Han Xiang

Chapter 524

"hiss"

Jiang Gan took a deep breath, thinking how could he forget this?It must be because I was too excited, so I thanked you with a smile:

"Thank you sir for reminding me, Jiang Gan has bothered me a lot, so I will leave now."

"please"

Jia Xu signaled his servants to send Jiang Gan out of the house. This old fox is very good at handling people's hearts, and he is unwilling to do anything that offends others.

Jiang Qian was originally a fringe guest raised by Sikong Mansion. He first came into use as a guide for Cao Cao. After that, if not for Guo Jia's accidental recommendation, he would not have been gradually taken seriously.

It can be said that Guo Jia was kind to Jiang Gan, and Jia Xu's intervention may not necessarily drive Jiang Gan, but may make Guo Jia feel dissatisfied.

What's the meaning?I, Guo Jia, don’t have enough strategies?Leave me alone and ask Jia Xu for advice?

Jia Xu is proficient in Gou Dao and doesn't want to take risks, so she thought it would be over by making a point and sending Jiang Gan away.

But two hours later, Jiang Gan went and returned.

Guo Jia thought of several countermeasures for Jiang Gan, but they were either too difficult to control, or took too long to affect Cao Cao's plans.

Just as Jiang Gan was saying goodbye, Guo Jia took the initiative to suggest that Jiang Gan ask Jia Xu for advice, and praised Jia Xu face to face that Jia Xu was good at ingenuity and might have a good strategy to settle Jingzhou affairs.

Seeing that Jiang Gan was sincerely asking for advice, Jia Xu pointed out a way of thinking.

"The suggestions given by Guo Jijiu are all to use external forces to put pressure on Liu Biao. Why not face the problem itself? I heard that Liu Biao's health is not good and he needs to take regular supplements to prolong his life. Why not work hard on the medicine?

Liu Biao is over sixty years old, how long can he live?If Cai Kuai and others support the youngest son to succeed him, then Liu Bei will help Liu Qi fight for power, then wouldn't Jingzhou be the same as Hebei? "

"Wonderful." Jiang Gan clapped his hands and nodded, and added as an afterthought: "With the death of Liu Biao, the princes will fight for power, and Jingzhou will be in chaos? At that time, the lord will definitely be able to profit, sir is really talented, thank you for your enlightenment, I understand."

"No, no, no." Jia Xu quickly waved his hand: "I didn't give you any advice, I just gave you a few pointers. I figured it out on my own. If it happens by chance, it's also a conspiracy, and it can't be blamed on Jia."

"Well, thank you"

Thinking of Jia Xu's personality, Jiang Gan said to himself that you don't want to compete with Guo Jijiu, so I have no choice but to be disrespectful.

Jia Xu was afraid that Jiang Gan didn't understand it, so when he sent him out of the house, he couldn't help asking:
"Now that you have realized it, can you tell me how to do it?"

"okay."

Jiang Gan was taken aback for a moment, thinking that you want me to say it face to face, and then satisfy my sense of superiority?This habit is a bit strange, but one should return favors, and this small requirement must be met.

"It's still early today, I'm planning to go to the city to get some poison before leaving."

"Stop, what poison?"

Seeing Jia Xu's innocent face, Jiang Gan scratched his head and asked:

"You didn't ask me to take the medicine. I thought about it and brought it to General Cai, and asked his sister to wait for an opportunity to give it to Liu Biao."

"What?" Jia Xu was speechless, thinking that you are enlightened?Then he asked with a bitter face: "If you let General Cai's sister murder your husband, do you think he will agree? Even if the Cai family siblings are really cruel, I am afraid that you will be the scapegoat."

"Huh? That"

Jiang Gan swallowed violently in shock, wondering if he was poisoned?
"Life and death are small things, if you make Jingzhou officials and people hate Sikong, your crime will be serious."

After listening to Jia Xu's reminder, Jiang Gan quickly bowed and saluted, and said with a grateful look on his face: "If it hadn't been for Sir's reminder, I almost missed something important. Please teach me."

"Cough cough."

Jia Xu coughed twice, and murmured: "You probably don't understand medicine. Poisons are harmful in most cases, but they can cure diseases in special cases. On the contrary, although tonics are beneficial to the body, excessive tonics can also kill people."

"So it is."

Jiang Gan suddenly realized, and then he was as happy as a child, shaking his hands and feet uncontrollably: "I got it, I really got it, thank you sir, thank you sir."

"That's right, that's right, I realized it myself, and it has nothing to do with my husband." Jiang Gan quickly agreed.

After leaving Jia's mansion, Jiang Gan searched Xudu for half a day, and harvested several rare medicinal materials, which he took with him to Xiangyang the next day.

Since Liu Bei won Guanzhong, Liu Biao always brought it up intentionally or unintentionally, and said that Liu Qi had Liu Bei's help, and it was only a matter of time before he won Hanzhong, and he revealed the idea of ​​establishing a royal family.

If Liu Bei and Liu Qi were in Jingzhou, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue could still find ways to restrict them. Now they are like fish in the sea, and they can only watch each other grow up.

Just when he was at a loss what to do, Jiang Gan came to Xiangyang with a letter and gifts, and the advice he gave hit it off with Cai Mao.

Under the guidance and advice of Jiang Gan, Cai Mao also realized the essence of tonic.

Considering that Jiang Gan's medicinal materials were not enough, Cai Mao bought them in various ways, and finally sent them to Liu Biao's home with prescriptions, and asked Cai to cook them every day.

Liu Biao is old and physically weak, so frequent supplements are like taking poison.

It's like court jade liquid wine paired with a gathering of heroes, but the 'big tonifying' people become weaker and weaker day by day.

The Cai family was blowing the pillow wind inside, and Cai Mao gathered his party members outside, paving the way for Liu Cong to succeed to the throne.

Jiang Gan's mission went smoothly, and Cao Cao was very pleased after receiving the information.

Not long after he married Cao Pi in Xudu, he set off for Yecheng in November.

Taking advantage of the relative stability of the rear and the internal friction in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, Cao Cao wanted to seize the time to win Hebei.

After careful consideration, Cao Cao accepted Zhong Yao's suggestion of using Guanzhong as a bait, and sent additional envoys to Liangzhou to meet Ma Teng and Han Sui.

I hope that the two fish can bite the hook and send troops to contain or drive Liu Bei away for him.

Border warriors like Ma Teng and Han Sui were affected by the limitations of the surrounding foreign races, and they all developed a "capricious" nature, that is, all decisions were based on survival and interests first.

As for the qualities valued by Central Plains people such as loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, they are dispensable in the eyes of frontier warriors.

When Ma Teng was young, his family was poor, and he lived by collecting firewood for his livelihood. Because he was born tall and mighty, when the Di and Qiang rebelled in Liangzhou, he joined the army and was highly valued, and was soon promoted to a partial general; (Zhou Yu was only a partial general until his death. , Guan Yu surrendered to Cao Cao in Xiapi and was named a partial general)

Seeing a bright future, Geng Bi (the governor of Liangzhou) was killed by his subordinates. Ma Teng joined forces with Han Sui and others, and then joined the rebel army to become a rebel;

Dong Zhuo went to Beijing, Li Jue disrupted Chang'an, and drew Ma Teng and Han Sui into the army. Later, because of private matters, Li Jue refused to agree, so he raised troops to attack Li Jue, and then returned to Liangzhou after being defeated.

The living environment in the frontier is complicated. If Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't jump back and forth, they might have been killed in a certain rebellion. "Capriciousness" is the means of survival.

They are like this, and so is the similar Lu Bu.

When the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui is good, they are brothers. When the relationship is not good, they fight each other to the death. After mediation, they can still sit and call each other brothers.

Han Sui once killed Ma Teng's wife and children, but Ma Chao wanted to "recognize the thief as his father", which is also the characteristic of the frontier warriors. "Cold-blooded" is just for survival.

Having seen Cao Cao's first batch of envoys, Ma Teng did not send troops immediately when the protons were trapped in Xudu.

No good, Ma Teng didn't want to mess with Liu Bei, and he coincided with his "good brother" Han Sui.

After all, Xu has hostages, and it is impossible not to send troops at all, so Ma Teng intends to pretend.

After thinking about it, the eldest son Ma Chao found him.

"Father, I heard that Cao Cao asked us to fight Chang'an? My child has long wanted to meet Liu Bei, especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei under his command. I don't know if it is true or not, whether they can stop my long spear."

"Guan Yu's white horse beheaded Yan Liang, how can it be fake? It's just."

(End of this chapter)