In the inner room of Cai's residence, Cai Mao and her knelt opposite each other, and the expressions on their faces were solemn.

After hearing the news brought back by Kuai Yue from Cai's mouth, and also reading the letter that Pang Tong wrote to Liu Biao in the past, Cai Mao's face was very bad.

Giving up Jingzhou means that the benefits that the entire Cai family has just gained from this land must be handed over to the Han court.

But if you don't let Jingzhou out, firstly, the Cai family has entrusted Kuai Yue to deal with this matter, and secondly, even if Kuai Yue has collusion with the imperial court, it also shows that the imperial court has a determination to win Jingzhou!

No matter how you look at it, you can't keep Jingzhou.

Now all they can do is to get more benefits from the imperial court as Kuai Yue Tiyì did.

"I've got the trick up!" Frowning, Cai Mao said to Cai: "Kuai Yue has long been in collusion with the imperial court, and when he mentioned that his wife murdered Jingshenggong, he thought that he had planned today's matter!" ”

"Huh?" Cai Mao's words surprised Cai's family, and she exclaimed softly, and she asked Cai Mao, "Then why is Kuai Yue like this?" ”

"Kuai Yue is different from Kuai Liang!" Sighing lightly, Cai Mao said: "Although Kuai Liang is famous, he is old-fashioned, and he is dedicated to assisting Jingshenggong, and he has no second heart for Jingzhou. Although Kuai Yue is his brother, his mind is very active. Now that the Han family is strong, and Jingzhou is declining, he has already had a plan to leave a way back! ”

"In this way, if Pang Tong exposes us and others, then Kuai Yue will also be inescapable!" Cai Mao's words did not get Cai's full approval, she thought about it, and said with some hesitation: "Kuai Yue should not be so stupid!" ”

"Kuai Yue is not stupid, he just expects that Mrs. will give up Jingzhou!" Shaking his head helplessly, Cai Mao said to Cai's family: "This matter is completed, and we are all in the hands of Kuai Yue." If Madame doesn't let him out of Jingzhou, Pang Tong can save his life by finding any reason, but we want to get his head to the ground. Mrs. can't afford to lose, and so-and-so can't afford to lose, but Kuai Yue can find an excuse from it! If Mrs. is gone, from now on, he will have a little more talking next to Pang Tong, and when he arrives in Luoyang in the future, he will definitely be reused. In any case, among the things that matter, the one who has benefited the most is Kuai Yue! ”

Cai Mao's analysis surprised Cai's suddenly.

When Kuai Yue was looking for her, she was still thinking in her heart that there was also Kuai Yue who instigated her to murder Liu Biao, and once Pang Tong was investigated, Kuai Yue would definitely be involved.

But Cai Mao's analysis made her understand that the reason why Kuai Yue would do that was nothing more than that she would not dare to be an enemy of the Han family, even if she forcibly became an enemy of the Han family, Pang Tong could also find a reason to exonerate Kuai Yue from this matter.

No matter how you look at it, only she and Cai Mao fell into it.

After being silent for a long time, Cai sighed helplessly, slowly closed his eyes and said nothing.

She's figured it out.

Since the Han family intends to get Jingzhou, no matter how she struggles, Jingzhou will inevitably fall into the hands of the Han family in the end.

Since it is going to be lost after all, it is better not to stop struggling, as Kuai Yue said, to ask for some benefits from the Han family, and from then on to be a carefree official eunuch, but it is still stable.

Cai had such a thought in his heart, and his face couldn't help but show it.

From her expression, I saw some clues, and Cai Mao didn't say anything.

It was the fierce general Lu Bu who led the Han army into Xiangyang, and the Han army numbered as many as 30,000 people.

With this army as an enemy, Mo said that there was no certainty of victory, and even if there was a certainty of victory, Jingzhou could not afford a large-scale crusade by the Han court.

The Cai family and Cai Mao made the decision to sacrifice Jingzhou, and Kuai Yue had returned to Pang Tong at this time and presented him with the process of meeting the Cai family.

From Kuai Yue's retelling, Pang Tong heard that Cai's heart was already willing to dedicate Jingzhou, and his face couldn't help but show a sense of joy.

Seeing that Pang Tong's face showed a happy look, Kuai Yue also stood aside with a smile.

As long as he can get Pang Tong's appreciation, when he arrives in Luoyang in the future, he will definitely be on the rise, although he will not be a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, at least he can be a state and county official.

"This matter still needs to be discussed with the Cai family!" Jingzhou has already gained most of it, but Pang Tong doesn't think that it has reached the point where he and Cai's direct negotiation has arrived, and said to Kuai Yue: "Inform Cai's that if she sacrifices Jingzhou, she will let Cai Mao be a partial general of the navy, and she and Liu Cong, after arriving in Luoyang, will also present your majesty and reward dozens of acres of fertile land to spend the rest of your life in peace!" ”

The conditions given by Pang Tong were impossible for Cai's to accept in any case.

Hearing the conditions he reported, Kuai Yue was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood his intentions, hugged his fists and bowed to Pang Tong and said, "The subordinates will go and convey the Prime Minister's intentions to the Cai family!" ”

After Kuai Yue left, the curtain of the inner room behind Pang Tong was lifted, and Lu Bu and Cheng Yu walked out of it.

Cheng Yu smiled and didn't say anything, but Lu Bu asked Pang Tong with a puzzled expression: "Prime Minister, then Cai's dedication to Jingzhou, our army is also exempt from the pain of conquest, but the Prime Minister is offering such conditions, if Cai's family feels humiliated and intends to fight with the imperial court to the end, how should we deal with it?" ”

Looking at Lu Bu, Pang Tong didn't give him any response, but Cheng Yu on the side said: "General Lu, don't worry, the prime minister is like this, and the Cai family will not challenge us." ”

Cheng Yu's statement made Lu Bu a little unclear.

If the matter was put on his head and Pang Tong was like this, he would definitely think that it was a humiliation, and it was not impossible to immediately lead the army to Pang Tong's residence.

But Cheng Yu was extremely resolute and said that it was impossible for the Cai family to be their enemy, and Lu Bu really couldn't figure it out.

This year, Lu Bu looked puzzled, and Cheng Yu said to him: "Our army defeated Liu Bei before, but Liu Bei is a person who has not been broken by the Jingzhou army for a long time. A total of 30,000 troops entered Xiangyang, and the Jingzhou army in the city was equivalent to the number of our army. ”

"The most important thing is still in the general!" The doubts on Lu Bu's face receded slightly, but Cheng Yu's next words made him feel even more confused.

"So-and-so?" Frowning slightly, Lu Bu asked Cheng Yu with doubts: "The matter arranged by the prime minister, I have not participated in it from beginning to end, how can it be related to it?" ”

"The general is the enemy of all people!" Before Cheng Yu could speak, Pang Tong said to Lu Bu: "There is a general in charge, who dares to be an enemy of us in this Jingzhou?" ”

Pang Tong's words, although they are also true, are very useful in Lu Bu's ears.

With a smile on his face, he clenched his fists and arched towards Pang Tong and said, "The prime minister has praised it falsely, and the last general will be terrified!" ”

said that he was frightened, but Lu Bu showed a smug look on his face.

Leaving Pang Tong's residence, Kuai Yue hurried to the state pastor's mansion in a hurry.

When he arrived outside the gate of the governor's mansion, he saw Cai Mao's chariot at a glance.

Knowing that Cai Mao was in the mansion, Kuai Yue did not hesitate and stepped into the front yard of the state pastor's mansion.

Led by an attendant, he entered the backyard and walked all the way to the door of Cai's residence.

"Wait a minute, the servant will go to the lady to confess!" When they arrived at the door of Cai's residence, a maid saw Kuai Yue and hurriedly said a word to him, then turned her head and shouted to the house: "Madam, Kuai Gong asks to see you!" ”

was discussing things with Cai Mao in the house, and when she heard that Kuai Yue was open again, Cai and Cai Mao glanced at each other, Cai Mao nodded, and then she ordered outside the door: "Please let him in and talk!" ”

The maid at the door got Cai's order, and then said to Kuai Yue: "Kuai Gong, Madame, please come in and talk!" ”

"Thank you!" Clenching his fists and arching at the maid, Kuai Yue gently pushed open the door and stepped into the room.

When he entered the house, he did not forget to close the door, and then walked towards the inner room.

Cai Mao's chariot battle was already seen outside the door of the state governor's mansion, and when he arrived outside the door of the inner room, when Kuai Yue saw Cai Mao, he still pretended to be stunned and saluted him and said: "The subordinates came to find the lady to discuss the body, I don't want General Cai to be here, there is a lot of abruptness, and I hope the general is not strange!" ”

"Kuaiyue!" Kuai Yue looked respectful, but Cai Mao frowned, and asked him coldly, "Why are you here?" ”

"The things arranged by Madame have been done!" Maintaining a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, Kuai Yue's face showed a look of embarrassment when he spoke, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped.

Knowing that he had already done the matter, Cai hurriedly asked, "What did Prime Minister Pang say?" ”

Glancing up at Cai's family, Kuai Yue hurriedly lowered his head again, and said in fear: "The subordinates don't dare to say it!" ”

Kuai Yue's demeanor made Cai Mao angry when he saw it.

Cai Mao wanted to shout loudly and ask Kuai Yue how he betrayed Jingzhou and secretly promised Jingzhou to the imperial court, but thinking that he was now close to Pang Tong and others, he had to swallow back the words that had already reached his mouth.

looked up at Cai Shi again, and then looked at Cai Mao again, Kuai Yue Cheng said in fear: "The subordinates dare not say it!" ”

"Just say whatever you want!" Kuai Yue's appearance made Cai Mao full of anger, and said angrily: "Madame sacrificed Jingzhou, and if you want to come to Prime Minister Pang, she and her son will not be neglected!" ”

"Prime Minister Pang Cheng said, if Mrs. dedicates Jingzhou, she will canonize General Cai as a partial general of the navy, and when Mrs. and his son arrive in Luoyang, he will definitely give His Majesty and win hundreds of acres for Mrs. and Mother and son......" Pretending to be stunned by Cai Mao's words, Kuai Yue hurriedly repeated Pang Tong's words.

"Shut up!" Before he could finish speaking, Cai Mao stopped him sharply, and asked him with an angry face: "This is what you call the negotiation?" ”

did not respond to Cai Mao's questioning, Kuai Yue maintained a posture of clenching his fists and bowing, and the look on his face was full of panic.

"Did Prime Minister Pang really say that?" Still not believing that Pang Tong would make such a decision, Cai asked Kuai Yue with a puzzled face: "Did Kuai Gong hear it wrong?" ”

"I heard you right!" Kuai Yue even raised his eyebrows, and when he answered Cai's, fine beads of sweat even oozed from his forehead.