Chapter 74: Misfortunes lead to the west, two tigers fight
Along the Huaihe River.
In a large camp, Yuan Shu, who had just taken Yangzhou into his pocket, felt quite satisfied.
He gently stroked the imperial seal in his arms, his eyes flashed with infinite greed from time to time, and his mustache fluttered in the wind, giving him a feeling of "life is pleasant and pleasant".
The whole look is inexplicably confident, just like those eight characters - with the jade seal in my hand, I have the world!
"My lord, I have come to report to you. Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian sent his general Zhang Kai to escort Cao Song along the way..."
A middle-aged man in Confucian robes walked up to Yuan Shu. He deliberately bowed his waist, subconsciously making a gesture like a subordinate reporting to a superior.
"Tao Qian? Cao Song? Zhang Kai?" Yuan Shu rolled his eyes and read out these three names in succession.
He was thinking in his mind that being escorted along the way was just a trivial matter. Did Chief Shi Yang Hong make a special trip to report it to him?
Yes, the person standing next to Yuan Shu is his chief of staff Shi Yanghong.
"Is Yang Changshi just reporting this?"
Yuan Shu didn't take these three names seriously at all.
Of course, he doesn't take his eldest brother Yuan Shao seriously. Looking at the world, who will he take seriously?
"Lord, this is an opportunity to plot against Xuzhou..." Yang Hong narrowed his eyes and continued to persuade...
Looking for opportunities in Xuzhou?
Suddenly, Yuan Shu became more energetic. He put the imperial seal back into the box and said with great interest, "Yang Changshi continues..."
"My Lord, does he know how wealthy Cao Cao's father is?" Yang Hong reminded.
"The eunuch's adopted son?"
Yuan Shu's eyes were rather disdainful. His classmate Cao Cao was the grandson of a eunuch, so his father was naturally the adopted son of a eunuch! Yuan Shu looked down on this status from the bottom of his heart.
"Huh, in the past, he served as a lieutenant of Sili, a great minister, a great farmer... He has held this fat official title all over again! Is it strange that his family is not well-off? But this has nothing to do with plotting against Xuzhou.
What's the point? Besides, Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian is our 'one of our own', so attacking one of our own will inevitably chill the hearts of other allies!"
How could Yuan Shu not want to plot against Xuzhou? Xuzhou is known as the granary of the world and is so fat!
only…
"My lord, don't panic..." Yang Hong narrated in detail: "My lord, you still don't know who Zhang Kai is? Haha, this person was originally a remnant of the Yellow Turbans, greedy for money and good manners, so he surrendered to Tao Qian reluctantly, and now Tao Qian actually sent
If he goes to escort Cao Song's motorcade, he will definitely be motivated by his wealth... Haha, when the time comes..."
After Yang Hong finished speaking, he paused deliberately. Talking to Yuan Shu requires skills.
If you talk enough to make yourself appear smart, the correct approach is to say half of it... guide Yuan Shu to speak out on his own, so that he will accept your suggestion.
hiss…
Sure enough, Yuan Shu came back to his senses.
"What Yang Changshi means is that if Zhang Kai robs Cao Song's fleet, Tao Qian will become enmity with Cao Cao... In this way, the two tigers will fight, and we will reap the benefits of the fishermen?"
After blurting out a sentence, Yuan Shu's eyes moved repeatedly, and finally...his eyes were certain. "Wonderful, wonderful, this plan is very clever!"
Two tigers fight and weaken each other!
Tao Qian was good at governing the prefectures and counties, and his Danyang soldiers were also capable of fighting, but... if he were to go head-to-head with Cao Cao, he would still lack some support. When the time comes... when disaster strikes, who will help him besides Yuan Shu?
In this way, wouldn't Yuan Shu be able to take control of Xuzhou naturally?
The more he thought about it, the more Yuan Shu thought it was wonderful and wonderful.
"Yang Changshi is indeed my mastermind...haha...hahaha..." Yuan Shu patted Yang Hong's shoulder heavily to show his approval.
Yang Hong got closer to Yuan Shu. "To ensure nothing goes wrong, my lord had better send a team of assassins. If Zhang Kai doesn't succeed...or if Zhang Kai only robs wealth, we assassins can send Cao Song to his final destination.
The trouble is diverted to the west, and two tigers are fighting against each other!"
"Okay!" Yuan Shu slapped the document with his palm. "Here comes General Chuan Ji Ling!"
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In this way, Cao Song moved his family to Yanzhou.
Secretly, Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu each dispatched their troops to gather in Langya County, Xuzhou.
Under the surface of calm, undercurrents of various forces are surging, and a game overt and covert is quietly rising!
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Yanzhou, Chenliu County, is an important place for government offices.
Tap tap tap…
Before Cao Ren stepped into the government office, he heard the sound of rapid and heavy footsteps.
The horses were ready outside the door, and it was the eldest brother Cao Cao who walked out.
"Brother, why are you so panicked?" Cao Ren asked quickly...
"Zixiao, please accompany me to Zhang Miao's camp in the east of the city..." Cao Cao immediately ordered.
Uh... Zhang Miao? The camp of Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao?
Cao Ren thought for a moment. In his impression, the camp of Zhang Miao's four thousand soldiers was near the camp of Long Xiaoqi... But, why go there?
Without waiting for Cao Ren to ask again, Cao Cao answered directly. "Lu Yu is over there..."
Hiss? Lu Yu?
Cao Ren slapped his forehead and couldn't figure it out. Lu Yu had his own camp for the Dragon Riders, so why did he go to Zhang Miao's camp with me?
"Zixiao, I just got the news that Lu Yu imitated Lu Buwei in the past in Zhang Miao's military camp and did that 'a word of gold' thing. I'm really curious... I just went to take a look."
A word of gold? Cao Ren recalled that his elder brother once told him this story...
During the pre-Qin period, Lu Buwei of the Qin State recruited three thousand disciples to write the book "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", and issued a notice saying that anyone who could add or correct a word would be given a thousand gold coins!
Lu Yu imitates Lu Buwei's "a word of gold"? How to imitate this?
Not to mention, when Cao Cao said this, Cao Ren really became curious.
"Brother, wait for me...wait for me!"
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Fifteen miles south of Chenliu County is Zhang Miao's camp.
In front of the village gate, there are several tables filled with gold, as much as a thousand pieces of gold...
And in the front position of the table, a large and long Yamen flag was lowered.
Lu Yu sat on the side of Yamenqi and the table, his brows slightly furrowed, and his index finger, middle finger, and ring finger kept tapping the document, as if waiting for something.
Behind him, Cao Xiu and a group of dragon knights were waiting in formation. Although it was Zhang Miao's military camp, it was as casual as Lu Yu's own home...
Of course, Cao Xiu had greeted Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, before.
Lu Yu wants to hire someone from his military camp on the condition of one hundred thousand stones of food and grass! To be precise, Lu Yu plans to hire a "martial arts instructor" for Long Xiaoqi!
But when the name of this "martial arts instructor" was mentioned, Zhang Miao and the lieutenants had no idea that there was such a person in their military camp. They sent someone to get the list, but there was no such person!
This was beyond Lu Yu's expectation...
Helpless...this is the scene now...
Lu Yu simply set up a battle array in this military camp and set up rules. If anyone can raise the Yamen flag alone, he will be given a thousand gold coins!
At first, some soldiers were eager to try it, but after trying it, they realized that the Yamen flag in the military camp was heavy and long. Not even one person, even five, six, seven, or eight strong men might be able to hold it up.
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But one morning passed, and the Yamen Banner was still the Yamen Banner, but fewer and fewer soldiers dared to try it.
But there are more and more onlookers.
After all...a thousand pieces of gold is placed on the table. It seems so easy to get, but in fact it is so out of reach...
The lieutenants and soldiers from the nearby military camp gathered around to watch, wanting to see... who could earn Lu Yu's thousand gold!
hiss…
In fact, Lu Yu was also anxious. This rhythm was wrong!
According to the records in ancient books and documents, this guy should be in Zhang Miao's camp? Why is it that his name is not on the list... and secondly, there is no one there all morning?
"The evil of the past is coming", "the evil of the past is coming", where are you?
Longxiaoying is still waiting for you to become a martial arts instructor!