After Liu Bei took control of Xiangyang and took control of the situation in Xiangyang, Cai Mao stayed at home all day long, reading books and playing with birds, which was a great pleasure.
In the study, Cai Mao is concentrating on reading.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Outside the study, there was suddenly a gentle knock on the door.
Cai Hao didn't even raise his head and shouted: "Come in!" Immediately, he continued to lower his head and read, paying no attention to the people who came in. Liu Bei had visited Cai Hao in person before, but he was not interested, so Liu Bei stopped coming to see Cai Hao. Because
In this way, Liu Bei's people were monitoring the area around Cai Mansion, which made Cai Mansion a deserted place with almost no one visiting.
"Crunch!"
After the visitor comes in, the study door is immediately closed.
Cai Mao thought it was a boy and didn't pay attention, so he continued to read. But after watching for a while, he found that something was wrong, because after a boy entered the house, there was no movement at all. Could it be that he had seen a ghost?
Cai Hao raised his head and found a man wearing a servant's clothes sitting carelessly on the table and looking at him with a smile. This made Cai Hao feel strange and angry. Did this servant not want his life? The servant belonged to the Cai Mansion.
House slave, Cai Mao has the right to execute the slaves and attendants in the house. The young servant in front of him boldly sat at the table, which violated the Cai family's family rules.
Seeing Cai Mao raise his head, the young man spoke first and said, "General Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you are still as charming as ever!"
"Forehead……"
Cai Mao was immediately dumbfounded. What kind of tone was this?
He was stunned for a moment and recovered immediately.
Cai Hao is the head of the family. As soon as he heard the tone of the conversation, he knew that the person in front of him was unusual. However, Cai Hao looked at the boy carefully and found that he did not recognize the person in front of him at all, because the person in front of him had a pale face and beardless face.
He was clean, with no beard under his chin or on his lips, and his face was a little dirty, so Cai Hao didn't recognize it.
This boy is Wang Can.
The people who delivered the food were all arranged by Wu Huang. Shi A and Wang Can mingled among them and sneaked into the Cai Mansion while delivering the food. After entering the house, two of Cai's own people took their place and then left Cai Mansion.
Mansion.
In this way, Wang Can and Shi A sneaked in easily.
Because Wang Can's original appearance was too conspicuous, he simply cleaned up his beard. For the ancients, the hair and skin of the body were received from parents and did not dare to be damaged. This is an understanding of filial piety.
The ancients could not shave their beards or cut their hair, because to them the importance of hair and beards could even be compared with life. When Cao Cao led his troops on an expedition, he once frightened the horses and destroyed the crops of the people, so Cao Cao was born.
The allusion of cutting one's hair to represent one's head.
From this, we can see the importance of beard and hair to the ancients.
For Wang Can, there is no feeling that the body, hair and skin are invulnerable.
On the contrary, after Wang Can shaved off the beard under his chin and lips, he felt much more relaxed, refreshed and at ease, and he preferred such a fair and clean look.
Cai Mao stared at Wang Can carefully and thought for a while. He felt that the person in front of him looked familiar, but he couldn't find anyone who could identify him. Finally, he asked, "Who are you, and why did you come to Cai Mansion?"
Wang Can smiled and said: "General Cai, you are such a noble person who forgets many things. You have even forgotten me."
Cai Mao immediately said: "Cai has met countless people, but people like you are rare, and only the beardless eunuchs in the palace have fair faces. Could it be that you are a eunuch?"
When Wang Can heard this, the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
Eunuch?
Is it true that a person without a beard is a eunuch? If so, wouldn’t there be countless eunuchs in the society of later generations?
Wang Can felt that Cai Mao's words were ridiculous and sheer nonsense. In desperation, Wang Can said directly: "General Cai, you led troops to Wancheng to support Liu Bei, and you personally went to my camp to pick up Zhang Yun and Li Gui.
, have you forgotten? Alas, even though I don’t have a beard, it’s not like this.”
Cai Hao opened his mouth wide and exclaimed: "You are the king..."
At this point, Cai Mao suddenly closed his mouth and did not call out Wang Can's name.
However, Cai Mao felt strangely moved in his heart.
In order to see him, Wang Can resolutely cut off his beard. This is a sign of respect for him. Cai Mao is an ancient person. He has received the education and ideas of the ancients since he was a child. He believes in his bones that skin cannot be damaged and hair cannot be cut off. This is a sign of respect for his ancestors and parents.
Respect and filial piety. Now Wang Can has cut off his beard to make Cai Mao feel that he is very important.
Cai Mao said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, King of Shu, you are really like a dragon that never sees its end. In the blink of an eye, you ran from the outside of the city to hide inside the city. Now you have even come to my house. I admire you, I admire you!"
Wang Can smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you. I wonder how General Cai is doing lately?"
When Cai Mao heard this, his expression darkened.
He was a general who led troops, but now he stayed in his house all day, obviously enjoying himself in hardship. It was not that Cai Mao stayed in the house willingly, but Cai Mao was unwilling to submit to Liu Bei, so he couldn't leave because of his illness.
Cai Mao did not answer Wang Can's words, but asked: "Your Highness, King of Shu, are you not afraid of being arrested when you sneak into Cai Mansion?"
Wang Can chuckled and said: "General Cai, Xiaoya is definitely going to marry me. You will be my brother-in-law. How can you be willing to arrest me? You can't let Liu Bei's fellow fishermen benefit!"
These words seem a bit rogue.
Cai Mao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he felt a little happy in his heart.
Just like what Huang Chengyan said, misfortunes are what bring blessings. Cai Ya and Huang Yueying fled their marriage and ran to Chengdu. Although they were lawless, they left a way out for Cai Mao.
Wang Can said unhurriedly: "Liu Biao was kind to General Cai. When he was alive, it was difficult for me to persuade General Cai to submit. Now Liu Biao, Liu Cong and Liu Qi have all been murdered by Liu Bei, and General Cai has submitted to me.
You can avenge Liu Biao and revive the Cai family, so why not do it? With General Cai's intelligence, he should understand."
Wang Can gave Cai Mao enough face and held him up high.
After hearing this, Cai Mao pretended to be deep in thought.
In fact, Cai Mao was already tempted. After all, with Cai Ya's relationship, it was logical to submit to Wang Can.
Seeing that Cai Mao didn't speak, Wang Can continued to persuade: "General Cai, you may not know the situation of the battle on the front line because you are staying behind closed doors. Wenpin and Zhang Yun, who were guarding Baokang and Zhuyang counties, have surrendered and have joined forces with Shu.
The army attacked Zhang Fei, and even they chose to surrender. If you continue to stay in Cai Mansion with nothing to do, wouldn't it be a waste of your talents and learning?"
When Cai Mao heard that Zhang Yun had surrendered, he stopped delaying.
He stood up, bowed his hands and said, "General Cai Hao, please pay homage to your lord!"
After a pause, Cai Hao waved his hands respectfully and said: "My lord is a king, and his humble position is that of a minister. How can a minister be on top of the throne? Please sit down, lord." It must be said that Cai Hao was born in a wealthy family and paid attention to etiquette. He surrendered to Wang Can and immediately changed.
He no longer sat in the upper seat, but sat in the guest seat below the study.
Wang Can did not move his position and said with a smile: "You are my brother-in-law and elder brother, there is no need to be like this."
Cai Mao didn't take it seriously and sat opposite Wang Can.
At this time, Cai Mao had changed his position, thinking about the problem from the position of a subordinate, and asked: "My lord, Liu Bei's army has controlled Xiangyang and controlled the situation in Xiangyang. What are you going to do?"
Wang Can asked back: "Degui, although the defenders of Xiangyang are controlled by Liu Bei, most of the generals in the Chu army were promoted by you. They are generals under your command. Will they still obey your orders?"
Cai Mao's eyes lit up and he understood Wang Can's intention.
He thought for a while and said: "The soldiers in the city are not well-informed. Without some external help, even if the general can convince his generals, there will not be many people who can actually take action. The general thinks that Zhang Yun and Wenpin should be sent first
The news of the surrender spread, and the news of Zhang Fei's defeat also spread, letting the people and soldiers in the city know that Xiangyang was in danger, and Liu Bei might fail. With external pressure, the general would work hard again, and he was 90% sure of success.
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Wang Can said: "Okay, I'll do as you say." Wang Can rolled his eyes and asked again: "Degui, you are in the Cai Mansion, can you bring Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang to the house?"
Cai Mao knew what Wang Can meant and said with a smile: "Okay, I will send someone to inform them immediately."
Ps: The third update is completed, call it a day and rest.
