Liu Jing's guard commander Li Qing hurried into the VIP hotel and came to the main courtyard. Several guards stood at the gate of the main courtyard. When several guards saw Li Qing coming, they bowed and bowed together, "See the Chief Commander"

"Have your highness been up?" Li Qing asked.

"I got up early, now I'm practicing swords in the yard."

Li Qing nodded. He didn't need to report and walked directly into the gate. In the yard, Liu Jing was practicing swords. He saw sword shadows flying. The sharp sword light surrounded people. As soon as the sword energy was collected, a small tree several feet away had already left no leaves, and the dead leaves were flying in the air.

Liu Jing concentrated for a moment, then slowly closed the sword and asked without looking back: "Is there anything unusual?"

Li Qing took a step forward to report: "Your Highness, Miss Xiao Qiao has been taken away by Changgan Palace."

"When did it happen?" Liu Jing asked without saying a word.

"It's early this morning, but...."

"But what?" Liu Jing turned around and looked at Li Qing with sharp eyes, "Is there anything that is hard to say?"

"I heard from the concierge of Zhou's mansion that the carriage of Changgan Palace was heading towards the south gate, and the concierge of Changgan Palace was outside the north gate. The concierge of Zhou's mansion also felt a little strange. In addition, the mansion of Qiao Guo's mansion was also monitored by Jiangdong soldiers and people were not allowed to approach."

Liu Jing met Mr. Qiao Guo, who came to ask for help overnight last night. Only then did Liu Jing realize that one of the purposes of Cao Cao coming to Jiangdong was for Erqiao. Although Erqiao no longer had the youthfulness of a girl, he was still beautiful and brilliant, and had the charm of a mature woman. He deserved to be the stunning beauty in the world. Has Cao Cao always been obsessed with it?

But Liu Jing was more concerned about the assistance of 100,000 shi of grain. Sun Quan betrayed Er Qiao for 100,000 shi of grain. This shows how difficult his financial situation is. Liu Jing is not worried that Sun Quan will surrender to Cao Cao from now on. Even if Jiangdong surrenders to Cao Cao, it will not pose any threat to Jingzhou.

What Liu Jing was worried about was that once Sun Quan accepted 100,000 stones of grain aid, he would obey Cao Cao's arrangements and launch an attack on Wujun with Sun Ben. He attacked the north and south, and Wujun was in danger. Next, Sun Quan and Sun Ben fought in a melee. No matter who wins, Jiangdong is likely to be reunified. This is not the result that Liu Jing is willing to see, and it will harm the interests of the Han Dynasty.

So no matter what, Liu Jing would not allow Cao Cao and Sun Quan to reach a tacit understanding, nor would Sun Quan allow Cao Cao to accept 100,000 stones of food aid. After pondering for a moment, Liu Jing immediately said to Li Qing: "You go to Xishi Tavern to find Guan Xi, convey my orders, so that she can find Xiao Qiao at all costs, and let Liu Min come to see me immediately."

Li Qing agreed and hurriedly left. Liu Jing returned to the room and wrote a handwritten order to Gan Ning, who was stationed in Wuhu, and handed it to a guard: "Use the method of sending a message from Fei Ge, pass this order to Gan Ning immediately."

"Abide by the order"

The guard took the order and turned around and left. Liu Jing pondered for a moment, and then ordered someone to find Zhang Yan, the deputy commander of the guard, and told him: "Jianye City is not very safe. Please order the brothers to pack up and we will return to take the boat immediately."

Zhang Yan agreed and immediately went down to order the soldiers to pack up their things and prepare to get on the boat at the dock. At this moment, a guard reported in the courtyard: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Cao is here, waiting outside the mansion to see Your Highness."

Cao Cao actually came, which was beyond Liu Jing's expectations. He thought about it and then stood up to greet the gate.

Outside the gate, hundreds of tiger and leopard cavalry guarded Cao Cao's carriage. Xu Chu held a long halberd in his hand and stood in front of the car door like an iron tower. Cao Cao was sitting in the car and looked at the gate of the VIP hotel with a smile. Today he will hold a formal meeting with Sun Quan, but before the talks, he needs to visit Liu Jing first to clarify Liu Jing's attitude.

The situation in Jiangdong is a bit subtle now, and it is divided into three parts. It is not that he and Sun Quan formed an alliance to threaten the interests of the Han army. Moreover, Cao Cao also understood in his heart that the reason why Sun Ben was able to revive was inseparable from the secret help behind Liu Jing. It was only that Sun Ben betrayed Liu Jing after he took office and turned to him, so Liu Jing supported Sun Shao again.

To a certain extent, Cao Cao and Liu Jing have a common interest, that is, Jiangdong is best to maintain a separatist situation. For this reason, Cao Cao also felt it necessary to have a good talk with Liu Jing.

At this time, the gate opened, and Liu Jing, surrounded by dozens of guards, walked out of the hall quickly. Cao Cao also laughed, "Open the door and let me get out of the car."

Cao Cao walked off the carriage, stepped forward and laughed: "My nephew, are you safe?"

Liu Jing stepped forward and bowed, laughed and said, "I met in Runan a few months ago. Prime Minister Cao was in a dark complexion and was in a low spirit, but today he was radiant and energetic. He was happy and congratulated."

"I can rest with my nephew, and I can rest at home and stop running around and will naturally be healthy. However, my nephew has just calmed down the rebellion between Qiang and Di in Longxi, and rushed to Jiangdong again. It's very hard."

"The younger generation is born to work hard."

Both of them laughed, and Liu Jing nodded to Xu Chu again, waved his hand to Cao Cao and said, "Please invite the Prime Minister."

"please"

The two walked into the VIP hotel and came to the lobby of the main courtyard. The two of them took a seat. A guard gave them hot tea. Cao Cao took a sip of the tea and then sighed: "The little girl is naughty and actually ran to Chengdu. This makes me, a father, worry and ashamed, causing trouble to Your Highness."

Cao Cao would not talk about the serious matters for now, but turned the topic to his daughter Cao Xian. This is one of the reasons why he came to visit Liu Jing. Although it was not the main reason, it could enhance understanding and ease the atmosphere. So Cao Cao first talked about his daughter Cao Xian.

Liu Jing smiled and said, "Ling Ai came to Chengdu for the sake of the Prime Minister's health. Although it was a bit abrupt, her filial daughter's heart was amazing. Moreover, she was gentle and elegant and noble in temperament. It was also pleasing to know her. Please rest assured that Ling Ai lived a good life in our mansion. She could leave at any time and return to Yedu."

"I know she was well taken care of by the princess. I have sent someone to pick her up. It is also her blessing to get her praise. Your Highness may not know that she has always admired Your Highness very much. She went to Chengdu for half for my husband, but her other half for herself."

Cao Cao implicitly expressed his other expectation, that is, he hoped that Liu Jing could marry his daughter, regardless of whether they were enemies or not, but hoped that there would be a slight fit in politics and not to go to extremes in the future. Marriage is the best way to fit.

Liu Jing understood Cao Cao's meaning. Judging from the fact that Cao Cao married his daughter Cao Jie and Cao Hua to Emperor Han Liu Xie at the same time, Cao Cao still tended to control the Emperor Han rather than replace him. More importantly, Yedu's call for Cao Cao to be promoted to King of Wei is increasing, but Cao Cao never expressed his opinion. This is Cao Cao's caution to leave a way out for himself.

Of course, Liu Jing would not lose his principles because of Cao Xian's beauty. He pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "I first heard that the Prime Minister was going to send all three of their sisters into the palace, but in the end, Miss Cao Xian was left behind. From my personal feelings, I think this is the correct way for the Prime Minister. Miss Cao Xian has his own ideas and pursuits. The Prime Minister should respect her and not impose his wishes on her. If there is any inappropriate words in Liu Jing, please forgive me."

Cao Cao nodded and sighed: "She is my favorite daughter. I will think about her happiness, but no matter what, I still have to thank Your Highness for her tolerance."

Liu Jing's answer was ambiguous, but Cao Cao knew Liu Jing's vague hints. Now is not the time to talk about this matter. If you talk about it later, Cao Cao would not mention this matter and turn the topic back to Jiangdong. He smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness thinks that who can unify Jiangdong in the end?"

Liu Jing shook his head, "It's hard to say now. It should be said that all three parties are possible, but Sun Quan has the greatest advantage. However, the people in Jiangdong are determined now. In addition, the people are in poverty and lack of officials every year, so it is not appropriate to use swords and swords. If Sun Quan hastily launched troops, he will only be opposed by more people. His status is worrying. Perhaps a year or two, a civil war will occur in Jiangdong again."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing sighed softly, "I hope that at that time, the Prime Minister will join forces with me to quell the civil war in Jiangdong and restore peace and stability to the people of Jiangdong."

Cao Cao was silent for a while and said, "Since your highness has this intention, I should help you with all my strength."

...

The meeting between Liu Jing and Cao Cao was not effective or encouraging, but at least one thing they reached a consensus, that is, try to prevent Jiangdong from being reunited. A split Jiangdong is in the common interests of the Cao and Liu families.

Of course, their conflicts were still very profound, but they did not put it on the table, nor did they talk about embarrassing issues. The two men did not break up. They met politely and broke up politely. In the carriage, Cao Cao looked solemn. Today he once again learned about Liu Jing's scheming and even blamed his three sons for being useless. How could Zhier be Liu Jing's opponent?

This is the fourth time Cao Cao has seen Liu Jing. Every time he meets him, he feels his progress. His wrists become more mature, his scheming becomes deeper, and his ambitions are more obvious. But when he thinks that Liu Jing is only thirty years old, Cao Cao can't help but feel scared. He can't help but sigh, it seems that he is going to leave a way out for himself.
Chapter completed!