Volume 2: The King's Way Chapter 123 The solution is very simple
There was no need for Xun You to come on the diplomatic mission to Jiangdong.
After all, in Xun Yu's judgment, Bai Tu's threat level is very low. On the other hand, the purpose of the mission to Jiangdong is nothing more than to agree to send troops to Huainan together. This is beneficial to Jiangdong and there is no difficulty in the mission!
However, Guo Jia strongly recommended himself, seeming to be very worried about Jiangdong.
However, given Guo Jia's physical condition, how could Cao Cao and Xun Yu feel comfortable letting him travel all the way to Jiangdong?
Therefore, Xun Yu recommended his nephew Xun You, who was also under Cao Cao's command and six years older than him, to go on a diplomatic mission to Jiangdong to observe Bai Tu's thoughts and the potential of Jiangdong.
If Xun Yu looks like a baby, then Xun You looks just the opposite, old, with deep nasolabial folds, wrinkles between the eyebrows and crow's feet, and a small moustache on his lips - people would believe that he is 20 years older than Xun Yu!
However, Guo Jia had confidence in Xun You's ability, so he did not insist.
At the banquet, Xun You, under the pretext of "presenting to the emperor", directly asked about the secret of pork that he was curious about, and he had sufficient reasons.
But at this moment , Song Xian, who was sitting behind Lu Bu, said, "Mr. Envoy, you don't understand. It's actually very simple to make pork delicious..."
The others were stunned for a moment - were they really going to tell him that? Was this bald sergeant brainless?
However, after realizing that Lu Bu just glanced at him and did not stop , the others did not say much.
After all, the relationship between Lu Bu and Bai Tu is there, and the person speaking now is Lu Bu's subordinate. If Bai Tu and Lu Bu don't stop it, what else can others say?
What's more, most people are also doubting in their hearts, does this bald guy really understand?
You really understand!
Bai Tu and Song Xian talked about raising pigs...
Before Song Xian came to Jiangdong, he originally wanted to be the chief guard of Baitu. However, let alone the real chief guard Taishi Ci who was on a business trip, even Zhou Tai, who was on duty, could not tolerate this bald guy's insolence. After Song Xian showed provocation once, he simply grabbed Fate by the scruff of the neck and threw him out of the door!
Even though Song Xian is tall and strong with a face full of flesh compared to ordinary people, in Zhou Tai's hands, he is no different from a kitten...
Bai Tu knew that it was Song Xian who started the trouble first, but he pretended not to know. However, he talked to Song Xian specifically afterwards.
Song Xian made contributions in the Battle of Xuzhou - thanks to his perfect disguise in normal times, he was regarded as an accomplice by the rebels and informed on them at the critical moment!
Bai Tu would not treat him unfairly, but he could forget about becoming the captain of the guards... Bai Tu would not joke about his own life.
Appoint him as a general? Not only was Bai Tu afraid that he would cause trouble in the future, Song Xian himself was not happy about it. He wanted to be Bai Tu's chief guard, but he also wanted to be a nobleman in peace and stability.
So Bai Tu wanted to hand over the pig farming matter to Song Xian!
Song Xian was not very happy about it before. After all, raising pigs... is not a good thing. He thinks the meat of pigs is smelly, and raising them is not classy.
Although he knew that he was not asked to raise the pigs himself but was instead asked to be in charge of the pig-raising department in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Even though Bai Tu told him about the prospects of the pig farming industry, he was still not very reassured and only said he would consider it .
However, just now at the banquet, he tasted the castrated pork himself and saw the reactions of those wealthy families, celebrities and nobles. In addition, Bai Tu also told him about several by-products that can be produced by raising pigs. Song Xian felt that... he was born to be responsible for raising pigs!
Song Xian was upset when he heard Xun You asking about the secrets of "the department he was in charge of", especially since Xun You was Cao Cao's man and had an old grudge against Lu Bu...
"I would like to hear the details!" Xun You heard this and looked at his bald head with burning eyes.
Bai Tu also watched from the side with peace of mind. Song Xian had no other abilities, but Xun You wanted to snatch the meat from his mouth? Difficult!
Song Xian grinned and said, "It's very simple! Just castrate them. Do you know what 'castrate' means? It means castration... Oh, yes, let me give you an example that you will understand better, that is eunuchs! Aren't eunuchs called 'cleansing'? The same thing can make a pig clean! You came from Cao Cao, you must know what a eunuch is, right? Hahaha..."
Xun You's face turned green when he heard this!
Song Xian's words were full of hints of "eunuch", which made Lu Bu in front of him almost laugh.
Diao Chan, who was standing by, poked Lu Bu subtly, reminding him to pay attention to his image...
In theory, although Song Xian spoke very briefly, he did not lie. It’s just that... Xun You couldn’t help but think too much when he heard it!
Cao Cao was born into the Cao family, but his father, Cao Song, was not originally a blood relative of the Cao family, but a member of the Xiahou family.
The Cao and Xiahou families were both prominent families in Qiao County, and their ancestors were both founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty. It can be said that they had been friends for generations.
But as mentioned before, not everyone in a big family lives a life of luxury. People from side branches also have to work in the fields to make a living. In years of disaster, some people starve to death... some even become eunuchs.
For example, one of the most famous eunuchs is Cao Teng.
In the history without the "white rabbit effect", Cao Teng was the only eunuch who was granted the title of emperor because he adopted Cao Song, the son of Xiahou family, and Cao Song had a son... Cao Cao!
When Cao Teng was alive, he was also a eunuch with a relatively good reputation, not as bad as the Ten Attendants. Moreover, Cao Song was able to have a title and money to buy the positions of Three Dukes, and Cao Cao was able to serve as one of the Eight Captains of the Western Garden together with those children of officials, all thanks to Cao Teng's protection!
But even so...Cao Cao was often humiliated because of his background.
Lu Bu easily destroyed Cao Cao's retreat because the Yanzhou gentry had alienated Cao Cao. The reason for the alienation was that Cao Cao had killed a group of Yanzhou gentry. The reason Cao Cao was so angry that he raised his butcher knife was because these people criticized him for being the grandson of a eunuch...
After being tormented by Lu Bu, Cao Cao has reconciled with the Yanzhou gentry, and he has also grown a lot. Now when some people call him the grandson of a eunuch, he has better ways to deal with it.
However, Song Xian's winking look made Xun You absolutely certain that this guy was humiliating Cao Cao, which was also humiliating himself!
"How dare you! You...is this how Mr. Bai treats his guests?" Xun You said angrily.
In fact, Xun You was not a hot-tempered person. In fact, among Cao Cao's subordinates, he was considered a good-natured man without any edges. However, the principle of "if the lord is humiliated, the minister will die" made Xun You angry.
"Hey, Song Xian! If you are talking about eunuchs, just talk about eunuchs, why mention Cao Gong!" Bai Tu said "dissatisfiedly".
"Ah? This... I wanted to say that Lord Xun You came from Xudu. I heard that Cao... Lord, was welcoming the emperor. I thought that all the civil and military officials were also in Xudu. There were naturally eunuchs and palace maids as well... I... I don't know why Lord Xun You was so angry." Song Xian touched his big head innocently, staring at the white map in a daze.
"That... is true, ahem... I spoke out of turn. Drink as punishment..." Bai Tu looked as if he had no idea what the connection was between Cao Cao and the eunuch, and used the punishment drink to cover his smiling face.
Xun You was still angry, but... on the surface, what Song Xian said made sense. His overly sensitive words made people have bad associations.
When Song Xian looked at Xun You, he deliberately squinted his eyes to indicate that he did it on purpose!
He really didn't believe that this little mustache dared to go back and tell Cao Cao that to be a good pig, you need to castrate it like your grandfather...
