Jingzhou City.

"Zhongyu, what did you say?" Cai Mao's pupils changed slightly, and he looked at the clansmen around him in amazement: "Can you be sure that your news is correct?" ”

Recently, the relationship between the pastoral army and Jingzhou has suddenly become tense, and the Jingping Water Division is in a position on the Yangtze River, and he can only deal with it carefully, and he must inspect the military camp every day to maintain the sneak attack of the Jingping Water Division.

Today, he had just returned from patrolling the shore, and had just taken off his armor, when he heard the people themselves report something that shocked him, and he was a little caught off guard.

"Absolutely, yes!"

Cai Wei is tall and thin, about 30 years old, is one of Cai Mao's staff, and is also a member of the Cai clan, although he was born in the sideline, but he has been with Cai Mao's lineage since he was a child.

He arched his hand and said to Cai Mao: "The head of the family, Cai Mengting not only took over the position of the Taishou of Xiangyang County, but now he has recruited many scholars to go out of the career, our Cai family, because the head of the family was quite hit, he took office vigorously and resolutely, lifted the monitoring of the Cai family, and also let a group of staff members from the family to take up positions, and now many clansmen in Xiangyang have taken refuge in Cai Mengting, even some family elders are also biased towards Cai Mengting!" ”

The Cai family changed overnight, and if he hadn't responded in time, he wouldn't have even been able to get out of Xiangyang.

After leaving Xiangyang, he quickly came to report the matter to Cai Mao.

"Cai Mengting?"

Cai Mao gasped: "He's digging the foundation of the Cai clan!" ”

"Family master, you have that idea, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that the people of the Xiangyang clan will flatter him Cai Mengting as the patriarch, and when the time comes, how can we be outside the clan?" Cai Wei said with a wry smile.

The defeat of Xiangyang has plunged the Cai family into an unprecedented crisis, although most of the elite clansmen are haunting this Cai Mao, the governor of the Jingzhou Navy Army, even if Xiangyang is exterminated, most of the clansmen's blood is still retained.

But the development of things did not go as they wished, and the rise of Cai Tu gave the Cai family a sign of split.

Cai's is supporting Liu Biao.

Cai Mao married her sister to Liu Biao, and gave birth to a son, who will have the right to inherit in the future, so Cai's unswervingly supports Liu Biao, from the relationship to resources, talents, food, weapons, and all aspects are fully supporting.

But now among the clansmen, Cai Tu is inclined to Yizhou, and Xiangyang, where the family is rooted, is under the control of Yizhou, and the Cai family is already in danger, and if he is not careful, he will have to divide the family.

"Idea?"

Cai Mao shook her head and said bitterly: "Until now, what other ideas can I have, Xiangyang is lost, it's not my fault, but it's our choice, since we have chosen Liu Jingsheng, we can only go one way to the dark!" ”

"Then what should Cai Mengting do?"

"Him?" Cai Mao said in a deep voice: "His willingness to return to the Ming Marquis Mansion and to Yizhou is not necessarily a bad thing for our Cai family!" ”

Saying that, there was a blank look for the future in Cai Mao's eyes: "I can't help myself, but the Cai family still has a choice, if you can leave a glimmer of life, it is a good thing, you can't pin the hope of the family on Liu Yuanjun!" ”

When he first heard the news, he was furious.

even wants to send the head of the family to assassinate Cai Mengting, although Cai Mengting is powerful, but he is the head of the family, and the resources of the family are in his own hands, whether it is the head of the family, or the dead soldiers of the family, most of the scholars cultivated by the family are by his side, if he wants to move, there is still a chance to move Cai Mengting.

But after calming down, he found that this choice was a bad thing for Jingzhou, but it was not necessarily a bad thing for Cai's.

"Family, in order to get rid of the relationship with the former imperial court Xiangguo Mushan, we abandoned Cai Mengting and forced him to stay at home, and before we recruited the children of the family as government soldiers, and also forced him to send his son out, this person may not be kind to us, and he has a grudge, which is also normal!"

Cai Wei said.

"I know!" Cai Mao said calmly: "Maybe he has a grudge against a certain family, but after all, he is a clansman, presumably he has a sense of proportion, as for his son, find it out and send it back!" ”

"Send it back?" Cai Wei glared.

"If you don't send it back, when the lord knows about this, I'm afraid he will send me to the lord as a hostage, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to ease the relationship at that time!" Cai Mao said softly: "Zhongyu, we can't take care of ourselves, we have to take care of the overall situation, if one day, I Jingzhou gains power, he Minghou Mansion loses power, clean him up Cai Mengting, it's just a matter of a moment, but if one day, our army is defeated, then Cai's family needs someone to support!" ”

"But if he sends his son back, he may not be able to dissipate his resentment against the head of the family!"

"No, you don't!"

Cai Mao said indifferently: "I just need him not to resent the family, we are all born in this troubled world with no tomorrow, I don't know when the sky will change, it is not uncommon to be robbed and exterminated overnight, even if I hate Cai Mengting, but if I can leave a way back for the family, it is also a good thing!" ”

As the Cai family, for Cai Mao, the Cai family is more important than Jingzhou, Jingzhou Liu Biao is no longer a family, he can be run by someone else, and he will continue to operate, but this Cai family must not break the inheritance.

"Governor, urgent report ahead!" At this time, there was a rush of voices outside.

"Pass in!"

When Cai Mao heard this, he immediately put these things aside for the time being, walked out quickly, and took the secret letter sent by the scout, which was sent by the captain stationed in Yiling.

"Found the infestation of the herdsman warship, already close to Yiling?"

Cai Mao opened it and was startled: "Do they really want to go to war?" ”

The herdsman's warship is close to Yiling, and it is not far from the attack.

He took a deep breath: "Someone."

"In!"

"Immediately pass on our military orders, beat drums and gather troops, and prepare for war in all battalions!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, send someone to send the secret letter to Jiangxia and hand it to the lord in person!"

"Yes!"

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Jiangxia, Gangneung City.

Liu Biao has been a little troubled recently, he hesitated about Yizhou's aggressive proposal, and he didn't want to agree, but he was worried that it would really start fighting, and it would drag on for a few days, but he couldn't drag it out recently.

"Lord, there is news from Xiangyang that Yizhou has recruited Cai Tu to serve as the Taishou of Xiangyang!"

Kuai Liang came to report early in the morning.

"What?"

Liu Biao's eyes widened: "Cai Tu? Is it the clansman abandoned by the Cai family, who once served as the Taishou of Wuyin and protected Cai Tu, the first hero of the Mu clan's Qianlong period? ”

He didn't know Cai Tu very well.

But heard.

Mu's father and son are self-made, not to mention the current princes of the Ming Marquis Mujing, just say Mushan, Mushan from a thief to the prime minister of the dynasty, enough for people to write a biography, some of the experience has already been picked up, and then spread to the Quartet, the world has heard of it.

And some people have also become famous all over the world because of this, Cai Tu is one of them, he was an unknown son of a family, but he sheltered the Mu family back then and let the world know.

"That's the man!" Kuai Liang said softly: "Although this person is just an ordinary child, he is now quite famous in Xiangyang, and the most important thing is that he has recruited many children of the family, so that many scholars in Xiangyang have taken refuge in the Minghou Mansion!" ”

"Damn it!"

Liu Biao slammed a fist on the table, and said coldly: "Mu Longtu is so ruthless, he is trying to dig the foundation of my Jingzhou!" ”

He was able to take charge of Jingzhou because of the support of scholars.

Once the nobles were divided.

His influence in Jingzhou will also drop significantly.

"Cai Mengting is a member of the Cai clan, so he can't be cured?" Liu Biao asked.

"I'm afraid it's difficult!"

Kuai Liang said bitterly: "Lord, even if we are from the Kuai clan, there are people who have followed Cai Tu and taken refuge in Yizhou!" ”

"It's all a bunch of villains who see the wind and steer the rudder!"

Liu Biao scolded angrily.

But there is nothing to be done in my heart.

Having lost Xiangyang, the biggest sequelae erupted.

"Lord, Jingzhou City is in a hurry!"

"Biography!"

Liu Biao calmed down his anger for a while, and asked his subordinates to send the urgent message from Jingzhou City, and glanced at it briefly, his face was slightly sideways: "Damn, it seems that he can't bear it anymore!" ”

"Yizhou has moved troops?"

Kuai Liang was also a little surprised.

"They have already marched into Yiling, that is to say, they can't bear it anymore, they will attack at any time, once the war starts, there will be no chance to regret it!" Liu Biao looked up at the sky: "Zirou, should you fight, or should you make peace, I'm afraid there will be a decision!" ”

"It's up to the lord to decide!"

Kuai Liang didn't know how to decide.

"Zirou, you tell me, if you give Jingzhou two years, can you make Jingzhou reorganize its army and fight and no longer be afraid of foreign enemies?" Liu Biao asked.

The previous battle made Liu Biao very dissatisfied, especially the battle of Xiangyang that was breached, which made him feel very humiliated.

So since last year, he has begun to rectify the Jingzhou military generals, let Wen hire Cai Mao, Huang Zu and other generals, and begin to train elite soldiers.

"Yes!"

Kuai Liang nodded and said: "My Jingzhou, the land is vast, the population is large, the arable land is large, and there is no shortage of young and strong, as long as there are good ministers to rectify the affairs of the people, and there are generals in the army, when this breath is relieved, there is enough food, we will definitely be able to train a new elite division!" ”

"Then so-and-so endured this today!"

Liu Biao was actually giving himself a reason to give in, he didn't want to fight this battle in his heart, he said in a deep voice: "Chuan Yizhou envoy!" ”