Xun Yu hurried behind Cao Cao and said, "I'm paying homage to the King of Wei!"

Cao Cao turned around, glanced at Xun Yu, and a complicated expression flashed in his eyes. He said, "Wen Ruo, is there anything wrong with you coming here suddenly? I hope you can tell me some good news."

Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the King of Wei, and the Wei ministers brought not good news..."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Even if it is bad news, I, the lord, must listen to it. Tell me."

Xun Yu said: "First of all, it is the issue of grain prices. As soon as the market opened this morning, the grain prices rose to 1,100 chunks per tumble,..."

Cao Cao frowned and said angrily: "Didn't I order the price of grain not to rise? Who is so bold that he dares to openly violate the order? Don't you know that this is a crime of great rebellion?"

Xun Yu sighed and said, "Of course, everyone dare not disobey the orders of King Wei. However, the market is short of food, and everyone is unwilling to sell the food at a low price, so they stop selling it one after another.

It is now difficult to buy food on the market, and people who want to get food can only seek help from the black market. This has further pushed up the price of food!

The momentum of rising grain prices is like a wild horse that has run away from control! According to the current trend, I am afraid that by the end of this month, it will break through the 2,000-civilian mark!..."

Cao Cao showed a shocked face, frowned tightly. He looked at Xun Yu and said, "Is there no way to solve the food problem?"

Xun Yu said: "The food on our side was already very tight because of the previous lack of income. The failure not long ago caused most of our military rations to lose, which further aggravated the food problem.

It is difficult for us to solve this problem with our own abilities. I am afraid that the only way to buy grain from Jiangdong is left!”

Cao Cao frowned and said, "I don't know how much food Sun Wentai has in his hands. But now he can only ask for help."

Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "The second bad thing that Weichen wants to say is the funding problem..."

Cao Cao was surprised and asked, "Are we insufficient funds?"

Xun Yu nodded with a serious face and said, "The army suffered heavy losses. The pension and the expense of recruiting new recruits and building armies are very huge. The existing funds are no longer able to do so, and I am afraid that I can't afford to buy grain from Sun Jian..."

Cao Cao frowned and said, "I didn't expect that the huge amount of money obtained from the wealthy families and gentry were exhausted so quickly!"

He paused, "Although we share the same hatred with Sun Jian now, it is impossible for him to provide him with free food to support us. It seems that he can only ask for help from the wealthy and gentry in various places."

Xun Yu said worriedly: "In order to support us, the wealthy and gentry from all over the country have already taken out a lot of wealth. If we extend our hands to them, it will probably cause their dissatisfaction!..."

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "How can I care about their happiness or unhappiness now? If there is not enough food, let alone appease the people, even my army may have problems."

He glanced at Xun Yu and said, "Wenruo, it is more appropriate for you to do this."

Xun Yu also felt helpless and bowed to his promise.

Cao Cao joked: "You have already said two bad things, will there be any more?"

Xun Yu clasped his fists and said, "There is one more......"

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "This is really 'the blessing is unparalleled, and misfortunes never come alone'! Let's talk about it, what's the matter?"

Xun Yu said: "I just received a detailed report from Liaodong. Zhao Yanran has assembled 150,000 water and land troops. I'm afraid it will launch an offensive soon!"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly became complicated. Mrs. Zhao, who was standing on Cao Cao's side, felt keenly that when Cao Cao heard the name Zhao Yanran, his expression was very unusual. A sense of crisis unique to women suddenly surged into his heart.

Cao Cao was stunned for a while and frowned and said, "She is actually going to launch an attack at this time? It must be what Liu Xian meant. Isn't Liu Xian going to regain Jingzhou first?"

Xun Yu said: "I'm afraid this is indeed the case! Perhaps in Liu Xian's opinion, we are his biggest concern, so he is not in a hurry to deal with Sun Jian..."

Cao Cao sneered, "He wants to take advantage of the opportunity of great victory to continue to hurt me, right?" Then he said resolutely, "Since he wants to fight, then fight! How could I, Cao Cao, be afraid of him Liu Xian!"

Then he thought, "She came across the sea to attack, and her target was either Bohai or Qingzhou. I have heavy troops stationed in both places, and at least there will be no mistakes in a short period of time.

What I am worried about is that Liu Xian will attack our Yanzhou when she launched a cross-sea attack! The real crisis is still in Yanzhou! It seems that all the troops on the Lianghuai side must be transferred to strengthen the strength of Yanzhou.

Now that time is tight, the food problem must be solved immediately!”

He looked at Xun Yu and said, "Wenruo, go and do your business. Report anything to me immediately!"

Xun Yu responded and retreated.

When Mrs. Zhao saw Xun Yu go down, she couldn't help asking: "King of Wei, is Zhao Yanran you just mentioned? Is it Liu Xian's concubine?"

Cao Cao frowned, as if he was in a bad mood and didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Mrs. Zhao felt so upset and dared not speak anymore. At the same time, she couldn't help but hate Zhao Yanran who had never seen before. "

Xu You quickly walked to the Tongque Platform, met Cao Cao and Mrs. Zhao, and immediately bowed: "I pay homage to the King of Wei, and to the Queen!"

Cao Cao turned around and saw Xu You, and couldn't help but frown and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Ziyuan?"

Xu You clasped his fists and said, "There is something important that my subordinates think is important, so they have to come and disturb the lord..."

Cao Cao asked impatiently, "What's the matter?"

Xu You had to swallow the nonsense that he had not finished speaking back to his stomach, clasped his fists and said, "It's about Xun Yu. This matter is extraordinary!"

Cao Cao was unhappy and felt that Xu You, a villain, was going to gossip again. However, he, who was also a little suspicious, did not say anything to stop Xu You.

Xu You said mysteriously: "Just a while ago, Xun Yu actually sent someone to send a large amount of fruits, vegetables and meat to Liu Bei! Xun Yu ignored the ban on the King of Wei and wanted to contact Liu Bei. His heart was suspicious!..."

Cao Cao couldn't help but frowned, walked for a while, but suddenly smiled and said, "What do I think is this? It turns out that it's just a trivial matter! Ziyuan, you are also an important official in the court, why do you always pay attention to these trivial matters?

As a left-behind minister, it is normal for Xun Yu to send some food to the emperor. You don’t have to be too careful!”

Xu You was stunned for a moment, hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "King of Wei, how can this be said to be a trivial matter?"
Chapter completed!