Liu Bei was calm on the surface, but he waited anxiously for five days in his heart, and finally waited for Tao Qian's reply.

There was no problem with half of the millions of grain and grass and the land gained, Tao Qian agreed, but there were only 8,000 soldiers and horses.

"Eight thousand soldiers and horses, Cao Cao is afraid that he will not be able to agree!" Liu Bei took the letter and sighed to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Guan Yu smoothed his long hair and said indifferently: "Why should my brother worry? Whether he agrees or not, and what does it have to do with his brother? ”

"Second brother, you can't say that, now the three of us brothers are sending people under the fence to contribute to Tao Envoy, and we should try our best to be perfect. If this matter goes wrong, Tao Qian may not be able to continue to trust us in the future. Liu Bei said.

Zhang Fei walked out of the room holding a large pottery urn, "Brother, you just think too much!" ”

"According to what I said, we will directly kill the general and cut down the Cao thief, according to Langya as the place to stay, why bother to look at the face of the old man Tao Qian?"

Liu Bei's face was a little dark, and he scolded Guan Yu, "This guy must be drinking again!" ”

Guan Yu flickered his beard and chuckled, "When has he stopped in the past few days?" Otherwise, where do these vats come from? ”

"This guy, just soak it in the wine vat in the future." Liu Bei scolded helplessly, "You look at him, I'll go see Cao Cao." ”

"Brother, go!" Guan Yu bowed his head and said, "I'll drink some more with my third brother." ”

Liu Bei: ......

After communicating to the soldiers, Liu Bei saw Cao Cao, who was wielding an axe and chopping a wooden stake.

"General Cao is in a bad mood?" Liu Bei stepped forward and asked.

Cao Cao slammed the axe on the stake and said to Liu Bei, "When your father died, you were in a good mood?" ”

Liu Bei: ......

These words made Liu Bei dumbfounded for a while, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

He hurriedly arched his hands and confessed with a look of shame, "General Cao is angry, because he was negligent." ”

He actually forgot about Cao Cao's father's death.

"I don't know...... Has Captain Cao's body ever been found? Liu Bei asked.

"Never!" Cao Cao snorted unhappily and asked bluntly, "How did Tao Qian's old thief reply?" ”

"The rest can be done, but there are only 8,000 soldiers and horses!" Liu Bei said.

The words had already been spoken in front of him, but he hadn't figured out how to convince Cao Cao yet.

"It's all come to this point, this old thief still likes to hide and tuck, and he has no strategy! Tell him that Yuan Benchu has replied that if the imperial army covers up and kills Langya, Licheng will open the city gates, please come over! Cao Cao said unhappily.

Liu Bei was slightly shocked in his heart, "In this case, I should go to Pengcheng in person and persuade Tao Envoy Jun!" ”

"Although I, Cao Mengde, am weak, but now I can be left and right, if Tao Qian's old thief really wants to ally with me, let him show sincerity, don't make mistakes." Cao Cao said.

"Okay, General Cao, don't be impatient, I'll be back in five days." Liu Bei said.

After bidding farewell to Cao Cao, Liu Bei hurriedly returned to the courtyard where he temporarily lived.

couldn't help but say, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who had just opened the formation to plate a vat of wine, left Kaiyang and went to Pengcheng.

Zhang Fei drank a little too much, and he staggered on his horse.

……

After Liu Bei left, Xu Shu and Cao Ren walked out of the house.

"Liu Bei seems to have believed it." Xu Shu said, "This person is sleek and alert, and he has great ambitions, and he is afraid that he is also suspected of plotting against Xuzhou." ”

Cao Cao said disapprerovingly: "This person may be able to achieve great things in the future, but there is nothing to be afraid of now." With no one to rely on, no abundant money, and no extensive connections, even if he is really ambitious, it is difficult for him to influence our plans. ”

Xu Shu bowed, "Everything that should be prepared has been almost prepared, and now just wait for Tao Qian to bite the hook, and you can raise the soldiers and horses." ”

Cao Cao nodded, his face suddenly had a cold killing intent, and he said to Cao Ren: "Cao Wen, don't let him die!" ”

"Brother, rest assured, Feng Huan went into battle to kill the enemy so-so, and he can barely be regarded as third-rate. But his methods of torturing people are extraordinarily in place, and he doesn't want people who die to die, even if they are cut by a thousand knives, they will not die. Cao Ren said, his tone softened slightly, and then persuaded, "Brother don't worry too much, uncle's body will definitely be recovered." ”

"I really want to cut that guy with a thousand cuts!" Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said.

Under Feng Huan's torture, Cao Wen had already poured out everything that could be poured.

He was bewitched by Zhang Min, killed Cao Song and Cao De with his own hands, and then came alone to report to Cao Cao and frame the court guards.

The corpses of Cao Song and Cao De's father and son, Cao Wen actually didn't know where they went in the end, but guessed that Zhang Min should have taken them away.

On this matter, Xu Shu did not say much.

It's just that there are some speculations in my mind.

Tao Qian was scheming, he did these things deliberately, and in the end, he didn't even let go of the corpses of Cao Song's father and son, obviously with other purposes.

Nowadays, scholars and literati all value filial piety, and perhaps Tao Qian still wants to hold Cao Cao's nose with this.

If you have served for less than three years, you will be called unfilial.

If Cao Cao abandons the corpses of his father and brother at that time, how can it be an unfilial name?

"General Qiyu, there is a woman outside the government office who asks to see you."

A guard walked in and said to Cao Cao.

"How can a woman come to see me at this time?" Cao Cao couldn't help but slander.

He immediately thought of the women who had a relationship with him, but no one was in Langya.

Cao Ren smiled lightly and said, "Brother might as well clean up and relax a little, and the two of us will retire!" ”

Cao Cao glared, "Go and invite in." ”

"Whoa!" The guards took the order and left.

A moment later, a tall woman in a blue skirt and a curtain fence walked in, led by the guards.

"I've seen General Cao." The woman bent down and saluted, with a graceful posture.

Cao Cao swept his eyes up and down, muttering in his heart, his eyes were slightly fiery.

This woman's slender and tall figure is really difficult to look at.

"Who are you?" Cao Cao asked.

The woman lifted the curtain on her head, revealing a delicate face that was flushed pink.

As soon as he saw this face, the ripples in Cao Cao's heart suddenly disappeared, and it was suddenly calmer than the Dead Sea.

"It turned out to be the eldest princess." Cao Cao pretended to be surprised and sighed, and asked, "I don't know why the eldest princess came to Langya in person?" It is said that the eldest princess is not easy to move. ”

As the head of the Zhenfu Division, Liu Yu is far more eye-catching than the cold-faced and ruthless Zang Dian.

One of the few female officials in the Han Dynasty, and the only one in contemporary times.

Liu Yu smiled, sat down on the stone bench beside him, and folded his legs, "I don't seem to be easy to move around casually, after all, my daughter is inconvenient, but for the sake of General Cao, I should run for it." ”

"For my business? What do you mean by that? Cao Cao was a little puzzled.

"General's Day mourning, we found the body of your father and brother, and it is in Pengcheng at this moment. Tao Qian is still a bit humane, and ordered people to build two ice coffins. It's just that Pengcheng is heavily guarded, and it is not easy to steal the corpse out. I'm here to ask General Cao how he is preparing? Liu Yu said.

"Sure enough, it's this dog thief, I hate to go to Pengcheng in person and cut off his dog's head to feed the dog!" The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched fiercely, and his cold gaze seemed to be about to burst out and kill at any time.

Liu Yu looked at it calmly, and after Cao Cao's mood calmed down a little, he continued: "If the general is almost ready, he is sure that he can attract Tao Qian's attention and relax his vigilance against Peng Cheng, so I will arrange for someone to steal the corpse." ”

"I can't use it for public or private!" Cao Cao suddenly said, "With this news, I have felt it enough. ”

"There's no need to think too much about it, it's a gift from Your Majesty!" Liu Yu said.

Cao Cao's reply surprised him very much.

Obviously, it would have been much less trouble, but he refused.

Cao Cao's eyes were deep, but he still shook his head, "Your Majesty's favor, I am grateful." But I can't use the Suppression Division to steal the corpses of my father and brother, and this case can't be opened on my Cao Mengde first. ”

"Since the general insists on this, I won't say much." Liu Yu bowed, "Tao Qian recently held a Buddha bathing banquet in Pengcheng and other places, and tens of thousands of people were summoned. In addition, he also sent people to his hometown of Danyang to recruit troops, and the city was even more heavily guarded, with a posture of war. I hope that these messages will be useful to the generals. ”

"These messages are very useful, I wonder if the eldest princess knows where Tao Qian's two sons are now?" Cao Cao asked.

Liu Yu's eyebrows curled slightly, "The next time the general says perfunctory words, he doesn't have to be so tactful." ”

Tao Qian's sons Tao Shang and Tao Ying were both recalled to Pengcheng by Tao Qian and forcibly arranged in the army. It is said that most of the troops in the area of Pengcheng are now in the hands of the eldest son, the potter. ”

Cao Cao chuckled, "The eldest princess said that she laughed, I am not a tactful, it is really useful." ”

He joked with a smile, and then said, "In this way, I know in my heart." ”

Everyone in the world says that Tao Qian is loyal and righteous, and he does not think that he has the intention of being self-reliant.

A large part of the reason is in his two sons.

Perhaps because of the wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou, Tao Qian, the two sons of famous families, all like to do business, and do not want to go out.

But since Tao Qian forcibly stuffed Peng Chengbing into the hands of his eldest son, it seems that he already has a plan.

"Such a person has no intention of being self-reliant, anyway, I don't believe it." Cao Cao muttered.

Liu Yu didn't hear Cao Cao's muttering clearly, his beautiful eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "What did the general say?" ”

"Ao, I asked Tao Qian's father to wait underground for his son and grandson!" Cao Cao said.

Liu Yunguaner, "There is another thing, the rebel general Lu Bu is under Tao Qian's curtain. Since he fled from Yang Zhai, he has been taken in by Tao Qian, and this time Tao Qian is very likely to reuse this person, please be more careful! ”

"He even took Lu Bu in, hmph, Tao Qian's old thief seems to think that he is the end of the world." Cao Cao said coldly, "I will take the heads of Tao Qian and Lu Bu to thank Your Majesty for your kindness to me." ”

Lu Bu, who had disappeared for so long, was also appointed by Tao Qian, which made Cao Cao a little surprised.

However, this also more directly proves Tao Qian's desire to stand on his own feet in Xuzhou and then seek the world.

"I'm just reminding the general." Liu Yu got up and said, "If there is important news, someone will come to tell the general, and I will go back." ”

"Okay, I'll send one to the eldest princess." Cao Cao didn't have any extra politeness, personally sent Liu Yu out of the government office, watched her get into the carriage, and suddenly said: "The eldest princess has thanked Your Majesty in person for me, and I, Cao Cao, hate to thank Junen in person." ”

"Okay." Liu Yu answered and lowered the curtain.