Cao Cao nodded slightly and said, "Oh? If you can test Yuan Yao's thoughts, this is also a good thing. ”

Guo Jia continued: "Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu crossed the border to provoke a war, the crime was extremely evil, and the general Yuan Yao led the army to destroy Huang Zu, which was a great achievement, and the imperial court should give a reward, and he was crowned a marquis!" ”

"It's just a false name, with the matter of Huang Zu as the reason, it is a trivial matter to make Yuan Yao a marquis." Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But it's just for Yuan Yao to be a marquis, I'm afraid this won't make Yuan Shao suspicious of Yuan Yao, thinking that he has fallen to us, right?" ”

"My lord's words are true, but this is only the first step." When Guo Jia said this, he bowed to Cao Cao and said, "What the minister says next will involve the lord's family affairs, please don't blame the lord!" ”

"It's okay, Feng Xiao but just say it."

"Thank you, lord!"

Guo Jia got up and continued: "Lord, Yuan Yao's wife Lu Shi has died of depression after Lu Bu's death, and now Yuan Yao has no wife and concubine, and the minister heard that the lord has a righteous daughter named Guanyin, this woman is the same age as Yuan Yao, if the lord marries this daughter to marry Yuan Yao, then Yuan Shao will definitely be suspicious of Yuan Yao!" ”

Cao Cao pondered and said: "Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are already hostile to each other, although Yuan Shao and Yuan Yao have uncles and nephews, but their relationship is not close, if Yuan Yao and I marry, Yuan Shao will definitely be furious." ”

Guo Jia stroked his beard and smiled: "Yes! If Yuan Yao agrees to marry the lord, Yuan Shao will definitely be suspicious of him, and it will be difficult for the two of them to unite again; If Yuan Yao does not agree to marry the lord, then he must have other plans, and then the lord can send troops to destroy him, and there is the marriage of the lord and the marquis in front, which is enough to block the mouth of the world! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and said with a painful face: "I love this girl very much, if I marry Yuan Yao, I am really a little reluctant!" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly persuaded: "My lord, my army will start a shocking battle with Yuan Shao next year at the latest, and this winter is already the last period for the lord to clear the flank and rear flank threats, and please take the overall situation first!" ”

Cao Cao lowered his head and pondered for a while, raised his head, and said: "Yuan Yao can be regarded as Yunwen Yunwu, marrying Guanyin to him is not a burial of Guanyin, so this matter will be done according to your wishes." Tomorrow, I will ask Your Majesty to crown Yuan Yao as the birthday of spring! ”

"However, the reward and marriage with Yuan Yao, I'm afraid it can only bring some suspicions, and it can't directly make Yuan Shao and Yuan Yao turn their faces, if the war goes well, Yuan Yao will no longer move the mind of uniting Yuan Yao, but if the war is deadlocked, Yuan Shao will definitely put down these suspicions and go to unite Yuan Yao, so what should I do?"

Guo Jia replied: "The matter of rewarding and marrying is just the minister's first strategy, and this is also the lord's show of favor to Yuan Yao!" As the saying goes, both grace and power are the way to employ people, although Yuan Yao is not a subordinate of the lord, but he is still a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and the lord is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, so he naturally has to be graceful and powerful for Yuan Yao! ”

"Reward and marriage are a show of grace, then the next thing is to be threatened!" When Guo Jia said this, he pointed his finger in the direction of Xuzhou and continued: "Liu Bei and Yuan Shao have become allies, and the lord can order Yuan Yao to lead an army to attack Liu Bei, so as to cut off the possibility of Yuan Yao and Yuan Shao uniting. ”

"If Yuan Yao doesn't obey my orders and doesn't lead his army to attack Liu Bei, what should I do?"

"Lord, the matter of rewards and marriages is a good thing for Yuan Yao, since he should do these good things, then he must do something to show his sincerity, otherwise he is despising the lord! The lord tiger is in the Central Plains and the land of Jianghuai, and the minister does not think that Yuan Yao dares to despise the lord! As for leading the army to attack Liu Bei, this is the sincerity that Yuan Yao wants to show, he wants to do it, and if he doesn't want to do it, he must do it!! ”

"What can we do if he pretends to be a perfunctory errand?"

When Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's question, he laughed a few times and said, "Hahahaha, doesn't the lord already have an answer to this question, so why do you need to ask me again?" When did the lord really think about borrowing Yuan Yao's power to attack Liu Bei? Now that the generals led the army have secretly withdrawn from the front line and rushed to the vicinity of Xudu, aren't these forces used to cut off Liu Bei? ”

"Now that we have everything, as long as Yuan Yao sends troops to Xuzhou, then he will fall into the hands of the lord!"

"Since Yuan Yao led the army to fight, it can be said that he must win the battle, and the sharp edge of the army is unstoppable! As long as he sends troops to Xuzhou, Liu Bei will inevitably transfer troops from Xiapi to meet the battle, so that the city defense of Xiapi City will be empty, and then the lord can take advantage of the weakness to take Xiapi directly, and destroy Liu Bei in one fell swoop and then recover Xuzhou! As long as this battle spreads, the people of the world will definitely think that this is a conspiracy between the lord and Yuan Yao to destroy Liu Bei, and Yuan Shao will also think that Yuan Yao has completely fallen to the lord, so that the space for the two of them to unite can be completely cut off! ”

"Killing two birds with one stone, wonderful!" Cao Cao also laughed a few times and said, "Hahahaha, Fengxiao is really still the same Fengxiao!" Order, let the full pet come to see me! ”

"No!"

The waiter guarding the door hurriedly agreed to receive the order and went to deliver the edict.

After Man Chong came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao first asked Guo Jia to tell Man Chong about the results of the Battle of Zhouling, and after Man Chong heard about this, he was also shocked, and repeatedly advised Cao Cao to try to appease Yuan Yao first.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, and then told him that the result of his discussion with Cao Cao was to give Yuan Yao a reward, marry Yuan Yao, and finally let Yuan Yao send troops to attack Liu Bei.

After hearing this, Man Zhong said: "Feng Xiao is really very human, he actually thought of a way to deal with it in such a short period of time, under the grace and power of the lord, Yuan Yao is categorically difficult to unite with Yuan Shao, and the lord can use this matter to get rid of the two henchmen, it is really fortunate!! ”

Cao Cao smiled knowingly and said, "Bo Ning guessed what I was looking for you for?" ”

Full of pets, resourceful and eloquent, and also a talent that Cao Cao's subordinates can count, he smiled when he heard this: "The lord wants me to go to Yuan Yao's party?" ”

"Hahahaha, Berning, who knows me! This matter has a lot to do with it, and even involves the victory or defeat of the decisive battle between our army and Yuan Shao, I don't know if you dare to take on this responsibility? ”

Man Zhong bowed and said resolutely: "The minister swears to live up to the trust of the lord!! ”。

"What are you going to do when you go to Yuan Yao?"

Man Pet stroked his beard and smiled, and said eight words: "Fanfare, big business!! ”