Liu Biao, one of the heroes of the late Han Dynasty, was a native of Shanyang County, and after Liu Yu, the king of Lugong in the Western Han Dynasty, he had a gentle appearance and a height of more than eight feet. Compared with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, etc., Liu Biao became famous earlier, and mixed the name of "Eight And" during the period of Emperor Huan.
At that time, under the operation of well-intentioned people, Tai students made up a lot of catchy nicknames, including "Sanjun", "Bajun", "Bagu", "Baji", "Eight Kitchen" and other nicknames.
"Three gentlemen" refers to Dou Wu, Liu Shu, and Chen Fan, who are the supreme leaders. "Eight Jun" is headed by Li Ying, eight "Junjie among people". "Eight Gu" refers to the role models of Fan Pan and other eight "people who can lead people with virtue".
"Eight and" refers to Liu Biao and other eight "people who can guide people to follow their ancestors", that is, they can guide others to learn. "Eight Chefs" is the sponsor of the student union, referring to Zhang Miao and other eight "people who can save people with money".
Zhang Miao can also write. Since he can guide others to learn, it shows that Liu Biao has a strong knowledge base and a high level of education, which is closely related to his later establishment of a school in Jingzhou and a Confucian scholar.
Kuai Yue took the initiative to ask Ying to quell the rebellion, and he set up a banquet to lure more than 50 thieves to come, beheaded them all, and attacked their men. Subsequently, he and Pang Ji went to Xiangyang to persuade the Jiangxia thieves Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng to surrender and let them let go.
After hearing about Liu Biao's prestige, most of the county guards and county magistrates of Jingzhou took off their seals and fled. Were they really scared away by Liu Biao's prestige? In fact, it is the top wealthy family who are afraid of Jingzhou.
So, why did Haoqiang in Jingzhou help Liu Biao? Liu Biao's reputation was certainly partly to blame, but the appointment of the imperial court was even more important. Liu Biao could represent the legitimacy given by the imperial court to the wealthy clans of Jingzhou to rule the region.
In addition, Haoqiang of Jingzhou also hoped that someone would integrate Jingzhou's military forces to fight against Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, who were entrenched in Nanyang County.
With the assistance of the local wealthy families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao stabilized his position in Nanjun, but this also brought a lot of problems. Jingzhou's control was greatly weakened, and almost all of the high-ranking bureaucrats and state and county officials under Liu Biao's command were local wealthy families in Jingzhou.
Of the 15 people who surrendered to Cao Cao in 208 and were made marquis, only Fu Xun (Liangzhou Beidi) was not a wealthy family in Jingzhou. Many of Jingzhou's major policies are not something that Liu Biao can decide alone, but he and Jingzhou's gate valve discuss and implement them together.
The seven local wealthy clans in Jingzhou include Pang (Pang Tong), Ma (Ma Liang, Ma Yan), Xi, Yang (Yang Yi, Yang Hao), Huang (Huang Chengyan, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law), Cai (Cai Mao), and Kuai (Kuai Yue, Kuai Qi).
The Pang family, the Cai family, and the Kuai family have already appeared, and it is the turn of the representative of the Huang family to appear. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian's three-way game in Jingzhou has begun.