In the thirteenth year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (208), after Cao Cao completely solved the remnants of the Yuan clan in the north, he led a large army to conquer Jingzhou in the south, and when the main force of the Cao army had not yet arrived in Jingzhou, Liu Biao died of illness, which gave Cao Cao the opportunity to take Jingzhou without bloodshed, that is, the well-known Cai Mao Zhang Yun wrapped Liu Xuan to surrender to Cao Cao, and Jingzhou changed hands.
Under the impression of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, many people believe that Cai Mao Zhang Yun was killed by Zhou Yu's divisive scheme, and Cao Cao suspected that the two were killed, but in history, what was the end of the two? What is known is that the two were not killed at the Battle of Chibi, but Cao Pi was not accustomed to these two people, and the people of Cao Cao's clique were also extremely disgusted and scornful of the two, after all, Cai Mao Zhang Yun had originally supported Liu Zhen in order not to surrender to Cao Cao, but to control Jingzhou himself and chase the deer in the world. In the end, looking at the unfavorable situation, he turned out to betray Liu Chun, and he was really not good as a person.
Book of the Later Han Dynasty. At the time of Liu Biao's biography, the Jiangnan Emperor Thief Dasheng, and Yuan Shu blocked the army tun Luyang, the table could not be obtained, but a single horse entered Yicheng, and asked the Nan Commandery jingyue and the Xiangyang man Cai Mao to conspire with him.
His wife and brother Cai Mao and nephew Zhang Yun were fortunate to be on the table and were friendly with Qun.
Cai Mao Zhang Yun's history of fortune is inseparable from Liu Biao, from Liu Biao's entry into Jingzhou, the two gradually became the key figures in the situation in Jingzhou, Cai Mao is the younger brother of Liu Biao's last wife, and Zhang Yun is the nephew of Liu Biao's original wife, it can be said that both are relatives of Liu Biao.
At the same time, Cai Mao was also Liu Biao's right-hand man at the beginning of his entry into Jingzhou, when the armed groups formed by clan and township relations in various parts of Jingzhou were very powerful, it can be said that Liu Biao was powerless to control and look at the overall situation, Liu Biao was also not vain, one person broke into Yicheng alone, united with the local clans, and also promptly Pu Liang, Ku Yue, Cai Mao and others, formulated a plan, the leaders of the armed groups in various places were to come, and kill them as many as possible, and Liu Biao was also able to quickly control the overall situation of Jingzhou.
Liu Biao did have wisdom, but what should not be ignored was that when he entered Jingzhou, he did not have a strong concubine force, and the support of the Ku and Cai clans was only for their own interests.
Therefore, although Liu Biao controlled Jingzhou for nearly 20 years, he had always lacked the strength to be loyal to his own concubines, and he was very suspicious in his later years, such as when he let Han Song go to inquire into Cao Cao's hypocrisy, but because Han Song came back and said good things about Cao Cao, plus Cao Cao had a lot of rewards for Han Song, Liu Biao would have to kill Han Song, if it were not for Han Song's influence in Jingzhou, Liu Biao would not have cared so much.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although liu biao's table is elegant in appearance, but suspicious in heart, it is also like this.
Therefore, Liu Biao rose in Jingzhou, did not experience any life and death battles, and did not have a strong military force that he brought into Jingzhou, and it is accurate to say that Liu Biao was the co-lord of Jingzhou, which also left room for Cai Mao Zhang Yun's final power play.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms. At the beginning of Liu Biao's biography, the cousin and his wife loved Shao Zi Qun and wanted to think that they were the queen, and Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were the party for them, and the eldest son Qi was The Prince of Jiangxia, and the congregation was enshrined as the heir.
At first, Liu Biao liked Liu Qi because he looked very similar to himself, but after having Liu Qi, he changed his mind, and now it is generally believed that Liu Qi is cai's son, but there is no clear evidence in history to prove this, but it is certain that Cai clan likes Liu Qi, and Liu Biao gave Cai's niece Xu to Liu Chun.
It can be said that Liu Biao has arranged a number of "amulets" for Liu Qi, closely linked to the Cai clan of Jingzhou, and with the support of his nephew Zhang Yun, Liu Qi's position in Jingzhou is already much more stable than Liu Qi's, although he is young, but his status has been unshakable.
And this may also be a situation that Liu Biao is forced to accept, because in the end, he can lay a foundation in Jingzhou, or rely on others, his wife and brother Cai Mao is a big force, if Liu Biao wants to actually control Jingzhou, he should have dealt with Cai Mao a long time ago, but he can't, because he still needs Cai Mao's protection, and liu Biao wants to avoid Cai Mao and others to form another military force.
Since this was the case, Liu Qi had the support of Cai Mao Zhang Yun, then there was no need for him to take the risk and force Liu Qi to inherit his position, because Cai Mao Zhang Yun could overthrow Liu Qi at any time with his own power, even if other forces in Jingzhou supported Liu Qi, it was just that all the forces supported Liu Qi, and the internal strife in Jingzhou was just that, and the final result would not be better than letting Liu Qi ascend to the throne.
"Dictionary" table diseases, Qi also save diseases. Qi's nature is kind and filial, And Yu and Yun are afraid that Qi will see the table, and the father and son will feel each other, and they will have the meaning of the aftermath, saying: "The general ordered the king to care for Linjiangxia, for the sake of the country's eastern qi, his task is the most important; now when the people come, they will see anger, and they will hurt the joy of their relatives to increase their diseases, not filial piety." So he stopped being outside, so that he could not see it, and Qi ran away.
And in the end, Liu Qi was also stopped, and he could not see Liu Biao, who was seriously ill, in fact, what could he do, Liu Qi's forces were in Jiangxia, to the territory controlled by Cai Mao Zhang Yun's forces, even if Liu Qi let Liu Qi take over his position, would Cai Mao Zhang Yun agree? There is too much room for operation, you can say that the white is black, Liu Qi may not even have the opportunity to return to Jiangxia.
Cai Mao Zhang Yun supported Liu Chun, the main purpose is to see that Liu Chun is better at being controlled, in the chaotic world, Cai Mao Zhang Yun also wants to maximize interests, does not rule out the intention of uniting others to divide Jingzhou, after all, Liu Chun's influence is insufficient, and the decision-making power is not in Liu Chun's hands.
At that time, Liu Chun did not want to surrender, "Now with the kings of the land of chu, keep the inheritance of the ancestors, in order to see the world, why should it not be?" "Liu Chun wanted to defend Jingzhou, but those who held actual power, such as Ku Yue, Han Song, Fu Xun, and Cai Mao, did not bird Liu Chun, that is to count Liu Chun down, and even moved out of Liu Bei, saying that Liu Chun's influence was not as good as Liu Bei's, and he talked about how to defend the world and fight the world."
Although Cai Mao zhang yun was rewarded after surrendering to Cao Cao, and Cai Mao was once made the Marquis of Hanyang Pavilion, what the two did in Jingzhou was also despised by Cao Cao's clique.
Although Wei Wu treated him in the old way, he was despised by the people of the time, and blamed him for helping Liu Qi and Liu Qi.
The "Treatise on the Classics" Kuang, Zhang, Match, Tu, Mao, and Yun zhi are not strange enough, and before the imprisonment, they will all be cooked and destroyed, and they will be tested for the hundred generations.
Although Cai Mao was promoted in the Cao Cao clique, and although Cao Cao showed a generous posture, the people within the Cao Cao clique looked down on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's disciples very much, because no matter what, both of them were sellers seeking glory, although there was no shortage of subordinates and generals in the Cao Cao clique, but Cai Mao Zhang Yun surrendered without a fight, and the people who betrayed Liu Yun for their own interests were also defeated in the eyes of others.
Cao Pi even once had the remarks of killing the two and then quickly, it can be said that unlike Yanyi, although Cai Mao Zhang Yun saved his life, he did not have a good life in the Cao Cao group.
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Liu Biao's biography" Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Liu Biao", "Xiangyang Qi Old Record", "Dictionary"