At the turn of spring and summer, the tall plane trees gradually have the appearance of lush leaves, and the cool night breeze blows, and the branches and leaves rub against each other, making a loud noise, like undulating waves.

Xu You has been away for a long time, but Cao Cao has always maintained a gesture of giving away, standing silently in front of the window, as if he is reluctant to give up on Xu You, but if you look closer, you will find that his eyes have always fallen on the sycamore outside the window.

"My lord?" Xun Yu had already walked out of the screen, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see any movement from Cao Cao, so he had no choice but to make a sound, interrupting the latter's contemplation.

"My ancestor has passed away for 20 years......" What he didn't expect was that Cao Cao suddenly spoke, but he mentioned completely irrelevant people and topics, "When I was young, the party between the DPRK and China was blazing, and I thought that my grandfather was upright, and he was inevitably attacked, and my grandfather was old and couldn't stand the trembling feeling in the palace. ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao turned around, his face full of reminiscences: "Those years were the happiest time in my life, my grandfather planted sycamores for me, I read in the shade of trees in summer, and my grandfather played a fan for me to repel mosquitoes and flies. He said, "The little tree will grow and grow, and my son will grow and grow." When this tree is like a cover, my son will definitely be in and out of the general, the car is green and beautiful, and the Han Dynasty will be protected for thousands of years......"

"Da Changqiu has gone through four emperors, never made mistakes, repeatedly recommended virtuous ability, and finally no damage, there is a Han Dynasty, although there are countless famous ministers and good generals, if you only say the sage of the eunuchs, who can look at it?" Xun Yu agreed, and was also full of emotion, if the eunuchs were the same as Cao Teng, maybe there would have been no fierce party struggle for a long time.

"It's a pity that virtuous or unvirtuous is not the criterion for judging characters, my grandfather was like this back then. After he passed away, the world still looked at my descendants in this way......" The meaning of remembrance gradually faded, and Cao Cao's tone had a little more ridicule and resentment: "After the eunuch, with this title to follow, he will be born inferior, if, do you say this is fair?" ”

Xun Yu was hidden behind the scenes, and he heard the answer between Cao Cao and Xu Yu throughout the whole process, but he still couldn't figure out what Cao Cao was thinking. Why did he suddenly jump from Xu Yu to his own family background.

"The blade of the sword has been sharpened by itself, and it is precisely because of these undeserved cold eyes and ridicule that the lord has achieved such an achievement today. Think of that Yuan Shao, after the fourth and third dukes. The reputation is all over the world, but in the end, he is arrogant and insulting because of this, and there is no one in his eyes, which makes the talents retreat one after another, and finally ends up ruined and discredited, and is laughed at by the world. It can be seen from this that from the family lineage. Of course, some basic information can be judged, but if you do everything you can, it will inevitably be overkill. ”

After saying this, Xun Yu himself was also moved. Suddenly there was a feeling of enlightenment, he understood what Cao Cao's emotion and Xu You's visit had to do.

"Not bad." Cao Cao bowed slightly, and changed his words: "Wang Yu's actions in Qingzhou. It really can't be said to be wrong. ”

Xun Yu didn't agree this time, he frowned slightly. There was a slight hint of exhortation in his tone: "But the world is like this, even if you want to correct it, you can't rush it, General Wang is young after all, and he is still too careful." ”

"The way of heaven, more than enough to make up for the shortcomings, four hundred years, famous ministers and good generals, each leading a coquettish, but thousands of romances, all kinds of pride, after all, drowned in the rolling water, until now, even the blood of the Son of Heaven has become a puppet in the hands of others, a plaything in the palm...... The only one that has always stood and become more and more lush is the family! ”

Xun Yu did not refute, and there is nothing to refute, as far as he knows, from the founding of the Han Dynasty to the present, the family that has become a behemoth is no longer something that can be counted on two hands. If you add in those with longer or shorter histories, it's hard to count.

"It is a bit of an exaggeration to say that the family is a cancer. However, if it is allowed to develop, it will not benefit the world. The general trend is like this, and the family has to make some concessions after all to give the children of the poor family a chance and hope. I've been hesitating for a long time, but I've seen Xu Yu tonight, and I finally understand......"

Cao Cao's words seemed to be playing dumb riddles, but since Xun Yu had heard the signs, he naturally wouldn't be confused again, and he groaned slightly: "Lord...... Do you really want to learn from Qingzhou? ”

Cao Cao didn't speak, but there was already a look of approval in his eyes when he looked at Xun Yu.

"Tuntian is a good law, Guanzhong has been tired for a long time, the population is withering, and it is not wrong to follow Qingzhou; Although there are drawbacks in advocating merchants, but the speed of accumulating wealth is incomparable, and now it is still in wartime, if our army suppresses merchants, it is bound to throw itself into Qingzhou, and it is not necessary to be in power for a while; As for the other ......" Xun Yu replied to himself, but his eyes kept on Cao Cao's face.

"I am not ashamed of the strength of the enemy."

Cao Cao got up and walked to the window, the moonlight outside the window was just right, he looked up at the moon, took a deep breath, and said: "There is Qingzhou in front of the road, we will make a policy and govern much easier, as Peng Ju said, throw stones to ask for directions, touch the stones to cross the river, the advantages are advanced, there are disadvantages to avoid, it is rare to offer this gift, so that I have more than enough, if everything goes well, when Qingzhou finally settles down, I will also have the qualifications to fight against him, when the time comes, a decisive battle, a point of male and female, isn't it happy? ”

He said that he was arrogant, Xun Yu was infected by him, and his mood was also stirred for a while.

However, Xun Yu was a steady person after all, so he didn't rush to echo his loyalty, but reminded softly: "Doesn't the lord think that Xu Ziyuan has no chance of success?" ”

That's what he's most worried about.

Xu You is too crazy, although Guo Jia enjoys the glory of being under one person and above ten thousand, he is a lonely minister. He wants power and status, just to make it easier for him to show off his talents, not to show off or bully others in front of others. And Xu Yu, Xun Yu can imagine what kind of behavior this guy will do after he ascends to a high position.

Guo Jia was powerful and would only influence the strategic decisions of Cao Cao and Cao Jun; Xu You's holding of power will inevitably stir up a miasma within Cao Jun and become like Yuan Shaojun back then.

Even if he can endure it, Cao Cao can endure it, but Guo Jia categorically disdains to be in the company of such people!

Putting a person as tall as Guo Jia and people like Xu You together is like letting the crane in the sky be the companion of the toad, don't even think about it.

But Cao Cao agreed very happily at that time, Xun Yu thought that Cao Cao was planning to use tricks, first fool Xu Yu to run for his life, and if it happened, then think of a separate way to break the promise. But now it seems that Cao Cao did not think that Xu Yu had any hope of success from the beginning.

"Ruo, do you know what Bonghyo said when he first persuaded me to go west?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu quietly and asked without answering.

"I don't know." Xun Yu shook his head, and at the same time he was also curious.

Guo Jia's westward expansion strategy is very bold and bold, but at the same time, it is also very risky. Abandoning his hometown in Yanzhou, under the prying eyes of many powerful enemies, including Qingzhou, and fighting with the Xiliang Army, which is still above his own strength, the risk of this can already be described as a desperate bet.

Xun Yu himself, Cheng Yu and other strategists all expressed their opposition to a greater or lesser extent, at least wanting to be more stable, and Cao Cao himself was very hesitant, once he failed...... There is no need to fail, as long as he is slightly frustrated, the good situation will collapse immediately, how can he not be cautious?

In a wave of opposition, Guo Jia stood still, found Cao Cao that night, talked for a long time, and the next day Cao Cao categorically ordered Guo Jia to be fully responsible for the westward expansion plan.

What Guo Jia said to Cao Cao that night has become the biggest suspense within Cao Jun. But Guo Jia himself refused to say, and no one dared to ask Cao Cao in person, so he could only hang like this.

Xun Yu has a friendship with Guo Jia, and he is not afraid to ask Cao Cao, but he is stable by nature, although he is a little curious, he refuses to ruin his family's reputation. Now that Cao Cao took the initiative to mention it, he naturally had to listen to it.

"After meeting, he asked three times directly, and his momentum at that time was full of questioning......" The expression on Cao Cao's face seemed to be smiling, but Xun Yu's scalp was numb.

This Guo Fengxiao is really indescribable. Almost all of his colleagues were opposed, and he actually ran to question the lord...... Odd Soldier Standout? No, I'm afraid he's ready to walk away, right?

"One question: Qingzhou has no worries, Yanzhou is attacked on both sides, can the lord defeat Wang Yu? Second question: Although the land of Yan and Henan is wide, and there are many ruling experts under the command of the lord, how is it compared to Qingzhou, and can it win? Three questions: Wang Yu is brave and brave, and the army is unparalleled, and the lord asks himself if he may be comparable to him? ”

Repeating Guo Jia's three questions in an exclamatory tone, Cao Cao smiled self-deprecatingly, and said hesitantly: "Strategy, economy, army combat strength, commander's general strategy, vision, our army is fully backward, and if you want to compete with Qingzhou, you can only wait for the time and surprise the army, however, Feng Xiao said again......"

Xun Yu heard that cold sweat was dripping down, Cao Cao said it tactfully, but the meaning of Guo Jia's words couldn't be more obvious, he told Cao Cao very bluntly: You can't do anything, you can't do anything, you can't compare to Wang Yu, you will definitely lose even your pants when you fight!

What kind of exhortation is this? It's clearly a slap in the face! That is, the generosity of his own father-in-law, if he is replaced by a lord like Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, I am afraid that he will pull out a knife and cut people on the spot.

He said that Pengju gave him a very strange feeling, as if he had the ability to be a prophet of the unknown, and could see everything. The difficulty of the surprise soldier plotting against him is very high, and Feng Xiao himself admits that he is not sure, so there is only one way to defeat him - to be right, or to be right, and to fight him with a dignified soldier! ”

Cao Cao's speed of speech suddenly accelerated, and his words seemed to have a golden and iron voice: "No matter how calculating it is, Xu You is not Wang Yu's opponent, at most it will cause some damage to Qingzhou's strength." However, his containment can give our army a chance to develop! It doesn't take too much, just a full year, and when there is a harvest next fall, in terms of strength, I am not afraid of Pengju! ”

He said categorically, as if he didn't realize that the current situation of Hongnong is still in a stalemate, and it is still far away to take Shaanxi County.

However, it was this domineering spirit in him that convinced Xun Yu and many other well-known masters, and this moment is no exception.

"I am willing to run for the Lord."