A few days ago, Xuchang.
"Liu Bei wants to offer the art of heaven to His Majesty. Is there something wrong with his head?”After Cao Cao heard the report, he subconsciously placed the bowl in his hand upside down on the dishes.
Mixed rice had unintentionally appeared!
"Prime minister, should we summon Sun Qian immediately?”Xun Yu could not help but ask.
"Naturally, I have to summon him." Cao Cao put down his bowl and chopsticks." Forget it, I'm not in the mood to eat. I'll go to the main hall and summon all the civil and military officials. It's best if I can call His Majesty out too. Let everyone see what rare treasure Liu Bei has praised so much."”
"If it really was a treasure, would Big Ear Liu be willing to give it to me?”
"My lord, Sun Qian brought a gift with him this time because he has a request.”
"Say it, you really can't wake up early without benefits. Tell me, Liu Bei is just a kid who weaves mats and sells shoes. Why can't a dog change its habit of eating sh * t?”
Cheng Yu sighed." My lord, Liu Bei wants Xu Shu.”
"Xu Shu?" Cao Cao slammed the long table in front of him.
"Oh my god, is that Xu Shu who defeated Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang in Xinye and broke Cao Ren's Eight Gates Golden Lock Array?”
"Now that you're in my tent, why don't you give me a plan?”
"Tell me, can you return such a person to Liu Bei? Xu Shu could resist an army of 200,000.”
"A thousand gold coins is easy to obtain, but a general is hard to come by. Cheng Yu, don't you know this?”
Cheng Yu had a helpless look on his face. Why was Boss Cao scolding people everywhere he went today, and even implicated him?
"My lord, Sun Qian said that this thing can increase the number of scholars in the Northern Lands by a million within ten years.”
"This is impossible." Cao Cao waved his hand." There are so many Humble Families in the world, and they have suffered from the chaos of war. How many years has it been since they settled down?”
"Even if I manage Yuzhou and Yanzhou, it's impossible for every household to have poetry and books to read. The people of the world are busy with farm work. They have to plant crops and eat!”
Then, Cao Cao calmed down.
"Can you really increase the number of scholars in the northern provinces I govern by a million within ten years?”
"Yes, I can." Cheng Yu nodded heavily.
In an instant, Cao Cao's expression turned solemn." In that case, I can't reject Liu Xuande's gift.”
"Reporting…reporting to the Prime Minister. A group of civil officials have gathered outside the manor and are all requesting for orders. The Prime Minister should meet Sun Qian as soon as possible and agree to Liu Bei's request.”
Cao Cao suddenly stood up." What? Are they trying to kill me?"”
"Prime Minister, it seems like Liu Bei's spy in the city is playing tricks in the dark. Moreover, Sun Qian is not honest. After arriving in Xuchang, he sent gifts to the various residences.”
"Humph." Cao Cao snorted coldly." Liu Bei, you bastard. How dare you mess up the court?”
"This way, it's even more impossible for me to give Xu Shu to him. The more he makes a fuss, the more important Xu Shu is to him. I definitely won't let Xu Shu go to help the enemy.”
"Let's go and meet Sun Qian. I want to see what he's capable of when he brags about the Art of Heavenly Craftsmanship.”
Two hours later, Cao Cao held the seal paper in his hand with a shocked expression.
"This item can help me pass down orders to the various provinces and counties. The paper is of good quality and cheap. Ting's money and grain would be converted into millions of books. Within ten years, he would be able to support millions of Northern Region students.”
"Great."
Cao Cao looked at the Emperor and said," Your Majesty, this item has contributed greatly to the country and should be conferred the title of Marquis. However, Imperial Uncle Liu Bei requests that his daughter-in-law Sun be conferred the title of Marquis of Jiangling. I believe that the title of Marquis of Jiangling should be bestowed to Liu Bei.”
"Prime Minister is right."
Cao Cao was not stupid. The paper that Liu Bei sent was already called Liu Feng Paper, and you still want to confer the title of Sun Shangxiang to curry favor with Dongwu?
Hehe, in front of the wise Cao, you are just dreaming.
"Prepare the decree."
Just as Liu Xie was looking at the minister beside him helplessly, a messenger rushed into the hall.
"Reporting…reporting to the Prime Minister. South County has fallen and General Cao Ren was captured alive by Liu Bei. Liu Bei has spread the word that he wants to exchange General Cao Ren for Xu Yuanzhi.”
"What?" Hearing this, the faces of the civil and military officials in the hall changed.
Liu Xie held back his laughter as he looked at the gloomy Cao Cao and then at Sun Qian. His smile disappeared and turned into worry.
You, Liu Bei, have already sent out an envoy, yet you still dare to capture Cao Cao's general. Aren't you afraid that he will tear up Sun Qian's ticket in the hall first?
"Sun Qian, this is Liu Xuande's confidence in exchanging for Xu Shu.”Cao Cao snorted coldly, not as furious as the officials had imagined. Instead, he looked at Sun Qian coldly and spoke in a calm tone.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, that is indeed the case." Sun Qian was neither servile nor overbearing. He cupped his hands and bowed slightly. His eyes were narrowed as if he could fall asleep at any moment.
"Your wish is fulfilled. Tell me, how do you want to trade?”
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