Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 103

"I'm careless." Back at the mansion, Cao Cao recalled what happened today. When Chu Nan said he wanted a general, he just had the mentality of watching a joke, and waited for Chu Nan to show off his words and make Kong Rong angry at Tuxue. At that time, Cao Cao was still inexplicably relieved, and then Dong Cheng suddenly interrupted, and the emperor agreed, and when he wanted to stop it, it was too late.

It's a very simple method. The key to this matter is not how clever Chu Nan is, but the attitude of Dong Cheng and the emperor. Obviously, they have been ventilated beforehand.

Chu Nan had met Dong Cheng before, and he knew this. Just last night, if Dong Cheng was the only one, the matter would still be nonsense in the end, and it would not be settled for a while, but it would be different with the addition of the Son of Heaven. Cao Cao could refuse. The emperor's decision, but in this way, it will damage the prestige of the emperor, and this matter is also related to Lu Bu's attitude. It is best to be in harmony with each other, and find a way to stabilize Lu Bu while disintegrating Lu Bu's internal affairs, rather than directly cutting Lu Bu's face.

Now that Cao Cao has just experienced the defeat in Nanyang, he doesn't want to start a war with Lu Bu, let alone whether he can survive the fight, but the consumption of food and grass is also a big problem.

When did Dong Cheng go to see the emperor?

Cao Cao leaned back, feeling a little irritable in his heart. He devoted himself to recovering the princes for the court, but now the emperor gradually had the idea of ​​taking power. When facing foreign enemies, he had to guard against someone stabbing his back. At this moment, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little Heart tired.

"My lord, Mr. Zhongde and Mr. Fengxiao are here." Xu Chuli stood at the door and said to Cao Cao.

"Please." Cao Cao cleared his mind and nodded.

"I've met my lord." Guo Jia and Cheng Yu came in and saluted Cao Cao.

"Are you two here for today's court affairs?" Cao Cao asked the two of them to sit down.

"My lord, Your Majesty..." Cheng Yu nodded, then looked at Cao Cao worriedly.

Today's matter seems to be just Liu Xie's casual remarks, but in Cheng Yu's view, this is a dangerous signal. Liu Xie has begun to be unwilling to accept the current state and wants to intervene in government affairs.

The emperor should preside over government affairs, but the problem is that the foundation of the Central Plains is basically laid down by Cao Cao, and if Cao Cao really returns to the emperor, this hard-working foundation may collapse immediately, and Liu Xie does not have the ability to suppress it. The prestige and skills of the ministers, and those who support Liu Xie, if they say that they are trumpeters in the competition between the court and China, but if they want to help the court to sweep the world, I am afraid that any princes in the world can pick up these gangs. People hang and beat.

And the most important point is that if the emperor is in power, one of them who follow Cao Cao will count as one, and they are all waiting to be clarified.

"Your Majesty's matter is beyond discussion. It is inevitable for Lu Bu to be the Xuzhou Mu. What do you think?" Cao Cao didn't want to fall out with Liu Xie. More thoughts are on calming the world rather than infighting in the court.

"Lv Bu, the jackal, his brave master should be clearer than we are. Before that, Lv Bu was a rootless weed. Even though he occupied Xuzhou, he had no foundation. Now he is the shepherd of the state. If he is not eliminated as soon as possible, it will be a serious disaster." Cheng Yu bowed and said.

Naturally, Lu Bu had to be eliminated, but Lu Bu had no foundation in Xuzhou before. Although he was brave, he could not last long. In addition, Cao Cao was surrounded by enemies on all sides, so it was difficult to start.

But now that Lu Bu has won the position of state shepherd, he has a little bit of solid foundation. In addition, there are wise men like Chen Gong around him for his advice. Although Chu Nan is not very wise, he is good at seeking small profits. One inside and one outside the palace can be said to make up for Lu Bu's shortcomings. The most important thing is what Chen Deng said, Chu Nan can win Lu Bu's trust.

This is not good news for Cao Cao. According to Cao Cao's observation, although Chu Nan has no great talent, he has a big heart and the ability to tolerate others. With him by Lu Bu's side, Lu Bu can avoid many mistakes and omissions.

What is the basis of the game between the two major forces?It's not some subtle strategy, but making fewer mistakes than the opponent. After all, with such a big force, it's impossible for you to say that you can't make mistakes at all. Whoever can make fewer mistakes and don't make mistakes at critical moments will be There is a greater chance of winning.

Although Lu Bu had Chen Gong planning for him before, at that time Lu Bu could not fully trust Chen Gong, and he was afraid of not being enough. Now that there is an extra Chu Nan, it seems insignificant, but that trust alone is enough to make things happen to Lu Bu. qualitative change.

Cao Cao nodded silently, looked at Guo Jia who pulled out the wine bottle, and said helplessly, "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia smacked his lips, savoring the aftertaste of the wine, looked at Cao Cao with a smile and said, "The problem now is that Lu Bu can't fight for the time being."

Why can't you fight?
Nanyang is still undecided, and the relationship between Yuan Shu and Lu Bu has not been broken because of the marriage. On the contrary, judging from the recent information, the exchanges between the two sides are getting closer. If Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou, Yuan Shu will definitely move.

If you are not careful, you will be attacked from the front, back, or even from three sides. This is what Cao Cao is most worried about.

"Is there a plan for filial piety?" Cao Cao asked with a smile when he saw Guo Jia's appearance.

"Since you can't stop it and you can't fight it for the time being, then don't fight it for the time being and focus on weakening it." Guo Jia said after taking a sip of wine and looking at Cao Cao.

"How to weaken it?" Cao Cao frowned at Guo Jia.

"Two parties, inside and outside, can seal Chen Deng as the prefect of a county. The Chen family is the hope of Xuzhou's gentry. Let the Chen family have the power to separate Xuzhou. When the lord and Lu Bu go to war, the Chen family can also serve as an internal response to our army. In addition, Chu Nan's Xiapi prefect can be said to be an exceptional promotion, and Chu Nan does not have the ability to run a county, so rumors can harm him and separate his son-in-law." Guo Jia laughed.

"What about outside?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"It's simple on the outside. Lu Bu has long wanted to marry his daughter to Chu Nan. Otherwise, he would have found a son-in-law just by going out, and he would have entrusted him with a heavy responsibility and made great achievements. If Lu Bu hadn't been behind him, how could he have found a son-in-law?" As for that?" Guo Jia laughed.

"What Feng Xiao said is true?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia with gossip in his eyes.

"Whether it's true or not, it's good for Yuan Shu to believe it." Guo Jia said with a smile: "After all, compared to what I said below, the matter of Chu Nan and Lu Bu's daughter sounds more false. In this way, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu can be separated. If Lu Bu If you have a bad relationship with Yuan Shu, if the lord can seize Nanyang at this time, then there will be no external troubles. At that time, our army will be strong and strong, and our momentum will be in full swing, while Lü Bu will be alone and helpless, and there will be serious troubles inside. No matter how brave he is, we will When the soldiers come to Xuzhou, it is also the day of their defeat."

Cao Cao nodded with a smile: "I have filial piety, so I have no worries."

Now find Chen Deng and tell Chen Deng what happened today.

Hearing that Lu Bu had won the position of Xuzhou Shepherd, Chen Deng looked a little ugly. To Xuzhou, this may not be a trivial matter.

"Mr. Cao, is it hard to refuse this matter?" Chen Deng looked at Cao Cao puzzled, it was just a word from the emperor, and with Cao Cao's current power, it is not difficult to call it back.

"It's really difficult." Cheng Yu smiled wryly at the side: "Yuanlong may not know it, but according to reports, Lu Bu has been sent to Xiaopei a few days ago, and our army in Nanyang has suffered setbacks. It is not appropriate to start a war with him at this time. If we are in the court today To refuse this matter face to face is to break face with that Lu Bu, then I am afraid that we will face three sides attack from Nanyang, Xuzhou and even Runan Yuan Shu."

Chen Deng had already learned about the defeat of Nanyang from Liu Bei, and he also knew that it was indeed not the time to tear himself apart with Lu Bu.

"Yuanlong, don't worry." Cao Cao looked at Chen Deng and said, "Lü Bu is a reckless man, so there is nothing to worry about. I want to show Yuanlong to be the prefect of Guangling, is Yuanlong willing?"

Hearing this, Chen Deng looked at Cao Cao, nodded and said: "Xie Sikong, but Sikong will make some moves in the future, you can send someone to inform me, Chen Deng is willing to respond internally."

"If you can get Yuanlong's help, why not be afraid of Lu Bu, a reckless man." Cao Cao said with a bright smile, sweeping away the haze of being casted by others.

"If there is nothing important, I will set off immediately and return to Xuzhou to prepare." Chen Deng said to Cao Cao.

"Yuanlong go by himself." Cao Cao nodded and sent Chen Deng outside the door himself.

On the other side, in the post house, after Chu Nan returned to the post house, he asked Wei Yue to send people out of the city to inform Zhang Liao of what had happened in Xuzhou Mu, and asked him to prepare to leave, while he waited here for the imperial court to send the seals, official uniforms, etc. send it.

This time, not only did he help Lu Bu get the position of Xuzhou Mu, but he also got the position of Xiapi prefect for nothing. This trip can be said to be very successful.

"My lord, should we change our name to envoy in the future?" After Wei Yue arranged for someone to report the letter, he came back and looked at Chu Nan and said with a smile.

Chu envoy?
Chu Nan tasted it, nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, I like to listen."

Who would have thought that the current prefect of Xiapi was still an insignificant traveling businessman two months ago?
It's a pity that even if you become the prefect, how to govern this county is a difficult problem.

After all, before Chu Nan, let alone the prefect, the county magistrate hadn’t officially taken office yet, and it needs people to govern a county. Lu Bu didn’t have any useful civil servants under his command, let alone Chu Nan himself.

It's not like no one, Xue Nian and the others can also use it.

Now that the salt farm has risen, the people who are willing to help Lv Bu run the salt farm are overwhelmed. Those who were willing to help at the earliest should be promoted if they have the opportunity.

But the county magistrate didn't realize it, so he let himself be the prefect. If it was true, it would be counterproductive. I'd better ask Chen Gong for advice when I go back, anyway, I will pass by when I go back.

The mantis who was writing on the table turned around and hissed twice at Chu Nan, but today Wei Yue had finished writing what he had written and wanted to go out to play.

"Go, don't make trouble." Chu Nan waved his hand. Now that the demon mantis has opened up its intelligence, it has begun to gradually show some characteristics of animal cubs, such as being playful.

"Hiss~" the demon mantis yelled happily, dropped the brush and turned into a sumo wrestler and flew out with wings.

"My lord, when shall I go back?" Wei Yue asked.

"After the official seal and official uniform are delivered to me, I will leave immediately." Chu Nandao said that this travel plan has been successfully completed. After returning to Xuzhou, it is time to accumulate luck and strengthen yourself, among other things , First of all, you must have a body that is indestructible and fearless in water and fire!
(End of this chapter)