"Hahaha." Tao Qian laughed, and then changed his words: "But as far as I know, Yuan Shu seems to have a grudge against Cao Gongzi, isn't there anything to say to Tao?" ”

Cao Ang sighed: "There is indeed some misunderstanding between me and Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu is a treacherous person, and I don't want to entangle with him."

As for whether he will capture Jingzhou, I don't know, after all, our power is not small, and Yuan Shu does not dare to take risks easily. ”

"I see." Tao Qian touched his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly spoke again.

"Cao Gongzi, I heard that the price of grain in Xudu has skyrocketed, Cao Gongzi is afraid that there is something unspeakable."

Cao Ang was slightly stunned, and then shook his head bitterly: "Don't hide it, most of Xu Du's money was used by me in the military.

Now that there is a shortage of grain and grass, I don't have any good way to solve it. ”

Zhang Ji said again: "The only thing we can do now is to send the news back and let Lord Yanzhou Assassin Shi judge for himself." ”

Xiahoudun nodded, and then placed the gift box in his hand on the table.

"My lord, what should we do?" Xun Yu asked in a low voice.

Zhao Ling sighed: "Alas. These families are like this, extremely greedy. ”

He originally wanted to make good use of Cao Ang and squeeze some oil and water from him.

Changshi Zhao Ling said: "Your Excellency, my lord heard that the prime minister was in Yuzhou for disaster relief, so he specially sent me and others to comfort the prime minister. ”

Cao Ang said sadly, but Tao Qian rolled his eyes.

Cao Cao motioned for the two to be exempt from courtesy and asked, "Whose order are you on?" ”

"Yanzhou Thorn Mansion." Cao Cao groaned.

Seriously?!

Cao Ang's pupils constricted.

After Cao Ang left, Tao Qian picked up the letter on the table and examined it carefully, and the more he looked at him, the darker his face became.

Cao Cao was keenly aware of the inappropriateness.

"Mr. Messenger, I don't know if you came to Xu Du to find me, is there anything wrong?" Cao Cao asked.

"Yingchuan Xun Clan?" Cao Ang suddenly said, "Yes, there have been some intersections." ”

"Damn!" Tao Qian angrily tore the paper to shreds and threw it away.

After Zhang Ji and Zhao Ling returned to the Yanzhou Assassin's Mansion, they reported Cao Cao's attitude to Li Song as it was.

"Oh," Xiahoudun nodded.

Cao Cao on the other side had just woken up.

"The master of the Xiahou family?" Tao Qian was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately said, "Please, please." ”

"Of course." Zhang Ji nodded: "We are just envoys, and we can't make decisions at all." Besides, we were only ordered to visit the Prime Minister.

Zhao Ling and Zhang Ji bowed down and said, "Meet the Prime Minister!" ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly: "Then Gu is grateful for the kindness of Yanzhou Thorn History, but Gu really doesn't have any needs." If there is nothing else to do, please leave quickly. ”

How could the envoy sent by the Yanzhou Assassin Mansion come to Xudu on purpose?

He didn't bring any real gifts. If you rashly make any request, you will be tongue-in-cheek. ”

"Then take your leave." Zhang Ji waved at Cao, then turned around and left.

"Oops," Tao Qian interrupted Cao Ang's words, "In that case, how about Cao Gongzi help Tao Mou?" Tao is willing to pay a lot of money to help his son overcome the dilemma of shortage of grain and grass! ”

Tao Qian suddenly understood, and his heart was even happier. It seems that his guess is right, the Xiahou family is indeed in difficulty, so they want to win themselves over.

Tao Qian was furious and slapped the table hard.

Zhao Ling nodded as if he didn't understand.

"Your Excellency," Zhao Ling persuaded: "My lord also said that if the Prime Minister has any needs, just put it forward." ”

Cao Cao looked at the back of Zhang Ji and the others leaving, and fell into deep thought.

"That's very good." Cao Ang laughed.

Zhang Ji shook his head slightly, "Definitely, although these families are greedy, they are very disciplined, and they are not the kind of people who do not abide by the etiquette and law, and there must be other reasons for visiting the lord this time." ”

Zhao Ling snorted.

Tao Qian hurriedly held Xiahoudun's arms, and was extremely enthusiastic: "You don't have to be so polite, please sit down." The virtuous nephew came to visit this time, but what advice do you have? ”

He said with a smile: "I heard that Cao Gongzi once had a good relationship with the Yingchuan Xun family? ”

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry for the time being, let's wait and see." ”

After Zhang Ji and Zhao Ling walked out of Xudu City, they quickened their pace and rushed to Yanzhou.

"Oh?" Cao Cao's eyebrows twitched, "That's very good, but there is nothing needed here, so the envoy should take it back." ”

Zhao Ling is a little younger, so Zhang Ji also takes good care of him on weekdays, so he also calls Zhang Ji his brother.

Tao Qian was startled, quickly wiped the confetti off the table, and then stood up.

He took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over, "This thing is my address, if you need anything, you can write to me directly." If there is nothing to do, I will not delay Tao Yuanjun to rest. ”

After Cao Ang was silent for a moment, he slowly raised his head and looked at Tao Qian with blazing eyes, "I'm afraid I also need to pay some price, right?" ”

Tao Qian looked at the gift box suspiciously, "What do you mean?" ”

Xiahoudun walked into the living room with square steps, and when he saw Tao Qian, he saluted and said, "In Xiahoudun, I have seen Tao Yuanjun." ”

Changshi Zhao Ling wanted to say anything more, but was stopped by Zhang Ji next to him.

Zhang Ji replied: "We are envoys sent by the Yanzhou Assassin Mansion to visit the Prime Minister. ”

"But that was all about Chen Sesame and Rotten Grain a long time ago, and now I guess they have long forgotten what happened at the beginning." Cao Ang said.

However, Tao Qian still pretended to be reserved, "Brother Xiahou is too polite, I don't know what it is." ”

Xiahou arched his hand: "Tao Envoy, this is a generous gift that my uncle ordered the younger generations to bring here." ”

"Yanzhou Thorn Mansion?" Cao Cao frowned.

Xun Yu came in to report: "Lord, there is an envoy from the Yanzhou Assassin Mansion. ”

Suddenly, there was footsteps outside, and the door creaked open.

"That's nature." Tao Qian said with a smile, "If Gongzi Cao helps me solve this problem, then I will send a merchant to deliver grain to Gongzi Cao to ensure that I can successfully overcome this difficulty, how about it?" ”

But he didn't expect that the other party had expected it, and the conditions in the letter made Tao Qian a little difficult to accept.

After Cao Cao finished washing, he saw two envoys standing under the hall, one was Changshi Zhao Ling, and the other was Zhang Ji, who was personally guarding him.

Tao Qian nodded, and then ordered the guards to take Cao Ang down.

"How can it be!"

On the way, Zhao Ling couldn't help but ask, "Brother Wen, are we really going back like this to restore our lives?" ”

"My lord," said the guard outside the door, "Master Xiahou asks to see you." ”

After Li Song groaned, he waved the two away and stayed alone in the room.

Li Song pondered for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Come here, gather all the clan elders to discuss the matter." ”

(End of chapter)