"Back to Qi Hou, the villain's mother is a Han girl, so she takes her mother's surname." Wang Han tried his best to get close to the Tao.

Cai Ji knew that Wang Han was not lying, except for the royal nobles who had surnames, the vast majority of herdsmen among the Huns did not have surnames, so some low-born Huns-Han mixed-race children would take their mother's surname like Wang Han. However, this does not mean that Cai Ji will believe the other party's rhetoric. Although the Xiongnu was a people who intermarried with the Han people more frequently, the Xiongnu were also the first alien race to raise troops and stand on their own feet during the Wuhu Rebellion. Liu Yuan, who rebuilt the Xiongnu regime in history, studied the Confucian classics with the party member Cui You when he was young, "especially the "Spring and Autumn Zuo Biography" and "Sun Wu's Art of War", all of which are recited slightly, and "History", "Han", and Zhuzi are all overlooked. "However, neither the hundred schools of thought nor half of the Han bloodline could prevent Liu Yuan from revitalizing the Xiongnu and resuming business." If you are not of my race, your heart will be different", which is not only a nationalist slogan, but also a lesson of blood and tears condensed by the Han people for thousands of years.

In Cai Ji's view, it will take at least two or three hundred years for China to completely integrate some of the surrounding ethnic groups, and this has to be built on the basis that the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang and other ethnic groups do not believe in the religion of the Apocalypse. At this moment, Wang Han coveted the mutual market profits, and Cai Ji had the heart to control the various departments. So in line with the attitude of business, Cai Ji immediately smiled, and announced to Wang Han with a little arrogance, "You go and tell your lord that if the Southern Xiongnu are willing to belong to Gu, Gu will set up a market with the Southern Xiongnu in Yanmen. ”

Hearing Cai Ji say this, Wang Han's heart suddenly rejoiced. "Annexation" is a common thing for the Southern Xiongnu tribes, they had been attached to Gongsun Zan earlier, and later switched to Yuan Shao, as for now, for his own money, Wang Han will naturally do everything he can to persuade Hu Chuquan to join the woman in front of him. Don't you have a lot of money all the time?

Thinking of this, Wang Han hurriedly flattered and bowed to Cai Ji. "Qi Hou rest assured, my family Shan Yu will definitely return to Qi Hou."

"If so, everyone will be happy." When Cai Ji said this, he suddenly turned to Wang Hanyan and smiled, "Wang Langjun and Gu have known each other for many years, and they must know that Gu has always repaid kindness and revenge. Therefore, I also asked Lang Jun to remind your lord not to forget to inquire about the whereabouts of Budugen for Lonely. ”

Facing Cai Ji's warning of hiding a knife in his smile, Wang Han only felt a chill down his spine. Wang Han is not sure whether Cai Ji really "repays kindness and revenge", but there is no doubt that few people who have opposed Cai Ji in recent years will end well. If Hu Chuquan dares to play the woman opposite. Wang Han will inevitably follow along, and he can't eat and walk around. When the time comes, don't say that he will be rich, even his net worth and life may be ruined in one day. However, Wang Han was not frightened and flinched. There is a way to seek wealth and risk, and high profits are always accompanied by high risks. If he Wang Han didn't have this awareness, how could he have been able to travel between Hu and Han so far. So Wang Han hurriedly restrained his frivolous feelings, and turned to give up. "That's, that's."

Cai Ji also didn't expect Wang Han to be able to use his incorruptible tongue to say that Chuquan would surrender to him. After all, the Northwest Frontier is a world of the jungle. Unlike the Central Plains, a strict bureaucratic system has been formed. In the Central Plains, even a weak woman like Cai Ji sits firmly in the upper echelons of the bureaucracy as long as she has the ability. You can control the whole system. And the same thing is unthinkable among nomadic tribes. After the Southern Xiongnu were subordinated to the Han Dynasty, there were repeated incidents of being killed and replaced, which was of course due to the obstruction of the Han Dynasty officials, but from another point of view, it was also the Xiongnu's political system that was too simple to make people have an opportunity. Therefore, this time he was able to suppress the Southern Xiongnu by destroying the high-level cadres, and then buy time for the Qi army to recuperate, which was also a goal for Cai Ji. Not to mention that the other party also returned Cai Wenji.

In fact, at the same time as Wen Ji returned to Han, Cai Ji's real distant relative, Nanyang Cai, was calling for wind and rain in Xiangyang City at this time. It is said that since the fiasco of Shinno on the day of the fight. Liu Biao, who fled back to Xiangyang, became ill. Liu Biao's wife, Mrs. Cai, took the opportunity to collude with her brother Cai Mao to control Xiangyang, and refused to allow Liu Qi, who was stationed in Fancheng, to visit the city under the pretense of Liu Biao. Although Liu Qi was angry and anxious, he couldn't compete with Cai Mao, who was in charge of the sailors with heavy troops, with just the few men in his hands. As a result, Liu Qi had to come to Xiangyang City every day to ask Mrs. Cai to let him into the city to visit his father.

Liu Qi's filial piety undoubtedly touched the military and civilians in Xiangyang City. And Mrs. Cai has become the object of criticism. However, even if she was poked and scolded in the back, Mrs. Cai still refused to let Liu Qi enter the city. The reason is that Liu Biao has been in a coma since the day he fell ill, and he cannot appoint an heir at all. In this case, Liu Qi, who is the eldest son of the concubine, inherited the Liu family business logically, but Mrs. Cai thinks that Liu Biao likes her son Liu Cong the most on weekdays, and if Liu Biao is still sober at the moment, she will inevitably designate Liu Cong as the heir. As long as she can make her son the lord of Jingzhou, how can Mrs. Cai gossip in the accident world. On this day, Mrs. Cai stayed by Liu Biao's sickbed as usual, expecting her husband to wake up. Behind her, three witches were dancing to exorcise ghosts. On the other side, the doctor in Liu's Mansion was frowning and taking Liu Biao's pulse. But neither the witch who drove away the ghosts nor the decoction prescribed by the doctor could make Liu Biao wake up. At this moment, the lord of Jingzhou was lying on the sickbed with his face like gold paper, not only did he not react, but he became more and more angry.

Mrs. Cai, who had been by Liu Biao's side for several days, of course, also felt that her husband's life was passing rapidly. Thinking that Liu Biao might leave in the next moment, Mrs. Cai only felt cold hands and feet, and her eyes were even more dizzy, and she almost collapsed. There is a way that a husband is a wife, although Mrs. Cai is rigid and self-serving, but after all, she still regards her husband as a pillar like the noblewomen of this era. If Liu Biao passes away and Liu Cong fails to inherit the position of head of the family, Mrs. Cai's status will undoubtedly plummet.

And just when Mrs. Cai was uneasy, she suddenly heard a maid report outside the house, "Madam, General Cai asks to see you." ”

Hearing that her brother was visiting, Mrs. Cai's chaotic mood suddenly calmed down a lot. In any case, Mrs. Cai has at least the entire Nanyang Cai family behind her. On the other hand, although Liu Qi enjoys the name of the eldest son, his maternal family is not a native of Jingzhou. Therefore, no matter how sympathetic Liu Qi is to the outside world, the local clans in Jingzhou and even the civil and military retainers under Liu Biao still favor Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong. And this is also the confidence of Mrs. Cai who dared to block Liu Qi from Xiangyang City again and again.

Cai Mao saw the second sister walking out of the room with red eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about her, "Is the lord okay?" ”

Mrs. Cai shook her head with teary eyes, then took a deep breath and asked, "What is the matter with my brother looking for my sister?" ”

"Liu Qi is here again!" Cai Mao rubbed her hands and said with a little uneasiness. In terms of strength, Cai Mao was far above Liu Qi, and could have continued to ignore the other party's request. It's just that the people in Xiangyang City are quite dissatisfied with what his brother and sister have done. This made Cai Mao a little jealous.

Compared with Cai Mao, who suffers from gains and losses, Mrs. Cai's attitude is extremely resolute. After learning that Liu Qi was outside the city and asked to visit his father in the city again, Mrs. Cai changed her previous weakness and helplessness, and immediately raised her eyebrows and snorted coldly, "Don't pay attention to it." ”

"But the people of the city ......"

Before Cai Mao finished speaking, Mrs. Cai raised her hand and interrupted, "Xiangyang is known to be good and evil, and Liu Qi is evil." What a foolish man and a foolish woman. ”

Cai Mao was right when she heard Mrs. Cai say this. If the Cai family is the backing of Cai Mao's brothers and sisters, then the clan in Jingzhou is the backing of the Cai family. As Mrs. Cai said, so far, except for some Dousheng Xiaomin, there are no weighty figures who have come forward to speak for Liu Qi. Even Mou Kuailiang and Kuai Yue under Liu Biao's account all chose to remain silent.

However, just when Cai Mao was about to say goodbye to Mrs. Cai. The doctor who was originally checking Liu Biao's pulse suddenly stumbled out of the room and shouted, "Make you... Make Jun Xue also! ”

There is a saying that the death of the Son of Heaven is said to collapse, the death of the princes is called the death, and the death of the doctor is called the death. The scholar said that he was not lu, and the common man said that he died. At first glance, I heard that Liu Biao had passed away. Mrs. Cai only felt that her eyes were dark. One of his feet stumbled and collapsed to the ground. Seeing this, Cai Mao hurriedly stepped forward and helped Mrs. Cai up with the doctor, pinching people and hitting fans.

After a period of scramble, Mrs. Cai finally woke up quietly. Just thinking that Liu Biao had gone, Mrs. Cai followed and cried, "Husband! Husband! ”

Although he expected that Liu Biao's life would be short, it was really when Liu Biao died. Cai Mao still couldn't stop feeling weak in her heart. After all, Liu Biao is like a towering tree, and has always sheltered Cai Mao's brothers and sisters from the wind and rain. Now that this big tree has collapsed, will the clan in Jingzhou still support their brothers and sisters? And how should he deal with the menacing Cao Cao? Thinking of these life-and-death issues, Cai Mao suddenly felt that her scalp was numb and she was drenched in cold sweat.

The doctor on the side saw Mrs. Cai sitting on the ground crying and shouting. Cai Mao was stunned and silent, so she cautiously stepped forward and reminded, "General, the envoy has died, can you mourn?" ”

As soon as Cai Mao heard the word "mourning", she immediately came back to her senses. But seeing that he swept his eyebrows, he warned warmly to the doctors and servants present, "Today's matter must not be spread outside, if Cao Thief is ordered to make a detailed investigation and know that the envoy has died, don't blame Cai for military law!" ”

The doctor and the others were so frightened that they shrunk their necks one by one when Cai Mao drank like this. Seeing this, Cai Mao stood up with satisfaction, glanced at the servants and maids around her, and said, "Don't wait until you quickly help Mrs. enter the house to rest." ”

The doctor and the servant who had been ordered dared to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Mrs. Cai, who was already crying in a trance, into the house. On the other side, Cai Mao, who had finished settling her sister, did not stay in Liu's mansion for long, but rushed to the South Gate Tower to stop Liu Qi from entering the city.

At this time, Liu Qi had been waiting under the city for a long time, and when he saw Cai Mao ascending to the top of the city, he stepped forward and bowed to Cai Mao as usual, "Qi wants to enter the city to visit his father and do his filial piety, and ask General Cai to open the door and let him go." ”

Cai Mao stood at the head of the city and secretly took a deep breath, tried her best to pretend that nothing had happened, and waved her fist at Liu Qi, "The lord is inconvenient to see guests today, the eldest prince, please go back." ”

Hearing that Cai Mao actually compared himself to an ordinary visitor, Liu Qi couldn't help but hold the reins tightly and raised his head and scolded angrily, "I am the son of the envoy, why can't I see my father!" ”

Cai Mao also seemed to realize his gaffe, but at the moment, he didn't have the heart to talk to Liu Qi at all. In order to drive Liu Qi away from Xiangyang in case he learned of Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao refused even with a tougher attitude, "Son, please go back!" Hugh will make it difficult for the end! ”

"What if Qi doesn't leave today?" Liu Qi glared at Cai Mao, not to be outdone. In fact, after encountering a wall several times, Liu Qi no longer had hope of entering the city to visit his father. The reason why he came to Xiangyang City every once in a while to ask to see his father was to demonstrate to the Cai brothers and sisters, and secondly, to win the sympathy of the world, so as to put pressure on the Cai brothers and sisters. At least so far, there have been many celebrities in Jingzhou on his side. Although most of these celebrities are overseas Chinese who have come from Nandu, it is a rare help for Liu Qi.

But who would have thought that this time Cai Mao didn't say much to Liu Qi, but directly waved his hand to signal the archers to attack. Hearing only a hula, more than 100 archers put their bows on their arrows, and pointed the arrows shining with cold light at Liu Qi and others under the city through the battlements. Seeing this, the guards behind Liu Qi hurriedly stepped forward to protect their eldest son in the center. At this time, Liu Qi was also taken aback by Cai Mao's sudden tough move. So in addition to being horrified, he immediately pointed at Cai Mao and gritted his teeth and said, "Cai Mao, you want to rebel?" ”

"Childe, please come back! Hugh will make it difficult for the end! Cai Mao continued to repeat what he had just said with a straight face, but his tone was obviously full of murderous intent.

Seeing Cai Mao so arrogant, Liu Qi couldn't help but scold, but was stopped by the guards behind him, "Son, be careful of the arrows!" ”

Liu Qi was reminded by the guards like this, and a chill suddenly ran down his spine. That's right, if Cai Mao really turned his face and hurt the killer at this time, it would probably be difficult to get out of the whole body with himself. Thinking of this, although Liu Qi had the heart to raise troops to fight back, he only had a team of guards by his side today. So in line with the concept of leaving Qingshan without fear of running out of firewood, Liu Qi glanced at the murderous archers on the head of the city, and then quickly evacuated Xiangyang under the cover of the guards. But before leaving, he didn't forget to turn around and glare at Cai Mao.

Of course, if it was Mrs. Cai who was standing at the head of the city at this time, for the sake of her son Liu Cong's position as the head of the family, she would definitely not let Liu Qi leave Xiangyang City alive. However, at this moment, Cai Mao was thinking about how to go back to assist her nephew Liu Cong to inherit the position of head of the family, thinking about winning over those civil and military forces, and thinking about preparing for those ceremonies. Therefore, seeing Liu Qi indignantly withdrawing his troops, Cai Mao not only did not have the idea of killing them all, but breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart. (To be continued......)