"Lord, something is wrong." The soldier guarding the blackbird hurriedly ran into the big tent and reported to Liang Xingyu, "Those two escaped just now. ”

When Blackbird was brought to the tent that Liang Xing had prepared for them, the two were very cooperative. But after a while, the blackbird was clamoring for water. Because Liang Xing had ordered in advance to entertain him, the Xiliang soldiers guarding did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly sent water in, and at this time, the two blackbirds suddenly attacked, stunned the two guarded soldiers, and fled.

Liang Xing slapped the table and stood up, and shouted angrily, "Don't hurry up and chase Lao Tzu." ”

"Wait." Just as the soldier was ordered to turn around, Cheng Yin suddenly spoke to stop the soldier from chasing the blackbird, "Don't chase it." ”

Ma Play and Liang Xing looked at Cheng Yin with puzzled faces, and after the soldiers withdrew from the big tent, Cheng Yin opened his mouth to explain the two of them, "It's so late, making such a big move, I'm afraid it will alarm Ma Chao and others." There are many people in this camp, and it will not be good if the news leaks out at that time. ”

Liang Xing also understood, it was not appropriate to make a big noise at this time. At this time, the two Blackbirds also rode the war horses they got from the Liangxing camp and returned to Chang'an City, and the token of the Taishou Mansion on their bodies could enter and leave Chang'an City at will. Liang Xing also blocked the news about Blackbird at the suggestion of Cheng Yin.

"Mr. Zhong, even if you give us ten more dares, we won't dare to surrender to Ma Chao." In the council hall of the Chang'an Governance Office, two old men, one fat and one thin, knelt on the ground together, the thin old man was as thin as firewood, his hair and beard were gray, and his eye sockets were deep, but it was difficult to hide the essence on his face. The fat old man was full of fat, and although his face was full of oil, he looked honest, but there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time.

These two old men are about the same age as Zhong Xuan, looking at them kneeling on the ground, Zhong Xuan, who was sitting on the main seat, did not say anything, his face was indifferent, and he gently stroked the beard under his chin, while Xiahou Yuan, who was sitting on one side, was full of impatience. Cao Shuang sat in the side hall on the side of the chamber, observing everything that happened in the chamber through the door.

"Ma Chao did his best to attack Chang'an, and he was a complete thief. We are loyal to Prime Minister Cao and the imperial court, and we will never stoop to rebel. The fat old man made a generous statement, speaking passionately and drooling. The thin old man nodded with praise on the side, and supported the fat old man with actions.

The corners of Cao Shuang's mouth turned up slightly, he smiled coldly, and scolded secretly in his heart, "Two old foxes." "These big families and famous families only focus on their own interests, as long as their interests are not harmed, they don't care who sits on the country. Zhong Xuan was entrusted by Cao Cao to guard Guanzhong and sit in Chang'an, and he should do it to these so-called famous families. Zhong Xuan's methods are no worse than Cao Cao's, and these big clans are afraid of the knife in Zhong Xuan's hands.

There are four major families in Chang'an City that are the most powerful, namely Wang, Zhao, Yin, and Zhao. The thin old man is Yin Ke, the head of the Yin family, and the fat old man is Zhao Kuan, the head of the Zhao family. Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan were selected by Cao Shuang to deceive Ma Chao, because these two families were most severely suppressed by Zhong Xuan, and their resentment towards Zhong Xuan was also the deepest.

"Tomorrow, the Taishou Mansion will issue an order to borrow money, food, and people from you big clans to defend the city." Zhong Xuan didn't pay attention to the two, just talked about his plan. It sounds like a borrowed word, but Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan know very well in their hearts that this is all borrowed and not returned. The Yin and Zhao families have a deep grudge against Zhong Xuan, and the so-called "borrowing" this time makes it easier for Ma Chao to believe.

"Whatever you want, we'll give it." Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan replied in unison, "But we will not surrender to Ma Chao, we are willing to live and die with Chang'an." ”

has dealt with these families for many years, and Zhong Xuan is very clear about their thoughts, breaking wealth to avoid disasters, money is trivial to them. Xiahou Yuan's fiery temper didn't eat them, and he slapped the table, "Where did you come from so much nonsense, and it wasn't for you to really surrender, but just to surrender." ”

The thunderous sound frightened Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan into trembling, and their faces were covered with cold sweat. Zhong Xuan coughed lightly and said, "After the siege of Chang'an is lifted, the repair of this city will be handed over to your Yin and Zhao families, what do you think?" "These people are all the head snakes of Chang'an, and they are married to each other, and their forces are intertwined, and they are no different from the emperor of the soil in their one-third of an acre. If you want to use them to do things, it is not something that can be driven by a paper order from the imperial court, so Zhong Miao threw out the repair of Chang'an City to drive them.

It costs a lot to repair a city, because it is related to the defense of the city, and the court is not afraid of spending money at all. This kind of business is also the most profitable. Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan are both very shrewd people, how could they not understand that the profits from this business will be very considerable. As everyone knows, the Han family and the Meng family, who moved to Luoyang from Chang'an, became the Guanzhong clan because of the repair of Luoyang City.

Seeing the two of them kneeling on the ground and thinking silently, Cao Shuang knew that the matter of letting them surrender was done, and he turned around and left the conference hall. When they came to Cao Shuang's room, there were already two people waiting there. Seeing Cao Shuang coming in, the two knelt on one knee on the ground, "See the Lord." Cao Shuang waved his hand and sat down, "How is it, there are no injuries, right?" ”

The hearts of the two blackbirds were warm and full of emotion. Blackbird spoke, "Thank you for your concern, it's all right." It's just that this trip did not receive a reply from Cheng Yin and others, and I hope that the Lord will forgive the sin. ”

"It doesn't matter if this matter is successful, and now the siege of Chang'an must be lifted first." Cao Shuang looked at the moon outside the window thoughtfully, "You spies should closely monitor the city and find out how many spies Ma Chao has in the city." ”

"Whoa!" After the two blackbirds received the order, they disappeared into the busy night.

Back in the conference hall, Yin Ke and Zhao Kuan had already left after gladly accepting the conditions of defrauding Ma Chao. Seeing Cao Shuang walk in, Xiahou Yuan choked first, "Aren't you afraid that they will really demote Ma Chao by arranging it like this?" ”

Cao Shuang smiled slightly and arched his hand, "We can take their close relatives to the mansion to protect them." ”

Xiahou Yuan and Zhong Xuan laughed tacitly, this so-called protection is just a hostage in their hands.

"There is another inappropriateness, the soldiers and horses in the city have suffered heavy casualties, let the Xiliang army enter the city, I am afraid that the city will not be protected." Xiahou Yuan said worriedly.

"So on the night of the implementation of the plan, whether Chang'an City can be defended depends on your uncle." Cao Shuang found a seat and sat down to explain to Xiahou Yuan.

After listening to Cao Shuang's explanation, Xiahou Yuan nodded, said goodbye and left the conference hall and rushed to the city tower. In order to prevent the attack of the Xiliang army, Xiahou Yuan ate and lived on the city tower in the past few days, eating and sleeping with the soldiers, so that he could enter the battle as soon as possible. Xiahou Yuan left, and Zhong Xuan asked, "Giving the repaired city to the Yin and Zhao families, I'm afraid it will form a big tail." ”

Cao Shuang took a sip of water, and then continued to explain to Zhong Xuan, in Guanzhong, except for Cao Cao, it was him Zhong Xuan. If he can't convince Zhong Xuan, he can stop Cao Shuang's good story at any time. "Tomorrow I will order to borrow money, food, and people, and everyone will know it. Although the Yin and Zhao families have gained benefits, they will also become a thorn in the side of other clans, it seems that the Yin and Zhao families have benefited, but in fact, they have weakened the power of the entire Chang'an clan. After Cao Shuang finished explaining, he left the council hall and returned to the room to sleep, it was not early.

Although the Yin and Zhao families got the business of repairing Chang'an, they seemed to make a lot of money, but in fact, they fell into Cao Shuang's calculations. Let them surrender by fraud, in addition to defrauding Ma Chao and leading Ma Chao to come, in order to save their lives, they will definitely use a large number of domestic slaves and tribes, and on the other hand, they will also weaken their power. The sale of repairing Chang'an is a piece of fatty meat, since it is fatty meat, then everyone eats it, so that the Yin and Zhao families will also have a certain estrangement from other families, and to some extent they can only move closer to the imperial court. Tomorrow, the Taishou Mansion will order to borrow money, grain, and people from the family to defend the city. To a certain extent, the power of the major clans has been weakened, how could Zhong Xuan not understand the meaning, looking at Cao Shuang who was far away, there was a smile in his eyes.