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Chapter 694 Cai Mao's Ambition

As soon as Zhang Yu approached Xiangyang, Liu Biao became nervous.

He was afraid that Zhang Yu would cooperate with Cai Mao and subvert him.

At this time, Liu Biao did not have any strong counselors to advise him.

In the past, the Kuai brothers gave him advice, but now one of the Kuai brothers has died and the other has run away.

Liu Biao looked very anxious.

Although Liu Biao was anxious, he had no good solution and could only watch Zhang Yu's arrival.

Zhang Yu did not go in when he arrived outside Xiangyang, but stopped a hundred miles away.

Zhang Yu naturally wanted to pay a visit to Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui first.

After staying at their residence for five days, Zhang Yu chatted with Mr. Pound and Sima Hui for a long time, and they talked about many things.

Now that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are studying at Jiangdong Academy, Zhang Yu doesn't care if these two big brothers are away.

Pang De and Sima Hui are both old, and they don't have many students. Now the two most qualified students are in Jiangdong, so just keep them.

But Sima Hui and Mr. Pang De have great prestige, and it is always right for Zhang Yu to have a good relationship with them.

After leaving Sima Hui and Duke Pang De, Zhang Yu planned to go to Xiangyang City.

At this time, Xiangyang City was under martial law. Different from the past, this time Zhang Yu brought [-] troops across the border.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, although it is nothing to Jingzhou today, Jingzhou also has nearly one million soldiers and horses.

Now Jingzhou has a very large population and a developed economy, which can support so many soldiers and horses.

But Liu Biao didn't have so many soldiers and horses, and more than half of the soldiers and horses were in the hands of Cai Mao. If Zhang Yu cooperated with him, it was entirely possible to overthrow him.

So Liu Biao was very nervous.

As for Cai Mao, he has mastered the navy, part of the army, and more importantly, he also has part of the land.

Many counties, following Zhang Yu's strategy, have been secretly controlled by Cai Mao.

And Liu Biao didn't know that many counties and counties below him were actually controlled by Cai Mao. If he knew, he would probably be even more panicked.

Zhang Yu set up camp dozens of miles away. He didn't want to get too close to Xiangyang in case something unexpected happened.

Soon, Zhang Yu received a letter from Cai Mao, who wanted to come to him in person.

Zhang Yu didn't have anything to doubt, Cai Mao had a close relationship with him, so he didn't think too much about it.

The next day, Cai Mao came and brought a lot of condolences.

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, now he is the only Wang Bohai King with a different surname in my big man." Cai Mao said.

Speaking of the King of Bohai, Zhang Yu has always claimed to be the king, and promotes his title everywhere he goes.

Zhang Yu did this to hit the prestige of the big man.

Liu Bangding made it impossible to be crowned king with a different surname, and Zhang Yu is now crowned king, let's see who dares to make trouble for him.

No one dared to trouble him, even Liu Bang's words were useless, so what majesty does the current emperor have.

This king name can also improve one's force and use power to overwhelm others.

"Lord Cai, we are all happy together."

The two were polite to each other, and then entered Zhang Yu's big tent.

"Lord Cai, I should be the one to visit you. How can I excuse you to travel dozens of miles." After the two sat down, Zhang Yu said.

Cai Mao looked left and right, there were many guards and others in the big tent, so he asked his men to go out.

Zhang Yu immediately understood that Cai Mao had something to discuss, and asked his men to go out. They were the only two people in the big tent.

"Master Cai, there are only two of us now. If you have anything to say, just say it." Zhang Yu said.

Cai Mao was silent for a while before he said: "Now that the great man is in decline and Liu Biao is incompetent, should Jingzhou change its master?"

I didn't understand the words, but Zhang Yu already knew that Cai Mao was going to take over.

It is not impossible for Cai Mao to ascend to the throne and become the lord of Jingzhou.

Most of the military power is in the hands of Cai Mao. If Cai Mao wants to take Jingzhou, it will not be difficult at all with Zhang Yu's cooperation.

Zhang Yu pondered, whether Cai Mao's victory over Jingzhou would be of any benefit to him.

Naturally, there are benefits. Cai Mao won Jingzhou, so the cooperation with Zhang Yu can naturally be expanded.

In addition, Liu Biao, as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, a prince, if he is taken down, it will be a huge blow to the big man.

This is the real benefit that Zhang Yu can see.

There are also disadvantages, this Cai Mao will soon lose control, and will be on an equal footing with Zhang Yu, and will not be so dependent on Zhang Yu as he is now.

In addition, if Cai Mao cannot control Jingzhou well, and Jingzhou is in chaos, Zhang Yu will lose a source of income and a place to dump goods.

There are pros and cons, it depends on how to choose.

Cai Mao became ambitious, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would eventually replace Liu Biao.

"Lord Cai is strong and capable. You will manage Jingzhou, and that will be the blessing of Jingzhou." Zhang Yu expressed his attitude and supported Cai Mao's control of Jingzhou.

Cai Mao seemed to be relieved. If Zhang Yu didn't support it, he might do the same.

But Cai Mao didn't want to have any conflicts with Zhang Yu, after all, the two of them had a great time working together.

The two make a lot of money, and they are thousands of miles apart, so there is no conflict.

Zhang Yu expressed his attitude, and Cai Mao heaved a sigh of relief.

But Zhang Yu went on to say: "However, Mr. Cai, this Liu Biao still has great prestige. If you want to rise to the top, I'm afraid it's safer to take a few steps."

Cai Mao nodded expressionlessly, without explaining anything. He is still not sure what Zhang Yu is thinking.

Zhang Yu continued: "The first step is to further evade Cai Mao. Master Cai must first recruit a group of talents, enough to replace Liu Biao's people in a short time, leaving him no time to react. The second step is to support Liu Biao When his son takes over, he must not directly seize Liu Biao's power. There must be a process. In addition, Liu Biao still needs to be alive. After Master Cai has actually controlled Jingzhou for many years, it depends on Master Cai's mood whether he should abolish Liu Biao and his son. .”

After Zhang Yu finished speaking, Cai Mao became happy. In this way, Zhang Yu really wanted to support him in his position.

Even the steps and solutions for the solution have been thought out for Cai Mao.

Originally, Cai Hao wanted Zhang Yu to cooperate with him, directly use strong means to solve Liu Biao and control Jingzhou by military means.

But Zhang Yu's plan is to slowly seize power.

Now Cai Mao also realizes that he really doesn't have many talents in his hands.

Cai Mao's plan of gradually seizing power is acceptable.

Cai Mao only needs to win over some more people, and then suddenly seize power, and remove Liu Biao all at once.

"Lord Cai, it is good for you to do this. It will be convenient for you to control Jingzhou. It will take three to five years to control Jingzhou, which is much better than using weapons. After you go back, you can share part of the benefits with other families. It will be very good then." Do it."

Cai Mao was persuaded and agreed to Zhang Yu's plan, and he could afford to wait for three to five years.

In fact, Zhang Yu supported Cai Mao's seizure of power, and he had his own thoughts. The struggle for power was his opportunity.

Zhang Yu wanted to completely infiltrate Cai Mao. Before he knew it, Cai Mao emptied Liu Biao, and Zhang Yu emptied Cai Mao.

(End of this chapter)