Cao Cao watched the strategists arguing, and the troubles in his heart suddenly dissipated, but a trace of pride rose.

Guo Jia listened for a moment on the side, got up and said, "Everyone, please listen to a certain word." On the same day, we set the goal of westward expansion, that is, Yongzhou as the base, Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, although the land of Hanzhong is rich, but it is too small, there is no foundation to support our long-term campaign. ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia glanced at Xun Yu and signaled to him that he was not talking about him, so he continued: "In Jia's opinion, Chang'an seems complicated, but it is actually simple. Li Dao, Guo Yan and the like, there is nothing to be afraid of, but you have forgotten one person, Dong Zhuo's chief military advisor Li Ru, this person is a famous poisoner, since Dong Zhuo's death, this person disappeared from Chang'an, Jia also learned of his news not long ago, this person is now in Shangluo, and this person has nearly 50,000 troops around him, which is the reason why Jia has not moved. ”

After a pause, watching everyone fall into deep thought, Guo Jia continued: "Presumably you have some doubts in your hearts, since Li Ru is in Yongzhou, why does Jia bother to capture Yongzhou? ”

Listening to Guo Jiazhi's question, several other people immediately showed doubts on their faces, they were all strategists, and they had a clear view of the superior.

Successfully attracting the attention of several people to him, Guo Jia's face did not move, and he said indifferently: "Although at present, Jia still has not been able to figure out what Li Ru's purpose is, but one thing can be determined, Li Ru will definitely not send troops to Chang'an again." ”

"According to the detailed report arranged by our army in Li Dao and Guo Yan's army, the two of them were ready to disperse the soldiers and horses and return to hiding, and then, a letter was placed in front of the two, the content of which is unknown, but early the next morning, the two changed their minds and took the soldiers and horses to kill Chang'an, Jia guessed, this must be Li Ru's strategy."

"You must also know that before Dong Zhuo's demise, when the women and children of the Dong family returned from Qingzhou, they were attacked, and all the people were killed, and their Yu clan was killed by Wang Yun, and now there are only Li Ru, Niu Fu, and Dong Qing in Qingzhou. Jia guessed that since Li Dao and Guo Yan killed Wang Yun and occupied Chang'an, Li Ru was afraid that he had already had the idea of going east to Qingzhou, so he kept his troops moving. ”

"What we are waiting for now is an opportunity, as long as Li Ru leaves Yongzhou, we can go north to Chang'an."

Guo Jia said the thoughts in his heart, and everyone nodded after saying this, and after a while, Xun Yu, who had never spoken, spoke up again: "Fengxiao's policy is all based on Li Ru's departure, isn't it a little hasty?" ”

"Wen Ruo's worries are very reasonable, Jia has already thought about this matter, if Li Ru leaves, it is fine, if he refuses to leave, Jia has a plan in his heart, so that he has to leave." Seeing Xun Yu's objection, Guo Jia replied with a smile.

On the throne, Cao Cao couldn't help but say: "Fengxiao has said a lot, but he hasn't said it yet, why do you insist on attacking Chang'an?" At this time, Cao Cao mentioned Li Ru, and suddenly thought that he had ignored him, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, if he could remember it earlier, I was afraid that at this time he had already ordered to send troops to Yibei. It's not that he is afraid of Li Ru, but that Dong Zhuo has been operating in Yongzhou for a long time, whether it is the people's support or the army, Li Ru will not be inferior to him, thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little headache.

Guo Jia turned around and bowed to Cao Cao and said: "The lord has a lot, trust Yu Jia, and Jiawan's death will be difficult to repay." "Also, only Cao Cao and Zhuge Jin will be influenced by Guo Jia's temperament, you know, before this, Cao Cao had asked Guo Jia, but he was kept in the dark because the time had not come.

"Hahaha, Fengxiao is serious, just like Fengxiao, who is so talented, is willing to deign to give me advice, which is a blessing." Cao Cao never let go of any opportunity to buy people's hearts, and seeing Guo Jia act like this, his heart blossomed.

Guo Jia got up and continued: "Has the lord ever thought of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes. ”

Just seven words, but everyone in the room was dumbfounded. Cao Cao dared to swear with his head, this time, he was really suppressed in his heart.

The room was suddenly silent, and almost everyone fell into a dizziness. Old God Guo Jia was sitting there, and if he observed carefully, he could find that his hand holding the teacup had been shaking.

"Uh...... Ahem. Cao Cao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly found that his throat was very dry, and he hurriedly reached out to serve the teacup, and a jingling sound sounded, which immediately woke up everyone in the room, and when he looked up, he found that Cao Cao looked at everyone with an embarrassed face, and on the table, the tea was spilled.

"Fengxiao, this is going to risk the world's condemnation, have you thought about it specifically? Let's talk about it first. Cao Cao was stared at by everyone and rolled his eyes, but he sighed secretly in his heart, this Guo Jia was really scared to death.

"Back to the lord, there are two benefits to this matter, one is that although the Han family is in trouble now, Yu Wei is still there, if the lord welcomes the Son of Heaven, then the princes of the Quartet, no one dares to attack the lord; Moreover, if you serve the Son of Heaven, you can gain righteousness and win the hearts of the people of the world. Guo Jia breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly.

Historically, this matter should have been mentioned by Xun Yu by accident, but now it was brought up by Guo Jia first.

Xun Yu seriously considered Guo Jia's words, and after a while, he was overjoyed, got up and said to Cao Cao: "The Duke of Wen of the former Jin Dynasty accepted King Xiang of Zhou, and the princes obeyed; Han Gaozu mourned for the righteous emperor, and the world returned to the heart. Today's son is covered with dust, and the Lord Gongcheng needs to raise a large number of volunteers at this time, and serve the Son of Heaven to serve the public's expectations, which is an immortal strategy. ”

"Okay, so we will use the policy of filial piety, but on Li Ru's side, it depends on Fengxiao." After Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's words, his heart was even more moved, and he couldn't help but clap his hands to settle the matter.

"The lord can rest assured, in the spring of next year, at most in April, Jia estimates that Li Ru will definitely abandon Yongzhou and turn eastward. If he doesn't leave, Jia naturally has a way to make him obedient. After Guo Jia finished speaking, his heart was relieved.

You know, during this period of time, he is under the most pressure. Originally, since Chen Liu's transfer to Hanzhong, Cao Cao's generals and colonels have been full of opinions, until now, all the princes in the world have expanded their territory, Cao Cao is anxious, and he is even more anxious in his heart. Originally, he was thinking of attacking Yongzhou, but by chance, Guo Jia discovered Li Ru's traces, and all plans were suppressed by him. It was also for this reason that he worked hard to come up with this strategy, pretending to be a volunteer soldier, welcoming the Son of Heaven, and taking the opportunity to take the land of Chang'an, which also made the strategy of welcoming the Son of Heaven come to the stage in advance.