One day later, Cao Wu saw three counselors at Xun You's home.
Xun You did not hold a court position, he was just an aide to Cao Cao, but he had a close relationship with Cao Cao and served as the mastermind for Cao Cao's camp, so he had a very high status.
But what surprised Cao Wu was that Xun You's home was very simple.
Cao Wu had entered the mansion of Xun You's uncle Xun Yu. The Xun Yu family fit all the impressions of a powerful contemporary family. It didn't look magnificent from the outside, but upon closer inspection, every courtyard and every decoration was exquisite.
But Xun You's family was different. He seemed to have spent all his energy on advising Cao Cao, but he was not very kind to himself. He was almost a family destitute.
It was said to be a banquet, but in fact the food and wine were very simple. The only maid in Xun You's family served the food, placed a small plate on each of the tables for the four people, and then left.
There were only four people left here. Xun You picked up the wine glass and filled himself with wine.
This era is unlike later generations, where four people sat in front of four small tables. Everyone had their own wine. Seeing his actions, Cao Wu also poured the wine.
But Cheng Yu and Jia Xu did not move.
Xun You smiled and said, "Don't Zhongde drink? But I think the wine in my house is not tasty enough."
Even during the banquet, Cheng Yu was wearing a sword. Compared with a counselor, Cheng Yu was actually more like a general who could lead troops. He was similar to Zhou Yu, a scholar who led the army. The title of General Fenwu still fell on his head.
Cheng Yu listened to Xun You's words and smiled bitterly: "I'm old and can't drink anymore."
He glanced at Cao Wu and said leisurely: "In the summer of the first year of Xingping, my lord attacked Tao Qian of Xuzhou, and a rebellion suddenly broke out in the rear of Yanzhou. At that time, if General Beifu hadn't discovered it in advance, Yanzhou's foundation might have been destroyed. There will still be a situation like today.”
Xun You took a sip of wine and said, "I heard this from my uncle. At that time, General Beifu was only in his early ten years old."
Cao Wu also took a sip of wine, wondering what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd when these two wise men suddenly talked about it.
At that time, Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu and was extremely critical. Only two or three cities were left. Xun Yu and Cheng Yu desperately defended these cities for Cao Cao, and only then did Cao Cao's army come back for reinforcements.
Cao Wu just knew the historical process and discovered what was happening behind Yanzhou in advance, allowing Cao Cao to save more effective forces than in history.
After the two of them finished talking, Jia Xu also said: "Earlier than this, when I was in Chang'an, I had actually briefly met General Beifu. He established contact with the emperor's forces, and finally welcomed the emperor back to the Central Plains. Not surprisingly, there was also Beifu. It’s the general’s method.”
Cao Wu put down his wine glass and said with a wry smile: "You three, don't be too pretentious and just tell us what's going on."
When the three of them heard this, they all laughed. Cheng Yu said: "After the Battle of Guandu, you lived in seclusion for a while. I thought that the genius General Beifu had disappeared. It wasn't until the Battle of Chibi that I knew that you had already disappeared." Accumulated more strength. When it came to the battle of Jiaozhou, Zhou Yu was defeated, and just looking at the battle report was already fascinating."
He said, finally poured himself a drink, and continued: "General Beifu is still the same genius. This world is ultimately tied to you and the lord."
Xun You looked at him with a deep look and said: "But our General Beifu is famous for his love of beauty. The battles of Chibi and Jiaozhou were all accompanied by beauties."
"What happened?"
The more Cao Wu listened, the more something was wrong. He looked at Xun You. Among the three of them, although Xun You was the mastermind, he was a truly honest man.
Xun You was a little embarrassed by his stare, and finally revealed his purpose.
"The Sun family from Jiangdong has a beautiful woman named Shangxiang. It is said that she was born extremely beautiful. And this Sun Shangxiang has been sent by Jiangdong and is on the way to get married. This matter is extremely confidential. If it hadn't happened to be in the newly built Taichu Palace, Some craftsmen have seen it, but it has not reached our ears.”
"Marriage? What kind of marriage?"
An unexpected idea came into Cao Wu's mind.
"Far away, yet so close."
Cheng Yu knocked on the table.
The youngest of these three people is over fifty years old. Jiangdong Sun Quan will naturally not marry anyone to them, so the answer is very simple.
The marriage is between the Sun family and the Cao family, and the target is Cao Wu.
"I?"
Cao Wu pointed at himself, in disbelief.
"I just killed 70,000 of them. Cheng Pu, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, Lu Fan, and a lot of famous generals all died in my hands. Is Sun Quan crazy and wants to marry his sister to me?"
Cao Wu was gradually able to hide his emotional changes, and he almost jumped up without hiding his emotions.
Are you going to fall in love with Uncle Liu Huang? But you can't think like this. After all, in this era, there is no story about the emperor's uncle playing music and dancing again.
"Why, the general will surely be able to figure it out soon."
Jia Xu said.
Cao Wu accepted the information, thought about it in his mind for a while, and quickly figured out the key.
"I understand, this is a conspiracy. But why does Sun Quan think that we must accept his marriage? Jiaozhou's elites are all gone. This is the time to beat them up. Once we get married, won't we have to stop!"
Cao Wu raised his doubts.
Xun You had already thought about it and drew a circle around the wine glass with his finger.
"Siege?"
Cao Wu realized it immediately.
He thought for a moment and finally sighed: "It is really a conspiracy. It seems that the day Sun Shangxiang arrives in Xudu, it will be the time for the separatist forces from all directions to attack at the same time!"
"Exactly!"
Xun You nodded.
Cao Wu already knew the meaning of today's banquet. He looked around the three of them and smiled.
After doing this for a long time, these three old guys wanted to test themselves to see if they would be deceived by beauty.
This is understandable, after all, he really likes beauty, but a gentleman is fond of beauty, but he wants it well. He will not delay military and political affairs because of Sun Shangxiang.
Thinking about it more carefully, Cao Cao is not in the capital now. Maybe Cao Cao sent three people to test his ideas and decide on the next step.
"My brother asked the three of you to ask?"
Sure enough, Xun You showed his cards and said: "It is indeed my lord's idea. My lord's original words are..."
He tried his best to imitate Cao Cao's tone, but he couldn't imitate it after trying, so he had no choice but to turn to Cheng Yu and Jia Xu.
Jia Xu said: "The original words are, if Xiao Wu likes it, we will get married, and the attack on Jiangdong can be postponed. We will attack whoever jumps out first from other forces. If Xiao Wu doesn't like it, then we will destroy Jiangdong this year."
In fact, Jia Xu didn't look like it, but Cao Wu could already imagine Cao Cao's expression when he said these words.
He felt warm in his heart, and Cao Cao really cared about him the most.
If he really liked Sun Shangxiang, Cao Cao would even be willing to sacrifice the best time to attack Jiangdong for him.
This feeling really moved him.
In return, he did many things for Cao Cao, or for the world, in return.
Thinking of this, he asked again: "I heard that my brother went to Qiao County. Why?"
He thought it wouldn't be any secret, but the three of them actually looked at each other.
Finally, the good old Xun You said: "My lord, I'm going to hide for a while."
"What are you hiding from?"
"Officials in both Xudu and Yecheng proposed that the Prime Minister should do more if Jiaozhou is established."
"What's up?"
Cao Wu had no doubts.
Xun You solemnly spat out twelve words.
"Praise and worship without name, enter the court without being followed, and go to the palace with swords and shoes!"
