Han Xiang

Chapter 259 Stable as an Old Dog Jia Wenhe

Xiahou Dun was ordered to guard Shouchun, and Liu Fu, the governor, immediately felt relieved.

Thinking of the imperial seal and imperial edict being detained in Hefei, Liu Fu hurriedly asked Cao Cao for instructions: "Long Xiang is not accepted by the imperial edict, so I withdrew my assassin's official seal ribbon. This time I return to Shouchun to take office. How should I deal with this person? Please make a public announcement."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and frowned, and said in a cold voice: "Long Xiang is ignorant of current affairs, and he worked hand in hand with Sun Quan's son. He should have taught him a lesson, but my army is about to go north, so Yuan Ying can bear with it for the time being. After I defeat Yuan Shao, I will go to ask the crime. Not too late."

"Ignore it for now?" Liu Fu asked.

"Why do you care about him? When the water is applied and the Fei River is penetrated, I will go down the river. I will fight the cities that Sun Ce can't conquer. Yuan Ying will continue to build Hefei New City when the time comes, so that Yangzhou can be established in Hefei."

Cao Cao thought Longxiang's stalls were too large, and building a new city would consume manpower and financial resources, so he was confident that he would win Hefei in one go.

At that time, if Long Xiang surrenders, Cao Cao may reluctantly take it for his own use, and if he resists stubbornly, he will flatten Hefei.

Isn't he newly married to Erqiao?Isn't that for someone Cao?Little girls don't know how to serve people, and experienced girls are called Miao. Cao Cao's mentality is different from ordinary people.

Cao Cao's tone was firm, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and all the officials nodded in agreement, but Xun Yu had a sad look on his face.

He thought for a while, stood up, and cupped his hands to remind Cao Cao: "Long Xiang's disobedience to the imperial edict is detrimental to the court's prestige. If he really ignores it, won't he be imitated by the princes? Please think twice."

Cao Cao said coldly: "Long Xiang was originally from an unknown family, so how could he be qualified to serve as the prefect of Lujiang? This was originally Xun Lingjun's plan to alienate him. If the plan fails, do you have to send the prefect by force? Besides, I want to use troops against Yuan Shao at this time, and I have no spare time to go to Huainan." Xingshi questioned the crime, Long Xiang did not openly refuse the edict, Yuan Rang and Yuan Ying returned to Shouchun, as long as they don't take the initiative to provoke them, they will be fine."

"The imperial court rejected Sun He's request to be prefect, but Sun Quan still let him serve as Lujiang. The former sent Zhou Tai to Shouchun to show off his power. I am worried that Sun Quan has a big conspiracy to deliberately weaken the prestige of Minggong."

Xun Yu's meaning couldn't be clearer. Cao Cao obeyed the emperor's order to not be a minister. Now some people deliberately provoke the authority. If the court chooses to acquiesce, no one will take you seriously in the future.

Cao Cao fell silent for a moment after hearing this. Xun Yu never got entangled in trivial matters, and always focused on the general direction when looking at problems. His reminder just hit the vital point, and he really couldn't ignore Long Xiang.

After thinking about it carefully, Sun Quan's intentions were very sinister. Cao Cao mistakenly thought that he was playing a big game of chess, but it was not suitable to use force against Huainan at this time.

How to do?
When Cao Cao was pacing and struggling, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Jia Xu sitting not far away, squinting his eyes as if he was asleep.

Well, Jia Wenhe, you are as stable as an old dog, and you didn't say a word today.

Jia Xu persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender, and was then taken to the Guandu battlefield. Although he was not as active as Xun You and Guo Jia in his advice, every piece of advice touched Cao Cao's heart.

When Cao Jun was running out of food at Guandu and Cao Cao's pressure reached its peak, Xun Yu wrote to Xudu to persuade him to persevere, and Jia Xu was the one who encouraged Cao Cao in the camp.

Jia Xu was unrivaled in the entire Cao camp in trying to figure out people's hearts, but because he was a surrendered general and joined late, he often acted as an audience in rallies and seldom expressed his views.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up at this time, and he thought that all the officials were in deep thought, but Jia Xu was the only one who was calm and composed, and must have a clever plan to help me, so he walked over slowly.

"About Long Xiang, Wenhe must have a good opinion, please try to say it for me."

Jia Xu hurriedly got up to answer: "Duke Ming was right just now, Long Xiang didn't publicly reject the imperial edict, which means he didn't dare to do anything. In fact, ignoring it for a short period of time won't have much impact."

Cao Cao listened to the slander for a while, and said in his heart that I want you to express your opinion, not to repeat what I said, this old boy is afraid of showing his edge, and worried that other think tanks will be jealous?It seems that there are more points to mention.

"Long Xiang didn't dare to do anything, but it doesn't mean that Sun Quan dared not do it. According to Wen's analysis of this matter, how sinister are Sun Quan's intentions? Now that the army is about to go out, I don't want to have any worries."

"Uh..." Jia Xu looked around at the people in the hall, only to see a pair of eyes looking at them. That feeling made Jia Xu very uncomfortable. He didn't like standing under the spotlight to shine. In order to quickly get rid of this situation, he hurriedly offered a plan and said: "The last time Inspector Liu rode into Hefei alone, Long Xiang detained him for pretending to be an official. Why didn't Duke Ming follow suit and send a mission to issue an edict?"

"Huh?" Cao Cao was shocked when he heard it, and he immediately clapped his hands and smiled: "Wonderful, Wen He has many tricks, but he usually talks too little, so he needs to give more advice in the future."

"only."

Jia Xu smiled awkwardly, then saluted with her hands down.

Cao Cao immediately turned around, and said to Liu Fu: "Before Yuan Ying leaves Xudu, ask Xun Lingjun for another edict, and send it back to Hefei. This time, prepare the car and guard of honor, and see how Long Yunqi responds. "

"Yes"

Liu Fu bowed his hands in response, and then hesitantly asked: "At that time, if Longxiang still pretends to be stupid, detain me in Hefei."

Long Xiang was born in a poor family, he treated famous people unreasonably, even Mi Heng was made docile by him.

Liu Fu asked himself that he was not an opponent, and he couldn't play well, so the showdown was bad.

After living in the kiln for three months, Liu Fu was already skinny and skinny. When he returned to Xudu this time, his wife and children almost didn't recognize him. He worried that he would be imprisoned for another three months, and he might die to see his family again.

Liu Fu had just uttered his concerns, and before Cao Cao could answer, Xun Yu gave an explanation: "Inspector Liu, don't worry, you don't need to do such things as promulgating edicts yourself, isn't Qin Yi doing well? Long Xiang You can’t detain all the missions, can you?”

"Xun Lingjun didn't know that I was detained in Hefei to burn kilns. Captain Qin sent many people to inquire, but unfortunately there has been no news so far. I was probably also detained in Hefei to work. That Long Xiang is really daring."

"Boldness is deceiving few people. This time the mission can bring some guards. If Long Xiang still dares to be rough, it will be an open confrontation with the imperial court. How is it different from the Yellow Turban rebels? Even if Long Xiang acts recklessly, Lu Zijing will definitely Will dissuade him, Governor Liu need not worry."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, he paused, then looked at Jia Xu and added: "Long Xiang accused a deer as a horse in the past, and he was probably coerced by Sun Quan, or he may have gained some benefits. Let's send an edict to see how he responds. Wen He This plan is very clever.”

Liu Fu wanted to say something else, but Cao Cao reached out to stop him: "That's the matter, it's right to test Long Xiang again, even if he is determined to fight me, his fate is likely to be the same as Li Shu's. After you arrive in Shouchun, you can contact Chen Yuanlong (Chen Deng), if Sun Quan wants to make an idea of ​​Huainan, I will make an idea of ​​Wu Jun.”

"Yeah." Xiahou Dun nodded slightly.

After solving his worries, Cao Cao began to prepare to go north.

As the saying goes, soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass. This time, Cao Cao is going to fight across the river against the enemy. Therefore, recruiting grain ships to maintain logistics is the core task before sending troops.

When the grain, grass, and grain transport ships are ready, Cao Cao will be able to lead his troops out.

(End of this chapter)