After Qing Shan left Yangzhou's Shouchun, he did not stop to rest at all. Instead, he went straight to Jingzhou without stopping.
When he arrived in Jingzhou, he snuck into the Kuai Family's residence.
He told Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue everything that had happened in Yangzhou.
"Did Brother Liu Mang really say that?" Kuai Ran panicked when he heard Qing Shan's reply. "How could Brother Liu Mang do that? No matter what, he is still Brother Liu Mang's flesh and blood."
Kuai Ran took Liu Mang's heartless words seriously.
Unlike Kuai Ran, Kuai Yue was much calmer. "Is this what His Highness, the King Of Shu, wants to say?"
"Yes!" Qing Shan nodded his head. He even managed to portray Liu Mang's actions. He even managed to hear Liu Mang's angry voice and Yang Hong's persuasion.
"No, I have to go to Yangzhou personally!" Kuai Ran said to his father, Kuai Yue.
"Come back, you're so careless!" Kuai Yue reprimanded his son.
"Second Brother, it seems like Yangzhou is definitely going to send troops!" Kuai Yue said to Kuai Liang.
Kuai Liang nodded. "Yes!" Based on the King Of Shu's reaction to Liu Mang, it seemed like he still had a deep impression of Jingzhou. Otherwise, he would not have acted like that. As the saying went, the deeper the love, the greater the pain.
"But Brother, what we need to worry about now is when Yangzhou will send troops. If that person gets angry, we might not be able to protect him!" Kuai Liang said to Kuai Yue with a frown.
"That's right!" Kuai Yue nodded. This matter could not be hidden forever. Once that person found out, he might lose his mind in a fit of anger. Even the Kuai Family would not be able to help much. After all, the King Of Shu, Liu Mang, was not very kind.
"We can only try our best!" Kuai Yue gritted his teeth. "If it doesn't work, we have to save the young prince's life!" Kuai Yue was prepared to give up because he knew that Jingzhou was about to switch sun and moon. If the young prince and that person died, the King Of Shu might be angry and Jingzhou would be in trouble.
His family was a landowning class in Jingzhou. No matter who changed the master of Jingzhou, his family had to remain unaffected. This was an opportunity. If it was done well, the Si family's status would be further improved.
Kuai Ran was confused. He didn't understand what his father and second uncle were talking about.
"Hmph, ignorant and incompetent! He only knows how to make friends with scoundrels all day long! Kuai Yue said to his son.
"Is His Highness the King Of Shu also a scoundrel?!" Kuai Ran scolded his father.
"You!" Kuai Yue pointed at his son and was speechless.
"Alright, Eldest Brother, Ran 'er, you two are really too much!" Kuai Liang had nothing to say to the father and son of his eldest brother.
The father and son were like quarrelsome lovers. "Big Brother, it's not wrong for Ran 'er to make friends. Good teachers and helpful friends are very beneficial to Ran' er!" For example, the King Of Shu. If Kuai Ran didn't have connections in Yangzhou, the Kuai family might not know what to do now.
"That's right!" Kuai Ran said proudly. However, Kuai Liang poured cold water on him. "Ran 'er, are you really that simple? You are the young master of the Kuai family. How can your father and I be at ease when we teach you the Kuai family in the future? "
"Hmph, this rascal!" Kuai Yue snorted.
"Alright, Qing Shan, go and pass down the order to protect the madam and the young prince. If there are any changes, protect the young prince!" Kuai Liang ordered Qing Shan.
"Yes!" Qing Shan nodded and left without a sound.
"Protect the young prince and the Kuai family will prosper for a hundred years!"
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"That person really doesn't want to see me?" In the prison of Xiangyang, there was a person who was wearing a prison uniform. However, it couldn't hide his noble aura.
"Madam, it's not that His Highness doesn't want to see you. It's just that it's not time yet!" Qing Shan's men were in the prison of Xiangyang. They had to protect Madam Cai and they couldn't hide it from her. Hence, they brought news to her.
"It's not time yet? What do you mean it's not time yet? "Madam Cai bit her lips." He can refuse to see me but he can't refuse to see the child! The child is his flesh and blood! " A flush appeared on the beautiful woman's pale face. She was supposed to be sick from childbirth, but now her face was flushed red.
"Madam, we don't know either!" Qing Shan's men comforted Madam Cai. If anything happened to Madam Cai, none of them would be able to escape. Hence, they all respected Madam Cai so that she wouldn't be so angry.
"I understand!" Madam Cai slowly calmed down. She knew that person still blamed her for what she did that day. However, she had no choice. The child in her arms was her flesh and blood. So was Liu Zong.
"Can I ask you for a favor?" Madam Cai asked the man in green.
"Please speak, Madam!" Qing Shan's men complied with Madam Cai's requests. They even brought the midwife from Xiangyang to the prison. It was clear how much they cared for Madam Cai.
They even had help from the Cai family. Hence, they agreed to Madam Cai's requests.
"If, and I'm only saying if, if I can't get out of this prison, I hope you can take Liu Nian away!" Madam Cai looked at the child lovingly as she spoke to the green-robed man.
"The young prince!" Qing Shan's men looked at the infant prince and nodded. Even if Madam Cai hadn't asked, they would have taken the young prince with them. This was their family head's request. It was also to ensure that the Si family would have a good position in the upcoming reshuffling of power in Jingzhou.
"Thank you!" Lady Cai said with a smile.
…
"Damn it!" Above a mansion in Xiangyang, there were two words written: Liu Mansion. This Liu Mansion wasn't Liu Biao's mansion. It was the mansion of Liu Biao's second son, Liu Pan.
Liu Pan was venting his anger in the mansion. Anything in the hall that got in his way was smashed to pieces by Liu Pan. Liu Pan was truly enraged today. "You've gone too far! You've gone too far! Huang brat, I'll definitely kill you!"
"What's wrong with the Military Advisor?" Someone outside the hall asked one of Liu Pan's guards.
"What else could it be? General Xiu, hurry up and persuade the Lord! "The guard said with a wry smile.
"Is it that brat Huang She again?" Xiu Cheng was Liu Pan's current deputy. He could be considered Liu Pan's confidant and had been around since Liu Pan had formed the Jingzhou Cavalry.
At present, Liu Pan could be said to be the second most powerful person in Jing Province. He was the military advisor of Jing Province. It could be said that he had a heavy fist in his hand. However, there was one person who often made Liu Pan suffer, and that was the eldest son of the Huang Clan, Huang She.
This guy is ignorant and incompetent, or it can be said that he is unable to accomplish anything, but he is able to suppress Liu Pan. As long as Liu Pan has a plan, this Huang She will immediately come up with a bunch of ideas to interrupt Liu Pan, making Liu Pan not know what to do.
For example, this time, Liu Pan wanted to expand the army because the situation in the Central Plains was getting clearer. There were two overlords. One was Cao Cao in the north and the other was Liu Mang, the King Of Shu in the south. Liu Pan wanted to expand the army as a precaution because Jingzhou was a piece of fat meat. Everyone wanted to get their hands on the wealth of Jingzhou. Liu Pan wanted to expand the army not only to protect himself but also to fish in troubled waters after the war.
When the two overlords fought, one would inevitably die. If both sides suffered, then it would be the best. Then, Jingzhou would be able to send troops to the Central Plains. At that time, Liu Pan might even have a share of the world.
However, Liu Pan's dream was beautiful, but reality was cruel. The eldest son of the Huang family was incompetent. When it came to being a failure, if Huang She said that he was second, then no one would dare to say that they were first.
Huang She's words completely blocked Liu Pan's dream. "Military advisor, you want to rebel?" Liu Pan asked.
Hearing Huang She's words, Liu Pan simply couldn't hold back his anger.
Huang She really knows how to talk. Because Liu Pan already has 80,000 soldiers and horses. Adding in some odd jobs, he has almost 100,000 soldiers and horses. If he continues to expand his army, it will threaten Liu Biao's rule.
Therefore, Huang She's meaning was, if you want to expand the army, what do you want to do? A Military Advisor with 100,000 troops wants to expand the army? Even Cai Mao wasn't this arrogant in the past.
Also, if you want to expand the army, then you can hand over the military authority. The new military authority will not be given to you, Liu Pan.
Liu Pan immediately couldn't accept it. If I want to expand the army, then the military authority will be given to you. Isn't this giving you a dowry for free?
Now, Liu Pan was in a dilemma. If he wanted to expand the army, then all the benefits would fall into Huang She's hands. If he didn't expand the army, then it wouldn't be in line with what he wanted.
In the end, Liu Pan would have to give up on expanding the army. How could Liu Pan not be enraged?
Therefore, when Liu Pan came back, he threw away everything in the hall that could be thrown away.
"Milord!" Xiu Cheng braced himself and walked forward. This was because he had something important to tell Liu Pan. He had no choice but to pay.
"Hm?" Liu Pan immediately frowned and glared, "Who let you in? Scram, scram!" Liu Pan said as he threw a teapot at Xiu Cheng.
"Milord, I have something important to tell you!" Xiu Cheng explained to Liu Pan.
"Scram, I don't want to hear it now. Scram!" Liu Pan ignored him.
"Milord, listen to me!" “
"Men, drag Xiu Cheng out!" “
Very quickly, Xiu Cheng was dragged away by Liu Pan's guards. "General Xiu Cheng, we are sorry!" A few guards apologized to Xiu Cheng.
"Milord, Milord, Lady Cai has given birth!" Xiu Cheng shouted to Liu Pan.
"So what if she has given birth!" Liu Pan said nonchalantly. Suddenly, he stopped and stared at Xiu Cheng, "What did you say?" “
The guards put Xiu Cheng down and Xiu Cheng continued, "Milord, Lady Cai has given birth in Xiangyang's prison!" “
"Impossible!" Liu Pan didn't believe this news. Xiangyang's prison wasn't under their jurisdiction. Didn't Liu Biao send Lady Cai to get an abortion? "
"It's true, my lord. It's absolutely true. Our men saw with their own eyes that the Cai family sent the midwife to Xiangyang's prison. When the midwife came out, we arrested her. According to the midwife's confession, she was indeed sent to the prison to deliver a baby. She even gave birth to a big fat boy.
Hearing Xiu Cheng's explanation, Liu Pan had to think about it even if he didn't believe it.
Liu Pan frowned. If Lady Cai gave birth to another child, Liu Zong would be in an awkward position. After all, he wasn't Liu Biao's biological son. If he wasn't the successor of the Liu family, it would be over.
"Milord, this is an opportunity!" Xiu Cheng said excitedly to Liu Pan.
"Opportunity?" Liu Pan didn't understand what Xiu Cheng meant.
"Yes, an opportunity. An opportunity to make my lord the successor of Jingzhou!" Xiu Cheng said to his lord.
"What do you mean?" Liu Pan was interested in Xiu Cheng's words.
"Milord, do you think the child Lady Cai gave birth to is the son of the Governor of Jingzhou?" Xiu Cheng asked with a smile.
Liu Pan frowned and narrowed his eyes. He was summoned to Xiangyang by his father. One of the reasons he came to Xiangyang was because of Lady Cai's affair. Not only did she have an affair, but she also seemed to be pregnant.
The instigator was Huang She. In the end, Liu Pan still had to thank Huang She.
If Huang She knew that Liu Pan would be implicated, he wouldn't have done it either. However, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
"If the child isn't the Governor of Jingzhou's, what do you think the Governor will do?" Xiu Cheng asked with a smile.
"He'll be furious!" Any man wouldn't be able to endure such humiliation. He was cuckolded and even became a father. Liu Biao couldn't kill Liu Mang, but if he could, he would have done it long ago.
If the child was already like this before it was born, one could only imagine how angry Liu Biao would be if he knew that the bastard survived and was even born.
Xiu Cheng looked at his master with a smile and said, "If the Prefecture Overseer is angry with Lady Cai, he'll be able to slowly shift the blame from Lady Cai to Liu Zong. Once the Prefecture Overseer is enraged, what do you think will happen, Master?"
Humans were paranoid creatures. Once Liu Biao knew that Lady Cai had given birth to the bastard, it would really implicate Liu Zong. He would suspect that Liu Zong wasn't his son and might even kill Lady Cai. After killing Lady Cai, Liu Biao wouldn't be able to choose Liu Zong as his successor because he wouldn't be afraid of Liu Zong taking revenge after his death.
The eldest young master, Liu Qi, had already lost his right to inherit the family. Now that the youngest young master, Liu Zong, was about to be implicated, the only one left was Liu Pan.
Liu Pan's eyes suddenly lit up. If he, Liu Pan, got the sole inheritance right, then would he still need to be afraid of that clown Huang She?
In the end, Jingzhou would be his. He could expand the army as much as he wanted. Once he inherited the throne, he could deal with Huang She as much as he wanted to deal with Huang She.
"Xiu Cheng, if this succeeds, you'll be the hero of Jingzhou. Don't worry, once I'm in that position, the position of Jingzhou Army's Division Commander will be yours!" Liu Pan promised without hesitation.
Xiu Cheng's face was flushed red. The position of Division Commander of the Jingzhou Army was a position that was second only to one person and above tens of thousands. How glorious was that? Xiu Cheng immediately became loyal to Liu Pan.
"Come! Spread the news that Madam Cai gave birth to a bastard! The faster the better. The more people know, the better! Hahahaha! " Liu Pan laughed heartily.
"This lowly one congratulates the Governor in advance!" Xiu Cheng started to flatter Liu Pan.
Soon, this rumor spread throughout the entire Jing Province.
All of the commoners would mysteriously say, "Do you know?" when they meet someone. Lady Cai gave birth. "If someone asked," She gave birth again. "Lord Liu Biao was full of energy.
Then, the person who spoke first would mysteriously reply to the person who asked, "What are you talking about? Let me tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else."
After receiving a solemn promise, the child was not Lord Liu Biao's, but His Highness the King Of Shu's.
Or that the child was a bastard. Slowly, there were myths and legends.
Some said that Lady Cai suddenly dreamed of a god descending from the heavens when she was sleeping. The god told her that she was pregnant with a child, and that the child would be the god's son. After the disaster, Lady Cai immediately went from being a young girl to being pregnant for ten months. After the disaster, the child was born.
Some people even made up stories about the son of the red dragon and how the child was born as a meatball. Lady Cai endured the pain to split open the meatball and report the child.
In short, this child was not Lord Liu Biao, but Lord Liu Biao. He had become a father.
This secret that wasn't really a secret became a joke in Jingzhou. The ancients didn't have much entertainment to begin with. Those brothels belonged to the upper echelons of society and had nothing to do with the commoners. Moreover, the men liked the beauties in the brothels, but the women didn't. They naturally gossiped when they had nothing better to do. As for women, their voices slowly became louder.
This was the charm of a rumor. Three people became a tiger. This wasn't a joke.
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