"It is true that the raw material for drama has great ambitions, and the knowledge and knowledge are miscellaneous." [Xunzi·Fei Twelve Sons]
Cao Cao sneered and said: "Don't these two brothers just want to take this opportunity to capture Xuzhou, and from then on, the four states of Hebei, Qing, Xu, and Yang will be connected, join hands with each other, and communicate with each other? At this moment, Yuan Gongli is having a lively fight with Liu Bei in Huainan,
Yuan Tan in the north of Xuzhou will naturally not just ignore it. Although I don't know the plans of Chang Xi, Sun Guan and others, Liu Bei has no friendship with them, so I don't believe that they are willing to sincerely guard the door for Liu Bei.
"After saying that, he picked up the tea bowl and brought it to his mouth.
"It may not be beneficial to the world if the two Yuans get back together and work together." Xi Zhicai said with emotion. Facing the world's top wealthy families, the union can be called the strongest military force. No matter how resourceful he is,
It was very difficult at the moment from the standpoint of the imperial court, let alone planning for Cao Cao who was in the midst of the Four Battles in Yanzhou.
Cao Cao had contact with the Yuan brothers when he was young, and they knew each other's temperament and resourcefulness. He also knew a lot about the discord between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers. He said disdainfully: "The Yuan brothers have had different intentions for a long time, and now the emperor is here."
, the imperial court can be expected to revive again, and the two of them may join hands to protect themselves, but I don't believe it if they say that they are brothers working together to defend themselves against external insults. What's more, Xuzhou is the key this time. If you want to block it,
If they go back and forth, they will definitely get to Xuzhou. With this place, I can not only control the two Yuans, but also show favor to the court. Even if the situation changes in the future, I can use Yanxu as the basis to support the royal family."
This was more than one time that Cao Cao expressed his wish to help the world to Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai was convinced that Cao Cao had such a great talent. As long as Cao Cao owned Xuzhou, he would have made a great contribution to the imperial court. In the future, if the imperial troops leave Hangu, they will
By uniting the world, Cao Cao can also use this to exchange interests with the imperial court to ensure that his power is not lost. And if Yuan and Yuan are victorious in this war, as a buffer between the two, Cao Cao will also be the first to win over the two.
If the person is the target, he can move between the two of them and take the opportunity to develop his strength.
The key to Cao Cao clearing his name and gaining more room for maneuver is Xuzhou. He needs to replace Liu Bei and become the imperial pawn in Xuzhou to contain the two Yuans. He needs to use this to demonstrate his strategic value.
Xi Zhicai nodded lightly and said: "Qingzhou Yuan Tan has nothing to worry about. This is why we came south to Langye this time. As long as Langye Changxi and others make trouble, our army can eliminate the thieves."
Send troops across the border, first attack and destroy Changxi, capture Langye, and then respond to Xiapi Cao Bao from the north to the south. Chen Changwen had persuaded the two prime ministers Donghai and Pengcheng on his behalf last time. They were not good at talking about military affairs and had a dark temperament. In this way, the five counties of Xuzhou will
Four of them have fallen into my hands. Now that Yanxu has obtained them, I would like to ask Wenruo to send a letter to Duke Xun of the court, asking the Yingchuan scholars at court to express their love for Duke Cao and lead Xuzhou as pastoralist for the sake of quelling the chaos."
"Chen Changwen and Xun Wenruo have a good plan." Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu was sparing no effort to build momentum for him behind the scenes, just to support himself as an extension of the influence of Ru Ying scholars in Guandong and as a political support after entering the court. Now he is in
Half-voluntarily, half-forced, under Xun Yu's operation, Cao Cao was actually very grateful, but he felt uncomfortable sometimes when he thought about it alone.
Cao Cao calmly allowed these people to plan. In fact, deep down in his heart, he also had his own considerations. If the most profitable thing was the path arranged by Xun Yu, then he might as well follow the path arranged by Xun Yu; if there was anything else he could do
In order to obtain greater benefits, Cao Cao did not mind leaving halfway. Just like a boat sailing on water, it seems to be drifting with the current, but in fact it is up to the boat to decide which tributary to go to and where to stop.
Zhong was emotionally disturbed and said to Xi Zhicai, who was also a Yingchuan scholar and had a good relationship with Xun Yu. Cao Cao put down his tea bowl and continued: "Now I have 20,000 elite soldiers, all of them are silent, hiding their tracks, and sneaking into the mountain roads.
It was a surprise. I have sent Wang Bi to Hua County to meet with Langxie King's doctor. He wanted to use my power to subdue Zang Ba and Chang Xi, so I took advantage of his wish and went to Langxie first to deal with him perfunctorily.
After I capture Xuzhou, I will decide based on the situation."
"The world is in chaos, and it's like recreating the story of the green forest, the red eyebrows, and the bronze horse. Not only the wealthy and high-ranking families have different aspirations, but even ordinary clans, the nobles of the Liu family are also stupid." Xi Zhicai shook his head,
He is not only talking about Liu Yan and Liu Biao, who have a good reputation. Once they become local feudal lords and see the weakness of the central government, they will have disloyal side clans;
He also had the ambition to emulate Guangwu again. He was a little regretful that they could not see the general trend in their eyes and were blinded by their interests. He said to himself: "Today's people are neither a child nor a reformer. They are smart and wise in just two or three years."
In the year of 2006, the people from the imperial court to Guanzhong, Bingzhou and other places gathered the people's hearts and minds. It was like a revival. Even the Yuan family did not dare to take it lightly, let alone those sects and vassals? They were not far away.
Say, King Jibei and King Chen are in such a predicament, doesn’t King Langye still know how to wake up from it?”
In troubled times, the emperor not only had to be on guard against people with foreign surnames like the Yuan family, but also on the lineage of his own Liu family. In the third year of Chuping, King Liu Luan of Jibei did not have enough rice, charcoal, and silk for the royal family to survive the winter, so he personally recruited
Cao Cao went into the palace to talk. Although Liu Luan had no other intentions, in the eyes of the emperor, he was a vassal king making friends with foreign ministers. Taking advantage of the official day to congratulate him, he detained Jibei Crown Prince Liu Zheng and other vassal clan members in Chang'an.
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The emperor was wary of the existing clan members. Even the King of Jibei and the leader Mu Shou were warned when they asked for help, not to mention the ambitious Chen Wang Liu Chong. With the respect of the vassal king, he had already been there when Emperor Xiaoling ascended the throne.
He secretly worshiped the gods and had evil intentions. During the Zhongping period, he even practiced military defense in private to win over the hearts of the people in the country. He also actively participated in the Kwantung Allied Forces to resist the imperial court and crusade against Dong Zhuo. He claimed to be the general to assist the Han Dynasty and sent envoys everywhere to contact the princes. His ambition was obvious.
, later the central court regained stability, and the emperor took advantage of the new attachment of Yuzhou to conveniently replace Chen Xiang Xu Jian, who had failed to correct his rectification, and appointed Zhong Shao, who was known for his boldness and courage, to govern Chen Guo.
"As soon as Zhong Shenfu entered the Chen Kingdom, he and Zhang Fan, the lieutenant who came with him, directly disbanded the redundant troops of the Chen Kingdom, and repeatedly remonstrated with King Chen for his mistakes. King Chen was not involved in any major or minor government affairs in the country." Cao Cao ridiculed.
He said with a smile, he was mocking King Chen for his bravery, lack of ambition, and lack of talent. He thought that troubled times were coming again, and what achievements could he make as a descendant of the emperor. Little did he know that once the authority of the imperial court was restored, it would be easy to deal with small local forces like him:
"King Chen has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but no food or fodder. Even he is intimidated by the power of the imperial court. With Zhu Jun's reputation, he does not dare to make any mistakes. How much more is he a mere Langxie King who has no soldiers and no power? He has made the same mistakes before, but he is still there.
Not knowing the blessings and misfortunes, repeating the same mistakes is a misfortune."
Xi Zhicai understood in his heart that what Cao Cao said was actually not necessarily his intention to take advantage of the situation and take advantage of King Langxie. However, although Cao Cao regarded him as a confidant, he still did not tell him some extremely confidential things. Maybe there were some things that only
Cao Cao knew that even Xun Yu and the others could only speculate based on Cao Cao's words and deeds.
"Tai Shigong once said, 'The bustling world is all for profit; the bustling world is for profit.'" Cao Cao glanced at Xi Zhicai and said leisurely: "This is what King Langye is like. Now that I have returned to Langye, I
You have to meet him personally."
Xi Zhicai seemed to notice something from Cao Cao's attitude, sighed secretly, and nodded silently.
When Cao Cao saw this, he smiled with relief, reached out and patted Xi Zhicai's leg, and said calmly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. There is Fang Pavilion in front of us. When we get there in a while, you can follow me to pay homage to our ancestors."