Chapter 1008: Brother-in-law Cai Mao
After Liu Bei became the master of Xiangyang and controlled the situation in Xiangyang, Cai Mao has been unable to get sick. He stayed in the house all day, reading books, and teasing the birds, which was also a great pleasure.
In the study, Cai Mao was concentrating on reading.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”
Outside the study, there was a sudden soft knock on the door.
Cai Mao didn't raise her head, and shouted: "Come in!" Immediately, he continued to look down at the book, not paying any attention to the people who came in. Liu Bei had personally visited Cai Mao before, but it was boring, so Liu Bei no longer came to Cai Mao. Because of this, Liu Bei's people were watching around Cai's mansion, making Cai's mansion crowded and almost no one visited.
"Crunch!"
As soon as someone came in, the door to the study was shut.
Cai Mao thought it was a little girl, but she didn't pay attention, so she continued to read. But after he looked at it for a while, he realized that something was wrong, because after a little guy entered the house, there was no movement, was it hell?
Cai Mao raised his head and found that the person in the costume of the little guy was sitting on the seat with a grin, and looked at him with a smile, which made Cai Mao feel very strange and angry, is this little guy dying? The little maid is the house slave of the Cai Mansion, and Cai Mao has the right to execute the slaves and maids in the house.
Seeing Cai Mao raise his head, the little guy spoke first: "General Cai, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still have the same style!" ”
"Forehead ......"
Cai Mao was dumbfounded, what kind of tone is this.
He was stunned for a moment, then immediately recovered.
Cai Mao is the head of the family, and as soon as he heard the tone of his voice, he knew that the identity of the person in front of him was not ordinary. However, Cai Mao looked at the little guy carefully, but found that he didn't know the person in front of him at all, because the person in front of him was white and beardless, white and clean, there was no beard under the jaw and on the lips, and his face was also a little dirty, so Cai Mao didn't recognize it.
This little guy is Wang Can.
The people who delivered the food were all arranged by Wu Huang, and Shi A and Wang Can were mixed in, and they mixed into Cai's mansion while the food was being delivered. After entering the mansion, Cai Mansion had two more of his own people to replace him, and then left Cai Mansion.
In this way, Wang Can and Shi A easily mixed in.
Because Wang Can's original appearance was too conspicuous, he simply cleaned up all his beards. For the ancients, the body was skinned, and the parents did not dare to destroy it, which is an understanding of filial piety.
The ancients were not allowed to shave their beards or cut their hair, because for them the importance of hair and beard was even comparable to life. Cao Cao led his troops to the battle, and once because the horses he pulled were frightened, he destroyed the crops of the people, so there is an allusion to Cao Cao's cutting of his hair.
From this, we can see the importance of beard and hair to the ancients.
For Wang Can, there is no feeling that the body hair and skin cannot be damaged.
On the contrary, after Wang Can shaved the beard under his chin and lips, he felt much more relaxed, very refreshing, and very comfortable, and he preferred such a white and clean appearance.
Cai Mao stared at Wang Can carefully, thought for a while, felt that the person in front of him was familiar, but he couldn't find anyone who could match the number, and finally asked, "Who is Your Excellency, why did you come to Cai's Mansion?" ”
Wang Can smiled and said: "General Cai, you are really a noble person who forgets things and forgets me." ”
Cai Mao immediately said: "Cai has seen countless people, but people like you are rare, and only those beardless eunuchs in the palace are white-faced and beardless, could it be that you are a eunuch?" ”
When Wang Can heard this, the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
Eunuch?
Is it a eunuch without a beard? If this were the case, wouldn't the society of the later generations have countless eunuchs?
Wang Can felt that Cai Mao's words were ridiculous, and they were simply nonsense. In desperation, Wang Can said directly: "General Cai, you led the troops to Wancheng to support Liu Bei, and once personally went to my camp to pick up Zhang Yun and Li Qi, have you forgotten." Alas, even if you don't have a beard, it's not like that. ”
Cai Mao opened her mouth wide and exclaimed, "You are the ...... Wang"
Speaking of this, Cai Mao suddenly closed her mouth and did not call out Wang Can's name.
However, Cai Mao's heart rose with a strange touch.
In order to come to see him, Wang Can resolutely cut off his beard, which is important to him. Cai Mao is an ancient, he has received the education and thoughts of the ancients since he was a child, and he believes in his bones that his skin cannot be damaged and his hair cannot be cut off, which is the respect and filial piety to his ancestors. Now Wang Can has cut off his beard, which makes Cai Mao feel that he is very important.
Cai Mao said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, you are really a divine dragon who has seen the beginning and not the end, and in the blink of an eye, he ran from outside the city to the city to hide, and now he is running to my mansion, admire, admire!" ”
Wang Can said with a smile; "Awards, awards, I wonder how General Cai is doing lately?"
When Cai Mao heard this, her expression became gloomy.
He is a general who leads the army, but now he stays in the mansion all day long, obviously he is enjoying himself, it is not that Cai Mao is willing to stay in the mansion, but Cai Mao is unwilling to submit to Liu Bei, so he can't help it.
Cai Mao didn't answer Wang Can's words, and asked instead: "His Royal Highness the King of Shu, are you sneaking into Cai's mansion and aren't you afraid of being arrested?" ”
Wang Can smiled and said, "General Cai, Xiaoya is definitely going to marry me, you will be my brother-in-law, how can you be willing to arrest me?" You can't let Liu Bei's fisherman benefit! ”
These words seem a bit of a scoundrel.
Cai Mao couldn't cry or laugh, but she was a little happy in her heart.
As Huang Chengyan said, Cai Ya and Huang Yueying escaped from marriage and ran to Chengdu, although they were lawless, but left a way back for Cai Mao.
Wang Can said unhurriedly: "Liu Biao has the grace of knowing General Cai, and it is not easy for me to persuade General Cai to return to obedience when he is alive. Now that Liu Biao, Liu Cong and Liu Qi have all been murdered by Liu Bei, General Cai has surrendered to me, which can not only avenge Liu Biao, but also revive Cai's style, why not? With General Cai's intelligence, it should be understood. ”
Wang Can gave Cai Mao enough face and held Cai Mao high.
After hearing this, Cai Mao pretended to groan.
In fact, Cai Mao is already tempted, after all, with Cai Ya's relationship, it is logical to submit to Wang Can.
Seeing that Cai Mao didn't speak, Wang Can continued to persuade: "General Cai, you don't go out of the door, maybe you don't know the situation of the frontline battle. Wen Ping and Zhang Yun, who guarded Baokang County and Zhuyang County, have already returned to Shun, and united with the Shu army to attack Zhang Fei, even they have chosen to return to Shun, if you continue to stay in Cai Mansion and have nothing to do, wouldn't it be a waste of your talent. ”
As soon as Cai Mao heard that Zhang Yun had surrendered, she did not continue to delay.
He stood up and bowed his hand: "The last general, Cai Mao, meet the lord!" ”
After a pause, Cai Mao waved his hand respectfully and said: "The lord is the king, and the humble is the minister, how can there be a reason for the minister to be on the throne, please take the seat." I have to say that Cai Mao was born in a big family and pays attention to etiquette, he returned to Wang Can, and immediately changed his role, no longer sitting in the upper seat, but sitting in the guest position below the study.
Wang Can didn't move his position, and said with a smile: "You are my brother-in-law, brother, don't be like this." ”
Cai Mao didn't take it seriously, and sat opposite Wang Can.
At this time, Cai Mao had already changed his position, standing in the position of a subordinate to think about the problem, and asked: "Lord, Liu Bei's army controls Xiangyang and controls the situation in Xiangyang, what are you going to do?" ”
Wang Can asked rhetorically: "De Jue, although the defenders of Xiangyang are controlled by Liu Bei, most of the generals in the Chu army were promoted by you, they are the generals under your command, will they obey your orders?" ”
Cai Mao's eyes lit up and she understood Wang Can's intentions.
He thought for a moment and said: "The soldiers in the city are not well-informed, if there is no certain external help, even if the last general can convince the generals under his command, there are not many people who can really make a move." The last general thought that the news of Zhang Yun and Wenpin's surrender should be spread first, and the news of Zhang Fei's defeat should also be spread, so that the people and soldiers in the city would know that Xiangyang was in danger and Liu Bei might be defeated. With external pressure, the last general will maneuver again, and there is a ninety percent certainty that it will be successful. ”
Wang Can said: "Okay, just do as you say." Wang Can's eyes rolled, and he asked again: "De Jue, you are in Cai Mansion, you can bring Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang to the mansion, right?" ”
Cai Mao knew what Wang Can meant, and said with a smile: "Okay, send someone to inform them immediately." ”
Ps: The third watch is completed, and the rest is finished.