In the big tent of Cao's army, Cao Cao was buried in ambush and looking through the bamboo slips, and Lou Yi outside the tent took a person into the tent and said to Cao Cao: "General, General Xu's Captain Guo asks to see you." ”

Cao Cao looked up, but saw Guo Jia standing tall, and said to him with a smile: "General Fenwu is diligent and studious, and he never leaves his hand when he goes out on the expedition, admire, admire." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "I can't afford to be a gentleman, please take a seat." ”

Cao Cao was a young man who liked to fly eagles and lackeys, and was deserted in the industry. Another person who had the same habit as Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period was Guan Yu, who rode on a horse and read the left biography.

Sitting down, Cao Cao asked, "But what happened to Zhongkang over there?" ”

Guo Jia bowed his head and said: "General Jiyan, Jia is here to invite the general into the city." ”

Cao Cao laughed and asked, "After Zhongkang entered the city, how did Kong Ling deal with it?" ”

Guo Jia said, Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: After Xu Chu entered the city, there was almost no stubborn resistance, and when Kong Ling saw that he led the troops straight into the county government, he was so frightened that he collapsed on the seat, so frightened that he couldn't stand up, which was really ridiculous. Such a person can be shy in the position of the assassin of a state, and he can actually lead 40,000 elites to threaten to crusade against the traitors.

Kong Ling had been in the court for a long time before he took office in Yuzhou, and Cao Cao was familiar with it. But there is a banquet to entertain guests, this public is like there, talking about high opinions, boasting and blowing, and can always dumb down what others say, but when it comes to use, this public is finally fierce and inward, and there is no way to deal with it, and he has confirmed his name of "vain appearance".

On the evening of this day, Xu and Cao Zhubu camped into the city and stationed in the east of the city.

Cao Cao came to the county mansion and smiled at Xu Chu.

Cao Cao said: "Zhongkang, where is Kong Yuzhou now?" ”

"I was carried out of the mansion by his Gong De and Wu Yi, and now I should go to the barracks." Xu Chu smiled, "Although Kong Ling is cowardly, he is a little bold in doing these two things. When that Conde saw me come in, he was angry in the sword hall, and he was like thunder, hey, I took care of his courage, and let them go. ”

Cao Cao slandered: If you don't let them go, can you still kill them? He said with a smile on his face: "Brother Xian' Yuzhou Tiger, there are countless souls under the knife, I have heard the name of Kong De, I thought he was a cowardly Confucian like Kong Ling, and he didn't want to be scolded by the sword in front of the virtuous brother, he was indeed very bold." After casually praising Xu Chu, Cao Cao asked again: "Brother Xian is going to live in the back house of the county government?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head, the county mansion is very meaningful, it is a serious Yingchuan Taishou to move in, Li Min let Kong Ling live, in order to show his support and obedience to Kong Ling, but if Xu Chu lives in, it is equivalent to declaring his sovereignty over Yingchuan, which is tantamount to putting himself on the stove to roast, offending the county sergeant, not to mention, Cao Cao in front of him is afraid that he will not be happy. Moreover, after all, he is now on an expedition, and the soldiers are all suffering, and he lives in the mansion by himself, so it is inevitable that he will be suspicious of being a dog and a horse, and he is happy to be comfortable.

He didn't live, and Cao Cao naturally didn't want to live, and the two only had dinner in the mansion at the moment, and returned to the military camp in the east of the county after a tooth sacrifice.

That night, Xu Chu ordered people to invite all the officials in the county to the barracks. When Cao Cao heard the news, he also came uninvited to meet with the scholars in the county.

The tent is full of people, and the guests and hosts are in their places.

Xu Chu sat on the main seat and watched Cao Cao talk and laugh with Guo Jun, Zhang Li, Du You and others, and he had the intention of seeing each other late, and couldn't help but sigh: Cao Mengde is worthy of being a masterpiece of the world throughout the ages. Just like himself, when he first arrived in Luoyang, he was not the first time he saw him, but he was more enthusiastic about himself than He Hao, Zhong Xuan and others, and I couldn't help but admire this open-mindedness.

Thinking of Sun Jian and Liu Bei, the two great heroes of the Three Kingdoms era, Sun Jian must also have his own unique way of treating his subordinates, otherwise after his unfortunate early death in history, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others would not follow Sun Ce with all their hearts, not to mention Liu Bei, from his relationship with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Jian Yong, it can be seen that the means of winning over heroes will not be inferior to Cao Cao.

When I think about myself, I still have a lot to learn.

Xu Chu cleared his throat, picked up the tea soup, and said to everyone: "You can't drink alcohol in the army, Chu replaces wine with tea, and does it first as a respect." ”

Everyone took a shallow sip of the tea soup, knowing that Xu Chu had something to say, so they all brushed it over.

Xu Chu said: "Yingchuan is about to rush, it is to attack the front line of Dong, but before the arrival of Chu and General Cao, Kong Yuzhou and Li Taishou have been defeated for a while, these two monarchs are famous at home, even they can't resist Dong Thief's strong army, the heroes are rebellious, and the prospects are bleak." ”

Listening to Xu Chu's pretense, he praised and depreciated, and everyone did not poke it, following Xu Chu's words, Du You took the opportunity to show his heart.

He said: "Kong Yuzhou and Li Yingchuan have no hard work, and their defeat is unexpected. The prince and General Cao fought hard, and the county sergeants and people had been looking forward to it for a long time. ”

"That's what Du Peng said." Guo Jun's departure from the county was after Xu Chu went to Lujiang, but with Yang Zhai's Guo family's roots in the county, he soon became a non-negligible among the county officials. But listening to him continue: "After Kong Yuzhou entered the county, he didn't care about the people's livelihood, first used his henchmen to act as agents for the affairs of the county, and then opened a large warehouse, seized grain, grass, and weapons. Now that the counties in the county are not suffering, the people's grievances are boiling, and if the prince and General Cao come later, I am afraid that it will provoke civil unrest. ”

Xu Chu smiled but said nothing. It is true that the people's grievances are boiling, but it is not because of Kong Ling, who has been in turmoil and war over the years, and there are few places where the people in the states of the world are not bitter. The ones who really want to make trouble should be the Yingchuan warriors who have been robbed of military power and political power, and besides, they have taken money from the people in this year, which is easy to cause adverse effects, and second, it is the beginning of the year, and how many materials can the people get? I'm afraid it's better to take the convenience from the big surnames and Haoqiang in the county.

Therefore, after Kong Ling entered the county, he not only had to take over the government affairs of Yingchuan, but also took the soldiers of the scholars, so that he could seize more resources from the big surnames and Haoqiang.

The truth is this truth, but Xu Chu understands that Kong Ling's approach can indeed quickly scavenge food and manpower, but it is also exhaustive, and the possibility of taking root in Yingchuan County has been ruined.

Therefore, as long as Xu Chu works against Kong Ling, he can get the sincere support of the Yingchuan clan.

"At present, Kong Yuzhou has returned to the barracks, and in my opinion, it still takes hard work to govern Yingchuan." Xu Chu said and looked at Cao Cao, "Brother Meng De, your Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan's second Sima should have arrived in Yangcheng at this moment, right?" ”

Cao Cao understood what Xu Chu meant, and immediately said, "The messenger should be on the way to Yangzhai...... Gentlemen, I heard that Li Taishou has incorporated the county guards, and all of them are stationed in Yangcheng, who will take over, and ask the gentlemen to choose them personally. ”

Du You, Guo Jun and others looked at each other, and said in shock: It turned out that it was not only Xu Chu who attacked Kong Ling, but Cao Cao also sent people to Yangcheng. Kong Ling was easily 'invited' out of the county government by Xu Chu, so Li Min was no problem.