Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 257

Jia Xu covered her abdomen with her right hand, raised her left hand and reported with difficulty: "It may be because I ate my stomach just now, and now my stomach pain is unbearable and I want to express my gratitude."

"Wen He wants to go to the bathroom, why don't you go quickly?" Cao Cao was determined. Jia Xu is much more stable than Guo Jia. He usually lives in seclusion, so he shouldn't suffer from serious diseases.

"Then I'll go back as soon as I go, and it suddenly happened for some reason." Jia Xu covered her belly with one hand and her buttocks with the other, and walked out quickly with her legs between her legs, her movements were so vivid.

Xun Yu glanced at Jia Xu suspiciously, thinking that you are not Shidun, right?

There were many officials who accompanied Cao Cao to watch his execution yesterday. The generals were used to seeing life and death and didn't feel much. Among the civil servants, Mo Chengyu and Jia Xu had the best psychological quality. Jia Xu also had a good time at the banquet at night.

"Gongda, you once suggested to be weak first and then strong. Now that the main forces of the Kansai tribes have collapsed, should we put down Xiliang in one go, or attack Liu Bei or Sun Quan?" Cao Cao asked Xun You again.

As the strongest strategist in the Cao camp, Xun You often used tricks to help Cao Cao win on the battlefield, but his macroscopic view was not as comprehensive as Jia Xu's.

Because he did not participate in the Battle of the Weishui River, Xun You could only answer cautiously based on experience: "The situation in Xiliang is similar to that in Liaodong in the past. Ma Chao and Han Sui have deep roots there. Therefore, I suggest that all evil should be eradicated, completely wiped out, and never cause future troubles."

"The prime minister beheaded the three clans of Ma Teng yesterday, and ordered Xu Chang to arrest and kill Han Sui's descendants. Their monstrous hatred can no longer be resolved. I also suggest sending troops to Yongliang," Xun Yu added.

Although there are reasons to kill Ma Han, Xun Yu thinks that Cao Cao did it too early.

Cao Cao hesitated after hearing this, and then asked Cheng Yu next to him, "Does Zhong De have a good opinion?"

At that time, fighting in Xinye and Hefei, Cheng Yu frightened Sun Quan with only 3000 people, so he felt that Jiangdong was the real persimmon.

"I think Gongda is too cautious. Although the situation in Xiliang is similar to that of Liaodong in the past, the actual situation is quite different. How can Han Sui and Ma Chao have more influence than Yuan Shao? Now that General Xiahou is guarding the pass, the prime minister should be free to deal with it." Sun Liu" analyzed by Cheng Yu.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, motioning for Cheng Yu to continue talking.

Cheng Yu looked at Xun You and continued, "After the Chibi War, the prime minister built warships and trained sailors on the Huai River. Now that the warships and sailors are all ready, why don't we go out to Shouchun to flatten Jiangdong?"

The two sides had different opinions, Cao Cao couldn't make up his mind for a while, just as Jia Xu walked in from outside the house, he smiled and cupped his hands to apologize to everyone.

"Wenhe come quickly." Cao Cao waved his hand in greeting.

Jia Xu asked calmly, "Does the prime minister make a plan?"

"Gongda suggested flattening Xiliang, and Zhongde suggested attacking Jiangdong. You wouldn't let Jingzhou be attacked alone?" Cao Cao asked jokingly.

Xun You interjected again and asked, "Wen He came back from the battle against the Wei River with the lord. We are all in the rear. Everyone doesn't know the truth. It's better for you to tell us your opinion."

Jia Xu picked up his beard and said: "The prime minister beat all the tribes in the Kansai to be bereaved dogs. Although Ma Chao has the courage of a man, he is impulsive and lacks wisdom. I think the sincerity in the west is nothing to worry about. As for whether to attack Liu Bei or Sun Quan, the prime minister has to decide."

Cao Cao said in his heart that you old fox, no one in the court is more tactful than you, so he set the tone: "Miao is brave and resourceful, and all the generals in the middle will help each other. I will live up to my expectations, so I will follow Zhongde's words and fight." Send to Huainan."

Xun Yu hurriedly advised: "Sun's family has been in Jiangdong for three generations. Not only are there enough soldiers and food, but also the Yangtze River is naturally dangerous. The prime minister might as well attack Jingzhou from the south of Xiangyang, occupy the Yangtze River and go down the river. Jiangdong will be at your fingertips then."

Cheng Yu argued: "Our warships are all in Huaisi. Without the aid of warships, we can only capture Jiangling. If we want to deal with Guan Yu's Jiangxia navy, can we ask Sun Quan for an excuse?"

"Wen Ruo still prepares money and food for the army."

Cao Cao's underlying meaning is very clear: You said it well, but don't say it again.

Xun Yu blushed with embarrassment, then took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over, "Prime Minister, please take a look."

"Yangtze River News? Where did you get this article?" Cao Cao looked at the big paper with a frown.

Xun Yu: "General Zixiao sent it from Xiangyang, and it was marked on the paper that it was made by Lingling County Books and Newspapers Office."

After Cao Cao browsed quickly, he passed it to Cheng Yu and Jia Xu. He said suspiciously, "What's the point of combining old information from various places? Who is the prefect of Lingling County?"

"The name is Lantian, the name is Ziyu, and he is Liu Bei's confidant," Xun Yu replied.

"Lan Ziyu? I seem to have heard the name somewhere, but I can't remember it." Cao Cao shook his head.

After reading the newspaper, Cheng Yu added: "If Wen wants to say that Liu Bei led troops into Sichuan, Jingzhou is empty right now? It says that the counties in Jingnan had a good harvest last year, and soldiers can be recruited as long as there is food."

"Last year, there was a severe drought in the south, and production everywhere was decreasing. How can there be a good harvest in Jingnan? Besides, there is not much population there, so how much can there be?"

Although Xun Yu is in charge of Cao Cao's logistics, he is mainly the chief dispatcher and does not have a good grasp of the actual situation in various places.

"The art of war is false and true," Cheng Yu continued to remind.

Cao Cao was suspicious by nature. After listening to the analysis of the two, he reached out his hand to stop the topic, "This must be the conspiracy of Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's military adviser, to use these false and true information to confuse Gu. Otherwise, how could such an important thing be obtained by Zixiao?"

"According to the description of the scout who sent the letter, this Yangtze River Daily is issued every two months, and as many as five or six hundred copies are produced for each issue, and the detailed works ahead were purchased with a lot of money," Xun Yu continued.

Cao Cao took the newspaper from Jia Xu again, and saw the date written in small characters on the upper right corner: Jian'an 17th Issue No. [-].

He raised his head and closed his eyes to think for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "Hahaha, can such a small plan be hidden from Gu? I think that Lan Ziyu wants to imitate Xu Zijiang, and an unknown person dares to do the Yuedan review?"

Xu Shao’s cousin, Xu Jing, likes to comment on township figures. He changes the topic every month. People in Runan call it “Yuedan Commentary”. The critics are well-known all over the world, and even the appointment of officials is affected by Yuedan's comments.

Everyone in the world flocked to Yuedan's comments. When Cao Cao was not successful, he was instructed by Sikong Qiaoxuan, and he went to Pingyu to ask Xu Shao for a comment.

But because Xu Shao didn't like Cao Cao, he asked the doorman to tell him that he was not at home, and refused to meet him with this reason.

At that time, Cao Cao also "visited the thatched cottage three times" like Liu Bei. The first two times, Xu Shao made an excuse not to see him.

The last time Cao Cao broke into the door directly, Xu Shao, who was blocked upright, had no choice but to leave a comment: a son who governs the world is a capable minister, and a traitor in troubled times.

With Xu Shao's words, Cao Cao became famous, and was elected as Xiaolian when he was just 20 years old.

Cao Cao held the Yangtze River Newspaper in his hand and flashed memories. Decades have passed in a blink of an eye. If it weren't for the humiliation of Chibi, the world might have been pacified by now.

The so-called courage after knowing shame, Cao Cao's eyes became sharp, and then he said coldly: "I have decided my loneliness, so I will use Zhong De's words to attack Sun Quan first and then Liu Bei."

(End of this chapter)