

Liu Biao smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, we are discussing whether to go out of the city to rescue you, you are just right."

"Get out of the city?" Kuai Yue glanced at Kuai Liang and Cai Mao and smiled. "Degui, you Caizhou has at least three hundred corpses, corner towers, and bows and crossbows. It's not that easy to attack, right?"

Cai Mao hurriedly said: "Everything, I am not worried about my Cai family, but about affecting the reputation of the emperor. If Sun Jian is allowed to rob the city and the emperor can only sit in the city, will he be considered cowardly? He is not Sun Jian's opponent and cannot defend Jingzhou?"

Kuai Yue sneered: "If Sun Jian did this rebelliously, what is the difference between him and Dong Zhuo? Did Degui think those envoys who would abandon their kindness and surrender to Sun Jian like a robber?"

Cai Mao was speechless.

Kuai Yue continued: "Don't worry, Sun Jian's move is at most suspicious of his troops and lures me out of the city to fight. We cannot be fooled by him. Although Nanyang has many household registrations, the food and supplies they can provide are limited, and each family distinguishes right from wrong and will not support Yuan Shu. As long as we stick to Xiangyang, Sun Jian will continue to eat and get out of the market in a few days."

Liu Biao and Kuai Yue exchanged glances and nodded with relief. As early as the General's Mansion, he had admired Kuai Yue's strategy very much. Since Kuai Yue made it clear that the danger of leaving the city, he didn't have to think too much. Moreover, the Cai family is strong and has always regarded themselves very well, so it would be no harm to let them suffer a little.

"Zirou, Degui, what do you think?"

Kuai Liang agreed repeatedly, and Cai Mao was unable to support himself, so he had to nod and agree.

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