Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 189 Dreaming of three horses in the same trough? Damn Ma Teng of Xiliang! Angry Cao Cao [Two in one]

The conspiracy between Sima Yi and Cao Pi.

Outsiders naturally know nothing about it.

Especially Su Chen, for the next period of time

He devoted all his energy to the National Library and the newspaper's affairs.

Things at the newspaper office are a little easier, after all, there are people rewarded by the system to help.

What really made him feel upset was the incident at the National Museum of Chinese Literature.

There is no way. These days everything is inferior, only Confucian books are superior.

It is not difficult to find a teacher, but it is extremely difficult to find the kind of teacher that the bookstore needs who can teach the strange and lewd techniques.

He had to start training from scratch.

I was so busy for several days that I was dizzy.

I thought I was tired enough.

When he turned around and saw Cao Cao again, he was shocked again.

Only then did he realize that Cao Cao's expression this time was even more haggard than that of him, the person in charge.

He has a pair of panda eyes and a very haggard expression.

“Is the work at the National Library so hard?”

"Why does the Prime Minister look so haggard today?"

Su Chen was surprised and immediately started asking.

"Don't say any more. I've been troubled by nightmares these past few days. I couldn't sleep all night long."

Hearing him say this, Cao Cao sighed deeply.

He turned and looked at Su Chen in front of him, with more anticipation in his eyes.

"Mr. Su is well-versed in history and current affairs. Do you know how to interpret dreams?"

"Dream interpretation?"

"What you think about during the day you will dream about at night. What's the point of interpreting dreams?"

"Maybe the Prime Minister has been worrying too much recently."

Su Chen replied casually.

As for the dream interpretation, naturally, I didn't pay much attention to it. After all, dreams are something that cannot be understood even in later generations.

It is also extremely elusive.

Recently, Su Chen has also been very busy with the affairs of the National Museum, and naturally does not want to waste time on such illusory things.

But after hearing what he said, Cao Cao was not happy and quickly added.

"But I've been having the same dream these past few days."

"Same dream?"

Su Chen was surprised.

Cao Cao quickly added.

"Yes, I often dream of three horses eating from the same manger. Sir, do you know what this means?"

"Three horses, three horses in one trough?!"

Su Chen was shocked.

It's not a surprise otherwise.

It is true that this dream of three horses sharing one trough is too famous.

Cao Cao was worried. "Yes, Cao is pronounced the same as Cao. Sir, do you think this is a warning from the heavens, telling me something?"

Su Chen remained silent after hearing this.

He was hesitating whether to tell him something about Sima Yi and the others.

But I didn't expect that he wouldn't even open his mouth.

Xu Chu, who was following behind him, had already taken over the conversation and spoke in a casual manner.

"Needless to say, there's no need for a military advisor to interpret dreams for this kind of thing. I know the real answer."

"Oh? Zhongkang, do you know the real answer?"

Cao Cao was suspicious.

"of course."

Xu Chu asked in return, "Prime Minister, do you still remember the urgent report from Xuchang when we were in Jingzhou?

Ma Teng of Xiliang has two sons, Ma Chao and Ma Dai, who have been eyeing Xuchang.

My lord, I had another dream today, and I dreamed of these three horses in the same trough. I think it won’t be long before Ma Teng from Xiliang will come back and attack Xuchang!”

"Xiliang Ma Teng?"

Cao Cao gasped when he heard this.

He had not held out hope at first, but now he actually felt that there was some truth in what he said.

"What Zhongkang said does make some sense. It seems that we have to get rid of Ma Teng."

The last words clearly showed his murderous intent.

Look at him like this.

Su Chen naturally responded by persuading others.

"My Lord, don't be hasty in everything. How can we act according to dreams when it comes to military and national affairs?"

"Xiliang Ma Teng is indeed a nuisance, but if we want to get rid of him this time, we need to take our time and not rush into anything."

"If you ask me, we must first maintain peace before we can resist foreign aggression. The most important thing right now is to integrate our internal strength. Rest and recuperation is the key."

Su Chen spoke with great earnestness, and then he brought out Liu Bowen's future advice to Zhu Yuanzhang: build high walls, store up grain, and slowly declare himself king.

After hearing this, Cao Cao naturally nodded in agreement.

Obviously, we also know that this is the most stable policy and plan at the moment.

But it is clear in my heart.

But Boss Cao has a fatal weakness.

That's the way we behave, it's too easy to get carried away.

It's easy to make a lot of emotional moves.

The most classic one is the previous Battle of Wancheng.

If he hadn't been carried away by passion at the moment, he wouldn't have suffered the biggest setback in his life.

The same is true this time.

Normally, he would promise Su Chen everything with all the goodness.

But when he saw Ma Teng, he gave the emperor ten thousand gold coins, a hundred boxes of pastries, and a thousand portions of fruit.

But he turned around and only gave himself a box of pastries.

Still couldn't help getting furious.

Thinking of the fact that the Xiliang army had always been eyeing Xuchang, he still wanted to kill them.

"My Lord, have you forgotten Mr. Su's reminder?"

"Now is not the time to fight to the death with Ma Teng."

Look at him like this.

Xu Chu, who had been silent nearby, naturally spoke up and gave another reminder.

If Su Chen was nearby, he would definitely agree and advise against acting rashly.

However, the person beside him today was not Su Chen, but Xun Yu.

Seeing his reaction, Xun Yu's eyes flashed with gold.

Then instead of persuading,

Instead, he stepped forward and bowed again, adding fuel to the fire.

"Why fight to the death?"

"My lord, I have a plan. We can make the Xiliang army serve us without starting a war!"

Before Cao Cao could say anything, Xu Chu looked a little surprised. "Hey, Mr. Wenruo, do you want to offer some advice too?"

It wasn't that he was trying to provoke Xun Yu on purpose. It was just that as Xun Yu's official positions got higher and higher, he started to offer suggestions less and less.

Especially after the Battle of Guandu.

Because he discovered that Cao Cao had signs of becoming emperor, a rift began to arise between Xun Yu, who had always claimed to be a Han minister, and Cao Cao.

Xun Yu naturally understood what Xu Chu meant.

But after hearing him say that, I still asked again.

"Why? In General Xu Chu's opinion, only the genius Qilin can come up with plans?"

The relationship between a king and his subjects is like the two ends of a scale.

When one side is strong, the other side can only submit.

The same is true now.

After the talented Qilin people successively established the Qilin Newspaper and the National Literature Museum.

The importance of the Yingchuan gentry in Cao's camp has declined significantly.

under these circumstances.

If you continue to maintain your aloof attitude as before, you will only end up being completely marginalized.

So to avoid all this.

This time, Xun Yu did not even wait for Cao Cao to ask questions, but began to offer suggestions on his own initiative.

Cao Cao naturally knew what Xun Yu was thinking, but this time, he was even more happy to see it happen. Seeing him like this, he immediately laughed and said three good words.

"Good good."

"Since Wen Ruo already has a way to deal with it, why not tell me how you are going to subdue Xiliang Ma Teng and use him for my benefit?"

When Xun Yu heard Cao Cao's question, his expression immediately became serious.

Just walk forward and bow.

"Although Ma Teng has the support of the people of Xiliang, he is brave but lacks strategy, and is reckless and lacks foresight. Judging from his actions, he may act on impulse or follow the advice of his generals. I have never heard of him having any brilliant strategies to determine the overall situation of the world.

"The lord once said that Yuan Benchu ​​was a dead bone in a grave, good at making plans but without decision. Compared with him, Ma Teng was no better than him, and he was also fickle and rebellious. How could such a person be subdued and used by one's own people?"

"what?"

"Wen Ruo, you just said you would subdue the Xiliang Army..."

Hearing what he said, Cao Cao, who had just risen to prominence, was naturally confused.

Xun Yu quickly added.

"Subjugating the Xiliang Army and subjugating Ma Teng are two different things."

Then he didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly expressed his thoughts.

"My lord, you can use the emperor's edict to appoint Ma Teng as the general and order him to lead the Xiliang army south to attack Sun Quan!"

"Is Wen Ruo trying to drive the tiger to devour the wolf?"

When Cao Cao heard this, a golden light flashed in his eyes.

Natural excitement.

But on second thought, I felt that this strategy was not very feasible.

He shook his head repeatedly and added.

"This Ma Teng is not so stupid. He already knew that I had taken Sanjiangkou. Otherwise, he would not have thought of attacking Xuchang while I was in Jingzhou.

He should be hoping that I would be distracted by the Eastern Wu. How could he be willing to be my vanguard and help me to destroy the Eastern Wu this time? "

Xun Yu was not surprised by this. Instead, he showed an expression of being fully confident and continued speaking.

"He definitely won't go. But he will probably pretend to go, especially when he passes by Xuchang, he will go to the capital to thank the emperor. We can take action against Ma Teng at this time!
Let's remove the firewood from under the cauldron!

As long as Ma Teng and his son are killed, the Xiliang army will be leaderless, and it will only be a matter of time before they are used by the prime minister in the future. The worry of three horses sharing the same trough will no longer exist, right? "

"Well, what a good plan to remove the firewood from under the cauldron! You are worthy of being my Zifang. This is a brilliant plan!"

After hearing his analysis, Cao Cao's eyes lit up instantly.

They clapped and cheered.

Seeing his reaction, Xu Chu was a little confused.

After coming back to his senses.

He quickly opened his mouth to remind him.

"Ah? Prime Minister, do you really agree so quickly?"

Cao Cao asked back, "Why, Zhongkang, do you still think there is something wrong with this strategy?"

Xu Chu instinctively felt that something was wrong.

But this time I'm scratching my head.

It took me a long time to figure out where this wrong feeling came from.

After a long while, he spoke again, but could only stammer and continue.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. I just think... shouldn't I discuss this matter with Mr. Su?"

He really meant well by saying this.

But Xun Yu, who was standing next to him, heard it and immediately made the final move.

"Does it mean that every decision that the lord makes in the future must be approved by the Qilin Talent before it can be issued?"

"In the future, when we report matters, should we come to the Lord, or go directly to the Qilin Talent?"

What is a heart-piercing statement? This is the real heart-piercing statement.

No leader can tolerate his power being directly undermined by others, especially a tyrant like Cao Cao.

So after hearing this, a cold light immediately flashed in Cao Cao's eyes.

Although I know that Xun Yu is deliberately using provocation.

But I still felt unhappy and a little alert.

Of course, I was on guard.

He didn't say much, but just laughed.

"Wen Ruo, you're overthinking. Zhong Kang didn't mean that. Isn't Zhong Kang just worried that I'll suffer a loss?"

"But there is really no need to ask Mr. Su about this matter. After all, Mr. Su has been busy with the affairs of the National Library recently and is already very tired."

"And our plan this time doesn't go against the plan we made before, right?

It's just asking the emperor to issue an edict. No soldiers were used in the whole process. Even if it really fails, there is no loss. What's there to say about this matter? "

Xu Chu was actually still a little worried.

But seeing that Cao Cao insisted.

In the end, he swallowed the words back.

Just pray in my heart that everything goes well.

But many things in this world are often contrary to one's wishes.

Ma Teng was indeed tricked.

He went to Xuchang, saying that he wanted to pay his respects to the emperor.

But it arrived a few days earlier than expected.

He even successfully found the insider Huang Kui and opened the north city gate in advance.

If it weren’t for Huang Kui’s brother-in-law Miao Ze, he would have returned to the right path.

Notify Cao Cao in advance.

This time, it might be possible for Ma Teng to successfully launch a surprise attack.

Your life is in danger.

But even so.

The north city is still experiencing smoke and fire, and is caught in a fierce battle.

I heard the sound of fighting coming from the north city.

In Cao's mansion, Cao Cao was naturally furious.

I never thought that after so many days of hunting geese, I would be caught in a trap and be bullied all the way to Xuchang.

"Damn Huang Kui, how dare you betray me!"

"If I were to catch this thief, I would skin him alive and take out his tendons to relieve my hatred!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth.

Xun Yu, who had originally made the plan, naturally felt extremely embarrassed.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally stood up and gave advice to Cao Cao again.

But this time he did not persuade Cao Cao and Ma Teng to fight to the death.

Instead, he wanted him to avoid the attack temporarily.

Withdraw from Xuchang first.

He said this only after he joined up with the reinforcements from Cao Hong and others.

After all, as the old saying goes, as long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.

And listening to his analysis is so clear and logical.

Cao Cao in the main position.

But I felt a nameless anger rising in my heart.

He immediately slammed the table and snorted coldly.

"fart!"

"Xuchang has the emperor in it. It is my base. How can I retreat?"

"Didn't you all boast before that I had so many brave generals under my command?

Why, now that a powerful enemy has come to our rescue, you are speechless?"

"Whoever can fight and capture Ma Teng will be rewarded handsomely!"

After he finished speaking, he cast his gaze upon the group of generals below.

It is obvious that he has made up his mind to fight to the death with Ma Teng.

"Lord!"

Critical time.

Xu Chu is still the most loyal.

The first thing you should do is to stand up, clasp your hands and volunteer.

But he didn't have time to finish his words.

A loud shout suddenly came from outside the mansion gate.

"You don't have to do this, Prime Minister."

"The rebellion at the North Gate has been eliminated, and I have already captured Huang Kui."

"This is the head of this thief!"

(End of this chapter)