It was night, in the brightly lit Xuchang City Mansion, all the important people under Cao Cao's account gathered together, the main ministers sat down, divided and ate, of course, in this time of the great turmoil in Yanzhou, they did not eat very well, a glass of sake, a plate of fried grasshoppers;

This is also an exemplary approach, many people are still very afraid of eating this unknown creature, there is no way, Li Yu has to make a watch, and now no one is bothered by eating locusts...

The reason why Cao Cao brought them together today is to talk about the next development of Yanzhou...

Li Yu sat down and said slowly: "I'll start first!" When the siege of Yanzhou was not resolved, Lu Bu took the opportunity to launch an attack from the inside, and in just a few days, he occupied a large area of our land, I think you should also consider the crux of the problem! ”

"I think that Lu Bu is just a reckless man, without vision and insight, how can he choose the best time to attack us at our most critical moment? Fortunately, we defeated the enemies of the Quartet as soon as possible and returned to meet each other! Otherwise! We're all going to be lost dogs! ”

"Speak freely, don't have any scruples!" , Cao Cao chewed a fat locust, and said casually;

Cheng Yu stood up and saluted: "If there is any offense, I hope the lord will forgive me!" ”

Cao Cao smiled reluctantly: "It's okay! Do I still care about this? ”

Cheng Yu stroked his beard: "Actually, the reason for all this is that on the wealthy families of the Shi clan in Yanzhou, I won't say much about the status of the wealthy families, mainly why they are so fiercely opposed to the lord!" Could it be that the lord's talent is not as good as Lu Bu? Benevolence is not as good as Lu Bu? Neither! ”

"There's only one reason! That is, they did not get enough benefits from the lord! The meritocracy advocated by the lord is exactly what these noble families have abandoned! In other words, the lord is not someone they can control, so they want to change someone..."

"In addition, the lord's family background is not prominent, these people will inevitably despise it, which has caused the current situation!"

"Hmmm! Reasonable! Cao Cao praised and asked, "Then how to solve it?" ”

"If we compromise now, it will be very detrimental to the development of the lord in the future! It's not as good as... Oppress them! Let them have a sense of crisis! Guo Jia said with a smile: "Issue a talent search order!" ”

There are not a few talented people in the poor family, which can be clearly reflected in the current composition of Yanzhou, Li Yu, Guo Jia and the deceased Xi Zhicai each have talents that are difficult to compare with others;

On the one hand, the meritocracy order can collect and appoint talented and unidentified scholars, or talented but not "virtuous" scholars, and on the other hand, it can also exert strong oppression on wealthy families; Judging from Cao Cao's current development situation, he has enough capital to be invested by others;

It's like, if the goods are good, they are not afraid that they will not be sold; If Cao Cao compromises this time, then the future will be even more difficult!

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is just the use of psychological warfare, in the Han Dynasty and even in the entire history of feudal rule, those noble families and gate valve families are the main talent exporters;

You must know that cultural literacy is the most basic criterion to measure whether a person is a talent, and cultural literacy can be simply said to be a "book", reading, there was no printing press in ancient times, rare texts and teaching materials were in the hands of those scholars, which is not difficult to explain why the scholars can always occupy an important position in the rise and fall of the dynasty;

The order is just to put some psychological pressure on them! How many people without formal education can be self-taught?

"Of course! The merit order is only a short-term method to confuse the opponent, we still have to seek a way to stabilize the scholars for a long time, maybe we have to tell them..."

"Therefore, I have always admired Xiaoxian's plan for the Lord's office! Feng Tianzi ordered not to be subordinate, cultivate farming and animal husbandry, and continue animal resources, we can also send troops to fight now! But the target must not be chosen for Xuzhou, the target must be chosen for Lu Bu, who is in turmoil in Yanzhou, and after Lu Bu is defeated, we can completely carry the power of the army and unite all parties! - Attack Chang'an! Annexation of the Division! Li Yu said;

"Welcome the emperor to Yanzhou! Occupy the righteousness of the world! At that time, no one will talk about things because of the lord's background, and no one will dare to oppose us again! Because we can fully represent the imperial power, the advantage of serving the Son of Heaven to order not to be subordinate lies in this! We don't have the illustrious family background of the Yuan brothers, if we want to have a long and short relationship, we have to find another way..."

"Whew!" , Everyone gasped, Li Yu's idea was simply too bold, far beyond their expectations, making them a little unacceptable while being surprised...

"Wilder! Isn't that okay? The lord wants to attack Xuzhou, which I have no objection to, because Xuzhou is rich in wealth and rice, which is exactly the foreign supply that Yanzhou needs at present, and if we capture Xuzhou, our strength

It can grow by leaps and bounds, and we have plenty of excuses! Why attack Chang'an? That's not a good place! Not to mention the turmoil there, even the matter of welcoming the emperor, once it is not handled well, we will become the target of public criticism! ”

Xun Yu got up and refuted Li Yu's suggestion, what he considered was also right... Having taken over the mess of Sili and Chang'an, it is completely impossible to do it with the existing strength of Yanzhou, where long-term restoration and other construction projects are needed;

Moreover, there are Zhang Yang in Hanoi, Ma Teng and Han Sui in Xiliang, and Yuan Shao in Bingzhou and Jizhou on the periphery of Sili, which can be said to be enemies on all sides, and no one can guarantee that war will not break out, no matter from which point of view, Li Yu's suggestion is not a good strategic opinion;

"If this is not true! You can't win 'em all! We just need to weigh which one is more beneficial to us, and what we need now is identity! It is internal stability and unity! Only with these can we go out! Outwardly developed! ”

Li Yu also stood up and defended: "Also, we attack Si Li and welcome the emperor, and there are also several advantages and advantages, such as the advantage of identity, the position of righteousness, and... Xiliang's more than 200,000 fine rides! Isn't that all we need? As for our advantages! Xu Rong of Xingyang··· The princes and ministers in Chang'an who want to break away from Li Dao and Guo Yan, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Zhang Yang in Xiliang are all advantages that we can take advantage of..."

Between loss and gain, the two are mutually beneficial, and the two are harmful, and the lesser is the other; Li Yu and Xun Yu have their own opinions, whoever says it makes sense, Cao Cao looked around at everyone, hoping that they could give themselves a little insight and opinion;

"My lord! Support Wilder's opinion below! This is not related to our personal relationship, it is really because the internal turmoil in Yanzhou is too unreassuring, if this is the case, in the future, as soon as we go out, we have to consider the internal problem, whether to fight or not to fight? Mao Jue firmly stood on Li Yu's side;

"Huaide's words, I dare not agree!" , Zang Hong got up and said, glanced at Li Yu intentionally or unintentionally, and seemed to have some meaning: "The lord and Huai Deken gave up their personal feud and thought about the overall situation, and I admire it at this point!" But now the people of Yanzhou need materials to survive, and Xuzhou is undoubtedly our primary goal! For the sake of the lives and deaths of the people, I think it is not time for the lord and Huaide to forget their personal enmity! ”

"Why do you have to attack Xuzhou directly to achieve your goal? If! On the basis of defeating Lu Bu, we went to 'borrow' grain and grass from Tao Qian, can he refuse? An old immortal who has half his body in the ground and has not lived for a few years, he will think not for himself but also for his descendants, and from this point of view, he will agree to our condition of repaying our grievances with virtue! ”

Regarding Zang Hong's inexplicable eyes, Li Yu half-understood, rolled his eyes, and insisted on his own opinion;

The people here, except for some who have no opinions themselves, who cherish words like gold, who do not understand politics, who do not understand the form... It seems... Probably, there are only a few people left, those who don't understand won't interject, those who understand and don't want to express their stance won't be silent, only those who understand the truth and like to express their opinions will quarrel fiercely;

The three-person team led by Li Yu, Mao Jue, and Cheng Yu's supporters, and Xun Yu and Zang Hong fiercely argued, and the entire lobby fell into the words and swords of these five people, and the others either bowed their heads and were silent, thinking carefully, or they didn't understand it at all, and read a joke...

The difference of views between Li Yu and Xun Yu is nothing more than a collision between conservative methods and radical methods, Li Yu's methods are very radical and jumpy, accompanied by a lot of benefits, but also with huge risks, which is a little unacceptable, and Xun Yu's opposition is not unexpected;

Xun Yu believes that the most important thing is to grasp the talent in front of him, and the strategic location of Xuzhou is what Cao Cao needs, otherwise he would not have stopped Cao Cao from raising troops to attack Xuzhou;

Both sides have their own opinions, and no one can convince anyone, and Cao Cao's head is big;

Cao Cao stroked his forehead helplessly and sighed: "Forget it! Let me think about it! Originally, I just wanted to hear your thoughts on the future development, but now is good! It's still me Cao Mengde who has a headache! It's all gone! ”

The crowd saluted and said goodbye;

As if thinking of something, Cao Cao stopped Li Yu: "Huaide! Wait a minute! ”

"Slow down, all the princes! Wilder is no longer accompanied! How could the call of the big guy not be, Li Yu had to say goodbye to everyone and stay;

"My father wants to see you! Come with me! Cao Cao smiled and said;