"Zijing, are you sure that you will take Xuzhou without spending a single soldier?" Cao Cao said with a look of surprise.

Xuzhou during the Three Kingdoms period, is not as small as later, as one of the nine continents in the world, covering a large area of land between Xuzhou City and the East China Sea, it was juxtaposed with Jingzhou at that time, one of the two major granaries in the Central Plains, notoriously rich, and it is a strategic place, since ancient times it has been a place for soldiers to fight.

The reason why Cao Cao went to Yanzhou first was because it was close to Xuzhou and was suitable as a springboard for dominating the world.

However, he is not the only one staring at Xuzhou, there are also Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, and several parties are holding each other back, even if Cao Cao has been plotting against Xuzhou for a long time, there is no way to get it for a while.

Moreover, although Xuzhou itself has few soldiers and generals, it is not easy to fight because of its wealth.

Not to mention anything else, just after the war of attrition, in terms of grain and grass supply, there are few princes who have consumed more energy than Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

In terms of weapons and equipment, it is also the envy of the princes.

"The people of Xuzhou are rich and have a lot of food, but their lord Tao Qian is already dying, and his sick and weak body is not enough to succeed. His son has no ambitions, and it can be said that he has no way out. Their only way to survive is to choose one of the princes to attach themselves to and give up the struggle for hegemony to protect themselves. Lu Su smiled and said: "In this case, as long as you send a clever and kind person, explain the benefits and disadvantages, and show enough sincerity, you can take Xuzhou without much effort and take this rich and fat granary for your own use!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately laughed and said: "Mr. Zijing's words are really incisive, and the matter of receiving Xuzhou depends on Mr.'s ears!" ”

Then he continued to eat and drink, and after the wind and dust were washed, Lu Su rushed to Xuzhou overnight.

Cao Cao, on the other hand, asked Li He: "What does the Taoist chief think should be given to Lu Su?" ”

Although he has not yet taken Xuzhou, he believes that Lu Su will not fail, because Tao Qian's family has no choice at all - Xuzhou can't hold it, but the words to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Quan are just icing on the cake, and the Tao family can't get enough benefits Not to mention, they may have to hemorrhage, which is really impossible.

Only to give him Cao Mengde is to send charcoal in the snow, and he can get rich in the future.

In addition, the person who was found by the Taoist chief had no reason to fail in his first work.

This is not a letter to Lu Su, but a letter to Li He!

"Meng De, don't ask me, I don't know how many official positions there are in the court, and I really can't give you any advice on such a thing." Li He shook his head and said: "The only thing I can say is that Lu Su is good at diplomacy, good at combining vertical and horizontal, and running and lobbying is the second in the world." ”

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this, and said in amazement: "He is the second, so who is the first?" ”

"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, when he comes out of the mountain, you will know!" Li He said.

If it is the Three Kingdoms period in history, it is difficult to say which of the strategists is stronger or weaker, but in this world of romance, whether it is the best at wisdom, or the best at strategy, or the best at running and lobbying, and good at combining vertical and horizontal, it is Zhuge Liang.

He is also the best at developing his own body and handling internal affairs.

It can be said that everyone else is only good at one aspect, but he is good at all aspects, and every aspect has reached the extreme, which is unbelievably a god-like existence.

Even, Li He was a little suspicious that Zhuge Liang could still beat Lu Bu alone.

It's not that he is strong in martial arts, but that Romance is not the official history, Zhuge Liang here knows how to spell!

"The one who can make you unwilling to divulge the secret of heaven must not be a mortal, if he comes out of the mountain, the world will be more colorful, right?" Cao Cao said expectantly.

Hearing this, Li He nodded, and said with some expectation: "He alone can make the whole world ten times more exciting!" ”

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On the other hand, after Lu Su came to Xuzhou, he immediately went to Tao Qian's house to visit him.

The Tao family doesn't know the name of Lu Su, but they know the Lu family of the Shi clan, so they don't have any contempt for treating each other with courtesy - this is the benefit of family background, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Zhuge Liang and others from the Shi clan have a much higher starting point than ordinary people, and they can easily get the opportunity to display their talents.

In contrast, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are much more difficult to get ahead.

"Mr. Zijing, although you and I are both scholars, we have no friendship, if there is nothing to do, I am afraid that I will not come to visit, right?" Tao Qian set up a banquet to entertain Lu Su, and said bluntly at the banquet: "If you are a lobbyist for anyone and want to seek my land in Xuzhou, please don't open your mouth, this hard-won foundation cannot be lost!" ”

Hearing this, Lu Su smiled and said: "Tao Gong's words are wrong, although Lu Su has something to do here, he is not to be a lobbyist, but to save your Tao family!" ”

As soon as these words came out, both Tao Qian and the two sons next to him were stunned.

"What's so difficult about my Tao family?" Tao Qian asked.

"A catastrophe is coming!" Lu Su said: "Dare to ask Tao Gong, do you know what Xuzhou is?" ”

Tao Qian shook his head and said, "Xuzhou is Xuzhou, what else?" ”

"This place is rich in products, has a large population, and has dangerous fortresses to defend, and has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times. When there is chaos today, all the princes who have the heart of hegemony will not let go of here! Lu Su said: "And you, as the masters here, do you have elite soldiers?" Fierce geometry? ”

Hearing this, Tao Qian immediately fell silent.

In terms of soldiers, he also has a lot, but he is not proficient, and the fierce general is even more not, and he knows very well how his combat effectiveness is.

If Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others came to attack here, he would not even have the confidence to defend the city.

There is no way to talk about a counterattack.

"Wouldn't it be difficult to be in the four directions, where soldiers must fight, but there are no soldiers and no generals?" Lu Su said, looked at Tao Qian's two sons, and said: "Now that Tao Gong is over the age of old, and the two sons are not here, it can be said that there is no successor, how to deal with the disaster?" ”

Hearing this, Tao Qian's face immediately became bitter.

It sounds good to say that he is not here, but in fact, his two sons can't hold up the wall in the mud, and they can't be counted on at all.

But as long as there is a son who can be relied on, he has already occupied Yanzhou one step ahead of Cao Cao, looking at the world, where can he fall into the current situation of surviving in the cracks? No one in the successor made him dare not spread the stall too big, otherwise no matter how high he climbed, the Tao family would fall badly in the future.

"But let go now, it's tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, and can you get a good death?" Tao Qian said.

He actually wanted to let go a long time ago, but he could let go of Xuzhou, but he couldn't let go of the Tao family, worried that after taking refuge in others, he would lose his foundation and his family!

"Difficult!" Lu Su said: "Yuan Shu is arrogant and villainous, and Tao Gong will be looked down upon when he presents Xuzhou, and it is rare to have a good death." Yuan Shao is powerful, but there are many families under his command, is there a place for Tao Gong? ”

Hearing this, Tao Qian sighed and shook his head.

"On the Jiangdong side, they can fight for a place, but they can't reach it, they may not be able to keep Tao Gong, and it is even more undesirable!" Lu Su said again: "Only Cao Cao, if you vote for someone else, he will beat you, and if you vote for him, he will fight to protect you." ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Because only he can't leave Xuzhou!" ”

Tao Qian immediately fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he let out a long breath and said, "That's it, just ask Cao Mengde to treat my Tao family well!" ”

Because it is not like in the original book, the whole "Rather teach me to bear the world", Cao Cao's reputation at this time is quite good, and Tao Qian already had the idea of taking refuge in Cao Cao, but he has been hesitating, so after hearing Lu Su's words, he gritted his teeth and decided to take refuge in Cao Cao.

This is Lu Su's lobbying, but it is also the benefit of Cao Cao's luck.

Many people gather momentum, and the number of qi is inseparable from people's hearts.

"Okay, good, Zijing, you have made a great contribution to me!" Cao Cao was overjoyed, and the high-ranking official Houlu ceremoniously rewarded Lu Su with a wave.

And at this moment, another happy event also came, only to hear a spy come to report: "Lord, in Luoyang City, I found the traces of the Han Emperor and the civil and military officials, they have been short of food for many days, and the hundred officials have personally gone out to pick wild fruits for food, I am afraid that they will starve to death in a short time!" ”

"What? Your Majesty is starving, and no one cares? Cao Cao was stunned.

Hearing this, the spy nodded and said, "The princes have no intention of relieving. ”

"That's great, God help me!" Cao Cao laughed and said: "A group of brainless horsemen, they don't know the importance of the Son of Heaven at all, come here, give orders to the whole army, let's set off to meet the Son of Heaven now!" ”

He didn't expect that the princes wouldn't even see the benefits of welcoming the Son of Heaven.

But if you think about it carefully, it's right, if Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had that brain, they wouldn't have given up chasing Dong Zhuo in the first place!

"Time flies, is it about to reach the first year of Jian'an so soon?" Seeing this, Li He said in his heart: "It's just that coercing the Son of Heaven to make the princes a wonderful move, but it is only suitable for Cao Cao, who is weak in the original work, but not for him who is now in charge of Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and has many capable generals such as Lu Su, Chen Gong, and Zhao Yun under his command." ”

At this time, Cao Cao's power was not as strong as Yuan Shao's, but he was brave and had many strategists, so he was actually not weaker than Yuan Shao.

This is completely different from the original book when he failed to attack Xuzhou and was eaten away by the Yuan brothers.

"However, there are endless hidden dangers in coercing the Son of Heaven, but the abolition of the Son of Heaven will also have to bear the backlash of the Han Dynasty's 400-year national fortune, which is not good!" Li He wanted to persuade Cao Cao not to welcome the Son of Heaven, but he didn't want the Son of Heaven to fall into the hands of others and increase his power.

In the end, he could only shake his head and say: "That's it, let it be, go and see Emperor Han first!"