Since the other party was willing to give a step, Fang Xia would not continue to hold on.

She nodded, and said, "That being the case, Deri, please." ”

Cai Mao happily agreed.

As a person who likes to enjoy and is also a son of a family (身shēn), Cai Mao, unlike many strategists, took a car all the way and went directly to the Taishou Mansion.

Such as Cheng Yu and others, when they came to Xuchang, they would never appear (身shēn) at the first time, but secretly observe the people (情qíng). A lord (性xìng) (情qíng) acts, just by looking at how the people are doing under his rule, you can know more than half of it. In their hearts, the concept is the most important, if the concept does not match, and it is not like Fang Xia, it will definitely not be able to keep them.

But Cai Mao didn't care about that, his exit (body shēn) and natural stance made him stand on the side of the family. Those little people who are promoted to fight (贱 jiàn) jiàn (贱 jiàn) jiàn are like grass, and they will grow out again after cutting a stubble, so you don't have to care.

Jingzhou, as a relatively peaceful existence on the map of the Han Dynasty today, is just because other places are riddled with holes by the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and this place is less affected by the war, so it suddenly looks different.

In fact, when it comes to governance, Liu Biao is really not capable.

What Cai Mao did in Jingzhou was also intrigue and struggle for power and profit, and he didn't even care about the people of Jingzhou, would he go to see how the people of Xuchang were doing

Naturally not.

He only cares about the grade of life in Xuchang and whether he is comfortable or not.

Fang Xia had already discussed Cai Mao's (性xìng) (情qíng) with all the strategists before, and it seemed that it was still good to make this response.

After entering the Taishou Mansion, the reception hall had been sorted out, and everyone sat down, leaving the first position on the right hand for Cai Mao.

The Han Dynasty respects the right, and although it is now close to the troubled times, this point has not changed.

As the host, Fang Xia naturally sat on the top to welcome guests, and Cai Mao's position was already the most expensive.

Cai Mao was obviously satisfied, although he said that he couldn't deserve it, in fact, he had already sat down.

After a guest (set tào), it is time to serve wine and food.

After the harvest, Fang Xia's (日rì) seeds were a little better than before, but because there were a lot of millet seeds to be made for next year, and Fang Xia was not the kind of extravagant person, so he lived a relatively frugal life. Except for Ben (身shēn) is a family out (身shēn), the Wenchen don't need Fang Xia to take care of the rice, and the others don't pay attention to it, and the food is similar to Fang Xia.

This banquet is enough to cover the cost of her civil and military affairs for an entire season.

But Cai Mao is used to enjoying Jingzhou, and it can be seen that he is still a little picky when he looks at these things in front of him. (性xìng) (情qíng) is like this, but it is not that Cai Mao deliberately embarrassed Fang Xia. It wasn't until after the dish was served that it had not yet appeared, and after Fang Xia's blind guidance, the reluctantly made stir-fried dishes came out, which finally moved Cai Mao.

Of course, an Internet addicted girl can't cook in her last life.

Fang Xia's cooking skills are limited to cooking instant noodles, steaming rice in a rice cooker, and the like.

But stir-frying, it's okay to say more or less.

Nowadays, food is still mainly cooked, (meat ròu) eat more cattle and sheep, serious people do not eat pig (meat ròu), at most add a little salt to taste, but this (meat ròu) fishy smell can not be removed by boiling alone.

But without vegetable oil and iron pot, it is not easy to stir-fry. It wasn't so easy to make an iron pot, so in the end, I simply found an iron plate and simply made a similar iron plate. Now iron is a military product, and it is not enough to make weapons, if it weren't for Fang Xia's (身shēn) share, it would be impossible to take it out and waste it.

Although there are many shortcomings, let Fang Xia judge, and he can't get a passing score, but for Cai Mao, who has never seen stir-fried vegetables, the power of "food" is naturally extraordinary.

Cai Mao was quickly attracted by this half-baked food and feasted on it.

Then, a maid came up to pour wine, pushed the cup and changed the lamp, so many people respected Cai Mao alone, this feeling of the stars holding the moon in the center of the world also made Cai Mao feel a little fluttering (desire yù) immortal.

At this banquet, everyone had a tacit understanding and did not mention the slightest political matter.

It's just a simple drinking party.

He soon became "drunk".

The wine of this year has a lot of impurities, and because there is no distillation, the degree is very low, and the lowest is more than ten degrees, so a thousand cups are not drunk, and the test is not the amount of wine, but the capacity of the stomach, and how many times to go to the thatched house.

Fang Xia didn't drink alcohol in her previous life, so she didn't know how much she drank, but Diao Chan was originally cultivated as a singer, pouring wine for guests, and even accompanying wine, which was a compulsory course, and she still had some alcohol.

Cai Mao has gone through a lot of these, where is the amount of alcohol unbearable, this person is very smart, but the small means are good.

Fang Xia couldn't "debunk" him yet.

Cai Mao pretended, and she also pretended.

She said, "Since virtue is not enough to drink, let's disperse." ”

Everyone was "happy".

Except for Guo Jia.

Fang Xia asked the maid who served the wine to pour wine in other people's cups, but in Guo Jia's cup, it was water.

Mr. Zhang Zhongjing is still teaching in the medical hall, and no one has left, if Fang Xia lets Guo Jia drink, something happens to anger the doctor, and the people die, then it will be trouble.

For this reason, even if Guo Jia complained afterwards, Fang Xia also admitted it. Guo Jia is a measured person and will not make a fuss on such occasions, as for his upset, that's another matter.

When she woke up the next day, Cai Mao praised Fang Xia's meal yesterday, saying that the cooking skills in Jingzhou were inferior.

Fang Xia said very casually, "If De is intentional, I will give you a cook." ”

These (日rì) sons, Ganyu's mother also cultivated some orphans, and it is not a problem to get out of the way.

Cai Mao hesitated, and was really a little moved.

For his (身shēn) share, he should not have accepted outsiders, which shows that the food strategy is really useful. However, he was so "light and simple", he only brought a carriage and some guards, not to put on a big show, which is a burden in this situation, and it is also a troublesome thing.

In the end, Cai Mao refused.

Because of the euphemistic art he rejected, Fang Xia was not angry. On the other hand, Fang Xia was eighty percent sure that Cai Mao would not accept it.

The two sat opposite each other and talked freely about the customs and people (情qíng).

Fang Xia said Luoyang, said Xuchang.

Cai Mao said Jingzhou.

waited until the atmosphere was almost over, and Fang Xia asked where Cai Mao came from.

Cai Mao said casually, "It's just a study tour, and I brought a letter to Lord Diao Chan for my brother-in-law by the way." ”

He took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Fang Xia.

"It turned out to be Brother Jingsheng's letter," Fang Xia took it with both hands and said, "Thank you very much." ”

"It doesn't matter. Cai Mao waved his hand, and said, "We are brothers and sisters, and we are a combination of honor and loss, please forgive Mao for talking too much, this matter of the Sun family, Lord Diao Chan should not interfere." ”

Compared with Liu Biaoxiong in Jingzhou, relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, even Sun Jian couldn't attack a way out of his life, and Fang Xia only had two territories, Xuchang and Qiaojun, and there was no danger to defend. In Cai Mao's view, Fang Xia's territory is for everyone to give face, and then let her occupy it. If he were someone else, he would directly represent Liu Biao.

The two sides are at war, what do you want to do when you enter the game with a third party, in order to avoid being picked up, it is true that you want to profit from the fisherman first.

Here in Fang Xia, for the sake of the relationship between the two parties, it can be regarded as a "warning".

The situation in the Central Plains has not deteriorated, and no one has a grudge against Fang Xia and a direct conflict, so they will ignore her.

As soon as Dong Zhuo fell, the princes had no target to target, so they were going to start a chaotic war. Once the contradiction is sharpened, Fang Xia can be called the place of four wars. Xuchang was surrounded in the middle and couldn't move at all.

The nearby area is all plain, and there is no location at all.

In Cai Mao's opinion, Fang Xia's only choice is to take refuge in one party and become a minister, and with her reputation, she can mix very well. He felt that this was not only a warning to Fang Xia, but also a solicitation for Liu Biao to her, and he had good intentions.

Of course, this is Cai Mao's own opinion, the Jingzhou family is used to holding together, and he can't get rid of this problem, and he can also get a great merit of introduction.

Liu Biao is just Qi Fangxia borrowing Sun Jianliang, he is not so big-hearted.

If it was when he had just crossed over, Fang Xia would definitely not understand Cai Mao's deep meaning. But now, she can not only understand, but also calmly perfunctory.

This kind of big thing, of course, is not something that can be decided in a moment, and if Liu Biao wants to develop, the first direction is Jiangdong, and if he can't enter Shu and compete with Zhang Lu, the leader of the Wudoumi Sect, it is impossible to go north now, and it is indeed too early to plan. Take a step back, Liu Biao hasn't solved Sun Jian yet, so don't think about it that it hasn't fallen into his pot yet.

Fang Xia later opened the letter.

Sure enough, there was a greeting first, and then a brief mention of Sun Jian, and it could be seen that Liu Biao didn't plan to turn his face, but he was a little dissatisfied.

That's it.

Fang Xia drafted a letter of apology and handed it to Cai Mao, not bothering the two masters, just bring it to Liu Biao when he goes back.

Anyway, in short, it means having the courage to admit mistakes and not planning to change.

It's okay to perfunctory the past and save face, and Liu Biao definitely didn't expect any results.

Cai Mao stayed in Xuchang for a week.

Eating and drinking every day, Fang Xia accompanied him to visit Cai Yan and several other families in Xuchang.

Cai Mao and Cai Yong have the same surname and do not live in one place, one is the Cai family of Nanjun, and the other is in the north, but according to Cai Mao, if you look for your ancestors, I don't know which generation you count, and Cai Yan is still his elder in the end. Now that I'm here, I can't help but ask for advice. Later, Fang Xia asked Cai Yan, and she said that she had not heard her father mention it.

In the end, Cai Mao and Cai Yan only said a few words of politeness, and then got up (身shēn) to leave.

Fang Xia didn't know what he meant.

Anyway, Fang Xiaping (日rì) did the work of Taishou, and he was just sharing it for Xun, Chen Qun and others. In fact, with or without her, those Wenchen can handle it very well, and it can even be said that it is overkill. Although she couldn't do this before, after a long time, Elm's head can also be enlightened, not to mention that although she is not extremely smart, she is not stupid.

When Cai Mao handed over the post, he came to visit on behalf of the Cai family in Jingzhou, and he traveled to study by the way, instead of lobbying for Liu Biao, and all the families had to give him face.

After all the families had visited, Cai Mao proposed to continue the study tour and go to Cao's side.

Fang Xia symbolized (性xìng) and sent him away.