"I'm careless." Back at the mansion, Cao Cao thought about what happened in court today. When Chu Nan said he wanted a general, he was just looking at it as a joke, waiting for Chu Nan to show off his words and make Kong Rong angry to Tuxue.
At that time, Cao Cao was still inexplicably relieved. Then Dong Cheng suddenly interrupted, and the emperor agreed. When he tried to stop him again, it was already too late.
It's a very simple method. The key to this matter is not how clever Chu Nan is, but the attitude of Dong Cheng and the emperor. It is obvious that they have communicated with each other beforehand.
Chu Nan has met Dong Cheng before, and he knows this. Just last night, if it was only Dong Cheng, this matter would still be a wrangling in the end, and it would not be settled for a while. But with the emperor, it would be different. Cao Cao could refuse
The emperor's decision, but this would damage the emperor's prestige, and this matter also concerns Lu Bu's attitude. It is best to work with Xini and find a way to stabilize Lu Bu while also disintegrating Lu Bu's internal affairs, rather than directly cutting Lu Bu's face.
Now that Cao Cao has just experienced the defeat of Nanyang, he does not want to start a war with Lu Bu. Not to mention whether he can win or not, the consumption of food and grass is also a big problem.
When did Dong Cheng go to see the emperor?
Cao Cao leaned back, feeling a little irritated. He was focused on regaining the princes for the court, but the emperor was gradually thinking of taking power. When facing foreign enemies, he had to beware of someone stabbing him in the back. At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little
Tired.
"Lord, Mr. Zhongde and Mr. Fengxiao are here." Xu Chu stood at the door and said to Cao Cao.
"Please come quickly." Cao Cao collected his thoughts and nodded.
"I have met my lord." Guo Jia and Cheng Yu came in and saluted Cao Cao.
"You two are here for today's court affairs." Cao Cao asked the two of them to sit down.
"Lord, Your Majesty..." Cheng Yu nodded, and then looked at Cao Cao with some worry.
What happened today seemed to be just a casual remark by Liu Xie, but in Cheng Yu's view, this was a dangerous signal. Liu Xie was already unwilling to accept the current situation and began to want to interfere in government affairs.
It is natural for the emperor to preside over government affairs, but the problem is that the foundation of the Central Plains is basically laid by Cao Cao. After Cao Cao really returns power to the emperor, this hard-working foundation will probably fall apart immediately. Liu Xie does not have the ability to suppress it.
The prestige and skills of the ministers, and those who support Liu Xie, if we say that they compete with each other in the court, they are all trumpeters, but if they want to help the court wipe out the world, I am afraid that any one of the princes in the world can defeat these gangs.
People are hanged and beaten.
And the most important point is that if the emperor takes power, those who follow Cao Cao, one by one, are all waiting to be clarified.
"Your Majesty's affairs are beyond discussion. Now it is inevitable that Lu Bu will take the position of Xuzhou Mu. What do you two think?" Cao Cao did not want to fall out with Liu Xie. Although Liu Xie wanted to dismantle him, Cao Cao was even more worried about what happened today.
Most of his thoughts are on pacifying the world rather than fighting within the court.
"Lü Bu is a jackal, and his brave lord should know it better than we do. Before, Lu Bu was a floating duck with no roots. Even though he occupied Xuzhou, he had no foundation. Now he has the position of the governor of the state. If he is not eliminated as soon as possible, it may be a big trouble."
Cheng Yu bowed and said.
Lu Bu naturally had to be eliminated, but Lu Bu had no foundation in Xuzhou before. Although he was brave, he could not last long. In addition, Cao Cao was surrounded by enemies on all sides, so it was difficult to do it.
But now that Lu Bu has won the position of Prefecture Shepherd, he has a little bit of a solid foundation. In addition, there are wise men like Chen Gong around him to help him. Although Chu Nan is not a big wise man, he is good at making small profits. He and Chen Gong are good at making small profits.
Both inside and outside the palace can be said to have made up for Lu Bu's shortcomings. The most important thing is that as Chen Deng said, Chu Nan can gain Lu Bu's trust.
This is not good news for Cao Cao. According to Cao Cao's observation, although Chu Nan is not a great person, he is big-hearted and has the ability to tolerate others. With him by Lu Bu's side, Lu Bu can avoid many mistakes.
The game between the two major forces relies not on ingenious strategies, but on making fewer mistakes than the opponent. After all, with such a large force, it is impossible to say that there will be no mistakes at all. Who can make fewer mistakes?
Whoever makes mistakes and doesn't make them at critical moments will have a greater chance of winning.
Although Lu Bu had Chen Gong planning for him before, Lu Bu could not fully trust Chen Gong at that time, so he was not afraid of it. Now that he has Chu Nan, it may seem insignificant, but that trust alone is enough to make things happen for Lu Bu.
Qualitative change.
Cao Cao nodded silently, looked at Guo Jia who had unplugged the wine bottle, and said helplessly: "Fengxiao, what do you think?" Guo Jia smacked his lips, savoring the aftertaste of the wine, looked at Cao Cao and smiled: "Now
The problem is, Lu Bu can’t fight for the time being.” Why can’t he fight?
Nanyang has not yet been settled, and the relationship between Yuan Shu and Lu Bu has not broken down due to the marriage. On the contrary, judging from recent intelligence, the two parties have become increasingly close. If Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, there will definitely be movements on Yuan Shu's side.
-If you are not careful, you will be attacked from both sides or even from three sides. This is what Cao Cao is most worried about.
"Is there any strategy for honoring filial piety?" Cao Cao asked with a smile when he saw Guo Jia's appearance.
"Since we can't stop him and we can't fight for the time being, we won't fight for the time being and focus on weakening him." Guo Jia took a sip of wine and looked at Cao Cao.
"How to weaken?" Cao Cao frowned and looked at Guo Jia.
"Both parties are working internally and externally. Internally, Chen Deng can be made the governor of a county. The Chen family is the hope of the Xuzhou gentry, so that the Chen family can have independent power to separate Xuzhou. When the lord goes to war with Lu Bu, the Chen family can also serve as an internal response to our army.
The inside should be coordinated with the outside. In addition, Chu Nan's position as the governor of Xiapi can be said to be an exceptional promotion. Chu Nan does not have the ability to run a county, so he can be harmed by rumors and alienate his son-in-law." Guo Jia said with a smile.
"What about outside?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.
"On the outside, it's simple. Lu Bu had long wanted to marry his daughter to Chu Nan. Otherwise, he just went out and found a son-in-law. He quickly entrusted him with important tasks and made great achievements. If not for Lu Bu's backing, how could he have done it?
As for that," Guo Jia said with a smile.
"What Fengxiao said is true." Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with a hint of gossip in his eyes.
"Whether it's true or not, it's good for Yuan Shu to believe it." Guo Jia said with a smile: "After all, compared to what I said below, the story about Chu Nan and Lu Bu's daughter sounds more false. In this way, it can drive a wedge between Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. If Lu Bu
We are at odds with Yuan Shu, and if our lord can take advantage of this opportunity to capture Nanyang, there will be no external troubles. By then, our army will have strong soldiers and horses, and our momentum will be strong, while Lu Bu will be isolated and helpless, and there will be serious troubles inside. No matter how brave he is, we will
When the army approaches Xuzhou, it will also be the day of its defeat."
Cao Cao smiled and nodded: "I have filial piety, so I have no worries.
At that moment, I found Chen Deng and told him what happened today.
Chen Deng looked a little ugly when he heard that Lu Bu had been awarded the position of Xuzhou Shepherd. This was not necessarily a small matter for Xuzhou.
"Mr. Cao, is it difficult to reject this matter?" Chen Deng looked at Cao Cao in confusion. It was just a word from the emperor. With Cao Cao's current power, it would not be difficult to reject him.
"It is indeed a bit difficult." Cheng Yu said with a bitter smile: "Yuanlong may not know it. According to detailed reports, Lu Bu has sent troops to Xiaopei a few days ago. Our army in Nanyang has been frustrated. It is not appropriate to fight with him at this time. If we are in the court today
To refuse this matter face to face would be to break up with that Lu Bu, and then we will probably face a three-sided attack from Nanyang, Xuzhou and even Runan Yuan Shu."
Chen Deng had already learned about the defeat of Nanyang from Liu Bei, and also knew that now was indeed not the time to break up with Lu Bu.
"Yuanlong, don't worry." Cao Cao looked at Chen Deng and said, "Lü Bu is a reckless man, so there is nothing to worry about. I want to represent Yuanlong as the governor of Guangling. Yuanlong is willing."
When Chen Deng heard this, he looked at Cao Cao, nodded and said, "Thank you Sikong. If Sikong has any action in the future, please send someone to inform me. Chen Deng is willing to respond internally."
"If you can get help from Yuan Long, why should you be afraid of a reckless man like Lu Bu?" Cao Cao swept away the haze of being tricked and laughed loudly. "If there is nothing important, I will leave immediately and return to Xuzhou to prepare." Chen Deng said to
Cao Cao said.
"Yuanlong will go." Cao Cao nodded and personally sent Chen Deng to the door.
On the other side, in the post house, after Chu Nan returned to the post house, he asked Wei Yue to send people out of the city to inform Zhang Liao about the success of Xuzhou Mu and let him prepare to set off. He would wait here for the imperial court to seal the ribbon and official uniform.
Send it.
This time, not only did he help Lu Bu get the position of Xuzhou Mu, but he also got the position of Xiapi Prefect for nothing. This trip can be said to be very successful.
"My lord, should I change my name to the envoy in the future?" After Wei Yue arranged for someone to report the message, he came back and looked at Chu Nan and said with a smile. "The envoy of Chu"
Chu Nan tasted it, nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad, I like it."
Who would have thought that the current Xiapi Governor was an insignificant traveling businessman two months ago
Unfortunately, even if you become a prefect, how to govern this county is a problem.
After all, Chu Nan had not officially taken office before, not to mention the prefect, nor the county magistrate. Moreover, people are needed to govern a county. Lu Bu had no useful civil servants under him, let alone Chu Nan himself.
It's not like there's no one around, Xue Nian and the others can also use it.
Now that the salt farm has been established, there are so many people willing to help Lu Bu run the salt farm. Those who were the first to help should be promoted if given the chance.
However, the county magistrate didn't take it for granted, so he made himself the prefect, which was really counterproductive. It would be better to ask Chen Gong for advice first, since he would pass by Chen Gong on his way back anyway.
The mantis who was writing on the desk turned around and hissed twice at Chu Nan, but today Wei Yue had finished what he had asked him to write and wanted to go out and play.
"Go, don't make trouble." Chu Nan waved his hand. Now the demon mantis's intelligence has been awakened, and it has begun to gradually show some characteristics of animal cubs, such as being playful.
"Hiss~" the demon mantis screamed happily, dropped the brush, turned into a sumo and flew out with its wings.
"Sir, when will I leave to go back?" Wei Yue asked.
"As soon as the official seal and official uniform are delivered to me, we will set off immediately." Chu Nan said, this trip plan has been successfully completed. After returning to Xuzhou, it is time to accumulate luck and strengthen myself, among other things.
, first of all, you must have a body that is indestructible and not afraid of water or fire!