"Definitely. If the lord and Cao Cao join forces, although they are not ten percent sure of defeating Yuan Benchu, they will at least four or five percent. But did the lord never think that if Yuan Benchu was defeated. That lord and Cao Cao, in order to compete for the three states of Ji, Qing and You, there will definitely be a big war. Cao Cao is an unfathomable person, good at scheming, and decisive, and he is a peerless hero, with many strategists and fierce generals under him. If the lord fights with him, he will definitely lose both. During the war between the lord and Cao Cao, the other princes were accumulating power, watching the fire from the other side, and waiting for the benefit of the fisherman. Finally, find the right time to exterminate the two major henchmen of the lord and Cao Cao!

And as long as Yuan Benchu still exists, the eyes of all princes will be attracted by him and be afraid of him. In this way, the lord can take advantage of this to accumulate power and compete for the world in the future. If my guess is correct, Cao Cao must have had the same thoughts. ”

After Wen Han heard this, his breathing became slightly rapid and heavy, and he was silent for a while, and during this period of time, many images flew through Wen Han's mind.

"Sooner or later, Meng De and I will fight. However, it is not my intention to let some sinister villains benefit from this. That being the case, Zhicai, how should I deal with Yuan Benchu's side? ”

"Although Yuan Benchu was originally from the Yuan clan of Runan from the fourth and third dukes, he was sought after by scholars all over the world, and his command was also full of talents, and he may become the overlord of the north in the future. However, he had a fatal flaw. That is pride, in his eyes, all the princes in the world are ants, and only he Yuan Benchu is the real hero. He despises the heroes of the world, and one day he will surely suffer the bitter fruits of this.

And compared to the lord, I think he is more inclined to destroy Cao Cao first. However, just in case, the lord still needs to be prepared, and in the vicinity of Jizhou, strengthen the defense and increase the protection of soldiers and horses. ”

As for the reason why Yuan Shao preferred to deal with Cao Cao first, Xi Long did not say too clearly. However, Wen Han knew in his heart that without him, Yuan Benchu looked down on him at all. On the contrary, he has always had a lot of jealousy of Cao Cao.

"The world will become more and more tense in the next few years. Zhicai, after taking the annexation state, how should I go next? ”

Hearing Wen Han's sudden question, Xi Long nodded secretly, if Wen Han wants to compete for the world's social power, then he can't just focus too much on the things in front of him, but also take a longer and longer term.

"The lord is concerned about the overall situation, this is the color of the hero. At present, the lord should put aside his hatred for Lu Bu, and Lu Bu is treacherous and spurned by everyone in the world, so why should the lord have no chance to stab this person. ”

Xi Long paused, the brain waves turned quickly, and the big picture of the world seemed to appear in Xi Long's mind, and Xi Long turned around and said.

"Now that the war situation in the north is almost stable, it is not expected that Yuan Benchu will become the biggest male lord in the north. And after Cao Mengde won Yanzhou, if he wanted to expand his power, he would definitely choose between Yu and Xuzhou. In the south, the three tigers of Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, and Sun Jian are temporarily at an impasse, and the south can be put aside for the time being.

And the moment will bring earth-shattering changes to the general trend of the world, the key is in the west. One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, Dong thief remnants, Li Xuan and Guo Yan each have heavy power in Chang'an. It was heard that Li Xuan had killed Fan Chou a few months ago and seized his military power. Fan Chou and Guo Yan have always been friends, which is known to the world. Li urged people to kill people and seize his military power, and Guo Yan would definitely be jealous of Li because of this. The relationship between the two is becoming more and more strained, and as long as someone takes advantage of it and lights a fire on it, the two will definitely turn against each other. In this way, Chang'an will be chaotic. And when the time comes, the future of the saints will become the key to the general trend of the world. ”

Wen Han's eyes were constantly exuding a bright light, and at the same time, his mind instantly seemed to have thought of the words in Xi Long's words.

"Zhicai, do you want me to take advantage of the chaos in Chang'an to rescue the current saint!?"

Xi Long smiled slightly and bowed his head heavily.

"As long as the lord can stabilize the state before this, hoard grain and grass, recruit talents, and recruit soldiers, and expand the army to 100,000. In this way, it is enough to keep the Holy Zhou and rebuild the imperial court. As long as the lord can hold the holy lord in his hands, he can coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes, who can control him? ”

"Hold the Son of Heaven hostage and order the princes..."

Wen Han muttered, Xi Long really set this big policy for him. In history, Cao Cao ordered the princes to coerce the Son of Heaven, according to righteousness, the soldiers and horses attacked everywhere, and all the world's talents and men gathered around Cao Cao, so as to lay the glory of his life. Of course, among them, Cao Cao's eloquence, strategy, and wisdom are very important, but it cannot be denied that he coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes to make Cao Cao's hegemony of pacifying the world go more smoothly.

Wen Han's pupils continued to contract, his mind was racing rapidly, and he said in a deep voice with a solemn face.

"I'm afraid that what Zhi only thought of, some people will think of it."

Xi Long was stunned, and after looking deeply at Wen Han for a while, he asked suspiciously.

"Lord, do you mean Cao Mengde? This is really weird, the lord is not a roundworm in Cao Mengde's stomach, how do you know that he will be with me? ”

"Could it be that I told you that I came through time?"

Wen Han rolled his eyes and coughed twice, of course it was impossible to tell the truth, and made an unfathomable expression.

"Cao Mengde and I are close friends, of course we know what he thinks. Zhicai might as well assume that he does have this idea and deal with it first. Seeing that Wen Han was confident, as if Cao Cao really had the idea of coercing the Son of Heaven and making the princes, Xi Long immediately frowned, and thought for a while.

"In this case, the choice is not in the hands of the lord or Cao Mengde, but depends on the current saint, and the ministers of the court and the central government will choose the lord or Cao Cao."

Wen Han opened his eyes after hearing this, nodded a few times, his expression was extremely complicated, and he said in a slightly bitter tone.

"There is almost no need to think deeply, the Holy Lord and the ministers of the court and the central government will choose Cao Mengde. After all, Cao Mengde was born in a wealthy family, and his grandfather served three generations of emperors, and the Cao family has always been trusted by the Han family. And Cao Mengde was once the leader of the Righteous Teacher Alliance, and his prestige was extremely high. And although I have a lot of merits for the Han family, I come from a poor family, and this alone is enough to make me more than one head inferior to Cao Mengde in the minds of today's saints. ”

Xi Long was also from a poor family, and when he heard Wen Han's words, he was touched a lot, and he had a deep understanding of the discrimination suffered by poor people. At the beginning, he had just learned something, and he originally entered the office with enthusiasm, wanting to use his talents and knowledge to do his best for the Han court. Unexpectedly, the official who received him saw that he was dressed shabby, and his face was extremely disdainful and ugly at the beginning. Later, he asked Xi Long's background, and when he heard that Xi Long was from a poor family, his expression immediately changed greatly, and he shouted and scolded Xi Long, and even ordered the soldiers on the left and right to drive Xi Long out of the door.

The so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, a small official is already like this, not to mention those ministers of the court and the people of the royal family who are high. The unjustified contempt of the Han family, which was not reused by the upper echelons, bureaucrats and even the royal family, lasted for nearly a hundred years in the Han Dynasty, and by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, this atmosphere was at its peak.

Xi Long paced slowly, and the overall situation of the original plan was broken by Wen Han's sudden words. If Cao Cao really had the idea of coercing the Son of Heaven and ordering the princes, Emperor Han Xian would definitely choose Cao Cao.

Even if the current Han court is no longer down-and-out and no longer prestigious, after all, the world still nominally belongs to the Han family, and Wen Han and Cao Cao are both Han ministers. Unlike the remnants of Dong thieves, Li Xuan and Guo Yan can break the jar and break it, unscrupulously manipulate Emperor Han Xian, and despise the prestige of the imperial court.

If Wen Han spent troops, grain and grass to finally rescue Emperor Han Xian and hundreds of officials in the court, and in the end Emperor Han Xian said to go to Cao Cao's side, Wen Han, as a Han minister, if he did not let go, it would be a great rebellion, forcible action, and would only be imposed on the name of a traitor. In this way, even if Wen Han helped Emperor Han Xian to rebuild the imperial court, the princes of the world would compare Wen Han to Li Xu, Guo Yan and others, and regard this new dynasty as a pseudo-dynasty. That would not be possible to blackmail the Son of Heaven and order the princes.

Xi Long's mind continued to concentrate, and he soon fell into deep thought. Wen Han knew that Xilong was pondering, and he didn't bother, and closed his eyes quietly on the side.

Time passed minute by minute, three hours had passed, and during this time, Wen Han deliberately made a few gestures to the guards outside the door in order not to disturb Xi Long, signaling them not to let anyone come in and disturb him.

Before I knew it, it was slowly getting dark. Suddenly, as if he had been calmed, his eyes lit up suddenly, as if the entire hall was illuminated. Xi Long just wanted to move his body, but found that his feet were numb and painful, and he almost fell on the spot. And Wen Han didn't know when he had walked to his side, and hurriedly helped Xi Long.

"You are a weak scholar, I usually ask you to exercise more, but you only stand for a few hours, and your body can't hold it. Come, I'll help you to sit aside. ”

Xi Long raised his eyebrows, glanced at Wen Han, and retorted.

"Your lord, you really have no conscience. I rushed non-stop for days, there was little rest on the way, and as soon as I came back to Anyi, I was caught here by the lord, and you racked your brains to think about the big strategy, and one stop was several hours, and the spirit and physical strength had already collapsed. What's more, my lord, have you ever seen that I have free time? I don't have the time to do this exercise. ”

Xi Long's unintentional words made Wen Han's heart twitch again and again, and then he realized that almost all his entire power had been supported by Xi Long alone. And now that his power is getting bigger and bigger, Xi Long is getting busier and busier, and if he continues like this, I am afraid that Xi Long will one day fall ill due to fatigue.

After Wen Han helped Xi Long to the side and sat down, he suddenly stared at Xi Long and bowed deeply.

"If it weren't for Zhicai's words, I wouldn't have noticed the suffering of Zhicai, which is really an extraordinary fault. It's because I'm too dependent on Zhicai. Zhicai these days, you have a good rest. For the time being, I'm not going to make a big fuss. You can rest assured. Also, I will try to recruit as many talents as possible to share with you. ”

Wen Han, as the lord, actually admitted his mistake to Xi Long in person, and Xi Long didn't expect that his unintentional half-joking complaint would make Wen Han listen to it in his heart. At this time, there was a burst of warmth in Xi Long's heart, and then he put DA again

G smiled uninhibitedly and waved his hand.

"Eat the king's luck, share the king's worries. The lord can't afford such a big gift. What's more, what Long just said was just a joke, and the lord didn't have to take it seriously. Long was born to work hard, if he really wants to rest for a while, as soon as he is idle, he will feel like being bitten by ants, and he will feel uncomfortable. ”

"Alright. Needless to say. You're my extraordinary brain, and if anything is wrong with you, I'll lose my brain. If the human brain stops, it represents... I don't need to say more, you should understand. ”

Wen Han was slightly angry, staring at Xi Long undoubtedly. Xi Long shook his head and smiled helplessly, and then promised Wen Han to recuperate for a while.

After a while, the numbness of Xi Long's body decreased slightly, and suddenly his expression became solemn, Wen Han also looked stunned when he saw it, his eyes tightened, and he made a posture of listening attentively and concentrated.

"The lord Seon is not blessed. If that Cao Mengde is really involved, he will also join the future chaos in Chang'an, and the saint finally chooses Cao Cao, which is not all bad. If Cao Mengde really coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, it might have a great effect, but then one person would definitely be jealous of him. ”