The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 66 Cai Mao is suspicious, Kuai Yue is the envoy
When Kuai Yue returned to the city, Cai Mao hurriedly inquired about it. He saw Luo Yuan and Kuai Yue talking anxiously on the city wall. Luo Yuan was notorious, what if he was really interested in Xiangyang?
He also knew that he could not defend Xiangyang with his own abilities.

Kuai Yue was also surprised and said, "Mr. Luo Qi is a gentleman."

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue intently. Could it be that he had gone crazy, said something wrong, or was frightened by Luo Yuan?

How could Luo Yuan be a gentleman? People in Xiangyang knew about what Luo Yuan did in Jiangxia.

The Huang clan has people in Xiangyang.

The news that the Jiangxia nobles were killed and exterminated by Luo Yuan had already spread throughout Jingzhou, and the nobles hated Luo Yuan so much that they wished he would die. Cai Mao was actually under a lot of pressure.

The nobles of Xiangyang all wanted him to send troops to destroy Luo Yuan and avenge the Huang clan.

After all, the gentry are all one family and have the same interests. The gentry in Xiangyang naturally see that Luo Yuan is a black-hearted person. Judging from Luo Yuan's actions, he must be the gentry's great enemy.

How could Cai Mao dare to lead his troops to suppress Luo Yuan? Luo Gongqi alone was powerful enough to dominate Jiangdong, and as long as he did not attack Xiangyang, he could tolerate it.

"Are you scared by Luo Yuan and are you talking nonsense? How can he be a gentleman?"

Kuai Yue knew that Cai Mao didn't believe him, so he said, "When I met Luo Yuan, he was very polite in his conversation. Gong Qi said that he was passing through Xiangyang on his way to Xinye to pay a visit to Emperor Liu. Pang Tong was the one who really had rebellious intentions. Now that he has left the city, we are safe."

"Pang Tong is a villain, I should kill him!" Cai Mao got angry just thinking about it. Jingzhou treated Pang Tong so badly, yet he actually wanted to rebel.

Kuai Yue said quickly: "Don't think like that. Pang Tong and Luo Gongqi are acquaintances. I think they have a close relationship. It would be bad if Luo Gongqi gets angry!"
Cai Mao nodded quickly, looking embarrassed and regretting what he had said.

It’s better for Pang Tong to run away, since he will never come back anyway.

Instead, he was glad that Pang Tong ran away. If he hadn't run away and was killed by him later, wouldn't he have provoked Luo Gongqi again?
What should Xiangyang do at that time?
"You are right. Now we just need to guard the city and wait for Prime Minister Cao to come south. We should not provoke a vicious man like Luo Yuan. He killed all the nobles of Jiangxia in one go. There has never been such a thing in the four hundred years of our Han Dynasty. It's scary." Cai Mao shuddered at the thought and hurriedly asked, "Does Lord Luo have any request?"

It is better to send away such a vicious person quickly.

At this time, Kuai Yue took out the piece of cloth that Luo Yuan gave him, on which was a list of supplies that Luo Yuan needed.

Cai Mao couldn't believe it when he saw it: "Is Yidumo kidding me?"

Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "What a joke."

He was a little dissatisfied. This was something he had negotiated with Luo Yuan at the risk of his life, but Cai Mao actually thought it was a joke?
Do you know how scary it is that Gan Ning, who is under Luo Yuan, has a tough general?
You don't respect the fruits of my labor.

Cai Mao was worried: "Luo Gongqi only wants these things? Five hundred catties of salt, one thousand stones of grain, three carts of hay, three cents of rouge and cinnabar, a plate of jewelry, just this? Yidu, do you think it's possible? He is Luo Yuan Luo Gongqi. He went to Jiangdong to extort a million dan of grain. Will he be polite to us? Do we have any friendship with him?"

Cai Mao looked uneasy: "Before, I asked Pang Tong to meet him. I thought he would ask for a rich gift, but he sent me a message, asking me to treat Uncle Liu well in the future!"

It’s simply baffling!
Cai Mao wanted to buy peace with money, but the result made him quite confused. Luo Gongqi's idea was incomprehensible.

He could have extorted a million shi of grain from Jiangdong, but he was so polite to me.

Cai Mao said seriously: "I guess Luo Yuan doesn't want gifts and asks for so little from us. He must have a bigger plan. He wants to attack Xiangyang." Otherwise it is not in line with Luo Yuan's style.

After saying this, Cai Mao’s face turned pale.

Kuai Yue was stunned, feeling that it made sense, but he still felt that he should trust Luo Yuan once: "Don't talk nonsense, what if it's not true? If we make a mistake and anger Luo Gongqi, what if he really wants to attack Xiangyang? Now the prime minister has not gone south yet, and Xiahou Dun is still in Bowang City. He can't help us. We are in a dilemma!"

"But what if he really wants to attack Xiangyang? We have already told the Prime Minister to hold on to Xiangyang until he goes south. If we lose Xiangyang, he will be furious!"

I will definitely be dead by then, how can Prime Minister Cao reason with me?

Kuai Yue thought about it and said, "We can order people to strictly guard the city, and also prepare some gold and silver for Luo Gongqi to show our sincerity. Let's see what he does first. We should use calm to control the situation!"

Cai Mao had no choice but to do this. He quickly asked people to prepare double the amount of things for Luo Yuan, and also prepared a thousand kilograms of gold and various Jingzhou specialties.

Mrs. Cai was so distressed when she heard this that she immediately called Cai Mao to question him, "Mr. Luo has such a big appetite. Although the Jingzhou treasury has these things, if we give them all to him, what will we do when Prime Minister Cao comes in the future?"

Cai Mao sighed and said, "Prime Minister Cao is still far away, but Luo Gongqi is already at the gates of the city."

Mrs. Cai's heart moved: "Brother, I wonder if we can fight? If we can win, the Prime Minister will definitely be happy!"

Cai Mao shook his head without even thinking: "No, Luo Yuan is an extremely vicious person. Don't you know that he killed all the members of Jiangxia Huang clan and other noble families, not even a single one of them. He really killed them all, not even the children were spared. The houses and land of the noble families were distributed to the common people. I have already made plans, so don't meddle in other people's business!"

Mrs. Cai said dissatisfiedly, "Give him the grain, forget it. Xiangyang has plenty of grain, but gold and silver are hard to come by."

He still felt sad. If he didn't give those things to Luo Yuan, they would have been his. Now that Liu Biao was dead and Liu Qi was in exile, the entire Jingzhou belonged to his son.

Cai Mao comforted him, saying, "Luo Yuan is more ferocious than a tiger. You must not offend him. It's already good enough to send him away with just a thousand pounds. Don't make trouble!"

Madam Cai was really angry: "There are 150,000 soldiers stationed in Xiangyang, and my brother has no desire to fight at all?"

"No, I don't want to fight," Cai Mao looked at Madam Cai and said directly, "You and I are brother and sister, and I am not afraid to let you know directly that fighting will kill people, okay? Isn't it better to live a peaceful life?"

I can't afford to offend a tough guy like Luo Yuan, and only Prime Minister Cao is qualified to beat Luo Yuan.

Anyway, when Prime Minister Cao comes, he will definitely beat Luo Yuan, so why should I go and beat Luo Yuan myself and die?

I am not that fool like Huang Zu.

He probably doesn't know how cruel his sister is to Luo Yuan, and he doesn't think about how powerful Luo Yuan is in Jiangdong.

The Sun family in Jiangdong has countless generals under their command, including a smart man like Zhou Yu, but they are all unable to do anything to Luo Yuan. Can I be more powerful than Zhou Yu?

Cai Mao whispered, "Luo Gongqi once fought with Zhou Yu on the Yangtze River, killing tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers. Zhou Yu was almost killed by him. You want me to fight Luo Yuan. Do you want me to die?"

(End of this chapter)