Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1277 When connecting horizontally and vertically

Yanzhou.

  Wei Ji, dressed in filial piety, prostrated himself on the ground, weeping about his tragic experience of the Wei family in Hedong, tears streaming down his face, so miserable that people couldn't help but feel sad when they saw it.

  Cao Cao comforted him a bit, and then asked his attendants to help Wei Ke go down. Feeling a little headache, he couldn't help but reached out and rubbed his forehead on one side of his head.

Cao Cao's feelings for Fei Qian are quite complicated. As Fei Qian climbs up step by step, the speed is fast enough to make Cao Cao dumbfounded, especially after Fei Qian got the position of General Zhengxi, Cao Cao's heart is full of emotions. The taste came up and mixed together, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty and everything.

  So, in Cao Cao's mind, he was naturally afraid of General Zhengxi, but after all, there was still some distance from him, so it was too early to be strict. Therefore, although Wei Ji cried miserably, it is not very realistic for Cao Cao to lead his troops to avenge Wei Ji like this. But if you don't do anything, it will inevitably be chilling.

  Fei Qian, the general who conquered the west, made a move in the east of the river. On the contrary, it was difficult for Cao Cao to attack Wei Ke. Although Cao Cao knew in his heart that most of Wei Ke was sent by Yuan Shao to keep him by his side, other ordinary civil servants and military generals might not be so clear. Think about it, he came here to defect to Cao Cao, but his old home was ransacked, and then Cao Cao not only didn't help, but instead made trouble, and cleaned them up. If this spread, who would want to follow Cao Cao in the future?

Cao Cao looked at Wei Yu's back, remained silent for a while, and said to Xun Yu, "Wen Ruo, Bo Yu, what do you think about this matter?" Cao Cao actually wanted to ask Xun Yu to help turn a corner when he asked this Forget it, find a step down, after all, there are still a lot of things in front of me, how could it be possible to mobilize the crowd to find trouble with Zhengxi General Fei Qian for the sake of Wei Jixing.

Xun Yu heard Cao Cao's thoughts, of course he understood Cao Cao's thoughts, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Ming Gong, Yu thinks it's not right, we should focus on the current situation, please think over it again." Get up, do you mean to throw it away again? And under the current situation, Xun Yu really believed that the subsequent strategic layout should not be disrupted because of Wei Ke.

  Cao Cao pretended to be a little unhappy, frowned and said: "Bo Cui has suffered such a catastrophe, and I feel sorry for him. If I don't send troops to help the Hedong Wei family, how can I get Bo Cui's hard work for many years?"

  Guo Jia was sitting on the other side of Cao Cao. Hearing these words, he couldn't help but smile in his heart, but he held back and didn't show his color. Ever since Cao Cao realized that something was wrong with Wei Kai, he quietly marginalized Wei Kai. Basically, the tasks assigned to Wei Kai were all insignificant things, whether they were successful or not, so Cao Cao said Wei Ke's hard work is of course full of irony.

  Xun Yu silently listened to Cao Cao's words, cupped his hands, and said nothing. It's not easy to help take the blame, but in the end, you have to sing, chant and fight with the blame. In this matter, Xun Yu expressed his love for someone.

  Cao Cao knew Xun Yu's attitude when he saw Xun Yu's appearance, so he could not help but sip his teeth secretly, but he couldn't say anything. Originally, what happened to Wei Xie was unexpected, and it was reasonable for Xun Yu to disapprove of disrupting the original plan, not to mention that Xun Yu had already given the ladder before, so it was Cao Cao who couldn't get down by himself, so what could he do?

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Duke Ming, why don't you let someone go to the north in the name of mourning Mr. Cai... You and Zhengxi still have some friendship. If you can protect the old and young women and children of the Wei family, it will be a bit of comfort." Bo coveted the heart."

   "That's it, Dashan!" Cao Cao hurriedly slid down the ladder, and if he didn't think twice, he would be left to dry.

Although Xun Yu didn't give Cao Cao any face when it came to Wei Ke's matter, he was still a minister under Cao Cao after all, so it was fine to express his attitude a little bit, and he bowed his hands as if nothing had happened, and said lightly. Said: "Although Yanzhou is settled at present, there are hidden dangers. If it is not eliminated early, it will be constrained. I hope that Minggong will make a decision soon."

   Lu Bu is gone, and there are still hidden dangers in Yanzhou, so it is naturally obvious what the hidden dangers are.

  Cao Cao hesitated.

  Guo Jia looked at it, and immediately lowered his eyes, watching his nose and mouth, and his mouth and heart. Originally, he would not suggest Xun Yu to do such a hateful thing, but Xun Yu insisted that he had no good solution.

  Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, his cheeks trembled twice, but he didn't say anything. At present, Yanzhou is indeed generally calm, but in fact it is riddled with holes, not as good as before. The locust plague and army disaster have consumed too much background, at least 30% to 40% lower than when Cao Cao first came to Yanzhou!

If there is no war in the future, you can slowly recover and recuperate, but now it is obvious that the east, west, north and south are enemies, and that may not be better than that. The autumn harvest is harvested, and it is spent immediately like running water. Official salaries, army food and salaries, as well as the repair of dilapidated cities, the reorganization of Zhuanghe fields, river construction in various places, construction in various places, relief in Changping, compensation for stolen warehouses and repairs in various places, etc., which one does not need money, that one can Perfunctory?

  The local finances that belong to Cao Cao’s control have reached a very low retention ratio, and everything is just struggling to support it.

At this time in Yanzhou, it is actually similar to the Han Dynasty. It is like a machine that has been running for a hundred or two hundred years. The parts are almost worn out, and there are air leaks and creaks everywhere. dry up. Cao Cao now wants to renovate, but the resources he has mastered are the most consumed and the least harvested over the years.

  However, the people still accumulated a lot of wealth, which could not be turned around. Moreover, Yanzhou was actually divided into two, and many gentry nobles were also wandering. Not all of them supported Cao Cao, which affected Cao Cao's finances even more.

   Xun Yu's meaning is very clear, Yanzhou can only have one master, so sooner or later, conflicts will break out between Cao Cao and Zhang Miao. That being the case, why not take advantage of Zhang Miao's unpreparedness and strike first?

  Cao Cao lowered his head, his eyes fell on his hands, and he remained silent. It's not that he hasn't killed people before, but he has killed a lot, but killing someone who has been kind to him once is enough to make him uncomfortable. I didn't expect to kill a second time now...

  Have embarked on the path of authority, do you really need to be alone for a lifetime?

  The hall was quiet, neither Xun Yu nor Guo Jia spoke, and seemed to be thinking about something.

The feeling of hot human blood flowing on his hand seemed to come back to Cao Cao's mind, which made Cao Cao clenched his fist violently, turned his eyes away, and said after a long time: "Oh, Meng Zhuo has a great favor with a certain one. However..."

At the beginning Cao Cao was wanted by Dong Zhuo, and after the text was passed to Chen Liu, he was stopped by Zhang Miao, and he acted as if he hadn’t seen it. Not only that, Zhang Miao even sponsored a lot of money for Cao Cao to recruit troops, even in Suanzao. Zhang Miao sponsored part of the troops for Cao Cao to take after Dong Zhuo. Although this time Zhang Miao and Chen Gong conspired to rebel, they also did not attack Cao Cao's wife and children.

Xun Yu's eyes flickered, and he cupped his hands calmly and said, "Duke Ming has kind thoughts in his heart, so why do others think it is malicious? Duke Ming entrusted a great deal to a certain one, and a certain one would not hesitate to be guilty of provoking it. Today, the son is not as good as the weak crown, and the power falls to the side. The house is about to fall, and only those with great courage and big heart can't help it! Minggong is a great talent, has the world in mind, cares about people's livelihood, calms down the chaos, and wants to make the big man regain the grandeur of the heavenly family, attract the attention of the world, and achieve an immortal great cause..."

  The banners outside the hall were fluttering in the wind, making a crackling sound, the laborer's chants on the city wall could be faintly heard, and farther away, there seemed to be the loud shouts of soldiers practicing.

   There is no way to retreat. At the moment, it is not just Cao Cao's business alone. There is nothing wrong with Zhang Miao being kind to Cao Cao, but it does not mean that Zhang Miao has kindness to Cao Cao's entire army.

  From Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Mao Jie and others to the Qingzhou soldiers who only belonged to the banner, they have nothing to do with Zhang Miao. They are all accumulated by Cao Cao. Is it difficult for these people to repay Zhang Miao's kindness for Cao Cao?

"...However, with the current situation of collapse, Minggong really cannot delay for a moment. Everywhere in Yanzhou needs money and food, but in the Puyang area, the daily labor materials, food and vegetables cost tens of thousands of dollars! The workers near the river also need to be managed. Once If the water dries up in autumn and winter, it will not be cured, and next year’s tide will be affected..." Xun Yu continued to speak slowly, "...Ming Gong also knows that the name is not right, and the words are not right... If the orders are in harmony, what will the soldiers and people of Yanzhou do? What's more, this is the general's plan to check and balance, how can Duke Ming turn a blind eye to it?"

Xun Yu stared at Cao Cao, his eyes were full of brilliance, and his words were sonorous and forceful: "The matter of the people's livelihood and the river project can be perfunctory for the time being, or you can support it with all your strength. Only the matter of the army should not be messed up again! How can the soldiers be safe if the money and food are not enough? The sky cannot be two days, and the army cannot be two commanders! If there are Lu Chen's generation again, can Duke Ming have a good plan to deal with it?"

  Xun Yu bowed his hands solemnly, and said: "Yu's words are fierce. If there is any offense, I ask Ming Gong to punish the crime. I only hope Ming Gong thinks twice."

  These words went deeper, and Cao Cao couldn't help being startled when he heard it. Xun Yu's words were indeed considered from multiple angles, not purely to vent anger and kill people. In front of us, it really can't be like when we came to Yanzhou back then, we were poor and white, what things can treat headaches and feet, everything can be done perfunctorily, but long-term planning is needed. Xun Yu's words had profound truths, and he was always thinking about himself as the lord. He was so considerate to the extreme, which made Cao Cao feel a little bit sorry for him for a while.

"Wen Ruo's meaning, someone knows..." Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "However, the general is here..." Even if Cao Cao was willing to let go of his many years of friendship and make a move to Zhang Miao, Yuan Shao still couldn't explain this aspect. . Zhang Miao had just surrendered to Yuan Shao, and then Cao Cao killed Zhang Miao, what would Yuan Shao think?

   Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia.

  Guo Jia coughed twice, which attracted Cao Cao's attention, and said with a smile, "It's not difficult."

   "Oh?" Cao Cao said quickly, "Well, Zhicai, please tell me." After so many days, Cao Cao naturally knew that Xizhi was a fake name, but since Guo Jia didn't take the initiative to expose it, Cao Cao also pretended to be confused.

Guo Jia shook his head, hehe laughed twice, the next plan, Xun Yu would not say even to death, after all, it involves a lot, if it is not done well, it will be a disaster of copying the family and exterminating the family, only Guo Jia dares, um, strictly Only Xi Zhi dares to say it. Anyway, Xi Zhi is a fake name, even if it is known by the time, it can be pushed away, and no family members will be involved. Naturally, it is the most suitable candidate for advice, so Guo Jia lowered his voice Said: "It's enough for the teacher to be famous..."

   "...Mr. Zhang once sent an envoy to contact the governor of Yuzhou..." Guo Jia said slowly, "Duke Ming can use his name, and the letter secretly promises to rebel against the general... Naturally, he is famous..."

Guo Gong, governor of Yuzhou, was a member of Yuan Shu. Zhang Miao had indeed contacted Guo Gong before to attack Puyang, but because of incomplete planning, the rhythm did not come together. When Guo Gong came, neither Zhang Miao nor Lu Bu arrived. Gong thought that he was being used, and seeing Xun Yu's unusually calm performance, he felt that it would be risky for his family to fight alone, so he retreated.

  Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were originally at odds, so if Cao Cao wrote a fake document, and then said that Yuan Shu asked Zhang Miao to be an internal response, and when he was going to start an incident, what would Yuan Shao think? The most important thing is that Zhang Miao has indeed done this, so Zhang Miao really can't tell the difference if Cao Cao pours dirty water on it!

   "If the general knows the general's plan, he will definitely be angry...My lord, what is the crime for helping the general to solve the problem?" Guo Jia continued slowly.

  Cao Cao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Maybe we can give it a try." Although Cao Cao said so, his eyes still flickered, obviously he was still worried.

  Guo Jia looked at it, and said slowly: "My lord is worried. After Yuan Gong settled Youzhou..."

  Cao Cao took a breath and nodded. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are like two big mountains pressing on their heads, so it is not easy for someone like Cao Cao to survive in the cracks.

  Yuan Shao headed north to attack Youzhou, while Yuan Shu turned to attack the south as if it had been agreed upon. Both of them seemed to hold their breath, waiting for whoever would calm down the first side, and then decide the outcome in the Central Plains.

  But the question is where is the Central Plains? Will it soon belong to Cao Cao, the land of Yanzhou and Xuzhou?

The world I fought with my own life and death turned out to be a decisive battlefield scheduled by two big bosses. I am like a death camp, and I may die in the next battle at any time. Who would feel good about this feeling? ?

  Guo Jia laughed and said, "My lord lives in Baoshan, why don't you know that!"

  Cao Cao's eyes flickered, and he said, "How do you say that?"

  Guo Jia pointed to the west and said: "Zhengxi is now connected to Beiguan and Hanzhong, the power is transferred to the northwest, and there is an old relationship with the lord... Why don't you be friendly with the lord... Why don't you be friendly with him, use him as a help, and use the horizontal to counter the vertical!"

  Cao Cao repeated in a murmur: "Horizontal and vertical?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Er Yuan took the world as the same situation and competed in the Central Plains. He is indeed heroic! But he underestimated the heroes of the world! How can everything be as he wishes?! My lord can connect with Zhengxi, conquer the west and take the northwest, my lord Take the southeast, then the world will be divided into two, and it will be impossible to know who will win!"

  (end of this chapter)