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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 632: Cai Mao¡¯s evil intentions

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    Later, soldiers came to report Liu Biao. Gong Du, a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, gathered troops to cause chaos in Xiangyang and was very rampant.  Liu Bei took the initiative to ask for help, willing to help Liu Biao quell the troubles of thieves.  After hearing this, Liu Biao was overjoyed and gave Liu Bei 5,000 soldiers and horses. In addition, Liu Bei's 2,000 New Deal soldiers and 1,000 remaining soldiers made a total of 8,000 soldiers and rushed to Xiangyang.

    Gong Du heard that Liu Bei's troops had arrived, and also heard that Liu Bei's generals, Pan Feng, Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong, and Tai Shici, were all in the army.  He also heard reports from soldiers that when his army was advancing, his subordinates wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. Although they had the upper hand, the four generals of Liu's army were extremely brave.  All six members of the general school were killed by four generals.

    After hearing this, Gongdu was shocked. Seeing that all the officers and soldiers of His Highness were frightened after hearing the news, they knew that they were not Liu Huangshu's enemies, so they sent people to rush towards Liu Jun and tell them to surrender.  Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard Gong Du's envoy stating Gong Du's intention to surrender. He ordered Pan Feng and Zhang Fei to lead troops into the city first and recruit Gong Du's sergeants.

    As expected, Gong Du had no other evil intentions and led the crowd to greet him outside the city. Seeing that there was no deceit, Pan Feng sent troops to inform Liu Bei.  Liu Bei then led the rear army into the city, and Gong Du met Liu Bei. Liu Bei was very happy to see that Gong Du was born with great strength and was also a rare brave general.  He immediately comforted Gong Du.

    Gong Du saw that Liu Bei was indeed as benevolent and virtuous as rumored. Fortunately, he finally met his master and became an official under Liu Bei with peace of mind.  Liu Bei gained a brave general from Gongdu and sent nearly 10,000 troops, and his power suddenly surged.  From a down-and-out prince with only a thousand soldiers at the beginning, he became the uncle of the emperor of the world today, with nearly 20,000 soldiers.  He also had Jian Yong and Gong Du both civil and military, and had Liu Jingsheng as a big tree to rely on, allowing him to secretly accumulate power. When he came back, it could be said to be a great blessing after disaster.

    Liu Bei's army was like a heavenly general. He easily surrendered more than 10,000 thieves in Gongdu and shocked Jingzhou.  Jingzhou had a strong admiration for Liu Bei due to his connotation of martial arts. In addition, Liu Biao treated Liu Bei like his own brother. Therefore, unknowingly, Jingzhou had a strong admiration for Liu Bei due to his admiration for Liu Bei.

    And Liu Bei often advised Liu Biao to implement more benevolent policies that benefit the people, reduce taxes, and severely punish those who commit crimes.  Liu Biao believed in Liu Bei and obeyed them one by one. Later, rumors spread and the people in Jingzhou learned that this was Liu Huangshu's advice. Therefore, Liu Bei's popularity in Jingzhou was very high, only lower than Liu Biao's.

    ??The Cai family is originally a wealthy family in Jingzhou. Since ancient times, the nobility and the common people have been in a dilemma, so Cai Mao's popularity among the people is not high.

    Liu Bei was at the height of his power in Jingzhou and became a new nobleman in Jingzhou. He was supported and sought after by Jingzhou officials and people.  This made the powerful Cai Mao extremely jealous, and his hatred for Liu Bei reached an extremely high level.  There is no other reason. Liu Bei's sudden appearance has threatened his position as the second-in-command in Jingzhou!

    Cai Mao secretly wanted to kill Liu Bei, but he was afraid of the bravery of his four generals, Pan, Zhang, Hua, and Taishi, and thought it would be difficult to kill him, so he was bored at home for many days.  One day, Cai Mao met Liu Biao's concubine and his sister Cai. Seeing that her brother was depressed, Cai thought of the recent upstart Liu Huangshu in Jingzhou and immediately guessed what Cai Mao was worried about.

    "I, of the Cai family, control nearly 70% of the troops in Jingzhou, and nearly 30% of the officials in Jingzhou are from the Cai family. My brother wants to kill a weaver selling mats, so there is no need to look ahead and take action. My husband has a little sister.  Blocking you."

    ?? Mrs. Cai has a noble and beautiful body and a charming appearance. She is more than thirty years old, but her charm is still there. Her eyes are seductive. At a glance, you can tell that she is a peerless beauty who will bring disaster to the country and the people.

    ¡°Little sister, I don¡¯t know, but I¡¯m not afraid of my lord¡¯s blame. I¡¯m afraid of the courage of the four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua, and Taishi!¡±

    Cai Mao had a troubled expression on his face and whispered to Mrs. Cai.  Ms. Cai covered her mouth and sneered, her voice soft and feminine.

    "Haha. Brother, there is no need to worry, sister has a plan. She can help brother get rid of those people selling mats and weaving mats!"

    "Sister, what's the plan? Tell me quickly!"

    Cai Mao's eyes widened and he burst into joy, and asked urgently.  Mr. Cai laughed again and taught Cai Mao such and such.  The more Cai Mao listened, the brighter his eyes became, and finally he and Mr. Cai laughed sinisterly.

    The next day, inside the main hall of the prefecture and county.  Jingzhou's civil and military officials each took their own seats. Liu Biao sat on the big seat in the middle, his eyes were stern and he was not angry but powerful.  Liu Biao was about to ask about something, but suddenly a soldier came to report that there were many waves of bandits in Jingzhou last night, among which Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling, Xiangyang and other counties were the most rampant.

    Liu Biao was shocked. The attack of the thieves was really weird, as if they had planned to break out together. When Liu Biao was at a loss, Cai Mao secretly sneered, walked out quickly, and concentrated on admonishing.

    "My lord, there is no need to be anxious. Uncle Liu is a hero in the world, and his four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua, and Taishi are all tiger generals in the world. My lord, you can ask your uncle to send these four generals to Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling, and Xiangyang counties to annihilate them."  With the strength of his four generals, he will surely succeed!"

    Cai Mao holds great power and has always been at odds with Liu Bei. At this time, he suddenly recommended Liu Bei. Everyone in Jingzhou's civil and military circles knew that there must be a conspiracy, but they did not dare to offend Cai Mao's power and kept silent.Liu Bei frowned, as if he sensed a hint of crisis. Suddenly Cai Mao turned to smile at him. That smile could be said to send chills all over Liu Bei's body.

    "Hahaha! What Degui said makes sense, Xuande will rely on you a lot for this matter."

    When Cai Mao mentioned it, Liu Biao felt a little relieved and laughed loudly.  Liu Bei knew that the Cai family was powerful and resented him a lot. If the four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi were to leave, he would probably be killed by the Cai family.  Moreover, Liu Bei knew clearly that the four counties of Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling, and Xiangyang all had the Cai family's influence. It is very likely that the thieves involved were caused by the Cai family in disguise!

    Seeing that Liu Bei hesitated to answer, Cai Mao suddenly turned cold and asked sternly.

    "What!? Could it be that Uncle Liu is deeply favored by his lord, but he is unwilling to relieve his worries? It's no wonder that at this time, the emperor's uncle is sought after by officials of all sizes in Jingzhou, and the people all praise the emperor's benevolence. The emperor's reputation is so great.  High enough to establish a faction in Jingzhou, just like the young tiger has claws and claws, why should he worry about the life and death of the mother tiger? "

    As soon as Cai Mao said this, Liu Biao's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes towards Liu Bei changed from the previous respect and love to a strong look of caution and vigilance.

    Liu Bei was startled, and he knelt down quickly, looking at the water curtain, feeling extremely aggrieved.

    "Brother, how dare you forget your great kindness and virtue! If you have any different intentions, you will be struck by five thunders and die without a burial place! I hope brother can learn from it clearly!"

    Liu Bei swore a poisonous oath, and Liu Biao's expression improved a little.  Cai Mao sneered at the side, Liu Bei cried whenever he wanted, it was true and false.  Liu Biao comforted Liu Bei with kind words, but Liu Bei cried and wanted to resign from the military service. Liu Biao could not accept it, so he pretended to reprimand Cai Mao.  Cai Mao knew that Liu Biao was acting, so he pretended to be submissive and apologized to Liu Bei.

    Liu Biao asked again about sending troops, Liu Bei did not dare to say anything, and immediately agreed.  On that day, Liu Bei sent four generals, Pan, Zhang, Hua, and Taishi, to Jiangxia, Nanjun, Zhangling, and Xiangyang counties. Before leaving, they each reminded them to take care of themselves, so it was natural that they would take care of themselves.  Pan Fengxin cared about Liu Bei and ordered Liao Hua and Gong Du to stay by Liu Bei's side until the four of them came back, and to be especially careful with the Cai family.  Liao Hua and Gong both accepted the order and left the four generals. They followed Liu Bei day and night and were inseparable from Liu Bei.

    When Cai Mao saw that the four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua and Taishi had all left Hanshou, he immediately prepared for an assassination.  One day, Cai Mao held a banquet in his mansion and invited Liu Bei to the banquet.  Liu Bei knew that Cai Mao was uneasy and had good intentions, so he postponed it because of his illness. However, after hearing this, Cai Mao personally visited the house and brought various precious medicines. He was accompanied by various famous doctors in Jingzhou.

    Seeing this, Liu Bei knew that it was hard to refuse the Hongmen Banquet. After thanking Cai Mao, he bluntly said that his condition had improved and he would attend the banquet tomorrow.  Only then did Cai Mao want to take people away.

    The next day, Liu Bei, Liao Hua, Gong Du and more than a dozen followers rushed to Cai Mansion for a banquet.  Cai Mao was overjoyed to welcome him. When he saw Liao Hua and Gong Du beside Liu Bei, he sneered at the corner of his mouth.  These two people are just ordinary people. Liu Bei does not have the four generals Pan, Zhang, Hua, and Taishi by his side. It will be easy to eradicate him!

    During the banquet, Cai Mao was very enthusiastic and once asked Liu Bei for a drink.  Liu Bei was also cautious. After seeing Cai Mao drinking, he deliberately smashed the cup and asked Liao Hua to replace the cup he had brought earlier before he dared to drink the banquet wine.  Liu Bei was so rude, and Cai Mao was not angry.

    After three rounds of drinking, Liu Bei pretended to be drunk and wanted to leave. Cai Mao knew that Liu Bei was not drunk enough, so he quickly winked at the servants in the palace, and then delayed Liu Bei for a while.  Soon after, Liu Biao arrived, and Cai Mao respectfully welcomed him to the table.

    The reason why Liu Biao came here was that Cai Mao asked his followers to tell Liu Biao that he wanted to reconcile with Liu Bei and hoped that Liu Biao could be the leader.  Liu Bei and Cai Mao, old and new, are both capable generals under Liu Biao. It would be good if the turbulent relationship between the two can be alleviated.

    Liu Biao immediately organized himself and rushed to the banquet.  As soon as Liu Biao came, Liu Bei couldn't leave even if he wanted to.  As soon as Liu Biao came to the table, he talked about Cai Mao's intention to invite him.  Liu Biao took the lead and drank three cups with each of them, and then asked Liu Bei and Cai Mao to drink three cups each to relieve their old unhappiness.

    Cai Hao asked Liu Biao to ease the relationship between the two. Naturally, Liu Bei did not dare not give Liu Biao face and drank three glasses of wine with Cai Hao.  Cai Mao once again apologized to Liu Bei for his previous rudeness.  I wanted to have three more drinks with Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was almost drunk at this time.  Liao Hua and Gong both wanted to drink for Liu Bei, but Liu Biao angrily rebuked him and backed away.

    "In the past, I blamed Cai for being ignorant. I hope that the emperor will stop holding grudges. You and I are both generals and important ministers under the lord. If we can make good friends, it will be a blessing for Jingzhou!"

    Cai Mao came to force him with a glass of wine. Liu Bei was afraid of getting drunk, and his expression turned ugly.  At this time, Liu Biao, who was standing by, persuaded with a calm expression.

    "Xuande, are you unwilling to forgive Degui? Degui has already given in to you and him. If you still have resentment, you will appear to be narrow-minded and not a hero!"

    ? ?How dare you, how dare you.

    Liu Biao was very unhappy, and Liu Bei's heart tightened, so he could only bite the bullet and drink three more cups in a row.  Liu Biao covered his hands and laughed, thinking that the two people would definitely eliminate their hostility and join hands to serve under his command.

    Liu Biao was in a happy mood and was in high spirits. After that, the three of them drank for several more rounds.  Liu Biao was already old and had already reached the limit of drinking. He became drunk first.  Cai Mao sent someone to take him back to his hometown.  Liu Bei was also so drunk that he could hardly open his eyes. When he saw Liu Biao leaving, he quickly resigned to Cai Mao.  Cai Mao did not stop Liu Bei this time and allowed him to leave.

    Liu Bei hurriedly walked out of Cai's Mansion, turned around an alley, and immediately vomited. The vomiting was heartbreaking, as if he wanted to vomit out all the internal organs in his body.

    Liu Bei vomited for a while and felt that his drunkenness had dissipated a lot. He staggered a few steps and was about to return to his home.  At this moment, countless hurried footsteps came from all directions in the alley.  Liu Bei was startled when he realized that there was no one around. He could tell that someone had cleared the place earlier.

    Groups of big men with weapons in hand and dressed like ruffians and gangsters surrounded Liu Bei, numbering in the hundreds.  Liao Hua, Gong Du, and a dozen of their followers quickly guarded Liu Bei, all of them with guarded expressions on their faces.  These big men may look like gangsters, but the aura they exude makes one look at them as ruthless men who have experienced battles on the battlefield.

    Liao Hua and Gong neither dared to relax at all. They each drew out their swords and swords from their waists and stared closely at the gangsters around them.

    "I am General Zuo of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xuande. I wonder what you heroes mean by this!?"

    Liu Bei immediately sobered up for the most part. He had encountered countless death situations, and he still remained calm in the face of so many killers intent on killing him.  Among the gangsters, there was a tall, bald man. When Liu Bei announced his identity, he looked at Liu Bei carefully for a while. As expected, he was a white-faced man, as the intelligence said.

    "Shoot at the big-eared one!!"

    The bald man was very succinct. He shouted out one word and wanted to order his subordinates to take Liu Bei's life.  Suddenly, in the encirclement, the refugees in the front row took out their crossbows and loaded their arrows. While preparing, Liao Hua and Gong suddenly burst into action, rushing towards both ends of the encirclement one after another.
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