Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 230 Killing two birds with one stone

When everyone went out of the city gate, they saw two young men in plain clothes standing side by side with swords in their hands.

"Brother Guangyuan, Brother Gongwei, your sudden arrival has made me so happy that I am crying!"

The two of them also quickly bowed in return.

"I heard that you have made great achievements and received praise from the emperor, so I came to congratulate you!"

"Guangyuan is too polite! Jun is just following the lord, how can he have any achievements? Come, let me introduce you to my brother."

Cui Jun introduced both parties one by one.

"So this is General Liu and all the heroes. I have heard of you for a long time!"

The two of them greeted each other, but they didn't know that Liu He had already checked their attributes clearly.

"Meng Jian, the peak of history attributes: Command 76, Military Strength 67, Intelligence 91, Politics 84."

"Shi Tao, the peak of history attributes: Command 61, Force 56, Intelligence 88, Politics 93."

"Meng Jian's current attributes: Command 55, Force 59, Intelligence 84, Politics 69, Special attributes: None, Special skills: None."

"Shi Tao's current attributes: Command 52, Force 47, Intelligence 82, Politics 66, Special attributes: None, Special skills: None."

Liu He understood.

"Well, they are both very smart and good at politics. Overall, they are two first-rate strategists. I have too few such strategists and domestic policy experts under my command. These two have arrived just in time."

Liu He was very happy and greeted the two with a smile.

"I have long admired your great reputation. It is a great relief to meet you today. It is freezing outside. Please come into the city and have a chat!"

Liu He personally invited them, which gave enough face to the two of them.

Led by Liu He and Cui Jun, the two quickly entered the city and came to the meeting hall of the prefectural government.

After everyone sat down, Cui Jun asked Shi Tao, "Before, I also strongly invited you to come with me to join the Lord, but you said you wanted to take care of your elderly grandmother. I wonder if you are doing well now..."

After asking this question, Shi Tao's face suddenly became a little gloomy.

"Alas, my grandmother passed away half a year ago..."

"Ah... I'm too talkative, please don't blame me, brother."

Shi Tao waved his hands, but it was clear that he couldn't get over his emotions for the time being.

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, Meng Jian quickly changed the subject.

"Haha, Brother Guangyuan discussed what he had learned with me more than three months ago, and also talked about the current situation in the world. He said that the current situation in the world is almost the same as what Brother Zhouping said at the beginning. I was immediately filled with respect, so I asked Brother to take me north to Yanmen to visit Brother Zhouping and discuss and ask for his advice."

"So it's about this matter. You found the wrong person. This matter is not Cui's credit. It was all planned by the lord."

Meng Jian had heard from Shi Tao that all the predictions related to the Taiping Dao were made by Liu He, but he thought that Cui Jun was just being modest when talking to Shi Tao. He didn't expect that when they met now, Cui Jun still said the same thing, which made him look at Liu He.

"General Liu is so talented, he is truly a pillar of the country. He is worthy of being the governor of this county at such a young age. I really admire him very much!"

Liu He waved his hand and said, "I don't deserve it. I am just a loyal person. The rest is all thanks to the military advisor and my brothers. Fortunately, I have the support of the people, which is why I am where I am today."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jian and Shi Tao looked at each other and nodded slightly in tacit understanding.

At this time Cui Jun said: "It just so happens that Guangyuan and Gongwei are here. My lord, generals and I are discussing something, but we are all worried. I would like to ask you two for some advice." The two became curious.

"Oh? Your talent and knowledge are superior to the two of us, and Governor Liu is even more outstanding. I wonder what's the problem?"

Cui Jun then told the two of them about the matter of dealing with Chu Yan that they had discussed before.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the two of them burst into laughter.

Cui Jun, Liu He and others were confused.

"What's so funny about this?"

Shi Tao said: "This is not a difficult matter, it's just that Zhou Ping and Lord Liu are confused. If you think about it from a different angle, with all of you so talented, you will definitely figure it out quickly."

Liu He sat up straight, bowed and asked: "Please teach me, gentlemen!"

Shi Tao quickly returned the greeting: "No, no, I dare not. Governor Liu cares about the people and the country. Since there is something wrong, we should do our best to help. I dare not say the word 'teach'."

Then he told them one by one.

"Whether it's Zhang Niu Jiao or Chu Yan, they don't produce anything. No matter how many men and horses they have, they have to rob others to get what they need. Their long-term activities are between the three counties of Yanmen, Zhongshan and Changshan. If we can lure them into our trap, wouldn't it save us a lot of effort?"

Liu He's eyes lit up, but then he was in trouble again.

"However, Chu Yan's character is not as reckless as Zhang Niujiao. He is cautious and strategic. He knows that our Yanmen army is strong, so it may not be easy to lure him to attack."

Meng Jian said, "Not really. If he had 30,000 or 50,000 troops, he might be able to resist being fooled, but now he has an army of 150,000. The daily expenses are so huge that even a governor in charge of a state would have a headache. In addition, winter has just ended, and the supplies he robbed before must have been almost consumed. As long as the bait set by the governor is big enough, he will have no choice but to come."

"Yes!" Liu He clapped his hands.

Shi Tao continued, "In this way, Chu Yan's initiative to attack will not only save the general the trouble of searching, but also bring another great benefit!"

"Oh? What's the benefit?"

Shi Tao smiled mysteriously: "Wherever the general goes, almost all the local tyrants are killed, some surrender to him, some are killed. I'm afraid there are quite a few tyrants in Bingzhou who regard the general as an enemy, right?"

Liu He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you two could guess this. I really admire you."

"Haha, General, you are too kind. This is not difficult to guess. These families must be thinking of dealing with you, openly or secretly. However, because you are now the leader of the Northern Territory and are very powerful, they dare not act too recklessly for the time being. However, some small actions in secret are inevitable."

Liu He also agreed: "What you said is very reasonable, but how does this relate to the other benefit you mentioned?"

Shi Tao said: "The second benefit should be on these powerful people. The general can deliberately leak the news, saying that he is going to attack Chu Yan, and vow to kill all the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and then store a large amount of food, fodder and weapons, and hide them in the mountains and forests east of Yinguan City, for use in conquering Chu Yan."

Cui Jun seemed to have guessed Shi Tao's intention.

"I understand! Those families must have been asking about our movements, and this news will definitely reach their ears. They will definitely send people to secretly check whether the food and weapons are real, and then inform Chu Yan, asking him to find a chance to steal all the supplies, so that my army will suffer a heavy loss!"

Zhang Yong slapped his thigh and said, "Not only that, after losing so many supplies, after the first harvest, the Xianbei will attack again, and Chu Yan will definitely be instigated by those powerful families to attack us. In this way, we will be trapped from both inside and outside, and attacked from both sides, and our army will definitely be in danger!"

Shi Tao smiled and said, "Yes, that's right! These powerful people will definitely not miss such a good opportunity. The general has deployed many spies. As long as they send people to investigate and inform Chu Yan, all these spies will be arrested and their confessions will be recorded. Humph, with the crime of colluding with the traitor and murdering the general at the border, it will be enough for them to kill all nine clans. At that time, won't these families be at the mercy of the general?"

The more Liu He listened, the happier he became!

"What a great plan to kill two birds with one stone! We captured Niu Jiao alive before, and he also gave a confession. If we can get a second piece of evidence, I'm not afraid that they will go crazy!"

Shi Tao and Meng Jian were a little surprised: "Oh? That Zhang Niu Jiao also confessed this matter? This is perfect!"

(End of this chapter)