This is the third time Mao Jie has come to Liu Qi's camp since Xiahou Dun was captured alive.

I met three times, and the content and things I met each time were different.

But no matter what the purpose of Mao Jie came here every time, this time he was undoubtedly the humblest.

"General Cao asked me to apologize to Junhou, and said that he would find the real murderer and punish him, give Junhou, Jingzhou soldiers, and Xiangyang Cai's statement a satisfactory statement."

There is no doubt that Cao Cao denied that he would directly command his subordinates to attack Cai Mao. He sent Mao Jie to find Liu Qi at this moment, saying that he had already wanted to stop the war.

For Liu Qi, he naturally didn't think that Cao Cao would do such a thing that would not only damage his reputation but also anger him.

Cai Mao and Xiahou Dun ran to each other at that time. With the distance between the other party shooting Cai Mao at that time, it was completely easy for them to use arrows to take Xiahou Dun's life. The reason why Xiahou Dun can survive until now was entirely because Liu Qi suddenly reacted on the battlefield and stopped Taishi Ci's actions in time.

But although I knew in my heart that this matter was probably not done by Cao Cao, Liu Qi could not show it on the surface.

He stared at Mao Jie coldly, and the coldness in his eyes almost freezes people.

"The prisoner was replaced in front of the formation. Liu's wife and brother-in-law, a major city in the Jingzhou army, was shot and injured by Cao's cavalry. He sent you here and told me that this was done by his subordinates privately and had nothing to do with his surname Cao... Mr. Xiaoxian, if you were in Liu's position, what would you do?"

Mao Jie also knew that the request he made to Liu Qi was a bit too much, but it was indeed...

"June, I am not intimidated. After the prisoner exchange, Cao Cavalry immediately sent someone to patrol the people who fired the arrows in the army. June, I don't know that although General Cao is the lord of Yanzhou, the composition of his troops under his command is somewhat complicated... Except for the old Chenliu army, which is the team of soldiers recruited in Yangzhou in the past, the rest are Qingzhou soldiers, Bao Xin, Liu Dai, and Qiao Mao's old subordinates. These soldiers and generals have been in short supply for a long time, and their hearts are unpredictable..."

Liu Qi raised his hand and said coldly: "I don't want to hear these reasons. I just want to know, has Cao Mengde caught the person who shot and injured me, General Cai?"

"Catch it, of course I caught it."

"Where are people? Where are they?"

When he said this, Mao Jie showed a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"I've committed suicide."

In fact, there is no need for Mao Jie to say more, and Liu Qi can probably guess the ending that the other party said.

Those who can shoot and kill prisoners in front of the two armies must have already had the ambition to die.

There is no doubt that even if you can hide it for a while in the chaos, you will definitely be caught in the end. Instead of being tortured and questioned by Cao Cao, it is better to stop yourself and feel happy.

Although people in this era cannot be said to have such courage, because of the special education in the patriarchal society, there are still many dead men who are afraid of death and dare to use their lives to exchange for what they want.

Liu Qi stood up, walked to the opposite side of Mao Jie, and faced him calmly.

Mao Jie did not avoid giving in and still held the courtesy.

"In this way, the envoy behind the murder of General Cai is not able to find out?"

Mao Jie did not answer immediately. After a long time, Fang said: "I will not hide it from the Lord and Hou. Today, I am secretly shooting General Cai's military lieutenant. The county soldiers who were formerly affiliated with Dongjun were Qiao Mao's subordinates before following Cao Piqiu. According to General Cao's reading, he shot General Cai this time to deliberately provoke the dispute between Lord and Hou and General Cao of our family to avenge the old master."

Liu Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Qiao Mao was destroyed by Liu Dai in the past. When the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou invaded the counties of Yanzhou, Liu Dai died and Cao Mengde took over his crowd. In Liu's opinion, Qiao Mao's subordinates had no direct grudges with Cao Cao. Why did they deliberately provoke the war between me and Cao Cao?"

"That's it..." Mao Jie hesitated and thought: "I think it's probably General Cao who killed Bian Rang, a famous scholar in Yanzhou at the end of last year, which aroused the dissatisfaction of some local gentry. The people who shot General Cai might have any connection with those gentry..."

"Do you really think I'm so easy to fool?" Liu Qi narrowed his eyes and stared at Mao Jie with a sneer. "Yes, Chen Liubian was very famous in Yanzhou. He was once a 2,000-square-meter official. He was a famous scholar in the country and had a reputation. If you General Cao had a slight rift with him, you would definitely be hated by the Yanzhou gentry, but you would not have been able to make the matter in front of the two armies."

"Hmm?" Mao Jie frowned slightly and looked at Liu Qi in surprise.

How could he hear Liu Qi's meaning? He seemed to know the internal situation in Yanzhou very clearly.

Although the interior of Yanzhou seems calm, it is actually surging. Cao Cao and his confidants are all clear about this.

But Liu Qi is just an outsider. What can he know about the political situation in Yanzhou?

In just a moment, Mao Jie made a summary in his heart!

Liu Qi is cheating him!

"Mao doesn't understand what the king said very much."

"Don't understand?" Liu Qi sneered and said, "Okay, since you want to pretend to be stupid, I will give you a guide."

After saying that, Liu Qi turned around and returned to his main seat to sit down, and then spoke word by word.

He spoke very slowly, but every word was like the sound of a bell in the morning, hitting Mao Jie hard.

"Your Cao Cavalry was a selfless and kind person when the coalition forces of the princes were in charge. He was truly a good person who was sleeping on firewood and tasting gall. He could only believe that once he arrived in Yanzhou, he gained authority and acted more viciously than others could guess."

"Your cavalry Cao killed Bian Rang as soon as he occupied Yanzhou. He said to the outside world that Bian Rang looked down on his identity as a eunuch and suggested that General Cao killed Bian Rang to establish his authority as a scholar in Yanzhou. But in my opinion, this may not be the case."

"But at the end of last year, several important officials who lobbyed from Chang'an to Guandong were detained by Wang Kuang due to Yuan Shao's instructions. Among them, Wang Kuang's brother-in-law Hu Wuban was beheaded. Your General Cao took the opportunity to join forces with Hu Wuban's relatives and attack Wang Kuang forcibly, causing Wang Kuang to die and incorporate his members."

"Third, in the past year, your General Cao has incorporated Bao Xin, Wang Kuang, Liu Dai, and the remaining Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. So many people have caused your Cao cavalry to be seriously short of food... But in this year, you Cao cavalry has also entered Guanzhong and went south to Jingchu. Where did the food and grass come from?"

Without waiting for Mao Jie to answer, Liu Qi pinched his fingers and calculated: "From the time interval between General Cao's takeover of Liu Dai and the time period during his next military operation, at best, it is less than half a year. Even if it is necessary to open up a large-scale farmland and land, there will never be a harvest in the short term. Could Mr. Mao tell me where did General Cao's food and fodder come from during this period?"

Mao Jie's heart began to jump wildly.

He really didn't expect that Liu Qi could actually see the real situation in Yanzhou clearly.

"If Mr. Liu guessed well, General Cao's food and fodder over the past year should have been plundered from local tyrants and clans in Yanzhou, right? But no wonder, after General Cao occupied Yanzhou, his own power was developing too fast and his troops grew rapidly, and he had to cooperate with Yuan Shao to take many military conquests, so he forcibly shaved the land in Chenliu and Dongjun and other places... These forced lands can be said to be the flesh of local tyrants in Yanzhou. The so-called cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. General Cao's current image in the eyes of local sects in Yanzhou, please forgive Liu for not being optimistic about it."

Mao Jie took a deep breath and calmed down his uneasiness.

Since Liu Qi saw everything clearly, he didn't need to pretend to behave anymore. Everyone opened the skylight and said something bright.

"What does Junhou want to say?"

Liu Qi smiled and said, "In my opinion, even if Bian Rang looked down on General Cao's identity, he would not easily conflict with him. Wang Kuang and Cao Cao were also allies of Yuan Shao. However, it was unreasonable for Cao Cao to kill him in order to maintain the so-called "famous scholars and righteousness". Pursuing the food and fodder resources of the powerful people in Yanzhou will inevitably cause civil unrest. I think General Cao should understand, but he insisted on doing this... There is only one reason, that is, he wanted to remove the Yanzhou cancer that was for him, break away from Yuan Shao, and become the real hero."

Mao Jie smiled and said, "The envoy's words really make Mao feel like he is falling into a dream."

Liu Qi said slowly: "If I guess correctly, this cancer is Zhang Miao, the county magistrate of Chenliu, and Cao Cao's best friend... Although it was because of its rapid development and it was forced to do so, General Cao still plundered the wealthy family centered on Chenliu in large quantities. Because most of these people supported Zhang Miao, while he stood up and spoke for the local rich people, General Cao killed him without hesitation. Because in terms of identity, Zhang Miao, one of the eight chefs, was naturally more favored by the scholars of Yanzhou, led by Bian Riao, all stood on Zhang Miao's side. As for Wang Kuang and Zhang Miao, they were close friends. He was born in Yanzhou and had elite soldiers in his hands. If he was not apart from him, if the general and Zhang Miao broke up in the future, Wang Kuang would be Zhang Miao's strongest foreign aid..."

Speaking of this, Liu Qi couldn't help but sigh and said, "The so-called "one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Zhang Miao's reputation in Yanzhou is too high and he occupies the largest county Chenliu. As long as he is still alive, General Cao will never be considered a real overlord, right?"

Mao Jie sighed softly in his heart.

"Thinking of this, Junhou already knows that the person who harmed your General Cai should be Zhang Miao!"

Liu Qi shook his head and said, "I can't say whether it's Zhang Miao's person, but if I inform Yuan Shao of these things at this time, I don't know what General Cao would think?"
Chapter completed!