In Xiangyang City, the inn where the three people stayed was naturally the Longmen Inn. As usual, two guest rooms were opened, one for Da Qiao, one for Ma Chao and Diao Chan.

Since Da Qiao said Sun Ce's internal response, the three of them almost didn't communicate along the way. It wasn't until before curfew that he could rush into Xiangyang City. After putting the luggage and other things into the room, Diao Chan made the bed like a virtuous wife, but Ma Chao sat on the chair a little tired.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, after being with him in the past few days, Ma Chao really feels that the big Qiao next to him is no longer the gentle and simple Li Junyou in his memory. He does not deny that the environment can change a person, but there is no doubt that he has a faint resistance to such change.

After all, he is also a typical example of being successfully transformed by this troubled era. And after a person becomes more refined and complex, he will miss the purity at the beginning even more - this is also an important reason why Ma Chao still misses her even though he knows that Li Junyou chose Liu Xie.

Because no matter what you say, the Li Junyou in her memory is still a simple girl who is bent on pursuing her own happiness and will be deceived by Gao Fu Shuai.

But now, Ma Chao has no doubt that Da Qiao has the ability to throw some men, even very good men, into the dust of history with a flip of his hand - Sun Ce, who is about to become the laughing stock of the world and may even die in Huangquan, is a clear proof of this.

Ma Chao didn't want to be the second Sun Ce, but it was clear that Da Qiao had now chosen him as a target. And the painful thing is that Ma Chao feels that he still has a trace of fantasy about Da Qiao. Therefore, he is very tired at the moment: not the physical fatigue of rushing for days, nor the mental fatigue of planning the Ma family's plans, but a kind of emotional fatigue of disillusionment.

The cold fingers lightly pressed on the temples, Ma Chao's nose had already smelled the fragrance of Diao Chan's body, feeling Diao Chan's not light or heavy technique, Ma Chao's heart rose a trace of warmth, he raised his right hand and slowly rubbed Diao Chan's softness: "Cicada, send a dark shadow into Anhui County to investigate all the information before Da Qiao." I have a hunch that Jiangdong also has a specific spy system, and Da Qiao is most likely its leader. ”

"I've arranged this, but I'm afraid that you won't want to hear it, so I haven't told you." Diao Chan snuggled into Ma Chao's arms and caressed Ma Chao's handsome and bright face: "The first time I saw her, I already saw that she had the same temperament as me. Maybe you don't know, but a woman's hunch is often very effective. ”

Ma Chao didn't want to continue on this issue, and he didn't know what kind of emotion he had for Da Qiao at present. Therefore, his brows moved, and he said: "As she said, if Sun Ce's inner role in Jiangdong is really Huang Zu, then my coming to Xiangyang this time will not be as smooth as expected......

Huang Zu is the Taishou of Jiangxia in Jingzhou, with military power in his hands, this person has the ability and ability, and can be regarded as a second-rate military general, but he is arrogant and acts impermanently. is such a bastard character, but he has two brushes.

First, when Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, Huang Zu had a supportive attitude. Although he did not send troops to help, he was the first person to take the lead in surrendering. Because of this, when Liu Biao really took over Jingzhou, he still appointed Huang Zu as Jiangxia Taishou. Since then, Jiangxia County has almost always been Huang Zu's private property, and Liu Biao's hand can't reach into it at all.

Another thing was very earth-shattering, when Sun Jian, the Taishou of Changsha, was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Jingzhou, which was guarded by Liu Biao. Liu Biao had the intention of consuming Huang Zu, so that he fought in Xiangfan, and the battle was really lost. Sun Jian took the opportunity to cross Wenshui to besiege Xiangfan, but was shot to death by Huang Zu in Da Xian Mountain.

After the war, Sun Ce sent a representative of Lu Heng to negotiate, Huang Zu treated each other with courtesy, set up a banquet and set up wine, but Lu Heng was disrespectful, opened his mouth to hurt people, Huang Zu was angry, and he would kill him in the future, and since then, Huang Zu's family and Sun Wu have a feud. And Huang Zu was even more arrogant because of this, and Liu Biao became more and more helpless about him.

Naturally, after that, Sun Wu's people hated Jingzhou very much, but the first to bear the brunt was this Jiangxia Huang Zu!

And now, Da Qiao actually told Ma Chao that Sun Ce's internal response in Jingzhou was his father-killing enemy. Such unbelievable information naturally made Ma Chao a little jealous of Jiangdong Sun Wu.

"Husband, how credible do you think this information from Da Qiao is?" Diao Chan's eyebrows also frowned slightly, and it was obvious that she could see how important and difficult this secret was.

"It shouldn't be bad." Ma Chao said very heavily: "First, Li Junyou said this false information for no reason, which is not good for her. Even if she is a spy sent by Sun Ce, she wants to borrow the hands of the Ma family to avenge the world...... Don't forget, we are not good people who want Liu Biao to live, Huang Zu is not half of value for us, but it will make us more cautious about Jiangdong Group. ”

Second, in history, Sun Jian was killed in 192, but Sun Quan avenged his father seven years later in 199, and in 195, Sun Ce had already unified the six counties of Jiangdong, and he had not been assassinated at that time. It is hard to imagine why Sun Ce did not act against Huang Zu until four years later after the unification of Jiangdong. Although there must be a need to appease people's hearts and stabilize the rule during this period, Sun Ce's impression to the world is not like this. And ......"

Speaking of this, Ma Chao seemed to think of something, and quickly spoke: "And now, Sun Ce killed Yuan Shu first last year but did not attack Jingzhou, which is even more illustrative of this problem!" ”

Diao Chan suddenly opened his cherry mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but then he automatically closed his mouth. Seeing this, Ma Chao suddenly smiled: "What? Cicada, between you and me, is there anything that can't be said directly? ”

Hearing Ma Chao suddenly say this, Diao Chan's face was a little embarrassed for a while, and he said sullenly: "Do you really want to know everything and say everything?" ”

"Nature."

"That's good," Diao Chan's eyes overflowed with a happy smile, and then he also introduced a foreshadowing: "You see, now here in Jingzhou, Cao Cao has Cai Mao, Sun Ce has Huang Zu, and you, the guy on the bright side is Liu Bei...... Then you, a conspirator who has always liked double insurance, can you tell your concubine who is behind the scenes? ”

The information of the shadow has always been in the hands of Diao Chan, and he naturally knows that Ma Chao still has a dark line in Jingzhou, not to mention that he came to Xiangyang this time. However, the Shadow's intelligence also has access to it, such as this completely confidential information involving the Ma family, even though Diao Chan is the person in charge, he also has no access to it. However, it is too difficult for a husband and wife to really think about some little secrets.

For example, now, Diao Chan has forced Ma Chao into a corner in a dignified manner, how can Ma Chao be embarrassed not to tell the truth?

"Cicada, who told you that Cai Mao is the Cao family's internal response? ......" Ma Chao's eyes curled, and he didn't seem to mind telling Diao Chan these means that he was proud of. However, as soon as the words were said here, Ma Chao's face suddenly became solemn, and he shouted softly towards the door: "Who?!" ”

"Late-night snack service." The door replied, in a rough voice.

Ma Chao glanced at Diao Chan, who shook her head suspiciously, signaling that she had not ordered supper. Ma Chao was surprised, sat up, his right hand had already touched the hilt of the Daosu Iron Sword, and said in a deep voice: "We didn't ask for supper, did you send it by mistake?" ”

"Can't be wrong, this is the jujube honey donkey rolling and caramel ears that our inn specially provided for free, and give them to guests to try."

As soon as the names of these two supper items were announced, Ma Chao and Diao Chan's faces were not calm, but solemn. Ma Chao got up directly and said, "Send it up." ”

The door was pushed open, and Duanmu Ming's slightly chubby body was dressed as a cook, which was really not easy to make people suspicious. But Ma Chao didn't even look at the pastry in his hand, but asked in a deep voice, "What a big deal?" Did you say these two names? ”

After the shadow password was cracked by Liu Xie, Ma Chao directly let go and let the shadow system formulate its own secret language. And the names of these two pastries are actually a code word: jujube honey donkey rolling refers to 100,000 urgency, but caramel ears say that an important person has passed away.

At this moment, Ma Chao's voice just fell, and before Duanmu could speak, Ma Chao saw Duanmu's slightly chubby body and walked out. The man looked sad and fell directly to the ground: "Lord, my father was killed by Cao Cao's traitor!" ”