Cai Mao invited Guan Ping into the study, and the expression on his face suddenly changed from warmth to respect. He then took a step back and wanted to bow to Guan Ping.

Guan Ping quickly reached out to support him:

"Why is uncle like this?"

Cai Mao's eyes were red and he couldn't help but choke and said:

"Tai is old, but he can't change his frivolous and arrogant temperament.

This time, I was taught a lesson by Guan Gong and I would never dare to be so frivolous and rude again. I am old and my health is not as good as before. I passed by Jing Sheng’s tomb before and regretted listening to Fu... I heard Kuai Yue’s manipulation and led the wolf into the house, becoming a great sinner in the Han Dynasty.

Now I am discouraged and hope to have a chance to serve the Han Dynasty. I also asked the young Guan Gong to plead for Cai in front of Liu Gong, and asked Liu Gong to give me a chance to serve the Han Dynasty just as Emperor Shun punished Gun but appointed King Yu in the past.

If Guan Ping hadn't known that Cai Mao was a human being and his various activities, he would have been almost confused by Cai Mao's acting against the sky.

Cai Mao's move is very exquisite. If Liu Bei is really willing to forgive him, he will just use what he said to go downhill and throw all the blame down on Kuai Yue. While he said that he was old and was discouraged, he also said that he was very eager to serve the Han Dynasty. He asked Liu Bei to give him a way out, which was obviously unwilling to give up his current status.

It depends on what he wants.

Guan Ping calms down the tunnel:

"Uncle Cai is concerned about the great Han Dynasty, and his lord often talks about it before. Thanks to his uncle's care in Jiangling, Wulin was able to defeat Cao's army in the battle, and his uncle also made great contributions.

If the great man is restored, my uncle's intentions are indispensable. I have heard that my uncle is very popular and he is proficient in tactics. I don't know how my uncle thinks he should use troops next."

Cai Mao showed a bit of reserve on his face, and he personally added a bowl of wine to Guan Ping. His rough and slender fingers beat the table rhythmically and said slowly:

"Nanyang is the gateway of the world. Cai has many old friends here. If he can support himself here, he can take care of his side and recruit more capable people to serve the Han Dynasty. He has such a wish. Unfortunately, Cao Cao has always been wary of Cai. Cai is old and weak, so he can only think about this matter."

It's indeed Nanyang.

Guan Ping narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile:

"If Mr. Cai is willing to station in Nanyang and can communicate with the north and south, it will be a good thing."

In its heyday, the population of a county was almost as close to that of Youzhou and a prefecture. It was densely populated by rivers and well-connected. Its economy was excellent before the war and was the richest place in Jingzhou. In terms of culture, Nanyang in Jiangbei was also different from the barbarians in Jingchu, such as Jiangnan, and it was closer to the Central Plains. Many great scholars taught in Nanyang, and the cultural atmosphere was also quite good. No matter from any perspective, Nanyang is the best place in Jingzhou.

Cai Mao had long been coveting this for a long time, but he knew that Cao Cao would never allow him to occupy Nanyang. The best condition offered by Cao Cao in Liang Hu's letter was to eliminate Liu Bei and let Cai Mao be in charge of the counties in Jingzhou. He didn't dare to draw too big, which shows Cao Cao's fear of Cai Mao.

He was willing to take a chance before, and helped Liu Bei get his daughter back and for Liu Bei to see if Liu Bei could meet his requirements.

Now Liu Bei has no horoscope, so no one can brag, let alone Nanyang, and Cai Mao dare to say that Luoyang is given to Cai Mao.

But Cai Mao was not stupid. He needed Liu Bei to give him some support. He believed that Liu Bei should have this ability and provide some ideas for him to take over Nanyang.

Otherwise, the alliance between Cai Mao and Sun Quan would be better than the alliance with Liu Bei, which has only the four counties in Jingzhou at most (not complete).

Sima Fu was very optimistic before that Cai Mao ran away in the Battle of Wulin to preserve his strength and wait for an opportunity to gain greater benefits like Zhang Xiu back then. As long as Cao Cao treats him like Zhang Xiu, he will surrender sooner or later.

This attitude represents the attitude of most people in the Cao army. Le Jin and Xu Huang also judged that Cai Mao was not young from his previous panic appearance. They probably wanted to continue to make conditions and gain greater power than Zhang Xiu, and at least reach the height of Zang Ba.

But Xiang Langcha doesn't think so.

He is about the same age as Cai Mao, and grew up together since childhood, and has a very clear understanding of Cai Mao’s intentions.

He really wants to be the master of Jingzhou.

Want to do it very much!

Even though his ability is not enough to swallow Jingzhou, he has been working hard with such a goal over the years.

He believed that Cai Mao had only one purpose.

That is to retain the army and keep the town of Jingzhou forever, at least reaching the height of Liu Biao back then.

This sounds incredible, but Xiang Lang pointed out incisively that it was related to the friendship between Cai Mao and Cao Cao.

After Jingzhou surrendered, Cao Cao personally arrived at Cai Mao's home in Caizhou and recalled the friendship between the two of them at that time. At that time, they were still good friends. Cai Mao spoke with prime minister and Cao Cao spoke with Degui, which was like a kind of brotherly and respectful brother.

When he was studying, Cao Cao's status as an eunuch after the eunuch was not as noble as Cai Mao. Over the years, Cao Cao has been so majestic that he has done all kinds of things that violate the laws of the Han Dynasty and even dared not let go of anything. He can do it, why can I, Cai Mao?

Xiang Lang believed that Cai Mao seemed to be swaying from side to side, but he had already chosen a path in his heart, but maybe he could not be sure of it himself.

Guan Ping looked at Cai Mao with anticipation, and the expression on his face was very interesting.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and Cai Mao's face gradually became embarrassing.

"Uh, what do you think Guan Gong?"

"Uncle, please call me a virtuous nephew. When we were in Jiangling, we were intimate and made a lot of contributions to the restoration of the Han Dynasty. Gongti often said that his uncle was loyal to the Han Dynasty, so we cooperated quite well in the Battle of Wulin.

I always thought my uncle was on our side, didn’t I?”

"That's the matter in Nanyang?" Cai Mao clenched tightly, preventing Guan Ping from changing the topic.

"No." Guan Ping said solemnly, "There are only you and me here. I could have responded to my uncle first and asked him to help the Han Dynasty with us, and then broke his promise and said that this incident had never happened.

But I was taught by my father that deception can only be used on the enemy. We are all supporting the Han Dynasty..."

He didn't know how to describe it for a moment, but suddenly he remembered that Yun Shanshan once used the word "comrade" and continued:

"We are all comrades who support the Han Dynasty. Before we can achieve great achievements, we will be punished by heaven.

Nanyang is the body of a great Han. If I promised my uncle, will this world still be the world of a great Han?"

Cai Mao's face immediately became extremely ugly.

He thought that Guan Ping would be very likely to be silly with him or talk to him about him, but he didn't expect that he simply rejected the proposal.

Nanyang, no.

Although it was just Guan Ping's attitude, Cai Mao's heart was still chilling. Even this child could not convince him. Would he want him to shake his tail and beg for mercy in front of Liu Bei?

In an instant, a trace of obvious murderous intent appeared in Cai Mao's eyes.

This is his territory, and it is not too difficult to kill Guan Ping.

“Comrade.

Hey, Yun Chang reads "Spring and Autumn" carefully and naturally knows that "the same virtue means one mind, and the same heart means one comrade".

Then I would like to ask my nephew one more thing - before, Cao Gong stationed troops in Wulin, and Gong and others asked Gong Ti to tell me about it with letters. I thought about my friendship back then, but I couldn't bear to hurt people's lives, so I led my army to retreat first, so I made Gong and others famous.

Now after the war, Cai offended the Prime Minister and lived here. While keeping a secret for Guan Gong, he also helped Liu Gong and recommended talents to Liu Gong. He dared not say how much credit he made, but he had to work hard. If he had been living here, he would be afraid... let the people in the world say that Liu Gong is ruthless."

Hmm.

He was anxious.

If you are anxious, it means he has something to pursue.

Xiang Lang deserves to understand Master Cai. He has said before that Cai Mao seemed to be good at riding on the fence, but in fact he only has one choice in his heart.

Seeing Cai Mao getting angry and wanting to eat himself, Guan Ping was helpless and funny.

Fortunately, I was prepared before.

Guan Ping had been resting for half a month and was not always strolling with Ma Liang or Xiang Lang.

He had been waiting for Zhuge Liang's news, and Zhuge Liang communicated with Liu Bei with an expedited letter and finally sent a reply to Guan Ping. This was the confidence that Guan Ping dared to appear in front of Cai Mao again.

"Military Zhuge has a suggestion."

"Oh." Hearing the name of his niece-in-law, the evil aura on Cai Mao's face disappeared, and he could no longer suppress the look of surprise, "Oh, what did Kong Ming say?"

"Military Zhuge asked me to give my uncle a message - I will not agree on the matter after the revival of the Han Dynasty, and I will make a long-term plan.

How about I wait for my best efforts to help my uncle occupy Nanyang?”

"Ah?" Cai Mao never expected that his niece and son-in-law would make such a suggestion.

What does it mean?

He had the same long-term investment goal as his investment, but now the Han Dynasty has no sign of revival, and his niece actually offered to help him get Nanyang first?

After I took Nanyang, in order to prevent the loss of this place, wouldn’t I join forces with Cao Cao in close cooperation and desperately prevent them from succeeding in the Northern Expedition and keep their front line in the Jingxiang area?

Hiss, Kong Ming and the child of the Pang family are called "Water Dragon and Phoenix Chicken", but how did he come up with such an idea?

Well, it’s nothing for my niece to look at my uncle. I am a real relative and it’s really reliable at critical moments.

"Really, really? How to do it?"

They are all real relatives, so Cai Mao simply stopped pretending. He looked philosophical and humble and asked for advice with shame:

"Little Guan Gong said clearly that if I need any cooperation, I will do my best to help."

Guan Ping whispered:

"There is one thing right now, and my uncle needs to mobilize a large army to suppress the powerful enemy. If we do it well, we guarantee that the general can grasp the major events in Nanyang.

In the future, my nephew will have to take care of Uncle Lau in Jingzhou."

Cai Mao laughed loudly, his face full of joy:

"Okay, okay, Ping'er, even if you say that, is it to be the extermination of the barbarians? Is it the Mei family? Okay, I will order the Qi army to find him bad luck tomorrow."

"No." Guan Ping said calmly, "It's my father, Guan Yunchang."
Chapter completed!