Liu Xie raised his eyebrows. "I heard you just now that Xi Zhicai is recuperating?"
He was somewhat curious. According to historical books, Guo Jia was recommended by Xun Yu to enter Cao Cao's shogunate after Xi Zhicai died of illness, and after Cao Cao became Sikong.
But history has changed, and Cao Cao has no chance to be Sikong again. Guo Jia has appeared by Cao Cao and overlapped with Xi Zhicai's life.
By time, this seems to be before he comes to this time and space.
Is it the historical records incorrectly or...
Liu Xie smiled and looked at Guo Jia intently, unable to say whether he was nervous or expectant.
"Yes." Guo Jia said lightly.
Liu Xie pondered for a moment. "What is his disease?"
"Overwork." Cao Cao sighed and said, "Xi Zhicai planned military affairs for his ministers. His affairs were complicated, and he continued to go day and night, resulting in both qi and blood loss, and he became ill due to labor."
Liu Xie looked at them carefully and did not continue the topic.
If it is really as he guessed, it is also his in the light and the other party is in the dark. As long as the other party does not want to be exposed, it will be difficult for him to test anything from words.
But not being able to test anything in language does not mean that he will never show his strength unless he is willing to fully integrate into this era and not show any glory.
Liu Xie immediately talked to Cao Cao about diving the field.
Cao Cao expressed his attitude cautiously.
He recognized the legitimacy of Dutian. After all, even aristocratic families that own a large amount of land cannot oppose Dutian legally. However, the difficulty of Dutian cannot be underestimated. The inability of aristocratic families to oppose it on the surface does not mean that they cannot make any small moves secretly.
Chen Gong, Yan Xiang and others tried to pass the field, and the probability of success was very low.
It’s not that they are slanderous, but that they don’t have enough clever methods. They are all excellent strategists, but they are not excellent prefects.
In terms of public opinion in Shandong, the prefect who cares about affairs is the good prefect.
Zongzi is a typical example, "Runan Prefect Fan Mengbo, and Nanyang Zongzi is a painting of nobility." Chen Gong and Yan Xiang are all famous scholars who grew up in this style. Even if their current concepts are afraid of change, can they completely break up with the scholars and officials?
If you don’t break up, how can you promote the land?
After hearing this, Liu Xie smacked his lips and said nothing.
He originally had no great hope for Chen Gong and Yan Xiang, and he could not be very disappointed when he heard Cao Cao's judgment.
"Cao Qing, when did your idea appear?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Your Majesty, I like to read. When I understand the past and the present, I know that aristocratic families are not a blessing for the royal family. The three families divide Jin, the three Huans are weak in Lu, and the Tian family replaces Qi, and they are all strong branches and weak in stems.
The consequences. Throughout history, annexation has been both inevitable and stubborn, and both misfortunes and good fortunes are the basis of both misfortunes and good fortunes. Whether it is misfortunes or good fortunes depends entirely on the wonder of balance."
"How to balance?" Liu Xie asked.
Cao Cao was silent for a long time. "Restrain yourself and return to courtesy."
Liu Xie laughed silently. "How to restrain oneself, and what kind of courtesy?"
Cao Cao bowed and bowed. "This is because His Majesty needs to discuss and think about it with the lords in the court, and it is not something that the ministers can say."
Liu Xie's smile became even stronger. "What Cao Qing said is very kind, would you like to give it a try?"
Cao Cao was stunned. "Your Majesty said..."
"Be the prefect of a county, try to pass the field." Liu Xie said with a smile: "I think you are more competent than Chen Gong and Yan Xiang. Don't rush to answer, you can go back and think about it, think about it, and then reply.
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Cao Cao had no choice but to bow and accept the order.
Seeing that it was getting late, Liu Xie ended his first meeting with Cao Cao and returned to the palace.
The Wolf Rider and Tiger Leopard Rider will take a few more days to practice, so there is no rush.
Liu Xie asked Cao Cao to station near Xiliuying. While familiarizing himself with the terrain, he also allowed the tiger and leopard cavalry to rest and prepare for war. There was a large area of forage in Shanglin Garden, which could be eaten by the tiger and leopard cavalry's war horses, reducing the burden of transportation of supplies.
On the way back to the city with Liu Xie, Cai Yan, who had been responsible for recording and did not express any opinions, raised his own questions.
"Is Your Majesty the intention to make the Yanzhou Prime Minister change to the prefect? Is it a temptation?"
"What are you trying to test?" Liu Xie turned to look at Cai Yan.
"Test whether he is willing to obey the imperial edict and whether he has greater ambitions."
"What kind of ambition can he have?"
Cai Yan thought for a while. "Many of his views are similar to His Majesty, but they are limited to their identity and cannot do whatever they want. If they go to Jiaozhou or other remote places, the court will be out of reach, and there is no restriction of the local tribe, they may be able to succeed.
He had the idea of separatist, which was not a choice, just like Zhao Tuo back then."
Liu Xie's eyes flashed slightly, and then he smiled. "It makes the bystander clear."
"Didn't your Majesty mean that?"
"Originally, there wasn't." Liu Xie shook his head. "I just think he is more suitable for trial diving than Chen Gong, Yan Xiang and others, but I didn't expect this level."
"Even if he is pragmatic and can make a decision, with his reputation, it is probably difficult to get the recognition of local scholars and officials, right?"
“Isn’t that better?”
"Uh..." Cai Yan didn't say anything more.
She couldn't figure out what the emperor was thinking. She wanted to use Cao Cao to test the bottom line of the scholars or, as she said, she couldn't say it was true.
But she knew that she could only remind her in private to prevent generals from becoming famous, and she would never be given a message on the table. It is understandable that the emperor refused to admit it.
After seeing off the emperor, he ordered people to go and report that the rest of his troops entered Xiliu Camp. Cao Cao and Guo Jia stood side by side by the Kunming pond, looking at the red lake surface illuminated by the setting sun, pondering without saying a word.
Although the emperor did not clearly reject his idea of guarding the border, he proposed to let him promote the field and asked him to consider it for a few days, which he had not expected before.
At most, he was the prefect of a county, and he was commanding only 10,000 troops. For him, this was simply a left-wing move. Yang Biao and other old ministers had the possibility of agreeing, but he would suffer great losses. He was definitely not the one who took the initiative to travel west.
Purpose.
"Fengxiao, what do you mean?"
Guo Jia lowered his head and looked at the weeds at his feet. "The lord's sharpness is too great, which aroused the emperor's warning, and he is afraid that the plan to guard the border will be difficult to implement."
Cao Cao smacked his lips and felt a little regretful.
"If the lord still wants to guard the border, I have a plan, maybe it will do it."
"Speak and listen."
"Since you go to the south, the cavalry probably has no use."
Cao Cao was stunned and turned to look at Guo Jia. "Fengxiao, you mean..."
Guo Jia nodded. "It is also a choice to survive by breaking his tail, which is worse than giving up all his strength. There are many jungles in the south, and cavalry consumes more and have less effect. It is better to offer it to Your Majesty to relieve his worries."
Cao Cao took a breath and felt a little tooth pain.
Survival after breaking the tail is easy to say, but difficult to do.
Guo Jia’s idea is indeed reasonable. The tiger and leopard cavalry cannot play much role when it reaches the south. It is better to offer it to the emperor and reassure him.
But the tiger and leopard cavalry is his hard work and his most elite force. He is really reluctant to give it to the emperor just like this.
"Lord, there are no horses in the south. In less than a few years, the tiger and leopard cavalry will become infantry..."
Cao Cao raised his hand. "Fengxiao, let me think about it again."