Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

As for Cao Cao's plan in Xudu, Wang Zheng at this time was not aware of it.

He who was far away in Shouchun also stayed up all night today.

He had just completed the surrender ceremony during the day, and then continued to deal with half-night military newspapers and government affairs at night. At the same time that Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others were going to discuss matters, two urgent reports came to his case.

One of them came from the front line of Danyang, and there was only one sentence on it: "Hua Xin, governor of Yuzhang, intends to surrender to Liu Biao."

Hua Xin, whose name is Ziyu, was born in Gaotang County, Qingzhou Plain County. In his early years, he worshiped Taiwei Chen Qiu as his teacher, and he was a fellow student with Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, etc. He is considered a celebrity, even if he has a little knowledge of the history of the Three Kingdoms Wang Zheng also had some impressions. When he talked with Yan Fu, the head of the Yan family, when he was in Linzi, he could even pick up a few words.

What Wang Zheng didn't know was that in the original history, when Hua Xin was the prefect of Yuzhang, he did not submit to Liu Biao. Instead, after Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong, he was persuaded by his adviser Yu Fan to let the Soochow soldiers conquer Yuzhang without bloodshed. .

It was also fortunate that Wang Zheng didn't know, otherwise there would be great displeasure. After all, the two were still fellow villagers, and Wang Zheng's power and prospects at this time were much better than Sun Ce's at the same time. As a result, Hua Xin would have to make a different choice
It is estimated that there is a high probability that such celebrities will be disgusted by their own status as a "thief", right?
Yuzhang also belonged to a county in Yangzhou, so it fell into the hands of Jingzhou so easily. If you want to say it, there must be some discomfort, but Wang Zheng didn't take it too seriously. Anyway, he will beat Liu Biao sooner or later, and he will take it back together when the time comes. .

On the contrary, it was another urgent report that made Wang Zheng more concerned. This was from Peiguo, and there was also only one sentence on it. Luo Xu, Minister of Chen Guoguo, and Yuan Huan, Minister of Liang Guoguo, jointly presented to the emperor and recommended Liu Bei as the shepherd of Yuzhou. agree.

Although it was the same sentence, Wang Zheng saw a lot of information from it.

"One Chen Guoguo, one Liang Guoguo, recommend Liu Bei together."

Wang Zheng looked thoughtful, and immediately called the guards outside the door: "Go and invite Guo Jijiu into the palace immediately."

The guard Ying Nuo turned around, and was about to step out of the threshold when he was stopped by Wang Zheng: "Wait, wait until dawn."

But Wang Zheng just thought that Guo Jia's body was not considered strong and his daily routine was irregular, so he immediately changed his mind and decided to sympathize with this ghost and not delay his rest.

"promise!"

After the guard bowed and exited, Wang Zheng sat back on the lacquer desk, stared at the information in his hand for a while, and fell into deep thought.

Luo Xu is the younger brother of Luo Jun, the former Prime Minister of the country. When Luo Jun was the Prime Minister of the country, he worked hard to govern, rewarded production, and supported the people. He was deeply loved by the people. Later, he was killed by an assassin secretly sent by Yuan Shu because he refused to borrow food. The reason for joining forces with him, Liu Biao, and Cao Cao.

Luo Xuneng's succession as Prime Minister was due to the lingering shadow left by his brother on the one hand, and on the other hand, he absolutely could not do without the support of King Chen Liu Chong, because King Chen Liu Chong held military power, but it was completely different from King Liu She of Fuling in Wang Zheng's hands. , by no means a puppet, has the right to speak.

That being the case, in Wang Zheng's view, there is a big problem with Luo Xu's above list.

Why?

Because today's Yuzhou is actually torn apart and divided by various forces. Peiguo is occupied by Wang Zheng, Yingchuan is occupied by Cao Cao, and the largest Runan County is divided by Liu Biao and Cao Cao. After leaving Yuzhou Mu, it is estimated that he can only stay in Chen State.

If it is said that he lived as a guest before, with this status, Liu Bei can nominally intervene and take measures in all military and political affairs in Yuzhou, and Chen Guo is also among them.

Luo Xu's move can be said to have taken the initiative to let Liu Bei "turn the guest into the master", and it is extremely detrimental to his lord Liu Chong. To put it mildly, it is simply ungrateful to the master!
So why did Luo Xu do this?

Wang Zheng couldn't understand. In terms of strength, Liu Chong is definitely better than Liu Bei now. In terms of status, both of them are clan members, the former is even more legitimate. In terms of friendship, Liu Chong obviously has a deeper relationship with Luo Xu and the family behind him. , Liu Chong even made him the Prime Minister of the country, what else can Liu Bei give?
After much deliberation, Wang Zheng could only think that Liu Bei's "Heaven-given Charm" had once again performed his work, making Luo Xu willingly bow down under the other's big underpants.
The same is probably true of Yuan Huan of Liang Guo. Liang Guo and Chen Guo are neighboring countries, and his recommendation of Liu Bei actually represents his willingness to surrender.

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng stroked his forehead and sighed, feeling a little regretful in his heart.

After he expelled Liu Bei from Xuzhou, the reason why he didn't continue to pursue it was because he was afraid of the three Taoyuan brothers' counterattack when they died, and on the other hand, it was also because Liu Bei's escape to Chen State was not a good thing.

This place is next to Cao Cao's Chenliu, Yuan Shu's Runan below, and his own Xuzhou on the right. There are obstacles everywhere. Not only is it difficult to develop, but there is not much room for maneuvering. From Wang Zheng's point of view, it is just right for Liu Bei to do this. The tiger was trapped in the cage, waiting for his family to come and clean it up in the future.

For a whole year in the first year of Jian'an, Wang Zheng did not hear any news from Liu Bei. After forgetting about it, Cao Cao was the only powerful enemy who really needed to be on guard.

As a result, just after the new year, Liu Bei, the big-eared thief, appeared again
Silently, the other party has already settled the prime ministers of the two countries, which is equivalent to obtaining two counties without a single soldier.

It is still a big county in the Central Plains!
People are more angry than others, thinking that his family had only won the land in the four counties after a year of hard work last year, Wang Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, and looked at another military newspaper on the case, his teeth itched with hatred.

My charm is not low, so why would Hua Xin surrender to Liu Biao rather than me?
Staring at the suspended system frame for a long time, Wang Zheng finally endured the urge to directly upgrade to add some charm. His eyes turned to the military newspaper, and his heart moved again.
How would Chen Wang Liu Chong feel now?

Originally, Liu Bei was only a guest in Chen State, but now he is the Empress of Yuzhou.

In this process, Liu Chong must not be reconciled, and will inevitably have a fierce struggle with Liu Bei, and even use open and dark arrows to do everything.

So who will be the ultimate winner?Wang Zheng sank his heart and began to think carefully.

Wang Zheng had never met Liu Chong, but when Xu Fang and others came back, he mentioned that although this Han prince was young, he was quite heroic and not incompetent.

Young and energetic, brave and brave, he must not be a person who is willing to bow his head and become a vassal. If we only talk about his heels in Chen Guo, Liu Chong should be better than Liu Bei at the moment, even far higher.

Moreover, once Liu Bei enters Chen State, the courtiers who go with him, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Mi Zhu, etc., also need to occupy important positions. If a newcomer wants to take the position, he must first have a vacant position. How to vacate the vacant position? , Naturally, it is a group of civil and military elders from Chen Guo who took the lead.

Then these people will definitely not be willing, so they will support Liu Chong to a large extent.
One side is a strong foreign dragon, with great talents and bold plans, and is determined to forge ahead, while the other side is a local snake, who is ignorant of current affairs and unwilling to quit. The struggle between the two is bound to be endless.Maybe it won't be long before Peiguo will send another message, either Liu Bei's defeat or Liu Chong's death.

As soon as this idea appeared in his mind, Wang Zheng immediately made a judgment. Liu Bei would definitely not fail. No matter how heroic Liu Chong is, he would definitely not be the opponent of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei!
At this time, he had already made a conclusion for Liu Chong that this person would definitely die, and he also knew what Liu Bei lacked the most right now.
reason!

The reason for attacking Liu Chong!

Just like Wang Zheng and Yuan Shu in the past, Liu Bei and Liu Chong also fell into the same situation. The latter is kind to the former, but when it comes to power struggles, there is absolutely no compromise, let alone morality. Occupying the magpie's nest is not very pleasant, so Liu Bei needs a reason to cover up for himself and clean up!

He thought about it and said: "The fight between Liu Bei and Liu Chong will break out sooner or later. Considering the current situation of Chen Guo, as long as Liu Chong has someone in the middle
With the wisdom, he can definitely see that if he doesn't fight back, Liu Bei will take away all his power step by step. "

"And if Liu Chong is unwilling to sit still and wants to fight back, now should be the best time. After all, he still has the upper hand in terms of strength. He just needs to find a way to distract Guan Yu and Zhang Fei first, and ambush hundreds of knives and axes. Get rid of Liu Bei!"

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's eyes flickered sharply, do you want to help Liu Chong?

If no third party enters the arena, Liu Chong will definitely not be Liu Bei's opponent, but once Liu Bei wins Chen Guo and Liang Guo returns, and the two counties recuperate for a period of time, the threat will rise in a straight line, even this year. If it is possible to go to Peiguo at home, Xuzhou will do it.

After thinking for a while, Wang Zheng shook his head. After all, Shouchun is still too far away from Chen Guo, so it is inconvenient to move a lot of troops, and if there are few people going, it will be difficult to influence the overall situation. After all, there are [-] enemies on the opposite side. In terms of personal combat power alone, Unless Wang Zheng and Huang Zhong go forward together, there is basically no chance of winning.

Hey.
Looking at these few lines in the information, after a long time, Wang Zheng shook his head regretfully, and sighed. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the distance. Not long after, the guard reported outside the door: "General, Guo Jijiu is already outside the hall."

It turned out that Wang Zheng was fascinated by analyzing the information, but he didn't notice that the sky was already bright, and the guards had already invited Guo Jia over. He calmed down, put down the information slowly, and said loudly: "Please come in quickly."

When Guo Jia entered, Wang Zheng didn't talk nonsense, and directly handed over the two military newspapers, "Let's take a look at Feng Xiao."

Guo Jia took the military newspaper, glanced at the first letter and then skipped it. When he saw the second letter, he frowned first, then pondered for a while, then raised his head and said: "My lord summoned my ministers to enter the palace. I want to come here. It's because of Chen Guo."

"Oh?" Wang Zheng smiled sideways, "Chen Guo is outside China, but Yuzhang is within our Yangzhou territory. Why does Feng Xiao think that the general is concerned about Chen Guo and not Yuzhang?"

"Liu Chong's Chen country is not enough for the Lord, but Liu Bei's Chen country should be planned early."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Liu Bei has the appearance of a hero, and he has Guan, Zhang and other bears and tigers to assist him, and he is very popular. Such a character has not been able to achieve anything so far, because he has never had a foothold."

"Although Chen Guo is small, if he takes advantage of it, it will become a serious disaster for a long time!" At this point, Guo Jia paused, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord, seeing thousands of miles away, would you not notice this?"

"Hahaha" Wang Zheng slapped the table with a long smile, "Those who know me, Feng Xiao also, since this is the case, is there a good way to deal with it?"

"There is an old saying: 'Although the whip is as long as the belly of the horse.'" Guo Jia shook his head slightly, "It's hard to do anything about it, but in my opinion, my lord doesn't need to worry too much."

"Liu Bei should not be underestimated. Not only the lord and ministers know it, but also the princes of the world. Therefore, even if the lord does not make a move, Cao Cao will definitely not allow him to become bigger. Even if he wins the state of Chen, he will follow It is difficult to move forward, although the location is favorable, but there is no time or place, and the chance of success is still slim.”

"Besides, I ask my lord again, if you compare Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei, who is stronger among these three?"

"Cao Cao is the strongest!" Wang Zheng almost blurted out without hesitation, pondered for a moment, and then said: "As for Liu Bei and Liu Biao, of course Liu Biao is stronger at this time."

In terms of importance, in Wang Zheng's mind, Liu Bei and Cao Cao are actually placed at the same level. However, Liu Bei's current strength is too weak, so he will naturally be ranked behind Cao Cao. After all, Liu Biao is sitting in the seven counties of Jingxiang. Potential, it is impossible to be more threatening than Liu Biao at this time.

"exactly."

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Since Cao Cao raised his troops, his record has been outstanding. Don't say that Tao Qian and Yuan Shu are difficult to match, but they are as brave as Lu Bu and they were defeated by him. There is no one in this world who can stand against him, but in my lord The subordinates have been defeated several times, first captured Qi County, and then conquered Mount Tai, if the strongest loses to the lord, what's the point of the rest?"

Wang Zheng didn't expect Guo Jia to be more optimistic about his own family than himself. Although he was secretly happy in his heart, he pretended to be humble and said: "It's just taking advantage of the emptiness, victory is not martial, you can't judge it based on this."

"At least it's evenly divided." Guo Jia said solemnly:

"Liu Bei is indeed not to be underestimated. My lord should take it for granted, but you don't need to worry about it too much. Right now, you should focus on the road to self-improvement."

"Exactly what you said."

Although Wang Zheng said so, he still couldn't help but said: "However, if Liu Bei wins Chen and Liang, he will pose a great threat to Pei. Fengxiao, according to the general's intention, it is better to arrange it as soon as possible, so that Lu Bu can lead the Bingzhou army as soon as possible. How about rushing to Peiguo?"

"I have no objection." Guo Jia nodded slightly, and then changed the topic: "Just now another military newspaper said that the governor of Yuzhang Hua Xin intends to join Liu Biao. This is a happy event."

happy event?

Is it a happy event for me to be despised by others?
Wang Zheng was slightly taken aback, his expression couldn't help becoming strange, "How do you say that?"

"After the pacification of Jiangdong, isn't the lord intending to go south soon?"

Guo Jia shrugged his shoulders gracefully, spread his hands and said: "I have thought about it, and the reason for sending troops immediately came to the door, which shows that God's providence is favored."