Chapter 393 An Angry Marquis Xia Asks Again
Xun You bowed his hand and reminded: "Jiangdong suffered losses in Huainan and lost his generals. Even if Long Xiang did not serve as the prefect of Lujiang, Sun Quan should not have made any rash decisions in the short term. As long as General Zhang defended Shouchun, Ming Gong would not have any worries."
"Gongda didn't know that although Jiangdong suffered losses, all the troops and generals could be lost were Yuan Shu's old subordinates, Sun Jian and Sun Ce's elite troops were still there. Moreover, Zhou Yu's use of troops was not bad. To establish Longxiang as the enemy of Jiangdong, he could also reduce the pressure on Wenyuan." After Cao Cao said that, he waved his hand gently.
Xun Youneng thought for a while: "Since you are planning to get rid of Long Xiang and Sun Quan, Ming Gong might as well show your favor to Jiangdong for the time being and push the reason for the war last time to Hefei. Chen Lan's stationed in Fuling is staggering, why not frame him as Long Xiang's man? In this way, Sun Quan's attention will be diverted from us."
Cao Cao asked back: "If Chen Lan denies it, what if he does?"
Xun You smiled and said, "In fact, the truth is not important. What is important is that Sun Quan is willing to believe that the Jiangdong envoy has taken away the gifts and waited in Xudu. I heard that those gifts are worth 200,000 hu. You should have a good relationship with Jiangdong on the way, and then lead to Longxiang instigation of Chen Lan to provoke a dispute. Although Sun Quan had secretly had a secret conversation with Longxiang, this time Longxiang watched him get beaten on the wall, there was no friendship between the two."
"Hefei's city defense is extremely strong, and Sun Ce can't defeat it before. If Sun Quan and Zhou Yu really dared to chew this hard bone, it could greatly consume Jiangdong's money and food, and create opportunities for Liu Yuanying to recuperate and prepare for our future journey south." Cao Cao replied.
Xun You added: "Since Long Xiang was ordered to prefect of Lujiang, we can use the name of the court to make him perform his duties and order him to rebuild the counties under Lujiang. Maybe he will move the soldiers and civilians to occupy fertile land, thereby weakening the defenses of the two cities of Hefei."
"I will write to Yuanying (Liu Fu) to do it, but Long Xiang is extremely sloppy, and Lu Su Duozhi is here to mention it, and it may not be as good as Gong Da wishes." Cao Cao shook his head and pouted.
Because the two talked about Longxiang frequently, Cao Cao suddenly remembered the roasted pig's trotters and roasted ribs in Hefei.
During this period, he led his troops north and had no place to get roasted pork. After marching for a long time, he forgot the taste.
The picture of roasting pig's trotters and roasting ribs appeared, and the taste in Cao Cao's memory opened again.
Although Guandu Daying has no shortage of food, they are all the most basic grains and cereals. The meat in the camp and kitchens is relatively sparse, not to mention the fresh live pork used for grilling.
Cao Cao couldn't help but licked the corner of his mouth, patted the table and said, "We have been leaving Xu Du for nearly half a year. This time we will not stay in Guandu camp for too long. We will order the three armies to return to the court tomorrow morning."
"Which." Xun You nodded and responded.
In mid-September, Cao Cao led his army back to Xudu.
On the same day, a banquet was held in Sikong Mansion, and a group of civil and military officials were invited to serve with roasted pork.
While the chef and cook were setting up a fire in front of the courtyard, Cao Cao summoned the Jiangdong envoy to offer gifts of redemption. He planned to reward Sun Quan's treasures with his ministers.
The messenger placed the underwear gift box on the table. The outside of the gift box was mainly leather, supplemented by gold and silver, to highlight the preciousness of the things inside the box.
The gift, which was claimed to be worth tens of millions, attracted everyone in the hall to stretch their necks.
Cao Cao smiled and stood up and left the seat. Then he walked downstairs and looked at the gift boxes sideways. He saw that the lid of the box was sealed with wax, so he pointed to the gift box and asked the messenger:
"In your letter, your Lord praised this treasure for being rare in the world, and you still don't open it to let me see it?"
The messenger bowed and explained: "Cao Sikong, please forgive me, the outside of the gift box is sealed with wax. Only the owner of this item is qualified to open it. Please forgive me for not daring to move without any action."
"Oh? Sun Zhongmou is very thoughtful, okay."
Cao Cao bent down and took out the dagger from his boots, pressed the lid with his left hand and slowly cut the wax seal. Before he could completely cut it open, he deliberately took the lid and blocked it in front of his chest.
If there are organic hidden weapons in the wooden box, they should be released when they resist. Compared with Sun Quan's previous suspiciousness, Cao Cao, who was also suspicious, had a little more cunning and bravery.
Remove the lid of the box and the things inside the box are reflected in the eyes.
It's not like a rare treasure, nor like a strange treasure.
Seeing Cao Cao stunned in place, Xiahou Dun asked curiously: "Meng De, what is inside the gift box?"
"Haha." Cao Cao snorted coldly, picked up the black bra with one hand, frowned and looked at the messenger: "Can you tell me? What is this silk thing? Can this thing be worth tens of millions of yuan? If there are all this thing in other boxes, it is Sun Zhongmou who deliberately spent me!"
The messenger was neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed his hand to explain, "Reporting to Sikong, this thing is called underwear. Women can use it to replace underwear, which can set off their body shape after wearing it."
"Damn it!"
Before the envoy finished explaining, Xiahou Dun was so angry that he slapped the table: "Sun Quan gave women clothes, which was so bold. Meng De, Sun Quan was humiliating us. I would like to lead troops to siege Jiangdong."
Others volunteered to Cao Cao and was happy. Seeing Xiahou Dun so active, he didn't know how to respond.
While hesitating, Cao Cao happened to meet Xun You's eyes and immediately remembered the conversation between the two in Guandu.
Let’s have a good time with Jiangdong for the time being and let Sun Quan fight with Long Xiang.
But what did Sun Quan do? He took out two pieces of cloth to perfunctorily treat him? He couldn't find a way out.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao planned to give the envoy a chance.
Maybe he could tell something, so Cao Cao waved his hand and stopped Xiahou Dun, stared at the messenger and said in a deep voice: "You didn't seem to have finished speaking just now, so I will give you a chance to finish speaking. If I can't satisfy me later, Sun Zhongmou will have to get Sun He's head."
The messenger bowed and nodded and continued to add: "This underwear has a plastic effect. It not only outlines the beautiful body of a woman and makes the viewer excited, but also has a magical effect of helping pregnancy and prolonging the heir. This is comparable to a magical medicine. Cao Sikong thinks it should not be worth it?"
"Can this thing help Yan Si pregnancy?" Cao Cao frowned and looked disbelieved.
The messenger stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Cao Sikong did not think that there were not many underwear materials, but he had to go through 9981 processes. Of course, the most important process was medicine smoke. The prescription for this medicine smoke was written by the genius doctor Hua Tuo. Therefore, it was not a rumor to assist in pregnancy, but a result of using medicines through famous doctors. Who doesn't want to have a set?"
Seeing that the envoy answered the conversation, Cao Cao was speechless, Guo Jia stood up and questioned: "This thing is so magical, but it's all from your mouth. Maybe other evidence can be produced?"
“Some, some”
The messenger showed his sleeves, bowed to Guo Jia, and said with a smile: "I wonder if Mr. Hefei knows Long Xiang? This man married Erqiao, who is famous in Jiangzuo, but he has nowhere to go after a year of marriage. However, Erqiao wore this underwear, and both of them were magically pregnant one after another. It is estimated that they will be about to give birth soon."
"Longxiong?"
Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao with surprise.
The envoy was afraid that Guo Jia would not believe it, so he continued to add: "Longxiang is nothing. Lu Su, who is also in Hefei, has been married for seven years without a child. His wife was pregnant in the first half of this year because she wore underwear. There are many cases in Jiangdong, so I won't list them here. This thing sells very well in Jiangdong."
A case can be considered accidental, but if there are many cases, it will be effective. The palace whispers in an instant.
Chapter completed!