In the ambush on the Long Causeway, Cao Miao suffered heavy losses, three of his followers were killed, one was seriously injured, and he is still bedridden.

Originally, Liu Chen took care of it, but now Liu Chen has accepted the task of helping Sun Luban train, and he has no time to take care of it, which is somewhat inconvenient. Cao Miao planned to buy one or two maidservants to take care of the daily life of the seriously injured and solve his personal problems at the same time.

was seriously injured, and the entourage had become a waste, but Cao Miao had no intention of abandoning him, and not only decided to raise him, but also to start a family for him, which made Sun Luban admire him very much. After receiving a message from Zhihua, she had decided to help Cao Miao solve this problem.

There are a lot of maidservants in her house, and it is not a problem to send two to Cao Miao. In addition to thanking Cao Miao, it is a rare opportunity to arrange your own eyes and ears by Cao Miao's side.

Mrs. Sun was ashamed and a little surprised. Cao Miao took the initiative to ask her and Sun Luban for someone, which in itself was a manifestation of sincerity.

Obviously, Cao Miao knew her intentions and took the initiative to show sincerity.

"Since it's for the people around him, I'll arrange it. There are also some people around me who should have been married a long time ago. Mrs. Sun said.

Although Sun Luban was a little surprised, he didn't say much. As long as Mrs. Sun doesn't fight with her about Cao Miao, everything else is easy to say.

Mrs. Sun immediately ordered someone to summon Cao Miao to assist Sun Luban in handling the follow-up matters. Before Cao Miao arrived, she instructed Sun Luban, Sun Qing, and Lu Hong a few words. Listen more, report more, don't express your opinions lightly, pay attention to Cao Miao's ideas and methods of handling affairs, and at the same time cut off him from contact with the outside world. As for what can be said and what cannot be said, there must be some strings in your heart.

Mrs. Sun specially reminded Sun Luban that before Cao Miao's suspicion was removed, Cao Miao could not be told about any affairs involving Sun Quan's ascension to the throne.

Sun Luban remembered that he almost leaked the secret last night, and nodded awkwardly.

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Cao Miao hurried over and congratulated Sun Luban on his action.

"The princess's victory is quite surprising."

Sun Luban was so happy that he could barely maintain his reserve. "It's all because of Cao Jun's strategy, I can win a thousand miles."

Cao Miao laughed, ignoring Sun Luban's nondescript analogy, and then asked about the follow-up arrangements. He has little interest in participating in the interrogation, and hopes to avoid suspicion. After all, judging from various indications, it is very likely that Wei is involved.

Sun Luban expressed his understanding, but only asked Cao Miao to assist her in reviewing the documents, and other people were responsible for the specific interrogation.

Cao Miao was very grateful and happily obeyed.

Sun Luban arranged for someone to interrogate, and Cao Miao checked the documents in the front hall of Mrs. Sun's official office. After last night's conflict, Sun Qing and Lu Hong's attitude towards Cao Miao has changed significantly, although they are not as close as Sun Xiu and others, they dare not despise Cao Miao anymore. They cooperate with all the requirements within the allowable range, and the tea is also thoughtful and has an excellent attitude.

Of course, every word Cao Miao said and every document she applied for would quickly reach the back hall and reach Mrs. Sun's ears.

After flipping through the existing documents, Cao Miao frowned, stood in front of the map, and was silent.

Sun Qing and Lu Hong exchanged a look, and Lu Hong walked up to Cao Miao and asked softly, "Cao Jun, have you found anything?" ”

Cao Miao didn't look back, his eyes wandering around the map. The map is not complete, only the Fankou area is more detailed, and the other places are very brief, and it is clearly a special map specially prepared for Cao Miao.

"You were by the princess's side yesterday and participated in all the operations, what did you find?"

Lu Hong thought for a while and said: "Although Qingcao City is the land of Wu, it is not far from the border, and there are many Wei spies. Especially those few people who fled on horseback, looking at their appearance and accent, they don't look like Jiangnan people, or even like Central Plains people, when they are Youyan knights, they are the most likely to be spies of Wei. I heard that Runan Taishou Tian Yu is from Youzhou, and these people are very similar to his subordinates. ”

Cao Miao nodded. "There's some truth in your analysis, but it's not comprehensive."

"Please advise Cao Jun."

"Tian Yu does have Youyan knights around him, but the people who have Youyan knights around him are not only Tian Yu, but there may also be other people."

"For example?"

"Liu Bei and Zhang Fei of Xishu are both from Youzhou, and Zhao Yun is from Jizhou, and when they enter Shu, they are accompanied by Youyan knights."

Lu Hong smiled. "Cao Jun is right, but they are all dead, and the Yanyou knights who followed them into Shu have long been old and unbearable, and it is impossible to be the ones we caught."

"How do you know they won't have offspring?"

Lu Hong is speechless. "This ...... I didn't think about it. ”

"Have you ever been to the Central Plains?"

"Nope." Lu Hong shook his head awkwardly. "Strictly speaking, I didn't even cross the Huaishui. Even if he crossed the river, there were only a few times, and he followed his wife to act, and there were not many opportunities to contact outsiders. ”

"If I'm right, the others should be about the same. So what you think of as the Youyan Knight may not be the Youyan Knight, but it may also be a cool person. The three states of seclusion and Liang are all close to the frontier, and the Hu people live in pursuit of water and grass, but in fact, there is not much difference. We cannot rule out that some people take advantage of this to fish in muddy waters and divert attention. ”

Lu Hong was thoughtful, and then asked, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Find someone who can tell the difference and make sure it." Cao Miao turned around and returned to the desk, picked up a paperwork, and tapped it gently. "The number of shipwrights seems to be somewhat large among the captives."

"Fankou is near the river, and there are many ships coming and going."

"There's a lot of oil, too." Cao Miao changed a document and pointed it out to Lu Hong. "What is this oil used for? Is there a lot of oil in Qingcao City? ”

Lu Hong took the paperwork from Cao Miao's hand, staring at the thousands of barrels of oil, his brows furrowed more and more. After a while, she saluted Cao Miao. "Please wait, I want to ask Madame."

Cao Miao nodded and motioned for her to take care of herself. Lu Hong took the paperwork and hurriedly entered the back hall.

Mrs. Sun stood in her bedroom, looking at the map on the wall. This map is similar to the one in the front hall, but it is much more detailed, and the garrisons near Wuchang City, Jinkou, and the like are marked one by one. With Fankou as the center of the circle, a circle was drawn with cinnabar, and the Fanshan area south of the Yangtze River was included.

There were a large number of documents on the desk, and two young maids in military uniforms knelt beside them, waiting for Mrs. Sun to write and assist her in handling the papers. If Cao Miao was here, he would find that the documents on the case were exactly the same as the documents he saw.

After listening to Lu Hong, Mrs. Sun walked to the map, pondered for a long time, raised her hand, and nodded at Fanshan, and then on the lake on the north side of Fanshan.

"There's an inner ghost."

"Madam, how can I reply to Cao Jun?"

"As he said, find someone to confirm the knight's identity. In addition, a team of people will be arranged to track down all those who know the process of the enthronement ceremony. ”