Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and others were informed that Liu Biao had summoned them. Although they were a little confused as to why they were summoned at this moment, they each set out from their residences and rushed towards the Prefecture Mufu.
Cai Mao rode a carriage and met Kuai Yue, who was also going to the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, on the way. After talking with each other, they couldn't guess what Liu Biao was summoning everyone for.
In the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, after Cai Mao and Kuai Yue arrived, many people were already sitting here waiting.
"My Lord," the two said politely to Liu Biao.
"Take your seat first." Liu Biao nodded in response to the two of them.
"No!" After the two of them took their seats, they waited until almost everyone had arrived.
Liu Biao said: "Degui, Cong'er went to Jiangling, did you know?"
"The general will know." Cai Mao responded, but in his mind, he thought, "What happened to these two young masters again?"
Liu Biao looked at Cai Hao with a complicated expression: "There is something you need to know."
Cai Mao looked at Liu Biao doubtfully, waiting for his next words.
"After Cong'er arrived in Jiangling, whatever he wanted to do, Jiangling's civil and military forces blocked him in every possible way and told him to ask Governor Cai Mao for instructions on everything." Liu Biao continued.
"boom!"
"My lord, it must be Cai Zhongcai and the others who have been domineering in Jiangling for a long time and forced Jiangling's civil and military forces! I don't know whether the general is true or not!" When Cai Hao heard Liu Biao's words, he came out of the queue and knelt down directly in front of Liu Biao, hitting his knees with his.
He didn't care about the pain on the ground and raised his hands to Liu Biao and said.
Everyone in Liu Biao's tent listened to this and looked at this scene. They were not as tired as before, and they all waited for a big meal!
Liu Biao waved his hand: "Degui, listen to me first."
"promise!"
While Cai Mao agreed, he was thinking about how to deal with Liu Biao's cross-examination about this matter.
He knew about Jiangling, but he had to do this. Liu Cong, a loser, couldn't stop Cao Cao. If the Cai family still wants to continue to be rich and powerful, they can only use Jingzhou as a surrender certificate and surrender to Cao Cao!
Liu Biao looked at Cai Mao in panic and said with sly eyes, "Well, Cai Mao, you really know about this, so just listen to me!"
"Cong'er and your two younger brothers demanded military power. That night, they took advantage of Cong'er's banquet to entertain Jiangling civil and military officials and led troops to surround Jiangling Prefecture Mufu! Your two brothers personally led troops to break into the mansion!"
Liu Biao continued to speak in a nonchalant manner.
"boom!"
At this time, Cai Hao directly knocked his head to the ground: "My lord, I never expected that those two beasts would be so bold. I have a lax family tradition and teach my younger brothers poorly. Please punish me, lord."
At this time, Cai Mao was really panicked, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
At the same time, he scolded Cai Zhongcai and the two bastards in his heart.
Liu Biao sighed: "Alas, no one in the entire banquet was carrying weapons. Only your two younger brothers, with three hundred soldiers, broke into the hall with swords and armor."
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"My lord, you will be punished by death!" Cai Hao said while kowtowing.
"Fortunately, Feng Chu and Pang Tong had already made arrangements. Your two younger brothers were captured on the spot, and nothing happened to Cong'er."
Cai Mao felt relieved. If those two bastards really did anything to Liu Cong, then they would have no choice but to die. This time when these two people come back, they must give him a good beating!
"It also frightened Cong'er. He impulsively killed your two younger brothers on the spot."
"I will thank my lord in the end. When those two beasts come back, I will decide..." Cai Hao was still following his inner script. Halfway through, he realized what Liu Biao had said.
"Lord? The two of them?" Cai Hao raised his head and looked at Liu Biao in disbelief.
"Dead!" Liu Biao said with a gloomy face, staring at Cai Mao.
Seeing Liu Biao's angry eyes, Cai Hao suddenly realized that it was his younger brother who led the troops to surround the mansion, and he had just been questioning his lord!
"It is not a pity to die for these two beasts. Even if the second master does not kill them, when they come back, the general will kill them and give an explanation to the lord and the second master." Cai Mao lowered his head again and said with pain.
"Oh, why bother?" Liu Biao walked to Cai Mao, helped him up and said, "Degui, I can't help you."
"It is the last general who has disappointed my lord." Cai Mao knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up despite Liu Biao's help.
Liu Biao looked at him with a look of regret and said, "Cong'er is still young. No matter what he does, don't blame him. Madam also treats him as one of her own. After a hundred years, you must continue to assist him."
"The general will not dare." Cai Mao couldn't understand what Liu Biao meant by this.
"Cong'er may have been too frightened. That night, he arrested more than 70% of the officials in Jiangling and killed them all together with their families, except for the women and children!"
"This includes the families of your two younger brothers." At this point, Liu Biao suddenly changed his expression and cried bitterly, "Degui, I can't help you. That traitor is so lawless."
"Boom!" After hearing this, everyone in the civil and military circles also started talking. No one expected that Liu Cong would dare to kill so many people at once.
Kuai Yue lowered his head, his face gloomy, but he did not dare to raise his head.
"Final General..." Cai Mao didn't know whether he had been kneeling for too long or was shocked by Liu Biao's words. His legs went weak and he collapsed on the ground, speechless.
Liu Biao held his shoulders and said: "Degui, the traitor has sent back the bodies of your two brothers. You should collect their bodies first and give them a good burial."
"I will send a letter to the traitor to ensure that their remaining family members will be saved. They will be sent to Xiangyang in a few days. Don't worry."
Cai Hao's eyes were dull at this moment: "General... Thank you, Lord."
"My Lord, General Mo is overly sad and now he has no master. Please allow General Mo to return home first."
"Degui, don't do it... Oh, just go ahead." Liu Biao looked miserable, as if he had been inexplicably wronged.
"You all should leave. We can't discuss anything today. Let's go help Degui's two younger brothers prepare for their funerals."
"promise!"
After leaving the governor's mansion, Cai Mao got into the carriage with the help of several servants.
Sitting in the carriage, after crying for a while, my mind was thinking about what Liu Biao said tonight.
Cai Zhongcai and Cai He led troops to surround the Prefecture Mufu, which he did not expect; Liu Cong personally beheaded the two of them, which was even more unthinkable; what was even more ruthless was that Liu Cong actually killed 70% of the officials in Jiangling!
"You two go to the house and call for people to take back the bodies of Cai Zhong and Cai He. Go to Kuai Yue's house first." Cai Mao opened the car curtain and ordered.
"promise!"
"Master, Governor Cai wants to see you!" When Kuai Yue returned to the house, he did not take off his clothes and go to bed. Instead, he sat in the front hall and drank tea.
"Hey, let's bring him in." Kuai Yue looked at the tea cup in his hand, wondering what he was thinking.
"promise!"
Not long after, Cai Mao came to the hall under the guidance of the housekeeper of Kuai Mansion.
"You've been waiting for me for a long time, right?" Cai Hao looked at Kuai Yue who was drinking tea.
"Sit down first." Kuai Yue raised his head and looked at Cai Hao and said.
Cai Hao sat across from Kuai Yue, twitching his nose that was blocked from crying, and took a sip of tea from the table.
"Everyone, go down and close the door. No one is allowed to come near this place." Kuai Yue ordered the housekeeper.
"Yes, Master!" The butler led the servants in the hall and left.
After everyone left, Cai Mao put down his tea cup, looked at Kuai Yue with red eyes and said, "Your mind works faster than mine. Tell me, what do you think?"
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue had long discussed the matter of surrendering Cao Cao. In Jiangling, not only Cai Mao's cronies died, but also some people from Kuai Yue and other aristocratic families.
In the entire Jingzhou, Cai Mao was the most powerful, while Kuai Yue was the most prestigious!
"What are you talking about? Are there any of your cronies who died in Jiangling? Are you just turning a blind eye?" Seeing that Kuai Yue didn't say a word, Cai Mao became a little anxious.
"Stop, he is beyond our control." Kuai Yue stared at Cai Mao and said seriously.