Chapter 302: Poison Cai Mao wants to draw Jingzhou
Chapter 302 Poison Cai Mao wants to conquer Jingzhou
Cai Mao has always aimed at the interests of the Cai family. Liu Cong is his nephew. If there is a conflict of interest, he can give up, let alone Liu Qi, who has no relationship? Under Cao Cao's ultimatum, Cai Mao walked from Liu Biao's bed, regardless of Liu Qi's pain.
He wailed and forcibly pulled him out, tied him up like a rice dumpling, and personally escorted him to Cao Cao's camp.
"Cai Mao asks to see Prime Minister Cao!" In front of Cao Jun's camp, Cai Mao bowed his waist, with a shy face, and humbly handed a famous assassin and a gift to the guard of Cao Jun.
"Wait!" Looking at the assassin and the gift, the soldier hesitated. He still remembered that not long ago, a small school forgot to give the assassin to Cao Cao and was beheaded.
Looking at the soldier's expression, Cai Mao felt uneasy. He didn't know why the principal hesitated, and thought he was dissatisfied with it. After a while, the principal came out and said: "Prime Minister Cao ordered you to go in!"
"Yes!" Cai Hao wiped the cold sweat on his head, took out a small bag of money from his arms, handed it to the principal and said, "Thank you for informing me, brother, I will treat the brothers to drinks with the big money!"
"Thank you!" The principal took the money bag and put it into his arms, with a smile finally showing on his face. The gift he just received has been handed over to Cao Cao along with the assassin!
Cai Hao breathed a long sigh of relief. He escorted Liu Qi and walked straight into the camp and went to the Chinese army's tent. In the camp, Sergeant Cao's soldiers were patrolling back and forth, and they all looked at Cai Hao with strange eyes, which made him feel a little agitated.
Furry.
"See Mr. Cao!" After entering the main tent, Cai Mao didn't even see anyone at the main seat, so he knelt on the ground.
"Get up!" A voice sounded, and Cai Hao raised his head and saw a middle-aged man in purple clothes, sitting on the main seat, with an indescribable majesty on his face. It can be said: don't be angry, be majestic!
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Cai Hao quickly stood up and said, "My lord is seriously ill, and I have made my own decisions. I sent the eldest son here as a hostage. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me, Duke Cao!"
"Oh?" Cao Cao asked with a smile: "Degui, aren't you afraid that Jing Sheng will blame you?"
"Of course I'm afraid!" Cai Mao said with a smile: "However, sending the eldest son as a pledge is something my lord and the prime minister agreed upon. How can he break his promise because of illness? If the lives of Jingzhou are ruined because of this kind of thing, my lord will
What a great crime!"
"Smart man!" Cao Cao said with a smile: "You go back and persuade brother Jing Sheng. Now that Jingzhou has been divided, it is better to surrender than to be trapped in the isolated city. If Jing Sheng surrenders voluntarily, I will definitely treat him favorably!"
"Prime Minister, in fact, my lord has already intended to surrender, but he is too ill to handle matters!" Cai Hao said with a smile: "When I go back, I will definitely persuade my lord, but..."
"Degui, you and I have just met each other, right?" Cai Mao's father, named Cai Xi, was also a famous scholar in Jingzhou and once served as an official in Luoyang. Cao Cao and Cai Mao knew each other in Luoyang, but they were still very young at the time.
!
"I was young and ridiculous back then. Thank you for remembering me, Mr. Cao!" Cai Mao leaned forward and said, "But now, although Mr. Cao and I are not enemies, we still have some entanglements, so..."
"Okay!" Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "No need to say anything unnecessary. If you can persuade Liu Biao to surrender, I will not treat the Cai family badly. How about that?"
"Thank you, Prime Minister Cao!" This is what Cai Mao was waiting for. Without Cao Cao's promise, even if Liu Biao wanted to surrender, he would stop him!
With Cao Cao's promise, Cai Mao left happily. Only Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Jiang Ji and a few other counselors were left in the tent. When Cai Mao was there, they didn't speak. As soon as Cai Mao left, Jiang Ji was the first one.
He asked: "Prime Minister, Cai Mao is a villain! Why do you treat him like this?"
"We don't have time to stay in Xiangyang for a long time!" Cao Cao said with a bitter smile: "Liu Zhang is fighting with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao is about to die! If we can't wipe out Jingzhou as soon as possible and rule across the river with Sun Jian, Jingzhou will belong to others! Wait until Liu Zhang wins.
After passing Yuan Shao, we will have six states of the Han Dynasty, but I only have three states. With Liu Zhang's ability, and twice as much land and population as me, do I still have hope of defeating him? If I can defeat Jingzhou as soon as possible, I can take advantage of the opportunity between Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao
During the war, if I occupy Qingzhou again and cross the river to rule with Liu Zhang, I will occupy the five states of the Han Dynasty! At that time, we will only be one state away from Liu Zhang. If we join forces with Sun Jian, the victory or defeat between me and Liu Zhang will be between five and five!
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"My Lord, what if Cai Mao has other thoughts?" Jiang Ji and others looked at each other. With their wisdom, of course they knew the current situation. However, they were worried that Cao Cao would be too impatient and force Liu Biao to
A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and Cai Mao is not trustworthy!
"Cai Hao doesn't have other thoughts! Even if he does, how can I not be on guard?" Cao Cao sighed: "I also know that Cai Hao is a villain, but now if he wants to take over Jingbei without any bloodshed, the only way is to let Cai Hao say surrender to Liu Biao.
At that time, Jingzhou was under my control, and Cai Mao had to let me round him and flatten him!"
"My lord is wise!" Cao Cao's counselors all bowed, they were very satisfied with Cao Cao's attitude.
"That's right!" Xun You asked, "How should Liu Qi deal with it?"
"Send it back to Xudu and provide you with delicious food and drink!" Cao Cao sneered: "If Liu Biao doesn't surrender, he will be useful!"
"Yes!" Xun You said with a smile: "I heard that Liu Qi is a dandy and should be easy to control!"
"I hope so..." Cao Cao shook his head. Liu Qi was both a tool and a scourge. If possible, Cao Cao would rather kill him than keep him.
Xiangyang City, Cai Mansion. After Cai Mao came back, he immediately ordered people to invite Kuai Liang into the mansion. As a general, he had already seen the strength of Cao Jun, and he really did not want to be an enemy of Cao Cao. The Cai family and the Kuai family have always been friendly, and even more
It's an alliance. Since they want to join Cao Cao, the Kuai family must notify him!
"Degui, why did you ask me to come?" Hearing that Cai Mao had invited him, Kuai Liang hurried over.
"I went to see Cao Cao today!" Cai Mao sighed: "Prime Minister Cao is indeed extraordinary!"
"It seems that you are ready to surrender to Cao Cao?" Kuai Liang frowned and said, "I heard that Cao Cao's attitude towards the aristocratic families, although not as harsh as Liu Zhang's, is not very friendly either!"
"Then what should we do?" Cai Mao said with a bitter smile: "They have already arrived at the city. If we continue to resist, we will all be destroyed!"
"I said to Degui, with the strength of our army, we may not be able to fight. Why not fight Cao Cao before making a decision?" Looking at Cai Mao, Kuai was very puzzled. The Cai Mao he knew was not a timid person.
Rat, a timid person!
"Zirou, if you resist stubbornly and are defeated, you and our family will be doomed!" Cai Hao shook his head and said: "Have you ever seen which prince can tolerate another prince? Qin Shihuang unified the world, how many princes from the six countries have their families?
Preservation? The consequences of stubborn resistance will definitely be death! You and I have passed the age of impulsiveness, and everything must be based on the interests of the family!"
"This..." Kuai Liang hesitated and asked, "Then what do you mean?"
"Persuade my lord to surrender!" Cai Hao gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, my lord entered Jingzhou alone, and it was Huang Zu who persuaded us to help him. Why not ask Huang Zu for help again and persuade my lord to surrender to Prime Minister Cao!"
"Impossible!" Kuai Liang shook his head and said: "Sun Ce sent troops to Jiangxia, Huang Zu was hit by an arrow from him, and now he is in danger, how can he persuade the lord!"
"What?" Cai Mao was stunned. He knew that Huang Zu was hit by an arrow, but he didn't expect that Huang Zu was about to die!
"It's also Huang Zu's bad luck. He was hit by a poisonous arrow!" Kuai Liang sighed: "If he was just hit by a poisonous arrow, he could have survived for a long time, but the poisonous arrow's head was actually rusty! Now Huang Zu is evil.
The poison has penetrated into the body, and the curare has penetrated into the bones, and there is no way to save it!"
"Damn it!" Cai Mao said angrily: "If you don't die sooner or later, when you need to use him, he will die! How disgusting!"
"Everything in the world is impermanent!" Kuai Liang sighed and shook his head.
"Let's go and persuade the lord first!" After hearing Kuai Liang's words, a flash of light flashed in Cai Mao's eyes.
"This..." Kuai Liang asked doubtfully: "Based on our relationship with the Lord, it seems that we are not so convincing!"
"Everything in the world is impermanent..." Cai Mao also sighed, but it made Kuai Liang feel a chill.
"Degui, what do you want to do?" Looking at Cai Mao, Kuai Liang narrowed his eyes.
"Persuade the lord to surrender!" Cai Hao said resolutely, his face full of determination, as if he had no other intention.
"Alas..." Kuai Liang sighed. No matter whether Cai Mao had other intentions or not, he and Cai Mao were in the same boat.
Cai Mao and Kuai Liang made an agreement and came to Jingzhou Governor's Mansion together. Liu Biao, who had just woken up from his sleep, was taking medicine under the care of Mrs. Cai.
"Madam, why didn't you see Qi'er?" Liu Biao poured a bowl of dark stuff into his stomach, licked his bitter lips, and asked suddenly.
"This..." Mrs. Cai was speechless, not knowing what to say. He couldn't tell Liu Biao that Liu Qi was sent by Cai Mao to quell Cao Cao's anger.
"Your Majesty!" Cai Mao and Kuai Liang came together and happened to hear Liu Biao's question. Kuai Liang stepped forward and said, "Cao Cao is threatening the city. If our army does not send out the hostages, he will lead his troops to attack the city. In order to avoid this, the eldest son
The people in Jingzhou were in ruins, so they tied themselves up and left the city, and now they are in Cao Ying!"
"What!" Liu Biao was startled and jumped up from the couch. The medicine bowl in Mrs. Cai's hand was also knocked to the ground by him. However, Liu Biao was old and frail after all. After sitting up, he leaned back again.
If Cai Mao hadn't been able to hold him in time, he would probably have been knocked to death.
"What a fool!" Liu Biao was about to cry without tears. He offered to send protons to Cao Cao, but it was just a way to delay the war. There were 200,000 powerful soldiers in Jingzhou. Although Liu Biao was a guard dog, he never thought of surrendering!
Cai Mao didn't know what Liu Biao was thinking. He asked with great confusion: "My lord, why are you so sad and angry?"
"What's the matter?" Liu Biao asked fiercely: "The eldest son wants to surrender, why don't you persuade him? Now he is trapped in Cao Cao's camp. If Cao Cao uses him to attack the city, what should I do?"
"This..." Hearing this, Cai Mao turned his eyes and said, "My lord, Cao's army is powerful, well equipped with well-trained soldiers, and has a lot of weapons and equipment. The eldest son has done nothing wrong!"
"He didn't do anything wrong. Could it be that I was wrong!" Liu Biao said fiercely: "Jingzhou has 200,000 powerful soldiers, and Xiangyang City's military rations can last for a year. This stupid boy actually threw himself into a trap. If this is true, what?