Chapter 431

To truly achieve this grand wish, one still has to rely on his own precious grandson-in-law.

Therefore.

Gu Yi's importance to the Dong Zhuo faction is self-evident.

And now, although Gu Yi and Dong Bai already have a legitimate eldest son.

But the legitimate eldest son is still young.

If Gu Yi has an accident, then only old Dong can stand out again to take power.

However, old Dong is also an old man over sixty.

In the eyes of the Guandong warlords, he doesn't have many years left to jump around.

And Gu Yi is in his prime.

The threat of the two to the Guandong warlords is not in the same league at all.

Being told this by Kuai Yue, Liu Biao was also quite tempted.

Wanting to finish off Gu Yi in the north is no different from a pipe dream.

But if it is placed in the south, everything is uncertain.

However, Liu Biao's concerns were significantly more than those of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.

He had dealt with old Dong before and knew well old Dong's protective nature.

If Gu Yi really died in the south.

And old Dong found out it was a black hand from Jingzhou.

Jingzhou, especially the northern region, would definitely receive a "devastating military blow" from old Dong!

Does Liu Biao dare to gamble?

He really doesn't dare!

Thus, Liu Biao informed Cai Mao and Kuai Yue of his concerns without any changes.

After listening.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue also fell into silence.

There is a huge wealth gap between Jingbei and Jingnan.

Prosperous Jingbei, although it cannot compare to the former Jizhou and Yuzhou.

But looking at the entire Great Han, it can be considered a high-yield GDP area.

And Jingnan?

Changsha Commandery is still better, but the remaining Guiyang, Lingling, and Wuling commanderies are not highly developed.

This led to more than eighty percent of the industries of the Jingzhou aristocratic families being in Jingbei.

If Jingbei really suffered a "devastating military blow" from old Dong, for the Jingzhou aristocratic families, it would definitely be a devastating disaster!

Seeing this, Cai Mao turned and suggested to Kuai Yue on the side:

"Yidu, since you and I can't think of any suitable strategy."

"Then it's better to call the envoy sent by Liu Xuande over and ask him to see if he has any strategy to break the situation?"

"After all, that envoy can be considered a relative of our Cai and Kuai families."

Being reminded by Cai Mao, Kuai Yue also reacted.

Although that envoy was only sixteen years old.

But he looked like a person of great talent.

Maybe he could really think of some miraculous strategy.

Moreover, that envoy was indeed a relative of their Cai and Kuai families, this could not be fake.

Hearing this, Liu Biao also became interested.

A relative of both Cai Mao and Kuai Yue?

Could it be...?

Thinking of this, Liu Biao also agreed to call the envoy sent by Liu Bei over.

……

Not long after.

A young Confucian scholar wearing white robes and seven feet five inches tall walked into the Provincial Governor's Mansion from outside.

This young Confucian scholar was only sixteen years old.

In his hand, he held a white feather fan made of goose feathers.

It could be foreseen that at his young age, his height could still grow in the next few years.

It wouldn't be surprising if his final height could break eight feet, or even eight feet one or two.

(PS: Every dynasty has a different way of measuring "feet." According to relevant records in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, it can be inferred that the eight feet in the late Han and Three Kingdoms period corresponds to about 1.83 meters in later generations, not 1.9 or 2 meters.)

The moment he saw this young scholar.

A trace of shock couldn't help but emerge in Liu Biao's heart.

With his understanding of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.

These two guys were typical "profit-first" people.

Wanting to persuade these two guys to lean toward forming an alliance with Liu Bei, the difficulty was not ordinary.

But the young scholar in front of him could actually handle this matter.

From this, it could be seen that this person was definitely not a person to be trifled with.

Although the young scholar was young, he was quite knowledgeable about various etiquettes.

Only to see him bow respectfully to Liu Biao according to the Han system:

"I, Zhuge Kongming, have met Governor Liu."

Yes, the envoy sent by Liu Bei was Zhuge Liang.

The year before last, that is, when Cao Cao first attacked Xuzhou.

Uncle Zhuge Xuan, in order to avoid the flames of war, took the three brothers Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Jun and went south to Yuzhang Commandery.

Although the Zhuge family was not a top-tier aristocratic family of the time.

But it was not considered a poor family or a commoner family.

And it was even less likely to be a "commoner farming in Nanyang."

In fact.

"Commoner farming in Nanyang" was just Zhuge Liang's humble statement in the Chu Shi Biao.

And the current head of the Zhuge family was Zhuge Liang's uncle, Zhuge Xuan.

He also possessed quite a reputation in the literary world of the time.

After arriving in Yuzhang, Zhuge Xuan was hired by the former Yangzhou Inspector Chen Wen as the Yuzhang Governor, which could be considered standing on his feet in Jiangdong.

However.

The Zhuge family's backer, the former Yangzhou Inspector Chen Wen, passed away from illness a year ago.

If there was no butterfly effect from Gu Yi.

Zhuge Xuan would also pass away a year later.

And in original history, when Zhuge Xuan passed away, Jiangdong was being attacked by Sun Ce.

Zhuge Jin chose to join Sun Ce.

Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun fled to Jingzhou to avoid the flames of war.

But now.

Sun Ce did not go to attack Jiangdong.

On the contrary, Liu Bei, because there was no place for him in the north, went to Jiangdong for development by chance.

The Jiangdong aristocratic families feared Gu Yi and cooperated with Liu Bei for self-preservation.

Under such circumstances.

Liu Bei's path to pacifying Jiangdong was naturally very different from the violent means of Sun Ce in original history.

The Jiangdong aristocratic families had collectively chosen to support Liu Bei.

Within the entire Jiangdong territory, only the warlord forces of Yan Baihu and Wang Lang would resist Liu Bei.

And Zhuge Xuan, as the Yuzhang Governor, although he was not a Jiangdong aristocratic family.

But for the survival of the Zhuge family, he naturally chose to join the Liu Bei camp.

The two brothers Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang, plus a young Zhuge Jun, could be considered to have joined Liu Bei's command in disguise following their uncle Zhuge Xuan.