Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1281 The words that must be said

  After arriving in Pingyang and meeting Zaozhi in a hurry, Yang Xiu has been waiting for Fei Qian to be summoned by Xu You in the posthouse.

   General Zhengxi is busy with affairs.

  Although Yang Xiu can more or less know that this is just an excuse for General Zhengxi, a strategy to frustrate his own spirit, he can only pinch his nose helplessly and admit it, but now...

At first, the Pingyang post house only had two courtyards, the east and the west, which were originally quite spacious and sufficient, but Yang Xiu occupied one, and after Xu You occupied the other, the envoys of General Pingdong could only live in the outer courtyard. As a result, there was a new one yesterday, Wen Hou Lu Bu's...

  Last night, Yang Xiu couldn't sleep well, for fear that someone would turn over the wall in the middle of the night. Frightened and terrified, he clutched at his neckline and struggled in a daze all night. Finally, until dawn, the huge black circle couldn't even cover the powder, so he could only force himself to be calm, and still put on a calm face. He greeted Xu You with a calm appearance, and then stared at the courtyard gate eagerly, hoping that General Fei Qian of Zhengxi would summon him soon so that the journey could end.

  Xu You, who was on the opposite side of the yard, saw Yang Xiu stretching his neck to look around every half an hour or so, and couldn't help lowering his eyes and giggling a few times. Xu You also heard about what happened outside the post house yesterday, and he also found it very interesting, but it was interesting, and Xu You didn't have any idea to stand up for Yang Xiu. The Yang family is already a yellow flower of yesterday, and there is no benefit to be reaped. It is only because General Zhengxi dives here that he is called really fat...

  Xu Youba smacked his lips. Originally, he thought that Zheng Xifei would be rich, but he didn't expect that he was so fat! If I can't take advantage of this opportunity to make a good profit, I'm afraid I will regret it in the second half of my life. So Xu You was not in a hurry, thinking about how to take advantage of the current situation to get more fat from Zheng Xifei's potential is the right way.

   "Come here..." Xu You said slowly, "Let's just say that XX is unwell today and doesn't see any outsiders... Well, you can leave the list of famous assassins, and wait for XX to read it, and then make a decision tomorrow..."

  Xu You looked at the gloomy sky, and after using up his breakfast, he flung his sleeves and went back to the house to sleep.

  Xu You became less anxious, which made Yang Xiu feel more restless. This anxiety also unknowingly spread in Yang Xiu's small courtyard, affecting other Yang's entourage.

  Yang Xiu couldn't sleep, so naturally these followers couldn't sleep either, they waited with Yang Xiu on the porch in front of the hall in the courtyard.

  It was freezing cold, the post station guards helped bring a lot of braziers, and let these Yang soldiers burn more or less, so that they could last longer.

Yang Xiu's personal guards are basically the important tasks of the Yang family for many years. If he talks seriously with Yang Xiu, he may have some relationship with the seven aunts and eight aunts. There was a lot of discussion in one place. No one knows what will happen in the future, and there are all kinds of speculations, just spread around in this small yard.

Seeing that the sun was sinking to the west, seeing that there was still no movement on the street, and there was no news, even the charcoal in the brazier for heating had been burned, and the postman hurriedly sent someone to the warehouse to collect it. It couldn't be delivered for a while, so I had no choice but to extinguish the brazier first, and wait for the charcoal to arrive.

These members of the Yang family who have been discussing for a whole day, the energy of being nervous or anxious has passed, and the energy of Zaofu has long been exhausted, and the charcoal of the brazier has been broken again. His feet were jumping up and down with the cold.

   "Ah! Damn postman, why don't you go to the charcoal earlier, if there is no brazier in the middle of the night, you can't even drink hot soup, and your teeth will freeze off!"

   "Don't say it's the postman's fault. Looking at so many braziers, it's inevitable to use them a little hard. Haven't you already gone to get them? What can you do in a hurry..."

"It's not that I'm impatient. It's reasonable to say that Pingyang has been there for three or five days, and now it's the situation. I don't expect to have anything to eat, drink, and enjoy myself, but at least I can't keep hanging around like this? Zhengxi is too stingy." Some, the daily ration of food and grass is not enough to fit between the teeth, so people can only buy it. This food and drink cost is also a lot every day. How can Hongnong go to Hongnong after a long time? You have to go back with food all the way? Ah? !"

   "Ah, fart, it's all in this situation, just be more at ease. You kid, calm down, don't try to provoke, you will be willing to make some troubles when the time comes?!"

   "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Don't make a fuss! No matter how loud you are, you will be thrown out of the courtyard!" A non-commissioned officer who looked like a team leader said.

   "Let's go, let's go!"

  In the yard, the noise from the corridor under the hall also reached Yang Xiu's ears, and he couldn't sit still in the lobby anymore, he turned around with his hands behind his back, and countless thoughts rolled in his mind.

  Why is there still no movement?

   It's difficult for Zheng Xi, just count on my family and Lu Bu to die?

  Impossible, if this is the case, Zhengxi should conceal the matter of Lu Bu's envoy, so that I can take it lightly. It is the right thing to do, and he will definitely not openly put Lu Bu's envoy in front of me like this...

  So is this threatening the Yang family?

   Or do you want to reap the benefits of fishing nets?

  If this is the case, why not learn from Ban Dingyuan?

  Yang Xiu glanced at the wall, and then looked at his slender and delicate hands. He couldn't say that there were no calluses, but it was a little bit on the side of the middle finger, which came out of holding the brush.

Yang Xiu didn't want to show weakness to Lv Bu's envoys, and he didn't have much of a bachelor's mind. Although he can be resourceful when planning others, and he is also full of energy when speaking scriptures, but when his family is facing a life-and-death decision, Yang Xiu may not have the extraordinary courage to take action...

  ………………

   "Feng Xiao, your name hasn't been changed yet? Don't Mr. Cao know?" On the Pingyang Festival Hall, Fei Qian pointed to the brazier in the hall and asked the guards to move towards Guo Jia.

  Long distance and close attack.

  The pre-Qin Dynasty has proved that such a diplomatic strategy is extremely excellent, so Fei Qian naturally summoned the farthest envoy of Pingdong General, Guo Jia, according to the division of regions.

   Although Guo Jia is difficult to deal with, compared with the other three, the conflict of interests must be the smallest, and it is also the easiest to reach some common agreements.

"...General, this wine is wonderful..." Guo Jia gulped down another bowl of wine, "Of course Mr. Cao knows the name of XX... But, you can't change it, you can't change it... If XX changes, don't talk about other things. , Just this trip... Hehe, the Patriarch of the Guo family is still in Jizhou..."

The banquet is not considered luxurious, but it is also considered rich. There are no delicacies and delicacies. It is nothing more than big fish and meat that are common in the north, but the wine is indeed good. It is brewed with corn and warmed on a small red clay stove. Guo Jia liked it very much, and drank another bowl after another.

  Guo Jia put down the wine bowl, blushed slightly, and said, "The general puts Yang Lu together, so you're not afraid that the two of them will fight?"

   Fei Qian laughed and said, "It's hard to put them together, so the two of them won't fight?"

   "Haha, that's true..." Guo Jia raised his head and smiled, and then said, "However, even if Marquis Wen becomes the ruler of Luoyang, sooner or later he will be defeated..."

"Yeah, it's a game of defeat, but who is willing to lose?" Fei Qian said while cutting a piece of roasted lamb leg with a knife, "Tater Yinwu, fight against Jingchu. Go deep into its obstacles, Journey to Jing. There is the thread of Tang and Sun. Who is Yin Wu, and who is Jing Chu?"

  Guo Jia straightened his back suddenly, staring at Fei Qian, a lot of sweat suddenly appeared on his head.

   "Hmm... what's wrong?" Fei Qian muttered as he threw the mutton into his mouth.

  Guo Jia pretended to wipe his sweat inadvertently, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, I drank good wine, and I feel comfortable..." Although he said this, Guo Jia felt a little uneasy in his heart. What did Zhengxi guess?

   While drinking, Guo Jia carefully observed Fei Qian's expression again, wondering if it was just a coincidence that "Jingchu" was mentioned just now?

   Must be a coincidence.

   It is absolutely impossible for General Zhengxi to have any supernatural powers. If he really did, Guo Jia would simply go back and persuade Cao Cao not to play. Others can clearly see the cards. How can we play such a game?

  Collected himself, before Guo Jia put down the wine bowl, he heard Fei Qian throw out another sentence without raising his head: "How about it, when will Duke Cao send troops?"

   "Pfft! Cough! Cough cough..." Guo Jia sprayed out the drink in his mouth, ignoring the choking, and turned to look at Fei Qian, "General... how did the general know?"

  Fei Qian cut another piece of mutton, then put down the knife, and said, "Because Feng Xiao is here... Isn't it obvious?"

   "Huh?" Guo Jia was dumbfounded, shook his head after a while, and said, "Actually, the general didn't know it at first, did he?"

   "You can also say that..." Fei Qian did not deny it.

"Huh..." Guo Jia exhaled and said, "Then, what do you think the general wants?" It's okay, it's okay, this is within the range that Guo Jia can accept, but in his mind, for Fei Qian's evaluation and degree of danger couldn't help but increase by several orders of magnitude.

  Fei Qian waved his hands and said, "Words are not important, what is important is actual profit, right?"

   "Uh, yes." Guo Jia asked directly, "Then what does the general need?"

   Feiqian pondered, motioning Guo Jia to eat and drink first.

  Guo Jia nodded without urging him, and when he saw Fei Qian hesitated, he felt slightly relieved. Just now, he was basically being led by the nose by Zhengxi General Fei Qian, which made Guo Jia very uncomfortable, and now he simply put it on the surface and said that Fang moved back a little.

  Actually, Fei Qian is not as powerful as Guo Jia imagined, it’s just some of Fei Qian’s own judgments plus specious words...

Guo Jia ran over from Yanzhou. He definitely didn't want to express his condolences to Cai Yong as he said on the surface, or express his love to the Hedong Wei family. These are not very big things, but they are just used To cover up its true purpose. Judging from Cao Cao's current situation, combined with Cao Cao's actions in history, Fei Qian can basically guess that Cao Cao is going to fight a wave.

the reason is simple.

  Cao Cao must fight, there is no way out if he does not fight, and he will be trapped to death in Yanzhou sooner or later. It is obviously unrealistic to fight north, and it is unlikely to fight west.

To the west of Cao Cao is Lu Bu and Heluo, plus Lu Bu has just declared in a high-profile way that he wants to help the country and let the emperor be in charge of the government, and so on, and then Cao Cao followed to attack Lu Bu. Is it the same today?

  So even if there is any conflict between Cao Cao and Lu Bu that has not been resolved, it can only be put aside for the time being, and we can talk about it after this wave has passed.

   Fei Qian absolutely did not believe that Cao Cao had the guts and strength to challenge Yuan Shao at this stage, so Cao Cao had only two directions left, either go east to fight Xuzhou, or go south to fight Yuzhou. Xuzhou, everyone knows that there is a soft persimmon. Yuzhou is mainly Yuan Shu's main force who has gone to the south line. It is at the moment of emptiness. Whether it is to fight Xuzhou or Yuzhou, Cao Cao is worried that his old nest will be ransacked, so Fei Qian, who has some relations with Lu Bu and Jingzhou, has become the best battlefield coordinator. As long as an agreement is reached, Cao Cao can at least rest assured that his hometown will not be copied by someone just after sending troops from Yanzhou. Cao Cao certainly didn't want to experience the pain of the Yanzhou rebellion a second time.

   "One, Wancheng..." Fei Qian tapped lightly on the table.

Guo Jia rolled his eyes and said, "If Mr. Cao goes to Wancheng, he will be able to deliver..." Wancheng is now in Yuan Shu's hands, and Liu Biao also wants to get it back, so Guo Jia's subtext is also very obvious, anyway, Wancheng area There are also people from Jingxiang. If you want a better Wancheng or a dilapidated Wancheng, it depends on how Feiqian and Jingxiang communicate. As for who to hand over to, Guo Jia and Cao Cao don't care, you Zhengxi and Liu Biao can discuss it by themselves.

  Guo Jia was really worried that Fei Qian was only verbally agreeing and not looking for some actual benefits, because only when people want to see the actual things can they really do it seriously.

Fei Qian nodded slightly, and said, "Secondly, caravans." Cao Cao naturally needs weapons, food and grass to fight wars, and Fei Qian needs gold, silver and copper to promote Tongbao. Speaking of it, many red-eyed soldiers will be difficult to control. If there are no strict restrictions, the danger of the caravan will be very great.

   "Caravan?" Guo Jia asked back.

   Fei Qian nodded in confirmation.

  Guo Jia patted his chest and said: "No problem! As long as all the caravans marching west, as long as they abide by the law, they can pass without hindrance under Cao Gong's rule!"

Fei Qian ignored Guo Jia's back door buried in his words, because Fei Qian also knew that no matter what it was, there was a honeymoon period. Qian raised his third finger and said, "The last one is Tongbao. In Duke Cao's territory, Tongbao cannot be rejected for any reason."

  Fei Qian asked someone to bring some Tongbao to Guo Jia.

Guo Jiazai inspected it carefully, frowned and checked the texture of the Tongbao, and said: "If the general's Tongbao is of the same quality, Mr. Cao has no reason to refuse." Guo Jia is not very economical, But Tongbao made of such material, presumably Zhengxi didn't make much money? But since Zhengxi proposed it, it doesn't matter if he agrees.

   "Good!" Fei Qian raised his wine bowl and gestured to Guo Jia. These things will naturally be taken over by Xun Chenhui, and then the relevant provisions will be formulated, and then the blood will be used to make a formal alliance and brought back to Guo Jia. Of course, this kind of treaty has always been valid when it is approved, and invalid when it is turned against. As for how long it will last, no one knows.

Guo Jia was naturally overjoyed. After completing most of the goals, he naturally relaxed a lot. He picked up the wine bowl and signaled to Fei Qian. Break up with Yuan Gong?"

   "Pfft..." Guo Jia took a sip of wine and sprayed it out again...

  (end of this chapter)