Chapter 243: Concealing the sky and crossing the sea, drawing money from the bottom of the kettle
Otherwise, people can't live too smoothly, and if it's too smooth, God will make trouble for you. Qin Xu was planning to learn about Cao Ying's hole cards from Cao Ang, so as to guide Cao Ying and Yuan Shao to uncover the fig leaf between the two forces, so that Qingzhou could get out of this dilemma that could not please either side, and continue to uphold the position of "neutrality", which could not only profit from the matter of welcoming the Son of Heaven, but also not take any risks. It was originally quite smooth, but at the most critical juncture when Cao Ang, an honest child, was about to be tricked out by Qin Xu, he was suddenly interrupted, and he saw that the bureau that Qin Xu had put a lot of effort into arranging was about to be easily taken away by someone who came with a few words.
"Mr. Zhongde, I heard that Mr. was coming, and now that I see Mr., Ang can finally rest assured, just now Brother Zhongming said that this Yuan Shao ......" Cao Ang saw Cheng Yu, as if he had seen a dependent, and the hesitant look on his face just now disappeared suddenly, and said to the visitor with surprise.
"Don't be anxious, this matter is not so simple, it is not something that can be said in one or two sentences. I also hope that the eldest prince will not be gullible about the villain's slander, cough cough, but I still have to thank Qin ...... The general knew that my eldest son had been in Linzi for a long time and was single and bored, so he specially talked about some folk rumors to relieve my son's boredom. "After all, Cheng Yu's age and experience are here, and he is not as easy to coax as Cao Ang, but as soon as he heard what Qin Xu said outside the door and combined with the increasingly fierce rumors in the city, he immediately understood that someone must be trying to make trouble from it, intending to provoke a dispute between Cao and Yuan in order to profit from it. Although he didn't know if it was Lu Bu's doing, Cheng Yu could conclude at a glance that based on his understanding of this Qin someone's acting style, Qin Xu would definitely not have any good intentions when he came this time.
Cheng Yu? Qin Xu was about to see who else dared to demolish the platform of Qin who came on behalf of Lu Bu on the three-acre land in Qingzhou, but when he saw the person who walked in under Xu Huang's traction, Qin Xu could only sneer. It was none other than Qin's old enemy, one of Cao Jun's masterminds, Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde. It seems that Cao Ying's speed of learning about the affairs of Linzi is not much slower than that of people in other forces, and being able to send Cheng Yu, a person who is good at political disputes, to Linzi is enough to show that Cao Ying actually does not want to start a war with Yuan Shao at the juncture when he is about to succeed, and at the same time, in order to maintain that he will not have a private agreement with Qingzhou on this matter, he even specially sent Cheng Yu, who is known to the world to have suffered many losses under Lu Bujun in Qingzhou, to assist Cao Ang in mediating this matter, which shows that Cao Ying has considered it thoroughly. It's just that since Cheng Yu entered the door, in addition to interrupting his conversation with Cao Ang, he seemed to have turned a blind eye to someone Qin, and even in Cao Ang's "persuasion", there were many sarcastic words about Qin Xu.
"It turned out to be Mr. Cheng Zhongde of Yanzhou Shou Zhang Ling." Qin Xu is a surname who respects me one foot and I respect others, seeing that although Cheng Yu changed his three titles for Qin Xu one after another, he was clearly not hesitating which one was suitable, but looking at which one was not suitable, and he was painstakingly looking for Qin Xu's unhappiness to avenge Chen Liu's "mouth" when he was at the night banquet. I think that when I was in Chen Liu, this old guy relied on the old man and sold the old man again and again, and he sprayed whoever he caught; During the battle of Jinan, he was lucky to run away, but he didn't expect that now he was sent by Cao Ying to come to Zi to assist Cao Ang, and he still didn't change his surname, it was clear that this product was here to stir up the situation, where would Qin Xu let him get his wish, even if it was in the way of the two-state alliance, it was definitely not allowed to be too arrogant. Therefore, Qin Xu was not angry, but greeted Cheng Yu with a smile as he called Cheng Yu's old official position.
"General Qin is polite! Cheng is not confused after the New Year, and it is only for Shou Zhang Ling, of course, it is not as good as General Qin who sent Xuzhou to Tao Gongzu on his deathbed, but what makes Cheng admire more is General Qin, you have a sharp mouth, Cheng Mou has suffered enough at the beginning! However, this time, the eldest prince treats General Qin with sincerity, I believe that General Qin will also treat you with sincerity, right? Cheng Yu was immune to Qin Xu's sarcasm this time, and even said with a sinister smile. Originally, he was sent by Cao Ying to Lin Zi to assist Cao Ang in dealing with the matter of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Cheng Yu had the intention of finding an opportunity to settle old accounts with Qin Xu, after all, in Cheng Yu's opinion, things are actually very simple, this time it is Qingzhou Lu Bu who is caught in the middle and is embarrassed, and the consequences of offending either side are not what Qingzhou can afford now, and if you make a slight mistake in choice, it is very likely that you will eventually face the end of offending both Cao and Yuan, and the two relatively most powerful forces in the Central Plains will jointly attack Qingzhou, At that time, even if Lu Bu is the number one fierce general in the world, it will be in vain. Therefore, when he understood that the meaning of Qin Xu's words to Cao Ang was to rush to provoke a war between Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, Cheng Yu immediately understood who was the most beneficial beneficiary of the news that Qin Xu said.
"That's what Mr. Zhongde said!" Qin Xu saw that Cheng Yu seemed to know something, and he also knew that this remark was more than enough to fool Cao Ang, an honest child, but to say that Cheng Yu, an old fox like Cheng Yu who was already very vigilant and very protective of himself, must not have played a big role, and he heard that Cheng Yu's words seemed to be meaningful, Qin Xu was not annoyed, and said with a smile at the moment: "Qin just listened to some rumors in the city, and was worried that Brother Zi's identity was special and he had been in Linzi for a long time, and he was afraid that he would be used by someone with a heart, so he came to inquire, but Mr. Zhongde, you are too careful." Anyway, since this matter is a rumor, Qin is also relieved, compared to Jizhou Yuan Benchu, Qingzhou and Yanzhou are allies, since they should help each other, Brother Zixiu, if there is a need for Qin's help in the future, although he said, now Qin will leave. ”
"Brother Zhongming, no matter what, Ang still thanks you for coming to inform me about this." Cao Ang originally tasted a little bit of meaning after listening to what Cheng Yu said, compared with what Qin Xu said before, and had some different suspicions about Qin Xu's purpose of coming to see him, but seeing that Qin Xu actually died down after a few rounds of verbal confrontation with Cheng Yu, and did not forget to tell him to find him if he had something to do, but it really seemed that he was thinking about his friends, Cao Ang was not as suspicious as Cao Ying, and he felt a little embarrassed about Qin Xu at this moment.
"The eldest son!" Cheng Yu is also a little helpless about Cao Ang's soft-eared and easy to trust others, especially Qin's nonsense. But after Qin Xu's words were revealed by his intentions Cheng Yu, he didn't refute them again, but withdrew at the touch of a button, which made Cheng Yu, who was extremely vigilant about Qin, a little worried, and wanted to persuade Cao Ang a few words, but there was no way to talk about it.
"General Qin, I happened to see that Yanzhou Cheng Yu Lao'er came to my Linzi at the gate of the city, and even entered the post house with him, could it be that this guy has no plans?" As soon as Qin Xu came out of the door of the post house, he was followed by Sima Mao, who was waiting at the door of the post house, and whispered very secretly: "My brother and I know that this old boy General Qin is not a good deal, but do you need us to do it again?" ”
"Don't mess around! Mr. Zhong De is here to 'help' us this time, but don't neglect your guests! I didn't expect that Sima Mao, who was already famous in the whole army, was still this talent for stalking, it seems that he can develop in many ways in the future, Qin Xu shook his head and said with a smile: "Order, at the moment, the rumors about Yuan Shao's plot are still not enough, and the intensity should be at least doubled, and at the same time, the news of Cheng Yu's coming to Zi will also be spread, and you should quickly go to General Hao Meng and ask him to approve some military rations, the more the better, Bai Yue will be transported from the west gate of Linzi, and find a place to put it temporarily, When the wind is released, it is said that it is a useful military ration borrowed by Cao Ying of Yanzhou, and the momentum is as loud as possible, but it is necessary to make a look of hiding it as much as possible, and the most important thing is to let Guo Tu see it. You can do this, Guo Tu hates the itchy teeth of your hate, you can get twice the result with half the effort! The lord's order for the transfer of troops and food was then sent to him. ”
"General Qin, you are trying to force ......, Nuo!" Sima Mao deserves to be a lively-minded person, and as soon as Qin Xu's words fell, he realized the meaning of Qin Xu's words, and immediately stopped talking, nodded with a yin smile and left.
Maybe it's Qin Xu's good name, or Sima Mao's profit, Qin Xu just got Lu Bu's warrant, and was about to find Hao Zhao to send Hao Meng to his family, but he didn't think that as soon as he left Lu Bu's mansion, he saw Qingzhou auxiliaries pushing hundreds of carts full of military rations, and under the escort of hundreds of soldiers in the camp led by Sima Mao, more than 1,000 people and horses crossed the main street of Linzi and headed towards the direction of Ximen Yanzhou. I have to say that the acting skills of these people who Sima Mao is looking for are really good, they are obviously very arrogant and carry grain out of the city, but they are a little sneaky and obscene by these people, and I don't know whose attention, and in the end, the people who went out of the city actually staged an old-fashioned drama of knocking over the grain truck at the city gate. However, when the whole sack full of corn flows out, and the golden color sways under the light of the scorching light, it is enough to prove that the old is not old-fashioned, and the key is "curative effect". At that time, there were several people dressed as civilians with different looks who took advantage of the chaos to disperse in all directions, but they didn't know that their movements had already been seen. However, there is also something wrong with this drama, that is, it is a bit overacted. The warrant for the transfer of troops by Lu Bu in Qin Xu's hand indicates that there are only 500 people, and the warrant for the transfer of grain is only 10,000 stones, which shows that in this meeting, how can these more than 1,000 people escort it, there must be at least 350,000 stones, which is much more than several times that approved by Lu Bu. It seems that maybe this time he will be criticized by Lu Bu again, Qin Xu thought with a bitter face.
"Cao Ying deceives people too much! A few of you are also rubbish, why don't you come to the morning newspaper? Qin Xu was worried about being blamed by Lu Bu, and in an inconspicuous small room in Linzi City, Guo Tu, the envoy of Yuan Shao who was supposed to stay in the post house, was here angry at a few people who looked like ordinary civilians.
"Mr. Guo, when Mr. Shen was in the army before, he had been in the hands of someone in Qin in Lu Bu's army, and the tired leaders of us were captured and killed, and the dragons were leaderless for most of the year, and they only recovered their vitality recently, but it was already difficult to break into the high-level of Qingzhou. This time the matter is too important, Mr. Guo, you have repeatedly told us to be cautious, so I am afraid of ......," a person who looked like the head of this group of people lowered his head and whispered to Guo Tu in anger.
"Confused, I told you to be cautious, not to make you afraid! Look at your analogy, Mr. Judge? Matching? Phew! Where's the trial now? He has surrendered to Qingzhou a long time ago, how do you know if he is using the head of your leader to make a sincere surrender to Qingzhou? Guo Tu originally reprimanded these people, and his anger had almost disappeared, but when he heard this person argue a few words, the person he cited was still holding down his opponent to death, and his face suddenly turned blue again, seeing that this person was still a little unconvinced, thinking that he still needed these people to serve in Linzi after coming, Guo Tu rarely held back his surname, suppressed his anger and said: "Although Lu Bu has not seen me several times, this shows that he is also hesitating, but why is it that when Cao Ying's henchman Cheng Yu arrived, it was less than two hours, So many grain trucks are heading in the direction of Yanzhou? Think about it! Lu Bu is now in a dilemma, if he can give up a few stones of food, plus he can't take some time to support his illness, and when Cao Ying's anger is smooth and he understands his hardship, he will agree to the lord's proposal again, then both sides will not be offended! As for these grain trucks, hmph, how can you understand the truth that the virtual is the real and the real is the false, Lu Bu wants to send the grain carts out of the city so much, but it makes me believe even more that Lu Bu and Cao Ying must have an agreement! ”
"But Qin Xu ...... last time" The person headed by Guo Tu listened to what Guo Tu said, and his face was already a little hesitant, and he hesitated to glance at Guo Tu, who was almost unable to suppress his anger, and reminded in a low voice.
"Humph! I think you were frightened by that Qin Xu erection! Guo Tu remembered the verbal humiliation of Qin Xu at the door of Lu Bu's mansion, the faint tone and indifferent gaze were suddenly in front of him, it was okay not to mention Qin Xu before, as soon as this person brought it up, Guo Tu was like a puffer fish that was stimulated, waved his hand to stop the person from continuing to speak, and said angrily: "You and I don't have to argue about this matter anymore, Guo Mou will write a letter, you quickly send someone to the lord to send it urgently, so that the lord can decide this matter." You must be fast, if Cao Ying gets this batch of military rations, and has precautions, you and I will be sinners in front of the lord! Just go! ”
"This ...... Promise! (To be continued.) )