Zhuge Liang didn't know that Mrs. Cai actually looked at him very pleasing to the eye. Similarly, Zhuge Liang didn't know that Mrs. Cai was actually a little annoyed with him in her heart at this time. However, Mrs. Cai's unfriendly tone, Zhuge Liang still heard it.

It's just that now that he Zhuge Liang is assisting Uncle Liu Huang, this is already a fact, and no amount of explanation will be considered sophistry.

Qubbling is not conducive to his purpose this time.

"My son-in-law came to Jingzhou this time, and I beg my aunt to help."

Zhuge Liang diverted the topic and asked for the truth.

Mrs. Cai glanced at Zhuge Liang: "What's the matter, you talk about it first, I may not be able to help you if I can help, if you can't help, you just beg me, and I can't help." ”

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed in his heart, and Mrs. Cai did not directly refuse.

This time, the son-in-law sent an envoy to Jingzhou on behalf of Uncle Liu Huang, seeking an alliance with Liu Jingzhou. In addition, he also implored Liu Jingzhou to promise that Uncle Liu Huang could recruit displaced people, recruit soldiers, and buy grain and grass in Jingzhou. ”

"Of course, it would be better if Liu Jingzhou could understand the righteousness and support Uncle Liu Huang with some soldiers, horses, money and food."

Zhuge Liang directly explained his intentions, neither asking for a sky-high price, nor concealing it.

If you want to get Mrs. Cai's support, you have to let her know the purpose of this mission to Jingzhou.

Otherwise, if Mrs. Cai is not clear about the purpose of Zhuge Liang, how can she help him?

As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Mrs. Cai sneered: "You should go directly to your uncle for such a big thing, why did you come to beg me?" ”

Mrs. Cai didn't say whether to help or not, just sneered a few times, and then stroked her young son's little head.

Zhuge Liang complimented: "Although my uncle is the lord of Jingzhou, my aunt is the mistress of Jingxiang. There are some things, if you ask Liu Jingzhou in front of you, maybe there will be no result. But if my aunt speaks, there is a chance that it will be done. ”

Although this is a compliment, it is actually the current situation in Jingzhou.

Today's Liu Jingzhou is no longer ambitious, he is old and mediocre, and many things have to rely on his wife Cai's ideas. Even if Liu Jingzhou wants to establish a son, if Mrs. Cai does not agree, Liu Jingzhou can only give up.

Everyone likes to listen to compliments, and Mrs. Cai is no exception.

With a smile in the corner of her eyes, Mrs. Cai looked at Zhuge Liang and asked rhetorically, "Okay, I may be able to help you with this." ”

"However, Liu Bei is just a mere place now, what benefits can I gain by forming an alliance with Jingzhou?"

"What's in it for me?"

Whether Jingzhou is allied with Liu Bei or not, Mrs. Cai actually doesn't care. Zhuge Liang, who was regarded by her as a son-in-law, now that she begged for her, Mrs. Cai didn't mind helping Zhuge Kongming if she could.

Although it is said that it may be Liu Bei's house that will profit in the end.

However, it's okay to help Kong Ming, it can't just be Liu Bei's profit, they can't get anything in Jingzhou, right?

You must know that the alliance between the princes is supposed to be mutually beneficial and mutually beneficial, so this alliance can continue, right?

Well, even her Mrs. Cai, who made a lot of effort from it, had to get something in return, didn't she?

Mrs. Cai doesn't care about gold, silver and money, and there is only one thing she can't forget.

……

Zhuge Liang glanced at a few maids, and then just lowered his head to drink tea, and did not answer Mrs. Cai's words.

It means that there is a maid here, and he Zhuge Liang has something to say.

Mrs. Cai also understands this. Glancing at Zhuge Liang in surprise, Mrs. Cai waved her hand and repelled the maid. Then he smiled: "If you have anything to say, Kong Ming can say it directly this time, right?" ”

Zhuge Liang put down the teacup and seemed to answer the question: "Now, my uncle is nearly sixty years old, right?" ”

Mrs. Cai didn't understand what Zhuge Liang meant by asking, but she still bowed her head.

This is also her helplessness.

I think that at the beginning, Liu Jingzhou was also a hero, and he rode into Jingzhou alone, stirring up the situation in the seven counties of Jingxiang.

Today, however, the hero is dying.

As the wife of this twilight hero, her Mrs. Cai is not yet thirty years old!

Who can know her Cai's bitter stomach?

Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "Life is rare for seventy years, uncle, can he live for another ten years?" ”

Needless to say, Mrs. Cai knows the answer.

Not to mention that it is a troubled era now, it is a peaceful and prosperous era, and those who can live to the age of the sixtieth birthday are already considered human rui. If he lives for another ten years, Liu Jingzhou will be almost ten years old, and throughout the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there are only a handful of people who can live to the age of seventy.

(Exceptions, of course, for monks.) ）

Therefore, Mrs. Cai actually has no expectations for how long Liu Jingzhou can live.

This is also the reason why she never forgets and wants to pave the way for her young son.

"Then after my uncle, who can succeed in Jingzhou?" Zhuge Liang asked again.

When Mrs. Cai heard this, she looked at her young son beside her, and her meaning was self-evident.

Zhuge Liang didn't seem to see Mrs. Cai's eyes, but continued: "It stands to reason that Jingzhou should be succeeded by the eldest prince Liu Qi. ”

"However, what kind of temperament does Gongzi Qi have, who doesn't know Jingxiang?"

"Eat, drink and have fun, Gongzi Qi is a good hand, if he is in charge of the seven counties of Jingxiang, I am afraid that he will make wedding dresses for others."

"Besides, with my aunt and uncle, how can I allow Prince Qi to be in charge of Jingzhou?"

"That being the case, the one who will take over Jingzhou at that time will inevitably be the second son Liu Cong."

When he said this, Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Cong, who was snuggled up to Mrs. Cai.

At this time, Mrs. Cai also touched Liu Cong's little face dotingly.

Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Dare to ask my aunt, ten years later, how old is Gongzi Cong?" ”

"What's more, is there ten years, let's talk about it!"

Mrs. Cai stroked her young son's hand, which was also something she was quite worried about.

If the husband Liu Jingzhou collapses in ten years, and the beloved son Liu Cong is not yet seventeen years old, he is already pampered, and he inherits Jingzhou by abolishing the elder and the young, how can he make Jingzhou's civil and military spirit convincing.

You must know that Jing Xiang is not only Cai Mao!

Mrs. Cai raised her head, stared at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming said it so clearly, there must be a good way to teach your aunt?" ”

At this time, Mrs. Cai's heart moved slightly, and she thought of something.

Zhuge Liang begged her for help, maybe he would give her a good plan as a reward for her help, Mrs. Cai, right?

……

"In the north, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are about to fight a decisive battle, does my aunt know about this matter?" Zhuge Liang asked.

Mrs. Cai didn't know why, but she still nodded in confirmation.

Mrs. Cai had read the "Essay on Asking for Thieves", so she knew that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were about to die.

It's just, what does this matter have to do with Jingzhou?

What does it have to do with whether her son can succeed to Jingzhou?

Zhuge Liang concluded: "In this battle, no matter who wins or loses, a hegemon will be born in the north, the strongest prince in the world." ”

Mrs. Cai bowed her head and recognized Zhuge Liang's assertion.