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Liu Biao smiled and said, "Xiu'er, is there anything wrong?"

Liu Xiu's face was solemn, and he said slowly: "Father, early this morning, my son interrogated Lu Meng, and he has already obtained the result. It's just that the results of the interrogation are very surprising, the son does not dare to make his own decisions, and needs to seek his father's opinion. ”

When Liu Biao heard this, he frowned.

Even Liu Xiu felt troublesome, which showed that things were indeed not simple.

Now Liu Xiu is in Liu Biao's impression that he is a person who can handle things, and he believes in Liu Xiu even more.

Liu Biao said: "What is the result of the interrogation?"

Liu Xiu replied: "After the interrogation, Lu Meng confessed that the reason why he was able to call for wind and rain in Xiangyang and frame his son was because he colluded with Cai Mao. Cai Mao and his mother joined forces to frame their son, which was a strategy set up by Lu Meng. After Lü Meng saw Cai Mao, he told Cai Mao about the strategy, and Cai Mao told Cai again, and then framed his son. ”

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Liu Biao's face suddenly became gloomy.

Collusion with Koto

This act is a great sin.

It is true that Liu Biao knew that it was impossible for Cai Mao to work for Sun Quan, and colluding with Lu Meng was also to frame Liu Xiu. But Cai Mao's approach has violated Jingzhou's interests.

In a sense, Cai Mao's actions have betrayed Liu Biao and betrayed Jingzhou.

Unscrupulous means for the sake of profit

Liu Biao did not dare to reuse such a person.

Liu Biao felt that Cai Mao had gone too far, and said in a deep voice: "When my father entered Xiangyang, I got the help of Cai Mao and the Cai family. Therefore, his father tolerated him everywhere and gave convenience to the Cai family everywhere. As long as Cai Mao does not cooperate with the enemy and does not betray Jingzhou, his father will never touch him. But now Cai Mao has gone too far. Xiu'er, you notify Wen Ping and ask him to transfer troops to surround Cai's Mansion and arrest Cai Mao for questioning. ”

"No Father"

Liu Xiu opened his mouth and hurriedly stopped him.

Before coming, he had already discussed countermeasures with the Iraqi Wen Kuai Yue. Every next step must be in accordance with Liu Xiu's plan, and the steps must not be disrupted, otherwise the effect that Liu Xiu wants will not be achieved.

Cai Mao took the initiative to send it to the door, and if Liu Xiu didn't make a move, then he would be sorry for Cai Mao.

This time, Cai Mao will be completely defeated.

Even with the Cai family, it must be completely defeated, so that the Cai family will not return to the past.

Liu Xiu's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "My father trusts Cai Mao in every way, so that Cai Mao is quite powerful in the army. Once Cai Mao is arrested, I am afraid that the soldiers in the army will mutiny, and the Cai family is deeply rooted in Jingzhou, if Cai Mao has a problem, Jingzhou officialdom may also be shaken. Father, arresting Cai Mao has to be considered in the long run. ”

Liu Biao's eyes narrowed and said, "What do you suggest?"

Liu Xiu noticed the change in the tone of Liu Biao's words, but he didn't answer immediately.

After being silent for a moment, Liu Xiucai said slowly: "Before arresting Cai Mao, my son thought that there should be a decision on Cai Mao's disposal. Cai Mao was his father's auxiliary minister when he first arrived in Jingzhou. Without Cai Mao's help, although his father could pacify Jingzhou, it would definitely take more time, so his father could not execute Cai Mao or imprison Cai Mao no matter what. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu said: "Because once Cai Mao is executed or imprisoned, it will have an impact on his father's reputation." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Biao's face immediately had a smile.

After listening to Liu Xiu's words just now, Liu Biao's mind subconsciously thought that Liu Xiu was going to take advantage of this opportunity to bring down Cai Mao, after all, there was a contradiction between the two sides.

Liu Xiu's next words, Liu Biao was immediately relieved, because Liu Xiu was standing from the perspective of fairness and justice.

In this way, Liu Biao was also relieved.

Liu Biao nodded and said: "Your analysis is very reasonable, and the disposal of Cai Mao really has to be considered." ”

Liu Xiu's expression became more and more calm, and said: "Father, based on the analysis just now, the son thinks that this time Cai Mao will not be arrested, nor will Cai Mao be imprisoned and killed, but to teach Cai Mao a lesson, he must beat Cai Mao and let him know the lesson." ”

Liu Biao asked: "How to beat, how to teach"

Liu Xiu replied: "Father, the son has two things to consider. ”

"First, transfer the officials of Cai Mao's family from their current official positions to other counties or counties. This method is to boil the frog in warm water to prevent Cai Mao from being disposed of, and they will put pressure on his father and make it difficult for him. ”

"Second, all the generals in the army who attacked Cai Mao were promoted to official positions, but they were only given false positions, which is a disguised overhead. In this way, to avoid Cai Mao being removed from his official position, he would incite the soldiers in the army to cause a rebellion and cause chaos for his father. ”

"Now is a troubled time, and examples of rebellion by generals in the army abound. Especially Cai Mao, as a military advisor, he has influence on civil and military generals. The Cai family is also deep-rooted, and if Cai Mao's arm is not weakened in advance, it will not work at all for his father to deal with Cai Mao. ”

Liu Xiu said two points and said, "Father, this is what my son did against Cai Mao, please ask my father to correct it." ”

Liu Biao was very satisfied with the two suggestions.

Liu Xiu's ingenuity lies in the fact that he wants to weaken Cai Mao's strength, but from the perspective of analysis, he is from Liu Biao's point of view, he is thinking about Liu Biao everywhere, and he is thinking about Jingzhou everywhere.

Although Liu Biao values Cai Mao, he is also afraid of Cai Mao.

Liu Biao is the lord of Jingzhou, and Cai Mao has violated Liu Biao's interests and will definitely be attacked by Liu Biao.

Liu Biao nodded in agreement and said, "Your suggestion is feasible, and only by doing so can Cai Mao's influence be weakened." But after doing so, the old man is still worried about whether it will cause turmoil."

For the Cai family and Cai Mao, Liu Biao is also quite jealous.

Even if Liu Xiu laid out a plan, Liu Biao still had a trace of worry.

Liu Xiu said: "It is normal for officials to be dispatched and generals to be promoted. As long as it is done quickly, there will be no problems. In particular, there will be no problems with the civilian generals in charge. He is his father's confidant, and with him in Xiangyang, there must be no need to worry. In terms of civil officials, there are Yi and Kuaiyue, who are also loyal to their fathers, and they will not have problems if they are in command. ”

After listening to this, Liu Biao's heart became steady, and he said: "In this case, we will implement this strategy." ”

can weaken the power of Cai Mao and the Cai family, Liu Biao also thinks it is good.

When Liu Biao was in charge of Jingzhou, he needed the help of the family's strength, but now, Liu Biao has been in power for more than ten years, and he has already realized the family's constraints on Jingzhou.

Now that there is a reason, it is just right to operate, and it can also test the reaction of the Cai family.

Liu Xiu then went down and said: "Weakening Cai Mao's arm is the disposal of Cai Mao." At his disposal, the son's idea was to demote the official. This practice shows that Cai Mao made a mistake and was degraded, not a betrayal, and it also reflects his father's maintenance of Cai Mao, and also reflects the opportunity his father gave him to atone for his crimes. ”

Liu Biao asked: "What is the most appropriate official to degrade?"

Liu Xiu's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile, and said, "Father, my son is studying, and when I saw Emperor Wu of Han and Dongfang Shuo. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was discussing matters, and Dongfang Shuo stood with a halberd, or guarded outside the palace gate. ”

"It's just, why did Emperor Wu of Han do this?"

The son believes that on the one hand, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wants to beat Dongfang Shuo to stabilize Dongfang Shuo's out-of-the-box temperament, and on the other hand, it also gives Dongfang Shuo a chance, so that Dongfang Shuo can see the opportunity and let him have room for promotion. ”

Liu Xiudao: "In ancient times, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was like this, and now, my father might as well let Cai Mao stand guard at the gate of the State Pastoral Mansion." On the one hand, it was to beat and punish Cai Mao, and on the other hand, it also gave him a chance to make a comeback. ”

Liu Xiu's words compared Liu Biao with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

For a while, Liu Biao's heart was happy.

Liu Biao was touted flutteringly, and felt that Liu Xiu was reasonable, so he flicked his sleeves and ordered: "Your suggestion is very good, so it's settled." Knock it for a while, and wait for Cai Mao to reflect on it. When the time comes, let's look at Cai Mao's performance. ”

Liu Xiu arched his hand and said: "Father is wise"

Liu Biao thought about it for a moment, and then said: "For specific operations, you go to Yi nationality to deal with it." It involves the order to use the seal, so that the Yi nationality will come to find the father. ”

Liu Xiu thanked him and smiled in his heart.

Liu Biao agreed to deal with Cai Mao, and then, Cai Mao had to enter the urn