Compared with the magnificence of the first floor, the second floor is much more elegant, but the artistic conception is obviously a notch.

There were only a dozen people on the second floor, dressed well, sporadically divided into three tables and sitting around, talking freely.

Guan Yan led Zhou Yu and Sun Ce to a table in front of the window: "I'll sit here!" ”

The shopkeeper shook off the rag on his shoulder and wiped the table while saying, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"Hmm...... This ......"

Guan Yan squeaked and didn't know how to order, there were fewer dishes in this era, and the styles were very different, and the regional differences were still relatively large.

With Zhou Yu and Sun Ce present today, there is no shame. Guan Yan thought about paying attention to it, and said loudly: "Let's try all the specialties of your restaurant!" ”

Xiao Er was stunned when he heard this: There is still such a dish! How can I get twenty or thirty servings of specialty dishes, it seems that these three people are not only the children of official eunuchs, but also a few full "rich second generations", and if they serve well today, they may be able to get a lot of rewards!

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper said with a sneer: "The little one is going to prepare!" ”

After that, the shopkeeper turned around and ran to the back kitchen, Guan Yan, Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu chatted while drinking tea.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs, and I saw a person wearing a black satin corset, striding to the third floor in three steps and two steps. This person stood still and looked around, then arched his hand towards the person at the table beside Guan Yan and said, "Brother Wei, Brother Zhang have been waiting for a long time!" ”

When the two of them heard this, they hurriedly put down the porcelain cup in their hands, got up and returned the salute: "Brother Lu is finally here, come on, come on, take a seat!" ”

The two greeted the comers and sat down at the table, and one of the white-shirted young men poured a cup of tea for the comer: "Brother Lu came from Xuzhou to prepare a special banquet for his brother to catch the wind and wash the dust!" ”

"Thank you two brothers," the man surnamed Lu wiped his mouth after drinking the tea, and continued: "Alas! It should have arrived a few days early, but because of the war in Xuzhou, the official road was closed, so I took a detour and delayed for some time! ”

The war in Xuzhou? When Guan Yan heard this, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it.

Hearing this, the two men said excitedly, "Oh?! Tell me what's going on, brother! "I think in this era of closed news, it is really the best pastime to have news as an after-dinner conversation!

The young man surnamed Lu seemed to enjoy this sense of attention, shaking his head and squinting his eyes to talk about the cause of the war.

It turned out that after Cao Cao raised troops from Chen Liu, the Quartet came to vote, and the momentum was immense, and his name resounded throughout Kyushu!

When life is proud, he naturally wants to bless the old and young, so he sent someone to his hometown in Qian County to pick up his father Cao Song to come to Chen Liu'an to enjoy his old age.

Cao Song has been a lieutenant since Emperor Heng; When Emperor Ling, he was promoted to Dahonglu, Dasi Nong, until Taiwei, ranked as the third duke! Cao Song is not corrupt as an official, but he is not honest, he has been an official for many years, and because of his power, the Cao family can be a rich party! This time the family moved to Chenliu, this battle was really not small, with more than 100 cars of property, salutes, and baggage, which were quite conspicuous along the way.

But the so-called "wealth is not exposed"! When Cao Song and his entourage came to Taishan County, they were thieves, and everyone was slaughtered and their belongings were robbed. There are many theories in the market, some say that Tao Qian, who has a disagreement with Cao Cao, sent light horsemen to rob and kill; said that it was Zhang Min, the commander sent by Tao Qian to protect Cao Song, who saw that he wanted to make money, and killed everyone to get money and fled; Others say that it is the bandits of Taishan County, and Cao Song was robbed and killed by a remnant of the Yellow Turban.

No matter what you say, Cao Song and his family were wiped out in Xuzhou!

When the news came, Cao Cao was furious! Then Chen Liu's troops attacked Xuzhou!

So that's the case, Guan Yan secretly said in his heart: What should have happened has happened!

Xuzhou has a relationship with Guan Yan, Mi Zhu and Chen Deng have close personal relations with Guan Yan, and Chen Deng is his right-hand man; The two clans are both in Xuzhou, and Guan Yan naturally doesn't want Xuzhou to suffer this catastrophe! And Cao Cao and Guan Yan have also known each other for several years, and they are close friends with each other, thinking of this, Guan Yan's mind to eat is gone, and he taps the table and frowns.

"What worries the general?" Seeing this, Zhou Yu asked softly.

When they met for the first time, Guan Yan naturally didn't tell them everything thoroughly, but just said casually: "Since the war, the people have no life, Yan has no worries, and the people are too!" ”

Zhou Yu glanced at Guan Yan deeply and did not continue to ask.

The delicacies of the mountains and seas, there is something in the heart, and it is also the same as chewing wax. No matter from what angle of analysis, Tao Qian is definitely not Cao Cao's opponent! In public and private, Guan Yan must intervene! Now Chen Deng, Fu Zhu, and Xi Zhicai are all gone, no one is scheming, although Zhou Lang is on his side, but he is not a person who entrusts things; You have to plan this matter well, Xuzhou is a heavy land, don't mess up!

After lunch, Guan Yan, Zhou Yu, and Sun Ce returned to the Hussar General's Mansion.

"Bo Fu, Gong Jin, you two rest first, I still have some official business to deal with!"

"General, please take care of yourself!" The two bowed and watched Guan Yan hurriedly walk towards the study.

"Gong Jin" watched Guan Yan's departure, Sun Ce leaned sideways and gently whispered in Zhou Yu's ear: "Have you ever noticed that the hussar general was worried after hearing about the battle in Xuzhou? ”

Zhou Yu nodded, turned around and pulled Sun Ce as he walked, and said lightly: "Xuzhou is the land of Tao Qian, it should have nothing to do with the hussars, and today's events can be seen that the hussars' ambition is not Jingzhao!" ”

"Then ......" Sun Ce was about to continue asking, Zhou Yu looked around, dragged Sun Ce and said softly: "It's inconvenient to talk about it here, I'll wait to go to the residence!" ”

In the city of Xuzhou, Taishou Mansion.

In the middle of the lobby, Tao Qian sat with a bitter face, muttering: "How can this be a good ......?"

Tao Qian sat on his left hand, graceful and generous, honest and elegant, it was Xuzhou Don't Drive Mi Zhu.

"Don't panic, lord!" Mi Zhu got up and poured tea for Tao Qian, and continued: "Zhu has sent a fast horse to Luoyang to report the matter to the imperial court. Now that Xuzhou is in trouble, the hussar general will definitely not stand idly by! ”

When Tao Qian heard this, he nodded slightly, and his face was a little better: "I hope so, alas! Zhang Min's thief is a lot of harm! ”

Tao Qian thought for a moment and then locked his eyebrows and said: "Cao Cao's offensive is like a broken bamboo, Xuzhou is rich, but there is no general!" Recently, I heard that Yuan Shao is also about to move and disturb my northern border. I'm just afraid that Luoyang is far away from here, and far water can't quench my thirst! ”

"The lord is benevolent, and there are many friendships with the surrounding county guards, so you can send a messenger for help, just delay it for a while, and wait for the hussar general to make a move, and the danger can be solved!"

Tao Qian nodded: "Then Zizhong seems to be whom, who should I ask for help?" ”

Mi Zhu seemed to have already made a bamboo in his chest, and he lightly twisted his beard and said: "Kong Rong, the prime minister of the Beihai Kingdom, and Tian Kai, the Thorn of Qingzhou, can help!" Mi Zhu paused: "There is one more person, the lord can try it!" ”

"Who?"

"After King Jing of Zhongshan, Liu Bei of the Plains!"