"Hypocrisy, preaching, and completely selling fame and reputation, worthless, worthless!"

In Xuchang City, Cao Cao threw a piece of letterhead on the table at will, and sneered: "Zhou Gong vomits, and the world returns to the heart." Liu Bowei breathed a big sigh. ”

Liu Fu stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is very true, Liu Qi's "Short Song Xing" is full of words and sentences, pretending to be deep, and he put on a worried attitude towards the world at a young age, which is indeed too pretentious. ”

Cao Cao had a look of disdain on his face, and instead asked, "Liu Qi still needs five million dollars and grain to release people, how should this be good?" ”

Liu Fu replied: "I expect that Liu Qi must be like last time, asking for a sky-high price, and it is not too much to halve the prime minister." ”

Jiang Ji nodded and said: "Liu Yushi is reasonable, it is better to add an official to Liu Qi, reduce the money and food, and have the good of General Xiahou's in-laws, Liu Qi will definitely agree." ”

Cao Cao asked, "How should I seal it?" ”

Jiang Jiyan said: "The prime minister once gave the general of the chariot to Yuan Shao, and then broke the Yuan clan and conquered Hebei, which is a good omen!" Why don't you worship Liu Qi as a general of the chariot cavalry, take advantage of the victory, and you will be able to level the south of the Yangtze River in the future. ”

Cao Cao frowned and said: "Yuan Shao IV and the third duke, at that time, his prestige was extremely high, and the whole world respected his orders. ”

Jiang Jiyan said: "Liu Biao has ordered Liu Qi to take charge of Jingzhou, leading the general of Zhennan, according to the detailed report, I am afraid that his life will not be long, Liu Qi will attack Chengwuhou, it is better to send him a favor, just a false name, you can save millions of money and grain, I hope the prime minister will consider it." ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment and sighed: "That's it, on the same day, Liu Qi was crowned as the Marquis of Xiangyang and the general of the chariot cavalry, as for the money and food...... Lonely up to two million, I hope this son will do it himself! ”

The imperial court had already appointed Liu Biao as the general of Zhennan and the pastor of Jingzhou, and he had the right to fake the festival, and Liu Qi received the seal letter from General Liu Beizuo, whether it was sealed or not, could not interfere with the actual power, if he could save money and food, Cao Cao was of course happy.

After Jiang Ji left, Cao Cao asked Liu Fudao: "Ming Gong previously governed Yangzhou and had quite a lot of political achievements, but now Sun Quan attacked Lujiang and coveted Huainan, and most of Yangzhou has been occupied by Eastern Wu, can Ming Gong have a countermeasure?" ”

Liu Fu replied: "When the lower officials were in Shouchun, they had built water conservancy and dredged all parts of Jiujiang to transport money and grain. However, the Eastern Wu naval army is strong, and if you want to recover the Lujiang River, it may not be easy, so it is better to give way to Sun Quan. Now Huang Zu is dead, Liu Qi sent Guan Yu to guard Jiangxia, looking at Jiangdong, Sun Quan is in a dilemma in Huainan, seeing this benefit, he will retreat, if Dongwu turns to attack Jiangxia, the prime minister can take the opportunity to raise troops to take revenge, the north and the south are sandwiched, let Liu Qi have the ability to reach the sky, and will be captured! ”

"Hahaha, this is a great plan!" Cao Cao stroked his palms and laughed: "In exchange for the land of Lujiang, Nanyang and Jingzhou, I want to hear it!" ”

At that time, Liu Fu was ordered to go to Huainan to negotiate with Sun Quan, as long as Dongwu withdrew from Chaohu, Sun Yu was the Taishou of Lujiang and Zhou Yu was the Taishou of Jiangxia, so that Jiangdong Foundation could expand again.

After everyone left, Cao Cao picked up the letterhead again, looked at the poems on the paper, and felt more and more that Liu Qi was a great threat.

After pondering for a moment, he summoned Cao Chun and asked, "How is the assassination of Liu Qi arranged?" ”

Cao Chunyan said: "Recently, Liu Qi inspected the four counties of Jingnan, and looking at his itinerary, he must cross the river from the mouth of the Wuling Youjiang River and turn back. I discussed with Dong Zhao, I wanted to buy the king of Wuxi with a lot of money, and sent assassins to attack, Wuxi is proficient in land and water, and is the best at ambush hunting, if he is ambushed from the water, Liu Qi has nowhere to escape, and he will definitely die. ”

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stroked his beard and said: "Instead of spending a lot of money against Wuxi Man, it is better to buy its assassins, whether it succeeds or not, it will definitely make enemies with Jingzhou, and Wuling will be in chaos!" ”

Cao Chun hugged his fists and said: "What the prime minister said is extremely true, this is exactly Dong Zhao's plan, instead of buying Wuximan, it is better to induce him to send troops, whether it is successful or not, his people will be opposed, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone." ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "Liu Qi, Liu Qi, this time you will be difficult to take care of, and you will have to shed your skin if you don't die!" ”

At this moment, suddenly the personal soldiers sent a letter, it was Chang'an Zhong Xuan, Cao Cao hurriedly opened it, and said angrily: "What a Ma Teng, dare to resist my life, how can this be reasonable!" ”

Cao Chun asked: "Could it be that Ma Teng is unwilling to come to serve in the DPRK?" ”

Cao Cao snorted slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This must be the defeat of Nanyang, a loss of prestige, and Ma Teng's old man also despises me, so I will wait and see." ”

It turned out that Ma Teng and Han Sui had a constant confrontation due to subordinate contradictions, and Cao Cao sent Zhong Xuan and others to make peace for the two, and worshiped Ma Teng as a former general.

Xun Yu was afraid that the Xiliang army would continue to make trouble, and suggested recruiting Ma Teng to serve the Son of Heaven in the imperial court.

Cao Cao sent Zhang to persuade Ma Teng, who had agreed to enter Beijing two months ago, but when he arrived in Chang'an, he suddenly changed his mind and returned to the station, obviously seeing Cao Cao's defeat and watching from the sidelines.

Cao Chun said angrily: "Ma Teng's father and son are capricious, why don't you send troops to fight for annihilation?" ”

"Huainan is not peaceful, Guanzhong is not a place to use soldiers!" Cao Cao sighed helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "And ask Ma Teng to live in Huaili temporarily, I have my own countermeasures, and it is important to get rid of Liu Qi first." ”

Ma Teng's wait-and-see made Cao Cao angry, and the prestige that he had finally accumulated was destroyed by Liu Qi alone, and the battle of Nanyang also became the shame of his life, and he hated Liu Qi even more.

After Cao Chun left, Cao Cao recalled Xun Yu, who had sent the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, and discussed: "Ma Teng refuses to enter Beijing to serve the king, he must see that a certain army is defeated and has two hearts, what should I do?" ”

Xun Yu had already learned the news, and replied: "Ma Teng's father and son have been in Xiliang for a long time, and their prestige is extremely high, so they can't be sent back to Xiliang. ”

Cao Cao hurriedly asked, "Will the plan be released?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Zhang Lu cut off Hanzhong, beheaded the Han envoy, it is rumored that there is a meaning of self-reliance, why not worship Ma Teng as the Taishou of Hanzhong, and order him to ask Zhang Lu to attack Hanzhong, which can not only get rid of the trouble of his henchmen, but also weaken Zhang Lu." Zhang Lu demon thief, and the ghost road, not good at governing the army, will be created by the Ma family, no matter what the victory or defeat, the prime minister took advantage of his defeat and wounded, sent troops to Guanzhong, Hanzhong is at your fingertips! ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this: "I heard that Liu Qi has long had the intention of taking Yizhou, Liu Zhang is weak, and the hearts of the people in the territory are undecided. ”

Xun Yu said again: "Recently, Kebi can invite Yan Rou, the captain of the Karasuma Guard, to pay tribute to the imperial court, Xianbei is rampant in Mobei, and it will be a big disaster in the future, why not be like Wuhuan, and recruit Xianbei cavalry to enlist in the army, and prepare as a division to conquer the Central Plains?" It can not only weaken Xianbei, but also replenish the troops, even if it is the Xiliang cavalry, it is fearless. ”

Cao Cao frowned slightly, although it was not his wish to recruit foreign soldiers, but he was forced by the situation to do so.

Then the above table Feng Kebi can be Xianbei single Yu, ordered Yan Rou to reward the Xianbei tribes, with heavy money to recruit soldiers, all those who enter the Central Plains to make meritorious contributions, can be promoted to worship officials, without discrimination.