"Click!" A delicate porcelain bowl was slammed to the ground, shattered to pieces.

"Rice buckets, all rice buckets!" Prime Minister Cao Cheng opened his eyes and rushed to the crown angrily.

At the bottom of the stairs knelt an unlucky man in black, trembling all over, and kowtowing incessantly: "The last general is incompetent!" The last will be damned! ”

"Damn you're not going to die?" Prime Minister Cao Cheng's beard was shaking angrily, and he picked up a porcelain bowl and was about to smash it as he spoke.

"The Prime Minister is angry! This one is too expensive! Save a little smash! Cheng Yu hurriedly stood up to dissuade him.

Cao Cao looked at the porcelain bowl he was lifting, thought about it, and put it down! He picked up a copper decanter from the side and threw it on the ground. "Smack!" It's sturdy.

"What are you still kneeling for? Don't get out of the way yet! Cao Cao took a deep breath and calmed his restless heart.

The black-clothed general was pardoned, and he crawled out of the coffin. Cao Cao saw that this guy was out of the road, sat on the couch, picked up the tea bowl next to him, and took a sip, "Poof!" "All of them spit out!" Damn it! Why is this hot? Want to burn Lao Tzu to death? Someone's coming! Someone's coming! When the servants outside the tent heard this, they hurriedly ran in.

"Why are you still stunned? Why don't you hurry up and change a glass of warm water for Lao Tzu! ”

The servant hurriedly picked up the tea tray on the table and retreated.

"Hahaha! My great prime minister, why bother? Is a little Zhuge Liang so angry as for the prime minister? Don't be angry! Cheng Yu smiled and persuaded.

Cheng Yu, whose name is Zhongde, is a native of Dong'a, East County, Yanzhou. His real name is not Cheng Yu but Cheng Li. According to the "Book of Wei": When Cheng Yu was a teenager, he often dreamed that he climbed Mount Tai to hold the sun in both hands. Cheng Yu felt very strange himself, so he told his friend Xun Yu. Later, when Cao Cao marched south to Xuzhou, Cao Cao's subordinates Chen Gong and Zhang Miao jointly launched a rebellion in Yanzhou with the northwest warlord Lü Bu, which almost wiped out the Yanzhou base area that Cao Cao had worked so hard to build. This period can be said to be Cao Cao's most difficult period, as Cao Cao's strategist, Cheng Yu did not betray Cao Cao like others, but actively planned for Cao Cao, which enabled Juancheng and other three counties to be preserved.

Later, Xun Yu told Cao Cao about Cheng Yu's dream. After Cao Cao heard this, he said to Cheng Yu: "You should always be a confidant!" At that time, Cheng Yu was still called "Cheng Li", Cao Cao complied with the dream and added a "day" to the word "Li", and "Cheng Li" was officially renamed "Cheng Yu". After the Yanzhou Rebellion subsided, Cheng Yu was awarded the title of Dongping Minister for his merits and settled in Fan County. Since then, Cao Cao has more trust in Cheng Yu, and Cheng Yu often advises Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to the capital of Xu County, Cao Cao appointed Cheng Yu as Shangshu, and later appointed him as the general of Dongzhong Lang, leading Jiyin Taishou and supervising Yanzhou affairs. In the early years of Jian'an, because of the meritorious conquest of Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, he worshiped as the general of Fenwu and was named the Marquis of Anguo.

Although Cao Cao was a little more suspicious. But he was a man of great respect. He has a great deal of respect for his subordinates, especially his advisers. Even when you are very angry, you rarely get angry with your advisors. Therefore, most of Cao Cao's advisers are people who dare to speak out, which is not to say how upright they are, but Cao Cao's temper towards the strategists is too good. No matter how you provoke him, don't get angry, get used to this group of strategists! Everyone is bullish!

"Hey! Where am I angry because I didn't kill Zhuge Liang! It's really that these guys are getting more and more unpleasant lately! Since Guo Fengxiao left, this group of guys has been getting worse day by day. Military discipline is also becoming more and more lax. What a pity! Xun Wenruo is very good at handling political affairs and planning the world, but when it comes to this conspiracy and trickery, he really can't compare to Guo Fengxiao. It's really hard for a strong man to let him take charge of the Black Panther Battalion! Cao Cao sighed.

"The ruler is long, the inch is short! It's human nature, and it's no wonder! However, the Panther Battalion is the eyes and ears of our army, an important organ, and it really can't go on like this! Cheng Yu also agreed with Cao Cao's view.

"In Zhongde's opinion, who can take on this heavy responsibility?"

"In the opinion of the minister, Jia Xu is the only one who can take on this important task among the prime minister's staff!" Cheng Yu recommended Jia Xu with a smile.

"This ...... Not quite right, right? "Jia Xu is actually good at intrigues, which Cao Cao deeply understands. This guy is so insidious! In terms of ability, there is absolutely no problem in replacing Guo Jia to take over the Black Panther Battalion. But the problem is that this guy is not Cao Cao's descendant.

Jia Xu, Ziwenhe, Guzang County, Wuwei County, Liangzhou, Eastern Han Dynasty (now Wuwei City, Gansu Province). In the first year of the Yonghan Dynasty (189 AD), Dong Zhuo took advantage of the fierce competition between the eunuch group and the foreign relatives group within the Eastern Han Dynasty to lead the army into Beijing and control the central power of the Eastern Han Dynasty. At this time, Jia Xu was promoted to the rank of Pingjin Governor as Taiwei Peng and became Dong Zhuo's subordinate. Later, Dong Zhuo was killed by Lü Bu, and Jia Xu instigated Dong Zhuo's generals Li Dao and Guo Yan to counterattack Chang'an and eliminate Lü Bu, causing the "Li Guo Rebellion".

After the defeat of Li Dao and others, Jia Xu became the adviser of the Nanyang warlord Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu had used his tactics to defeat Cao Cao twice, and Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin both died in these two battles. Before the battle of Guandu, he persuaded Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao. Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu regardless of his previous suspicions, and Jia Xu naturally became Cao Cao's adviser. But in any case, Jia Xu had long served various groups that were enemies of Cao Cao. Although Cao Cao can reuse him regardless of his previous suspicions, this estrangement in his heart is inevitable. Cao Cao is even more unlikely to trust Jia Xu as much as he trusts Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu. This is also the reason why Jia Xu's previous suggestions were not accepted. In this case, how could Cao Cao agree to let Cao Cao hand over the core organ and pivotal department of the Cao army, such as the Black Panther Battalion, to Jia Xu?

Actually, Cheng Yu didn't think too much about it just now, he just felt that Jia Xu was insidious enough, and it seemed most appropriate for him to replace Guo Jia, a big conspirator, as the head of the spy agency. But looking back, of course, such a pivotal department can only be handed over to someone who believes in it! Jia Xu, this guy is unfathomable, and it's really a little uneasy to hand it over to him! If something happens to this, won't Lao Tzu, the recommender, still have to be implicated? Hurry up and go back to the circle!

Cheng Yu nodded, "It's too!" Jia Xu is more than strategic, and his governance ability seems to be inappropriate, which is indeed inappropriate! It's negligent! ”

As soon as Cao Cao heard him say this, his heart calmed down. Otherwise, it really won't end well. Oppose it! not only lost Cheng Yu's face, but also fell into Jia Xu's heart. Although I don't like Jia Xu very much, I can't make it too obvious! Don't object to it! Let Lao Tzu hand over his eyes and ears to Jia Xu, can Lao Tzu still sleep?

"Prime Minister! I think I can put the matter of the Black Panther Battalion first! The affairs of Jiangdong and Jingzhou are the top priorities! ”

Cao Cao nodded, "What does Zhongde have to say?" ”

"Prime Minister, Nanjun and Jiangxia are difficult to conquer in a short period of time. But most of Jingzhou has already surrendered to us, and Liu Bei and Liu Qi are just lost dogs. It seems tenacious, but in fact, it is already the end of the crossbow! What is really worth worrying about is Sun Zhongmou in Jiangdong! ”

Cao Cao nodded again, thoughtful.

Cheng Yu saw that Cao Cao listened, so he continued: "Sun Quan inherited the foundation of his father and brother, and since he ascended the throne, he has recruited talents, fought in the south and the north, and his power has become bigger and bigger. Today, there are no less than 100,000 people in Jiangdong with armor, and thousands of warships and fighting ships. It occupies thousands of miles of land in the six counties and eighty-one prefectures of Jiangdong. They are our most dangerous enemies! ”

"Yes!" Prime Minister Cao Cheng is still in a state of deep thought.

"Liu Bei, the hero of the world. Sun Quan, the leader of Jiangdong. If these two forces converge! Then it is extremely unfavorable to our great cause of pacifying Jiangnan and dominating the world! Therefore, Prime Minister, we must not let Liu Bei's envoy reach Jiangdong alive! ”

After hearing this, Cao Cao stood up in an uproar: "That makes sense!" Come! Come! Quickly let General Yu Ban come to see me! ”