Section 243: Xuzhou is in danger
Compared with the magnificent magnificent on the first floor, the second floor is much simpler and more elegant, but the artistic conception is obviously higher than the next level.
There were only more than ten people on the second floor, dressed in particular, and sat around three tables, chatting happily.
Guan Yan led Zhou Yu, Sun Ce and the others to a table in front of the window: "Let's sit here!"
The waiter shook the rag on his shoulders and wiped the table, saying, "What do you want to eat?"
"Well...this..."
Guan Yan didn't know how to order it. There were fewer dishes in this era, and the styles were very different, and the regions were quite different.
It’s not embarrassing to have Zhou Yu and Sun Ce present today. Guan Yan wanted to pay attention and said loudly: “Give all the specialty dishes in your restaurant!”
The waiter was stunned when he heard this: There are so many dishes! You can even get twenty or thirty servings for specialty dishes. It seems that these three people are not only children of officials, but also a few "rich second generations". If you serve them today, maybe you can get a lot of rewards!
Thinking of this, the waiter smiled flatteringly and said, "I'll go and prepare now!"
After saying that, the waiter turned around and ran to the kitchen. Guan Yan, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu started chatting while drinking tea.
At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from downstairs. A man was wearing a black satin velvet and walked to the third floor in two steps. He was exhausted and he saw that he was coming from afar. The man stood around and looked around and bowed to the person on the table beside Guan Yan, "Brother Wei, Brother Zhang has been waiting for a long time!"
Hearing this, the two of them quickly put down the porcelain cup in their hands and stood up to return the gift: "Brother Lu is finally here, come on, come on, take your seat!"
The two of them came to the table to sit down. One of the young men in white dress filled a cup of tea for the visitors: "Brother Lu came from Xuzhou to prepare a special banquet for his brothers to welcome him!"
"Thank you, two brothers," the man named Niu, a surnamed Lu, wiggled his mouth after drinking tea, and continued: "Oh! He should have arrived a few days ago, but because the war in Xuzhou started, the official road was closed, so he took a detour, which delayed some time!"
When the battle in Xuzhou began? Guan Yan couldn't help but turn his head and pay more attention.
The two men said excitedly when they heard this, "Oh?! Brother, let me tell me what's going on!" I think that in this era when news is blocked, it is really the best pastime to have news as a topic of conversation after dinner!
The young man surnamed Lu seemed to enjoy this sense of attention, and shook his head and narrowed his eyes to talk about the cause of the war.
It turned out that after Chenliu raised his troops, Cao Cao came to surrender from all directions, with a huge momentum and a reputation resounded throughout the Jiuzhou!
When I was in a prosperous life, I naturally wanted to be blessed by the elderly and young people, so I sent someone to my hometown in Qiao County to pick up his father Cao Song to Chenliuan to enjoy his old age.
Since Emperor Heng, Cao Song was appointed as the Sili School Commander; during the reign of Emperor Ling, he was promoted to the Grand Reich, Grand Regiment, and until the Grand Regiment, he was ranked among the third duke! Cao Song was not corrupt as an official, but he was not considered honest. He had been an official for many years, and because of his power and profit, the Cao family could be rich! This time, the family moved to Chenliu, and this was really a big battle, with property, gifts, and more than a hundred and ten chariots of supplies, which were quite conspicuous along the way.
But as the saying goes, "wealth is not revealed"! When Cao Song and his party came to Taishan County, they were slaughtered and all their property was robbed. There are many sayings in the market, some say that Tao Qian sent a light cavalry to rob and kill him; some say that Zhang Kai, the commander who sent Tao Qian to protect Cao Song, had the intention to kill everyone and fled; some say that the bandits in Taishan County were robbed and killed by a remnant of the Yellow Turbans.
But no matter what, Cao Song and his family were wiped out in Xuzhou!
When the news came, Cao Cao was furious! He then all the Chenliu troops attacked Xuzhou!
So that's it, Guan Yan said in his heart: What should have happened still happened!
Xuzhou has a lot of relationship with Guan Yan. Mi Zhu and Chen Deng both have close personal relationships with Guan Yan, and Chen Deng is his right-hand man. Both of them are in Xuzhou, so Guan Yan naturally doesn't want Xuzhou to suffer such a disaster! Cao Cao and Guan Yan have known each other for several years and are close friends. Thinking of this, Guan Yan's intention to eat was gone. He tapped on the table and frowned.
"What is the general worried about?" Zhou Yu asked softly when he saw this.
When we first met, Guan Yan naturally would not tell them everything, but said casually: "War, the people have no life, Yan has nothing to worry about, and the people are the people!"
Zhou Yu glanced at Guan Yan deeply and did not continue asking.
If you have any delicacies in the mountains and seas, you will also be chewed with wax. No matter what angle you analyze, Tao Qian is definitely not Cao Cao’s opponent! Guan Yan must be involved in both public and private! Now Chen Deng, Ju Su, and Xi Zhicai are not around, and no one is planning. Although Zhou Lang is on his side, he must not ask for trouble. This matter must be planned carefully. Xuzhou’s important land must not be messed up!
After lunch, Guan Yan, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce and his party returned to the General's Mansion.
"Bo Fu, Gongjin, you two will rest first, I still have some official duties to deal with!"
"General, please do whatever you want!" The two bowed and watched Guan Yan hurriedly walk towards the study.
"Gongjin" looked at Guan Yan's departure, Sun Ce turned sideways and said softly in Zhou Yu's ear: "Have you ever discovered that General Cavalry has been worried since he heard about the war in Xuzhou?"
Zhou Yu nodded, turned around and pulled Sun Ce while walking and said lightly: "Xuzhou is Tao Qian's place, and it should have nothing to do with managing the cavalry. Today's affairs show that the ambition of the cavalry is not Jingzhao alone!"
"Then..." Sun Ce was about to continue asking, Zhou Yu looked around and dragged Sun Ce to whisper: "It's so inconvenient to talk about it here. I'll talk about it later when I go to my residence!"
In Xuzhou City, the prefect's mansion.
In the middle of the lobby, Tao Qian sat with a bitter face and muttered, "What should I do..."
Tao Qian sat upright on his left hand, graceful and generous, kind and elegant, and was the one who was the one who was not in Xuzhou.
"Don't panic!" Mi Zhu stood up and poured tea for Tao Qian, and continued, "Zhu has sent a quick horse to Luoyang to report the matter here to the court. Think about the time when Yuan Shao surrounded Jizhou, the lord once respected the court's order to attack Bohai and forced Yuan Shao to retreat. Now that Xuzhou is in trouble, the General of the Cavalry will definitely not stand by and watch!"
When Tao Qian heard this, he nodded slightly and his face turned a little better: "I hope so, alas! Zhang Kai's thief is very harmful!"
Tao Qian thought for a moment and said again: "Cao Cao's attack is like a broken bamboo. Xuzhou is rich, but there is no general! I heard that Yuan Shao is also ready to disturb my northern border recently. I am afraid that Luoyang is far away from this, and the distance cannot quench the near thirst!"
"The lord is kind. The county magistrates around him have good friends. You can send an envoy to ask for help. You only need to delay it for a while. When the General of the Cavalry takes action, the danger will be resolved!"
Tao Qian nodded: "That Zizhong seems, who should I ask for help?"
Mi Zhu seemed to have already been in his chest, and he gently twisted his beard and told: "Kong Rong, the prime minister of Beihai, and Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, can all help!" Mi Zhu paused: "There is another person, the lord can try it!"
"Who?"
Chapter completed!