Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 522 The cold wind is like a knife

It was already dark, and Cao Cao was sitting in the study, looking at the falling night, as if lost in thought.

At this time, Xu Chu came in to report.

"Prime Minister, Lu Ziyu asks to see..."

Cao Cao suddenly cheered up a lot.

"pass!"

He strode back to the chair, and his original dignity turned into strands of kindness...the kindness of an old father when he saw his son.

And Lu Yu held a map in both hands, and walked in solemnly.

"Prime Minister."

"Sit down and talk!"

...

For a plan, Lu Yu and Cao Cao sat on their knees.

Compared to sitting upright with the buttocks on the ankles, the upper body straight, and the hands on the knees, the two of them sitting on the floor look very relaxed.

"A lot of things have happened recently, and I thought, let's talk about it in detail."

Cao Cao had a premonition that Yu'er had figured out his thoughts, and came tonight...to sort out for him, this is not a complicated "chaos".

Lu Yu opened his mouth while unfolding the map in his hand. "Before we get down to business, I have to plead guilty to Prime Minister Cao..."

"It's about Mu'er?" Cao Cao asked back...

Lu Yu nodded.

"Haha." Cao Cao laughed heartily. How could he not know what Mu'er was thinking?

This girl kept running to Cai Yan's place when she was a child, and now she is buried in the forge, so Cao Cao was worried about her unwavering affection for Yu'er.

it's good now…

Zhuge Kongming, no...it should be Zhuge Jun.

Last night, since Mu'er left and returned, the big matter buried in Cao Cao's heart was completely settled.

As for Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun... just a name, it doesn't matter to Cao Cao!
The important thing is that this apprentice, Yu'er, is a talent!Mu'er marrying him is not considered a humiliation!

Is it too late for Cao Cao to be happy?
"What crime is not guilty! You help Mu'er choose a good son-in-law. I am too happy to be a father. How can I blame you!"

"It's just that, after all, you are the master of that kid Zhuge Jun, so you have to come for this betrothal gift."

This…

Lu Yu originally thought that Lao Cao would be angry about this, but Cao Cao's attitude surprised him.

"The prime minister really doesn't blame me?"

He asked a question.

"Let's talk about something else!" Cao Cao didn't want to talk too much about this matter, so he changed the subject directly.

At this time, the map on the table case has been unfolded.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand in the direction of Yinghe River.

"Jiangdong Sun's family sent an 'elephant', Ziyu, tell me, is this a demonstration?"

"No!"

Faced with Cao Cao's question, Lu Yu immediately shook his head.

Speaking of elephants, we have to mention the climate of the Han Empire and the migration of elephants.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, the climate was generally warm, and bamboo could be distributed to the northernmost grasslands. Lychees were also planted on a large scale in Chang'an City, and rhinos and elephants lived in Hanzhong...there were quite a few of them.

It can be said that the Guanzhong Basin at that time was similar to Sichuan in later generations...

The Mu Us Desert of later generations was still a temperate grassland at that time.

However, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age and the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the climate became colder and weirder...

As a result, large areas of the northern grasslands have been degraded into deserts, and the so-called elephants and rhinos can only migrate to the south for long distances. Therefore, in the Central Plains and northern borders, in Cao Cao's view, elephants are a "huge" rarity!

"The so-called 'drunkards don't want to drink'. Jiangdong sent elephants out of goodwill. Since ancient times, people have been willing to collect rare birds and animals. For a dynasty, rare birds and animals can bring auspiciousness. Perhaps the prime minister can understand Why, this is a congratulatory gift from the Jiangdong Sun family to celebrate the prime minister's victory at Guandu!"

Lu Yu talked eloquently...

Cao Cao's eyeballs rolled. "It's that simple?"

Cao Cao is a little unbelievable...

Lu Yu smiled slightly. "Perhaps, there is also a deeper level, that is, the death of Sun Ce. As the successors, Sun Quan and Sun Yi, both want to win the support of the court! And the court is in the hands of the prime minister... This has a lot of meaning. Perhaps, by this Elephant, the clans in Jiangdong also want to test the prime minister's intentions."

Lu Yu's words are also guesswork...

But it is very possible.

Originally speaking, with Sun Ce's death, the situation in Jiangdong suddenly became much more complicated. Regarding the four major families in Wujun and the four major families in Kuaiji, they don't really care who is the leader!
What they care about is the interests of their own family, that is, as long as they don't fight against Cao Cao and get angry, they can support it.

Sending an elephant is just a performance...

On a deeper level, the messenger who sent the elephant will inevitably bring the attitudes of the four major families in Wu County and the four major families in Kuaiji.

And Sun Quan supported by Zhou Yu, and Sun Yi supported by the Lu family, who will become the master of Jiangdong?The court's vote, or... Cao Cao's vote is precious!
"You mean, the Sun family wants the court's support?"

Cao Cao spoke again.

"That's right." Lu Yu nodded. "Because of the 'Three Mutual Laws' and 'Abolishing History and Establishing Animal Husbandry', local people cannot be state herdsmen in the local area, so the Sun family cannot be state shepherds in Jiangdong. It is for this reason that their domination of Jiangdong is unfair, so ...Sun Ce was extremely unconfident, and he had constant conflicts with the various families in Jiangdong, and was finally assassinated!"

"And next, what the Sun family has to solve is the so-called 'unrighteous name, discord' problem. Therefore, they need the support of the imperial court. If the imperial court does not support it, the major clans in Jiangdong will still treat the Sun family as a traitor." Thieves look, the Sun family can't stabilize the situation in Jiangdong!"

call…

Hearing this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Lu Yu's analysis was in place, which reminded Cao Cao of Gongsun Zan.

In the past...Gongsun Zan was a strong soldier in Youzhou, but what happened?It is also because of the "Three Mutual Laws" and "abolishing history and establishing animal husbandry", Gongsun Zan, who was born in western Liaoning, could not be the overlord of Youzhou.

He forced it, which violated the agreement of the world, and was jointly resisted by the major clans in Youzhou. Liu Yu was the leader of these clans. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu because of his lack of self-confidence, which caused...the clans in Youzhou defected to support Yuan Shao , Helped Yuan Shao pacify the northern border.

Many people only saw the battle of Jieqiao and Wangjing between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, but the deep-seated reasons behind it are still the "Three Mutual Laws" and "Abolishing History and Establishing Animal Husbandry"!
It is the support of the aristocratic family!

Gongsun Zan is like this, so is Sun Ce...

It's a pity that the Jiangdong Sun family now sees this clearly, of course, perhaps because of the reminder from Yu'er's mother clan, the Lu family.

Then...

"Naturally, the imperial court supports Sun Yi, so make an exception and give Sun Yi the official title of Yangzhou Mu!"

Cao Cao opened his mouth.

Ai Wu and Wu... Since they are supported by Yuer's mother clan, Cao Cao naturally did not hesitate to reward them.

Never thought.

"Not good." Lu Yu shook his hand directly. "If the prime minister does this, it is tantamount to abolishing the 'Three Mutual Laws', which subverts the world's perception. The imperial court cannot set this precedent! But..."

"But what?"

"The prime minister didn't need to be the prefect of the state, but simply named Sun Yi as a general seeking captives, and also as the prefect of Kuaiji. Sun's family is Fuchun County, Wujun County. Being the prefect of Kuaiji is not a violation of the 'Three Mutual Laws', and then named Lu Xun as the prefect of Yuzhang County. , the same is true, even...the four major families of Wu County can be conferred official titles, let them be the prefects of other counties, so as to win people's hearts, but Zhou Yu and Sun Quan are the only ones that are not conferred!"

Lu Yu's tone gradually became serious...

This…

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed even tighter, he is a smart man.

From Lu Yu's words, he immediately understood the deep meaning.

Sealing Sun Yi and the four major families of Wu County, this allowed Sun Yi, who was supported by the Lu family, to achieve a deep bond with the major families, and their opponent was the Huai Si general, mainly Zhou Yu!
Speaking of Huaisi generals, there are three main parts, one is Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and other Sun Jian's old troops, and the other is those who followed Sun Ce to pacify the six counties in Jiangdong, such as Zhou Yu and others!

The third is a series of counselors around Sun Quan, such as Lu Su...

You must know that the major events of Soochow in the early days were all dominated by these Huaisi Groups...

But their appearance greatly threatened the interests of Jiangdong's original clan.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sun Ce is the victim!
According to Lu Yu, Sun Quan represented the Huaisi Group, while Sun Yi represented the major clans in Jiangdong... Analyzing it this way, the imperial court should indeed support the major clans!
And when this appointment is passed on to Jiangdong, Huaisi civil and military forces and local tyrants are bound to be in the same boat... plus the Lu family's disturbance, Jiangdong's waters will easily be muddied. This is what Cao Cao likes to hear!
"Haha..." Thinking of this, Cao Cao laughed out loud. "Ziyu, your plan is very insidious!"

"Don't dare!" Lu Yu waved his hand. "Just follow the trend!"

"Besides, Prime Minister Cao's top priority now is the Northern Expedition. There must be no disturbances in the south, and the more chaos the Jiangdong has, the better. The more chaos, the more we can benefit from it!"

"Ha ha…"

Cao Cao laughed again, and his hand moved from the "elephant" in Yingshui to the northern border, to Yecheng and Nanpicheng.

"Ziyu, I've read the letterhead you sent earlier in the morning, is it the 'slow' picture?"

For the Northern Expedition, Cao Cao was actually full of urgency...

But he also knew that the so-called centipede is dead but not stiff. The Yuan family has been cultivating the northern border for many years, and the forces are deeply intertwined. It does not mean that the Northern Expedition can win it.

But... isn't Yu'er's suggestion of digging ditches and slowing down the plan a bit conservative?

You know, the hearts of the people in the north are now floating, and a large number of Yuan Jun soldiers in the Cao camp are ready to go, sharpening their swords, and their morale is at its peak.

Shouldn't they take down Yecheng in one go and take down the Yuan family in the north?
certainly…

Cao Cao didn't say what was in his heart, he just stared at Lu Yu, wanting to hear the unique insights of the eldest son.

"Prime Minister, don't forget, when Lu Bu and Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou, what was the final result?"

"You mean, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shangzhong will emulate Liu Bei? Switch to me?"

Cao Cao's eyes opened.

Yu'er's prediction is too bold...

You know, he, Cao Cao, is the enemy of the Yuan family. How could anyone vote for Cao Cao, the two children of Yuan Shao?This is outrageous.

The outrageous degree is tantamount to admitting a thief as a father!
certainly…

Cao Cao couldn't believe it, but for Lu Yu, it was a certainty.

The highest level of misfortune to Xiao Qiang is not that brothers turn against each other, but after brothers turn against each other, they ask the enemy for help... This kind of thing, the son of the Yuan family can really do it.

It is said that there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and when people are in despair, what can't they do?

at this time…

"Tap..."

The sound of heavy footsteps came out, and Xu Chu quickly broke into the study. "Prime Minister, Xun Lingjun asks to see you?"

"It's so late? Why is Xun Lingjun here?" Cao Cao asked subconsciously.

Xu Chu said truthfully: "Not only Xun Lingjun, but also a Yingchuan scholar named Xinpi..."

Huo…

As soon as the name Xinpi came out, Cao Cao's whole body suddenly jumped up, and he felt as if his heart had been touched.

Simpi...Cao Cao is very familiar with him, the former counselor under Yuan Shao's command!
It is true that he is a scholar from Yingchuan, but he also has another identity, that is, the counselor of Yuan Tan's subordinates. He...why did he come here?

Before he could figure this out, Cao Cao was suddenly surprised by another incident, and subconsciously looked back at Lu Yu.

Yu'er just said that Yuan Tan... defected to the enemy?
This...Xinpi, Yuer, is this prediction correct?

On the other hand, Lu Yu also faced Cao Cao, but spread his hands.

Nothing to be proud of, just to be expected...

"Prime Minister, Xin Pi is a person who understands current affairs. Yuan Tan's 'surrender' seems to be taking advantage of the Prime Minister, but...Xin Pi's loyalty to the Prime Minister is absolutely true! The Prime Minister can rest assured to have a heart-to-heart talk with him!"

Uh…

Cao Cao paused, he was still shrouded in the emotion of surprise, but... soon, he got out of this emotion.

Because Cao Cao remembered another point.

Yu'er mentioned before that he had someone in the Yuan camp...

That's right, Guo Tu, Yuan Tan's core adviser...he is Yu'er's "biggest masterpiece" buried in Yuan Ying. With him around, it's not surprising that Yu'er can gain insight into Yuan Tan's every move.

"Ha ha!"

Immediately, Cao Cao laughed out loud.

"Okay, Ziyu, I suddenly understand why you want to 'slowly' map Yecheng, ha, ha ha ha!"

For Yuan Shi, this is brotherly killing each other, causing Xiao Qiang to suffer...

But for Cao Cao, this is boiled frogs in warm water!
"Let Xun Lingjun and Mr. Xin wait for me in the main hall!"

Cao Cao gave an order and got up immediately...

Lu Yu also stood up and helped Cao Cao tidy up his clothes. This was done by the way...

But in Cao Cao's view, the mood is warm.

This is the first time for the son to sort out the clothes for his old father. I am so relieved, Lao Huai is so relieved!

"Hahaha…"

Accompanied by sad laughter, Cao Cao walked out of this study room!

And Lu Yu walked to the window, looking at the moonlight... his eyes looked to the south.

At this moment, what he was thinking about was still the "good apprentice" Zhuge Jun, and he didn't know if this fake Kongming could visit the thatched cottage and invite the real Kongming over!
besides…

Lu Yu is also concerned about the situation at Hukou Pass in Bingzhou?After Hukouguan surrendered... Lu Bu and Yang Xiu returned after a long time without sending a letter.

I don't know what they are doing!
...

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Feilong Mountain, a restaurant at the foot of the mountain.

Because of the Yuan brothers' misfortune to Xiaoqiang and Liyang's defeat, many cities and counties in Jizhou have surrendered to Cao Cao, and Changshan County is one of them.

And this time...

Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan, Qu Yi, Zhang Yan, and Dian Wei had already arrived at Feilong Mountain, and the wine shop at the foot of the mountain seemed to have run away without a trace because they heard something.

This place at this time... has been surrounded by a group of soldiers.

"You...why did you bring me here?"

Yan Liang was also brought here...

His hands were tied behind his back, and two soldiers escorted him to a wine shop.

"General Yan's family is considered a wealthy family in Jizhou!" At this moment, Lu Bu and Yang Xiu were sitting in the wine shop, Yang Xiu squinted his eyes and spoke first. "If it weren't for that, my young master would never spare your life!"

What Yang Xiu said was the truth...

Why was Wen Chou killed so happily?

Why did Yan Liang spare his life?
In the final analysis, it is still whether you have a background.

The Yan family is a big family in Jizhou, if they really want to kill Yan Liang, this will not be conducive to Cao Cao's attack on Jizhou...

What's more, in the current situation, Yan Liang can't solve any problems by himself.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Yan Liang frowned and looked at Yang Xiu...

"This is Feilong Mountain. Your sister is on the mountain. Of course, your brother-in-law Tong Yuan is also on the mountain."

Yang Xiu clicked his mouth. "Actually, Mr. Lu never thought of killing you, but your brother-in-law made a big mistake in order to save you. Regardless of the reason, he killed dozens of brothers from Yanmenguan! This is a blood debt!"

"However, there is a grievance and a debtor. You don't have to pay back this life, General Yan! But, the grievances between us and your brother-in-law Tong Yuan should be resolved!"

Speaking of this, Yang Xiu turned his eyes to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu didn't show any emotion, just narrowed his eyes slightly...

It is true that he brought a lot of people to surround Feilong Mountain, but he didn't intend to let so many people rush up, or shoot ten thousand arrows to kill Tong Yuan!

New and old grudges, he, Lu Bu, will settle it himself!
"Let him go up the mountain!"

Lu Bu's voice came out...

Several soldiers untied the ropes that bound Yan Liang.

Lu Bu's voice came out again.

"Tell Tong Yuan that old dog, I'll wait for him right here!"

"I won't implicate innocent people like him. As long as he comes, I can at least ensure that his family is safe!"

The cold words came out.

And Fang Tian's painted halberd by Lu Bu's side is flashing with brilliant light!
There was a chill in Yan Liang's heart, but he still couldn't help asking one more question.

"Who are you? I can also bring your name to my brother-in-law!"

"Hmph!" Lu Bu snorted coldly. "Just say that Li Yan's disciples have come to seek his life!"

The former "No. [-] Halberd in the World" Li Yan...

This is Lu Bu's master, and similarly, Li Yan is also Tong Yuan's senior brother, they all worship under Yu Zhenzi's school, Li Yan learns halberd, Tong Yuan learns spear!

Li Yan taught apprentices like Lu Bu, and Tong Yuan taught apprentices like Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Ren...

The martial arts of these people are all passed down in one line!
recently…

Lv Bu paid a special visit to the second wife in Bingzhou, Li Yan's wife, Yan Yu, the second lady of the Yan family!
From her mouth, Lu Bu learned more about the grievances between his master and Tong Yuan...

This time, he, Lu Bu, came here to challenge Tong Yuan with his halberd, both for justice and for personal hatred!
Thinking of this...

Lu Bu's eyes became more and more cold, and finally waited for this day!

...

On Feilong Mountain!

There is no wind, it is very quiet, the cold wind is like a knife, and the knife makes people old!
"Are you coming!"

The silver gun flashed, Tong Yuan raised the gun, his eyes narrowed, and he walked down the stone steps step by step.

"Spearman" and "No. [-] Halberd in the World", this is an inevitable duel in fate!
"finally come!"

The corners of his mouth opened slightly, and Tong Yuan's expression fluctuated slightly.

"I have lived in seclusion for many years. Anyone who wants to kill must die. Senior brother Li Yan's disciple? Hmph, what can you do to me?"

eccentric…

The inherent eccentric and stubborn character of the hermit.

At this moment, it was undoubtedly revealed on Tong Yuan's body!

He has been surly all his life, and has never been imprisoned by worldly etiquette, and no one has ever stopped him except senior brother Li Yan.

it is good!
Simply, fight to the final chapter!

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(End of this chapter)