The Dapeng bird can't eat so many people, and the lord can't tell which one is loyal and which one is traitorous. In the eyes of the lord, each of them was so personable and eloquent, and each of them was so knowledgeable and shrewd, decisive and loyal.

So Guo Tu must catch the one he has already caught.

Only the eldest prince Yuan Tan can let him hold it tightly in his hands.

Especially after experiencing the previous battle, Guo Tu has slowly felt Yuan Tan's transformation, which makes him even more confident.

At this time, the eldest prince was on official business.

Yuan Tan used to be impatient, impatient to deal with trivial matters, and only wanted to win with martial arts, until after the defeat in Qingzhou last year, he began to care about the daily management of this land.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Yuan Tan raised his head and glanced at it, immediately dropped the bamboo slip in his hand, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Sir."

Guo Tu glanced at the official document on the desk with a smile, and then turned his gaze back.

"I heard that people grow and make progress, and now I see the eldest son, and I should say this."

"Sir advises me to be cautious, how can I not know Mr.'s kindness?" Yuan Tan said, "The place where soldiers die and live, the way to survive, I should be cautious, but ......"

Guo Tu sat down comfortably, "It's just that the eldest prince is worried about delaying the opportunity?" ”

"Now Cao Cao is attacking Liu Bei urgently, and the customs and land are all in Huainan, and the whip is beyond the reach," Yuan Tan said, "This is indeed a golden opportunity." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that there must be something wrong with his opinion, otherwise Mr. Guo would not have looked at him with that kind of smiling eyes.

Fortunately, the maidservant boiled hot tea and sent it up, which made Guo Tu withdraw his gaze to the lacquer cup.

"The eldest prince thinks that Liu Bei and Cao Cao, who can win this battle?"

"Cao Gong's soldiers are strong and strong, waiting for work at ease, and no one notices the soldiers and horses passing through Runan, and they exterminate Liu Bei's nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses like thunder, how wonderful!" Yuan Tan said, "Even if Guan Lu comes to save with all his might, I'm afraid he can't do it." ”

"Why, then, should we still be pressuring?"

Guo Tu's words came out slowly, and Yuan Tan was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean ......?"

"Duke Cao and the lord are close friends of the young man, like brothers," Guo Tu smiled, "but after all, they are not brothers, and what about brothers like the lord and Yuan Highway?" It has not been uncommon since ancient times. ”

His speed of speech was not slow, and his voice was as gentle as the clear and clear sky of this autumn day, but Yuan Tan heard a trace of secret in it.

"My father is a man of great affection," he said, "and if my father hears these words, I am afraid that he will take them as divisive words." ”

Guo Tu saw the suspicious eyes of the eldest prince, and then listened to these words that seemed to be about to be confessed, and smiled more gently.

"The lord is naturally a lord of magnanimity," he exclaimed, "and who else can be compared to the lord today?" ”

There was nothing in this sentence, but Yuan Tan listened to it very well and nodded again and again.

"But the eldest prince, the heart of guarding against people is indispensable - if Duke Cao only has Dongjun, although he has a different father, mother, surname, and clan from the lord, he is the lord's brother!"

…… This strange thing was said, and the mouthful of tea that the eldest prince put in his mouth almost squirted out.

But Guo Tu's point is not to tell strange things.

"But he has all the control of Yanzhou, and at best he is only from his mother Kundi (cousin)."

Yuan Tan had thoroughly understood the unfinished meaning of Guo Tu's words, and also understood what Guo Tu was going to say next.

"If Duke Cao has both Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, the eldest prince thinks about it, can he and the lord still be as close as brothers?"

Cao Cao also has people who give advice, especially Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other generations, all of whom are ruthless and scheming. Guo Tu absolutely did not believe that such a group of tigers and wolves could sincerely follow a lenient and mediocre lord.

Moreover, Cao Cao cried and made a fuss in Wancheng for three months, secretly conspired with the Runan Shi clan in the name of guarding his son's spirit, and dispatched troops to raid Liu Bei's thunderous means, to say that such a hero can follow the lord for the rest of his life without changing his mind - Guo Tu felt that not only did he not believe it, but even those strategists he looked down on, such as those who frustrated Tian Feng or something, must not be believed.

"Having said that," Yuan Tan was silent for a while, "but Lu Lian is like a god with soldiers, and Liu Bei is famous, I am coercive and tempting at the moment, and I can win over the Qingzhou Shi clan, but because I am powerful, I will wait for her to return......"

"Benevolence and righteousness are just small paths," Guo Tu immediately persuaded, "Liu Bei and Lu Lian are charming in the small path, they don't know the general trend, and sooner or later they will be defeated!" ”

If he was really defeated by Cao Cao's means, it would not be regarded as destroying the name of the hero.

Yuan Tan thought like this, feeling that his depressed thoughts had faded a little, and his interest was raised, "Having said that, that Liu Xuande is also a hero, when he lost Xuzhou and has nowhere to go, I want to invite him to come to Qingzhou and work for me!" There are also a few fierce generals under his command, and the gentleman must choose a good house for them, and I should treat them with courtesy! ”

When the young man said this, his eyebrows and eyes were fully stretched as he looked forward to that bright future, and his face, which had become much thinner and therefore more stern, was strangely gentle.

But Guo Tu knew that what Yuan Tan said was all from his heart, and it was not adulterated at all.

Whether this eldest prince has a personal grudge against Liu Bei or Lu Lian, there is no personal enmity that cannot be overcome, and their grudge is completely due to the fact that they have a crush on the same piece of land.

If Yuan Tan can fully control Qingzhou, then unilaterally, he naturally has no resentment towards Liu Bei and Lu Lian, not only does he not have it, but he will also have a heart of love for talents.

…… In a sense, this is also a form of arrogance.

Because Yuan Tan is hidden in his heart and regards him as a lifelong enemy, there is only one person in the world who is happy to be the next one, and that is his younger brother Yuan Shang - he can't wait to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

"Well, naturally, naturally," Guo Tu said, "I have sent someone to Qingzhou to inquire, maybe Lu Lian will be the eldest prince's in-law in the future!" If there are such dedicated subordinates, is the eldest prince still worried about not being able to compare with the third prince? ”

Yuan Tan's eyes lit up.

He also heard that Lu Lian had a younger sister who was born very beautiful and had never been married. But for him, the beauty of a woman is nothing he particularly cares about, so he will not have any thoughts about Lu Bai because of such a faint hearsay.

But now that he thinks about it, his heart is starting to stir.

If he took advantage of the danger in Qingzhou to accept Lu Bai, he would naturally have an excuse to send an envoy to deal with Lu Lian as an in-law. Lu Lian is a woman after all, and she may admit this family business, of course, if she is no different from most of the princes and generals in the troubled times, she may not care about the life or death of her only sister, and completely ignore the overtures from Yuan Tan.

But this in-law still exists, and it will still have an impact on the relationship between Liu Bei and Lu Lian.

Thinking of this, Yuan Tan tacitly glanced at Guo Tu.

He really wanted to take Qingzhou as soon as possible, but after the last fiasco, he had calmed down a lot, and gradually understood that in this situation, it was better to let someone else fight for him than to fight himself.

Guo Tu twisted his beard and gave the eldest prince an affirmative smile.

"Don't worry," he said, "In addition to the drama city, there are also arrangements in the East China Sea, which will make Kong Rongtian Yu embattled and have to give up Beihai!" ”

"What is this...... This, Brother Xuan, Brother Xuan, you are! ”

When Chang Feng walked into the Donghai County Guard's Mansion, he suspected that his sworn brother was possessed by something strange.

Because Zang Ba has always been in good health, he never gets sick, and he took everyone out to hunt two days ago! But why are you so sick today?

He had a white cloth wrapped around his forehead and a small quilt on his body, and he looked very weak when he leaned on the table.

…… But his complexion is still very ruddy, and the flesh on his face is also very full.

And when he heard Chang Xuan's question with a trill, Zang Ba also glanced at him quickly.

There are many meanings hidden in that eye, but for Chang Xuan, the little brother who has followed Zang Ba for a long time and will be cheated by him from time to time, this meaning can be simply taken as "Are you a pig?" to understand.

Although this patient with a not very good attitude had a white cloth on his head and a quilt on his body, he did not have any medicinal soup in front of him, but placed a box of gold cakes, which were shining and quite conspicuous.

…… This is even spookier.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough," Zang Ba clumped his big fan-like hands into a ball, put them to his lips and coughed a few times, "There is a messenger from Qingzhou who is suitable for ......"

"Qingzhou? Did Kong Beihai come for help? Chang Yan asked, "But Yuan Tan sent troops?" ”

"No," Zang Ba said solemnly, "it's an envoy from the plains. ”

Chang Feng looked at the plate of golden cakes, and then looked at Zang Ba's posture of pretending to be sick, and suddenly understood.

"Yuan Tan sent an envoy to say Brother with a lot of money!"

Speaking of him with a lot of money, he wants him to be a watchman, neither to save Liu Bei nor Beihai! What a villain!

He would love to add one sentence in a menacing manner, or even a few more!

For example, when Zang Ba saw that the general trend was in Liu Xuande, he deliberately tied up Sun Kang to surrender to Cheng, and specially did not bring him!

At the wine banquet in Xiapi that day, Zang Ba cried so loudly! That's all fake! Only he really wants to vote for Liu Yuanjun! He!

Zang Ba didn't seem to care about Chang Xuan's accusatory eyes at all, he just pretended to cough before he sighed.

"I was going to send troops, but as you know, I'm sick now......"

"Yes," Chang Xuan said with a sigh of relief, "Brother Xuan Gao is sick in time!" ”

"Alas......" Zang Ba sighed softly, "so I can only let you run this trip for me." ”

Chang Feng was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth, but he neither closed nor thought of what to say.

"Among the brothers around me, I naturally trust you!" Zang Ba was so weak that he couldn't open his eyes, but he still tried his best to insist and said, "I'm sick and can't manage the soldiers, you can go to Qingzhou for me!" ”

Among the brothers, Chang Feng is not as good as others in terms of resourcefulness and bravery, what does Zang Ba have to trust him?

He is trustworthy in one thing - he is the closest to Liu Bei among these brothers, and he wants to eat with Liu Bei the most.

Therefore, the implication is also very clear: I collected the money, then I have to pretend to be sick, I don't care about Qingzhou and Xuzhou, but if you take over my soldiers, it will definitely not be that I collect money and do nothing!

…… Chang Feng looked at the box of gold cakes, and then looked at the lying there pretending to be sick again, and his eyebrows and eyes were full of calm Zang Ba, and he always felt that he still wanted to say something.

…… But in the end, he couldn't find a suitable adjective to describe the leading brother.

Chapter 255

When General Chang of the Taishan Army of the East China Sea set out from Kaiyang and came to visit Tian Yu in the drama city, Tian Yu was holding a bamboo slip of the Qingzhou counties and counties reading the affairs of the clan lords in a daze.

Although he didn't know that Guo Tu was the mastermind behind all this, he had already vaguely guessed the intention of the strategist beside Yuan Tan, so when Chang Xuan explained his intentions, especially after Zang Ba saw the messenger from the plains, Tian Yu was not surprised at all.

"Yuan Tan's hand is shrewd," he said, "the drama city has been repaired several times, the city is high and the walls are thick, the soldiers are good and the food is sufficient, he can't succeed in the hard attack, if he only besieges the lonely city, who knows what kind of changes will occur in the war in a few months?" ”

"Cao Cao is just taking advantage of people's danger! The lord is now back to Xiapi and repairing the soldiers and horses, can't he repel Cao Cao? If Yuan Tan really besieges the city, it will be difficult to ride a tiger at that time! ”

Moreover, if he besieged the city, Tian Yu would isolate himself from the inside and outside, so that the city sergeants would not receive information from the outside world.

But now it's very subtle.

Naturally, he can't close the city gate now, and those messengers from the plains will continue to enter the drama city and secretly communicate with the city sergeants.

"I'm not worried about Yuan Tan's siege," Tian Yu said slowly, "but when Li Dao and Guo Yan caused trouble in Chang'an, wouldn't Chang'an City be stronger than a small drama city?" ”

The city of Chang'an was broken, not because of external enemies, but because of internal thieves!

Chang Yu glanced at Tian Yu in surprise.

The young scribe was not tall and athletic, so he looked more like a strategist than a general who could actually lead his troops with a sword.

Before leaving, Zang Ba hinted at Chang Yu and asked him to remind Tian Yu of some snakes and rats in the Qingzhou Shi clan.

A reminder, but don't say much.