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Cai Mao has always taken the interests of the Cai family as his purpose, Liu Cong is his nephew, and he can give up under the conflict of interest, let alone Liu Qi, who has nothing to do with it? Under Cao Ying's ultimatum, Cai Mao forcibly pulled him out from Liu Biao's sickbed, ignored Liu Qi's painful wailing, tied him like a zongzi, and personally escorted him to Cao Ying's camp. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Cai Mao asks to see Prime Minister Cao!" In front of Cao Jun's camp, Cai Mao hunched his waist, blushed his face, and handed a famous thorn and a gift to Cao Jun's janitor in a low voice.

"Wait!" Looking at the famous thorns and gifts, the pawn was a little hesitant. He still remembers that not long ago, a small colonel forgot to give the famous thorn to Cao Ying and was beheaded.

Looking at the pawn's expression, Cai Mao felt apprehensive in his heart, he didn't know why Xiao Xiao Xiao hesitated, and thought that Xiao Xiao was dissatisfied. After a while, the little colonel came out and said, "Prime Minister Cao Cheng ordered you to go in!" ”

"Yes!" Cai Mao wiped the cold sweat on her head, took out a small bag of money from her arms, handed it to the little school, and said, "Thank you brother for informing me, I invite my brothers to drink with this big money!" ”

"Thank you!" Xiao Xiao took the money bag and put it in his arms, and finally a smile appeared on his face. The gift he received just now had already been handed over to Cao Ying along with the famous thorn!

Cai Mao breathed a long sigh of relief, he escorted Liu Qi, walked straight into the camp, and went to the big tent of the Chinese army. In the camp, Sergeant Cao patrolled back and forth, and they all looked at Cai Mao with a strange look, and he could see that he was a little hairy.

"See Cao Gong!" Entering the big tent, Cai Mao didn't see if there was anyone on the main seat, so he knelt on the ground suddenly.

"Get up!" A voice sounded, Cai Mao raised his head, and only saw a middle-aged man in a purple suit, sitting on the main seat, with an indescribable majesty on his face. It can be said: no anger and self-authority!

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Cai Mao hurriedly stood up and said: "My lord is seriously ill, and I am making an assertion and sending the eldest prince as a hostage, if there is any offense, please forgive Cao Gong!" ”

"Oh?" Cao Ying smiled and asked, "Deju, aren't you afraid of Jingsheng's blame?" ”

"Of course I'm afraid!" Cai Mao said with a smile: "However, sending the eldest prince as a hostage is a good thing that my lord and the prime minister have agreed to, how can I break my promise because of illness?" If this kind of thing causes the lives of Jingzhou to be miserable, my lord's sin is great! ”

"Smart man!" Cao Ying smiled and said: "You go back and persuade Brother Jingsheng, now that Jingzhou has been divided, it is better to surrender than to be trapped in the lonely city." If Jingsheng takes the initiative to surrender, he will definitely be treated favorably! ”

"Prime Minister, in fact, my lord has long intended to surrender, but he is seriously ill and can't be a director!" Cai Mao smiled: "After I go back, I will definitely persuade my master, but..."

"Dejue, don't you just know your true appearance!" Cai Mao's father's name is Cai Wei, who is also a famous man in Jingzhou and used to be an official in Luoyang. Cao Ying and Cai Mao have known each other since they were in Luoyang, but they were still very young at that time!

"I was ridiculous back then, thank you Cao Gong for remembering!" Cai Mao bowed and said: "But now although I and Cao Gong are not enemies, we also have some entanglements, so..."

"That's it!" Cao Ying waved his hand and said: "Needless to say, if you can say that Liu Biao is lowered, this appearance will not treat the Cai family badly, how about it?" ”

"Thank you, Prime Minister Cao!" Cai Mao waited for this sentence, if there was no promise from Cao Ying, even if Liu Biao wanted to surrender, he would stop it!

After getting Cao Ying's promise, Cai Maozhi left proudly, and only Cao Ying, Cheng Yu, Jiang Ji and a few other strategists were left in the big tent. When Cai Mao was there, none of them spoke, and as soon as Cai Mao left, Jiang Ji was the first to ask: "Prime Minister, Cai Mao is also a villain!" Why do you do this to him? ”

"We don't have time to stay in Xiangyang for long!" Cao Ying smiled bitterly: "Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao are fighting, and Yuan Shao is about to die!" If Jingzhou can't be swept away as soon as possible and ruled by Sun Jian, Jingzhou will belong to others! When Liu Zhang defeats Yuan Shao, he will have six states of the Han Dynasty, and I only have three states. With Liu Zhang's ability, twice as much land and population as me, do I still have any hope of defeating him? If I can sweep Jingzhou as soon as possible, take advantage of the battle between Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao, I will occupy Qingzhou again, and row a river with Liu Zhang to rule, and I will occupy the five states of the Han Dynasty! When the time comes, there will be only one state difference between Liu Zhang, and then Sun Jian, and the victory or defeat between me and Liu Zhang will be between five and five! ”

"Lord, wouldn't it be bad if Cai Mao had anything else in mind?" Jiang Ji and the others glanced at each other, with their wisdom, of course, they knew the current situation. It's just that they are worried that Cao Ying is too anxious and will force Liu Biao to jump off the wall in a hurry, and Cai Mao is not trustworthy!

"Cai Mao won't have other thoughts! And even if I had, how could I not be on guard? Cao Ying sighed: "I also know that Cai Mao is a villain, but now if I want to receive Jingbei without blood, I can only let Cai Mao say that Liu Biao will surrender." When the time comes, Jingzhou will be in my hands, and Cai Mao will have to let me knead and flatten it! ”

"The lord is wise!" Cao Ying's strategists bowed down in unison, and they were very satisfied with Cao Ying's attitude.

"That's right!" Xun You asked, "How should Liu Qi deal with it?" ”

"Send it back to Xudu, and offer delicious food and drink!" Cao Ying sneered: "If Liu Biao doesn't descend, he will be useful!" ”

"Yes!" Xun You smiled: "I heard that Liu Qi is a gentleman, he should be easy to control!" ”

"I hope so..."Cao Ying shook his head, Liu Qi is a tool and a disaster. If he could, Cao Ying would rather kill him than stay.

Xiangyang City, Cai Mansion. After Cai Mao returned, he immediately ordered someone to invite Kuai Liang into the mansion. As a general, he has already seen the strength of Cao Jun, and he really doesn't want to be an enemy of Cao Ying. The Cai family and the Kuai family have always been friendly and allied. Since they want to take refuge in Cao Ying, the Kuai family must be notified!

"Dejue, what's the matter with calling me?" Hearing that Cai Mao was invited, Kuai Liang hurriedly came.

"Today I went to see Cao Ying!" Cai Mao sighed: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng is really extraordinary! ”

"Looks like you're ready to surrender Cao Ying?" Kuai Liang frowned and said: "I heard that Cao Ying's attitude towards the family is not as harsh as Liu Zhang, but it is not very friendly!" ”

"What then?" Cai Mao smiled bitterly: "The people have already come to the city, and if they resist stubbornly, only the jade will be burned!" ”

"I said Deqi, with the strength of our army, it may not be without the strength of a battle, why not fight with Cao Ying and then make a decision?" Looking at Cai Mao, Kuai Liang was very puzzled, the Cai Mao he knew was not a timid and timid person!

"Zirou, if you resist, once you are defeated, you and I will be finished!" Cai Mao shook his head and said, "Have you ever seen a prince who can accommodate another prince?" Qin Shi Huang unified the world, how many of the princes of the six kingdoms preserved the family? The end of stubborn resistance must be the death of the family! You and I have passed the age of impulsiveness, and everything must be in the interests of the family! ”

"This..."Kuai Liang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Persuade the lord to surrender!" Cai Mao gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, when the lord entered Jingzhou single-handedly, it was Huang Zu who persuaded us to help him, so it is better to ask Huang Zu to help and persuade the lord to surrender to Prime Minister Cao!" ”

"Impossible!" Kuai Liang shook his head and said: "Sun Cebing sent Jiangxia, Huang Zu was hit by an arrow from him, and now he is in danger, how can he persuade the lord!" ”

"What?" Cai Mao was dumbfounded, he knew that Huang Zu was hit by an arrow, but he didn't expect Huang Zu to die!

"It's also to blame Huang Zu for his bad luck, he was hit by a poisoned arrow!" Kuai Liang sighed: "If you are only hit by a poisoned arrow, you can support it for a long time, but the poisoned arrow arrow is rusty!" Now that Huang Zu's evil wind has entered his body, the arrow poison has penetrated into his bones, and he is no longer saved! ”

"Damn it!" Cai Mao said angrily: "If you don't die soon, you won't die later, when you want to use him, you will die!" Hateful! ”

"The world is impermanent!" Kuai Liang sighed and shook his head.

"Let's go and persuade the lord first!" Listening to Kuai Liang's words, a sharp light flashed in Cai Mao's eyes.

"This..."Kuai Liang asked suspiciously, "With our relationship with the lord, it doesn't seem to be so convincing!" ”

"The world is impermanent..."Cai Mao also sighed, but it made Kuai Liang feel a chill.

"What do you want to do?" Looking at Cai Mao, Kuai Liang narrowed his eyes.

"Persuade the lord to surrender!" Cai Mao was categorical, her face was firm, as if she had no other meaning.

"Alas..."Kuai Liang sighed, regardless of whether Cai Mao meant anything else, he and Cai Mao were both in the same boat.

Cai Mao discussed with Kuai Liang and came to Jingzhou Thorn Mansion together. Liu Biao, who had just woken up from his sleep, was taking medicine under the service of Mrs. Cai.

"Madam, why didn't you see Qi'er?" Pouring a bowl of black stuff into his stomach, Liu Biao licked his bitter lips and suddenly asked out loud.

"This..."Mrs. Cai stammered, not knowing what to say. He couldn't tell Liu Biao that Liu Qi was sent by Cai Mao to calm Cao Ying's anger.

"Enlighten the lord!" Cai Mao and Kuai Liang came together, just in time to hear Liu Biao's question. Kuai Liang stepped forward and arched his hand: "Cao Ying is threatening under the city, if our army does not send out protons, he will lead his troops to attack the city." In order to avoid the misery of Jingzhou, the eldest prince tied himself out of the city, and now he is already in Cao Ying! ”

"What!" Liu Biao was startled, and bounced off the couch, and the medicine bowl in Mrs. Cai's hand was also knocked to the ground by him. However, Liu Biao was old and frail after all, and after sitting up, he leaned back again, if Cai Mao hadn't supported him in time, he would probably have died of knocking to death.

"Confused!" Liu Biao wanted to cry without tears, and he proposed to Cao Ying to send protons, which was just a delaying tactic. Jingzhou has 200,000 soldiers, and although Liu Biao is a dog guarding the household, he has never thought of surrendering!

Cai Mao didn't know Liu Biao's thoughts, he asked very suspiciously: "Lord, why are you so sad and angry?" ”

"What?" Liu Biao asked viciously: "The eldest prince wants to surrender, why don't you persuade him?" Now that he is trapped in Cao's camp, if Cao Ying uses him to attack the city, what should I do? ”

"This..."Cai Mao heard this, his eyes rolled and said: "Lord, the Cao army is strong, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, Jiatengoli, the eldest prince has not done anything wrong!" ”

"He didn't do anything wrong, am I wrong!" Liu Biao said viciously: "Jingzhou has 200,000 male soldiers, and the military rations in Xiangyang City are enough to support one year. ”

(To be continued)