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Does Cao Ying want to be king? In fact, he didn't want to, he was just testing everyone's attitude towards him, especially Xun Yu! Among the people present, only Xun Yu's heart was there, and he couldn't grasp it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info If Xun Yu is a waste, or just more talented than ordinary people, he will not take Xun Yu to heart, but Xun Yu is a rare talent. In this moment of crisis, as long as it is strength, Cao Ying does not want to give up!

When Xun Yu said the words to ask Cao Yu to be the king, Cao Yu's heart was settled, and he understood Xun Yu's thoughts, otherwise Xun Yu's heart of loyalty to the Han family would never have said such a rebellious word. But both Cao Ying in history and Cao Ying today have misunderstood Xun Yu. Because from beginning to end, Xun Yu never thought about betrayal, his heart has always been loyal to Cao Ying! It's a pity that his behavior made Cao Ying misunderstand! However, it doesn't matter at all, because at the last moment, Xun Yu showed his heart!

"Damn Liu Xie dared to contact the foreign minister to calculate me when I was most dangerous, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Seeing that his cronies all agreed to call him king, a gleam flashed in Cao Ying's eyes, and he was ready to completely clean his subordinates! Turning around, he ordered: "Pass on the Prime Minister's order, let Hua Xin preside over the matter of sealing the king!" ”

"Subordinates understood!" Cheng Yu also understood what Cao Ying meant, he was still wondering just now, why Cao Ying, who had always been concerned about fame and fortune, suddenly wanted to be the king!

Seeing that Cheng Yu understood his thoughts, Cao Ying breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "When the army is all gathered, the prime minister will return to Shishouchun." Wen Ruo, you can also go back with your own picture! ”

"This..."Xun Yu said with some hesitation: "Prime Minister, if I leave, who will guard Xuchang?" Who will guard Yanzhou? You also know that the Tiger Prison Pass is only a hundred miles away, and if Liu Zhang leads his troops here, most of the others will not be able to hold it except me! ”

"If you can't keep it, you won't keep it!" Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said: "This phase will let Lejin guard Xuchang, but he can't keep it!" If Liu Zhang really comes to attack, he will block it if he can, and if he can't stop it, he will retreat! With the current situation, our army needs to shrink its territory to guard against Liu Zhang's army. Otherwise, the forces are too scattered and easy to be broken one by one! ”

"What does the prime minister mean, ready to shrink all forces to Yuzhou, and then fight Liu Zhang to the death?" Cheng Yu gasped, if Cao Ying really planned to do so, Qingzhou and Yanzhou would be equivalent to giving them to Liu Zhang. As for whether Xuzhou and Jingzhou can be preserved, it depends on luck. However, in terms of experience, Sima Yi may not be able to hold Jingzhou!

"Or else?" Cao Ying sneered; "Sima Yi is ambitious, if it weren't for him, our army would have broken through the Tiger Prison Pass and entered Luoyang, and even Hebei and Erzhou were also under the threat of our army. But he didn't try his best to stop Pang Tong, so that his plan fell short! Not to mention whether Sima Yi's ability can hold Jingzhou, let's just talk about the current state of our army, how can we hold such a large territory? Fortunately, our army carried out the clearing of strong walls in Yanzhou and Jingzhou. You immediately move the people of these two states to Yuzhou and Xuzhou! If anyone resists, there will be no mercy! ”

"Prime Minister, this matter is inappropriate!" Xun Yu frowned and said: "If the people of Jing and Yan are moved to Xu and Henan, how should our army be settled, you also know that most of the land in Xu and Henan is now in the hands of the big families, and we can't send the people to them as tenants and serfs!" ”

"Humph!" Cao Ying said in a deep voice: "Wen Ruo, now that our army is in the midst of life and death, the prime minister doesn't care about anything else, I just want everyone to cooperate with the prime minister!" Since the prime minister needs land, those big families have to give it to them, and after defeating Liu Zhang, the prime minister will return it to them! You also know that with Liu Zhang's policy, if they don't help Benxiang, they won't be able to leave half an acre of land when Benxiang is defeated! ”

"Subordinates understood!" Xun Yu nodded and said, "As a supporter of the prime minister, my Xun family is willing to offer land!" Of course, please also look at the merits of the Xun family in the past and leave some land for the Xun family to support their families! ”

"Don't worry!" Cao Ying patted Xun Yu's shoulder and said: "This minister will not forget the merits of the Xun family, after defeating Liu Zhang and unifying the world, the Xun family will be the first family in the world, second only to the Cao family and the Xiahou family!" ”

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Although he knew that there were too many unknown surnames in Cao Ying's words, Xun Yu was still full of gratitude. Since the Xun family has put all the bets on Cao Ying, he will not expose Cao Ying's shortcomings!

"Alas..."Seeing Xun Yu's movements, Cao Ying sighed, he really hoped that Sima Yi could also help him like Xun Yu. It's a pity, don't say that the Cao family is just a small family that has just been established for 400 years, even if it is a family that has been established for a thousand years, the Sima family will not surrender! What's more, Cao Ying also has a notorious reputation after being a eunuch!

"Lord, since Sima Yi has different intentions, why don't you recall him to Shouchun and get rid of him?" Xun Yu raised the doubts in his heart, in his opinion, Cao Ying has never been a soft-hearted person!

"If I could get rid of him, I would have done it a long time ago, but now he still has use value!" Cao Ying sneered: "If Liu Zhang sends troops, it is likely that he will advance in two ways, all the way through Xuchang, enter Xuzhou, and attack Yuzhou." The other way, from Wuguan to Jingzhou, and then into Yuzhou. Xuchang's route is personally resisted, naturally there is no problem, but which way of Wuguan, which of you is confident that you can block it? Besides, Sima Yi still has an army of 300,000, if he dies, who can indulge these troops! ”

"The lord is so calculating!" Xun Yu nodded and said; "First borrow Liu Zhang's hand to defeat Sima Yi's forces, and at the same time use Sima Yi to drag Liu Zhang, it is really a good plan to kill two birds with one stone. I'm afraid, Sima Yi refuses to cooperate! ”

"Rest assured, he has to cooperate!" Cao Yingdao; "Ben Xiang has ordered someone to put all the people of the Sima family under house arrest, if he doesn't cooperate, Ben Xiang will let the Sima family disappear!"

"Lord, there is one more question!" Xun Yu frowned and said: "It can be seen from Sun Quan's claim to be the king that Liu Zhang is quite opposed to the matter of being the king. If you become king, you will face Liu Zhang's boundless anger, do you think you can stop Liu Zhang's army? ”

"Even if the original appearance is not the king, Liu Zhang will not be right with the original appearance?" Cao Ying said with a smile: "The contradiction between our army and Liu Zhang is not in the attitude towards the Han family, but in the fact that they both want to unify the world!" Liu Zhang has his ambitions, and his true appearance has his own goals, this is an irreconcilable contradiction, and it will explode one day! It is more beneficial to our army earlier, and a little later, I am afraid that our army will not be able to return to the sky! ”

"Subordinates understood!" Xun Yu bowed and stopped talking, although he supported Cao Ying to be king, but he didn't want Cao Ying to be king. Under such an ambivalent psychology, while supporting Cao Ying to become king, he wanted to dispel Cao Ying's idea of becoming king. In the end, he understood Cao Ying's firmness, so he kept silent!

Seeing that everyone had no opinions, Cao Ying waved them to retreat, he was really tired. An old man in his fifties, coupled with illness, how much energy can he waste? Especially in the face of an energetic enemy like Liu Zhang! The hero Cao Ying had to admit that he was old!

Just as Cao Ying was discussing the matter of claiming the throne, Liu Zhang's envoy Peng Yi also hurried back to the Tiger Prison Pass. It's just that Peng Yi was a little apprehensive in his heart, because he didn't do what Liu Zhang asked him to do. Although he listened to Guo Jia's words when he messed up this matter, there are some things that can only be understood, not spoken!

"What did Cao Ying say?" Knowing that Peng Yi was back, Liu Zhang met him as soon as possible, but his expression made Liu Zhang a little unhappy!

"Lord, Cao Ying said it doesn't matter!" Peng Yi stood aside, bowing slightly, his head lowered fiercely, his eyes staring at his feet, dripping and turning!

"Whatever? Doesn't he want righteousness anymore? Liu Zhang frowned and said: "You tell the details again, there must be no omission!" ”

"This..."The cold sweat on Peng Yi's head came out as soon as he brushed it, he was so presumptuous in front of Cao Ying, how dare he say it to Liu Zhang. But Liu Zhang has already given an order, and it will be miserable if he doesn't say it!

"What's wrong?" Liu Zhang felt that something was wrong, his face sank, and the atmosphere in the hall was three points colder!

"The subordinates are guilty!" Peng Yi knelt on the ground and said: "When the subordinates saw Cao Ying, his attitude was arrogant and arrogant, and even his words were thorny, which may have stimulated Cao Ying, so he said he didn't care!" ”

"Arrogant and arrogant?" Liu Zhang smiled and said, "Yongnian, get up!" Cao Ying is a hero, will he change because of your attitude? If you scold him by pointing at his nose for what is good for him, he will not be angry at all! Besides, I already know your arrogance! ”

"The lord is generous, and his subordinates are ashamed!" Peng Yi also knew that his temper was not liked by others, and his mouth was stinky, so there must be many people who slandered Liu Zhang. Listening to Liu Zhang's words, he immediately reacted, and couldn't help but feel a little lucky!

In fact, there are really many people around Liu Zhang who are saying bad things about Peng Yi, but those people have no status in Liu Zhang's heart, so Liu Zhang ignored them. Moreover, Peng Yi is indeed talented, even Fa Zheng and Zhuge Liang are quite praised, and Liu Zhang will not be unfavorable to him. It's just that Liu Zhang remembered that he had provoked Ma Chao to rebel in history, so he was a little wary of him. However, Liu Zhang still disdains to do what is not guilty!

Seeing that Peng Yi was still stunned there, Liu Zhang frowned and said: "Don't talk nonsense, tell me carefully from the time you entered the Cao camp until you left the Cao camp, including your attitude!" ”

"Yes!" Since Liu Zhang didn't blame himself for being arrogant, Peng Yi didn't need to hide it, he told him about his envoy 1510. He believed that Liu Zhang would definitely understand why he did it, even if Guo Jia didn't tell Liu Zhang about his plan!

After Peng Yi finished speaking, the hall fell into silence, and after a long time, Liu Zhang smiled and asked, "Yongnian, are you afraid of death?" ”

"It's... Unafraid! Although he didn't understand why Liu Zhang asked this, Peng Yi knew that his opportunity had come, and he hurried to show his loyalty!

"Just don't be afraid!" Liu Zhang said: "Anyway, you have offended enough people, so you will put down all the errands on your body, go to the official in charge of the Ministry of Officials to assess and concurrently serve as the imperial historian." However, you must be fair and honest in your work, otherwise I won't let you go! ”

"Subordinates obey!" Peng Yi was overjoyed, he was originally just a scholar, but now he has directly entered the Ministry of Officials, and he can also be the imperial history of supervision officials, which can be described as jumping a few levels in a row, how can he not be happy? The most important thing is that he was appreciated by Liu Zhang!

You know, with Peng Yi's surname, it's really not suitable to be an official! No matter what era it is, officials pay attention to harmony, but his mouth can't be angry with anyone he meets, even if he is telling the truth! However, this kind of person is exactly what Liu Zhang needs, and every generation of Ming Monarch Holy Lord will have a minister, just like Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng!

There are many people around Liu Zhang who dare to tell the truth, but when it comes to Chenchen, there will be no more! Since Peng Yi has the quality of a minister, he decided to spend some effort to cultivate. As for Peng Yi betraying Liu Bei in history, Liu Zhang didn't care, because Liu Zhang believed that he was much stronger than Liu Bei!

"Alright, you go down!" Seeing that Peng Yi's face was full of excitement, Liu Zhang waved his hand, for him, employing people is already a habit. However, just as Peng Yi was about to go down, he spoke again: "After going down, let Fengxiao come to see me!" ”

"Yes!" Peng Yi hurriedly went down and called Guo Jia for Liu Zhang!

"I wonder why the Lord has summoned me?" In the hall, Guo Jia stood there quietly, with a smile on his face.

Liu Zhang stared at Guo Jia's smiling face and asked coldly, "What do you mean?" ”

"What do you mean?" Guo Jia is still smiling, as if he doesn't know anything!

"Don't play dumb with me, don't you really know about me?" Liu Zhang sneered: "Peng Yi sent Cao Ying, no matter how arrogant he is, I am not surprised, but what he said, he openly persuaded Cao Ying to stop Sun Quan, but secretly asked Cao Ying to be less nosy, you really can't hear me?" Still think I'm a fool! ”

"My lord, Sun Quan is not in the slightest harm to you in calling him king, why should you care about him?" Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders, his face full of indifference.

Indeed, the more undignified Liu Xie is, the higher Liu Zhang's status is. If Cao Ying usurps the throne one day, Liu Zhang doesn't need to unify the world to become the emperor as a member of the Han family! However, this kind of emperor who is half of the country, Liu Zhang can't look down on it, and Guo Jia can't look down on it either!

"Bonghyo, you know what I mean!" Liu Zhang shook his head, although he participated in the struggle for world domination, he was not interested in the throne, he just wanted to do something for the Han people, even if he once said that he wanted to be the first emperor of the Han Dynasty!

Perhaps saying this makes people feel a little contradictory, even a little pretentious. But in fact, this is exactly Liu Zhang's mentality, because he knows that the prestige of Emperor Qin and Han Wu comes from merit. There are some things that don't need to be said, no need for others to pat you, you just need to do it, Liu Zhang believes that facts speak louder than words. As long as he makes it, even if he is not the emperor, future generations will give him the hat of King An!

Seeing that Liu Zhang was still worried about Sun Quan's claim to be king, Guo Jia said with a straight face: "Lord, I understand your thoughts, but you don't understand our thoughts?" If the name is not right, it will not be good, and if it is not good, it will be difficult to achieve! Now is the time to do great things, and you shouldn't hesitate! ”

(To be continued)