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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 788: Rebellion in Jingzhou (Part 1)

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    "My lord, the Kuai brothers have left Xinye. Cai Degui's army is coming soon, so we need to prepare early."

    Zhuge Liang's face was calm. After watching the majestic army of 20,000 soldiers and horses gradually move away, he whispered to Liu Bei beside him.  Liu Bei nodded slightly, with a calm expression, as if he was not afraid of Cai Mao's army, and replied calmly.

    "What the military advisor said is true. If Cai Degui can be captured in one fell swoop in this battle, everything will be saved!"

    After Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang talked for a while outside the city gate, they rushed back to the city.  The back figures of the two people gradually mixed and merged together, as if a dragon shadow appeared, which was very strange.

    About ten days later, Cai Mao was in the realm of Wuling, leading a group of close soldiers to watch from a distance.  Cai Mao had learned from the reporting soldiers a few days ago that Liu Bei had received the order and handed over 20,000 troops and horses to the Kuai brothers.  After Cai Mao learned about it, he was happy but thought Zhuge Liang was very cunning. He would never dare to act rashly until he saw the 20,000 troops return to Wuling.  In terms of time, if there is no accident, the Kuai brothers should lead their troops to the realm of Wuling at this time.

    Cai Hao waited for a long time, but still saw no movement in the distance, and couldn't help feeling a little anxious.  At this moment, several soldiers suddenly called out.

    "Here we come!! There is a storm ten miles ahead, and there must be a large number of soldiers and horses coming!!!"

    Cai Mao's face condensed when he heard this, and he quickly looked around.  Only ten miles away, there was a heavy dust storm, and gradually the sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and the vibration of soldiers began to rise.  Cai Mao hurriedly ordered his surroundings to prepare and beware of attacks.

    Soon after, a group of fast riders came rushing over.  Cai Mao recognized the general who led the army. He was one of the Jingzhou generals who accompanied the army to Xinye the year before last.  The general rushed to Cai Mao, dismounted and reported, telling Cai Mao that the troops in front were the 20,000 troops that the Kuai brothers had returned from Liu Bei.

    When I was young, the wind and sand were blowing, and the flags were flying.  The Kuai brothers dismounted and rushed to Cai Mao, bowing and reporting.  After saying goodbye, Cai Mao laughed loudly, as if he could see Xinye City being swallowed up by his army, Liu Bei being executed, and Zhuge Liang being captured by him.

    At this time, Zhizhong Deng Yi looked around for a long time. Suddenly his face changed and he whispered a few words in Cai Mao's ear.  After hearing this, Cai Mao frowned and asked the Kuai brothers.

    "Two Dukes of Kuai, why is it that the eldest son is not seen in the army?"

    When Kuai Yue heard this, he immediately told Cai Mao the speech he had prepared.

    "Report to General Cai. After my brothers and I arrived in Xinye, we asked Big Ear Thief where the eldest son was. But Big Ear Thief said that the eldest son had never been to Xinye. My two brothers and I sent people to explore the city of Xinye.  , and there is no information about the eldest son. Maybe the eldest son really has not gone to Xinye, or maybe the big ear thief has hidden the eldest son in secret. "

    After hearing this, Cai Mao sneered, secretly thinking that even if Liu Bei had the intention to hide Liu Qi, Liu Qi would not be able to escape death when his men broke through Xinye City.

    For Cai Mao, Liu Bei is the biggest threat. As long as Liu Bei is eliminated, Liu Qi, who is weak by nature, will not be able to fight alone, and he will not be able to cause any trouble.

    After Cai Mao finished thinking about it, he no longer paid attention to this matter. He ordered his confidants to take over the deployment of the 20,000 troops and horses led by the Kuai brothers. After finishing the reorganization, he led a group of troops and horses back to Wuling.

    Liu Bei returned 20,000 soldiers and horses to Jingzhou. At present, the troops in the new field are empty. The so-called clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. Even if Zhuge Liang has great ability and has no soldiers, he is like a tiger that has been stripped of its claws and is slaughtered by others.

    A few days later, Cai Mao wrote a fake will, announcing to all officials in Jingzhou that Liu Biao had passed away. According to the will, he also appointed his second son Liu Cong as the lord of Jingzhou.  In the main hall of Hanshou County, all the officials in Jingzhou were in an uproar, with complicated expressions on their faces.  The official Li Gui suddenly walked out and shouted sharply.

    "Since ancient times, when the elders are abolished and the young are established, disaster will inevitably occur. It was precisely because of this that the Yuan family was wiped out by Cao Cao in the past, and their foundation was completely destroyed. Now you can urgently send a letter of mourning to Jiangxia and ask the eldest son to be the lord of Jingzhou, and order Uncle Liu to do so.  Together, we can defeat Cao Cao and reject Sun Ce. This is a safe strategy. I hope the two young masters will not destroy the legacy of our ancestors because of their greed."

    As soon as Li Gui said this, the expressions of the officials in the palace suddenly changed again.  Several people hesitated to speak and wanted to echo, but when they saw the cold sneer on Cai Mao's face next to Liu Cong, they immediately stopped their thoughts and did not dare to look at each other.

    Cai Hao widened his eyes and secretly observed the expressions of everyone in the hall. Then he stepped out, pointed his finger at Li Gui and yelled angrily.

    "Who are you? You dare to speak nonsense and go against the lord's order! Now that the second young master has just ascended the throne, you immediately spoke out against it. Li Gui, are you going to rebel!!!?"

    Li Gui was so angry when he heard that Cai Hao, a treacherous and rebellious minister, dared to accuse him of rebellion.

    "Cai Degui!! You are plotting with friends inside and outside, pretending?No one in Jingzhou knows what he wants to do by abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones.  In the past, you had attempted to kill Uncle Liu Huang many times, fearing that it would become a serious problem for you.  Now that the late emperor has just passed away, you on the other side are pretending to send an edict to recapture Uncle Liu Huang's troops, which is really a shameful thing!  Seeing that the nine counties of Jingxiang were delivered to Cai's hands!  Therefore, the Lord has a spirit and will definitely kill you!

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out out of love for you!  In the future, under the Nine Springs, what face will you have when facing the spirit of our ancestors!  !  "

    Li Gui shouted angrily, and every word he spoke was like a sharp knife piercing the hearts of Jingzhou civil and military officials.  Cai Mao was furious and immediately gave orders to push out and kill him.  Li Gui continued to curse until his death.  Until the knife fell on his neck, he was still scolding Cai Mao for his disobedience and his death.

    There was a sound of a knife falling, followed by the sound of a head falling to the ground.  There was dead silence in the hall, no sound, no one dared to speak.  Liu Cong's face was pale. Seeing that his highness and his ministers were so afraid of Cai Mao, he suddenly felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

    So Cai Mao made Liu Cong the leader.  The Cai family took charge of the troops in Jingzhou, and ordered Deng Yi to rule Zhongzhong and Liu Xian to guard Jingzhou.  Liu Biao's coffin was buried in the plain of Hanyang in the east of Xiangyang City.

    The Cai family is so rampant that it seems that the entire Jingzhou is under their control.  On the same day, Cai Mao ordered Liu Cong to issue a decree declaring Liu Bei's ten crimes and notifying all counties in Jingzhou.  Under the accusation of these ten kinds of crimes, Liu Bei, who was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, immediately turned into a treacherous traitor who committed many crimes and committed heinous crimes.  Most of the people in Jingzhou did not believe it, and many complained for Liu Bei. However, there were Cai's informants all over Jingzhou. Those who complained for Liu Bei were arrested by the Cai clan's troops, charged with being traitors, and dealt with secretly.  So the people in Jingzhou dared to be angry but dared not speak out, and the people in Jingzhou were panicked.

    At this time, Cai Mao mobilized his troops and ordered Deng Yi to be the first team and Liu Xian to be the second team.  Dong Cao sent Fu Xun to the third team, and Cai Mao led the generals to the fourth team. Each team led 20,000 troops.  General Song Zhong was made a partial general and led three thousand troops as a vanguard.  Cai Mao ordered the generals to reorganize their troops and will send troops to new areas soon.

    When Wang Can, the assistant minister of Huangmen, heard about this, he quickly came to see Liu Cong and Cai Mao to give advice.

    "Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and his benevolence and righteousness spread all over the world, and he is deeply loved by the people of Jingzhou. Now that General Cai has raised this unjust army, he may lose the hope of the people of Jingzhou. I hope my lord will think again!"

    Liu Cong¡¯s expression changed when he heard this, and he looked at Cai Mao.  Cai Mao had a cold face. To stabilize Jingzhou, Liu Bei had to be eliminated. Moreover, because Liu Bei was so popular in Jingzhou, Cai Mao was extremely afraid and had to send troops to new areas.  How could Cai Mao care about justice or injustice?

    It is said that although Wang Can is thin in appearance and short in stature, he is a famous celebrity in Jingzhou.  Legend has it that when Wang Can was a child, he went to see Cai Yong, the middle minister. Cai Yong was full of guests and friends. When he heard that Wang Can was coming, he walked over to greet him.  The guests were all shocked and asked, why does Cai Zhonglang respect this boy alone?  Cai Yong smiled and said, "This boy has extraordinary talents, but I am not as good as me."

    Even the literary giant Cai Yong valued Wang Can so much, which shows how talented Wang Can is.  Wang Can's extensive knowledge and strong memory are inferior to others.  There are many famous scholars in Jingzhou who don't believe it. Once, one of them was watching the inscription on the roadside with Wang Can. The scholar suddenly asked about the inscription just now. Wang Can only glanced at it and could recite it backwards and forwards.  One time, Wang Can watched someone playing chess. The two of them messed up the chess game, and then asked Wang Can if he could make a move.  At the same time, Wang Can was also good at arithmetic, and his writing was extremely wonderful.  In the past, Liu Biao valued his talents and regarded Wang Can as a distinguished guest.

    Wang Can was a famous scholar at the time, and Cai Mao always treated him with respect. Even though Wang Can criticized Liu Biao many times, Cai Mao still treated him with courtesy.  However, at this time, Wang Can was hindering his great cause of unifying Jingzhou. Cai Mao could no longer tolerate it, so he pointed at Wang Can and shouted angrily.

    "Liu Bei is a minister who rebels against his destiny. In the past, when the late emperor was still alive, he had already deceived him with lies and secretly made profits, and wanted to plot Jingzhou. Now that Zhuge Liang is assisting him, his power is getting stronger, how can we not rush to attack him!"

    "General Cai's words are wrong. Uncle Liu is benevolent and righteous, loves the people, and puts Jingzhou's interests first in everything. If he hadn't sacrificed his life to guard Xinye and defeated 50,000 Cao Cao's troops, Jingzhou would have fallen into Cao Cao's hands! Jingzhou is deeply favored by Uncle Liu.  It would be unjust to send out troops to fight against him!"

    Wang Can immediately retorted sharply.  Cai Hao snorted coldly and said again.

    "Don't you hear that in the past, Liu Bei served under Tao Qian and Yuan Shao, and they treated each other with the courtesy of state officials. Instead, Liu Bei secretly plotted to seize Xuzhou, and both generals Yuan Shao died because of it! So it can be seen that Liu Bei  He is actually a hero in the world, but his appearance of benevolence and righteousness is all hypocrisy!¡±

    Wang Can's expression changed, and when he was about to remonstrate again, Cai Hao sternly reprimanded him.  Cai Mao gave orders to the left and right.

    "Anyone who remonstrates with me about the Xinye matter will be killed!!!"

    Wang Can was driven out of the house by the soldiers, looking up to the sky and sighing.

    "The evil ministers have gained power, but the lord is still young. Cai Degui, even if he is unkind and attacks the most benevolent, he will be invincible!"

      When a guest of Cai Mao's family heard this, he had been humiliated by Wang Can and had always held a grudge. He immediately informed Cai Mao privately, saying that Wang Can often insulted the general, and secretly told Jingzhou officials that the general was causing chaos in Jingzhou.  The evil thief.

    Cai Mao was furious and ordered Tingwei to capture Wang Can.  Currently, there are two friends in Wang Can's house, sitting opposite each other playing chess.  Urgent reports left and right.

    "Wang Can is captured by the court captain and will be beheaded! The two Ming Gongs are just friends of Wang Can, why don't they run away quickly?"

    The two friends looked at each other and smiled lightly.

    "Under the broken nest, are there any intact eggs? We are on good terms with Wang Can, but Cai Degui is narrow-minded, how can we tolerate him?"

    Before he could say anything, the court officer arrived again, gathered all Wang Can's family members and two of his friends, beheaded them all, and ordered Wang Can's corpse to be placed in the market.  Wang Can made friends on weekdays. After hearing the news, they all came over and lay down on the body and cried.  When Cai Mao heard this, he was furious and wanted to kill him.  Kuai Yue couldn't bear it and quickly advised him.  "Wang Can is too upright, which is a recipe for disaster. Now that his friend Wang Can is dead and crying, he is a righteous man and cannot be killed. Otherwise, the general will lose his reputation greatly because of this incident!"

    But Cai Mao didn't listen and still insisted on doing it.  Dozens of Wang Can's friends were all killed by Cai Mao.  At this point, Cai Mao's reputation was very bad, and all the officials and people in Jingzhou were resentful of his cruelty.

    Later, Liu Cong heard that his uncle Cai Mao was so rampant, and he realized that Cai Mao had made him the leader, but he only used him as a puppet to better control the power of Jingzhou.  Liu Cong's parents had just passed away, and he was betrayed by his closest relatives. He was so disheartened that he indulged in drinking and sex all day long and ignored political affairs.

    Cai Mao was also happy with this. After all the troops and horses were ready, he would send troops to the new territory that day.  Pioneer Song Zhong led three thousand cavalry to advance towards Xinye.

    At the same time, in Xinye City, there was detailed information that Cai Mao had gathered 80,000 troops and was about to kill him.  Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei looked at each other. There was no urgency in their eyes, but they were quite calm.

    It turns out that Zhuge Liang had already made arrangements.  A few days ago, Zhuge Liang suddenly sent people to four gates to post lists and inform the residents.  Regardless of whether you are young or old, male or female, if you are willing to follow me, please come with me to Fancheng for a temporary refuge today. Don't make a mistake.  On the other hand, Sun Qian was sent to the river to mobilize boats to meet the people, and Mi Zhu was sent to escort the officials and their families to Fancheng.  On the one hand, the generals gathered together to listen to orders and make arrangements.

    In the first team, Chen Shi led a thousand troops to the upper reaches of the Baihe River to ambush.  Each of the soldiers brought a cloth bag filled with sand and soil to contain the water of the Baihe River. At the third watch of the next day, they heard Cai Mao's army coming when they heard the shouts of horses neighing from the lower class. They immediately picked up the cloth bags and released water to flood them.

    In the second team, Liu Feng led a thousand troops to ambush at Boling Ferry.  The water here is the slowest. Cai Mao's soldiers and horses were flooded and they would have to flee, so they could take advantage of the situation and kill to respond.  There is no need to be obsessed with fighting. If you fight for a while, you can take a detour and go back.
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