After Cao Zhang said this, he turned his head to look at Xu Shu and Sima Lang: "Yuan Zhi, Boda, what suggestions and ideas do you have?" ”

As soon as Sima Lang entered the office, he was involved in the dispute between the Cao brothers and the son, and he was already a little confused, where could he say anything, so he could only shake his head awkwardly: "Son's forgiveness, involving Sikong and your family affairs, my subordinates really dare not say anything." ”

"I have an old father in my family, and my younger brothers are still young, and they still need me to take care of them, and my subordinates really don't dare to provoke them. If Childe thinks I'm unworthy, I'm willing to resign and go home. Sima Lang said his thoughts and concerns directly.

Cao Zhang knew that Sima Lang had concerns, and the dispute between himself and Cao Pi was already full of blood at the beginning, and no one could predict what the outcome would be.

Sima Lang has not followed him for a long time, and he has not yet fully established his feelings and loyalty, and at this time he can't avoid it, where do he dare to offer advice.

It's just that he can honestly say what he thinks in his heart, and he is not a frank gentleman.

Cao Zhang didn't feel embarrassed for him, just nodded: "Boda has concerns in his heart, I completely understand." You don't have to be under too much pressure, you just need to do your part, as for the court dispute between our brothers, I will not arrange for you to participate, you can rest assured. ”

Sima Lang didn't expect Cao Zhang to be so open-minded, so he immediately got up and thanked him: "Gongzi Xie understands." ”

Cao Zhang waved his hand to signal him to sit down with peace of mind, and then turned his head to look at Xu Shu, who had been silent: "Yuan Zhi, do you also have concerns?" ”

Xu Shu heard Cao Zhang's question, and hurriedly got up and responded: "Since Xu Shu promised to serve his son, he naturally did his best and would not care about anything else. What's more, to realize the grand cause of the son, obtaining the position of the son is the prerequisite, how can I not try my best to help the son succeed. ”

Xu Shu's words showed his loyalty and dispelled Cao Zhang's worries.

"The subordinate didn't speak just now, just thinking about the problem of the childe, how should we deal with it next." Xu Shu explained to Cao Zhang.

"And what do you think of?" Cao Zhang looked at Xu Shu expectantly.

Although he already had some ideas in his heart, he still hoped to hear the opinions of a top strategist like Xu Shu first.

Xu Shu looked at Cao Zhang with deep eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Childe, we might as well think about it from another perspective, if you are Cao Pi and both actions ended in failure, what will you do next?" ”

Cao Zhang was slightly stunned by Xu Shu's words, he had only thought about how to deal with it, and indeed he didn't empathize, thinking about what Cao Pi would do next.

Cao Zhangjing calmed down and seriously thought about Xu Shu's question, and analyzed Cao Pi's character according to what he knew.

After two successive failures, Cao Pi will definitely be more careful in the future, and the possibility of sending another killer should be very small; The chance of success of covert poisoning is low, and it should not be used; Now that he is in the limelight in front of Cao Cao, it is impossible to blame him and let Cao Cao do it......

Cao Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, he looked at Xu Shu and said, "Yuan Zhi, I already have an answer, why don't the two of us write down our respective answers, and see if we think the same?" ”

Xu Shu was also interested and nodded slightly.

The two walked to the bookcase together, picked up a pen and a bamboo stick, turned their backs and wrote down their thoughts.

Xiahou Ba and Sima Lang both looked at the two curiously, wondering what they would write.

After both of them finished writing, they turned around together and showed the bamboo sticks in their hands.

Four pairs of eyes looked at the two bamboo sticks together, and the same two words were written on them: external force!

Cao Zhang and Xu Shu looked at each other and smiled, obviously pleased with each other's tacit understanding.

"Ziwen, Yuan Zhi, what is this external force you are talking about, why can't I understand it at all?!" Xiahou Ba asked the two anxiously.

"At present, there are strong enemies on all sides, and the war is about to break out, and there is a possibility of war at any time. Cao Pi knows that I am brave, so I only need to unite with some clan generals and recommend me to lead the troops in front of my father, and my father should not refuse! ”

"When we get to the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and it is already in danger. If Cao Pi is secretly making trouble and informing the enemy of the military situation of our army, he can eradicate me by the hands of foreign enemies! Cao Zhang explained his guess to Xiahou Ba in detail.

"I see, now that we have guessed his thoughts, it will be easy to do, and when the time comes, we will find a way to push it off." Xiahou Ba proposed to Cao Zhang.

"No, not only do you have to go, but you also have to fight to be the main general!" Xu Shu put forward the opposite opinion at this time.

"Yuan Zhi, are you crazy, knowing that they want to harm Ziwen, you still let him go to the battlefield and be the main general!? Isn't that sending him to death!? Xiahou Ba was anxious and shouted loudly.

"Zhongquan, don't worry, listen to Yuan Zhi finish his words first, he must have his intentions in arranging it like this." Cao Zhang stopped Xiahou Ba and motioned for Xu Shu to continue.

Xu Shu calmly continued: "Wealth and danger are sought, and "Lao Tzu" is cloudy: the blessing of misfortune depends; Blessings and misfortunes lurk. This blessing and misfortune are inherently transformative, and there is no permanent form. ”

"Before the hunt, I suggested to Childe that he should try to keep a low profile and do more practical things. But obviously, even if we keep a low profile, the other party will still take action, so we will simply change our strategy and show our ability in front of Sikong in a high-profile manner. ”

Cao Zhang frowned and nodded thoughtfully: "You mean that if there is a foreign enemy attacking, I will strive for the position of the main general, lead the troops into battle, achieve a victory, show our military talent and dominating ability, and thus have an advantage in the competition of the prince, right?" ”

"But didn't you say that Cao Pi would betray our military intelligence, and Ziwen would be the main general, how could he win?" Xiahou Ba said anxiously.

Cao Zhang had already thought of a countermeasure at this time, and said with a smile: "If they didn't betray the military intelligence, maybe I might not be able to win steadily." With them providing military intelligence, I don't think it's even going to be easy to win. ”

Xu Shu stroked his beard and nodded slightly: "Childe is right, when the time comes, we only need to plan the plan, so why worry about the doubtful array?" ”

Cao Zhang's eyes flashed with a determined light, and he said approvingly: "Although Yuan Zhi's plan is a bit risky, it does have a surprise and kills two birds with one stone. Being able to establish military merit in a short period of time and grasp greater military power is also the most powerful counterattack. ”

"However, it is not enough to build up military merits, we also need enough financial resources to win over all forces." After Cao Zhang finished speaking, he turned around and picked up the bamboo slips that Xiahou Juan had already put away, and handed them to Sima Lang, "Boda, now there is an opportunity to make the Sima family rich, you can take a look." ”

Sima Lang listened to Cao Zhang's words and was slightly stunned, but he still reached out and took the bamboo slip and looked at it seriously.

Xu Shu and Xiahou Ba didn't know what Cao Zhang wrote on the bamboo slip to Sima Lang, but seeing his solemn expression, they also guessed that it must be an extremely confidential matter.

After Sima Lang read it carefully, he put down the bamboo slip, looked at Cao Zhang with a look of surprise and said, "Childe, are you going to leave this matter to the Sima family to do?" ”

"That's right, do you think the Sima family has the ability to complete it?!" Cao Zhang asked seriously.

"Sima's family once opened a bookstore and a paper-making workshop in their hometown in Wenxian County, and they have relevant experience. I can go back and consult with my father, and then send craftsmen from my hometown to Xudu and arrange for them to try according to the method written by Childe. Sima Lang responded with some excitement.

"Well, if you can experiment successfully, this business will definitely be very profitable. With this money, it will be much easier for us to act in the future. Your Sima family is a great achievement, I will give 20% of the profits to the Sima family, do you think it's good?! Cao Zhang asked.

Sima Lang was pleasantly surprised when he heard Cao Zhang's words, knowing that this was already a great reward, and nodded again and again: "Thank you, son!" Gongzi treats the Sima family so well, my Sima family must swear allegiance to Gongzi and share worries for Gongzi! ”

Xu Shu and Xiahou Ba listened to the conversation between the two, and they were all surprised, they couldn't guess what Cao Zhang wrote on Sima Lang's bamboo slips, which could have such a big benefit......