Caogu ran all the way.
When we arrived in Changsha, the ice and snow melted, everything revived, and the weather began to improve.
The county seat of Changsha is Xiangzhou, so Cao Gu arrived in Xiangzhou. At the same time, he received various news from people below.
They are all news about Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, and Huang Zhong.
Cao Gu did not go to Huang Zhong immediately, but went to the city as a businessman, bringing several large bags of private salt, pretending to be doing business.
After arriving in Xiangzhou, he first found a hotel to stay in, and then sold some private salt to establish his identity as a private salt seller. Then he opened the people below and sent him various news.
Han Xuan secretly and privately contacted Liu Du and other people from the other four counties frequently and exchanged news. His intention to resist was obvious.
They were not willing to accept that the four counties in Jingnan were annexed by Liu Bei. In the end, they did not even have military power. Facing Liu Bei, they had no choice but to unite to resist.
However, their joint resistance is only superficial, and they secretly have their own agenda.
"interesting!"
Looking at this information, Cao Gu said to himself, and after scrolling down, he found a new piece of information with a more interesting description.
"Last night, Han Xuan secretly met with a person from Xiangyang. What they talked about is unknown."
When Cao Gu saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
People from the four counties in Jingnan made it clear that they wanted to resist Liu Bei, but Han Xuan's meeting with people from Xiangyang at this time was contrary to the alliance in Jingnan.
"Send me a copy of the information from the other three counties."
Cao Gu ordered.
Relevant information was quickly sent to him.
Cao Gu took a brief look and came to the conclusion that Liu Bei's people wanted to instigate Han Xuan and Zhao Fan to rebel, and then deal with Liu Du and Jin Xuan.
Because people from Xiangyang met Han Xuan and Zhao Fan secretly, but Liu Du and Jin Xuan did not make any movement, and Han Xuan also met with people from Xiangyang.
"Fool on the wall!"
Cao Gu said again.
This is an obvious loser, wavering between fear of Liu Bei's strength and fear of cooperating with Liu Du and others and not being Liu Bei's opponent.
Therefore, during the swing, they are still waiting and watching in order to make the best choice based on the clues they get.
As long as Liu Bei can give them enough bargaining chips, there will be no problem in whatever they do.
"The situation in Jingzhou is quite chaotic."
Cao Gu was thinking in his heart, so he put the information away and said, "Arrange people to hurry up and send it back to Xudu and hand it over to Sir."
"yes!"
The people around him responded and immediately carried out the task.
After assigning the task, Cao Gu thought for a while about how to meet Huang Zhong. He decided to meet Huang Zhong tomorrow.
Originally, he was still struggling with the reason and method to meet him, but now after thinking about it, he decided not to worry about it and just go directly to meet him.
The next morning.
Based on the information obtained, Cao Gu quickly found Huang Zhong's residence.
It was a very ordinary courtyard, neither luxurious nor big. It can be seen that Huang Zhong's daily life should be relatively poor and simple.
He was the only one left at home, and there were no children. Even if Huang Zhong wanted to be more luxurious, he couldn't arouse the interest.
Cao Gu was knocking on the door outside.
After a while, an old servant opened the door, took a look at Cao Gu, and asked curiously: "Who are you, sir? What do you want?"
Cao Gu got straight to the point and said: "I am a member of Prime Minister Cao of the Han Dynasty. I have something very important. I want to see General Huang. Please let me know."
Prime Minister Cao's people?
After hearing what Cao Gu said, the servant was stunned for a moment, but went back to report the matter. Cao Gu was waiting outside.
For Huang Zhong, they couldn't take people away by force like they did with Pang Tong.
Knowing Huang Zhong's strength, it is not certain who will take whom. We can only use some means to fool Huang Zhong into leaving with them.
After a while, the servant came out.
"Please come in!"
The servant said.
Huang Zhong was willing to meet, and the plan was half successful. Cao Gu did not hesitate and went straight in. When he came to the reception hall, he finally saw the veteran general.
"I've met General Huang."
Cao Gu said.
Huang Zhong looked at Cao Gu for a long time and asked, "Prime Minister Cao asked you to come to see me. What's the matter?"
He and Cao Cao had no interaction and had never known each other before.
However, when Cao Cao's people came to the door, there was a meaningful feeling. If you think about the current situation in Jingzhou, you know that Cao Cao must want to do something.
Cao Gu said: "I got the order from Prime Minister Cao and asked General Huang to go to Xudu. Instead of staying in Changsha to help Han Xuan, it would be better to go to Xudu and help Prime Minister Cao pacify the world. With the general's ability, he will definitely be able to establish an undying empire." merit."
Huang Zhong laughed, did not agree or object, and asked again: "Prime Minister Cao, do you know that I am an old guy?"
Of course Cao Cao didn't know, but Chen Zhou knew, which meant that Cao Cao also knew.
"Of course Prime Minister Cao knows General Huang. He also told me that if the general could be ten years younger, the former Lu Bu would not necessarily be the general's opponent."
"If the general could go to Hulao Pass back then, we could attack Dong Zhuo together."
"There is no such thing as Liu Guan and Zhang joining forces to fight Lu Bu."
Cao Gu said.
Chen Zhou told Cao Ang, and Cao Ang told him.
They had no way of checking Huang Zhong's specific combat prowess, but Chen Zhou knew a lot.
Cao Gu wanted to make use of this information, praised Huang Zhong, and said: "Especially the general's shooting skills. Lu Bu can shoot a halberd from the gate one hundred and fifty steps away, and General Huang can shoot a halberd even from two hundred steps away." No problem!”
"I'm old and can't do this anymore!"
Huang Zhong listened and waved his hand.
But when he was in his prime, shooting a halberd from a two-hundred-step gate was not impossible, and it was definitely a challenge.
However, not many people know that his shooting skills are great.
Cao Cao has always been in the north and has never been to Changsha. How did he know?
This is a bit surprising.
Huang Zhong was puzzled by this, but did not pursue it to the end.
He also knew that it was impossible for Cao Gu to tell the truth, and there was no point in asking. If he could tell it, Cao Gu would have already told it without him asking.
Hearing Cao Cao praise him so much, Huang Zhong's expression softened and he felt a little more favorable toward Cao Cao, but he was still more puzzled and said: "I am an old guy, even if I go to Cao Cao's camp, I can't do anything. You don’t need to persuade me, please go back! It’s actually quite good for me to stay in Changsha.”
Cao Gu didn't force himself, he bowed and said, "Okay!"
"I will stay in Xiangzhou for a while."
"If General Huang changes his mind, you can contact me at any time. I will live in the largest hotel in Xiangzhou City."
Caogu bowed his head and said.
Huang Zhong narrowed his eyes and asked curiously: "You told me everything and you stayed in the city waiting for me. Aren't you afraid that I will report you? With the current status of Prime Minister Cao and the ownership of Jingzhou, we It’s an enemy who reported you, which is no small feat.”
Cao Gu shook his head and said loudly: "Don't be afraid! If General Huang would report me, he wouldn't let me in today. By the way, I still have something to give to the general."
