Chapter 41: The Eve
Chapter 41 Eve
The scale of Leke Wine Liao in Xuchang City is not very large, but the name is the loudest. Since Cao Cao promulgated the prohibition of alcohol, the wine houses in the city have slowly closed. Only this Leke Liquor House is standing, but the daily supply of food and liquor is limited.
Not many people know who the boss behind the Leke Liquor is who he is. But legend has it that this person has a very hard backstage, otherwise he would not have been able to stand after the prohibition was promulgated. In addition to the background of the boss of Leke, the signature wine in the wine house is also one of the reasons why the wine house does not fall. The green fruit wine room is made from fresh fruits, which are green in color, sweet in the mouth, and fruity in the mouth.
"Mr. Hou, you're here, but today's wine has been sold out." The guys in the wine room hurriedly stepped forward to greet Hou Dong. Hou Dongjia's business is also very large, and it is also the kind of wealthy in Xuchang.
Hou Dong shook his head and smiled slightly to say that it didn't matter, "The old man didn't come here to drink today, he came to find someone." ”
The shopkeeper stepped forward and asked the man to take care of the guests elsewhere, "Mr. Hou, the distinguished guest is waiting for you in the private room above." ”
Hou Dong nodded, and put a few copper coins in the hands of the shopkeeper, "Don't let people get close to the private room, the old man has a big business to discuss." ”
"Okay, okay." The shopkeeper checked the copper coin in his hand and readily agreed. Hou Dong walked to the private room upstairs with confidence, Hou Dong didn't see that after he left, the shopkeeper nodded to the few people who were drinking in the store. The men drank all the tea in their cups and hurriedly left the Leke Restaurant.
"You're here, please take a seat." Hou Dong opened the door of the private room, and saw that there were already a few people sitting in the private room, and these people Hou Dong also knew each other, and they were not very ambitious in the court, and they were suppressed by Cao Cao. Since these people are gathered here, their purpose is the same as Dong Cen's, which invisibly strengthens Hou Dong's confidence. In this world, whether it is surnamed Cao or Liu, it has nothing to do with him Hou Dong, he just wants to rescue his son.
"Now that Mr. Hou has arrived, let's talk about specific actions." Dong Cen ordered someone to open the door to open the wind, and then bowed his hand to everyone and said, "When it's ugly tonight, we'll do it." ”
"Isn't it too hasty to do it tonight?" Hou Dong stroked his beard, which turned white overnight, and raised the doubts in his heart.
Dong Cen waved his hand, "Mr. Hou's words are bad, and it will change later." At this time, there was still some time before the ugly time, and Cao Cao's people must be in a hurry. The other five also nodded, agreeing with Dong Cen's statement. In the next hour, Dong Cen and Hou Dong and others discussed the plan of the ugly time. Their targets were mainly Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Mansion, the grain depot of Xuchang City, the four city gates, and the Bad Mansion. Except for Hou Dong, the other five were all officials in the court, and they also called on many people to join in this plan to fight Cao.
At the same time that Dong Cen and the six were planning their plans, Cao Shuang's desk was full of cloth. Cao Shuang looked at these cloths, and his face slowly smiled. These cloths are all criticizing Cao Cao's words, indicating that there will be changes in the city tonight, and there is the same sentence in the cloths, "I hope that the prince can contribute to the extermination of the national thief Cao Cao and the help of the Han family." "The cloth was prepared by Cao Shuang a long time ago, and it was delivered to the officials of Xuchang City overnight last night, and each person had a copy.
And now the cloths on the table are all sent by the court officials, and Xun Yu's table is also full of a lot, Jia Xu rushed to Xun Yu's mansion early to deal with the matter. This is the "cage clearing" plan formulated by Cao Shuang and Jia Xu, although there is no guarantee that the person who sent the cloth will definitely be a pro-Cao official, but it will never be a royalist. sent the cloth to the bad mansion and Xunyu mansion, in addition to making it clear that he had nothing to do with this matter, there was also a report inside. For those who did not return the cloth, their intentions were obvious. Even if you don't participate in the rebellion, you will remain neutral and become a wall grass at the last minute. Cao Shuang made different marks on the cloths to indicate who the cloths were returned from. After merging with Jia Xu's list, a list of pro-Cao Feicao was sorted out.
"Then the next step is to set an example." Cao Shuang took a sip of tea, his face full of sneers.
Jia Xu smiled with him, "Then the old man will go back to the house first and wait for the good news of the son." ”
"Why did Mr. Jia leave? I'm afraid it's not appropriate if you don't have you in charge of this matter, and besides, if someone bites you indiscriminately, we can make it clear if you're there. Cao Shuang smiled with a harmless smile.
"Okay, don't talk about it, the old man will go with you." Jia Xu's face was blue and very ugly.
Originally, the "Qing Cage" plan was just to send anti-Cao cloth to the court officials, and then see their reactions, so as to distinguish them. But later, someone fornicated with the thieves of Qingqi Mountain and provoked the hostage-taking, and Cao Shuang brought back a lot of letters from Zhang Qi and some officials in Qingqi Mountain, so Cao Shuang and Jia Xu temporarily changed their plans and prepared to set an example.
In order to be able to control this matter within a controllable range, Cao Shuang transferred Dianman and Xu Yi who stayed in Xuchang through Jia Xu. Dian Man is the son of the fierce general Dian Wei, who is in the position of Sima at this time, and Xu Yi is the son of Xu Chu. The reason why Cao Shuang left Jia Xu was mainly to let Jia Xu control the two. Although Cao Shuang is the captain of the bad guy, he does not have the prestige to be able to dispatch the sons of two fierce generals for the time being. Cao Shuang and Jia Xu hid in the bad mansion and drank tea, waiting for the arrival of the ugly time. After knowing the "clear cage" plan, Xun Yu summoned Xun You to the house, and his face was very bad.
Looking at Xun Yu's face, Xun Yu didn't say anything, just sat quietly in his seat.
"When they do this, are they not afraid of chilling the hearts of their ministers? Cao Shuang is still young and doesn't understand the joints, which is understandable. But he Jia Xu is old, and he still accompanies Cao Shuang to go crazy. Xun Yu told Xun Yu the ins and outs of this matter. has followed Cao Cao for many years, and old generals like Xun Yu and Xun You, Cao Shuang did not send them anti-Cao Bubo. Not only did they not send it, but they also had to hide it from them. With a fiery temper like Xiahou Yuan, after watching the anti-Cao Bubo, he didn't carry a gun to fight with others, and if the city was full of wind and rain, it would be a surprise.
Xun Yougan laughed twice, "I'm afraid this is what the prime minister meant, after the defeat of Chibi, you don't know that those people in the court are very restless." If there is a fire in the backyard, how can the prime minister lead the troops out with peace of mind. ”
"That's too much." How could Xun Yu not know the reason for this matter, but that red heart was just angry.
Looking at Xun Yu in front of him, Xun Yu was very worried. With the continuous expansion of Cao Cao's power in recent years, there are many admonitions to Cao Cao to replace the Han Emperor, and Xun Yu's heart to the Han family is becoming more and more obvious. Xun You had already sensed that Cao Cao and Xun Yu were not as close as before, and there was already a gap between them. Originally, Xun Yu wanted to persuade Xun Yu a few words, but looking at the angry Xun Yu, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth. Xun Yu's temper, how can Xun Yu not know.