I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 523 This Cao Cao is not the Cao of history
Zhou Yu's voice was very urgent. At this moment, he seemed to be suppressing the anger and anxiety in his heart.

Cao Cao is a wise and intelligent person, so he can naturally hear the meaning behind Zhou Yu's words at this time.

It seems that he will definitely not approve of the strategy of massacring the city.

Cao Cao looked at Zhou Yu and asked, "What do Gong Jin think, just tell me."

Zhou Yu immediately said: "Duke Ming is a man of wisdom and martial arts, and he should put the people of the world first! Ever since he came to Jiangdong, Minggong has implemented good governance, opened up farmland to collect refugees, and stabilized the south of the Yangtze River. He can be called an example of Jiangdong's heroes!"

"Duke Ming wanted to avenge his father. This is a natural and righteous act. Zhou Yu will never object. If Duke Ming has an order, Zhou Yu is willing to do his best for Duke Ming, and lead his troops into Xuzhou to serve Duke Ming!"

"It's just that if Duke Ming wants to massacre the city in Pengcheng and Xiapi and hurt the lives of all the people, in Yu's opinion, it is absolutely impossible!"

"The old grandpa is a person of high status. He was killed by the villains. It is okay for Minggong to kill Tao Qian for revenge! But what is the connection between the millions of people in Pengcheng and the death of the old grandpa? If you blame them for no reason, Minggong's How's your reputation?"

"Seeing that Duke Ming is so cruel, how can the nobles in Jiangdong be willing to entrust him to him?"

"Besides, Minggong sits in the south of the Yangtze River and has a great reputation. He could have attracted heroes from Xuzhou to vote. If Minggong kills the people of Huaisi at this time, the heroes of Xuzhou will regard Minggong as a tiger and wolf!"

"None of the talents in Huaisi are willing to be used by Duke Ming, and all the people cast aside Duke Ming. Is this what Duke Ming wants to see?"

"Ming Gong, think about it, then Liu Deran recruited refugees from all over Hebei, and also took the yellow scarves from Heishan, Baibo and Qingzhou for his own use. He reduced and exempted various taxes in the territory under his jurisdiction, and encouraged them to have children. Why? "

"It's because Liu Jian has a long-term vision. He knows that the struggle for hegemony is not about land or soldiers, but popularity! It's people!"

"Even if the massacre of the city prevents the northern army from going south in the future, it will not be a long-term solution to stop the northern army!"

"If Duke Ming wants to stop the northern army from going south and become a rival with him, he still needs to cultivate moral government, support the people, consolidate all industries in Jiangdong, and make Jiangdong flourish. Only in this way can he have the strength to resist the northern army!"

"Isn't that why Duke Ming learns from Liu Deran for all the benevolent policies that he is implementing in Jiangnan?"

"In Yu's opinion, instead of killing the people of Pengcheng Kingdom and Xiapi Kingdom, it is better to move those who live near the Yangtze River into Jiangnan!"

"In this way, the population of Pengcheng State and Xiapi State will not be used as a transit point for the Northern Army to go south in the future without loss of population, and these populations can also be used to enrich the foundation of Jiangnan and build the land of Jiangnan! Abundance!"

"Yu is loyal, and the world can learn from it. Please also ask Minggong to think carefully!"

After finishing speaking, Zhou Yu knelt down on one knee and bowed to Cao Cao with arms folded.

Cao Cao looked seriously at Zhou Yu who was kneeling in front of him...

Suddenly, Cao Cao stepped forward and reached out to help Zhou Yu up from the ground.

There was a rare respect on his face.

"Although Gongjin is young, her sincere heart is really a lesson from heaven and earth, and it is touching... What you said won Cao's heart. As you said, although the massacre of the city can keep Jiangdong safe for a while, but in the end It's not a long-term solution, although Cao is not a sage, he can't put millions of people in trouble just because of his own selfishness."

"The world of the Han Dynasty must be supported by people in the end! There are no people, no people, so what's the use of Cao if he takes all the states of the Han Dynasty into his hands?"

"What Gongjin said is very true. The people of Pengcheng and Huaisi can move into our Jiangdong, enrich the population of Jiangdong, let them build Jiangnan, and make Jiangnan prosperous. This is the way of the benevolent, and it is also the way of the overlord."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cheng Yu next to him, and said to him: "Don't think too much about Zhongde, I'm just discussing the matter as it stands, and I don't target anyone. Zhongde's plan is also for Jiangdong's sake. For the sake of safety, although the overall situation is not considered, there are still some places that ordinary people can't reach. It's just that this method deviates from what Cao said in Jiangdong now, so it can't be adopted. I hope Zhongde will continue to plan for Cao in the future. , Don’t retreat because of today’s events, Cao will definitely listen to the teachings!”

Cao Cao didn't use his own method of slaughtering the city, and Cheng Yu didn't feel regretful, because Zhou Yu's words just now also spoke to Cheng Yu's heart.

Cao Cao's ability to adopt Zhou Yu's opinion shows to a certain extent his grand strategic vision...Of course, if there is no Zhou Yu today, Cao Cao may adopt his own opinion.

"Duke Ming has far-sighted vision, Zhou Lang has far-reaching wisdom, and Cheng Yu is willing to bow down."

"Don't worry, Minggong. Cheng Yufei is jealous of villains. There are some deficiencies in the plan he set up today. In the future, he will reflect more and make corrections."

Cao Cao laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Okay, I have all the sages to help me, so why worry about the big things failing?"

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Not long after the four cronies left, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun from the Cao clan came to visit Cao Cao.

The three of them are all brothers of Cao Cao's clan, and they are not restrained in private, and they can open up their hearts when talking to each other.

So Cao Cao told them what Shicai and the four conspirators had said.

Cao Hong's temperament is relatively straightforward, and he said at the time: "Minggong, I can't see the overall situation that Zhou Lang said so far, and I can't see it so thoroughly. I agree with Cheng Yu's method of massacring the city. At least it can be compared with Jiangdong and Liu Jian. If it is me, I will definitely use Cheng Yu's method."

Cao Cao smiled lightly and said, "If it were Cao Mou, I would have used Cheng Zhongde's plan, but now, I can't do that... Cao Mou is no longer the old Cao Mou."

"Why, because of Zhou Lang?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No, it's because of Liu Jian."

"Liu Jian? What does Liu Jian have to do with this matter?"

Cao Cao turned his head and looked out the window.

The land in the south of the Yangtze River is no better than the north. No matter what month it is, it is always green and full of vitality.

Cao Cao looked at the green trees outside the window, yearning flashed in his eyes.

"Actually, I originally thought that Dakini's kingly way of benevolent to ordinary people was nothing more than a fool's behavior, but I only realized it after seeing Liu Jian's actions these years. To win the heart of the world is the real master, the real strong... Killing and massacring cannot solve the problem, only controlling people's hearts and taking them for one's own use is the real law of great achievements..."

"Maybe sometimes, it takes a long detour, but once you walk down this road, looking back, it's still worth it!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao turned to look at Cao Ren: "Zixiao!"

Cao Ren cupped his hands and said, "Brother, what are your orders?"

"Attach the soldiers and horses and prepare to go out! You are the vanguard, and Zhou Gongjin is the general of the army, and will lead to you. If you have anything to do, you must discuss it with Zhou Lang!"

Although Zhou Yu made a lot of contributions when he pacified the Jiangdong counties in the past, in the eyes of the Cao clan, he was still just a young man.

Now Cao Cao directly gave him the position of military adviser Zhonglang, making it clear that he wanted to determine his position in the army.

Cao Ren hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother, do you want to use Zhou Yu again?"

"Yes, what's wrong? Dislike him for being young?"

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "That's not true... It's just that Zhou Yu is a native of Jianghuai after all, and everything in our army is still in the hands of the generals in the Central Plains..."

"So share some!"

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Our team is indeed from Yuyan in the Central Plains, but we are in Yangzhou now! Can we always go to the Central Plains to recruit talents for use? There are many talents in Jianghuai, we must give them opportunities Supporting Zhou Yu is to show the outstanding people in the Jiangnan counties that what Liu Deran can do, Cao can also do, as long as he has the ability, he will not be buried here!"

Cao Ren nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't worry, brother, I know what to do."

"In addition, let Yu Fan be in charge of recruiting and coordinating, recruiting and making white flags and white armors, I will use mourners to attack Xuzhou!"

"Here!"

"In addition...as a messenger, Gu Yong went to Jingzhou to meet Benchu, and asked him to send troops to Xuzhou to help."

Cao Ren was amazed when he heard this: "Why did you find Yuan Shao to avenge your father?"

Cao Cao snorted: "If you don't look for him, doesn't it mean he doesn't look for a reason? Send someone to talk about it."

"Then why are you looking for Gu Yong?"

"Gu Yuantan is one of the four surnames from Jiangdong. He wants to suppress and win over the four families of them. He was sent to see Yuan Shao in order to let the four big families of Jiangdong see that Yuan Shao is responsive to me, so that they can feel in their hearts. I also know how powerful it is, hehe, the prestige of the Yuan family in Runan, sometimes you have to use it."

Cao Chun suddenly asked: "Brother, will Liu Jian take action when we enter Xuzhou?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao fell silent for a while.

When I was young, Fang heard him say slowly: "If Liu Jian doesn't come, how can I invite Yuan Jun to go with me?"

(End of this chapter)