Chapter 890

Xu Shu said with a smile, "I want to learn from your majesty. We give some sweet potatoes to Cao Cao. It doesn't matter. But the harvest is very good. "

Liu xiudao: "accurate, you arrange."

"Here it is

Xu Shu left the big account of the Chinese army and went down to make arrangements.

Soon after, a figure in a cloak, under the wind and rain, carrying a food box left the camp. This is a big food box, not an ordinary one. The food box is divided into upper and lower layers. The lower layer is made of iron, and charcoal is put inside to maintain the temperature. In the upper layer, there are only six sweet potatoes, baked with fire charcoal, so that the sweet potatoes are not cold.

The man who went to Yecheng was a civil servant in the army. His name is Liang Xi. His official position is not big, but he is quite eloquent.

He wore a cloak, a shallow one deep in the snow.

With the efforts of the boss, Liangxi finally came to the gate of Yecheng. He came to the tower, looked up to the tower, said in a loud voice: "I am the envoy of the emperor of Chu. I'd like to see the emperor of Wei."

The soldiers on the tower heard the cry and immediately reported it to Cao Zhang.

During this time, Cao Zhang lived and ate in the city tower.

As soon as he got the news, he did not dare to delay and sent someone to the palace to report it. Soon after, a servant came out to take Liu Xiu's envoy into the palace. Cao Zhang also wanted to see what Liu Xiu was up to. He asked Liang Xi about his intention. When he learned that Liang Xi had come to give Cao Cao a gift, he immediately thought of the pumpkin Liu Xiu had given him at the front line.

"Is there a gift?"

In Cao Zhang's heart, he was suspicious and thought that Liu Xiu could not have new food. He followed NEISHI and Liangxi into the palace, and Cao Pi soon got the news and rushed over.

Cao Pi looks at Cao Zhang and asks him what's the matter. He learns that Liu Xiu has sent him new food and is on guard.

When they entered the palace, they met Cao Cao.

It's very cold in the palace. Fortunately, there is a charcoal fire burning, dispelling the chill, but it is not cold. But it's very hard for Cao Cao in winter. Today, Cao Cao is getting older day by day. In the past few months, he has become much older.

Cao Cao asked, "what did Liu Xiu send you for?"

Liang Xi replied humbly: "report back to the emperor of Wei. My emperor sent me here to give food to the emperor of Wei. This time, the food is also a gift from the emperor. It's called sweet potato. "

With these words, Liang Xi handed the food box up.

The waiter took the food box and came to Cao Cao.

Cao Zhang said in a deep voice, "father, be careful. What if there are organs inside?"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "No

For the food Liu Xiu sent, he understood Liu Xiu's intention and wanted to use it to attack him. Just when Cao Cao saw sweet potato, he thought of Xu Chu. Once upon a time in the military camp, Liu Xiu sent someone to bring pumpkin soup. For his safety, Xu Chu tried pumpkin soup first.

But now, there is no Xu Chu.

Cao Cao took the food box, opened it and saw the hot sweet potato inside. Cao Cao picked up one, which was still warm and comfortable in his hands.

Liang Xi explained: "Wei Huang, this is a baked sweet potato. Peel off the skin and eat. The taste of sweet potato is also crisp and sweet, which is different from pumpkin. "

Cao Cao nodded and pulled away the skin.

In an instant, a refreshing fragrance filled my heart. When Cao Cao smelled it, his mouth moved. Looking at the sweet potato's heart, he felt more comfortable after taking a bite. He nodded his head and said, "yes, it's a rare delicacy."

Cao Cao ate one and handed the remaining sweet potatoes to Cao Pi and Cao Zhang.

After eating, they looked rather embarrassed.

Sweet potatoes are delicious.

However, this is Liu Xiu's, not theirs.

Cao Cao wiped his mouth, looked at Liangxi and asked, "what I want to ask is, how much sweet potato is produced per mu? Is it easy to survive? "

Before Liang Xi came, he had been ordered by Xu Shu. He knew the yield and situation of sweet potato. He held his head high and said: "this kind of sweet potato can yield more than 8000 Jin per mu. Not only that, sweet potatoes are extremely easy to survive. This batch of sweet potatoes has just been collected from the snow. Although the snow continued, but did not affect the sweet potato harvest

"Hiss!"

When Cao Pi heard the speech, he took a cool breath.

Eight thousand jin per mu!

And it was collected from the snow.

Is this kind of food really a gift? Otherwise, how can we survive in the heavy snow.

Cao Zhang disdains a way: "eight thousand jin, you really can talk and laugh."

Liang Xi glanced at Cao Zhang with a firm and disdainful look. He said sarcastically, "you don't understand. Don't doubt it. It's a gift from heaven. It's a gift from heaven. Is the yield of eight thousand jin per mu much? Pumpkin can reach more than 10000 Jin. This is not surprising. It's only you who think it's weird. "

Cao Cao did not speak, but his face was even more depressed.

Eight thousand jin per mu!God is really unfair, God helps you, Liu does not help Cao!

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "I know. Go back and thank Liu Xiu for me."

"Here it is

Liang Xi turns and leaves.

In the hall, Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhang are in the hall.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi with a low breath and asked, "Pi Er, what do you think when you see that Liu Xiu has taken out sweet potatoes again

When Cao Pi heard the speech, he looked bitter.

Today, there are more than 100000 soldiers and countless officials in Yecheng. The whole Yecheng city consumes a lot of food every day. For Yecheng, it is a great burden.

On the contrary, it was Liu Xiu, first pumpkin, then sweet potato. Either way, Liu Xiu would not worry about food. In particular, the appearance of this kind of gift will boost the morale immeasurably. The impact on them is also incalculable.

Cao Pi sighed and said, "what my son can do is fight to the end."

Cao Cao said: "according to Liu Xiu's style, the next step is to arrange people to sneak into Yecheng, and then publicize the advantages of sweet potato in Yecheng, causing an offensive of public opinion. At that time, the morale of the people in the city was low, and they all supported Liu Xiu. What should you do? "

Cao Pi said: "Whoever opposes, the minister will kill him!"

Words are full of killing intention.

Cao Cao said, "if you kill someone, you will be in Liu Xiu's heart. At that time, the people will be boiling and panic. How can you suppress it? If too many people are killed, the army will also be affected. "

"Is there no way?"

Cao Pi looked at Cao Cao with a helpless look in his eyes.

At this point, Cao Pi was helpless.

Cao Zhang stood aside and did not speak. He was only responsible for fighting. Because everything in the army is carried out by Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang knew that the Chu state was powerful, and that the Chu army had all kinds of weapons, such as crossbows, which were not easy to deal with.

It's hard to resist Liu Xiu!

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I have thought a lot these days. This is the general trend of the world and it cannot be changed. Just as Yang Xiu said, Liu Xiu is not Yuan Shao who is lenient and taboo, nor Yuan Shu who is big and brainless, nor Dong Zhuo who is arrogant and arrogant. He will not kill himself. Under such circumstances, we will lose. I want to win a future for you and let the Cao family have a place to live and have their own. "

Cao Pi eyebrows a pick, way: "father emperor want to do what?"

Cao Cao said: "I ask you, can you really stop Liu Xiu's army?"

"No!"

Cao Pi shook his head and expressed his inner thoughts.

The reason why he went all out to resist was that he was not willing to be deprived of power. Once he surrendered to Liu Xiu, he became a prisoner and could no longer enjoy his present rights.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "since you have no way, I will deal with it next. I'll take care of everything, and I'll make arrangements for you brothers. "

Hearing this, Cao Pi looked puzzled.

He didn't understand Cao Cao's intention.

Before Cao Pi could ask, Cao Cao asked them to step down. Cao Cao, sitting alone in his study, wrote a letter with his pen dipped in ink, and then called Xun Yu.

Cao Cao handed the letter to Xun Yu and said, "Wenruo, go to Liu Xiu's camp immediately. As long as Liu Xiu agrees to the conditions in the letter, I promise to open the city and surrender. "