Cao Cao hurriedly returned to Qian County with Liu Wei's three questions.

By the time he arrived, the situation in Jiangdong had changed dramatically.

In the county office.

Cao Cao's main seat, Guo Jia, Yang Xiu, and Lu Yu sat on both sides; Cao Ren, Xia Houdun, Le Jin et al.

Yang Xiu raised his hand to Cao Cao, his expression was condensed, and said, "General, judging from the battle reports of the past few days, Yuan Shu has been besieged by Yuan Shao in Fuchun Mountain. And Yuan Shao was not in a hurry to eliminate Yuan Shu, but sent troops to occupy the land of Yangzhou, and his heart was clear. Sun Jian and Lu Bu fought in Guangling, and the outcome was unknown. Liu Biao has taken Jingzhou into his pocket. And Gongsun occupied the Lujiang River and eyed Jiangxia. Although the situation of Jiaozhi is not clear, the lower official guesses that he is afraid that it is already the fat on Shixie's mouth......"

For this situation, Cao Cao expected it, calmly said, "What is Dong Zhuo's move?" ”

Yang Xiu glanced at the others and said, "There is no news for the time being." Xia Guan believes that this lack of news is the most terrifying. ”

Xiahoudun said at this time: "There was news before that Dong Zhuo wanted to collude with Sanqiang and kill back to Xiliang? ”

Yang Xiudao: "Yes." However, the imperial court put a lot of pressure on Sanqiang, and Sanqiang should be false and wronged, and he may not dare to agree. ”

Guo Jia drank wine, but he didn't have the leisure of the past, and said: "Sanqiang is no longer the past, he will not rebel again, he just wants benefits, and colluding with Dong Zhuo is a thought." ”

Seeing this, Cao Cao suddenly looked at Lu Yu with some gentleness, and said, "What is the imperial court's plan for Sanqiang?" ”

Lu Yu is the youngest, he is both an envoy and a close minister of Liu Wei, no one dares to underestimate him, and everyone's eyes fall on Lu Yu.

Lu Yu had no stage fright, and said: "Zhong Servant shot Sanqiang several times, Wang Tingwei also went once, Sanqiang asked General Zhenxi, but the court did not allow it. ”

Cao Cao nodded and explained to everyone: "General Zhenxi, it is equivalent to the imperial court giving Liangzhou to them by default, and a large amount of money and grain will be supplied every year. ”

Everyone will understand, and it is strange that the court can agree.

Although the imperial court is weak and adopts many conservative policies on many things, in actual operation, it is extremely tough and never bows its head.

Guo Jia drank wine and looked at Cao Cao, constantly thinking about the situation in his heart.

Yuan Shu is the emperor, it can be said that he can no longer faint tricks, and under the target of everyone, defeat is doomed.

With the defeat of Yuan Shu, the princes of Jiangdong appeared in front of the imperial court and became the target of the imperial court's attack.

But before that, there was another person who had trouble to solve - Dong Zhuo.

In Guo Jia's view, Dong Zhuo is not difficult to solve, and the key to the problem is the intention of the imperial court.

From the current point of view, when the imperial court put Dong Zhuo in Yuzhou, it was an act of diverting the contradictions and focus of Luoyang.

After five or six years of development, the imperial court has recovered a lot of vitality, and the time is ripe to solve Dong Zhuo.

But will the imperial court choose to solve Dong Zhuo?

Once Dong Zhuo is destroyed, all kinds of contradictions covered by the rebellion will break out, and the Han Dynasty can still withstand a Yellow Turban Rebellion or a rambling war against the chaos?

While Guo Jia was pondering, Cao Cao noticed, and in the silence, he said in a deep voice: "The situation is in crisis, and the Great Sima Mansion has granted me the right to act cheaply. Everyone trained the soldiers and horses, prepared food and grass, and waited for the general's order at any time! ”

"The lower official/the last general takes orders!"

The group got up and left the back hall.

Lu Yuben was still a little hesitant, but when he saw that everyone got up, he had to leave.

Guo Jia didn't move.

Cao Cao and the others left, and then said: "Fengxiao, are you thinking about Dong Zhuo?" ”

Guo Jia took a sip of wine, shook his head and said, "I'm wondering where the general's exploits are." ”

Cao Cao was stunned, a little surprised, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Cao Cao compares himself to Wei Qing, and is eager to make contributions and become famous in the annals of history.

In today's turbulent times and surging rebellions, isn't it the best time to make a contribution?

Cao Cao didn't ask, thinking about Guo Jia's words in his heart.

Although Guo Jia is a good wine, he often behaves differently from ordinary people, but in business, he must be right!

Guo Jia didn't speak, and the two were silent.

After a while, Cao Cao woke up and said, "In Zhang Gongna, not only does the Great Sima Mansion have the right to act cheaply, but also the three problems in the palace. ”

Guo Jia put down the wine in his mouth instantly, sat up straight, and said with an unprecedentedly serious face, "The general's exploits are among these three questions!" ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but take a deep breath and said, "First, why does the world move, and where does it return." Second, who are the heroes in the world? Third, how is Xu County? ”

Guo Jia listened carefully, but was a little stunned, and subconsciously picked up the wine jug and sent it to his mouth.

Cao Cao didn't move at all, and said: "First, I can answer, it's nothing more than the word right." Second, this should refer to rebellion, which I can barely answer. It's just third, what does this Xu County refer to? ”

Guo Jia drank the wine, his mind was racing, and he followed the conversation: "These three questions seem to be unrelated, but they seem to have great meaning. His Majesty asked the general, as if with a warning meaning. ”

Guo Jia couldn't figure out what these three questions meant for a while, so he could only figure out the general idea.

Cao Cao didn't understand it after thinking about it all the way, and when he saw that Guo Jia was also puzzled, he said: "Feng Xiao said before, where is my work?" ”

Guo Jia had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had thought of something, then frowned, leaned back slowly, and said thoughtfully: "Yuzhou has neither natural danger nor Xiongguan, and the imperial court put Dong Zhuo here to attract the attention of the world and free up the imperial court to deal with maladministration." If you want to kill Dong Zhuo, it is actually easier than Yuan Shu. ”

In the end, the Yuan family is the fourth and third dukes, plus the Yuan family was executed, Yuan Shu won the sympathy of the scholars, and the neighbor 'Han family will end', the little emperor succeeded to the throne, and for a time the prestige was incomparable, the momentum was huge, and there were countless supporters.

And Dong Zhuo, who is a tiger and wolf, the government and the opposition and the scholars sneer at him, and he is almost isolated, how can such a character, even if his means are better than Yuan Shu, and the soldiers are stronger than Yuan Shu, how can he last long?

When Cao Cao heard this, his face couldn't help but turn blue.

Yuan Shu has been destroyed, Dong Zhuo has to deal with it more than Yuan Shu, so where is his Cao Cao's exploits?

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao, thinking about Liu Wei's three questions, and always felt that this Xu County was inexplicable, and the eight poles couldn't be beaten, but it obviously meant something.

These three questions should be a warning to Cao Cao, but he couldn't figure out what he meant, which made Guo Jia feel a little restless.

The fall of Yuan Shu is imminent, will the imperial court take the next step to suppress Dong?

At that time, will Cao Cao be the main force? If Cao Cao is the main force, then Yuzhou will inevitably fall into the hands of Cao Cao.

Not only Yuzhou, but also Xuzhou, and Sun Jian, Liu Biao, and Shixie in the south have become the climate, plus Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao and others, all need Cao Cao to deal with them.

At that time, Cao Cao's importance will become more important than ever!

Holding the land of the two states, there are tens of thousands of soldiers, lying between the southern princes and Luoyang.

already has the ability to influence the general trend of the world!

Thinking of this, Guo Jia was agitated and suddenly came to his senses.

"No wonder the palace would warn the general at such a time......" Guo Jia said as if he were talking to himself, his eyes were like lightning, and the light was surging.

There were only two people in the back hall, and Guo Jia's voice was neither loud nor small, which happened to be heard clearly by Cao Cao.

He didn't care about anything else, got up directly, sat opposite Guo Jia, and said, "Fengxiao, what do you see?" ”

Guo Jia couldn't help but sit up straight, looked at Cao Cao's solemn face, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, you can see more than us." Although I still can't guess that Xu County, on the whole, His Majesty is preparing for the aftermath of the annihilation. ”

Cao Cao hadn't thought that far ahead, and when he heard the words, he said, "The imperial court is determined to destroy it?" ”

A hint of hesitation flashed in Guo Jia's rare eyes, and he said, "It's hard to say." However, judging from His Majesty's arrangement, extinction is not far off. ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a wave of pride and excitement in his chest, but he immediately calmed down and said, "Will the court abandon me?" Don't have me? ”

"No, it won't."

Guo Jia didn't drink, his face was thoughtful, and said: "Your Majesty brought these three problems, obviously to reuse the general's warning in advance. It's just that I can't guess how to suppress Dong. The palace is more far-sighted than we do, and the plot is deeper. ”

Regarding Liu Wei, Cao Cao knew better than Guo Jia, was silent for a while, and said: "The Great Sima Mansion ordered me to act cheaply, and His Majesty sent me three more questions, that is, I was asked to let it go." ”

Guo Jia looked at him and said, "Since the palace has warned, once the general makes a mistake, with the general's reputation in the imperial court, I am afraid that it will be impossible to recover." ”

Cao Cao's expression was as usual, and he suddenly laughed out loud, and said: "I, Cao Cao, act only by the word loyalty, as for those rotten Confucians in the court, Cao Cao doesn't care about it at all, and there is no need to worry about filial piety, even if I am broken, I will keep you safe!" ”

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's unpretentious expression, slowly put the wine jug in his hand on the ground, and said thoughtfully: "Since the general has made up his mind, what we have to do now is four words: strike first." ”

Cao Cao suddenly sat up straighter and said, "Feng Xiao said in detail." ”

The contemplative color on Guo Jia's face disappeared, his eyes were firm, and he said, "Yuan Shu is already a dog of the end, so you don't need to care." What the general wants to deal with is Dong Zhuo. I expect that Dong Zhuo will also strike first at this time, either attacking the general or sending troops to Xuzhou. Even if he sends troops to Xuzhou, he will block the general to the death. So, generals, be quick! ”

Cao Cao's ambition surged again, and he said, "Take a detour and directly attack the hinterland of Peiguo?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Dong Zhuo is not one of those Yellow Turban bandits, this kind of method can't deal with him." The best thing to do is to set up a position and force him not to move. Time is on the general's side, the longer it drags on, the higher the victory! ”

Cao Cao was not satisfied, and said, "Drag it out? ”

Guo Jia said: "Drag it down!" The general should not have the possibility of easily defeating Dong Zhuo or forcing him to surrender, Dong Zhuo has been in battle for a long time, and his advisers and generals are like clouds, and he will not be easily fooled. The general's main purpose now is to drag Dong Zhuo, as long as he drags him down, when Yuan Shu is completely destroyed, the court will also free up his hand to exterminate Dong Zhuo, only in the middle of turning his hands! ”

"Fengxiao, do you have any other plans?" Cao Cao didn't want to drag it out, which was tantamount to giving the credit to others.

Guo Jia reached out and picked up the wine jug, took a sip slowly, and said, "No." ”

The answer was crisp and unthinking.

Cao Cao could hear it, and just as he was about to speak, Xiahoudun hurriedly ran in and said, "General, Dong Zhuo is here!" ”

The update is unstable, and I apologize to everyone here, I haven't been in good health recently, and it's hard to say.

However, I have been treated and have improved slightly.

From tomorrow, we will try to ensure that we will be more than 4,000 per day, thank you for your continued support for the petty officials!

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