Zhou Yu's voice was very urgent, and at this moment he seemed to be suppressing the anger and anxiety in his heart.

Cao Cao is a wise and intelligent person, so he can naturally hear Zhou Yu's words at this time.

It seems that he must not approve of the strategy of slaughtering the city.

Cao Cao looked at Zhou Yu and asked, "What does Gong Jin think, just say it." ”

Zhou Yu immediately said: "Ming Gong is a wise and martial person, and he should put the people of the world first!" Since the Ming Dynasty came to Jiangdong, he has practiced good governance, opened up Tuntian to collect the displaced people, and stabilized the south of the Yangtze River, which can be described as an example of Jiangdong's heroes! ”

"Ming Gong avenges his father, this is a natural and righteous move, Zhou Yu will never object, if Ming Gong is sent, Zhou Yu is willing to smear the liver and brain of Ming Gong, lead troops into Xuzhou, and serve Ming Gong to death!"

"It's just that if Ming Gong wants to slaughter the city in Pengcheng and Xiapi and hurt the lives of all the people, in Yu's opinion, it is absolutely impossible!"

"The old lady is a noble person, he was killed by the thief, and the Ming Duke killed Tao Qian to take revenge! But what is the connection between the millions of people in Pengcheng and the death of the old lady? If you are angry with them for no reason, what is the reputation of Ming Gong? ”

"When the Jiangdong clan sees that Ming Gong is so brutal, how can they be willing to attach it to Ming Gong?"

"Besides, Ming Gong is sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, and his prestige is shocking, which could have attracted Xuzhou Zhujie to vote, if Ming Gong killed the people of Huaisi at this time, Xuzhou Haojie will regard Ming Gong as a tiger and wolf!"

"The talents in the land of Huaisi are unwilling to be used by the Ming Gong, and the people spurn the Ming Gong, is this the result that the Ming Gong wants to see?"

"Ming Gong, think about it, then Liu Deran recruited displaced people from all walks of life in Hebei, and also collected the Yellow Turban of Baibo Qingzhou in Montenegro for his own use, what is he doing to reduce and exempt all taxes in the territory under his jurisdiction and encourage them to have children?"

It is because of Liu Jian's long-term vision that he knows that what hegemony is fighting for is not land, nor soldiers, but popularity! It's a human being! ”

"Even if the slaughter of the city can make it impossible for the northern army to get a place to transit grain and grass in the south in the future, this is definitely not a long-term solution to stop the northern army!"

"If the Duke of Ming wants to block the northern army from going south and become a strong force with him, he also needs to cultivate morality, raise the people, consolidate the industries of Jiangdong, and make Jiangdong flourish, so that he can have the power to resist the northern army!"

"Ming Gong is now exerting all kinds of virtues and politics in Jiangnan, learning from Liu Deran, isn't that what he is doing?"

"According to Yu's opinion, the people of Pengcheng and Xiapi should move the people living near the Yangtze River into the south of the Yangtze River instead of killing!"

In this way, the population of Pengcheng and Xiapi can not become a transit place for the northern army to go south in the future without loss, and these people can also be used to enrich the foundation of Jiangnan and build the land of Jiangnan! Make Jiangnan rich! ”

"Yu is loyal, heaven and earth can be learned, please think about it carefully!"

After saying that, I saw Zhou Yu kneeling down on one knee and waving his arms at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at Zhou Yu who was kneeling in front of him seriously......

Suddenly, Cao Cao stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help Zhou Yu up from the ground.

There was a rare look of respect on his face.

"Although Gongjin is young, he has a sincere heart, which is really touching and touching...... What you said won Cao's heart, as you said, although the slaughter of the city can ensure that Jiangdong is worry-free for a while, but it is not a long-term solution after all, although Cao is not a sage, but he cannot put millions of people in fire and water because of his own selfishness. ”

"The world of the Han Dynasty must ultimately rely on people to support it! There are no people, no people, Cao Mou is to take all the states of the Han Dynasty into his palm, what is the use? ”

"What Gong Jin said is very true, the people of Pengcheng and Huaisi can move into our Jiangdong, enrich the population of Jiangdong, let them build Jiangnan, and make Jiangnan rich, this is the way of benevolence, and it is also the way of the hegemon."

Speaking of this, I saw Cao Cao turn his head to look at Cheng Yu next to him, and said to him: "Zhongde don't think too much, I'm just talking about things, and not aiming at anyone, Zhongde's strategy is also for the sake of Jiangdong's safety, although the overall situation is not taken into account, but after all, there is still something beyond the reach of ordinary people, but this method is different from Cao's so-called in Jiangdong now, so it can't be adopted, and I hope Zhongde will continue to plan for Cao in the future, don't retreat because of today's events, Cao must listen to the teachings!" ”

Cao Cao did not use his own method of slaughtering the city, and Cheng Yu did not regret it, because Zhou Yu's words of talent also spoke to Cheng Yu's heart.

Cao Cao's ability to adopt Zhou Yu's advice shows to a certain extent the grandeur of his strategic vision...... Of course, if there was no Zhou Yu today, Cao Cao might have adopted his own opinion.

"Ming Gong is far-sighted, Zhou Lang is far-reaching, and Cheng Yu is willing to bow down."

"Ming Gong rest assured, Cheng Yu is not a jealous villain, and the plan set up today is lacking, and he will reflect on it and correct it in the future."

Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "Okay, I have the assistance of all sages, why worry about big things?" ”

……

……

Soon after the four cronies left, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Chun from the Cao clan came to visit Cao Cao.

The three of them are Cao Cao's brothers, and they are not restrained when they are together in private, and they can talk to each other openly.

So, Cao Cao told them what Shicai and the four conspirators had said.

Cao Hong's temperament was relatively straightforward, and he said at the time: "Ming Gong, I can't see the overall situation that Zhou Lang said so far, and I can't see it so thoroughly, if I don't do it, I agree with Yu's method of slaughtering the city, at least I can open up a buffer area between my Jiangdong and Liu Jian, if it is me, I will definitely use Cheng Yu's method." ”

Cao Cao smiled faintly and said, "If it were replaced by Cao Mou, I would have used Cheng Zhongde's plan in the future, but now, I can't do that...... Cao is no longer the Cao of the past. ”

"Why, because of Zhou Lang?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "No, it's because of Liu Jian." ”

"Liu Jian? What does Liu Jian have to do with this matter? ”

Cao Cao turned his head to look out the window.

The land south of the Yangtze River is not as good as the north, no matter what month it is, it is all green, a vibrant scene.

Cao Cao looked at the green trees outside the window, and his eyes flashed with yearning.

"Actually, I originally thought that walking on the royal road and showing grace to the small people was just a fool's behavior, stupid, but over the years, I saw what Liu Jian had done, and I realized that doing the royal road, benefiting all the people, and winning the hearts of the world, this is the real master, the real strong...... Murder and slaughter will not solve the problem, only by grasping the hearts of the people and collecting the hearts of the people for their own use can we achieve the true law of the great cause......"

"Maybe sometimes, there will be a long detour, but this road, once you go down, look back, it is still worth walking!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cao Ren: "Zixiao!" ”

Cao Ren arched his hand and said, "Brother, what do you command?" ”

"Gather your troops and prepare to go on the march! You are the pioneer, Zhou Gongjin is the commander of the military division, and you are connected, if there is anything, you must discuss with Zhou Lang! ”

Although Zhou Yu made a lot of meritorious contributions when he pacified the Jiangdong counties in the past, in the eyes of the Cao clan, he was still just a young descendant.

Now Cao Cao directly gave him the position of lieutenant general in the army, making it clear that he wanted to determine his status in the army.

Cao Ren hesitated slightly, and said, "Brother wants to reuse Zhou Yu?" ”

"Yes, what's wrong? Disliked that he was young? ”

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "That's not it...... It's just that Zhou Yu is a native of Jianghuai after all, and everything in our army is still in the hands of the generals of the Central Plains......"

"So divide some!"

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Our team is indeed from Yuyan in the Central Plains, but we are now in Yangzhou!" Can we go to the Central Plains forever to recruit talents? There are a lot of talents in JAC, we must give them a chance! Supporting Zhou Yu is to show the people of Jiangnan counties that what Liu Deran can do, Cao can also do it, as long as he has the ability, he will not be buried here in Cao! ”

Cao Ren nodded thoughtfully.

"Brother, don't worry, brother knows what to do."

"In addition, let Yu Chuan be responsible for the overall planning of the requisition, and the requisition and production of white flags and white armor, I will use the mourning soldiers to attack Xuzhou!"

"Whoa!"

"Also...... With Gu Yong as the envoy, he went to Jingzhou to see Benchu and asked him to send troops to Xuzhou to help. ”

Cao Ren was immediately surprised when he heard this: "In order to avenge his father, why do you want to find Yuan Shao?" ”

Cao Cao snorted: "If you don't look for him, won't he find a reason to go himself?" Send someone to talk about it. ”

"Then why did you go out of your way to find Gu Yong?"

"Gu Yuanxian is one of the four surnames in Jiangdong, and the four of them must be suppressed and co-opted, and he was sent to see Yuan Shao, but also to let the four major families in Jiangdong see that Yuan Shao is responsive to my needs, so that they also know in their hearts, hehe, the prestige of the Yuan family in Runan, sometimes it should be used and it must be used."

Cao Chun suddenly asked: "Brother, when we enter Xuzhou, will Liu Jian make any moves?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a while.

When he was young, Fang listened to him say slowly: "If Liu Jian doesn't come, how can I invite Yuan Jun to go with me?" ”

(End of chapter)