Chapter 541

"Gulp!"

Liu Biao's body twitched continuously.

Already an old man, how could he withstand the power of the poisonous chicken soup (poisonous Kun soup)?

Moreover, this poisonous woman, Cai Zhu, the poison she gave Liu Biao was not the kind that would kill him in one meal.

It was the kind that would be gradual, and after drinking three or four meals, he would suddenly die from the poison.

Looking at the cold sweat continuously breaking out all over Liu Biao's body and his expression of unbearable pain,

Cai Zhu slowly walked to his side and whispered:

"Liu Jingsheng, I will tell you a secret quietly."

"In reality, Liu Cong has not even half a copper coin's relationship with you."

"He is just a collateral descendant of the Cai family that my brother brought from the family."

Liu Biao's consciousness had not completely dissipated at this moment.

But after hearing what Cai Zhu said, the painful expression on his face could not help but become even worse.

This feeling was like...

suddenly learning that the son he had worked so hard to feed for so many years was not his own.

Before Liu Biao completely breathed his last, Cai Zhu found Liu Biao's seal and stuffed it into her pocket.

Subsequently, she used Liu Biao's order to instruct the guards to invite her brother Cai Mao over.

After receiving the news, Cai Mao rushed here at high speed.

Seeing the scene of Liu Biao's death, Cai Mao quickly sorted out the ins and outs of this matter.

However, he did not blame his sister for acting on her own initiative.

After all, to a certain extent,

for their Cai family, if Liu Biao died, a series of subsequent things would become easier to operate.

Cai Mao quickly made a decision and sent someone to find Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue, who did not know the situation, thought it was Cai Mao and Liu Biao looking for him to discuss the subsequent war.

But after arriving here,

before Kuai Yue could speak, he had already been quickly taken down by the swordsmen arranged by Cai Mao.

Seeing this, Kuai Yue cursed angrily:

"Cai De gui, what are you doing?"

"Could it be that you think the little tricks you played can deceive Gu Linzhi too?"

On weekdays, Kuai Yue's strategic ability was far above Cai Mao's.

But sometimes, precisely because he was a smart person, he would instead encounter the phenomenon of being too smart for his own good.

Kuai Yue never thought that Cai Mao would actually have the idea of "flying solo."

After all, the three great Jingzhou aristocratic families had always been of one mind.

When in adversity, they could always stand on a unified front and advance and retreat together.

But now, this old six Cai Mao actually first harmed Liu Biao to death, and then wanted to harm him, Kuai Yue!

Yes, Kuai Yue, who did not understand all the ins and outs, mistakenly thought Liu Biao also died at Cai Mao's hands.

Little did he know, Liu Biao was actually poisoned to death by Cai Zhu with chicken soup (Kun soup).

However, Kuai Yue did not look favorably on Cai Mao's surrender to Gu Yi.

According to Kuai Yue's analysis of Gu Yi,

he believed that Gu Yi would likely not keep Cai Mao and the Cai family.

But he also understood that at this time, no matter how much he said, Cai Mao could not listen.

Sure enough,

just as Kuai Yue's words fell,

Cai Mao instructed the guards to take Kuai Yue away and execute him with disdain.

In Cai Mao's vision, the three great Jingzhou aristocratic families had already become a thing of the past.

From now on, in the land of Jingzhou, the Cai family would be the true emperor of the land!

Thinking of this, Cai Mao hurriedly rushed to the inner city to take over the military power originally held by Liu Biao and Kuai Yue.

……

Walking in the outer city of Xiangyang, Xu Rong felt a bit strange.

The soldiers who retreated to the inner city should have quickly built a defense line.

But inside the inner city, it fell into a quiet silence.

Just as Xu Rong was preparing to send a portion of soldiers to launch a tentative attack on the inner city,

suddenly, the inner city gate opened automatically.

Cai Mao, with Cai Zhu, Liu Cong, and a large number of soldiers, walked out from the inner city.

Seeing this, even Xu Rong was a bit stunned for a time.

Where was Liu Biao?

Where was Kuai Yue?

How did the Jingzhou decision-making layer suddenly only have one Cai Mao left?

The next moment,

Cai Mao took the initiative to answer the doubts in Xu Rong's heart.

He said with a humble expression:

"General Xu, the bandit Kuai Yue intended to rebel and stabbed our Governor to death."

"Although I arrived in time with troops and successfully killed the bandit Kuai Yue,"

"but I, being alone and weak, realized that I could not fight against the heavenly troops of the imperial court."

"Therefore, I specifically brought the remaining soldiers in Xiangyang City to surrender to you, General."

"I hope the General can take in me and the soldiers who surrendered in Xiangyang City."

Xu Rong's face was uncertain.

Regarding what Cai Mao said, he was not willing to believe a single word.

But at least it could be determined that

the reason the inner city did not have defenses was precisely because a riot occurred in the city.

As for who exactly the rebel was, perhaps it was no longer important.

Anyway, now, Liu Biao and Kuai Yue were both dead, which could be called death without proof.

And Cai Mao, as the only "winner" still alive,

couldn't he edit any story however he wanted?

Thinking of this, Xu Rong replied:

"General Cai, this General is willing to accept your surrender."

"However, according to the regulations of the Chancellor, you should follow this General back to Chang'an to report on your duties."

Hearing this, Cai Mao raised his eyebrows slightly.

In reality, he did not want to leave Xiangyang.

Because only by staying in Xiangyang could the Cai family be the true emperor of the land.

But Cai Mao also knew clearly in his heart that if he was unwilling to follow Xu Rong to Chang'an, I am afraid he would have to fight another battle today.

As for whether he could defeat Xu Rong... emmm, I am afraid that even adding three Cai Maos would not be Xu Rong's opponent.

Just like this, Cai Mao, with all the remaining soldiers in Xiangyang City, announced his surrender to Xu Rong.

This also included Wen Pin, Hou Yin, and others. ===== CHAPTER 542 =====