"Zi Yan, what did Yuan Shu say?" After leaving Shouchun and returning to the military camp, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others quickly summoned Chu Nan and looked at Chu Nan and asked.
"We haven't seen our situation clearly yet, so we might as well wait for two more days, but we can't wait in vain." Chu Nan shook his head. The current Yuan Shu is one of those who has no idea, or has been away from the grassroots for too long, forgetting the basics of this military world.
Rules.
"What's Ziyan's plan?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan with a smile. He was curious about what his disciple's plan would be.
"I left the monster ants in the city." Chu Nan looked at the crowd and smiled: "Help them consume food. Since Yuan Shu can't see the situation clearly, I will help him wake up."
Everyone looked towards Chu Nan's shoulder, and sure enough, only the demon mantis was left lying on Chu Nan's shoulder, but the demon ant was nowhere to be seen.
"The strategy is good." Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction.
"Where is Ji Ling?" Lu Bu said with a frown, and just put back the people he captured.
"Don't worry, father-in-law, the next time you see General Ji, he will be one of our own." Chu Nan said with a smile.
"Then our army will camp here now?" Lu Bu asked.
"Well, if the stalemate continues for the time being, Cao Cao may have a similar idea to our army. He wants our army to fight Yuan Shu to death, and he will reap the benefits."
It's a pity that although the idea is good, now that they have taken the advantage, Cao Cao may be disappointed this time.
Lu Bu saw that neither Chu Nan nor Chen Gong had any objections, so he nodded immediately and said: "Then we will go back to the camp, guard the camp, and block Yuan Shu's food route."
"Here!" the generals agreed and retreated.
Chen Gong and Chu Nan walked out of the camp together. Chen Gong asked, "How is Yuan Shu doing at Ziyan Temple?"
"If you don't have enough destiny, you force yourself to be emperor. Not everyone can sit on the throne of the emperor. If you force yourself to sit, you will only harm your own destiny. Yuan Shu may have been a hero in the past, but now I see him as the one in the tomb.
Withered bones, even if you survive this calamity, I'm afraid you won't be able to live for long." Chu Nan said leisurely.
Even if Yuan Shu's original destiny was not as good as that of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, the turbulent heroes who have left their names in history, would never be just that little. Moreover, looking at Yuan Shu's talent, whether he was from a famous family or a hero, he was extremely attractive to talents, like Lu Bu
, Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang all served under Yuan Shu.
But no matter how good his talent was, Yuan Shu himself did not know how to survive and win people's hearts. These top talents eventually left one by one. In other words, Yuan Shu himself thought that he was buying people's hearts, but he gave the other party the feeling that he was giving alms.
Chu Nan has met many top talents, each with his or her own arrogance. If you treat such people with a charity-like attitude, how can you possibly retain them?
Therefore, Yuan Shu has many talents, but the top talents can only be regarded as second-rate among other princes and forces. In this way, if he had not committed suicide and proclaimed himself emperor, with Yuan Shu's power, Cao Cao would not have dared to provoke him easily, and he would have done his best.
The cards are gone.
In the past, Chu Nan always felt that to be able to become a prince, he must be outstanding, but Yuan Shu changed Chu Nan's view. Other princes, including his brother Yuan Shao, who he despised, have been growing stronger since they started their business, even if
People like Gongsun Zan and Zhang Xiu, although they are not very powerful and cannot escape the fate of being annexed in the end, they at least have merit.
But Yuan Shu was different. He started at the peak and then kept going down. Chu Nan had specifically asked Chen Gong before that Yuan Shu's initial power spanned the southeast. From Nanyang to Shouchun, it was Yuan Shu's power. Nanyang,
Jiangdong and most of Yuzhou had a population equal to that of Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan combined at that time.
But with such a hand of heaven, Yuan Shu was forced to achieve this situation. Although his talent is good, he is obviously the kind of person who cannot transform his talent into strength. In this group of heroes, the star will shine brightly. In that era, Yuan Shu was definitely a very strange being.
"After this battle, I would like to collect Yuan Shu's experiences over the years to serve as a warning." Chu Nan looked at it.
Chen Gong heard this and asked: "How to warn?"
"Yuan Shu had the talent to calm troubled times, but he has come step by step to this day. His downfall was not God's will, but was caused by his own character and actions. His disciples feel that Yuan Shu's life is quite legendary. If he can write a book and pass it on to future generations, it can serve as a warning to the world. That’s what it’s for.” Chu Nan Su said.
I can probably memorize a few poems and songs, but it is not the mainstream of this era. As a Confucian monk, there are always some masterpieces. Chu Nan decided to use Yuan Shu as a template to write a warning book to become his own. A masterpiece that will be passed down to future generations.
"You are trying to kill your heart. Even if Yuan Gongli is alive, you will probably make him angry to death!" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan amusedly.
"Teacher, if you harm one person and benefit the world, why don't you do it?" Chu Nan said with a smile: "Disciple has not violated morality, and will never make any lies. Moreover, we will send Yuan Gongli's gift out of Xuzhou in accordance with the agreement. Why? Is there anything wrong?"
"Are you wronged?" Chen Gong asked as he walked.
"He thought, it's a pity that Yuan Gongli can only be so helpless and furious towards us." Chu Nan shook his head, recalled Shouchun's experience, and sighed: "It's just that the disciple is a little angry. He is in a high position and has control over countless things. Life or death, but never care about the life and death of countless people. Such people hold great power and are the greatest threat to the world, because they will not think that they are at fault, and that the faults are all others. If he is a common man, he will There are these rivers and lakes to teach him how to be a man! But the sad thing is that he was born in a famous family and was destined to be in a high position. It is his own fault that he is here today. But the teacher should know what Runan is like now."
Chen Gong nodded. When he became a Confucian scholar, his ambition was to live for the people. Yuan Shu had almost always been on the opposite side of Chen Gong's ambitions throughout his life. Chen Gong still recognized Chu Nan's ideas.
"Have you ever thought about where to start?" Chen Gongxiao asked.
"Water can carry a boat and also overturn it. Yuan Shu's defeat was not caused by external forces, but by himself." Chu Nan naturally thought about it, nodded and smiled.
"Water can carry a boat or capsize it?" Chen Gong's eyes lit up: "This is what Xunzi said, and it is quite appropriate. Now that you have the rules and regulations, go ahead and write it down. One day the book will be completed and I will be your teacher to open your eyes. "
Now that Chen Gong is a great scholar, as the news spreads, and those four famous quotes come out, his reputation has become huge. With his help in publicity, this article will be spread all over the world once it is published. If Yuan Shu was then Living, I wonder how you will feel?
"Yes, Teacher Xie." Chu Nan smiled.
In the next few days, Lu Bu's army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue him, which made Cao Cao, who was ready to take advantage, a little depressed.
Xia Cai, Cao Jun's camp.
"Lü Bu has defeated Yuan Shu's 100,000-strong army, but he didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue him. It seems that that reckless man is also guarding against us!" Cao Cao looked at the counselors and said, "What should we do next?"
"Why don't you send someone to persuade Yuan Shu to surrender?" A counselor bowed and said: "Yuan Shu is at the end of his rope now. Although Shouchun has a strong army, the way back is dead, and the food and grass will soon be exhausted. The Lord is sending If you try to persuade someone to surrender, you will be successful."
"If he really surrenders, what should be done?" Cao Cao asked.
After all, Yuan Shu's identity is different from that of other princes. This is transgression. From the standpoint of the imperial court, Yuan Shu himself must be eliminated. Therefore, Lu Bu can persuade Yuan Shu to surrender, but Cao Cao cannot. Even if he really sends someone to persuade Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will definitely
Wouldn't agree.
"My lord, after all, Yuan Shu is the fourth generation and the third prince. He is certainly guilty of transgressing this time, but if he knows his mistake, can correct it, and sincerely surrenders, he may not be spared his life!" the counselor bowed.
"Oh, spare his life?" Cao Cao lowered his head and looked at the counselor: "Then in the future, if someone of some status commits a serious crime, as long as he sincerely changes his mind, his life can be spared? Do you know what crime Yuan Shu committed?
"
"this……"
"Transgression!" Cao Cao slapped the table and said: "If the crime of transgression can be put aside, let me ask you, what other crimes are unforgivable? Huh? If the Chen family rebels tomorrow, can they be dismissed?
On the one hand? Will the Wang family be given a lighter sentence if they kill the emperor the day after tomorrow? Where will you put the court? Where will you put the great men?"
"Come here!" Cao Cao shouted outside the tent.
"Here!" Xu Chu came in from outside the tent and saluted Cao Cao.
"Drag him out and chop him!" Cao Cao waved his hand.
"My lord, even though I am humble, I just want to share my lord's worries!"
"Drag him out!" Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently.
"Here!" Xu Chu grabbed the counselor by the collar and dragged him out of the tent like a chicken. Everyone in the tent, civil and military, remained silent and allowed him to plead, but no one listened. After a while, Xu Chu came in carrying his head.
Show it to Cao Cao.
"In the future, anyone who pleads for Yuan Shu will be killed without mercy!" Cao Cao glanced at everyone and snorted coldly.
"Here!" All the civil and military officials bowed and agreed.
"My lord, since we can't recruit Yuan Shu, why not issue an edict to Lu Bu, ordering him to attack the city immediately, capture Yuan Shu, and take back the imperial seal?" Cheng Yu said with a smile.
In this way, even if Lu Bu defeated Shouchun, it would be Cao Cao's credit. Lu Bu just obeyed the court's orders. If Lu Bu secretly hid the jade seal in the end, wouldn't there be a reason to attack Lu Bu?
Cao Cao naturally understood the meaning of Cheng Yu's plan, nodded, and then sighed: "What if Lu Bu continues to be in this stalemate?"
"Then we will retreat for thirty miles. Now in Shouchun, three families are fighting, and it is difficult to determine the winner. But if our army takes the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield, it will be two heroes fighting, making Yuan and Lu fight."
"That's not appropriate." Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said, "Zhongde's plan is not bad, but Zhongde seems to have forgotten that our army has the reason to kill Yuan Shu, but Lu Bu does not. If Lu Bu surrenders to Yuan Shu, then
How about that?"
Cao Cao has a court and is bound by righteousness, but Lu Bu does not. He can recruit Lu Bu, whether sincerely or not, but as long as he convinces Yuan Shu, Lu Bu can immediately take over Shouchun. By then, the people facing each other across the river will not be Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, but
Cao Cao and Lu Bu.
And based on Lu Bu's previous behavior of cleaning up Guangling, killing people all over the house and pouring sewage on them, this is obviously not an honest person.
We are not afraid of the opponent being strong, but we are afraid that the opponent has no lower limit.
"Then what should we do according to the principle of filial piety?" Cao Cao said with a smile.
"Keep waiting. I'm afraid Yuan Shu's current food and grass will not be able to support these many soldiers and horses. When his food is exhausted, it will be the time for our army to cross the river!" Guo Jia said calmly.
When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned and nodded: "It's an idea."
In this situation, all clever tricks are of no use. They have to waste time waiting for the opponent to reveal their flaws and have to fight. It is the time for them to cross the river!