Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 279 Supporting Yuan Tan
"Sir, I was too worried. Before I came, I went to Qingzhou to meet the eldest son. Although he was defeated by the envoy, he praised the envoy very much. He said that the envoy was a hero of the generation, and he was willing to associate with the envoy. It is Pei Yuanshao, the second emissary. General is also a rare general. Your son has a four-year-old daughter, who is about the same age as General Pei's son, and you intend to marry her to General Pei's son."

No way, the four-year-old girl is going to be used as a political marriage, is Yuan Tan impatient?
"The matter of marriage is not urgent. One is that my brother is not here, even though I am his brother and lord, I can't make decisions for him. Second, I don't know if Pei Feng has already promised marriage. If he did, it would not be humiliating to Yuan The eldest daughter of the clan? Three things, the second son is still young, and it doesn't matter at this time."

Zhou Cang expressed his gratitude tactfully, instead of refusing, he just said that he was not in a hurry.Later, the Yuan family married Cao Cao's No. 20 son, Cao Zheng. Cao Zheng died early and returned to the Yuan family.

"That's fine, that's fine." Guo Tu also felt that he was a little impatient. A four-year-old child will have at least ten years to pass the door.What's more, their original intention was to marry Zhou Cang's heirs, but Zhou Cang had no children, so they had to settle for the next best thing.

"In this case, I, Xuzhou, would also like to support the eldest son Yuan Tan." Zhou Cang said. "It's just a matter of forming an alliance. It's a big matter, and I have to think about it carefully."

"It should be, it should be." Guo Tu felt more at ease, and it was a great achievement to win Zhou Cang's support for Yuan Tan.

"Donglai and Chengyang, I will accept them and not return them to Yuan Tan, but I promise that I will never use troops against Qingzhou first."

Guo Tu didn't expect to be able to take back the two counties of Donglai, and Yuan Shao also stated that he didn't need to take it back. It was already good to get the guarantee that Zhou Cang would not attack Qingzhou.

"In addition, I can also open private business with Qingzhou to exchange needs, but at present it can only be private. I, Xuzhou, do not participate in the sales of the four northern states, and all go through Qingzhou."

"Very good." Guo Tu figured out that Xuzhou has a lot of good things. It is a good deal to transport salt from Xuzhou to Hebei.

"As for the others, let's see how the two companies cooperate in the future, how about we discuss it again?"

"Okay, I will reply to the eldest son immediately."

"In addition, I can go to Xudu and lobby Cao Cao not to use troops against Qingzhou for the time being. I can only try, I can't guarantee it."

"Thank you, envoy!" Guo Tu was overjoyed. If Cao Cao didn't attack Qingzhou, he would give Yuan Tan time, and there would be room for maneuver in many matters. It seemed that Zhou Cang was very sincere to Yuan Tan.This trip to Xuzhou is on duty. As for Yuan Shao, let him wait. Anyway, Guo Tu intends to stay in Qingzhou to assist Yuan Tan, and not interrupt to go to Jizhou to be excluded.

"I have one more thing. After the Battle of Wuchao, Chunyu Qiong presented horseshoes and stirrups to my lord. I wonder if the envoy ordered it?"

"Exactly."

"Can the envoy make or provide samples for me?" Guo Tu was helpless. Yuan Shao gave the samples that Chunyu Qiong handed in to Fengji. Tan, keep it a secret.

"Yes." Zhou Cang said without hesitation, Guo Tu was about to thank him, Zhou Cang continued: "But I can't give it for nothing, I heard that there are many good horses in Hebei, and I am worried that I don't have a good mount. Can I invite you Give me ten fine horses?"

Guo Tu cursed inwardly, it's really useless, and the lion asked for ten good horses just for this little thing.People under the eaves have to bow their heads.Zhou Cang said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about it. If the horse is good, I will do a second deal with you. I will buy a horse from you and trade it for gold. How about it?"

Guo Tu stared wide-eyed, all gold?This is a good deal. Recruiting soldiers and buying horses depends on money. If you have money and rely on Jizhou and Youzhou, you need people and horses. "Okay, I will follow the envoy."

"If the quality improves, the business of horses will depend entirely on Mr. Yuan Tan. I, Xuzhou, only associate with Qingzhou."

Sending Guo Tu away, Zhou Cang and Zhou Wen looked at each other and smiled, and the plot succeeded again. "Guo Tu is not a short-sighted person, he was blinded by the competition for the master of Jizhou."

"Yuan Fang doesn't need to worry about the jade seal. It can only be given to Cao Cao. I'm afraid Xudu is really rumored as Guo Tu said. Xuzhou will be handed over to you and Gongming. I will take Dianwei to Xudu. "

"My lord, is there a small number of people? If Cao Cao wants to harm the lord, isn't this a self-inflicted trap?"

"It's useless to bring too many people. Is it possible to bring thousands of troops? Isn't that more like going to war? Now that you have gone, you will be more sincere."

What Zhou Cang said is right, rumors are flying everywhere in Xudu now.

When Cao Cao returned to Xudu after his victory, the grassroots expressed their heartfelt heart to Cao Cao, reprimanding Yuan Shao for being overconfident and ignorant of the court, and a group of people planned to add officials to Cao Cao.Under Guo Jia's persuasion, Cao Cao kept a clear head. Although Guandu won, he passed the most difficult period in the past, and the current situation is far from being so optimistic.He devoted himself to political and economic construction, recruiting talents, accumulating grass and grain, and training soldiers.

However, there were many rumors unfavorable to Zhou Cang in Xudu overnight, and the rumors became more and more intense, and many people who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao added fuel to the flames.

Some said that Zhou Cang rebelled against the scriptures in Xuzhou, did not listen to the words of the saints, acted on his own, and spread crooked theories. Xuzhou scholars suffered unspeakably.Some people said that Zhou Cang supported his own troops, but Xuzhou people only knew that Zhou Cang didn't know the emperor, and tried to break away from the big man.Others said that Zhou Cang kept his promise in Xuzhou, and the appointment of state and county officials depended entirely on his personal preferences, and there was no limit to it.Some people even said that Zhou Cang used military force in Xuzhou, competing with the people for profit and robbing the people, and the people were living in dire straits.

So some people came forward and advised: first, to reduce Zhou Cang's military power, second, the imperial court sent officials to Xuzhou, and third, sent important officials to Xuzhou to inspect and reprimand Zhou Cang's words and deeds.

Cao Cao was troubled by these seals. On the surface, they were all for the sake of the imperial court and to reduce local power, but they were also reducing his own arms.The problem is that these people are convincing and well-founded, and they cannot be convicted.

"These people, why don't you see them impeaching Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, and Liu Biao? It can be seen that there are still people with ulterior motives in the court." Cheng Yu said. "I have already found out that Yuan Shao sent people to spread the initial rumors, and this Yuan Shao will not stop for a while."

Xun You said: "Yuan Shao is trying to drive a wedge between the lord and Zhou Weiguo. However, Zhou Weiguo controls so many soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, which is indeed worrying."

"Then send someone to reprimand? Send officials into Xuzhou? Isn't that forcing Zhou Cang to turn against me?" Cao Cao said displeased.

"It's absolutely impossible." Cheng Yu said. "I still remember when I left Xuzhou, I talked about this matter with my lord. At this time, Yuan Shao is not peaceful. We must not turn against Zhou Cang."

(End of this chapter)