Xu Chu went to convey Cao Cao's order. Not long after, Xi Zhicai came to Cao Cao's camp.
Xi Zhicai bowed respectfully to Cao Cao, then lifted up his robe and sat down.
Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Zhicai, Zhongkang said that Wang Can sent an envoy and was rushing to the camp. At this time, Wang Can's envoy team should be ten miles away, and they should arrive at the camp soon."
After Xi Zhicai heard this, he suddenly became alert.
He twirled his short beard under his chin and said, "My lord, I'm afraid you're here for bad reasons!"
Cao Cao asked: "What is Zhicai's opinion?"
Xi Zhicai said: "In the past, Wang Can and his lord raised troops and rushed to Chang'an, with the purpose of taking Chang'an and controlling the emperor. Now that the lord has the emperor in his hands, Wang Can cannot take it back, so he must find other ways.
I guess that Wang Can sent the envoy this time for the sake of the emperor."
Cao Cao said: "Wang Can is very ambitious and will definitely not sit back and let me control the emperor."
Xi Zhicai asked: "My lord, did General Xu say who the envoy was?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "That's not true. I will ask Zhongkang to bring the Yizhou soldiers who came to report the news and ask them carefully. Since they are envoys sent by Wang Can, we can only do things after we know the details.
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Xi Zhicai cupped his fists and said, "My lord is wise!"
Cao Cao laughed heartily and immediately called Xu Chu in, asking Xu Chu to bring the soldiers who reported the news.
After the soldier entered the camp, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He saluted Cao Cao and then stood in the camp without saying anything. At this time, he was one of the ten wolf-toothed soldiers brought by Lu Meng. He was a person who knew Lu Meng's identity. Not only that, he had a relationship with Lu Meng.
Very shallow.
Cao Cao saw a look of surprise on his face when he saw the soldiers looked calm.
An ordinary soldier was neither humble nor arrogant and had courage, which quite surprised Cao Cao.
In fact, although this person's prestige under Lu Meng was not as good as that of Dianman and Huang Xu, he was still somewhat famous.
This person is none other than the famous thorn-headed Zhang Hu, who can also chat with Wang Can. This guy is very courageous and is only afraid of Lu Meng. After Dianman and Huang Xu joined him, two more people were added to the list of people he was afraid of.
They were also in awe of Dian Man and Huang Xu. After all, the soldiers of Langya Camp admired the strong. Lu Meng, Dian Man and Huang Xu were so powerful in martial arts that the soldiers of Langya Camp admired them.
Seeing this, Cao Cao deliberately beat the soldiers and shouted in a deep voice: "What's your name?"
Zhang Hu raised his head and said: "Zhang Hu!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao thought that the secret Taoist was good-looking, courageous, and had a bold name.
There was a smile on his face, but it seemed to be a sneer, and he said: "Zhang Hu, do you know that Huang Zhong chopped off the arm of my general Xia Houdun, Zhao Yun wounded my general Xu Chu, and Wang Can also imprisoned Xia Houyuan
And Cao Ren, as a member of the envoys, you are a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and you will die!"
"Skills are inferior to others, it's all nonsense!"
Zhang Hu said coolly, with a look of disdain.
Seeing this, Cao Cao laughed angrily and said, "Okay, okay, you are the first person who dares to speak like this. Just for those words of yours, you should be beheaded."
Zhang Hu snorted and said: "The two armies are fighting. If you don't kill the envoy, what is your ability to bully a small soldier like me?"
"Hahaha……"
Cao Cao laughed loudly, feeling that the kid in front of him didn't know whether he was really brave or just pretending. But no matter what, there were very few people who could speak so brazenly in front of him! Cao Cao couldn't scare Zhang.
Hu did not beat around the bush and asked directly: "Zhang Hu, let me ask you, who is the envoy? What is the purpose?"
Zhang Hu asked back: "It seems that you don't have enough confidence when you ask this. You actually asked me to inquire about the situation. I am a small soldier. What do you know? Our adults have said that you are a Yanzhou animal husbandry and will not kill a small soldier like me."
He held his head high, thinking about Lu Meng's words all the time.
You have to be brave and be able to keep secrets!
Zhang Hu always followed Lu Meng's words. Although cold sweat broke out on his back, he still remained calm and did not reveal any flaws.
Cao Cao saw Zhang Hu as a thorn in his side, and he was even more angry when he heard Zhang Hu's last words.
What is this, setting a trap for him?
Cao Cao wanted to ask questions, but he could not use punishment. After all, Zhang Hu was a soldier sent by Wang Can and could not be manipulated at will. Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai, expecting Xi Zhicai to ask questions.
Xi Zhicai sneered twice and said sarcastically: "Isn't it just an envoy? Are you afraid that we will know who the envoy sent by Wang Can is? If he is worried that others will know the name, why would Wang Can send an envoy? None of them even have names.
I don’t think there is any need to talk to those people who dare to speak secretly.”
Zhang Hu seemed to be very anxious when he heard this and said: "What is there to be afraid of? Our envoy is named Lu Meng and our deputy is named Huang Xu. They are unknown civilian officials in the army. If General Zhao and General Huang are sent, we will not be able to
Does it scare you? Two civil servants came to negotiate, that’s enough!"
This sentence was given by Lu Meng long ago.
In fact, it was thanks to Lu Meng's visit to Jia Xu, Li Ru and Guo Jia.
The three asked Lu Meng to change his position as a civil servant. In order to let all the soldiers know, Lu Meng specially asked the soldiers of Langya Camp under his command to remember his current identity. Now, Lu Meng is not the commander-in-chief of Langya Camp, but a little-known
A small civil servant, so that it is easier to achieve the goal.
Cao Cao frowned slightly, waved his hand, and dismissed Zhang Hu.
After Zhang Hu left, Cao Cao asked in a deep voice: "Zhicai, what do you think?"
Xi Zhicai said: "Regardless of whether Zhang Hu's words are true or not, I estimate that Wang Can had already prepared and did not intend to send important civil servants and generals, but deliberately sent insignificant people just to convey Wang Can's intention.
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After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded and said, "Well, this makes sense, but you have to be careful!"
After a pause, Cao Cao continued: "Since the one sent by Wang Can is of no importance, there is no need to put them aside. After they arrive, just go directly to the camp."
Xi Zhicai shook his head and said: "Lord, it's better to put it aside for a while. It will be easier to ask questions if you scare them."
Cao Cao did not object to Xi Zhicai's suggestion and went ahead with the original plan.
About an hour later, the team led by Lu Meng arrived.
However, as soon as they arrived at Cao Cao's camp, Xu Chu led his men to take Lü Meng, Huang Xu, Dianman and others to a tent and put them away, ignoring Lü Meng.
Lu Meng had already prepared for this.
Just when Lu Meng and others arrived, Xiahou Dun also got the news. When he learned that Wang Can had sent an envoy, he immediately wanted to kill him with a sword. Fortunately, Cao Cao issued an order to let Xiahou Dun continue to recover from his injuries and was not allowed to leave the camp, so the incident was calmed down.
As for Cao Hong, although he hated Wang Can, he did not take action against the envoys sent by Wang Can.
In the camp, Lu Meng sat quietly, looking calm and without any panic.
As Lu Meng did this, the other soldiers also calmed down.
None of the soldiers in the group were restless, and they all stayed quietly in the camp and chatted quietly. Lu Meng found Zhang Hu, asked him about the situation, and learned about Cao Cao in order to prepare to meet Cao Cao.
Only with a general understanding can Lu Meng know what he is doing.
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