Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

"So Mr. Yuan Tan, what do you need us to do?" Xun Yu asked.

"Our army has limited food supplies, while Yuan Shu's men have plenty. If our army attacks aggressively, we will easily get into a tough fight and even suffer heavy losses.

Therefore, our army must rely on Jizhou's grain and grass to defeat Yuan Shu. Our army's goal is Jizhou's granary." Xu Shu said slowly.

Ju Su frowned and said, "Mr. Yuan Tan, the Jizhou granary is the lifeblood of the Yuan family. If it is seized, the Yuan family's foundation will be destroyed. The Yuan family will never agree to it."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Yuan Shu can't care about that much now.

Yuan Shu’s troops are now all at the north gate, and they are fighting a fierce battle with Sun Ce, so their food supply routes have been cut off.

I guess they are looking for help everywhere, Yuan Shu won't have the energy to take care of us in the short term."

"So that's it!" Ju Su suddenly realized.

"Then, what measures should our army take to disrupt Yuan Shu's food supply?" Xun You raised his doubts.

"Well, of course we should let the lord go to the front line in person." Xu Shu showed a mysterious smile.

"My lord, you are not well. If you go to the front line, won't it be dangerous?" Guo Tu said worriedly.

"Fengxiao, what's your suggestion?" Xu Shu looked at Pang Tong.

Pang Tong shook his head and said, "My lord is the supreme ruler, how can you take risks so easily?"

Xu Shu nodded: "Yuan Chang is right. The Lord is of noble status, and we must not take any risks."

Pang Tong breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Xu Shu would force Cao Ang to go to the front line in person. Pang Tong did not agree with such a thing.

Ju Su also echoed: "My lord is a noble and noble man, how can you take risks so easily?"

Xun You remained silent. He knew Cao Ang's character well and no one could change what had been decided.

Xu Shu also knew Cao Ang's temper, so he didn't force him.

Xu Shu said: "In this case, we still have to rely on the Lord to solve this matter."

Everyone nodded. As the emperor, Cao Ang was enough to intimidate Yuan Shu.

"The lord is a saintly person, and everyone in the world knows it. If you are fortunate enough to have seen the lord's majesty, then you will definitely understand the key." Xu Shu said lightly.

"Is that so?" After hearing what Xu Shu said, Ju Shou and others had no choice but to give up.

Cao Ang had a high reputation in the court and the country, but they had not conducted a detailed investigation into what kind of person he was.

"Mr. Yuan Tan, what is the strength of our lord?" Xun You couldn't help but ask.

Xu Shu smiled and said, "Well, everyone present here is the lord's confidant.

If you are willing to tell me, I will tell you. But if you are not willing to tell me, then just pretend that I have never said it. "

This bait is very big. Everyone present knows Cao Ang’s majesty, and everyone wants to know what Cao Ang’s strength is.

"We are all loyal men, how can we deceive our lord? Mr. Yuan Tan, please speak quickly." Ju Su said on behalf of everyone.

"Okay!" After Xu Shu finished speaking, he shut up and waited for everyone to ask questions.

Ju Shou, Xun Yu and Pang Tong looked at each other and sighed in their hearts, what a old fox.

Then, everyone turned their attention to Ju Su.

"Mr. Yuan Tan, just speak frankly," Pang Tong urged.

Ju Su coughed and said, "Then I will speak frankly.

The lord is a relative of the Han royal family and an emperor of all ages.

His power is beyond doubt. The lord's strength can command the people of the world and intimidate the villains."

“The lord’s pressure comes from within.

For example, if the lord gets angry, the whole Chang'an will tremble. If the lord thinks, the world will change. This is the result of the lord's strength!"

When Ju Shou talked about Cao Ang's strength, his whole body was shaking. Ju Shou had seen Cao Ang's strength before, and it was truly terrifying, as if he was facing death.

After Ju Shou finished speaking, everyone fell into a daze.

After a long while, Ju Su came back to his senses and asked, "Mr. Yuan Tan, the lord is so powerful. If he wants to take over Jizhou, it will be effortless."

"No!" Xu Shu shook his head.

"Is it not possible?" Ju Su was puzzled. It was really strange that Xu Shu actually refuted him.

"Mr. Yuan Tan, have you forgotten the age of the lord? The lord's current strength is indeed terrifying.

But the lord is young after all, where does he get so much energy to conquer the world?

Besides, Jizhou has a lot of soldiers and horses. If the lord wants to deal with them, then the lord's treasury may not be enough to support them." Xu Shu said with a smile.

Everyone then realized that Cao Ang had just ascended the throne and was already in a tight treasury situation. If they rashly sent troops, even the treasury would be in a tight spot.

Xu Shu continued, "Even if you want to start a war, it will take more than one or two days to defeat Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao has many advisers under his command. If they come up with a countermeasure, it might arouse Yuan Shao's vigilance. Yuan Shao will definitely be on guard and will not be able to successfully take over Jizhou.

Therefore, we still need to delay this battle and slowly consume Yuan Shao’s strength.”

The faces of Ju Shou, Chen Gong and others suddenly changed. They finally understood Xu Shu's plan. That's it.

Chen Gong sighed, "Mr. Yuan Tan is very thoughtful and far-sighted. I admire him!"

"Mr. Yuan Tan is a man of great talent. We all admire him!" Ju Shou, Pang Tong, Cheng Yu and Shen Pei said in succession.

"Thank you for your compliments, gentlemen." Xu Shu said modestly.

"Since Mr. Yuan Tan has already made the arrangements, I will not disturb you gentlemen.

I still need to rush to Hedong to handle official business!" Xu Shu stood up and prepared to leave.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yuan Tan!" Ju Su said respectfully.

Xu Shu bowed and said goodbye and left.

Ju Shou and others were confused by Xu Shu's trick and kept discussing Cao Ang's strength.

Chen Gong said, "Mr. Yuan Tan really has a plan that is perfect."

"If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have been able to return from Yecheng so quickly."

Ju Shou was filled with emotion. This time when he returned to Yecheng, he felt that he had learned a lot, especially the inside story about strength that Xu Shu told him.

"Mr. Yuan Tan is not only a man of both literary and martial talents, but also extremely wise." Ju Su exclaimed.

"Although Mr. Yuan Tan is a smart man, he is still just a civil official.

If the lord hadn't valued him, he would have been taken away long ago," Chen Gong said.

"Chen Gongtai, what you said is not very kind!" Ju Su glared at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong laughed dryly and said nothing more.

"Gentlemen, what do you think of what Mr. Yuan Tan said?" Ju Su asked.

"Mr. Yuan Tan has a far-sighted vision and we admire him." Everyone said in unison.

Ju Su smiled with satisfaction, then told everyone to disperse while he went to prepare the imperial edict.

Ju Su acted very quickly. In less than half a day, the Yuan family received the imperial edict. Yuan Tan was named King of Bohai and Governor of Youzhou, and Yuan Shang was appointed Inspector of the Imperial Guards.

At the same time, Yuan Shu gave the seals of the general and the commander of the imperial guards to Yuan Shang for safekeeping to prevent a surprise attack by Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shang is now the governor of Bohai County, responsible for monitoring the surrounding areas.

After Yuan Tan was named King of Bohai, his residence was located in the most prosperous area of ​​Bohai County, less than 20 miles away from Luoyang. (End of this chapter)