Late at night, Cao Cāo, dressed in a somewhat shabby single coat, paced back and forth in the tent with bare feet. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info his steps are not big, but they are very fast, so fast that Cheng Yu is a little dizzy. The place behind the elbow that was ground a little thin somehow cracked open, revealing the solid flesh inside.

Cheng Yu roasted the fire and waited quietly, he knew that Cao Cāo called him in the middle of the night, there must be something important that could not be decided, and he wanted to listen to his opinion. He had been sitting for half an hour, but Cao Cāo had not said anything, and Cheng Yu not only did not wonder, but was even more excited. Because this can only show one thing, this matter is very important, so important that Cao Cāo has to think twice.

Cao Cāo's steps slowed down, and finally stood behind Cheng Yu, he crossed his waist and tilted his head slightly, as if he was looking at the top of the tent, but his mind was obviously not on the black top of the tent. His voice was also a little fluctuating, giving Cheng Yu a feeling that he was floating from a distance.

"Zhongde, Liu Xiu sent Xun Gongda, and he designed several plans for His Majesty to choose from." Cao Cāo lightly recounted the news he had just heard from Cao Ang. "What do you think?"

Cheng Yu slowly turned his hands around the fire, and thought seriously for a moment: "These plans should not depend on our opinions, but on the opinions of the Son of Heaven." ”

Cao Cāo turned his head, glanced at Cheng Yu's back, and nodded secretly. He saw the reaction of the Liangzhou generals from Song Feng's account, and knew that the decision on this battle was not actually here, but in the hands of Liu Xiu in the distance. The Son of Heaven's means of suppressing Liu Xiu were too hasty, which had already made the generals of the Liangzhou Department feel threatened. Therefore, Duan Cheng complained of illness and refused to come forward to command the war, although Lu Zhi was loyal, but he did not have the strength of his own lineage, so he could not control the battle situation at all, and without the support of these Liangzhou people, all his plans could only stay in words.

Xiao Tianzi's plan is to use him. With his army as the main force, and stationed the forbidden army in the area of Xuanmen Pass and Xingyang to contain the Yuan family, therefore. Xiao Tianzi deliberately took his daughter Cao Rui with him, expressing his preferential treatment, hoping that he could stand up and support him. Fight against Liu Xiu.

For the Cao family, this is a good opportunity, no matter how big a victory can be achieved, as long as the Son of Heaven has face, this time the imperial expedition will not be anticlimactic, and he will return with a feather, then he will soar in the future and become a powerful minister who is equal to Liu Xiu. Attracted by this beautiful vision, Cao Ang and Cao Rui, brother and sister, strongly persuaded him to accept the arrangement of the Son of Heaven and seize this opportunity.

But Cao Cāo is not a child like Cao Ang and Cao Rui. He has worked hard in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he has been friends with Liu Xiu for 14 years. Cao cāo is clear. He is too clear about Liu Xiu's methods, and if he wants to be an opponent with Liu Xiu, he must first weigh his own strength.

After careful comparison, Cao Cāo was a little less confident. Liu Xiu has occupied half of the country, especially Liangzhou and Bingzhou, the production bases of war horses, and now the two large states of Yizhou and Jingzhou. The Yizhou Water Division, Jingzhou Water Division, and Yangzhou Water Division almost all fell into his hands, with a complete range of troops, while he Cao Cāo only had Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou in his hands, and there were infantry soldiers and water divisions, but the lifeblood of the cavalry was controlled by Liu Xiu, and in this regard, he could only succumb to the inferior side.

In terms of identity, Liu Xiu is the son of the King of Chu and a clan, and he Cao Cāo is not even a relative, the Cao family is only attached to the Song family, but the attitude of the Empress Dowager Song made Cao Cāo very depressed. Empress Dowager Song obviously disagreed with Xiao Tianzi's idea of suppressing Liu Xiu, and she had clearly told Cao Cāo that the queen's throne belonged to Liu He, and Cao Rui didn't even think about it.

Why did the Empress Dowager Song think so, Cao Cāo felt that there might be two reasons, one was that Liu Xiu was powerful, and with Xiao Tianzi's current strength, no matter how hard he tried, he was not Liu Xiu's opponent, and if he was in a hurry, he would only force Liu Xiu to rebel. The second is that the Song family was able to come back to life at the beginning, and Liu Xiu's credit was great, and she didn't want to turn her face with Liu Xiu.

However, there was another conjecture in Cao Cāo's mind, one that could not be told to anyone. He saw the appearance of Xiao Tianzi today, and suddenly remembered the rumor of Yuan Shao. Liu Xiu was only nineteen years old when he first arrived in Luoyang, and the immaturity on his face had not yet been purified, and the little Tianzi, who was only thirteen years old this year, was indeed a little similar to him back then, but there was nothing similar to the first emperor, and then thinking of the attitude of the Empress Dowager Song, Cao Cāo couldn't help but be suspicious, could it be that the little Tianzi was really Liu Xiu's bloodline?

If this is the case, then it will be difficult for him to deal with it, he will not be close to each other, and he will never get a good result by interfering in the family affairs of the Heavenly Family.

"Your Majesty's choice seems to be an intentional cultivation of generals, and if generals want to make contributions, this is a good opportunity." Cheng Yu said unhurriedly: "Doesn't the general want to catch it?" ”

Cao Cāo turned to sit opposite Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu picked up the tongs, and flicked them in the fire, and a few sparks floated out, flashing and disappearing, just like the light in Cao Cāo's eyes. He clasped his hands, looked at the flickering flames, and smiled silently: "Can I catch it?" ”

Cheng Yu glanced at him, and after a while, he pulled the tongs out of the fire and stretched out the red-hot tongs in front of Cao Cāo: "General, can you catch this tongs?" ”

Cao Cāo glanced at it and said with a smile: "I can't catch it." ”

Cheng Yu nodded, inserted the tongs back into the fire, and continued to roast the fire. "In my opinion, the general can't catch it. His Majesty is only thirteen years old this year, and his scheming is far beyond his peers. In time, he will be an arbitrary ruler who will not tolerate the restraint of any powerful minister. With such a king, it is difficult to say that it is the luck or misfortune of the courtiers, just like the Emperor Xiaowu back then, he conquered the south and the north to expand the territory, but those famous ministers and good generals who have paid countless efforts for him to open up the territory and expand the territory, which one has a good end? ”

Cao Cāo listened quietly, silently.

"The Han Dynasty has been 400 years old, just like an old man in his last years, his luck has been exhausted, and he can have today, and the general of the Che Cavalry has made great contributions. Although there are many problems, there are only this time that the problem of land annexation can be solved without causing chaos in the world. Cheng Yu stared at the dancing flames, and his eyes were also shining: "If he can implement his new policy to the world, and there are Ming monarchs and virtuous ministers, I believe that it is completely possible to increase the fortune of the Han Dynasty for another hundred years." ”

Cao Cāo bowed his head slightly in agreement. After the implementation of the new policy in several states under Liu Xiu's rule, the strength increased rapidly, and it had already caused a lot of repercussions in other states, and the families of Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou were all looking forward to ending the war as soon as possible and implementing the new policy, so that they could also benefit from it.

"The merits of the Che Cavalry General are as good as Huo Guang's, Huo Guang can still die well, but the Che Cavalry General may not be able to. His Majesty's mind is inevitably too ruthless. Cheng Yu's voice was a little cold and a little hard: "The general thinks that you can have a good chance of winning compared with the general of the Che Cai?" ”

Cao Cāo shook his head, no matter how he compared, he was slightly inferior to Liu Xiu. He understood what Cheng Yu meant, Xiao Tianzi can be jealous of Liu Xiu today, and if he wants to support you to deal with Liu Xiu, it is possible that in the future, the cunning rabbit will die, and the lackey will cook. What's more, Liu Xiu's power has already grown, and if he wants to deal with Liu Xiu with his strength, although it is not as good as hitting a stone with an egg, the probability of winning is definitely not more than half.

"So what should I do?" Cao Cāo asked softly.

"Yichen looks at ......" Cheng Yu also lowered his voice: "To help him fight, it is better to persuade him to make peace." ”

Cao Cāo's eyelids were raised, and his blade-like eyes burst out in an instant, falling on Cheng Yu's face, Cheng Yu lowered his head, drooped his eyelids, and remained motionless. After a while, Cao Cāo retracted his gaze, regained his indifference, and nodded slowly: "How to persuade peace?" ”

"Without him, it's just a matter of interest." The corners of Cheng Yu's mouth provoked a sneer: "Although Your Majesty is young, he is a sensible person, he will not be brutal." ”

Cao Cāo also laughed, "Zhongde, you really picked up a round of red ri this time." ”

Cheng Yu smiled.

Cao Cāo got up and walked to the front of the case, stretched out his hand to spread the paper, Cheng Yu also rushed over, opened the ink cartridge, and studied the ink for him. Cao Cāo held the pen in his hand, swayed freely, and wrote an article. When he finished writing the last word, he stroked his beard and smiled: "How?" ”

"The general's article, that's naturally good." Cheng Yu laughed.

"I didn't expect you Cheng Zhongde to be a minister today." Cao cāo laughed, a hint of deffice flashing in his eyes.

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Jiangling, Liu Xiu looked at Cao Ang, who was in the dust, and glanced at the edict in his hand again, but did not kneel down to receive the edict. A day earlier, Xun You had already sent a fast horse to bring the news back, and Cao Cāo rushed to the revolving gate to see the driver, but refused the command that Xiao Tianzi wanted to entrust to him, and instead tried to persuade the Son of Heaven to issue an edict and hand over the command of the army to him Liu Xiu. Xiao Tianzi was furious, but there was no way, because except for Lu Zhi, everyone, including the Empress Dowager Song, supported Cao Cāo's suggestion, and Lu Zhi did not have any prestige in the army, he couldn't control those fierce generals at all, and Duan Cheng, who could control those people, was also called sick and didn't say a word. He didn't speak, and of course those Xiliang generals knew it, and one by one they expressed their support for Cao Cāo, and asked Xiao Tianzi to invite Liu Xiu to preside over the war.

In this case, although Xiao Tianzi was angry, he had to make a compromise and issued an edict to let him rush to the front line to command the war.

That's how Cao Ang came, now he is holding the edict, waiting for Liu Xiu to kneel down and listen to the edict, but Liu Xiu is motionless, this wordless refusal makes him feel flustered.

"What do you tell me first?" Liu Xiu said very casually: "If I can accept it, I will accept the edict, if I can't accept it, you don't have to bother, just go back with the edict." ”

Beads of sweat appeared on Cao Ang's forehead, Liu Xiu didn't accept the edict? Before he came, his father Cao Cāo had taken care of him, and Liu Xiu might embarrass him, but even Cao Cāo didn't expect that Liu Xiu was so arrogant that he didn't even accept the edict. Cao Ang was a little at a loss for a while, stunned for a moment, and then stammered a little and said: "General, this is His Majesty's edict, if you don't accept the edict, it's a big crime to resist the edict." ”

Liu Xiu frowned: "It's not that I don't accept the edict, of course I want to accept the edict that I can receive, but if I can't do what I want to do in the edict, then it's also for nothing, since it's for nothing, then why bother...... Update in the early morning, ask for a recommendation ticket! (To be continued) RQ