Chapter 022: Jingsheng's Choice
"Madam, the master is awake!" A maid came running to report. Mrs. Cai was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly left Cai Mao to see Liu Biao. Mrs. Cai entered the inner room and saw that the people were serving Liu Biao to drink the decoction, so she hurriedly asked the maid to hand over the decoction to herself and serve Liu Biao to drink it herself. Liu Biao drank the decoction and drank another bowl of millet porridge, and even gradually sobered up. Seeing Mrs. Cai sitting on the edge of the bed serving herself, she was indescribably moved. Since the death of his wife, Liu Biao married Mrs. Cai, and the husband and wife have been together for more than ten years, and the relationship is deep.
Liu Biao held Mrs. Cai's hand, and the old tears were full of tears, "Madam, my limit is approaching!" The only ones who can't rest assured are you and Cong'er! If it is not peaceful today, and you are in such a position, after I die, what will you orphans and widows rely on to stand in troubled times? Every time I think of this, I can't sleep peacefully! ”
Listening to Liu Biao's heartfelt words, Mrs. Cai burst into tears, "Master, don't say it!" Stop it! Woowoo"
Liu Biao waved his hand, "No, you let me finish!" If you don't talk about it, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to say it in the future! Now that Cao Cao's army is coming to the city, after I die, I'm afraid no one will be able to resist Cao's army! The fate of the Yuan family is our future! I can't help but think about your future! Cong is your son, and I love it very much, if God can give me a few years to let Cong'er grow up a little more, maybe ......"
"Husband?" Mrs. Cai didn't understand what Liu Biao wanted to say.
"The lord and the young minister are strong, and the way to take trouble is to take trouble! In today's crisis situation, Cong'er can't afford to be the big beam of Jingzhou, if I set up Cong'er as the lord of Jingzhou because I love and pity you, it will hurt your mother and son! So think of Liqi'er as the heir. I hope you understand my hard work! ”
Mrs. Cai finally understood what Liu Biao meant, but as a woman, a docile woman who loved her husband deeply, Mrs. Cai couldn't resist, so she could only silently accept her husband's decision, although she was so reluctant in her heart. After all, who doesn't want their son to get ahead? But Mrs. Cai still nodded obediently, her apricot eyes were red from crying, she held Liu Biao's hand tightly, and comforted, "Husband, we are husband and wife and have been together for many years. You know me, I know you! Rest assured! I will treat Qi'er like my own flesh and blood, and I will persuade my younger brother to assist Qi'er well and keep the foundation you have worked hard for half your life! ”
When Liu Biao heard Mrs. Cai say this, he was very relieved, nodded with a smile, and lay down with peace of mind.
Mrs. Cai walked out of the inner room and closed the door lightly, for fear of disturbing Liu Biao's rest. It was Cai Mao waiting outside the door. Mrs. Cai told Liu Biao's meaning to Cai Mao, and Cai Mao was immediately angry, "What? Make Liu Qi the heir? So what about Cong'er? ”
Mrs. Cai's face was embarrassed, and she spoke heavily, and it took a long time to say a sentence: "Your brother-in-law is also for the good of Jingzhou, for our good!" ”
"Shit! I think he still can't forget that slut, and when he dies, he will set up that slut's son as his heir! So what is our Cai family? Our Cai family has served him Liu Biao as faithfully as a dog for 19 years, and was born and died for him. At this time, he actually wanted to make Liu Qi's rabbit cub his heir? Dream! Cai Mao was indignant.
"Be quiet, don't let your brother-in-law hear it! How can you say that about your brother-in-law? He has his problems! Mrs. Cai said angrily.
"Difficulty? What is the difficulty? Hmph, I think it's selfish. Sister, don't worry about this matter! Leave it to me! I should see how Liu Qi can be this heir without us! Cai Mao said hatefully, turned around and walked out of the door. When Mrs. Cai saw her brother leaving, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. But in this matter, she is ambivalent. He hoped that his son could become the heir and the lord of Jingzhou, but she was accustomed to obeying her husband and had a strong sense of guilt. She was very embarrassed, Cai Mao strode out of Liu Biao's mansion angrily, did not go home, but went directly to Kuaiyue's mansion. Kuai Yue is another minister that Liu Biao relies on very much. At the same time, he is also the main representative of the Kuai clan of Jingzhou, which is closely related to the Cai family. Two families of scholars in Jingzhou at the same time. The marriage of generations can be said to be the same spirit, honor and disgrace. So at this critical moment, the first thing Cai Mao thought of was Kuai Yue. Kuai Yue's mansion is not far from Liu Biao's mansion, and it will take a while. Cai Mao asked the servant to wait outside the door, and strode to the gate of Kuaifu, it was already midnight at this time, and the surroundings were particularly quiet. If that would be considered "indulgence and debauchery", it would be punished with extremely severe family law. But Cai Mao didn't care about this. He stepped forward and slammed the door with his hand, and in the quiet of the night, the sound was crisp and short, and it spread far and wide. Knocking on the door in the middle of the night is obviously a no-brainer.
"Who! In the middle of the night, I'm in a hurry to be reincarnated! Menzi was obviously a little angry when he got up, but when he opened the door, he saw Cai Mao's angry face. Menzi suddenly trembled with fright, his voice trembled, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, his head like pounding garlic: "Cai Ye, little bastard, little damn it, little one doesn't know that it's your old man who is here!" Cai Mao was anxious and didn't want to worry about him, "Don't talk nonsense, go and invite your master, Lao Tzu has an urgent matter, delaying Lao Tzu's business, I want your head!" The doorman hurriedly got up and agreed, and ran inside to report.
After a while, I saw Kuai Yue trotting all the way over in disheveled clothes, and saw that Cai Mao was still waiting at the door, so he hurriedly stepped forward to let Cai Mao in.
"Brother Cai, what did you say? It's the middle of the night, why are you here? Kuai Yue looked sleepy.
"Interrupted in the middle of the night, it is a last resort. It's a matter of life and death, so I have to come! Cai Mao's words were like a thunderclap on the ground, and most of Kuai Yue's sleepiness was immediately driven away. Kuai Yue knows that there is indeed a big thing happening!
"This is not the place to talk, Inner Room please!" Kuai Yue guided Cai Mao into the inner room of the hall. Two guests are seated. After serving the tea, the servant slowly retreated and gently closed the door of the inner chamber.
"What the hell is going on?" Kuai Yue was in a hurry.
"My brother-in-law is dying!"
"Well, the lord is close to his prime, and his health has been getting worse and worse over the years, which is also expected!" Kuai Yue's mood calmed down, thinking to himself that I thought it was a big deal, Liu Biaodu is at this age, and death is only a matter of time, what's the big deal? At most, change the lord! We're not living our lives yet. I picked up the teacup and was about to take a sip, but I was woken up in the middle of the night, and I was thirsty.
"Brother-in-law wants to make Liu Qi his heir!" Cai Mao's voice was gentle, but he could hear Kuai Yue's ears like spring thunder.
"Smack!" The tea bowl in his hand fell to the ground and shattered. The servants outside didn't know what was going on inside the road, so they rushed in one after another, and they were greeted by the master's scolding, "Get out of the road for me, who allowed you to come in!" The servants were so frightened that they ran away. The door was closed again. Kuai Yue settled down.
"Brother Cai, you're not kidding, are you? Why did the lord change his mind at this time? Didn't you say it all before? Set up the second son Liu Cong as the heir? Why did you change your mind at this juncture? Isn't it sick and confused! ”
"Confused? He's not confused! He's afraid of your tyranny! He knew that Liu Qi was at odds with us, and he wanted to use Liu Qi to contain us and prevent our Jingzhou clan from becoming bigger! I estimate that if the old man makes Liu Qi his heir, he will inevitably let Liu Bei enter Xiangyang to assist Liu Qi, and we have personal grudges with Liu Qi and Liu Bei, if the two of them control the nine counties of Jingzhou, will there be a way for us Jingzhou clans to live? Xeno, we can't sit still like this! ”
Kuai Yue is a very resourceful person, when Liu Biao first arrived in Jingzhou, Jingzhou was very unstable, there was Yuan Shu outside, there were thieves inside, social turmoil, and people's livelihood was difficult. Liu Biao relied on Kuai Yue's strategy to pacify the nine counties of Jingxiang in a short period of time, eliminated the power of the thieves who were the troublemakers internally, and expelled Yuan Shu, who was eyeing Jingzhou, externally. Xiangdong defeated the powerful Jiangdong Sun Jian group. It can be said that Kuai Yue is Zhang Liang and Xiao He beside Liu Biao. At this time, after listening to Cai Mao's narration, Kuai Yue keenly felt that he couldn't wait any longer! We must act now! This time, he decided not to obey Liu Biao's wishes anymore, and he wanted to fight for himself and his family. Thinking about this, Kuai Yue's thinking suddenly became clear. He looked at Cai Mao with blazing eyes, "Since Brother Cai is here, I think he must have an idea!" You say! I'm looking forward to Brother Cai! Cai Mao was overjoyed when she heard this, Lao Tzu was waiting for you.