"Prime Minister, needless to say, of course I will kill them all!"

Cheng Yu, who had always been Cao Cao's loyal younger brother, immediately stood up and said with murderous intent.

Cao Cao smiled noncommittally and looked at Yang Ling.

"Ziyi, what do you mean?"

Yang Ling thought for a while and smiled,

"My subordinate's suggestion is... burn it directly!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in a commotion.

"Oh, why is this?"

Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"The war is imminent. If the Prime Minister pursues the blame now, I am afraid that everyone will be in danger and the morale of the military will be shaken."

Yang Ling explained,

"It would be better to burn them directly. These people feel the Prime Minister's mercy and will naturally not betray them again."

Cheng Yu frowned and snorted coldly,

"Mr. Ziyi, you are noble and great."

"But have you ever thought about the consequences of this move?"

"What if when the prime minister is fighting Yuan Shao, these people who follow the enemy and seek glory behind the emperor cause trouble in the rear, how harmful will it be?"

Yang Ling curled his lips.

If others don’t understand Boss Cao, how can I understand Boss Cao myself?

The School Affairs Office controls Xu Capital City. If Cao Cao really wanted to deal with these people who had an affair with Yuan Shao, he would have ordered their residences to be searched.

He gathered everyone here today just to beat everyone up and show his benevolence!

"Mr. Zhongde's words are serious. These people are just sizing up the situation, pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and leaving a way out for themselves."

"If they really wanted to rebel, they wouldn't have the guts."

"When the Prime Minister pacifies Yuan Shao in the future, these people will naturally be loyal to the Prime Minister."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

Cao Cao smiled and looked at Guo Jia, Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai who were standing aside.

"What do you mean?"

The three of them looked at each other, and Xun Yu said slowly,

"I think what Mr. Ziyi said is reasonable. If we start killing people today, it will only make people panic."

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai also nodded in approval.

After listening to their words, Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then smiled and said,

"Okay, just follow what Ziyi said and burn them all!"

Following his order, the guards carried all the boxes of letters into the courtyard and burned them all in a fire.

Seeing this scene, some people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

After the letters were burned, Cao Cao acted as if nothing had happened and asked Yang Ling with a smile,

"What I heard from Ziyi just now seems to be that he is quite confident in my ability to defeat Yuan Shao. Why is this?"

nonsense.

Historically, your military strength was at an absolute disadvantage, and you were able to defeat Yuan Shao in the Battle of Guandu.

Now with my help, the power is strong. Shouldn't I just take control of Yuan Shao?

Yang Ling thought so in her heart, but she couldn't say it with her mouth.

He pondered for a moment, then smiled and said,

"I have something to say, Prime Minister and all the gentlemen, please listen carefully!"

Cao Cao was startled and listened patiently with everyone.

"It is known to everyone that Liu and Xiang were defeated. The ancestors of the Han Dynasty were able to win only by wisdom. Although Xiang Yu was strong, he was finally captured. Ling stole the information and found out that Shao suffered ten defeats and Gong had ten victories. Although Shao had a strong army, he could not do anything...

…With these ten victories, it will be easy to defeat Shao!"

Yang Ling recited the theory of ten victories and ten defeats eloquently.

Cao Cao opened his mouth slightly, came back to his senses, and said with great joy,

"Zi Yi's words have won my heart! It seems that I can defeat Yuan Shao in this battle!"

Everyone present was also shocked.

Yang Ling's words are to the point, concise and clear, profound and profound. It can be said to have amazing insight!

But the one who was most shocked still belonged to Guo Jia.

Because he had been thinking a few days ago and planned to write an appeal to encourage Cao Cao and boost his morale.

But before he could finish sorting it out, Yang Ling had already put forward the theory of ten wins and ten losses.

These views were exactly the same as those in Guo Jia's mind. If he hadn't written them down yet, he would have almost thought that Yang Ling had plagiarized them!

For some reason, Guo Jia even felt like he was living in Yang Ling's shadow.

He was in a daze and didn't notice that Yang Ling looked at him apologetically.

I'm really sorry, Brother Fengxiao, I need to borrow your great talk again today!

"Zixiu!"

Cao Cao called out Cao Ang.

"The child is here."

"Starting today, I will immediately circulate Zi Yi's theory of "Ten Victories and Ten Defeats" to everyone."

"As you command!"

Cao Ang nodded and accepted the order.

Cao Cao smiled and said to Yang Ling,

"Zi Yi is a quick thinker. With your help, great things can be accomplished!"

"My lord, you're welcome."

Yang Ling smiled modestly.

…

Although Yang Ling was appointed as the Five-Fun Zhonglang General, is he the kind of person who likes good fortune?

At his request, Cao Cao transferred Cao Ang over and served as his deputy.

However, Cao Ang was nominally the deputy, but he undertook almost all the work.

Unless the remaining matters were too important, Yang Ling would leave them to his secretary Guo Zhao.

Time flies so fast, and the New Year is here in the blink of an eye.

The imperial court gave all officials a holiday, and the city of Xudu was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, making it very lively.

Yang Ling was in the mansion, accompanying Cao Qing, Mi Zhen and other beauties, when Dian Wei arrived and said that Cao Cao had invited him over.

Cao Qing originally wanted to go with Yang Ling, but considering that it was only the first day of the Lunar New Year and it was not time to return to her parents' home, she gave up.

When Yang Ling followed Dian Wei to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao was enjoying the happiness of his family with Cao Chong, Cao Jie, Cao Hua and other children.

"Ziyi is here."

Cao Cao greeted him with a smile.

"I've met the Prime Minister."

Yang Ling bowed his hands.

"Today is a family gathering, no need to be formal."

Cao Cao smiled and said,

"You guys, please meet your brother-in-law soon."

"Meet my brother-in-law!"

Cao Chong, Cao Jie and others greeted Yang Ling one after another.

Among them, the three girls Cao Jie, Cao Xian and Cao Hua looked at Yang Ling with bright eyes.

With Cao Zhi's help, Yang Ling's collection of works completely shocked Xu Ducheng.

His poems were praised by everyone.
To be continued...