Lu Yi was washing dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen of Liu Cong's residence.
Suddenly, the clang of armor sounded outside.
Lu Yi hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, rushed to Liu Cong's room, took Liu Cong's saber from the weapon rack, and hung it on his waist.
Liu Cong was blocking the bed in boredom.
Seeing Lu Yi's actions, Liu Cong joked: "Are you in such a hurry? What are you doing with my sword? You don't know how to wield a knife or a gun!"
Lu Yi hung up his saber and then said solemnly: "Something happened!"
Liu Cong's face turned pale, he hurriedly got up from the bed, and said in panic: "What happened? Did Liu Qi recruit people to attack?"
Lu Yi exhaled and said, "Probably not."
After all, according to the note from Zhuge Liang, Liu Qi had already left Xiangyang.
Now, it should be Cai Mao who sent people to ambush Liu Qi but failed.
Cai Mao was afraid that Liu Qi would rush to Jingbei to meet Wenpin and attack him.
So, it was Cai Mao who took the risk at this time and decided to kill Liu Biao and forcibly support Liu Cong in power.
Of course, he would not tell Liu Cong these things.
Lu Yi could only say: "Just take a look and you will know. Second Young Master, you hide behind me, and I will protect you to the death."
Liu Cong hurriedly huddled behind Lu Yi, pulled the hem of his clothes, and said with a look of horror: "At this time, I didn't expect that you would be the most loyal to me. If I can inherit the position of Jingzhou Shepherd, Qiao Ze, I will definitely make you do it. Sir!"
Lu Yi turned around and smiled, leading Liu Cong to the door of his residence.
Not long after, I saw Cai Mao and Mrs. Cai walking quickly towards this side.
The makeup on Mrs. Cai's face seemed to have just been put on.
The bun is tilted to one side.
Seeing Lu Yi and Liu Cong at the door, Cai Hao scolded with a stern face: "Come here quickly! Come with us to see your father!"
Liu Cong signaled Lu Yi to move forward, but he still pulled the hem of Lu Yi's clothes and followed timidly.
Cai Mao looked at Liu Cong like this and wanted to stab him with a knife.
But he finally held back his temper and walked quickly ahead.
A group of people came to Liu Biao's bedroom.
Liu Biao was lying on the bed crying silently.
These days, he has been under house arrest in this room, hungry, thirsty, and on the verge of collapse.
Think about how glorious your life is.
Think about how high-spirited you were when you first won the position of Jingzhou Shepherd.
Now that he had to suffer such torture, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Suddenly hearing the rapid footsteps outside, Liu Biao hurriedly tried to stop his tears.
The door was kicked open.
Even though Liu Biao had already been mentally prepared, he was so frightened that he trembled.
Cai Mao broke in with Mrs. Cai, Lu Yi and Liu Cong.
Instructing the maid to close the door from the outside, Cai Hao grabbed Liu Cong's wrist from behind Lu Yi, dragged him to the bed, and asked Liu Cong to kneel down.
Liu Biao looked at his frightened second son kneeling beside the bed, feeling so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.
If this traitor hadn't poisoned him, how could he have reached this point?
Beware of everything.
But he failed to guard against his own flesh and blood!
Liu Biao glanced at Liu Cong, forced a smile, and said to Cai Mao, "Cai Qing, what do you want?"
Cai Mao looked down at Liu Biao on the bed and said coldly: "My trusted aide just now came with news that your eldest son left Xiangyang City today and encountered a bandit on the way and was killed unfortunately. Now, Ming Gong, you only have one son."
"Hurry up and make him the crown prince, and then hold a meeting to announce this."
Mrs. Cai echoed: "Yes, hurry up! Now you only have one son. If you don't raise him, who can you raise?"
When Cai Mao saw that Liu Cong didn't speak, he kicked his ass.
Liu Cong had just met, knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Father, now that my brother has died, please make me your heir apparent! I will definitely live up to your expectations, govern Jingzhou well, and be filial to you."
Lu Yi stood behind Mrs. Cai and secretly glanced at Liu Biao on the bed.
Although I have been in Jingzhou for so long, I have also spent a lot of time in the General's Mansion.
However, this was his first time meeting Liu Biao.
At this time, Liu Biao was not too old.
Although his health was not good and he had been tortured, his face was extremely ugly.
However, you can still see his tall figure and handsomeness in the mold.
The history books did not lie on this point.
This Liu Biao is indeed a talented person.
Among these heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was definitely one of the best in terms of appearance.
Moreover, he is indeed capable.
Liu Biao was one of the few people in the late Han Dynasty who achieved the achievement of "going to a meeting alone".
It's a pity that a generation of heroes, as glorious as they were in the past, will be so miserable when they end.
When Liu Biao heard what Cai Hao and Liu Cong said, his face was originally full of tears, but at this moment, he couldn't help laughing.
While laughing, he coughed violently.
Cai Mao said angrily: "Why are you laughing?"
Mrs. Cai also said angrily: "Old immortal, why are you laughing so much?"
Liu Biao laughed for a while, then turned his head, looked at Cai Hao and Mrs. Cai sadly, and said, "Do you know why I am still alive despite being tortured by you?"
Cai Mao asked with a downcast face, "Why?"
Liu Biao clicked his tongue twice and said, "The reason is to see Qi'er so that he can escape quickly and go to Jingbei to meet Wenpin. That kid has always been hesitant and has no idea. I must remind him."
"It's a pity that he hasn't been able to come in these past few days, and my heart has gone cold."
"But I didn't expect that some expert would actually remind him for me and let him escape to find Wenpin."
"You said he is dead? If he is really dead, why did you come to me in such a hurry?"
"Just because he is not dead and has left, you are afraid that he and Wenpin will attack, so you are anxious for me to make Cong'er the crown prince, so as to stabilize other civil and military ministers and avoid civil strife in Jingnan."
"Otherwise, if there is chaos here in Jingnan, and Qi'er and Wenpin lead an army to attack, you people will not die easily."
"Qi'er and Wenpin won't let you go."
"The consequence of treating me like this is that after they break through the city and take back Jingzhou, your whole family will be exterminated."
"Hahaha!"
"Well done!"
"Qier, you have lived up to my expectations."
When Liu Cong heard what Liu Biao said, his face turned pale with fright. He turned his head in panic and looked at Cai Hao.
Mrs. Cai also looked flustered.
They don't want to die!
They still want to be rich and powerful, and have all the power in the world!
Cai Mao's chest heaved violently.
This old immortal is so arrogant when he is about to die!
A few people walked quickly to the bed. Cai Hao looked down at Liu Biao and said with a sinister face: "Old immortal, do you think I'm really afraid that I won't be able to get a job in a mere literary job? You expect so much from them? Haha!"
"No matter how much you look forward to it, you won't see it!"
"You just go to hell and wait!"
"When the time comes, I'll send that good-for-nothing Liu Qi and Wenpin to meet you!"
With that said, he grabbed the quilt and pressed it directly on Liu Biao's face.
Liu Cong screamed in fright, used his hands and feet together, and almost crawled back.
Mrs. Cai was so frightened that her lips trembled.
Liu Biao's face was pressed down by the quilt, and he kept struggling, kicking his feet against the bed board.
However, he was already at the end of his strength, how could he break free from Cai Mao?
After a while, his violent struggle slowed down.
Liu Cong retreated to Lu Yi, hugged Lu Yi's thigh, and watched in horror as Cai Mao kept pressing his father with the quilt on the bed.
Lu Yi was also watching the scene.
He felt very miserable.
A generation of heroes ended like this.
After a while, Liu Biao's struggling movements stopped completely.
Cai Hao then lifted the quilt from Liu Biao's face.
Liu Biao's eyes were wide open, as if they were about to bulge out, and they were all bloodshot.
Cai Hao looked at Liu Biao and said with a cruel smile: "Wait, I will send Liu Qi and Wenpin down to meet you soon."
After saying that, he quickly walked to the table not far from the bed.
Seeing this, Lu Yi quickly stepped forward and helped him grind the inkstone.
Cai Mao picked up his writing brush, held the ink in his hand, and quickly started writing on the brocade silk.
Lu Yi glanced at it.
The content is roughly that Liu Biao realized that he was about to die soon, so he passed the position of Jingzhou Mu to his second son Liu Cong, and asked Cai Hao to serve as an assistant minister.
After writing, Cai Hao picked up the Jingzhou Mu seal in the room and stamped it.
After that, he grabbed the dead Liu Biao's thumb, dipped it in cinnabar, and made a thumbprint on the brocade silk.
After doing this, Cai Mao said to Lu Yi: "Take the prince back immediately and let him calm down! I will meet the minister of civil and military affairs later. How can he be so rude?"
Lu Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This is easy to handle.
You don’t even have to fight on your own.
Lu Yi hurriedly helped Liu Cong up and took him to his previous residence.
Cai Mao said to Mrs. Cai again: "Summon the maids immediately and prepare to wash and groom that waste. I will go out immediately to announce the death of this old man, and notify all civil and military officials to gather to welcome Cong'er to take over the position of Jingzhou Shepherd!"
(End of chapter)
