The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 111 Mr. Cao must beware of him
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the distillation and purification technology of wine was not perfect, and even the mellow wine pulp was turbid.

From the color of the wine pulp, you can't tell whether it is good or bad.

After drinking the drink, Xun You felt sour and astringent, and couldn't bear to spit it out.

Looking at Lu Bu again, after drinking the wine, he moved his Adam's apple and swallowed it whole.

After drinking the wine, he smacked his lips twice, as if he still had more to say.

Xun You sprayed out the wine, and Lu Bu looked at him in surprise, "Does Mr. Xun find the wine difficult to drink?"

"It's sour and astringent, does Wen Hou drink this on weekdays?" Xun You asked, frowning.

"It's good to have this." Lu Bu chuckled, "Even if it's such a bad wine, I wouldn't be willing to take it out if Duke Xun didn't come."

"If I had known the bitterness of warm waiting, I would have brought some good wine." Xun You said, "Even if the wine is of poor quality, it is better than this."

"If Duke Xun has the heart, he should bring some food." Lu Bu said, "Xuzhou's soldiers and civilians are starved of food, but I can taste good wine. Don't I understand the suffering of the people too much?"

"But this doesn't look like wine, it's like vinegar." Xun You licked his lips and frowned.

"It's not vinegar, it's just a little sour." Lu Bu had an embarrassing expression on his face.

Xun You was speechless for a while.

The wine that Lu Bu used to entertain him was not so sour, it was so sour that it was hard to drink, okay?

"It's really hard to live warmly." Xun You said, "I'll send some bags of grain and jars of fine wine over later."

"Thank you, Mr. Xun." Lu Bu thanked him and looked at Chen Gong: "When Mr. Xun brings the fine wine and food, the public platform will share a share. The fine wine will be given to the generals to taste, and the grain will be distributed to the soldiers to eat."

"What I gave to Wen Hou, why did Wen Hou give it away after changing hands?" How could Xun You not see Lu Bu's thoughts, he asked pretendingly surprised.

"It's very difficult for the generals to drink wine." Lu Bu replied, "Since there is good wine, of course we have to let them taste it. Xuzhou is short of food, and I can't finish a few bags of food by myself. Of course, I have to distribute it to the soldiers."

"Wen Hou is really sympathetic to his subordinates." Xun You replied indifferently.

Of course he didn't believe that Xuzhou was in such a state of food shortage.

There is no surplus grain for winemaking Thaksin.

He really didn't believe that the soldiers had no rations!
The ones that Cao Cao dispatched earlier may really be eaten up.

But now it's the harvest season, even if there is a shortage of food, it is impossible to feed Xuzhou's soldiers and civilians.

He suddenly had an idea in his mind, Lu Bu was crying poor!
Only when he was crying poor, he had all kinds of excuses not to send troops to Huainan.

"If Duke Cao dispatches food, will Marquis Wen send troops?" Xun You asked.

"Of course!" Lu Bu said immediately, "As long as there is enough food, I will immediately send troops to attack Huainan!"

"Let me take my leave first!" Xun You stood up, "I will report the plight of Xuzhou to Duke Cao truthfully, and the food should be delivered soon!"

Lu Bu also quickly stood up: "Mr. Xun has just arrived, why don't you just leave? Stay for a few days before leaving!"

"There is a matter of urgency, and the crusade against Huainan is the top priority at the moment." Xun You replied: "Wait for Wen Hou to conquer Huainan, and I will come to stay for a while."

Xun You insisted on leaving, so Lu Bu and Chen Gong had to send him to the gate of the government.

Watching him leave, Chen Gong said: "It seems that Hou Wen can't hold on this time."

Lu Bu curled his lips: "Xun Gongda is really a character. He saw that I was procrastinating. He would rather go back to Xudu as soon as possible to ask Cao Cao to distribute food and grass, and he would not give me a chance to breathe."

"Wen Hou really intends to fight Huainan?" Chen Gong asked again.

"Cao Cao is in a hurry to attack Huainan, and the food and grass he will send this time will not be too little." Lu Bu replied, "If I push back again and again, I'm afraid that trouble will come to Xuzhou."

Xun You just arrived in Pengcheng and didn't even stay overnight, so he chose to return to Xudu that day.

Pengcheng is not very far from Xudu.

He worked hard all the way, but within three to five days he returned to Xudu.

Cao Cao was very surprised to hear that Xun You had gone and returned.

Instead of meeting him in the front hall, he asked Xun You to be invited to the study.

Only Cao Cao and Xun You were in the study.

"Considering the schedule, Gongda should have just arrived in Pengcheng, why did he come back?" Cao Cao was full of doubts.

"I'll be back the same day I arrive in Pengcheng, so Duke Cao thinks it's a quick trip back and forth." Xun You replied.

"Lu Fengxian refuses to send troops?" Cao Cao's face suddenly turned ugly.

"He didn't say no." Xun You replied, "It's just all kinds of complaints. He said that he gave me a banquet with wine, and there were only a few plates of boiled wild vegetables on the table. Especially the wine..."

Xun You smiled and shook his head, Cao Cao asked, "What happened to the wine?"

"It's sour and astringent. Apart from the faint smell of wine, I really dare not call it wine."

"Did Lu Fengxian drink?" Cao Cao asked.

"Hand over a glass, drink very happily." Xun You replied: "This time I went to Pengcheng, I think he is very different from before."

"Of course." Cao Cao said with a cold face and a hint of jealousy in his tone: "Lu Fengxian is a few years older than me, and suddenly he was young overnight, and he even tricked me into marrying my daughter to him. If it's the same as before , how could I not recognize him?"

"That's not what I'm talking about." Xun You replied, "I always feel that Lu Fengxian today is the same as in the past when he talks and does things."

"How to say?" Cao Cao obviously felt it too, and he looked at Xun You.

"In the past, Lu Fengxian saw profit and neglected righteousness, and often did things regardless of the consequences." Xun You said: "Mr. Cao also knows that he is ambitious and talented, and he can't accomplish great things at all. But the Lu Fengxian I met in Pengcheng this time is not a change. It's so simple to be a young man. His heart and foresight are not comparable to those in the past, Mr. Cao must be very careful."

"You really think so?" Cao Cao asked.

"It's absolutely true." Xun You replied.

Cao Cao had the same feeling for a long time, but he never mentioned it to anyone.

The mere Lu Bu was almost wiped out in Xiapi by him, and he even came to Xudu to surrender to him.

Wouldn't it be a joke if people knew that he actually had doubts about Lu Bu?

Xun You is not an outsider, and Cao Cao is not afraid to reveal his thoughts in front of him: "Gongda's opinion coincides with mine. In your opinion, what should we do about this matter?"

"I said this just to ask Mr. Cao to give him some food and fine wine." Xun You replied.

"Gongda reminded me to be wary of him, so why send food and wine?" Cao Cao was puzzled.

"The only reason why Lu Fengxian refused to send troops was that there was not enough food and grass." Xun You said, "Dr. Cao sent him the food and grass, let's see what he has to say."

"Who will escort the food and grass?" Cao Cao asked again.

"I will escort them myself." Xun You replied, "If Lu Feng refuses to send troops first, I will send the grain and grass back to Xudu."

"Can you return what you sent?" Cao Cao shook his head.

"As long as he refuses to send troops, I will definitely be able to bring back the food and grass." Xun You replied confidently.

(End of this chapter)