Cai Mao

Cai Mao (onyomi: Sai Bō) is a general who first serves Liu Biao. He shares family ties with Yueying, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Biao since his two elder sisters married Huang Chengyan and Liu Biao. It is said Liu Biao was only able to build his reputation due to Cai Mao’s achievements.
His height in Kessen II is 175 cm (5’9″).

Historical Information

Cai Mao was the only known son of Cai Feng. He was born in Xiangyang Commandary. His family lived in wealth and luxury, one of their splendid estates once stood in Caizhou. Their manor was surrounded with four angled walls made of blue stone and their servant maidens thrived in the hundreds. Along with their forty-five plots of farmland, the Cai family was an influential family of power. Cai Mao’s aunt was married to the Minister of Works, Zhang Wen. His eldest sister was married to Huang Chengyan and his second eldest sister became Liu Biao’s wife.
As a young man, Cai Mao traveled to Luoyang and met Cao Cao, then just 20 years old. Together, they visited Liang Hu, then in charge of selecting officials, to try to persuade him to appoint Cao Cao as magistrate of Capital Luoyang. Liang Hu refused to meet them and may have humiliated them.
Among his family, Cai Mao was described as a self-made man of strong constitution and character. When Liu Biao became the Governor of Jingzhou, his neighbors, Su Dai and Bei Yu, didn’t accept him. Therefore, Liu Biao stationed himself at Yicheng and ordered Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Kuai Liang to straighten matters between them. Through this plan, the area became pacified. Cai Mao gradually rose in ranks within Liu Biao’s service and became General who Suppresses the South. After his sister fostered Liu Cong, Liu Biao further showed favor towards Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. Likewise, the vassal’s bond with his master became friendlier.
According to the Record of Xiangyang, Cai Mao was actually scheming for Liu Cong to become the rightful heir and was only acting faithful to his liege on the surface. When Liu Biao was critically ill and Liu Qi looked as though he was trying to visit, Cai Mao feared his plans would be ruined by parental love. Therefore, he barred Liu Qi from entering and chased him away. Liu Bei‘s scroll in Record of the Three Kingdoms instead states Cai Mao and Kuai Yue plotted to assassinate Liu Biao. However, this entry has been criticized as being doubtful and unrealistic by the historian, Sun Sheng, due to lack of evidence and continuity with other historical records.
Liu Cong did succeed Jingzhou after his father’s death, but shortly surrendered his rights to the land on threat of Cao Cao’s invasion. Since Cai Mao was once Cao Cao’s friend during their youth, the latter entered Cai Mao’s home. Cao Cao turned to Cai Mao’s wife and child and said, “Degui (Cai Mao), do you remember? Long ago, we were going to visit Liang Menghuang (Liang Hu), but he refused to see us? I heard he’s here too, so how could he have the nerve to come see you?”
His rank under Cao Cao gradually rose until he became Marquis of Hanyang. According to Record of Xiangyang, a tomb and an elaborate stone statue of a giant deer was seen south of Cai Mao’s residence. It suggests he lived his life in comfortable luxury. Cai Mao was treated warmly as though he were Cao Cao’s old friend, but many people privately despised him. This negative reaction was mainly spurned by his unfair treatment towards Liu Qi. Cao Pi compared Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, Wu Kuang and Zhang Zhang, Shen Pei and Guo Tu, claiming that they had corrupted the rule of Liu Biao, He Jin and Yuan Shao.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Cai Mao was a general of Liu Biao in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He helped Liu Biao in govern Jing Province with Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue. During the fighting against Sun Jian‘s troops, Cai Mao dueled Huang Gai, but fled when he was hit near his heart. He and Kuai Yue later attack in an ambush against Sun Jian, but Sun Jian escaped. Cai Mao motioned to fortify their position in Xiangyang and was given 10,000 troops. He withdrew from a duel against Cheng Pu and his men were slaughtered. Kuai Liang urged Liu Biao to execute Cai Mao for his failure but he was spared. When Sun Jian died, Cai Mao scattered the enemy forces during the confusion.
Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and turned his attention to Liu Bei in Runan. The latter sent Sun Qian to ask Liu Biao for refuge. Cai Mao objected, citing Liu Bei’s past history as a deterrent and favoring surrender to Cao Cao. His notion was turned down when Sun Qian convinced Liu Biao to reconsider. Cai Mao complained to his sister of Liu Bei, claiming that their guest was dangerous. Lady Cai spoke to her husband and consequentially led to Liu Bei’s troops being repositioned to a distant Xinye.
Liu Bei convinced Liu Biao to make his oldest son, Liu Qi, heir instead of Lady Cai’s son, Liu Cong, during a dinner conversation. Lady Cai, who was present, overheard Liu Bei’s ambitious nature and told Cai Mao about it. Cai Mao sought to kill Liu Bei and assembled troops to surround Liu Bei’s guest house. Liu Bei had already left, so Cai Mao wrote a poem on one of the partitions and informed Liu Biao about it, claiming that it was written by Liu Bei. The scheme failed.
Later, Cai Mao tried to ambush Liu Bei by surrounding his residence during a banquet, but Liu Bei manages to escape after Yi Ji told him about Cai Mao’s plot. Cai Mao pursued Liu Bei to Tan River, lying about his intentions to kill their guest. Liu Bei saw past the deception as Cai Mao readies an arrow to his bowstring, fleeing to Xinye. Cai Mao returned to the banquet and lied to Zhao Yun, stating it was his duty to follow Liu Bei and he had left by the west gate. Liu Bei in the meantime sent Sun Qian to inform Liu Biao about Cai Mao. Liu Biao ordered for Cai Mao’s execution, but Sun Qian argued against it. Cai Mao is only heavily reprimanded.
Huang Zu’s death led to Liu Qi wanting to escape the Cai family’s influence by volunteering to guard the vacant Jiangxia. Liu Biao gave into to a mortal illness and appointed Liu Bei to become Liu Qi’s legal guardian, his chosen successor. When Liu Qi returned to see his ailing father, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun blocked his way. The Cai family appoint Liu Cong as Liu Biao’s heir upon the warlord’s death and surrendered Jing Province to Cao Cao. Realizing he was without a benefactor, Liu Bei left Fan to head to Xiangyang. Cai Mao set fire to the outer castle walls, but Wei Yan opened the gates for Liu Bei, calling Cai Mao a traitor.
After Liu Bei’s escape, Cao Cao summoned for Liu Cong. Wang Wei wanted to attack Cao Cao, starting a quarrel between him and Cai Mao. Liu Cong quieted their bickering. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun visit Cao Cao at Fan to inform him of Jing’s army and navy. Cai Mao was given command of Cao Cao’s newly acquired navy.
Prior to the climatic battle of Chibi, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were defeated by the Wu forces. They are pardoned by Cao Cao and ordered to build a large base at the river bank. Jiang Gan was ordered by Cao Cao to spy on Zhou Yu and unwittingly returned with news of a false surrender by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. To test the worth of the tale, both were ordered to attack Wu. The navy veterans refused, stating that their troops were not sufficiently trained, Cao Cao confronted them with their supposed surrender. Both remain silent of their innocence, so Cao Cao ordered their execution. Later, Cao Cao discovered that the surrender was a plot by Zhou Yu to weaken his navy.

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Sái Mạo (蔡瑁), tự Đức Khuê, năm sinh năm mất không rõ, người Thái Châu, Tương Dương, danh sĩ Kinh Châu vào cuối thời Đông Hán. Thuở nhỏ từng giao hảo với Tào Tháo.
Sơ Bình nguyên niên (năm 190), Lưu Biểu nhậm chức Kinh Châu Thứ sử. Khi ấy tộc tặc hoành hành, Sái Mạo phụ tá Lưu Biểu tiêu diệt bọn chúng, bình định Kinh Châu, nhờ đó được Lưu Biểu trọng dụng, và khi Lưu Biểu nhậm chức Trấn Nam tướng quân thì bổ nhiệm Sái Mạo làm quân sư. Sau khi Lưu Biểu qua đời, Sái Mạo ủng hộ ấu tử Lưu Tông kế vị, rồi ép buộc ông đầu hàng Tào Tháo đang nam chinh. Dưới trướng Tào Tháo, Sái Mạo lần lượt đảm nhiệm các chức Tòng Sự Trung Lang, Tư Mã, Trường Thủy Hiệu Úy, được phong Hán Dương Đình Hầu.
Trương Doãn (张允), năm sinh năm mất không rõ, là cháu bên ngoại của Kinh Châu Mục Lưu Biểu, cùng phe cánh với Sái Mạo, đều thuộc nhóm ủng hộ Lưu Tông – ấu tử của Lưu Biểu.
Khi Lưu Biểu trọng bệnh, Trương Doãn lo sợ chức Châu Mục sẽ được truyền cho trưởng tử Lưu Kỳ, nên đã chặn Lưu Kỳ – khi ấy từ xa tới – ngay ngoài cửa, không cho gặp phụ thân. Khi đại quân Tào Tháo tiến đến Tân Dã, Trương Doãn cùng Sái Mạo đầu hàng. Từ đó, Trương Doãn biến mất khỏi ghi chép lịch sử, không còn tư liệu nào khác.
Trong Tam Quốc Diễn Nghĩa, Sái Mạo và Trương Doãn tinh thông thủy chiến, là mối họa tâm phúc của Đông Ngô. Chu Du dùng kế phản gián khiến Tào Tháo trừ bỏ cả hai, làm quân Tào không còn tướng giỏi chỉ huy thủy quân.

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