There is no doubt that the controller of the most powerful combat force in Jingzhou is Cai Mao, the military strategist and general.
Listening to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people think that this guy is hopeless and has no ability.
He relies on his brother-in-law, Liu Biao, to control Jingzhou, do evil, bully loyal ministers, exclude Liu Qi, harm Liu Bei, and surrender to Cao Cao.
In the end, Jiang Gan was asked to steal a fake letter, and Cao Cao had his head chopped off with a knife.
This relieved the worries of the Sun-Liu coalition and released a breath of evil from the pro-Liu faction, which was very satisfying.
But in fact, that's not the case at all.
Cai Mao didn't need to rely on Liu Biao at all, but Liu Biao had to rely on him.
The Cai family is one of the largest families in Jingzhou.
It has deep roots in Jingzhou and has influence in every county.
Cai Mao's own aunt married Zhang Wen, the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the dynasty, and his eldest sister married Huang Chengyan, a famous scholar.
In fact, Liu Biao would not have dared to propose marriage to the Cai family if his first wife had not died.
From this, it can be seen that the saying that Zhu Cai was the most prosperous in the late Han Dynasty is indeed worthy of the name.
The current head of the Cai family already had 30,000 private soldiers and countless tenants and children before Liu Biao entered Jingzhou.
After Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he relied on his support to push the Cai family into the most powerful position in Jingzhou.
This time, the 70,000 combat troops under his command did not receive a cent of Jingzhou's annual tax.
They were the most terrifying force that was completely independent of Jingzhou's military system.
If he hadn't been concerned about the moral traditions of this era and the lack of capable men who could really make suggestions, and if Liu Biao had not done anything displeasing to him, he might have become the actual controller of Jingzhou long ago.
The 70,000-strong military camp of the head of the Cai family is located on the outskirts of Ximen in Xiangyang.
Ma Chao's consultation with Cai Mao just now was another devastating blow to Liu Xie, who was already beginning to collapse.
"It's impossible."
Liu Xie strode into the hall, but accidentally tripped over a corpse.
After raising his head with blood on his face, he looked particularly ferocious, but still refused to accept it and shouted: "Historically, Cai Mao only had friendship with Cao Cao.
Okay, and you have mastered the belt edict, forcing you to Cao Cao didn't dare to use his most important force in Jingzhou, so I dared to come here.
And you, I know your only possibility is to connect with Cai Mao through Cai Yong's line, but this plan has failed and you can't make it happen.
Cai Mao also surrenders to your Ma family."
Seeing Liu Xie in such a miserable state, Huo Jun didn't know what to do.
He wanted to step forward to help Liu Xie up, but Liu Xie pushed him away, still muttering to himself: "No, Ma Chao, this is impossible."
Liu Xie was in a daze, and in the lobby, where he had gradually become a supporting role, there were two people with completely unbelievable expressions on their faces.
Liu Bei was especially shocked.
It seemed that no matter how powerful the drug was, he could not fall asleep.
He looked straight at Zhuge Liang, expecting Zhuge Liang to have another trick, but Zhuge Liang shook his head sadly and said silently: "It's too late.
I thought I could use Ma Chao's strength to let the lord sit firmly on the throne."
As for the position of Lord of Jingzhou, I never expected that in addition to the Kuai family, Ma Chao also surrendered the Cai family."
Liu Bei's eyes suddenly dimmed.
He actually immediately understood the horror of Ma Chao's surrender to the Cai family: Although the political situation in Jingzhou was chaotic, the basic pattern was that the Kuai family was in charge of government affairs and the Cai family was in charge of the military.
If Ma Chao had not surrendered the Cai family, then he, Liu Bei, would be the lord of Jingzhou.
With the support of the Ma family, his military power would be able to suppress Cai Mao in less than half a year.
As for the Kuai family, Liu Bei was not too worried.
After all, he also had a team.
As long as the methods were sophisticated, it would not be a problem to create a military and political group headed by Liu Bei.
But if the Cai family is also loyal to the Ma family, the situation will be very different.
Although Ma Chao did not explicitly annex Jingzhou, the military and political power of Jingzhou was in his hands.
Liu Bei could only become a puppet on strings.
What was even more tragic about this puppet than Liu Biao was that he had to obey Ma Chao's instructions.
Otherwise, Ma Chao might easily oust Liu Bei from his position as Lord of Jingzhou just like this night.
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Therefore, from a certain level, Liu Bei was more eager to hear the news that Ma Chao had not surrendered to the Cai family than Liu Xie.
But the reality is cruel.
Ma Chao walked up to Cai Mao's desk in person and clinked his wine glasses with Cai Mao.
After they drank the glass of wine with smiles at the same time, he spoke and said something that instantly froze the hearts of Liu Xie and Liu Bei.
Feng Yi's painful words: "Nothing is impossible.
Liu Xie, you knew that I would cooperate with you on the matter of the imperial mausoleum.
Didn't you expect that I would also cooperate with the Cao family on the matter of the Cai family?"
Speaking of this, Ma Chao's eyes seemed to glance at Liu Bei intentionally or unintentionally.
Liu Bei was shocked and realized that Ma Chao had seen through his plot.
He couldn't help but lower his head and continued to suffer from the power of the medicine.
Ma Chao's eyes did not stay too long on him.
Instead, he slowly walked towards Liu Xie: "What you think is impossible is just that you don't want to admit that you were truly defeated by me.
Do you think that in another In this world, you can defeat me without any effort, and in this world, you should still be a winner.
It’s just that you didn’t expect that apart from the coat of wealth you were born with in that world, you are actually not as good as you.
I" Ma Chao's words made everyone in the lobby a little confused, and some couldn't understand the relationship between the two.
But following the wonderful rhythm of Ma Chao's pace, they were unknowingly attracted to him, and they listened intently to the love and hatred in another time and space.
"Perhaps, in your eyes, those of us who work hard at the bottom of society are just a group of losers without dreams, goals, and courage.
We are only worthy of exhausting our energy and physical strength every day, earning a meager salary, and then Looking at you young, promising, smart and elegant upper class people At the same time, your arrogance and ignorance, in that iron-clad reality, make you the spokesperson of pride and confidence, and you can stand freely among those of us who just lack a good background or an opportunity.
We are mercilessly mocked by the strugglers.”
The footsteps were getting closer and closer.
An upright body and an empty shell lying on the ground became the most striking contrast in the lobby.
But Ma Chao's words are still deeply charming, with the helplessness of an era: "Now, you know, our group of people are actually more capable than you, and should be the main theme of that society.
Sometimes, I can't even figure out why that The era is so rich in materials, but why are the shackles so strong and absurd?
Fortunately, now I don’t have to think about it.
What I have to do is shine the most dazzling light in this era where you can win if you have the ability.”
After the words fell, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.
The three soldiers and horse scouts of Huyaqi, Big Earqi, and Xiangyang Guards all ran into the hall quickly, shouting almost in unison: "It's bad, Cai He and Cai Zhong are leading an army of 70,000 people."
Rushing into Xiangyang City from the west gate, Xiangyang is full of soldiers and horses, and is full of swords and guns."
The coldest reality finally came true.
Liu Xie looked up at Ma Chao with blank eyes, and said with a sad smile: "Sure enough, it's not ten thousand versus four thousand.
I lost, completely, completely."
After saying this, , Liu Xie seemed to have let go of everything, and all his energy seemed to be drained from his body at once.
But the last doubt still lingered in his mind, lingering for a long time, causing him unbearable pain: "Ma Chao, can you tell me what kind of deal you made with Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao would personally go to Xiangyang to persuade the Cai family to submit to you?"
"Nothing, I just agreed to forgive the huge debt owed by the Cao family to the Ma family.
Well."
After saying this, Ma Chao's eyes became a little strange, and there was also a bit of compassion.
He opened his mouth, and finally closed it. go back.
"Tell me everything.
I have lost my self-esteem here today.
Is there anything else that I cannot accept?"
Liu Xie turned around and seemed to have regained some of the majesty of the emperor.
"The other thing is, take your head off for him."
His tone was a little low, but Ma Chao understood that this was the last respect given to Liu Xie: "Now the world no longer needs you as the emperor.
He can't do it himself, naturally.
It needs some outside power.
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Originally, I agreed to establish another emperor in two years, but now it seems that you have done me a big favor."
"Ma Mengqi" Cao Cao is such a smart man.
Before Ma Chao could say anything, Cao Cao vaguely guessed Ma Chao's plan: "This is not the agreement between us."
"Why not?"
Ma Chao turned his head and said with a look of pride that he had defeated Cao Cao: "The emperor has moved from Xuchang to Xiangyang.
You, the King of Wei, really have no constraints anymore."
"Yes, there is an imperial edict on clothes and belts," Cao Cao blurted out, but he stopped abruptly mid-sentence.
"The Clothes Order is a magical spell.
Since I don't have to untie it with my own hands, why should I fulfill your Cao family?"
Ma Chao smiled even brighter.
As the biggest winner tonight, it was impossible for him not to be extremely happy.
However, he seemed to think of something again soon, and said in a suggestive tone: "If King Wei really wants to remove that curse, it's not a bad idea.
Currently, there is such an opportunity here in Jingzhou."
"No!"
At this time, Liu Xie finally realized what Ma Chao wanted to do next.
He yelled sternly, then spit out a mouthful of resentful blood, fell heavily in front of Ma Chao, and could not get up for a long time.
Ma Chao no longer cared about the livid-faced Cao Cao, nor the tens of thousands of soldiers outside the door who were unaware of the sinister plot.
He just looked at Liu Xie on the ground with compassion and said lightly: "Let's end it like this, between the two of us.
The battles cannot be endless.
The magnificent and troubled times cannot tolerate the jealousy of those trivial disputes in the previous life
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