Cao Cao took a deep breath, and also knew that it was not easy for Xiahou Nan to raise money, so he said patiently: "Those who achieve great things are not informal, and you have also gone through several battles, how can you still be a child of anointing?" ”

Xiahou Nan's heart sank, and he hugged his fists and said, "The little son-in-law knows that he is wrong. ”

Cao Cao said again: "Lonely will return to Shouchun on the same day, the water village cannot afford to lose, you are limited to build a chain within one month, you may be able to do it?" ”

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!" Xiahou Nan panicked, said goodbye to Cao Cao and returned to the pavilion, and told him what had just happened, his face was extremely ugly.

Zhang Wei was wounded all over his body, with several whip marks on his face, his legs were lame and his hands were swollen, and he sighed: "There are a lot of battles in the army, and the general is still a villain, it's really not worth it." ”

Xiahou Nan gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, don't worry, sooner or later, I will ask Man Pet to kneel at his feet and let you dispose of it." ”

Zhang Wei hugged his fists and said: "In the middle of his life, Meng Gongzi did not give up back then, and he was already grateful, why ask for anything else?" ”

"It's not your business!" Xiahou Nan pulled Zhang Wei to sit down and comforted: "Although Mr. is now a housekeeper, he is my doorman, and he has never treated you as a subordinate." I should have sent my husband back to recuperate, but now there is something that I have to ask you to share my worries. ”

Zhang Wei was greatly moved, nodded and said, "Why worry about a small injury?" Despite the general's orders, he will not give up in the next ten thousand deaths. ”

Xiahou Nan asked in a low voice: "Hanxingtang-sir, does there be a way?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Wei was shocked, and hurriedly swore: "The general is clear, and he has already cut off contact with Jingzhou, and that full favor is clearly framing ......."

"I don't doubt Mr.!" Xiahou Nan stopped Zhang Wei and explained: "At present, there is a lack of funds in the army, but the prime minister wants me to build a series of warships, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!" I wrote a letter to Xuchang to ask Mr. to deal with this matter, who knows...... Alas! ”

Zhang Wei was taken aback: "The general wants to borrow money from Hanxingtang?" ”

"Not bad!" Xiahou Nan sighed helplessly: "The prime minister's deadline is to be completed in January, five million dollars, and only Hanxingtang can be used immediately, when this is over, I will take back Maolin Hall to make a living, and next year I will go to the outside of the plug to collect a batch of medicinal materials and animal skins, and I can pay it off in January." ”

Zhang Wei looked embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "I'm afraid it's ...... to borrow money from Hanxingtang and build weapons to deal with Liu Qi."

"That's why you have to come forward and do it in secret!" Xiahou said: "Don't let them know the use of this money, otherwise the military order is like a mountain, and when the deadline comes, my life will be suspended!" ”

Zhang Weiyan said: "I share weal and woe with the general, and I will do my best to do it, I don't know what the general wants to mortgage with?" ”

"I really don't have anything left now!" Xiahou Nan smiled bitterly.

Thinking that when he was in Yexian County, he was worth more than a billion yuan, what a beauty, but now he has to make trouble for millions of dollars, he was inexplicably sad, and gritted his teeth and took out the title deed from his arms: "This is the title deed of my family's ancestral home, plus the gift of the prime minister, there are thousands of acres, and I will mortgage it first." ”

Zhang Wei solemnly took it and said: "If you go to Jingzhou to borrow money, I'm afraid that the far water can't save the near fire, and it will take at least a month to go back and forth. ”

Xiahou frowned and said: "Huainan was occupied by the Wu army, how can Jiangdong money be transported to Xuzhou?" ”

Zhang Wei replied: "The general just said that General Cao Hong has taken the Lujiang River, and the money can be transported to the Lujiang River by water, half a month is enough!" ”

Xiahou Nan said helplessly: "There is still half a month left, barely enough, so I have to borrow the name of my father first, and I owe materials on credit." ”

"Without further ado, I'll leave immediately!" Zhang Wei didn't dare to delay, hurriedly drank a few sips of tea, and left.

Seeing Zhang Wei limping out of the door, Xiahou Nan was very pleased, thinking that his husband and wife were not in harmony, and his brothers turned against him, but this Zhang Wei was loyal, his eyes were a little moist, and he smiled with relief: "Over the years, there have been ups and downs, and the situation has changed, only accepting Zhang Wei back then was my most correct choice." ”

……

In Xuyi Water Village, Liu Qi also celebrated with Lu Xun and others, and the news of Xuchang was delivered, which was tantamount to a shot of cardiotonic for Jiangdong Wenwu.

If there were still people who were resistant to Liu Qi before, but because of Huang Gai's face and prestige, they followed the crowd and watched, and decided to sincerely submit at this time.

No matter how stupid a person is, he can see the current situation, and if he doesn't follow Liu Qi to make contributions to the Han Dynasty, the daylily will be cold.

When celebrating, Liu Qi sighed: "I was going to ask General Huang Lao to send troops, pretending to be discordant and deceiving Cao thief, I didn't want the second uncle and Kong Ming to be so fast, they actually broke Xuchang in one fell swoop, captured Zhang Liao, and I am afraid that Cao Mengde will return to Yanzhou!" ”

Zhou Tai smiled: "Wouldn't it be better for Cao Thief to withdraw from the army?" We will wait for the land and water to advance and enter Xuzhou, so that he will be difficult to take care of, and the Central Plains can be decided! ”

Lu Xun said: "Cao Cao may not return to the Central Plains, now the general is in Huainan, and there is a rumor that the generals are not in harmony, Cao Hong has entered the Lujiang River, take Huainan is just around the corner, and he wants to turn the tide, only to fight Huainan and defeat the general, this plan is also a ruined boat!" ”

"Bo Yan's words are reasonable, if the thief retreats, it is just to drink to quench his thirst." Liu Qi suddenly understood, and said with a smile: "I have been waiting for a long time to deploy in Huainan, why is it not the case with Cao Thief?" I don't want to give up! ”

Just as he was about to send someone to inquire about Cao Cao's movements, Chen came in to tell him, and a fisherman asked to see him, and ordered him to be brought in, and saw that he was covered with scars and seemed to be a little familiar.

Zhang Wei knelt on the ground when he entered the door: "My subordinate Zhang Wei has seen the lord." ”

"Are you Zhang Wei?" Liu Qi was shocked, hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, looked up and down, almost unrecognizable, and asked, "What happened?" ”

Zhang Wei briefly said that he was full of favors and was suspicious of him and tortured, and he was supposed to stay in Xuchang to recuperate from his injuries, but Liu Ye asked him to bring his injuries to see Xiahou Nan, who planned to use this to separate the monarchs and ministers of Wei, but he did not expect to be sent by Xiahou Nan to do things.

"If the subjects of the Han Dynasty are all as loyal as Mr. Shi, why is this so?" Liu Qi sighed, pulled Zhang Wei into his seat, and asked about the Wei Ying Water Army.

The Jiangdong generals were surprised when they heard it, and they felt funny, they couldn't imagine that Xiahou Nan's henchmen were Jingzhou Xiaozuo, no wonder they always lost the battle, but they couldn't cry or laugh about Xiahou Nan's borrowing money.

Who in the world doesn't know that although Hanxingtang is Xi's industry, it is actually in charge of Liu Qi's wife Xi Xuan, and it is unheard of to borrow money from it to deal with Liu Qi.

Liu Qi smiled when he heard this: "In this way, the Wei army is short of money and food, and it is already a strong foreign force. ”

Zhang Wei took out the title deed and asked, "This is a matter of borrowing money?" ”

Liu Qi naturally put the title deed in his sleeve and ordered: "You first fattened up to recuperate, and then waited for me to act." ”

Lu Xun said: "Cao Thief really refuses to give up, and when he returns to Shouchun, he must wait for news from Lujiang, and he just acts according to the plan." ”

Liu Qi motioned for everyone to retreat, leaving only Lu Xun and Zhou Tai, and discussed: "Only Shouchun mutiny, Cao thief will be suspicious, and there should be someone in the navy to respond, General Zhou has desperately saved Sun Quan, and it is reasonable to take the opportunity to raise troops, do you dare to go to Wei Ying to deceive Cao Xiu?" ”

Zhou Tai said proudly: "Just Wei Ying, a certain person regards it as the Huai River grass ear, although the general commands." ”

Liu Qi was overjoyed, and the three of them discussed the strategy, promoted Lu Xun to be the auxiliary general, the governor of Pingbei, and commanded the Jiangdong naval army, and then rushed to Shouchun.