Xiaoguangong

Chapter 55 Don't Come Here
It has only been half a month since Guan Ping came to Jiangling last time.

But now it seems that the atmosphere here is obviously different.

Before Cao Jun's navy and warships were all clustered together, they couldn't see the end at a glance, and they looked quite spectacular.

And now, even though they are still clustered together, there is a big distance between the boats on the river bank and the camps on the bank, and the scene looks very strange.

When Ma Liang and Guan Ping arrived by boat, a boat on each side rushed towards them. The soldiers at the bow, one humble and the other grumpy, asked about Guan Ping's background.

Guan Ping had been prepared for a long time, and Le Jin's chief, Wang Mo, stepped forward slowly, saying that he was ordered by Le Jin to deliver food.

Their procedures were true and complete, and they did not show any aggressiveness. Cao Jun's navy by the river naturally agreed to let them dock.

But it was a very nerve-wracking thing to listen to whose order to land. The commander of the navy and Hanyang Tinghou Cai Mao's subordinates asked them to move closer to the south to land, while Chen Qun, the prime minister who joined the army on the other side, was on the shore in person. , forcing Guan Ping and others to go ashore from the north.

They've fought so hard...

Guan Ping and Ma Liang originally thought that as long as Cao Cao was around, they would be able to reconcile all this, but now they realized that some things could not be resolved with just a few words.

The Cai family, the most powerful family in Jingzhou, finally showed their ferocious fangs. Cao Cao is now at a critical juncture.

Punish the old classmate Cai Hao, which is tantamount to handing over the entire Jingzhou, and may even cause the wealthy Jingzhou clan represented by the Cai family to join Liu Bei's warm embrace.

If Cai Mao is not dealt with, how can he be worthy of the clan represented by Cao Hong? This is a move that shakes the foundation of Cao Jun.

Cao Cao's military strategy and literary talents are very powerful, but he is far from being top-notch in terms of balancing Huairou, and he has no way to do it in this critical moment.

Now, he can barely maintain the status quo and secretly send someone to negotiate with Cai Mao.

Chen Qun anxiously watched the incoming ship, waiting for the development of the matter.

At this time, the arrival of a grain transport ship may directly break the relationship between Cao Jun and Cai Mao.

Although Cao Jun's power is still far greater than that of the Cai family at the moment, this basically means that it will be impossible to win this battle.

Cai Mao's side is also waiting.

After punishing Cao Hong, Cao Cao did not send troops to encircle and suppress him, which shows that he has recognized Cai Mao's ability, but now he is also facing a dilemma.

The grain ship came from Xiangyang, Cai Mao didn't need his grain, but he had to let them stop at his own dock, otherwise it would not be enough to show his majesty.

But now Chen Qun made it clear that he wanted to fight. If the disturbance went too far, he was afraid that there would be a big fight, and then it would be another difficult matter.

To put it bluntly, Cai Mao was only forced to show his madness after failing to achieve what he wanted. The behavior of the Cai family to maximize their interests was not to turn against Cao Cao, but to force Cao Cao to transfer a lot of power to him like Liu Biao.

Seeing the grain transport ship slowly approaching, Cai Mao, who was hiding in the dark, sweated, thinking about it, and was still ready to fight with Chen Qun.

But at this moment, he heard a calling voice:

"But Uncle Cai in person? How is Uncle Cai recently?"

The voice sounded familiar, and Cai Mao couldn't remember who it was for a moment. He hesitated a little, and stood at the bow of the boat looking into the distance. Sure enough, he saw a familiar boy standing on the opposite boat, but he couldn't remember who it was.

Hey, who is he here?

It's not Cai Mao's fault.

His main enemies before were Liu Bei and others. How could he pay special attention to Guan Yu's infant son? But his chief secretary was quite obedient, and said with a little panic:

"Junhou, this person seems to be... the son of Guan Yu?"

"what?"

Cai Hao stared over, and saw Guan Ping's face in the distance gradually becoming recognizable, and it was actually somewhat similar to the boy in Guan Yu's family who always stared at him in his impression.

This this……

"Uncle Cai, it's been a long time."

Guan Ping bowed to Cai Mao from the bow of the boat, smiling all over his face:
"Little nephew Yunshan, I thanked Uncle Cai for taking care of me last time, and this time I came to Jiangling to deliver food, so I would like to ask my uncle to let my nephew go ashore!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Cai Mao, who even dared to beat Cao Hong in the street, shuddered immediately.

Who is your uncle? Don't misidentify your relatives. How can I have anything to do with you? !

This Guan family man turned Jiangling upside down before, why did he come from Xiangyang this time and still deliver food to Le Jin?God knows what he's up to.

Cai Mao was unwilling to let him go ashore, but Guan Ping's boat was getting closer and closer, and he was still yelling at one uncle at a time. Cai Mao subconsciously wanted to wave his hands and kill Guan Ping directly, but several thoughts suddenly turned in his mind, reluctantly Squeeze out a smile:
"So it's nephew Yunxian, how is your father? Didn't my nephew come with you?"

Guan Ping had been hanging on his heart before, for fear that Cai Mao would ruin his identity, so he could only turn around and run away. Seeing that Cai Mao greeted him familiarly, he finally showed a sincere smile on his face.

"Father is very good, this time I'm the only one who will come by myself. I'll pay my respects at my uncle's house after the official business is settled."

"Haha, I haven't seen your father for more than ten years, and you have grown up. It's business matters, and I want to have a few drinks with your father someday!"

What Cai Mao said was very clear.

I used to know his father surnamed Yun, but I haven't seen him for more than ten years, so it's normal to admit the wrong person.He warned Guan Ping again, don't come to me if you have nothing to do.

Guan Ping bowed again with a smile, and Cai Mao also took the opportunity to put on a gesture of not embarrassing the juniors and let the army disperse and let Guan Ping go ashore.

Chen Qun finally breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried up to meet him.

Guan Ping asked Chen Qun's name and official position, and calmly handed over Xu Huang's and Le Jin's military orders. Ma Liang and Wang Mo also came up to meet them. Before the Jiangdong navy, they fought desperately and lost two ships. Tell Chen Qun exactly what happened.

Chen Qun breathed a sigh of relief, helped Guan Ping up with his own hands, patted the dust off his clothes, and said in a friendly manner:
"Frankly, I have heard for a long time about your father's righteous deeds in resisting Sun Jian. I never imagined that after seeing the righteous man today, I am really happy. You have made great achievements this time, and you must study and practice martial arts more in the future, and do things for the court."

Guan Ping tried his best not to laugh—he made up his father's name and deeds at random, and Chen Qun pretended to have heard of it, which is really ridiculous.

"I, I hope the prime minister will not blame me for losing two transport ships."

"Hey, what are you talking about? It's not easy to escape from Zhou Yu's hand, how can the prime minister treat the righteous man harshly? If there is a chance in another day, I will introduce you to the prime minister!"

Guan Ping looked dejected: "How dare a defeated general speak bravely? Our army fought hard several times, and Brother Ji Chang resolutely gave up transporting the ship and escaped. How could he dare to embarrass himself in front of the prime minister?"

Chen Qun thought that the battle that day must have been extremely tragic, and this kid must have abandoned his comrades to escape, so he was afraid that Cao Cao's questioning would reveal his secrets.

This is also human nature, but it doesn't matter.

He shook Guan Ping's palm, gently like a big brother:
"Victory and defeat are nothing but a common matter in military affairs, and it's shameful to see the prime minister... Hey, that's all, the prime minister is not in a good mood recently.

In the future, if there is any matter in Jiangling City, just report Chen's name, and I will help you deal with it. "

People like Chen Qun who came from a formal rich family were of course too lazy to make friends with people from the countryside, but he unexpectedly sensed a little opportunity from Guan Ping's words.

Now the relationship between Cao Jun and Cai Hao is very tense, and there has been no chance of reconciliation. This kid is brave and highly respected by Ma Liang. Even an old soldier like Wang Mo respects him, so he must have some skills.

If you can make good use of this person, maybe you can break the current deadlock.

Chen Qun, who joins the army, has military power. If he manages well and takes all the credit for keeping the army rations flowing, it will be a great contribution.

Guan Ping was secretly happy, and hurriedly said:
"Then I would like to thank Chen Canjun for taking care of me. A certain person was fighting to kill the thief for Chen Canjun."

Chen Qun thought to himself that this kind of rural person is really easy to fool, and he can be grateful for a little compromise.

There was a little reserved look on his face:
"It's easy to say. The sons have worked hard, well, the three ships of food are not much, so reward them all!"

(End of this chapter)