Chapter 632 Cai Mao's evil heart
Later, soldiers rushed to report Liu Biao, and the remnants of the yellow scarf were all in the area of Xiangyang, which was rampant. Liu Bei took the initiative to ask for Liu Biao to calm down the disaster of the thief. After hearing this, Liu Biao was overjoyed, so he gave Liu Bei 5,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, Liu Bei's new policy soldiers were 2,000, 1,000 soldiers were left, and a total of 8,000 soldiers rushed to Xiangyang.
Gong Du heard that Liu Bei's soldiers were coming, and he also heard that Liu Bei's generals, Pan Feng, Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong and Tai Shi Ci were all in the army. He also heard the soldiers report that when his army advanced, his subordinates wanted to take the opportunity to attack. Although they took the lead, the four generals of the Liu army were extremely brave. They took them out and killed them in the chaotic army. They could not stop them. The six members of the army were all beheaded by the four generals.
Gong Du was shocked when he heard this. He saw that His Highness's generals and soldiers were all frightened. He knew that he was not Uncle Liu's enemy, so he sent someone to rush to Liu Jun and told him to surrender. When Liu Bei heard Gong Du's envoy, he said that Gong Du's surrendered, Liu Bei was overjoyed, and ordered Pan Feng and Zhang Fei to first lead the army into the city and reorganize the sergeants under Gong Du's command.
Gong Du really did not have any other evil intentions. He led the crowd to greet him outside the city. Pan Feng saw that there was no fraud and sent troops to inform Liu Bei. Liu Bei then led the rear army into the city. Gong Du saw Liu Bei. Liu Bei saw that Gong Du was born with Kong Wu, and he was also a rare brave general. He was very happy. Immediately comforted Gong Du.
Gong Du saw that Liu Bei was as benevolent, righteous and virtuous as rumored. Fortunately, he finally met the Ming Lord. Since then, he has been an official under Liu Bei's command. Liu Bei got a brave general from Gong Du, surrendered nearly 10,000 troops, and his power soared in an instant. From a downtrodden prince who had only 1,000 soldiers at the beginning, he became the uncle of today's emperors in the world, with nearly 20,000 soldiers. Even Jian Yong and Gong have one article and one martial arts, and there is Liu Jingsheng, a big tree to rely on, so that he can secretly accumulate power. When Dongshan rises again, it can be said to be a great blessing.
Liu Bei's army, like a heavenly soldier and a god general, subdued more than 10,000 thieves in Gongdu without any effort, which shocked Jingzhou. Jingzhou Context Wu admires Liu Bei more. In addition, Liu Biao treats Liu Bei like his own brother, so unconsciously, Jingzhou Context Wu has regarded Liu Bei as the pillar of Jingzhou.
And Liu Bei often advised Liu Biao to do more to benefit the people's benevolence, reduce taxes, and severely punish those who commit crimes. Liu Biao was convinced that Liu Bei obeyed one by one, and then there were rumors. The people of Jingzhou learned that this was the advice of Uncle Liu, so Liu Bei had a high reputation in Jingzhou, only under Liu Biao.
And the Cai family, originally a rich family in Jingzhou, has been in a dilemma between nobles and ordinary people since ancient times, so Cai Mao's popularity is not high in the hearts of the people.
Liu Bei became a new nobleman in Jingzhou and was supported and sought after by Jingzhou officials and the people. This made the powerful Cai Mao extremely jealous, and his hatred for Liu Bei became an incomparable position. There is no other reason. Liu Bei's appearance has threatened his position as the second leader in Jingzhou!
Cai Mao secretly wanted to kill Liu Bei, but he was afraid of the courage of the four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi under his command. He thought it was difficult to kill him, and he was bored at home for many days. One day, Cai Mao met Liu Biao's concubine, his sister Cai Shi. Cai Shi saw that his brother was depressed and unhappy. He remembered the recent Jingzhou upstart Uncle Liu, and immediately guessed Cai Mao's worries.
"I, the Cai family, control nearly 70% of the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, and nearly 30% of the officials in Jingzhou come from the Cai family. If the elder brother wants to kill a person who weaves a banquet, there is no need to look forward and back, just do it. My husband has a little sister blocking you.
Cai's body is full of noble and beautiful, and her appearance is charming. She is more than 30 years old, but she still has charm and charming eyes. At a glance, she knows that she is a peerless beauty that harms the country and the people.
"My little sister doesn't know that I'm afraid of the Lord's blame. It's afraid of the courage of the four generals of Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi!"
Cai Mao looked embarrassed and whispered to Cai. Cai covered his mouth and sneered, and his voice was soft and gloomy.
"Ha ha. My brother doesn't need to worry. My sister has a plan. It can help my brother eradicate the people who are hawkers!"
"My sister, plan to come out!? Come on, come on!"
Cai Mao's eyes stared, and his joy surged. He asked urgently. Cai smiled and taught Cai Mao to do so and so. The more Cai Mao listened, the brighter his eyes became. Finally, he smiled with Cai Shi.
The next day, in the state and county hall. Jingzhou Wenwu stood one seat each, and Liu Biao sat in the middle seat, with a stern vision, not angry but powerful. Liu Biao was about to ask questions, and suddenly there were soldiers coming to report. It was said that there were many waves of thieves in Jingzhou last night, among which Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling, Xiangyang and other counties were the most rampant.
Liu Biao was shocked. The thief came really strangely, as if there was a premeditated joint outbreak. When Liu Biao was at a loss, Cai Mao sneered secretly and hurried out to advise him.
"There is no need for the lord to be anxious. Uncle Liu is a hero in the world, and the four generals under his command, Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi, are all tiger generals in the world. The Lord can ask Uncle Huang to send these four generals to Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling and Xiangyang counties to eliminate the thieves. With the bravery of his four generals, he will be able to achieve success!"
Cai Mao holds the power in his hand and has always been at discord with Liu Bei. At this time, he suddenly recommended Liu Bei. Jingzhou Wenwu on the court knew that there must be a conspiracy, but they did not dare to offend Cai Mao's power and shut up.
Liu Bei frowned, as if he had noticed a trace of crisis. Suddenly, Cai Mao turned his head and smiled at him. The smile made Liu Bei suddenly cold all over.
"Hahaha! Dejiu's words are reasonable, and Xuande relies more on you for this matter.
When Cai Mao mentioned it, Liu Biao suddenly became a little at ease and laughed loudly. Liu Bei knew that the Cai family was powerful and had a lot of resentment about himself. If Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi were all four generals left, I'm afraid that they would be poisoned by the Cai family. Moreover, Liu Bei is clear in his mind that the four counties of Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling and Xiangyang all have the power of the Cai family. It is very likely that the thief is disguised by the Cai family!
Seeing that Liu Bei hesitated and did not answer, Cai Mao suddenly looked cold and asked harshly.
"What!? Is Uncle Liu deeply grateful to the lord, but unwilling to solve the lord's worries? No wonder, at this time, the emperor's uncle was sought after by the officials in Jingzhou, and the people all praised the emperor's benevolence. The emperor's voice is high enough to establish a faction in Jingzhou, just like a young tiger has its claws, and there is no need to worry about the life and death of the mother tiger!?"
As soon as Cai Mao said this, Liu Biao's face suddenly darkened, and his gaze on Liu Bei also changed from his previous love to a strong look of vigilance and vigilance.
Liu Bei was shocked and quickly knelt down. His eyes were watery and he was extremely wronged.
"Brother's great kindness, how dare you forget it! If there is a strange intention, it will be hit by five thunderbolts, and there will be no place to die! I hope you can make it clear!"
Liu Bei made a poisonous oath, and Liu Biao looked a little better. Cai Mao sneered beside him. Liu Bei cried when he said he cried, which was really false. Liu Biao appeased Liu Bei with kind words. Liu Bei wanted to resign from military affairs with tears. Liu Biao could not accept it and scolded Cai Mao. Cai Mao knew that Liu Biao was acting, pretended to be submissive and apologized to Liu Bei.
When Liu Biao asked about the dispatch of troops again, Liu Bei did not dare to resign and immediately agreed. On this day, Liu Bei sent Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi to the four counties of Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling and Xiangyang. Before leaving, several people each reminded and took care of them. Naturally, it was not a problem. Pan Fengxin took care of Liu Bei and ordered Liao Hua and Gong Du to guard Liu Bei every step before the four of them came back, and they should be especially careful of the people of the Cai family. Liao Hua and Gong were ordered to leave since the fourth generals, following Liu Bei day and night, and inseparable from Liu Bei.
Cai Mao saw that Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi all left Hanshou, and now he is preparing for the assassination. One day, Cai Mao held a banquet in the house and invited Liu Bei to the banquet. Liu Bei knew that Cai Mao was uneasy and kind-hearted and postponed it due to illness. Unexpectedly, Cai Mao came to visit in person after hearing this, bringing all kinds of precious medicine, accompanied by various famous doctors in Jingzhou.
Seeing this, Liu Bei knew that it was difficult to resign from the Hongmen banquet. After thanking Cai Mao, he said frankly that his illness had improved and he would go to the banquet tomorrow. At this point, Cai Mao was willing to take people away.
The next day, Liu Bei took more than a dozen followers with Liao Hua and Gong Du to Cai's house for the banquet. Cai Mao was very happy to welcome him. Seeing Liao Hua and Gong Du beside Liu Bei, he sneered at the corners of his mouth. These two are just ordinary goods. Liu Bei doesn't have Pan, Zhang, Hua and Tai Shi by his side. It's easy to eradicate him!
During the banquet, Cai Mao was very enthusiastic and once persuaded Liu Bei to drink repeatedly. Liu Bei was also cautious. Seeing that Cai Mao had drunk, he deliberately broke the glass and let Liao Hua change the cup he had brought earlier before he dared to drink the wine of the banquet. Liu Bei was so rude that Cai Mao was not angry.
After three rounds of drinking, Liu Bei pretended to be drunk and was about to leave. Cai Mao knew that Liu Bei had not been drunk enough, so he hurriedly gave a wink to the servants in the house, and then delayed Liu Bei for a while. Soon after, Liu Biao came, and Cai Mao respectfully welcomed him into the banquet.
The reason why Liu Biao came here was that Cai Mao asked his entourage to tell Liu Biao that he wanted to make up with Liu Bei, hoping that Liu Biao could be the leader. Liu Bei and Cai Mao are both powerful generals under Liu Biao's command. The relationship between the two can be eased, which is naturally good.
Liu Biao immediately sorted it out and rushed to the banquet. As soon as Liu Biao came, Liu Bei couldn't leave even if he wanted to. As soon as Liu Biao entered the table, he talked about Cai Mao's intention to invite him. Liu Biao, as the leader, drank three cups each with the two, and then let Liu Bei and Cai Mao drink three cups each to relieve the old unhappiness.
Cai Mao asked Liu Biao to ease the relationship between the two. Naturally, Liu Bei did not dare not give Liu a face, and drank three cups with Cai Mao. Cai Mao apologized to Liu Bei for his rudeness in the past. If you want to have three more drinks with Liu Bei, Liu Bei is almost drunk at this time and dares to get a little drunk. Both Liao Hua and Gong wanted to drink for Liu Bei, but they were angrily scolded by Liu Biao and retreated.
"In the past, it was all Cai's fault that he didn't know what was good or bad, and I hope the uncle doesn't hold a grudge anymore. You and I are all generals and ministers under the command of the lord. If we can make friends well, it must be Jingzhou's luck!"
Cai Mao held the cup to force him. Liu Bei was afraid of getting drunk and his face was embarrassed. At this time, Liu Biao, who was beside him, persuaded him with a calm face.
"Xuan De, you don't want to forgive De Kui? Dekui has made concessions for you and him. If you still have resentment, you will appear to be narrow-minded, not a hero!"
"How dare, how dare you.
Liu Biao was very disjoinful. Liu Bei's heart was so tight that he could only drink three cups in a row. Liu Biao covered his palm and laughed, thinking that the two would eliminate their hostility and work together under his own command.
Liu Biao was in a happy mood and was very interested. After that, the three of them drank a few times. Liu was old and drunk. First of all, he was drunk. Cai Mao sent someone to send him back home. Liu Bei was also so drunk that he couldn't open his eyes. As soon as he saw Liu Biao leave, he quickly said to Cai Mao. Cai Mao did not stop Liu Bei this time and let him leave.
Liu Bei hurriedly walked out of Cai's house, turned around an alley, and vomited, which was heartbreaking, as if he wanted to spit out the internal organs in his body.
Liu Bei vomited for a long time, but he felt drunk a lot. He staggered a few steps and wanted to rush back to the house. At this moment, countless rapid footsteps came from all directions at the entrance of the alley. Liu Bei was shocked and found that there was no one left. At a glance, he knew that someone had cleared the scene here early.
A group of big men holding weapons and dressed like ruffians and hooligans gathered around Liu Bei, with nearly hundreds of people. There were more than a dozen attendants in Liao Hua and Gongdu who hurriedly protected Liu Bei, all of whom were full of vigilance. These big men seem to be hooligans, but the momentum on their bodies can be seen at a glance the cruel people who have experienced fighting on the battlefield.
Liao Hua and Gong did not dare to relax at all. They pulled out the big swords around their waists and stared at the hooligans around them.
"I am General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xuande. I don't know what you heroes mean!?"
Liu Bei immediately woke up with most of his drunkenness. He had encountered countless deaths. In the face of so many killers who killed him, he was still in danger. In the hooligan group, a big bald man, heard Liu Bei report his identity and looked at Liu Bei carefully for a while. Sure enough, as the intelligence said, he was a big white-faced person.
"To the big-eared one, shoot it randomly!!"
The bald man was very concise. He shouted a word and wanted his men to take Liu Bei's order. Suddenly, in the encirclement, the people in the front row took out the crossbows and put on the arrows. While preparing, Liao Hua and Gong suddenly burst out and rushed to both ends of the encirclement one after the other.