Cao Cao lowered his head and fell into deep thought.
The civil and military officials thought he had some instructions, so they all kept their breath and waited carefully.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao suddenly said, "What are you doing here? Military intelligence is like fire, go and prepare!"
Everyone hurriedly bowed and retreated.
Cao Cao waved his hand and went into the hall. He said this in anger and felt a little tired.
However, not everyone leaves.
Xu Chu was still in the back, while Jia Xu stood in the courtyard with his hands together in a daze.
Cao Cao stopped and looked at Jia Xu suspiciously.
Jia Xu was a famous scholar in Wuwei County, Liangzhou. Later, he was recommended to be a filial and honest official and entered the court as a magistrate. After that, he served in various civil and military positions for many years, and dealt with tigers and wolves and had many strange plans. People in the world believed that Jia Xu was an outstanding person with wisdom and strategy. Later, Jia Xu was the master of Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, and he instigated Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao. For this merit, he was appointed as the Marquis of Zhijinwu and Duting, and was moved to the governor of Jizhou.
When Cao Cao led Jizhou himself, Jia Xu was transferred to Taizhong Doctor.
However, Cao Cao was suspicious after all. Although Zhang Xiu made great contributions after surrendering to Cao, he died of illness in his prime. Many people suspected that he was forced to commit suicide because of conflicts with Cao Zihuan. Jia Xu, a Taizhong doctor, has been serving for eight years. Although Cao Cao trusted Jia Xu's strategy very much and often asked him for advice, he never gave him the intention of giving him extra heavy responsibilities.
Correspondingly, Jia Xu became increasingly old, and he would probably not be able to leave like Cheng Yu in the near future.
At this time, Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu and asked in a deep voice: "What else does Wenhe have?"
Jia Xu lowered his eyes and his lips opened, as if he was muttering something, but he didn't answer.
Xu Chu took a step forward and Cao Cao shook his head.
After a while, he called again: "Wenhe, Wenhe! I'm calling you, why not answer?"
Jia Xu seemed to have reacted just now. He was surprised and respectfully bowed: "Ah, Prime Minister, I just thought about it, so I was unable to reply in time."
"What are you thinking?" Cao Cao stood on the steps with great interest.
Jia Xu said peacefully and sincerely: "I'm not hiding the Prime Minister, I'm thinking about the affairs of Yuan Benchu ​​and Liu Jingsheng and his son."
The angry face on Cao Cao's face flashed and he immediately laughed.
"Hahahaha, Wenhe is such a wonderful person, a wonderful person." After a pause, he waved and said, "Wenhe comes in and sits with me."
"Yes." Jia Xu followed Cao Cao and stepped into the hall.
As the sunset gradually subsided, the hall became darker and darker. After the two of them sat down, no one could see each other clearly.
Cao Cao leaned against the soft couch and said slowly: "Wenhe, I understand your feelings very well. This is a loyal and honest opinion, and I will think deeply. However, in your opinion, what kind of people are Liu Jingsheng's second sons, Liu Qi and Liu Cong?"
Jia Xu replied: "Liu Qi was weak and incompetent, so he was used as a cover by Liu Xuande. Liu Cong, the pig dog."
Cao Cao asked again: "No. So, what about Yuan Benchu's second son, Yuan Xiansi and Yuan Xianfu?"
"Although Yuan Xiansi had a small plan, he was so impatient. Yuan Xianfu was a brave man."
"So, from what you can see, even if Liu Qi and Liu Cong join hands and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang advance and retreat as well, can they be my opponent?"
Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "This generation is all ordinary people, how can he compete with a hero like the Prime Minister?"
Cao Cao said leisurely: "Since that's the case, how can my sons Huan, Ziwen, Zijian and others compete with Liu Bei in the future?"
Jia Xu was shocked. He felt a chill on his back, and without thinking carefully, he immediately jumped up with agile movements that were over the age and kowtowed on the ground.
"Prime Minister, what's the point! Jia Xu dare not hear about it!"
"Wenhe, please sit down, don't worry too much." Cao Cao said calmly.
"this……"
Cao Cao patted the table and emphasized his tone: "Wenhe, please sit down!"
“Yes, yes.”
Jia Xu sat down.
"It's fine if Liu Jingsheng. Yuan Benchu ​​can talk." Cao Cao ignored him and said to himself: "Yuan Benchu ​​has a high reputation and great ambitions, and can be regarded as a master of time. Because he was nine years older than me, when I was in Luoyang, I was like my brother. Later, the world was in chaos. Benchu ​​pacified Hebei, so he occupied the people of the four states and went south to fight for the world. However, in the battle of Guandu, he was defeated by me, and he died of worries and anger two years later. His two children, hehe, as Wenhe said, even though they were talented, they were ordinary people. In the end, they were inevitably defeated and died of defeat."
Jia Xu lowered his head, and the dim lights swayed, making his expression look unpredictable.
Cao Cao looked up and looked at the carved pillar wall at the top of the hall: "During the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Benchu ​​was fifty-five years old, and then he was busy for two years, and he died! When he was in the Red Cliff, I, Cao Mengde, was fifty-four years old, and then I was tired of dealing with it for several years, and I am still busy for several years, and now..."
Speaking of this, even Xu Chu felt that it was not good to be impressed. With the clanging sound of armor, he strode around to the front and knelt down and shouted: "Prime Minister! Xu Chu is willing to lead the tiger soldiers as the vanguard, step on Jiangling, kill Guan Yu, and pacify Sun and Liu's rebels!"
"The General of the Wuwei Central Guard is commendable." Cao Cao laughed in a low voice and said, "Get up, get up!"
When Xu Chu retreated, he continued, "Liu Bei has talent and won the hearts of the people. Now he lives in the two states of Jingyi, and he uses the argument of restoring the Han Dynasty to deceive the Han Dynasty... I have the intelligence of the world and fight against rebellion with favorable means, but I am not afraid of him. But the situation is clear and I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm down for a while. What I am thinking about is nothing more than Liu Bei was several years younger than me. If all his sons are unworthy, the affairs of Yuan clan of Jizhou and Liu clan of Jingzhou will reappear."
"The Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, respected morality and worked hard every day, which is what the people of the world know..."
Jia Xu said a few words, and Cao Cao intercepted: "Okay, okay, there are no outsiders here, Wenhe doesn't have to do this!"
Cao Cao raised his body, supported the table with one hand, and said to Jia Xu in a deep voice: "In Wenhe's eyes, Zihuan is a talent. Just as Zijian also has a group of people who tell me from time to time that Zijian really has talent in the world. However, I have to take a good look. I have to give them some opportunities to show off and let me tell them carefully. Only in this way can I know who among these children is talented and who is qualified to inherit my achievements!"
Jia Xu reluctantly said: "But, Prime Minister, if there is a rift between brothers and sisters..."
Cao Cao shook his head: "Wenhe, no one is more emotional than his parents. They all see love but may not be cured. Even if they are loved, why not be confused?"
Have you made such a determination? Jia Xu couldn't help but be shocked. He bowed again: "Prime Minister, I understand."
Cao Cao said again: "Wenhe, do you still remember Zixiu?"
Zi Xiu was Cao Ang, the eldest son of Cao Gong. Because of Jia Xu, he advocated Xiu surrendering and rebelling again, and died in the army.
“…I remember naturally.”
"In the second year of Jian'an, Zixie followed me to fight and later died in battle. Zihuan regretted this for a long time. But because of Zixie's death, Zihuan was able to gain the status of current deputy prime minister and general of the Five-Secrets. I think he has indeed made great progress in the past few years." Cao Cao said slowly: "Now Xiahou Miaocai and Cao Zixiao died in battle. Ziwen, Wenlie, Zidan, Boren and others, and even other juniors can perform. Well, Wenhe, just watch it, don't worry about anything."
"yes."
"The idea of ​​Jianfeng Fifth Class is really good. You and Dong Gongren will explain a detailed plan. Not only Sun Quan, Liu Zhang, Ma Chao, and even the rich people in Jiaozhou can sign one. What do you think? Haha!"
"Yes. I will do it as soon as possible."
Jia Xu didn't know how many times he bowed, so he respectfully left the hall.
Chapter completed!