After returning to Xudu, life passed peacefully for a month.
One day, the Prime Minister's Office sent in a piece of information. When Cao Cao picked it up and looked at it, he was both angry and ridiculous.
It turned out that the news of Sun and Liu's marriage had spread to Xudu.
He was angry that his long-standing strategy of differentiation had failed. What's ridiculous is that Sun Quan really married his sister to an old man.
In this way, Liu Bei's Jingzhou nobles, who pose the greatest threat to him, and the Jiangnan nobles are married. In this way, Zhou Yu no longer has any worries, and Jiangling will be extremely dangerous. How to break the situation requires a lot of thinking.
These troubles added up, and Cao Cao's temper became worse and worse. Fortunately, seeing Cao Chong calmed his anger a little.
In Cao Chong's study, Song Xin was helping Cao Chong copy down the content of the next lecture. At this time, a person came outside the door. When a servant of the prime minister's office saw it, he wanted to report it. The man waved his hand and walked in slowly.
A familiar voice came to Song Xin's ears, "Brother Xian, how are you doing lately?"
Song Xin suddenly looked up, and when he saw this person, tears filled his eyes.
"Brother Wei!!"
The person in front of me turned out to be Wei Tong! Unexpectedly, he had already returned from the Jingzhou front line. He had just finished attending the meeting at the Prime Minister's Mansion and happened to meet Cao Chong, so he asked him to come over and see Song Xin.
"Brother, why are you back? How is the war ahead?"
Wei Tong's expression was not very good, and he said, "Let's put aside this matter, are you still adaptable here?" Song Xin guessed that there must be a problem ahead. But there is no need to think about it, something must have happened to the Runan Army.
The two chatted for a while, and Zhou Wenzhi walked in with a few books under his arm. Wei Tong gently patted Song Xin on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xian, I have something to do with General Xiahou. I will go to see you at home later." .”
He and Zhou Wenzhi saw the ceremony and left in a hurry.
Zhou Wenzhi asked curiously: "Brother Song, that person just now must be Wei Ziming from Yingchuan. He looks really heroic and extraordinary. I heard that he and Brother Song once fought side by side." This was the first time he saw Wei Tong, but I have heard of his name for a long time.
"Exactly, Brother Zhou, by the way, isn't it going well ahead?"
Zhou Wenzhi's face showed no emotion or anger, and he said: "I heard it's not very good, but naturally I can't get in to this kind of discussion."
Song Xin sneered secretly and thought to himself: "I'm afraid you have been hiding somewhere and eavesdropping."
Zhou Wenzhi said: "By the way, the Prime Minister wants to see you. He has a headache." There was a hint of jealousy in his words. Song Xin did not dare to neglect, got up and came to the meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion where Cao Cao was. Seeing Song Xin coming in, Cao Chong waved to him and asked him to come up and help his father treat him.
Even though he had an unbearable headache, Cao Cao still held a letter in his hand, and there was a pile of unreviewed letters on the desk in front of him. Cao Pi and Cao Zhi didn't dare to express their anger, so they helped him deal with it. Several other important advisers such as Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Xun You, Hua Xin, Wang Can, etc. were also handling government affairs in the side hall.
When Song Xin was helping Cao Cao treat him, he glanced at these military reports. Most of them were from Jingzhou. It seemed that there was bad news.
Cao Cao felt that his headache was getting better, so he waved his hand to Song Xin and said in a tired tone, "Okay, Song Xin, I'll give you a half-day holiday today. Wei Ziming is back. You can go back and catch up with him."
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Song Xin was ecstatic when he heard the news.
When I walked to the door of my house, I heard someone talking at home.
"Brother Wei! Cousin!" Song Xin pushed the door open and saw Song's mother sitting in the courtyard chatting with Wei Tong and Song Ya.
"Haha, dear brother, you are finally back." Wei Tong and Song Ya were very happy to see Song Xin. They stood up and walked over, patting Song Xin on the shoulder. "It's been so long since I last saw you, and you've grown taller again. How are you feeling in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Song Xin said with a smile: "The Prime Minister's Office is full of restrictions. It's really not as happy as being in the army."
Song Ya heard this and laughed loudly: "You kid, you have a position that many people can't ask for, and you still want to go to the army to endure hardships?"
"You, Mr. Wei
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Brother helped our family find the murderer of your father. He is the benefactor of our family. Song Xin, you must remember it. "Song's mother came over and said.
Song Ya said: "Yes, if it weren't for eldest brother, I don't know when uncle Song Jin's revenge would be avenged."
"Oh, Mrs. Song is too polite. Song Xin is my brother, isn't it my duty to do something?" Wei Tong said with a smile.
"Your sister and Liu Ling are busy working. Let's eat together. I'll go help first while you chat first." Mother Song said with a smile, then turned and went into the kitchen to work.
Song Ya glanced at Liu Ling who was busy in the kitchen and stood up, "I'm here to help too."
"Come, brother, please sit down." Song Xin saw that there was tea on the small table in the courtyard, so he took out a bunch of grapes and placed them in a porcelain bowl on the table. Wei Tong was very surprised when he saw a bunch of grapes suddenly appeared on Song Xin's hand, "This is it? Where did it come from?"
"Brother, these are the grapes I specially cultivated. Try them quickly." Wei Tong was surprised, but when he thought of Song Xin's identity as a practitioner, he was relieved. He smiled and picked up a grape and put it into his mouth, and was immediately stunned by the delicious taste.
"Brother, what kind of grape is this? It's so delicious."
"These are grapes cultivated with spiritual energy. They are very good for the body. Brother, please eat more." Song Xin said with a smile.
Wei Tong was not polite, he kept saying yes, and ate more than a dozen pills before stopping. "Brother Xian, Wei has never tasted this grape before. I didn't expect it to be so delicious. Coming here today is really worthwhile."
"When I get new ones next time, I will give some new ones to my eldest brother to taste." Song Xin said.
"It would be great."
"By the way, Brother Wei, why did you come back from Jingzhou? How are General Cao and General Niu doing?"
"I shouldn't say more about this matter. Alas, the Prime Minister's strategy failed this time. Jiangling and Xiangyang were completely cut off. General Cao and Zhou Yu fought several times later, but they always lost more than they won. Originally, in Niu Jin also set up a camp outside Jiangling City, which was captured by Zhou Yu a few days ago. Now General Cao can only stay in the city and wait for reinforcements." Wei Tong briefly explained the situation in the past few months.
"Why? After mobilizing so many troops this time, they failed to repel Guan Yu?"
"Guan Yu is indeed a rare general. As Li Tong's flanker in the Runan Army, I have fought with him before, but I didn't take any advantage."
Song Xin thought of the Guan Yu robbery camp that Song Ya met that night, and said, "Song Ya's cousin and I also met him. This man is skilled in bow and horse, and his military tactics are cunning. He is really powerful."
"I don't know what's going on. Guan Yu's side seems to be predicting the future every time we make a move. Our army's plans often fail," Wei Tong said.
Song Xin immediately understood that this must be another enemy spy network in Jingzhou.
"Also, an important part of this strategy is that something happened with Li Tong, the governor of Runan."
Song Xin's scalp went numb, "Did something really happen?"
"Brother Xian, what do you mean by this?"
Song Xin knew that he had made a mistake, so he told Cao Cao, Sima Yi and Cao Chong about the siege of Guan Yu in the study.
"It seems that the Prime Minister has already expected this result..."
"Brother, what happened to the Runan Army?" Although Song Xin knew the result, there was only one sentence in the historical record and no details at all.
Wei Tong sighed softly and said: "Li Tong's Runan army is indeed outstanding in combat power. They fought with Guan Yu several times without losing. They once led an army to surround him and opened up the passage between Xiangyang and Jiangling. But Months of continuous fighting also exhausted the Runan army. At the beginning of this month, Li Tong suddenly died of a sudden illness, leaving the entire Runan army leaderless. Guan Yu seized the opportunity at this time and raided their camp, beheading thousands and taking away He bought many weapons and horses.
Song Xin's eyes widened in shock, "Died of a sudden illness?"
Song Xin recalled: "Mr. Sima Zhongda also saw the shortcomings of this strategy. Unexpectedly, it came true. Guan Yunchang was able to find the fighter plane when he was besieged. It was really amazing. Also, how could Li Tong suddenly die suddenly?" of?"
Wei Tong said: "Li Tong
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His death was also very strange. After examination by military doctors, they could not find out the cause. I suspect that maybe people like you are doing something secretly. "
"You mean, a cultivator? However, if you are a cultivator, you can send messages, but you can't kill people easily. Not only will you lose your luck, but you may also be killed by heaven's punishment."
Wei Tong nodded, "I heard you say this before, so I came to ask if you have any news. At first, Li Tong seemed to be seriously ill, but the cause of the disease could not be found at all. His strong body was only He lived for two days. Some people suspect that he was assassinated. But Li Tong is also a knight, and his martial arts skills are on par with mine. How can ordinary people harm him? The only people I can think of are practitioners."
Song Xin said: "Perhaps...Liu Bei really has practitioners to help him. To tell you the truth, the man I killed in Lu Yuncheng was a practitioner, and he was also the leader of Liu Bei's intermediaries in Jingzhou."
Wei Tongtong: "No wonder it's like this. I guess someone has already taken over Lu Yuncheng. Alas, it's really scary."
Song Xin suddenly became worried at this time and asked: "This strategy of surrounding first without attacking was devised by Xia. Now that it has failed, I wonder if the Prime Minister will blame it?"
"The Prime Minister also mentioned this matter during the discussion at the Prime Minister's Mansion today, but Wei Mou felt that he did not mean to blame you when he said it. You are indeed not to blame for this matter. You are not the only one who came up with this strategy. Xun Lingjun and Military Advisor Xun You also proposed the same strategy. But in the end, the Runan army did not have time to rest and recuperate, which led to the exhaustion of the battle and the defeat today. I don’t think the Prime Minister will be angry with you for this."
"It's all my fault that I couldn't hold it back for a moment. If I had known better, I wouldn't have said anything nonsense." Song Xin was a little annoyed.
"Brother, please don't blame yourself. When we were at the Prime Minister's Mansion today, the Prime Minister did not blame anyone. Instead, he greatly praised all the generals. Also, the Prime Minister specifically mentioned you and Zhou Wenzhi, and said that he would recommend you. It is his keen eye for recognizing talents that makes my eldest brother very honorable in front of the generals. By the way, that Zhou Wenzhi is the nephew of Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, Liu Shizong, right?"
"Exactly. However, Brother Wei, you don't know something. He is..." Song Xin whispered Zhou Wenzhi's identity close to Wei Tong's ear.
"What? He is also a practitioner..."
"Shh." Song Xin made a silencing gesture and nodded.
"It's just that he doesn't know my identity yet." Song Xin added.
Wei Tong pondered for a while and said: "The prime minister left him to accompany the young master because he wanted to win the hearts of the scholars in Jingzhou. After all, our army still occupies the land in the north of Jingzhou. But I didn't expect that his background would be so complicated."
Song Xin then whispered: "Moreover, he is also related to the Three Saints Sect in Xudu City recently." Then, Song Xin told Wei Tong about the situation of Zhou Wenzhi's banquet, Wen Xian's situation and the situation of the Three Saints Sect. Again.
"I didn't expect that before the Southern Expedition, this was an inconspicuous Three Saints Sect, but now it has grown to such an extent. The Prime Minister is currently in a disadvantageous situation in the war in Jingzhou, and he is most afraid of something happening at the rear. This week Wenzhi is fooling around with the Three Saints Sect, I'm afraid... Dear brother, you have to be careful not to get involved. Also, Zhou Wenzhi’s uncle Liu Xian also came to Xudu, and the prime minister appointed him to the position of minister. From now on, his power will become stronger."
Song Xin took out the secret order given to him by Cao Cao and said: "The Prime Minister once gave me a secret order, saying that if Zhou Wenzhi wants to do anything to harm the young master, I can kill him with this order. But..."
Wei Tong was also surprised and whispered: "The Prime Minister gave you this secret order? This kind of matter is an internal matter of the Prime Minister's Office. Shouldn't it be handled by the Prime Minister's Office's army offering wine?" He thought for a while and said: "Please keep this secret." Order, be sure not to open it. Maybe the Prime Minister will check it some time."
At this time, Song Xin's mother came out and said, "Master Wei, the food is ready. We will serve it right away."
"Ah, thank you for your work." Wei Tong put away his serious expression and bowed to Mother Song with a smile to thank him.
After dinner with the Song family, Wei Tong said to Song Xin before leaving: "You have to be careful. Wei Xuan was transferred back to Xudu recently and was promoted. He has a problem with you, so don't let him scheme against you. "
Song Xin was stunned. At this time, Wei Xuan came to Xudu again and wondered what kind of medicine Cao Cao was selling in his gourd. He had crippled Wei Qi's sea of consciousness before, and he still doesn't know where this guy is hiding.
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