Yanzhou, Chenliu County.

In the palace of King Wei, Cao Cao sat on the throne, sitting in a precarious position, with a serious expression.

Cao Cao's stature is not high, but he is full of majesty and has a full posture.

In the main hall, the military generals under Cao Cao are on both sides. Everyone was holding their breath, humble and respectful, making the hall permeate with a solemn atmosphere.

At this time, Liu Biao's envoy had not yet entered the hall, and everyone was waiting.

Cao Cao saw that the atmosphere was a little depressing, and he had the heart to relieve it, so he said with a smile: "Tell me, if Liu Biao's envoy comes, will he be frightened?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Lord, Liu Biao sent someone to ask for help, we ...... do this."

He looked back at the situation outside the hall and sighed in his heart.

Cao Cao flicked his sleeves, stretched out his hand to point at Xun Yu, and said, "Wen Ruo, you are a humble gentleman, too sincere." Although Liu Biao is here to ask for help, we have to make demands, and to achieve our goal, of course, we must set up a position and deter Liu Biao's envoys first, otherwise it will be difficult to do things. ”

Man Zhong said loudly: "The lord is reasonable, if we don't do this, we can't have the upper hand." ”

Immediately afterwards, the rest of the civil and military generals spoke one after another.

Cao Cao and a group of civil and military ministers talked and laughed in the main hall, and the atmosphere was very warm.

In fact, in order to deter the Chu envoys, Cao Cao placed a large tripod on the steps outside the palace, which was filled with boiling water, and there was crackling and burning firewood under the big ding.

"Boom! Boom! ”

After the water boils, it keeps bubbling and the steaming heat comes out.

This is a very common means of scaring people, but it seems a little inappropriate to put it out at this time, because Liu Biao's envoys are here to ask for help, not to declare war. At the same time, there were also strong warriors standing outside the main hall, holding steel swords in their hands, holding their heads high, exuding a chilling killing aura.

Under the sun, the shiny steel knife looked very cold in the air, which made people feel chilling at the back.

It can be seen that Cao Cao is determined to grab benefits.

The envoy sent by Liu Biao was completely dumbfounded when he saw the big ding filled with boiling water and the fierce and powerful warriors, and he couldn't understand what the situation was. Liu Biao's envoy's name was Liu Xin, who was said to be a distant relative of Liu Biao and was appointed by Liu Biao as an envoy to Wei. Since he was going out to ask for reinforcements, Liu Xin thought it would be easy.

Liu Biao's conditions were prescribed, Cao Cao agreed, and it was over.

But when he passed by the steaming Dading and met the fierce warriors outside the palace, his forehead began to sweat.

Is this still a call for help?

Liu Xin was uneasy in his heart, and he seemed cautious when he walked into the main hall. However, the more careful he was, the more likely he was to make mistakes, and just as he stepped into the main hall, his foot tripped on the threshold of the main hall. Liu Xin's center of gravity was unstable, his body fell forward one by one, and he fell into the hall in a dog-eating posture, very embarrassed.

"Hahaha......"

Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter in the hall.

Everybody, laughing.

When Xun Yu saw it, he couldn't help but sigh, just that, he had lost the face of Chu State.

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, he coughed lightly twice, the expression on his face became extremely serious, and he said righteously: "Princess, is this funny? Lone came to tell you that the Chu envoy did not fall on his heels, but heard about Lone's name, admired it in his heart, and desperately wanted to see Lone, so he fell to the ground excitedly when he entered the door to worship, and he was not allowed to laugh! I can't laugh anymore. ”

He wasn't allowed to laugh, but Cao Cao himself smiled.

"The lord said it well, good!"

The one-armed general Xia Houdun patted the desk, a hearty smile appeared on his rough cheeks.

Xu Chu sat next to him and laughed.

For a while, the laughter that had just calmed down in the hall rose high again, and the waves rose higher and higher, which simply made Liu Xin feel embarrassed, and he couldn't wait to find a gap to get into.

He listened to Cao Cao's words and knew that Cao Cao was making fun of himself.

Liu Xin restrained the expression on his face, shook his robe after standing up, straightened the long crown on his head, and then walked cheekily to the center of the hall, bowed his head and said, "Chu envoy Liu Xin, I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Wei." ”

"Bold Liu Xin, are you guilty?"

Suddenly, Cao Cao snorted violently, his expression was stern, and his eyes were cold.

The boundless coldness suddenly enveloped Liu Xin.

Liu Xin was shocked by the big ding filled with boiling water and the fierce warriors outside the hall just now, and when he entered the hall, he fell to the ground again, suffering humiliation and losing face.

His heart has already been messed up.

Cao Cao shouted violently at this time, like thunder outside the sky, and it exploded violently.

In front of him, there was Cao Cao's cold and fierce face.

In his ears, Cao Cao's shouts lingered.

Liu Xin was caught off guard, his mind was lost, his legs were so frightened that he slumped on the ground, feeling that his body was out of control. Liu Xin feels that today is really unfavorable and everything is not going well. He took a deep breath, hurriedly stood up, stretched out his hand to straighten out the clothes on his body, and asked respectfully, "Dare to ask King Wei, what is Xin's crime?" ”

Cao Cao hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head and said with a smile: "You are not guilty, you just want to see the courage of the Chu envoy." ”

After Liu Xin listened, he suddenly wanted to cry without tears.

This, this, why is that?

Damn, Cao Cao is too hateful.

Liu Xin was ashamed and angry in his heart, but he felt powerless to fight back. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the guards outside the hall, and thought of the big ding, which was filled with boiling water outside the hall. If Cao Cao threw him into the big ding and boiled it, Liu Biao wouldn't dare to say anything. Liu Xin immediately returned to the topic and said, "King Wei, the documents of the State of Chu have been delivered three days ago, I wonder if the King of Wei is willing to send troops to rescue him?" ”

Cao Cao's prank is also over, and it also has a deterrent effect.

He looked kind and asked, "What about the sincerity of the King of Chu?" ”

Liu Xin didn't think about it, and said directly: "My lord provides the King of Wei with 300,000 stone grain and grass, and asks the King of Wei to send troops." ”

In fact, this is the bottom line given by Liu Biao.

Similarly, Du Xi's bottom line is also 300,000 stone grain. But Du Xi was smarter and flexible, and made a small modification, saying that the grain and grass for Cao Cao was only 100,000 stones, and for Sun Jian it was also 100,000 stones, so that the matter was finalized with only 200,000 stone of grain. Based on this alone, you can also see the gap between Du Xi and Liu Xin.

Compared to Du Xian, Liu Xin is simply a fool.

After listening to Liu Xin's words, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "300,000 stone grains are not enough for my Wei soldiers to stuff their teeth." In this way, 400,000 stone of grain, if you don't agree, return to Xiangyang immediately, let Liu Biao think about it, and then send someone to ask for help. ”

The tone was tough, and Liu Xin was not allowed to refute at all.

Liu Xin was so afraid and hateful of Cao Cao in his heart that he wanted to leave immediately.

Now when I heard Cao Cao say 400,000 stone of grain, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, just 400,000 stone of grain, please ask King Wei to send troops to rescue Jingzhou, and the grain will be sent in batches." ”

At this time, Cao Cao was really happy.

Liu Biao actually sent such an envoy, it's a shame!

Not only did he lose Liu Xin's own face, but even Liu Biao's face was lost, but Cao Cao liked it very much, and hoped that the people sent by Liu Biao to contact him were like this. Immediately, Cao Cao said with a smile: "Okay, you have also worked hard, go back to your life as soon as possible." When you go back, remember to walk steadily and don't fall to the ground again. It's really not good, Lone personally sent someone to see you off. ”

Liu Xin's face turned red and his ears rose, and he left the hall in a gloomy manner.

After Liu Xin left, Liu Ye smiled and said, "Lord, have you ever heard of the false Dao (guo)?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately understood, and said: "Ziyang, do you mean that when we defeat the Shu army and lead the army back to Yanzhou, we will take advantage of the situation to occupy the territory north of Jingzhou?" ”

Liu Ye nodded and said, "That's right!" ”

Chen Qun continued: "Zi's threat is reasonable, and the minister seconded it!" ”

Below, the civil and military generals all agreed.

Cao Cao rubbed it, nodded in agreement, and showed a happy expression on his face. He thought that he would get the 400,000 stone grain and grass provided by Liu Biao, and he would get part of Jingzhou's territory in the future, so he was very jubilant.

Liu Xin, who was returning to Jingzhou by car, sneezed and felt chills all over his body.

This time, he really lost face.

Liu Xin glanced back at the Wei Palace, and felt that this was the sad place of his life, and he would never come again in the future. Even if Liu Biao ordered him to come, he didn't come.

PS: one of the three watches;