NovelBonte Chapter 146 Mind
Chapter 146 Mind
Chapter 146 Mind
Xuzhou.
"Is what you said true?"
Liu Bei's expression was a little ugly, and he looked at Mi Zhu in front of him, "Did you see clearly?"
Mi Zhu cupped his hands, "Liu Shijun, there is absolutely no mistake. The people sent by Cao Mengde did go to the Cao Mansion, and they stayed for an hour before leaving."
Liu Bei took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Jian Yong, "Xianhe, what do you mean?"
Jian Yong frowned, "If that's the case, I'm afraid this matter will be fine."
Liu Bei pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "You mean, Cao Mengde wants to win Prime Minister Cao?"
Mi Zhu suddenly sneered, "Mr. Liu, I'm afraid it's not about wooing, but connecting."
Liu Bei frowned, "Farewell, what do you say?"
Mi Zhu said slowly, "If my guess is correct, the two of them may have been in contact for a long time, and this time, they may want to make a plan."
Liu Bei was taken aback, "What plan are they planning?"
Mi Zhu cupped his hands again, "Liu Shijun, although you have a kind heart, you must be wary of this villain."
Jian Yong nodded, "Shijun Liu, what Mi Biejia said is right, we don't have to do it, but we have to be careful, if something happens, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Hearing what the two said, Liu Bei suddenly sighed, "What should I do to prevent it? I can't send someone to arrest Prime Minister Cao. I'm afraid this will be a subject of discussion and be criticized by others."
The two people in front of him are his confidantes, Jian Yong is his good friend for many years, Mi Zhu's younger sister is married to him, and the relationship is even better, so in front of the two, Liu Bei can also say a few words from his heart.
Mi Zhu pondered for a moment, then said slowly, "If Cao Mengde can be completely wiped out with one blow, then it's all right. We can push everything to him without anyone knowing."
Hearing this, Jian Yong shook his head with a wry smile, "Biejia, although Cao Mengde was defeated by Lu Fengxian, his strength is still not to be underestimated. With our current strength, how can we eliminate him in one fell swoop?"
Mi Zhu suddenly sneered, "Xianhe, have you forgotten that there is another person who can help us?"
Jian Yong frowned, "Mi, don't drive, who are you talking about?"
Mi Zhu snorted coldly, "Mr. Cao."
Hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback, "Biejia Mi, didn't you say that Cao Mengde wanted to win Prime Minister Cao, how could he be used by us?"
Mi Zhu waved his hand, "Emissary Liu, if my predictions are correct, Prime Minister Cao will definitely seek refuge with Cao Mengde, and we have nothing to do. In this case, we might as well use the plan and set up an ambush to take this opportunity to eliminate Cao Mengde."
"Just count?"
Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that he couldn't help laughing, "Mi Biejia, you're right, just follow the plan, haha."
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Lu You frowned and paced back and forth in the room. After a long time, he turned around and cupped his hands at Cao Bao, "Mr. Cao, Cao Mengde sent someone here, but he just sent some gifts, but he didn't say anything. How does the general feel?" Is it weird?"
Cao Bao smiled lightly, "General Lu, what's strange, didn't I make it clear already, this is to thank Xiao Pei for what happened last time, it's nothing strange."
Even though he said this, he still had some doubts in his heart.
The envoys sent by Cao Cao did not leave after delivering the gifts, but here they gave a detailed account of the lives of the generals of the Cao army.
What surprised Cao Bao the most was that after the envoy finished his introduction, he said goodbye and left without saying anything else.
When Cao Bao saw the envoy sent by Cao Cao, he was actually guessing in his heart the real purpose of this envoy.
He even wondered if Cao Cao wanted to win him over, but the other party didn't say anything, and he couldn't ask, so he could only guess randomly in his heart.
Cao Cao's envoy left without saying anything, which made him feel a little disappointed.
Why not?
Maybe he said it, and he would really agree?
However, since Cao Cao's envoy did not speak, Cao Bao, as the master, could only listen temporarily.
Lu You said with a wry smile, "Mr. Cao, Cao Mengde sent an envoy to bring gifts, and left without saying anything. The general is worried that someone will make random guesses."
Hearing this, Cao Bao knew what he was referring to and waved his hand, "General Lu, since there is nothing wrong, what are we afraid of?"
Speaking of this, Cao Bao turned his head to look at Lu You, and said slowly, "General Lu, even if someone has a question, just pretend that you don't know, don't say anything more."
Seeing Cao Bao's serious face, Lu You hurriedly cupped his hands, "President Cao, please rest assured, I will never tell anyone about it."
Lu You is Cao Bao's confidant, he naturally believed it and nodded, "It's been a long time since I went to the military camp, let's go to the military camp now."
Lu You hurriedly cupped his hands, "I obey."
The two came to the street with their guards and rushed towards the barracks.
Halfway through the journey, it seemed that they were about to reach the barracks. Suddenly, the gate of the barracks opened wide, and more than a dozen cavalry rushed out of the barracks on horseback, and ran straight towards this side.
Lu You was taken aback, and hurriedly yelled, "Cao Xiang is here, don't stop quickly."
Cao Bao used to be the chief general in the army. Anyone who saw him would stop and bow their hands in salute.
Lu You originally thought that the other party would stop, but he never thought that the other party did not even slow down, and rushed over while shouting.
"Get out of the way quickly, there is an urgent military situation."
With the sound of shouting, this group of cavalry rushed into the crowd.
Before the war horse rushed over, Cao Bao had already seen that the leader of the opponent was Zhang Fei, Liu Bei's third brother, and was taken aback.
The cavalry rushed into the crowd, and the people who bumped into them were stunned, and what's more, they were seriously injured.
Although Cao Bao managed to hide in time, he was also knocked down by a guard, and he got up in embarrassment.
Lu You, who was standing in front, was even more unbearable. He was directly hit by Zhang Fei's big black horse, and flew out with a scream.
Zhang Fei and his party passed through the crowd without slowing down, and went straight away amidst the sound of horseshoes.
Lu You was dizzy from the collision, and his whole body was in great pain. He was supported by two soldiers and came to Cao Bao.
"Prime Minister Cao, it's Zhang Fei. He bumped into us. He doesn't take you seriously. It's really hateful."
Cao Bao's face was a bit ugly, he narrowed his eyes slightly, stared closely at the direction where Zhang Fei disappeared, and suddenly snorted coldly, not going to the barracks, turned around and left.
"Let's go back to Liu Shijun and ask him to uphold justice."
Cao Bao brought Lu You to Liu Bei's residence, and coughed as soon as they met.
"Liu Shijun, you have to decide for us."
Liu Bei was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Mr. Cao, what's the matter with you, and General Lu, is there an enemy coming?"
Lu You gritted his teeth and said, "Emissary Liu, it's not an enemy, but General Yide's horse ran into him."
Speaking of this, Lu You screamed again, and told what happened just now.
"Liu Shijun, the last general is nothing, but Cao Xiangde is highly respected, and he was hit so hard. You have to make decisions for him."
Liu Bei was furious and shouted outside the door, "Come on, bring me Zhang Fei."
Mi Zhu hurriedly said from the side, "Emissary Liu, did you forget to send General Yide to Pengcheng for an urgent matter?"
Liu Bei was taken aback for a moment, then paused, "No matter what the urgent matter is, you can't rush Prime Minister Cao, it's really hateful."
Speaking of this, Liu Bei's Captain Cao Bao cupped his hands and said sincerely, "Cao Xiang, Yide is really in a hurry to go to Pengcheng. When he comes back, I will ask him to apologize to you immediately. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Cao Bao frowned. Although he was extremely unwilling, he could only bow his hands, "I will obey Liu Shijun's orders."
Liu Bei said with concern, "Cao Xiang, you are injured, you should go back and rest quickly."
Speaking of this, Liu Bei shouted to the door, "Come here, bring some good medicine from the mansion to Cao Xiang."
Cao Bao hurriedly cupped his hands, "Don't bother Liu Shijun, I will take my leave."
After speaking, Cao Bao left the room with Lu You.
Mi Zhu looked at the two people leaving and suddenly couldn't help but laugh, "Liu Shijun, I'm afraid Prime Minister Cao will be very dissatisfied this time!"
Liu Bei didn't speak, but nodded silently with a smile in the corner of his eyes.
Jian Yong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "We need to send more people to monitor Prime Minister Cao, and there must be no mistakes."
Mi Zhu suddenly sneered, "In addition to monitoring Prime Minister Cao, Lu You also sent someone to watch."
Cao Bao took Lu You back to the mansion, a flash of anger suddenly flashed in his eyes, "Hateful."
Feeling the pain in his body, Lu You gritted his teeth and said, "Xiang Cao, Mr. Liu is obviously trying to shirk and want to protect Zhang Fei. We can't just let it go."
A sneer appeared on the corner of Cao Bao's mouth, "Since Brother Liu Bei is unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous."
Hearing this, Lu You's eyes lit up, and he asked hastily, "Mr. Cao, what do you want to do, the general will follow your orders."
Cao Bao suddenly sighed, "Xuzhou is already owned by the three brothers Liu Bei, and Mi Zhu is added to the world. If things go on like this, there will be no place for us anymore."
Lu You asked tentatively, "Cao Xiang, do you want to leave Xuzhou?"
Hearing this, Cao Bao suddenly sneered, "Leave, why did you leave, even if someone wants to leave, it's definitely not us, but someone who wants us to leave."
Lu You was a little puzzled, "Mr. Cao, what do you mean by that?"
Cao Bao waved at Lu You, and said in a low voice, "General Lu, wait a minute, you send someone to Xiaopei."
Hearing this, Lu You's face changed, "Cao Xiang, do you want it?"
Cao Bao snorted coldly, "Since they want me to leave, let's see who should leave Xuzhou."
Lu You gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Cao, the general will follow your orders without any complaints."
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"Haha."
Cao Cao put the letter on the table and couldn't help laughing, "Zhongde, this plan is really clever. Cao Bao has already contacted us on his own initiative and wants to sacrifice Xuzhou."
Cheng Yu hurriedly cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "It's all because of the master's wisdom that Cao Bao was willing to sacrifice Xuzhou. I just followed the trend."
Cao Cao was very satisfied with Cheng Yu's attitude, and nodded, "Zhongde, how should I respond to this matter?"
Cheng Yu lowered his head and thought for a while, then slowly said, "Xiao Pei is definitely not a long-term solution, so we must win Xuzhou in order to restore our strength as soon as possible.
This time, Cao Bao took the initiative to show his favor, which can be described as a godsend opportunity, which must not be missed. "
At this point, Cheng Yu's tone paused, and he continued, "If you can write him back, let's say we agree."
Cao Cao frowned, "But what should I do?"
Cheng Yu waved his hand, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Cao Bao has been in Xuzhou for a long time, so naturally he knows this place better than us, so we can let him make a plan, which will make it easier to succeed."
Hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and nodded, "Okay, let's send someone to Cao Bao to make a decision."
Cheng Yu arched his hands and said with a smile, "My lord, when you reply to the letter, you must specify what benefits Cao Bao will get after the lord gets Xuzhou."
Cao Cao laughed, "It's really a good idea to lure him with profit."
Cheng Yu smiled slightly, "It's just that everyone gets what they need. We got Xuzhou, and Cao Bao also got benefits. The best of both worlds, why not do it."
Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help sneering when he remembered that he had conquered Xuzhou twice but failed to occupy it.
"Zhongde, you have to deal with this matter quickly."
Cheng Yu hurriedly cupped his hands, turned and exited the room.
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Yanzhou.
In the hall, Lu Bu sat in the middle, and the elites of Yanzhou gathered together, all of them were smiling.
In addition to the civil and military men under Lu Bu, there were two newcomers standing at the end of the crowd.
One is the old Zhangtou who built the keel waterwheel, and the other is Li Tian, the main person who cultivates potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Needless to say, Lao Zhangtou, no one knows better about the construction of keel waterwheels in Yanzhou, or even the entire Han Dynasty.
Li Tian was promoted by Han Hao. Originally, he was just an ordinary refugee with a dark face and a temper similar to Xu Tao's. He usually didn't like to talk too much.
However, he likes to think about the crops in the field more than others, and he did put forward many useful suggestions in the process of planting potatoes and sweet potatoes.
In addition, Li Tian can read and write, so, recently, he has become Han Hao's deputy.
Everyone has heard some news, knowing that there may be some resignation today, so everyone is beaming.
After all, I have been in Yanzhou for so long, and everyone is only focused on fighting, and I haven't had time to share the credit yet.
Lu Bu saw that everyone was here, so he said slowly, "Everyone, I have brought you here today because I have something to tell you."
Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused, and then said, "Now that Cao Mengde has retreated, Yanzhou has basically fallen into our hands, so people need to be stationed everywhere.
In addition, there are still a lot of refugees who need to be properly arranged. Therefore, the purpose of calling everyone here today is to let you take charge of various places, stabilize Yanzhou as soon as possible, and restore our strength. "
Everyone was even more excited when they heard the words, and shouted, "The final general is willing to listen to Marquis Wen's orders."
"Even if you go through fire and water, the last general will not hesitate."
"Marquis Wen, just give the order, we promise to complete the task."
(End of this chapter)