Chapter 852 Blockade of the State Capital

The doctor shook his head: "Zhou Mu's illness is a heart disease. Even if he takes good care of it, it may not be cured. He can only prescribe a few prescriptions and take a look at it for the time being."

Mrs. Cai said gratefully: "That's it, please."

The doctor who treated Liu Biao wrote down a few prescriptions and gave them to the servant next to Mrs. Cai. After receiving the reward, he thanked and left.

"You guys, please step back first."

Mrs. Cai dismissed the servants around her, leaving only a maid brought from her parents' home. She whispered to her: "Go and invite my brother, hurry up!"

"Here."

The maid hurried away, and Cai Mao broke into the house not long after.

"Sister, how is Zhou Mu's condition?" Cai Mao asked.

"Brother, my husband's illness is a heart disease. He is worried that the Xiliang army will take the opportunity to invade Liangzhou."

"Oh? What did the doctor say?"

"The doctor said it's difficult to cure. The only way is to prescribe a few prescriptions and try them first to see if they have the best effect." Mrs. Cai lowered her eyebrows and said.

"So, Zhou Mu may not be able to survive?"

Cai Mao's eyes suddenly flashed with light, and he made a calculation.

"What do you mean, brother?" Mrs. Cai asked.

"Zhou Mu has two sons. Cong'er is the daughter of his younger sister. Naturally, the elder brother will support Cong'er to ascend to the throne. As for Liu Qi, of course he cannot be allowed to succeed Jingzhou Mu." Cai Mao said coldly.

Liu Biao had many heirs, but he only had two legitimate sons. The eldest son Liu Qi was born from his ex-wife and was already an adult, while the youngest son Liu Cong was born to Liu Biao after he came to Jingzhou and married Cai.

It is conceivable that Cai's stepmother naturally did not have a good impression of Liu Qi. After all, if Liu Qi inherited the official position of Jingzhou Mu, wouldn't Liu Cong be unqualified? Cai was naturally unwilling to give in, and Cai Mao was equally unwilling.

"My sister is taking care of Zhou Mu in the mansion, and always carries Cong'er with her. I summoned soldiers and horses from the city to guard outside Zhou Mu's mansion to prevent outsiders from entering."

After all, Mrs. Cai is a female generation and has no independent opinions. After hearing what her brother Cai Mao said, she nodded. After all, as the saying goes, a mother is more valuable than her son. If Liu Cong can become a shepherd in Jingzhou, her status will naturally rise. If Liu Qi became the shepherd of Jingzhou, it would be of no benefit to her at all.

Relying on his position in the Jingzhou army, Cai Mao quickly recruited more than a thousand troops and horses, and ordered his younger brothers Cai Xun and Cai Zhong to lead troops and horses to guard the state shepherd's house.

"Drive, drive, drive! Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

"Oh, officers and soldiers are on the streets!"

On the roads in the city, thousands of Jingzhou cavalry were walking rampantly on the streets. The sound of stampeding was endless, scaring the people in the city to run away for fear of being hit by Jingzhou cavalry. This group of military lords was so arrogant and tight. , they won’t pay compensation if they hurt someone.

Seeing so many Jingzhou cavalry suddenly appearing on the street, the people in the city couldn't help but talk about it.

"Why are so many soldiers and horses dispatched? What are they doing?"

"Who knows? Although there is a rebellion in Jingnan, it hasn't affected us in Xiangyang, right?"

A hawker with a deer-headed and rat-like head whispered: "You don't know this, right? My sister works in the state shepherd's office, and I do know some inside information."

The people around him hurriedly urged: "Don't hide it, tell me quickly."

The eyes of the people around him were all focused on him. The hawker was greatly satisfied, and he said: "You don't know something. I heard the day before yesterday that Zhou Mu suddenly fell seriously ill for some unknown reason, so he summoned Soldiers and horses are under martial law in the mansion."

"So that's what happened. No wonder so many troops were mobilized."

"Zhou Mu is seriously ill. God, I hope Zhou Mu can get better soon."

Ever since Liu Biao governed Jingzhou, he had never been interested in fighting for world hegemony. He only wanted to separate Jianghan. Even if he sent troops many times, he just wanted to regain Nanyang County, which originally belonged to Jingzhou. Liu Biao strongly encouraged farming, culture and education, so the people of Jingzhou were quite affectionate towards this state herdsman.

"You enter the mansion, and you follow me to seal off the outside of the mansion, hurry up!" Cai Xun rode on his horse and ordered the Jingzhou soldiers under his command arrogantly.

"Okay, you stay guard outside the mansion while I lead the troops inside to see my elder brother!"

Seeing Cai Xun staying outside the mansion, Cai Zhong nodded, then rode his horse and led hundreds of soldiers into the state shepherd's mansion.

"You are a good guard. No matter who comes, no one is allowed to enter. Do you understand?" Cai Xun shouted loudly.

"Here!"

The Cai family has held military power in Jingzhou for a long time and has deep prestige among the Jingzhou army. Therefore, these Jingzhou soldiers naturally followed the orders.

The news of Liu Biao's illness naturally could not be concealed, especially since Cai Mao mobilized an army aggressively to surround the entire Prefecture Mufu, which naturally attracted even more attention. Therefore, many civil and military officials in Jingzhou naturally wanted to go to the Prefecture Mufu. They left in the same direction, firstly because they wanted to check on Liu Biao's condition, and secondly because they wanted to see what the current situation in Xiangyang was like.

However, these officials, whether they were civil servants or military generals, were all intercepted outside the Prefectural Mufu Mansion by the Jingzhou army and horses led by Cai Xun.

"I heard that Zhou Mu is seriously ill and we want to go in to visit Shangguan. Why don't you let us in?" Wang Can, the manager, frowned.

Cai Xun said coldly: "Zhou Mu's condition is serious and he can't see anyone. Do you think you want to make Zhou Mu's condition worse? Get out of here!"

Relying on the power of the Cai family, Cai Xun has always been domineering in Xiangyang, and now he has armored troops and horses under his command. Seeing that he was so arrogant and domineering, standing outside the house and not allowing others to enter, the civil and military officials in Jingzhou felt angry, but they were helpless.

You can't just go up and fight to the death with these Jingzhou sergeants, right?

After cursing in their hearts for a while, these Jingxiang officials had no choice but to retreat and disperse one after another.

These days, they still have to control the military. As long as the armored military horses are in their hands, they don't even dare to fart.

Cai Xun, who was riding on the horse, was complacent and suddenly realized a truth.

At this moment, a carriage came speeding from the east side of the street. A young boy jumped out of the carriage and shouted loudly: "The young master is here!"

Liu Qi?

Cai Xun frowned, not expecting this annoying guy to come over too.

Thinking of his brother Cai Mao's instructions, Cai Xun frowned. He would never let Liu Qi enter the mansion, and he would never let him see Zhou Mu. Zhou Mu is now unconscious. If he meets Liu Qi and asks for his funeral, will the Cai family still have a way to survive after Liu Qi becomes the governor of Jingzhou?

"Colonel Cai Xun, I am Liu Qi. I heard that my father is seriously ill, so I came here to see my father. I hope Colonel Cai will let me in."