Xiangyang City has the title of the first city in China.

This is not groundless, and it sounds good.

On the city defense of Xiangyang City, even the former capital Luoyang and Chang'an are not comparable, the Han water that is irrigated as a moat, the average width is 50 zhang, and it completely surrounds Xiangyang City.

This means that if other forces want to attack Xiangyang, they must have two forces, land and water, cross the Han River under the cover of the naval division, and then use infantry to forcibly attack the city.

There are not a few cities with moats in the whole world, but when attacking the city, you can cross the river by building a pontoon bridge, and then storm it, but if you want to build a pontoon bridge more than 50 zhang long, it is tantamount to a fantasy.

At this time, this barrier moat of Xiangyang City has become a pain in Liu Qi's heart.

On weekdays, whether it is the people or the army, they have to cross the river by boat when they go out of the city, but now, Liu Qi is standing on the edge of the Han River, but no boat is willing to carry him across the water.

There is no way, the Cai family has issued a strict order, whoever takes Liu Qi across the water, no one wants to continue to make a living here.

He looked at the most familiar Xiangyang City with tears in his eyes, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Since the autumn harvest temple fair, Liu Biao has fallen ill.

However, Liu Qi didn't think much about it at that time, because Liu Biao's body had already been squeezed dry by the Cai family, and he was already in his fifties, so he would always be riddled with some old diseases.

I never thought that after the autumn, the weather became cooler, and Liu Biao's body deteriorated, and not long ago, he even received the news that Liu Biao was critically ill.

At this time, as the eldest son, of course, he had to serve in front and back, so Liu Qi only took a hundred horses and wanted to go back to Xiangyang to take care of Liu Biao, but he didn't expect that Cai Mao would dare to directly stop him from entering the city.

"Father! Father! Liu Qi, who was kneeling on the edge of the Han River, dug his fingers into the dirt, roaring hysterically, venting the anger and pain in his heart.

He even wanted to ignore the cold autumn and the cold water, plunge into the boiling Han water, swim across the shore, and be satisfied as long as he could see Liu Biao.

But the accompanying soldiers hugged him to death, this is the Han River, the urgency of the water flow, the fierceness of the undercurrent, is by no means a mortal body can contend with, jumping down is only a dead end.

"Cai Mao! Let me go, I don't want this life, I don't want it! Liu Qi shouted one after another, and only the whistling river wind responded to him.

He couldn't get by, he wanted to know what was going on in the city now, and if his father wanted to see him too.

In the General's Mansion in Xiangyang City, Liu Biao's face was pale, and his closed eyes and eyelids were beating, as if he had the intention of waking up, and it was like the return of the wind and candles in the last years.

Many medical officers have come to see it, but there is no improvement, and the major families in the city have a faint feeling that Jing Xiang is afraid that the sky is about to change.

In the room, Cai sat next to Liu Biao's sickbed, looking at him expressionlessly, but his watery eyes did not have a trace of waves, as if he was looking at a person who had nothing to do with him.

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The door opened, Cai Mao walked in, leaned in and whispered: "It's all arranged, all of our own people patrol the city today, and the old guy's private soldiers have all been assigned training tasks today." ”

"What does the Kuai family say?" The four major families in Jingzhou, Cai, Kuai, Pang, and Huang, the Pang family is a wall grass, so there is no need to deal with it, the Huang family is inclined to Liu Qi and cannot be wooed, but the background and strength of these two families are not as good as the Cai family.

As long as the Kuai family doesn't make any trouble, there will be no trouble in doing this.

"Don't worry, sister, I have tested Kuailiang Kuaiyue separately, and they have come to see the old guy more than once, and they all know that the old guy will not live long, and it is not strange to die."

When he was in the middle of the day, he was the lord, but now that he is in power, he will become an old guy, Cai Mao knows how to change his face.

Cai slowly breathed a sigh of relief, the defense in the city, and the pacification of the four major families seemed to be no problem, she finally stood up, walked to the table on the side, and picked up the bowl of turbid decoction.

"Master, master, wake up, it's time to drink medicine."

Cai gently pushed Liu Biao, who slowly opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and said with difficulty: "Don't drink it, the more you drink, the more uncomfortable it becomes."

Cai's sneered, the slave family added some ingredients to you, it's normal to be uncomfortable, "This is the last bowl, master, just drink it." ”

"Really"

"Really, when did the slave family deceive the master."

Cai smiled charmingly, helped Liu Biao to sit up with one hand, and brought the bowl to his mouth with the other.

Liu Biao didn't want to drink it, and he didn't know what was going on, but after drinking these medicines, not only did not get better, but also became more and more uncomfortable.

However, he still believes in Cai's very much, after all, a husband and wife can not harm himself in one night, he endured the discomfort, his cheeks trembled, and he opened his mouth with difficulty.

As soon as the decoction was consumed, he couldn't help but vomit on the ground, and then leaned weakly on Cai's shoulder, "No, today's medicine is wrong, it's bitter and smelly." ”

"It may be that the slave's material has been aggravated, it's okay, it's just this last bowl, you can bear with it."

Perhaps because the smell of poison was really bad, Liu Biao refused to open his mouth anymore, dodging the decoction sent left and right.

After tossing for a while, even Cai Mao lost his patience, leaned over, and said in a low voice: "Does the old guy need me to feed you?" ”

"You guys" Liu Biao stretched out his trembling finger and pointed at the two sisters and brothers, at this moment, he finally knew why the condition was getting worse the more he took these medicines, it turned out that the two sisters and brothers were manipulating.

The past emerged, the heartbeat when he first saw Cai's, the high-spirited when he reused Cai Mao, and a strong remorse swept through his mind.

It's a pity that now he no longer has the domineering spirit that he used to ride into Jingzhou alone, he is just an old man who can be manipulated by others, and no matter how annoyed he is, it will not help.

Cai Mao directly pinched his throat, just slightly, Liu Biao was forced to open his mouth, and those decoctions were poured into Liu Biao's throat by Cai's without a drop, and he couldn't get rid of Cai Mao's tiger palm even though he struggled desperately.

It didn't take long for Liu Biao to straighten up, and there was no reaction anymore, leaving only a pair of cloudy eyes staring at Cai.

A generation of heroes, royal nobles, said goodbye to this world in an absurd way and became the dust of the torrent of history.

"Master, don't blame me, if you don't die, Cong'er won't be able to take over the throne, and if you don't take over the throne, you can only go to Xuchang, and the slave family really has no choice."

With a faint sigh, Cai Shi cried out, "Master, you can't go, what can I do if you leave." ”

Cai Mao also cooperated to push open the door and began to shout, "The lord is coming, come quickly!" ”

The next thing was to follow the arrangement, and the family cried bitterly around Liu Biao's corpse, and at the same time sent people to rush to the head of the family in the city to mourn.

As for the notices of other counties, there is no need to go so urgently, the Cai family must first let the people in the city reach a consensus, that is, Liu Biao's last words are to let Liu Cong take over the position of Jingzhou.

Of course, the position of the state pastor is not hereditary, but after the collapse of the Han court, all parties have long ignored this set of rules, and the princes who support the army and respect themselves have always handed over the throne to their sons.

If the imperial court is willing to issue a holy decree, it is of course good and justifiable; If you don't send it, it doesn't matter, then pick it up.

For example, Lu Bu's Xuzhou Thorn History, Yuan Shu's Xiangzhou Mu, they are all self-directed.

For this, Cai Mao is quite confident, with the Cai family's power in Jingzhou, the foreign state pastor will not be able to stand firm at all, and he also has this strength.

"The lord will make the second son, Liu Cong, the son of the family, take over the great cause of Jingzhou, and hope that you will assist you in the future."

After the lords of the family worshiped in the mourning hall, Cai Mao couldn't wait to shake out the matter of his death.

For this expected answer, Pang Degong didn't have any expression on his face, and Huang Chengyan just glanced at Cai Mao coldly, they all knew that when Liu Biao died, only the Cai family sisters and brothers were inside, and it was not up to you to decide who made the will.

But adhering to the principle that the four major families have always spoken together, and there is no evidence, they can only remain silent.

"Obey the Lord's will!" It was Kuai Liang, who was the first to take the lead.

Then, Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan could only stand up and make a statement.

The four major families all nodded, and the others were just subordinate generations, just following the direction of the wind.

So far, Jingzhou has changed within a day, and Liu Biaoxu and Liu Cong succeeded to the throne and became the lord of Jingzhou.

When the goal is achieved, there is no need to go to Xuchang, but there is still one thing that needs to be done.

That is, to send someone to notify the counties and confirm the news of Liu Cong's succession.

The most important thing is to let Liu Qi come back to mourn.

Liu Biao is not dead, and Liu Qi cannot enter Xiangyang, because it is inconvenient for the Cai family to do it.

Now that Liu Biao is dead, of course Liu Qi can't be killed, but he can follow Lin Moweng's son-in-law and put him under house arrest in Xiangyang City.

When the time comes, appoint a Changsha Taishou, and then drive the shameless Liu Guanzhang out of Jingzhou, rest, and beauty.

(End of chapter)