In early July, Cao Miao received several messages one after another.

The first major event was the end of the war in Wudu. Zhuge Liang gathered heavy troops to besiege Hechi County, but he repeated the last war in Chen Cang. He had not won the fierce attack for more than 20 days and fought with the Wei army who arrived. Although he won a small victory, he was unable to continue his strength and had to retreat voluntarily.

Xiahou Ji once again gained experience points on Zhuge Liang and was promoted to the General of the Central Army to the Central Army to the Conquer Shu and lead the prefect of Wudu.

Zhuge Liang did not find anything either. He took Yinping County, Wei Yan and Wu Yi led their troops to Lintao area, forming a pincer attack on Wudu. In the expected future, it is likely to launch another attack on Wudu.

The situation in Wudu is too important. The Baishui, Western Han River, and Mian River are all within the territory of Wudu, which puts huge pressure on the hinterland of Bashu, and Hanzhong County is even within the reach of the military. If you don’t take the Wudu, Zhuge Liang will not sleep well.

The war in Wudu inevitably affected the relationship between Wu and Shu.

On the one hand, Zhuge Liang suffered consecutive defeats, his prestige was greatly affected, and the situation of a one-man rule was shaken. Some people raised objections to whether to accept the King of Wu as emperor, believing that Sun Quan should not be recognized as emperor, at least it cannot be officially accepted, especially when Fei Yi's death is unknown.

On the other hand, the war in Wudu was not going smoothly. Xiahou Ji, who rose like a new star, served as the prefect of Wudu. The pressure on Shu Han forced Zhuge Liang to gather heavy troops to prevent. In this case, it was undoubtedly an irrational decision to have another conflict with Wu.

In a dilemma, Zhuge Liang sent a private messenger to have a secret contact with Sun Quan, hoping to reach an agreement and avoid the situation from deteriorating. Although it was not stated clearly, Zhuge Liang's meaning was still very clear, and he hoped that Sun Quan could temporarily postpone his title of emperor.

To this end, he was willing to open up the trade of war horses and provide one thousand war horses every year.

To show his sincerity, he sent someone to send a few Liangzhou war horses.

Mrs. Sun and Sun Luban just got a Liangzhou war horse. After receiving the news, Sun Luban, who was fighting on the front line, rushed back excitedly. While receiving the reward, met Cao Miao and reported the news, and horses were taken away in the suburbs.

In addition to inside information related to Shu Han, Sun Luban also told Cao Miao something that Mrs. Sun was in a bad mood recently. She couldn't tell me where it was abnormal.

The second major event was that Cao Miao received news from Luoyang: the emperor was very concerned about Yuan Song's affairs and asked Cao Miao to find out the truth as soon as possible. It would be best to escort Yuan Song to Luoyang so that the emperor could personally interrogate him to face the hearing.

In addition, Yunniang rushed to Wuchang and brought another news: the emperor lost another son, and Cao Mu, the King of Fanyang who was just named last year, died of illness.

The third major event was the news of Gongsun Yuan and Sun Quan being exposed, which aroused heated discussions among the ministers of Wei and Wu. The ministers of Wei suggested sending troops to Liaodong to take the initiative and relieve their worries. However, the ministers of Wu opposed Sun Quan and Gongsun Yuan's alliance, believing that Gongsun Yuan was unreliable, that the storm and waves on the sea were too strong, that the exchanges were inconvenient, and that the gains were not worth the loss.

Among them, the two people who oppose the most fiercely: one is Zhang Zhao who is semi-retired, and the other is Yu Fan who has just returned from Jiaozhou. These two old ministers who have never dealt with each other rarely joined forces, and fiercely opposed Sun Quan and sent envoys to Liaodong.

The debate was so fierce that Cao Miao was overwhelmed with a sense of accomplishment.

Finally, a major event happened: General Sui State, led the governor of Jingzhou, and Marquis of Jiangling, Lu Xun, was attacked by unidentified people on his way back to Wuchang to discuss politics under the imperial edict. The opponent was not many, but he cooperated with tacit understanding and attacked fiercely. He used military crossbows, and long-range shots and close attacks were attacked at the same time, which caught Lu Xun off guard, and dozens of casualties were injured. Lu Xun himself was injured. Fortunately, he was protected by the armor.

When Lu Xun was attacked, he once again pushed the Jiefan Camp to the forefront. Someone found the logo of Jiefan Camp on the scene, and the attacker's three-person tactics were similar to the newly practiced tactics of Jiefan Camp.

Lu Xun himself denied that this incident was related to Jiefanying. He believed that some people pretended to Jiefanying, just wanted to take advantage of the situation and cause chaos in Wu.

With Lu Xun's own judgment, Jiefang Camp avoided a lot of trouble, but still could not stay out of it. After receiving the news, Mrs. Sun rushed back to Wuchang and personally presided over the mission of chasing the murderer.

More than a month later, Cao Miao met Mrs. Sun again.

Mrs. Sun is much haggard, dark and thin.

"You go to Yangxin." As soon as we met, Mrs. Sun said, "Big Hu needs you."

"Where are you?" Cao Miao pushed a plate of melons over. "Try it, it's big and sweet."

Mrs. Sun looked at Cao Miao, picked up a piece of melon, took a sip, lowered her head, and chewed it slowly. "I can handle it."

"Really?" Cao Miao sneered. "I heard that the reason why Lu Xun survived the disaster was because he was wearing the iron armor given by Zhuge Liang and could block the shooting of the four-stone crossbow at close range."

"It's no secret that he and Zhuge Liang appreciate each other. General of the Cavalry (Zhuge Jin) and Zhuge Liang are brothers, and they all have their own responsibilities and they don't bother with each other."

"It's nothing to do with his own affairs, but did he know in advance that someone would ambush him and put on heavy armor?"

Mrs. Sun lowered her head and said slowly: "He has always been cautious, and that's nothing."

"Be careful when you return to Wuchang, you have to wear heavy armor?"

Mrs. Sun raised her head and frowned. "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to say that there are too many doubts about this matter. You need me more than Dahu."

Mrs. Sun wanted to speak but stopped, but she felt much more relaxed. She thought of these suspicious points that Cao Miao said, so she came to see Cao Miao. The matter involved Lu Xun and Zhuge Liang. She had no idea. She really needed Cao Miao's help, but she couldn't open her mouth, and didn't know how to face Cao Miao.

Cao Miao's strength actually saved her a lot of talk, and it felt great that someone could rely on her.

"What are you going to check?"

"Of course we must first meet the General of the Sui Kingdom."

Mrs. Sun blinked and suddenly laughed. "The person who attacked the General of the Fuguo Kingdom may be Cao Zhan. He was also the one in Yangxin. I have compared it. In the first half of the month after the General of the Fuguo Kingdom was attacked, the strength of those Shanyue had significantly weakened, and the most good at fighting people disappeared."

Cao Miao nodded. "I also thought of this possibility. If it were him, then it would be explained that it was discovered on the scene that the Fan Camp logo, arrows, and heavy crossbows used in the army. But how did he know that the General of the Sui Kingdom would return to Wuchang and which road he would take?"

"This is what I want to know." Mrs. Sun put down the melon peel in her hand and wiped her hands with a cloth towel. "Someone said that Cao Zun appeared in Xishifang half a month ago. Have you ever seen him?"

Cao Miao raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "Can I know when the General of the Sui Kingdom will return to Wuchang and which road will he take?"

"No, but you can guess. It's not difficult to miss a few related news." Mrs. Sun walked to the window and reached out to pick up the lantern hanging outside the window. "The time doesn't have to be accurate to a day, there are only a few routes, so it's not difficult to wait for the rabbit."

"That's right, there's no problem." Cao Miao stood up, walked to Mrs. Sun, and smiled, "So, what are you going to do?"

Mrs. Sun stared at Cao Miao and said word by word: "Catch Cao Zhuan and prove your innocence."
Chapter completed!