Soldiers come to the world

At the same moment when Wang Ke secretly reported to Liu Biao, Kuai Yue and his elder brother Kuai Liang were discussing the current situation in Kuai Mansion in Xiangyang.

Kuai Liang was in poor health and lived in the old house in Zhonglu County most of the time. This time Liu Biao celebrated his birthday and invited Kuai Liang. More importantly, the situation in Jingzhou is complicated now. For the benefit of the family, Kuai Yue also hopes that his brother Come help yourself.

"Brother, is it unlikely that Liu Qi will be crowned son?" Kuai Liang asked worriedly, Liu Qi is his son-in-law, if he can't be crowned son, it will have a great influence on him.

Kuai Yue sighed, "At first I knew Mr. Qi was not good. In May, Mr. Qi hoped to return to Xiangyang to work, but he was rejected by the state pastor. This time, Mr. Qi, as the eldest son, even participated in the preparation of the state pastoral celebration. He doesn't have any qualifications, so it can be seen that his status is worrying, at least I'm [-]% sure that Liu Biao is going to make Liu Cong his son."

Kuai Liang was silent, and after a while Fang said: "So, what should the Kuai family do?"

"That's why I invited my brother here."

Kuai Yue smiled and said: "Frankly speaking, I want to increase my support for Liu Jing. If the east is not bright and the west is bright, and Liu Qi can't support him, we will support Liu Jing instead. I believe he will not let us down."

"I can also understand Brother Xian's thoughts, and I will fully support them, but...what does this have to do with me?" Kuai Liang asked a little puzzled.

"I talked with Liu Jing today and pointed out that his biggest disadvantage now is that he doesn't have a capable veteran official around him to guide him, which made him make a lot of mistakes, so..."

When Kuai Yue said this, he looked at his brother expectantly, and Kuai Liang suddenly understood what his brother meant, "You mean, let me assist Liu Jing?"

Kuai Yue nodded, "For me, or for the Kuai family, there is no more suitable candidate than my elder brother. We support him at critical moments. I believe that with his ability, he will definitely be able to replace Liu Cong and Liu Qi. Become the Lord of Jingzhou."

Kuai Liang walked a few steps with his hands behind his back. The news came so suddenly that he was unprepared, but Kuai Liang had a broad mind. He was not only considering the interests of the day, but the longer-term, even the interests of the family for a hundred years.

He frowned, and asked hesitantly: "But brother, have you ever thought about how long it will take for Cao Cao to go south? And Liu Jing is an anti-Cao faction, is it in our family's interest to support him?"

Kuai Yue laughed, "Of course I have thought about it. We support Liu Jing's victory over Jingzhou and prevent the Cai family from ascending to power, but we do not support him in resisting Cao. Judging from Liu Biao's current physical condition, he still has at most two years left." , I believe that before Cao Cao's army goes south, Jingzhou will definitely change owners. If Liu Cong ascends the throne and the Cai family takes power, it will be the beginning of the Kuai family's disaster, and I also got news that Jiangdong may also support Liu Jing."

There was a strange look in Kuai Liang's eyes, and he said with a smile: "Maybe my news is not well-informed, but Jiang Dong's support of Liu Jing seems a bit unreasonable, and it is not in Jiang Dong's interests. I think Jiang Dong's support of Liu Cong is more in line with their capture Jingzhou's national policy."

"No! Brother, I only know one thing, but I don't know the other. Jiangdong is facing Cao Jun's massive march southward. They must hope that the Lord of Jingzhou will be a firm anti-Cao faction. I got the exact news that Sun Quan died the day after the Chaisang War. Send Lu Su as an envoy to Chaisang to discuss ways of reconciliation, which shows Jiangdong's attitude towards Liu Jing, and I believe that they will form an alliance sooner or later."

Kuai Yue finally convinced Kuai Liang, Kuai Liang pondered for a long time, and then readily agreed, "Since my brother is so confident, I can follow his arrangement to assist Liu Jing, but what identity should I use to go to Jiangxia?"

When Kuai Yue saw his elder brother agreeing, he was overjoyed, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I have already arranged my elder brother's identity. Liu Jing will build an academy in Jiangxia, and my elder brother will be the head of the school!"

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The winter rain in Xiangyang is still falling heavily, but at night, the rain has added a bit of chill, making the winter rain half icy and half condensed, and it is extraordinarily cold. Whether it is Xiangyang or Fancheng, the streets are deserted and clear. See less pedestrians.

When Wangjiang Tavern was about to close, Lu Ji finally came out of the tavern, followed closely by two attendants. Lu Ji lived in Fancheng, and he had to take a boat across the river, but tonight Lu Ji was a bit too drunk, and the cold wind As soon as he blew, he became drunk and started to stagger when he walked. Two followers quickly supported him from the side.

"I'm fine!"

He pushed away the two attendants, and suddenly rushed to the side of the road, crouched down and vomited, while the two attendants patted him on the back gently.

At this moment, a carriage suddenly stopped before them. Several men in black jumped out of the carriage, swift as eagles, and pushed Lu Ji and two followers to the ground. The two followers resisted desperately and were instantly captured. Stabbed to death with random knives, Lu Ji was caught in the carriage and quickly disappeared into the dark rainy night together with his body.

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Although Liu Biao ordered in the second year of Jian'an that private prisons were not allowed in Jingzhou, every big family has its own workarounds, and the Cai family is no exception.

The Cai family set up a punishment room in the sword hall to punish students who violated the rules and disciplines, but in fact, this so-called punishment room is the Cai family's private prison, and there is a dungeon underground, guarded by special family generals.

It was just dark, and in the cold drizzle, a carriage slowly drove into Cai's sword gym under the guard of more than a hundred people. The sword hall was very deserted at night, and there was not a single student practicing martial arts.

The carriage stopped in front of a house, and Cai Hao and Huang She got off one after another. At this moment, a black figure came up, bowed and saluted, "See the Patriarch!"

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Cai Mao praised a few words, and then asked, "Where is he now?"

The black shadow is Lei Heng, the general of the Cai family. He led his men to arrest Lu Ji. In the darkness, like a black tower, he bowed and replied, "Report to Patriarch, he is currently being imprisoned in the dungeon. He just drank too much. Still a bit confused."

Lei Heng respectfully presented another letter to Cai Mao, "This is the letter found on him, and it is Sun Quan's personal letter to Lord Pang De."

Cai Mao took the letter and looked at it. It turned out to be a letter from Sun Quan. He was worried that he would not be able to imitate Sun Quan's handwriting if he made a fake letter. It was God's help. He asked Lei Heng again, "Will someone find him when he was arrested?"

"No, both of his followers were killed very cleanly."

At this moment, Huang She beside him couldn't help but said, "Uncle Shi might as well read the letter first."

Cai Mao glanced at him and said calmly: "Nephew, don't worry, things will happen the same."

Huang She blushed, cursed inwardly, and didn't dare to say anything. Cai Mao opened the letter, and his subordinates hurriedly moved the lantern forward. Cai Mao read it roughly, and it was Sun Quan's letter of recruiting talents to Pang Degong.

But Cai Mao didn't care about the content of the letter. He only cared that the letter was written by Sun Quan, which was crucial to his plan.

He praised his letter, and couldn't help but smile triumphantly: "With this letter and Lu Ji, Liu Jing will not be able to escape this disaster."

Huang She snorted coldly, "That requires Lu Ji's cooperation, will he be willing?"

When Huang She saw Cai Mao for the first time yesterday, he still had the attitude of a junior, but today his attitude of a junior is a little less, the tone of the captain is a little more, and he is not so polite when talking to Cai Mao, which makes Cai Mao feel a little bit dissatisfied.

Cai Hao dismissed it in a mocking tone: "What are you young people who are studying most afraid of? Tell you, you are afraid of being beaten, afraid of death, and afraid of damage to your reputation. Believe it or not, Lu Ji will bow his head obediently tonight. Cooperate with me."

Seeing Huang She's unbelieving expression, Cai Mao snorted coldly and waved his hand, "Go and see!"

A group of people followed Cai Mao into the house, Huang She hesitated for a moment, and followed in.

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On the practice field of the sword hall about a hundred steps away from the punishment room, Cai Jin was practicing chopping on horseback. Tomorrow morning was the day of his second martial arts competition with Liu Jing, and he was very nervous.

Even though tomorrow's contest was not publicized in advance and there were very few people who knew about it, it could be said that it was a private contest between the two of them. Even if they lost, there was no need to worry about damage to their reputation.

But Cai Jin was still uneasy. He was very aware of the gap between himself and Liu Jing. He heard from his master that Liu Jing no longer used a gun, but a long halberd made of fine steel, which weighed seventy catties. The lancet on the back only weighed fifty catties, and there was a difference of twenty catties between the two, which meant that they were no longer in the same class.

The master told him frankly that he was definitely not Liu Jing's opponent. Although he knew that he must lose, he must not break his promise in the martial arts competition agreed before. Cai Jin has never been a person who broke his promise. He will also keep his promise, knowing that he will lose, he will also fight Liu Jing.

But at this time, Cai Jin's pressure was not only from Liu Jing, but more from within the family. The patriarch issued an order that he was strictly forbidden to compete with Liu Jing tomorrow, otherwise he would be punished severely. The pressure of the family and the pressure of the gap in martial arts weighed heavily In his heart, he was a little heroic.

He considered for an afternoon whether to cancel tomorrow's martial arts competition with Liu Jing and admit defeat directly. Anyway, he couldn't beat him, but Cai Jin didn't make this decision in the end, and he still came to the sword gymnasium to prepare for the battle.

Cai Jin urged the horse to gallop, and swung the long knife. Suddenly, the knife flashed with murderous aura, and the way of the knife made ghosts and ghosts disappear. Finally, he shouted loudly and chopped a wooden pile into the air. Cai Jin put away the long knife and stared at the victim. The three-section stake, he couldn't help but secretly sighed, last year he was able to split it into three sections, and for more than a year, no matter how hard he tried, there was still no progress.

"Third Brother!"

A young Cai family disciple rushed over and said excitedly, "The head of the family has also come to the martial arts hall."

Cai Jin was startled, could it be that the Patriarch came here to trouble him? "Where is he now?" Cai Jin asked nervously.

"It seems to be going to the punishment room."

This made Cai Jin a little strange, what did he do in the punishment room?The head of the family never goes, is it possible that some important person is being imprisoned now?

"Third brother, I heard that someone was arrested and locked up in the basement of the punishment room. I don't know who it is."

Cai Jin nodded, "Is Cai Yi here?"

The reason why he is interested in Cai Yi is because Cai Yi has been making trouble for him. Cai Jin knows very well that if Cai Yi is not around, then the Patriarch will not bother him tonight.

"Cai Yi didn't see it, but I saw Huang She."

"Huang She!" Cai Jin was taken aback, "Huang She, the son of Huang Zu?"

"It's him. I saw him and the Patriarch together entering the punishment room."

Cai Jin felt strange, didn't Huang She disappear on the battlefield?Zhou Mu also offered a reward of [-] yuan for finding Huang She's whereabouts.

Why was he suddenly with the head of the family? Cai Jin was puzzled, so he whispered to the younger generation of the Cai family: "Take me to see."

"Third Brother, come with me. I know there is a place to hide, and they won't be able to find it."

Cai Jin got off his horse and galloped away into the darkness with his clan brother.

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