Chapter 443

Jingzhou.

Jiangxia Commandery

Huang Zu held a wine cup, listening with a beaming smile to the report of the messenger sent by Liu Biao.

"Garrison Commander Huang, my lord hopes that you can deploy heavy troops near Xiakou to ambush Gu Linzhi."

"Mr. Kuai and General Cai have both agreed to this matter."

When the messenger mentioned Liu Biao, the expression on Huang Zu's face did not change at all.

But after hearing the news that Kuai Yue and Cai Mao had also agreed to this move, the wine in the cup was drunk by Huang Zu in one gulp.

Subsequently, he saw Huang Zu turn his head and order the personal guards on the side:

"Pass the order, notify Pan Jun and Su Fei to come quickly to discuss matters with me."

"Yes."

The personal guards took the order and left.

Before long.

Pan Jun and Su Fei arrived together.

Among the two of them.

Pan Jun is the Jiangxia Assistant.

Su Fei is Huang Zu's deputy general.

They are the second-in-command and third-in-command of Jiangxia Commandery.

And at the same time.

When encountering major events, Huang Zu naturally has to notify these two people.

Note, it is notification, not discussion.

At this moment.

After listening to the news that Liu Biao intended to form an alliance with Liu Bei and Sun Ce and send Huang Zu to lead troops to Xiakou.

Pan Jun and Su Fei both frowned.

Pan Jun spoke first:

"Garrison Commander, that Gu Linzhi is the strongest warlord in the world."

"Even the Guandong coalition at its peak was no match for him."

"Let alone Liu Xuande of today?"

"The decision made by the Governor is truly too dangerous."

"If we cannot get rid of Gu Linzhi, I am afraid the entire Jingzhou will suffer his retaliation."

After listening to what Pan Jun said, Huang Zu waved his hand indifferently.

"Chengming, your thinking is a bit pedantic." (Pan Jun's courtesy name is Chengming)

"If Gu Linzhi defeats Liu Xuande, all the territories of our Jingzhou will be surrounded by him."

"At that time, the only option left for us will be surrender."

"Could it be that you want our Jingzhou to surrender without a fight?"

Facing Huang Zu's questioning.

Pan Jun remained silent.

Compared to the three major Jingzhou families, the Cai family, the Kuai family, and the Huang family.

The Pan family, where Pan Jun was born, was not on the same level as them at all.

Of course, to put it bluntly, Pan Jun and Huang Zu were all deciding with their butts.

For the three major families of Cai, Kuai, and Huang.

As long as Liu Biao continues to be the nominal supreme ruler of Jingzhou, then the three of them will always be the local emperors of Jingzhou.

After all.

The reason why Liu Biao was able to "enter Jingzhou alone" was precisely because of the support of these three families.

Leaving the three major families, Liu Biao's rule in Jingzhou would also quickly fall apart.

The two sides had long become a community of interests.

But if Gu Yi replaces Liu Biao to rule Jingzhou.

That would definitely weaken the three major Jingzhou families.

It is not impossible to even move them directly to Chang'an.

After all.

The power controlled by Gu Yi is far from what Liu Biao can compare to.

Now he does not need to rely on the power of the three major families at all and can still conquer Jingzhou.

Therefore.

The Cai, Kuai, and Huang families, who are unwilling to give up their power, naturally do not want to hand Jingzhou over to Gu Yi.

But for aristocratic families in the second or third tier like Pan Jun.

They hate war from the bottom of their hearts.

Deep in their hearts, they hope to solve all problems in a bloodless way.

For example, choosing to surrender decently while ensuring certain interests.

After all.

In this land of Jingzhou.

The first-tier major aristocratic families like Cai, Kuai, and Huang are equivalent to big capitalists.

Even if they suffer war, they can find ways to suck blood from below.

But for small and medium-sized aristocratic families, they do not possess the perverted blood-sucking and recovery ability of top aristocratic families.

Whether it's jealousy, envy, or hatred.

In order to minimize the losses suffered by family industries.

Small and medium-sized Jingzhou aristocratic families do not desire the arrival of war.

However, whether Jingzhou is chaotic or not is not up to Liu Biao, nor is it up to small and medium-sized aristocratic families.

Only the three families of Cai, Kuai, and Huang can play a decisive role.

At this moment.

Pan Jun's persuasion.

Could not change the decision of the three families of Cai, Kuai, and Huang to "intend to ally with Liu Bei and attack Gu Yi."

Unlike Pan Jun.

Su Fei on the side, although he also opposed the war.

But as a deputy general who had followed Huang Zu for more than ten years, he knew Huang Zu's personality well.

Things that the three families of Cai, Kuai, and Huang had already decided internally, no matter how much outsiders opposed them, it would be of no avail.

In this way, it would be better to support Huang Zu verbally first.

……

Seeing that Pan Jun and Su Fei had no objections.

Huang Zu nodded with satisfaction.

He naturally didn't have no benefits for sending troops this time.

The three major Jingzhou families all know the principle of "never rise early without profit."

If everything goes smoothly, Huang Zu will get the lion's share when dividing the cake.

Secondly, it will be Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Liu Biao, and others.