After several days of marching, the soldiers of the state of Jin have gathered together.

"Someone saw this pigeon near here, so he caught it and gave it to me. I saw that the letter carried by this pigeon should be yours." Li Congke walked towards Cao Shuhua with a pigeon, and the pigeon was in his hand. thump.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Cao Shuhua took over the pigeon, after a few days of getting along with each other.After knowing that Cao Shuhua was not hostile, the two got along fairly well.Young people are always less thoughtful, Li Congke and Li Cunxu are the same age, but with less experience, naturally less thoughtful.

Cao Shuhua took out the letter in the bamboo tube, and his face gradually became more relaxed.

"Is there any good news?" Li Congke asked when he saw his happy face.

"If it is handled properly, it will be good news, and I will do my best." Then he took the letter and went back.The pigeon also thumped and followed Cao Shuhua.

Participate?What can he do?Li Congke felt a little strange.After getting along for so many days, he knew very well that Cao Shuhua was not good at martial arts.But he is not like someone who likes to talk empty words, so how can he contribute?

"Sir." Xu Heng was watching the soldiers drill, but when he saw that Cao Shuhua was about to go back, he hurriedly followed.

"It's okay, you look at it now, come back later."

"Okay." Seeing those soldiers practicing, Xu Heng felt eager to try.

Cao Shuhua returned to his tent and unfolded the letter.The pigeon also landed on the beard bed beside it.

Zhu Chonghua said such words above the main hall, coupled with Zhu Chonghua's sudden rise in status, it seems that the change is likely to be Zhu Chonghua.

But before, I didn't pay attention to Princess Zhu Chonghua at all, so there seemed to be no manpower available around her.

There is another news that Zhu Yougui has escaped from the palace and is currently missing in the capital.It seems to be someone who can be wooed by another identity.

But even if Zhu Yougui doesn't trust his people, it's okay. He is now in a weak position and no one can use him. I just want him to compete with Zhu Youwen, disturb the situation in Liang State, so that Jin State can attack Liang.

Cao Shuhua picked up his pen and thought for a while and wrote, must look for Zhu Yougui, and continue to spread the false news that the edict in Zhu Youwen's hand is false.The plays that have been edited before can be sung, so be careful not to lose manpower.Try to arrange someone around Zhu Chonghua to pay close attention.

After Cao Shuhua finished writing, he rolled up the paper and put it in a bamboo tube, tied it to the pigeon's leg and let it out, "Go."

Li Congke frowned looking at the direction the pigeon was flying. Before, he felt that the direction of the pigeon was not right. Looking at it this way, the pigeon was clearly heading for Liang Guo, and he was right.However, it is possible for anyone to cast a beam. This person is on the same road as King Jin, and he is highly valued by King Jin. There should be no such possibility.

Cao Shuhua looked at Li Congke: "Didn't you say you were going to see King Jin?"

"En." Li Congke withdrew his mind and led the way.

King Jin's large tent is in the center, and its size is also quite different from other tents. Outside the tent are soldiers on duty.Li Congke went up to talk to them for a while, verified Cao Shuhua's identity, and let Cao Shuhua in.

"Then I'll send you here."

"Thank you." Cao Shuhua thanked Li Congke, turned around and entered the big tent.

The arrangement in the tent is extremely simple, only a bed for resting and a desk for handling official documents are placed.There are very detailed maps hanging all around.

When Cao Shuhua entered, Li Cunxu was turning his back to the door, looking at the hanging map, probably thinking about the marching route.Just like playing chess, only by taking one move and thinking about three moves, and anticipating the opponent's behavior, can this be just in case.

"Your Highness."

"Are you here?" Li Cunxu turned his head and saw that it was Cao Shuhua, his slightly frowned brows relaxed. "Is your Highness worried about something?"

"We are stationed here now." Li Cunxu pointed to a point on the map, "From here we will go all the way south to here..." Li Cunxu explained the planned march plan.

Cao Shuhua stood aside and listened: "But I see that King Jin still seems to have doubts?"

"I wanted to make an alliance with Khitan before Zhu Youwen was ready for a quick battle. But our relationship with Khitan has always been unstable, but this time Khitan was very willing, even eager to agree."

"Does Your Highness suspect that Khitan is cheating?" Cao Shuhua walked up to Li Cunxu and asked.

"Well. Although without Khitan, our chances of winning will not be much lower, but it is still an unstable factor. And the sooner we go, the more we can catch Zhu Youwen by surprise."

"Your Highness, you don't have to be so worried. Khitan is short of food now. Even if we don't form an alliance with them, they will quickly choose a place to plunder." Cao Shuhua smiled remembering the wine making method he sold to Yelubei.

"Lack of food? But I haven't heard of any trade routes with Khitan being cut off." Li Cunxu was puzzled when he heard Cao Shuhua's words.Khitan goes south to plunder every year, but the scale is not large.According to Cao Shuhua, this year seems to be different?Is there something inside?

Listening to what Cao Shuhua said, Li Cunxu seemed to know the inside story.He stopped talking and waited quietly for Cao Shuhua to clarify his doubts.

"I made a long trip to do business before." Cao Shuhua explained.

Li Cunxu nodded for him to continue talking.

"I went to Khitan to do a business, and I sold the method of brewing spirits to Yelube. The Khitan people are good at wine, and it coincides with the birthday of the Khitan leader. In order to present treasures, Yelube will definitely brew a lot after getting this method. The brewing of this spirit consumes a lot of food. The Khitan people only nomad and do not grow food. The food is either obtained through trade or looting. Although all countries have trade with Khitan, everyone is preparing for war and is guarding against According to the Khitan people, the total amount of extra grain sold to the Khitan people is about the same every year. When making wine, grain is not considered, and when the wine has been brewed, there will inevitably be a vacancy of grain. This year, Khitan’s demand for grain suddenly increased. If other countries can't buy it, they have to go and grab it." Cao Shuhua revealed all his plans.

"It's no wonder that when I sent someone to talk to him, he was very willing to talk about it in detail as soon as I told him about my visit. Even if we made more demands, it didn't take long to finalize it. I thought that with the temperament of the Khitan people, the decision this time It won't be easy." Li Cunxu rubbed his chin for a while and said. "I was worried about cheating at first, but now I feel relieved after hearing what you said. You helped me again this time."

"Sharing your worries is what I should do, but the purpose of the Khitan people is to plunder food and grass. I think they are just looting at the border, and they will not attack the interior of Liang State with us." Cao Shuhua said with some in his heart. Worry.I only want to weaken the Khitan's strength, but if the Khitan is unable to attack the Liang State, they will only plunder and then retreat instead of advancing with the Jin State.Didn't he ruin Li Cunxu's business?Thinking about it, he frowned unconsciously.

"I'm not afraid of that. I just wanted Khitan to attack first to attract Liang Guo's attention, so that he would have no time to take care of this place, and catch him by surprise. Besides, Khitan is very eager to reach an agreement with us and is very willing to make concessions. We will make it clear in the text Send troops to help, if you just leave after looting, they are the ones who missed the appointment." Seeing Cao Shuhua frown, Li Cunxu raised his hand and rubbed his brow. "Besides, I don't really want Khitan to take a share of the pie. It's the best result for me for them to plunder and contain Liang Guo."

Cao Shuhua was taken aback, and grabbed Li Cunxu's hand.When he realized that something was wrong, he was firmly caught, so he had to pretend to be natural: "The king of Jin has thought about all these things, and he really took one step and three steps." However, he had sold the defense map of Liang's border to Qidan before With this, Khitan should be able to bring some troubles to Liang Guo.

"It's not just about marching, you have to take one step and think three steps about everything." Li Cunxu stroked Cao Shuhua's hand, as before, it seems that Li Siyuan should not have treated him harshly. "It's just that Khitan stumbled because of alcohol. It's really a mistake. No wonder you sell that kind of liquor in every country, but Jin doesn't. Others just think that the boss doesn't like Jin. It turns out that's the reason. .”

"Using a lot of grain to make wine to satisfy the appetite, I think it is a waste at such a critical moment, and it is really inappropriate. But I have brewed a lot of wine this time, which is purer than the ones sold in my building. But you can't drink it."

"Alcohol can only satisfy people's appetite, so what's the use of this undrinkable wine?"

"When I was brewing, I found that although this purer wine is not drinkable, it can be rubbed on the wound to prevent the wound from festering and inflamed."

"This wine has such a strange effect?"

"Well, so I prepared a few cars, thinking that they should be useful at this time."

"But I heard from Li Siyuan that you didn't bring anything except a servant. Where did you put this wine?"

"I was a civil servant before, and I have never served in the army. When I first came to the army, I was afraid that I would be disliked for too many things, so I didn't let the convoy come with me. Besides, although this wine has such uses, it must never touch open flames. Yes, even a little spark may burn immediately. So I dare not put wine in the army, for fear of making a big mistake accidentally, so I only let the convoy follow at a certain distance."

"It's good that you are so cautious." Li Cunxu said with a smile, apparently relieved.

"I heard that the court of Liang State is not stable, and Zhu Youwen is not trusted by the veterans. Zhu Wentian's own son Zhu Yougui's life and death are unknown. So I asked people to spread rumors about Zhu Youwen's improper position in Kaifeng City."

"That's fine. Although Zhu Yougui is Zhu Wentian's biological mother, his biological mother has a low status and has never been loved by Zhu Wentian. Zhu Wentian is very useful to his adopted son Zhu Youwen, and has long thought of passing on the throne to him. But this time I have never heard of anyone passing the throne to an adopted son instead of a parent. With such rumors, the situation in his court may become more unstable. Just tell your people to be careful, and don't lose your staff because of this matter. .” Li Cunxu said with concern in his eyes.

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