At the beginning of July, Cao Miao received several messages one after another.

The first major event was the end of the war in Wudu. Zhuge Liang gathered heavy troops to besiege Hechi County, and as a result, he repeated the battle of Chencang last time, attacked for more than 20 days, and fought a field battle with the Wei army that arrived.

Xiahou Ji once again brushed experience points on Zhuge Liang, and was promoted to the general of Shu Zhonglang by the line of fire, and led the military capital to be too guarded.

Zhuge Liang did not gain nothing, he took Yinping County, Wei Yan and Wu Yi led their troops to the Lintao area, forming a flanking attack on Wudu. In the foreseeable future, it is likely that another attack on Wudu will be launched.

The situation in Wudu is too important. The upper reaches of Baishui, Western Han Water, and Chushui are all in Wudu, which has caused great pressure on the hinterland of Bashu, and Hanzhong County is within the reach of the soldiers. If he doesn't take Wudu, Zhuge Liang won't be able to sleep well.

The war in Wudu inevitably affected the relationship between Wu and Shu.

On the one hand, Zhuge Liang lost one after another, his prestige was greatly affected, and the situation of Yiyantang was shaken. On the matter of whether to accept King Wu as emperor, some people raised objections, arguing that Sun Quan should not be recognized as emperor, at least not officially, especially when the cause of Fei Yi's death is unknown.

On the other hand, the battle in Wudu did not go well, and Xiahou Ji, who rose like a new star in the Wei army, served as the Taishou of Wudu, and the pressure on Shu Han forced Zhuge Liang to gather heavy troops to take precautions. Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly an irrational decision to clash with Wu Guoqi again.

In a dilemma, Zhuge Liang sent a personal messenger to make secret contact with Sun Quan, hoping to reach an agreement and avoid the situation from deteriorating. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Zhuge Liang's meaning was still very clear, and he hoped that Sun Quan would postpone his claim to be emperor.

For this reason, he was willing to open up the trade of war horses, providing a thousand war horses every year.

In order to show his sincerity, he sent a few Liangzhou war horses.

Mrs. Sun and Sun Luban just got a Liangzhou war horse. After receiving the news, Sun Luban, who was fighting on the front line, rushed back, and met with Cao Miao while receiving the reward, reported the news, and went to the suburbs.

In addition to the inside information related to Shu Han, Sun Luban also told Cao Miao one thing, Mrs. Sun's mood has been a little abnormal recently. She couldn't say what was wrong.

The second major event was that Cao Miao received news from Luoyang: the Son of Heaven was very concerned about Yuan Song's affairs and asked Cao Miao to find out the truth as soon as possible, and it was best to escort Yuan Song to Luoyang, so that the Son of Heaven could personally interrogate him to set the record straight.

In addition, Yun Niang rushed to Wuchang and brought another news: the Son of Heaven lost another son, and Cao Mu, the king of Fanyang who had just been crowned last year, died of illness.

The third major event was the revelation of the eye-to-eye relationship between Gongsun Yuan and Sun Quan, which aroused heated discussions between the ministers of Wei and Wu. The minister of Wei suggested sending troops to Liaodong, to strike first and relieve his worries. However, the minister of Wu opposed the alliance between Sun Quan and Gongsun Yuan, believing that Gongsun Yuan was unreliable, the sea was too stormy, and it was inconvenient to travel back and forth, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Among them, the most fierce opposition is two people: one is Zhang Zhao, who is in semi-retirement, and the other is Yu Zhao, who has just returned from Jiaozhou. These two old ministers, who had never dealt with each other very well, joined forces in a rare way, and fiercely opposed Sun Quan's sending envoys to Liaodong again.

The argument was so fierce that Cao Miao was dizzy and had a sense of accomplishment.

In the end, a major event happened: Lu Xun, the general of the auxiliary state, the leader of Jingzhou Mu, and the Marquis of Jiangling, was attacked by unknown people on the way back to Wuchang to discuss politics. The number of opponents was small, but they cooperated tacitly, the offensive was fierce, and the military crossbow was used, and the long-range shot and close attack occurred at the same time, which caught Lu Xun off guard, with dozens of casualties and Lu Xun himself injured. Fortunately, thanks to the protection of the fine armor, he survived.

Lu Xun was attacked, and once again pushed the Relief Camp to the forefront. The logo of the Camp was found at the scene, and the attackers' three-man tactics were similar to those newly practiced by the Camp of Relief.

Lu Xun himself denied that this incident was related to the Relief Camp, and he believed that someone pretended to be the Relief Camp to fish in troubled waters and cause civil unrest in Wu.

With Lu Xun's own judgment, the Relief Camp has avoided a lot of trouble, but it still can't stay out of it. After receiving the news, Mrs. Sun hurried back to Wuchang and personally presided over the task of chasing the murderer.

After more than a month, Cao Miao saw Mrs. Sun again.

Mrs. Sun was much haggard, dark and thin.

"You go to Yangxin." As soon as they met, without waiting to sit down, Mrs. Sun said, "The big tiger needs you." ”

"What about you?" Cao Miao pushed a plate of melons over. "Taste it, it's big and sweet."

Mrs. Sun looked at Cao Miao, picked up a piece of melon, took a sip, lowered her head, and chewed slowly. "I can handle it."

"Really?" Cao Miao sneered. "I heard that the reason why Lu Xun didn't die in a catastrophe was because he was wearing the iron armor sent by Zhuge Liang, and he could block the shots of the four-stone crossbow at close range."

"It's no secret that he and Zhuge Liang cherish each other. The hussar general (Zhuge Jin) and Zhuge Liang are still brothers, each with its own master, and the two are not in the way. ”

"It's okay to have his own master, but did he know in advance that someone would ambush him, so he put on heavy armor?"

Mrs. Sun lowered her head and said unhurriedly: "He has always been cautious, and this is nothing. ”

"Be cautious to wear heavy armor when you go back to Wuchang?"

Mrs. Sun raised her head, her brows furrowed. "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to say, there are too many doubts in this matter, and you need me more than the big tiger."

Mrs. Sun wanted to speak and stopped, but her heart was much more relaxed. She also thought of these doubts that Cao Miao said, so she came to see Cao Miao. The matter involved Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang, she didn't have a bottom in her heart, she really needed Cao Miao's assistance, but she couldn't open her mouth, and she didn't know how to face Cao Miao.

Cao Miao's strength has saved her a lot of tongues, and it feels good that she has someone to rely on.

"How are you going to find out?"

"Of course, I have to meet the auxiliary general first."

Mrs. Sun blinked and suddenly laughed. "The person who attacked the auxiliary general may have been Cao Su. He is also in the Yangxin area. I have compared, in the first half month of the attack on the auxiliary generals, the strength of those Shanyue was significantly weakened, and the most warlike people disappeared. ”

Cao Miao nodded. "I also thought of this possibility. If it were him, then the scene found that the emblem of the camp was annoying, the arrows, and the heavy crossbows used in the army could explain it. However, how did he know that General Fuguo would return to Wuchang and which way to go? ”

"That's what I want to know." Mrs. Sun put down the melon skin in her hand and wiped her hands with a cloth towel. "Some people say that half a month ago, Cao Su appeared in Xi Shi Fang. Have you ever met him? ”

The corners of Cao Miao's mouth were slightly raised. "Can I know when General Fuguo will return to Wuchang and which way to go?"

"No, but you can guess. Xishi Fang people come and go, and it is not difficult to leak a few words of relevant news. Mrs. Sun walked to the window and reached out and flicked the lantern hanging outside the window. The time doesn't have to be precise to which day, there are only a few routes, and it's not difficult to wait for the rabbit. ”

"Well, that's fine." Cao Miao got up, walked to Mrs. Sun's side, and said with a smile: "So, what are you going to do?" ”

Mrs. Sun stared at Cao Miao and said word by word: "Catch Cao Su and prove your innocence." ”

Cao Miao laughed silently. "If I can't catch Cao Su, I'm not innocent?"