10 years of Jian'an, December.

In the depths of winter, there was also a little snow in Xiangyang.

"Phew!"

Liu Biao pushed away the decoction in front of him, coughed several times, and spit several mouthfuls of saliva, and his throat was uncomfortable.

Liu Qi took a few steps back, hurriedly put down the bowl of soup medicine in his hand, stroked Liu Biao's back, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter with my father?" ”

Liu Biao eased up, and scolded in a short temper: "Do you want to kill the old man?" ”

Liu Qi was very dazed and said, "This is a decoction, and there is nothing spicy?" ”

As he spoke, Liu Qi seemed to react, and took a sip of the decoction himself, full of the bitter taste of dogwood. Liu Qi spit directly into the bowl and coughed several times.

Before chili peppers were introduced to China, the ancients used dogwood to make chili peppers, which had a pungent and bitter taste. However, due to the problem of dogwood production, it has not been able to spread on a large scale.

Liu Qi hurriedly explained: "Father, Qi didn't know that there was dogwood in it, Qi had tasted the decoction before, and there was nothing spicy. When Qi had just left, someone secretly changed the decoction. ”

Liu looked displeased, and said: "This decoction is what I drink, if someone changes the decoction, is it plotting to kill me?" This is the first time this has happened to me since I took the podium. ”

"This~"

When Liu Qi wanted to fight for the benefit of his tongue, Cai came out with a bowl of hot decoction and said with a smile: "Husband, drink the decoction, and Cong'er will personally cook it for her husband." ”

After speaking, Cai Shi looked at Liu Qi with provocative eyes.

Liu Qi was angry from his heart, and he generally reacted, the problem with this decoction must be Cai's trouble, otherwise how could there be a problem.

"What's going on?" Liu Biao pointed to Liu Qi's decoction and asked.

When Liu Qi was holding back his anger, Cai sat down beside Liu Biao and said softly: "Bo Wei was distracted, when he accidentally took the dogwood soup made by the concubine in winter as a decoction for the husband and brought it over. ”

Saying that, Cai Shi looked at Liu Qi with that mocking look, and kindly advised: "Bo Wei should not be careless, it is okay to take the decoction mixed with dogwood today, and it has no effect." If you change it to poisonous items next time, I am afraid that your father's life will be in danger. ”

"And there is a saying, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, you are a thorn in history, guarding Jiangzuo, but you are so rough, how can you succeed in big things?"

"Father, this is not the case!"

Liu Qi had suffered this grievance, and explained again: "Father, I have personally tasted the decoction that Qi took from Doctor Wang today, and there must be something strange in it. ”

Hearing this, Liu Biao leaned on crutches and said dissatisfiedly: "Doctor Wang has something to do today, how can he still appear in the house." ”

"Huh?"

Liu Qi's eyes widened, looking at Cai's innocent face, and he was angry. He already knew that he must have been cheated, and he must have been brushing his filial piety in front of his father in the past few days, poking Liu Cong's lung tubes. Cai's collusion and Physician Wang first gave themselves a normal decoction, and then asked the maid to secretly replace the decoction while she was unprepared, so as to achieve the purpose of giving herself eye medicine.

Seeing that Liu Qi was dissatisfied, Liu Biao calmed his face and said: "I thought you could go down to Jiangdong, temper yourself, manage the political army, and change your rough behavior." Today, it seems that you have not made much progress, and you have disappointed my father. ”

In Liu Biao's view, Liu Qi's excessive explanations were to cover up his wrong behavior, especially the issue of Dr. Wang's discrepancies, which made Liu Biao wonder if Liu Qi was lying.

Liu Qi, who was told by Lu Su and Liu Bei many times, restrained his temper and did not continue to argue, but arched his hand and said: "Since there is a mother serving the decoction, the son will retreat first." ”

"Hmm!"

Liu Biao was angry and asked Liu Qi to retreat.

"Don't be angry, husband!"

Cai Shi took the decoction and said softly: "Cong'er Zhifujun is afraid of bitterness, so he specially added sugar syrup to it, and now I will taste it." ”

Liu Biao said with emotion: "Cong'er is very benevolent and filial! ”

Liu Qi's filial piety was used by Liu Cong, and when Liu Biao was sick, Liu Cong ran around and worked hard, serving feces and urine for Liu Biao, and serving tea and medicine, which made Liu Biao very moved. After all, when people are old and sick, isn't it this kind of filial son who is most moved?

Liu Qi is fighting outside, how can he take care of it. And before Liu Qi returned to Yuzhang, he had taken his family away. During Liu Biao's serious illness, it was all managed by Cai's and Liu Cong. When Liu Biao's illness was a little better, he loved Liu Cong very much and praised him.

Out of the lobby, Liu Qi saw Liu Cong, who was still plastered on his face, and walked towards him.

Liu Cong smiled and said, "Brother, it's not your ability to serve your father. Now go home to rest, don't make your father angry again. ”

Liu Qi showed a disdainful expression and said sarcastically: "Do you think that if you do such a despicable thing, you can get the position of heir?" ”

Seeing that Liu Qi was depressed, Liu Cong's smile became more and more enthusiastic, and said: "Whether it succeeds or not, it is not in the elder brother, but in the father." ”

"Humph!"

Liu Qi went out of the house with indignation, braved the snowflakes, and then got into the carriage and returned to the house.

Liu Qi shook the snowflakes on his body, handed the big flake to the attendant, and said angrily: "Uncle, Qi was plotted by the villain to change his father's decoction, and he has been slandering me. My father was blinded by that Cai, and he didn't listen to me. ”

Liu Bei, who was sitting on the couch reading a book, put down what he was doing and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Facing Liu Bei, who was concerned, Liu Qi confided in what had happened, and complained about Cai's insidiousness and Liu Cong's despicable things.

Knowing what happened, Liu Bei was also indignant in his heart, and said: "This woman's heart is very poisonous, and all the maidservants and maids in the house have been bribed by her, and you must not serve the decoction again." ”

Liu Qi looked sad and said: "Zijing, now my father has not been able to establish an heir for a long time, and Liu Cong has used literature to make a name for himself, win over the people of Jing Chu, and gradually increase his fame, how should I be good now?" ”

Liu Qi didn't know what to do at the moment, he thought that by virtue of his exploits in winning Jiang Zuo, he would be able to become the heir steadily when he returned to Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, during Liu Biao's illness, Liu Cong relied on the act of serving decoction, and used the resources of the Cai family and the Kuai family to win over those well-known Jing Chu literati, thinking that he was competing for the position of heir.

With the help of Cai's and Kuai's, in addition to Shuijing Sima Hui, the literati had close contacts with Liu Cong. With the support of these literati, Liu Biao saw Liu Cong's benevolence and filial piety for a long time, which also shook the idea of making Liu Qi his heir.

Since Liu entered Xiangyang, when Liu Bei vaguely talked about the position of heir in his speech, he was either disturbed by Mrs. Cai or by others. And Liu Biao's attitude is also obscure, as if he thinks that there is no need to establish an heir at the moment.

Lu Su frowned tightly and said, "Childe, the Cai clan has won the trust of the Che Cavalry General, and he upholds the mansion and cannot fight with him for internal affairs. Today's son's military exploits are eye-catching, and no one can win them. In order to observe it, when waiting for the opportunity, greet the general every day, and make friends with Jingzhou talents. ”

"That's it!" Liu Qi said with a sigh.

In the state pastoral mansion, Liu Biao, who drank the decoction, was concerned about his health, and sighed and said: "It is difficult to recover from a long illness, and I am afraid that my life will not be long!" ”

Mrs. Cai wiped Liu Biao's body seriously and said, "My husband is tough, why don't you talk nonsense." Now Cao Cao shocked Hebei, and the husband surrendered to Jiangzuo, which was regarded as a Chinese double hero. If Fujun is not there, who can resist Cao Cao? Liu Qi is rough and has no great talent, and he can stop him! ”

Liu Biao looked at the beams on the roof, and muttered in his heart: "Bo Wei can't succeed, could it be Zhonghuang?" ”

Liu Biao's heart is difficult to decide on the position of heir, not that he doesn't want to choose, but that he is difficult to choose. chose Liu Qi as the heir, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were not convinced; Choosing Liu Cong as his heir means that Liu Bei and Huo Jun may turn their backs on Liu Cong.

Although he didn't know what the situation was in Xiangyang City, he knew that the only person who could maintain the relationship between the two sides now was himself. Once he chooses one of them as his heir, it will inevitably cause a huge shock on one side.

Cao Cao unified the north, hundreds of thousands of troops were in hand, and the world could resist Cao Cao, except for his Wu Chu, who could compete with Cao Cao. Before Cao Cao left for the south, it seemed that it was not a wise choice to choose anyone as his heir.

"I want to live!"

Liu Biao sighed deeply, held Cai's hand, and said affectionately: "I can leave today, but I don't want to love my wife." ”

Cai smiled softly, and then concentrated on wiping Liu Biao's old body.

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