In Xiangyang City, the inn where the three of them stayed was naturally the Longmen Inn.
As usual, two guest rooms were opened, one for Da Qiao and one for Ma Chao and Diao Chan.
The three of them had almost no communication along the way since Da Qiao revealed Sun Ce's internal conspiracy.
It was not until just before the curfew that we rushed into Xiangyang City.
After putting the luggage and other things into the room, Diao Chan made the bed like a virtuous wife, but Ma Chao sat on the chair with some physical and mental fatigue.
Although he didn't want to admit it, after traveling together for the past few days, Ma Chao really felt that the Da Qiao beside him was no longer the gentle and simple Li Junyou in his memory.
He does not deny that the environment can change a person, but there is no doubt that he has a faint resistance to this change.
After all, he is also a typical example of being successfully transformed by this troubled world.
And after a person becomes complicated, he will miss his original purity even more.
This is an important reason why Ma Chao still misses her even though he knows that Li Junyou chose Liu Xie.
Because no matter how you say it, the Li Junyou in your memory is still a simple girl who only pursues her own happiness and was deceived by the rich and handsome man.
But now, Ma Chao has no doubt that Da Qiao has the ability to throw some men, even very outstanding men, into the dust of history.
Sun Ce, who is about to become a laughing stock in the world and may even die, is a clear proof. .
Ma Chao doesn't want to become the second Sun Ce, but it's obvious that Da Qiao has chosen him as his target now.
The painful thing is that Ma Chao feels that he still has some illusions about Da Qiao.
Therefore, he was very tired at the moment: not physically tired from traveling for days, nor mentally tired from planning the Ma family's big plan, but an emotional tiredness caused by disillusionment.
Cold fingers gently pressed on his temples.
The tip of Ma Chao's nose could smell the delicate fragrance of Diao Chan.
Feeling Diao Chan's neither light nor heavy techniques, Ma Chao felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
He raised his right hand and slowly rubbed Diao Chan's cheeks.
Rou Yi: "Chan'er, send Shadow into Wan County to investigate all Da Qiao's previous information.
I have a hunch that Jiangdong also has a specific espionage system, and Da Qiao is most likely its leader."
"I have arranged this, but I was afraid that you would not want to hear it, so I never told you."
Diao Chan snuggled into Ma Chao's arms and gently stroked Ma Chao's handsome face: "The first time I saw her, You can already tell that she has the same temperament as me.
Maybe you don’t know, but women’s premonitions are often very effective.”
Ma Chao doesn't want to continue on this issue.
At present, he doesn't know what kind of feelings he has for Da Qiao.
Therefore, he frowned and said: "As she said, if Sun Ce's concubine in Jiangdong is really Huang Zu, then my visit to Xiangyang will not go as smoothly as expected."
Huang Zu was the governor of Jiangxia, Jingzhou, and had military power.
He was capable and capable, and could be considered a second-rate general, but he was arrogant and erratic.
But he is such a bastard, but he has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
First, when Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, Huang Zu was supportive.
Although no troops were sent to help, he was the first to surrender.
Therefore, when Liu Biao actually took over Jingzhou, he still appointed Huang Zu as the governor of Jiangxia.
Since then, Jiangxia County has almost always been Huang Zu's private property, and Liu Biao could not reach out.
Another event was very earth-shattering.
At that time, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, was ordered by Yuan Shu to attack Jingzhou, which was guarded by Liu Biao.
Liu Biao then had the idea of consuming Huang Zu and asked him to fight in Xiangfan.
The battle was defeated.
Sun Jian took the opportunity to cross the Wenshui River and besiege Xiangfan, but was shot to death by Huang Zu on Xian Mountain.
After the war, Sun Ce sent representative Lu Heng to negotiate.
Huang Zu treated him politely and held a banquet with wine.
However, Lu Heng made rude remarks and hurt others.
Huang Zu was so angry that he had his envoys killed.
From then on, the Huang Zu family Formed a feud with Sun Wu.
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Huang Zu became even more arrogant because of his achievements, and Liu Biao became increasingly helpless against him.
Naturally, the people of Sun Wu hated Jingzhou very much from then on, but the one who bore the brunt of it was Huang Zu of Jiangxia.
And now, Da Qiao actually told Ma Chao that Sun Ce's spy in Jingzhou was his father-killing enemy.
Such incredible information naturally made Ma Chao a little afraid of Jiangdong Sun Wu.
"Husband, do you think the information Da Qiao told is somewhat credible?"
Diao Chan also frowned slightly, obviously she could also see how important and embarrassing this secret was.
"It shouldn't be bad."
Ma Chao said seriously: "First of all, Li Junyou told this false information for no reason, which does her no good.
Even if she is a spy sent by Sun Ce, she wants to use the Ma family's Don't forget to take revenge, we are not good people who want Liu Biao to live.
Huang Zu is of no value to us, but it will make us more cautious about Jiangdong Group. " "Secondly, in history, Sun Jian was killed in 192, but Sun Quan avenged his father seven years later in 199.
During this period, in 195, Sun Ce had already unified the six counties in Jiangdong, and that It is difficult to imagine why Sun Ce did not attack Huang Zu until four years after the unification of Jiangdong.
Although there must be a need to appease people and stabilize his rule, the impression Sun Ce gave to the world was not like this. and" Speaking of this, Ma Chao seemed to have thought of something and said quickly: "Now, Sun Ce first destroyed Yuan Shu last year but did not attack Jingzhou, which further illustrates this problem."
Diao Chan suddenly opened her mouth suddenly, as if she wanted to say something, but then she closed her mouth automatically.
Seeing this, Ma Chao suddenly laughed and said: "What's wrong, Chan'er, is there anything between you and me that we can't speak out frankly?"
Hearing Ma Chao suddenly say this, Diao Chan looked a little embarrassed for a moment, and said dullly: "You really have to know everything and say everything."
"nature."
"Okay," a happy smile overflowed from Diao Chan's eyes, and then she said as a foreshadowing: "Look, here in Jingzhou now, Cao Cao has Cai Mao, Sun Ce has Huang Zu, and you, on the surface, are Liu Bei.
Then, as a conspirator who always likes double insurance, can you tell me who is the mastermind behind the scenes?"
Shadow's information has always been through Diao Chan's hands, so he naturally knew that Ma Chao still had hidden connections in Jingzhou, not to mention that he came to Xiangyang specially this time.
However, Shadow's information also has reading permission.
For example, even though Diao Chan is a person in charge of such completely confidential information that involves the Ma family's general affairs, she does not have permission to read it.
However, it is really difficult for husband and wife to keep some secrets secret.
For example, now, Diao Chan is openly forcing Ma Chao into a corner.
How can Ma Chao have the nerve not to tell the truth?
"Chan'er, who told you that Cai Mao is Cao's internal agent?"
Ma Chao's eyes were crooked, and he didn't seem to mind telling Diao Chan these methods that he was proud of.
However, as soon as he said this, Ma Chao's face suddenly became solemn, and he shouted towards the door: "Who is it?"
"Supper service."
A voice at the door answered in a rough voice.
Ma Chao glanced at Diao Chan, who shook her head in confusion, indicating that she had not ordered supper.
Ma Chao understood, sat up, and touched the hilt of Daosu's iron sword with his right hand.
He said in a deep voice: "We didn't ask for supper.
Did you send the wrong one?"
"That's right, these are the jujube donkey rolls and caramel ears specially provided by our inn for free as a gift to our guests."
As soon as the names of these two late-night snacks were announced, Ma Chao and Diao Chan's expressions, instead of calming down, became solemn.
Ma Chao stood up directly and said, "Send it up."
The door was pushed open, and Duanmu Mingming's fat body and the attire of a cook were really hard to make anyone suspicious.
But Ma Chao didn't even look at the pastry in his hand.
Instead, he asked in a deep voice: "How big of an event does it have to be given these two names?"
After the Shadow password was cracked by Liu Xie, Ma Chao simply gave up and let the Shadow system formulate its own password.
The names of the two pastries this time are actually a code word: the date honey donkey rolling refers to an urgent situation, while the caramel ears means that an important person has died.
At this moment, Ma Chao had just finished speaking.
Before Duanmu could speak, Ma Chao saw someone walking out from behind Duanmu's fat body.
The man looked sad and fell to the ground: "Lord, my father was killed by the traitor Cao Cao":