Looking at the eyes of the Wei monarchs and ministers in front of him, Xia Houmao seemed to understand something, and his face was inevitably a little unsightly.
However, Xia Houmao is not a shameless guy. Of course he knows that he has not achieved anything for Wei during this period, and has also cost Wei a lot of manpower, money and food.
Of course, if it was just a loss, it would be excusable. My own wealth is growing day by day, and I am about to go to the richest family in the Wei Dynasty.
To be honest, Xia Houmao himself couldn't explain this comparison.
Not to mention that Xia Houmao actually knew very well that the current His Majesty did not like the late emperor very much. As the late emperor's confidant, he was more or less the kind of person who was hated by others.
But what does it matter?
At this time, Xia Houmao held his head high and looked confident. He wanted to tell everyone that Xia Houmao could reach this stage not by the favor of the late emperor, but by his own talents!
"Cough cough cough..." Xia Houmao coughed twice at this time. Looking at the guy who had his eyes on him, Xia Houmao bowed directly to Cao Rui and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, of course I don't know what Zhuge Kongming wants, but I said before that I have a spy next to Liu Chan's son!
That person was still Liu Chan's confidant, working for him secretly and never leaving him.
This time, I knew about Liu Chan's movements, so I came here to report to Your Majesty. "
Xia Houmao's words initially filled everyone's faces with disdain and sneers, but when Xia Houmao finished speaking, everyone's eyes changed again.
Although I feel that Xia Houmao is always exaggerated and even incompetent.
But when Xia Houmao came over with the news, they were completely shocked.
When Xia Houmao looked at the virtues of this group of people, he no longer cared about it and immediately handed over the secret letter that Liu Chan had arranged before setting off.
"My spies have told me that Liu Chan's so-called illness is just a pretense. His real purpose is to enter Yinping from Hanzhong, then go to the Qiang and Hu lands, detour to the Western Regions, and finally go north beyond the Great Wall!
Along the way, he will attack for thousands of miles, taking advantage of the chaos caused by the alien races in the two places of Youhe to directly provoke alien riots, and thus attack the northern territory of the Wei Dynasty..."
"I just said that his goal is the northern border. It's true, it's true!"
Before Xia Houmao had finished speaking, Liu Ye couldn't help but roared with excitement, which completely ignited the atmosphere.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Xia Houmao, and they couldn't help looking at Liu Ye who rushed in front of the map.
Looking at the two of them, everyone's expressions became a little stiff and embarrassed.
"No, I don't believe General Xiahou, but... General Xiahou should know that this thousand-mile attack is not that simple.
Moreover, this is an attack for thousands of miles, and almost all of it is desert grassland. Liu Chan is indeed good at sneak attacks, and he is also good at going deep alone to make people unable to guard against him.
But Liu Chan is not a fool!
In my opinion, Liu Chan will probably not take this path. As for the general’s so-called informant..."
Du Xi's expression was calm and his tone was extremely calm, but the words in his mouth sounded very awkward.
No matter how incompetent Xia Houmao was, he could still tell that Du Xi was saying that his informant had been replaced by someone, and he was probably from the Shu Kingdom.
Xia Houmao was naturally angry about this, but he really didn't have any more evidence except this news, and he himself was not good at arguing with words. At this time, he could only look anxious at Du Xi.
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true, and my spies told me.
Liu Chan did indeed take this path, and Guan Xing, the son of Guan Yu, was the leader. Guan Xing was quite famous in Shu in recent years. In this battle, he asked Guan Xing to lead more than a thousand troops to follow him.
Moreover, according to my informants, Zheng Du, Liu Chan’s confidant who has always been inseparable from him, is accompanying the army..."
"Even so, Liu Chan would never take this path even if he wanted to!"
"Then what do you think Liu Chan will do!"
"....I don't know, but General Xiahou doesn't need to be so impatient. I'm just giving my own opinions."
"In that case, why do you..."
"Okay!" Cao Rui looked at the people who were about to copy again and quickly stopped them, "What Mr. Du said is not unreasonable.
But now Liu Chan has become a serious problem for me, Wei Dynasty, and we must guard against it...
Since General Xiahou has this news, we might as well go and investigate first.
Send an order to Cao Zhen, Liang Xi, and Wang Xiong to investigate northward from Yongzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou to see if Liu Chan really dares to be so bold as to go around behind us! "
"His Majesty..."
"It never hurts to investigate!" Cao Rui raised his hand to interrupt Du Xi's words, "I trust Mr. Du's judgment, but now we have to be on guard."
"..."
Du Xi looked at Cao Rui who had made up his mind in front of him, then at Xia Houmao who had an unhappy face, and Liu Ye who was full of excitement next to the map and couldn't help but shake his head.
But what Du Xi never expected was that within a month, news came from Liang Xi in Bingzhou.
"Liu Chan really appeared outside the Bingzhou Wall?"
"We are indeed not familiar with Guan Xing, but Liu Chan once visited the battlefield in person. Although he can't see it clearly, the outline is still very easy to recognize.
To be honest, this Liu Chan is similar in stature to my spy, and I have always doubted whether my spy is the scapegoat he prepared for me..."
When Xia Houmao said these words, his face was full of excitement and pride, especially when he looked at Du Xi's eyes, he felt an unconcealable feeling of joy!
Xia Houmao's words aroused the ridicule of many people, although they were surprised that Liu Chan really appeared.
But he was still so dismissive of Xia Houmao's words.
"What General Xiahou said, you might as well say that your spy is Liu Chan himself, hahaha..."
"Hahahaha... That's good. When the time comes, I will directly ask him to come to Luoyang to pay homage to His Majesty!"
Looking at the laughing Xia Houmao, although Du Xi and others also had smiles on their faces, they still felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
They were not jealous of others, but they just felt that they had speculated for a long time and lost a lot of hair, and finally lost to Xia Houmao. This matter felt so awkward.
But now that Liu Chan has been found, the next thing will be much easier to handle!
"Send the order and the three states will surround Liu Chan with all their strength. This time we must not let him escape!"
