Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 870 Helpless Choice

Jingzhou City.

"Zhongyu, what did you say?" Cai Hao's pupils changed color slightly, and he looked at the people around him dumbfounded: "Are you sure that your news is correct?"

Recently, the relationship between Mujun and Jingzhou has suddenly become tense. The Jingping Navy is in formation on the Yangtze River, so he can only deal with it carefully. He has to patrol the barracks every day to keep the Jingping Navy from attacking.

Today, he had just returned from patrolling the shore and had just taken off his battle armor, when he heard a clansman personally report something that shocked him, which made him a little helpless.

"Absolutely!"

Cai Wei is tall and thin, in his early thirties. He is one of Cai Mao's staff members. He is also a member of the Cai clan. Some matters in the official family can be regarded as guarding the backyard for Cai Mao, so that Cai Mao can fight on the front line without any worries, and he is definitely Cai Mao's right-hand man.

He cupped his hands and said to Cai Mao: "Patriarch, Cai Mengting has not only taken over the position of the prefect of Xiangyang County, but now he has recruited many scholars to go to official careers. Our Cai clan was hit hard because of the patriarch. He acted vigorously when he took office. , lifted the monitoring of the Cai family, and recruited a group of staff from the family to take up positions, and now many clansmen in Xiangyang have already taken refuge in Cai Mengting, even some elders of the family are leaning towards Cai Mengting!"

The Cai family changed overnight, and if he hadn't responded in time, he wouldn't even be able to leave Xiangyang.

After leaving Xiangyang, he quickly came to report the matter to Cai Mao.

"Cai Mengting?"

Cai Mao took a breath: "He is digging the foundation of my Cai clan!"

"Patriarch, you got that idea. If things go on like this, I'm afraid that the Xiangyang people will flatter Cai Mengting as the head of the family. What should we do for the people outside?" Cai Wei said with a wry smile.

The defeat of Xiangyang put the Cai family in an unprecedented crisis. Although most of the elite clansmen were lingering around Cai Mao, the governor of the Jingzhou navy, even if Xiangyang was exterminated and ransacked, most of the clan's blood remained.

However, the development of things did not go as they wished. The rise of Cai Tu gave the Cai family a sign of splitting.

Cai supported Liu Biao.

Cai Mao married his younger sister to Liu Biao, and gave birth to a son, who will have the right to inherit in the future, so Cai is unswervingly supporting Liu Biao, giving full support in all aspects from resources, talents, food, and weapons.

But now among the clansmen, Cai Tu is leaning towards Yizhou, and Xiangyang, the place where the family originated, is under the control of Yizhou. The Cai family is already in danger.

"idea?"

Cai Mao shook his head, and said bitterly: "Up to now, what other ideas can I have? It's not my fault that Xiangyang was lost, but it was our choice. Since we chose Liu Jingsheng, we can only go one way to the dark!"

"Then how will Cai Mengting deal with it?"

"Him?" Cai Mao said in a deep voice, "He is willing to return to the Marquis of Shunming and Yizhou, which may not be a bad thing for our Cai clan!"

As he said that, there was a hint of bewilderment about the future in Cai Hao's eyes: "I can't help myself, but the Cai family still has a choice. It is a good thing if there is a chance of survival. We can't pin our family's hopes on Liu. On the envoy!"

He was furious when he first heard the news.

He even wanted to send out the patriarch's dead men to assassinate Cai Mengting. Although Cai Mengting gained power, he was the patriarch, and the family's resources were all in his own hands. They are all by his side, if he wants to move, there is still a chance to move Cai Mengting.

But after calming down, he discovered that this choice was a bad thing for Jingzhou, but not necessarily a bad thing for Cai Shi.

"Family, we abandoned Cai Mengting and forced him to stay at home in order to get rid of the relationship with the former prime minister of the imperial court, Mushan. Before we recruited the family's children as soldiers, and forced him to send his son out. This person may not be kind to us, but he has ulterior motives. It's normal to hold grudges!"

Cai Wei said.

"I know!" Cai Mao said calmly, "Perhaps he resents a certain family, but after all, he is a member of the clan, so he must have a sense of proportion. As for his son, find it and send it back!"

"Send it back?" Cai Wei stared.

"If you don't send him back, when the lord finds out about this, I'm afraid he will be sent to the lord as a hostage. I'm afraid it will be difficult to ease the relationship!" Cai Mao said softly: "Zhongyu, we can't take care of ourselves. , we have to take the overall situation into consideration, if one day I gain power in Jingzhou and his Minghou Mansion loses power, it will only be a matter of a moment to clean up Cai Mengting, but if one day we are defeated, then the Cai family needs someone to support it!"

"But sending his son back, he may not be able to dispel his resentment towards the Patriarch!"

"unnecessary!"

Cai Mao said indifferently: "I just need him not to resent the family. We are all born in this chaotic world with no tomorrow. We don't know when the sky will change. It is not uncommon for the family to be ransacked overnight. I hate Cai Mengting very much, but it would be a good thing if we can leave a way out for the family!"

As the Cai family, for Cai Mao, the Cai family is more important than Jingzhou. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is no longer in charge of the family. Someone else can be in charge of the family and continue to operate, but the Cai family must not break the lineage.

"Governor, there is an urgent report ahead!" At this moment, there was a rush of voices outside.

"Pass it in!"

When Cai Mao heard this, he immediately put these things aside for the time being, walked out quickly, and took the secret letter from the scouts, which was sent by the captain stationed in Yiling.

"I discovered the presence of the warships of the Shepherd Army, and they are already approaching Yiling?"

Cai Mao opened it and was startled: "Do they really want to start a war?"

The warships of the Shepherd Army were close to Yiling, and the attack was not far away.

He took a deep breath: "Come on.

"exist!"

"Immediately pass on my military order, beat drums and gather troops, each battalion prepares for battle!"

"Yes!"

"In addition, send someone to send the secret letter to Jiangxia, and hand it to the lord personally!"

"Yes!"

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Jiangxia, Jiangling City.

Liu Biao has been a little annoyed recently. Regarding Yizhou's aggressive proposal, he hesitated and didn't want to agree, but he was also worried that a fight would really start, and it dragged on for a few days, but recently he couldn't drag it any longer.

"My lord, there is news from Xiangyang that Yizhou has confiscated Cai Tu as the prefect of Xiangyang!"

Kuai Liang came to report early in the morning.

"what?"

Liu Biao's eyes widened: "Cai Tu? Is that the discarded member of the Cai family, who once served as the prefect of Wuyin and protected Cai Tu, the number one hero of the Mu clan's Qianlong period?"

He didn't know Cai Tu very well.

But heard.

The Mu clan, father and son, started from scratch. Not to mention Mu Jing, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but Mu Shan. From a rebel to the prime minister of the dynasty, Mu Shan is enough to make people write a biography. Some of the experiences have already been picked up and spread everywhere , the world has heard of it.

And some people have become famous all over the world because of this, Cai Tu is one of them, he is an unknown child of a family, but he protected the Mu family back then and let the world know.

"It's this person!" Kuai Liang said softly: "Although this person is just an ordinary boy, he is quite famous in Xiangyang now. Minghou Mansion!"

"Damn!"

Liu Biao punched the table suddenly, and said coldly: "Mulongtu is so ruthless, he is trying to dig the foundation of our Jingzhou!"

He was able to rule Jingzhou because of the support of scholars.

Once the gentry was split.

His influence in Jingzhou will also drop significantly.

"Since Cai Mengting is a member of the Cai clan, can't De Gui still rule him?" Liu Biao asked.

"I'm afraid it's difficult!"

Kuai Liang said bitterly: "Master, even our Kuai clan, there are some people who followed Cai Tu and took refuge in Yizhou!"

"They are all a group of villains who follow the wind!"

Liu Biao scolded angrily.

But there is nothing to do in my heart.

After losing Xiangyang, the biggest sequelae broke out.

"My lord, Jingzhou City is in a hurry!"

"pass!"

Liu Biao calmed down his anger, and asked his servants to deliver the urgent report from Jingzhou City. After a brief glance, his face turned slightly aside: "Damn, it seems that he, Mulongtu, can't bear it anymore!"

"Yizhou mobilized troops?"

Kuai Liang was also a little surprised.

"They have already marched into Yiling, that is to say, they can't stand it any longer and will attack at any time. Once the war starts, there will be no chance of repenting!" Liu Biao looked up at the sky: "Zirou, it's time to fight, or It's time to make peace, I'm afraid there will be a decision!"

"Everything is decided by the lord!"

Kuai Liang didn't know how to make a decision.

"Zirou, tell me, if Jingzhou is given two years, can it make Jingzhou prepare for war and no longer be afraid of foreign enemies?" Liu Biao asked.

Liu Biao was very dissatisfied with the previous battles, especially the battle where Xiangyang was captured, which made him feel very humiliated. There were people in Jingzhou and food and fodder, but they couldn't defend the main city. What a humiliation.

So since last year, he has begun to rectify the generals of Jingzhou, let Wenpin Cai Mao, Huang Zu and other generals, and began to train elite soldiers.

"Can!"

Kuai Liang nodded and said: "I, Jingzhou, have a large land and rich resources, a large population, a lot of arable land, and there is no shortage of young and strong. As long as there are good ministers to rectify the people, and there are generals in the army, after this breath is relieved, there will be enough food and fodder. We will definitely be able to train new elite teachers!"

"Then I will bear this breath today!"

Liu Biao was actually giving himself a reason to surrender. He didn't want to fight this battle in his heart, so he said in a deep voice, "Send to the envoy of Yizhou!"

(End of this chapter)