Xiaoguangong

Chapter 123 Cai Mao's Condition

Cai Mao invited Guan Ping into the study, and the expression on his face suddenly changed from amiable to respectful. He took a step back, wanting to bow down to Guan Ping.

Guan Ping quickly reached out to help:
"Why is uncle like this?"

Cai Mao's eyes were red, he could not help but choked up and said:
"Cai is old, but he can't change his frivolous and arrogant temperament.

This time, he was taught a good lesson by little Guan Gong, and he will never dare to be so frivolous and rude again.I am getting older, and my health is not as good as before. I passed by Jingsheng's tomb before, and deeply regretted listening to Fu... listening to Kuaiyue.

Now that I am disheartened, I only hope to have a chance to serve the great Han. I also ask Guan Gong to intercede for Cai in front of Liu Gong, and ask Liu Gong to give me the Cai family just like Emperor Shun punished Gun but appointed King Yu. An opportunity to serve the big man. "

If it weren't for Guan Ping's deep knowledge of Cai Mao's personality and his various activities, he would have been fooled by Cai Mao's heaven-defying acting skills.

Cai Mao's trick of retreating into advance is very subtle. If Liu Bei is really willing to forgive him, he will use what he said to go downhill and put all the blame on Kuai Yue.While saying that he was old and discouraged, he also said that he was very eager to serve the great man, and he begged Liu Bei to give him a way out, obviously because he was unwilling to give up his current position.

It depends on what he wants.

Guan Ping calmly said:

"Uncle Cai misses the great man, and my lord often mentioned it before. Thanks to my uncle's care in Jiangling, my uncle was able to defeat Cao Jun in the battle of Wulin, and my uncle also had a lot of credit.

If he wants to revive the great man, his uncle's hard work is indispensable—I have heard for a long time that his uncle is very popular and he is proficient in warfare. I don't know how my uncle thinks he should use his troops next. "

Cai Hao showed a somewhat reserved look on his face, and added a bowl of wine to Guan Ping himself, his rough and long fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, and said slowly:

"Nanyang is the gateway to the world. Cai has a lot of old acquaintances with his disciples here. If he can retire here, he can also take care of one side and recruit more capable people to serve the Han Dynasty. This is what I wish, but it is a pity that Cao Cao has always been wary of Cai. Cai is old and frail, so I can only think about it."

It really is Nanyang.

Guan Ping narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile:

"If Cai Gong is willing to station in Nanyang, it will be a good thing to be able to communicate with the north and the south."

When Nanyang was in its heyday, the population of a county could almost catch up with the state of Youzhou. The river network here is densely covered, extending in all directions. Before the war, the economy was excellent, and it was the most prosperous place in Jingzhou.In terms of culture, Nanyang in the north of the Yangtze River is also different from the barbaric lands in Jing and Chu in the south of the Yangtze River. It is closer to the Central Plains. Many Confucian scholars give lectures in Nanyang, and the cultural atmosphere is also quite good. No matter from which point of view, Nanyang is the best in Jingzhou The place.

Cai Mao had coveted this for a long time, but he knew that Cao Cao would never allow himself to occupy Nanyang. The best condition Cao Cao offered in Liang Hu's letter before was to allow Cai Mao to supervise the counties of Jingzhou after Liu Bei was eliminated. Dare not to paint too big, which shows Cao Cao's fear of Cai Mao.

He was willing to take risks before to help Liu Bei get his daughter back, and to put generals around Liu Bei, just to see if Liu Bei could meet his requirements.

Now that Liu Bei doesn't have a horoscope, no one can brag, let alone Nanyang, he dares to say Luoyang to Cai Mao.

But Cai Hao is not stupid. He needs Liu Bei to give him some support. He believes that Liu Bei should have this ability to provide him with some ideas for winning Nanyang.

Otherwise, the alliance between Cai Mao and Sun Quan is better than the alliance with Liu Bei, who currently only has at most four counties in Jingzhou (not all).

Before, Sima Fu was very optimistic that Cai Mao ran away in the Battle of Wulin to preserve his strength, waiting for an opportunity to grab greater benefits like Zhang Xiu did back then.As long as Cao Cao treats him like Zhang Xiu, he will surrender directly sooner or later.

This attitude represents the attitude of most people in the Cao army. Le Jin and Xu Huang also judged from Cai Mao's panicked appearance before that Cai Hao is not young. They probably want to continue to negotiate conditions and gain greater power than Zhang Xiu, at least Mixed to the height of Zang Ba.

But Xiang Lang doesn't think so.

He and Cai Mao are about the same age, they grew up together, and they have a very clear understanding of Cai Mao's intentions.

He really wanted to be the master of Jingzhou.

really want!
Even if his ability is not enough to devour Jingzhou, he has been working hard with this goal all these years.

He believes that Cai Mao has one and only one purpose.

That is to keep the army and keep Jingzhou forever, at least to reach the height of Liu Biao back then.

This is incredible to say, but Xiang Lang pointed out that it has something to do with the friendship between Cai Mao and Cao Cao.

After the surrender of Jingzhou, Cao Cao personally went to Cai Mao's home in Caizhou, and recalled with him the friendship between the two of them as classmates. At that time, they were still very good friends. Youdi respectfully behaved.

Back then when he was studying, Cao Cao’s post-eunuch status was no more noble than Cai Mao’s. After these years, Cao Cao was so majestic, and he did all kinds of things that violated the laws of the Han Dynasty. The famous people in the world dare not even fart. Why can't I, Cai Mao, do it.

Xiang Lang believes that Cai Mao seems to be swaying from side to side, but he has already chosen a path in his heart, but he probably cannot be sure of it himself.

Guan Ping looked at Cai Mao's expectant face, the expression on his face was very interesting.

The two stared at each other for a long time, and Cai Mao's expression gradually became awkward.

"Uh, what does Little Guan think?"

"Uncle, please call me nephew. When we were in Jiangling, we were close and made a lot of contributions to the revival of the Han Dynasty. Gongti often said that my uncle was loyal to the Han Dynasty, so we were in the battle of Wulin. The cooperation is also quite tacit.

I always thought my uncle was on our side, didn't I? "

"What about Nanyang?" Cai Mao clenched his teeth tightly to prevent Guan Ping from changing the subject.

"No." Guan Ping said solemnly, "There are only you and me here, I could have agreed to uncle first, let uncle and I help the Han Dynasty together, and then broke my promise and said that this matter never happened.

It’s just that I was taught by my father that deception can only be used on the enemy, and we are all helping the Han Dynasty..."

He didn't know how to describe it for a while, and suddenly remembered that Yun Shanshan had used the word "comrade" before, and continued:

"We are all comrades of the Kuang Fu Han family, and if we start to deceive each other before our great cause is achieved, we will be punished by heaven.

Nanyang is the body of a big man. If it was promised to his uncle, would this world still belong to a big man? "

Cai Mao's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

He thought that Guan Ping would probably make false claims with him, or talk to him about him, but he didn't expect that he would simply reject the proposal.

Nanyang, no.

Although it was just Guan Ping's attitude, Cai Mao's heart was still chilling, and even this boy couldn't be persuaded, should he be begging for mercy in front of Liu Bei?

For a moment, Cai Mao's eyes revealed an obvious murderous intent.

This is his territory, and it is not too difficult to kill Guan Ping.

"Comrade.

Hey, Yun Chang is familiar with "Spring and Autumn", so he naturally knows that "the same morals make the same heart, and the same heart makes comrades".

Then I would like to ask my nephew one more thing - Mr. Cao stationed troops in Wulin before, and Mr. Cao asked him to write a letter to me. I thought of our friendship back then, but I couldn't bear to hurt more lives, so I led the army to retreat first, so I ordered The public waits for fame.

Now after the Great War, Cai offended the prime minister and lived here. While keeping secrets for Xiao Guan, he also helped Liu Gong and recommended talents for Liu Gong. Living here, I'm afraid... people in the world will say that Mr. Liu is ruthless. "

Well.

He was in a hurry.

If you are in a hurry, it means that he has something to pursue.

As expected, Xiang Lang understood Master Cai. He had said before that Cai Mao seemed to be riding the wall and riding the ground well, but in fact he only had one choice in his heart.

Seeing Cai Mao's anxious appearance, wishing to eat himself, Guan Ping was both helpless and funny.

Fortunately, I have prepared before.

Guan Ping hadn't been hanging out with Ma Liang and Xiang Lang during the half month of rest.

He had been waiting for news from Zhuge Liang, and after Zhuge Liang communicated with Liu Bei with an urgent letter, he finally sent a reply to Guan Ping.

"Military Master Zhuge has a suggestion."

"Oh." Hearing the name of his niece and son-in-law, most of the anger on Cai Mao's face disappeared immediately, and he could no longer suppress the surprise, "Oh, what did Kong Ming say?"

"Military Master Zhuge asked me to bring a message to my uncle - I will not make an agreement on the matter after the restoration of the big man, and we will discuss it later.

How about I try my best to help my uncle occupy Nanyang right now? "

"Ah?" Cai Mao never expected his niece and son-in-law to make such a suggestion.

What do you mean?
He wanted Nanyang before as a long-term investment goal, but now that the big man Xingfu has never left a word, his nephew and son-in-law actually offered to help him get Nanyang first?

After I got Nanyang, in order to prevent losing this place, wouldn't I work closely with Cao Cao to prevent them from succeeding in the Northern Expedition and keep their battle line in the Jingxiang area?
Hey, Kong Ming and that kid from the Pang family are called crouching dragon and phoenix chick, but how did he come up with such an idea.

Well, it doesn't matter if the niece and son-in-law are facing the uncle, after all, they are real relatives, and they are really reliable at critical moments.

"Really, really? What to do?"

They are all real relatives, Cai Mao simply stopped pretending, he had the look of a philistine, and asked humbly for advice:

"Even if Xiao Guan Gong said clearly, if there is anything that needs my cooperation, I will definitely help with all my strength."

Guan Ping said in a low voice:
"There is one matter right now. Uncle still needs to mobilize the army to conquer the powerful enemy. If it is done well, I will guarantee that the general can grasp the major events in Nanyang.

In the future, my nephew will hang around in Jingzhou, so I will have to take care of him a lot from Uncle Lao. "

Cai Mao laughed out loud, his face full of joy:
"Okay, okay, Ping'er, let's talk about it, who is the barbarian? Is it the Mei family's barbarian? Okay, I will order Qi Dajun tomorrow to find his bad luck."

"No." Guan Ping said calmly, "It's my father, Guan Yunchang."

(End of this chapter)