In the second year of Jian'an, summer and April 16. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Liu He Anran sat on the couch in the general's mansion, while Deng Zhi on the side was sweating profusely.

"Lord, now that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are at war, why don't we take the opportunity to help one of them, so as to annex the states and counties from it and expand our power, why do we sit here and sit back and watch the heroes fight for hegemony?"

I saw Liu He smiled faintly: "Bo Miao, you don't have to worry, it's not a bad thing to sit idly by and watch this matter, now Cao Cao is facing the enemy on both sides, in fact, it is very dangerous, at this time, he doesn't dare to fight with Yuan Shao without taboos, so the most troops he can use are about 10,000, and Yuan Shao has just annexed Qingzhou, which can be described as aggressive, it is estimated that even if he pulls out an army of 100,000, it is not impossible, I just want them to fight with each other, in this case, Cao Cao will definitely take the initiative to reconcile with me in order to avoid fighting on both sides, Give me enough sincerity, and I only need to wait until Cao Cao is victorious, and then lead the army to snatch the fruits of victory in the name of alliance with Yuan Shao, so that Cao Cao will lose his troops and generals, but there will be no gain, and at that time, it will be the time for us to do it. ”

"But how can the lord guarantee that Cao Cao will win this battle? In case Yuan Shao wins, after he occupies Xudu, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us, Yuan Shao's strength is slightly inferior to the lord, and when he occupies Yanzhou and Yuzhou, there will be four states in his hands, plus Luoyang and Hongnong, even if the strength is compared with the lord, it will not be weak, this is our tricky thing. ”

"Don't worry about this, although Cao Cao only has more than 10,000 people, I believe that Cao Cao will definitely win this battle, there is no suspense." Liu He looked at Deng Zhi in front of him seriously and said in a deep voice.

Although history has changed somewhat, Liu He will never have any doubts about this. Are you kidding? At the time of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was able to mobilize only 10,000 troops, but Yuan Shao had an army of 110,000 troops, and the result ended in failure, not to mention that Cao Cao has also mastered the skills, and the strength of the generals under his command has been greatly improved.

However, the premise is that Liu He can't help Yuan Shao, otherwise, Cao Cao will definitely die, and there is absolutely no suspense.

In fact, at this time, there were also strategists who suggested that they should take advantage of the great battle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, let Liu He help Yuan Shao deal with Cao Cao, eradicate Cao Cao's power in one fell swoop, directly annex the lands of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and expand his power to the Central Plains.

However, Liu He did not do this, because in his opinion, the benefits of doing so are definitely not as good as the latter, first of all, starting a war with Cao Cao will threaten the life safety of his parents in Xu Du, which will make him bear the charge of unfilial piety, which is very unfavorable to him who cherishes feathers and pays attention to prestige, besides, Liu Yu is also very good to him, this kind of deep affection for licking calves, and he does not want to give up such an old man who loves him like this; Secondly, the calculation does not consider Liu Yu, at least it is necessary to consider Liu Xie, the son of heaven, if he breaks through Xu Du, he is really a little difficult to deal with Liu Xie, if he is welcomed, he is the Han clan, and it will be difficult to get out of that step in the end, unless he doesn't want to take that step, if he doesn't welcome Feng, his reputation will be damaged, and if he thinks about it, it is better to let Liu Xie control it in the hands of others, so that he can use various excuses at any time, and if he wants to attack the imperial capital, he will find excuses such as Qin Wang Jingnan and Qingjun's side, If you don't attack the imperial capital, you can also recruit talents in the name of the Han clan.

There is a third factor, once he really enters the Central Plains, he will face a group of heroes to attack, Yuan Shao, Lu Bu, Sun Ce and others will not let go of such an opportunity, and even Liu Biao may turn against himself for the sake of interests. So in this way, I really have more to gain than I lose.

And if Liu He chooses to watch, this will be a lot more beneficial, he can take the opportunity to snatch the fruits of victory, and put Cao Cao in the center of the competition, I believe that as long as he succeeds in seizing Jizhou, even Sun Ce will find a way to go north to Xudu and meet the Han Emperor, so that although Cao Cao can defeat Yuan Shao, he will not get any benefits, but will bring the danger of destruction for himself, I believe that once Cao Cao learns the details, the expression on his face must be very exciting.

It is precisely because of the above plans that Liu He decided to stand by for the time being.

And things turned out to be as Liu He imagined, not long after, an envoy from the imperial court arrived, canonized Liu He as the Marquis of Ji (county marquis), and rewarded 10,000 taels of gold and 100,000 horses of cloth, at the same time, Cao Cao's envoy also proposed to form an alliance with Liu He, and assured Liu He that he knew that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were allies, so he would not let Liu He be embarrassed, this time as long as Liu He did not send troops to help Yuan Shao, even if he fulfilled the obligation of the alliance, once Yuan Shao was defeated in the future, Jizhou would be ceded to Liu He, As long as you are in Qingzhou, you can do it.

This time Cao Cao's handwriting is not small, not to mention the canonized title and the property given to Liu He, anyway, it is the things of the imperial court, generous to others, and even promised to cede the counties of Jizhou to Liu He in the future, which can not be said to be ruthless.

Of course, now it is actually just an empty promise, but Cao Cao knows the meaning behind this promise for Liu He, but from this time on, Cao Cao can't be allowed not to agree, because if Liu He really wants him to perish, he really has no way to live.

Of course, Cao Cao's promise is actually tiresome, because after this battle, Cao Cao can also seize part of Jizhou, and then cede the other part to Liu He, because when he promised, he only said that he would cede the counties of Jizhou to Liu He, but did not say that he would cede the entire Jizhou to Liu He, even if he really proposed to cede the entire Jizhou to Liu He, it would not matter, because Cao Cao controlled the imperial court, he could completely control the imperial court and redivide the administrative area of Jizhou, and at that time, the so-called "Jizhou" was estimated to be only a limited number of counties.

However, Liu He doesn't care about that, what he wants now is a mouthful, as long as Cao Cao nods, Liu He will have a way to control the entire Jizhou in his hands, and Cao Cao will not have the slightest chance to get involved.

"Pass the order, all military horses will not move for the time being, continue to drill the soldiers and horses, prepare grain, once the order is passed down, immediately start the operation, without the slightest delay, anyone who neglects will be dealt with by military law!"

"No!"

"In addition, I ordered the county guards to vigorously search for talents in the local area, and recommend all talented and virtuous people to Chang'an, if the recommended talents can really be used, I will definitely reward them."

"No!"

One after another government decrees have been conveyed, and now Liu He is like a tiger waiting for an opportunity, sharpening his minions, and hiding his minions, once the prey appears, he will immediately kill it mercilessly.