At the same time that Sima Yi was about to send someone to send Yang Pei to Luoyang County with the letter, the second ranking was also sent to him.

This time, after reading the rankings, Sima Yi was not as surprised as the first time.

This is what Jin Jue can do.

This time, without consulting Lu Bu and Chen Gong, Sima Yi directly ordered his subordinates to immediately spread the list.

The position where Lu Bu's army is now located is in the middle of several important princes in the north and south, and it is obviously more efficient for them to spread than Jin Jue.

As the list was spread by Sima Yi's subordinates, it immediately caused an uproar in various states of Dahan.

Some people don't agree with the previous military division ranking, but many people think that the rankings in the list are generally fair. The biggest focus of controversy is naturally Zhou Yu, whose fame now only spreads in the Jiangdong region, far from being as good as others in the rankings.

However, in the second list, Cao Cao, who had just brought Emperor Han Xian to Xu County to settle down, was ranked first, which made many people unable to agree. Nowadays, among all the princes in the world, Yuan Shao's strength is undoubtedly ranked first.

Moreover, the geography of Jizhou is not like Yanzhou, which is in the land of four wars, as long as Yuan Shao destroys the remnants of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, he can use the strength of the Yellow River to point his sword at Lu Bu, who has just captured Bingzhou, or Cao Cao, an old ally and new enemy, or Qingzhou, which has been divided by several forces. In short, once Gongsun Zhan's army was wiped out, Yuan Shao would have more options for the next offensive direction.

On the other hand, Cao Cao's use of enemies in all realms to describe his situation is not an exaggeration at all.

Perhaps, in addition to Cao Cao's army, which had successfully occupied Sanfu and Ma Teng in Liangzhou due west, had not yet shown any intention of being his enemy, Zhang Xiu in Nanyang, Liu Bei in Xuzhou, Yuan Shu in Huainan, and Lü Buke in Bingzhou were all Cao Cao's enemies.

What's more, it is also mentioned in the list that Zhang Xiu is about to take refuge in Cao Cao, and now, the results of the Battle of Nanyang have been privately spread, not only the general Dian Wei, but also Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin died in this battle. Such a deep hatred, even if Cao Cao is willing to no longer pursue it, does Zhang Xiu really dare to surrender to Cao Cao again?

Xu County, later, Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi changed its name to Xuchang because of the prosperity of Wei in Xu.

Nowadays, everything in Xu County is still in the initial stage, and the residence of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is a powerful local manor.

The reason why Cao Cao chose to temporarily set the capital of Xu County is precisely because Xu County extends in all directions, is a land and water wharf in the surrounding area, and the county is very prosperous and the business is very developed.

At this time, in the county office, after Cao Cao saw this new list, he was not as angry as the last time, but this time, he frowned deeply, because of the content on the list, his headache had early symptoms.

"My lord, according to the investigation of his subordinates, the person who spread these lists in Yanzhou was sent by Lu Bujun. This matter must have been done by Chen Gong's family, lord, it is better to take advantage of the fact that Lu Bujun has not yet fully grasped the merger of the state and has not yet gained a stable foothold, you should immediately send troops to attack the merger state! Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao's headache and hurriedly reported.

"Hehehe, Zhongde, Chen Gong is also your old friend, old colleague, do you really think that this thing is from Chen Gong's hand?" Guo Jia, who was looking at the list from the side, heard the words and asked with a smile.

"Fengxiao, what do you mean?" Cheng Yu asked very unhappily when he heard this.

Guo Jia then explained why he questioned Cheng Yu's speculation: "Chen Gong is not surprised to know that Sun Ce, he is Sun Jian's eldest son after all, but if you think about the first list, does he really know that Zhou Yu?" ”

Indeed, because Sun Ce is Sun Jian's eldest son, there are many people who know him, but now Zhou Yu is really a small person, how could Chen Gong have heard of him?

"So, Bonghyo, have you guessed who it is this time?" Xun Yu asked.

Xun Yu obviously didn't agree with Cheng Yu's judgment this time, but he, who is known as the world's first person appreciation master, never guessed who the person who continuously produced the list was?

"Maybe ,......" Guo Jia had actually guessed that the person in charge behind the scenes was Jin Jue, but he was just about to speak, but he swallowed his words back, because this answer was too unbelievable, even he himself was only fifty percent sure, so he finally changed his words and said: "Lord, the relevant information is still a little insufficient, and I will send someone to investigate it again and report it to you."

However, my lord, you don't need to worry too much about Yuan Shao. At present, it is only necessary to ask His Majesty to crown him with a great official position in order to make his name known. ”

"Yes, Yuan Shao is extremely famous, so simply let His Majesty appoint him as a general and be crowned as the Marquis of Ye, presumably, after Yuan Shao heard about this, he would still pay attention to Gongsun Chan for the time being." Xun Yu said approvingly.

If you want to say that you know Yuan Shao the most about Yuan Shao present, it is Xun Yu and Guo Jia, after all, they have all done things under Yuan Shao.

"Alas! That's all there is to it. When Cao Cao heard this, he sighed a little disappointed and asked, "Fengxiao, Wenruo, what should we do next?" ”

"Lord, you can't let Lu Bu occupy the state so peacefully! Now, while his foothold is not stable, it is possible to drive him out of the state. If he misses this opportunity and allows him to completely occupy Taihang Bacheng, even if our army and Yuan Shao join forces, it will be difficult to deal with him. Cheng Yu suggested again.

Everyone present knew very well in their hearts that Cheng Yu was not wrong.

It's just that the time is no longer on Cao Cao's side.

"Alas, Zhongde, as early as Lü Bu led his army back to Henan County and captured Hedong County, at that time, if our army unites with Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang, he will definitely be eliminated or driven out. However, at this time, the opportunity you said has already been missed. Think about it, if we send troops to annex the state, will Yuan Shao and Zhang Yang still be willing? When our army goes on the expedition, do you dare to guarantee that Yuan Shao will not turn against us?

This is the role of this second ranking, even if Yuan Shao doesn't really believe it, but if you add Your Majesty, there is a rift between our two armies, and it will be difficult to unite together. Guo Jia shook his head again and again and analyzed.

"Then according to what you mean, the next step is to take down Zhang Xiu!" Cheng Yu was silent for a while when he heard this, and gradually agreed with Guo Jia's analysis in his heart, he asked.

"No, about Zhang Xiu, lord, you'd better focus on persuasion." Guo Jia shook his head and replied.

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