With Zhou Yu's IQ, after listening to Hua Xin's preliminary statement, he only questioned "how could Cao Cao have the courage and strength to attack Liu Bei first despite Yuan Shao's threat".

But from beginning to end, Zhou Yu didn't expect to question the legitimacy of Cao Cao's beating of Liu Bei in the past, and whether Liu Bei colluded with Dong Cheng and Lu Bu to oppose Cao Cao.

Even Zhou Yu didn't expect it, and with Sun Ce's IQ, it was even more impossible to question it.

And Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong, who are politically sensitive ministers, at most only speculate that "Liu Bei and Dong Cheng should not be used to Cao Cao, want to get rid of him, and then serve the son of heaven themselves." As for rebellion, it should be unlikely."

They made such a judgment, not because Zhou Yu or Erzhang were not resourceful, but because the information they obtained was not sufficient-

The degree of information blockage in the Koto region is very serious. In the entire land of China, perhaps only Yizhou and Jiaozhou can be compared.

Today is only the second day of the third lunar month, and it has only been a month and a few days since the deaths of Dong Cheng and Lu Bu.

The information that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu could access was all leaked across the river after Zhuge Jin deliberately screened it.

Hua Xin was able to come, and he also had to thank Zhuge Jin for secretly turning a blind eye.

Of course, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu didn't know about the existence of the "edict of clothes", and they didn't know that Dong Cheng claimed to have received the secret edict of the Son of Heaven.

In their opinion, the will of the imperial court of Fengxudu is justified, at most it is "called the meaning of the Son of Heaven, but it is actually the intention of Cao Cao".

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Thanks to the lack of information Zhou Yu got and the questions he asked were not sharp enough, Hua Xin could deal with it for the time being.

I only listened to Hua Xin's unhurried analysis and persuasion: "It's not surprising that Gong Jin has this doubt. But Cao Gong did have this decisiveness, and used troops against Liu Bei first.

As soon as Cao Gong already knew that Liu Bei and Dong Cheng were colluding to rebel, even if he didn't fight Liu Bei, when he really started a war with Yuan Shao in the future, Liu Bei would take advantage of the situation to attack him. It is better to join forces with General Sun at the beginning and destroy a worry.

After all, Yuan Shao is not an accomplice of Dong Cheng and Lu Bu, and the current evidence does not prove that Yuan Shao was directly involved. With Yuan Shao's indecisiveness, even if he wants to go south, he may still hesitate to wait and see and investigate for a month or two, or even two or three months.

During this time, Cao Gong was confident that he could at least take back the land of Huaibei in Xuzhou. If it goes well, it is possible to take a part of Huainan. And the land south of the Yangtze River will depend on General Sun to take it all. In the land of Huainan, General Sun can get as much as he wants. ”

When Hua Xin said this, his tone and demeanor were also sincere.

Sun Ce always looked at him with a majestic posture, and he didn't see any flaws.

He thought that Hua Xin was sent to Xu Du by himself two years ago, although he was left by Cao Cao, but the other party was also a moral gentleman and a benevolent elder, so he should not come back to deceive the old master.

Zhou Yu on the side just listened quietly, trying to find some clues from the words, but also failed to find obvious omissions.

However, Zhou Yu can't be blamed for this - if you want to blame, you can only blame Cao Cao for being too black-bellied, because he even deceived Hua Xin.

This is how Hua Xin was told before leaving Xu Du.

At that time, Cao Cao personally said to Hua Xin: "After the secret trial of Dong Chengyu's party, the imperial court learned that Liu Bei and Dong Cheng had already secretly colluded, and the sharp armor such as the wire ring soft armor worn by Dong Cheng and Lu Bu when they rebelled was secretly provided by Liu Bei.

This matter is very important, in order to prevent Liu Bei from realizing that his retrograde behavior has been discovered, and he jumped over the wall in advance, he cannot be made public for the time being. After contacting General Sun, he and the imperial court were in the north and south at the same time, and attacked Liu Bei. Only then will all this truth be made public. ”

Cao Cao knew very well that Hua Xin was a greedy and glorious person. Although he is not greedy for money and real power, he is absolutely greedy for fame and status, and if he is given a noble high-ranking official position and a knighthood, it is possible to control the other party.

But after all, Hua Xin was sent by Sun Ce to Xu Du as an envoy two years ago and was left behind by himself, whether he was more loyal to Sun Ce or more loyal to himself. With Cao Cao's suspicion, he didn't want to gamble.

That being the case, then even Hua Xin cheated together!

Moreover, Hua Xin set off from Xudu more than 20 days ago, and he was low-key and hurried all the way, and now he has only arrived in the distant Jiangdong.

The day he set off, that is, four or five days after Dong Cheng and Lu Bugang died. At that time, Cao Cao had just gotten the information about the wire ring soft armor seized by Geng Ji, and then told Hua Xin all this and asked Hua Xin to hurry up.

In the next 20 days or so, Hua Xin did not know the new news that gradually spread in the capital.

Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Zhang Zhao glanced at each other, and they all felt that what Hua Xin said was true, and Sun Ce was embarrassed to refuse to send troops, after all, he had just received Yangzhou Mu.

Zhang Zhao has the most political sense, he has realized that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu want real profits, and he wants Cao Cao to fight first and attract the main force of Liu Bei's army in Huainan, and then send troops to take advantage of it, but this is not suitable to say it directly, so he helped to play a round:

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"Ziyu Gong, it is the duty of a minister to beg for thieves for the imperial court, but the three counties of Wuhui have been peaceful for a long time, and the general of Zhengnan has rested with the people, so he is not ready for war for the time being.

It is also necessary to straighten out the military supplies before we can go on the expedition. It is better to go to the pavilion to rest for a few days, and then think about it in the long run. ”

What Zhang Zhao said was also right, Hua Xin had no choice but to borrow the slope to get off the donkey, so as not to be embarrassed, and he agreed immediately.

Zhou Yu originally wanted to say something to bargain, but he was afraid that he would not be able to save face. After Zhang Zhao helped him lay the groundwork, Zhou Yu took the opportunity to speak:

"That being the case, I also ask Ziyugong to cooperate with our army in the past few days and provide some military information that you have seen along the way in Jiangbei, such as - I don't know when Cao's army will be able to attack Xiapi and Shouchun?

Please don't misunderstand, the time required for our army's combat preparation is fixed, and whether Cao Jun comes or not, it will take so many days. But knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can better cooperate. ”

What Zhou Yu said was "How long it takes for our army to prepare for the offensive has nothing to do with whether the Cao army comes or not",

But of course, people like Hua Xin can hear the subtext, that is, "The preparation period required by our army will be a few days later than the date of Cao's invasion, so that Cao's army can carry the main force of Liu Bei's army in Huainan."

With the cover of Zhang Zhao's words just now, Zhou Yu's remarks that he wants to take all the benefits and don't want to take the risks sounds less red and more decent.

Hua Xin also knew that he couldn't force the other party at this time, so he confided in some of the situations he saw halfway by the way:

Since Gong Jin has said this, the old man, as an old friend, confided in Bo Fu some things he saw on the road - not as a court envoy.

Indeed, when the old man set off from Xudu, he did not know the specific date of the imperial army's dispatch from Duke Cao, but Duke Cao promised that he would use troops against Liu Bei as soon as possible. After more than 20 days, I was on the road, and I could not find out more about the movement of the imperial army.

However, three days ago, when he arrived in Huailing and Chuxian, the old man found signs of the Guangling garrison being transferred to the north, and waited for the ship in Chuxian for the next two days.

There is one more unbelievable thing, you may not believe it when you say it - Bo Fu, Gong Jin, do you know the fate of Chen Gong Chen Gongtai? ”

When Sun Ce heard Hua Xin mention Chen Gong, he immediately replied, "Isn't Chen Gong dead?" Who in the world doesn't know? Last year, Chen Dengju surrendered to the imperial court, but because he had to do things in advance, he was obstructed by Chen Gong and Zhang Liao, so he had to switch to Liu Bei. Zhao Yun led his troops to the aid of Xiapi, captured Zhang Liao alive, extinguished Chen Gong, and said that he returned to his house and burned to death. ”

Hua Xin shook his head: "The old man also thought so at the beginning, and this is also the result of Liu Beijun's publicity to the outside world. But the day before the old man crossed the river, he was shocked to hear a terrifying news rumor:

Chen Gong has been recaptured by Zhuge Jin's people, and he also confessed that he set a fire in his own house in Xiapi last year as a trick, but in fact, he put the seal ribbon on the corpse of a killed servant similar to him, threw the corpse into the fire and burned it black, and then escaped over the wall by himself.

Zhao Yun was facing the scorched corpse at that time, and when he saw the silver seal, he was deceived. But recently, Chen Gong's whereabouts were exposed and he was arrested again, but Zhuge Jin announced that because 'opposing Cao Gong is no longer a sin', he pardoned Chen Gong and asked Chen Gong to assist Chen Gong in defending Xiapi and dealing with Cao's army's entry.

Gong Jin, Zibu, you are all smart people, and the old man doesn't want to say some things in person, so as not to fall into the suspicion of framing Liu Bei and Zhuge Jin. But with your eyes, you should be able to see the truth behind this. ”

Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao were named, and subconsciously glanced at each other, and they both saw the look of clarity in each other's eyes.

"Hmph...... Zhao Yun has been deceived? If Chen Gong was really alive, I am afraid that he would have been imprisoned by Zhao Yun at that time and falsely claimed to be burned to death, right? Otherwise, how could Liu Bei and Cao Cao turn their faces, and Chen Gong would be resurrected immediately? ”

Zhou Yu was young, relatively unbreathable, and there were all his own people next to him, so he deduced himself generously.

After Sun Ce heard this, he also felt more and more righteous and criticized: "In this way, Liu Bei has long been anti-Cao? In the early autumn of last year, when Lu Bu had not yet been completely destroyed, he dared to hide the rebels!

However, he was still sanctimonious to the outside world, criticizing Huang Zu for sheltering Yuan Shu, and for shielding the thief, and also used this as an excuse to defeat Huang Zu! What a shame! Chen Gong was named a traitor by Cao Gong who had to be killed, and he began to oppose Cao two years before Cao Gong established the Son of Heaven! Isn't its reverse worse than Huang Zu? ”

Zhou Yu saw that Sun Ce thought he had occupied the moral high ground, and was afraid that he would be used by Hua Xin and Cao Cao, so he hurriedly poured a little cold water: "Don't be angry, Bo Fu, if this matter is true, it is indeed bad, but we should still send someone across the river to investigate." ”

Sun Ce nodded, he was also arrogant, and he didn't want to bargain all the time, so he also gave Hua Xin a little sweetness:

"Don't worry! As long as our army confirms that the Zhuge thieves have indeed shielded and used the Chen Palace, and the defenders of Guangling and the East China Sea have indeed moved to Xiapi, they will naturally immediately send troops to attack Guangling! Never break your word!

To tell the truth, in fact, more than a month ago, our army found out that Chen Deng, the Taishou of Guangling, was seriously ill and had difficulty curing from vomiting worms day and night. This must be the will of heaven to destroy the traitorous thief, and I want to eliminate the traitor for the country! ”

Seeing that Sun Ce had already made a promise, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao pondered for a while, and saw that this promise still had preconditions attached, so he didn't stop it in vain.

Indeed, if Zhuge Jin really deliberately hid the Chen Palace for more than half a year, then Liu Bei's loyalty to the Xudu Imperial Court would have been a big problem from the beginning!

If Guangling's army is still transferred north to resist the invasion of Cao's army, this cheap will not be picked up for nothing!

How can you miss the good deeds of removing the filth for the Han family.

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