"My two younger brothers were killed by him like this, and you told me to stop?" Cai Hao suddenly became excited.
Kuai Yue looked at him calmly: "No matter what, they led the troops to surround the mansion first."
Cai Mao sneered: "Stop talking to me such nonsense. What on earth do you think?"
"After suffering this loss, accept your defeat. If those people die, they will die. From now on, you can assist the Second Young Master with all your heart." After Kuai Yue finished speaking, he added, "Be loyal!"
Cai Mao was a little surprised. He stared at Kuai Yue for a long time before he said, "What do you mean? What does it mean to assist him with loyalty? We agreed to surrender to the Cao family, but you want to change your mind?"
Kuai Yue picked up the tea, took another sip, and continued: "Yes, I did think about joining Cao Cao with you before to preserve the clan. But I can't do that now."
"Why?" Cai Mao asked puzzledly.
"What do you think of the second young master?" Kuai Yue asked.
"He's just a dandy, how can he resist Cao Cao?" Cai Hao said with a hint of prejudice.
"You are wrong. We all misjudged him before." Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "The first thing that surprised me about this son was the debate in the lord's palace. He bluntly said that Cao Cao will go south next year and advised the lord to do something about it.
Internally, train elite troops and strengthen border defenses. Externally, cooperate with the princes to counter the Cao family."
"I didn't pay much attention to him that time. It wasn't until he chased Pang Tong back and defeated Sun Quan in Jiangxia that I took him seriously."
"Throwing Sun Quan and Zhou Yu into death, he did not end the matter. Instead, he made an alliance and asked to marry Sun Quan's sister. He was uniting with the Sun family to stabilize the rear in preparation for the Cao family!"
"This time in Jiangling, he killed more than 2,000 people. Degui, do you really still think he is a young playboy?"
"Such insight, ability to know and employ people, control of situations, ruthless means, and long-term vision. There is only one person who can match it today!"
"Who?" Cai Hao was fascinated.
"Cao Cao!" Kuai Yue looked at Cai Hao and said seriously.
"This boy is by no means suddenly enlightened, but he is hiding his clumsiness! Compared to Cao Cao, he is more tolerant!"
"Degui, think about it, he is only sixteen years old, but he has endured it for more than ten years! Isn't this terrible?"
Cai Mao also forgot his sadness and thought about Kuai Yue's words.
Kuai Yue saw that Cai Mao had listened and continued: "He went to Fancheng and then to Jiangxia. Huang Zu was a resolute anti-Cao faction, and Zhang Yun is the lord's nephew. They are not from the same group as us."
Historically, in 208 AD, Sun Quan sent troops to Jiangxia, and Gan Ning defected to Sun Quan. Huang Zu was defeated and killed in this war.
Huang Zu was born in the Huang family in Jingzhou, and the Huang family was also a large family in Jingzhou. The most prestigious and capable anti-Cao faction in Jingzhou died.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue surrendered to Cao Cao very easily without any further obstruction.
"Where is Wenpin? We are going to transfer him to Jiangxia and hand him and Huang Zu over to Cao Cao. Degui, you promoted him, and you are not even sure you can bring him to our side."
As he spoke, Kuai Yue dipped his hands in tea and began to write and draw on the table, "Xiangyang is the seat of my lord's rule. He doesn't have a hundred years, so how can we get involved?"
"Now let's settle the accounts, not to mention the four counties in Jingnan. Xiangyang, Fancheng, Jiangxia, and Jiangling. Where do we still have our foundation?"
"Who is not a supporter of the Liu family? Oh, by the way, there is also Xunyang County in Xinde and Liu Bei in Xinye. These people are all staunch anti-Cao faction!"
"Degui, no one supports us anymore. Now, we are alone!"
Cai Mao looked at the picture drawn by Kuai Yue on the table and said, "You mean he can really block Cao Cao's troops?"
Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Then you want me to assist him loyally?"
"If we still have the intention of holding him hostage and surrendering to Cao Cao, he will kill us first before he is attacked and destroyed by Cao Cao!"
"Then let so many people be killed by him?" Cai Hao was a little angry.
"What can you do? He killed so many people just to scare us. He is telling us that he dares and he can!" asked Kuai Yue.
"I..." Cai Mao was unable to answer the question.
"Degui, there is still a chance." Kuai Yue looked at Cai Hao with a glimmer of light in his eyes.
"What chance?" Cai Mao said in a dull voice.
"Your sister, she treats the second young master as her own and raised him since childhood; your daughter is still engaged to her!"
"If he really defeats the Cao family, our wealth will still be with him from now on!"
Cai Hao's face looked a little uncertain: "This? Is it possible?"
"I don't know, but I know one thing. He is tougher than my lord! We can't control him." Kuai Yue said solemnly.
"If you are really unwilling, I advise you to stop thinking about joining the Cao family. Don't think about anything, don't do anything, just wait. In the future, the wealth of the Cai family will still be there!"
Looking at Cai Mao's puzzled eyes, Kuai Yue continued: "If Cao Cao wins, do nothing. If Cao Cao wins, you will surrender to Cao Cao, and you will not lose the wealth you have today. If the second son wins, with your sister and daughter, the Cai family will be the same."
A distinguished family!"
After hearing what Kuai Yue said, Cai Mao thought for a moment and said, "You are really an old fox."
Kuai Yue just smiled and said: "If the Cai family continues to prosper from now on, take care of my small clan for me."
"Then what should I do now?" Cai Mao drank the tea in one gulp and asked.
"Go back to deal with your brother's funeral affairs and see your sister. The mother-son relationship between her and the second young master must not be bad!" Kuai Yue said.
"If the Cai family does not decline, the Kuai family will not decline!" Cai Mao stood up, bowed his hands to Kuai Yue, and turned to leave.
Looking at Cai Mao's leaving figure, a smile appeared on Kuai Yue's face.
No matter what happens to the Cai family, the Kuai family cannot take the lead. The one who takes the lead can get more, but will also die the fastest, and the one who comes up with ideas may not be the same!
The next day, the other courtyard of Zhoumufu.
Cai Mao, dressed in mourning clothes, sat with Mrs. Cai in the pavilion in the courtyard.
"Middle brother, you must take good care of my brother's funeral." Mrs. Cai took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Cai Mao looked at Mrs. Cai with a trace of heartache and guilt in his heart.
Back then, in order to keep the Cai family strong, Cai Mao licked her face and asked Mrs. Cai to marry Liu Biao, who was many years older than her.
Although Mrs. Cai was reluctant, she still agreed. Fortunately, Liu Biao doted on Mrs. Cai enough, and they were considered a loving couple.
After so many years, the relationship between Liu Biao and Mrs. Cai has become that of a couple.
"Sister, there is no resurrection after death. Don't be too sad," Cai Mao comforted.
Mrs. Cai Lihua said with rain: "The two of them led troops to surround the house. They deserved to be killed by Cong'er. I have nothing to say about this."
"But...but...Cong'er, why did he kill all their family members? Did he...he...consider my feelings?"
At this point, Mrs. Cai burst into tears again.
Cai Mao stood up and retracted his hand. Mrs. Cai was already married, and even a biological brother had to pay attention to her sense of propriety.
He gave the two maids behind Mrs. Cai a look. The two maids hurriedly stepped forward to pat Mrs. Cai's back.
"Sister, Cong'er has no choice but to do so." Cai Mao said after feeling sorry for Cai Zhong and Cai Hedao from the bottom of his heart.
Because of Mrs. Cai, Liu Cong called Cai Hao his uncle. Cai Hao and Mrs. Cai also called Liu Cong Cong'er privately.
Mrs. Cai stopped crying and sobbed softly: "What do you mean?"
Cai Mao continued to say against his will: "Sister, at that time the Prefectural Mufu Mansion was surrounded by a thousand people. My middle brother and my younger brother still controlled tens of thousands of troops."
"If Cong'er doesn't use thunder to scare the army, it might be a rebellion. Then the situation will be even more out of control."
Mrs. Cai thought about it and felt that it made sense, but she still felt aggrieved and said: "Then he didn't even give me a letter? He doesn't care about my mother's feelings at all?"
Cai Mao looked at Mrs. Cai and sighed in his heart, "Woman, you are so fucking deceptive!"
"Sister, Cong'er may not dare to tell you, or maybe she wants to apologize to you in person when she comes back."
"Think about it, if you hadn't been fishing with my master that day, you wouldn't have known about these things, right?"
Mrs. Cai nodded.
"So don't think too much about it. At least Cong'er has left blood for the two of them, right?"
"For the current plan, let's take care of their funerals first, and let's wait for Cong'er to come back for the rest," Cai Mao said again.
"What you said makes sense, then I will wait for Cong'er to come back and ask him personally. Let's deal with the funeral arrangements for the middle brother and the younger brother first." Mrs. Cai stopped crying completely.