"Strategist, from what you see, is Lu Bu's behavior extremely abnormal?"

Cao Cao frowned and looked at Xi Zhicai with a puzzled expression. Although he said that he had such thoughts in his heart, he was not sure, if there was chaos today, the heroes were competing for hegemony, there were countless elite soldiers and strong generals under Lu Bu, and he himself was the champion of the three armies. With such an advantage, coupled with the fact that Lü Bu had already occupied most of the cities in Yanzhou, Cao Cao couldn't believe that Lü Bu would inadvertently get involved in Yanzhou.

Therefore, when he couldn't make a decision in his heart, Cao Cao had to call Xi Zhicai to analyze it for himself. At this time, Cao Cao's mind was in turmoil and he couldn't make the right decision, so he could only let Xi Zhicai help him.

Xi Zhicai bowed and saluted, and said, "I think the lord has an answer in his heart!"

Looking at Xi Zhicai's eyes as calm as water, Cao Cao's agitated mood slowly calmed down, pondered for a moment, Cao Cao nodded slowly, under the gaze of Xi Zhicai's eyes, Cao Cao finally faced his heart and affirmed the answer that seemed a little ridiculous.

"The lord may be ninety percent sure now, but it's just that it's too bizarre to believe it. ”

Xi Zhicai said unhurriedly, and seeing that Cao Cao nodded in agreement with his statement, he continued: "Lord, since this is the case, we can look at this problem from another angle. ”

"Oh, how?" Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai curiously.

I saw Xi Zhicai smile slightly, and said slowly: "First of all, when the lord's reinforcements had not returned to Yanzhou, Lu Bu raided Yanzhou, and most of the county guards, celebrities, and wealthy families in Yanzhou surrendered to Lu Bu, and in the end, only the three cities of Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan County were still in the hands of the lord. Originally, the three cities of Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fan County stood next to each other, watching and helping each other, forming a horn trend, and they were guarded by Wen Ruo and Zhongde, and there were no people under Lu Bu who were wise and amazing, and they would definitely not be able to take these three cities before the return of the lord's reinforcements; In this way, Juancheng and Dong'e are separated by the north and south, and the lord can also understand that only one general and tens of thousands of elite soldiers can take Juancheng and Dong'e within a few days. However, the lord also saw that Lu Bu did not send generals to attack Dong'e and Juancheng. Of course, the lord can also see that Lu Bu has another plan, leaving Juancheng and Dong'e Ercheng, waiting for the lord's reinforcements to return, and destroying the lord's soldiers and horses in one fell swoop. If Lu Bu wants to destroy the lord's soldiers and horses, the best thing is to stick to the city, and when the lord's grain and grass are exhausted, he can win in one fell swoop. However, looking at Lu Bu's behavior again, after the lord arrived in Yanzhou, he couldn't wait to start a war with the lord's soldiers and horses, and then, it seemed extremely normal to take Puyang, but it was precisely because of this that it was the most abnormal. Xue Lan and Li Feng could not have received Lu Bu's order to stick to the city, and how could they go out to plunder, this is one of the doubts; then, Lu Bu was not allowed to enter the city because of the Tian clan, but whether the lord found out that Lu Bu and the families of his generals had already evacuated, if they rose in a hurry, how could they do this, this is the third doubt; finally, although the lord took Puyang, most of the counties in Yanzhou were still in the hands of Lu Bu, and Lu Bu could retreat to Dingtao, with Dingtao as the strategic frontier, and the main bus battle was consumed, and the victory or defeat was still five or five, and why should he leave Yanzhou immediately, this is the third doubt。 Therefore, from the perspective of his subordinates, it is not that Lu Bu is a stupid person, otherwise, it can only explain one problem, that is, Lu Bu has no intention of occupying Yanzhou. ”

Listening to Xi Zhicai's tirade, Cao Cao suddenly became enlightened, according to Xi Zhicai's statement, Lu Bu really had no intention of getting involved in Yanzhou. Originally, Cao Cao himself also had such suspicions, but he couldn't be sure, but now, when Xi Zhi said so, Cao Cao was 100% sure that Lu Bu really had no idea about occupying Yanzhou.

Determining that Lu Bu had no intention of getting involved in Yanzhou, Cao Cao's doubts were solved. However, another doubt jumped out of my mind.

"Military advisor, as you said, since Lu Bu has no intention of attacking Yanzhou, why did he raid Yanzhou when I attacked Xuzhou, and what is the reason?"

Xi Zhicai was also a little puzzled by this, and after listening to Cao Cao's question, he frowned and pondered.

A person must have his reasons for doing something, as the saying goes, there is no love for no reason in the world, and there is no hate for no reason. So, what was the reason for Lu Bu's raid on Yanzhou?

Xi Zhicai's brain began to run rapidly.

First of all, Lu Bu and Cao Cao definitely have no love, except that the two have worked together at the beginning, they are not even nodding friends. Therefore, the reason for love can be ruled out, so can Lu Bu and Cao Cao hate or not? Of course, this is also impossible, and it is said that the two are not even nodding friends, and they have no relationship or intersection at all, and the reasons for love and hate are certainly not counted. Since the reasons for love and hate are out of the picture, there are only two possibilities left.

The first reason is that he wants to conquer the city and claim the king. However, this reason has been said just now, Lu Bu did not have the intention of getting involved in Yanzhou, so it is not valid, so there is only one last reason.

Well, that's right, only the last reason is the most likely.

Xi Zhicai's spirit was shocked, his eyes were like torches, and he said solemnly word by word: "Lord, according to the speculation of his subordinates, there is only one possibility for Lu Bu to act like this, that is, to obey the orders of others, and to do this in order to accomplish a certain purpose." There is no other reason than this reason to explain the purpose of Lü Bu's act. ”

I have to say that although Xi Zhicai is not as famous as Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi in history. However, in the official history, as the main strategist of Cao Cao in the early stage, Xi Zhicai's intelligence is definitely comparable to that of top strategists such as Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. Lu Bu acted without clues, but after his scrutiny in a few words, the reasons for it were discovered, which shows that Xi Zhicai's ability is indeed good.

"Lu Bu is working for others, who in the world can make Lu Bu die?"

After listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, Cao Cao frowned, and thought of it in great puzzlement. As a hero, Cao Cao saw Lu Bu's purpose from Lu Bu's previous practices, and he already understood that Lu Bu was just a fierce general who liked to fight. Moreover, Cao Cao has never hidden his love for talents, and wants to pull these talents under his command, and Lu Bu is also one of them. Therefore, Cao Cao had already sent spies to inquire about Lu Bu's past. Lü Bu was originally under Ding Yuan and was Ding Yuan's adopted son, and then Lü Bu killed Ding Yuan and joined Dong Zhuo. However, Cao Cao's spies had already told him that Ding Yuan was not killed by Lu Bu, but by Li Su's hand, so that Lu Bu's character was absolutely no problem and worthy of acceptance; Therefore, later Lu Bu and Wang Yun jointly eradicated Dong Zhuo, but Cao Cao didn't think that Lu Bu was treacherous at all, and there was something wrong. Therefore, Cao Cao always had the idea of taking Lu Bu under his command. Just as in history, Cao Cao captured Xuzhou and was still thinking about whether to surrender Lu Bu, and everyone in the world thought that Liu Bei's words made Cao Cao give up Lu Bu, but in fact, the real reason was not so. It was Lu Bu's performance of begging for mercy at that time, which was completely different from Lu Bu in Cao Cao's mind, so Cao Cao gave up Lu Bu and accepted Zhang Liao, who scolded Cao Cao.

Of course, no matter how Ren Cao Cao imagined, he would definitely not have imagined that the real Lu Bu in history had been killed and replaced by a guy shortly after leaving Chang'an. Therefore, there will be a Lu Bu who is different from Cao Cao's imagination.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Xi Zhicai say that Lu Bu was working for others, how could Cao Cao not be surprised, how could he not want to.

Suddenly, Cao Cao's heart moved, the light in his eyes flickered, and he exclaimed: "Could it be that Lu Bu is working for them!" This thought seemed to make Cao Cao extremely shocked, and he didn't react for a long time.

Xi Zhicai was puzzled, and lowered his head and asked: "The lord... Lord, who are they?"

Xi Zhicai snorted several times before Cao Cao woke up from the shock, looking at the puzzled look in Xi Zhicai's eyes, Cao Cao did not answer immediately, but turned around and walked out of the house, looked around carefully for a long time, and then ordered loudly: "Pass my order, if there is no order from the state pastor, no one is allowed to approach within thirty steps, but if there is an offense, there will be no forgiveness!"

"No!"

After receiving a response from his cronies and soldiers, Cao Cao walked back to the house, closed the door tightly, and after carefully inspecting it, he pulled Xi Zhicai to himself and sat down side by side. After closing his eyes and being silent for about a quarter of an hour, Cao Cao opened his eyes again, looking at Xi Zhicai's still calm expression, and laughed secretly in his heart, I don't know if the military advisor will be so calm after hearing what he said next.

"Strategist, do you know my grandfather?"

Cao Cao asked without a beginning, but Xi Zhicai's expression remained unchanged, nodded, and said calmly: "The lord's grandfather is Cao Zhong's regular attendant!"

Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, whose surname was Xiahou, was the second son in the family, and was the queen of Xiahou Ying, a hero in the early Western Han Dynasty. Cao Teng is a eunuch, it stands to reason that as long as he is a normal person, he will not give his son to a eunuch, not to mention that although the Xiahou family was no longer as prosperous as it was in the Western Han Dynasty, it was not a down-and-out family. And the reason why the Xiahou family gave Cao Song to Cao Teng as an adopted son at that time was also because of the friendship between the ancestors of the two families. Cao Teng is actually not an unknown person, his ancestor is also one of the founding heroes of the Western Han Dynasty, and Cao Shen, who succeeded Xiao He as the second prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, is Cao Teng's ancestor.

Xiahou Ying and Cao Shen were both childhood friends of Liu Bang, and the two had a friendly relationship. The Xiahou family gave their own child to the desperate Cao Teng as their adopted son, so naturally there was nothing wrong with it.

Xi Zhi only knew that Cao Cao's grandfather was not a great thing, as Cao Cao's confidant and strategist, he was naturally clear. Cao Cao nodded, and then said: "In the past, when I was young, I was quite stubborn, and because of my grandfather, I often went in and out of the palace. Once, while playing in the palace, I stumbled upon a secret room, and then discovered a shocking secret. ”

Speaking of this earth-shattering secret, Cao Cao's face involuntarily showed an unbelievable look, after decades, Cao Cao still has such an expression at the moment, which shows how much shock that shocking mystery has brought to Cao Cao. Xi Zhicai didn't bother Cao Cao, and quietly waited for Cao Cao to finish speaking.

After a long time, Cao Cao breathed vigorously for a few rounds, and then continued to whisper: "At that time, after Ben Chu and I entered that secret room, we saw that there were only a few books hidden in the huge one. And the paper silk used in those classics is not the paper silk and bamboo slips that we commonly use. The paper silk is as white as snow, smooth and clear, and it is absolutely extraordinary. I and Ben Chu were naturally curious, and when we opened those books, we saw that the classics recorded that the general trend of the world was controlled by people. That is to say, from the establishment of the tribe by Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor to the later Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn Warring States, Qin and Han were all controlled by people, and we are just pawns in their control!"

"This..."

Ren Xizhi was calm and relaxed, however, when he heard Cao Cao's words, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and his face showed a look of shock. Who would have thought that in their eyes, what seemed to be a normal change of dynasty and the rise and fall of the royal family were actually reasons for someone to manipulate in secret? Come to think of it, tell this reason to others, I'm afraid that no one will believe it. However, Xi Zhicai was convinced, and there was no reason for it, just because these words came out of Cao Cao's mouth.

"Huh!"

Cao Cao chuckled, I don't know if it was self-deprecation or something else, glanced at Xi Zhicai, and continued: "At the beginning, I and Ben Chu didn't believe it, and both thought that this was just someone's work of disobedience; Because, in those few classics, I once saw that there was a record of the Yellow Turban Rebellion breaking out in the first year of Zhongping. Because what happened before, it can't be taken seriously, but what happens in the future can be clearly recorded, which shows that this is the case. Moreover, it is also recorded in the classics that in the first year of the First Peace, the princes of all walks of life will join forces to fight for Dong, and this incident really happened. ”

After only saying two things, Cao Cao didn't continue. It is not difficult for people to believe in one thing, only one reason is enough, unless the person himself does not believe, even if there are thousands of reasons, the other party cannot be convinced. However, Cao Cao is a person who can accept reality, and one reason is enough for him to believe.

"However, I, Cao Cao, will never be reconciled to be a pawn in someone else's chessboard!" (To be continued.) )