Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 1046 Cao Cao and Xuzhou's Enmity

In the hall of Pingyang, there are three tables of books, piled with wooden tablets, bamboo slips and various papers. Fei Qian, Jia Xu, and Xun Chen are busy among them. They talked about Cao Cao in a leisurely way, but Jia Xu actually said that Cao Cao Difficulties, this is a rare thing, and it can't help but arouse Fei Qian's interest.

   Could it be that Jia Xu really has a special function that can predict the occurrence of some events in advance?

Fei Qian put down the information at hand, and then beckoned to the side guards to fetch some tea soup. Anyway, these documents have been dragged on for so many days, even if they try their best to drive them out in the morning, it is meaningless It's very big, so just combine work and rest, and listen to Jia Xu's words, it's just a moment of relaxation.

   What is the saying?

  What happens to others is a story after all...

  No, take others as a guide. The so-called listening to both will make you bright, and listening to one side will make you dark. Well, that's it. Oh, it would be nice if there were some melon seeds at this time...

  Anyway, this heaven, who will be spared?

I worked so hard to build a foundation, and then I saw other people lying comfortably on the tall buildings. I felt a little uncomfortable. Now that I heard that Cao Cao was also suffering, Fei Qian's narrow-mindedness suddenly It's much more comfortable...

Jia Xu drank a few sips of the tea soup, obviously quite satisfied with the tea soup, smashed it lightly twice, then slowly put the tea bowl aside, and said: "Although Cao Yanzhou is powerful now, he is like a mirror in the mirror. However, there was no opportunity... Originally, Cao Yanzhou swallowed the people of Qingzhou, and it is reasonable to concentrate on self-cultivation and stabilize the people's hearts, but the general later took advantage of the gap to attack and had to rush to meet the enemy..."

  Xun Chen said with a slight smile: "Cao Yanzhou must hate the general later, otherwise he wouldn't have chased him for hundreds of miles, from Yanzhou to Yuzhou..."

Hahaha…

   Fei Qian imagined in his mind that Cao Cao was so angry that his small eyes widened, and he was gnashing his teeth and chasing the rear general Yuan Shu's ass, so he thought it was a little funny.

   After laughing, there is some sympathy.

  Cao Cao was actually not easy. Being disturbed by Yuan Shu like this, even if the original arrangements were well-planned, all the plans to resume production that were going to open up wasteland and plow the fields were all ruined. Perhaps Cao Cao had planned to reclaim wasteland near Wuchao and resettle the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. After a year or two of recovery, he would be the source of a large amount of food and soldiers. However, he did not expect to be stabbed at a critical moment. How could he not feel pain? Heartfelt?

   No wonder, as a master of military art in later generations, the editor of "Montesquieu" would also act in an appropriate way to chase Yu Yong to the poor...

  Yuan Shu's attack not only destroyed Cao Cao's wishful thinking, but also completely disrupted the production order in Yanzhou, and the sequelae were quite serious.

Jia Xu continued to shake his head slightly, and said in his inherently slow tone: "Cao Yanzhou is already on the verge of riding a tiger, so he has no choice but to do it... In my opinion, Cao Yanzhou's attack on Xuzhou may not be suitable for Yuan Cheqi meaning..."

Xun Chen nodded and said, "Exactly, Cao Yanzhou was the flank guard when Yuan Cheqi fought with General Gongsun... How can there be any reason for the flank guards to leave the battlefield privately and find another way? If Qingzhou Tian and Liu Bei came to invade Jizhou at this time, it would I'm afraid... Cao Yanzhou's move is extremely risky..."

Just like what Xun Chen said, if the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is regarded as a huge battlefield, then it must be Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan who are fighting head-on, while the battle between Qingzhou and Yanzhou is on the flanks. , In addition, there is a confrontation between the Montenegrin Army.

  As Yuan Shao, he naturally hopes that Cao Cao can protect his flanks. Even if he wants to lead an attack alone, he must attack Qingzhou as the main direction of attack. How can he deviate from the main battlefield and then run to do whatever he wants?

  Jia Xu chuckled: "How can Qingzhou be captured? Don't forget, most of Cao Yanzhou's soldiers are soldiers from Qingzhou. If they attack Qingzhou...this...hehehehe..."

Although these are Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and Yellow Turban thieves, there are still a large number of Qingzhou people. Even under Cao Cao, it is impossible to change their temper in a short while, forget their hometown, and then absolutely obey Cao Cao, and they can face their fathers and fellow villagers. Raise the butcher knife without hesitation.

  So basically, Qingzhou Cao Cao just wanted to fight, and he couldn’t do it for a while, so he had to find another way, so he turned his attention to Xuzhou, and attacking Xuzhou would cause Yuan Shao’s dissatisfaction and even suspicion...

  That's why Jia Xu said that Cao Cao is in trouble this time.

  Everyone knows that behind every successful woman stands a man who supports her, and behind Cao Cao stands Yuan Shao, and now that Yuan Shao is upset, what can Cao Cao pick up?

  So under such a situation, Cao Cao was in a dilemma.

  But Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all, and he is indeed ruthless when he should be ruthless. Under such a situation, he left the restless Yanzhou and took Qingzhou soldiers to Xuzhou to eat...

Xun Chen said: "If you have a certain idea, let Cao Yanzhou write a letter, and then send a eloquent person to pour bitterness on Yuan Cheqi, and it will take some time... After all, Yuan Cheqi This person...well, good at giving words..."

  It is a good word to be good at accepting words, but on the other hand, if you listen too much, you will lose your own decision.

"Even so..." Jia Xu nodded in agreement with Xun Chen's statement, and continued, "...if you get Yuan Cheqi for a while, you can't live forever. There will always be a time to be exposed... Besides, Xuzhou, hehe, Taozhou Mu is not a good match. of…"

For Fei Qian’s impression of Tao Qian, I still have to thank Mr. Luo, it’s really too vivid, “Give Xuzhou three times”, ah, Liu Bei don’t give it back again and again, tsk tsk, put it in a joke routine for later generations Inside, didn't I receive a call from a lawyer who insisted that he had a large overseas inheritance; when I ran into Bai Fumei when I went out, I was stunned to recall the love in my previous life, and I was the type who was determined to stick to it...

   "Tao Xuzhou..." Xun Chen said, "He is also a talented person..."

Tao Qian was from Yangzhou. He was promoted as Xiaolian as a young man, and then he became the county magistrate. Later, he became the governor of Youzhou. The imperial court led the army to crusade with Sikong and Zhang Wen as generals on chariots and cavalry, and Tao Qian also followed Zhang Wen to conquer the Qiang rebellion as a member of the army.

  Looking at this job experience, it is a bit earlier and a bit thicker than Dong Zhuo. It is impossible to say that Dong Zhuo had to salute when he saw Tao Qian...

  After listening to Xun Chen's narration, Feiqian understood why Dong Zhuo was promoted to Tao Qian as Xuzhou Shepherd. This experience seemed to explain some problems.

  When I was young, I always thought that there were only two kinds of people, one kind of good people and one kind of bad people, either one or the other, white or black. Only now did I realize that people are actually the most complicated thing, although the gestures are simple.

  Tao Qian is undoubtedly capable and has contributed to the prosperity and development of Xuzhou, but his character may not be like that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, maybe it is completely opposite...

   Fei Qian pinched his chin and thought of one thing.

  At that time Liu Bei voted for Tao Qian, where did Tao Qian arrange him?

  Xiao Pei, and Xiao Pei actually belonged to Peiguo of the Yuzhou Governor's Department and not to the Xuzhou Governor's Department. As a Xuzhou pastor, what qualifications did Tao Qian have to send officials here? And why was Liu Bei sent here?

  Yuzhou is the place of the Four Wars, and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian and others have been involved.

  The orthodox governor of Yuzhou was originally Kong Ni, who was officially appointed by the imperial court. However, Kong Ni died at the end of Dong Zhuo's period. Yuan Shu played Sun Jian first, and then Guo Gong as the governor of Yuzhou, while Yuan Shao played Zhou Yu first, and then Yin Kui, and Tao Qian later. The famous Liu Bei, Yuzhou has several governors at the same time...

  These governors naturally didn’t come together to fight against each other. Among these governors of Yuzhou, Guo Gong appointed by Yuan Shu had the largest actual control area, because Yuan Shu’s own influence in Yuzhou was still relatively large.

   And Tao Qian sent Liu Bei to Xiaopei, the meaning of which is intriguing.

  In this way, Tao Qian may not be a loyal minister, nor may he be a treacherous minister. He is just an ordinary official who has changed due to current events.

  So Cao Cao's crusade against Xuzhou was not because of some revenge for killing his father?

  Just to fill the stomachs of the so-called Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou?

this…

Ok.

  Fei Qian can only say so.

  Wait, Fei Qian thought about it for a while, but couldn't grasp any feeling in his head, what went wrong, or what's wrong...

   Is it money or human hands, or something else.

  Jia Xu continued to speak slowly: "If Cao Yanzhou really attacked Xuzhou this time, he might be able to win, but he can't stay..."

  Jia Xu continued: "... After all, Yanzhou is the root... The battle of Xuzhou this time is just for food... If you stay for a long time, Yanzhou may change..."

Huh?

   Fei Qian couldn't help but look at Jia Xu twice, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

   Fei Qian had the impression in his mind that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, there was a problem in the rear. Chen Gong stabbed Cao Cao in the back, but now Cao Cao hasn't set off yet, so why did Jia Xu know about it?

Jia Xu said: "...Cao Yanzhou is unstable for three reasons... one is continuous fighting, insufficient savings, and not intensive cultivation of farming and mulberry at this time, which is a loss of time; Then...Dongjun and Chenliu are afraid of hidden dangers...Dongjun was originally under the jurisdiction of Cao Yanzhou, but now it is under the jurisdiction of the unknown Xiahou family. How can it be convincing? I am afraid that I am a little bit in my heart... This is a loss of people's hearts, so there are three, how can it not be difficult?"

  Xun Chen said: "Mr. Chen Liuzhang is Cao Yanzhou's best friend, and as an eighth chef, he has a bold temperament and a good fortune. It shouldn't be..."

Jia Xu laughed a few times, and said: "There is a saying... If you are rich, don't forget each other... Now that Cao Yanzhou is rich, it is rich, but I don't know if there is any forgetting... If there is, it is still possible, but If not...hehehe..."

People's hearts are like this. If two people are similar between friends, they can still talk to some extent and get along well. But once the distance is opened, the relationship between each other is extremely subtle. Sometimes even It will in turn affect the relationship between the two people.

   Jia Xu was originally good at calculating people's hearts. After pointing out this point keenly, even Xun Chen fell silent, speechless.

   It is not wrong for Zhang Miao to be the eighth chef, but it is not known whether this eighth chef is really like this, or whether he deliberately behaved like this for the sake of fame, so Xun Chen can't say that he is doing anything for Zhang Miao.

"...In that case...there is a saying that money and silk touch people's hearts...I don't know if you two have heard it..." Fei Qian sat up straight, and said solemnly, "...in other words, never use money to test people's hearts, because people's hearts are You can't resist money in front of you... So, I thought that I need to give Cao Yanzhou a gift..."

   "...A few days ago, Cao Mengde sent someone, saying that he wanted some military horses and so on..." Fei Qian said, "I didn't really want to give it... Now that Wenhe is talking about this time, I might as well give some..."

   Fei Qian continued: "...five hundred war horses and five carts of all kinds of military equipment, and then send them to Shangdang Jialiangdao. After Cao Yanzhou sent troops to Xuzhou, he sent people to..."

   Fei Qian smiled maliciously, and spit out the answer: "...Send it to Chenliu!"

   "Chen Liu?!" Jia Xu and Xun Chen couldn't help but look at each other, and then both laughed. It's just that Jia Xu smiled more or less happily, seeing his teeth but not seeing his eyes, and Xun Chen's expression was a little bit reluctant.

   Those sitting here are all smart people, so they all know Fei Qian's intentions.

Money touches people's hearts. Since Jia Xu said before that Yanzhou's people's hearts are unstable, when Fei Qian's sudden money is placed in front of him, the minds of these so-called complainers are already fluctuating. The catalyst for this...

   Of course, this is just a catalyst.

   Just like Jia Xu also saw that Xun Chen was a little unnatural, so he said: "You Ruo is worried about Wen Ruo? Well, it doesn't matter, if you have the heart, you don't have the material of a prince, it's the same..."

  Xun Chen shook his head and smiled: "... Well, after all, it's a family relationship... The next time I count Cao Yanzhou, I would rather not know... That's it, what should come will come after all..."

   Feiqian nodded, smiled, and did not continue to say anything. In fact, he knew that Xun Chen's "should come" did not refer to those people in Yanzhou, but to the calculations between brothers.

  Belonging to different protagonists, when encountering the current situation, can they blindly escape because of family affection? Xun Chen also used such rhetoric to express his thoughts.

   Now that the princes are rising together, the mutual calculation between brothers like Xun Chen and Xun Yu is actually just the beginning, just like the small tender seedlings on the ground in spring, they will eventually grow on a large scale...

  (end of this chapter)