Dong Ying saw Mrs. Cai's enchanting and beautiful eyes, and she was very unhappy in her heart, and she pressed herself and didn't have a seizure.

Zhang Lang smiled and said, "Madame doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat." ”

Mrs. Cai thanked her and walked to the right place to take a seat. The eyes kept glancing at Zhang Lang's body, full of affection, rippling in spring, like a delicate peach blossom. Zhang Lang was in a trance for a moment, and almost forgot all the serious things to Wang. After a polite remark, he got to the point.

……

At the same time, Zhuge Liang was writing a letter behind the bookcase, and a middle-aged man in a desperate costume was standing and waiting at the bottom of the hall.

The letter was written, sealed, and handed to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward to take the letter with both hands. Zhuge Liang ordered: "Cross the river immediately and hand it over to General Cai Mao with your own hands!" If he asks about Mrs. Cai, you just have to say that the lord treats Mrs. Cai very well, and the Cai family's industry is not only better than before in Jingzhou, but also in various places, in the Western Regions, it has also earned a large amount of industry. ”

The middle-aged man answered and hurried down.

……

Cai Mao's administrative office was located in the city of Lujiang on the south bank of the Huai River, and the 30,000 sailors he led were stationed on the water village near the Lujiang River. Cai Mao's mission was to blockade the Huai River and prevent Lü Bu's army from crossing the Huai River to the south.

At noon that day, Cai Mao came back from Shuizhai. He took off his armor and summoned the captain of his own army, asked him to set up a banquet, and summoned Kabuki.

Cai Mao sat alone on the top, drinking and admiring the graceful dance of the dancers, her eyes constantly roaming back and forth on the dancers' bodies. As the saying goes, 'wine is a color medium', and while drinking, I watched the graceful dancing of the dancers, and I didn't feel a little ready to move.

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed in, knelt down and said, "Dudu, there are people outside asking to see you." ”

Cai Mao asked impatiently, "What person?" ”

The soldier said: "The person who came said that it was a relative of the governor." ”

Cai Mao lowered her head and muttered: "I don't have any relatives now, if I want to talk about relatives, only my sister in Jingzhou is here!" Thinking of this, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly ordered: "Tell him to wait in the back hall." The soldiers responded and hurried down.

Cai Mao didn't have the heart to enjoy the song and dance at the moment, stood up, dismissed everyone, and left the hall through the side door.

Hurriedly came to the back hall, only to see a middle-aged man waiting in the back hall. As soon as the man saw Cai Mao, he hurriedly came over and said, "The villain Xu Quan pays a visit to the governor." ”

Cai Mao nodded pretentiously, and said to the guards behind him, "You all stand down." The guards retreated, and only Cai Mao and the middle-aged man were left in the study.

The middle-aged man hurriedly took out the letter from his arms and presented it to Cai Mao with both hands. Cai Mao hurriedly took the letter, opened it, and read it again, with a look of panic on her face. Pacing back and forth, he looked worried and frightened. After a while, he stopped, turned his head and asked the middle-aged man, "How is my sister doing now?" The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Mrs. Cai is a princess, not only in Jingzhou's industry is more than before, but also in other states, in the Western Regions, she has also earned a large amount of industry!" Madame Cai is now one of the hottest businessmen under the princes! ”

Cai Mao couldn't help but feel a little moved. Then he frowned and muttered: "But Zhuge Liang is only Zhuge Liang after all, he can't represent his sister, let alone the general!" I'll have to think about it! He raised his head and said to the middle-aged man: "You go back and tell Sù Kongming, I know everything he said, and I need to think about it." The middle-aged man clenched his fists and left.

Cai Mao looked at the letter in her hand and was stunned.

The captain of the pro-soldier suddenly rushed in, clenched his fists and said, "Governor, the envoy of the lord is here, and he is now waiting in the hall!" ”

Cai Mao frowned, and couldn't help but think of some words in Zhuge Liang's letter, and became suspicious in his heart. Hurriedly came to the hall and saw Cao Pi's messenger, a scribe in official robes, who was not very old and had a somewhat arrogant taste. Cai Mao immediately hugged his fists and said: "The envoy has arrived, and he has missed the distance, and I hope to forgive my sins!" ”

"Hmm." The messenger just nodded. Then he took out a letter and held it high, and said in a loud voice: "The lord personally wrote the book and handed it to Governor Cai." ”

Cai Mao hurriedly knelt down to answer.

The messenger handed the book into Cai Mao's hands. Cai Mao hurriedly opened the book and read it. Cao Pi's words in the letter were full of concern, without the slightest arrogance of the superiors, but praised Cai Mao's merits everywhere, and finally told Cai Mao in the letter that he would make Cai Mao a marquis and asked Cai Mao to report on his work in Yanzhou.

If he had received this letter before receiving Zhuge Liang's letter, Cai Mao would have been ecstatic. But now he felt a little unfathomable and hesitant.

The envoy urged: "Please ask the governor to clean up immediately and go back to Yanzhou with me!" ”

Seeing that the envoy was so anxious, Cai Mao had more doubts in his heart, and believed what Zhuge Liang said in his heart. "That, our army has just been stationed, and I really can't leave at this time! The messenger of all hopes explained the solution in front of the lord! As long as the matter here is over, the last general will immediately go to Yanzhou to thank the lord for his kindness! The messenger frowned and said unhappily: "The lord summoned him, how can he shirk it like this?" ”

Seeing the envoy's attitude, Cai Mao became even more suspicious, and explained respectfully: "It's really not a shirk! It's really in a hurry and can't leave! If the last general left in a hurry and led the Lu Bu army to take advantage of the situation, the last general would be dead! ”

The envoy felt that what Cai Mao said was also very reasonable, and it was not good to be too aggressive for a while.

Cai Mao took the opportunity to ask someone to fetch a plate of gold and silver, and respectfully sent it to the messenger. The envoy refused at first, and then smiled, and his face immediately became smiling and gentle, and said, "That's what the governor said!" If this gives the old coarse cloth army a chance to take advantage of it, it will be a big deal! Cai Mao said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding!" The last general is grateful, and there will be a heavy reward when he reports on his work in Yanzhou in the future! Please ask your envoy to maintain the good words of the last general in front of the lord, and the last general will not forget the great kindness of your envoy! The messenger laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" The governor is loyal to the country, I know it, so naturally I have to explain it to the lord! ”

Cai Mao hurriedly thanked and said, "Thank you, thank you!" ”

The messenger said, "In that case, I will go back first." ”

Cai Mao hurriedly sent each other off, and sent the messenger out of the city before returning. As soon as he came back, he ordered his own soldiers to call Cai Zhong over. Soon after, Cai Zhong arrived panting. Seeing Cai Mao, he hugged his fists and asked, "Big brother, is there something wrong with calling the younger brother so urgently?" ”

Cai Mao retreated left and right first, stood up and walked in front of Cai Zhong, and first said what Cao Pi's envoy said just now. Cai Zhong was overjoyed.