Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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Just when Xia Houzhe was about to speak to stop him, a guard suddenly ran in outside the door and interrupted him.

"Report! Report to the lord, there is a guy who calls himself Sun Ben outside the door and asks to see him!"

"Sun Ben? Isn't that Sun Quan's cousin? What is he doing here at this juncture? He came here to declare war?"

Cao Cao frowned, turned to look at the crowd and asked for their opinions.

Lu Su cupped his hands: "My lord, instead of speculating here, why not invite him in to ask the truth?"

"That's right! Listening to what you say is like listening to what you say! Come here, let him in!"

Cao Cao waved his hand, and the soldiers retreated.

After a while, a man with a pale face and bandages came in.

The man was accompanied by a three or four-year-old girl who was as cute as porcelain.

As the man entered the hall, everyone could vaguely smell...the stench of excrement.

"What does it taste like? Which of you is eating shit? I've said it many times, don't bring anything with a strong taste to a serious place like the conference hall."

"Cao Chun, Ji Ling, and Zhang Fei are you again without changing it again and again?"

Cao Cao scolded angrily, and if there is a bad smell, the first thing he suspects is these three humanoid biochemical weapons.

Jia Xu cupped his hands expressionlessly: "My lord, Cao Chun was hung up, and Zhang Fei and Ji Ling ran away overnight with the quilt on their shoulders. If I guess correctly, the three of them didn't do it."

Cao Cao looked around for a while, but he didn't find anyone eating, so he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Could it be... Is there something wrong with my nose?

As for Sun Ben, who had just been brought in, his whole body trembled. Only he knew where the stench came from!

After falling into the cesspit last time, he was marinated, and everywhere he went, there was this smell from the cesspit.

Fortunately, his daughter was wearing a sachet, which covered up a lot of the smell for him, so that he would not be discovered.

"Meet Duke Wei!" Sun Ben saluted.

"Sun Ben? You are Sun Quan's great helper. What are you doing here at Cao Ying? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

Cao Cao looked at him playfully, with murderous intent in his eyes.

Sun Ben gave a wry smile, and got straight to the point!

"To Mr. Cao, that was before! From now on, Ben is no longer Sun Quan's helper."

"To tell you the truth, Sun Ben came here on purpose to agree with me, and I am willing to do my best for Mr. Cao! I hope Mr. Cao will not give up!"

"To show my sincerity, I have a concubine. If Mr. Cao likes you, you can take me as your concubine!"

Sun Ben's attitude was extremely low.

He knew that at this juncture, if the main Jiangdong general like himself suddenly came to surrender, it would definitely make people suspicious.

Only with his only daughter can Cao Cao gain a little trust. In addition...if the daughter really married Cao Cao.

Even if he is just a concubine, he can still establish a relationship with the Cao family. Regardless of the war, at least his line of Sun Ben can be preserved.

As for being a wife... Sun Ben didn't even dare to think about it. It would be nice for Cao Cao to accept his daughter. How could he dare to expect extravagantly?

Listening to Sun Ben's words, Cao Cao didn't trust him at all.

Instead, he thought of Zhou Yu's strategy during the Battle of Chibi, and his face turned cold!

"Good guy! Want to follow Huang Gai's example again, and come up with a trick for me?"

"Hey! Even the injury has been healed, and the acting is quite real! Do you want to tell me that Zhou Yu chopped it down?"

Sun Ben was stunned for a second, then nodded with a wry smile.

"Grandpa Cao really counted everything, I...it was indeed betrayed and hunted down by that villain Zhou Yu, that ended up in this land!"

"If it weren't for the rescue of a farmer's father and daughter, I'm afraid he would have died, so Jiang Dong can't go back! Therefore, he came to vote for Cao Gong. He wanted to serve Cao Gong and at the same time avenge himself."

As soon as the words came out, Cao Cao walked up with a face full of sarcasm, and even the advisers sneered, thinking that Sun Ben was trying to die.

"Sure enough, it's exactly what I thought, and I didn't even change my words! Do you think I, Cao Cao, are stupid?"

"I didn't fall for Huang Gai's first bitter trick, how could I fall for your second time?"

"Come on, drag it down and chop it up!"

Cao Cao waved his hand and gave the order immediately.

But as soon as the words fell, a tired voice interrupted it.

"Old Cao, wait!"

Chapter 919 Anti-scheming, inserting spies

Xia Houzhe's sudden stop made everyone look at each other in blank dismay.

"My dear brother, what's the matter?"

"Don't be in a hurry to kill, I think... General Sun may have really surrendered. If he killed him by mistake, wouldn't it chill the hearts of other people who want to surrender?"

Xia Houzhe pulled Cao Cao aside.

He remembered that according to development, the two brothers, Sun Ben and Sun Fu, had indeed secretly communicated with Cao Ying, and indeed married their daughter to Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhang!

"My dear brother, is it true or not?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.

Xia Houzhe nodded after pondering for a few seconds.

"It should be true, you can try it! Even if it's fake, so what? Although he is considered a strong general in Jiangdong, but in my Cao Ying... he can't be ranked."

"We are not afraid of him causing trouble, and even... we can use countermeasures to send him back to Jiangdong in an open and honest manner, so that he can incite Sun Quan and Zhou Yu to choke him, and at the same time, he can scout for information."

Hearing this, Cao Cao thought for a moment and was a little puzzled.

"Aren't you afraid that he will send you false news?"

"What are you afraid of! Don't we still have Spikes? Wouldn't it be enough to compare his news with Spikes as a reference? This will make it easier to tell the truth from the fake!"

"Accept him, and you can still get a daughter-in-law carved in pink and jade. Isn't it a good deal? You didn't pay anything. This is a no-cost deal, and you can make a profit without losing it!"

Xia Houzhe grinned, showing the attitude of a profiteer.

This is also because he doesn't have a son, otherwise all the beautiful little girls will be taken back as daughter-in-law.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and he gave him a thumbs up: "You are so cunning!"

After the discussion between the two, Cao Cao turned around and walked to Sun Ben's side, reaching out to help him up.

Xu Chu protected Cao Cao with him, for fear that he would be violently assassinated by Sun Ben.

"Boyang! This is your daughter, right? Since you are sincerely loyal... why don't I arrange this marriage for my third son Cao Zhang?"

"When the girl reaches the age, she will be included in my Cao family, how about it?"

Hearing this, Sun Ben wept with joy!

A joy of surviving after the catastrophe filled his heart. He was already in despair when he heard Cao Cao say that he was going to kill him.

Unexpectedly, there is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright!

"Thank you Mr. Cao! Thank you Mr. Xiahou!"

Sun Ben saluted again and again, he knew he would survive, and Xia Houzhe had to speak to persuade Cao Cao to change his mind.

Xia Houzhe waved his hand: "You said you were assassinated by Zhou Yu? Then tell me what's going on inside Jiangdong? Sit down and talk slowly!"

Speaking of the situation in Jiangdong, Sun Ben smiled bitterly, hatred flashed in his eyes, and he bowed his hands to Xia Houzhe and Cao Cao.

"My brother Sun Quan's power has been taken away for the most part, but fortunately there are Zhu family, Yu family and Zhang family behind him, otherwise Zhou Yu would have seized power!"

"As for my subordinates... there are still about [-] elite soldiers in Jiangdong. I have a high prestige in the army. Zhou Yu is afraid, so I want to get rid of them quickly!"

Sun Ben explained the situation in Jiangdong in detail.

Everyone nodded, knowing everything in their hearts.

Now Jiangdong is even more chaotic than they thought. Sun Quan is not Sun Ce, so he can't suppress Zhou Yu.

Coupled with the battle of Hefei, it completely lost its prestige, so Zhou Yu turned around when he saw hope.

Knowing that they can't do anything, they just want to fight together!

This is what happens.

Xia Houzhe and Cao Cao looked at each other, their eyeballs rolled around, and they didn't know what the hell they were thinking.

Cao Cao gave him a look: "Brother, you said let this guy persuade Sun Quan to surrender... Is there any hope? As long as he succeeds, he can save a lot of people from being killed!"

Xia Houzhe nodded secretly, and replied: "You can try it! If it works, countless families can be saved from destruction!"

Cao Cao turned around and told Sun Ben about his plan.

Sun Ben was obviously taken aback: "This...my lord, I'm afraid Zhou Yu won't let it go when I go back. I'm not afraid of death, I'm just worried about my family..."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "If you are worried, Boyang, you can secretly release your wife, daughter, and younger brother to Cao Ying, and I will take care of them, so that you will have nothing to worry about!"

"And...you go back this time in a fair manner, as long as you don't leave alone, Zhou Yu will never dare to touch you! He can't afford that infamy!"

"In Jiangdong Daying, you only need to persuade Sun Quan to surrender and pass on the news. If you don't compete with Zhou Yu, you are guaranteed to be fine! If this vote is successful, I will give you a marquis and a land. What do you think? ?”

Sun Ben was startled, he hesitated and said:

"Ah... raising a wife... just, don't you need it?"

Looking at this posture, it is obvious that he does not believe in Cao Cao's character.

Everyone in Cao Ying turned their heads and suppressed a smile. It seems that the title of Wife Cao is known to the entire big man.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and looked at Sun Ben with gritted teeth.

"Do you not believe in my character? Perhaps the outside world has a bad opinion of me, Cao Cao, but the rumors may not be true, and they may also be smeared by opponents!"

"And...you just got a good job, and you don't want to lose it, do you?"

The corners of Sun Ben's eyes twitched, and he complained secretly in his heart: The more you behave like this, the more scared I am!

Sun Ben hesitated for a while, and finally his eyes turned hard, and he nodded his head as if death was at home.

And he said silently in his heart, women are like clothes, if Cao thief doesn't like this old clothes, it's not necessarily true.

"Okay! Then trouble the lord, I will send my family later. I have secretly picked them up from Danyang in the past few days."

Just as Sun Ben turned to leave, Xia Houzhe suddenly stopped him.

"Old Sun, wait a minute! I want to ask you something."

"It's okay to say what's the matter, sir, I will know everything!"

Sun Ben bowed slightly.

Xia Houzhe's expression was a little wretched: "It's nothing, just ask someone! Do you know a girl named Bu Lianshi in the Bu Zhi family? I heard that she is pretty?"

Looking at Xia Houzhe's expression, Sun Ben suddenly realized, and his eyes became meaningful.

"A good girl who has heard of Tianji, seeing her today, she really lives up to her reputation!"

"I've seen it! It's really very beautiful. Even my brother Sun Quan and Zhou Yu almost fought over this girl!"

Hearing this, Xia Houzhe was shocked!

"What? Was it discovered by their two single dogs?"

"That's right! Not only that, the two of them also protected it, but... Miss Bu hadn't made a choice before I fled, so she probably hasn't fallen into the tiger's claws yet."

"But...how long can a weak woman last in front of two high officials? When I go back next time, I will find a way to deal with it."

Xia Houzhe nodded: "I understand. If there is a war at that time, you help me protect that girl as much as possible. I will thank you very much after it is done!"

Sun Ben cupped his hands, turned and left resolutely.

"My grandson is going too!"

After Sun Ben left, more than a dozen family members were sent over not long after.

Cao Cao also properly placed it!

"Old Cao, let's send troops to Ruxukou tomorrow, taking advantage of the chaos in the Jiangdong regime, and surprise them, do you have any comments?"

At night, Xia Houzhe found Cao Cao with a cigarette in his mouth.