Chapter 304 Official Rumors
Lu Hong returned to the front hall and respectfully bowed to Cao Miao.
"Mrs. Said, everything is as follows what Mr. Cao said."
Cao Miao raised his eyebrows, nodded, returned to the mat, leaned on the mat, stretched his legs, spread his arms, and stretched his waist. After a long and cheerful long whisper, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw Lu Hong standing in front of him with his hands bowed.
"There's something else?"
"Then... what else does Cao Jun have to give?"
"Uh..." Cao Miao looked around for a while. "If it's convenient, take two soft pads. This is too hard and it's so hard." Lu Hong looked at him in surprise for a while. Just as he was about to leave, Cao Miao called her again. "If you have a thin quilt, I'll send one, and I'll take a nap."
Lu Hong took a lot of effort to resist the urge to curse.
Take a nap? You can think of it. This is where Mrs. Sun handles official business. But thinking about Mrs. Sun's attitude towards Cao Miao just now, she still obeyed the order and turned around.
Cao Miao blinked his eyes and smiled in his heart. From Lu Hong's attitude, we can see that Mrs. Sun was very satisfied with his performance and his reliance increased. This is not surprising. Mrs. Sun is not a particularly smart person, nor is she a good person to teach her subordinates. Sun Qing and Lu Hong can get limited teaching and rely entirely on their own accumulation of experience. They are under great pressure to face the opponent Zhuge Liang.
In contrast, after basic intelligence analysis training, he is easily outstanding and is regarded as a savior by them.
The map in front of him is limited, but it does not mean that he knows nothing about the real situation.
In addition to Shi Caiying, he also has Han Dong, a foreign aid. After previous practice, Han Dong had more than many people's ability to collect intelligence and analyze intelligence. He knew which intelligence was what he needed, and whenever he had the chance, he sent him detailed information about Wuchang City.
With this information, even if he is facing a map that covers most of the information, he can perform well.
There is a Fanshan Mountain facing south of Fankou, where Sun Quan often hunts. Recently, there is a rumor in the market that Sun Quan once came back from hunting and met an old woman there. The old woman asked him what he had hunted, and he said he had hunted a leopard. So the old woman told him, why not raise the leopard tail? Then it suddenly disappeared.
Cao Miao knew that this was a rumor, and it was a rumor made by the Wu State. The car with a leopard tail was a ceremonial guard of the emperor, which was to build momentum for Sun Quan ascending the throne. In connection with the recent martial law in Fanshan and the achievements of civil engineering, it is not difficult to judge that when Sun Quan ascended the throne, some rituals would be held near Fanshan.
There is a large lake north of Fanshan, which is where the Wu Kingdom built ships. Sun Wu Chong Navy and Sun Quan ascended the throne, he would inevitably build large ships to boost his momentum. If someone finds a way to burn those ships, half of Sun Quan's ascendance ceremony will be destroyed, and it is highly likely that he will postpone it.
No matter who wants to cause trouble, this is one of the alternatives. If Cao Miao has changed, he will do this.
Mrs. Sun naturally thought of this, so she was particularly sensitive. Once she found clues, she would send someone to check them, no matter whether they were true or false.
After showing his ability, Cao Miao planned to ease it. Mrs. Sun was still very suspicious of him. It was not a good thing to be too active. He was casual and even passive, which was in line with Mrs. Sun's perception of him.
The prerequisite for leveraging force is to listen to the strength. Only by understanding the opponent's strength can I use it.
Lu Hong brought soft cushions and thin quilts and used them for some fruits. This is a good thing. In this season, fruits are rare and ordinary people cannot see them at all. Cao Miao was very satisfied and asked Ruhua to send some back to let the scholars who stayed in the yard try it out.
Seeing that Cao Miao was eating and taking it, Lu Hong and others were somewhat despised. The fruit was specially rewarded by Mrs. Sun, and Cao Miao gave it to the maid, which made him unrestrained and confused.
When Mrs. Sun received the report, she felt that Cao Miao was too lenient to her subordinates. It would be fine to start a family for the injured entourage, but it would be a bit too much to spoil the maid. She has always been in favor of strict governance of the army. Even the maids around her were very strict, and she didn't even look good, let alone spoiled her.
However, this is Cao Miao’s private affairs, and she can’t say too much for the time being.
Cao Miao took a nap for a while and was woken up by Lu Hong. The interrogation had made progress and some confessions were sent, which needed Cao Miao to take a look. Cao Miao looked over and felt that there were not too many suspicious points. He simply asked a few questions and asked Lu Hong to remind the person who was interrogating. A few round trips were gone in half a day.
Cao Miao looked at the sky outside and asked Lu Hong: "Do you care about the food?"
Lu Hong endured his temper. "Cao Jun helped us investigate the case, so he naturally had to take care of the food. Cao Jun wanted to eat something, so I arranged for someone to prepare."
Cao Miao was not polite either. He ordered several dishes and specifically ordered more preparations. When Lu Hong saw it, he knew that Cao Miao was going to deliver it to the yard again, so he couldn't help asking, "Do you want to prepare a food box so that it won't get cold."
"Smart!" Cao Miao nodded with satisfaction. "You are the smartest maids around you."
Lu Hong was tense and speechless.
Not long after, Lu Hong found that he was too naive and underestimated Cao Miao's shamelessness. He actually asked Ruhua to go back and took Zhishu over. The two Hu Ji, one on the left and one on the right, were talking and laughing. While eating the food prepared by Mrs. Sun for Cao Miao, while serving Cao Miao's pen and ink, he squeezed Sun Qing and Lu Hong aside and had to set up another case. He was inevitably disturbed when communicating the situation.
Sun Qing's face turned blue again, she stood up and went to the back hall to report to Mrs. Sun.
Mrs. Sun frowned and said nothing, and asked Sun Qing and Lu Hong to bear it and see what tricks Cao Miao could do. At the same time, she asked Sun Qing to see Sun Luban, who was supervising the interrogation, and let her breathe so that she would not be able to make her feel more arrogant.
Sun Qing went, and Mrs. Sun walked to the window and looked into the front hall. Although she could see nothing here, she could vaguely hear laughter, and inexplicably made a trace of strangeness. How long has it been since I heard laughter in this small courtyard?
Or, when did there be laughter, and it was such a happy laugh.
Food, men and women, and people's great desires exist. This young man really has to say what he says and never feels wronged for a moment. Compared with him, everyone else is too tired to live and is always bound by tangible etiquette. Instead, he is not as comfortable as Cao Miao, who is suffering from madness.
Could such a bohemian person become a spy? Am I too sensitive?
A trace of shaking flashed in Mrs. Sun's heart.
Just as Mrs. Sun suspected her, Lu Hong walked in quickly, looking nervous. "Madam, the princess has sent a message. After signing, the few knights captured had Youyan's accents, but they obviously did not grow up locally in Youyan. The accent was very unnatural, and they also didn't understand Youyan's customs."
Mrs. Sun was shocked. "Is there any other evidence?"
"No, it is impossible to confirm whether they are from Wei or Shu Han. Madam, should I ask Mr. Cao to take a look? He should..."
Mrs. Sun's face was slightly dark. "Do you believe him so soon?"
Lu Hong was startled and said stutteringly: "Madam, I think he... doesn't really look like a spy. How can a spy be so presumptuous? He can't even hide it."
Chapter completed!