Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 214 Cao Cao's Changes

At the same time, Yanzhou Mujun was in the palace.

Cao Cao was sitting upright, leaning his chin on his right arm. He was not resolute and handsome, but this unrestrained posture made him look like a hero in troubled times.

But the modest scribe who sat upright on the right side of the hall showed a trace of unbearable worry on his face.He looked at Cao Cao in the front seat waiting for the lazy surface, but the domineering in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "My lord, this attack on Yuan Shu... "

As soon as he said this, Cao Cao lifted his chin from his right hand, and before Xun Yu finished speaking, he said, "If there is no need to say more, Yuan Shu's connection with Gongsun Zan is not a small idea." Having said that, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly: "I will fight Yuan Gonggong sooner or later. Since he came here on his own initiative, I will welcome him and catch him by surprise!"

"What the envoy said is true," Xun Yu sighed secretly in his heart. A few months ago, Cao Cao definitely did not have such arrogance and ambition.But now, with his growing prestige, Cao Cao has decided everything about Yanzhou, no matter how big or small.Regarding Cao Cao's more confident and domineering change, Xun Yu didn't know whether it was good or bad.

However, that's not what he wants to say today.Hearing that Cao Cao didn't understand his intention at all, Xun Yu continued: "However, the strategy of sending troops this time makes the king want to go north first and then go south. Such actions make us somewhat disrespectful to the emperor..."

Perhaps today is not a good day for Xun Yu. As soon as he finished his second sentence, a person from outside the mansion walked in boldly, clasped his fists and said loudly to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty, come here to report that Tao Qian's army from Xuzhou has passed Tai'an." Gongsun Zan's Shan Jing has also left the plain, and the two armies seem to be planning to join forces in Licheng and invade Yanzhou!"

"Oh, from this point of view, Yuan Gonglu is not Ye Gong who talked about being good at dragons. In order to defeat Yuan Shao, he really tossed a lot of battles." Regarding such a major military situation, Cao Cao not only did not show the slightest nervousness , but couldn't help but ridiculed Yuan Shu and said: "Looking at it this way, Yuan Gonglu is determined to encircle Yuan Shao!"

After saying this, Cao Cao filled a bottle of wine, and said casually, "It's just that Tao Qian, an old reptile, also got involved. I really can't bear the loneliness..."

"No matter how much waste is waste!" Cao Ren, who came to report the military situation, responded contemptuously at the right time.

"That's a good point! Yuan Shao's contact point is similar, so according to the strategy we set before, let's defeat Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian first. Then we can free up our hands and have fun with Yuan Gonglu!"

Xun Yu knew that if he didn't speak at this time, there would be no chance at all, so he hurriedly stood up and stopped Cao Cao: "Master, this matter is not trivial, the emperor sent a letter ordering us to attack Yuan Shu together. If I wait like this, I will make the emperor go north and then go south." The army is completely exposed to the front of Yuan Shu's army, so what you do is not the way of a courtier!"

The dagger-like eyebrows on Cao Cao's forehead twitched slightly, but soon he calmed down, seemingly relieved Xun Yu said: "Wen Ruo, don't worry, even if I go north first and then south, it won't take a few days. The two armies of Shan Jing and Tao Qian are nothing more than chickens and dogs, vulnerable to a single blow. What I have done is exactly the strategy to fight against the outside world first. After the Shan Jing and Tao Qian allied forces are eliminated, I will fight back and join forces with the emperor. Yuan Shu is sure to be terrified, and he can be captured in one battle!"

Xun Yu wanted to persuade him again, but Cao Cao didn't give Xun Yu a chance at all.Without waiting for Xun Yu to open his mouth, he said to himself: "Today, the general trend has emerged, but the reason why the divisions of the families cannot become a trend is because of each other's own ghosts, distant friends and close attacks. We must not compete with each other. These cowardly and ambitious people generally turn their backs on the Han Dynasty. This world will eventually belong to the Han Dynasty!"

After finishing these impassioned words, Cao Cao finally added with a long sigh: "If Your Majesty knows our painstaking efforts, he will surely forgive me."

Having said that, Xun Yu looked into Cao Cao's shining eyes, and finally realized that Cao Cao had already known what he wanted to say.In normal times, Cao Cao never said so much.He's trying to hide it so much today, but he's actually saving face for himself.

If you keep persuading him, you will only end up angering Cao Cao.

What's more, Xun Yu also knew in his heart that only Cao Cao's strategy of first going north and then going south was the most effective defense and counterattack against Yanzhou.After all, the emperor was young, and he thought that the Han Dynasty today is still the same as before...

wrong!

Thinking of this, Xun Yu was startled suddenly.He looked up at Cao Cao's playful eyes in astonishment, and suddenly realized what he had overlooked!
This time, Cao Cao did not have no choice but to choose the strategy of going north first and then south.Instead, he intends to use the teacher of the emperor to contain Yuan Shu's power, and then provide a reliable time guarantee for Cao Cao's strategy of first going north and then going south!

And if you think about it this way, when Cao Cao wrote a letter to His Majesty, bluntly saying that His Majesty should not force the Southern Huns to rebel against the Southern Huns, I am afraid that he deliberately aroused His Majesty's loyalty for a while, and then wanted the emperor to fight Yuan Shu first...

Xun Yu is a gentleman influenced by Confucian orthodoxy, and he is the worst at guessing a person with deep malice.But it is such a person, once he understands something, he will be deeply disgusted and worried about the situation that he does not expect to see.

Thinking of this, Xun Yu suddenly felt cold sweat running down his back. Even in this late summer, when the suffocation had not yet dissipated, he could still feel his chills.

Xun Yu straightened his figure, he couldn't believe his guess after all.I tried my best to see a trace of guilt and shame in Cao Cao's eyes, but unfortunately, I still found nothing in the end - Cao Cao's eyes were confident, domineering, and incomparably proud, but there was no trace of guilt after doing something that shouldn't be done...

But under Xun Yu's long gaze, there was still a trace of uncertainty in Cao Cao's eyes.But when Xun Yu was about to conduct the final proof, he saw that Cao Cao had put the bottle of wine to his mouth, and covered his face with his sleeve.

"For the revival of the Han Dynasty!" Cao Cao shouted loudly after drinking the wine in the bottle.

But Xun Yu had no choice but to give up this time of self-disturbance for no reason, and under the shouts of all the civil servants and generals, he drank the wine in the bottle with them:

"For the revival of the Han Dynasty!"

At this time, Liu Xie, who was far away in Luoyang, also gulped down a bowl of wine.

The battle was imminent, so he naturally understood the military discipline of not drinking alcohol at will.Therefore, he only brought two barrels of top-quality fine wine this time—originally, he planned to drink heavily at the celebration banquet, but he was so angry that he was treated like a monkey by Cao Cao, and it would be hard for him not to drink some wine anger.

"Your Majesty, I deserve death." Xun You looked at the densely packed wooden figurines, and his face was not much better than Liu Xie: "I can't see Mount Tai with a single leaf. As your majesty's think tank, it is true that I made such a big mistake." I am ashamed of your majesty's entrustment."

After saying this, Xun You first bowed deeply to Liu Xie, and then turned to Jia Xu: "If General Jia hadn't awakened the dreamer at this point, I don't know how many children in Guanzhong will die for no reason in this battle, my minister... I really have no face to see you."

Xun You was heartbroken here, and he really felt the pain of a knife piercing his heart.But at this moment, he suddenly saw a bowl in front of him containing dark red wine.

"It's not your fault." Liu Xie stuffed the bowl into Xun You's hand, as if the bowl of wine just now really drove away his anger: "Old man Jia is right, you and I are both from the mountains, because of our body Staying in it, I only want to make the Han Dynasty re-recognized by the people of the world as soon as possible, so I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu.”

Seeing Xun You's stunned face, Liu Xie was really relieved at this moment. He looked back at the sand table carefully, and then said: "What's more, the strategy laid down by Gongda. In all fairness, it is indeed extremely subtle. If we advance accordingly, it doesn't mean we can't defeat Yuan Shu."

"Your Majesty's words are true." Jia Xu was not arrogant at all at this time. After standing behind Liu Xie and watching the sand table carefully, he nodded in agreement and said: "This time the army will be divided into two groups. Taking full advantage of Yuan Shu's emptiness when he marched into Yanzhou, he encircled Wanjun on a large scale. If he succeeds in the first battle, he can use Wancheng as the base and send troops to Yuzhou. Gongda's magic trick is unparalleled in the world, and I feel ashamed."

"Ashamed, ashamed." At this time, Xun You had already drank the bowl of wine in one gulp. Although he knew that Jia Xu was speaking the truth, after all, his enthusiasm had faded, and he was a little absent-minded when he replied.

But fortunately, he is one of the best strategists in this era after all. After a little depression, he quickly cheered up again. After staring at the sand table for a while like Liu Xie and Jia Xu, his eyes flashed, and he suddenly saw a place , the corners of his mouth slightly turned up again:
"Your Majesty, since Cao Mengde wants to use the emperor's teacher to contain Yuan Shu's army, why can't we just watch the snipe and the clam fight and be the fisherman in the end? After all, there are Li Meng, Wang Fang, Fan Chou and other Dong Zhuo remnants in Luoyang area." It's not cleared, it's just an excuse for me to stay in Luoyang..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xun You said these words, Liu Xie immediately threw the bowl in anger: "Why do you want to get together with Jia Huli? Our army is here, and I really don't want to come here to make soy sauce!"

(End of this chapter)