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Chapter 145 Cao Cao: I always feel that Lin Zichu is targeting me

He Jin is a bit annoying lately.

Emperor Liu Hong suppressed him openly and secretly, and half of the troops in his hands were divided.What made him most uncomfortable was that yesterday in the court, the emperor publicly appointed Jian Shuo as the captain of the army to perform the duties of the supreme general instead of himself.

In other words, from this moment on, even though I am a great general, I still have to rely on Jian Shuo.

If these things only made him uncomfortable, then the news from the palace today made He Jin a little scared.

The ten permanent attendants actually encouraged the emperor to send He into the northwest to conquer Bianzhang, Han Sui's rebellion.

This is a desperate plan!
Once he left the central place of the capital, what is the difference between He Jin and ordinary generals who lead troops abroad?
Of course, whether such a vicious strategy came from someone behind a certain curtain in the north of the city is naturally a matter of opinion.

But at this moment, He Jin was very frightened.

So as soon as he came to court, he summoned his staff to discuss the matter.

At the same time, he thought of Xun You who left without saying goodbye.

Alas, if Gongda is here, it may not be impossible to solve a certain worry.

To be honest, he has not figured out why Xun You abandoned himself until now.

While everyone was discussing, the three of Zhang Liao happened to come to visit.

And about a quarter of an hour after Zhang Liao entered the General's Mansion, Lin Chao also happened to appear, and came to visit He Jin with a carload of rich gifts.

As for why it was such a coincidence, of course, Lin Chao has been sending people to watch He Jin's house for the past few days.

Lin Chao saw He Jin after entering the door, and immediately bowed and said with a smile, "Greetings, General!"

"Zi Chu is here, please come in and sit down."

He Jin waved his hand very coldly.

Even though the gift Lin Chao brought this time was richer than last time, He Jin couldn't be more energetic at this time.

After entering, Lin Chao naturally saw Zhang Liao and the others who had just arrived, and nodded and smiled at them.

Seeing that all the people present were his own people, He Jin said directly:
"Everyone, this time I'm afraid it's time for life and death. Please let me know if you have any clever ideas."

At this time, He Jin's posture was not as high as before, and he only thought about who could come up with a clever plan to help him tide over the difficulties.

Chen Lin took the lead and said: "The general is the town of a country, how can he easily stay away from the capital. Bianzhang Han Sui is only suffering from a disease, so he can send a general to conquer it."

Yuan Shao also nodded, expressing his agreement: "Kong Zhang's words are reasonable, the general is worse than writing to His Majesty, please send another person to go out."

"Your Majesty issued an edict this time to order the general to go to war. Most of the eunuchs were behind the scenes. How could he easily let the general change candidates?"

Yuan Shu sneered and retorted.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was a sensible person, He Jin immediately asked, "Since Gonglu understands the difficulty here, does he have a clever plan?"

"This……"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu immediately showed embarrassment.

He is good at finding faults and criticizing him, and he really needs to come up with suggestions... How could he understand such things.

Seeing Yuan Shu remained silent, He Jin let out a long sigh, and his expression darkened again.

Seeing this, Lin Chao thought to himself that it was time for him to appear on stage.

"The general has no worries, there is a plan, which can solve the general's emergency!"

Just when Lin Chao was about to speak, Cao Cao's voice resounded throughout the audience.

Although Cao Cao was short and short, his voice was not weak at all, and his mouth covered the voices of the audience.

"What's Meng De's trick, tell me quickly."

Cao Cao clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's ordering the general to hunt down thieves is a major national event and cannot be delayed. However, there are priorities. Just as Kong Zhang said, Bian Zhang and Han Sui are just minor diseases, so nothing to worry about."

"Someone heard that the Yellow Turban bandits in Yanzhou have risen again recently, causing great disaster. Yanzhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, only a few hundred miles away from the capital, so isn't it more important than Xiliang bandits!"

Cao Cao's thinking was novel, which caused He Jin to nod repeatedly and said, "That's right, it must be the land of Xiliang, naturally Yanzhou is more important."

"Great General Mingjian." Cao Cao continued, "It is also a major national event, so of course Yanzhou should be conquered first."

"Meng De, your plan is indeed feasible. But if those eunuchs make someone conquer Yanzhou, what should they do?"

Cao Cao smiled confidently: "Then just delay for a while."

"How to delay?" He Jin asked.

"The general can report to His Majesty, saying that he is ill and cannot lead the army. Another general will be sent to attack the bandits in Yanzhou. After Yanzhou is pacified, the general will lead his troops westward to conquer Bianzhang and the two thieves, Han Sui."

I have to say that Cao Cao's plan is really high.

Drawing everyone's attention from Xiliang to Yanzhou, and at the same time not letting He Jin disobey the emperor's edict, but staying in the capital, can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Crushing the rebels is naturally a major national event, but the Xiliang border is naturally not as important as Yanzhou, so it is more important to put down the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou first.

Didn't you want me to conquer Xiliang? It's not that I, He Jin, didn't obey the order, but I'm not in good health recently. I just wait for Yanzhou to calm down before I send troops to Xiliang.

In this way, even the eunuch can't find any faults.

Historically, He Jin did adopt this strategy to successfully stay in the capital.

"Meng De's plan is very clever!"

After hearing Cao Cao's strategy, He Jin finally showed a smile on his face, sweeping away the previous haze.

"But I don't know who to send to Yanzhou."

Cao Cao's face suddenly became serious, and he cupped his hands and said: "Although I am not talented, I am willing to lead the army for the general to fight against the rebels in Yanzhou!"

Cao Cao did rescue He Jin, but the most important thing was to find a suitable excuse for himself to take charge of the army.

Lin Chao watched from the side and shook his head.

At this time, Lao Cao's dream of the general conquering the west has not yet woken up...

He Jin didn't expect Cao Cao to recommend himself, he frowned, and asked, "How many troops does Mengde need to conquer Yanzhou this time?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, but still opened his mouth and replied: "8000 people are enough."

8000 people!
He Jin was silent.

After the incident of the Xiyuan Army, the [-] Imperial Forest Army he had had dropped by half, and now Cao Cao asked for [-], which was too much.

"General, don't listen to Meng De's words!"

At the critical moment, Lin Chao stood up and said loudly.

Lao Cao, you think you are the only one with a loud voice, don't you?

Lin Chao, as Liu Bei's representative, also participated in the discussions of the General's Mansion several times.But every time, he was the last seat respectfully, and he didn't open his mouth, completely treating himself as a little transparent.

At this moment, he spoke suddenly, causing everyone to be extremely surprised.

"Zi Chu?" He Jin also asked in doubt, "What's wrong with Meng De's words?"

Lin Chao cupped his hands and said: "General, Meng De's plan is very clever. But if you want to send 8000 people to conquer Yanzhou, someone thinks it is inappropriate. Those eunuchs are extremely vicious, and their party feathers are all over the court. The soldiers and horses in the hands of the general are all There are not many left, and now 8000 people will be sent out, fearing that their own safety will not be guaranteed.”

These words really touched He Jin's heart, and he nodded repeatedly.

For the first time, he discovered that this Lin Zichu was also a perceptive person!
"What Zichu said is true." He Jin said, "I don't know who should be sent to lead the army based on Zichu's opinion?"

Lin Chao replied: "It doesn't matter who leads the army, the key is that the [-] feather forest army in the hands of the general must not be used."

He Jin nodded again, thinking that this Lin Zichu is not only insightful, but also a loyal person, and his words are all for someone's sake, but he is a trustworthy person.

Cao Cao on the side couldn't help but glance at Lin Chao.

This Lin Zichu always felt that he was targeting himself.

Cao Cao is eager to make meritorious service, but he has no soldiers in his hands, so he can only call them from He Jin if he wants to command them.

And what Lin Chao said was no less than directly cutting off his possibility of leading the army.

But Lin Chao didn't notice Cao Cao's dissatisfaction, because he was crazily hinting at Zhang Liao with his eyes.

Speaking of which, if you, Zhang Wenyuan, can't seize the opportunity, then you are really hopeless.

Seeing Lin Chao winking at him, Zhang Liao was a little puzzled at first, but he immediately reacted and said hastily:

"The general has no worries, a certain lord, Ding Jianyang, is willing to lead the army for the general!"

He Jin saw that it was Zhang Liao, Ding Yuan's subordinate who spoke, and suddenly had a good idea in his mind.

"Wen Yuan is serious?"

(End of this chapter)