Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 185 Punishing the Heart
"Ziyan, what does Yuan Shu say?" After leaving Shouchun and returning to the barracks, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others hurriedly recruited Chu Nan, looked at him and asked.

"I haven't seen my situation clearly yet, so I might as well wait another two days, but I can't just wait." Chu Nan shook his head. The current Yuan Shu belongs to the kind who doesn't know what to do, or who has been away from the grassroots for too long and has forgotten the basics of the military world. ruled out.

"What is Ziyan's plan?" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan with a smile. He was very curious about what plan his disciple would come up with.
"I left the monster ants in the city." Chu Nan looked at the crowd and said with a smile, "Help them consume food. Since Yuan Shu can't see the situation clearly, I'll help him wake up."

Everyone looked at Chu Nan's shoulder, and sure enough, only the demon mantis was left lying on Chu Nan's shoulder, but the demon ant was nowhere to be seen.

"The strategy is good." Chen Gong nodded in satisfaction.

"Where's Ji Ling?" Lu Bu frowned, and let the man he captured just like that.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, the next time I see General Ji, I will be one of my own." Chu Nan laughed.

"Then our army is camping here now?" Lu Bu asked.

"Well, if the stalemate continues for the time being, then Cao Cao probably has similar ideas to our army. He wants our army to fight Yuan Shu to the death, and he is here to reap the benefits."

It's a pity that although the idea is good, but now they have taken the lead, Cao Cao may be disappointed this time.

Seeing that Chu Nan and Chen Gong had no objections, Lu Bu immediately nodded and said, "Then let's go back to the camps, guard the camps, and block Yuan Shuliang Road."

"Here!" All the generals agreed and retreated.

Chen Gong and Chu Nan walked out of the camp together, Chen Gong asked, "How about Yuan Shu in Ziyan Guan?"

"You don't have enough life, but you force yourself to be the emperor. Not everyone can sit on the position of emperor. If you try to sit forcibly, you will only lose your own life. In the past, Yuan Shu may be regarded as a hero, but now I see it as the tomb. Withered bones, even if they survive this catastrophe, they may not live for too long." Chu Nan said leisurely.

Even if Yuan Shu's original fate is not as good as Cao Cao, Liu Bei and other historical heroes in troubled times, it will definitely not be just that little, and looking at Yuan Shu's talent, no matter whether he is a famous family or a hero, he is very attractive to talents, like Lu Bu. , Sun Jian, Sun Ce, Huang Gai, Zhou Yu, Cheng Pu, and Han Dang have all worked under Yuan Shu.

But no matter how good the talent was, Yuan Shu himself didn't know how to survive, and didn't know how to buy people's hearts. These top talents eventually left one by one, or Yuan Shu thought he was buying people's hearts, but he felt like giving to the other party.

Chu Nan has seen quite a few top talents, and each has his own arrogance. How can you keep such a person with a generous attitude?
Therefore, Yuan Shu has a lot of talents, but the top talents can only be regarded as second-rate among other vassal forces. In this way, if he hadn't killed himself and proclaimed himself emperor, with Yuan Shu's power, Cao Cao would not dare to provoke him easily, and would make himself good The cards are gone.

In the past, Chu Nan always thought that being a feudal lord must be superior to others, but Yuan Shu changed Chu Nan's opinion. Other lords, including his brother Yuan Shao, who he despises, have been growing stronger since their establishment. Those like Gongsun Zan and Zhang Xiu, although they are not very powerful and will not escape the fate of being annexed in the end, at least they have merits.

But Yuan Shu is different. He was at the peak at the beginning, and then kept going down. Chu Nan had previously asked Chen Gong specifically. Yuan Shu’s initial influence spanned the southeast. The population of Jiangdong and most of Yuzhou under its rule was equivalent to the sum of Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan at that time.

But with such a hand of natural cards, Yuan Shu was forced to achieve the current situation. Although the talent is good, it is obviously the kind of person who has not been able to transform the talent into strength. In the era of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was definitely a very strange existence.

"After this battle, I want to collect Yuan Shu's experience over the years as a warning." Chu Nan looked at it.

Chen Gong heard the words and asked: "How to warn?"

"Yuan Shu originally had the talent to calm the troubled times, but he has made it to this day step by step. His downfall was not due to God's will, but to his own character and actions. My disciples feel that Yuan Shu's life is quite legendary. If he can write a book and pass it on to future generations, he can serve as a warning to the world. For use." Chu Nan said surongly.

Writing poems and songs, I guess I can recite a few poems, but it is not the mainstream of this era. As a Confucian monk, there is always some representative work. Chu Nan decided to use Yuan Shu as a template to write a warning book to become his own. Representative works, handed down to future generations.

"You are punishing your heart. If Yuan Gonglu is alive, I'm afraid you will be mad at you!" Chen Gong looked at Chu Nan with a funny face.

"Teacher, why not do it at the expense of one person and benefit the world?" Chu Nan said with a smile: "This disciple has not violated morality, and he will never speak half a lie, and we will send Yuan Gongluli out of Xuzhou according to the agreement, why not?" Is there anything wrong?"

"Wronged?" Chen Gong asked as he walked.

"He thinks, but it's a pity that the current Yuan Gonglu can only be incompetent and furious towards me." Chu Nan shook his head, recalled Shouchun's experience, and sighed: "It's just that the disciple is a little upset. He is in a high position and has countless People die, but they never care about the life and death of these countless people. This kind of people hold great power, and they are the greatest threat to the world, because he will not think that he is at fault, and the faults are others. This world taught him how to be a man! But the sad thing is that he was born in a famous family, he was born to be in a high position, and he has come to this day, but he has to blame himself, but the teacher should know what Runan looks like now."

Chen Gong nodded. He became a Confucianist, and his ambition was to serve the people. Yuan Shu has almost always stood on the opposite side of Chen Gong's ambition. Chen Gong still agrees with Chu Nan's ideas.

"Have you thought about where to start writing?" Chen Gong asked with a smile.

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Yuan Shu's defeat is not due to outsiders, but to himself." Chu Nan naturally thought it over, nodded and smiled.

"Water can carry a boat or overturn it?" Chen Gong's eyes lit up, "This is what Xunzi said, but it is quite appropriate. Now that you have the rules, let's write it. In the future, the book will be completed, and it will be a teacher and a teacher. "

Chen Gong is now a great Confucianist, and with the spread of the news, and those four famous sayings, his reputation has already been huge. Alive, I don't know how I feel?

"Yes, Teacher Xie." Chu Nan said with a smile.

In the next few days, Lu Bujun did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, which made Cao Cao, who was ready to take advantage of it, a little depressed.

Xiacai, Cao Jun camp.

"Lü Bu has already defeated Yuan Shu's [-] troops, but he didn't take advantage of the victory to pursue it. It seems that the reckless man is also guarding against us!" Cao Cao looked at the group of counselors and said, "What should we do next?"

"Why don't you send someone to persuade Yuan Shu to surrender?" A counselor bowed and said, "Yuan Shu is at the end of the road now. Although Shouchun has a strong army, but the way back is dead, and the food and grass will soon be exhausted. My lord is sending me at this time." If people try to persuade you to surrender, you will be successful."

"If he really surrenders, how should he arrange it?" Cao Cao asked back.

After all, Yuan Shu's status is different from other princes. This is arrogance. From the standpoint of the court, Yuan Shu himself must be eliminated, so Lu Bu can persuade Yuan Shu to surrender, but Cao Cao cannot. Even if he really sends someone to talk, Yuan Shu will definitely will not agree.

"My lord, after all, Yuan Shu is the fourth generation and the third lord. It is true that he is guilty of overreaching, but if he knows his mistakes and can correct them, and if he sincerely surrenders, then his life may not be spared!" the counselor bowed.

"Hey, spare his life?" Cao Cao lowered his head and looked at the counselor, "So in the future, if some people commit serious crimes, as long as they sincerely repent, they can spare their lives? Do you know what crime Yuan Shu committed? "

"This……"

"Arrogance!" Cao Cao slapped the table and said, "If the crime of usurpation can be ignored, let me ask you, what other crimes are unforgivable crimes? Hmm? Tomorrow, the Chen family will rebel, can they also be forgiven? On the one hand? Will the Wang clan kill another emperor in the day after tomorrow and be punished lightly? Where do you put the court? Where do you put the big man?"

"Come on!" Cao Cao shouted outside the tent.

"Here!" Xu Chu came in from outside the tent and saluted Cao Cao.

"Drag it out, chop it up!" Cao Cao waved his hand.

"My lord, I just want to share my worries with you!"

"Drag out!" Cao Cao waved his hand impatiently.

"Here!" Xu Chu grabbed the counselor by the collar and dragged him out of the tent like a chicken. The Chinese and Wu in the tent kept silent and let him plead, but no one answered. After a while, Xu Chu came in with his head Give Cao Cao a look.

"In the future, if anyone pleads for Yuan Shu, he will be killed without mercy!" Cao Cao glanced at the crowd and snorted coldly.

"Here!" All the civil and military personnel bowed and agreed.

"My lord, since you can't recruit Yuan Shu, why don't you issue an edict to Nalu Bu, ordering him to immediately attack the city, capture Yuan Shu, and take back the Jade Seal of Chuanguo?" Cheng Yu laughed.

In this way, even if Lu Bu defeated Shouchun, it would be due to Cao Cao. Lu Bu only obeyed the imperial court. If Lu Bu hid the jade seal privately in the end, wouldn't there be a reason to take action against Lu Bu?
Cao Cao naturally understood the deep meaning of Cheng Yu's plan, nodded, and then sighed: "What if Lu Bu continues to be in such a stalemate?"

"Then retreat for [-] miles. Now Shouchun is a battle between three families, and it's hard to tell the winner. But if our army withdraws from the battlefield, it will be a battle between two heroes, and Yuan and Lu will fight each other."

"Inappropriate." Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said, "Zhong De's plan is also good, but Zhong De seems to have forgotten that our army has a reason to kill Yuan Shu, but Lu Bu has no reason. How about it?"

Cao Cao is bound by the court and justice, but Lu Bu is not. He can recruit Lu Bu, whether he is sincere or not, but as long as he persuades Yuan Shu, Lu Bu can immediately take over Shouchun. At that time, it will not be Cao Cao and Yuan Shu who will face each other across the river, but Cao Cao followed Lu Bu.

As for Lu Bu's behavior of cleaning up Guangling before, murdering people and pouring sewage on them, this is obviously not an honest person.

Don't be afraid that the opponent is strong, just be afraid that the opponent has no lower limit.

"Then according to the strategy of filial piety, what should we do?" Cao Cao laughed.

"Keep waiting, Yuan Shu may not be able to support these many soldiers and horses with food and grass now. When their food runs out, it will be time for our army to cross the river!" Guo Jia said calmly.

When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned and nodded, "That's an idea."

Now in this situation, tricks and tricks are useless, waiting for the other party to reveal their own flaws, and when they have to fight, it is time for them to cross the river!

(End of this chapter)