"It means that we can't get close to Yuan Shu at all, let alone find out any information about him." Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

"No, it's nothing that you can't get close to Yuan Shu to listen to information, and this method of starting from the princes can't be put on the table, which is harmless to us." Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shu's ability is the most terrifying thing to put in the army. ”

"In the first battle of Xiliang, Yuan Shu's command used 60,000 troops against Han Sui's more than 60,000 iron cavalry, except for the 30,000 steps under Tai Shici... The elite is indeed strong, and it resists the outside head-on. The remaining more than 10,000 foot soldiers guarded by Wei Yan faced the continuous charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and even the two-sided attack, and most of the losses did not retreat! ”

When the original battle report of Xiliang was sent to Xun Yu's hands, he only felt a chill on his back. If it is an ordinary person, he has only seen the horror of 30,000 perverts under Tai Shi Ci, but like Xun Yu, who is as careful as a hair, he sees another terrifying side.

In the face of the charge of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry on both sides, the terrifying will of more than 10,000 foot soldiers guarding the valley under Wei Yan's command, and the ordinary army with mixed infantry and bows not only did not collapse when losing most of them, but even did not have many routs, what a terrifying thing.

Cao Cao just didn't react for a while, and after understanding what Xun Yu meant, Cao Cao only felt cold in his heart.

"The general is a soldier's courage. Yuan Highway does not need to ensure that all the soldiers under his command are loyal to him, as long as he ensures that the hundred generals and most of the commanders under his command are loyal and brave people, the willpower and ability of the army under his command are enough to catch up with the vast majority of elites. Xi Zhicai sighed lightly.

Anyone can fight a tailwind battle, but only by fighting against the wind can a large army be truly seen. On the battlefield, the appearance of a rout, the retreat of a general, can lead to the collapse of the whole situation.

Silence, silence again, Cao Cao can only be silent now.

"Wen Ruo, you first draw up an edict and let the Son of Heaven promulgate it. Feng Yuan Shao was named the general, Liu Bei was named the general of Zhengnan, and Yuan Shu was named ... Situ! After Cao Cao calmed down, he said in a deep voice. The more he came into contact with Yuan Shu, the more Cao Cao could feel its horror, and now he was reluctant to mention Yuan Shu for fear that his few little confidence would disappear completely.

"No!" Seeing Cao Cao like this, Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai didn't say much. They didn't want to attack Cao Cao either, but this is the case, it is better to talk to Cao Cao in advance than to face it by surprise later.

......

"Bang!"

Liu Cheng threw the edict in Xun Yu's hand to the ground fiercely, and said angrily: "What does Cao Mengde mean? forced me to sign the edict, did he also want to be a rebellious minister and thief, and support the army for self-respect? ”

Liu Cheng, who escaped Chang'an and chose Cao Cao, was already full of ambition in his heart, and he had already thought of the bright future of overthrowing Cao Cao, commanding the army to pacify the Central Plains, dominate the world, and restore the prosperous era of the Han Dynasty, but the naked reality soon fell on his face.

After the eunuch he thought was Cao Cao, he was no longer the northern lieutenant of Luoyang who was at the mercy of the family back then, but had grown into a powerful man who was well versed in the way of thick and black, not only easily rewarded him or prevaricated or fine-tuned, so that his abacus failed, but also gave him no chance to control the military power at all. And the "loyal ministers and good ministers" who used to be around him have also been buried in the fire, making him almost a loner except for some cronies.

Even Wang Zuozhicai and Xun Yu, a loyal minister of the Han family, who were secretly recommended and packed by countless people to him at the beginning, did not pay attention to his secret solicitation, and still wavered between him and Cao Cao, and never expressed his position.

Presenting the edict, Xun Yu stood below with a respectful and slightly indifferent face, looking down at his feet, and waited patiently for the little emperor on the stage to continue to vent his dissatisfaction during this time, pretending to be deaf and dumb.

After venting wantonly for a while, looking at Xun Yu who was always standing respectfully in place like a statue in the audience, Liu Cheng was reluctantly relieved. Although Xun Yu did not completely fall to him, at least his loyalty to the Han family has always remained the same, and while not helping him deal with Cao Cao, he also did not disclose any of his information to Cao Cao, which is indeed a gentleman's style, constantly maintaining a balance between loyalty to the monarch and loyalty to the lord.

What a pity! Such talents cannot be used by me! Liu Cheng sighed in his heart.

Xun Yu is in such a dilemma now, Cao Cao is okay, he is ambitious in the world, and he doesn't have too much targeting for Liu Cheng, Xun Yu doesn't help him, although he is very uncomfortable, he can accept it. But for Liu Cheng, it was fatal. The contradiction between him and Cao Cao is completely irreconcilable, one wants to control the military power, the other is unwilling to give up all his strength to others, he wants to act, the first step is to bring down Cao Cao, but Xun Yu will not help him at all.

"Wen Ruo, do you think you should sign this edict?" Looking at Xun Yu, who had always been respectful, Liu Cheng, who had few people around him to discuss, asked as if he was alone.

Facing the supreme and noble but helpless, poor and pathetic child on the stage, Xun Yu said extremely respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty should sign this edict." ”

"Why? What good will it do me to relieve Cao Cao? Liu Cheng snorted coldly.

Facing Liu Cheng, who was the first to Cao Cao, Xun Yu was sad in his heart, but his face did not change at all: "Why is Your Majesty so hostile to Cao Gong? Now this foundation was laid by Cao Gong after all! ”

"Shut up!" Liu Cheng was instantly furious when he heard this, pointed at Xun Yu and shouted angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? This big man is all mine, and he Cao Mengde is just a certain courtier, what qualifications do you have to disobey me! ”

"Alas, after so many tribulations, hasn't Your Majesty seen the current situation in the world clearly?" Xun Yu seemed to be a few years older in an instant, and sighed softly as if he was helpless and sad.

"See what? Rebels and thieves! It's all rebellious and thieves! For 400 years, how can there be so many wolf-hearted and dog-lung gangsters! None of them want to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and everyone wants to support the army and stand on their own! What a hate! Liu Cheng scolded without hesitation.

Unlike in history, he still carried a lot of officials. There is a fire in Chang'an, and Cao Cao's own life may not be saved, how can he have the energy to take care of those waste moths and wall grass? All the officials were buried in the fire. Now Liu Cheng not only does not have Yang Feng, who was originally escorted, and his personal soldiers around him, but also has few cronies. is completely Cao Cao's caged bird, and he can't hide from Cao Cao's eyes and ears in every move, and he can't disguise himself if he wants to.

"Your Majesty is angry." Xun Yu said in a bleak tone: "Duke Cao doesn't want to restrict Your Majesty, but Your Majesty is too anxious. This big man needs Cao Gong! ”

"Your Majesty, think about it, it is Duke Cao who gives power to His Majesty, can His Majesty do better than Duke Cao?"

"How not? What can Cao Mengde himself do, he just relies on you and other Wenchen fierce generals, and he can do better to replace his position. Liu Cheng retorted.

Looking at the naïve and ignorant Liu Cheng, Xun Yu sighed lightly: "Your Majesty! Even if as His Majesty said, the military generals under the command of Cao Gong were all discovered by Cao Gong, and Cao Gong had the grace of knowing them, and most of them were loyal people, if they were to turn their backs on Cao Gong, Your Majesty, how many of them would be willing? It's that they are willing, for this kind of betrayer, will Your Majesty dare to reuse it? ”

"This world is the world of the Han Dynasty, not the world of these princes, they should be loyal to the Han Dynasty, not Cao Mengde! Let them return to the Han Dynasty, why turn their backs? How reluctantly are they? ”

"Your Majesty should not forget the matter of eating the monarch and being loyal to the monarch, but they have always been favored and trusted by the Duke of Cao. Even if they are not loyal, even logically speaking, they will not turn their backs on Cao Gong. ”

"How can small benevolence and small righteousness compare to the great righteousness of the country? Now that the Han family is in decline, it is the time when loyal people are needed, why are they unwilling to help? The Han Dynasty has been raising soldiers for 400 years, is it possible that they have raised such a group of 'loyal people'? Liu Cheng was also quite strategic, and retorted.