General Zhonglang of Suinan, governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou——

Cao Cao put forward this sentence.

Cheng Yu took a step forward and said, Prime Minister, I know something about the situation in Jiaozhou.

Cheng Yu began to tell in detail the past and present lives of the Shixie family in Jiaozhou.

In the fourth year of Zhongping, Shi Xie was appointed as the prefect of Jiaozhi. Because the governor of Jiaozhou at that time collected heavy taxes from various places, which caused resistance and was killed, the order of the prefectures and counties was chaotic. From then on, Jiaozhou gradually broke away from the control of the imperial court. Shi Xie is nominally the governor of Jiaozhi who is loyal to the imperial court, but in fact he has become a warlord separatizing the counties in Lingnan!

Most of the relatives of the Shi family hold important positions in Jiaozhou. His first disciple is also the governor of Hepu, his second disciple, and his third disciple Shiwu are also the governor of Nanhai... In these years of disputes in the Central Plains and the competition among heroes, Jiaozhou has become a paradise, with a large number of people from the Central Plains and the North. People from the border moved to Jiaozhou, and Jiaozhou has developed very prosperously in these years, making it a very wealthy place!

As for the Shixie family, because the territory they govern is thousands of miles away, their prestige is supreme. When Shixie comes in and out, he rings bells and chimes, and is equipped with majestic rituals. Incense was burned among the chariots and horses... Even when his concubines went out, they rode in small carriages with curtains, and their children had soldiers riding behind them. They were extremely dignified and distinguished. Not even the King of Nanyue south of Jiaozhou had such a ceremony!

Having said this, Cheng Yu paused and continued to speak.

After the battle between the Prime Minister and Yuan Shao at Guandu, the Prime Minister led his army to the Northern Expedition. In order to strengthen control of Jiaozhou, the Prime Minister also sent new governors of Jiaozhou, but they died or fled, and none of them met a happy end. Liu Biao relied on the nine armies of Jingzhou , with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, began to get involved in Jiaozhou... taking the opportunity to send his own confidants to be the governor of Jiaozhou!

At that time, in order to prevent Liu Biao from becoming too powerful, the Prime Minister reported to the imperial court and granted the scholar a seal and title. The Prime Minister also wrote a letter in his own handwriting, 'Jiaozhou is located in a place isolated from the Central Plains, with rivers and seas to the south, and the imperial court's favor cannot Xuanda, my minister's words were blocked, and I learned that the traitor Liu Biao sent Lai Gong to spy on the southern territory. Now Shi Xie is appointed as the Zhonglang General of Suinan, the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou, and he is also the prefect of Jiaozhi as before!'

This is the origin of the seven governors of Shixie Jiaozhou.

It was also the beginning of the relationship between Cao Cao and Shi Xie.

From then on, Shi Xie would bring tributes to Xudu every year. However, the roads were isolated and the tributes could not be delivered many times. However, Shi Xie never gave up. The prime minister was moved and made Shi Xie the Anyuan General and the knight Long Du. Tinghou! It wasn’t until the fifteenth year of Jian’an, after the Battle of Chibi, that the situation reversed, and the Shixie family was forced to rely on Sun Quan and become a vassal state of Soochow. At this point... the Shixie family no longer paid tribute to the court!

What Cheng Yu is talking about is the past and present life of the entire Jiaozhou and the entire Shixie family...

Cao Cao listened and paced left and right.

In the end, his eyes stayed on Cao Zhi, Zijian, tell me, in your opinion, Lu Xun rebelled against Soochow, took refuge with the Jiaozhou Shixie family, and counterattacked Soochow, how about being alone?

Cao Zhi cupped his hands and said: The child feels that... Jiaozhou should be commended in the name of the court and his father, and an edict should be issued to allow him to continue attacking the belly of Soochow. Now the situation in Hefei is extremely dangerous, Sun Quan cannot divide his troops, and the rebellion of Lu Xun and Jiaozhou is a big blow to Soochow. Take the fire out of the cauldron!”

As soon as he said this, Cao Cao pondered slightly, without nodding or denying, he looked around.

But he saw an imperceptible smile slipping across the corner of Sima Yi's mouth. He subconsciously looked up and met Cao Cao's eyes.

Military Sima? What do you think? Cao Cao directed the conversation to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi pondered for a moment, Between the ministers, Lu Xun and the Lu Jiajun's Northern Expedition were just a bluff to put forward conditions to Soochow.

Conditions? Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi suspiciously.

The four major families in Wu County are Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang, and the four major families in Kuaiji are Yu, Wei, Kong, and Xie. The Lu family ranks third among them. His family has long been entangled in Soochow. Isn't it right? It was as simple as tens of thousands of Lu family troops. Lu Xun wanted to force Soochow to agree not to harm his people, so he went on a northern expedition with the Jiaozhou Shixie family...

As for Xie, the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou, if he had an enterprising spirit, he should have led his troops northward when the heroes were competing for the Central Plains... At that time, he stood still and developed Jiaozhou, turning Jiaozhou into a paradise and hosting thousands of people. The homeless Li Shu may have contributed to the refugees in the world, but it also proves that he, like Liu Biao, is a stubborn leader and has no ambition to expand the territory... so...

Sima Yi said a lot in one breath. Before he could finish everything, Cao Cao spoke first.

You mean that Jiaozhou and Lu Xun's troops will retreat soon!

Sima Yi replied: It depends on when Sun Quan agrees to Lu Xun's conditions...

this…

Cao Cao paced again. He lowered his head and pondered. He didn't think for too long. He knew Sun Quan too well. This kid was not good at fighting, but he still knew his priorities!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao spoke with great certainty, If it were Sun Zhongmou, he would definitely agree!

Having said this, Cao Cao then asked Sima Yi.

What do you think? What should I do?

Send an envoy to Jiaozhou to meet with Xie, the governor of the seven counties in Jiaozhou. While rewarding Xie greatly, he also advised Lu Xun and his troops to go up the waterway, cross the Xiangjiang River, and go directly north to surrender to the prime minister by waterway! In this way, the prime minister will have a military force. Soldiers and horses who are good at water warfare will no longer be afraid of the navy of Jingzhou, Guan Yu, and the navy of Soochow... This is what is called adding wings to a tiger!

Sima Yi talks eloquently...

His words made all the counselors around him think deeply and lower their heads to ponder, but as they pondered and pondered...

They all nodded. Although Sima Yi's words were a bit bold, considering that the troops from Jingzhou and Soochow were now gathering on the battlefield, no one in Lu Xun's fleet could stop them. As long as the supply problem was solved, it was a good idea.

I see--

Cao Cao nodded heavily, turned to the side and looked at the maps of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou hanging high on the side of the main hall.

He stared at Sima Yi with tiger eyes. He knew that Sima Yi was not planning for him, Cao Cao, but doing meritorious service for Zi Huan... He was accumulating energy for Zi Huan and accumulating energy to fight against him, Cao Cao.

If the credit this time is achieved.

Lu Xun and his Lu family army will also become Cao Pi's supporters...

As a meritorious minister, Sima Yi and a group of wealthy clans naturally elected Cao Pi as the heir apparent. By then, Cao Cao's hope of establishing Cao Zhi would be completely destroyed.

Cao Cao has been able to gain a profound insight into Sima Yi's ambition!

Zijian? Do you have anything to say?

My child thinks that Army Sima's idea is better——

Cao Zhi's answer once again deeply disappointed Cao Cao.

——'Sure enough, Zijian is still the same young master who is not good at maneuvering! 』

With this in mind.

Suddenly, Cao Cao felt dizzy. He covered his forehead. Xu Chu on the side quickly stepped forward to support Cao Cao. With Xu Chu's help, Cao Cao stood firm.

Prime Minister...

A group of civil servants asked with concern.

Cao Cao murmured: Sima Zhongda, this is your plan. Go to Jiaozhou and bring back Lu Xun!

I want you to take Lu Xun and take back Gu's Jiangxia——

Anlu City is located within a pavilion.

The hesitant figure of Zhu Ling's son Zhu Shu was cast on the window, his cheeks looking very struggling.

During the day, he and his father Zhu Ling once again proposed to go to Jiming Mountain to burn grain and grass, but Guan Lin's attitude was extremely abnormal. He, who was originally very interested in burning grain, became a little indifferent...

He even told Zhu Ling and Zhu Shu not to mention the matter again.

this…

After all, Zhu Shu was young and vigorous. He and his father took great risks and joined the enemy camp. They came to make meritorious service, not to waste their time!

If the snake cannot be lured out of its hole, wouldn't the plans and arrangements of ambush from all sides and catch a turtle in a urn in Jiming Mountain be aborted?

this…

Zhu Shu paced to the left and reached the end, then paced to the right and reached the end again.

After repeating it several times, even his father Zhu Ling was stunned.

Zhu Ling said calmly: Why are you so restless?

Zhu Shu sighed deeply and explained: Is there... no reason for this? We have surrendered for so long. In order to cooperate with us, General Yu Jin made almost everything very real... The whole incident was completely unreliable. Every flaw, but why? Guan Lin is uncharacteristically not going to attack Jiming Mountain? Could it be that he...he saw that dad was pretending to surrender?

Seeing his son so helpless, Zhu Ling shook his head slightly and said, Slow down, besides, did Guan Lin clearly say that he won't go to Jiming Mountain to burn food?

But he won't let me talk to dad about this again! Zhu Shu spoke like a barrage of words.

Zhu Lingtong paused and pondered for a moment before speaking, Father was also thinking about this issue just now. At first, he couldn't figure out why Guan Lin kept silent about this foolproof plan. Later, Dad figured it out. Let's put ourselves in his shoes. Thinking about it from his point of view, if we attack Jiming Mountain, there will be too few soldiers... It will be difficult to capture, but there will be too many soldiers, and there will be no troops to garrison Anlu City! Haha, if you think about it this way, Guan Lin may be in trouble too...

Then, is that all it takes? Zhu Shu's patience seemed to have been exhausted.

Zhu Ling stroked his beard and said with emotion: Sun Tzu said: Those who are good at defending are hidden under the nine earths, and those who are good at attacking are above the nine heavens, so they can protect themselves and win completely... As for Guan Lin, dad can see The expectation in his eyes, Dad has known countless people in his life, people may cheat, but eyes can't lie, he has never given up the fighting opportunity in Jiming Mountain. Perhaps, he was trying to hide his purpose this morning, no As expected, he has already begun secretly mobilizing troops!

Mobilize troops and horses? Zhu Ling's words suddenly made Zhu Shu more energetic. But where can we mobilize troops and horses from? Is it his brother Guan Ping who is stationed in the other cities in Jiangxia?

No... Zhu Ling waved his hand, his face facing west, looking at the Xiangfan battlefield, Don't forget, after General Xu Huang lost to Guan Yu in the first battle, he waived the war card...

ah…

Zhu Ling's words awakened Zhu Shu, Dad, what you mean is that Guan Lin will let his father Guan Yu attack Jiming Mountain?

Brothers fighting the tiger, father and son soldiers... With the situation on the battlefield in Xiangfan, it is not difficult for Guan Yu to draw more than ten thousand soldiers and horses! Zhu Ling squinted, because when Guan Yu was mentioned, it was inevitable that there was a little fear in his heart, but This fear only existed for a moment, and then it was completely eliminated.

He had a feeling that he had seen through Guan Lin, including all Guan Lin's thoughts and plans, he had seen through them all.

This also made Zhu Ling become more confident, his tone was deep and determined.

Haha, no matter who it is, there will be no return to this Jiming Mountain!

A black-topped boat moved like flying, swaying through the turbulent waves, and undulated on the endless river.

Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua sat on the bow of the boat, looking at the distant and misty green mountains on both sides of the river in the cold winter. Because of the lush trees and thin mist, Jiaozhou here looked even more beautiful, as if they were in a dreamland.

Sima Yi sighed softly: The four seasons are like spring, and the green mountains are like green. No wonder the Jiaozhou Shixie family has never attempted to touch the Central Plains or the north. The people in such a paradise land have already lived a prosperous and peaceful life, so how can they have the ambition to make progress? What? This is probably the reason why Sun Quan sent Lu Xun to attack Jiaozhou and ultimately failed!

Zhang Chunhua said, Sun Quan wanted to use war to exchange for peace, but the people here have already had peace. Lu Xun has soldiers, but in order to protect peace, the people here will definitely use all soldiers as soldiers, and they will not hesitate to sacrifice their lives to protect their stable home!

Sima Yi murmured: People's support is against -

When they arrived at Guangxin City in Cangwu County, Jiaozhou, Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua did not go to see Shi Xie immediately. Instead, they first found an inn with a large bronze mirror.

At Sima Yi's suggestion, Zhang Chunhua was helping him put on the brand new official uniform of Cao Wei's envoy.

Zhang Chunhua asked in a low voice: Do you have to be so solemn? I'm afraid that others won't recognize you as an official of Cao Wei...

Haha... Sima Yi laughed, The Shixie family of Jiaozhou has long been in contact with Prime Minister Cao. Even the official title of Shixie's governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou was conferred by Prime Minister Cao. After the Battle of Chibi, due to geographical reasons, the road leading to Na Na in the north was The road to pay tribute was completely blocked, and Soochow was growing day by day... The Shixie family had no choice but to attach themselves to Soochow, but in recent years... So many things have happened within Soochow, and so many people have died? How about Sun Quan being the leader? , Shi Xie must have a clear account in his mind, so...

Zhang Chunhua followed Sima Yi's words: What Zhongda means...is the Shixie family still eager to be attached to Prime Minister Cao?

This is natural! Sima Yi said firmly. Especially now, after the complete break with Soochow!

Then... Zhang Chunhua blinked, Why can't it be Liu Bei? Now that Jingzhou is connected to Jiaozhou, it is possible to betray Soochow and join Liu Bei, right?

Impossible! Sima Yi's eyes were dark, Guan Yu is a righteous man, and what he looks down upon the most is the duplicitous villain who is courting Qin and Mu Chu. Even if Shi Xie attaches to him, he will definitely be rejected by Guan Yu! In addition, Sun and Liu are allies. Since Jiaozhou betrayed After Soochow, Liu Bei will never accept the surrender of Jiaozhou... This will cause many rifts in the Sun-Liu alliance!

But didn't Zhongda say that the Sun-Liu alliance is full of rifts? Zhang Chunhua asked next.

This is not the other's suspicion! Sima Yi replied quietly, and as he finished his sentence, he changed the topic, Okay, let's not talk about this anymore... I should go and send the greeting card!

Zhang Chunhua suddenly insisted, I want to accompany you!

Sima Yi was startled, How can that happen?

Zhang Chunhua said sternly: You can't recognize me when I put on men's clothes. What's wrong? I'm not here to accompany you on a leisurely tour of the mountains and rivers. No matter whether this Jiaozhou scholar is a wolf, tiger, leopard, or a savage beast, I will always be by your side. !”

Seeing Zhang Chunhua's resolute look, Sima Yi compromised.

You know, his wife is Zhang Chunhua, who was known as Chun Xiao Tai Sui when she was young!

Sima Yi, at least now, is still a man who loves his wife and is afraid of his wife!

No way--

accepted--

Lu Xun's exclamations came from a wing in the Guangxin City Government Office.

Following this voice, Lu Xun's jaw almost dropped in shock.

Also surprised were his son Lu Yan, his wife Sun Ru, Tai Shixiang, Sun Shao... Even Han Xuan was a little surprised.

As for the reason that caused everyone's surprise, it was nothing else but the receipt sent by Sun Quan's envoy.

——Sun Quan agreed to all the requests made by Lu Xun!

The migration of the Lu family in Wu County has already begun.

The money and food compensated by Soochow are also on the way...all the states and counties along the way are extremely convenient.

Lu Xun was even allowed to send people into Soochow at any time to monitor the progress.

But Sun Quan had another one, and the Lu army immediately withdrew from Longchuan City and Luling County.

Han Xuan was the first to recover from the surprise. He sighed with emotion.

I said, we should ask for five hundred thousand gold and five hundred thousand stone grain. If you hadn't insisted, how could we only have three hundred thousand... Hey, we lost two hundred thousand for nothing... How much food is this!

Han Xuan kept shaking his head...

He felt that his heart was bleeding. Changsha County's annual harvest and annual taxes were probably not as much as 200,000 yuan.

All in all, it feels like a loss of 100 million!

Sun Ru sighed with emotion: It seems that, as Mr. Yunqi said, Sun Quan really has no soldiers left in the rear... This time, Boyan is taking advantage of the situation to rob him, or he is asking for a high price. In short, our goal is Achieved.”

How could he be taking advantage of the situation? Lu Xun's eyes suddenly turned cold: That's what Bi Yaner owes us! He deserves it!

Even Sun Quan agreed to these conditions of Lu Xun and put them into action.

However, it was impossible for Lu Xun to forgive him.

The old hatred between the Lu family and Sun Quan will one day need to be completely settled! This is unrelenting hatred!

A brief moment of silence…

Lu Xun opened his mouth and said, What's next?

Although Lu Xun was talking, there were some complicated emotions in his expression, as if there were some words that he was not happy to say.

At this point, he simply stopped hiding it.

Mr. Han, actually I have something to say that I have been wanting to say.

Bo Yan and I have been friends for a long time, but it doesn't hurt to say it.

The farce in Jiangdong is over. Lu Xun mused: The Lu family left their hometown and finally broke away from the control of Soochow and became completely independent. Sun Quan also lost his wife and troops. It seems that there is no winner in this farce, but I thought about it carefully... but I was surprised to find that someone benefited from it! The biggest beneficiary is Mr. Guan Fourth!

It's really hard not to be convinced that he can have such a mind at such a young age...

Lu Xun's words were tantamount to showing loyalty.

The implication:

——I know your Guan Lin’s plan! However, such a meticulous plan involves everyone, and even if people notice it, they cannot change it. This kind of conspiracy design makes people even more convinced!

this…

Han Xuan suddenly felt a little cautious after being seen through.

However, after only a moment, he smiled happily and said: Master Yun Qi values ​​you very much, Lu Boyan!

No! Lu Xun waved his hand directly, I think he wants to bring all the hopes of Soochow's young generation to Jingzhou...

Lu Xun's expression became serious, and his tone began to become more serious.

First there was Zhuge Yuanxun, then I, Lu Xun, and now even Taishi Xiang and Sun Shao are going to Jingzhou... Does Fourth Young Master Guan have more vision than just me, Lu Xun? Of course, when I say this, Mr. Han doesn't have to worry about it. Mr. Yunqi explained that this is a world of great strife, and everything that changes in the world every day is all tricks, open guns and hidden arrows, and the competition is to see who is more successful!

Speaking of this, Lu Xun paused, and his tone became lower, but much thicker.

The people and things he mentioned made him admire him from the bottom of his heart!

But facing Cao Cao, facing the huge territory of Jiuzhou and a half, Master Yunqi can see further!

No matter how indestructible the Sun-Liu alliance is, it is an alliance after all. There has been no alliance in history that has not broken down. Sooner or later, the Sun-Liu alliance will also break up, but once it breaks... neither party is strong enough to face the powerful Cao Cao. Think about it from this perspective... whether it is a conspiracy or a trick, while the alliance exists, accumulate as much strength as possible, and accumulate the energy of the enemy and friendly forces under your own hands. Only in this way... will you have the ability to compete when the alliance is broken. Cao Cao, guard against the capital of your former allies!

Put yourself in the shoes of Fourth Young Master Guan. If I could have understood and understood the situation earlier, I would have done the same, but I wouldn't have done it as well as he did! His The vision, mind, control of people's hearts, and strategic planning gave me a feeling...

——Perhaps, he can really defeat Cao Cao and rebuild the precarious Han Dynasty! Complete this almost impossible task!

And it would be an honor for me, Lu Xun, and Lu Jiajun to be one of them, to be a part of making history——

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