Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 704 No clue
Xun You had doubts in his heart and quickly went to investigate the matter. However, after a few days, he took a portion of all the honey in Cao Cao's house and asked skilled doctors to verify it. In the end, they all came to the same conclusion.

It's just pure honey, with nothing harmful except molasses.

Xun You was full of doubts. He was afraid that he was overthinking it. It was impossible for the ferocious tiger to poison everyone who ate honey, right?

He and Chen Qun got together. They discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with a clue. At this time, Xun Yu came in. Xun You quickly stood up and said, "Uncle, you have something to ask me."

After listening to Xun You's words, Xun Yu first turned to Chen Qun and said, "What do you think of the long article?"

Chen Qun smiled bitterly and said: "Gongda and I have the same view. The price of this honey is quite high, and only the nobles can afford it. If you want to control the flow, you may not be able to let Cao Gong eat some specific things."

Xun Yu thought of the dead Yuan Shao and frowned slightly. He did not agree with this approach. However, the strategies and calculations between life and death enemies were always going to any length, so he could not say anything.

He said: "The goods sold on the market can be eaten by selected people. This process inevitably passes through the hands of insiders."

"And the people who can know the inside story are all the people closest to Duke Ming. Does the long article mean that there are people like Yuan Tan around Duke Ming?"

Chen Qun was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned pale. He and Xun You, who had reacted after hearing this, looked at each other. This matter should not be said casually!
Yuan Shao's death was due to Cao Ying taking advantage of the mentality of two sons competing for position and transferring the five stones to Yuan Shao through people around Yuan Shang.

And Chen Qun and Xun You's current suspicion is based on Mi Shide's direction. This is undoubtedly doubting the people around Cao Cao!
In this way, the matter became extremely complicated. Cao Cao was already suspicious. What would he think if he knew what the two of them were thinking?
Do you suspect that your heir has different intentions, or do you suspect that the two of them have bad intentions?
No matter which point it is, it will cause a lot of harm to Cao Ying, who is now on the right track!
Looking at Xun You and Chen Qun who were dripping with cold sweat, Xun Yu said leisurely: "Do you two understand?"

"Just like Wen Ze and the fierce tiger met a few times, they were suspected. Even though they have tried their best in the past few years, they have never been cleared of suspicion."

"Some people simply don't believe that Xiuhu and Wenze were in contact and had no relationship at all. This leaves Wenze speechless and unable to prove it. What would you think?"

"Sometimes thinking too much is not a good thing."

Xun You said in a seductive voice: "Then how can we be sure that there is really no problem with honey?"

"Or is this just bait deliberately thrown out by the fierce tiger to make us suspicious of each other?"

To the two's surprise, Xun Yu said calmly: "I don't know."

"Fierce Tiger is not a simple person. Apart from strategies, he does know some things that are difficult for us to understand. I am ashamed of myself for this."

"I can't say that eating honey is definitely okay, but as long as Ming Gong doesn't eat honey, isn't it okay?"

Xun You and Chen Qun couldn't help but agree after hearing this.

What a solution!
The two of them happily ran to find Cao Cao, but when they entered, Cao Cao was eating a box of crispy candies.

When he saw the two people coming in, he smiled and said: "Just right, Gongda Changwen, you can try this."

"This is halva produced in Yizhou. It's delicious."

The two had no choice but to take it and put it in their mouths. As expected, it tasted sweet and had an endless aftertaste.

They were about to say thank you, but then they realized, no, weren't they here to persuade Cao Cao to eat sweets?
Xun You could only say in a solemn voice: "Thank you for your kindness, but I heard that eating too much honey can be harmful to your health. I hope you will consider it."

Cao Cao sighed: "I know, but you also know that I have headaches and toothaches, which can only be relieved by eating some honey."

Chen Qun hesitated: "Is it possible that this toothache is related to eating honey?"

Cao Cao could hear something different at this time and said, "What do you two want to say?"

Seeing Xun You and Chen Qun hesitantly finish explaining their doubts, Cao Cao laughed dumbly and said, "I think you two really think too much."

"The world is so big. Honey is produced in every state and distributed everywhere. Do you think it's possible to mix poison into it?"

"How much manpower and material resources will be wasted and how many people will be accidentally killed? If you have this energy, why not bribe the people around me or the doctors who treat me?"

"Is this Yizhou's crispy candy also the idea of ​​that fierce tiger?"

"I know you are worried about my health, but you don't know how severe a headache is when it attacks. It is difficult to cure with medicine and stone. If I can't take sugar to relieve it, how can I have any other options?"

"Besides, when we are in trouble, we are almost starving to death. We haven't eaten anything unclean. Do we still have to go check one by one?"

The two of them were speechless. Cao Cao had a headache and toothache. Many doctors came to see him, but there was no cure.

The two of them could only say in unison: "Please take care of yourself, Mr. Ming."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "You two are interested, I will try to eat as little as possible in the future."

"You each bring a box."

After the two came out holding the candies, they looked at each other and sighed. Chen Qun said: "It seems that this matter can only end here."

Xun You also shook his head, "Indeed, just like what my uncle said, we can only eat as little as possible."

The two of them walked along and met Cao Pi. Cao Pi came over and saluted honestly and said: "I have met these two gentlemen."

The two of them responded aloud, thinking that this child usually has sneaky eyes, but he just doesn't look at people, so why did he change his gender today?

As a result, the two of them took a closer look and found that Cao Pi was staring at the box in his hand!Chen Qun laughed, opened the box, took out two pieces of candy, and said, "This is a reward from Duke Ming. The second son has a sharp eye."

Seeing that Cao Pi thanked Chen Qun and came to stare at him again, Xun You had no choice but to take two pieces of candy and give them to Cao Pi. Cao Pi then beamed, put all four pieces of candy in his mouth, chewed them and ran away.

Xun You was dumbfounded and said: "Candy is also a very valuable thing. I can't bear to eat even one piece of it every day. How can anyone eat it like him?"

"If there really is something in the halva..."

Chen Qun waved his hand and said, "Gongda, don't think too much. The second young master can afford it, so why should we worry about it."

He lowered his voice and said: "The key to the future is still the eldest son. I heard that he lives a simple and simple life, doesn't like sweets, and has the style of his mother."

"Furthermore, the eldest son has a gentle temperament and knows people well. He is Cao's natural choice. As long as he is here, Yuan's story will never happen."

After hearing this, Xun You felt relieved and said with a smile: "What the long article said is that I really think too much."

"I'm afraid I always feel that the fierce tiger suffered a big loss earlier. That person is a coward. I'm afraid I have to find a way to get it back. Recently, there has been..."

He suddenly stopped talking until he and Chen Qun got on the carriage. When the carriage started to move, Xun You lowered his voice and continued to say to Chen Qun: "There will be action in the near future. I am really afraid of causing trouble."

The two of them knew each other tacitly, because Cao Ying had been secretly preparing for a long time this winter, just to wait for the snow to melt in spring and the roads to be clear, to attack Nanyang immediately!
Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "If you delay it for too long, it will only cause unnecessary problems."

"Now the news has come that Sun Ce is about to die."

"I got the news yesterday that he was in coma several times. It will take at least ten days for the news to arrive by water. Counting the time, Sun Ce is now terminally ill and has less than ten days and a half to live."

"If he dies, even if Jiangdong is not in chaos, it will have to be on the defensive for more than half a year."

"During this period of time, Jiangdong has no time to take care of us."

"As for Jizhou, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan have their own agendas and are trying to contain each other. It is unlikely that they will break into Yanzhou."

Xun You interjected: "So the only thing in the world that can hinder us at this time is the fierce tiger!"

Chen Qun looked solemn, "Yes, he is the only one in the world who has the ability and the will to target Mr. Ming."

"So the Black Mountain Pass is the key. As long as he can't get out of the South Pass and enter Sili, he can't hinder our attack on Nanyang."

Xun You laughed and said: "Chang Wen is too cautious. Even if he leaves the South Pass, he will still have to face Zhong Yao and Ding Chong who are defending Huaicheng."

"Although Zhang Yan is dead, Zhong Yao is as talented as me in both civil and military affairs. With him here, Fierce Tiger won't have much of a chance."

"Not to mention that Sili is still blocked by Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shujun. Even if Fierce Tiger mobilizes all the Youzhou soldiers, it will be difficult to break through this encirclement."

Chen Qun nodded, "Even so, we can't be careless, just in case Bingzhou's high-ranking cadres..."

Xun You spoke out: "There are people watching Bingzhou and Heishan Pass."

"The Gaogan and the Southern Xiongnu are trying to keep each other in check. The Fierce Tigers, as a rule, will at least wait until spring plowing is completed before sending out troops."

"According to the news from Huaicheng, there are no signs of large-scale troop mobilization on both sides."

"Of course, if hundreds of people in a small group are transferred..."

He then said in a deep voice: "We have to guard against this. After all, when we attacked Xuzhou for the second time, we also broke into pieces and deceived Tao Qian and Liu Bei."

Chen Qun agreed: "So we still need to place spies in Montenegro to prevent unexpected events."

"It's a pity. If Zhang Yan doesn't die, at least the southern pass is still under our control."

Xun You smiled and said: "A plan is a plan. I can't figure out how Fierce Tiger defeated Ma Teng, Han Sui and Yuan Shu and broke through Sili in a short period of time."

"At least I wouldn't be able to think of a way if I were on my own."

"After all, this time in Nanyang we are mainly dealing with Liu Bei, and Zhang Xiu has..."

Chen Qun sighed: "Xiliang generals are capricious and cannot be trusted. I hope it will go smoothly."

Although Xun You agreed in his heart, he still didn't take it seriously. After all, the defense lines in the Sili area of ​​Yingchuan were impregnable. He and Chen Qun really couldn't figure out how the fierce tiger could break through these defense lines even if it went south.

In Wancheng, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying sat side by side on the couch, with a map spread in front of them.

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said: "This is my mistake. I wanted to leave immediately after the New Year, but I didn't expect the snow to be so heavy."

Huang Yueying said: "Is it too late to leave now?"

Zhuge Liang sighed: "It's too late."

(End of this chapter)