"Oh, this is the book written by Hefei Longxiang."

Cao Cao put the letter away and reached out to pick up Mrs. Bian's soup bowl.

Mrs. Bian looked surprised, scratched her sideburns and asked:

"Is it Hefei, which produces underwear? The concubine heard that Long Xiang rebelled against the imperial court, killed Li Dian, and attacked Shouchun, how could he write a letter to the general? ”

"Madame doesn't need to pay attention to these militaristic matters."

Cao Cao shook his head lightly, and then said: "Long Xiang wrote a letter with his own intentions, although this person is still very young, but he is a little smart, and he is a good junior."

"The concubine is a woman, she is not wise enough to be knowledgeable, and the general is good when I talk nonsense"

Hearing Mrs. Bian's humble answer, Cao Cao took her hand and sat beside her, and said earnestly: "Madame doesn't have to be too modest, fortunately Mrs. has been in charge of internal affairs over the years, so that I can fight outside with peace of mind, by the way, Ziheng marries Zhen and adopts a son, you don't have to persuade him." ”

"Huh?"

Mrs. Bian looked puzzled.

Cao Cao explained with a smile: "I can tolerate Yuan Shao's grandson, but how can I not tolerate Yuan Shao's ministers?" This move can help me pacify Hebei, and Zihuan left this fake son, maybe the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. ”

"Since it is the general's intention, when Zihuan returns from Hebei, the concubine will start to prepare for marriage."

"You can prepare now, Zihuan will take Zhenzhi's mother and son to walk slowly, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in more than ten days, and his marriage can be handled as soon as possible."

"Huh? Good. ”

Cao Cao suddenly stood up and asked Mrs. Bian to prepare her robe, as if she had the intention of going out.

Mrs. Bian asked suspiciously: "At this time, the night is deep, what does the general want?" ”

Cao Cao turned his head and said meaningfully: "Zhang Liao only defeated Sun Quan's 100,000 people with only 800 people, he made such an amazing achievement, how can I not see him in person?" ”

"Really? How can a concubine be unheard of? ”

Mrs. Bian swallowed her saliva, she had already heard about Zhang Liao's return, but Xu Du did not have the slightest rumor about the feat of breaking 100,000 yuan, so her face was full of disbelief.

"How can such a thing be fake? It doesn't matter if Madame doesn't hear about it now, soon everyone in the world will know. ”

Cao Cao stared at the darkness outside the house, whether the facts were as described in Long Xiang's letter, but praising Zhang Liao as an example would be of great benefit both internally and externally.

His determination to let Cao Pi keep Yuan Xi's son was also inspired by the Zhang Liao incident, because the power of example is infinite and will shorten the process of unifying the north.

Cao Cao came to Zhang Liao's house at night, and Zhang Liao was so moved that he almost cried.

The next morning, Cao Cao summoned his ministers to the Sikong Mansion to discuss matters.

In front of Xiahoudun, Xun Yu and others, Cao Cao praised Zhang Liao's performance and appointed him as the general of Dangkou and the marquis of the capital of Ting.

Zhang Liao regained Cao Cao's favor, and his colleagues, who were deliberately estranged during this time, immediately saw the wind and made the rudder, and the good words were endless.

Liu Fu and Zhang Liao were both captives, and when he saw the compliments in the palace one after another, he immediately went out to report to Cao Cao:

"Ming Gong, according to Jiangdong's detailed report, General Zhang is powerful in Jiangdong, and if his son refuses to stop, his parents are afraid of him in the name of the general."

"Really? Hahaha, I have Wenyuan, and Jiangdong is not afraid."

Cao Cao laughed heartily when he heard this, and then asked Liu Fu: "In addition, is there any other news from Jiangdong?" I gave General Long Xiang the number of the captive, I don't know what Sun Quan Xiao'er thinks? ”

Liu Fu replied: "I'm afraid that Sun Quan doesn't have the heart to 'recognize his father', I heard that before Sun Quan set out for Hefei, he had apportioned military expenses to Jiangdong officials, and promised to reward him for his meritorious deeds after winning Hefei."

"Apportionment of military expenses?"

Before Liu Fu finished speaking, Cao Cao interrupted anxiously: "This plan is like drinking water to quench thirst, once the war is lost, what will he use to reward his merits?" Will not the apportioned hate? ”

"What Ming Gong said is very true, Sun Quan not only did this risky trick, but also accepted bribes from businessmen and conspired to plunder the wealth of Jiangdong, and now Jiangdong undercurrent is surging, and it is rumored that someone wants to force Sun Quan to abdicate the throne and set up Sun Yi as the new lord of Jiangdong, I am afraid that there will be civil strife soon."

"Is that true?"

Cao Cao was so excited that he stood up.

Liu Fu bowed down and bowed again, and said: "This news was reported by Dongcheng County, and Chen Yuanlong obtained it in Guangling, I think it is very likely." ”

"Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong, and it makes sense to accept bribes, but why should he conspire with businessmen? It doesn't make sense."

Cao Cao looked at Liu Fu with a puzzled expression.

"It is said that the account books of the trading house were leaked, and half of the profits from the sale of goods were returned to Sun Quan, which indirectly plundered the wealth of the Jiangdong people."

Liu Fu deliberately answered ambiguously, because many powerful people in Xu Du were also selling underwear, so he didn't dare to point out Yao Ji Trading Company.

"Stupid!"

Cao Cao waved his hand to signal Liu Fu to return to his position, pinched his chin and muttered: "This matter may not be true, it is estimated that because Sun Quan was defeated in Hefei and there is an apportionment of military expenses in front, so someone deliberately wants to seize power, it seems that Jiangdong may be in turmoil, and the southeast will not worry about it for a short time." ”

Guo Jia also returned to Xudu with Cao Cao, he didn't know the situation in Huainan and Jiangdong, but still reminded him: "If there is turmoil in Jiangdong, will Long Xiang be given a chance?" If he becomes the next Sun Ce, it will also be a big problem for Ming Gong. ”

"The next Sun Ce?"

Cao Cao shook his head, pointed at Zhang Liao and said, "Wenyuan, you come and tell Fengxiao." ”

"Yui."

Zhang Liao clenched his fists and turned to Guo Jia to explain: "There are about 20,000 available soldiers in Hefei, and there are no naval armies and warships, so it should be no problem to hold on to the city, and if you want to follow Sun Ce and take Jiangdong, it is still too reluctant."

"Indeed."

Guo Jia's head affirmed: "Long Xiang has won Shouchun and Huainan in full, but if you want to guard against us and Jiangdong at the same time, you will definitely not easily move troops to expand, I am too worried."

"There is a dragon nailed in Huainan, blocking Sun Quan for us in disguise, and it can be regarded as a loss of horse, and now the henchmen are in trouble in the west and southwest, especially the big-eared thief!"

The more Cao Cao spoke, the more excited he became, and when he searched for Zhong Xuan in the crowd, he frowned and waved at the other party.

"Yuan Chang, tell us in detail, what clever trick did Liu Bei use to make Qing lose Chang'an so quickly?"

Zhong Miao abandoned Chang'an, guarded Tongguan, ran to Luoyang, and returned to Xudu, as long as he saw an acquaintance, he would explain it.

At this time, in the face of Cao Cao's questioning, Zhong Miao had to bring up the sad matter again.

"Speaking of which, it was all caused by my carelessness, but Liu Bei did have a treacherous plan, he first asked Shen Tan and Shen Yi to pretend to be the bitter master, under the pretext that Liu Qi was persecuted in Handong, and the Shen family had to take relatives and treasures to Chang'an to defect to me, and the martial guard Lu Lin didn't know what the plan was, and he was blinded by the vehicle full of property, so he was easily knocked on the door."

"Bastard."

Cao Cao was so angry that he slapped the table with his hand, looked around at everyone and said sharply: "You all have to learn a lesson, whether it is an important city pass or an important official position, it seems that this kind of general who sees wealth must not be entrusted with important tasks, otherwise something will happen sooner or later, Yuan Chang, you continue." ”

"Say, Liu Bei captured Wuguan, and then marched forward under the banner of Lulin, and then came to Chang'an unimpeded, Chang'an originally had not many garrisons, I did not prepare in advance, and hastily responded to the enemy but Liu Bei's troops, so I had to retreat to Tongguan, and the defeat of Tongguan was"

"It's okay, don't continue."

Cao Cao interrupted Zhong Xuan and comforted him softly: "The defeat of Tongguan is not in Qing."

(End of chapter)