I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 321 The Wise Cao Cao

Nanyang County, Luyang.

"Snapped--!"

Yuan Shao threw the bamboo slips in his hand heavily on the ground.

His face was distorted and completely lost his usual grace.

"Brothers with the same father are so aggressive. Yuan Gongdao is not a son of man... no, he is not worthy of being a man."

Other people under Yuan Shao's command did not speak, they just stood silently on both sides, watching Yuan Shao lose his temper.

I just don't know, when Yuan Shao scolded Yuan Gonglu for being unworthy, did he ever think that he also killed his own father and brother.

Yuan Shao looked at the crowd below, and asked, "What do you guys think, Yuan Gonggong deceived me so much?"

Pang Ji from Nanyang said: "When Sun Jian came here from Changsha earlier, he delivered the letters between him and Yuan Shu to the envoy, but although the letters between Yuan Shu and Sun Jian hinted at this matter, we are absolutely ignorant of it. I didn't expect that Yuan Shu actually had real evidence in his hands..."

"What kind of real evidence is that!"

Yuan Shao said violently: "This is a book of my brother's conjectures, how can it be used as evidence to slander me? My brother is also confused, and he made wild guesses about my own brother!"

Pang Ji said: "At this time, the Lord should send someone to discuss peace with Dong Zhuo in secret."

"what?"

Yuan Shao was even angrier when he heard this.

"The old thief killed my uncle, and you actually asked me to make peace with him? What's the reason!"

Yuan Shao is seldom angry at ordinary times, and he rarely gets angry at others, but once he really gets angry, the soaring anger and terrifying aura are enough to make people frightened.

Pang Ji shrank his neck in fright, and said in a low voice: "It's just... right now our main energy is still to deal with this matter, otherwise, once there is Dong Zhuo in the front and chaos in the rear, it is really in danger of being destroyed. danger."

In fact, Yuan Shao subconsciously knew that what Pang Ji said was right.

It's just that he was really panicked.

Seeing that the situation was getting better and better, his own brother stabbed him in the back.

The humiliation and unwillingness were really unimaginable to others.

"It's just...will the old thief agree to make peace with Dong Zhuo?"

Seeing Yuan Shao let go, Pang Ji felt relieved, and he hurriedly said: "The old thief will definitely agree. Although Shijun's situation is not good right now, Dong Zhuo's current situation is not very good either."

"Especially Liu Jian defeated several of Dong Zhuo's generals in a row. Dong Zhuo is now facing enemies from both sides. In addition, the situation in Luoyang City is actually not very stable. All the ministers in the court are watching Dong Zhuo closely. I will stab him in the back, and Dong Zhuo certainly doesn't want to stay outside for too long."

Pang Ji is a famous wise man in Nanyang, and his analysis at the moment is still very pertinent.

Now under Yuan Shao's command, apart from Xu You, Pang Ji ranks first among the staff.

Yuan Shao rubbed his eyebrows, the veins on his temples were jumping back and forth.It's really a headache.

"Gentlemen, step back, let me think twice."

Afterwards, a group of people followed Yuan Shao's instructions and evacuated from the hall one after another.

In the hall, only Yuan Shao was left holding his head and getting angry.

But soon a person whom Yuan Shao trusted the most came to see him and solved his problems for him.

This person is none other than Yuan Shao's friend Cao Cao.

Just now Cao Cao and Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan and the others prepared their troops and took stock of their armaments. Now he came to see Yuan Shao with the list of military supplies that had been verified.

This expression is what Cao Cao has carefully examined for a long time, and he has made it clear.

After all, Yuan Shao's influence grew too fast, and many supplies were not checked in time, which made Yuan Shao not very clear about his current family background.

Cao Cao's move can be said to have made a great contribution to Yuan Shao.

But Yuan Shao is not in the mood to praise Cao Cao now, nor is he in the mood to read the list.

Yuan Shao threw aside the form that Cao Cao handed him, and took Cao Cao's hand to the table.

"Come here, serve the wine!"

Cao Cao was very surprised when he saw this.

"At first, you just drink it in broad daylight?"

"You're in a panic, drink some with me!"

Afterwards, an attendant brought two altars of fine wine, Yuan Shao didn't care about it in front of Cao Cao, he slapped one altar away, and poured it into his mouth.

His eldest brother is like this, and Cao Cao, as the younger brother, naturally has to drink.

Seeing that Cao Cao also slapped the wine jar away, he drank gulp.

After each proudly drank half of the jar, they put down the jar.

"At the beginning, you were worried about the road?"

As soon as Cao Cao mentioned Yuan Shu's name, Yuan Shao showed disgust on his face.

"Yes!"

"I don't know what are the wise opinions of all the sages under Benchu's command?"

Yuan Shao sighed a long time, and then told Cao Cao the advice that Pang Ji had given him.

"Meng De, look, is it possible to make peace with Dong Zhuo at this time?"

Cao Cao just thought for a while, then said: "It can be done."

Although it was only two short words, Yuan Shao felt that what Cao Cao said was more convincing than what Pang Ji said.

"At this time, the pressure on Dong Zhuo's side is also very high. Negotiating a peace and striking off the war is beneficial to both parties. Moreover, in Cao's view, this matter has both advantages and disadvantages."

Yuan Shaoqi said: "This matter has greatly damaged my reputation, how can it be beneficial?"

Cao Cao said: "At the beginning, you were known as a model in the world, and you were admired by all the heroes in the world. Although this matter has affected your reputation, as long as this period of time has passed, you can still make up for it."

"However, Yuan Gonglu is your own brother. If he doesn't use this despicable method to break with you, we really won't be able to take action against him in the future and regain Jiangdong."

"Now that he is in front of you, it will be justifiable for us to go eastward, wipe out Yuan Gonglu, and recover the counties in the east of the river."

"Receive Jiangdong?"

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes slowly, making a pensive look.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's right. If we want to bring peace to the world, Jingxiang and Yuzhou are not enough. The land in the east of the Yangtze River is quite rich, and it has not suffered from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Now the northern counties are in frequent wars. Many well-dressed and well-dressed families began to move their families southward. Some moved to Jingzhou, some moved to Yangzhou, and some moved to central Shu."

"At the beginning, you devoted yourself to the development of Jingzhou, and used the Central Plains as a barrier, and then sent another confidant to lead Jiangdong for you. In addition, Boye is in the middle of Shu, so you can achieve dominance."

Yuan Shao nodded slowly and said: "After what you said, the road in Shouchun is really a stumbling block to my success..."

"That's right, the land of Jiangdong is the foundation of becoming a king and hegemony. Yuan Gonggong can't be in charge...he has to be replaced by someone close to me."

When he said this, Yuan Shao seemed to think of something.

He began to look Cao Cao up and down.

The confidant who ruled Jiangdong for Yuan Shao for him, isn't this right in front of him?

Seemingly sensing Yuan Shao's strange gaze, Cao Cao asked, "Benchu, what's the matter?"

"Oh, nothing..."

Right now, it's just an idea.

Yuan Shu's power is still entrenched in Shouchun, and it may not be easy for Cao Cao to settle in Jiangdong for a while.

Let Cao Cao first, like Bao Xin and Liu Dai, garrison the north of Jingzhou for himself.

"Meng De, after negotiating peace with Dong Zhuo, what should we do with Yuan Gonglu? What method should we use to decipher that letter?"

Obviously, Cao Cao had already prepared for today's conversation with Yuan Shao.

He confidently replied to Yuan Shao: "In my opinion, there is only one way to deal with this matter."

"any solution?"

"rely!"

"rely?"

Cao Cao said: "I also sent someone to inquire about Yuan Shiji's letter. Although it vaguely points to you, there is no real evidence. It is all speculation...so you can claim that this letter is for Gonglu to frame you. It was fabricated by someone in order to compete with you for the position of father-in-law."

Yuan Shao said: "I heard that there is a family imprint left by my brother on that letter, it seems that it is difficult to fake it."

Cao Cao said: "It's hard to fake, but it doesn't mean it can't be fake. Outsiders may not be able to do it, but he Yuan Gonggong is Yuan Shiji's younger brother. If he wants to fake it, will there be any difficulties?"

Yuan Shao nodded suddenly when he heard this.

"In addition, my elder brother has to ask the elders in the clan for instructions to support Yuan Shu as the new Duke of the Yuan family in Runan."

"what?!"

Yuan Shao became angry when he heard this.

"Yuan Gonggong has hurt me so much, and I still want him to be Yuan's father-in-law. What's the point?"

Cao Cao looked at him with a smile.

"At the beginning, if you think about it carefully, the truth is not hard to guess... You support Yuan Shu as the Yuan family of Runan, which means that this letter from him is self-defeating against your rumors."

Yuan Shao was taken aback when he heard the words.

After thinking about it carefully, it suddenly dawned on me.

"So that's it! Mengde really has a clever plan."

(End of this chapter)