Zhou Lang Zhou Lang

The Cao army did not enter Shouchun, and the Jiangdong army withdrew from Xuzhou. The first consensus was formally reached the moment Li Mu stood up and bowed to Cao Cao to thank him.

Next, Marquis Wucheng, who was Sun Shao's successor to Sun Ce, made the decision without any objection on the condition that Li Mu release Yuan Shu to Qingzhou to join Yuan Shao.As for the post of prefect in Wujun and Jiangxia, Sun Shao is still young, and Li Mu’s suggestion that Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao each generation a county is also a proposal for Cao Cao to follow suit. Li Mu promised that if Yuan Shao does not die for a day, the Jiangdong Army will not be able to survive. After passing the promise of the Jiangbei War, he agreed very readily.

Regardless of who is the guest and who is the host, both parties in this negotiation know each other well, the host and guest are suitable, and the atmosphere is good. Cao Cao didn't ask Li Mu why he abandoned Yuan Shao and helped him, and Li Mu didn't ask how Liu Bei is doing now.At the end, Li Mu recalled the time when green plums were boiled into wine, so he waved his hand: "Fortunately, Quan has brewed a few jars of spirits, and now he is in the army, so it is inconvenient to invite Sikong to drink with him. I will have someone deliver the wine to Xu Du, please Sikong have a taste."

Hearing a slight low cough behind her, she knew that Zhou Yu was frowning behind her, so the corners of her lips curled up into a smile.When she returns to the army, green plums will be ready to pick. At that time, there will be plums, wine and Cao Cao. Wouldn't it be a pity not to cook wine from green plums and talk about heroes and vassals through the ages?

Sending wine to Xuchang, even if she can't talk about heroes face to face, at least it can be regarded as satisfying her thoughts.

As for the soldiers in Cao's army who were lured by the aroma of the distilled wine to beg for it from Cao Cao, or secretly bought it from her after finding out the source of the wine, that's another matter.

When the time comes, it is natural to follow her and raise the price.

Cao Cao didn't know how the wine was made. Since Li Mu wanted to give it away, he said hello happily, and suddenly asked Zhou Yu, "Which general under General Zhou's command captured Shouchun this time? A post, can act on behalf of the prefect..."

Taking the initiative to support Zhou Yu's lieutenant general, of course Cao Cao didn't want to be able to poach a corner with this county magistrate, it was just a thought, and he wanted to try Zhou Yu's mind.Zhou Yu and Sun Ce had a good relationship, their reputation was prominent, and they were the most energetic and vigorous young people, if he was dissatisfied with the lieutenant because of this, or if Li Mu was dissatisfied and Zhou Yu defended his shortcomings, he would still be very happy to see Jiang Dong There was some suspicion between the monarch and his ministers.

However, he never expected that Li Mu would also suddenly think of something when this thought arises.

Without waiting for Zhou Yu to speak, she laughed directly and said, "It's a coincidence that General Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, who accompanied Gong Jin to celebrate his birthday this time, were originally flying generals Lu Bu's subordinates. When Sikong broke Xuzhou for the first time, he was this The defender of Xiapi City. He originally planned to open the city and surrender to Liu Bei, but he didn't want the old master to be ambushed and killed by him.

Li Mu smiled with every word, and Cao Cao also listened with a smile, but there was a trace of coldness in the corners of his brows and eyes, and he flew past.

That day when he arrived in Xuzhou, he sent troops at Liu Bei's request, but Liu Bei rushed to Xiapi by himself when he was fighting with Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. How could he not know what his intentions were!And Zhang Liao was ready to surrender Liu Bei when he went down to Picheng, so what if Cao Cao was the one who came to Xiapi first?Can such a strong general be used by him?

Knowing that this was probably Li Mu's intentional anger at him for missing out on Zhang Liao, Cao Cao still had a secret memory of Liu Bei in his heart.It's just that he never imagined that in another time and space history, this brave and brave general did serve under his tent after the city of Xiapi was broken, and made great military exploits. Hundreds of heroes killed tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and almost killed Sun Quan directly.

Liu Bei stood at the ferry, completely unaware that he was being missed.

Behind him is a majestic tiger and leopard rider, and in front of him is the vast water surface, overlooking the two small boats that seem to be floating between the sky and the earth.The figures on the boat couldn't even see their faces clearly, but he knew in his heart that the land under his feet that belonged to him was being divided up at this moment between the words and words of the two people on the boat.

Compared to Li Mu who won Shouchun this time, and Cao Cao who took Xuzhou back again, he mobilized many troops, dispatched troops several times, and planned several times, but in the end he didn't get anything.

What's more, Cao Cao will not kill him, but if he wants to do something in the future, it will be easier said than done!Thinking of the ambition when he entered Xuzhou at the invitation of Tao Qianzhi in the past, and the high-spirited spirit when he took over the Xuzhou pastoral seal from Tao Qian, he couldn't help but feel a little bit sad, and he couldn't help but sighed for a long time, and his thoughts gradually became gray. .

At this moment, a person behind him suddenly said: "If Duke Ming is worried about where he will be in the future, he might as well ask Cao Sikong to stay in Guangling."

With a slightly dark complexion, delicate features, and a gentle demeanor, it was Chen Deng, the Diannong school captain who had placed Li Muyi in Xiapi earlier.

He does not object to forming an alliance with Jiangdong, but he has always disapproved of actually introducing the Jiangdong Army to Xuzhou.In his opinion, even though Sun Shao, who is now in charge of Jiangdong, is still young, neither Zhou Yu nor Li Mu are reckless and decisive. A promise to go out to Guangling will be enough.

But at that time, Cao Cao led his troops to kill aggressively. If Liu Bei was to face the majesty of tiger and leopard cavalry alone, it would be too strong for others.Yuan Shao in Beitou also depends on others, so he no longer persuades him deeply.

Liu Bei was taken aback by what he said, and then shook his head with a wry smile: "Didn't Yuanlong know that Cao Cao can't tolerate me? Not to mention staying in Xuzhou, after returning to Xuchang with him this time, it's still unknown whether he will be able to leave."

Hearing the desolation in his tone, Chen Deng smiled slightly, took a small step forward, lowered his voice, and emphasized: "It's not Xuzhou, it's Guangling."

Liu Bei was still puzzled.

Chen Deng thought for a moment, then explained to him slowly: "Cao Sikong used to be afraid of Duke Ming's ability, but since Sun Quan was young, he didn't pay attention to him. But after this battle, how could he let Sun Quan be under his control?" Fighting Yuan Shao in the north with all his strength behind his back, so that he is in danger of being attacked by the enemy at any time? Unless he can wipe out Jiangdong before Yuan Shao's attack, the troubles of the six counties will be like bones in his throat. At this time, Duke Ming asked to guard Guangling, and Yun Chang and The Jiangdong army's fighting has its own damage, because they are both calculated by others. Although Sun Quan will not say it, he will definitely be dissatisfied. In this way, the two families have their own restraints. If Duke Ming is in Guangling, he only needs to ask When Sikong asked for soldiers, he only said that he was afraid that Sun Quan would seek revenge for attacking the camp in the future, and Sikong would naturally understand the meaning behind it, at most he would send another officer to check Duke Ming a little bit, so how could he be inaccurate?"

Originally, life and death were in the hands of Cao Cao, but he never thought that the sky would never end, and there was still such a way to go.Liu Bei's eyes lit up, all the hopelessness in the previous moment was swept away, and the loss of hopelessness was swept away, and he didn't care about looking at the shadows of Li Mu and Cao Cao's boat, turned around and bowed to Chen Deng: "Thanks to Yuanlong's guidance, Bei It’s almost a mistake.”

Chen Deng quickly returned the salute, remained silent for a moment, and said, "It's just the land of Guangling, after all, you can't stay for long. After Cao Sikong's class teacher, Minggong can send his confidantes to visit Sun Quan again, and exchange the real power of Guangling for a ship. The team left the Yangtze River and entered Jingzhou from the rivers and lakes. Jingzhou has [-] armored soldiers, and with the help of Liu Jingsheng, Duke Ming will be able to accomplish great things.”

Liu Bei heard it repeatedly and said well, Liu Biao is of the same clan as him, so it is better for him to vote for Liu Biao than to be trembling under Cao Cao's men.And there are many talented people in Jingzhou, so he just took the opportunity to look for them.

"Can Yuanlong come with me?"

Chen Deng smiled faintly, with a wry smile on his face. He raised his eyes, passed over Liu Bei's shoulder, and landed on the two small boats in the middle of the Huai River: "Sun Quan can tolerate Duke Ming, but he can't tolerate Deng. In the past In the battle of Xiapi, Deng's family almost all died at his hands. Now if he knows that Ming Gong's plan to enter Jingzhou by taking advantage of the border of Jiangdong was offered by me, he will take precautions, and it will not be so easy to agree. In this way, wouldn't it be It has dragged down Duke Ming."

Liu Bei couldn't help being silent.Cao Cao also admired Chen Deng's ability to govern the county, and with his relationship with the Xuzhou aristocratic family, if he expected it to be correct, he would probably appoint him as the next post of Pijun Cheng. It is much better.He left Chen Deng in Guangling, for the people of Xuzhou, and for Chen Deng himself... it is a kind of benevolence.

On the Huai River, Cao Cao is putting forward the last condition: "My nephew is loyal, he is as good as his father, the court has been fighting for years, the people are in poverty, and they are unable to pay taxes. Food and grass in the army."

One hundred thousand dendrobium?

Yuan Shu almost scraped the entire land of Shouchun. The brocade, silk, gold and jade were all taken out by him when he abandoned the city and fled north, and were intercepted by Li Mu and all were detained in the camp. Dendrobium, excluding the consumption after the battle with Zhou Yu, plus supporting the Jiangdong Army's smooth return to the south, [-] Dendrobium left is not bad.This is not counting the food needed to appease the people of Shouchun who have been levied by Yuan Shu for many years and complained.

There are several experiences in appeasing the people and adjusting grain. Li Mu and Zhou Yu briefly mentioned a few words about the storage of grain in Shouchun, and his mental calculations were quick. On the face, he immediately cried to Cao Cao: "My brother tried to say that the six counties in the east of the Yangtze River today are like sand Building a pagoda on the ground has no stable foundation, and the taller the pagoda, the easier it is to topple over. Jiangdong has been fighting since my brother crossed the river, and it is not as good as the foundation of the building, so how can we get a hundred thousand hu of grain and grass?"

Cao Cao talked about Shouchun, and she said Jiangdong, she didn't say to give it, and she didn't say she wouldn't give it to her. She bargained with Cao Cao. It was his real intention to formally pull her to the side against Yuan Shao in the name of Jiangdong's supply of food.

As long as everyone in the world knows that Li Mu pays for him, when Yuan Shaoruo shows his favor to Jiangdong and tries to make trouble behind his back, Li Mu has to carefully weigh whether it is worth the reputation of betraying his allies before he agrees. Watching from the sidelines, it is inevitable that once the Cao and Yuan families decide the winner, the winning side will settle the score afterwards.

Don't say that the south is far less prosperous than the Central Plains. How could Cao Cao not know how much grain there is in Shouchun? The number of [-] is clearly a bargain for Li Mu.

However, Li Mu was a good bargainer in his previous life.

Standing up slowly, he gave a deep bow to Cao Cao: "My lord is young. Although he has the courage of his fathers, he still doesn't understand the battlefield and the situation in the world. He only wants to serve the people and bring peace to the country. Therefore, Quan dares to make a suggestion. If Sikong can respond, everyone will be happy, if not, then I can only fight with all my strength, and there will be no regrets in winning or losing."

——No matter how much you ask, I will only mention the price in my heart, if the negotiation is satisfactory, I will talk about it, and if the negotiation is not satisfactory, I will turn around and leave.As long as there is still a profit, the peddler will eagerly catch up, complain about the loss, and then happily close the deal.

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment - what kind of negotiation is this, it's obviously cheating!

I have seen those who rely on the old to sell the old, but I have never seen such a person who relies on the small to sell the small!Still have no regrets?

Yuan Shao swallowed the land of Youzhou, taking advantage of the victory is amazing, if he fights with Jiangdong now, wouldn't it be tantamount to selling his back to Yuan Shao completely?Jiangdong is not Liu Bei, he can't say that he is flat, it has been delayed for a long time, Yuan Shao has been dragged, and the food and grass have been dragged away, so what if he wins Jiangdong?

Li Mu is sure that he can't turn his face at this time!

Seeing the young man in front of him bowing his head, looking respectful, crying poorly, showing no signs of shame, Cao Cao's heart suddenly became murderous, and his slender eyes were full of sharp light.However, the corners of Zhou Yu's mouth became more and more cocked. Li Mu was the best at this trick. Anyway, Sun Quan's face is all his, and it's nothing to do with her to shame Sun Quan.

Li Mu also noticed that Cao Cao's complexion was not good, and after giving the gift, he no longer hid his appetite, and quickly said the proposal directly: "On the day of Sikong's victory, he has the right to deliver fifty thousand barnyard rice to the nobles. The army went north to conquer Wuhuan. In addition, with the Huai River as the boundary, if Sikong did not return from the Northern Expedition for a day, I would not be able to defeat the Huai River."

Because of Zhao Yun's relationship, she re-read the military report on Gongsun Zan's defeat two days ago, and she was deeply impressed by this Wuhuan tribe.Gongsun Zan pacified Wuhuan. Wuhuan would not dare to set foot in the Central Plains even if he was in Youzhou, but Yuan Shao relied on the Hu people for help in order to win.Next, if we win at Guandu and fight Liu Biao again, shouldn't we open up the border and directly lure the Hu into it?

No matter how unfamiliar Li Mu was with history, he had heard of Wuhu Luanhua.

Allowing Cao Cao to conquer Wuhuan without any worries is the profit Li Mu made for him.And this little profit, Li Mu was also willing to let it go.

She didn't remember how long the battle of Guandu between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao lasted, but with Yuan Shao and Wuhuan, at least two or three years.What she lacks most now is time.The situation in the six counties of Jiangdong is unstable. As long as she is given two or three years, there is salt near the sea, which will be a source of income. There are also criss-crossing water veins extending in all directions, and even the bay and shoal delta that has become a trading port for several times in later generations. How could the Jiangnan land, which has been known as a land of fish and rice for thousands of years, be a barren land?

Two or three years later, even if the [-] barnyard rice cannot be grown, she can exchange it with salt!And Cao Cao fought all the way when she was cultivating herself, and three years later, it must be the time when people are poor and food is scarce.When the time comes, sending food is sending charcoal in the snow, and we can sit down and talk again.

Jiangdong soldiers do not leave the Huai River, this condition is indeed very attractive.It's not that Cao Cao didn't expect Li Mu to use the strategy of delaying the army, but firstly, he really couldn't afford to delay, and secondly, as long as Li Mu didn't send troops to help Yuan Shao, his goal would actually be achieved.Even if the snipe and the clam are fighting, she, the fisherman, is still a child, not strong enough to catch the snipe or lift the clam.The Huai River was next to Guangling in Xuzhou, and if necessary, he could even enshrine Sun's children as Xuzhou pastors by edict, sit in Xuzhou, face Yuan Shao's army in Qingzhou, and resist and disperse Yuan Shao's troops for him.Whether to fight or not to fight is completely up to Li Mu.

Thinking about it in his heart, Cao Cao smiled even more: "I just heard that the jade seal of Yuan Gonglu's arrogance was passed on to the country. I don't know where this jade seal is now?"

Li Mu smiled brightly: "Since the Chuanguo Yuxi is on Yuan Shu's body, it naturally followed Yuan Shu to Qingzhou and brought it to Yuan Shao."

As long as Yuan Shao did not hand over the Chuanguo Yuxi, then Cao Cao would be able to charge Yuan Shao with a treasonous charge. If Li Mu helped Yuan Shao, he would naturally be a traitor.The situation in Jiangdong is unstable, and once the name of this traitor comes out, the six counties will undoubtedly collapse immediately.

Sun Shao is not the Yuan brothers, and the Sun family does not have the illustrious roots of the four generations and three princes. They are young and lack prestige, so it will naturally be even more unpopular.

Therefore, as long as the Jiangdong Army did not snatch the Chuanguo Yuxi from Yuan Shu's hands, and as long as the Yuxi was in Yuan Shao's hands, the possibility of Jiangdong and Yuan Shao being involved would be lowered.Coupled with the current covenant constraints - fame and reputation, it is still very valuable in this world.

This last question and answer finally finalized the last item.

After the discussion, Cao Cao stood up and took off his sword from his waist: "Gu Su respects your father, respects you, is loyal and brave, and his righteousness is beyond the sky. I can see the son of an old man today. I can't show it. This sword has been with me for many years. It is extremely sharp. It is called Yitian, gifted to you, can also be regarded as a token of today's alliance."

Heavenly Sword?

Li Mu took it and held it in his hand for a closer look. He saw that the handle of the sword was simple and simple, and the scabbard was inlaid with gold. The intricate engravings resembled words and pictures.

"I heard that Cao Sikong has two peerless swords in his possession, one is Yitian and the other is Qingyu. Yitian is often worn by Sikong, and Quan dare not accept it. If Sikong wants to give you a sword, you might as well... change it."

Cao Cao frowned: "The Qingzhi sword is heavy and extremely hostile, so it may not be suitable for a nephew."

Li Mu chuckled disapprovingly: "The sword is worthy of a hero, the power is only in the army tent and not out of battle, the sword is useless, and I want to transfer it to a brave general on the battlefield. Why are you afraid of hostility?"

"That's the case," Cao Cao looked at Zhou Yu when she heard her mentioning the hero on the battlefield, thinking that Li Mu wanted Qing Zhijian to win over this young general who had worked for Brother Nai in the past, and he couldn't help but nodded for her plan to win people's hearts. "When I go back, I will send someone to deliver the sword."

I just don't know if Zhou Yu, who used to fight side by side with Sun Ce, would be willing to bow his head in front of a six-year-old doll.

Li Mu didn't realize that Cao Cao's mind had turned to the plan of alienation again, and when he heard that there was really a green sword to take, he hurriedly thanked him sincerely.

Under Cao Cao's probing eyes, Zhou Yu's smile became brighter, and he didn't realize at all that this sword Li Mu begged for on a whim. He originally wanted to give it to Zhao Yun according to history, but it had nothing to do with him at all. .