The Collection of The End

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Yanzhou, Dongjun.

As an "immortal", it is naturally impossible for him to be treated like an ordinary pirate - apart from getting wet all over, he is no longer able to continue his unknown plan.

After Zuo Ci left in embarrassment, the pirate was captured by Dian Wei with one hand.

He originally wanted to resist, but when he saw the fat Xu Chu who looked eager to try, he silently lowered his head and gave up.

After this farce, the reception banquet could not continue. Officials of all sizes left one after another and went to implement the pre-discussed plan to "capture Yanzhou". From this point of view, Zuo Ci's disruptive behavior was undoubtedly a failure.

Since the banquet was originally held at the temporary residence lent by Qiao Mao to Cao Cao and his party, after ordering the servants to remove the banquet, the pirate was interrogated directly.

As a sailor, the man was obviously very good at adapting to the situation. After realizing that he could not defeat anyone present, he immediately explained everything like a bamboo tube.

According to him, his name is "Gan Zhe" and he is a pirate leader who makes a living on the East China Sea. He had a battle with another pirate force before. He was defeated by the enemy leader "Hong Tang" and was beheaded several times. Another kick into the sea.

After that... he seemed to be unconscious. When he opened his eyes again, he had drifted to an unknown place. When he was confused, he saw a fishing line falling above his head. Naturally, he immediately grabbed it. According to his thoughts, this must be Hong Tang playing a trick on him, so After being "fished", he immediately caught Zuo Ci and beat him.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying and couldn't get any other information, Cao Cao asked the accompanying sergeant to find a servant room for him to stay in, and to keep a little guard over him in case he suddenly wanted to escape.

"It can be seen from this that 'Zuo Ci' is the food obtained from the deep mountains and the distant sea, and it is not a deception," Xun Yu said: "If such a person is in trouble with Meng De, it will be extremely detrimental to the great cause."

Wen Ruo still refuses to call himself "Lord", which shows that although his achievements have been recognized by the Xun family, he himself is still dissatisfied...

The reason for this is not difficult to guess. The Xun family has a big business, and spreading their children to various places is in line with the intention of establishing good relations with all parties to preserve the family. But specifically speaking, Xun Chen is familiar with himself, so he should I don't have much opinion, but with Xun You, I can tell from just a short contact that he is a person who admires Legalism. Although he is a bit rigid, as long as he understands the specific situation in Qingzhou, he will definitely be willing to contribute.

Only Xun Yu was probably disappointed with the political situation in Luoyang and came to the orthodox Princess Wannian, but he really took a fancy to Cao Mengde's ability. Knowing that he supports the Liu family's continued rule, even the Queen has no problem.

After thinking about this, Cao Cao responded: "This person has opposed me many times, but I have always been unable to successfully capture him. Perhaps he deliberately chooses the opportunity to come here every time when he is out of control like today."

"So... has Meng De ever thought about turning conflicts into friendship?" Xun Yu asked again.

"Hey, Wen Ruo, don't be fooled by this guy's appearance. When he saw Meng De and me for the first time, he turned into a black dragon and wanted to bite us both to death." Yuan Shao approached Liu Nai, Hearing this, he immediately interjected.

"Oh?" Xun Yu responded in surprise, then put his hands into his sleeves and began to think.

"Zhenji and Mr. Cai were also there that day. If someone hadn't rescued us, we wouldn't have had the chance to meet here." Seeing that Xun Yu seemed a little suspicious, Yuan Shao added.

"Such dangerous people should be exterminated by decree." Liu Nai said casually as if he had not yet recovered from his previous state.

"Issue issued?" Yuan Shao turned to look at her.

"I didn't say anything, and you didn't hear anything." Liu Nai covered her mouth.

"With Zhenji's temper, even if I am willing to reconcile, I'm afraid she will not agree." Cao Cao ignored the princess and the prospective consort over there.

Explained to Xun Yu.

"Well...I see." Because he knew the temper and force of the eldest lady of the Cai family very well, or he heard the princess' words of "annihilation", Xun Yu did not question anything.

"I think I heard someone say bad things about me?"

"I heard there are fresh matsutake mushrooms you can eat!"

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the Cai sisters stepped into the hall, oh, and there was that alpaca.

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"how?"

He found the cook to deal with the matsutake and fed it to Cai Wenji, and stopped Cai Zhenji who was planning to chase Zuo Ci. Finally, he locked up the running alpaca. It was already night when Cao Cao returned to his room. He sat down at the table. After making myself a pot of tea, I asked the air.

Although Xun Yu's "strategy of taking Yanzhou" sounds quite feasible, and the reaction of the officials in Qingzhou did not exceed expectations, Cao Cao still asked the "substitute" to conduct follow-up investigations on relevant people and things, especially Zuo Cilai After a scene.

Phew - with a breeze that was so subtle that it was almost imperceptible, golden light flashed, and starlight like clouds rose and gathered opposite him, eventually turning into a "substitute".

This ability, which the "Stand" himself named "Spiritual Transformation", appeared after seeing "Merlin" being beaten into gold powder by the "Sword Master" that day and disappearing. After becoming a "spirit body", Cao Cao could not see the "substitute" and could not communicate with each other. However, it could travel to and from various places at a much higher speed than when there was a "substantial body" in the past, and it was even more abnormal when detecting intelligence. convenient.

"[Hmm, overall it's not what Xun Wenruo expected,]" the "substitute" said: "[Since the banquet was held for a whole day and was not deliberately kept secret, Liu Dai's spies had already rushed to Changyi to report to him. A report was made.】"

"Well, how did he react?" Cao Cao nodded slightly.

"[When I learned that the reception banquet was to welcome 'Qingzhou Governor Cao Cao', I was relieved. But when I heard that the 'Princess of Ten Thousand Years Liu Nai' was also traveling with me, I jumped up.]" "Stand-in" said: " [Then, he immediately sent an official document to many governors and state ministers in Yanzhou. He asked them to go to Changyi to 'report their work' to him as soon as possible, and also sent a letter to Luoyang to report the news of the princess's westward journey.] "

"To whom?" Cao Cao picked up the tea cup and asked with his eyes downcast.

"[This is not clear, because the letter has no beginning or end, and the content cannot be seen. When notifying the cronies, it only said 'send to Luoyang', but the cronies seemed to understand it.]" "Substitute "Tantanshou responded.

"Well, Wen Ruo is just speculating. Liu Dai must be related to Luoyang, but he can't be sure which faction he is with." Cao Cao took a sip of tea and nodded: "But we only need to use his hand to pass the news into It’s just Luoyang, but as for summoning the governors from all over the country, it’s just asking for death.”

The "substitute" nodded in the same manner: "[He probably thought that you just wooed your partners a little and gave them some limited benefits, so he was going to call them all back to the county government and reward them one by one to increase their loyalty, but he didn't expect that they would At that time, all of them were "internal responders". By then, as long as he said something to keep those people away from Cao Mengde and the princess or to be hostile, he would be taken down directly. The only thing that could help him was the edict from Luoyang, and If nothing goes as expected, Luoyang should be overwhelmed by itself by then.】"

"Exactly like this, after Liu Dai passed the news to Luoyang that 'Cao Mengde is taking Princess Wannian via Yanzhou and is suspected of going to Luoyang', no matter who receives the news, they will definitely take corresponding actions. At this time, Luoyang Just like a hot oil pan, as long as a drop of water falls into it...hehe." Cao Cao laughed.

"[And Zhu Jun's subordinates, who have been lurking in various places in the company, will naturally not give up this opportunity,]" the "substitute" said: "[No matter whether it succeeds or not, Luoyang will definitely be in chaos, and we will have enough The reason for entering.】"

"Indeed, as Wen Ruo said, those who seek the country's plans and those who seek their lives are just like the pieces on the board. The 'chess pieces' think they are smart, but they have already been expected by others. The entire plan is Those who seek their own lives do it on their own and do not need any additional guidance." Cao Cao put down his teacup and said, "Let's put this matter aside for the moment. How did you do with your investigation of that 'Gan Zhe'?"

"[What he said is true. The conflict between the 'Sugar Cane' and 'Brown Sugar' pirate factions is somewhat famous on the coast of the East China Sea. The battle between the two did indeed end with the leader losing to Hong Tang, and the whole group was The annexation ended, but...]" The "substitute" paused: "[That battle happened two years ago.]"

"As expected," Cao Cao added, "Then, what do you mean by saying that he feels the same as you? Could it be that he is also someone's 'substitute'?"

If so, could it be that those who could not be saved and eventually died were used by "Merlin" as "substitutes"? But then, who is this "substitute" who has been with me since birth?

"[No, I just said they are similar in nature," the "substitute" said: "[In terms of strength, the gap between him and me is like a century-old giant tree and a sapling that has just sprouted - but the essence is the same. 'a tree'.】"

"Well……"

Da, da, da, Cao Cao tapped his fingers on the table and began to think.

A pirate who died two years ago appeared at this time in a state similar to a "substitute". Of course it was "Merlin" who did it, but was this move just to disrupt Zuo Ci's unimportant smear campaign? Behavior?

No, it's more than that.

Her actions, either in front of others or hidden behind the scenes, although they may seem chaotic at first glance, are basically aimed at saving the lives of others. However, she only treats herself differently. On several occasions, her career or reputation may be severely damaged. In an incident that caused great damage but would not lead to her own death, she came to help.

Hahaha...Jiangzuo Plum Grove, if you can get it, you can conquer the world? No, as an "immortal" whose appearance has not changed for decades, how can ordinary people "get it"?

This comment should clearly be interpreted as "If you get a favor, you can win the world."

Cao Cao and Cao Mengde were the people who won his favor.