Zhuge Liang's voice fell, the scene was silent, and the needle drop could be heard.

Cao Cao looked at Kong Ming with a torch in his eyes.

Kong Ming is so rude, with Cao Cao's character, he is naturally angry, but after thinking about it, everything Zhuge Liang said is true. Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, Yang Xi has 30,000 soldiers and horses, Chen is in Qingzhou, and here alone, there are 6,000 iron horses, and Cao Cao himself does not have them.

At this time, Jia Xu was out of the ranks.

"Prime Minister! I have something to say! ”

Cao Cao said: "Wen He said. ”

According to statistics, by the end of the year, the population under Yang Xi's control, including the four counties of Huiji, Yuzhang, Qingzhou, and Lujiang, had reached 11.5 million by the end of the year. However, the population controlled by the prime minister was only 4 million, the population controlled by the Yuan family was 3 or 4 million, and the total population under the jurisdiction of Liaodong, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou was only 5 million. If Yang Xiruo goes all out to recruit troops, it is not impossible to get five or six hundred thousand. If it sends troops to attack Xuzhou, Qingzhou and Jiujiang will be attacked by each other, and it will be easy to take Xuzhou. At that time, half of the world will be gone! ”

Cao Cao knew that in his camp, there were different views, but this Jia Xu strongly advocated containing Yang Xi, and even personally presided over the assassination activity.

Ordering Zhang Xiu to be stationed in Huiji was also Jia Xu's idea.

After Jia Xu finished speaking, Cao Cao's heart became more and more solemn, he didn't think about Yang Xi's development, but he hadn't seen Chenhe District, so he didn't know how powerful it was, Jia Xu had been there.

Cao Cao didn't speak, and Jia Xu added oil and vinegar, Zhuge Liang hugged his fists and said: "If the prime minister wants to unify the north, if he attacks it with all his might, he will lose both, and it will take about a year, if he doesn't attack, wait for it to break itself, but it will take two or three years." But the prime minister can afford to wait, but Liu Jingzhou can't afford to wait, and Jiaozhou can't afford to wait, if he doesn't take action, within a year or two, Jingzhou will be broken, and Jiaozhou is not a problem. At that time, Yang Xi could be in danger of the Huai River in the Qinling Mountains, and he could attack and retreat and defend, plus he had entered a nail in the north, and he could take Xuzhou at any time, and the prime minister's Xu Du was not far from the surname Yang. ”

At this point, Cao Cao already had a rough idea in his heart, but he did not express his position, but looked at the rest of the people.

Xu You said: "Kong Ming said this, Yang Xi is already a big trouble, but if the prime minister and Yang Xi start a war, what if the Yuan family comes to attack." There is even a prime minister to start a war, but what should Liu Jingzhou do? ”

Kong Ming said: "If the prime minister raises troops to attack, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi only need to go to appease, as for Liu Jingzhou, he will be exempted from the pressure from the north, and he will be the army of the whole Jingzhou and cooperate with Xu Du." ”

Xu You sneered: "Hmph! The soldiers of Jingzhou, I am afraid that there are only 30,000 or 40,000 now, and the four counties of Jingnan have been lost, and Jingzhou is already less than half of the state. ”

Kong Ming said: "There are not many soldiers, if the prime minister orders the world, Liu Jingzhou will do his best to cooperate, at least contain half of Yang Xi's soldiers." ”

At this time, Cao Cao already had a bottom in his heart, interrupted the conversation between the two, sent Kong Ming out, and only started the discussion with his family.

Xun Yu said: "Kong Ming's words are indeed quite reasonable, if they are allowed to develop, I am afraid that in just one or two years, Yang Xi can sweep the south, which is a great threat to me." ”

Guo Jia said: "Yang Xi's development is too fast, and it must be curbed with all its might, otherwise once it takes a step forward, it will be the power of the world, and it will not be able to stop its sweeping trend." ”

Xu You originally wanted to say something, but seeing that everyone said a word to me, they were only in favor of containing Yang Xi, and Xu You did not dare to raise any objections, but at this time Cao Cao said: "Everyone is in favor of containing Yang Xi, but Yang Xi is in control of the area, very popular with the people, the people support, it is said that his legal code is perfect, and the order is prohibited, but what is the name to attack?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "The problem lies in the perfection of the code, Yang Xi is a businessman, in what name does he promulgate the code, in what name does he give orders, if the name is not right, it is not good, the lord only needs to ask for an edict, send it to the world, it will be responded to everywhere, and the group will attack it, no matter how strong Yang Xi is, it will also collapse." Moreover, in Wuling, Changsha, Huiji and other places, many scholars dared to be angry and did not dare to speak out about the rule of Yang Xi, because of his strong strength. If the lord in the name of the emperor, spread the book everywhere, will rush to respond, then there will be chaos in it, and the lord will unite Jiaozhou, Jingzhou, and even Yizhou to attack it, Yang Xi will be defeated. ”

Jia Xu said: "Huiji and other places, Yang Xi is not stable, Hong Ming, Hong Jin, Yuan Yu, Wu Fu, Huadang and others, for the local hero, if people rebel, and promised to be an official, he will respond, then internal and external troubles, even if it can not be eliminated in one fell swoop, but it can also slow down its development, wait for the lord to unify Hebei, Dingding Liaodong, and then wave a blow, the south can be determined." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he secretly made up his mind in his heart and decided to cut off Yang Xi's henchman, and said to Jia Xu: "Okay! What you are discussing is exactly what I want, Wen He, you will personally contact Zhuge Liang to discuss the specific strategy to defeat Yang Xi. Wen Ruo, you will start to contact Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi to appease them with the benefits of their titles. Changwen, you are responsible for contacting Sun Quan's office and asking him to raise troops together. ”

As soon as the meeting ended, all parties began to run busy, and before the end of the year, no less than the military action of the princes of the Eighteenth Route to crusade against Dong Zhuo was already brewing.

Xu Yu returned to his home, sullen.

Because Xu Yi, the younger brother of Xu You, is the vice president unit of the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce, which has many industries and exists in Qingzhou. According to the report provided by Xu Yi at the end of this year, the garment factory here has reached six or seven thousand people, and the annual income and share dividends of this industry alone are equivalent to twenty or thirty times the amount they receive a year.

Originally, according to the plan, if this continues, next year I want to set up my own dock and establish a shipping firm. But now once the war starts, Yang Xi is good to win, if he is defeated, his industry in Chenhe District will not be all in vain.

The more Xu You thought about it, the more unwilling he felt, tossing and turning all night, and on the second day, he finally made a decision and came to see his brother Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was originally in the Qingzhou factory, but at this time, he had to submit a report to Xu You, after all, Xu Yi only accounted for forty percent of this industry, and it was Xu You who really accounted for sixty percent.

"Close the door!" Xu Yu entered the door with a heavy face.

Xu Yi knew that his brother had something important to say, so he stuck his head out of the door, looked left and right, and then closed the Jiangmen and said: "Brother, what is the matter that can make you, the prime minister, small, and the big celebrity like this today?" ”

Xu You sat down, took a sip of tea, cleared his throat and said, "Second brother, this matter is extremely important, and it is related to the lifeblood of you and me in the future. ”

Xu Yi sat opposite each other, and also took a sip of tea and said: "Big brother, what is so in the eyes, the eldest brother can say it carefully, and you and I can consider it carefully." ”

Xu You said: "Today, someone from Jingzhou, this person's name is Zhuge Liang, the word Kong Ming, is under Liu Biao's account. As soon as this person came, he instigated the prime minister, united the princes, and attacked the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce. Now the prime minister has issued an order, ordering Jia Xu to follow the specific rules of Zhuge Liang's industry and commerce, while Xun Yu and Jia Xu respectively went to appease and stabilize the Yuan clan and instigate the rebellion of Huiji Shanyue. If these things are done, the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce will be in danger. Second brother, you have to leave here as soon as possible, inform the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce of this news, and prepare early, even interfere and destroy it, and you must not make it happen. ”