Three Kingdoms

Huang Yueying's sudden proposal was actually stimulated by the sacrifice. Of course, it was not given by Cai Yan, nor was it entirely caused by her father's letter, but was indeed felt by herself.

It was still a small-scale sacrifice before. On the one hand, Fei Qian often traveled outside, so it was naturally impossible to hold it on a large scale. Secondly, it would take time to build Fei Qian's ancestral temple. The one in Pingyang was relatively small, so Huang Yueying had to replace Fei Qian in the sacrifice. I didn’t feel like I had too many headaches at the time.

But this time, it's different.

There were more people participating and the etiquette was more cumbersome. Under such an environment, when Huang Yueying stood behind Fei Qian and held her child, she suddenly found that the people around her were so weak, and those around her There are so many branches, which is undoubtedly the most direct stimulation for Huang Yueying.

Strong branches and weak trunks are not a good thing for any noble family. It was from the perspective of Fei Qian's entire family business, and actually from the perspective of her own children, that Huang Yueying suppressed the indescribable emotions in her heart and suggested that Fei Qian marry Cai Yan as soon as possible. After all, Cai Yan is more or less familiar with him and can be talked with, which makes him feel a little better.

No one would be willing to be a licking dog.

Huang Yueying loves Fei Qian, so naturally she is not willing to share it with other women, but for her own child Fei Zhen, Huang Yueying is willing to give up part of Fei Qian...

Of course, it would be best if Fei Qian only accepted Mo Dou. On the one hand, Mo Dou's children, whether male or female, are generally not able to compete with Fei Zhen. On the other hand, Mo Dou has been with Huang Yueying for a longer time. It is relatively possible, just possible, that the maidservant will be more accustomed to it.

But no matter what, Huang Yueying felt the side branches of the Fei family behind her, with unclear meanings, perhaps with envy, or with malicious eyes, so it became an urgent matter to expand the main body of the Fei family. Things, as for personal emotions, must be put to the back...

Huang Yueying made a choice, and similarly, Liu Biao in Jingzhou also had to make a choice.

In Liu Biao's original concept, the land of Jingxiang was also a forbidden area that was absolutely not allowed to be touched by others, and what was even closer than Huang Yueying was that even his own son could not touch it before he lost the ability to control it. A piece of cheese.

That's why Liu Biao planned for a long time, preparing to hit all the holes one by one like a gopher, whether it was Cai or Huang, and even used it to hit his own child Liu Cong.

But the problem is that plans can never keep up with changes. Just when Liu Biao thought that the plan was perfect and advancing smoothly, Jiangdong suddenly sent troops and captured Jiangxia. It was like a blow to Liu Biao's head, which made Liu Biao confused. Then Wancheng Huang Liu Biao sent troops to attack the Nanyang area, and then wiped out Runan in an attempt to connect with Wuguan. He blocked Liu Biao's waist and kicked Liu Biao, which made his waist and eyes numb...

Getting white hair overnight is not just a talk, Liu Biao really did it this time. Liu Biao himself had been ill for a long time and was deficient in energy and blood. Although Zhang Ji managed to control the stubborn disease on his back, the whole body had to pay a heavy price. If he took good care of himself for a period of time, he might be able to return to his previous condition. level, but now the sudden changes have caused the whole Jingzhou to be in trouble, and the north and south are fighting. Liu Biao immediately became mentally and physically exhausted. He aged within two or three days, and he looked like two people.

Even so, Liu Biao still asked people to apply powder on his face and modify it carefully. He even added some light blush to make up for the lack of energy and blood on his face, until he looked at it in the mirror. In a trance, he seemed to see the handsome middle-aged man who rode into Jingzhou alone with an imposing appearance. Then he slowly closed his eyes, sat in the lobby, and ordered Cai Hao to be brought up.

Cai Mao was defeated in Jiangxia and had no other option, so he surrendered to Wenpin's army. In the past few days, he had been supervised and detained in the prison in Xiangyang City, isolated from the inside and outside. Not very good, although he would not be punished physically, let alone grooming, his expression was naturally depressed and embarrassed, which was in sharp contrast to Liu Biao who was sitting high and tall.

Liu Biao did not let Cai Hao approach, but asked Cai Hao to kneel down in front of the hall, which happened to be exposed to the sun. Liu Biao himself sat in the hall, his carefully decorated face was even more gorgeous under the candlelight.

Cai Mao glanced at Liu Biao secretly, and couldn't help but bow his head and neck, saying that he was guilty and could not bow down.

Liu Biao remained silent. For a moment, the only sound inside and outside the hall seemed to be the sound of his heartbeat and the surging of his blood.

The July sun was gradually showing its brutal side. Not long after, Cai Mao began to sweat all over his body under the scorching sun. In addition, he had not washed or bathed for many days. The new sweat was combined with old dirt, and his hair was disheveled. There were also fleas and lice infested in the prison that couldn't stand the heat and fled one after another. They made the whole body itchy and unbearable, but couldn't scratch. It was like being in hell.

"We will enter the corridor." Give me a seat. 』

Liu Biao ordered calmly.

They stepped forward and lifted Cai Hao under the corridor. Although he had not yet entered the hall, he had been protected from direct sunlight, which made Cai Hao breathe a sigh of relief, and his mind started to move.

They were originally good friends, but they attacked each other because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. However, Liu Biao cannot live without Cai, just like Cai cannot live without Liu Biao. Liu Biao controlled Jingxiang only by relying on the people he had picked up in the past few years. There was no problem in controlling Xiangyang, but if he put it in the nine counties of Jingxiang, it was completely insufficient. He had to collude with the Jingxiang gentry, and the Cai family was the bridge in the middle. , On the one hand, he contacted Liu Biao, and on the other hand, he contacted other local gentry in Jingxiang.

Originally, Cai Mao was paranoid and had trouble sleeping and eating in prison, mainly because he was worried that Liu Biao would secretly build another bridge without his knowledge, such as the Kuaishi Bridge, but now it seems that there is no such thing. .

Without the direct sunlight, the processor seemed to have cooled down a lot. In the blink of an eye, Cai Hao thought about what he had done in the past two years. He felt that he had not noticed any move by Liu Biao to start a new business in the past two years. After all, There are people inside and outside the Cai family. Even if Liu Biao can control Xiangyang, if he acts outside, there must be some traces. It would be excused if the Cai family was negligent for a while, but for such a long time, Liu Biao has to drag his illness and hide the truth, which is not to say that it is completely impossible. Possible, but quite difficult.

At least Cai Mao didn't notice it, but he didn't dare to confirm it completely before. After all, in these days, Cai Mao didn't receive any news from the inner government. Strictly speaking, there was no news at all, so it was inevitable to be uneasy, but at that time When Liu Biao asked someone to help him into the cloister, Cai Hao suddenly realized that Liu Biao's move actually meant that Liu Biao must have some use for Cai.

Why use courtesy for useless things?

If you want to throw away household utensils, why bother sewing and beating them?

Cai Mao himself also comes from a noble family, and he has a very clear understanding of the law of the jungle. Although this move is somewhat disobedient, it is the kind of behavior that steps on the red line. It can be left or right. When the momentum is not right, Cai Hao He quickly withdrew his probing foot and lowered his head.

If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. After all, Cai Mao, or the Cai family, did not complete the matter completely. In addition, Cai He also led private soldiers to garrison in Caijiazhou as the Cai family's last retreat...

"The sinners will die!" ” Cai Mao stretched out his tentacles again and kowtowed loudly. Because this time he knelt on the wooden board in the corridor, his voice was a little louder. “It is a sin not to be able to share the Lord’s worries internally, and not to rebel against the Lord’s justice externally!” 』

The corners of Liu Biao's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, but he suppressed the urge to frown. Otherwise, he was afraid that if he made too big a move, the powder would fall off.

When Cai Mao opened his mouth, he used the right words!

But even so, so what?

Liu Biao originally thought that the struggle between Fei Qian and Cao Cao would not end so quickly. On the one hand, Cao Cao's strength was not small. Secondly, even if Fei Qian won, it would not be easy to regain Shandong, so he would not care about it. The Huang family on the Wancheng side, so Liu Biao's goal was to create such a time difference and then obtain the results he wanted with ease. But I never expected that such a seemingly majestic battle between Fei Qian and Cao Cao would end in two twists and turns.

If it were just Fei Qian and Cao Cao who only made thunder but no rain, the problem would not be difficult to solve. What is even more troublesome is this group of stupid country bumpkins from Jiangdong...

Liu Biao looked down on Sun Jian, even a little disgusted.

A person with a small surname who has been in Wu County for generations is just a vulgar person who luckily gained power with some martial prowess! Although it is said that Sun Jian also contributed to Liu Biao's settlement in Jingzhou to a certain extent, he lynched and killed the court ministers before Sun Jian was ordered to do so. He was deeply disgusted and believed that this was a harbinger of Sun Jian's rebellion.

Therefore, Liu Biao did not like Sun Ce, let alone have any feelings about "having a son like Sun Zhongmou" with Sun Quan. When Jiangdong became aggressive and conquered Jiangxia, Liu Biao was shocked and filled with anger in his heart. More What he felt was a sense of shame, "Jiangdong kid, you've gone too far to bully others!" 』

Jiangdong also came with bad intentions. After conquering Jiangxia County, on the one hand, he began to clear up the surrounding areas of Jiangxia, and on the other hand, he was gearing up to keep an eye on Jiangling. If Jiangling falls, it will be equivalent to the death of half of Jingzhou!

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao extended a hand to Liu Biao and expressed his willingness to join forces with Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong. This seemed to be a more acceptable option when he had no choice.

If you think about it to comfort yourself, Runan is not the place under your jurisdiction in the first place. The only one who compensates the Huang family is Nanxiang, while Jiangling is obviously more important...

In fact, both Liu Biao and Cao Cao understood that there was a related word after Huang. Under the current situation, it was better not to touch it or not.

But Cao Cao obviously wasn't what you call selfless help. Basically, he just turned the knife that was originally inserted into Cao Cao's waist and inserted it into Liu Biao's thigh, cutting some flesh and draining some blood...

Cao Cao also offered a "quite sincere" fixed price.

This one is a bit big.

But the problems are those that can be solved with money, which should be smaller problems. Those that cannot be solved with money are the big problems, so in the end Liu Biao gritted his teeth and chose to spend money to eliminate the disaster, or to eliminate it temporarily. As for the Huang family, this disaster in Jiangdong can only be put aside for the time being.

In order to deal with the outside world, one must first settle the internal affairs. For the reason that future generations will be bald and strong, Liu Biao naturally has a clean family, so before joining forces to send troops, he naturally needs to clean up and whitewash the dirty things inside his family, just like Liu Biao is currently painting on The powder on the skin covers the wrinkles and of course hides the dirt.

"Army is the most important thing, it is the most important weapon of the country!" Liu Biao said in a deep voice, "I have entrusted you with my wealth. I don't ask you to conquer Langshan Mountain, but only ask for a peaceful place. How can you repay me?" Losing troops and generals, losing territory and losing territory, what's the use of keeping a minister! What kind of crime should be committed! 』

Liu Biao's words were righteous and stern, but Cai Mao's heart felt a lot. He immediately understood and kowtowed on the wooden board under the corridor, saying he was guilty.

After the thunder, as long as you can't be killed on the spot, it will naturally be the turn of some rain and dew. As for the cavalry general Fei Qian, who made loud thunder but made small raindrops, Liu Biao could only close his eyes to show that he didn't want to think too much, so as to avoid having trouble breathing and causing more trouble.

Although Wenpin had martial arts, he was still somewhat lacking in coordinating the Jingxiang gentry and resisting Jiangdong together with the Wen family. Liu Biao himself felt that he had this talent, but because he was too old, he could still paint indoors with powder. Covering some prying eyes, if it goes outside, it will be difficult to hide under the sun. Showing your old and weak state to the outside is not a good thing after all, so we can only let Mrs. Cai continue to shoulder this burden...

After all, Kuai's advice and suggestions are acceptable. If he dispatches troops and generals, I'm afraid it's not as good as the half bucket of water in front of him. What's more, Kuai's own so-called talented people are not that good. He was trapped in Chang'an and could not return. Although Liu Biao himself sometimes didn't like Liu Qi, he was his own child after all. He could beat him or scold him if he didn't like him, but others, hehe, so he also felt that the rest of the Kuai family was just mediocre and could not be reused.

Being a tall man among the short ones, and being forced by the situation, Liu Biao could only turn a blind eye, and then took away the official position originally assigned to Cai Mao, leaving only a Jiangxia captain. His intention was also Of course, it was obvious, and then Cai Hao was asked to pay for his crime and make meritorious service. Secondly, Cai Hao was also responsible for filling Cao Cao's open mouth...

Cai Mao originally thought that Liu Biao was just asking Cao Cao to borrow some troops. On the one hand, he was surprised that Liu Biao had such ability. On the other hand, he also thought that even if Cao Cao was willing to borrow troops, he would not be able to borrow many troops, so he naturally agreed. , but after getting rid of the crime and returning home, he impatiently asked someone to boil water and take a bath to get rid of all the filth. Only then did he suddenly understand during Cai He's explanation and understand the futile change of the current situation. When he saw Cao Cao again With the supplies and goods needed, he naturally understood what Liu Biao's so-called "little" food and grass meant, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse; "The old thief is harming someone!" 』

But what can we do now?

Cai Mao's eyes were filled with uncertainty, as if he had thought of something...