Chapter 13: The Battle of Xudu (4)

  Liu Xie saw that he agreed, and then expressed his own thoughts. The two of them carefully studied the details, such as the types of wine and dishes, and the standards for free meals. Before they knew it, half a time had passed. Liu Xie stood up: "It's settled then. We'll head back now. As for making the wooden signboard, I'll trouble Brother Liu to prepare it quickly. Tomorrow, I'll have Li Chen come over to pick it up!"

  Liu Bei was escorted by Liu Yuan to the foot of the building, where he boarded his carriage. With a bow and a smile, he said: "Brother Liu, we'll take our leave first. You can expect a full house of guests!"

  Liu Yuan's mood was depressed and he couldn't laugh, so he just chuckled and said: "Then I'll wait for good news from Xiao brother."

  Li Chen pulled down the curtain of the horse carriage, Xiao Er cracked his whip and the carriage galloped away, leaving behind snowflakes falling from the roof. Liu Yuan's face was gloomy as he ordered the people beside him: "Follow them and see where they're going!"

  The little second beside him was stunned as soon as he heard it, letting him chase the carriage on this snowy day? This master is really a bit too much, but then Liu Yuan said: "I don't care what method you use, if you can find it, I'll heavily reward you!" This time the little second didn't hesitate, and with a whooshing sound, he rushed into the snow and followed closely behind.

  Liu Xie was sitting in the carriage, half-closing his eyes to think about his worries, when he heard a loud voice coming from outside: "Master, shall we head back directly?"

  Liu Xie smiled slightly and said, "Old rules, let's take a walk around this Xu Chang City first!"

  Xiao Da responded to the order, and Liu Xie turned to Li Chen and said: "Tomorrow, you take the wooden plaque and go directly to the General's mansion. Tell the General that I have an urgent matter to discuss with him and ask him to come to the palace quickly!"

  The next day, Cao Cao received an urgent summons from the Emperor of Han and hastily entered the palace. After paying his respects in the imperial study, Cao Cao couldn't help but ask: "I don't know what Your Majesty has summoned me for?" Since the capital was moved to Xuchang, Emperor Liu had never taken the initiative to summon him before, so today's summons left Cao Cao perplexed.

  Liu Xie smiled: "I want to make a deal with the general, I wonder if the general is willing?"

  Cao Cao listened and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He knew that Emperor Xian was engaged in business outside the court, and it was said that his business was quite successful. However, he did not expect that today he would actually have his own ideas. Could it be that the things he had sent over the years were still too few? Although he was secretly suspicious, his face remained smiling: "I wonder what kind of transaction Your Majesty wants to make with me?"