Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 118: The White Pawn Pretending to Be the Black Pawn (Thanks to the support of Brother Yidijimao ~ Love you ~)

Xiangyang City.

Hou Cheng came to visit Cai's family as usual and brought many gifts.

At the gate of the Cai family, stood a middle-aged man with graying hair on his temples. He was Cai Feng, the father of Mrs. Cai and Cai Mao.

Cai Feng looked at the rough man who came over every now and then, and couldn't help but frowning:

"General Hou, how many times have I said this?
"My daughter is still in the widowhood period. Even if you have feelings for her, you should wait until the three-year widowhood period is over before proposing marriage!"

Upon hearing this, Hou Cheng immediately bowed to Cai Feng:

"Uncle, you misunderstood. I came here to ask you something important."

Looking at Hou Cheng's different solemn expression than usual, Cai Feng's eyes flashed with surprise, and then he nodded slightly:

"Come with me to the study."

Hou Cheng nodded, ordered his men to carry the gifts into the mansion, and followed Cai Feng to his study.

After Cai Feng closed the door, he looked at Hou Cheng, who had a serious expression, and asked in a deep voice:

"General, are you here because of the message that has been circulated in the city recently?"

Hou Cheng nodded slightly:

“It seems that my uncle has already known… the crime of treason is equivalent to treason.

"If this is true, the Cai family will most likely be wiped out by Marquis Wen, do you know that?"

Cai Feng was silent for a long time, then he smiled happily:
"But considering the current character of that Wen Hou, he shouldn't be so cruel, right?"

Hou Cheng's eyes suddenly became sharp, and a trace of horror appeared in his heart:
"Are you, are you really..."

"Don't misunderstand, General Hou."

An unfathomable smile appeared on Cai Feng's face:

“I’m just assuming.

"Marquis Wen has just unified Yangzhou, and the people under his rule all praise his benevolence.

“My son Cai Mao is now being used by Marquis Wen, and my Cai family has not suffered much loss due to Liu Biao’s death.

"If my Cai family is really in cahoots with Cao, what benefits can we get?"

Hearing this, Hou Cheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few months, he has given a lot of gifts to the Cai family for Mrs. Cai.

Whether it is for Mrs. Cai or for my own efforts during this period of time.

He didn't want the Cai family to really do anything to let down their master.

"It would be best if this is false, but if it is true, it is not too late for uncle to stop now!

"My master has led a large army to Xiangyang and intends to take charge here personally.

"If he really finds solid evidence, I'm afraid that given my friendship with Lord Wen, I won't be able to save you..."

Having said that, Hou Cheng did not want to stay any longer and left immediately.

Only Cai Feng was left standing there, with an uncertain expression on his face...

Lu Bu led an army of 30,000 across the Yangtze River, landed at Hanjin Port, and headed straight for Xiangyang City.

As he didn't know how long he would have to stay in Xiangyang, Lu Bu brought his family to Xiangyang.

On the way, Hao Meng rode his horse to Lu Bu's side and asked in a low voice:

"My Lord, why do you want Hou Cheng to take the initiative to question the Cai family? Will this alert the enemy?
"Even if the Cai family really collaborated with the enemy, they wouldn't admit it voluntarily, right?"

Looking at Hao Meng's face, which looked much thinner than before, Lu Bu couldn't help but laugh:
"Have you been overindulging yourself? You look haggard and your eyes are dull.

"No matter how beautiful Diao Chan is, you must exercise self-control."

Hao Meng scratched his head awkwardly:
"There's nothing I can do about it. It's fine if I don't see her, but once I see her stunningly beautiful face, I can't control myself..."

Lu Bu nodded to show his understanding, and did not say more on this topic, but answered the other party's question just now: "In fact, whether the Cai family really collaborated with the enemy is not important, what is important is whether they will really help Cao Cao in the future.

"Now that we have made it clear to the other party, they will consider the consequences of doing so.

“As a prominent family, family interests are often prioritized.

“As long as they find that collaborating with the enemy does not bring them any real benefit, they will no longer take the risk.

“What we have to do is to win the battle with Cao Cao in the future and let the Cai family realize that we are stronger than Cao Cao!
"That way, no matter whether he had been secretly colluding with Cao Cao before, he will fully support us in the future."

After listening to Lu Bu's explanation, Hao Meng nodded in understanding:
"In other words, we came here this time just to show our strength to the Cai family!"

Lu Bu chuckled and said, "Yes."

The army soon arrived at the city of Xiangyang, and Hou Cheng and Kuai Yue were already waiting outside the city.

There were 15,000 defenders in Xiangyang City, plus the 30,000 soldiers brought by Lu Bu.

Unless Cao Cao sent out an army of 100,000, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky to capture the well-defended city of Xiangyang by direct siege.

Since ancient times, the best way to expand power is to attack the enemy's plans, then to attack their alliances, then to attack their troops, and finally to attack their cities.

As a strategically important place, Xiangyang City has an extremely important geographical location.

Among the 120 chapters of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 30 of them take place in Xiangyang, which shows the importance of this city.

Lu Bu led his army into Xiangyang, and then arranged Yan Qingqing and others in the city lord's mansion.

Lu Bu did not mobilize a large army to go to Cai's house, but simply invited Cai Feng to his house.

When Cai Feng arrived at the pavilion of the City Lord's Mansion, he saw a burly man sitting in front of a chessboard playing Go alone.

Although he had never seen Lu Bu in person, Cai Feng could be sure that this man with extraordinary bearing was the legendary Lu Wenhou!

"I am Cai Feng, honored to meet Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu just said "hmm" lightly, without looking up at the other party, and continued to stare at the chessboard, and waved to Cai Feng:

"Come, come, come, see if there is any solution to this chess game of mine."

Upon hearing this, Cai Feng walked forward and saw that the black pieces on the board had an overwhelming advantage.

The situation of White chess is already precarious.

Cai Feng looked at it for a moment and shook his head slightly:
"I am not good at chess and can't find a way for White to turn the tables."

"What if that's the case?"

As Lu Bu spoke, he picked up a black chess piece next to the broken white chess piece and wiped it with a cloth beside him.

After being wiped, the original black chess piece turned into a white piece!
It seemed that the surface of the white piece was painted with some kind of black paint...

Lu Bu put the white piece back to its original position.

In an instant, the white chess piece, which had been trapped in a dead end, suddenly survived!

But when Cai Feng saw this scene, he opened his mouth in surprise:

"But doesn't this violate the rules of Go?"

Lu Bu's fingers tapped the stone table regularly:

"Yes, but aren't rules always made by the strong?
"Besides, how can you guarantee that there are no white pieces hidden among the remaining black pieces?"

Hearing what Lu Bu meant, Cai Feng fell silent.

Seeing that Cai Feng didn't say anything, Lu Bu laughed to himself:
"These white pieces pretending to be black pieces can always be black pieces.

"You can also suddenly turn into a white piece at a critical moment, giving the white side a glimmer of hope.

“But if they fail, these exposed white pieces will be eaten by the black pieces just like the other white pieces.

"But if he keeps his black appearance, he won't be threatened by the black army, don't you think?"

Looking at Lu Bu saying these words calmly, Cai Feng, who had sensed the hidden meaning, had already broken out in a cold sweat!
(End of this chapter)