Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 750: Meager Power
"Hahaha." Tao Qian laughed, and then changed the topic: "But as far as I know, Yuan Shu seems to have a grudge against Mr. Cao. Isn't there something he wants to say to Tao?"

Cao Ang sighed: "There is indeed some misunderstanding between me and Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu is a cunning person, and I don't want to get entangled with him.

As for whether he will capture Jingzhou, I don't know. After all, our power is not small, and Yuan Shu does not dare to take risks easily. "

"So that's it." Tao Qian touched his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly spoke again.

"Mr. Cao, I heard that the price of food in Xudu has soared. I'm afraid Mr. Cao has something to hide."

Cao Ang was slightly startled, then shook his head bitterly: "To be honest, most of Xu Du's money was used by me on the military.

, there is a shortage of food and grass now, and I don’t have any good way to solve it. "

Cao Ang said sadly, but Tao Qian rolled his eyes.

He said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Cao once had good relations with the Xun family of Yingchuan?"

"The Xun family of Yingchuan?" Cao Ang suddenly said, "Yes, we have had some interactions before."

"But that was all a matter of Chen Sesame and rotten millet a long time ago. It is estimated that they have long forgotten what happened back then." Cao Ang said.

"Oh," Tao Qian interrupted Cao Ang, "In that case, how about Master Cao helping Tao? Tao is willing to pay a large price to help Master Cao overcome the shortage of food and grass!"

really? !
Cao Ang's pupils shrank.

After Cao Ang was silent for a moment, he slowly raised his head and looked at Tao Qian with bright eyes, "I'm afraid I also need to pay some price, right?"

"That's natural." Tao Qian said with a smile, "If Mr. Cao helps me solve this problem, then I will send merchants to deliver food to Mr. Cao to ensure that we can successfully overcome this difficulty. How about that?"

"That's very good." Cao Ang smiled.

He took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over, "This is my address. If Tao Shijun needs anything, just write to me directly. If there is nothing else, I will not delay Tao Shijun. rest."

Tao Qian nodded, and then ordered the guards to take Cao Ang down.

After Cao Ang left, Tao Qian picked up the letter on the desk and looked at it carefully. The more he looked at it, the darker his face became.

"Damn it!" Tao Qian angrily tore the paper into pieces and threw them away.

He originally wanted to make good use of Cao Ang and squeeze some oil and water from him.

But he didn't expect that the other party had expected it, and the conditions in the letter were a bit difficult for Tao Qian to accept.

"That's unreasonable!"

Tao Qian was furious and slapped the table hard.

Suddenly, there were footsteps outside, and then the door creaked open.

Tao Qian was startled, quickly wiped away the scraps of paper on his desk, and then stood up.

"My lord," the guard outside the door said, "Master Xiahou wants to see you."

"Master of the Xiahou family?" Tao Qian was delighted and immediately said, "Please come quickly."

Xiahou Dun walked into the living room with square steps. When he saw Tao Qian, he saluted and said, "Xiahou Dun, I have met Tao Shijun."

Tao Qian hurriedly held Xiahou Dun's arms and said with great enthusiasm: "No need to be so polite, my nephew, please sit down quickly. My nephew is here to visit this time, but what advice do you have?"

Xiahou Dun nodded, then placed the gift box in his hand on the table.

Tao Qian looked at the gift box in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Xiahou Dun cupped his hand and said, "Master Tao, this is a generous gift that my uncle ordered this junior to bring."

Tao Qian understood immediately and felt even more happy. It seemed that his guess was good. The Xiahou family had indeed encountered difficulties, so they wanted to win over him.

However, Tao Qian still pretended to be reserved, "Brother Xiahou is too polite, I don't know."

"Oh," Xiahou Dun nodded. Cao Cao on the other side has just woken up.

Xun Yu came in and reported: "My lord, there is an envoy from Yanzhou Governor's Office."

"Yanzhou Governor's Office?" Cao Cao frowned.

After Cao Cao finished washing, he saw two envoys standing in the hall, one was Chang Shi Zhao Ling, and the other was personally guarding Zhang Ji.

Zhao Ling and Zhang Ji bowed and said, "Greetings to the Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao signaled the two of them to excuse themselves and asked: "Whose order are you following?"

Zhang Ji replied: "We are envoys sent by the Yanzhou Governor's Office, specially to visit the Prime Minister."

"Yanzhou Governor's Office." Cao Cao pondered for a moment.

Why did the envoy sent by Yanzhou Governor's Office come to Xudu specially?

Cao Cao was keenly aware of what was wrong.

"Mr. Envoy, I wonder if you came to Xudu to see me. Do you have anything to do?" Cao Cao asked.

Zhao Ling, the chief historian, said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, my lord heard that the Prime Minister was in Yuzhou to provide disaster relief, so he specially sent us to come to comfort the Prime Minister."

"Oh?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, "That's very good, but there is nothing needed here. Lord Messenger, you'd better take it back."

"Prime Minister," Zhao Ling advised: "My lord also said that if the Prime Minister has any needs, just ask them."

Cao Cao snorted coldly: "Then I would like to thank the governor of Yanzhou for his kindness, but I really don't have any needs. If there is nothing else, please leave as soon as possible."

Chang Shi Zhao Ling wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Zhang Ji next to him.

"Then I'll say goodbye." Zhang Ji bowed to Cao Cao, then turned and left.

Cao Cao looked at the leaving figures of Zhang Ji and fell into deep thought.

"Lord, what should we do?" Xun Yu asked in a low voice.

Cao Cao waved his hand: "There is no rush for now, let's wait and see."

After Zhang Ji and Zhao Ling walked out of Xudu City, they quickened their pace and rushed to Yanzhou.

During the journey, Zhao Ling couldn't help but ask: "Brother Wen, are we really going back to recover like this?"

Zhao Ling was a little younger, so Zhang Ji took good care of him, so he also called Zhang Ji his elder brother.

"Of course." Zhang Ji nodded: "We are just envoys and cannot make decisions at all. Besides, we are only here to visit the Prime Minister on orders.

He didn't bring any substantial gifts. If you make any request rashly, you will get a bad response. "

Zhao Ling sighed: "Oh. These people from aristocratic families are like this, extremely greedy."

Zhang Ji shook his head slightly, "No, although these aristocratic families are greedy, they are very well-behaved. They are not the kind of people who do not follow etiquette and law. There must be other reasons for visiting the lord this time."

Zhao Ling nodded in understanding.

Zhang Ji added: "The only thing we can do now is to send the news back and let the governor of Yanzhou make his own judgment."

Zhao Ling hummed.

After Zhang Ji and Zhao Ling returned to Yanzhou Governor's Mansion, they reported Cao Cao's attitude to Li Song.

After Li Song pondered for a while, he dismissed the two of them and stayed alone in the room.

Li Song thought for a long time and finally made up his mind, "Come here and summon all the clan elders to discuss the matter."

(End of this chapter)