Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 565 Xun Yu offered advice and gave up Yan to Shu
Yanzhou, Changyi.

"Report to my lord, Xun Yu asks to see you." A guard reported.

"Do you still need to ask me about this matter? How many times have I told you that whenever Wen Ruo sees me, you don't need to pass it on, just invite him in!" Cao Cao scolded angrily.

"My lord, let me invite you, sir, but I really can't. My husband insisted on telling me to pass on the message, but there is nothing I can do about it." The guard said aggrievedly.

"You still dare to quibble? Pull me down and punish the twenty army sticks!" Cao Cao said angrily.

"My lord, calm down, this matter is caused by my subordinates, if my lord insists on punishing, then punish my subordinates!" Xun Yu who came over from Wen Xun said hastily.

"If Wen begs for mercy today, I will forgive you once, get out!" Cao Cao said angrily.

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, sir!" The guard thanked again and again, then bowed and left.

"Wen Ruo, why did you have to go through a pass to see me?" Cao Cao asked.

"My lord, etiquette cannot be discarded! How can a subordinate be arrogant and domineering because of favor?" Xun Yu shook his head and smiled wryly.

"If you like to talk, tell them to say that if they have Wen Ruo's ability, they can also be proud of being favored!" Cao Cao said nonchalantly.

"My lord, this time I'm here, I have something important to discuss with my lord." Xun Yu didn't waste his time on the topic just now.

"Sit down and talk, if you have anything to say, just tell me." Cao Cao said.

"My lord, what do you think of Yanzhou's position?" Xun Yu asked.

"Owning Yanzhou alone is hard to achieve great success. If the three states of Qingzhou, Xu and Yanzhou are connected, we can achieve a great success. This has always been my heart disease!" Cao Cao sighed.

"Even if my lord can conquer Xuzhou, what about Qingzhou?" Xun Yu asked again.

"What is Wen Ruo's intention?" Cao Cao asked with interest.

"My subordinate has something to say, I implore my lord to consider it carefully." Xun Yu cupped his hands and said.

"Wen Ruo just tell me." Cao Cao said.

"This subordinate dares to ask the lord to abandon Yanzhou and find another place to build a foundation." Xun Yu cupped his hands.

"What? Abandoned Yanzhou?" Cao Cao was surprised.

"Exactly." Xun Yu said seriously.

"Go on." Cao Cao frowned.

"As my lord said, it's impossible to achieve great things with only one place in Yanzhou. But even if my lord can conquer the six counties of Xuzhou, I can't attack Qingzhou under Lv Bu's rule. Lv Bu is sitting on the land of four states. If my lord Qingzhou is mobilized, and soldiers from Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou will arrive in a blink of an eye, not only will they not be able to conquer Qingzhou, but they will take Yanzhou and Xuzhou!" Xun Yu analyzed.

"Besides, if the lord continues to use Yanzhou as the foundation, after Lv Bu pacifies Liangzhou and Sili, he will launch troops against Yanzhou. With Lv Bu's troops, it is enough to block the entire Yanzhou encirclement. This is definitely not an alarmist talk from my subordinates." Xun Yu sighed.

"But Yanzhou is so big, if you don't want it, you don't want it?" Cao Cao was puzzled.

"At this time, Yanzhou is nothing more than a piece of chicken rib to my lord. It's tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to discard it. If Yuan Shu is asked to exchange money and food for Yanzhou, then Yuan Shu, who is sitting in Nanyang, Yuzhou, Yanzhou and half of Xuzhou, will be there It will become a thorn in Lu Bu's side, and my lord can use the time when the two of them fight to concentrate on developing, and then I may not be able to fight Lu Bu!" Xun Yu said eloquently.

"That's true, but we can leave Yanzhou, where should we go? Go south to Jingzhou? Or Jiaozhou?" Cao Cao frowned.

"My lord, why did you forget a treasure land?" Xun Yu said with a smile.

"Wen Ruo is talking about Gaozu's Longxing land?" Cao Cao suddenly realized.

"Exactly! The land of Shu is cut off by natural dangers and fertile, but its lord, Liu Zhang, is a mediocre man who only cares about fun and pleasure. How can such a mediocre lord deserve to own such a precious land as Sichuan and Shu?"

"Gaozu Liu Bang was recuperating in the land of Shu to accumulate strength and defeat Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and created the great Han Dynasty. You can follow the example of Gaozu to occupy Yizhou and concentrate on development, and fight against the princes of the world to see the effect."

"The land of Shu has countless natural barriers as barriers, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as the land of Shu can be taken, the lord will have a stable and rich treasure land. Compared with Yizhou, Yanzhou is simply rubble compared to pearls and jade."

"Yuan Shu, who occupies Nanyang and Yuzhou, is rich and powerful, so he will not refuse the request to exchange money and food for Yanzhou. At that time, my lord can take the money and food exchanged with Yuan Shu to recruit troops and go straight to Yizhou with enough food and grass."

Xun Yu talked a lot in one breath, and didn't stop until his mouth was dry.

Xun Yu who had stopped took a sip of tea from his teacup, and the dryness in his throat was relieved.

Cao Cao didn't directly agree or refuse, he was thinking about the feasibility of the plan that Xun Yu just said.

If everything is as Xun Yu expected, then Cao Cao will naturally not disagree.

However, there are countless natural dangers in Yizhou, and taking Yizhou is not something that can be taken just by talking about it!

"Wen Ruo, there is something I need you to talk to me about now. If you can talk to me, then I will send someone to contact Yuan Shu immediately." Cao Cao said slowly.

"My lord, please tell me!" Xun Yu cupped his hands.

"How can we conquer the land of Shu with countless natural dangers? If it is filled with the lives of soldiers, then there is no need to talk about it." Cao Cao asked.

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong!" Xun Yu's words awakened the dreamer.

"Zhang Lu is a smart man, following Liu Zhang and following the lord, Zhang Lu will naturally make the right choice." Xun Yu stroked his beard and smiled.

"Go down and prepare for this!" Cao Cao said briskly.

"Your subordinates take orders!" Xun Yu said, cupping his hands.

"How can I get Yuan Shu to trust my sincerity? I need to spend more time on this matter. In addition, I must contact Zhang Lu. No matter what price Zhang Lu offers, I will agree to it first. If his food is not good, Just tell him to spit it out in the future." Cao Cao sneered.

"No!" Xun Yu cupped his hands and left.

……

After returning to Xinye, although Liu Bei was a little frustrated with returning without success twice, he did not give up.

After all, Liu Bei's perseverance ranks among the top in the entire Three Kingdoms era. How could Liu Bei give up on such a small difficulty?

Liu Bei, who returned to Xinye, continued to send people to inquire about Zhuge Liang's news while handling official duties. He ordered that if Zhuge Liang returned to Wollongong, he must be informed as soon as possible.

Time flies, time has come to the end of the year, and now it is the end of December.

But for such a long time, Liu Bei has not received any news about Zhuge Liang.

Anxious, Liu Bei ordered the fortune-teller to harvest yarrow, choose an auspicious date, fast for three days, change clothes after Xunmu, and wanted to visit Wollongong again.

Wei Wentong and Master Shang were not very happy when they heard the news. They thought that Wolong was just a villager, and Liu Bei didn't have to be like that.

Master Shang persuaded: "My brother has visited Wolonggang twice, but Wolong didn't even dare to show his head. I think he must be a nameless person, so he avoided seeing him."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "That's not true. In the past, Duke Huan of Qi met Dongguo savages, and he was only able to meet him on the fifth day. What's more, Mr. Wolong, a rare sage in the world?"

　The second watch arrives!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)