Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 311: The Gathering of the Jingzhou Nobles
Li Qian looked at the first lord of Nanjun, "Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty", who had arrived. This player was well-mannered and was accompanied by a group of burly men with considerable martial arts skills.

Li Qian's territory is in Nanyang County. For the time being, he has no conflict of interest with the lord of Nan County, but it is not certain that they will be able to live in peace in the future.

Li Qian came to the opponent's territory, but he was not afraid.

At present, the Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty only controls Zhonglu County in Nanjun and is expanding outward, and is still far from occupying Xiangyang.

Xiangyang City is the territory of Xu Qiu, the governor of Jingzhou. There are hundreds of thousands of Han troops stationed there, and no player can bring a large army in.

The Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty only brought his generals into the city.

He also received an invitation from the Cai family.

A player who can occupy a county will also have influence among the gentry in Jingzhou.

"Shengzuo is a scholar. I heard that you defeated the King of Western Qin and Timely Rain and took away their territory. You are very strong, and I look forward to fighting you in the future."

The Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty looked at Li Qian. From his tone, it could be seen that he was very confident in his own strength.

The brave generals behind him were all arrogant. They could not lose their dignity in front of their lord and looked down upon Li Qian's generals.

Li Qian's generals were not willing to be outdone and also looked down upon the other side.

The two sides were tit for tat.

If in the future one of them controls Nanyang and the other controls Nanjun, there will be a war.

Xiangyang is the only way for Li Qian to go south. Similarly, Wancheng is the only way for the Southern Dynasty's Grand Commander to go north. Both of their territories are located in the throat, so conflict is inevitable.

"We'll talk about the future later. You may not be able to dominate Southern County yet."

"Hahaha, scholar, you really have a poisonous tongue."

The Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty could not help but laugh. Li Qian's implication was that he would be qualified to be Li Qian's opponent only after he defeated the opponents in Nanjun.

"Brother, you are finally here!"

While Li Qian was talking with the Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty, Cai Zhong and Cai He were patrolling the city with their troops. When they saw Li Qian, they were overjoyed.

Li Qian saved their lives and was promoted to the position of Xinye magistrate. Cai Zhong and Cai He were even more convinced of Li Qian. Seeing that Li Qian came at the invitation, they gave them enough face and quickly led Li Qian to the Cai family's mansion in Xiangyang city.

"The scholar's relationship with Cai Zhong and Cai He is so close. I underestimated these two little people, Cai Zhong and Cai He, and missed the opportunity to get closer to the Cai family..."

When the Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty saw that Cai Zhong and Cai He were actually following Li Qian's orders, he realized that he was wrong from the beginning.

The Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty wanted to make friends with famous Jingzhou figures in later generations such as Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue, and he looked down on Cai Zhong and Cai He, two third-rate characters.

Cai Mao might still be a second-rate military general, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were at least first-rate counselors, and they played an important role in the commander-in-chief of the Southern Dynasty. As for Cai Zhong and Cai He... they were just two minor characters in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who were killed in one round by fierce generals.

This is what the Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty originally thought.

But he found out he was wrong.

Although Cai Zhong and Cai He are third-rate generals, they are members of the Cai family in Jingzhou after all. It would be easier to gain the support of the Cai family by starting from their relationship.

Led by Cai Zhong and Cai He, Li Qian came to the Cai family's mansion in Xiangyang.

The Cai family mansion covers a vast area, with dozens of courtyards connected together. It was very lively with the banquet held there.

All the famous nobles in Jingzhou were invited.

Here Li Qian saw familiar figures such as Cai Mao, Kuai Liang, and Kuai Yue.

They had met several times when they were fighting against Zhang Mancheng, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in Nanyang.

"Congratulations on your promotion to Xinye County Magistrate."

Kuai Liang actually took the initiative to come forward and talk to Li Qian, with admiration in his eyes.

Li Qian had made many military achievements in the campaigns against Zhang Mancheng, Zhang Jiao and the Liangzhou rebels. He was also the magistrate of Xinye, and actually controlled the territory and population of three counties. He had more than 100,000 soldiers, so Kuai Liang was quite optimistic about him. "Thank you, Zirou. We won't leave until we are drunk."

Li Qian also admired Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue.

Kuai Liang pacified Jingchu for Liu Biao and helped him achieve his goals, and was praised by Liu Biao as "Yongji's theory". Kuai Liang was promoted to the position of chief clerk by Liu Biao.

To be able to become the chief clerk of Jingzhou Mu, his strategy is extraordinary.

Without Kuai Liang, Liu Biao might not have been able to take control of Jingzhou so easily.

Unfortunately, Kuai Liang died early. Like Guo Jia, he was a man of talent that was envied by God. There is no record of him after that.

If Li Qian could get the services of Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, he could not only take control of Jingzhou, but also get the help of two counselors, making him more confident in competing for the Central Plains.

"it is good."

Kuai Liang just nodded, but considering his attitude towards players, this was already a very satisfactory expression.

The Grand Commander of the Southern Dynasty arrived later, and when he found that Jingzhou's strategist Kuai Liang was actually talking to Li Qian, he couldn't help but feel jealous.

In addition to the Cai family, Li Qian actually knew people from the Kuai family.

Among the Jingzhou noble families, the Cai family and the Kuai family are relatively active. Li Qian knows people from these two families. He may take action to fight for Jingzhou in the future and may also get the support of these families.

These family generals put the interests of their own families first and would not easily be loyal to a particular family. As soon as Liu Biao died, they surrendered to Cao Cao.

Although Li Qian's territory was in Nanyang County, he also tried his best to compete with him for Nan County.

"Pangji from the Pang family is here."

Everyone in the Cai family mansion was talking about it, and then a middle-aged man with an unremarkable appearance walked in. Many people stood in awe.

The Pang family was also a prominent family in Jingzhou.

Even Cai Mao took the initiative to come forward to greet him: "Has Lord Pang De arrived?"

Pang Ji shook his head: "The old man is not interested in fame and fortune, and does not want to enter the city."

Cai Mao sighed: "I knew you were here, please take a seat."

Cai Mao personally led Pang Ji to his seat.

Is he Pongji?
Li Qian knew this person.

When Liu Biao entered Jingzhou alone on horseback, it was Kuai Yue and Pang Ji who went there alone to persuade the local rebels to surrender, so Liu Biao was able to occupy Jingzhou relatively easily.

Without the support of Jingzhou gentry such as the Kuai family, the Pang family, and the Cai family, it would not be so easy for Liu Biao to take control of Jingzhou, and he might even be sidelined.

There is no record of Pang Ji, so he is not famous, but he is indeed a member of the Pang family.

The Pang Degong they mentioned during the conversation was even more famous.

Pang Degong lived on Yuliangzhou in the Mian River south of Xianshan Mountain and had never been to the city. So Pang Degong did not come to Cai Mao's birthday party.

Pang Degong once called Zhuge Liang "Wolong", Pang Tong "Phoenix Cub", Sima Hui "Water Mirror", and was praised for knowing people. He had a great influence on Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others in their early years, and was respected by Zhuge Liang.

Given Pang Degong's personality, I'm afraid he won't take up an official position.

But there is another celebrity in the Pang family of Jingzhou, that is "Fengchu" Pang Tong - but at this time, Pang Tong did not seem to have reached the age to serve as an official.

"The Ma family has also sent people here!"

"The Cai family is really well-known. The Kuai family, the Pang family, the Ma family and other Jingzhou noble families have all sent people to congratulate them."

(End of this chapter)