In early November of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Liu Cong led an army of more than 40,000 people from the four counties of Jingnan to arrive in Jiangling.
Fei Yi and Wei Yan went to greet him in person, but they were the only two, with dozens of riders, waiting at a post station more than ten miles outside the city.
"What's wrong with you two? Why do you look so ugly? What happened?" Liu Cong looked at the two of them with worried expressions and asked aloud.
Pang Tong also spoke up: "Why are there only you two? Where are the officials in Jiangling?"
Fei Yi said: "My lord, just now Cai Jing, the steward of the Prefecture Mufu Mansion, came to Jiangling in person and said he wanted to see the young master."
"Why did he come to Gangneung?"
"Master Zhou Mu suddenly fell seriously ill. Cai Jing said that he could not get out of bed. Mrs. Cai asked the lord to go back immediately."
"What?" Liu Cong was anxious. Yes, Liu Biao died of illness in 208 AD, and he has been suffering from minor illnesses this year. Before, he paid too much attention to soldiers, horses, power, etc. I remembered Liu Biao's first conversation with him, and Liu Biao's love for him.
Liu Cong found it hard to accept the support, and his eyes were filled with tears.
"My lord, birth, old age, illness and death are natural cycles. My lord, please don't be too sad." Xing Daorong on the side actually said something comforting. However, this? Everyone was not surprised that Xing Daorong would say such eloquent words to Zou Zou.
, he hasn’t passed away yet, you’re just going to die of old age, sickness and death.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Xing Daorong chuckled: "Did I say something wrong?"
Xing Daorong's interruption made Liu Cong not so sad anymore. He looked at the crowd and said, "Now I am in chaos. How to act, Shi Yuan and Wen Wei teach me."
Fei Yi first spoke: "My lord, in order to prevent the news from leaking, I did not notify the Jiangling officials to come to greet the lord, and temporarily placed Cai Jing under house arrest. Please forgive me for the crime of making my own decisions." After saying that, he bowed deeply to Liu Cong.
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Liu Cong hurriedly stood up and helped him up: "What you did right, sir, was all planning for Cong. Cong is very grateful."
"My lord, you should return to Xiangyang now to stabilize the situation." Fei Yi said again.
"Shi Yuan, what do you think?" Liu Cong nodded and asked Pang Tong again.
Pang Tong thought for a long time and said: "I suggest that the lord enter Jiangling City first. Wen Wei ordered Jiangling officials not to go out of the city to meet the lord. Although it will not reveal the serious illness of Master Zhou Mu, it will just make them make wild guesses. Jiangling has hoarded the entire
Most of Jingzhou’s resources. The Lord might as well enter Jiangling first to stabilize the morale of Jiangling’s army and people. In this way, Jiangling’s army and Jingnan’s army add up to one hundred thousand, plus Fancheng’s Wenpin and Jiangxia’s Huang Zu
, Liu Ba and Huo Jun of Xunyang are both supporters of the lord and loyal to him. Just in case..."
Liu Cong saw Pang Tong's concerns and said, "It doesn't matter what Shi Yuan said."
Pang Tong took a deep breath, knelt on the ground and said: "If anything happens to Master Zhou Mu, my lord controls the army and resources, and he can be invincible. Moreover, my lord is the heir apparent designated by Master Zhou Mu, and he has great righteousness!"
Therefore, I would like to ask my lord to enter Jiangling first."
Fei Yi also knelt down and said: "My lord, what Shi Yuan said is the best way to plan for the country. My lord, please enter Jiangling first!"
"My lord, please enter Jiangling first." The generals around him also heard the implication. No matter what happened in Xiangyang, Liu Cong must first master the gun! They all knelt down to admonish Liu Cong.
Liu Cong looked at the people kneeling on the ground, stood up and knelt facing north: "Father, my child is unfilial."
After that, a group of people entered Jiangling City in a mighty manner.
On that day, Liu Cong convened a banquet with Jiangling officials, which stabilized the people of Jiangling. After the banquet, it was already late at night. Liu Cong summoned Cai Jing at the prefect's mansion.
"How is my father doing now?" Liu Cong asked, slightly drunk, with his head resting on Fan's lap, drinking the honey water fed by Fan.
Cai Jing looked at the woman beside Liu Cong and thought of his engagement with the Cai family, and for a moment he forgot to answer.
"Steward Cai, my lord is asking you a question." Pang Tong, who was standing next to him, reminded him. Only then did Cai Jing come back to his senses. This was the ruthless man who killed the Cai brothers with his own hands. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Young Master
Lord, my Lord is just bedridden and unable to walk. He is conscious, but his appetite is not very good."
"Why did my father become seriously ill?"
"The eldest son was drinking in the house that day. After drinking too much, he raped the maid in front of the guests. The maid made some remarks to the eldest son, so the eldest son drew his sword and killed her. After hearing the news, the lord rushed there. He was very angry.
I whipped the eldest son several times." Liu Qi was also fond of drinking and womanizing in history. Perhaps it was because Liu Bei was in control of Jingzhou and was frustrated and was afraid of being persecuted. Perhaps because of his nature, he drank too much and died of illness in 209 AD.
"That's it?" Liu Cong could probably imagine that Liu Qi probably gave up on himself because he was left out.
Cai Jing continued: "The lord beat the eldest son, and then persuaded him to cheer up and arrange a marriage for the eldest son. Who would have thought that the eldest son suddenly got angry and pushed the lord down. He said: You don't have to worry about it, in your eyes
Only Liu Cong, if you leave me, you will pretend that you have never given birth to a son like me. The lord could not accept it for a while. He was angry and resentful. When he left the eldest son's mansion, he burst into tears. After returning to the mansion, he fainted and fell asleep.
I can’t afford to be sick anymore.”
"Beast!" Liu Cong kicked the table in front of him and struggled to sit up from Fan's arms, "You want to be the son of a man! You want to be the son of a man!"
The bowl in Fan's hand was knocked over by him, and her head was covered with water stains. Fan was so frightened that she knelt aside.
"Lord, calm down." Everyone stood up and knelt down to comfort him. To be honest, they regretted staying to hear this.
"Everyone, stand down!" Liu Cong's eyes were red, and the fierce light in his eyes seemed to solidify.
"promise."
After everyone retreated, Liu Cong sat down, his chest heaving violently due to anger, and he was breathing heavily. Fan carefully knelt beside him and patted his chest. She had met Liu Cong in Wuling.
He is very cruel, and if he says that he is against your three tribes, he is against your three tribes! In the final analysis, although Fan is beautiful, she is still a woman who is dependent on Liu Cong.
Liu Cong turned to look at Fan. She had tears streaming down her face and her whole body was shaking, but she still patted his chest carefully. Fan accidentally raised her head and saw Liu Cong looking at her, and lowered her head in a hurry.
"Come here." Liu Cong spread his arms and greeted Fan. Fan slowly snuggled into Liu Cong's arms.
Liu Cong put his arms around her and hugged her tightly, and hooked her chin with his other hand. Seeing Fan's scared look, he wiped her tears and said, "Are you scared?"
Fan nodded obediently, and Liu Cong hugged her tightly and said, "Don't be afraid, you are my woman, how can you be afraid of me."
This time, Liu Cong stretched out his hand and helped Fan's back. With Liu Cong's comfort, Fan gradually stopped shaking.
Liu Cong raised her chin again and said, "When I get back to Xiangyang, I will give you a status."
Mrs. Fan smiled with tears in her eyes: "I only hope that my husband will be free from illness, live a long and healthy life, and be safe and go well." In Mrs. Fan's eyes, only if Liu Cong can live and become stronger can he have everything she has.
Liu Cong laughed, picked her up in his arms, and walked towards the backyard regardless of her exclamation: "Today, as my husband, I will let you know whether I am healthy or not!"