Chapter 576: Zhuge Liang is a mediator

Cao Cao's laughter was amazing. All the ministers in the house were shaking.

To be honest, at this time, it is not the time to laugh. Everyone in the room couldn't help but think: Could it be that the Prime Minister's ambition was shattered and he was under too much pressure from Taiwei Liu, would he be crazy?

Although everyone in the room cared about Cao Cao very much, no one dared to stand up and ask Cao Cao why. There is no way, who let Xiahou Dun, who is the most tacit understanding with Cao Cao, and who is also the most trusted by Cao Cao, not in front of you.

The only subordinate who has the right to pass through the church is Xiahou Dun.

Fortunately, although Xiahou Dun guarded Mount Tai and was not in front of him, Cao Hong was still in front of Cao Cao. Although Cao Hong was slightly inferior to Xiahou Dun, Cao Hong's loyalty and concern for Cao Cao was not inferior to Xiahou Dun at all.

Therefore, Cao Hong waited habitually for a while. Seeing that no one on the left and right, Cao Hong couldn't help but ask with concern: "Prime Minister, why are you laughing?"

As soon as Cao Hong finished asking, everyone looked at Cao Cao in unison, waiting for Cao Cao's answer, so as to judge his future prospects. After all, if Cao Cao was really scared, it would be meaningless to stay here.

Cao Cao smiled proudly and said, "Zi Lian, I heard what Boda said and found out carefully that every sentence should be true. However, when someone thought about it, he found that there were three ridiculous things that could not allow me to laugh out loud."

After that, Cao Cao laughed again.

This aroused the curiosity of these ministers. Good guy! After Sima Lang and Xi Zhi finished talking, we were all scared to death. The Prime Minister figured out three ridiculous things. What was so ridiculous?

?For a moment, this irresistible curiosity actually diluted the heavy depression brought by Liu Ming.

Cao Hong was originally an impatient person. After hearing what Cao Cao said, he was even more heartbroken. He couldn't help but ask first: "Sir, what's ridiculous about it? You can share it with us."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "I smiled at Liu Ming, Youzhou, who is extremely pedantic! He has such strong strength, but he doesn't know that he must first settle the country when fighting against foreign countries. Instead, he cultivates some immortals. He can't bear to be tragic to the same clan. It's really pedantic.

It's ridiculous. Don't you know that there is no two days in heaven and no two masters in the country? If the princes share the positions for a long time, they think that the people are ignorant, only knowing the present moment and not knowing the overall situation. After decades, the habits of the original unified country will be divided from then on

If the unification is forced to be carried out then, the people will not be recognized and the casualties will be greater. If we ignore this, we will be divided into branches of the same clan and then fight for the divisions, and the disaster will be over a hundred thousand years. It is not done by heroes and patriots

If I have any opportunity to control such strength, I should use thunder to calm down the internal wars, make the world clear, and the world will be unified again. Then, I will support the people's life and expand the boundless fertile land. Isn't that true?"

Everyone in the house couldn't help but be attracted by Cao Cao's description. The Prime Minister was right. If we had such an opportunity to control such a large territory and population, we would have been unifying the world long ago, and then Liu Ming would be really pedantic.

.The ministers under Liu Ming were also depressed.

At this time, Xi Zhicai also figured out Cao Cao's thoughts and immediately said, "The Prime Minister's words are ridiculous. Now he only talks about one, but he doesn't know the second, so what about the third?"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Of course these two and three are laughing at us for being lucky."

After Cao Cao said this, the people in the room were stunned again. Even if Liu Ming was pedantic, Liu Ming had already earned such a family business. We can survive now, so we are already laughing. How can we say that there is a good fortune in the head?

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But this time, before everyone could ask questions, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Since Liu Ming has such a vast territory and a huge population, he first fought with us at Guandu, and then fought with Sun Quan at Shu.

.It can be seen that Liu Ming is indeed a pedantic person who wants to cultivate immortality and does not want to kill. And his pedantic is the opportunity for us to wait. Now, as long as I don’t take the initiative to attack him, he will not attack me.

Wait. In this way, I should be able to show my strengths, divide the river with him, and divide the world equally. When our army accumulates strength and obtains the time, we will have the power to fight against Liu Ming. I think that Liu Ming can have today, all of them are

He had many talented people under his command, and the great wise men helped him. However, the talented people and great wise men were ambitious. Although Liu Ming's territory was vast, it was ultimately a poor and remote place, and his population was also

Most of the natives are. Even if they are educated, it will not be a result of 10 or 20 years. And Liu Ming's pedantic nature cannot make those talents and great sages go further. In the long run, they will definitely backfire. At that time, we were waiting for the masters.

The holy words of the empty world are in control of the great righteousness. That is the time of opportunity for us to wait for."

When Cao Cao said this, his spirit was so bright that everyone in the house was infected by Cao Cao's momentum and felt that his future was bright.

At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly smiled humorously and said, "Even if you take a step back, don't go with me. Or Liu Ming opened his shell with his ministers' advice. But you should know that Liu Ming is the one who knows that?

Who is it!?”

Cao Cao looked around with a smile and said, "Then Liu Ming is my brother-in-law. If Liu Ming ruled the world, my sister would be the East and West Palaces. At that time, if I raise an army to support me, I will not lose the position of prime minister.

You will not lose your high-ranking officials and generous salaries. We have no worries about the roadbed in the backbone, so why don’t you like it?”

When Cao Cao said this, everyone in the room laughed. It was true that this was true. Even if Liu Ming unified the world, Cao Cao controlled the emperor. If he knew that he would become one, he would not have the same family as he did.

As the Prime Minister, my own group of people have nothing to worry about. Just follow the Prime Minister.

Cao Cao saw that everyone was smiling almost. He continued to laugh and said, "Although the above two are happy, they will eventually be funerals, and there is no third good thing that makes people happy. Now Boda finds out the truth of Youzhou, and more

Seeing the beginning and end of the peace talks between Jiangdong. In this way, combined with Sun Quan's false words to us, I concluded that Sun Quan would be at the end of his strength. Such a great opportunity, how can we miss it! After Sun Quan's demise, the world will be self-destructive.

I and Liu Ming were the ones who drew a river and ruled it. The north of the Yellow River came to Liu Ming, and the south of the Yellow River was my world! You and others should share the grand event with me!"

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, all the people in the room were in full excitement. The Prime Minister was right. Since Sun Quan lied to us, he must have suffered great energy. Originally, Sun Quan's mob could not be put on the table. Now,

If your strength is greatly damaged, it will be even more impossible. If you don’t suppress it at this time, it is really hard tolerate.

At this time, these people in the room were negatively suppressed by Sima Lang's story about Liu Ming's strength, and unknowingly, they were all transferred by Cao Cao. After all, these people still need to rely on imagination to do so.

Feeling one or two is very unreal. The benefits brought by attacking Sun Quan and the actual territory and population are very real. Especially after Cao Cao's inference, Liu Ming would not take the initiative at all. Then Liu

No matter how strong Ming is, what does it matter? Can a tiger that doesn't bite people still be called a tiger? Therefore, these people were relieved of Liu Ming and had no scruples.

As for the vastness of the Youzhou map mentioned by Sima Lang, although it caused some great ambitions to be affected by Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others, the military generals under Cao Cao were not affected at all.

Among the generals like Cao Cao, it can be said that Cao Ren has the most knowledge and the most knowledgeable. But even Cao Ren himself does not have a clear concept of how big the small world was, let alone the big world.

There is nothing to do with the concept of the world, and the small world, naturally, it will have no impact on the generals under Cao Cao. Can anyone expect Xu Chu to understand the difference between four million square kilometers and one thousand two million square kilometers

?I'm afraid fifty square kilometers are enough for Xu Chu to calculate. Because they have low knowledge, they pay more attention to the feelings of those who understand them in the face of more profound problems, especially in the face of problems they don't understand. At best,

It is caused by mass infection by humans. After that, it will be over.

Among those civil officials, Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Sima Lang and other sensible people were shocked at the beginning, but they were all determined. After missing the initial collision of thinking, they all adjusted their mindsets.

.What's wrong with the vast territory? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If you can't even take over the land in front of you, considering that far away, wouldn't that delay your time? Therefore, Cao Cao quickly adjusted his mindset.

Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others also cooperated tacitly.

As for the remaining people who are in the middle of understanding, they are not considered at all. They are always influenced by Cao Cao's remarks.

At this moment, Cao Cao ignored Liu Ming. He mobilized 400,000 troops to gather in Chibi. He was preparing to annex Sun Quan in one fell swoop. Of course, before that, Cao Cao had drafted three imperial edicts for Sun Quan one after another.

The first way is of course to ask Sun Quan to accept the rice and grain. That was what Zhuge Liang promised Cao Cao when he sent Lu Su and Cao Cao to secretly form an alliance with Cao Cao in order to stabilize Cao Cao's performance in Chibi. Now that autumn grain is collected, of course he has to ask for it.

Pen. And this imperial edict is also the fastest one. Cao Cao had not set off yet. This imperial edict went out first. And it was a fast horse to pass on. Cao Cao wanted to hit Sun Quan before the decisive battle to weaken the enemy.

At the same time, strengthen himself. Cao Cao calculated very clearly that Sun Quan did not dare to breach the contract in this situation, and could only deliver the food obediently.

As for the second imperial edict, Cao Cao put it in his pocket first. He was about to send it to Sun Quan after he arrived at Chibi. He could give himself a title of righteousness so that he would not be unnamed and would ruin his morale of his army and horses.

But with absolute certainty, Sun Quan could not complete this second imperial edict anyway.

The reason why Cao Cao had such sufficient confidence was very simple, that the second imperial edict was too ruthless. Cao Cao asked Sun Quan to submit his submission to Dong Zhuo in the name of Sun Quan as the leader of Yangzhou, Jiangdong, Jiangnan, Jingnan and Shuzhong.

Since the chaos of politics, the local government has paid the imperial court a total of 278.64 million stones of Guli, as well as other silk, salt, iron, etc., not to mention anything else, but it is just the food, although Jiangnan

There is sufficient rice and grain. In the years when Shu was governed by Liu Zhang, he has accumulated a lot of money, but he can't stand the accumulated taxes for so many years. Even if Cao Cao is not counted as the 200 million integer, just the remaining ones will make Sun Quan

I can't stand it. Even if I just use my own me to rush Sun Quan to death, I can't squeeze it out.

Therefore, Cao Cao was relieved.

As long as Sun Quan did not agree, Cao Cao's third imperial edict would be used like lightning. Cao Cao could issue an edict to the world at that time, accusing Sun Quan of resisting the imperial edict, losing his debts, and raising his personal pockets every year. He was given a gift and attacked him according to the order.

Cao Cao's calculations are perfect.

However, Sun Quan was not idle at this time. However, Sun Quan was not busy like Cao Cao, who was struggling hard for his ideals. Lu Su had not come back yet. Sun Quan naturally had not felt the seclusion.

The pressure of the state. However, Sun Quan's busyness is not completely unrelated to his great cause. It should be a subtle combination between half public and half private.

Sun Quan got married again. However, this was a political marriage organized by Zhuge Liang.

Although Lu Su has not returned yet, the information from Youzhou was transmitted very quickly. After Guan Yu and the others knew the result, they naturally would not stay outside Jiange and transport them in vain. The morning shifters will return to Hanzhong.

Consolidate the local area.

Although the retreat of Guan Yu's army was beyond Zhuge Liang's expectations, Zhuge Liang still concluded that Lu Su should have played a role in Youzhou. It was just that it was not certain that Lu Su seized which weakness in Youzhou and made a statement.

Among them, the biggest possibility is that Youzhou is too wide and the front line is too long, so the troops cannot keep up. This is also the place where Sun Quan can confess his concealment when facing Cao Cao's envoy. You must know that concealment is the envoy and play with him.

Diplomacy is not a novice, he is much more experienced than Sima Lang. It is not that easy to cheat.

However, although Zhuge Liang's guess is not too far from the facts, it cannot be done accurately before Lu Su comes back. However, Zhuge Liang is still free for a while. In this way, Zhuge Liang can do some tricks.

The matter is to appease the local generals in Shu, and the military is the most important thing.

When we were fighting with the Youzhou army before, facing the strong pressure of the Youzhou army, the morale of the army was not yet obvious. However, once the war stopped and there was time to think, the morale of the army was so strong.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang made a move, one of which was to suggest that Sun Quan send Liu Zhang away, who had already handed over quickly. As long as Liu Zhang was not in Shu, these generals and people in Shu would have lost their thoughts. As for whether Liu Zhang could settle down with Cao Cao,

That's not within the scope of consideration. It would be best that Cao Cao could kill Liu Zhang and let these generals in Shu turn their anger on Cao Cao's head.
Chapter completed!