In August of the sixth year of Jian'an, after Cao Jun occupied Changshan County, he divided his troops into three groups and advanced into Zhongshan Kingdom.
Yecheng,
Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Xun You and Jia Xu gathered in the Prefectural Mufu.
Xi Zhicai raised his hand and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, there is news from the front line that the three generals Cao Ren, Xu Huang, and Zhang Yan have invaded the Zhongshan Kingdom in three groups. Yuan Shang has lost to our army and has fled to Youzhou to join Yuan Xi."
Lao Cao lay on the luxurious and spacious sofa, peeling peanuts and praised: "Good!"
After Xi Zhicai retreated, Xun You stood up again and said, "My lord, the governor of Bingzhou sent a secret message saying that he is willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side and join you."
"Gao Gan is Yuan Shao's nephew and is deeply trusted by the Yuan brothers. Do you think he is credible if he wants to surrender?" After Cao Cao asked, he threw the peeled peanuts into his mouth, crunching.
Started chewing.
"Seven percent true, three percent false!" After Xun You finished speaking, he did not immediately retreat, with a trace of hesitation on his face.
Lao Cao was so sharp that he instantly understood what Xun You was in trouble for, so he asked: "Gongda, there is no need for any scruples between us. If you have anything to say, just say it."
"Yes!" Xun You handed over his hand again, and after thinking about his words for a while, he said: "Lu Qiaoqi and General Zhendong are still guarding Maocheng... My lord, you also know that General Zhendong has always wanted to regain Bingzhou.
If we accept the surrender of senior officials..."
"Just find an excuse to transfer him away..." Guo Jia said nonchalantly.
"But Gao Gan still has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command. If he is unwilling to leave Bingzhou and rebel again, I am afraid there will be another military disaster."
"Isn't Changsheng waiting there? If the senior officials rebel, wouldn't it just give them an excuse to march?" Xi Zhicai replied with a smile.
Xun You shook his head and said: "If the high officials are forced to rebel by us, which prince in the world will dare to surrender to us again?"
At this time, Cao Cao interjected: "In my opinion, the senior officials only surrendered to protect themselves after seeing the decline of the Yuan family, and they did not sincerely surrender. If we are slightly disadvantaged in fighting the Yuan family, I am afraid he will rebel. From now on
Join us with the Yuan brothers to attack us."
Xun You chewed on Cao Cao's words. Although it was a bit too speculative, it was not completely impossible.
At this time, Jia Xu said: "The entire front line in Hedong was defeated, and Yuan Shang fled to Youzhou... Gao Gan is now in a dilemma. It is understandable that he has plans to surrender! Since he has surrendered, he must be willing to accept His Majesty's arrangements.
.Let’s give him a promotion and transfer him to Xuchang, so that we can silence the public.
Furthermore, the armies of Lu Xiuqi and General Lu are in Maocheng, and there are also the armies of Colonel Zhong and General Zhang to the west... Once there is any movement among the high-ranking officials, the two armies will advance into Bingzhou together, let alone the high-ranking officials.
, even if Yuan Shao is reincarnated, I’m afraid he won’t be able to pull off any tricks.”
Seeing that Xun You was playing Zhicai, Jia Xu and Guo Jia all had the same opinions, so he didn't say anything more and returned to his position.
Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Lu Yan were wearing the same trousers. Lu Yan wanted to win Bingzhou for his wife, so these three people would naturally help him.
However, high-ranking cadres are not important figures, and Xun You's worry about forcing him to rebel is just for the sake of Cao Cao's reputation. Since Jia Xu has proposed a more feasible plan, Xun You will naturally not fight with them. After all, Xun You
The relationship with Lu Yan is pretty good, and there is no need to create a gap over such a trivial matter.
Seeing that Xun You no longer objected, Cao Cao laughed and said: "What you said makes sense.
However, the surrender of senior officials can be regarded as setting an example and cannot be ignored...
In this way, first retain the high-ranking governor of Bingzhou, then give him a Zhongshu Ling to participate in the military affairs of the prime minister, and transfer him to Xuchang as an official."
After hearing this, Guo Jia couldn't help but give a thumbs up and said: "My lord is still superior! If Gao Gan is not even willing to seize the opportunity to serve the emperor and the prime minister, then it is enough to show that he has different intentions, and everyone in the world will naturally
Distinguish what is right and what is wrong.”
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao raised his head and laughed in a very happy mood, and said: "Pass the order, starting from today there will be a three-day celebration banquet. We have won such a beautiful victory, we can't treat the meritorious people badly!"
"My lord is wise!"
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After Xi Zhicai and others left, Xu Youshi Shiran walked out from behind a screen.
Arriving in front of Cao Cao, Xu You bowed respectfully and saluted.
Cao Cao sat up and asked: "Ziyuan, do you think the senior officials sincerely surrendered to me?"
After Xu You thought for a while, he replied: "Going back to my lord, according to my subordinates, the senior officials must not have sincerely surrendered!"
Among Cao's troops, the ones who know the senior officials best are probably the former officials of the Yuan family represented by Xu You.
Since even Xu You said this, Cao Cao no longer had any doubts and said: "In that case, you will take the lead in persuading the senior cadres to surrender. As for the senior cadres, it would be fine if he accepts the arrangement, but if not
If you accept, then close the door and let go... let Lu Yan and Zhong Yao's army go and deal with him."
"Lu Qiaoqi and Zhong Yuan often go to deal with him, which really puts him in a position of superiority..." Xu You said with a flattering smile.
Xu You was tricked by Cao Cao and Lu Yan.
He also wanted to be a highly respected minister and to display his ambitions. So ever since he came to Cao Cao's camp and learned that he had fallen into the trap, he had been carefully maintaining and trying to repair his image in Cao Cao's mind.
Cao Cao also needed Xu You to maintain the Jizhou Group, so he was willing to give Xu You room to play.
Boss Cao now has a big business, and he has to carefully consider the issue of the factions under his command.
In fact, in the final analysis, it is nothing more than "balance", but how to maintain a good balance and promote healthy competition to promote progress is a great test of the wisdom of those in power.
After talking about the business, Xu You suddenly had a flash of inspiration and smiled again and said: "Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, has a wife named Zhen Mi. She is a stunningly beautiful woman. And when she was young, an expert had a divination, saying that she
Life is precious beyond words..."
Xu You only said half of what he said, but when he looked up, he saw Lao Cao's gloomy face, and he quickly confessed: "My lord, it's Xu You Menglang..."
Cao Cao looked at Xu You with joking eyes and asked, "Xu Ziyuan, Xu Ziyuan, do you think I, Cao Mengde, is the kind of person who is greedy for beauty?"
"Isn't it?" Of course, this is what Xu You is thinking, but he doesn't dare to say it now...
"This subordinate deserves to die! But this subordinate is indeed planning for the lord!
You should also know that the Zhen family is one of the best businessmen in the entire Han Dynasty. If we can get the support of the Zhen family..."
Xu You only said half of what he said, but Cao Cao interrupted impatiently: "I have Cao Zilian in Yanzhou and Mi Zhu in Xuzhou. Is it possible that the two major chambers of commerce they control are not as good as the Zhen family?"
Xu You was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Yes! Now the income and profits of the United Chamber of Commerce and the Xuzhou Chamber of Commerce are probably not inferior to those of the Zhen family, and can even be said to have surpassed the Zhen family... The Zhen family really has no
So necessary..."
Moreover, because of the Wancheng incident and the existence of Cai Yan, Lao Cao no longer has such a desire for beauty...
"Oh, I miscalculated...I accidentally slapped the horse's leg..."
Xu You felt some unspeakable bitterness in his heart.