Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Guo Tu entered Cao Mansion with his front foot, and Cao Cao arrived with his back foot.

Because of Cao Yuan's permission, Yan Yunwei let Cao Cao in without communicating.

Cao Cao saw that Guo Tu was also there and trying to recruit Cao Yuan, so he listened quietly and wanted to see Cao Yuan's attitude.

Cao Yuan's performance did not disappoint him.

But when Guo Tu became arrogant and wanted to threaten Cao Yuan by taking advantage of Yuan Shao's power, Cao Cao couldn't bear it anymore and just showed up and walked out.

When Guo Tu recognized Cao Cao, sweat rolled down his forehead and he looked embarrassed.

Yuan Shao is strong, but this is Xudu, after all, it is Cao Cao's territory.

On Cao Cao's territory, he uttered wild words and declared that Yuan Shao would conquer Xudu. No matter how he said it, it was too wise.

"It turned out to be Cao Sikong."

Guo Tuqiang pressed down his embarrassment, put on a smile on his face, and cupped his hands and said:"The official is planning to go to Sikong Ba Mansion tomorrow to visit Sikong. I didn't expect that Sikong would also come to visit Military Advisor Cao. What a coincidence."

"Guo Tu!"

Cao Cao stepped forward and looked directly into his eyes coldly.

"Please tell Yuan Shao for me, Cao Cao is assisted by an unparalleled talent like Cao Ziyou. If he is brave, he can send troops to invade."

"Even if he has an army of millions, I will make him never come back and regret it!"

Cao Cao was extremely domineering and threatened Yuan Shao.

Guo Tu frowned and was immediately angered by Cao Cao's"arrogance". He wanted to defend Yuan Shao's reputation on the spot.

"Cao Meng——"

As he spoke, Guo Tu suddenly remembered the important responsibility of his trip.

He was ordered to come here to retrieve Yuan Tan and recruit Cao Yuan.

According to the current situation, Cao Yuan will definitely not be able to recruit.

If Cao Cao is angered again, I am afraid that even Yuan Tan will not be able to get it back, and how will he deal with Yuan Shao then.

Thinking of this, Guo Tu had no choice but to swallow back his anger.

"Ahem, Cao Sikong calmed down, the official just said some angry words in a moment of impatience."

"My Duke Yuan has always respected the emperor and the imperial court. How could a good man send his troops south to make an enemy of Cao Sikong?"

Guo Tu put on a smiling face, no longer daring to be arrogant and self-reliant.

Cao Cao snorted, and then the sternness on his face was slightly put away.

Guo Tu's thoughts were racing, and he was thinking about how to speak and ask for something back from Cao Cao. Yuan Tan.

At this time,

Cao Yuan held up his hand and said sternly:"Sikong, please ask Sikong to report to the emperor to have Yuan Tan executed for being a traitor!"

As soon as these words came out, Guo Tu's expression changed with horror.

He never expected that Cao Yuan would actually put Yuan Tan to death!

Even Cao Cao's expression changed slightly, with a flash of surprise in his eyes.

You know, although he knew that Yuan Shao will go south sooner or later, but because of Yuan Shao's strength, he still doesn't want to go to war with Yuan Shao as a last resort.

Killing Yuan Tan will mean completely breaking up with Yuan Shao.

There is no way out except fighting.

"Yuan Shao has the ambition to swallow up the world and change the dynasty. This is known to everyone in the world."

"Now that he has captured four provinces in Hebei, and relying on his strong troops and horses, he will send his troops south to start a war with Sikong. It is only a matter of time."

"In this case, why should Sikong have any worries anymore and simply behead that Yuan Tan to show our Cao family soldiers that Sikong is not afraid of Yuan Shao and is determined to fight to the death!"

Cao Yuan's voice was solemn and he stated his reasons to Cao Cao.

He naturally had his own selfish motives.

If it weren't for Yuan Shao's arrogance and Guo Tu's rampant threats, he wouldn't care whether Cao Cao killed Yuan Tan or not.

But now, he He had to kill Yuan Tan.

He wanted to use Yuan Tan's head to make Yuan Shao and Guo Tu understand what a heavy price they would pay for threatening me, Cao Yuan!

Cao Cao's worries were shattered by Cao Yuan's words

"Zi You's words make sense!"

Cao Cao's murderous aura burned wildly, he waved his hand and shouted:"Dian Wei, please quickly ask the emperor to issue an edict to kill the traitor Yuan Tan!"

"promise!"

Dian Wei accepted the order.

Guo Tu was greatly frightened and said anxiously:"Cao Sikong must not believe Cao Yuan's words and kill my eldest son rashly. Our lord has no intention of sending his troops south, let alone becoming an enemy of Cao Sikong. ah!"

"Won't you be my enemy?"

Cao Cao asked coldly:"In that case, why did his 40,000 troops invade Xuzhou and be killed by me and the blood flowed like a river?"

"this——"

Guo Tu was sweating on his forehead and said anxiously:"That is because the eldest son made his own decision without the authorization of Yuan Gong. It is not what Yuan Gong meant."

Cao Cao snorted coldly:"That means Yuan Benchu ​​is incompetent and has no way to teach his son. Then Just let me clean up the house for him and kill his disobedient son!"

Guo Tu was speechless, sweating profusely in anxiety, and didn't know how to explain.

"Zhongkang, you haven’t seen off your guests yet!"

Cao Yuan didn't bother to talk nonsense with him anymore.

Xu Chu stepped forward and shouted:"Guo Zhizong, Mr. Cao and Mr. Cao don't want to hear your noise anymore, please go ahead."

Guo Tu understood that Cao Cao was"bewitched" by Cao Yuan and was determined to kill Yuan Tan. No matter what he said, he could not save it. The panic on his face turned into grief and anger in the blink of an eye.

"Cao Mengde, please think clearly, the eldest son is the eldest son of Duke Yuan!"

"If you kill him, you will have completely broken with Mr. Yuan, and there will be no room for change."

"At that time, Duke Yuan was furious and sent 200,000 troops south. You should know what the consequences will be!"

Guo Tu had no choice but to bring out Yuan Shao's strength again, hoping to make Cao Cao fearful.

Cao Cao dismissed it and said proudly:"I have Ziyou who can withstand a million troops. Yuan Shao wants to follow Yuan Shu and Lu Bu and let him Just let your horse attack!"

Guo Tu was shocked. He was so shocked by Cao Cao's confidence that he could no longer say a word.

"Okay, okay, I will not miss a word of Cao Sikong's words and bring them all back to Mr. Yuan"

"Cao Sikong takes good care of himself and says goodbye!"

Guo Tu had no choice but to throw up his sleeves and leave angrily.

After beating Guo Tu away, Cao Yuan hurriedly invited Cao Cao to sit down, gave a thumbs up and praised:"Sikong Shicai is really domineering, this is the real heroic spirit.! But Cao

Cao gave a bitter smile and patted Cao Yuan on the shoulder:"He is overbearing, but he has completely fallen out with Yuan Shao. Yuan's army is about to arrive. Ziyou, whether our Cao family can withstand Yuan Shao's thunderous wrath depends entirely on it." is you."

Cao Yuan was slightly startled.

What do we mean by our Cao family?

Although our surname is Cao, my Cao is not the same as your boss Cao's Cao.

Thinking that Cao Cao might have made an unintentional mistake, Cao Yuan didn't think much of it. Thinking, he cupped his hands and said:"Yuanzi should do my best to help Sikong win this life and death battle.""

"Okay, okay, with these words from you, I will be happy. Cao

Yuan looked slightly pleased and said:"Actually, I came here because I received some latest secret reports from Hebei, and I wanted to discuss it with you.""

"Appreciate further details."

Cao Yuan gave Cao Cao a cup of tea.

"According to reports, on his way to Yecheng, Liu Bei acquired a famous swordsmith named Pu Yuan."

"This man forged a five thousand sword for Yuan Shao, which was said to be as sharp as mud when cutting iron."

"Yuan Shao's army is several times that of mine, and now that he has obtained these five thousand swords, he is even more powerful."

Cao Cao sipped the tea and explained the reason, his words were quite timid.

"A sword as sharp as clay?...."

Cao Yuan was thoughtful.

After a moment, his eyes lit up and he had an idea in his mind

"Sikong need not worry, Yuan Shao has a treasured sword, Sikong will also have a treasured sword!"

Cao Yuan's smile had a different meaning.

Cao Cao was stunned, but he still couldn't understand what Cao Yuan meant.

"Luoyang is close to the Hedong Iron Mine. I heard that Sikong had asked General Cao Zixiao, who was guarding Luoyang, to make a batch of ring-shou knives a few months ago and stored them in the Luoyang arsenal."

"I would like to ask Sikong to allow me to go to Luoyang and hand over these batches of ring-shou knives to my care."

"Within one month, I promise to present a batch of swords to Sikong that are comparable to the Pu Yuan sword."

Cao Yuan took his time and expressed his intention.

The small treasury system can not only gain benefits, but also upgrades.

Ordinary bows can be enhanced to create divine arm bows, so ordinary ring-shou swords must also be enhanced to create stronger swords.

Cao Cao He became energetic and asked curiously:"Ziyou, could it be that you are also proficient in the art of sword-making and can you make a precious sword for me?"

Cao Yuan coughed a few times.

Cao Cao suddenly remembered the agreement between the two of them and said with a smile:"Okay, okay, let's stick to the old rules. I won't ask, just follow what you say."

…

Yecheng.

In the main hall of the state capital.

A map of the Central Plains has been hung high on the wall.

Yuan Shao stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands, staring at Xu Du's location, listening to the counselors planning how to move his army south.

Some people advocated that the army head south, relying on absolute strength, marching step by step, approaching Xudu.

Some people think that troops should be stationed in Liyang to induce Cao Cao's main force to gather on the south bank, and then divide his troops to plunder his flank and rear.

All the counselors held their own opinions and couldn't argue for a while.

Yuan Shao's face always had an expression of determination to win.

He has absolute confidence in his own strength.

No matter what strategy he adopts, the final result is that he will win and Cao Cao will lose.

"Lord, Lord~~"

A desolate and anxious voice sounded.

Yuan Shao turned around and saw Guo Tu stumbling in.

"Is Gongze back?"

"Where's Tan'er? Can Cao Yuan come back with you?"

Yuan Shao hadn't noticed that Guo Tu's expression was abnormal. He confidently thought that Guo Tu would be able to get Yuan Tan back during this trip and recruited Cao Yuan.

Boom!

Guo Tu knelt in front of Yuan Shao.

"My lord, not only did Cao Yuan not know how to be commended and refused to come and serve his lord, he actually encouraged Cao Cao to issue an edict to execute the eldest son in the name of the emperor.~~"

Guo Tu, full of grief and anger, told the sad news.

Yuan Shao froze, his head buzzed, and his old face was frozen in shock for a moment.