The next day.
After Cao Pi sobered up, he found that Xu Chu, who had been protecting him, was missing!
The clue left by the Wuwei army was that Xu Chu left in the middle of the night without saying any hello.
"Your Majesty, Zhong Kang will not be captured by Shu thieves, right?"
Wang Lang was a little worried, but it was not that Xu Chu was an indispensable talent for Cao Wei.
It's just that his status is too special. As Cao Cao's personal guard, he is a close confidant.
If Cao Pi didn't listen and didn't ask, I'm afraid it would chill people's hearts.
"Your Majesty, you might as well ask Liu Bei and his son first, I, the monarch of Wei, are guests from afar, and we must not accept this humiliation!"
Hua Xin said bluntly, no matter where Xu Chu goes, just ask Liu Bei. Who let the two of them be the hosts?
"Okay, come with me to raise an army to investigate the crime. I must let Liu Bei and his son give an explanation!"
Cao Pi only knew that Tongque and his men would take action yesterday to assassinate important officials of the Shu Han Dynasty, but he did not realize that Sima Yi and even Xu Chu would dare to plot against them.
As long as the armed guards are in Sima Yi's hands, then he can be regarded as the most important minister of Cao Wei.
"Liu Changqing, give me an explanation!"
"Why didn't Hu Hou see you today?"
"Were you kidnapped?"
Cao Pi was furious and came with his subordinates and generals.
But Liu Bei and his son were having breakfast. Liu Mang dipped the deep-fried fried dough sticks directly into the soy milk. After soaking in the soy milk, he took a bite and it was delicious.
"So angry this morning? Could it be that your married life is not harmonious?"
Liu Mang, in turn, joked: "Even dogs in ordinary people's homes know that disturbing people's dreams in the morning is rude."
you……
Cao Pi was furious. It had been a long time since anyone had dared to be so presumptuous in front of him.
Sun Quan also came here at this time, he wanted to see the excitement.
"Why is Your Majesty so angry?"
Sun Quan asked hypocritically: "Did the big man do something to make His Majesty angry?"
Cao Pi snorted coldly and said bluntly: "Huhou disappeared yesterday. He is an important minister of the late emperor. I must ask Liu Xuande and his son for an explanation!"
Sun Quan nodded when he heard this, raised his hands in salute and said: "Your Majesty, Prince, a person has disappeared in your territory. It is very reasonable and reasonable to ask you for him!"
Liu Bei glared at him angrily. Sun Quan felt guilty and did not intend to look at Liu Bei.
"That's right. Your sick cat is indeed in our hands."
Seeing Liu Mang admitting loudly, Cao Weijun and his ministers became furious and asked Liu Mang for an explanation one by one.
"Liu Changqing, we believe in your Shu Han morality, so we came to Jingzhou to compete!"
"Now you are avenging your private revenge and imprisoning the Tiger Marquis!"
"That's right. What you and your son said about being famous for their faith are all bullshit!"
Liu Mang ate even more deliciously as he listened to the constant scoldings from everyone.
It goes in through the left ear and out through the right ear. Do the people in Cao Wei really know that Tongque assassinated an important official of the Han Dynasty yesterday?
"Have you finished cursing everyone?"
Hua Xin, Wang Lang and others served as Cao Pi's mouthpiece, and they cursed with such vigor that their throats started to smoke.
Just turning over and over, just a few sentences, made Liu Mang a little boring.
"Come here, bring the sick cat and the other two silly boys."
Liu Mang waved his hand, and Fu Wei immediately accepted the order.
Xu Chu's mouth was blocked by socks, which were originally strips of cloth. Unexpectedly, when Zhang Fei learned that this man had been captured alive, he immediately rewarded him with a pair of smelly socks without saying anything.
"Woooo..."
Xu Chu's eyes turned a little white, which made Cao Weijun and his ministers feel distressed.
"Liu Changqing, what do you mean?"
Cao Pi glared angrily, but Liu Mang didn't rush and drank the soy milk in the bowl first.
"Cao Zihuan, yesterday at Mr. Pang's residence, we found these three people intent on assassinating him."
"Killed more than thirty soldiers of our army at the same time!"
"I, a great man, used my friendship as a landlord to invite you to come and exchange poems and songs, but in the end, you want to assassinate me, a great man?"
boom!
Liu Mang slapped the table angrily, startling everyone.
"Could it be that I, a big man, don't dare to attack you?"
Seeing Liu Mang's anger, Sun Quan immediately took advantage of him.
"Your Highness, please calm down. There must be some misunderstanding."
"We might as well let the Emperor of Wei make it clear to you big men."
"I, Soochow, always help with affairs but not marriage, so don't worry, Your Highness!"
Just now they had started an attack with Cao Pi, but now they were anxious to distance themselves from themselves.
Cao Pi finally saw Sun Zhongmou's face clearly. Fortunately, Sun Quan just ignored the matter.
"Your Majesty...we are in the wrong..."
Hua Xin reminded in a low voice: "The best plan now is to cut off the relationship with the Tiger Marquis, or someone will get burned!"
Cao Pi understood the reason, but could he really do this?
When the time comes, losing a bodyguard will be a small matter, but losing people will be a big worry!
Even Xu Chu was abandoned by him, so who else in the court would dare to work for Cao Pi?
"Your Majesty! I promise Chu to do things alone and be responsible for them all!"
"I want to kill that ugly Pang Tong, it has nothing to do with me, the Emperor of Wei!"
"If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please!"
After Xu Chu finished speaking, he shook his head and stopped paying attention to everyone.
"What use will killing you, a sick cat, do to my big man?"
Liu Mang looked disgusted, obviously not interested in killing this famous general.
Xu Chu's military prowess was extraordinary, but what Shu Han did not lack most was this type of fierce general.
Whether it was leading troops to kill the enemy on the battlefield or strategizing in the rear, Xu Chu could not do it.
Liu Mang planned to squeeze out the last bit of value from such a reckless man.
"Liu Changqing, we plain people don't speak secretly, just give us a price!"
Cao Pi would never leave Xu Chu alone, even if he hated this reckless man so much that he was itching his teeth now.
"Look, this is a real businessman!"
"Come on, let's settle the score. Xu Zhongkang is an old man who has been with Cao Cao for a long time!"
"One million stones of grain is not too much to redeem him, right?"
Cao Pi's heart trembled. He didn't expect that Liu Mang's drunkard's interest was not in wine, but in food and grass!
That's one million stones of food and grass, how many soldiers and horses can be fed!
Xu Chu bowed his head in shame at this time. He had thought that Liu Mang would kill him to become famous in the world.
Little did he know that Liu Mang didn't care about such false reputation at all, only food and grass were the most real!
"By the way, this Dianman is the son of Dianwei!"
"In order to save Cao Cao, Dian Wei died tragically!"
"And this Xu Yi has a tiger-like head and a tiger-like personality. You can tell at a glance that he is Xu Chu's son."
"These two are cheaper. Pack them up and take them away. I also want one million stones of food!"
For three people, two million stones and grains are needed!
"Liu Changqing, why don't you go and grab it!"
"Cao Zihuan, I am a law-abiding person. I could have robbed it, but I decided to trade with you."
Liu Mang looked at Cao Pi with a smile. He was not angry when the other party was angry anyway!
Faced with such a conspiracy, if Cao Pi did not want to lose people's hearts, he would definitely spend food and grass to redeem the three of them.
After all, Dian Wei and Xu Chu had outstanding positions in Cao Wei.
"Your Majesty...it's better to do less than to do more!"
"If people's hearts are broken, who else in the court can be used by Your Majesty?"
"In my opinion, I'd better agree to Liu Changqing quickly to avoid long nights and too many dreams!"
Wang Lang quickly remonstrated in a low voice, but Cao Pi tried to bargain.
"Two million stones is too much, 1.8 million stones!"
"Two million two hundred thousand stones!"
"You...can't you hear me? I said 1.8 million stones!"
"Two million four hundred thousand stones! Forget it, add another hundred thousand stones, the number two hundred and five is more suitable for you!"
