Chapter 1883: Applying grease and powder, repaying injustice
Huang Yueying's sudden proposal was actually stimulated by the sacrifice. Of course, it was not given by Cai Yan, nor was it entirely caused by her father's letter, but was indeed felt by herself.
It was still a small-scale sacrifice before. On the one hand, Fei Qian often travels around, so it is naturally impossible to hold it on a large scale. Secondly, it takes time to build Fei Qian's ancestral temple. The one in Pingyang is relatively small, so Huang Yueying replaced Fei Qian in the sacrifice.
I didn’t feel like I had too many headaches at the time.
But this time, it's different.
There were more people participating, and the etiquette was more cumbersome. Under such an environment, when Huang Yueying stood behind Fei Qian, holding her child, she suddenly found that the people around her were so weak, and those around her
There are so many branches, which is undoubtedly the most direct stimulation for Huang Yueying.
It is not a good thing for any noble family to have strong branches and weak trunks. Huang Yueying is also from the perspective of Feiqian's entire family career, and in fact, it is also for the sake of her own children that she calms down.
He felt that indescribable emotion, and suggested that Fei Qian marry Cai Yan as soon as possible. After all, Cai Yan was more or less familiar with her, and they could talk to each other, which made her feel a little better.
No one would be willing to be a licking dog.
Huang Yueying loves Fei Qian, so naturally she is not willing to share it with other women, but for her own child Fei Zhen, Huang Yueying is willing to give up part of Fei Qian...
Of course, it would be best if Fei Qian only accepted Mo Dou. On the one hand, Mo Dou's children, whether male or female, are generally not able to compete with Fei Zhen. On the other hand, Mo Dou has been with Huang Yueying for a longer time.
It is possible, just possible, that the maidservant will be more accustomed to it.
But no matter what, Huang Yueying felt the side branches of the Fei family behind her projecting towards them, with unclear meanings, perhaps with envy, or perhaps with malicious eyes, so it became an urgent matter to expand the backbone of the Fei family.
Things, as for personal emotions, must be put to the back...
Huang Yueying made a choice, and similarly, Liu Biao in Jingzhou also had to make a choice.
In Liu Biao's original concept, the land of Jingxiang was also a forbidden area that was absolutely not allowed to be touched by others, and what was even closer than Huang Yueying was that even his own son could not touch it before he lost the ability to control it.
A piece of cheese.
That's why Liu Biao planned for a long time, preparing to hit all the holes one by one like a gopher, whether it was Cai or Huang, and even used it to hit his own child Liu Cong.
But the problem is that plans can never keep up with changes. Just when Liu Biao thought that the plan was perfect and advancing smoothly, Jiangdong suddenly sent troops and captured Jiangxia. It was like a blow to Liu Biao's head, which made Liu Biao confused. Then Wancheng Huang
Liu Biao sent troops to attack the Nanyang area, and then wiped out Runan in an attempt to connect with Wuguan. He blocked Liu Biao's waist and kicked Liu Biao, which made his waist and eyes numb...
It's not just talk that his hair turned gray overnight. This time, Liu Biao really did it. Liu Biao himself had been ill for a long time and suffered from deficiency of Qi and blood. Although Zhang Ji managed to control the stubborn disease on his back, it took a lot of effort on his whole body.
At the cost, if he takes good care of himself for a period of time, it may be possible to return to the level before the onset of the disease, but now the sudden changes have caused the entire Jingzhou to be in trouble, with the north and the south fighting, and Liu Biao was mentally and physically exhausted, and his whole body was exhausted in two or three days.
When they grow old, they become just like two people.
Even so, Liu Biao still asked people to apply powder on his face and modify it carefully. He even added some light blush to make up for the lack of energy and blood on his face, until he looked at it in the mirror.
In a daze, he seemed to see the handsome middle-aged man who rode into Jingzhou alone with an imposing appearance. Then he slowly closed his eyes, sat in the lobby, and ordered Cai Hao to be brought up.
Cai Mao was defeated in Jiangxia and had no other option, so he surrendered to Wenpin's army. In the past few days, he had been supervised and detained in the prison in Xiangyang City, isolated from the inside and outside. Naturally, he was tossed and turned and suffered endlessly. In addition, the conditions in the prison were of course difficult
It wasn't very good. Although he wouldn't receive any physical punishment, let alone grooming, his expression was naturally sluggish and miserable, which was in sharp contrast to Liu Biao who was sitting high and tall.
Liu Biao did not let Cai Hao approach, but asked Cai Hao to kneel down in front of the hall, which happened to be under the sun. Liu Biao himself sat in the hall, his carefully decorated face was even more gorgeous under the candlelight.
Cai Mao secretly glanced at Liu Biao and couldn't help but bow his head and neck, saying that he was guilty and unable to bow to him.
Liu Biao remained silent. For a moment, the only sound inside and outside the hall seemed to be the sound of his heartbeat and the surging of his blood.
The July sun was gradually showing its brutal side. Not long after, Cai Mao started to sweat all over his body under the scorching sun. In addition, he had not showered or showered for many days. The new sweat was added to the old dirt, and his hair was disheveled.
There were also fleas and lice infested in the prison that couldn't stand the heat and fled one after another, making the whole body itchy and unbearable but unable to scratch. It was like being in hell.
"I will enter the corridor and give you a seat."
Liu Biao ordered calmly.
They stepped forward and carried Cai Hao under the corridor. Although he had not yet entered the hall, he had been protected from direct sunlight, which made Cai Hao breathe a sigh of relief, and his mind began to move.
Originally a pair of good friends, they just attacked each other because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. However, Liu Biao cannot live without Cai, just like Cai cannot live without Liu Biao. Liu Biao controls Jingxiang only by relying on the people he has dealt with in the past few years.
There is no problem with Xiangyang, but if it is placed in the nine counties of Jingxiang, it is completely insufficient. It must be colluded with the Jingxiang gentry, and the Cai family is the bridge in the middle. On the one hand, it connects with Liu Biao, and on the other hand, it connects with other places in Jingxiang.
Gentry.
Originally, Cai Mao was paranoid and had trouble sleeping and eating in prison, mainly because he was worried that Liu Biao would secretly build another bridge without his knowledge, such as the Kuaishi Bridge, but now it seems that there is no such thing.
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Without the direct sunlight, the processor seemed to have cooled down a lot. In a flash of thought, Cai Hao thought about what he had done in the past two years. He felt that he had not noticed any move by Liu Biao to start a new business in the past two years. After all,
There are people inside and outside the Cai family. Even if Liu Biao can control Xiangyang, if he acts outside, there must be some traces. And it would be understandable if the Cai family was negligent for a while, but for such a long time, Liu Biao has to drag his illness and hide the truth, which is not to say that it is completely impossible.
It's possible, but it's quite difficult.
At least Cai Mao didn't notice it, but he didn't dare to confirm it completely before. After all, in these days, Cai Mao didn't receive any news from the inner government. Strictly speaking, there was no news at all, so it was inevitable to be uneasy. But that day
When Liu Biao asked someone to help him into the cloister, Cai Hao suddenly realized that Liu Biao's move actually meant that Liu Biao must have some use for Cai.
Why use courtesy for useless things?
If you want to throw away household utensils, why bother sewing and beating them?
Cai Mao himself also comes from a noble family, and he is very clear about the law of the jungle. Although this move is somewhat rebellious, it is the kind of behavior that steps on the red line. It can be left or right. When the momentum is not right, Cai Hao
He quickly withdrew his probing foot and lowered his head.
If you make a mistake, you must accept the punishment. After all, Cai Mao, or the Cai family, did not completely complete the matter. In addition, Cai He also led private soldiers to garrison in Caijiazhou as the Cai family's last retreat...
"The sinners will die!" Cai Mao stretched out his tentacles again and kowtowed loudly. Because this time he knelt on the wooden board in the corridor, the sound was a little louder. "You can't share your worries for the Lord at home, and you can't rebel against the Lord's justice outside. It's a crime."
Nothing!"
The corner of Liu Biao's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch, but he suppressed the urge to frown. Otherwise, he was just afraid that if he made too big a move, the powder would fall off.
When Cai Mao opened his mouth, he used the right words!
But even so, so what?
Liu Biao originally thought that the struggle between Fei Qian and Cao Cao would not end so quickly. On the one hand, Cao Cao's strength was not small. Secondly, even if Fei Qian won, it would not be easy to regain Shandong, so he would not care about it.
He went to the Huang family in Wancheng, so Liu Biao's goal was to make such a time difference, and then get the results he wanted with ease. But he never expected that such a match between Fei Qian and Cao Cao would look like
The majestic battle ended in two blows.
If it were just Fei Qian and Cao Cao who only made thunder but no rain, the problem would not be difficult to solve. What is more troublesome is this group of stupid country bumpkins from Jiangdong...
Liu Biao looked down on Sun Jian, even a little disgusted.
A surname that had been in Wu County for generations was just a vulgar person who luckily gained power with some martial prowess! Although Sun Jian to some extent contributed to Liu Biao's settlement in Jingzhou, Sun Jian was lynched before he was killed.
The behavior of the court ministers was deeply disgusted, and they thought it was a harbinger of Sun Jian's rebellion.
Therefore, Liu Biao did not like Sun Ce, let alone have any feelings about "having a son like Sun Zhongmou" with Sun Quan. When Jiangdong became aggressive and conquered Jiangxia, Liu Biao was shocked and filled with anger in his heart. More
What is more is the sense of shame, "Jiangdong kid, you are going too far!"
Jiangdong also came with bad intentions. After conquering Jiangxia County, on the one hand, it began to clear out the surrounding areas of Jiangxia. On the other hand, it was also gearing up to keep an eye on Jiangling. If Jiangling fell, it would be equivalent to the death of half of Jingzhou!
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao extended a hand to Liu Biao and expressed his willingness to join forces with Liu Biao to attack Jiangdong. This seemed to be a more acceptable option when he had no choice.
If you think about it to comfort yourself, Runan is not a place under your jurisdiction in the first place. The only one who compensates the Huang family is Nanxiang, and Jiangling is obviously more important...
In fact, both Liu Biao and Cao Cao understood that there was a related word after Huang. Under the current situation, it was better not to touch it or not.
But Cao Cao obviously wasn't what you call selfless help. Basically, he just turned the knife that was originally inserted into Cao Cao's waist and inserted it into Liu Biao's thigh, cutting some flesh and draining some blood...
Cao Cao also offered a "quite sincere" fixed price.
This one is a bit big.
But the problems are those that can be solved with money, which should be smaller problems. Those that cannot be solved with money are the big problems, so in the end Liu Biao gritted his teeth and chose to spend money to eliminate the disaster, or to eliminate it temporarily.
As for the Huang family, this disaster in Jiangdong can only be put aside for the time being.
To deal with the outside world, one must first settle the internal affairs. For later generations, Liu Biao naturally has a clear family background, so before joining forces to send troops, he naturally needs to clean up and whitewash the dirty things inside his family, just like Liu Biao is currently painting on
The powder on the skin covers the wrinkles and of course hides the dirt.
"The important thing of the army is that it is the most important weapon of the country!" Liu Biao said in a deep voice, "I entrusted you with my wealth. I did not ask you to conquer Langshan Mountain, but only asked for peace and quiet. How can you repay me? Losing troops and generals, losing territory and losing territory."
, What’s the use of keeping you? And what kind of crime should you do!」
Liu Biao's words were righteous and stern, but Cai Mao's heart felt a lot. He immediately understood and kowtowed on the wooden board under the corridor, confessing his sins.
After the thunder, as long as he couldn't be killed on the spot, it would naturally be his turn to have some rain and dew. As for the cavalry general Fei Qian, who had loud thunder and small raindrops, Liu Biao could only close his eyes to show that he didn't want to think too much, so as not to feel uncomfortable and worry about it.
Something is coming anyway.
Although Wenpin had martial arts, he was still somewhat lacking in coordinating the Jingxiang gentry and resisting Jiangdong together. Liu Biao himself felt that he had this talent, but because he was too old, he could still paint indoors with powder.
Hiding some prying eyes, if it goes outside, it will be difficult to hide under the sun. Showing the old and weak state to the outside is not a good thing after all, so the only choice is to let Cai continue to shoulder this burden...
After all, Kuai's advice and suggestions are acceptable. If he dispatches troops and generals, they may not be as good as the half bucket of water in front of him. What's more, Kuai's own so-called talented people are not that good.
He was trapped in Chang'an and couldn't return. Although Liu Biao himself sometimes didn't like Liu Qi, he was his own child after all. If he didn't like it, he would be beaten and scolded, but others, hum, so he also felt that the rest of the Kuai family
It is also general and cannot be reused.
Being a tall man among the short ones, and being forced by the situation, Liu Biao could only turn a blind eye, and then took away the official position originally assigned to Cai Mao, leaving only a Jiangxia captain. His intention was also
Naturally, it was obvious, and then Cai Hao was asked to take responsibility for his crime. Secondly, Cai Hao was also responsible for filling Cao Cao's open mouth...
Cai Mao originally thought that Liu Biao was just asking Cao Cao to borrow some troops. On the one hand, he was surprised that Liu Biao still had such ability. On the other hand, he also thought that even if Cao Cao was willing to borrow troops, he would not be able to borrow many troops, so he naturally agreed.
, but after getting rid of the crime and returning home, he impatiently asked someone to boil water and take a bath to get rid of all the filth. Only then did he suddenly understand during Cai He's explanation and understand the futile change of the current situation. Then he saw Cao Cao again.
With the supplies and goods needed, I naturally understood what Liu Biao's so-called "little" food and grass meant, and I couldn't help but grit my teeth and curse: "The old thief is harming someone!"
But what can we do now?
Cai Mao's eyes were filled with uncertainty, as if he had thought of something...
