Not long after the maid left, the door was opened again.
But it was Mrs. Cai who walked in.
Mrs. Cai looked down at Liu Biao on the ground with disgust on her face.
It was this dead old man who occupied him for three years and left him unable to give birth to a single child.
Liu Biao forcibly raised his head to meet Madam Cai's gaze, his heart hurting.
How could he, a dignified state pastor, die at the hands of such a woman!
But thinking of his eldest son Liu Qi, Liu Biao still suppressed all his anger.
As long as the eldest son Liu Qi can retake Jingzhou, these people will all die!
Thinking of this, Liu Biao begged: "Madam, give me some water!"
Mrs. Cai stopped in front of Liu Biao, looked down at Liu Biao and said: "As long as you can declare Cong'er as the crown prince in front of all the civil and military officials, and expel Liu Qi from Xiangyang, he will never come back, let alone Shui, you want I can agree to any concubine."
Liu Biao felt secretly resentful.
Sure enough, it was the fool the second son who teamed up with the Cai family to do this!
Liu Biao really wanted to look up to the sky and scream.
That fool Cong'er!
He would rather trust outsiders than trust me, his biological father.
You are so stupid. Except for me, my father, who can tolerate you unconditionally and let you become a dandy, how can anyone else tolerate you being a monster?
Now, the Cai family needs you to be a puppet and needs you to take me down, so naturally they will promise you in every possible way.
But after my death, your brother was driven out of Xiangyang, and you in Jingzhou were just like the blindfolded donkey, put on the edge of the stone mill, and enslaved for generations.
Moreover, life is in danger at any time!
Could it be that this is life?
Back then, in order to seize power, I poisoned so many wealthy family heads and their families in Jingzhou.
Now, I am going to be poisoned by my own son and hand over my power.
When Mrs. Cai saw that Liu Biao didn't answer, she kicked Liu Biao's chest with her toes and said, "Old immortal, speak quickly! Otherwise, I will leave. I don't have so much time to accompany you to the grave!"
Liu Biao was kicked until he coughed several times, and then he smiled and said, "I agree to any request. I only have one request, and that is to see Qi'er."
Ms. Cai snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Want to meet Liu Qi?
wishful thinking!
Once you meet Liu Qi, who knows what you will do?
Liu Biao called out repeatedly: "Madam! Madam! Madam -"
However, Cai still turned a deaf ear and just left.
As she left the room, the maid outside the door closed the door again.
Liu Qi had been waiting at the gate of the General's Mansion for a day and a night.
However, Liu Biao inside still did not allow him to enter.
Mrs. Cai also still guarded the door.
She even had a bed brought in, blocking the entrance to the general's mansion.
She lay on the bed and stared outside.
Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Liu Xian, Liu's cousins, also passed through it once.
Even if they want to go in, they can't!
After Huo Jun and others replaced the patrols in the General's Mansion, they completely became members of the four major families.
Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Liu Xian and others were also suppressed by Cai Mao and others' thunderous methods.
By the time he came to his senses, it was already too late.
The only thing they can do now is to mobilize the troops they have and guard outside Xiangyang City.
Once something unexpected happens to Liu Biao, he will attack immediately!
Cai Mao controlled Xiangyang City at this time.
He also discussed with the stewards of the Huang family, Kuai family, and Zhang family, and finally decided to temporarily let Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Liu Xian and others enter the city, but they were not allowed to bring more than ten guards.
Every day, one of these people was allowed to send a representative to visit Liu Biao in his bedroom, but only for a moment.
As for other soldiers, they must be stationed outside the city.
As for the so-called siege, although the four major families are not afraid at all, they do not want to cause too much conflict.
They have an idea.
That is, as long as Liu Biao can no longer bear it and is willing to come forward to recognize Liu Cong as the heir apparent, everything will be easy to handle.
At the same time, the attitude towards Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others should be softened, so that these people still have hope in Liu Biao, so there is no need to worry too much.
In fact, they have a better way.
That means killing Liu Qi!
Once Liu Qi died, Liu Cong became Liu Biao's sole heir.
But there was a group of people around Liu Qi who did not dare to take action easily.
This group of people is the Xiangyang branch of Wenpin who guards Jingbei.
Wenpin was Liu Biao's most loyal general and he always took orders from Liu Biao alone.
At this time, he was guarding Jingbei.
On the day after Liu Biao's accident, Wenpin's troops in Xiangyang, led by their housekeeper, immediately ran to Liu Qi's side and protected Liu Qi.
There is only one reason, that is, when Liu Biao was just found to be poisoned, everyone suspected Liu Qi. Only Liu Biao insisted that this could not be the work of his eldest son Liu Qi.
On the one hand, the housekeeper sent a letter to Wenpin to let Wenpin make up his mind, and on the other hand, he protected Liu Qi.
As long as they are in Xiangyang City, they can protect Liu Qi, and everyone will see it.
After leaving Xiangyang City, with the manpower of the four major families spread out, there are too many variables.
And if the four major families forcibly kill Wenpin and Liu Qi, once Wenpin changes and surrenders to Wancheng, Zhang Xiu or Xudu, Cao Cao, Jingzhou will lose most of its territory!
Even, because of this, it was annexed by the surrounding princes.
This is a situation that the four major families never want to see.
They created this situation this time just to keep Jingzhou under their control, rather than to lure the wolf into the house.
However, Liu Qi never left Xiangyang City, and even stayed at the gate of the General's Mansion, unable to drive him away, which also gave them a headache.
While Cai Mao and others were having a headache, the housekeeper Wenpin was also having a headache.
Everyone knew that Liu Biao was under house arrest.
However, he didn't know what to do until Wenpin arrived.
First, there are not enough people at hand.
Secondly, this is a confrontation with the four major families.
Once something goes wrong, no one can be held responsible.
Seeing that Liu Qi had been waiting at the door for a day and a night but still had no effect, the housekeeper knew that it would be useless to wait any longer, so he could only come to Liu Qi's side and whispered in his ear: "Elder Master, the situation here is extremely dangerous. The general has been controlled. .”
"It won't help if you continue to wait here for the general to summon you."
Liu Qi looked at the housekeeper in panic and said, "Then what should I do?"
The butler sighed.
The mutation happened so fast that no one had an idea.
After hesitating for a while, the housekeeper said: "I can't help it. My eldest son, you usually make friends with many people. Now, you might as well ask those famous people about their strategies to break the situation. But remember, you can't leave Xiangyang City."
"Xiangyang City is in full view of everyone, and our people are following us. No matter how rampant the four major families are, they don't dare to take action."
"But once we leave Xiangyang City, it will be beyond the reach of people like us."
Liu Qi's heartbeat was pounding.
He is not usually a person who makes up his mind.
At this moment, he could only nod his head, reluctantly glanced at the General's Mansion, then turned around and rode away with Wenpin Buqu.
Soon, he found Song Zhong, a doctor from the college.
Song Zhong was a celebrity that his father Liu Biao had always liked very much.
However, what disappointed Liu Qi was that when he went to find Song Zhong, Song Zhong's family thanked them behind closed doors because Song Zhong was not at home.
After that, he went to see another doctor, Qi Wukai, who refused to give him advice on the grounds that he was ill.
Liu Qi was riding a horse alone with a few Wenpin troops, wandering aimlessly in Xiangyang City.
He felt like he was going to collapse.
I think back then, before this incident happened, he was the eldest son. Which of these celebrities would not lick their faces and make friends with him?
Now, when I encounter difficulties, none of these so-called celebrities are willing to help.
Thinking of their faces that rejected people thousands of miles away, Liu Qi gritted his teeth and said: "If I, Liu Qi, survive this difficulty, these famous people will definitely pay back a hundred times!"
At this moment, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
But it was in a clothing store. Zhuge Liang was fanning his feather fan and seemed to be selecting fabrics.
Liu Qi took a deep breath.
A glimmer of hope welled up in his despairing heart again.
Although the person in front of him is far less famous than Song Zhong, Qi Wukai and others from the college, he is also the most valued student by Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong. He is even called "Wolong" by Pang Degong to build publicity.
The most critical problem is that so far, the person in front of him has not had much contact with the four major families.
Give it a try?
Liu Qi mustered up his courage, rode forward, and shouted: "Kong Ming!"
Zhuge Liang is shopping for fabrics.
Hearing the shouts, he turned around in confusion.
Seeing Liu Qice approaching immediately, Zhuge Liang hurriedly saluted and said: "eldest son!"
Liu Qi reined in the horse, glanced at Zhuge Liang, and lied: "Kong Ming, I'm a little upset. Can you accompany me to a place to relax? Just talk about common things."
Zhuge Liang hesitated slightly and said, "Okay."
(End of chapter)
