The Assassin Empire of the Three Kingdoms

As soon as Cao Cao was connected to several battle reports, the first one was from Liu Yan. Liu Yan not only sent the battle report, but also escorted Cai Yang back to Yecheng.The second letter was from the prefect of Chenliu. In the letter, he told the general story of the Yangdi battle, and also said that Liu Yan lied about the military situation. Long Fei did not return to Jingzhou, but set up an ambush to capture Cao Ren and Cao Chun.The third letter was from Xia Houyuan, the commander-in-chief of the army who stayed in Changsha. Xia Houyuan also knew about Cao Ren and Cao Chun's arrest, and he also said a little bit in the letter, mainly asking whether to attack.

Cao Cao looked at the three battle reports and couldn't make up his mind for a while.Cheng Yu said: "Long Fei insulted us so much, my lord should order an attack on Jingzhou as soon as possible."

Jiang Ji hurriedly said: "It is absolutely impossible. Generals Cao Ren and Cao Chun are still in Jingzhou. If they attack at this time, Long Fei will inevitably threaten them one by one. These two generals are the mainstay of our army. If there is a mistake, it may be disadvantageous. I hope my lord Immediately send someone to Jingzhou to return to the Second General!"

Cao Cao sighed: "Hey! Now that Long Fei is doing well, it may not be easy to let him go easily. I don't know what conditions he will offer. It's a pity that none of my three thousand tiger and leopard riders came back!"

Jiang Ji came to Jingzhou as Cao Cao's envoy.This time, unlike the last time, the gate of the city was deserted, and there was no one to receive him.He entered the city by himself, and handed over Cao Cao's letter to the subordinate yamen. The steward looked at Jiang Ji and said coldly, "Do you still have the face to come?"

Jiang Ji tried his best to keep a smile on his face: "My lord has something important to discuss with General Long, please inform me!" Jiang Ji took out a piece of gold from his bosom and handed it to the steward.

The manager shouted and stood up: "You can't kill me, we Jingzhou is not your Hebei, if you accept money, you will be beheaded!"

Jiang Ji hurriedly apologized.The steward threw Cao Cao's letter aside without even looking at it, and said coldly, "You guys wait! Our Lord is recovering from his wounds, let's talk when he recovers!"

After leaving the gate of the yamen, there was no one to arrange an inn, so Jiang Ji had to find an inn with his entourage.After entering seven or eight stores in a row, the result is the same, full of customers!The common people and vendors on the street glared at them when they saw them. They searched almost the entire Xiangyang City, and finally found a small inn in an alley.The entrance of this inn is deserted, and the lights in the lobby are dim.Only the shopkeeper was sleeping at the table.

Jiang Ji was worried about being rejected again, so he stepped forward in person.I didn't dare to say that I was from Cao Cao, but only said that I lived in the hotel.The boss raised his head slowly, looked at Jiang Ji with sleepy eyes and nodded: "How many days are you staying?"

Jiang Ji smiled: "Ten days temporarily!"

The boss stretched out his hand: "There are a total of eight of you, stay for ten days, get one or two gold!"

"What? You still need a tael of gold for this poor place like yours?" A servant couldn't help it.

The boss yawned: "If you want to stay, you can stay here. If you don't want to stay, please feel free. I know you are Cao Cao's people. I am afraid that in the entire Xiangyang City, only my inn dares to take you in. If it were someone else, I would have kicked you out."

"Live, let's live!" Jiang Ji took out a piece of gold from his pocket and put it on the counter: "Boss, please arrange some better rooms for us."

"There's only one room, so stay tuned!" The boss reached out and took the gold on the counter: "There's no food, no hot water, and there's a stove in the back, so go get it yourself if you're hungry! It's best not to disturb my sleep!" He turned his head to the counter and continued to sleep.

Inside the room was a large bed, and the dim light could only illuminate a small area.Opposite is the stables. As soon as you enter the room, you will immediately have a pungent smell hitting your forehead.Jiang Ji and the others subconsciously covered their mouths and noses.The servants began to complain, Jiang Ji sighed: "Hey! Bear with it, whoever let others hold us, I just hope to see Long Fei soon and leave Xiangyang."

It is five or six days to live in such a room.This afternoon, Jiang Ji couldn't bear the smell in the room, so he went out to get some air. The shopkeeper came in with an official and pointed to Jiang Ji.The official officer looked Jiang Ji up and down, and hurriedly covered his nose: "You are Cao Cao's envoy, our Lord Chang Shi welcomes you!"

Jiang Ji nodded hurriedly.The officer looked at him: "Go change your clothes first, take a shower, what does this smell like!"

Xun Yu and Jia Xu sat upright, with Xu Shu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Jiang Gan and others beside them.Everyone has serious expressions, and there is no smile on their faces.Jiang Ji coughed hard, then took off his shoes and came in, smiling at several people.Xun Yu waved his hand, signaling Jiang Ji to sit down.The table was clean, not even a glass of water.

None of the people spoke, Jiang Ji spoke first: "Why don't you see General Long?"

Xu Shu snorted coldly: "My lord was ambushed by you and was seriously injured. She is still bedridden. Why? Can my lord welcome you in spite of illness?"

Jiang Ji waved his hands again and again: "No, no, I have absolutely no such intentions. This time I was sent by my lord to discuss important matters with General Long, but General Long is not here, this..."

"If you have something to say, it's okay to say it!" Xun Yu looked at Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji nodded again and again: "I heard that Generals Cao Ren and Cao Chun came to Xiangyang from Yecheng because they wanted to see their niece, but they didn't return after more than ten days. My lord wanted me to come and see what happened. I hope that the two generals can return to Yecheng as soon as possible, so as not to delay the business!"

"Hahaha!" Jiang Gan laughed loudly: "Mr. Jiang is really eloquent! The matter of ambushing my lord was brought over so easily. Cao Ren and Cao Chun attacked General Zhennan and have been imprisoned by His Majesty. Tomorrow At noon, ask to beheaded immediately!"

"Keep people under the knife, keep people under the knife!" Jiang Ji panicked when he heard this.He naturally knew that Jiang Gan was not telling the truth, so he still had to act a little excited. If he angered this group of people and really killed Cao Ren and Cao Chun, it would be difficult to deal with.

Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Mr. Jiang, don't be impatient. My lord once said that nothing in the world is impossible. Looking at Mr., I know that Cao Cao really wants to take the two generals back, but the two Before murdering my lord, I don’t know if he was instigated by someone, His Majesty is investigating, and now the evidence is convincing, as long as my lord must sue, His Majesty must kill these two people.” Guo Jia looked at Jiang Ji. : "Of course, then again, everything can be turned around. If my lord doesn't sue, His Majesty will naturally have no reason to kill the two generals."

"Then I don't know what we should do so that General Long can get rid of his anger?" Jiang Gan understood, and now he has come to the point.

Jia Xu said: "General Cao's [-] troops are stationed in Changshe. I'm afraid this kind of sincerity is not enough?"

"More!" Li Ru immediately added: "When Cao Ren and Cao Chun led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to attack my lord, [-] of our army was damaged, and my lord was seriously injured. According to estimates, at least [-] dan of food and grass will be needed. Only one hundred thousand yuan can let those wounded soldiers live and work in peace and contentment!"

Jiang Gan nodded: "I understand, I will tell my lord this matter as soon as possible, and I will give General Long a satisfactory explanation."

After sending Jiang Gan away, Long Fei turned around from behind the screen, looked at Jiang Gan's back, and shook his head slightly.Xu Shu hurriedly asked: "My lord, why is this, feeling unhappy?"

Guo Jia smiled: "My lord thinks we want too little!"

"One hundred thousand dollars plus one hundred thousand dan of food and grass is not enough?" Li Ru was a little puzzled.

Long Fei looked at the crowd and said: "You still don't know the tricks of doing business. This business is called paying back the money on the spot at a high price. Jiang Ji didn't refute the conditions we offered, which shows that Cao Cao's estimate is much more than this. One hundred thousand renminbi plus one hundred thousand dan of grain and grass is a big number for us, but it is a piece of cake for Cao Cao, Cao Cao’s subordinates control the land of seven states, and the people are as numerous as a cow’s hair, so this amount of money is completely inappropriate!"

"How much should the Lord mean?"

Long Fei thought for a while: "The price of Cao Chun and Cao Ren should be consistent with Cao Cao's expectation!"

"That's 20 renminbi plus 20 dans of food and grass!" Li Ru's eyes widened. He didn't know what 20 dans of food and grass could do for half a month.Li Ru's eyes widened: "I think Dong Zhuo didn't have so much food and grass hoarded in Meiwu back then! My lord is really good enough!"

Three days later, Jiang Ji came to the subordinate office again with Cao Cao's letter.This time, no one stopped him, and he met Li Ru directly.After reading Cao Cao's letter, it is clear that Cao Cao has agreed to this plan.Li Ru looked at Jiang Ji, then at the letter, and frowned: "Mr. Jiang, the number is wrong!"

Jiang Jin hummed, hurriedly came over, and looked at it for a long time: "That's right, that's what we said in the hall that day, a total of [-] yuan and [-] dans of grain and grass!"

Li Ru chuckled: "We remember that what we said in the hall that day is not the case. The two generals Cao Ren and Cao Chun each caused us to suffer losses. The [-] yuan plus [-] dan of food and grass is only enough. Half of the expenses our army lost this time, in this case, we can only release one person!"

Jiang Ji was a little at a loss, and didn't know what to say for a while: "Master Li, when did this become one hundred thousand dollars per person, one hundred thousand tons of grain and grass? We have already agreed, and it is not appropriate to raise prices now, right? "

"Mr. Jiang, why do these words sound so unpleasant?" Li Ru's face darkened: "Our army suffered heavy losses, and my lord was seriously injured. If Mr. Cao is not willing, just don't send it. Human blood will bring bad luck to my lord!"

Seeing that Li Ru was angry, Jiang Ji couldn't say much, so he had to agree to write a letter to Cao Cao again. Before leaving, he looked at Li Ru and said, "Master Li, you are not worth talking like this. ridicule?"

Li Ru glanced at Jiang Ji: "Mr. Jiang can't talk nonsense, you obviously didn't hear clearly, but you are relying on us, my master is generous, if you were Cao Cao and you insulted the ministers of the court like this, you must be punished! "

Jiang Ji really had no temper, shook his head and smiled bitterly and walked out the door.