HLnovel Chapter 102 Su Yu Scams Someone Again! This Time, It's That Old Fox Pengcheng Who's Been S
Chapter 102 Su Yu Scams Someone Again! This Time, It's That Old Fox Pengcheng Who's Been S
Seeing that Chen Gui and Mi Zhu were both willing to support the three treaties, Tao Qian nodded, having already made his decision.
in fact.
Tao Qian, Mi Zhu, and Chen Gui knew the truth very well.
These three treaties appear to be aimed at strengthening the ties between Cao Cao and Tao Qian.
In reality, it was to persuade Tao Qian to abandon his alliance with Yuan Shu and instead side with Cao Cao.
Compared to Yuan Shu, who commanded tens of thousands of armored soldiers but accomplished nothing, Cao Cao, whose momentum was strong, was clearly much more powerful.
Tao Qian is old, and his forces no longer have the potential to become a hegemon.
In chaotic times, it's only natural for people to act like a weather vane, swaying with the wind whichever way it blows.
however.
The fact that Tao Qian, Chen Gui, and Mi Zhu agreed to these three peace treaties does not mean that Cao Bao also agreed.
This is not.
Upon learning the news, Cao Bao, unafraid of angering Tao Qian, rushed to the city lord's mansion once again.
"My lord! How could you make such a decision that would jeopardize the interests of Xuzhou?"
"That Cao Mengde is a wolf with ambitions."
"If we let him capture Xiaopei, wouldn't that be handing him a stepping stone to attack Xuzhou?"
"If my lord insists on agreeing to these three terms of peace today, I will have no choice but to kill myself to live up to your trust!"
After saying that, Cao Bao shot towards a pillar like an arrow!
It came quickly, though it was late.
Before Tao Qian could react, Cao Bao had already smashed his head open and was bleeding profusely!
"Ah Bao!"
Tao Qian cried out in pain and immediately summoned his personal guards to take Cao Bao away for treatment.
Fortunately, Cao Bao was a martial artist, and although the collision knocked him unconscious, he did not die.
Cao Bao's willingness to die as a form of remonstrance caused Tao Qian to hesitate.
Would abandoning Yuan Shu and siding with Cao Cao really be beneficial to Xuzhou?
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Yanzhou
Dongjun
Man Chong successfully brought back the news that Tao Qian had agreed to the three terms of the peace treaty, and was praised by Su Yu and promoted again.
Man Chong is now practically Su Yu's personal assistant, and also Cao Cao's diplomatic ambassador.
The relationship between the two was like that between Zhuge Liang and Deng Zhi in the Shu Han state.
Suddenly, Man Chong asked, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated:
"Mr. Ziyi, there is something I don't understand. If you have the time, I hope you can answer my question."
Su Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled:
"Berning, please speak frankly."
Man Chong nodded and took out a letter from his pocket. The letter was signed by Chen Gui.
In addition, Man Chong ordered his personal guards to bring in two chests of jewels from outside.
"Sir, this is a thank-you gift from Chen Gui."
"I don't understand why the person who sent the gift was Chen Gui, and not Mi Zhu."
"It is clearly Mi Zhu who has benefited the most from the opening of trade routes!"
Su Yu opened the letter.
The above content is almost exactly what he thought.
Chen Gui wrote blatantly on it that if Cao Cao were interested in attacking Xuzhou, the Chen family would be willing to act as inside agents!
Not only did they send gifts, but they also offered to be inside agents. The Chen family is too kind, isn't they?
This is precisely the point that Man Chong doesn't understand.
Su Yu handed the letter to Man Chong, pointing to a sentence on it and saying:
"Boning, how credible do you think the claim that the Chen family is an inside agent is?"
Man Chong replied without hesitation:
"In my humble opinion, Chen Gui is as cunning as a fox, and his claim of being an inside agent is absolutely unbelievable."
"Yes! Absolutely not!"
“Since you think so, Bo Ning, most of the people in my Cao camp probably think so too.”
"But Boning, do you know what? I believe the claim that Chen Gui was an inside man is absolutely credible!"
Upon hearing this, Man Chong's eyes widened, and the doubt on his face deepened.
It wasn't that Man Chong was questioning Su Yu, but rather that old man Chen Gui really didn't have a good reputation.
It's said that this old guy's words are as meaningless as farting.
They can change their minds immediately after saying something.
This guy's offer to be an inside agent for the Yanzhou army feels like pure empty talk!
Seeing Man Chong's confusion, Su Yu smiled and explained:
"Haven't you forgotten, Boning, that we have the Yanzhou Daily?"
"Starting tomorrow, we will publish ten versions of the story, each focusing on Chen Gui's loyalty and righteousness!"
Do you know what a person of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness is like?
"They are just like Chen Gui!"
A hint of confusion flashed in Man Chong's eyes.
Then, the confusion in his eyes gradually turned into shock, and finally settled into relief!
He got it!
Su Yu's goal was to praise Chen Gui to his death!
OK!
Didn't you, Chen Gui, offer to be an inside agent for my Yanzhou army?
Very good. From tomorrow onwards, you will be an unparalleled loyal subject!
Given Tao Qian's understanding of Chen Gui, that old fox, would he really believe that Chen Gui was a man of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness?
It's obvious even to a fool that Tao Qian doesn't trust Chen Gui at all!
The person I was already wary of suddenly became famous and was even hailed as "unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness".
As long as Tao Qian is not out of his mind, he will definitely target Chen Gui and the Chen family, both openly and secretly, in the days to come!
Coupled with the suppression from his political rival Cao Bao, Chen Gui and his family's situation in Xuzhou will only get worse.
Having lost their foothold, they also fell out of favor with Yuan Shu.
They had no choice but to surrender to Cao Cao's forces!
Forcing a good woman into prostitution—that's roughly the idea.
Chen Gui offered Su Yu empty promises, but Su Yu neither liked nor wanted to accept them!
Come and don't go indecent.
We'll satisfy you, Chen Gui, so that you have no other choice but Cao Cao's camp.
Su Yu treated Chen Gui with great courtesy and reciprocity!
Man Chong inwardly exclaimed "666!" (a Chinese internet slang term for "awesome").
Learned, learned!
As expected, it has to be my own husband!
Chen Gui, the "Fox of Xuzhou"?
They were simply being manipulated!
As for why Mi Zhu neither extended a friendly gesture nor sent gifts, the reason is even simpler.
Compared to the quick-witted Chen Gui, Mi Zhu currently has no intention of rebelling against Tao Qian.
As long as the Mi family can maintain its current status and wealth, Mi Zhu can easily support a governor of Xuzhou himself, and this person may not necessarily be Cao Cao.
But it might be...
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Youzhou
Right Beiping City
Just now, Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan had an unprecedented argument!
The topic of the argument was whether or not to send troops to attack Liu Yu.
Liu Yu, also known as Gongsun Zan's classic partner, is the current Governor of Youzhou, a member of the Han imperial family, and the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan of the Han Dynasty!
Liu Yu was an honest and kind man, and he was very good at managing the economy.
After being appointed to Youzhou as a member of the Han imperial family, he implemented a series of benevolent policies, which accelerated the development of commerce.
However, Youzhou, being a frontier region, has always suffered from the incursions of nomadic tribes from the north.
For example, the Wuhuan people north of Youzhou fought against Gongsun Zan almost every year.
Just before the Lunar New Year, Qiuliju, the Chanyu of Wuhuan, was soundly beaten by Gongsun Zan and fled back to the Wuhuan royal court in disgrace.
Gongsun Zan fought impressively, didn't he?
This led to the conflict between him and Liu Yu.
Liu Yu's administrative measures were aimed at developing the economy of Youzhou.
If we focus solely on economic development, we will inevitably have to relinquish a portion of our armed forces.
Furthermore, military spending must be significantly reduced.
This infringed upon Gongsun Zan's core interests.
Coupled with their differing ideologies, the conflict has escalated to the point of no return.
Unable to tolerate this any longer, Gongsun Zan decided to send troops to kill Liu Yu!
Liu Bei strongly opposed this, believing that it was wrong to send troops to attack Liu Yu.
By killing Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan's reputation would be completely ruined.
Those Youzhou people who were loyal to Liu Yu would also surely defect to Yuan Shao next door.
At that time, all these factors will become the poison that will bury Gongsun Zan!
……