sent Pang Tong to the place where he lived, and Cai Mao accompanied him to talk again.

It wasn't until Pang Tong showed fatigue that he retreated and left.

Leaving Pang Tong's residence, Cai Mao hurried back to Liu Biao's house.

When he arrived at the back house, he went straight to Liu Biao's study.

Liu Biao was already waiting for him in the study.

Seeing him coming, Liu Biao asked, "How is Pang Shiyuan?" ”

"I've drunk too much." Cai Mao said: "He speaks a little incoherently. ”

"Did you ask anything?" Liu Biao asked.

"Asked." Cai Mao replied: "Cao Zirong's purpose is very simple, he just wants Liu Xuande to die. ”

"I really don't know what Cao Zirong and Liu Xuande have to have." Liu Biao said: "He wants Liu Xuande to die so much, there must be a reason after all." ”

"Jingsheng Gong doesn't care about him." Cai Mao said: "Now that Cao's soldiers are coming to the city, the only way to want them to withdraw is to sacrifice Liu Xuande." ”

"How?" Liu Biao asked: "Could it be that you want to send troops to attack Xinye?" ”

"I think it's better to keep quiet, discuss with Cao Zirong, and use a trick to trick Liu Xuande to Xiangyang, and then capture him." Cai Mao said: "As long as Jingsheng Gong agrees, this matter will be easy to do." ”

"I'll think again." Liu hesitated and said to Cai Mao: "You must not tell me about this matter, wait until I decide what to do, and then I will leave it to you to do." ”

"Please Jingsheng Gong hurry up." Cai Mao said: "We can delay, but Cao Zirong may not be willing to delay." ”

"I know!" Liu Biao waved his hand: "You go first, I'm a little tired." ”

Exiting Liu Biao's study, Cai Mao thought for a moment and walked towards his back house.

Cai Mao is Mrs. Cai's younger brother and a frequent visitor to Liu Biao's house, and the servants and maids in the back house all know him, so no one came forward to ask.

When she came to Mrs. Cai's residence, Cai Mao stood at the door and bowed: "Little brother asks to see sister." ”

"Come in." Mrs. Cai's voice came from the house.

Pushing open the door and entering the house, Cai Mao saw that Mrs. Cai was peeling grapes with her own hands and feeding them to Liu Cong.

Seeing Cai Mao come in, Liu Cong got up and saluted: "I've seen my uncle." ”

"You go first." Cai Mao said to him, "I have something to say to your mother. ”

Liu Cong was also obedient, bowed, and went out to play accompanied by the maid.

"What is so important?" After Liu Cong went out, Mrs. Cai asked Cai Mao.

"Besieged by the army outside the city, why is my sister still so leisurely?" Sitting down in the house, Cai Mao said, "It seems that there is no concern that Cao Jun will enter the city. ”

"I'm just a woman, what's the use of worrying?" Mrs. Liu said: "Just leave everything about defending the city to Jingsheng Gong and you people." ”

"Actually, Cao Zirong sent people into the city." Cai Mao said: "Maybe Cao Jun will not attack Jingzhou, and it will bring benefits to my sister." ”

"Cao Jun besieged the city, and you still said that it could bring me benefits?" Mrs. Cai glanced at him and said, "If this kind of thing is heard by Jingsheng Gong, I don't know what he will think." ”

"There are some things that Jing Sheng Gong can know, and some things that he can't know." Cai Mao leaned closer to Mrs. Cai, and said in a low voice: "For example, let Cong'er take over Jingzhou ......."

"Jingsheng is in the prime of life, how can you say such a thing?" Mrs. Cai was taken aback and said to Cai Mao: "You are really going to die, if it weren't for my brother, see if I didn't let Jingsheng Gong skin you." ”

"I'm talking about a hundred years after Jingsheng Gong, where does my sister think?" Cai Mao said: "If our Cai family didn't have Jingsheng Gong, it would not be possible to have today. And how could I possibly do something bad for him? ”

"Tell me, then, what are you going to do?" Mrs. Cai asked, "What good can the Cao army do me if they besiege the city?" How can you let Cong'er take over Jingzhou? ”

"Does my sister know who Cao Zirong sent to Jingzhou?" Cai Mao asked.

Of course, Mrs. Cai didn't know that it was Pang Tong who came to Jingzhou, and she asked, "Do I know this person?" ”

"Surely not." Cai Mao said: "But my sister must have heard of his name." ”

"Who?" Mrs. Cai asked.

"Pang Shiyuan." Cai Mao said: "Cao Shuo ordered Pang Shiyuan to come to Xiangyang and discuss with Jingsheng about the withdrawal of Cao's army. ”

"What does it have to do with discussing Cao Jun's withdrawal and Cong'er's takeover of Jingzhou?" Mrs. Cai said: "The more I listen to what you say, the more confused I become. ”

"Cao Zirong has a condition, he wants Jingsheng Gong to sacrifice Liu Xuande's head." Cai Mao said: "As long as we do it, he will send out the Fire Dance ......"

Speaking of this, Cai Mao looked left and right.

There was no one in the room, but he still kept his voice to the lowest and said to Mrs. Cai, "Huo Wu can help us get rid of the eldest prince." ”

"Huh?" Mrs. Cai was stunned for a moment, her ruddy mouth opened into an "O" shape, and she looked at Cai Mao with a stunned face and asked, "These are what Pang Shiyuan told you?" ”

"Exactly." Cai Mao said: "Jingsheng held a banquet to entertain Pang Shiyuan, and deliberately drunk him in order to show his truth. When I sent him to his residence, I not only asked if Cao Zirong really wanted to exchange Liu Xuande's head for Jingzhou, but Pang Shiyuan also told me what my sister and I said. ”

"What does Cao Zirong want to get out of it?" Mrs. Cai's brows furrowed: "I can understand that he wants to kill Liu Xuande, after all, Liu Xuande participated in the edict and had a grudge against the Cao family." But why should he help us? ”

"Alliance." Cai Mao said: "Of course Cao Zirong doesn't want Jingzhou to go against the Cao family in the future, he needs to have an alliance in Jingzhou." Jingsheng Gong offended the Cao family earlier, if you want to show favor to the Cao family, the best way is for my sister to call the shots, and leave everything to me. ”

"You must know that if this matter is known by Jingsheng Gong, your life will be gone." Mrs. Cai reminded worriedly: "Maybe it will affect me and Cong'er at that time." ”

"Sister, don't worry, when have I ever been involved with my sister?" Cai Mao got up and said, "I'll retire first and go see if Pang Shiyuan has woken up." ”

"He's just going back, so I'm afraid it's not right for you to go see him now." Mrs. Cai said, "Why don't you go again tomorrow......"

"How can something important wait until tomorrow?" Cai Mao said: "Pang Shiyuan also proposed that if Cao Zirong met with Jingshenggong, he would ask his sister to go with him. I thought that he wanted his sister to persuade Jing Shenggong to agree to Cao Zirong's conditions. ”

"As long as they can keep their promises, they can do whatever they want me to do." Mrs. Cai said: "You go first, if Pang Shiyuan is still asleep, don't bother him deliberately." ”

"I know." Cai Mao said: "If he is still asleep, I will wait there." When I go to see him this time, I must let him know the sincerity of my sister and our Cai family. ”

(End of chapter)