Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

244 Chapter 243 Liu Biao's death, Jingzhou changes
Xiangyang City has the title of the first city in China.

This is not something that comes out of nowhere and sounds nice.

In terms of city defense, even the former capitals of Luoyang and Chang'an could not compare to Xiangyang City. The Han River used as a moat had an average width of fifty feet, and it completely surrounded Xiangyang City.

This means that if other forces want to attack Xiangyang, they must have two troops, land and water, use the navy as a cover to cross the Han River, and then use infantry to forcibly attack the city.

There are not few cities with moats in the world, but when attacking the city, they can rely on building pontoon bridges to cross the river, and then attack by force. If you want to build a pontoon bridge more than 50 feet long, it will be like a night in the sky. Tan it.

At this time, the protective moat of Xiangyang City became a pain in Liu Qi's heart.

On weekdays, whether it is the people or the army, they have to take a boat to cross the river when they leave the city, but now, Liu Qi is standing on the edge of the Han River, but no boat is willing to carry him across the water.

There is no way, the Cai family issued a strict order, whoever takes Liu Qi across the water will not be able to continue living here.

He just looked at the most familiar city of Xiangyang with tears in his eyes, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

Liu Biao fell ill since the Autumn Harvest Temple Fair.

But Liu Qi didn't think much about it at the time, because Liu Biao's body had already been squeezed dry by the Cai family, and he was already in his 50s, so he would always suffer from some old diseases.

Unexpectedly, after autumn, the weather became cooler and Liu Biao's health deteriorated. Not long ago, he even received news that Liu Biao was critically ill.

At this time, as the eldest son, he must of course serve in the front and back, so Liu Qi only took Baiqi and wanted to go back to Xiangyang to take care of Liu Biao, but he didn't expect that Cai Mao would dare to directly prevent him from entering the city.

"Father! Father!" Liu Qi, who was kneeling by the Han River, plunged his fingers into the soil, roaring hysterically, venting the anger and pain in his heart.

He even thought that regardless of the cold autumn and the cold water, he would plunge into the rolling Han River and swim across the shore, as long as he could see Liu Biao, he would be satisfied.

But the accompanying soldiers hugged him tightly, this is the Han River, the current is so fast, and the water is so fierce that mortal bodies cannot resist it, jumping down will only lead to death.

"Cai Mao! Let me go, I don't want this son anymore, I don't want it anymore!" Liu Qi shouted loudly, and the only response was the howling Jiang Feng.

He couldn't get through it. He wanted to know what was going on in the city now and whether his father wanted to see him.

In the General's Mansion in Xiangyang City, Liu Biao's face was pale, and his closed eyes and eyelids were throbbing, as if he was waking up, and also like the light of a dying year.

Many medical officials have come to see her, but there is no improvement. All the major families in the city have a faint feeling that Jing Xiang is about to change.

In the room, Mrs. Cai was sitting next to Liu Biao's bed, looking at him expressionlessly, her watery eyes without any waves, as if she was looking at a person who had nothing to do with her.

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The door opened, and Cai Mao came in, leaned forward and said in a low voice: "Everything is well arranged, today the city patrol is all our own people, and the old guy's private soldiers have all been assigned training tasks today."

"What do you say about the Kuai family?" Cai, Kuai, Pang, and Huang are the four major families in Jingzhou.

As long as the Kuai family doesn't cause any trouble, there will be no trouble in handling this matter.

"Don't worry, sister, I have tested Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue respectively, and they have visited the old guy more than once. They all know that the old guy will not live long, so it would not be surprising if he dies."

When he was in full swing, he was the lord, but now that he is in power, he is an old guy. Cai Mao knows how to change his face.

Cai slowly breathed a sigh of relief. The defense in the city and the comfort of the four major families seemed to be all right. She finally stood up, walked to the table beside her, and picked up the bowl of muddy soup.

"Master, master, wake up, it's time to drink medicine."

Mrs. Cai gently pushed Liu Biao, the latter slowly opened his eyes, opened his mouth, and said with difficulty: "Don't drink, the more you drink, the more uncomfortable you will be."

Mrs. Cai sneered, the slave family added some ingredients for you, it's normal to feel uncomfortable, "This is the last bowl, master, just finish it."

"Really"

"Really, when did the slave family deceive the master?"

Ms. Cai smiled charmingly, helped Liu Biao sit up with one hand, and held the bowl to his mouth with the other.

Liu Biao didn't want to drink it very much, and he didn't know what happened. Not only did he not get better after taking these medicines, but he became more and more uncomfortable.

However, he still believed in Cai Shi, after all, a one-night couple, a hundred days of kindness, could not hurt himself, he endured the pain, his cheeks trembled, and opened his mouth with difficulty.

As soon as the soup was taken, he couldn't help but vomited all over the floor, and then leaned weakly on Cai Shixiang's shoulder, "No, something is wrong with today's medicine, it's bitter and smelly."

"Maybe it's because the slave's food is a little heavier, it's okay, it's just the last bowl, just bear with it."

Perhaps because the taste of the poison was really bad, Liu Biao refused to open his mouth any more, avoiding the decoction sent left and right.

After struggling for a while, even Cai Hao lost his patience, leaned over and said in a low voice: "Old guy, do you want me to feed you?"

"You guys" Liu Biao stretched out his trembling fingers and pointed at the siblings. At this moment, he finally understood why the more he took these medicines, the worse his condition was. It turned out that the siblings were manipulating them.

The past resurfaced, including the pounding heart when he first met Cai, the high spirits when he reused Cai Mao, and a strong regret swept through his mind.

It's a pity that now he doesn't have the domineering spirit that he used to ride into Jingzhou alone, but he is just an old man who can be manipulated by others, no matter how upset he is, it won't help.

Cai Mao directly pinched his throat with his hands, but Liu Biao was forced to open his mouth with just a little force, and the decoction was poured into Liu Biao's throat by Cai's every drop, even though he struggled desperately, he couldn't get rid of Cai Mao's tiger. palm.

Not long after, Liu Biao straightened his body, and there was no reaction, only a pair of cloudy eyes were left staring at Mrs. Cai.

A generation of heroes and royal nobles bid farewell to this world in a ridiculous way and became the dust of the torrent of history.

"Master, don't blame me. If you don't die, Cong'er won't be able to take over the big position. If you don't take over the big position, you can only go to Xuchang. The slave family really has no choice."

With a faint sigh, Mrs. Cai burst into tears, "Master, you can't leave, what should I do if you leave?"

Cai Mao also cooperated and pushed open the door and started shouting, "My lord is dead, please come quickly!"

The next thing was to follow the arrangement, the whole family wept bitterly around Liu Biao's body, and at the same time sent people to the head of the aristocratic family in the city to attend the funeral.

As for the notices from the other counties, there is no need to leave in such a hurry. The Cai family must first let the people in the city reach a consensus, that is, Liu Biao's last words are to let Liu Cong succeed Jingzhou.

Of course, the position of state pastor is not hereditary, but after the collapse of the Han Dynasty, all parties have long ignored this set of rules. The princes who support the military and respect themselves have always handed over the throne to their sons.

If the imperial court is willing to issue an imperial decree, then of course it is good, and it is justified; if it does not, it does not matter, then mention it yourself.

For example, Lu Bu's governor of Xuzhou and Yuan Shu's Yangzhou shepherd were all self-appointed.

Regarding this point, Cai Mao is quite confident. With the influence of the Cai family in Jingzhou, the foreign state shepherds are not able to gain a firm foothold at all.

"My lord ordered that the second son, Liu Cong, be appointed as the eldest son to take over the great cause of Jingzhou. I hope that you will help me in the future."

After the masters worshiped in the mourning hall, Cai Mao couldn't wait to reveal the matter of his death.

Regarding this expected answer, Duke Pang didn’t show any expression on his face, and Huang Chengyan just glanced at Cai Hao coldly. They all knew that when Liu Biao died, only the siblings of the Cai family were in it. The final decision.

But upholding the principle that the four major families have always spoken with one voice, and without any evidence, they can only remain silent.

"I would like to obey my lord's will!" It was Kuai Liang who was the first to take the lead.

Then, Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan could only stand up and bow to each other.

The four major families all nodded, and the others were just subordinates, just following the direction of the wind.

So far, Jingzhou has changed in one day, Liu Biao died, and Liu Cong succeeded to the throne and became the lord of Jingzhou.

If the goal is achieved, there is no need to go to Xuchang, but there is still one thing to do.

That is to send people to notify the counties to confirm the news of Liu Cong's succession.

The most important thing is to let Liu Qi come back for the funeral.

Liu Biao is not dead, Liu Qi cannot enter Xiangyang, because it is not convenient for Cai to do it.

Now that Liu Biao is dead, of course Liu Qi cannot be killed, but he can follow the example of Lin Moweng's son-in-law and put him under house arrest in Xiangyang City.

At that time, appoint another Changsha prefect, and then drive those shameless Liu Guanzhang out of Jingzhou, it's over, it's beautiful.
(End of this chapter)