Chapter 362: The Dark Tide is Surging
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Xu Shu called Liu Bei, who couldn't wait, and reminded: "I'm afraid there are many dangers in going to Xiangyang, so I still need to think about it in the long term and think of a perfect plan!" ”
Liu Bei was puzzled: "I'm just nominally going to visit Jingsheng Gong's condition, how can it be dangerous?" ”
Xu Shu said: "The lord doesn't know, the Xiangyang Kuai brothers have always been wise, and they are quite hostile to the lord, now Liu Biao is seriously ill and can't take charge, if the lord goes rashly, the other party is likely to kill the lord!" ”
Liu Bei's face froze, and he said angrily: "They dare!? ”
"Either way, we have to be prepared. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Xu Shu shook his head silently, "The king of Hades is easy to see, the little ghost is difficult, if the lord wants to see Liu Biao, I'm afraid he will have to find another way!" ”
Liu Bei asked, "What is Yuan Zhi's plan?" ”
Xu Shu smiled: "It's very simple, after the lord enters Xiangyang, he should go to the mansion of Prince Qi first, Prince Qi and the lord have always been friendly, if the lord comes forward to request, I believe that Prince Qi will definitely introduce the lord!" ”
"Good!" Liu Bei nodded, and then asked, "But after I enter Xiangyang, how can I guard against the Kuo brothers' plots?" ”
Xu Shu said: "So this time, the lord needs to dress up and go secretly, and no matter whether it works out or not, after seeing Liu Biao, he must leave Xiangyang as soon as possible!" ”
No matter how secretive Liu Bei was when he entered Xiangyang, as long as he entered the state pastoral mansion, he would definitely not be able to escape the eyes of the Kuai brothers, in addition, the Xiangyang army was all stationed outside the city, and the city defense army had always been in the hands of Cai Kuai's two families, so even if Liu Bei obtained Liu Biao's talisman on the spot, he had to leave Xiangyang to be able to use it.
Immediately, the two discussed the details for a while, Liu Bei took the precautions mentioned by Xu Shu in mind, and then took Chen Zhi and more than a dozen white-eared elite soldiers to secretly leave Xinye disguised as ordinary farmers.
As for Xu Shu, he immediately went out of the city to the military camp to find Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
In Xu Shu's eyes, Liu Bei is sometimes too 'benevolent' and too passive, and it is easy to miss fleeting opportunities. So there are some things, Xu Shu doesn't plan to tell Liu Bei in advance, and when 'the raw rice is cooked into cooked rice', he just doesn't want to accept it.
Perhaps. I will inevitably be scolded by Liu Bei afterwards, but so what? As long as he can help Liu Bei revive the Han Dynasty, what does it matter if he is responsible for some infamy?
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In the west of Xiangyang City, there is a group of luxurious residences, because the people who live here are either rich or expensive. Therefore, there are often soldiers patrolling back and forth, which also makes this area the best public security in Xiangyang City.
Among them, the mansion of the Cai family, the first family of Jingxiang, is located here.
On this day, a carriage slowly came on the main road and stopped at the gate of Cai's house.
The curtain of the car was lifted, and a tall, pale, and slightly sickly middle-aged man got out of the car. This person is none other than Kuai Liang, the head of the Kuai family.
Looking up at the two luxurious gilded characters of 'Cai Mansion' above the main entrance, Kuai Liang's thoughts were a little trance for a while.
Since Liu Biao became the pastor of Jingzhou, Kuai Liang doesn't remember how long he hasn't been to Cai's mansion, after all, Cai Kuai's two families, as the largest family in Jingxiang, have too much energy to join forces, and if they still have close contacts with each other, Liu Biao is afraid that he will not be able to sleep well.
There are some things that everyone knows each other, and Cai Yan chose to marry his daughter to the elderly Liu Biao. In order to show his determination to move closer to Liu Biao, Kuai Liang also began to oppose the Cai family in the parliament from time to time, in order to appease Liu Biao's heart.
Of course. All this is just the surface, in fact, Cai Kuai's two families have always been in the same spirit, one is prosperous, and the other is lost, how can they really break up?
Now. Liu Biao is seriously ill, diagnosed by a doctor, it has been determined that time is running out, Cai Wei invited himself to Cai's mansion at this juncture, what is the purpose, Kuai's conscience is like a mirror - Jingzhou, it's time to change a new owner.
"Mr. Kuai!" At this time, a young man in his twenties walked out of Cai's mansion, but it was Cai Mao's brother Cai Zhong, "My uncle has been waiting in the house for a long time, and I asked Mr. Kuai to come with me to meet him!" ”
Kuai Liang nodded, and silently followed Cai Zhong into Cai's mansion.
When he came to the main hall, Cai Wei, who had white hair and a wrinkled face, was resting on the main seat.
Cai Yan is the previous head of the Cai family, and has two daughters and a son, of which the eldest daughter is married to Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Xiangyang, that is to say, Huang Yueying, Zhuge Liang's wife in history, is actually Cai Wei's granddaughter, as for the remaining son and daughter, one is Cai Mao, and the other is Mrs. Cai, Liu Biao's wife.
Because of his old age, Cai Wei has already retreated into the background for many years, but now, his sister-in-law Cai Mao has become a prisoner of Jinfan, and the Cai family's huge foundation is impossible to be leaderless, so he has to go back out of the mountain to stabilize the turbulent situation of the Cai family.
Kuai Liang straightened his clothes and saluted Cai sarcastically: "Student Kuai Liang, I've seen Cai Gong!" ”
Cai Yan opened his eyes, his cloudy pupils seemed to be godless, but he seemed to be able to peer directly into people's hearts through his body.
"Zirou is here......" Cai Wei glanced at Kuai Liang lightly, and sighed lazily, "Hey, I'm old, this energy is not as good as before, I just sat for a while, and I couldn't help but feel sleepy!" ”
Kuai Conscience was amused in his heart, and said with the situation: "In this case, Cai Gong might as well go in and rest, and the students will come to visit next time." ”
"It's rare for Zirou to come to my Cai Mansion, let's talk about business first!" Cai Yan waved his hand, pointed to the empty seat on the left and said, "Don't stand, take a seat!" ”
"Thank you Cai Gong!"
Kuai Liang came to the position and sat down, and asked, "Cai Gong called the students over this time, I don't know why?" ”
"With Zirou's wisdom, it is not difficult to guess the joints!" Cai Yan looked at Kuai Liang quietly, and asked meaningfully, "Zirou, you seem to be very optimistic about Jinfan?" ”
Kuai Liang said calmly: "What does Cai Gong mean by this? ”
"Ming people don't say dark words, if it weren't for Zirou's secret help, how could Jinfan take Jingnan and Jiangxia so easily?"
Kuai Liang smiled noncommittally, before determining Cai Wei's intentions, there were some things that he would not admit anyway, not to mention that in order to help Jin Fan seize Jiangxia, he also made a small use of Cai Mao, which caused the latter to be captured by Jin Fan, although the Kuai family was not necessarily afraid of the Cai family, but Kuai Liang didn't want to trouble himself.
Seeing that Kuai Liang didn't speak, Cai Yan said to himself: "Zirou can know." I sent someone to Wancheng yesterday? ”
Kuai Liang's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Two tigers must be injured when they fight, and Cai Gong lures the wolf into the house, isn't he afraid that Jingzhou will become a human purgatory?" ”
Cai sarcastically smiled: "Zirou really has her heart set on Jinfan." Otherwise, why be so excited? ”
"I'm ......" Kuai Liang was speechless for a while, and at this time, he finally realized that Cai Yan had just now, but he was just testing himself.
Ginger, it's still old and spicy.
"That's it!" Kuai Liang let out a long sigh. asked, "What is the intention of Cai Gong to make three and two temptations?" ”
Cai sarcastically smiled: "Zirou really doesn't understand? I just want to know if your Kuai family's choice is consistent with our Cai family! ”
"Oh? Then dare to ask Cai Gong's choice ......"
"Zirou, I want to know why the Kuai family chose Jinfan, it seems that Brother Ling has always been more inclined to Cao C, right?"
"At this time and that time, the rapid rise of Jinfan was not expected by anyone!" Kuai Liang paused as he spoke, "The reason why I chose Jinfan is actually very simple. Cao C's main focus is currently on Hebei, even if Cai Gong really invites Cao C to settle in Jingzhou, how many troops can he muster to resist Jinfan's large-scale invasion? This alone is enough for me to bet on Jinfan. In addition, Wang Chong is younger than Cao C, and now that he is about to unify the south, the general trend has been achieved, even if it is just to row the river and defend it, it is enough to consume Cao C's death, so in my opinion. Between Cao C and Wang Chong, the latter is the overlord who is most likely to end this troubled world! ”
Now that Cai Yan has tried his choice, Kuai Liang no longer conceals it at the moment, and says his opinion in one go. His purpose was naturally to persuade Cai Wei to join him in Jinfan.
“…… Maybe you're right. Cai Yan was silent for a moment, looked up at Kuai Liang, and suddenly grinned, "But I really sent someone to Wancheng yesterday." What can I do? ”
"......" At this time, Kuai Liang was much calmer than before, "Cai Gong did this, did he ever consider De Jue's safety?" ”
"Isn't all this from you?" Although Cai said this, there was no blame in his words, but he smiled and said, "Don't worry, De Jue is my only son, and Jin Fan's detention of De Jue is equivalent to choking the life of my Cai family, so even if it is for his safety, I can't really take refuge in Cao C!" ”
Kuai Liang was puzzled: "Then Cai Gong's intention is ......"
Cai Yan's face froze, and two words came out of his mouth lightly: "Xinye!" ”
"Niinno!?" Kuai Liang's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed, "Liu Bei!?" ”
"Ahh Cai Wei squinted his eyes and said, "Liu Bei's purpose of living in Jingzhou is not simple, now Liu Jingsheng is seriously ill, according to my guess, he will soon be poor!" ”
Kuai Liang frowned and said, "Does Cai Gong want to devour the wolf?" But with Cao C's shrewdness, he may not be able to fall for the scheme, right? ”
"It depends on how much he longs for Jingzhou, no matter what, it's okay to give it a try!" Speaking of this, Cai Yan looked at Kuai Liang deeply and pleaded, "Zirou, in the previous battle between Jingnan and Jiangxia, your Kuai family should have made a lot of efforts, how about giving the credit to Xiangyang and capturing Liu Bei this time?" ”
Jinfan's treatment of the family has always been iron-blooded, from the bottom of his heart, Cai Wei does not want Jinfan to enter Jingzhou, but there is no doubt that in front of Jinfan's powerful soldiers, no matter how huge his Cai family's power is, it is just a mantis arm as a car, in this case, Cai Wei must take precautions for this, otherwise the Cai family, as the first family of Jingxiang, will undoubtedly become the first target of Jinfan's entry into Jingzhou.
Kuai Liang was able to understand Cai Liang's urgency, so he nodded and said: "Since Cai Gong has said so, the student naturally has no reason to refuse, in fact, the student is very happy that Cai Gong can stand on the same front as my Kuai family!" ”
Cai Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "In this way, thank you Zirou for making it happen!" ”
"Cai Gong is polite, Cai Kuai's two families have always shared weal and woe, and the students don't want the Cai family to decline, but ...... That Liu Bei's military master Xu Shu is resourceful, and Cai Gong acts, so he should be extremely careful! ”
Cai sarcastically smiled: "Zirou rest assured, I already have a record in my heart!" ”
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The sixth year of Jian'an, June 11.
The scorching sun threw down, and the earth cracked like a giant steamer.
Liu Bei and Chen Zhi and other guards wore coarse linen clothes and carried a few baskets of vegetables into Xiangyang City unknowingly.
Outside Liu Qi's mansion, Liu Bei stepped forward to ask for a meeting, but the guards at the door regarded him as a liar because of his clothes and refused to enter.
Liu Bei was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, wanting to reason with the guards, but he was afraid of causing a stir and exposing his whereabouts, and he was completely confused for a while.
"Huh? Uncle Huang, why are you here, and why are you dressed like this? ”
Suddenly, a familiar voice came into Liu Bei's ears, Liu Bei looked up, and saw that the person who came was from Iraq, and immediately turned from surprise to joy, and hurriedly stepped forward to hold the hand of Yi nationality and said: "Ji Bo came just right, and please enter the mansion to pass Qi Gongzi, and say that there is something important to discuss with him, and I hope to see you!" ”
Yi Yuan smiled: "What a coincidence, I also happened to have something to ask to see Prince Qi, and Uncle Huang went with me!" ”
The guards at the door didn't know Liu Bei, but they knew Yi nationality, and when they saw the two of them coming hand in hand, they thought to themselves, could it be that this big-eared man is really Uncle Liuhuang?
Thinking of this, the guards suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and only hoped that Liu Bei would not pursue himself afterwards.
After the passage of the guards, Liu Bei finally entered Liu Qi's mansion smoothly with his Yi nationality.
"Uncle, what are you ......" Liu Qi looked Liu Bei up and down with a look of surprise.
"Hey, it's hard to put into words." Liu Bei sighed, "Right now, the dark tide in Xiangyang City is surging, if it weren't for that, I'm afraid that as soon as I entered the city, I would have been killed by J people!" ”
"Is there such a thing!?" Liu Qi said angrily, "Who is so bold as to dare to harm my uncle?" ”
"This ......" Liu Bei wanted to say that it was naturally Cai Kuai's two families, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back alive, because now he has no evidence, even if he says it, how can Liu Qi be gullible?
Yi Ji saw Liu Bei's embarrassment, and resolved it in time: "Childe, I know who this bold person is!" ”
"Oh? Who is it? ”
Yi Yuan glanced left and right, stepped forward and whispered, "Cai family! ”
Liu Qi's face changed, and he looked at Yi Yuan in shock: "Are you sure?" ”
Yi Yuan nodded solemnly: "Childe, according to my guess, not only the imperial uncle, but even you, Childe...... I'm afraid it's also dangerous! ”
"What!?" Liu Qi's face turned pale, and he asked in a cold voice, "Does Ji Bo have evidence?" ”
Yi asked rhetorically: "Dare to ask Gongzi, how many days have you not seen the lord?" (To be continued.) )