No matter how Cao Rui beat Xiahou Nan in the palace, the lack of food in Guanzhong has become an unchangeable fact.

What's more critical is that now in Guanzhong, even if it is a private citizen, it will not be able to collect grain, otherwise Xiahou Nan would not have paid out of his own pocket to buy grain in Kanto.

Two years is enough for Longyou to hollow out the surplus grain of the people in Guanzhong.

After all, since the beginning of the Huang Dynasty (Cao Pi year), grain has always been cheap, and now someone is willing to buy it at a high price, who is not happily throwing it out?

Xiahou Nan, who is good at running a family business, even took advantage of his special status to buy low and sell high, making a lot of money.

He is not a complete fool, naturally he knows the importance of grain, so although he resells grain, he actually keeps a batch of grain.

At the same time, he also made an agreement with the big families in the Kanto region that after the summer harvest, he would buy a batch of grain to fill the vacancy.

After all, after so many years, Guanzhong has been safe and sound, so in Xiahou Nan's mind, he can borrow the old grain from the treasury for two months at most.

After two months, he will be able to replenish it with new grain.

How do you know that it is such a coincidence, at this time of green and yellow, Shu Yu suddenly emerged from Hanzhong, and the momentum was extremely huge, and it was actually the strength of the whole country to invade the border of Great Wei.

Great Wei had to send a large army into Guanzhong, so the remaining grain in Guanzhong could not be supplied at once.

Xiahou Nan felt like he had been hit seven inches, his eyes were black, and he almost didn't catch his breath.

In fact, as long as Cao Zhen can cut off the grain route of Shu in Wudu, or Zhang He can take back Longguan and defeat Shu as soon as possible, he can think of a way to support this matter.

But now that both of them have been defeated, seeing that there will be more armies coming over from Kanto and Hebei, and they will hold on to Shu Chengcheng, this grain matter can finally not be concealed.

Cao Rui heard Xiahou Nan explain the matter clearly, and he couldn't wait to cut him down on the spot.

Just thinking of his special identity, he had to order Xiahou Nan to be imprisoned first, and after returning to the dormitory, he was still angry, and smashed several things in a row.

"Why is Your Majesty so angry?"

Suddenly, a slightly feminine voice sounded, and I saw a handsome man walking in without going through the inner servant, and when he saw Cao Rui's appearance, he couldn't help but ask softly.

As soon as Cao Rui saw this man, the anger on his face dissipated, and his face softened, "It turned out to be Ah Si!" ”

The man who came in was the son of the great Sima Cao Xiu, Cao Zhao, and the word was long.

Cao Zhao is now a regular attendant of the free cavalry, and he is an entourage who often accompanies the emperor.

Cao Zhao was originally a royal clansman, he has known Cao Rui since he was a child, and when Cao Rui was deliberately snubbed by Cao Pi and suffered from the warmth and coldness of the world, Cao Zhao was one of his few friends.

When Cao Rui became the emperor, he also did not alienate this friend because of the change in his identity.

On the contrary, he even often asked Cao Zhao to spend the night in the palace and sleep with him, and the relationship between the two was closer than before.

That's why Cao Zhao was able to come in without going through the internal service at such a time.

Cao Zhao saw the debris on the ground, first asked the attendant to come in and clean it, and then helped Cao Rui to sit in front of the desk, sat down next to him, and asked softly, "Your Majesty is upset about the matter of Longyou?" ”

Cao Rui was on no guard in front of Cao Zhao, put down all his disguises, and sighed, "What else can I do?" ”

When Cao Zhao heard this, he was relieved, "Emperor Wu is wise and martial, crisscrossing the four seas, and there are still defeats in Chibi and Hanzhong. ”

"Your Majesty has just ascended to the great treasure, and when the Central Plains is uneasy, you can defeat Sun Quan's cunning, and he has the legacy of Emperor Wu. Now that Great Wei has become orthodox in the world, Shu is just a corner of peace, and he has a temporary ambition. ”

"The situation Your Majesty is facing now, compared to Emperor Wu's defeat of Chibi and the loss of Hanzhong, is just a disease of scabies compared to the disease of the heart, how can Your Majesty lose his own square inch and mess up?"

When Cao Rui heard this, his mood that had been disturbed was slightly relieved, and he looked at Cao Zhao gratefully, "If everyone can know my mind like Ah Si, why should I be so troubled?" ”

Cao Zhao smiled slightly, it was actually a little soft, which made Cao Rui look a little distracted.

"Your Majesty, now that the reinforcements from Guandong and Hebei are constantly entering Guanzhong, the land of Longyou will be recovered sooner or later, so why worry? Besides, no matter how upset Your Majesty is, it will not help now, so it is better to relax, so as not to overwork your mind. ”

"That's right."

Cao Rui gently pressed Cao Zhao's hand and nodded.

Cao Zhao stretched out his hand to smooth Cao Rui's brows, and then said, "Your Majesty is worried about state affairs, and your brows are tightly locked, and the ministers can't bear to see it. ”

"Oh, that's a good dare, but this Pu opera has to have a bet to be fun, I don't know what Ah Si will bet on?"

Cao Rui was really distracted, he looked at Cao Zhao, who was empty-handed, and asked jokingly.

Cao Zhao looked at the clothes on Cao Rui's body and smiled, "Then how about betting on the clothes of the two of us?" ”

"Very good!"

Cao Rui's eyes lit up.

The next morning, Cao Zhao came out of the palace, looked for an opportunity, and quietly found Qin Lang's residence.

Qin Lang saw Cao Zhao, his face was happy, he saw that there was no one outside the door, quickly closed the door, and then looked him up and down, and then asked, "Long think about this dress......

Cao Zhao smiled proudly, "Familiar, right?" ”

Qin Lang nodded.

"This is His Majesty's clothing. Yesterday I gambled with His Majesty on clothes, and I never wanted to lose all the time. When I came out of His Majesty's bedroom just now, I came out wearing this dress while His Majesty was not paying attention. ”

Cao Zhao said loudly.

When Qin Lang heard this, his heart was even more surprised, but he also knew that when it came to being close to His Majesty, it was none other than Cao Zhao.

I'm afraid that His Majesty may not know that Cao Zhao took his clothes, maybe he did it on purpose.

Thinking of Cao Zhao's words again, Qin Lang was overjoyed, "Your Majesty spent the night in the palace last night?" ”

"Why else would I have come out now?"

"That's great!"

Qin Lang took Cao Zhao's arm, brought him into the house, and sat down separately.

Then he whispered, "Your Majesty's will to let me go to Huangxian County yesterday was really unexpected by me, and I don't know that Your Majesty has other intentions." I couldn't sleep well last night, so I waited for news from Changsi. ”

Cao Zhao comforted when he heard this, "Yuan Ming doesn't need to worry. I also asked Your Majesty yesterday, Your Majesty is reluctant to give up on you, but you can't withstand the persuasion of the two old thieves Liu Fang and Sun Zi, so I have to let you lead the army in Huang County. ”

When Qin Lang heard this, he immediately gritted his teeth, "I expected that these two people were making a hindrance!" ”

Cao Zhao's face also showed a look of hatred and hatred, "These two have gone through three dynasties, and they have been in charge of secrets for a long time, but they are old ministers, and they are not used to looking down on us new ministers. ”

"Now when he has the opportunity, he secretly does evil. Asking you to go to Shou Huang County, on the surface, it seems that you have talent, but in fact, it is to transfer you away from His Majesty's side, which is really hateful! ”

When Qin Lang heard this, a slight look of anxiety appeared on his face, "Then what should I do?" Although Your Majesty trusts me, I am still young, and I went to Huangxian, but I am afraid that I may not be able to convince the public. ”

"It doesn't matter if I have been wronged, but if it hurts Your Majesty's affairs because of this, it will be death without atonement."

"Don't worry." Cao Zhao wasn't worried about this, but he smiled confidently, "Yuan Ming is just in the game, and if he cares, it's just messy." Today's Wang Shuang, the guard general of Wangxian County, was originally a general of my grandfather's uncle (Cao Ren), and he has a deep relationship with my Cao family. ”

"You have lived in Cao Mansion since you were a child, and you are half of the Cao family, how can he embarrass you? When the time comes, I will write another letter to him, plus you are a close confidant of His Majesty, who will not obey the orders of this soldier in Wangxian County? ”

Qin Lang nodded and sighed, "I'm afraid that Liu Fang and Sun Zi also thought of this, so they persuaded Your Majesty so unscrupulously to let me go to Wangxian County." ”

"Afraid of what? See the trick and dismantle the trick is. Cao Zhao's face was already feminine, but now his face is gloomy, and there is even more yin energy, "Yuan Ming, you already have a military strategy, and you are going to Huangxian County to show your strengths." ”

"If you can make a contribution, it will be the best, when you are in charge of the army outside, and I will serve Your Majesty inside, are you still afraid of those two old thieves?"

When he said this, he was secretly thinking in his heart, his lord has now become the Great Sima, and he is the first important minister of the Great Wei, Liu Fang and Sun Zi will definitely not dare to do anything to themselves, even if they are invincible.

As long as time passes, he will be able to replace these two and become His Majesty's most trusted eyes and ears.