Hearing Cao Jiu suddenly say such words, the two brothers Cao Bao and Cao Jian couldn't help being shocked. At the same time, Cao Bao's two cousins were sitting at the bottom of the table, and they all looked at them with astonishment.
Cao Jiu. No wonder they were so surprised. After all, Liu Bei has always been very low-key since he entered Xuzhou. Even in the suppression of bandits in Xuzhou a few years ago, it was Liu Bei who sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to do it.
In the eyes of the Xuzhou family, Liu Bei was just a lucky man who happened to get two powerful generals. It was precisely because of this that the Xuzhou family agreed to promote Liu Bei to the position of Xuzhou governor. The purpose was naturally to have a man whom they admired very much.
Just a puppet that's easy to control.
But Cao Jiu is different from Cao Bao and others. They have seen through Liu Bei's heroic appearance early, so Cao Jiu's attitude towards Liu Bei has always been completely opposite to that of Cao Bao brothers. But now that Cao Jiu is older, the Cao family's affairs
It was not his turn to have the final say, so the relationship between the Cao family and Liu Bei was always at odds.
Although Cao Jiu said this, Brother Cao Bao still felt a little disapproval. In the eyes of Cao Bao and others, this was entirely because his second uncle had become older and timid. He just respected Cao Bao and others.
Cao Bao didn't say much, but just responded with a few words, obviously not taking Cao Jiu's words to heart. Seeing the appearance of Cao Bao's brothers, Cao Jiu could only sigh and said to Cao Bao and others: "Forget it!
You are in charge of the Cao family now, and I will not stay here to annoy you. From now on, you can just take care of yourself and don't destroy the foundation created by the ancestors of the Cao family!" After saying that, Cao Jiu looked lonely.
He got up and left the study.
When Cao Jiu was about to leave, the Cao brothers naturally stood up and saw each other off respectfully. But after Cao Jiu left, Cao Bao and others immediately changed their faces. Cao Jian spat at Cao Jiu's back, fiercely
He scolded: "You immortal thing! You just know how to rely on your old age and sell yourself to old age!"
"Forget it, leave him alone!" Cao Bao also waved his hand nonchalantly, and then said: "Anyway, I think Liu Bei will definitely not be able to stop Cao Cao's attack this time! We should be prepared.
That's it! Second brother! Later you can choose a more sophisticated subordinate, sneak out from the west city gate, go to the Wei army camp outside the city, and express our Cao family's goodwill to the Wei army!"
"Understood!" Cao Jianma nodded. Now most of Pengcheng's army is in the hands of the Cao family, and the guards at the West City Gate are also Cao family's children, so it is not a problem for the Cao family to send people out through the West City Gate.
What a difficult thing. But Cao Jian looked back and said to Cao Bao: "Brother! If we just send people there, it won't have any effect, right? Now that the Wei army has the upper hand, if we go to join him, we are afraid that others will
You don’t necessarily want to pay attention to us, right?”
"Uh!" Cao Jian said this, and Cao Bao also thought it was reasonable. Cao Cao is not an ordinary person. He can break into such a large territory, which shows that Cao Cao's ability is definitely not bad. If it were normal times, such a person would definitely not be Cao Cao.
The person they want to win over, but the problem is that they have the advantage, right? Now that the Cao family wants to get involved, they have to worry about whether they will agree or not! Thinking of this, Cao Bao thought for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and hummed: "This way
Well! I heard that the commander-in-chief of the Wei army this time is Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao's first general! I heard that Xiahou Dun's eldest son was just crowned this year, so you asked your men to go to Xiahou Dun with Ying'er's birth date! Just say that he is my general.
Ying'er promises his son, and the two families will become friends of Qin and Jin!"
The Ying'er that Cao Bao is talking about is actually Cao Bao's only daughter, Cao Ying! Despite Cao Bao's virtue, his daughter is very beautiful, and together with Miss Mi Zhen of the Mi family, they are called the twin sisters of Pengcheng.
When Tao Qian was still here, he often came to propose marriage for his two sons, but neither Cao Bao nor Mi Zhu agreed to marry Tao Qian. But after Liu Bei took charge of Xuzhou, Mi Zhu took the lead in marrying Mi Zhen.
After being promised to Liu Bei, Cao Bao would naturally not let his daughter give birth to Liu Bei, so Cao Ying's marriage was delayed. Now in order to preserve the Cao family's future status, Cao Bao also decided to use his precious daughter to pave the way!
Cao Jian couldn't help being stunned after hearing this. Of course he knew how beautiful his niece was, but he didn't expect Cao Bao to be willing to give her away. But thinking back, it doesn't matter if Cao Ying is sacrificed for the benefit of the family. Besides, marrying
Entering Xiahou Dun's house may not necessarily be a bad thing for Cao Ying. Xiahou Dun is Cao Cao's number one general. At least Cao Ying's life's glory and wealth cannot be escaped. So Cao Jian was just stunned for a moment.
He soon came to his senses and nodded to Cao Bao, indicating that he understood.
"Daddy!" At this time, a clear cry suddenly rang out, and the closed door was suddenly pushed open. Everyone turned to look and saw a young woman standing at the door. This young woman was only twenty-eight years old.
, looks very handsome, especially those eyes. Although they are not very big, there is a charming charm between the eyebrows, which can attract all men! But now there are
He was filled with tears, and the tears flowed down his face, which made people feel inexplicably heartbroken.
This woman is naturally Cao Bao's only daughter Cao Ying. Cao Ying passed by here before and happened to see Cao Jiu leaving with a sigh. She was a little curious and secretly crouched at the door to eavesdrop. Unexpectedly, she happened to hear Cao Bao.
He said that he would be promised to the son of Xiahou Dun. As Cao Bao's only daughter, Cao Ying has always been the daughter of the Cao family. Cao Bao treated Cao Ying as if he was holding it in his hand for fear of falling, and holding it in his mouth for fear of melting.
She was completely obedient to her, and Cao Ying had never suffered any grievances since she was a child. When she thought that she was going to marry someone she didn't recognize at all, how could Cao Ying do it? She opened the door and shouted to Cao Bao: "Daddy"
!My daughter will not marry!”
Brother Cao Bao didn't expect that Cao Ying would suddenly appear, and they were all shocked. When he saw Cao Ying's aggrieved look, Cao Bao felt distressed in his heart. But when he thought about it, he didn't feel sorry for his daughter now.
At that time, this was related to the survival of the Cao family, and he could not tolerate any more soft-heartedness. Cao Bao immediately darkened his face and shouted to Cao Ying: "What are you talking about! Go back to the house!"
Cao Ying was stunned when she was scolded by Cao Bao. In her memory, it seemed that Cao Bao had never scolded her like this before. However, Cao Ying soon cried even harder, pointing at Cao Bao and crying:
"Dad! I won't marry! Even if I die, I won't marry! Daddy! Please! Don't marry me to someone I don't recognize!"
"Shut up!" Cao Bao was already troubled by the current situation. When Cao Ying cried like this, he became even more irritated. When he stood up, he quickly walked to the door of the room and shouted loudly: "Parents' orders."
What the matchmaker says! How can you have the final say? Someone comes! Someone comes! Send the young lady back to her room! No one is allowed to let him out without my order!" Cao Bao is the head of the family after all.
, as soon as he shouted, several maids rushed over and pulled Cao Ying down. Although Cao Ying struggled hard, she couldn't fight against the combined efforts of those maids. She could only struggle and be trapped.
The maids dragged him down.
After pulling Cao Ying down, Cao Bao also looked very unhappy. He turned around and shouted to Cao Jian in the room: "Second brother! Why are you still here? Why don't you go and do things quickly!" Cao Bao was angered by Cao Bao.
Cao Jian didn't dare to say anything, so he immediately retreated obediently. The remaining two Cao brothers did not dare to stay here, and all retreated on the pretext of helping Cao Jian.
The Cao family was based in the military, so it was natural to be very safe in doing things. Soon, Cao Jian assigned a confidant to sneak out of the back door of the Cao family with a secret letter written by Cao Jian and Cao Ying's birthday.
Come out and rush straight towards the west gate.
The confidant sent by Cao Jian could be regarded as a master secretly trained by the Cao family. He was very familiar with Pengcheng. He turned left and right and quickly arrived at the west city gate. Taking advantage of the night, the Cao family master huddled at the city gate.
From a nearby corner, I quietly looked toward the city gate and saw two rows of garrison soldiers standing at the city gate, about ten or so people. Among those people, I didn't seem to see any other officers or generals. Cao Cao didn't seem to see any other officers or generals.
The masters of the Cao family raised their brows, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual, they hurried to the city gate. When the soldiers guarding the city gate saw it, they immediately raised their spears, pointed at the Cao family masters and shouted in unison
shouted: "Stop! Who is it?"
"Wait a minute!" The Cao family master quickly made a low-pitched gesture, took out a token from his arms, compared it with the soldiers, and then said: "I have something important to do with you adults!
Take me to see you adults quickly!" The guard of the West City Gate is a descendant of the Cao family. The West City Gate is basically controlled by the Cao family, so what the Cao family master just showed to the soldiers was Cao Cao's.
The token of the family. And asking the soldiers to take him to see the adults, naturally they were going to see their immediate boss, the Cao family disciple.
The soldiers were stunned when they saw the token in the hands of the Cao family master. Then when they heard the Cao family master's words, they all looked at each other. Then a soldier said to the Cao family master: "You
Want to see us adults? Then come with me!" After saying that, he also asked his comrades around him to put away their spears, and he waved to the Cao family master, indicating that he would follow him, and then went straight to the city.
Rush up.
The masters of the Cao family were anxious to leave the city for business, so naturally they did not dare to neglect. They immediately took the token back into their arms and followed quickly. The masters of the Cao family had already thought about this before, and there would be too much movement when opening the city gate.
Now the enemy troops are approaching the city. If they open the city gate privately, they will inevitably be discovered by Liu Bei's men in the city. It would be more appropriate to use a hanging basket from the top of the city.