Yuan Quan was unwell and in a hurry, and the abdominal pain that had been somewhat relieved was even more serious. Although she didn't say it, Sun Ce could see her pain and felt even more distressed. There was no good gynecologist in the army, so he decided to send her back to Pingyu overnight.

Huang Yueying's new ship test is almost over, and the remaining finishing work is handed over to Zhang Fen. Zhang Fen is Zhang Zhao's subordinate. After he went to Wancheng, he completely gave up his plan to enter politics and devoted himself to studying wood, and is now Huang Yueying's right-hand man. If Xu Yue is the left arm of theory, then Zhang Fen is the right arm of practical operation, Huang Yueying can make progress in transforming the new ship in such a short period of time, and Zhang Fen's credit cannot be erased.

Sun Ce handed over the affairs of the camp to Zhang Hong and Gong Du, and escorted Yuan Quan back to the city with his righteous foot cavalry. More than twenty miles away, it will arrive in an hour, it is not a big deal, but Yuan Quan is still grateful, although his face is still a little pale, but his brows are unconsciously stretched, and there is a shallow smile on the corner of his mouth.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she asked the reason why Sun Ce did not copy the Cao family. Sun Ce didn't hide it either, and said his thoughts again. One is to hate Cao Ren for resisting with all his might, and the other is that he is really short of money and wants to rob the Yuzhou family, and he is worried that he will use too much force to cause a rebellion in Yuzhou, so he borrowed the Cao family to test it and see the reaction of the Yuzhou family. Now that the harvest is far beyond imagination, he is more relaxed.

"You asked Liu Bei to see Xu Shao, is that what you mean?"

"What do you mean?"

"Appease the Xu family and express reconciliation."

"There is a meaning of appeasement, but there is no meaning of reconciliation. Xu Shao and I have become mortal enemies, and Xu Shao is the head of Runan Shilin, so we can't reconcile. ”

"This time, that time. Even if Xu Shao can't reconcile, it doesn't mean that the Xu family can't reconcile. ”

"Sister has a way?"

"I'm not sure, but I can give it a try." Yuan Quan laughed softly: "I'm afraid Liu Bei may not be able to understand what you mean, even if he can comprehend, he can convey it to Xu Shao, and Xu Shao may not believe it." If I meet with the wife of the Xu brothers, maybe it will help. The Xu family is a large clan in Runan, and of course their wives are also from the big clan, and they have a certain influence on their brotherhood. ”

Sun Ce was surprised and delighted. He hadn't really thought about it. "What family do the wives of the Xu Shao brothers come from?"

"Xu Qian's wife is the daughter of the late Taifu Chen Zhongju, and Xu Shao's wife is the daughter of Mr. Beiguo Liao Fu. The Chen and Liao families are both from the Runan clan, and they are both from Pingyu County. Yuan Quan suddenly remembered one more thing, turned over and sat up, looking anxious. By the way, I almost forgot one thing. What do you do with the Cao family's wives and concubines? All of the surnamed Ding can be singled out, and no one can be harmed. When you asked for your father, Ding Chong helped us, we can't repay virtue with grievances and hurt his people. ”

Sun Ce nodded again and again. "I immediately arranged that these people were still in Qian County and had not entered the baggage camp."

Yuan Quan breathed a sigh of relief. "That's okay, I almost failed my benefactor. The Ding family is from the Peiguo family and has a deep relationship with the Cao family. Cao Song's wife is from the Ding family, and Cao Cao's wife is also from the Ding family. You have to deal with the Cao family, but you don't have to make enemies with the Ding family, but you have to give favors to show that you are treated differently and divide the Ding family and the Cao family, so that they don't have the same hatred. If possible, consider marrying Ding. As long as there are enough interests, the Ding family can at least remain neutral, even if they do not change their position. ”

"My sister has a point." Sun Ce nodded again and again. He knew that Cao Cao's original wife was surnamed Ding, but he didn't know that his mother was also surnamed Ding. And Ding Chong helped him, if he threw a woman from the Ding family to the baggage camp as an official slave and maid, not only would he have a grudge against the Ding family, but also would leave people with a bad reputation of revenge, who would be willing to help him in the future.

If you want to fight with the family, sure enough, people from a family are the best at it. Blindly relying on and killing can't do it, Dong Zhuo is a lesson from the past, Enwei and Shi is the right way, Cao Cao used this method to establish his hegemony, and now he wants to use this method to deal with the Yuzhou family, the first to use the knife is actually the Cao family, it is really a bit of black humor.

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"Mother, Mother!" Cao Ang was shocked, hugged Mrs. Ding and shook it vigorously, and shouted repeatedly.

Receiving the news that the Cao family had been copied and men, women, and children had been detained, there was chaos in the Taishou Mansion of Dongjun all of a sudden. Cao Song jumped like thunder and shouted, asking Cao Ang to ask Yuan Tan to fight to the death with Sun Ce. Mrs. Ding didn't come up in one breath, rolled her eyes, and fainted directly.

Cao Ang was also a little panicked, and while pinching Mrs. Ding's people, he ordered someone to urgently summon the doctor. After a while, the healer arrived, followed by a stranger, and Cao Ang immediately became vigilant, stood up, and pressed the long knife in his hand. "Who are you?"

"Hua Tuo, the character is yuan, it can be regarded as a fellow villager of the Fujun." The middle-aged man stroked his beard, calmly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was Cao Ang's familiar native accent. "I happened to be here to visit a friend to discuss medical skills, and I heard that my wife is sick, and I would like to give it a try."

Cao Ang turned his anger into joy, hurriedly put away the long knife that had been pulled out in half, and invited Hua Tuo to the bed. He had heard of this miracle doctor for a long time, but it was the first time he had seen it. Hua Tuo was not polite, walked to the sickbed, asked Mrs. Ding the reason for her fainting, took out a small package from her arms and spread it on the case, took out a gold needle from it, and pricked it with a needle, Mrs. Ding immediately opened her eyes, sighed, and then cried loudly.

Cao Ang was surprised and delighted, and muttered, "Mr. Divine Skill." ”

"Nothing." Hua Tuo frowned. "Although Madame is awake, she is in great grief, and I am afraid that there will be other symptoms, and the general must be prepared."

Cao Ang bowed his hand. "I dare to ask my husband to stay in the house for a few days, so that he can treat his mother in time and avoid accidents."

Hua Tuo didn't shirk too much, nodded and agreed. Cao Ang ordered someone to arrange a place for Hua Tuo, and tried his best to comfort Mrs. Ding, saying that he would definitely find Sun Ce to seek justice, and reluctantly appeased Mrs. Ding, and then came to the front hall.

Cao Ren, Chen Gong, and Wei Zhen had already arrived, and Cao Ren was surprised to hear the news, he couldn't understand what Sun Ce had done at all. It is common to kill and live on the battlefield, how can you copy your home casually, especially when Cao Cao is still in Chang'an, and Sun Ce has a tacit understanding with Yuan Tan. What does this mean?

Chen Gong was not in a hurry, he said slowly: "The resistance to retaliate against Changshi is just an excuse, Sun Ce is going to attack the Yuzhou family, and he is not sure of victory, so he will take the Cao family as a test first." The money and food can't be returned, and the family shouldn't be in any danger, so Changshi sent someone to see Sun Ce, take responsibility for it, and ask for his family. ”

Cao Ren was furious. "Then the industry that my family has accumulated for several generations will be given to Sun Ce like this?"

Chen Gong was unhurried. "Changshi broke his family and worked for the country, seeking great achievements, and even putting his life on the line, is this loss worth Changshi's anger? If Changshi has the strength, he can directly attack Runan and detain Sun Ce's family. It would be better if Yangzhou could be broken and the Fuchun Sun clan could be uprooted. Does Changshi have this strength at the moment? ”

Cao Ren was choked by Chen Gong and was speechless, so angry that he brushed his sleeves away.

Chen Gong ignored him, turned to Cao Ang and said, "Fu Jun, send someone to see Sun Ce, and rescue people first." You go to see Yuan Yuanjun in person. Sun Ce acted like this, he must have raised money and food for the war, and I am afraid that this winter will not be peaceful. We can't just watch from the sidelines, not only to send troops to attack Peiguo and contain Sun Ce's troops, but also to support the Yuzhou clan, we must not let Sun Ce be proud, otherwise there will be great trouble. ”