Chapter 829: Under the counterattack of the traitor
"Return to my lord! Master Xu and Master Sima have been informed!" Man Chong immediately replied. Xun Yu and he had already made two preparations just now. If Cao Cao did not wake up, they would discuss it with Xu Shu and Sima Yi.
, how to deal with this matter, so Xun Yu asked Man Chong to inform Xu Shu and Sima Yi early.
"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded, and then said: "This is not a place for discussion. After I change my clothes, we will go to the conference hall to wait for Yuan Zhi, Zhongda and others to come, and then we will discuss the results."
The wing itself was not big. Cao Cao and these maids, plus Xun Yu and Man Chong, already seemed to have a lot of people. If Xu Shu and Sima Yi were added, it would be a bit too crowded, so Cao Cao decided to come together.
It would be more appropriate to go to the meeting hall.
Xun Yu and Man Chong naturally did not dare to deny what Cao Cao had decided. Although they were a little worried about Cao Cao's health, looking at Cao Cao's behavior, there should be no problem. The two of them immediately bowed to Cao Cao and retreated backwards.
Waiting for Cao Cao to change clothes. After a while, Cao Cao, who had changed into court clothes, rushed to the meeting hall with Xun Yu and Man Chong with the support of his maid. At this time, Xu Shu and Sima Yi also arrived.
After the two people saluted Cao Cao, they took their seats. The results of the Youzhou war had been explained clearly to the people sent by Man Chong to find them, so the faces of Xu Shu and Sima Yi did not look good. When Cao Cao saw everyone, they were all
After sitting down, he said directly: "Everyone, now that the Youzhou plan has failed, I believe that before long, Western Qin will use this as an excuse to launch a massive attack on us! Do you have any good plans?"
Xu Shu and Sima Yi glanced at each other. In fact, they had guessed the ending of the battle in Youzhou since the news of Cao Hong's death in the battle a few days ago. If Cao Cao hadn't suddenly become ill, they would have suggested to Cao Cao to withdraw their troops.
Yes! However, these two days, the two of them did not do anything. Instead, they often got together to discuss what to do next. So when Cao Cao asked, Xu Shu immediately replied: "My lord! Subordinates
There is a plan!"
Among Cao Wei's counselors, although Sima Yi and Xu Shu were equally resourceful, Cao Cao obviously trusted Xu Shu more. So after Xu Shu said these words, Cao Cao's eyes lit up immediately, and his sickly complexion also improved a lot, and he said
: "Oh? Yuan Zhi has a good plan? Great! Come quickly!"
"Ah, this plan was jointly thought up by my subordinates and Zhongda. It is not the fault of my subordinates alone!" Seeing Cao Cao praising him, Sima Yi's face changed a little. Xu Shu quickly explained, Sima Yi's expression
It looked better now. Then, Xu Shu continued: "I wonder if my lord still remembers the assassination of Luo Yang's second son?"
"Well, you are talking about the incident where Luo Zheng was assassinated by Sun Quan's sister in Nanton?" Of course Cao Cao would not forget this incident. It can be said that this incident was the cause of the recent series of wars! If not
In this matter, Luo Yang still couldn't find an excuse to use troops against Sun Wu!
Xu Shu nodded and continued: "After Luo Zheng was assassinated, he stayed in Nanton to recuperate and has not left yet. According to the spy's secret report, those who followed Luo Zheng to Nanton except Nanton City Guard Guo
In addition to Yi's son, there are three other people! Among them is a man and a woman, who are similar in age to Luo Zheng, and both Guo Yi, the defender of Nanton City, and Zhang Hu, the garrison general of Nanton, respect these men and women very much.
They are usually placed in the backyard of the city guard's mansion! But after Luo Zheng was assassinated, they did not leave, but continued to stay in Nanton!"
"Oh?" Cao Cao couldn't help but frowned. Although he didn't know why Xu Shu suddenly mentioned the man and the woman, but remembering that Xu Shu never made mistakes, Cao Cao also became curious about the identity of the man and the woman. After thinking for a moment, Asked: "Could this man and woman be Luo Yang's eldest son Luo Gan and eldest daughter Luo Yue?"
"I don't think so!" Xu Shu immediately shook his head and denied Cao Cao's guess, saying: "Not to mention that Luo Gan and Luo Yue are more than ten years older than Luo Zheng, which does not match the age of the man and woman. But they knew that Luo Yue was the wife of Nanton City Guard Guo Yi, and Luo Gan and Luo Yue were close to Nanton Guard Zhang Hu. If the man and woman were Luo Gan and Luo Yue, Guo Yi and Zhang Hu It will definitely not be such an overly respectful attitude! So this man and woman will definitely not be Luo Gan and Luo Yue!"
"Uh!" Although Xu Shu's words were a bit long-winded, they explained the reason very clearly. Cao Cao also wanted to understand the reason and lowered his head to think. However, after hearing Xu Shu's words, Xun Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. Looking at Xu Shu with a face full of astonishment, he asked: "Yuan Zhi! What do you mean, do you mean that the man and the woman could actually be..." At this point, Xun Yu couldn't go on talking anymore. It seemed that the man and the woman The identity of a woman is very remarkable.
"Yes!" Xu Shu nodded and said, "I have long heard that the emperor and the thirteenth princess had a close relationship with Luo Zheng when they were young. After the death of the late emperor, Luo Yang supported the emperor to ascend the throne for this reason! If I hadn't guessed If I'm wrong, those who followed Luo Zheng to Nanton City will definitely be the emperor and the thirteenth princess!"
"Huh!" As soon as Xu Shu finished speaking, Xun Yu and Man Chong suddenly stood up. Even Cao Cao, who was seriously ill, couldn't help but lift up, but his body didn't allow him to do so. Soon He sat down again. But even so, the look of surprise on Cao Cao's face did not change, and he asked with disbelief: "Yuan Zhi! Is this true? Is the Emperor really in Nanton City today?" "
Cao Cao was not an idiot. He immediately guessed what Xu Shu meant. Why Luo Yang has developed so fast over the years? Isn't it because he holds the emperor's big card in his hand? The princes of Guandong are all covetous of this sharp weapon in Luo Yang's hand. Quite! Sun Ce once had the idea to wrest the emperor from Luo Yang's hands, but unfortunately he failed! Even Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to sneak attack Chang'an, but in the end he was defeated and suffered a huge loss. He killed Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Lan!
But even so, it did not make Cao Cao give up. Over the years, Cao Cao has been plotting all the time. However, the emperor has been staying in Chang'an City and is guarded by many soldiers. Cao Cao has no way to snatch the emperor over. But now Xu Shu told him, The goal that Cao Cao has wanted all these years is Nandun City on the border of Yanzhou. How can this make Cao Cao not excited?
The person who was more excited than Cao Cao was Xun Yu. As a staunch supporter of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu valued the emperor's prestige more than Cao Cao. It can be said that Xun Yu dreamed of helping Cao Cao win over the emperor. So after listening to Xu Shu Xun Yu lost his composure. He took a step forward, walked to Xu Shu's side, grabbed Xu Shu's arm and asked, "Yuan Zhi! Is it true? Is the emperor really in Nanton?"
"Not bad!" Xu Shu nodded again and gestured to Sima Yi. He was the one who said it just now. It will be Sima Yi's turn to do the next thing. There are so many counselors in the Western Qin Dynasty. If he and Sima Yi both
If people cannot cooperate sincerely, then Cao Wei, who is already at a disadvantage, will definitely not be the opponent of Western Qin!
Sima Yi also understood Xu Shu's good intentions, and even said to Cao Cao: "Lord! My subordinates and Mr. Xu believe that if the lord sends troops to Nanton at this time to welcome the emperor and the princess back to Yanzhou, the situation in the world can be completely reversed! More
What's more, there are Luo Yang's sons and sons-in-law in Nandun. If they can be captured and used as hostages, Western Qin will never dare to launch troops against Cao Wei!"
Sima Yi's words naturally made Cao Cao very excited, but Cao Cao was not dazzled by the prospects described by Sima Yi. He soon asked: "What Zhongda said is a good strategy, but whether this strategy can succeed, Zhongda
How certain are you?"
Hearing Cao Cao's question, Sima Yi was still a little unhappy. Although Cao Cao had recognized his resourcefulness, in Cao Cao's heart, it was obvious that Sima Yi's status was not as good as that of Xu Shu, or even inferior to Xun Yu's uncle and nephew! In fact, it is no wonder that Cao Cao did not trust him.
Sima Yi, the first strategy Sima Yi proposed to Cao Cao was to have Xiahou Dun sneak attack Chang'an, but it ended up costing the lives of Xiahou Dun and his son! Cao Cao was right to have doubts about Sima Yi's strategy this time!
When Xu Shu saw it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. Cao Cao was suspicious. Xu Shu had known this for a long time. If he hadn't contributed a strategy to Cao Cao to defeat Gongsun Zan, I'm afraid he would have received the same treatment as Sima Yi now.
! Moreover, Xu Shu also strongly agreed with Sima Yi's plan to sneak attack Chang'an. The reason why it failed later was not Sima Yi's fault. It can only be said to be God's will. Xu Shu also fully agreed with Sima Yi's talents. In order to avoid Cao Cao
The suspicion caused some knots in Sima Yi's heart, and Xu Shu quickly said to Cao Cao: "My lord! The strategy Zhongda mentioned was the result of discussions with his subordinates. The subordinates thought that they should be eighty percent sure!
"
At first glance, it seemed that Xu Shu was taking the credit from Sima Yi, but Sima Yi knew that Xu Shu was helping him, and he nodded to Xu Shu to express his gratitude. After listening to Xu Shu's words, Cao Cao also lowered his head and thought about it.
, With Xu Shu's suggestion, Cao Cao felt a lot more at ease, and then he nodded vigorously, with a glimmer of light in his eyes, and shouted: "Okay! Eight percent confidence is enough! I don't believe it anymore!"
God has always been by his side, Luo Yang! I have won for him so many times, but this time I want to win them all at once! Come here! Pass me Cao Ren! Ma Chao! Li Dian! Come to the government to discuss matters quickly!"