I am the Crown Prince of the Three Kingdoms

After contemplating for a long time, Yiji decided to change his strategy.He couldn't help but smiled and said: "What if we can exchange the shipbuilder for Mr. Cai's power?"

Yiji knew Cai Mao well. This person focused on power. Although he occasionally cared for relatives such as Zhang Yun and Fei Ke, he was still a powerful person in essence.

Just like Cai Mao's promotion of Fei Ke and his retention of Zhang Yun, he has more or less backed up these wings, the reason for his growing power.

Since Zhang Yun's life failed to impress Cai Mao, then Yiji decided to use his power to start.

Cai Mao's heart skipped a beat when he heard Yi Ji's words, but then he looked at Yi Ji vigilantly.You believe the enemy when they say they give you power, which is really stupid.

"How should I say it?" However, in the end, Cai Mao still couldn't bear the temptation of power, and said tentatively.

"Your Excellency, do you know that during Liu Biao's Daxing Seventh Army, apart from Zhang Yun, Wen Pin, and Wang Wei, there are three other generals who have been captured. I have investigated and found that although they are not from noble families, they are all heroes of Jingchu. Quite powerful in the military."

"I know that my lord has great power in the gentry and civil servants, but in the army, it is slightly inferior. The one who can be useful is Zhang Yun. And if the lord agrees to my request, I can make the decision. The three generals were released together. If you let the three generals know that you are the one who rescued them, wouldn’t you be grateful and become your partisan? In this way, wouldn’t your power be greater? Even if it is compared to Kuai Yue, It's not as good as that."

Volume 75, Section 595: Chapter 286 The Success of the Horse (2)

Yi Ji talked a lot in a row, but every single word made Cai Mao's heart skip a beat.

What Yi Ji said is correct, Cai Mao's power is overwhelming, but he is not as good in the army.It wasn't that Cai Mao was incapable of wooing the army, but that Liu Biao was wary of the army. Cai Mao was not able to intervene. It was already the limit to arrange Zhang Yun as the commander-in-chief of the first army.

If you can get the support of three generals at once, then.That kind of power, even if Liu Biao wanted to pull him out, he couldn't move.

However, Cai Mao still hesitated in his heart.If the boatman had given it to Lu Su, he would not regret taking the medicine.After waiting for several years, Lu Su led a large number of warships to set sail from Fengcheng and go down the river to attack Xiangyang.

Don't you want to regret even your intestines?

Although Yi Ji is not the roundworm in Cai Mao's stomach, seeing Cai Mao's sudden silence, Yi Ji knew that Cai Mao must be moved.

Perhaps family affection is not enough to make Cai Mao betray the country, but power is enough.

Thinking about it, Yi Ji decided to further seduce Cai Mao, and said: "In addition, my lord's worry about our general Lu's navy is unnecessary. Our general has no intention of going south. Besides, Xinye and Fancheng are both initial creations. It takes only one or two years to build a qualified navy. The number of warships is closely related to one's own financial ability. How can Xinye, Fancheng, Bingcheng and other dozens of cities compare to Jing Chu’s financial capability? Therefore, Fancheng and Xinye’s naval forces will never be able to defeat Jingchu.”

Cai Mao sneered when he heard this, and said: "If you don't have the intention to go south, why ask the old man for twenty shipwrights? How can the old man believe that Lu Su has no intention to go south."

"Hehe, it's just for self-protection. After all, Jingchu's navy is too powerful. General Lu was attacked by Xiangyang's navy, so of course he wants a certain amount of strength to defend himself. Believe it or not, it's up to you to decide, but if you miss this opportunity I don’t know how many more years I will have to wait for my lord to increase his power between Jing and Chu.” Yi Ji said with a smile, very confident.

When Cai Mao heard this, he suddenly became less determined. Indeed, the opportunity must not be missed, and the loss will never come again.This is a life-saving grace. If the three generals are saved and come back, their power will definitely increase greatly.

Furthermore, it seems that what Yiji said is right.According to Lu Su's power, it is estimated that it will be a few years before a navy is established, and the scale is still uncertain.

There seems to be no threat to Xiangyang.

Even if they take ten thousand steps back, if Xiangyang is breached, they still have the danger of Hanchuan, so they can retreat to Jiangling to protect themselves in this troubled world.

At that time, he will still run rampant in Jingchu, with supreme dignity.

In the end, Cai Mao is still a selfish person.After pondering for a long time, Cai Mao raised his head and asked, "How can I trust you?"

Cai Mao was afraid of losing his wife and losing his army.After getting out of Wenpin, Wang Wei's family, clan, and twenty shipwrights, they couldn't get what they wanted.

"Until the transaction is completed, I will stay at your lord's house. How about it?" Yiji didn't promise frankly, but just smiled and took his own life as the trust of both parties in the transaction.If Cai Mao made a deal but didn't get what he wanted, Yi Ji would ration his life to Cai Mao.

"Okay." Yi Ji's words made Cai Mao trust him.Fate is not something ordinary people can easily let go. It is impossible for Yiji to throw away his life for Lu Su just now.

Therefore, no matter how doubtful Cai Mao was, he agreed on the spot.

Lu Su was given the civil employment he wanted, Wang Wei's family, clan, and the foundation for building a navy, twenty shipwrights.

Yiji was overjoyed in his heart, as long as he had these [-] shipwrights, he could create an invincible navy, and entering Xiangyang was no longer a dream.

Xiangyang is so prosperous.

As long as Xiangyang is occupied, as long as Xiangyang is occupied, then their power will have a solid backing.

Volume 75, Section 596: Chapter 287 Liu Biao hates vomiting blood (1)

Chapter 287 Liu Biao hates vomiting blood

After Cai Mao made up his mind, he immediately arranged for the house slaves in the mansion, settled Yi Ji, and kept a close eye on him.Yiji is now in Cai Mao's hands, and the only collateral for this transaction must not be lost.

After doing this, Cai Mao returned to the study and summoned a confidant housekeeper.

"You immediately arrange people to move Wenpin, Wang Wei's family and clan, to Xinye. Hurry up, do this before Liu Biao finds out, and arrange twenty shipwrights, and the shipbuilder's house together."

Cai Mao ordered.

"No." The confidant butler was very calm. Hearing that Cai Mao had done something to offend Jing Chu, he still listened calmly and promised.

"Okay. Go on. Remember that everything must be done quietly." Cai Mao was very satisfied with this and said.

"promise."

The butler promised again, turned around and walked down.

"It's a gamble this time. Let's see if I, Cai Mao, can really give power to Jingchu. Even Liu Biao and Kuai Yue can't check and balance." After the butler left, Cai Mao's eyes burst into a very strong light, which was a light of ambition.

Wenpin and Wang Wei's clan are not gentry.Because if it is a gentry, it is rare to embark on the path of a pure general.But Wenpin, Wang Wei's clan is still somewhat powerful in Jingchu.

The gentry are like the officials and officials of later generations, and the powerful are ordinary landlords.

The clan population of the two is several hundred people.It is not an ordinary thing to relocate these people, but there are three people in Jingzhou who can do it.

Cai Mao is one of them.

After accepting Cai Mao's order, the butler first assigned a confidant to the Wang Wei clan to meet Wang Wei's parents and brothers.He himself came to Wenpin's mansion.

Wenpin's father is still alive, named Wenxiu.He is a very healthy old man, and much smoother than Wenpin.When he learned that Cai Mao's housekeeper asked to see him, he immediately invited him into the mansion.

"I don't know if the butler is here, what's the matter?"

After leading the housekeeper into the study, Wen Xiu asked very politely.He knew that his son had already fallen in Xinye and Fancheng, and at this time Cai Mao sent a housekeeper, there must be something important.

"Your son, Wenpin, has surrendered to Lu Su, and you will be killed soon. I was ordered to come and tell you, and I will be responsible for transporting you to Jiangbei."

The butler said.

"What?" Wenxiu was inexplicably horrified. It was impossible for him to think that that loyal son would surrender to Lu Su.

However, Wenxiu was also very courageous, and said: "Okay, I will go and prepare immediately."

"Take the real clan with you. If you are a slave, you don't have to take away your wealth. Since Lu Su has recruited Wenpin, he won't treat you badly."

Seeing this, the butler nodded and made a point.

"Okay." Wenxiu nodded again and said.

Immediately afterwards, the housekeeper got up to leave. After Wenxiu personally sent the housekeeper away, he immediately sent someone to notify some people in the clan.On the other hand, the elders of Wang Wei's family also agreed.Not long after, hundreds of members of the Wen clan and Wang clan disappeared quietly inside and outside Xiangyang.