The news that Liu Qi was out of the city to pursue bandits reached Cai Mao's ears. Cai Mao was very surprised and summoned three of his confidants, Pang Ji, Zhang Hu, and Chen Sheng, to discuss matters in the mansion.
Cai Mao looked a little angry and said in a rough voice: "Pang Gong, the messenger who went to Nanyang has been back for many days, why is there still no news of Wenpin sending troops?"
"What did the messenger say?" Pang Ji also felt that something was wrong. It stands to reason that Liu Qi had offended the people of Wenjiazhuang, blocked the passage of the dead man's coffin, and killed more than twenty people in the village. Cai Mao had personally written to Liu Qi.
The pursuit of Wenjiazhuang requires a massacre of the villagers. Anyone who hears the news of the annihilation of the family will be furious. Is there no reason for Wenpin to stand still?
"Come here, hurry up and call the messenger." Cai Mao asked the guards to send the messenger to Nanyang in order to avoid unclear explanation.
"Meet the general." The messenger who came was a little thin and had the air of a messenger.
Cai Mao hummed and said, "You will tell Pang Gong about your trust in Nanyang to meet General Wenpin in person."
"Yes." The messenger responded and turned to look at Pang Ji.
Pang Ji stroked his beard and asked calmly: "Let me ask you, when General Wen received the letter, did he open it and read it on the spot?"
"When I arrived at the Nanyang military tent, I handed the general's personal letter to General Wen and stated my purpose of coming. General Wen opened the letter angrily. After reading it, he was so angry that he drew his sword and broke the desk on the spot. He may have been really angry." The messenger replied to Pang.
Ji's words, don't forget to comment when appropriate.
Pang Ji nodded, thinking that he would not call the general if he was not angry, so he asked again: "Did General Wen say anything?"
The messenger said: "General Wen split the table with his sword. He only said one sentence. The humiliation of regicide was a great shame. He went out of the tent angrily and wanted to send troops back to Xiangyang. However, his subordinate generals stopped him, saying that if he sent troops to Nanyang easily, he would be defeated by Yuan Shao.
If we attack and lose Nanyang, not only will the nine tribes be killed, but we will also be infamous for being rebellious and disloyal to all generations."
After hearing what the messenger said, Pang Ji had a premonition that Wen Pin was not optimistic about sending troops. He sighed and said, "Oh, I didn't expect that General Wen would have such a knowledgeable person under his command. No wonder he didn't send troops immediately."
"Yes, General Wen sent me back with a generous gift. He also said that he was grateful to General Cai for his timely help. He will thank the general in person when he returns to Nanyang in the near future to pay homage to the elders of the clan." The messenger felt that he had successfully completed the task assigned by Cai Mao and should be rewarded.
He was tired of Pang Ji's endless questioning, but he didn't dare to show it.
"Oh, I got it, you go down." Pang Ji waved his hand to the messenger, who bowed out humbly. Pang Ji saluted Cai Mao again, "General, Wen Pin has always been loyal and loyal, and there are advisers under his command to advise him, so he abandoned Nanyang and sent troops to Xiangyang.
It seems unlikely now."
"Oh, I have been waiting for so long. If I had known this, I should have sent a thousand troops to pretend to be Wenjiazhuang villagers to fight with Liu Qi in the village, and just take the opportunity to kill Liu Qi's guy." Cai Mao sighed, convinced that Wenjiazhuang
He couldn't send troops, and he suddenly felt frustrated that he had missed a good opportunity. Not to mention, Cai Hao could think of a plan to kill Liu Qi by pretending to be from Wenjiazhuang, which shows that Cai Hao is not a brave person.
Pang Ji sneered at Cai Mao's idea of killing someone with a borrowed knife. You must know that Liu Qi used his righteous army to kill Japanese bandits and bandits, but in Luan Wengang, the young master's dozen or so guards dispersed thousands of troops. Such a guilty pretense
How could the villagers contend with Liu Qi? What's more, Liu Qi already had 200 soldiers.
Although Pang Ji disdained Cai Mao's plan in his heart, he did not forget to compliment him on his face: "The general was wise and pretended to be a villager to kill the young master Liu Qi. This plan was very clever, but he was negligent in the next moment and missed the opportunity."
After hearing Pang Ji's compliment, Cai Mao's face looked better, and he waved his hand magnanimously: "Forget it, Mr. Pang doesn't have to blame himself, just think about it in the long term."
"Yes." Pang Ji looked at Cai Mao gratefully, and rolled his eyes, as if he had a plan, "General, I heard that the young master Liu Qi led two hundred soldiers to suppress bandits outside the city, and the road in front of the young master's house was closed a few days ago.
OK, it can be concluded that there must be something unexpected in his mansion. What exactly is the incident, we have been kept in the dark. At this time, the young master's mansion is empty. We can send someone to treat the young master in the name of the mother of the Majiazhuang maid whom Hua Tuo rescued.
Liu Qi expressed his gratitude and brought some local specialties to the house to pay his respects and enter the house to see what happened."
"Well, that's a good idea." Cai Mao looked at Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng, "Which one of you will go?"
"I'll go." Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng felt stifled remembering the time in Liu Qi's house where he was so frightened that he wet his pants. This time Liu Qi was not in the house, so he could show off in front of those guards.
"Okay, just you two, prepare some farm products and go to the Young Master's Mansion." Cai Mao looked friendly and looked up to Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. Although Zhang and Chen were born bandits, they were very loyal.
He rushes ahead in everything and takes a lot of care for Cai Hao.
"You two must not only inquire about the truth, but do not cause trouble. It is the first time that Young Master Liu Qi has taken office, and the Lord is very important to him. If you make a mistake and make the Lord angry, you will miss the general's important event. The two generals must go back as soon as possible.
, the general and I are waiting here for news from you." Pang Ji repeatedly warned.
"Yes, Mr. Pang, don't worry." Zhang and Chen responded in unison and quickly walked out of Cai Mao's meeting room.
"Come here, let's play chess." Cai Hao saw Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng walking out of the meeting hall. He was in a good mood and ordered the guards to play chess. Then he stepped down and smiled at Pang Ji: "Pang Gong, come on, come on, kill the next one.
plate."
When it comes to playing chess, Cai Hao is not Pang Ji's opponent at all, but when the two play chess, they usually end in draws. Occasionally, Cai Hao wins a few games, but Pang Ji rarely wins. Therefore, when Cai Hao is in a good mood, he often invites Pang Ji to play chess.
An hour later, Cai Mao and Pang Ji were in high spirits when they saw Zhang Hu. Chen Sheng looked depressed and entered Cai Mao's meeting hall with his head lowered. Cai Mao happily dropped his head, then raised his head and saw Zhang and Chen.
He looked wrong and said displeasedly: "What's going on in the Young Master's house?"
"Inform the general, the two of us prepared some farm specialties and took three or two old men to the Young Master's Mansion. Unexpectedly, they wouldn't let us in." Zhang Hu humiliated.
"They collected the things, but no one was allowed in. They said that the young master had ordered that the bandits were about to be suppressed, and that no idlers outside the mansion would be allowed to enter. We followed Pang Gong's advice and did not dare to cause trouble, so we came back to report to the general." Chen Sheng.
State it truthfully.
"That's unreasonable." Cai Mao said angrily, his good mood was dampened by Zhang Chen's few words, and he just used it as an excuse to ask his attendants to remove the chessboard that was about to be defeated by Pang Ji.
Pang Ji was not in a hurry and asked calmly: "Two generals, there is no need to be angry. This is a special military moment for Young Master Liu Qi. It is understandable that he cannot enter the Young Master's mansion. I just haven't entered the Young Master's mansion. Can I smell something strange?"
Pang Jizhi knew that the matter was not that simple. Liu Qi dared to assassinate the Wenjiazhuang mob that disturbed the Young Master's Mansion, so he knew that it would not be so easy to enter the Young Master's Mansion in an emergency.
"It's a bit strange. According to my observation, anyone who makes a lot of noise or makes noise in front of the prince's house is scolded and driven away by the guards. It seems that there are important people in the house or something happened that can't stand the slightest disturbance. What exactly happened is unknown.
." Chen Shengxiang described in detail what he saw in front of Liu Qi's mansion, which was consistent with the information reported by the spies Cai Mao placed around Liu Qi's mansion to monitor.
"What important personnel matter? Did Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty come to the south of the Yangtze River for a private visit? It's impossible. An eight-year-old kid doesn't have such wisdom." Cai Hao said to himself, the more confused he became about what happened in Liu Qi's house.
What happened, the more he wanted to know. Cai Mao became more ferocious and thought he couldn't figure it out, so he used the excuse of a fugitive to hide in the young master's house and led his troops to rush in to find out what was going on.
However, although Cai Mao had strong and barbaric ideas, he still had some scruples about Liu Biao. The consequences of storming the prince's house would intensify the conflict between Cai Mao and Liu Biao, and would make Liu Biao's subordinates jealous of Cai Mao and their future relatives.
It would be unfavorable for my nephew Liu Cong to be in charge of Jingzhou.
Cai Mao endured it, glanced at Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng with a bit of disdain, then looked at Pang Ji, and asked calmly: "It's really a shame to not know anything like this. There are weird things everywhere in the young master's house. What does Mr. Pang think?"
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Pang Ji thought for a while and suggested: "As the general said, there are weird things everywhere in the young master's house, and there must be major changes. If we can't enter the house to investigate, it will also make the house uneasy. I have a plan to disturb it.
The mansion does not tell the truth. If the young master Liu Qi launches a big war, the general will take the opportunity to rush into the mansion. If the young master Liu Qi can bear it, he may also be in chaos."
"Pang Gong, tell me quickly, what's your clever plan?" Cai Mao was very excited when he heard that Pang Ji had another clever plan to resist Liu Qi. He seemed to be a natural rival with his nephew Liu Qi, and he insisted on putting Liu Qi to death.
"Yes." Pang Ji stepped down, bowed slightly to Cai Mao, twirled his beard, and said slowly: "The ancients said that all things are interdependent and there is nothing unbreakable in the world. Everything can be solved by making the best use of the situation, finding flaws and attacking them.
Invincible."
"Humph, mother-in-law, what a big deal..." Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng saw Pang Ji shaking his head in front of Cai Mao, and cursed in their hearts, feeling very contemptuous.
Cai Hao was the only one who had the patience to listen to what Pang Ji had to say. As long as he could defeat Liu Qi, Cai Hao would always obey Pang Ji's words. Cai Hao patiently looked at Pang Ji with admiring eyes and encouraged Pang Ji to continue speaking.
Seeing Cai Mao's admiring expression, Pang Ji felt happy and continued: "Since the Young Master's Mansion does not allow noise, we decided to create a noise in front of the Young Master's Mansion. The general can send a hundred cavalry to and from the Young Master's Mansion without entering.
It’s just that I was ordered to cooperate with the young master in clearing out the bandits in the city, and there is no reason to block the passage of the general’s soldiers in front of the young master’s house.”
"Okay, okay, let's do it like this." Cai Hao listened to Pang Ji's plan and praised him repeatedly. This Pang Ji really has a lot of clever ideas. With this person planning things in the account, it will be much easier to handle military affairs.
"Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng." Cai Mao cheered up and called Zhang and Chen directly.
"Here." Zhang and Chen responded in two voices.
Cai Mao threw out two command arrows and said in a deep voice: "You two each lead fifty cavalry and shuttle back and forth in front of the Young Master's Mansion. You will only disturb but not enter. If you encounter any guards in the mansion who block you, you will not hesitate to kill them."
"As ordered." Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng followed the order and walked out of the meeting hall. This was great, and they could justifiably show off to the guards of Young Master Liu Qi's house.
"Pang Gong listens to the order." Cai Mao drew out another order arrow.
Pang Ji shook his sleeves, straightened his figure, and responded loudly: "Here."
"You quickly lead 200 infantry to assist Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng. If the young master is blocking the way in front of his house, he will be surrounded and suppressed for the crime of delaying the military aircraft." Cai Mao suddenly became murderous. Cai Mao's philosophy on killing is, kill.
Killing one is killing, killing two is killing, killing them all is killing.
"As ordered." Pang Ji took the order arrow, walked out of Cai's Mansion with his head held high, and hurried back to the barracks to select 200 elite infantry, and sent out warnings a thousand meters away from Master Liu Qi's Mansion to respond to Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng.