Liu Biao invited Zhou Zhong to take his seat and ordered someone to serve wine and food.

The scale of this banquet was very small, and there were no other guests except Liu Qi.

Even so, Liu Biao did not talk much about official business with Zhou Zhong, but only talked about the old things that happened in Luoyang back then, and sighed from time to time.

Things change by people, and the changes in recent years have been too great. When it comes to emotions, both of them sighed and burst into tears.

After the banquet, Liu Biao invited Zhou Zhong into the study and ordered Liu Qi to wait outside.

Liu Biao personally presented tea to Zhou Zhong.

The tea comes from Jiangnan without ginger and green onion, it is very light and even a little bitter.

"I don't know who created this kind of bitter tea first. It is said that it can clear the mind and clear the eyes and not be confused by the world." Liu Biao chuckled. "Although I don't agree, I feel it is more refreshing than the milk tea passed down in Hedong. I wonder what Brother Jiamou thinks?"

Zhou Zhong picked up the teacup, sniffed it at his nose, then took a sip, and said lightly: "Ten miles are different winds, hundreds of miles are different customs. One place has its own food and food, so there is no need to force consistency. Is it confused by the world? It is in the heart, not in the tea."

"It's still Brother Jiamou who is knowledgeable and humble. But I'm a little knowledgeable person and I've been wrong with my own responsibilities." Liu Biao raised his teacup and said with a smile: "I'd like to ask Brother Jiamou to be clear to me."

Zhou Zhong chuckled and put down the teacup. "You are studying Lao Zhuang, not cultivating the Tao of Futu. It's very mysterious."

"I heard that the emperor valued the barbarians in the Western Regions. Although I could not learn from it, I was effective in frowning, which made Brother Jiamou laugh."

"Although the emperor did not reject the barbarians of the Western Regions, the deepest part of his efforts was Confucianism and the kingly way." Zhou Zhong picked up the palm-leaf fan beside him and slapped it gently. "But he was not very satisfied with the current classics of the present and ancient times, so he broadened his horizons and sought all the hundreds of schools of thought, so he said that he was missing the etiquette and found the wilderness."

Liu Biao looked slightly. "The way of kings is the right way." He exclaimed and said, "The way of kings, ministers and ministers, and relatives of virtuous people is the way of kings, so why should I seek other sons? Mencius, Xunzi, and civilized scholars, how could I express my profound meaning to Master? Even if I return to my simplicity, I should seek it in the sages' books, so why should I seek other sons?"

"There is no great scholar like the Master around the emperor. Even Mencius and Xunzi are not allowed." Zhou Zhong looked at Liu Biao. "Jing Shengsheng has a deep education and is also a royal family. If he can assist the emperor, he may be able to make some changes."

Liu Biao's eyes flashed, and a smile flashed in the corner of his mouth.

After talking for a long time, Zhou Zhong finally revealed the truth.

"Does the imperial court still have my place to stay? I heard that all the three dukes were not allowed to accompany me, and only the nine ministers, Ma Teng, was the guard of the guard."

Zhou Zhong's expression remained unchanged. "The emperor patrols the border, and the northwest is bitter and cold. The ministers and ministers are either old and weak or scholars, and they can't withstand such hardships. The emperor is pitying the ministers, so he did not let them accompany him. Jing Sheng has been in Jingzhou for a long time and does not know the sufferings of the northwest, so it is normal for him to have misunderstandings."

Liu Biao smiled even brighter. "In this way, is it that I think it's bad?"

"When you go out on the day of the carriage, you will naturally see the ministers." Zhou Zhong said quietly: "If you are lucky enough to be among them."

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"What if it's not in it?"

"Then you can only see the Bingliang Iron Cavalry who protects the emperor."

Liu Biao's smile froze, and then said, "The Han River is vast, even if the elite Liang Iron Cavalry are strong, you can't swim by."

Zhou Zhong laughed with a hint. "Whether the strength of the navy is, how is Jingzhou like Jiangdong? Besides, no matter how vast the Han River is, there is Jiangxinzhou that can be temporarily stopped. Xiangyang cannot cross, Yuliangzhou cannot cross? Caizhou cannot cross? Once the continents are taken down, Xiangyang is just an isolated city. How long will it take to defend?"

The smile on Liu Biao's face could no longer be kept silent.

Zhou Zhong's threat was already very clear. No matter how he decided, Cai Mao and others were most likely going to follow the court.

"Jingsheng, this time I came here, in addition to seeing you, I also went to Yuzhou to meet Liu Zhengli."

"See Liu Zhengli?"

"You said just now, "Give a wise man, the emperor lost his father at a young age, and attached great importance to family affection. He wanted to help the royal family work together to promote the Han Dynasty again. Anyone who is willing to serve the imperial court can do it without any blame. Therefore, Liu Gongheng supervised the sanqi, Liu Ziyang was in charge of Jincheng, and Liu Xuande guarded Pengcheng. If Jingsheng was promoted, what would be the righteous etiquette? The world is just around the corner, and the prosperity is enough to be done."

"Who is Liu Ziyang...?" Liu Biao was puzzled.

"The descendant of Fuling's King's name, Ye, and his courtesy name was Ziyang. He once assisted Liu Zitai to decide Lujiang. He went to Wenzai not long ago. He was young, strong and wise, and had great talent."

Liu Biao was shocked and then felt relieved.

Although he was not very familiar with Liu Ye, he was not unfamiliar with the Fuling King mentioned by Zhou Zhong.

That is not a commendable person. Strictly speaking, it is a negative example of being deprived of the throne for suspected rebellion. Can his descendants be valued by the emperor?

Compared with Liu Yan, what is his little thought?

It seems that the emperor's intention to reuse the royal family is not a false idea.

Liu Biao felt relaxed and his smile bloomed again.

He inquired about Liu Ye.

Zhou Zhong knew Liu Biao's thoughts and told Liu Ye one by one. Before starting the journey, he had discussed in detail with Liu Ye and made sufficient preparations. At this moment, every word he said was true, and none of them was made up by him.

He knew very well that although Liu Biao was a scholar and advocated elegance, he was not a person who studied hard. On the contrary, Liu Biao was very smart, and even a little too smart. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have been determined to govern Jingzhou.

Liu Biao will definitely find ways to verify what he is saying now.

If he lies, it will only make Liu Biao suspicious, thus doubting the emperor's sincerity.

Only with sincerity can you gain Liu Biao's trust and motivate Liu Biao.

Whether Liu Biao can surrender to the court is not only related to whether the emperor can quickly pacify Shandong by using Jingzhou's manpower and material resources, but also to whether Shandong ministers can regain their status in the court and compete with Shanxi warriors.

Although Liu Biao did not fully accept Zhou Zhong's remarks, he felt Zhou Zhong's sincerity and realized the importance of Jingzhou.

"If the emperor can ignore the previous mistakes, I would like to write a letter to persuade Benchu ​​to reform himself. If Benchu ​​refuses, I will not care about my old feelings. I would like to rule the troops of Jingzhou, drive the emperor to compete with Benchuyi."

Zhou Zhong looked at Liu Biao with his eyebrows slightly frowned.

"Jingsheng, when I was the governor of Yuzhou, I led my troops to besiege Lujiang. I knew a little about the war, which was not as easy as you imagined."

"I heard it." Liu Biao smiled. "But Jingzhou is not Yuzhou. If Jia plans to go to Yuzhang this time and can convince Liu Zhengli to work with me, I must have known that the general situation is like this, so I have to think twice."

Zhou Zhong took a deep breath, then slowly vomited it out, repeatedly.

"Since that's the case, I will write to the emperor and the emperor will decide. Before that, Jingsheng can rectify his troops and prepare for war. Although the emperor is young, he is very decisive. Perhaps before I arrive at Yuzhang, the edict will arrive in Xiangyang. The war is fierce and dangerous, and Yan Liang is a famous general in Hebei, so Jingsheng should not be careless."

Liu Biao smiled confidently. "There are famous generals in Jizhou, and there are also famous generals in Jingzhou."
Chapter completed!