Chapter 242: The Jade Seal Appears
In Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran's mansion, I saw Zhou Qi sitting in the first place with a silent expression, looking at the people at hand as if they were waiting for the other party's inquiry.
Guo Jia, who was full of red faces, saw that everyone did not mean to come out to ask, worried that the lord would be a little embarrassed, and immediately came out of the queue with both hands and fists, bowed slightly, and said: "Lord, I am waiting to give these gold to Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty this time, just to lay a foreshadowing for the disintegration of the relationship between Zhao Yun and Cao Cao, and at the same time to prepare for the further expansion of the rift between Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Xian Emperor and Cao Cao, but will this kind of conspiracy be too simple?"
Guo Jia seemed to say what everyone wanted, such a naked conspiracy could be seen with the wisdom of Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, so that these gold were not meat buns and dogs
Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran sat on the first floor and looked at Guo Jia, with a faint smile on his face, "Hahaha, how can the Fengkao deity be as powerful as you say, sending these gold is just because the wife at home is worried that his younger brother Liu Xie is having a hard time, so he will let Zhao Yun bring it back."
Guo Jia and the others looked at the lord in front of them dumbfounded when they heard this, how could the other party be so brazen and say that a matter of strengthening the enemy was dispensable.
Zhou Qi naturally saw everyone's faces in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, revealing an embarrassing smile, "Hey, isn't this for fame?"
Guo Jia and his entourage listened to the words of the lord, and the corners of their mouths twitched violently, if it weren't for the other party being their own lord, they might have been unable to hold back their restless thoughts, and waved their sandbag-sized fists to beat this hypocrite.
"Hey, if it weren't for the fame, how could the deity be coerced by a woman" Zhou Qi once again showed a lonely look of a master, and then he was about to speak again, but he saw Guo Jia and the others trembling one by one, as if they were trying their best to restrain themselves.
"What kind of reputation is tired, it's just that your kid is afraid of his wife" Everyone roared involuntarily in their hearts, but there was no dissatisfaction on their faces, you must know that although the lord is afraid of his wife, he does not have the slightest fear of his subordinates, even a half-step martial saint like Xiang Yu dares to fight a real battle.
The days passed day by day, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a feminine man in a white robe stood quietly at the city gate, and not far from him was a team of soldiers who were ready to go.
"Second brother, don't go, okay" Zhao Yu couldn't bear the pain of parting anymore, and looked at Zhao Yun beside him when the rain hit the pear blossoms, not caring at all about the surprised eyes of the passers-by around him.
Zhao Yun's heart trembled involuntarily when he saw this, the woman in front of him was his own sister, the only relative in this world, how could he make the other party sad, but when he thought of his ideals, he had to be ruthless, "Yu'er doesn't cry, the second brother will often come back to see you, besides, isn't Cousin Huzi still by your side" stretched out his hand and wiped away his tears for the other party.
"It's not early, boy, let's wait on the road" A rough voice came from the side, if you look closely, it is Huang Zhonglao who returned with Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran
The general, looking at the pain of parting, couldn't help but feel a little bored in his heart, and said immediately.
Zhao Yu heard the words and cried more and more, but fortunately, Zhao Hu on the side held him in his arms and comforted him softly, and saw Zhao Yun, who was wearing a white robe, stepping on the Yezhao Jade Lion and slowly moving towards the official road in the distance, looking back at Zhao Yu who was crying bitterly from time to time.
"Boy, why is this so bothering, why don't you come to my lord, so that you can also reunite brother and sister, wouldn't it be beautiful" Huang Zhong himself is a straightforward elder, and when he saw the looks of Zhao Yun and Zhao Yu, he didn't know that these two people regarded family affection as extremely important.
Zhao Yun's clenched hands involuntarily let go when he heard this, and looked at Huang Zhong on the side, with a faint smile on his face, "Old general, the reason why a certain family didn't come to join Master Ma is just some selfish motives" Then he stopped saying a word and looked at the official road in the distance silently.
In Linzi City, Qingzhou, in a luxurious mansion, at this moment, there are three steps and one sentry, five steps and one post, and at any time you can see a team of soldiers armed to the teeth patrolling cautiously under the leadership of a military general.
Cao Cao sat at the head of the study, looked at the Wenchen military general in front of him, showed a solemn look on his face, stretched out his hand and threw the secret report on the table aside, and a cold voice sounded, "Zilong was reunited with his sister Zhao Yu in Jingzhou during the Chinese New Year, I don't know what the princes think" The voice was not loud, but it was clear and abnormal into the ears of everyone present.
As Cao Cao's words fell, Xiahoudun on the side hurriedly came out and bowed slightly, "Lord, now the great Han concubine Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran are our allies, and Zhao Yu is Zilong's only relative in this world, so it is reasonable to go to visit relatives this time."
Cao Cao nodded incomprehensibly when he heard this, and then his eyes like eagle falcons fell on everyone again, obviously not too satisfied with Xiahou Dun's answer.
Sensing the gaze of the lord, I saw a Confucian literati Shi Shiran walk out, if you look carefully with a slightly arrogant look in your eyes, is it not who Cheng Yu Cheng Zhongde brought back the jade seal of the country to Cao Cao.
"The main son, General Long, went to Jingzhou to visit relatives this time, although it is reasonable, but how can there be permanent allies in the world, only permanent interests, if this matter cannot be properly handled, in the future, it will not become a trump card for the other party to restrain General Zilong."
"Hiss" Everyone present couldn't help but gasp when they heard this, although they had heard some about Cheng Yu's ruthless style before, but they didn't expect that just because of this little thing, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong's own sister would have to be properly dealt with, if Zilong knew if there would be any accidents, he couldn't help but think in his heart.
Hearing this, Xiahou Xuan's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly prepared to speak again, for fear that the lord would agree to Cheng Yu's suggestion, and when the time came, God knew if it would be self-defeating to give this peerless general to Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran.
Cao Cao looked at Xiahoudun, who looked anxious, and didn't know what the other party wanted to say, so he waved his hand and waited for the time being.
Cheng Yu showed a faint smile on his face when he saw this, obviously the lord was a little shaken by his suggestion, after all, no matter what the reason, as long as he dared
If the great things of the lord are ruined, they must be destroyed in the bud.
"Lord, the matter of General Zilong is not the top priority now, after all, there is one thing that is more important than that" Just when everyone didn't know how to help Zhao Yun's boy, I saw a literati Shi Shiran walk out, isn't it Xun Yu who is steadily suppressing Cheng Yu.
Cao Cao was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he was asking what the other party said. Seeing this, Xun Yu showed a faint smile on his face, "Lord, have you forgotten the secret report just now, the big man and the horse master Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran gave His Majesty 100,000 taels of gold, if such a huge amount of money is in the hands of His Majesty, how can he not be grateful to Zhou Qi and Zhou Haoran, and then the control over you will be invisibly weakened."
Cao Cao then remembered that it seemed that there was indeed this news in the secret report, but he didn't take it to heart, but became a little upset because of Zhao Yun's matter.
"Wen Ruo, I don't know how to crack it" Xun Yu seemed to have a countermeasure to Cao Cao's inquiry, and spoke again at the moment, "Lord, have you forgotten that Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde used such a precious thing as weapon design drawings in exchange for the jade seal of the country, can there be something more valuable in this Han world than this artifact of the Zhenguo?"
When Cheng Yu brought the heirloom jade seal back to Qingzhou, looking at the square-sized heirloom jade seal, there was a hint of desire to take it for himself.
At this moment, at the moment when Xun Yu Xun Wenruo said this, he couldn't help but show a dissatisfied look in his eyes, as if he was worried about being seen, he immediately hid it well, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
If it was someone else, he might be confused by Cao Cao's expression, but Xun Yu's clear eyes looked at the lord for a moment when he spoke, and naturally took in the look in the other party's eyes, and then lowered his head imperceptibly and waited for the lord's inquiry, but he couldn't help but think in his heart, could the lord no longer have the slightest loyalty to His Majesty today, or was he ready to replace him, and he felt a little confused for a while.
"Hahaha Wenruo is right, as long as a certain family hands over the jade seal of the country to His Majesty, His Majesty will inevitably be happy, and the importance of those gold will naturally be greatly reduced at that time" Cao Cao showed a hearty smile on his face, and looked at Xun Yu Xun Wenruo in the center of the study with an appreciative look.
Seeing this, everyone followed suit, and did not hesitate to praise their words, for a while, the entire study room was full of praise for Xun Yu, and Cheng Yu's face on the side was like the bottom of a black pot that had not been cleaned for ten thousand years, obviously these words of praise should be enjoyed by themselves, but they were destroyed by Xun Yu again, and the jealousy in his heart became a little stronger when he thought of this.
Cao Cao naturally put all the looks of everyone in his eyes, and couldn't help but think about how to maximize the benefits of this time, after all, what he offered was a treasure like the heirloom jade seal, and when he thought of this, he had a feeling that his heart was like a knife, and he had to break his teeth and swallow blood into his stomach, and at the same time he was a little wary of Xun Yu, it seems that the rumors are indeed true, and the other party is still loyal to the Han dynasty to be continued