"You said Cao Wei found Shao Xu?" As soon as he returned to Xiangping, Mr. Liu couldn't wait to tell Wei Shuo the news that Cao Wei wanted to unite with Shao Xu, but Wei Shuo was taken aback.

"Yes, my lord, some time ago, Lord Shao and Qingzhou had a conflict over the displaced people, and later Cao Tingshi not only did not blame, but secretly sent an envoy, declaring that he would support Lord Shao against Shile. Lord Shao couldn't believe the other party, so he only perfunctory past, and it happened that he belonged to Leling, and Lord Shao told me about it secretly, and asked me to tell the adult, hoping that Liaodong would get an idea for him. ”

"Lord, it seems that Cao Wei wants to emulate Liu Jingsheng in the late Eastern Han Dynasty!" After listening to Mr. Liu's introduction, Gao Zhan said with a smile.

Wei Shuo heard the words thoughtfully, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and Liu Biao, who served as the assassin of Jingzhou, was worried that Cao Cao was plotting against Jingzhou, so he provided Zhang Xiu, who lived in Wancheng, with grain, grass and ordnance, so that he could act as a pawn to resist Cao Cao.

"And that's not all! Lord Shao also asked his subordinates to tell the lord that Cao Tingshi seemed to be interested in inquiring about the lord's situation? ”

"Why did Cao Wei inquire about the situation of the lord?"

Gao Zhan didn't know why, he had just joined Liaodong, and he didn't know Wei Shuo's whereabouts before, and he didn't know that Wei Shuo had dealt with Cao Wei in Qingzhou.

Mr. Liu glanced at Wei Shuo, and explained with a smile: "I don't know about the long history, the lord relied on hundreds of fugitives in Laoshan to rise. Later, Cao Jianshi occupied Qingzhou, and our lord also visited him in Linzi in person, and I was also fortunate to meet the lord at that time. ”

"It's just that I didn't expect that as soon as Linzi said goodbye, the lord went north to Liaodong, and almost two years have passed today. Although the lord has never returned to Qingzhou, he will give Cao Tingshi a generous gift every year. Cao Jianshi always thought that the lord was just a small bureaucrat under his rule, and he didn't expect that the lord would already have a strength comparable to him. ”

"Although Cao Tingshi is a little lonely and unheard of in Qingzhou, but the lord has made such a big noise in Liaodong, some of them will be heard of in his ears. In order to get more accurate information, presumably Cao Jianshi will ask Lord Shao to inquire about the news of the lord. ”

"Oh, I see, I didn't expect the lord and Cao Wei to have such a complicated entanglement!"

Listening to Gao Zhan's words, Wei Shuo couldn't help but roll his eyes, what is a complicated entanglement, it seems to be a pair of resentful couples. He agreed with the alliance between Shao Xu and Cao Wei, which would not only remove Shao Xu's threat from the south, but also gain a large amount of reinforcements.

It's just that Wei Shuo is a little worried that after Cao Wei knows his details, he will send troops to threaten Laoshan. Today, tens of thousands of people have gathered around Laoshan Mountain, and its influence has long extended to the entire Changguang County, and even parts of the neighboring Donglai County and Chengyang County are also affected by Laoshan Mountain.

Wei Shuo believed that if he raised troops in Laoshan at this time, even if he could not sweep Qingzhou, he would have the confidence to divide the entire eastern part of Qingzhou, but he did not want to seize Qingzhou by violent means, as long as he was given a few more years, Wei Shuo had the confidence that the soldiers would take the entire Qingzhou without blood.

Originally, everything was under Wei Shuo's control, but as Wei Shuo's influence grew, it became more and more impossible for him to hide in the shadows and continue to develop. Sooner or later, one day he will be exposed to the whole world, and at that time, I am afraid that it will not be just Cao Wei who has doubts.

"Is the lord worried that Cao Wei will learn that your strength has suddenly increased, and he will become wary of you and Laoshan, and even raise troops against you?" Wei Shuo, who looked worried, asked.

Wei Shuo bowed his head lightly and said: "What Mr. Gao said won my heart, I don't know if there is a clever plan for me to solve my worries?" ”

"Don't worry, in my opinion, if you want Cao Wei to let down his guard against the lord, it is best to let him realize that the lord is not his enemy, but a strong reinforcement from Qingzhou."

"Mr. Gao means ......"

"We need to find a strong enemy for Qingzhou, so that Cao Wei will not have the heart to trouble the lord again, and even if Cao Wei learns the details of the lord in the future, he will not dare to risk the embarrassment of being attacked by the enemy on both sides, but will increase the attraction of the lord because of this."

After listening to Gao Zhan's suggestion, Wei Shuo's eyes lit up, and the troubles in his heart were swept away. As for finding an enemy for Cao Wei, is there anything more suitable than Shile? Let Cao Wei and Shi Le clash, not only can reduce the pressure from Cao Wei, but also prevent Shi Le from using all his energy to deal with Youzhou, and reduce the burden on Youzhou from the side, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!

……

Soon, Shao Xu, who was far away in Fuping City, received a letter from Wei Shuo, in which Wei Shuo told Shao Xu in detail about his complicated relationship with Cao Wei and asked him to keep it secret for the time being. In addition, Wei Shuo also strongly supported Shao Xu's secret alliance with Cao Wei in the letter; In the end, Wei Shuo planned and laid out his plan, hoping to get Shao Xu's support.

Shao Xu took Wei Shuo's letter and read it carefully three times, and finally put it on a candle and burned it. Although his nephew Shao Cun wanted to read the contents of the letter, he did not dare to forcibly take it from his uncle.

"Uncle, the ...... What does that Wei-sama mean? ”

Shao Xu looked at his nephew with a nervous face, and couldn't help but laugh: "What? Are you still worried about Lord Wei? ”

Hearing this, Shao Cun replied with some embarrassment: "Uncle, my family has already ruined its reputation by falsely descending stones, and if it secretly forms an alliance with the enemy country, wouldn't it make others have more opinions?" Lord Wei is a strong reinforcement that his uncle has won over with great difficulty, if the two families are separated because of this, won't it be a big mistake? ”

Unexpectedly, Shao Xu shook his head and sighed: "You, you are too underestimated to be Lord Wei's mind!" In his letter, he not only strongly supported our alliance with Shile, but also took into account Cao Wei's fear of Shile, and asked us to try to provoke the two of them, preferably to bring the two sides into a fight. ”

"Why is that?" Shao Cun couldn't keep up with his uncle's train of thought.

Looking at Shao Cun with a blank face, Shao Xu was a little gloomy, the younger generations of the Shao family did not have very outstanding talents, if he was gone, the Shao family would inevitably decline. His only regret is that his daughter, who married early, is not a man, otherwise he would have inherited his career.

"The more Cao Wei feels the threat of Shile, the more he will pay attention to us! At the same time, in order to relieve our worries, Scheller will inevitably rely on us more, which is more conducive to our implementation of the plan. ”

……

Under Shao Xu's deliberate promotion, the situation on the border between Hebei and Qingdao really developed in the direction that Wei Shuo expected, and in just a few days, Shi Le and Cao Wei had several conflicts. At the same time, in order not to arouse Shi Le's suspicion, Shao Xu had to cooperate with Cao Wei to perform a few scenes.

Soon Shi Le, who was far away in Xiangguo, received the news of Cao Wei's invasion of Jizhou, at first Shi Le didn't believe in this kind of thing, he and Cao Wei had worked together for many years, and did he know Cao Wei better than him? If Cao Wei had the courage and ambition to invade Jizhou, Shi Le did not believe it 100%.

But as the urgent reports of the border army reached Xiangguo one by one, Shile could no longer sit idly by. He called his confidant Zhang Bin to him and handed the urgent report from the south to the other party one by one.

After reading the emergency report, Zhang Bin pondered for a while and said, "Lord, this doesn't make sense?" We and Cao Wei have always been well water and do not violate river water, how could he risk offending my Jizhou this time? ”

"I don't understand this matter, Cao Wei has always been timid and afraid, as long as he does not infringe on his interests in Qingzhou, he has always been able to hide from trouble. But this time, Cao Wei didn't know what he had eaten, and the ambitious leopard dared to take the initiative to provoke me! ”

"Could it be that someone is doing something in the shadows?" Zhang Bin guessed.

"Who could it be? Could it be that Wang Jun secretly provoked Cao Wei in order to delay our attack on Youzhou? ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, Shi Le glanced at him and said angrily: "If Wang Jun has this scheming and means, will he be defeated by us?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Le also smiled, it is true that although Wang Jun has a motive, he does not have the means and ability to do this. The two thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a clue, but fortunately, Cao Wei only sent a small group of soldiers, and they couldn't see that Cao Wei had the intention of going north in a big way.

In the end, Shi Le and Zhang Binyi decided to focus on defense of Qingzhou for the time being, and their most urgent thing at present was to solve the remnants of Wang Jun in Youzhou.