On the first night of December, the heavy snow that had been gone for half a day fell and fell again. The snow was flying, the cold wind was howling, which was particularly cold.

In a room in Nancheng Inn, Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang sat by the brazier and read a book of simplified books under the light of the fire.

"Huh~~!" Suddenly, Zhuge Liang lowered his Jianshu in his hand, stared at the charcoal fire in the basin, and became enlightened.

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"Kong Ming, can you rest?" A knock on the door suddenly sounded outside the room, and then Sun Gan's voice was heard.

"It's Lord Gongyou, Liang hasn't rested yet..." Zhuge Liang responded, got up and opened the door, and welcomed Sun Gan into the room.

"Kong Ming did not forget to read poetry and books diligently in the evening, which is really admirable..." Sun Gan smiled and joked with a smile.

"Mr. Gongyou made fun of me! I have nothing to do and I don't want to go to bed so early, so I just use it to kill time..." Zhuge Liang shook his head and replied with a smile, "Mr. Gongyou is something wrong?"

"Well..." Sun Gan nodded, sat down next to the brazier, and said in a heavy tone, "Kong Ming, never expected that the dispute over the succession of Liu Jingzhou would be so fierce..."

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang sighed lightly.

Today, in the prefectural office, Liu Qi and Liu Cong will inherit Liu Biao's position, the ministers in Jingzhou argued that they were extremely nervous, and they were very nervous. Some people led by Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue advocated that the eldest son Liu Qi succeeded to the throne on the grounds that they had established the eldest son Liu Qi, and said that since ancient times, the act of abolishing the eldest son would have caused chaos.

Another Jingzhou general led by Cai Mao and Huang Zu, the official emphasized that the second son Liu Cong must succeed the throne, and said that Liu Biao had left behind the documents for succession. If he did not follow the documents, he would deliberately violate Liu Biao's order.

Kuai Yue didn't believe that there would be any "succession document" at all. He believed that it must be forged by Cai Mao. But Cai Mao did take out a silk inheritance document.

After carefully distinguishing it, Kuai Yue had to admit that it was Liu Biao's handwriting, but at the same time he also defended that Liu Biao never expressed the intention of abolishing the eldest and establishing the young.

What's more, Liu Cong was still young, and as a child under ten years old, how could he take on the important task of guarding the peasant temple in Jingzhou?

Cai Mao laughed and retorted, saying that Liu Qi was mediocre in his qualifications and cowardly in his character. He could not take on the heavy responsibility of the governor of Jingzhou. On the contrary, although Liu Cong was young, he was extremely smart and would definitely become the hero of Jingzhou in the future.

Huang Zu and others also agreed with Cai Mao, and advocated that Liu Cong should be succeeded.

At that time, Cai Mao, Huang Zu and others talked about the destruction and did not take Liu Qi seriously at all.

In the end, the two sides parted in a bad mood. The two of them were embarrassed, which made Sun Gan, who was originally intended to mourn Liu Biao, and Zhuge Liang, also...

"From today's situation, Jingzhou may inevitably be in chaos..." Sun Gan predicted with a dissatisfaction, "If this is the case, wouldn't it give Cao Cao an opportunity to take advantage of?"

"..." Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with complex light, but he didn't say anything.

"Kong Ming, do you think among Liu Biao's two sons, who will get the position of governor of Jingzhou?" Sun Gan looked up at Zhuge Liang and asked.

"This matter is a bit difficult to stop..." Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, "It was natural for the eldest son Liu Qi to succeed the position of the Muslim in Jingzhou, but he didn't expect that Cai Mao would actually have a document of succession in his hands!"

"Kong Ming. Do you think that the document of succession is true or false?" Sun Gan nodded, asked after thinking for a moment.

"Eight or nine out of ten are fake!" Zhuge Liang said affirmatively, "Although Liu Biao is over 60 years old, he is not sick or sick, and is strong and healthy. He is definitely not a sign of death within three years.

In this case, how could there be any "successor documents" left? Besides, with Liu Biao's decades of experience in the court and Jing Xiang, did not know the harm of abolishing the eldest son and establishing the young? But Cai Mao dared to use this silk book to deceive Zi Rou and sent two adults to different places. He must have some support.

Those who forge this book must be very good at imitating the handwriting of Liu Jingzhou, so even Master Yidu could not tell it. According to Liang's past, Wang Can and Wang Zhongxuan, a person who was good at copying the handwriting of others!"

"Since that's the case, why not remind Kuai not to take Kunzhong?" Sun Gan said with a little confusion. Among the Kuai and Cai factions, it was obvious that the Kuai Liang brothers' party that was more friendly to Liu Bei's side.

It can be seen that Zhuge Liang had helped Sun Gan to eliminate Liu Bei's assassination of the mastermind. If he could assist the Kuai brothers in taking over the power of Jingzhou, it would be obviously more beneficial to Liu Bei's side. In contrast, Cai Mao valued profit but neglected righteousness, and had short-sighted eyes.

If it is up to him, it would be not easy to maintain the alliance with Jingzhou in the future.

"..." Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled helplessly, "Did Lord Gongyou think Zirou, two lords, did not see the authenticity of this document?"

"Why did Kong Ming say that Kuai Bie Jia Kun Zhong knew that the inheritance documents were fake?" Sun Gan said in surprise, "Since that is the case, why didn't they expose it?"

"The reason why Lord Zirou and others hide their conceits but do not speak. One is because there is no conclusive evidence. If the other is exposed on the spot, Cai Mao may take the risk in desperation..." Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed with a clear light, and he analyzed in harmony, "Since that's the case, the civil war in Jingzhou will be inevitable!"

"Huh~~!" Sun Gan took a deep breath. It was hard to imagine what Jingzhou would be like if a civil war occurred between Kuai and Cai.

The two clans of Kuai and Cai were originally the two strongest clans in Jingzhou. They had long been spread across the nine counties of Jingxiang. Moreover, the representatives of the two clans represented Liu Biao's two sons. Once the struggle broke out, it would inevitably lead to a great division in Jingzhou.

"Kong Ming, do we want to do something?" Sun Gan said anxiously.

"Mr. Gongyou, you and I are probably powerless..." Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile, "If you want to prevent a civil war in Jingzhou, there are only two ways. First, one of the two sides compromises with each other. With Cai Mao as a human being, the desire to abolish the eldest son and establish the young may be difficult to eliminate.

Once Cai Mao gains power, Zi Rou and the two masters of the world will definitely be harmed by him. Therefore, it is difficult to compromise one way. The second is that one side uses thunder to destroy the other side. And this proposal is not suitable for outsiders, and we should not interrupt!"

"Let's just watch it for now..." Zhuge Liang sighed at the fiery red charcoal fire.

"Huh~~!" Sun Gan also sighed, no longer saying anything, and watched the charcoal fire appear...

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Xiangyang, Cai Mao Mansion

"Brother, today, Kuai Yue saw the successor's document, and his surprise look was really rare! Hahaha..." Cai Xun laughed and said to Cai Mao, "Your plan is really wonderful.

With this successor document, I am still afraid that Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue will not give in. Once Cong'er succeeds to the throne, Jingzhou will belong to my Cai family! At that time, it is time to settle the accounts with the Kuai family!"

"Haha..." Cai Heyi laughed and said, "What the second brother is saying is very! That bastard Kuai Liang actually dares to use his elder brother as bait to lure Huang Gai on the battlefield, and play our brothers like a plaything! Without giving this breath, how can you feel at ease?"

"It's too early to be happy now!" Cai Mao was not as optimistic as his younger brothers, and said in a deep voice, "Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue have always been cunning and cautious, and they must not be underestimated.

Although this successor document was created by Wang Can and his handwriting was nine points similar to that of the Lord of the State Council, Kuai Liang might not be able to see it. For the sake of making a plan, he still has to prepare more. Second brother, how are you in contact with the generals in the army?"

"Brother, don't worry. Everything is right!" Cai Xun said carelessly, "As long as you give orders, nearby soldiers and horses can join the soldiers in the city, and it will be impossible for Xiangyang to surround you, even a mosquito will fly out."

"Okay. Second brother did a good job!" Cai Mao nodded and praised, "In this way, letting go will make you sure to win!"

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Just as the Cai brothers were secretly discussing, a personal soldier from the mansion suddenly came outside the hall and knelt down to report: "Report to the Governor, Lord Kuai is asking for a visit!"

"What?" As he was discussing how to deal with the Kuai brothers, Cai Mao was shocked when he suddenly heard "Mr. Kuai asked for a meeting", "Mr. Kuai? Which Master. Kuai?"

"It's Kuai Biejia!" the personal soldiers replied respectfully.

"What are he here to do?" Cai Mao frowned and said in confusion.

"Brother, since he has come here, just..." Cai Zhong said fiercely with his hand on his neck, using a knife to wipe it.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Cai Mao rebuked, thought for a moment, and said to the personal soldier, "Please don't want to go to the living room, I'll go immediately!"

"Yes!" The personal soldiers took the order and left in a hurry.

"Brother, you..." Cai Xun and others looked at Cai Mao in confusion.

"It is not appropriate to have a complete quarrel with the Kuai family at this moment!" Cai Mao said coldly. "You guys go back and rest first! I want to see what Kuai Liang wants to talk to me?"

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Kuai Liang took a sip of the ground-hot tea just now. He looked up at the luxurious living room of the Cai Mansion. In this living room, everything is extremely exquisite. You can tell that it is an extremely precious thing at a glance.

If you take one out for sale, the income will be at least 3 or 5 years of expenses for ordinary families. Kuai Liang is sure that Jingzhou will never find a second magnificent living room.

"Huh~~!" Kuai Liang shook his head slightly and sighed.

"The arrival of Kuai Bie Jie is really making the wall shine!" Cai Mao walked into the living room with a smile. When he saw Kuai Liang, he immediately greeted him diligently.

"Governor Cai is polite!" Kuai Liang said with a smile, "Kuai didn't come to visit late at night and disturbed Tutor Cai's rest. It's really arbitrary!"

"Where is it?" Cai Mao waved his hand and greeted warmly, "Don't take a seat, please!"

After sitting down, Cai Mao asked in a little confusion: "I wonder what other masters have to do with me?"

"Degui, why do you and me need to be so polite? Or just call it a prostitute..." Kuai Liang said with a smile. Cai Mao nodded, looked at Kuai Liang with a smile, but did not say anything.

"I remember when Lord Zhou Mu first arrived in Jingzhou, it was you, me, and the other three people worked together to assist Lord Zhou Mu, so that Jingzhou could be stable! In a blink of an eye, 12 years have passed..." Kuai Liang sighed, "Now Lord Zhou Mu has gone. If you cannot stabilize the foundation of Jingzhou, how can you bear the important responsibility of the adults to support you?

"Brother Zirou said that..." Cai Mao nodded and said earnestly, "If we cannot work together sincerely in this critical situation, Jingzhou will be in danger. The new master is young, so I must ask Brother Zirou to give me some advice at all times!"

The light flashed in Kuai Liang's eyes, but his face remained unchanged, and he still said in a harmonious voice: "Degui, since ancient times, he has established his elders but not his younger children! If he abandoned his elders and established his younger children, it is the way to cause disaster and civil strife..."

"Brother Zirou is not bad..." Seeing that Kuai Liang got to the point, Cai Mao sneered inwardly and said in a silence, "People also have words that the wise country is prosperous, the dark country is in decline. Choosing a lord is not about the elders, but whether it is virtuous or not.

In today's chaotic times, people with cowardly temperament may not become the leader of the country! What's more, Lord Master Zhou Mu had a long time to succeed him. How could we not act according to the order?"

"Will the Lord of the State Council be free from illness or illness, how could he reserve a document for succession?" Kuai Liang said slowly, "And, Degui may not have paid attention to anything. Lord of the State Council have a habit of being happy before the signature of his document.

All the written written by Lord Mu of the State in person is like this, but your successor document does not have it at all!" Although Kuai Liang did not point it out, his implications can be heard as long as he is not a fool.

"Brother Zirou is a deliberate person for the eldest son. I don't know what the promise benefits have you made?" Cai Mao's eyes flashed, and his tone was deep, "It seems that you and I are different and don't make plans!"

Cai Mao stood up and said coldly: "Cai was infected with the cold and was unwell, so he took his leave first. Brother Zirou please take his own care!"

Kuai Liang didn't expect that Cai Mao would turn against him. After watching Cai Mao leave silently, he sighed to the sky and walked slowly out of the hall.

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After getting off the shaft, Kuai Liang walked slowly towards the study.

"Brother, how are you talking with Cai Mao?" Kuai Yue, who had been waiting in the study, asked anxiously when he saw Kuai Liang coming in.

"..." Kuai Liang sat down slowly and shook his head lightly. Based on the situation in the daytime, the Kuai brothers judged that a major crisis that concerns the future and destiny of Jingzhou had arrived.

The key to solving the problem is actually the same as Cai Mao. Therefore, Kuai Liangcai visited Cai Mao’s mansion late at night, intending to negotiate with him to come up with a proper solution.

But don't want to...

"Not successful?" Kuai Yue felt cold.

"Not successful!" Kuai Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Without a few words, Cai Mao 'bombed me out..."

"Is this guy so arrogant?" Kuai Yue said angrily and angrily.

"It seems that his determination will not change!" Kuai Liang said helplessly, "If this continues, the chaos in Jingzhou will not be far away! Do you really want us to compromise with him?" Kuai Liang really didn't want a dispute within Jingzhou.

"Brother, compromise is useless!" Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "My brothers have offended Cai Mao a lot.

Once he takes over the power of Jingzhou, the first target of liquidation will be you and me! No one can stop him by then. If he lets him do anything wrong, Jingzhou will be destroyed!"
Chapter completed!