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 is dead and the other is gone.

Liu Biao looked anxious.

Although Liu Biao was anxious, he had no other choice but to wait for Zhang Yu's arrival.

Zhang Yu didn't 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.

Both Pang De Company and Sima Hui are old, and they don't accept many students. Now the two students with the best qualifications are in Jiangdong, so they just need to stay.

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. Unlike before, this time Zhang Yu brought 100,000 soldiers and horses across the border.

One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, although it is nothing to Jingzhou today, Jingzhou also has nearly a 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 I knew, I would probably panic even more.

Zhang Yu camped tens of miles away, he didn't want to get too close to Xiangyang, lest there be any accidents.

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, so he asked his subordinates to go out, and there were only two of them in the big tent.

"Lord Cai, it's just the two of us now, if you have anything to say, feel free to talk about 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 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 it would be good for Cai Mao to win Jingzhou.

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 has ambitions, and it is a foregone conclusion to finally 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 went on to say: "The first step is to further evacuate Cai Mao. Mr. Cai must first win over a group of talents, enough to replace Liu Biao in a short period of time, so that he has no time to react. The second step is to support Liu Biao. It must be a process. In addition, Liu Biao still needs to be alive. After Mr. Cai has actually controlled Jingzhou for many years, whether Liu Biao and his son should be abolished by then depends on Mr. Cai's mood. .”

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 by military means, and control Jingzhou.

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. The strongest system to dominate the Three Kingdoms