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Chapter 4 Enemies and Friends

Su Huan’s meaning is very obvious - kill!

Seeing Su Huan make this gesture, none of the other four patriarchs showed a surprised expression.

Kuai Yue lowered his head and thought, Zhang Fang and Bei Yu seemed to have some understanding, while Cai Mao said bluntly: "This is too risky, right? After all, the other party is the new governor, isn't killing him the same as treason?"

Su Huan shook his head and said, "Degui, what life do we, the Jingchu clans, live in Nanjun now? Whatever we want, it is really unrestrained! But Liu Biao is a tough person and it is not easy to deal with. When he comes, he sees us suppressing him, how can he give up? There are endless troubles!"

Zhang Fang said, "Although Liu Biao is a relative of the Han Dynasty, he may not bring many troops here after resigning from Luoyang. We can let our subordinates rob him of his origin, rob property, and then kill people, disguising himself as a bandit robber, which is beyond the sight of gods and ghosts!"

Bei Yu slapped the table and said excitedly: "This plan is very wonderful. It is like the chaos today. Dong Zhuo deposed the emperor and killed the queen. The pastors and guards of all prefectures and counties all have the intention to challenge Dong. Even if we deal with Liu Biao, Luoyang has no time to worry about it. This place of Jingchu is the final decision of our tribes!"

Seeing that two families had already echoed their ideas, Su Huan looked at Kuai Liang and Cai Mao again and asked, "What do you think?"

Cai Mao hesitated and looked at Kuai Liang secretly.

Kuai Liang stood up and said solemnly: "Although Kuai is not a sage, he also knows loyalty, righteousness and ethics. Do you think of the great chaos in Jingchu? What is the difference between this move and a rebellion? Shu cannot accompany him."

After saying that, he left the seat directly.

Bei Yu snorted heavily: "This Kuai Zirou is such a stubborn person!"

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Liang's departure back, thinking about something.

In his heart, the most long-term people among the clans of Jingzhou were Kuai Liang and his younger brother Kuai Yue.

Although Cai Mao was quite moved by the proposal to ambush Liu Biao, seeing Kuai Liang leaving the seat in anger, he felt a little nervous and said, "Let's talk first, let's talk first, I'll go and chase Zi Rou Gong back!"

After saying that, Cai Mao quickly stood up and left the table to chase Kuai Liang...

Kuai Liang came outside the Zhang Mansion and just got on his cart when he saw Cai Mao rushing over and grabbed Kuai Liang: "Duke Zirou, why did you suddenly leave the table? Do you think that we are not well-mannered?"

Kuai Liang turned his head to look at Cai Mao and said, "Degui, our Jingchu family is certainly competing for profit for the family, but it depends on what profit it is! Whether this profit is fought or not! If you want others to hear it, there is no better thing than saying it; if you want others to know it, there is no better thing than doing it! If the three families of Su, Zhang and Bei want to do this great rebellion, they really think they can avoid the eyes and ears of the people in the world? This is putting the Jingchu clan on the fire and barbecue!"

Cai Mao said in surprise: "Are you really so dangerous?"

"What a serious crime to murder the supervisor? Besides, are you selfless to be the three families?"

When Cai Mao heard something from Kuai Liang's words, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I would like to hear it carefully!"

"Degui, you have just inherited the position of the head of the family and don't know much about the inside story of the clans. Su Huan and his brother Su Dai are both from Wujun and are fellow villagers with Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng. Sun Jian is now following Yuan Shu's head. He forced Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou to death and killed Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang County. Why? It is just laying the foundation for Yuan Shu to occupy Jingzhou in the future!"

Cai Mao suddenly realized: "As Zirou Gong said, Su Dai and Su Huan brothers had already defected to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian. So he proposed to ambush Liu Biao and let the position of governor of Jingzhou be empty... to help Yuan Shu clear the obstacles?"

Kuai Liang neither admitted nor denied: "The king of the royal family was well in Xiangyang, but Sun Jian suddenly took a manifesto that was unknown to him and forced him to submit. However, his troops broke into Jingzhou without any obstruction. If there was no internal response, who would believe it?"

Cai Mao was sweating all over when he heard this.

He never expected that it was just a problem that the new governor of Jingzhou would not take office, and that people like Yuan Shu and Sun Jian could be involved.

I was in Jingzhou, but I never thought that the water in Jingzhou was so deep.

Kuai Liang continued: "After the death of Zhang Zi, the governor of Nanyang County, Yuan Shu will station his troops in Luyang and gradually erode Nanyang County. He will visit Jingzhou sooner or later... Let me ask Degui, if Yuan Shu comes, can Jingzhou still have a foothold in this Jingzhou?"

The Yuan family of Runan was of four generations and three honors, and had a reputation throughout the prefectures and counties. If the Yuan family entered Jingzhou, they would vigorously support the Su family and Bei family who had made contributions to it, and the interests of the other clans would be exploited.

Cai Mao had gained some knowledge today. He bowed to Kuai Liang halfway and said, "If it weren't for Mr. Zirou's wake up, Mao would have almost made a wedding dress for others. Mao would go back to his house and leave the guests behind, so he would not see outsiders for the time being."

Kuai Liang did not comment, but said 'Waiting for my news', and ordered the coachman to urge the carriage and disappeared at the end of the street.

...

In the past few days, Liu Qi has been living in Yicheng County. While recuperating and adjusting, he carefully studied the military household lists of various counties and counties in Jingzhou sent from Xiangyang...

Liu Pan secretly arranged his subordinates to investigate the every move of the five major clans in Xiangyang.

...

"Boyu, the five major families have made some moves!" Early in the morning five days later, Liu Pan pushed open Liu Qi's door and rushed in.

At this moment, Liu Qi was holding Yi Jue Qingshui in his left hand and a small long stick in his right hand, and flipping back and forth in his mouth.

Liu Pan looked at Liu Qi who was brushing his teeth curiously and asked, "Boyu, what is this?"

"toothbrush."

Liu Qi picked up Yi Jue Qingshui, rinsed his mouth and spit it in the bowl, and said, "It's made by embedding a mane on a wooden stick. It's quite simple. Let's go back and find a craftsman to make a handle for you?"

Liu Pan shook his head vigorously: "Don't take that effort, I'm pretty good with willow branches, not as pretentious as you."

Liu Qi shrugged indifferently and refused to persuade him.

In terms of maintaining personal hygiene, he and Liu Pan cannot argue. The difference between health and epidemic prevention knowledge that is more than 1,800 years apart cannot be compensated by his simple words or two.

Let's live their own lives.

"Brother said just now, the five major families have made any moves?"

Liu Pan was excited and hurriedly said, "It's true that as you expected, three of the five major families secretly dispatched private soldiers to ambush near Bowang, trying to do something wrong."

Liu Qi walked to the front of the long case, put down the simple toothbrush in his hand, and asked, "Which three companies are there?"

"Bai, Su, Zhang!"

"Is there no movement between Cai and Kuai?"

"No!"

Liu Qi stared at Liu Pan seriously and confirmed: "Brother promised that he was not wrong?"

Liu Pan patted his chest confidently: "The soldiers sent by a certain group are all elite soldiers of the clan. When they pacified the Shanyang bandits, they also made many contributions. These small matters will definitely not be wrong!"

Although Liu Qi didn't know much about the strong soldiers of these Liu clans, he knew his cousin.

Liu Pan is straightforward. Although he sometimes loves to show off his face and is very boastful, he is not vague on key matters. If he can do it, he can do it. If he can do it, he can't do it.

"It seems... Su Dai, Bei Yu, Zhang Fang, are the three of them enemies?" Liu Qi muttered.

"It should be."

Liu Qi asked again: "What about the people from Kuai and Cai? What are the actions?"

"The sent people said that the head of the Cai family and the Kuai family have been closed to their doors and have never left the palace. There was no movement in the servants in their palace and the private soldiers raised around Xiangyang."

"You really know the times and are a hero." Liu Qi smiled at the corner of his mouth: "The Cai and Kuai families are sensible, so they can try to be allies."

Liu Qi's words excited Liu Pan: "In this way, are these two families friends?"

Looking at Liu Pan's excited expression, Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh.

The naive and cute problem has been dealt with again...

"Cousin, there is one thing you need to figure out. We can strive to be allies in the Cai and Kuai families, but we will never be friends with them... Do you understand?"

Obviously, Liu Pan didn't understand: "Doesn't friends and allies mean the same thing?"

"Of course not."

Liu Qi shook his head and explained: "Sometimes, allies will become more terrifying than their current enemies, but that's all afterthoughts. Now it's important to turn them into allies."

Liu Pan was confused by Liu Qi and had a headache.

The seven counties of Jingzhou have not yet been obtained, and the matter is so complicated. If my uncle really takes over the seven counties of Jingzhou, I don’t know how many more things will happen in the future!

Forget it, anyway, Bo Yu is here, so he has to think about the brain-struggle things.

"Boyu, how can we become allies with the Cai family and the Kuai family?"

"Wait! Wait until they come to the door."

Liu Pan said in surprise: "Wait? Is this possible? What if they don't come?"
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