Xu Shu smiled and said, "Weichen is to see the sages and learn from His Majesty. We took a few sweet potatoes for Cao to '' and eat, it didn't matter. But the harvest is extremely good. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Yes, you can arrange it." ”

"Whoa!"

Xu Shu left the big tent of the Chinese army and went down to make arrangements.

Soon after, a figure dressed in a big coat, braved the wind and rain, and left the barracks with a food box. This food box is very large, and it is not an ordinary food box. The food box is divided into two layers, the lower layer is made of iron, and the inside is filled with charcoal to maintain the temperature. On the upper floor, there are only six sweet potatoes, which are grilled with charcoals, so that the sweet potatoes will not be cold.

The person who went to Yecheng was a civilian official in the army. This person's name is Liang Xi, and his official position is not big or small, but he is quite good at arguing.

He was dressed in a big coat, and hurried through the snow one shallow and one deep.

After a lot of effort, Liang Xi finally came to the city 'gate' of Yecheng. He came to the city tower, looked up at the city tower, and said loudly: "I am the envoy of the Chu Emperor, and I ask to see the Emperor of Wei." ”

The soldiers on the city tower heard the shout and immediately reported it to Cao Zhang.

During this time, Cao Zhang ate and lived on the city tower.

As soon as he got the news, he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly sent someone into the palace to report it. Soon after, an inner 'attendant' came out to bring Liu Xiu's envoy into the palace. Cao Zhang also wanted to see what Liu Xiu was going to do, so he asked Liang Xi about his intentions, and learned that Liang Xi came to give Cao 'Cao' a godsend, and immediately thought of the pumpkin that Liu Xiu sent when he was on the front line.

"Could it be that there really is a godsend?"

In Cao Zhang's heart, he was skeptical, feeling that it was impossible for Liu Xiu to have new food. He followed the inner 'servant' and Liang Xi into the palace together, and Cao Pi soon got the news and rushed over.

Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhang and asked what Cao Zhang was about, and he learned that it was the new food sent by Liu Xiu, and he was vigilant in his heart.

The group entered the palace and saw Cao 'Cao'.

It's cold, and it's quite cold in the palace. Fortunately, there was a charcoal fire to dispel the cold, but it was not cold. But winter is very difficult for an old man like Cao ''. Today's Cao '' is getting older day by day, and in the past few months, he has aged a lot.

Cao Cao asked, "What did Liu Xiu send you to do?"

Liang Xi replied neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Back to Emperor Wei, my emperor sent me to give food to Emperor Wei." This time the food is also a godsend that our emperor obtained, called sweet potato. ”

As he spoke, Liang Xi handed over the food box.

The inner 'waiter' took the food box and came to Cao Cao's face.

Cao Zhang said in a deep voice: "Father, be careful, what if there is a mechanism inside?"

Cao 'Cao' waved his hand and said, "No." ”

For the food sent by Liu Xiu, he understood Liu Xiu's intentions, and he wanted to use it to hit him. It's just that the moment Cao '' saw the sweet potato, he thought of Xu Chu. In the past, in the barracks, Liu Xiu sent someone to bring pumpkin soup, and Xu Chu tried pumpkin soup first for his safety.

But now, there is no Xu Chu figure.

Cao 'Cao' took the food box, and when he opened it, he saw the steaming sweet potatoes inside. Cao '' picked up one, it was still hot, and it was very comfortable to hold in his hand.

Liang Xi explained: "Emperor Wei, this is a roasted sweet potato. Peel off the skin and eat. The taste of sweet potatoes is also soft and sweet, which is different from pumpkin. ”

Cao '' his head and peeled off the skin.

Suddenly, a refreshing fragrance spreads. After Cao '' smelled it, his tongue moved. He looked at the red heart of the sweet potato, and after taking a bite, he felt even more comfortable in his heart, and nodded approvingly: "Yes, it is a rare delicacy." ”

Cao '' ate one and handed the rest of the sweet potatoes to Cao Pi and Cao Zhang.

After the two of them ate, their faces were quite embarrassed.

Sweet potatoes are delicious.

However, this is Liu Xiu's, not theirs.

Cao 'Cao' wiped his mouth, looked at Liang Xi, and asked, "What I want to ask is, what is the yield per mu of sweet potatoes, is it easy to survive?"

Before Liang Xi came, he had already received Xu Shu's instructions, he knew the yield and situation of sweet potatoes, held his head high, and said confidently: "This kind of sweet potato, the yield per mu can reach more than 8,000 catties." Not only that, but sweet potatoes are extremely easy to survive. This batch of sweet potatoes was just harvested from the snow. Although the heavy snow continued, it did not affect the sweet potato harvest. ”

"Shhhhh

Cao Pi gasped when he heard this.

The yield per mu is 8,000 catties!

And it was collected from the snow.

This kind of food is really a godsend, otherwise how can it survive in the heavy snow.

Cao Zhang said disdainfully: "Eight thousand catties, you really know how to laugh." ”

Liang Xi glanced at Cao Zhang, his expression was determined, and he also had a look of disdain, and said sarcastically: "You don't understand, don't question it, this is a godsend, it was given to my emperor by God." Is 8,000 catties a mu yield? Pumpkins can reach more than 10,000 catties. Such a yield is not surprising. You're the only ones who think it's weird. ”

Cao '' didn't speak, but the expression on his face was even more depressed.

8,000 catties per mu!

God is really unfair, God helps Liu and Cao!

Cao 'Cao' waved his hand and said, "I know, you go back, thank you to Liu Xiu for me." ”

"Whoa!"

Liang Xi turned to leave.

In the main hall, Cao 'Cao', Cao Pi and Cao Zhang are in the main hall.

Cao 'Cao' looked at Cao Pi, his breath was a little low, and asked, "Pi'er, I saw that Liu Xiu took out the sweet potato again, and you have also eaten it, what do you think?"

When Cao Pi heard this, his expression was bitter.

Today's Yecheng, there are more than 100,000 soldiers in the city, as well as countless officials. The entire Yecheng has to consume a lot of food every day. For Yecheng, it is a great burden.

On the contrary, it was Liu Xiu, who first had pumpkins and then sweet potatoes. No matter which one it is, it can make Liu Xiu worry about the future and not worry about food. In particular, the appearance of this heavenly gift will boost morale immeasurably. The blow to them is also incalculable.

Cao Pi sighed and said, "What Erchen can do is to fight to the death." ”

Cao 'Cao' said: "According to Liu Xiu's style, in the next step, he will arrange for people to infiltrate Yecheng, and then publicize the benefits of sweet potatoes in Yecheng, triggering a public opinion offensive." When the time comes, the morale of the people in the city will be low and they will support Liu Xiu one after another, what should you do?"

Cao Pi said: "Whoever opposes, the sons will kill whoever they are!"

The words are full of murderous intent.

Cao '' and said: "If you kill someone, you will fall into Liu Xiu's arms." When the time comes, the people will be even more boiling, and the people will be panicked, so how will you suppress it? If you kill too many people, the army will also be affected. ”

"Is there no way?"

Cao Pi looked at Cao '', and his eyes showed a helpless look.

At this point, Cao Pi was also helpless.

Cao Zhang stood aside and did not speak, he was only responsible for the affairs of the war. Because everything in the army is carried out by Cao Zhang. It is precisely like this that Cao Zhang knows the power of the Chu State, and he also knows that the Chu army still has various weapons such as strong crossbows, which are not easy to deal with.

It's hard to resist Liu Xiu!

Cao Cao' said in a deep voice: "These days, I have thought about it a lot. The general trend of the world is like this, and it cannot be changed. As Yang Xiu said, Liu Xiu is not Yuan Shao who is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, Yuan Shu who is not brainless, and he is not the arrogant and arrogant Dong Zhuo, and he will not kill himself. In such a situation, we will lose. I want to win a future for you, so that the Cao family can have a place to live and a place of their own. ”

Cao Pi raised his eyebrows and said, "What does my father want to do?"

Cao 'Cao' said, "I ask you, can you really stop Liu Xiu's army?"

"Can't!"

Cao Pi shook his head and said what he thought in his heart.

The reason why he resisted with all his might was that he was unwilling to be deprived of his power. Once he surrendered to Liu Xiu, he became a prisoner and could no longer enjoy his current rights.

Cao 'Cao' nodded, and said, "Since you have no choice, then 'hand' it over to me to deal with." I'll take care of everything, and I'll take care of it, brothers. ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he looked suspicious and confused.

Cao's intentions, he didn't understand.

Before Cao Pi could ask, Cao '' and asked them to step down. Cao '' sat alone in the study, dipped his pen in ink and wrote a letter, and then called Xun Yu.

Cao 'Cao' 'handed over' the letter to Xun Yu's hands, and said, "Wen Ruo, you leave the city immediately and go to Liu Xiu's camp." As long as Liu Xiu agreed to the conditions in the letter, I promised to surrender Kaicheng. ”