Yanzhou, Dongjun.

"Does the lord have a plan?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he raised his head and looked at Xun Yu with a frown, and hesitated: "Do you really want to attack Xuzhou?" ”

Xun Yu smiled lightly and said lightly: "Now that Yuan Shao has gone down to the land of the two states, and Xiang Ao has already completed the consolidation of the states, if the lord does not take Xuzhou when Yuan Shao and Xiang Ao are at a stalemate, after Xiang Ao and Yuan Shao divide the victory and defeat, how will the lord fight?" ”

Cao Cao sighed and said, "That's the only way." ”

After saying that, Cao Cao turned to Guo Jia, his most important sacrificial wine, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you think of Fengxiao?" ”

Guo Jia sat down casually in front of him, raised his head and drank the spirits in the cup, and said without hurry: "Although what Brother Wen Ruo said is true, the lord doesn't need to be too anxious. ”

Guo Jia put down the wine glass, lifted the wine jug in one hand, and continued before coming to Yutu: "Although neither Xiang Ao nor Yuan Shao in Hebei is easy to deal with, but the two tigers will be injured when they fight. Besides, if the two have been fighting for three or five years, how can they distinguish the winner from the loser? And in the past three to five years, it is the development opportunity of the lord. ”

"Although the court is still alive and dead, it still has residual power. If you want to send troops to Xuzhou, can the lord think about what the name of the division is? Guo Jia said confidently: "Although Henan Lu Bu is weak, but the land of Luoyang cannot be easily touched, the reason why Lu Bu can gain a firm foothold in Luoyang is just that the princes of all walks of life do not regard Lu Bu as a threat." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, not to mention Lu Bu, who only occupies Luoyang, even if Lu Bu occupies most of the divisions, Cao Cao will not be afraid.

"If the lord wants to expand his territory and enhance his strength, Jia suggests sending troops to Yuzhou. Nowadays, there is no definite ownership of Yuzhou, although Yuan Shu occupies most of Yuzhou, but has not been canonized by the former imperial court, and the name is not right. Yuzhou not only has a lot of fertile land, but also countless families, if the lord can get the help of the Yuzhou family, it is easy to take Yuzhou. ”

Guo Jia said, and looked at Xun Yu very meaningfully. Cao Cao saw Guo Jia's eyes, and also looked over, and suddenly for a moment. If you want to talk about the land family of Yuzhou, isn't the Xun family represented by Xun Yu just right? After thinking about it, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xun Yu and asked lightly, "I don't know what Wen Ruo thinks?" ”

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia with a slightly wry smile, and said to Cao Operation: "If the lord needs it, Yu will definitely do his best." ”

Cao Cao chuckled a little excitedly, then lowered his face and asked Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, it is okay to plot Yuzhou, but Xuzhou is adjacent to Qingzhou, if Yuan Shao sends troops from Qingzhou and takes Xuzhou, even if I have Yanyu and Yuzhou, I'm afraid..."

Guo Jia left Yutu, sat back and said that before he was a few years old, he smiled loudly and said, "The lord doesn't have to worry. Sending troops to Yuzhou and competing with Yuan Shu is a Ming chess. The lord can also send people who are good at speaking to Xuzhou to rebel against Tao Qian's subordinates, isn't it? Who in the world does not know the current affairs? Can't you see that Tao Qian has no ambitions? ”

"Haha..."When Cao Cao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "I have filial piety, and I can reach thousands of troops and horses!" ”

Xun Yu watched his father-in-law and Guo Jia, who he recommended, fall in love with each other, and smiled with relief. Since he plans to follow Cao Cao, Xun Yu, a virtuous person who can help Cao Cao compete for the general trend, is not resistant. Ignoring Cao Cao and Guo Jia, who were happy to drink, Xun Yu kept a calm face, continued to look at the map for a long time, and came to Cao Cao.

"If you plot against Xuzhou, not only can you use the Xuzhou family, but the lord must not forget that Yuan Shao has not yet unified Qingzhou."

"Huh?!" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, stopped the wine glass that had just been put to his lips, glanced at Yutu, and suddenly said: "That's true, Qingzhou Beihai Kong Rong doesn't seem to be optimistic about Yuan Shao either." ”

Seeing Cao Cao's suddenness, Xun Yu chuckled and said, "Yu Ke sent the children of the clan to explore the mouth. ”

"Very good, very good! Haha.."

Xun Yu and Guo Jia were originally under Yuan Shao's account, but Yuan Shao's performance made Xun Yu and Guo Jia not optimistic. In addition, a few months ago, Yuan Shao plotted against Qingzhou, but he reused the Jizhou family, so that Xun Yu, who was a member of the Yingchuan family, could not get the opportunity to display his talents. Xun Yu instigated Guo Jia, left Yuan Shao, and defected to Cao Cao.

Xun Yu is a talented person of the Xun family in Yingchuan, and his decision also expresses the attitude of most families in Yingchuan. When Cao Cao received Xun Yu, he saw the attitude of the Yingchuan family towards him in a blink of an eye, how could Cao Cao, who was affected by his eunuch background, be unhappy. Since Cao Cao established himself in Dongjun, he has always been cautious, step by step, and it took nearly a year to reluctantly bring Dongjun and Chen Liu under his control.

After Xun Yu and Guo Jia arrived, in less than half a year, he assisted Cao Cao to bring the entire Yanzhou under his command, so that Cao Cao paid more and more attention to the role of Guo Jia and Xun Yu. Although Guo Jia was profligate and informal, Cao Cao did not express the slightest dissatisfaction. Besides, Cao Cao was originally an informal person, Guo Jia is so temperamental, but it is somewhat in line with Cao Cao's personality.

Cao Cao knew his shortcomings, not only could he not compare to Yuan Shao's reputation, but he would also not be able to survive Xiang Ao's more than ten years of operation in Bingzhou. First, there is no territory, second, there are not enough talents, and third, Cao Cao, who does not have the support of the family, feels more and more that under the troubled times, talents are important. Not only did he try to establish a good relationship with the family, but he also recruited warriors or poor families, and even rangers in various parts of Yanzhou.

Even though he has now obtained many strategists or generals such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xu Zhu, Yu Ban, Le Jin, etc., this time I still feel that it is not enough. After several discussions with Guo Jia and Xun Yu, Cao Cao finally made up his mind to implement the decree of recruiting talents, hoping to attract more talents to defect.

Xun Yu has a strong sense of the overall situation, and together with Guo Jia, he not only formulated and completed the strategy of conquering Yanzhou for Cao Cao, but also formulated a situation for Cao Cao on how to divide the Central Plains and compete with the world. Guo Jia and Xun Yu have all met Xiang Ao, Yuan Shao and others, and they also know Liu Bei, Sun Jian and other princes who have not yet grown up.

As Cao Cao thought, in the eyes of the two, the most threatening ones were Xiang Ao and Yuan Shao. It's just that Cao Cao has his own heart, but he puts Liu Bei, who still has no place to stand, in his heart. If Liu Bei knew, I am afraid that he would be distressed.

"Wen Ruo is Wang Zuo's talent, and his ability in internal affairs is unmatched, so Yanzhou will be handed over to Wen Ruo, and Wen Ruo will be asked to work hard!"

Cao Cao, as his lord, was so polite, Xun Yu hurriedly got up and said, "Don't worry, the lord is determined to guard the rear for the lord." ”

"As for Yuzhou, how to send troops, when to send troops..."

Seeing Cao Cao looking at him, Guo Jia said indifferently: "Jia Bu will sort out the strategy and hand it over to the lord!" ”

"That's it!" Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction.

When Cao Cao and his wise men plotted against Yuzhou, Yuan Shu of Yuzhou was excited to stare at the jade seal above the table in his study.

Yuan Shu didn't expect that not long after Emperor Liu Xie was poisoned, his former subordinate Sun Jian sent someone to send the jade seal of the country. From the pre-Qin period to the present, if you want to establish a country, you must not only dominate the world, but also be mandated by heaven and be the son of heaven. And one of the ways that God has given orders is to pass on the jade seal.

Yuan Shu's hands trembled and held the heirloom jade seal full of dragon patterns, and his eyes revealed a little madness.

"Haha... Haha..."Yuan Shu's face was flushed, he smiled madly, and his face was a little fierce and he said to himself: "Yuan Shao? Xiang Ao? How do you fight me! No, it's fighting with me! Providence is like this, and the Yuan clan of me is appointed to rule the world, how about you? ”

"Hahaha..."

Yuan Shu carefully put the heirloom jade seal back on top of the table, and continued to stare at the jade seal for a long time.

"Since God has given the order, then I will be disrespectful!" Yuan Shu chuckled, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly and continued to say to himself: "Tomorrow, I will order someone to choose a good day and an auspicious day, and I will be ranked in the Ninth Five-Year Plan." At that time, with the posture of the Son of Heaven, overlooking the world, subduing all the princes, the world is Yuan's, it is mine! ”

Yuan Shu's eyes were full of excitement and determination, as if he thought that he was really the true son of heaven today.

Regardless of how Yuan Shu is, Sun Jian, who offered the jade seal, also benefited. Yuan Shu relied on his reputation after becoming famous, so that most of the families in Yangzhou recognized Sun Jian's status and appointed Sun Jian as the assassin of Yangzhou. As for Sun Jian's strength, Yuan Shu is not worried, since Sun Jian can contribute all the jade seals of the country, his surrender is already clear, and there is no need to worry too much at all.

Moreover, the land of Yangzhou is no longer under Yuan Shu's control, if Sun Jian can subdue Yangzhou, Yuan Shu himself will also be a good thing. But Sun Jian, who has other ambitions, is not so thoughtful.

After Sun Jian was appointed, he returned to Wu County and began to recruit soldiers and horses on a large scale. The families in Jiangdong have some connections with the Sun family, and now that Sun Jian has been able to correct his name, there are many people who come to defect. Sun Jian, whose power had risen greatly, was not idle, and after a little rectification, he began to send troops around Wu County and began to subdue Yangzhou.

In Yangzhou, not only Sun Jian's reputation is not low, but even Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, has made a great name in the generation of following his father Sun Jian to fight in Jiangdong. Even in all parts of Yangzhou, it is preached that the birth of a son should be a grandson. Sun Ce adheres to Sun Jian's bravery, and is known as the little overlord of Jiangdong, and the thieves in Yangzhou are all terrified when they hear about Sun Ce's name.

Zhou Yu, who was young at the beginning, was instigated by Sun Ce, far away from his hometown, rushed to Wu County, and came to join Sun Ce, intending to make a difference in the Jiangdong generation. Zhou Yu is not only young and handsome, but also extraordinary in talent and wisdom, which just makes up for Sun Ce's too upright and brave temperament, and Sun Jian is also happy to see it.

As for Yuan Shu, hehe! Sun Jian is waiting for Yuan Shu's ambition to swell, as long as Yuan Shu is the emperor, Sun Jian will break with Yuan Shu and attack Yuan Shu first. Based on Yangzhou, seize the important land of Yuzhou, and attack Jingzhou in the west, the Sun family can rely on the danger of the Yangtze River and look down on the Central Plains.

All the princes are planning for their own territory and interests, and the local small-scale war will soon become large-scale, and the mutual conquest of several princes will be the real chaos in the world, and the people will not be able to make a living. No one knows what the chances of surviving in such a troubled era are for tens of millions of people.