Fifteen years of Jian'an, autumn.

Not to mention that Liu Bei governed Wu Chu, Huo Jun transferred to Jiangbei.

At this time, Cao Cao is in Yecheng and is much criticized.

Where the criticism came from, it started with Cao Cao's spring edict to seek talents.

Cao Cao issued an order to seek talents, and the beginning and end of the book concealed a heart of disobedience, which was noticed by the Central Plains scholars, and Cao Cao was criticized a lot. And Liu Bei mastered Wu Chu, and he was mobilizing political public opinion to condemn Cao Cao for pretending to be a Han minister, but he was actually a thief, and he had a heart to abolish Han for a long time!

In this way, Cao Cao, who was in Yecheng, was not only troubled by public opinion, but also worried about the next step to enter the army.

"Lonely for a long time, when he moved to the military academy, he wanted to make meritorious contributions to the country, and wanted to be the general of the expedition to the west, and then inscribed the tomb of "the tomb of the general Cao Hou of the late Han Dynasty to conquer the west", which is also his will. and suffered from the difficulties of Dong Zhuo, and raised volunteers. ……”

Cao Cao sat in the hall, handed over the "Shuzhi Order" to Chen Lin, sighed left and right, and said: "Lonely Meng has been subject to Hann for three generations, since Dong Zhuo, Lone Zheng Yellow Turban, Kill Yuan Shu, Ping Hebei, and Die Liu Biao. Today, many orphans are criticized by others, and the country is not lonely, I don't know how many people are called emperors and how many people are kings! ”

Sun Quan licked and said: "The prime minister is very kind to Han, and the criticism of this time is more than that the villain sees the prime minister's success, is jealous, and slanders." The prime minister's exploits, how can the power and the secretaries ignore it. ”

Hearing Sun Quan's words, Cao Cao felt a little better, and said modestly: "Lone is the prime minister, he is already a very popular minister, or there are people who do not believe in the destiny of heaven. Today is the Ming lonely ambition, and the rivers and lakes are not quiet, and now there are 20,000 households in Yangxia, Zhe, and Ku three counties, and only 10,000 households in Wuping, reducing slander and loneliness. ”

"The prime minister's loyal heart can be seen in the sky!" Sun Quan and the others bowed their hands and said.

Cao Cao seemed satisfied with Sun Quan's support, chatted with everyone for a long time with a smile, and left the hall.

Walking to the garden, Jia Xu had been waiting in the pavilion for a long time. Cao Cao invited Jia Xu to sit down, drink and enjoy the autumn scenery.

"There are many critics, and they have no choice but to order their own statement." Cao Cao said depressedly.

Jia Xu smiled and arched his hand and said: "The prime minister led 300,000 troops, and if he wants to oppose the Son of Heaven, he should have done the opposite, so why bother to give an order." Today, there is no peace, and Cheng is quite the first to beg for thieves. The villain's words, don't worry! ”

Cao Cao rarely poured a bottle of wine for Jia Xu and asked: "At the beginning of the year, I thought about it for a long time, and asked Zhu Qing, but I don't know if Wen He can speak in detail?" ”

"No!"

Jia Xu held Cao Cao's hand and said, "The prime minister is respectful, humble, how dare you accept this gift from the prime minister." When you are proud to be the prime minister, drink wine. ”

"Haha!"

Cao Cao saw Jia Xu's movements, laughed a few times, and seemed to be quite satisfied. Talking to someone like Jia Xu, although it is difficult to know his true thoughts, he can always make you comfortable.

After drinking wine for Cao Cao, Jia Xu said: "The prime minister fought in the south and the north, and after more than ten years, he finally conquered China; Liu Bei used the method of merger to inherit Liu Biaoyu's grace, and his foundation was shallow. This Liu Bei is not as good as Prime Minister Yu! ”

"In the land of Bashu, the people are rich and the soldiers are full, and they can be taken from Wu Chu; In the land of Kansai, the people are fierce, and they can get a considerable amount of Bashu. In the land of Kansai, the prime minister often ruled it with restraints, and when Yuan was destroyed in the past, the Ma family and the Han family contributed a lot. ”

"Bashu in the west, Liu Zhang is weak, he is in the twilight of Qin, he is the prime minister at the beginning, and Liu Bei is in the later alliance. Now that Liu Bei has grasped Wu Chu, he will peep at Bashu. The prime minister must not let Liu Bei take it, otherwise Liu Bei occupies the land of the four southern states, the territory is vast, the rivers are dangerous, and the mountains are Guo, and it will be difficult to control it. ”

"If you want to take Bashu, you must pass through Guanxi. The generals of Kansai, although they have no ambition to expand the territory, have the idea of protecting the territory. If the prime minister tends to overrun, Kansai will rebel. However, the generals of Guanxi were greedy for profits, brave and arrogant, and the prime minister could fake the name of the Son of Heaven, reward the generals, and conquer Zhang Lu. ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and spoke in a long and detailed manner.

"When two tigers fight, one will be injured. The prime minister tended to march in, captured and killed the double tigers, and won Guanzhong and Hanzhong. When Guanxi and Hanzhong are in hand, take Bashu, what is the difficulty! ”

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and said: "The strategy of the lonely general Wenhe was passed on to Zhang Derong (Zhang Ji), Zhong Yuanchang, and Wei Bo to view it, or there were followers or objections. When the dissidents said that they were afraid of the generals of Guanxi and were unwilling to go south to Hanzhong; Or Hanzhong is steep and difficult to break. ”

After a pause, Cao Cao said: "Lone Ben wants to carry out the strategy of false Taoism and defeat, force the generals of Guanxi to rebel, enter Guanzhong, calm Lianglong, and watch Bashu." However, Liu Bei is in the south, and he is lonely. ”

"No!"

Jia Xu explained: "There are more than ten generals in Kansai, and the big ones are only Ma Chao and Han Sui, with tens of thousands of troops; The rest of the soldiers or thousands, there is no need to worry. Today's worries are only Ma and Han. If Hanzhong Xu and Ma Chao are promised, how can Ma Chao be displeased? ”

"Ma Chao, Xinwei Xitu, mighty and famous, can win the hearts of the people. Ma Chao enters Shu, and the servants will be many, so why worry about the generals of Guanxi who are unwilling to enter it. When Ma Chao marched south, Guanzhong was outnumbered, and the prime minister drove him away, what was the difficulty! ”

Ma Chao's reputation is wide and his appearance is early, beyond everyone's imagination. Needless to say, Ma Chao followed Ma Teng's conquest process, only watching the battle of Guandu and the battle of Cao Cao's peace and annexation of states.

In the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was supported by more than 10,000 people from Lai Ma Chao, and defeated tens of thousands of allied troops between Gao Gan and the Southern Xiongnu, when Ma Chao was only 26 years old; The war of conquering and annexing the state, Zhang Baiqi and Wei Gu rebelled, and Ma Chao and Ma Teng quelled the rebellion.

Before and after the Battle of Chibi in history, Zhou Yu also offered advice to Sun Quan that he could unite with Ma Chao in the northwest and take the Central Plains together. It can be seen that Ma Chao's reputation and ability were so wide and outstanding that even Zhou Yu recognized him.

"Ma Chao's courage is unheard of. However, the population of Hanzhong is solid, and Ma Chao takes it, and I am afraid that it will be too big to control it. Cao Cao said worriedly.

Jia Xu chuckled a few times and said: "Ma Chao is brave and unkind, Qiang admires him, and the Han people are afraid of him." When she leaves Guanlong and enters Shu, there is no source of water, and it can last for a long time! ”

"And Ma Chao entered Shu, how could Han Sui not enter. Ma and Han have been separated for many years, although they have been reconciled with each other, An Neng can let go of his hatred. And the road to Shu is difficult, how can it be taken lightly. If Ma and Han are in Hanzhong, those who are greedy will have disputes. ”

"The prime minister uses soldiers to pass people, and when the soldiers tend to be behind, what is Ma Chao afraid of?"

Such words made Cao Cao exhaust the troubles in his heart.

Laughing a few times, Cao Cao said: "In this case, the lonely Son of Heaven, Liu Zhang has bad intentions, travels like the Son of Heaven, abolish his position as the pastor of Yizhou, seal Han Sui as the assassin of Yizhou, and worship Ma Chao as the Taishou of Hanzhong." With Zhang Ji as an envoy, he sent an envoy to Guanzhong to persuade Ma Chao and Han Sui to go south to Hanzhong. ”

After a pause, Cao Cao said with a smile: "I heard that Liu Bei moved to Exian County, Jiangnan, and wanted to guard the border pass. Lone General will march south to Wu Chu in the next year, drink the water of the Ma River, regain the prestige of the army, and frustrate Liu Bei's reputation. ”

Hearing this, Jia Xu bowed his hand and praised him: "The prime minister is wise, if you act like this, Ma Chao and Han Sui will raise troops!" ”

Since Jia Xu's strategy is adopted, the drama should be real. Transferring horses and Han Nan's expedition to Hanzhong, Cao Cao's army could not be still, and when he peeked at Guanxi, he naturally had to make some moves. It is better to take advantage of Liu Bei's unstable position and march south to Wu Chu.

As for how to enter, the goal should be directed at Wuhan, the capital of Liu Beizhi!

Cao Cao was able to adopt Jia Xu's strategy, except for letting Zhang Ji send an envoy to Ma Chao to persuade him to march south. From time to time, there were also means to persuade Han Sui to conquer Hanzhong in the south.

After chatting with Jia Xu, Cao Cao summoned Han Sui to envoy Yan Xing into the palace.

After learning the lesson of Zhang Song, Cao Cao treated Yan Xing very kindly, showing him as a Qianwei Taishou, giving him a lot of money, and sending his cronies to say it. After consideration, Yan Xing secretly voted for Cao Cao and was willing to serve Cao Cao.

As for why Han Sui sent Yan Xing to envoy Cao Cao, it was because he wanted to find out the details of Cao Cao's situation after the defeat of Chrysostom.

Yan Xing, a typical northwesterner, has a tall body and strong arms. However, Yan Xing is not a simple martial artist in the Northwest, he has a degree of insight and can judge the situation.

"Let's meet the prime minister." Yan Xing bowed and greeted Cao Cao.

"Yan Ming doesn't need to be polite!" Cao Cao raised his hand and smiled: "Have you been happy in Yecheng recently?" ”

Yan Xing's face showed gratitude, and said: "The prime minister treats him with kindness, but it is difficult to repay him. But he hated that he was about to return to the west, and he couldn't serve the prime minister left and right. ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Father and Lord, Lone has been issued." After Qing Ke returns to the west, he can send his father to the court as an official to avoid the labor of the northwest soldiers. ”

In order to express his desire to serve Cao Cao, Yan Xing took the initiative to send his father to Yecheng.

Yan Xing bowed again and said, "The grace of the prime minister, I dare not forget it." When persuading Han Gong to enter Yecheng and serve the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Lone is familiar with Wen Yue and knows his character. When you will wait and see for a few years, how can you easily enter Ye. ”

Before the Battle of Chrysostom, Han Sui, the old fox, was still swaying and watching, and only let his son enter Ye and become a proton. Now Jinkou is defeated, Cao Cao's power is not as strong as before, how can he learn from Yan Xing's words to enter Yecheng.

"Please give orders from Gong Cao!" Yan Xing arched his hand and said.

"Liu Zhang usurped in Chengdu, made chaos in Yizhou, disobeyed the king's orders, and wanted to conquer it. However, Liu Bei rebelled in Wu Chu again, and it was difficult for him to get out. Desperately worshipping Han Wenyue about the history of Yizhou Thorn, Ma Mengqi was the Taishou of Hanzhong, entered Bashu, and surrendered Liu Zhang. Yan Ming appointed Qianwei as the Taishou, and he could also lead the army to take up his post. ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "I don't know if Yan Ming wishes?" ”

After a little hesitation, Yan Xing said: "Han Gong is suspicious, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to persuade the army to enter Ye." However, it may be feasible to persuade it to conquer Yizhou in the south. ”

"Good!" Cao Cao said: "If Wenyue is suspicious, it can be said that he wants to express Ma Teng as the assassin of Yizhou. ”

"No!" Yan Xing comprehended what Cao Cao said and responded with his hand.

There's something going on at home, and it's late

(End of chapter)