Chapter 344: The Mouth of the Wind and the Waves
Xiao Jian was an ancient well, calmly picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and said leisurely: "Since Xiao dares to come, he will not hesitate to give this head, if Xiao's head can make General Cao become an official and enjoy the glory and wealth, Xiao Mou should be willing to offer it with both hands." β
Cao Bao stared coldly, not saying a word, but he stood there and did not make any other moves.
"Oh, Xiao forgot, General Cao is already in the position of captain, and if he is promoted to a knight, he can only be a state pastor, but unfortunately even if General Cao makes another miraculous achievement, Liu Ze may not be willing to give up the position of state pastor. Xiao doesn't feel sorry for his head, but he regrets that General Cao's achievements in Xuzhou are not reused, and it is difficult to find things in his position, but he is afraid that the future may not be better than Xiao. β
His words were poked into Cao Bao's heart, Cao Bao sat down without humming, and said in a rough voice: "Shicai's words are offended, please forgive Xiao Guoxiang." β
Xiao Jian smiled slightly and said: "Xiao can see the general's situation, and the general also knows it, and there is a strategy that can change the general's dilemma." β
Cao Bao was slightly stunned and said, "What is the public's strategy?" β
"Xuzhou was originally the Tao family's Xuzhou, Liu Ze bewitched the public to listen, clever robbery, Xuzhou Tao Gong's old department, there are many dissatisfied, Cao Hong, the former lieutenant of the account, and a group of old ministers have decided to serve the Tao family's second son Tao should be the new lord of Xuzhou, Ke Ri matter, Liu Ze will be expelled, and the Tao family will be returned to power. General Cao is the old general of Tao Gong, when Tao Gong was alive, he attached a lot of importance to the general, why didn't the general remember Tao Gong's old kindness, and did not sympathize with the orphans and widows of the Tao family and let others bully them? If the general is willing to help the second son of Tao to reinstate, he will be the minister of the humerus. After the deed was completed, the general was the first hero of Zhongxing Dow, with a high position and power, and enjoyed wealth and wealth. Xiao Jianlian said while looking at Cao Bao's expression, observing words and expressions is his forte.
"Tao Gong treats Cao as kind as a mountain, how can Cao not repay it. It's just that the second son of Tao is a gentleman by nature, and it may be difficult to take on a big responsibility. Cao Bao's brows were furrowed, and he seemed to be a little moved, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
Xiao Jian laughed and said, "Doesn't General Cao hear the truth of the weak lord and the strong minister? The second prince is weak, so he needs a pillar like General Cao to assist. Liu Ze is a fierce master. Can General Cao be useful? β
Cao Bao groaned for a while, and said: "Liu Ze's position was granted to Tao Gong, and he was ordered by the court, if something happens." That is rebellion. Sin should destroy the nine tribes. Did Xiao Guoxiang ever think that this was powerful? β
Xiao Jian said disapplausively: "Wealth has always been sought in danger, why should those who achieve great things need to spare their lives, General Cao is also a veteran who has been fighting in the field for many years. If General Cao only wants to survive and die between his bed brothers, then if Xiao has not come, and the general has not heard these words. β
Cao Bao's brows were tightly locked, and he was speechless, and finally said: "This matter is serious, Rong Mou think about it carefully." β
"Of course, of course, this matter is not in a hurry, and there is no intention of persecuting the general, if the general is interested, you can come to Fumanlou to find me, Xiao is waiting for the general's news. Leave. With that, Xiao Jian gave up.
Cao Bao stood in the hall for a long time, his heart was surging, as Xiao Jian said, Cao Bao was in the prime of life, but he didn't want to beg for the elderly and finally bed his brother, he was a military general, and he would rather be a vigorous horse leather shroud, rather than live in the world.
He pulled out his sword, the blade of the sword is always polished and extremely sharp, and the sword body is bright and shaking, reflecting Cao Bao's mottled face, looking at the cold of the sword blade, Cao Bao secretly made up his mind.
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Liu Ze struggled for a few days, and finally told Cai Yan about the Mi family. The situation in Xuzhou has not allowed Liu Ze to wait any longer, all kinds of signs indicate that Xuzhou will experience a storm, the opposing forces are condensing, the sky over Xuzhou is cloudy, a storm is already unstoppable, and to untie this dead knot must be surprisingly winning, Liu Ze stands on the cusp, his decision will affect Xuzhou's tomorrow.
"The husband has already decided to take the Mi clan as a concubine?" Cai Yan's voice was surprisingly calm, calm without a trace of waves.
Liu Ze's face was deeply apologetic, and he said in a deep voice: "Yan'er, I'm really sorry, once upon a time, I promised to stay with you for a long time, never give up, and treat you wholeheartedly, but it backfired, I not only accepted Gan Ping, but I also have to accept Mi Lan today, and I have repeatedly violated my oath, Yan'er, I'm very sorry." β
Cai Yan smiled lightly and said, "Last time I was in Xiao Pei Na Ping'er's sister, my husband didn't agree, but I persuaded you to agree." Today, the husband no longer relies on the persuasion of others to make up his mind, which shows that the husband has become rational emotionally. The husband does not have to apologize to Yan'er, Yan'er understands better what the overall situation is, and all the decisions of the husband, as long as they are conducive to the future and great cause, Yan'er will support them without hesitation. Yan'er is still the same sentence, only if the husband has Yan'er in his heart, that is enough. β
Liu Ze held his beloved wife's hand tightly and said, "Yan'er, thank you, thank you for your tolerance, thank you for your generosity, having a wife like this in this life should be a blessing for me Liu Ze to cultivate in three lives." β
Cai Yan pursed her lips and smiled: "Husband, don't praise me, in fact, I am also a woman, and I have a stingy and jealous side to women, frankly speaking, I really don't like this Milan you want to marry." β
"You know her?" Liu Ze was slightly stunned.
Cai Yan nodded and said, "She is the sister of Ping'er's sister and has come to our house. She is very beautiful, but very superficial, and even in her, you can see the shadow of me back then, she likes to wear men's clothes, likes to wander around the streets, is willful and even a little unreasonable, and compared with the gentle and dignified Ping'er, she can hardly be regarded as a good lady. But since my husband has decided to marry her, none of this matters, as long as she can help her get through this difficult time, I will accept her. β
Liu Ze didn't expect that there would be such a play, what Mi Lan looked like and what kind of personality she had, he didn't know at all, Cai Yan's vision was very poisonous, and he was extremely accurate in seeing people, but Liu Ze didn't care about it now, the male protagonist and the female protagonist were inside, and the affairs in the backyard were naturally taken care of by Cai Yan.
"I really don't know about this, but Yan'er, you said it, she has similarities with your personality back then, haven't you changed a lot? People will always change, they will mature, maybe she will change after she passes the door, and under the influence of my two gentle and virtuous ladies, it is difficult for her to change if she just doesn't want to. β
Cai Yan teased and said: "It is said that men are easy to change their minds when they see differences, and this Lan'er sister has said good things to her before she has passed the door, it seems that this is not false at all." β
Liu Ze was embarrassed and said, "Wronged Mrs., aren't I also thinking about the harmony and tranquility of our backyard?" β
Cai Yan pushed him and said, "What are you blushing, I'm just teasing you." Don't you want to go to the second hall to discuss the matter, let's go, don't let Mr. Wenhe and them wait for a long time. β
Liu Ze didn't care about laughing with Cai Yan, and rushed to the second hall, Jia Xu, Guan Yu, Xu Shu, Chen Deng, and Pan Feng all came, and when they saw Liu Ze coming, they saluted together. Liu Ze sat at the front of the conference table, and Jia Xu and the others sat on the left and right. The people who discussed in the second hall were Liu Ze's confidants, and Liu Ze also arranged a long conference table and chairs to sit on. Jia Xu and the others are used to it, but Chen Deng is still a little nervous when he sits on this chair.
After a few simple opening remarks, Pan Feng immediately reported: "Lord Qi, after many reconnaissances, Jin Yingwei has basically determined that the Xiao family's Fumanlou Hotel is their nest, and ordinary guests on the first and second floors of the restaurant can set foot in, but the third floor is strictly guarded by the Xiao family's family, and ordinary people can't enter it at all." His subordinates also tried to send people into the restaurant, but Xiao Jian was very guarded, and the guys in the restaurant were all slaves of the Xiao family, so they didn't recruit outsiders as buddies at all. The subordinates have sent people to closely monitor the people entering and leaving the third floor of the restaurant for twelve hours, and during this time, they have been gathering and meeting more and more frequently, which should be an important matter of plotting, and the subordinates estimate that their plan has taken shape and is likely to enter the stage of implementation. Here's a list of people who frequently enter the third floor of the restaurantβ"
Pan Feng handed a piece of paper to Liu Ze, Liu Ze looked at it, and there were six names written on the list, Xiao Jian, Lu Yang, Wang Jun, Cao Hong, Tao Ying, Cao Bao, he nodded, and handed the paper to Jia Xu to circulate one by one.
Cao Bao was the last to join them, but in the past few days, he went to Fumanlou most frequently, and stayed the longest each time, twice meeting with several people at the same time, but most of them met with Xiao Jian alone. At the same time, his subordinates monitored the four major families in Xuzhou and the military camps of Cao Hong and Cao Bao, and the Mi family had not moved, and obviously did not form a group with them. The three families of Xiao Wang and Lu have secretly prepared ordnance and gathered family soldiers. The Danyang military camp in the city and the Cao Bao military camp outside the city were as calm as ever, and there was no change on the outside. β
Liu Ze nodded, Cao Hong and Cao Bao are both veterans who have led the troops for many years, even if there is any change, no one will notice it, but they are all long-term warriors, as long as they give an order, they can complete the assembly at any time and enter the battle state, these soldiers are far more terrifying than those soldiers of the three major families who sharpen their knives.
Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "It's just a group of rabble, the eldest brother ordered, transfer 10,000 horses from Xiao Pei, and destroy them in a moment!" β
Xu Shu immediately said: "Second master can't, this is an extraordinary period, once Xiaopei transfers troops, it will inevitably startle the snake and force them to rebel in advance. (To be continued......)