Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 541 Xun Jing Gives Gifts
The man glanced at the people present with a look of surprise on his face.

"What is the matter today? My Lord, do you want to gather all the generals together to discuss it?"

Cao Cao took the initiative to greet him with a smile: "I heard that the bandits from Mount Tai in Xuzhou are going to invade our Yanzhou, so I summoned you to discuss. Gongtai, is there anything important that you are here for?"

Seeing that he had changed the subject, Chen Gong did not pursue the issue further.

"My Lord has ordered me to go to Dongjun to prepare food and supplies. Now I have completed the preparation. Four hundred thousand shi of food and supplies, twenty thousand sets of weapons, and eight thousand longbows are all waiting for your order outside the city."

"Oh? Gongtai is really efficient in his work. Come on, let's go out of the city with me."

Cao Cao took Chen Gong's hand and walked out.

Chen Gong looked at Cheng Yu and the others again, and then a hint of doubt flashed across his face.

In Luoyang city, inside Lianshan Restaurant.

"Brother Gongjian, you are here in Luoyang, why don't you stay at the general's mansion? Hundreds of officials in the court have been arrested and government affairs are in a mess. Why did you bother to drag me and Zhou Ping to the banquet?"

There was a hint of blame in Xun Yu's tone, and Cui Jun also looked a little unhappy.

Not long ago, Xun Jing visited the General's Mansion and insisted that he had prepared a banquet at Lianshan Restaurant and had a special gift for the two of them. The two were very reluctant, but they knew Xun Jing's temper and knew that it would not be a good thing to offend him. So, after much persuasion, they followed him.

Xun Jing seemed to have not noticed their expressions at all, and pulled the two of them to their seats.

"Oh, Wenruo, Zhouping, it's the so-called balance between work and rest. I saw that you two have been too tired these days, so I came here out of kindness. Besides, I have specially prepared a generous gift. I guarantee that after you see it, not only will you not blame me, but you will also thank me."

Cui Jun didn't believe it at all: "We two have enough food and clothing, and we have no interest in gold, silver, jade and other treasures. How could a gift be so important?"

Xun Jing smiled and said, "This gift is naturally not for you two, but for the general. However, he is busy in Bingzhou and stays in a different place every day. It is really inconvenient for me to go to him, so I can only give it to you two."

"Oh? For the lord?"

Xun Yu's attitude changed slightly, and he asked, "What exactly is it? Why can't it be sent to the General's Mansion?"

The two were expecting him to tell them some special reason, but they didn't expect him to spread his hands and said, "It's not that we can't send it to the General's Mansion, it's just that this restaurant has just brewed a new kind of wine, and I want to drink the first jar with you two."

Xun Yu and Cui Jun were speechless: "Just for this?"

"Yes, just for this, what else?" Xun Jing said as if it was a matter of course.

Xun Yu sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, there's really nothing I can do about you. Let's not worry about the wine first. Please tell me, brother, what is the gift?"

"Wait, I'll give it to you and you can take a look at it yourself." Xun Jing took out a piece of silk from his sleeve and handed it to Xun Yu.

"This is..." Xun Yu was a little curious. A piece of silk like this definitely couldn't be a gift. So there was only one explanation, that is, it was a gift list.

"I'd like to see what's worth listing on silk."

He unfolded the silk, but as soon as he took a look at it, his face fell into shock.

"This...this..."

Cui Jun saw his expression suddenly change and hurriedly took the silk cloth, but then he also showed the same expression as Xun Yu.

Xun Jing looked at the changes in the two people's expressions and felt extremely happy.

"Haha, what did I say? As soon as I take out this gift, I guarantee you two will thank me."

Xun Yu and Cui Jun suddenly stood up and saluted him respectfully.

"On behalf of our master, we two would like to thank you for your generous gift!"

Xun Jing waved his hand and said, "Come on, come on. I'm not here to thank you. Besides, I didn't pay for these things."

"It wasn't my brother's fault?" Xun Yu was puzzled, but then his expression froze.

"Could it be..." Xun Jing smiled mysteriously: "You are right, it was given by the old men in the clan. Although I, Xun Jing, have some savings, if I want to take out these things, I can't even get them together even if I strip off my clothes."

When Xun Yu heard this, he was overjoyed.

"Okay, father and uncles finally figured it out!"

Only then did Xun Jing put a jar of wine on the table.

"How about it? Can you please have a few drinks with me now?"

"You should drink, you should drink. This gift list alone is enough to enlighten us!"

Xun Yu and Cui Jun were no longer polite and were in a very good mood.

The three of them drank back and forth, and soon most of the jar of wine was gone. Everyone's face began to look a little tipsy.

Xun Yu stood up and said, "I have had a great time today. There are still many matters to be dealt with in the court. I will also send this gift list to the lord as soon as possible. I will leave now. Please forgive me, brother."

"Wait a minute, I almost forgot something." Xun Jing patted his forehead and walked in front of Xun Yu.

"This is not what I want to say, nor was it something that those old men told me to do. Gongda asked me to tell you."

"Gongda?" Hearing that it was Xun You who gave the order, Xun Yu also became serious and could not help but move closer to Xun Jing.
Just at this moment, Xun Jing burped, and Xun Yu and Cui Jun hurriedly stepped back due to the burp.

"Hehe, I drank too much, too much." Xun Jing smiled embarrassedly.

"Oh, stop talking about this and get down to business." Cui Jun urged, thinking about the backlog of official business in the mansion.

"Okay, okay, go ahead and tell me. I'll tell you right away." Xun Jing looked serious.

"In the past few months, we have found out some information in several restaurants in Yuzhou. We learned that in the past year, Yuan Shu has been secretly expanding his army from 80,000 to 90,000 to no less than 130,000 or 140,000. He has also been hoarding food and forging weapons, as if he is preparing for war."

Xun Yu nodded and said, "Well, I also heard that he went to Xiliang to buy war horses not long ago. It seems that he has some plans, but I don't know who he is going to fight against. I have discussed it with Zhou Ping and reported it to the lord in a letter. I initially think that he should go south to seize Jingzhou. After all, he has been fighting with Liu Biao for the past two years, and he has been actively building warships. It seems that he is preparing for a naval battle."

"But just in case, we have instructed General Gao Shun to strengthen the defense of Luoyang City."

Cui Jun added.

Xun Jing shook his head repeatedly: "We all thought so originally, but a few days ago, Gongda was drinking with a few local friends in a restaurant of my Xun family in Qiao County, Yuzhou. One of them was Yuan Shu's adviser. He drank a few more cups and accidentally said that Yuan Shu was about to take over the Central Plains and he also wanted to get promoted and become rich and glorious."

"Huh? Is this true?" Xun Yu and Cui Jun suddenly sobered up.

"That's right. Gongda is certain that Yuan Shu is not going south to Jingzhou this time, but is going north to Sili, seize Luoyang, and use the emperor to control the princes. When he learned that I was going to Luoyang, he asked me to tell you two the news."

Both of them realized the importance of the news and their faces were serious.

Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shu has always been a coward, eager for quick success, and has neither foresight nor strategy. He was able to endure for a year, and on the surface he was not on guard against the court, but secretly he was actively preparing for war. This is very strange. I think there must be a master behind him who is giving him advice. Who could this person be? What exactly is this strategy?"

After he asked this, Cui Jun also fell into deep thought.

"One year... The Luoyang Incident, the mourning in the palace, the Yellow River bursting its banks, and the invasion of Jizhou all happened within this one year. It was precisely because of this series of incidents that many family ministers in the court were arrested. The lord believed that Luoyang had no worries, so he dared to transfer most of the troops to Bingzhou and send so much food to Xihe County. Could it be..."

He thought of a terrible possibility: "Could it be that all these things were planned by someone behind the scenes, just to make Luoyang empty and the military food scarce today, so that Yuan Shu's army could attack?"

"Hiss..." Xun Yu was also frightened by his guess.

"If this is true, then the strategy of the person behind the scenes is not only terrible, but also extremely vicious. He is willing to sacrifice so many nobles and tens of thousands of innocent people to achieve this goal. He is unscrupulous. How could there be such a vicious person under Yuan Shu's command?"

"Not to mention Yuan Shu's subordinates, it is really hard to find such a wise and determined person among all the famous people in the world. Such a wise person either does not take action, or once he takes action, he will be sure of victory. Now the total number of troops in Luoyang is nearly 50,000. I think Yuan Shu's troops this time will be no less than 80,000 or 90,000."

Cui Jun couldn't help but look a little more nervous.

Xun Yu bowed to Xun Jing and said, "Zhou Ping and I will return home immediately to write to the Lord and inform General Gao Shun... I will go to him in person. Brother, I will take my leave now."

(End of this chapter)