Three Kingdoms: Lu Bu’s brother-in-law, he cheated Cao Cao at the beginning

Chapter 75 The Strongest Support, Dong Cheng
【Since we are going to attack Jingzhou, Shi Xie, the prefect of Jiaozhou, it is best to win over him and send envoys to go. It is better to attack from a distance, and Jiaozhou is located in the south of Jingzhou. If we can attack with half the effort! 】

[There is also Sun Ce, if he knows to send troops to attack Jingzhou, he will definitely make a comeback!Invite him to attack Jingzhou together. After all, Huang Zu shot and killed Sun Jian before, and Sun Ce hated him to the bone, so he shouldn't refuse, right? 】

Ren Yun's voice sounded in his mind, the corners of Lu Bu's mouth turned up slightly, and his determination to firmly control Liu Bei, Cheng Yu, and Huang Gai became more firm in his heart.

"Okay, this matter is decided like this, Gao Shun, you go to pick up Xuande's family first, and then lead the army to go out!"

"As ordered!"

"promise!"

"Where is Yuan Huan?" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled lightly.

"Your subordinate is here!" In the queue of advisers, a fierce-looking adviser stepped out.

"Zilong and Gao Shun attacked Jingzhou. Although I can't personally command the troops, I must be sure that nothing will go wrong!" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression was quite majestic, "Jiaozhou is located in the south of Jingzhou. You go to lobby and win Shi Xie to join us!"

"hiss!"

The corners of Yuan Huan's mouth twitched, he cupped his fists and said, "My lord, Jiaozhou is located in a barbarian land, where many ethnic groups gather. It has never been connected with the Central Plains, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to tame it!"

"Yuan Huan, understand the order!" Lu Bu looked cold, turned and stared mechanically, "I mean, persuading Shi Xie has nothing to do with the people! You take my words with you. If you don't obey, the army will come soon!"

"No!" Yuan Huan replied.

"Yang Hong!"

"My subordinates are here!" Yang Hong stood up from the queue.

"I order you to go to Jiangdong, meet Sun Ce, and say that we will attack Jingzhou together! Avenge his father Sun Jian!"

"Ah?" Yang Hong's face was ashen, "Master, you just..."

"I don't need you to remind me what I did! As for my order, I hope you don't refuse!" Lu Bu's expression was cold, showing strong killing intent.

"Promise!" Yang Hong couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.

……

In Xuchang city!

When Emperor Liu Xie came to court, he originally had no government affairs to deal with. After all, he was just a puppet emperor!
Just when he was about to retreat, Dong Cheng stepped out of the queue and took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve.

"Your Majesty, I have something to announce to Lu Bu on behalf of Wen Hou!"

Hearing this, the courtiers split into two factions!
One faction secretly admires Dong Cheng's boldness, while the other faction hates Dong Cheng so much.

Every time they go to court and all officials enter the palace, they have to be inspected in advance, just to prevent people from bringing memorials and causing troubles!
"Oh?" Liu Xie looked excited, "I haven't reviewed the memorial for a long time, since Wenhou has a memorial, please explain it quickly!"

"Obey!" Dong Cheng clasped his fists and handed the memorial to the little eunuch, "Your Majesty, the traitor Yuan Shu has already been punished, but the people of the big man are under the rule of the traitors, and the people are in dire straits, and it has been raining for several days, and the grain cannot be obtained. Let it dry, the area east of the Yangtze River in Yangzhou is famine!"

"Famine?" Xun Yu snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, Master Dong's words are absolutely ridiculous! Now that the summer harvest has just passed and the people's grain is full, how can there be famine?"

Xun Yu opened his mouth, and the rest of the ministers who turned to Cao Cao quickly opened their mouths.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Dong Cheng is talking nonsense, I hope His Majesty will not believe such traitorous remarks!"

"The summer harvest has just passed, and the weather has been good in the past few months. How could there be a famine? Dong Cheng is talking nonsense like this. He has ulterior motives. I hope your majesty will be wise!"

"There is no talk of famine in any prefecture, county or county, and Yangzhou is located in a treasure land. How can there be famine?"

"Even if there is a famine, the people of Yangzhou follow the traitor Yuan Shu, and have already lost the rights and interests of the people of the big man. I hope His Majesty will ignore it!"

……

The ministers quickly agreed.

"Absurd! This is absolutely true, why does it appear to be nothing in your eyes?" Dong Cheng's thick eyebrows were raised angrily, "Xun Yu, you are a minister of the Han Dynasty, why do you open your eyes and tell lies? You don't know that you are like this Words are equivalent to killing 10,000+ people!"

"My lord Dong, nothing is nothing, nothing is nothing, even if you say it will break the sky, it will not come true!" Xun Yu's mouth twitched, "In Yangzhou, I heard that the weather in Kuaiji County, Wu County, and Jian'an County is good, and there is no disaster!"

"Xun Yu, these counties are like this, what about Shouchun and Xuyi counties?" Dong Cheng snorted coldly, "Although these counties followed the traitor Yuan Shu, they have now been taken back by Marquis Wen, and the people have surrendered to the big man! As the Son of Heaven, how can His Majesty just sit back and watch the people starve? Wouldn’t he lose the heart of the world’s talented people to respect the Han?”

"Hiss!" Xun Yu took a breath and thought for a moment.

"If it's as Master Dong said, it's all Yuan Shu's evil! The big man has been fighting for years, and the treasury doesn't have much food! Don't shake the foundation of the big man because of a little state!"

"Oh, Lord Xun also admitted it?" Dong Cheng snorted coldly, his face full of disdain, "If your Majesty does not act, will it not chill the hearts of the people of the world? Your Majesty, if your Majesty provides disaster relief and distributes food and grass, the nobles, talented men, and common people of the Han Dynasty will I must remember His Majesty Long En!"

"My lords, there is no need to fight any more!" Liu Xiechang sighed, "Xun Yu, I hope you will send a letter of divorce to Cao Cao. I hope Cao Cao will quickly prepare food and grass and send it to Shouchun!"

"No!" Xun Yu responded with clasped fists and raised hands.

……

After the court was over, Xun Yu wrote a letter, saying all the pros and cons, and let Cao Cao make a decision!

Cao Cao, who went to Fancheng to resist Zhang Xiu's army, received a letter a few days ago.

After receiving the letter, Cao Cao's face was cold, his eyes were full of murderous intent, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead with anger.

Seeing this scene, Guo Jia, Xun You and other counselors didn't understand why.

"Damn it, the dog thief Lu Bu, Shouchun famine, actually asked me to give food relief! Damn it, in this life, I will kill Lu Bu!"

"My lord, what did Xun Yu say in his letter?" Xia Houyuan stepped forward, cupping his fists.

"Gentlemen, Lu Bu made a statement to the imperial court, stating that most counties and counties in Yangzhou are suffering from a famine, and I hope the imperial court will provide food relief!" Cao Cao raised the bamboo slips and threw them to Xia Houyuan in front of him, "Let's discuss it! Should we provide the food or not?" ?”

"My lord, we can't send food!" Xun You frowned, "We have suffered a lot from being dumb during this battle. If we send out more food, aren't we being taken advantage of? We can't send food!"

"My lord!" Guo Jia showed a bitter smile.

"What can you say about Fengxiao, but it's okay to say it!" Cao Cao's expression was cold, his eyes were like wolves and tigers, and the strong killing intent was undoubtedly revealed, making people daunting.

"My lord, I suggest giving food!"

Guo Jia's words caused everyone to scold and vent their dissatisfaction.

"How can this be done? Lu Bu caused us to suffer heavy losses, and now we are giving him food and grass?"

"On the surface, it is for Shouchun, Xuyi and other places, but it is not for Lu Bu to support the people and soldiers? How can we give him food and grass? If he is full, let him send troops to attack us?"

Cao Cao, who had always valued Guo Jia highly, couldn't help feeling suspicious in his heart at this moment, staring at Guo Jia with his eyes like an eagle.

"Why?"

(End of this chapter)