Chapter 185 Mid-count!

"It turned out to be Mr. Jia. Although I was an official for the first time, I had heard of Mr. Jia's name for a long time. Only with Mr. Jia in this Wancheng can I defeat Cao Thief this time, and I, Jingzhou, can be settled." Ma Liang said with admiration.

"Haha, that's not bad. The Hou Mansion has arrived." Hu Cheer pointed to the mansion in front of him with an excited face.

"Then go and see Xuanweihou quickly." Ma Liang smiled.

"Please come in."

Hu Cheer led Ma Liang to the hall and ordered people to invite Zhang Xiu. He chatted with Ma Liang on the hall.

"The general is here."

With a loud shout, Ma Liang and Hu Cheer suddenly stood and waited for Zhang Xiu. Soon, Zhang Xiu was dressed in brocade clothes and Jia Xu came in. After Zhang Xiu returned to the house, he felt that it was inconvenient to wear armor and changed into brocade clothes.

After sitting down, Zhang Xiu looked at Ma Liang and said, "Who are you?"

"Ma Liang, the subordinate, has met the Marquis of Xuanwei. This time, he came to Wancheng by the order of Liu Jingzhou to visit the Marquis of Xuanwei." Ma Liang bowed.

"Oh, Liu Jingzhou has a heart. I don't know how Liu Jingzhou is doing recently?" Zhang Xiu's eyes flashed and asked. Although he had Wancheng in his hand, he had Cao Cao in the north and Liu Biao in the south. Whether he had any grain and straw to be controlled by others, he had long wanted to capture Xiangyang. Although he wanted to, Liu Biao was not easy to mess with, so he did not move. These days, I heard that Liu Biao was ill and thought about it again.

"Thank you for your care. Liu Jingzhou is in good health." Ma Liang naturally knew Zhang Xiu's thoughts, and he would not say anything about Liu Biao's health.

"Then I was relieved. I don't know why the messenger came to Wancheng this time?" Zhang Xiu seemed to be relieved. He also planted someone in Xiangyang and knew something about the situation with Liu Biao. Naturally, he would not believe Ma Liang's words.

"Liu Jingzhou wants to invite Xuanweihou to go to Xiangyang to discuss important matters, and this month is the wedding of my eldest son. By the way, please invite Xuanwei to attend the eldest son's wedding. This is Liu Jingzhou's handwriting." Ma Liang said and took out the bamboo slips from his arms and handed them to Hu Cheer beside him and asked him to hand them to Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu nodded instead of looking at the bamboo slips, but asked, "Your eldest son's wedding? When did this happen?

As soon as Liu Qi came out of the state pastoral mansion, he sent Ma Liang here. There was no delay along the way, so Zhang Xiu did not know about Liu Qi's wedding.

"On the day the subordinate came to Wancheng." Ma Liang bowed.

"Oh, do you know who is going to marry your eldest son, but some time ago, he robbed Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao from Jiangdong?" Zhang Xiu asked with some jealousy. He had heard of the beauty of the Qiao sisters, but he didn't expect to take advantage of Liu Qi.

"It was not the Qiao sisters who got married to my eldest son this time, but someone else." Ma Liang shook his head and said, although he was respectful, he looked down on Zhang Xiu a little in his heart.

"Oh, who is that?" Zhang Xiu was a little surprised. Did Liu Qi find a more beautiful woman again, or was the Qiao sisters not as beautiful as the rumored?

"The marriage to my eldest son is the daughter of Xin George under the command of Yuan Benchu in the north. She and my eldest son have had a marriage contract since childhood." Ma Liang said proudly.

"Sin George?" Zhang Xiu said doubtfully that he had never heard of the name of Xin Zuozhi, so he couldn't help looking at Jia Xu beside him.

"But Xin Ping's brother, Xin Pi?" Jia Xu asked without waiting for Zhang Xiu to open his mouth.

"Exact" Ma Liang smiled at Jia Xu.

"Your eldest son is very lucky. I heard that Xinpi's daughter is a famous talented girl. I didn't expect that she and your eldest son had a marriage contract." After saying that, Zhang Xiu first said, "This Xin family is one of the largest clan under Yuan Shao's command. The patriarch of the Xin family is now Xin Ping, and Xin Pi is his younger brother. The two are powerful under Yuan Shao's command."

"Oh." Zhang Xiu frowned. He also wanted to take advantage of Liu Biao's serious illness to take Xiangyang's secession. Now Liu Qi and Yuan Shao's important ministers have a friendship. If he has a bad relationship with Jingzhou, he may offend Yuan Shao. Compared with Yuan Shao, he is just a small ant.

"You are so young that you can represent Liu Jingzhou. You must be very trusted by Liu Jingzhou. Why haven't I heard of you before?" Zhang Xiu looked at Ma Liang doubtfully. Ma Liang was only in his early twenties. Such a young man is generally still studying at home and rarely can come out to do things. He can be the messenger of Liu Biao at such a young age. There must be someone behind him who supports him.

"Ha ha, Xuan Weihou joked. I also made some credit for following the eldest son's expedition a few days ago. This time, the others in Wancheng couldn't draw, so they let me come to Wancheng." Ma Liang said with shame.

"You followed the eldest son on an expedition." Zhang Xiu suddenly understood that the person in front of him was Liu Qi. Liu Qi did this to install his own hands in Xiangyang, and it seemed to be extremely successful. It seemed that the situation in Xiangyang City had changed.

Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu with a thoughtful tone. Jia Xu shook his head to signal Zhang Xiu not to be impatient. Then he came forward and said to Ma Liang, "The lord still needs to think about going to Xiangyang for a while. The messenger has worked hard all the way. How about going to the side hall to have a rest first?"

"I'm a little abrupt." Ma Liang bowed and followed the maid away.

When Ma Liang came out of the hall, Zhang Xiu handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Jia Xu and said, "Military Master, do you look at Liu Biao's intention?"

Jia Xu took over Zhu Jian and read it before saying, "This is because Liu Biao is afraid that Cao Cao takes the opportunity to attack Jingzhou and wants to discuss with the master, but on the other hand, he is a little worried about the master, so the master can't go to Xiangyang."

"This..." Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu in surprise.

"When the lord is outside, Liu Biao is afraid that the lord will betray Jingzhou and put Jingzhou under the front of Cao Cao. He dares not make any changes to the lord, and can only attract the lord. But once the master arrives in Xiangyang, Liu Biao will attack the master without hesitation. As long as the master is removed, Liu Biao can occupy Wancheng unexpectedly. Jia Xu explained that Zhang Xiu didn't believe it.

"That's not good to drive Ma Liang out of Wancheng." Zhang Xiu said with a gloomy face.

"No, if the master does this, Liu Biao will completely betray him as the main guild, and then the food and fodder of Wancheng will not be replenished. At that time, he only needs to fight with Cao Cao to make the master die without burial place." Jia Xu shook his head to stop him. Now is not the time to turn against Liu Biao. Even if the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou are restrained by Sun Ce, it is more than enough to deal with Zhang Xiu's thousands of soldiers and horses.

"What should I do?" Zhang Xiu said with an anxious face.

"The master is relieved that as long as the master does not leave Xiangyang, Liu Biao will not turn against the master. As for Xiangyang, the master only needs to send one person to go back with Ma Liang to discuss on behalf of the master and Liu Biao." Jia Xu thought for a moment and said that he had tried this method before, and he tried it all over the time. Every time Zhang Xiu went to Liu Biao, he sent people to Xiangyang to negotiate.

"I don't know who the military division intends to send to Xiangyang. There are not many people who can use this Wancheng, and there are even fewer people I can trust." Zhang Xiu looked at Jia Xu expectantly. Every time something happened, Jia Xu could think of a way. The person he hoped for most in his heart was Jia Xu. Only when Jia Xu went there could he rest assured.

"Don't worry, my lord, this matter is of great importance. Naturally, my subordinates will go there in person." Jia Xu sighed. Now the situation is getting more and more chaotic. He needs to know Liu Biao's attitude. Liu Qi, Liu Biao's eldest son, has been in the limelight in Xiangyang recently, and he also needs to meet him.

Now it seems that Liu Biao has formed an alliance with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is already powerful. There is not much chance for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to win the battle, but it is not that there is no chance. He knows Yuan Shao very well about Jia Xu. As long as he seizes his weakness and defeat him, it is not difficult. But now it's hard to say if you add a Liu Biao. If when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are at war, Liu Biao will sneak up behind Jingzhou's back, Cao Cao will have no chance. On his trip to Xiangyang this time, he needs to see if Liu Biao is really allied with Yuan Shao, and what the two sides have reached.

"I'm relieved if you go there." Seeing that Jia Xu proposed to go to Zhang Xiu, he was relieved.

"Lord, I'm going to Xiangyang this time. If Cao Cao sent an envoy, don't drive him away, just drag me back." Jia Xu persuaded him that he knew that Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao had a grudge and a big hatred, so he could not let Zhang Xiu be impulsive.

"Why? Cao Cao and I have a deep hatred. If he sends an envoy, I will definitely kill the envoy. Zhang Xiu's face turned cold and said.

"Lord, no, I went to Xiangyang this time to see Liu Biao's attitude. If not, we can only go to Cao Cao. The lord must not cut off his own back road. Jia Xu persuaded.

If Zhang Xiu really kills Cao Cao's messenger, it will really be a life-and-death battle. Now that Cao Cao is weak, he will put down his hatred for the time being, and it is also possible to accept Zhang Xiu. Once Cao Cao is powerful, it is impossible to accept Zhang Xiu.

"It's impossible. The hatred between me and Cao Thief can't be resolved. You don't have to persuade me anymore." Zhang Xiu said with a gloomy face.

The last time Zhang Xiu defected to Cao Cao Cao, but Cao occupied his aunt. Since his parents were young, his aunt raised him. How could he allow Cao Cao to be so bullied? In addition, Cao Cao did not trust him and secretly prepared to remove him, so he simply turned back. He not only almost killed Cao Cao, but also killed Cao Cao Ang, Cao's eldest son. Even Cao Cao's fierce general Dian Wei also fought to death. It can be said that the two sides have been immortal. How could he defect to Cao Cao?

"The lord doesn't have to worry. I will discuss this matter with the lord after I come back from Xiangyang, but the lord will promise me not to kill Cao Cao's messenger." Jia Xu smiled bitterly and said that if Zhang Xiu hadn't recognized the situation clearly, he would not have promised to surrender to Cao Cao. As long as he knows that Liu Biao will not let him go, he will calm down.

"Well, if you go to Xiangyang, you must ask Liu Biao to send more grain and grass." Zhang Xiu thought that the grain and fodder sent by Liu Biao every time was only enough, which was really aggrieved.

"I'll figure it out at this time." Jia Xu sighed. At this time, it was really naive for Zhang Xiu to continue to give Liu Biao food and grass. Which of the princes in the world can trust him?