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

Bucang was attacked?

Was it set on fire?

Cao Yuan's eyebrows were raised, and he immediately guessed something.

Everyone was shocked.

Xu Chu jumped up and cursed:"What kind of thief is this, so courageous that he dares to attack the official warehouse?"

"Prepare your horses and go and have a look."

Cao Yuan drank all the wine in the cup and stood up calmly. He mounted his horse, left the house, and went straight to Bucang.

When he arrived, Xia Houyuan, who had heard the news, had already arrived with his troops to urge the governor. Soldiers put out the fire

"The lower official has met General Xiahou.

Cao Yuan stepped forward, cupped his hands slightly, and asked,"What's going on?" Xia Houyuan said in a deep voice:"

Just now, a group of masked thieves suddenly broke into the cloth warehouse and set fire everywhere. I have ordered the four doors to be sealed to search for those daring thieves!""

"In order to protect the important land of Bucang, General Xiahou will not send heavy troops to guard it?"

Cao Yuan asked, with quite a bit of criticism in his tone.

Xia Houyuan was speechless.

He was in trouble.

Cao Cao had informed Xia Houyuan in advance that Cao Yuan was the financial backer and strategist behind him, and also told him that he had been"missing" for a long time. Xiahou Juan was married to Cao Yuan.

Cao Cao sent him to Fengcheng to monitor Liu Bei's movements nearby, but actually to protect Cao Yuan.

In order not to arouse Liu Bei's vigilance, Cao Cao only gave him a thousand troops.

Xia Houyuan ordered half of his troops to defend the city, and the other half was deployed near Cao Yuan's private residence.

In this way, he would not have any extra troops to guard Bucang.

"This is the general's dereliction of duty."

Xiahou Yuan couldn't say it clearly, so he had to take the responsibility.

Cao Yuan comforted him:"General Xiahou doesn't have to blame himself. Who would have thought that Liu Bei, who couldn't afford to lose, would secretly send people to burn our cloth warehouse?"

"Liu Bei? Xia

Houyuan was shocked and asked anxiously:"You mean, those thieves are Liu Bei's subordinates?""

"We dumped the cloth at a loss and cut off Liu Bei's financial path. It was expected that he would burn our cloth."

Cao Yuan revealed the mystery with a sneer on his face.

Xia Houyuan suddenly realized the truth and became furious. He cursed:"What a big-eared thief. He can't sell the cloth to us, so he resorted to such disgraceful methods!"

"It's just a dog jumping over the wall.

Cao Yuan pointed at Bucang and said,"General Xiahou, don't get angry in a hurry. It's important to put out the fire first.""

Xia Houyuan came to his senses, did not dare to delay any more, and personally led his troops into the fire scene.

The fire burned for half the night. When it was dawn, the fire was finally extinguished.

Cao Yuan stepped into the ruins of Bu The warehouse was ordered to count the losses.

Fifty thousand pieces of linen were burned completely, and not a single piece was left.

"Husband, if these fifty thousand pieces of cloth are burned, your plan will be in vain!

Xia Houjuan frowned, his eyes unwilling.

Cao Yuan glanced at Xia Houyuan and said,"Madam, what you said is wrong. This is not my plan. It is clearly the plan offered by our uncle for Sikong.""

Xia Houjuan was startled, and then looked back at Xia Houyuan before he realized what he was doing. This is because Xia Houyuan was present, and he didn't want people to misunderstand that he was the one who really gave the advice.

Xia Houjuan's uncle and nephew looked at each other, and smiled secretly in their hearts. Xia

Houjuan could only pretend to agree:"I was wrong. This plan was naturally thought up by my uncle. Unfortunately, my uncle's plan was about to be broken by the big-eared thief. Xia

Houyuan sighed and blamed himself:"This is all my dereliction of duty. I will apologize to Sikong.""

"Who said this strategy would fall short."

A mysterious sneer flashed in Cao Yuan's eyes.

Xia Houjuan was startled and said blankly:"These fifty thousand pieces of cloth have been burned out, and it is too late to raise them from various states. Isn't this considered a failure?"

"The big-eared thief burned 50,000 pieces of our cloth, thinking that we were helpless, so I decided to give him a surprise."

Cao Yuan then called Xu Chu to his side and explained it to him.

Xu Chu was refreshed and asked curiously:"Ziyou, where did you get the five pieces?——"

"As always, you don’t have to ask questions, just follow them. Cao

Yuan interrupted Xu Chu with a smile.

Xu Chu laughed and said,"Okay, okay, I'll do it right away. Let's give the big-eared thief a big surprise!""

Xu Chu, who received Cao Yuan's instructions, immediately rushed away.

"Husband, what do you mean by giving the big-eared thief a surprise?"

"What did you tell Xu Zhongkang again?"

Xia Houjuan's eyes were filled with curiosity and he couldn't help asking.

"Within a month, Madam will naturally understand."

Cao Yuan smiled mysteriously, but put his arms around her waist,"I haven't slept all night, and my husband is sleepy. Come on, let's go back home and rest."

Xia Houjuan was full of suspicion, so he followed Cao Yuan with his suspicions.

"The cloth is all burned, what else can he do?"

"I would like to see if my niece-in-law is as powerful as Meng De said."

Xia Houyuan looked at Cao Yuan's back and murmured to himself

…

Xiaopei.

In the main hall, Liu Bei was pacing with his hands behind his back, anxiety written on his face.

He is waiting for Zhang Fei's return

"Brother, don't worry. There are only a thousand troops in Fengcheng. Yide personally leads a hundred elites to attack, and they will definitely succeed."

Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and was extremely confident in his third brother.

Sun Qian also comforted him and said:"Xia Houyuan and that Cao Yuan would never have thought that we would burn their cloth, and most likely they would not take strict precautions. General Yide is here. Action will lead to success. Liu

Bei's anxiety calmed down a little, but he said:"That Cao Yuan, I always feel that it is not simple. Now that Yide is gone, I am still a little worried.""

As soon as he finished speaking,

Zhang Fei strode forward excitedly with a smile on his face.

"Winged is back!

Liu Bei perked up and asked urgently:"Yide, was it successful?" Zhang

Fei cupped his hands and smiled and said:"Don't worry, brother, I attacked the cloth warehouse in Fengcheng and burned all the 50,000 pieces of cloth belonging to Cao Cao with a fire. Not a single piece of cloth was left!""

The hall was filled with joy.

A big stone in Liu Bei's heart finally fell to the ground.

"Okay, okay, Yide, you have made a great contribution!"

"The thief Cao's cloth is burned up, now we can sit back and relax!"

Liu Bei was relieved and couldn't help laughing loudly.

Sun Qian also smiled and said:"The Mi family's cloth business can continue again, and the military salary has been settled. My lord should also marry the Mi family's daughter as soon as possible. It is a double happiness.."

Liu Bei laughed heartily, his face full of joy.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was already ten days later.

In the main hall.

Liu Bei sipped his wine and listened to Sun Qian's report on the preparations for the wedding ceremony.

"This wedding must be held with great splendor, which shows how much I value the Mi family."

Liu Bei warned with a smile.

Sun Qian hurriedly said:"Don't worry, my lord, everything has been arranged properly and kept to the satisfaction of the Miss Mi family, so that Mi Zizhong brothers can feel the lord's favor. Liu

Bei nodded slightly, very satisfied.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile:"When Mi Zhu marries his sister, he will definitely send hundreds of millions of family wealth as a dowry. With this dowry, plus the Mi family's money from selling cloth, my brother can recruit troops." By expanding the army, we will have the confidence to fight Cao Cao's thieves."

The words just fell.

Mi Zhu came in a hurry. When he entered the gate, he even stumbled under his feet and almost fell.

"Why is Zizhong so flustered? Liu

Bei suddenly had an ominous premonition when he saw his expression.

Mi Zhu said in a trembling voice,"My lord, something happened. Something happened to my Mi family's cloth business!" Liu

Bei's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said:"The cloth of Cao Cao has been burned by Yide. What else can happen to your Mi family's cloth business?""

"General Yide burned their linen, but Cao Yuan used some means to sell 50,000 pieces of Sichuan brocade at a low price, even lower than the linen."

"Nowadays, the people of all counties are rushing to grab Cao Yuan's Shu brocade, but no one cares about the cloth of my Mi family! Mi

Zhu said with a bitter face and explained the reason.

Liu Bei was confused.