Although Cai Mao is called the Commander-in-Chief of the Jingzhou Navy, others don’t know that every time Cai Mao gets promoted and makes a fortune, there is a sister behind him to guide him and teach him what to do, what to say, when to do it, and when to say it. Cai Mao himself has mediocre qualifications
, if not for this, it would not have been possible to suppress the big families in Jingbei such as the Kuai family, the Ma family, etc. for several years. Not only was the general command of the navy, but most of the military power of the infantry was also in the hands of the Cai family.
Over the years, Cai Mao has gradually developed a mentality of dependence. Whenever he is in doubt, he comes to consult this second sister.
Cai Mao bowed and said, "I came here to tell my sister three things. Did my sister hear that my lord is going to use that Xu Shu to lead the Jingzhou Infantry Army?"
"I heard that, let him take it if my lord asks him to. After the Sichuan army retreats, can he really seize the military power of my Cai family?"
"Of course it can't be done. I, the Cai family, have already completely controlled the Jingzhou Army. What's more, I still have my sister in charge. How can Xu Shu, a new recruit, be able to shake him? It's just." When Cai Mao said this, an angry look appeared on his face, and he gritted his teeth and said: "It's just
Xu Shu's son is too ignorant, and he is particularly unsatisfied with the power to lead the army. Not only does he want to drag our Jingzhou navy to land to fight the Sichuan army, he also asks the lord to personally take charge of the army. The lord is nearly sixty years old and has hidden diseases. If he has
Can he, Xu Shu, bear all the long and two shortcomings?"
"Humph." Mrs. Cai smiled softly at the bronze mirror, shook her head, and said slowly: "Brother, you are also confused. Now that the Sichuan army is pressing down on the border, and the soldiers and horses in Northern Jing have been defeated by Liu Qi, Xu Shu does not need the navy.
, where will the army be available? Just let him transfer it, otherwise, if Jingbei is destroyed by the Yizhou butcher, how will you and I end up well? Don't forget, you and I are both wealthy, Liu Zhang
Among the wealthy families that I have killed, which one can compare to my Cai family?"
"Yes, yes." Cai Hao hurriedly agreed. In fact, what Cai Hao was thinking, resenting and hating was exactly this. Why was Liu Zhang so bad that he wanted to kill the family? If Liu Zhang didn't have this problem, Jingnan would have been defeated.
, Cai Mao might lead the entire Jingzhou navy to surrender, and he could have a good future under the Lord of Shu.
"And Xu Shu wants the lord to personally guard the front army. If the lord agrees, just let him go. Why are you meddling in it?" Ms. Cai smiled when she said this, with contempt and evil, and breathed out lightly, "Now
Liu Qi is dead. If the lord has any shortcomings, that is, Cong'er succeeds to the throne, which will save us trouble. Moreover, Liu Biao's death happened to fall on Xu Shu. Xu Shu is still very talented. When he retires from the Sichuan Army,
We just use this to force him to hand over military power, so why not do it."
"Oh." Cai Mao slapped his forehead, not paying attention to the cold-bloodedness in Cai's words, and exclaimed: "Sister, you are really a god. I was worried about these two things just now, but now that I heard what my sister said, I suddenly felt relieved.
Cheerful, if my sister were not a woman, she would be my Jingzhou military advisor, a thousand times better than Xu Shu."
"What about women? Can't women plan big things? Tell me, what is another thing?" After finishing dressing up, Cai took off her clothes and stood up from the table. Without looking at Cai Hao, Qinglian walked under the bookshelf.
He took out a scroll of bamboo slips "Sima Law" and placed it on the table to read it attentively.
"One more thing is a small matter. The daughter of the eldest brother-in-law's family is getting married. I heard that she is marrying Zhuge Liang of Longzhong. I originally thought that if this niece gets married, my uncle should give a big gift, but
Zhuge Liang is too shabby. He is a villager and I don’t know why my brother-in-law and niece are interested in him. I will ask my sister if she wants to send a car full of betrothal gifts or a few taels of gold."
"Oh?" Ms. Cai raised her head, with a glimmer of light in her eyes, and said seriously: "This is a big deal. Brother, remember, no matter how prosperous we are now, we must not forget that we are from the Cai family, and the relationship within the family is
It must be repaired. When my niece gets married, we should come to the door in person to congratulate her. We must not lose our etiquette and let the family think that we have forgotten our roots."
"Yes." Cai Hao nodded in agreement.
"There is also Zhuge Liang, who lives in Longzhong and works in the wilderness, but he comes from the Zhuge family. Regardless of Zhuge Liang's poverty and poverty, the branches and leaves of the Zhuge family are spread far and wide. I am afraid it is much bigger than our Cai family. The head of the Zhuge family is Zhuge Ci.
, he is not an ordinary person, he must have a way to survive in troubled times, we must not offend the Zhuge family, I think our niece can be a good match."
"Then how much gift will you give?"
"One thousand taels of gold, three hundred carts of betrothal gifts."
"So much?" Cai Hao opened his mouth. Although the Cai family was wealthy, giving away so many things at once was like cutting off flesh.
"This is just your gift. I have already prepared a gift for my smart niece. It will definitely suit her heart when the time comes. Brother, you have to be more careful in the future. Don't look at people by their superficial appearance.
Whether you are rich or poor, you have to see a person to the end, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand, brother, I must remember it." Cai Hao nodded hurriedly, but in fact he didn't understand anything at all.
"Go down." Ms. Cai said lightly, focusing on the bamboo slips. Without looking at Cai Mao, Cai Mao bowed and exited the attic. Until the thumping sound slowly disappeared, Mrs. Cai raised her head, her eyes were deep, as if
A pool of still water hidden in darkness.
"Husband, you are aging too fast and have lost your ambitions. That is why so many talented people in Jing and Xiang refuse to join you. I can only live in seclusion in this lonely attic every day. If you were twenty years younger
, I’m afraid the world will be different.”
Mrs. Cai sighed softly: "It doesn't matter, you can't control your ministers outside, and you can't make peace with your wife inside. I just hope that I can escape the Yizhou Butcher with you, and then help Liu Cong to your position, and you will not be alive."
meaning."
There was a trace of vague sternness in Cai's indifferent expression.
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Flag hunting, 70,000 Sichuan troops stretched for more than ten miles, and marched towards Xiangyang one after another. Along the way, the county, township and village officials fled and surrendered. The Sichuan army traveled unimpeded all the way. Liu Zhang and Fa Zheng were analyzing the battle situation in Jingbei while driving.
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Fazheng pointed at the map and explained. Liu Zhang held his cheek with a fist and tapped the small case with his fingers. He was drifting to sleep in the sway of the car. The strategies he had drawn up were basically in his mind. Now Fazheng could only confirm them.
That's all.
"Report." A soldier flew up on horseback and said, "Reporting to my lord, Fan Lixiang led the three counties in Jingnan to surrender."
"What the hell?" Liu Zhang regained his energy a little, opened the car curtain, squinted his eyes and said, "Tell me the specific situation."
"Yes." The soldier urged the horse to follow the chariot and said at the same time: "Fan Lixiang of Jingnan supported an army of 30,000 people. He killed more than a thousand people of the Han and Chen people in Changsha, and issued a declaration of surrender to the lord. All the people cheered.
Now that the three counties have been replaced with the flag of our Sichuan Army, Fan Lixiang requests to temporarily deter the three counties and suppress the Jingzhou rebels everywhere."
"Haha." Liu Zhang smiled and waved to the soldiers. The soldiers rode away and lowered the curtain. Liu Zhang smiled at Fazheng and said, "This is quite interesting."