Outside Cai's mansion, a carriage came slowly.

When the carriage stopped, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang stepped down from the carriage and headed towards Cai's 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. After the two got out of the car, they looked left and right out of the corner of their eyes, and found that the people who followed had quietly left.

Obviously, this is the one who spies on them.

Compared with the Kuai family and the Cai family, Liu Xian's luck was not so good.

Liu Xian's name is Zhen Jingxiang, and he is a well-known figure in Xiangyang City, but Liu Xian only has a good reputation and does not have a strong family background, so he was easily detained by Liu Bei. Although there were people outside Kuai Mansion who were always paying attention, they did not dare to stop Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang's actions.

Cai Mao learned that the two had arrived and waited in the hall early.

After Kuai Liang walked in, he asked, "De Jue, this is an extraordinary time, and there are people following you when you travel, what is the important thing for you to find our brother?" ”

Cai Mao smiled, walked up enthusiastically and took Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue's hands, and whispered a few words. Then, Cai Mao laughed loudly and said, "Hey, I stayed alone in the house and panicked, so I specially asked the two of you to drink and have fun." As he spoke, Cai Mao brought the two into the hall and shouted, "Serve wine and food, I want to drink a lot today." ”

The words fell, and the attendants of the house hurriedly came in with wine and food.

The three of them had a great time drinking, and they were very happy.

There seems to be endless words to each other, but they are all whining.

Among the entourages who came up with wine and food, some people looked at the three of them from time to time, and when they were doing things, they listened carefully to the words of the three people, and remembered them word for word.

Cai Mao didn't notice it at all, still talking loudly and drinking in a big bowl.

By the end, all three were drunk.

Cai Mao staggered to his feet, and ordered with a bit of a stutter: "Come on, send them to the backyard to rest, be careful, don't fall, if you fall, ......." ”

"Bang!"

Before he finished speaking, Cai Mao's heel weakened, and he fell to the ground instead.

The little guy who supported Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang shouted softly, but found that Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were really drunk, so he helped the two of them to go to the backyard. Cai Mao was already so drunk that it was difficult to walk, so the little guy didn't try it, and directly helped Cai Mao up and went to the backyard, and after the three of them fell asleep, there was a little guy who quietly slipped out of the house and ran back after a trip.

……

In the palace, in the side hall.

Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei sat opposite each other, and Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, there was news just now, saying that Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang went to Cai Mao's mansion, and the two of them and Cai Mao were very drunk, and they both vented the bitterness in their hearts. ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Could it be that the two of them are playing on the spot, on purpose?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Impossible, the spies planted in Cai's mansion said that they were indeed drunk, full of alcohol, and the three of them staggered, they must be really drunk." ”

Liu Bei smiled: "In this way, they are unwilling to be lonely and want to become officials." That's right, how can the eldest husband have no power, they have always been people in high positions, and now they are left out in the cold, 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, and they are followed even when they go out, and the three of them know the helplessness of Xianfu at home." Kong Ming, they are so idle now, if I take the initiative to recruit them and let them become officials again, what do you think? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "It's okay, but if they are obedient, but they put the interests of the family first, and all they think about is how to strengthen the Cai family and the Kuai family, what should the lord do?" ”

Liu Bei said confidently: "It doesn't matter, as long as they are willing to come out, I have the confidence to take them for my own use." ”

"Click! Click! Click! ”

Outside the hall, a hurried voice suddenly sounded.

Sun Qian hurriedly ran in, bowed to Liu Bei, and then said: "Lord, something is wrong, there is talk of Zhang Yun and Wen Ping's surrender to the Shu army everywhere in the city, and even the news of the retreat of the three generals has also come out. Not only that, but the people are also talking about the imminent breach of Xiangyang. Now the people's hearts are panicked, and the army's morale is unstable! ”

"Bastard!"

Liu Bei's face was solemn, and he scolded: "It must be Wang Can's ghost, when I sneaked back to Xiangyang, my whereabouts were leaked, and it spread all over Xiangyang in half a day." Now the news of the third brother's return has also spread all over the city, and it must be Wang Can's handiwork. It's hateful, it's really hateful, although Wang Can is outside the city, he can still control the situation in the city remotely, it's too hateful. ”

When Zhuge Liang heard this, he also felt a headache.

There are too many things now, not only Wang Can, but even Cao Cao and Sun Jian are difficult to deal with.

Liu Bei shouted: "Check, investigate thoroughly, as long as the person who catches the rumors, all of them will be beheaded for public display." I want Wang Can to know that if he can send someone to spread the rumor, I can kill people and prohibit the rumor. ”

"No!"

Sun Qian nodded in response, turned around and prepared to carry out the order.

"Slow down!"

Zhuge Liang stretched out his feather fan and stopped Sun Qian from leaving.

Sun Qian turned around and asked, "Military Master, is there anything wrong?" ”

Zhuge Liang bowed slightly, immediately looked at Liu Bei, and said: "Lord, the Shu army is already unstoppable in the south, we are weak, and we will definitely not be able to stop the Shu army by relying on our own strength alone." The ministers thought about it and wanted to stabilize Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and only by ceding a part of the territory to Cao Cao and Sun Jian could they send troops to help. ”

"No, absolutely not!"

Liu Bei looked resolute and would never agree to cut the land.

Zhuge Liang persuaded: "My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Jian have unscrupulously invaded the territory of Jingzhou, and we have no troops to resist, and they will definitely take away part of the territory in the end." Since this is the case, then decisively give part of the territory to Cao Cao and Sun Jian, in exchange for their support, and wait for the repulsion of the Shu army before making plans. ”

Liu Bei asked, "Kong Ming, you have the ability to support the universe, can't you protect Jingzhou?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "Lord, if you don't have enough strength, even if Weichen has a thousand schemes, it won't help. For example, Sun Jian and Cao Cao unscrupulously plundered the land of Jingzhou, even if the minister knew, he had no time to take care of it, we did not have enough strength, this is no way to do it, please forgive me. ”

Liu Bei sat down dejectedly, with a helpless look on his face.

Immediately, Liu Bei asked, "Kong Ming, how are you going to arrange it?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Gongyou is loyal to the lord, eloquent, and alert, you can go to the north to meet Cao Cao and ask for Cao Cao's support." Jiangdong was close at hand, and he immediately set off for Jiangxia to meet Sun Jian and ask for Sun Jian's support. Only in this way can the Shu army be stopped. ”

Liu Bei was silent, waved his hand and let the two retreat.

……

It was late at night, but Cai's house was brightly lit.

At this time, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang had already 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 to be true and fake, and were in a state of semi-drunkenness.

In the study, the three of them sat opposite each other.

Outside the study, Cai Mao had already arranged for his confidants to guard him so as not to be heard.

Kuai Liang looked puzzled, and asked: "De Jue, what is the purpose of you bringing us here and letting us act in such a play, can you tell it all now?" ”

Kuai Yue also looked at Cai Mao, waiting for Cai Mao's explanation.

PS: one of the three watches;