Chapter 311 Sibling conspiracy

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 311 Sibling conspiracy

Liu Biao sent Liu Bei off and returned to the palace. He found that the officials were whispering and asked curiously: "What are you discussing?"

"We are all curious about Liu Bei's memorial."

Seeing Cai Mao, Kuai Yue looked at him, but Han Song immediately raised his hands and asked.

Liu Biao held the memorial in his hand and motioned to Han Song to come and get it. He said with a smile: "De Gao will know after you look at it yourself. Then you can draft a letter of recommendation for Guan Yu and I will send it to Xudu together."

"yes."

Han Song immediately stepped forward to take it with both hands, and when he unfolded it, he couldn't help but be surprised. He finally understood that Liu Biao would treat Liu Bei favorably, and it turned out that the other party's gift was even more important.

"Degao?"

Everyone in the hall wanted to know, and Cai Hao couldn't help but remind him in a low voice.

Han Song swallowed his saliva and turned around to ask Liu Biao for instructions. Liu Biao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's not a shameful thing. De Gao might as well show it to everyone boldly."

"oh"

Han Song hurriedly circulated the memorial to others, so it came to light that Liu Bei recommended Liu Qi as a talented person, and everyone in the palace congratulated Liu Biao.

Cai Mao and Kuai Yue looked at each other, as if to say that your guess was correct. As expected, my brother-in-law accepted Liu Bei's benefits, but few people in the world could offer such benefits.

After the duty was over, many officials in the palace made noises and wanted to go to Liu Qi's house to congratulate him. Because Liu Biao was in a good mood, he was surrounded by people and went with him.

Cai Mao didn't like to join in Liu Qi's excitement, so he went to see his sister Cai, Liu Biao's second wife, with his concerns in mind.

Liu Biao's first wife, Mrs. Chen, died in childbirth five years ago while giving birth to her third son, Liu Xiu. He then remarried Cai Mao's sister to consolidate his rule in Jingzhou.

With the support of his family and the fact that he gave Liu Biao a pillow at night, Cai Mao was only as powerful as Zhou Mu in Jingzhou, and there were frequent contacts between the two siblings.

Cai Mao came to the back house of the Prefectural Mufu. When Cai saw Cai Mao but not Liu Biao, she asked, "Why are you alone today? Why didn't your brother-in-law come back with you? Someone tripped him up?"

"Well, I got stuck. My brother-in-law was surrounded by ministers and went to the eldest son's house." Cai Hao shook his head bitterly and ordered the maid to get wine to quench his thirst.

Cai was startled: "Huh? What do you mean?"

"What do you mean?" Cai Hao spread his hands and added: "Congratulations to the eldest son."

The more Cai heard, the more strange she became: "What's so exciting about Bo Wei (Liu Qi)?"

"Your son has been hailed as a talented person and his future will be limitless."

When Mrs. Cai heard Cai Mao's teasing, she couldn't help frowning: "With Bo Wei's talent and learning, how can he be promoted to a talented person? Is De Gui joking with his sister, or is it true?"

Cai Mao replied with empty eyes: "Of course it is true. In the hall just now, all the officials read Liu Bei's memorial."

"Liu Bei?" Cai murmured to herself: "I forgot he is Yuzhou Mu."

Cai Mao poured himself a glass of wine, drank it in one gulp, and reminded Cai: "Everyone in Xiangyang knows that the eldest son is mediocre. Liu Bei's move must have hidden evil intentions. Because of this, my brother-in-law is close to this person. This is not good for our Cai family. Sister, I need you early."

Make plans.”

"What did Degui want to say?"

Cai Mao did not answer directly, but asked Ms. Cai: "My sister has been married to her brother-in-law for five years. Apart from giving me a niece, she doesn't plan to have another son?"

"Um?"

Ms. Cai was surprised at first, but then she saw Cai Mao's serious expression. She thought about it carefully and finally said: "Your brother-in-law already has three sons. Next year he will be at the age where he will know his destiny. His body has long been unable to do what he wants. Ahem, even if he does give birth to one, there are still many things ahead of him.

Even if he has three brothers, he will definitely not be able to succeed, so don't think about it."

Cai Mao nodded and affirmed: "That's right. My Cai family has contributed the most to my brother-in-law's ability to secure Jingzhou. However, according to the current situation, no matter whether my sister can give birth to a child or not, the Liu family's heir will not come from the Cai family. If my sister's future husband comes a hundred years later,

, the eldest son Liu Qi must inherit Jingzhou, how will the Cai family maintain its power then?"

Ms. Cai shook her head gently: "Although I am not Liu Qi's biological mother, I am his legal mother-in-law. Moreover, this son is honest and filial, so I should not treat him badly."

"My good sister, Liu Qi is twenty-seven years old. He is only a few years younger than you, but you expect him to be filial to his parents and treat our Cai family well? Don't forget that his wife's surname is not Cai." Cai Mao said.

A heartbroken look.

"What exactly does Degui want to say?"

"Liu Bei came to Jingzhou like a lost dog. His brother-in-law was also wary of him before. However, he used the word "Maocai" to easily change his brother-in-law's view of him and handed over eight counties in Nanyang to him. In addition, he

Since I am Liu Qi’s great benefactor, I will not be allowed to cause trouble in Jingzhou from now on?”

Ms. Cai was surprised when she heard this, and asked with a gesture: "Eight counties?"

"Well," Cai Mao nodded and added: "Currently there are six counties in the hands of Cao Cao, but this is not the point. The point is that Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle. This move will make friends with his brother-in-law and Liu Qi at the same time. He will not lose his voice in Jingzhou in the future.

, will definitely affect the interests of the Cai family, we have to take precautions."

Cai was not interested in Liu Bei, but he was very concerned about Cai's interests, so he hurriedly asked: "Degui came to me today, must he have thought of a countermeasure?"

Cai Mao replied: "Liu Qi is too old to control, but Liu Cong and Liu Xiu are both still young. I wonder who my sister likes more? From now on, we can treat him as close as his biological mother. When he comes of age, he will choose a woman from our clan to marry him. Then Jingzhou

The current situation can still be maintained.”

"I like Cong'er better." Cai murmured to herself: "This child is very obedient to her sister, while Xiu'er is relatively taciturn."

Cai Mao nodded: "Liu Xiuke is his biological mother. I don't recommend getting close to him. My sister will praise Cong more than Qi in the future. Over time, my brother-in-law will inevitably become resentful. I will also plot against Liu Bei later so that Liu Qi will have no foreign aid."

Cai kindly reminded: "I often hear my brother-in-law praising Liu Bei as a hero. Degui, you should be careful when you plot against this man."

"Don't worry, sister." Cai Mao clenched his palms up into fists and said confidently: "This person thinks he has succeeded, but he doesn't know that he has fallen into the trap of me and Kuai Yidu."

While the Cai family brothers were plotting, Liu Bei and Liu Ye also set out to return to Huyang.

Wenpin needed time to mobilize the ships, so Liu Bei planned to rush back and meet him at the Huyang station.

Regarding Liu Biao's arrangements, he thought of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's smiles. Liu Bei felt uneasy during the journey. Finally, when he stopped to rest, he found Liu Ye for comfort.

"Zi Yang, Liu Jingsheng promised me Wancheng, which is just fine in Western Hubei. Why do we need to add the other six counties? When he sends the memorial to Xudu, won't it show that I intend to take it? How is that different from Runan?"

Liu Ye replied: "The difference is quite big. Nanyang belongs to the territory of Jingzhou. You can ask Liu Jingsheng for help at any time here, but you can't stay in Runan. This should be Cai and Kuai's plan, but it is of no use."

Liu Bei frowned and added: "But I heard that Zhang Xiu surrendered and took away a large number of people in the north of Nanyang. Now there is a military threat from Cao Cao, and he has to deal with Wancheng and the sparse people in Western Hubei. It seems impossible to follow the situation.

Mr. Runan follows the law."

Liu Ye smiled leisurely: "It doesn't matter, I have a plan to deal with it."
Chapter completed!