Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 491 Close the door and let go.
In the sixth year of Jian'an, in August, after Cao Jun occupied Changshan County, he divided his troops into three groups and marched into Zhongshan State.

Yecheng,

Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Jia Xu gathered in the state pastoral mansion.

Xi Zhicai cupped his hands and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, there is news from the front that the three generals Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Zhang Yan have entered the Zhongshan Kingdom in three ways. Yuan Shang lost to our army and has fled to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi."

Lao Cao was lying on a luxurious and spacious chair, peeling peanuts while praising: "Good!"

After Xi Zhicai withdrew, Xun You stood up again and said, "My lord, the governor of Bingzhou sent someone to send a secret letter, saying that he is willing to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and join you."

"Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew, and he is deeply trusted by the Yuan brothers. Do you think it is credible that he wants to surrender?" Cao Cao asked, and threw the peeled peanuts into his mouth, crunching. chewed up.

"Seven points are true, three points are false!" After Xun You finished speaking, he didn't retreat immediately, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

With such sharp eyesight, Lao Cao instantly understood Xun You's embarrassment, so he asked, "Gongda, we don't need any scruples, just speak up if you have something to say."

"Yes!" Xun You cupped his hands again, and after a little deliberation, he said: "Lu Hussars is still guarding Maocheng with General Zhendong now. You know, General Zhendong has always wanted to recover Bingzhou. If we accept Gao Gan's surrender."

"Just find an excuse to transfer him away," Guo Jia said indifferently.

"But Gao Gan still has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. If he doesn't want to leave Bingzhou and rebels again, I'm afraid there will be another military disaster."

"Isn't Changsheng just waiting there? If Gao Gan rebelled, wouldn't that just give them an excuse to march?" Xi Zhicai replied with a smile.

Xun You shook his head and said, "If high officials are forced to rebel by us, who else in the world would dare to surrender to us?"

At this time, Cao Cao interjected: "In my opinion, Gao Gan only surrendered to protect himself because he saw Yuan's failure, and he didn't really surrender. If we were slightly disadvantaged in the battle with Yuan, he might rebel. Attack us with the Yuan brothers."

Xun You chewed Cao Cao's words. Although it was a bit too speculative, it was not impossible.

At this time, Jia Xu said: "Hedong was defeated across the board, and Yuan Shang's escape to Youzhou is now a dilemma. It is understandable that he intends to surrender! Since he has surrendered, he must be willing to accept His Majesty's arrangement. Let's give him a promotion." Officials are transferred to Xuchang, and the public can be blocked from the outside world.

Furthermore, the armies of Lu Hussars and General Lu are in Maocheng, and there are also the armies of Zhong Xiaowei and General Zhang to the west. Once there is any change in the high-level cadres, the two armies will enter Bingzhou side by side, let alone high-ranking cadres, even if Yuan Shao In the reincarnation, I'm afraid I won't be able to play any tricks. "

Xun You saw that Xi Zhicai, Jia Xu and Guo Jia were all in the same opinion, so he didn't say anything more and retreated to his position.

Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Lu Yan all wore a pair of trousers.Lu Yan wants to win Bingzhou for his wife, so these three people will naturally help.

However, high-ranking officials are not important figures, and Xun You's concern about rebelling against high-ranking officials is only for the sake of Cao Cao's reputation.Since Jia Xu proposed a more feasible plan, Xun You naturally wouldn't fight them to the death. After all, the relationship between the Xun family and Lu Yan was not bad, and there was no reason to create a gap over such a trivial matter.

Seeing that Xun You no longer objected, Cao Cao laughed and said, "What you said is very reasonable.

However, the surrender of high-ranking cadres can be regarded as an example, and we cannot neglect it.
In this way, first keep the high-ranking governor of Bingzhou, and then give him a Zhongshu order to join the prime minister's military and transfer him to Xuchang as an official. "

After Guo Jia heard this, he couldn't help giving a thumbs up and said, "My lord is still Gao! If Gao Gan doesn't even want to seize the opportunity to serve the emperor and the prime minister, then it is enough to show that he has a different heart. Find out what is right and what is wrong.”

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao raised his head and laughed in a very good mood, and said, "The order will continue, starting today we will hold a celebration banquet for three consecutive days. We won such a beautiful victory, we must not treat the meritorious people badly!"

"My lord is wise!"

After Xi Zhicai and the others left, Xu You Shi ran out from behind a screen.

When he came to Cao Cao, Xu You bowed respectfully and saluted.

Cao Cao sat up and asked, "Ziyuan, do you think Gao Gan really surrendered to me?"

After thinking for a while, Xu You replied: "My lord, according to my subordinates, the high-ranking officials must not have sincerely surrendered!"

Among the Cao army, the one who knows Gao Gan best should be the old minister of the Yuan family represented by Xu You.

Now that even Xu You said that, Cao Cao no longer had any doubts, and said: "Since that's the case, you will take the lead in persuading the senior officials' old department to surrender. As for the senior officials, it's fine if he accepts the arrangement, if not Accept it, then close the door and let Lu Yan and Zhong Yao's army go to clean him up."

"Lu Hussar and Zhong Yuan often go to deal with him, it's really a little flattering him to be high-ranking," Xu You said with a flattering smile.

Xu You was tricked by Cao Cao and Lu Yan.

He also wants to be a great minister, and he also wants to display his ambitions.So since he came to Cao Ying and knew that he was tricked, he has been carefully maintaining and trying to restore his image in Cao Cao's heart.

Cao Cao also needs Xu You to maintain the Jizhou Group, so he is also willing to give Xu You room to play.

Boss Cao now has a big family and a big business, so he has to think carefully about the factions under his command.

In fact, in the final analysis, it is just the word "balance", but how to maintain a good balance and be able to promote healthy competition to promote progress, this is a great test of the wisdom of those in power.

After finishing talking about the business, Xu You suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and said with a smile again: "Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, has a wife named Zhen Mi, who is a stunning woman. Moreover, when she was young, an expert had divination, saying that her Fate is priceless"

Xu You only spoke half of what he said, but when he looked up, he saw Lao Cao's gloomy face, and he quickly apologized: "My lord, it's Xu You and Menglang."

Cao Cao looked at Xu You with mocking eyes, and asked, "Xu Ziyuan, Xu Ziyuan, do you think I, Cao Mengde, are the kind of lustful people?"

"Isn't it?" Of course, this is what Xu You thinks in his heart, but he dare not say it now
"Damn the subordinate! But the subordinate is indeed planning for the lord!

You should also know that the Zhen family is one of the best business masters in the entire Han Dynasty, if you can get the support of the Zhen family."

Xu You only spoke half of what he had said, but Cao Cao interrupted impatiently: "Old man, Yanzhou has Cao Zilian, and Xuzhou has Mi Zhu. Could it be that the two major chambers of commerce they control can't compare to one Zhen family?"

Xu You was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart: "Yes! The income and profits of the United Chamber of Commerce and the Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce are probably not inferior, and it can even be said to have surpassed the Zhen family. The Zhen family is really not that necessary. up"

Moreover, because of the incident in Wancheng and the existence of Cai Yan, Lao Cao no longer has such a desire for beauty in his heart.
"Oh, I miscalculated and accidentally patted the horse's ass on the horse's leg"

Xu You felt some indescribable bitterness in his heart.

(End of this chapter)