In the back garden of the state pastoral house.

Cai and Cai Mao sat in the room, and Kuai Yue stood in front of them with his hands down.

He had already conveyed Liu Wei's meaning to the two, and neither Cai nor Cai Mao had yet expressed their position, just thinking silently.

Liu Cong was made a marquis, Cai also became the wife of the command, and Cai Mao would be in charge of the Jingzhou naval army, for them who were bound to lose Jingzhou, such a reward was undoubtedly very rich.

"Kuai Gong!" Looking up at Kuai Yue, Cai Shi said hesitantly: "The will sent back by His Majesty, just like that?" ”

"Madame, what else do you want?" Looking at Cai's family, Kuai Yue asked her with a puzzled expression.

With his eyelids lowered, Cai's face first showed an entanglement, and then he asked Kuai Yue: "Do you know what to do with Liu Qi?" ”

"Liu Qi sacrificed Jiangxia, but news came from Jiangxia that he had lost the city!" Lowering his head, Kuai Yue said to Cai's family respectfully: "But if the subordinates want to come, the court will definitely not treat him badly!" ”

Hearing that Liu Qi sacrificed Jiangxia but lost the city, Cai's and Cai Mao's faces suddenly showed a sense of joy.

Offering Jingzhou, what they are most worried about is that Liu Qi will get in the way, after all, he was born as the eldest son of Liu Biao, and Liu Qi also has a certain status in Jingzhou.

If Liu Qi echoed in Jingzhou and opposed the sacrifice of Jingzhou, even if Cai and Cai Mao were in control of the situation, things would not be so easy to do.

Liu Qi lost Jiang Xia, and in the eyes of the two, the imperial court would definitely not spare him.

Kuai Yue's later sentence suddenly made them feel full of disappointment.

Not only did the imperial court not plan to ask Liu Qi for losing Jiang Xia, but it would not treat him badly.

If Liu Qi can also be crowned a marquis in the future, in Luoyang City, I am afraid that the life of the Cai family and Liu Cong will not be so easy, after all, there will be many people against them!

With entanglement on their faces, Cai and Cai Mao glanced at each other.

Although the two of them were silent, their expressions revealed uncertainty about the dedication of Jingzhou.

"Madame, General." Holding his fists and arching towards the two, Kuai Yue asked them: "The two of you are entangled, if Liu Qi's son is rewarded by the imperial court, it will be difficult to see each other in Luoyang in the future?" ”

The things that were thinking in their hearts were broken by Kuai Yue's words, and Cai Mao and Cai both set their eyes on him.

"Liu Qi lost Jiangxia, and Jiangxia is just a corner of Jingzhou!" Putting down the fists he had picked up, Kuai Yue said to the two: "Even if the court rewards you, it is impossible to reward them as heavily as your wife and son!" ”

When Kuai Yue said this, Cai felt better.

If Liu Qi is also made a marquis, and he is also a thousand households, when he arrives in Luoyang, she and Liu Cong will definitely have a lot of troubles.

But if Liu Qi is ordinary, they don't bother Liu Qi, Liu Qi has already burned high incense, not to mention the discomfort of coming to find them.

"Can the prime minister say when he will dedicate Jingzhou?" felt a lot calmer in his heart, and Cai asked Kuai Yue again.

After thinking for a while, Kuai Yue said to Cai: "The prime minister didn't say anything, but his subordinates thought that this matter should be sooner rather than later!" ”

"Why?" Before the Cai family could respond, Cai Mao frowned and said: "The reward of the lady and the son has not arrived, if you sacrifice Jingzhou, what will the court do?" ”

"You have no jokes, since Your Majesty has already promised, it will definitely be fulfilled!" Looking at Cai Mao, Kuai Yue said to him: "The general can rest assured about this matter. Since His Majesty has promised now, this matter will definitely be possible. ”

"Jingzhou is in our hands, and we still have a corner of land in our hands!" Cai Mao was still a little hesitant, and said to Kuai Yue: "If you give up Jingzhou, in the hands of Mrs. and Gongzi, there will be nothing!" ”

"How can the general be smart and confused for a while?" As soon as Cai Mao's words fell, Kuai Yue said to him: "Today's Jingzhou, south of the Yangtze River, the Sun clan in Jiangdong is eyeing the tiger, and the army of the northern court will go south at any time. Although the purpose of the imperial court is Jiangdong on the south bank of the Yangtze River, but the army passes through Jingzhou, in the eyes of the general and his wife, can there be eggs under the nest? ”

Kuai Yue's words stunned Cai and Cai Mao.

The two of them glanced at each other, and the expressions on their faces showed panic.

Liu Qi wanted to sacrifice Jiangxia, but was robbed by Jiangdong people.

Jingzhou is now unstable, Mo said that the imperial army is going south, even if the Jiangdong soldiers and horses invade Jingzhou in a big way, with the soldiers and horses in the hands of the Cai family and Cai Mao, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the enemy.

The conditions for sitting in Jingzhou and the imperial court are not rational for the Cai family and Cai Mao.

"General, can you accompany Mrs. Ben to meet the prime minister?" Thinking that it would indeed be more appropriate to sacrifice Jingzhou earlier, Cai asked Cai Mao.

"The last general is willing to accompany his wife!" Although he is Cai's brother, Cai is Liu Cong's mother after all, and she is also the main mother of Jingzhou.

Cai Shi Yingying got up and said to Cai Mao and Kuai Yue: "The two of you are going with Mrs. Ben!" ”

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao responded together and followed Cai out of the room.

The efficiency of the state pastoral office is not bad, Cai said that he wanted to go out, and soon there was a guard of honor waiting outside the main gate.

At the same time, Pang Tong lived in the back garden.

Lu Bu broke in from the outside in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Pang Tong, he clenched his fists and arched and asked, "Prime Minister, do you know that Jiangxia has been lost?" ”

"Yes!" Seeing Lu Bu's anxious look, Pang Tong smiled slightly and asked him, "General Lu is here just to inquire about this?" ”

"Jiangxia is lost, the army has arrived in Jingzhou, even if the big ship is deployed on the river, it is necessary to beware that there will be a naval surprise attack in Jiangxia!" Pang Tong's unhurried reaction made Lu Bu very angry, and he said with an anxious face: "I heard that the little general Jiangdong who captured Jiangxia has some skills, and he is willing to lead the army to take Jiangxia back!" ”

"General Lu, don't be impatient!" Smiled and pressed his hand twice on Lu Buxu, Pang Tong said to him: "The Jiangdong army has won Jiangxia, so it is up to them, Jiangxia and our army will take it sooner or later, but now the general has more urgent matters to deal with!" ”

Pang Tong refused to send troops to take Jiangxia, and Lu Bu's face showed unhappiness.

Conquest of Jiangdong, Jiangxia's geographical location is very important, if Jiangxia is won, the imperial army will go south, and the navy can set up a position on the shore, and it will be much easier to cross the river.

"General Zhuge Jun will send troops to Bashu soon!" Seeing the entanglement on Lu Bu's face, Pang Tong said to him: "Bashu sends troops, passing through Jiaozhi and other places, you can bypass the Yangtze River and attack Jiangdong from behind." Once the imperial army goes south, all the banks along the Yangtze River will be under the control of our army! Although the land of Jiangdong is rich, the soldiers and horses are not as good as the imperial court. Capturing Jiangdong is like probing for things and ears, so why should the general worry about Jiangxia? ”

Although Pang Tong said so, Lu Bu still couldn't let go in his heart.

He frowned, his face still full of intractable entanglements.

While the two were talking, a personal soldier ran in from the front yard, and when Pang Tong and the others approached, he bowed down to Pang Tong with his fists and said, "Prime Minister Qiqi, Mrs. Cai and Cai Mao ask to meet!" ”

When Kuai Yue left, Pang Tong knew that Cai and Cai Mao would definitely come.

Jingzhou's shape is delicate at the moment, and the Cai family can't wait to sacrifice Jingzhou.

Waving his hand to the soldiers who reported the news, Pang Tong said to him: "Please let them in and talk!" ”

Pang Tong and the others were not in the house, but by the pond in the back garden, talking while enjoying the fish playing in the pond.

After the soldiers left, Cheng Yu, who was sitting on the side, asked Pang Tong in a low voice: "Prime Minister, is it wrong to meet the Cai family and Cai Mao here?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with that!" Smiling slightly, Pang Tong said to Cheng Yu: "Right now, they are eager to get rid of Jingzhou, but we don't need to be anxious." Let's see what Cai and Cai Mao have to say! ”

Pressing his hand on Lu Bu, Pang Tong said to him: "General Lu, please also sit down, and listen to Cai Mao and Cai's talk later!" ”

Still a little bored in his heart, Lu Bu answered, and his own soldiers brought him a straw mat, and he sat opposite Cheng Yu.

Not long after Lu Bu sat down, Cai's family, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were led into the back garden by a personal soldier.

Before entering the back garden, Cai saw Pang Tong and others sitting by the pond talking, first stunned for a moment, and then glanced at Kuai Yue behind him.

Pang Tong didn't plan to meet them in the back garden hall, so that both Cai and Cai Mao felt that he didn't care about getting Jingzhou.

The two couldn't help but think that once the Han army moved south, Jingzhou would not be able to withstand the attack of the Han army.

The capture of Jingzhou, for the Han court, was not much different from exploring the bag.

Their dedication to Jingzhou, in the eyes of the officials of the imperial court, is just a way to save their lives.

Seeing a trace of hesitation in Cai's expression, Kuai Yue whispered to her: "Madame, don't worry, the prime minister just likes to watch the fish frolicking in the water, and he shouldn't have any other intentions!" ”

Kuai Yue was relieved, and Cai's heart felt a little better, and he didn't say anything, and continued to walk towards Pang Tong and the others.

When Pang Tong and the others approached, Cai Ying gave a salute to everyone, and said to Pang Tong, Cheng Yu, and Lu Bu: "The surviving people of Jingsheng Gong have seen the prime minister, General Lu, and Cheng Gong!" ”

Cai Mao, who was following Cai's family, also raised his fists and made a big salute to everyone.

Cheng Yu and Lu Bu gave them a salute on the side, while Pang Tong raised his hand at them and said to them, "Madam, the general is exempt!" ”

"Come on, sit for the lady and the general!" When Cai and Cai Mao stood up straight, Pang Tong gave an order to the soldiers on the side.

One of the soldiers answered and turned to leave.

After a while, the soldier folded back with three straw mats.

The straw mats were placed in the appropriate positions, and the soldiers first bowed to Pang Tong with their fists in their fists, and then bowed to Cai and the others before retreating.

thanked Pang Tong for taking a seat, and Cai and the others sat down one after another.

After sitting down, Cai first glanced at Cai Mao, and saw that there was nothing abnormal in Cai Mao's expression, so he said to Pang Tong: "Prime Minister, I don't know when the army will take over Jingzhou?" ”