When the carriage stopped, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang got off the carriage and headed towards Cai Mansion. Although Liu Bei sent people to monitor the movements of Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao at all times, he did not restrict their movements. The two got off
Behind the car, I looked around with the corner of my eye and found that the people following me had quietly left.
Apparently, this is the person spying on them.
Compared to the Kuai family and Cai family, Liu Xian's luck was not so good.
Liu Xian was well-known in Jingxiang and was a famous figure in Xiangyang City. However, Liu Xian only had a good reputation and no strong family background, so he was easily detained by Liu Bei. Although there were people outside Kuai Mansion always paying attention, but they
But they did not dare to stop Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's actions.
When Cai Hao learned that the two had arrived, he waited in the lobby early.
After Kuai Liang walked in, he asked: "Degui, these are extraordinary times. There are people following you wherever you go. Why did you bring our brothers here?"
Cai Mao smiled, walked up warmly, took Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's hands, and whispered a few words. Then, Cai Mao laughed loudly and said: "Hey, I'm so bored staying at home alone.
I'm looking for you two to come drink and have fun." As he spoke, Cai Mao brought the two of them into the hall and shouted: "Here's some food and wine, I'm going to drink a lot today."
As soon as he finished speaking, the servants from the house hurriedly came in carrying wine and food.
The three of them drank happily and were very happy.
There seemed to be endless things to say to each other, but they were all complaints.
Among the entourage who came up with wine and food, some people looked at the three of them from time to time, and when doing things, they listened carefully to what the three said, and remembered every word in their hearts.
Cai Mao didn't notice it at all and kept talking loudly and drinking from a big bowl.
By the end, all three of them were drunk.
Cai Mao stood up staggeringly and ordered with a stutter: "Come here, send them to the backyard to rest. Be careful not to fall. If they fall..."
"boom!"
Before he finished speaking, Cai Mao's heels gave way and he fell to the ground.
The boy who was helping Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang shouted softly, but found that Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were really drunk, so he helped them walk towards the backyard. Cai Mao was already so drunk that it was difficult to walk, so the boy did not test it.
He directly helped Cai Mao up and walked to the backyard. After the three of them went to sleep, a boy quietly slipped out of the house and ran back after going out for a while.
…
In the palace, in the side hall.
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei sat opposite each other. Zhuge Liang said: "My lord, there was news just now that Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang went to Cai Mao's house. They and Cai Mao got very drunk and vented their anguish."
Liu Bei frowned and said, "Could it be that the two of them were just having fun, deliberately doing this?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "It's impossible. The spies planted in Cai's mansion said that they were indeed drunk. They smelled of alcohol and all three of them were staggering. They must be really drunk."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "So, they are unwilling to be lonely and want to become officials. That's right, how can a man have no power? They have always been in high positions. Now they are left out at home, and it is inevitable that they will not get used to it.
"
Liu Bei showed a look of hope on his face and asked with a smile: "The Cai family and the Kuai family are restricted everywhere. Even when they go out, they are followed. The three of them all know that Xian Fu is helpless at home. Kong Ming, they are so busy now, if I take the initiative to go
What do you think about recruiting them and letting them serve as officials again?"
Zhuge Liang said: "It is feasible, but if they surrender, but put the interests of the family first and only consider how to strengthen the Cai family and the Kuai family, what should my lord do?"
Liu Bei said confidently: "It doesn't matter, as long as they are willing to serve as officials, I have the confidence to take them for my own use."
"Ta! Ta! Ta!"
Outside the hall, a rushing sound suddenly came.
Sun Qian hurried in, bowed to Liu Bei, and then said: "My lord, something bad has happened. Everyone in the city is talking about Zhang Yun and Wenpin's surrender to the Shu army. Even the news of the retreat of the three generals has spread. Come out. Not only that, the people are still talking about Xiangyang being conquered soon. Now the people are panicked and the military morale is unstable!"
"Asshole!"
Liu Bei's face became serious and he cursed: "It must be Wang Can's fault. When I sneaked back to Xiangyang and my whereabouts were leaked, it spread all over Xiangyang in half a day. Now the news of the third brother's return has spread all over the city. It must be Wang Can's fault." Handwriting. Hateful, really hateful. Although Wang Can is outside the city, he can still control the situation in the city. It is so abominable."
Zhuge Liang also felt a headache after hearing this.
There are too many things going on now, not only Wang Can, but also Cao Cao and Sun Jian are difficult to deal with.
Liu Bei shouted: "Check, investigate thoroughly immediately. Anyone who catches the rumor will be beheaded in public. I want Wang Can to know that if he can send people to spread the rumor, I can kill people to stop the rumor."
"promise!"
Sun Qian nodded in agreement and turned around to execute the order.
"Please wait, please!"
Zhuge Liang stretched out his feather fan and stopped Sun Qian from leaving.
Sun Qian turned around and asked, "Military advisor, what's the matter?"
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, then looked at Liu Bei and said: "My lord, the Shu army's march south is already unstoppable. We are single and weak. We will definitely not be able to stop the Shu army just by relying on our own strength. I have thought about it and want to stabilize it." If Cao Cao and Sun Jian live there, only by ceding part of the territory to Cao Cao and Sun Jian can they send troops to help."
"No, absolutely not!"
Liu Bei looked resolute and would never agree to cede territory.
Zhuge Liang advised: "My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Jian are unscrupulously invading Jingzhou's territory, but we have no troops to resist, and they will definitely take away part of the territory in the end. In this case, then decisively give part of the territory to Cao Cao and Sun Jian, in exchange for their support, will make plans after repelling the Shu army."
Liu Bei asked: "Kong Ming, you have the ability to help the universe, can't you save Jingzhou?"
Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, we don't have enough power. Even if the ministers have all kinds of strategies, it will be of no avail. For example, Sun Jian and Cao Cao unscrupulously plundered the land of Jingzhou. Even if I knew about it, I had no time to take care of it. We don't have enough strength. There is no way." Please forgive me, my lord."
Liu Bei sat down slumped, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Immediately, Liu Bei asked: "Kong Ming, how are you going to arrange it?"
Zhuge Liang said: "Gongyou is loyal to his lord, eloquent, and alert. He can go to the north to see Cao Cao and ask for Cao Cao's support. Jiangdong is close at hand, so I immediately set off for Jiangxia to see Sun Jian and ask for Sun Jian's support. Only in this way, Only then can we stop the Shu army."
Liu Bei was speechless and waved his hand for the two of them to retreat.
…
It was late at night, but the lights in Cai Mansion were brightly lit.
At this time, both Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang had woken up, and Cai Mao had woken up early. Although the three of them drank a lot of wine, they were not really drunk, but seemed real and fake, and were in a semi-drunk state.
In the study, three people sat facing each other.
Outside the study, Cai Mao has arranged for his confidants to guard him so as not to be overheard.
Kuai Liang looked puzzled and asked: "Degui, you brought us here and let us perform such a play. What is your purpose? Can you tell us everything now?"
Kuai Yue also looked at Cai Hao, waiting for Cai Hao's explanation.
