Governor please stay

Chapter 381 The phoenix that fluffs is not as good as a chicken
"Xin Zuan hung Cao Yizong's head on the head of Xuanhu City to show that he has no intention of taking refuge in Liang Guo?"

After learning about Xuanhu's Xin Zuan's decision, Liu Yishou couldn't help questioning, then fell into deep thought, unable to say a word for a long time.

This matter is too unreasonable!No, it should be said that it is simply off the mark!

Now it is just a border conflict between the two countries. Generally speaking, the captive general will not be beheaded. What's the point of killing it?Keep it and exchange it for something.

Hanging the head of the city is a kind of deterrence, but it is also a kind of provocation and humiliation.

We are not relatives or old friends, no grudges in recent days, no enmity in the past, is it necessary to do things so decisively?Liu Yishou didn't understand Xin Zuan's peculiar brain circuit.Of course, he didn't expect that Cao Yizong died of injuries, and Xin Zuan slapped his face to pretend to be a fat man and pretend to be a hero.

In the study of the mansion, Liu Yishou looked at Wang Wei and asked, "What do you think is the reason?"

"I don't know why Xin Zhuan is so mad. Judging from his past deeds, this person has a very ordinary temper."

Wang Wei was also puzzled.

Xin Zuan came from the Xin family in Longxi, and had contacts with many people from the Li family in Longxi, and then followed Li Chong.

He is a very normal person, he can even be regarded as gentle and upright!
"There must be something strange about this matter. Xin Zuan has a very gentle temper and looks like a good-natured person on weekdays. It doesn't seem like he would kill prisoners at every turn. I had some contacts with him back then."

Chen Yuankang said without raising his head while writing the letter.

At the beginning of Li Chongbei's expedition, Chen Yuankang and Xin Zuan were his aides. To be honest, Chen Yuankang's impression of this person was that he was very soft-tempered, and he had nothing to do with tyranny.

"Okay, okay, no matter whether this Xin Zuan is a tiger or a sick cat, he has angered Xiao Yan. Now Xiao Yan would rather give me the governor of Huaizhou, and let this guy look good. What do you say? manage?"

Liu Yishou spread out the imperial decree he had just received today in front of the two of them, with a helpless expression on his face.

Xiao Yan usually has a good temper, but once you provoke him, he will do some very irrational things just to take a gamble.

Normally speaking, it would take some twists and turns to get the governor of Huaizhou, and he might have to send money to Zhu Yi. Unexpectedly, Xin Zuan angered Xiao Yan and slapped him madly.Xiao Yan probably vowed to the people of the Cao family before that Cao Yizong would be able to return home safely.

It turned out that Xiao Yan was not angry when something like this happened later.

"Anyway, it's just following our will. If you don't send troops, you have to send troops." Chen Yuankang stopped writing, and after the ink dried, he handed the letter he had just written to Liu Yishou.

"Soldiers never tire of cheating. I am writing a book in my own name, stating my interests, and then saying that we will try our best to resolve this matter peacefully."

Liu Yishou took the letter paper, which said that the war between the two countries would make people miserable. This matter was a misunderstanding. It was Cao Yizong's own opinion that led to this end, and he could not blame others.

Brother Xin, please be calm and don't be impatient. Dudu Liu will try his best to mediate and discuss this matter with Emperor Liang Guo.But after the matter is done, shouldn't you also express that there is never too much military rations and money?

At the same time, I hope that this matter will not alarm Gao Huan in Yecheng. If Gao Huan sends troops, the tension on the border will intensify.

"Uh, Xin Zuan used to be a colleague of yours, wouldn't it be a bad thing to bully him like this?"

Liu Yishou was a little puzzled, feeling that Chen Yuankang's attack was really vicious, a typical fellow villager would shoot in the back when he saw a fellow villager.

"My lord, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, let alone former colleagues. I'm doing things for my lord, not for my personal friendship. After reading this letter, Xin Zhuan's desire to ask Yecheng for help should not be so urgent. .”

This letter is to stabilize Xin Zuan and buy time for Liu Yishou to mobilize troops.

It doesn't matter if Xin Zuan is not fooled, how much is a letter worth?After capturing Xin Zuan, he can pretend to be a B and teach him a lesson: Brother Xin, you are so confused, if you listened to my words, Chen Yuankang, how could you be in trouble today?

"Well, this letter looks a bit fake, and I need to add a few words. Just say that we are willing to use a golden Buddha in exchange for Cao Yizong's body, so that it can be buried in the ground and the fallen leaves return to their roots. This shows that we are very sincere in reconciliation. The Cao family will also appreciate it."

Liu Yishou said thoughtfully.

Mao Xi, who was taking notes in the study, looked at the old silver coins in front of him blankly, discussing how to cheat Xin Zuan, and was unable to complain.As expected, wars always start before swords and guns are used.

Don't look at Liu Yishou's saying that the golden Buddha should be exchanged for the corpse. If Xin Zuan didn't change it, Cao Shi, Xiao Yan and others would only think that he didn't know how to flatter him.

The things that are given out will definitely be earned back ten times and a hundred times.Mao Xi, who has always boasted of being smart, feels like he has entered a den of thieves, and his IQ is not enough.

"By the way, Bo Wu (written by Mao Xi), please write a letter to Mrs. Cao for me, saying that this year's drought and floods have resulted in poor food harvests. I'm afraid we won't be able to send troops for the time being, and we need to wait until the army food is ready before we can leave.

You can explain to them clearly that it's not that we don't want to go, but that we go before the soldiers and horses move food and grass. Without food and grass, we really can't go to the battlefield to fight Xin Zuan.Those vicious and vicious people can't win with blood and courage. I hope they can understand.

Once we have raised the military rations here, we will immediately set off for Huaizhou. "

Liu Yishou said in a serious manner, with a look of compassion, people who don't know, really think that he is concerned about the country and the people, and intends to stand up for the Cao family, and intends to win for Xiao Yan.

However, although the weather in Lianghuai this year is not so good, thanks to the water conservancy facilities in Shaopi, Shouyang still has a bumper harvest, and now the treasury is full. Liu Yishou was talking nonsense just now.

"My lord, the emperor is very urgent. If we stand still, will people criticize us? It is not our business. If we are angered, it will not be worth the loss."

Mao Xi frowned slightly and said.

He felt that this matter was very inappropriate, Xiao Yan was furious, seeing Liu Yishou lying like a salted fish in Shouyang basking in the sun, would he be angry?
It has to be said that Mao Xi's worries are not groundless, Xiao Yan is a very casual person in some matters.

"What you said is not unreasonable, so this time I let Dugu Xin lead the troops to go out, and let him set up troops in Anfeng Prefecture first. Isn't this considered to be standing still?"

Liu Yishou blocked Mao Xi's throat with one sentence.

This is like saying that someone asks if someone is not at home, then this person can go to the neighbor's house and tell the outside world that he is not at home. In fact, this is really "not at home".

It's just that similar behavior is not what the person who asked the question wanted to know, it can be regarded as a word game.

"What the governor said is very true."

Mao Xi cupped his hands and said, thinking to himself: I am really too young.

You can send troops, but... you need to pay more.Liu Yishou already understood what he meant.

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The letter was delivered very quickly, and within a few days, Xin Zuan sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he was willing to exchange Cao Yizong's body, and the people of Cao's family would take it away and bury him, but he didn't want a golden Buddha, but food and grass.

Obviously, this year's drought has not only affected the Lianghuai River, but also Xuanhu in Shangcai.

"My lord, this is Shangcai's lack of food!"

Wang Wei said excitedly.There was a shortage of food just after the autumn harvest, obviously because of the poor harvest this year, and there was not enough food left to last until next year's spring plowing.I don't know if this is a deliberate trap, or if Xin Zuan is too sincere, anyway, after trying this way, something came out of it.

These days, Liu Yishou has been deploying the hints of attacking Xuanhu in his study, and the strategy has been roughly determined.Now Xin Zuan's reply seems to have revealed a lot of important information. Of course, it may also be that the other party deliberately showed weakness.

"Xin Zuan should have been thinking about whether we will send troops. Now we have not sent troops, but we have verified the words in the previous letter. If we show weakness, we must show weakness to the end. Write back to Xin Zuan, and we are willing to provide a batch of food and grass. By the way, Cao Yizong's Return the body."

Liu Yishou pondered for a moment and said.

"My lord, will this..."

Chen Yuankang felt that Liu Yishou was like a fool who fed chickens to weasels.

"My lord, we are like this. While bearing the pressure from Xiao Yan, Xin Zuan still laughs at us for being soft-hearted. Is this really good?"

Wang Wei was also a little confused. It stands to reason that the troops should be dispatched now. If they don’t leave, by the time the troops march to Shangcai, it will be severe winter. What should we do then?
Fighting a war is not an instant trip, it requires a lot of preparation in the early stage.

"Look at the people from the Cao family, have they sent someone to deliver a letter to us?"

Liu Yishou asked with a cold face.

As soon as these words were said, everyone remembered that it seemed that the last time I sent a letter to the Cao family, it was as if nothing had happened, not even a bubble.

"Could it be that Mrs. Cao wants us to work for nothing?" Wang Wei asked in disbelief. People from the Mrs. Cao thought that because of Xiao Yan's relationship, someone would run errands for them for nothing.

Everyone was silent. Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that Cao Shi really thinks that he is the one who suffers in this wave, and Xiao Yan should uphold justice for himself, so he is waiting for Liu Yishou to send troops.

"You see, the Cao family is not in a hurry until now. Why are we in a hurry. It's just the governor of Huaizhou, and he didn't urge me to take office. I'm not in a hurry at all."

Liu Yishou sighed while talking, although he said he was not in a hurry, but he was still very unhappy to be despised by such a big belly.Many aristocratic families in the south just don't understand that the times have changed long ago, and the old tricks can no longer be played.

What do you think you are pretending to be!

Ten days later, the batch of military rations had been sent to Xuanhu City in Shangcai. Liu Yishou said in a letter to Xin Zhuan that after Cao Yizong's body was returned, the Cao family might not say anything more, and there might be war between the two countries. I can't get up, I hope you don't break your word and play some boring little tricks.

This letter seems to be a threat, but it is actually soft.

Without further ado, Xin Zuan handed over Cao Yizong's body to Dugu Xin, who came to investigate the situation with the army rations, and asked people to send the rations to Xuanhu City, and the handover was completed smoothly.

Duguxin went to Sizhou again to return Cao Yizong's body to the Cao family for burial, and handed over Cao Jiao and Liu Yishou's personal letter by the way.

In the letter, Liu Yishou said straightforwardly: The matter of sending troops should probably be dropped.In exchange for Cao Yizong's body, I have lost a lot of food and grass, and now that winter is about to begin, I can no longer send troops.

Forget about this matter, peace is the most important thing.

Liu Yishou's letter shocked Cao's people so much that they couldn't believe their eyes.

The members of the Cao family knew that Liu Yishou wanted to get involved in Huaizhou, so they deliberately manipulated it, hoping to drive Liu Yishou to fight Xin Zuan to death.Whether they win or lose, there is no harm to them Cao.

Who would have expected that Liu Yishou would not follow the routine at all!If you don't say you can't send troops, you won't send troops!Has he thought about how to explain to Xiao Yan?

All of a sudden, Liu Yishou went his own way, which greatly refreshed the perception of everyone in the Cao family.Soon, there were different voices in the family, threatening to avenge Cao Yizong and not to lose face.

If this place cannot be found, how will the Cao family gain a foothold in the local area?They Cao family are not good men and women. Since Cao Jingzong, they have been corrupt and perverted the law. Now they are showing weakness. Will those suffering masters jump up and bite them to death?
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The weather was getting colder and colder, and Xin Zuan seemed to have felt that Liu Yishou would not send troops to Xuanhu, so he didn't ask Gao Huan for help. After all, he still hoped to live a life of obedience and maintain his independence.

As for Shouyang, everyone seemed to have forgotten about sending troops, and Liu Yishou also did not take over the defense of Huaizhou. The so-called governor of Huaizhou was more like a joke.

Seeing this wave of Liu Yishou's deflation, many people couldn't stop laughing, secretly thinking in their hearts that this Liu Dudu, who is rampant in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, has never encountered a hard problem. Once he encounters a hard problem, he will be soft.

On Jiankang's side, Xiao Yan, who was devoted to cultivating Buddhism, saw that Cao Yizong's body had been replaced, so he put the matter behind him. After all, he still wanted to worship Buddha, so how could he have so much energy to take care of those "ordinary affairs".

Just when everyone seemed to have forgotten about it, a letter written by Cao Jiao was delivered to Liu Yishou's desk.

In the letter, Cao Jiao used an extremely warm, even nasty tone, commensurate with Liu Yishou's brother, and thanked Liu Yishou for his righteous action last time in exchange for Cao Yizong's body.

Then the conversation changed in the letter, saying that Xin Zuan's generation was arrogant and arrogant. If they didn't kill them, it would be difficult to quell the hatred in their hearts, and it would be impossible to wash away the shame. It's a pity that the Cao family is now weak and has few generals who can't beat Xin Zuan.

Therefore, I implore Liu Yishou to lead the army to attack Xin Zuan and conquer Xuanhu.

The Cao family has prepared food and grass in Huaizhou for military supplies, and all the food and grass will be provided by the Cao family during the expedition, and the defense of Huaizhou will be handed over to Liu Yishou.

After the war, the Cao family in charge of logistics will leave Huaizhou, and without the order of the central government, they will not step into Huaizhou.

Moreover, in order to fund Liu Dudu's recruitment of soldiers, the Cao family is willing to donate millions of iron money as military funds.The letter is sent first, and the money will follow.

In short, the Cao family finally couldn't bear all kinds of pressure, and decided to let a wave of blood cut a piece of flesh, and also to bring back the place where Cao Yizong died tragically last time, for this matter, they spared no expense !
"They're all things that you don't remember to eat! Don't you understand the truth that a phoenix with shedding hair is not as good as a chicken?"

Liu Yishou shook the letter in Chen Yuankang's hand, and said slightly mockingly.

"My lord, the Cao family's food and fodder are certainly good, but it's too late to send out troops now. It's very inappropriate to fight fiercely and attack the city in the ice and snow."

Chen Yuankang said in a deep voice.

"No, send troops now, the time is just right."

Liu Yishou said firmly.

Whether the timing is good or not is relative. If the enemy thinks that you will never send troops, then this is the best time to send troops.

(End of this chapter)