Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 192
"Mr. Zhongde, I have another question." Early the next morning, when Cheng Yu was about to say goodbye and leave, Chu Nan suddenly called Cheng Yu to stop.

"Oh? What's Ziyan's question?" Cheng Yu looked at Chu Nan, who probably didn't hold his fart well.

"Although our army failed to capture Yuan Shu and regain the jade seal in this battle, our army first defeated Yuan Shu's minions such as Chen Deng and Sun Ce, and then defeated Yuan Shu Yu Shouchun. My lord?" Chu Nan asked with a smile.

Cheng Yu looked at Lv Bu, but saw that Lv Bu was also looking at him, and said with a smile, "The imperial court will never treat meritorious soldiers badly, but how to award rewards is up to His Majesty's decision. It's hard for me to say at this time, but the remnants of Yuan Shu have not yet been paid. Clean, our army will cross south in a few days, and we hope that Marquis Wen will let us go."

Although Yuan Shu is gone, he still has power. For example, Liu Xun in Lujiang, and even Jiangdong can be regarded as Yuan Shu's remnant party. With the achievement of destroying Yuan Shu, Jiangdong will naturally become Yuan Shu's remnant party.

"Of course, Mr. Cao can cross the river at any time, and our army will welcome him!" Chu Nan laughed.

Cheng Yu looked at Chu Nan's hypocritical smile and nodded, then clasped fists with Lu Bu again, bid farewell and left, crossing the river to the north bank.

"Ziyan really wants to let Cao Cao cross the river?" Wei Xu asked curiously, once Cao Cao came, what if he refused to leave?
"Of course." Chu Nan nodded: "As long as Cao Cao dares to cross the river, our army will do our best to kill Cao Cao!"

hiss~
Everyone in Wei Xu couldn't help gasping when they heard the words. The appearance of Chu Nan and Cheng Yu before gave people the impression that they were close friends who met each other and hated it too late. Why do people want to kill each other when they leave?
【Since Ziyan learned Confucianism from Chen Gong, he has become more ruthless in his actions. I need to stay away from him! 】

"Cao Cao doesn't know how to cross the river." Chen Gong shook his head. Based on his understanding of Cao Cao, he would never cross the river at this time. What Cheng Yu said before was just a test.

After discussing for a few words, everyone went back separately, Lu Bu went to the palace to continue counting the money, and Chu Nan mainly took care of the disaster relief, besides that, he happened to use the reason of spreading the news this time to trouble those former ministers of Yuan Shu, There are many families under Yuan Shu, if these families are not eliminated, the Jianghuai land will be difficult to govern in the future.

On the other side, after returning to Cao Cao's camp by boat, Cheng Yu went straight to Cao Cao's camp.

"The jade seal failed to get back?" Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu and sighed. The jade seal fell into Lu Bu's hands. God knows if this reckless man will become the second Yuan Shu.

A Yuan Shu has already shaken the remaining prestige of the Han Dynasty, if there is another Lu Bu...

"Yuan Shu escaped, and I secretly questioned the Shouchun nobles last night. This matter was deliberately done by Lu Bu..." Cheng Yu told Cao Cao what he had seen and heard yesterday, as well as the news he secretly obtained.

"Where will Yuan Shu...do you know?" Cao Cao asked after pondering for a while, looking at the crowd.

"Yuan Shu ordered Liu Xun to send troops many times before, but was rejected by Liu Xun. I am afraid that he will not go to Liu Xun at this time, and it is difficult to protect Yuan Shu in Lujiang." Xun You said with a smile: "In my opinion, Yuan Shu If you want to take shelter from others, look around the world... there is only one place to go."

Hearing this, Cao Cao's complexion became a little dark, not because of Jianghuai... There are also some reasons, but what worries Cao Cao the most is Lu Bu's reaction during this time.

Everything seems to be normal, but if you connect what Lu Bu has done during this period, you will find the difference.

First, he suppressed the gentry in Xuzhou. Looking at it alone, this is undoubtedly a stupid thing. This means that it will be difficult for Lu Bu to get the support of the gentry in the world in the future. In today's world, it is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst.

However, Lu Bu did not take the acquired land back to himself, but made new deployments to appease the people's livelihood. According to detailed investigations in Xuzhou, although the gentry all over the world scolded Lu Bu, in Xuzhou, the people treated Lu Bu very well. But they are very supportive, and at the same time, those small families and poor families are also willing to work for Lu Bu.

Combining these two incidents, Cao Cao found that Lu Bu was making a choice. He gave up the gentry, wooed the small clan to obtain talents, and benefited the common people to stabilize the hearts of the people in the territory. At this time, external forces wanted to use the previous methods of the gentry to split Lu Bu's rule is ten times more difficult than before.

Then, with the help of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor, the Chen family was forcibly destroyed and the whole Xuzhou was unified. With the previous foreshadowing, it became much easier to carry out the new policy in Guangling.

In the end, he took advantage of the situation to win the land of Jianghuai. This seemingly biggest movement, in the whole year's layout, became insignificant. What really worked was actually the things Lu Bu did at the beginning, beating the gentry, dividing the fields, etc. When it came time to mobilize troops, Lu Bu didn't have to worry about chaos in the rear, and it became quite difficult for outsiders to manipulate him from within.

As for how to deal with Yuan Shu, it doesn't really matter.

The expansion of Lu Bu's territory is not scary. What is terrible is that Lu Bu has a clear direction and his own way of handling things. If Lu Bu continues to follow this way, Cao Cao is really confident that he will destroy Lu Bu in a short time.

Even if Lu Bu is destroyed, Xuzhou will become Cao Cao's mess, because the common people are used to Lu Bu's method, and if Cao Cao wins Xuzhou, he must compromise with the gentry, and the part of the benefits that will be distributed will naturally be obtained by plundering the existing resources of the people in Xuzhou. If he gains wealth, even if he wins Xuzhou, it is foreseeable that there will be constant problems in the future.

Unless he reformed with Lu Bu and suppressed the gentry, but this is tantamount to breaking the foundation. Lu Bu's means of success may be poison to Cao Cao.

That reckless man has such courage?

Cao Cao felt that he had underestimated Lu Bu in the past.

Sighing secretly in his heart, Cao Cao looked at Xun You and frowned, "Gongda said, but Yuan Shao?"

Xun You nodded, and his complexion was not very good: "Now, I hope that Lu Bu will swallow the Jade Seal of Chuanguo privately."

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. Cao Cao's next step was to pacify Xuzhou. If Lu Bu got the Chuanguo Seal, they could use this as an excuse to attack Xuzhou. But if the Chuanguo Seal was in Yuan Shao's hands, Yuan Shao would just hide it. It's okay, but if Yuan Shao is like Yuan Shu, waiting for an opportunity to become emperor, then Cao Cao's scalp will be numb.

The confrontation between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is not over yet, but the dawn of victory has gradually turned to Yuan Shao's side. It is only a matter of time before Gongsun Zan is defeated. After Gongsun Zan's defeat, the situation in the Central Plains will be different from what it is now.

In the north, Yuan Shao dominates Qingyou and the four prefectures of Hebei, and lives in the north. Lu Bu alone dominates Xuzhou and the land of Jianghuai in the east, and Cao Cao leads the two prefectures of Yanyu and Yu in the west. Before destroying Lu Bu, he took out the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and Cao Cao was in a dilemma.

To maintain the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, he had to fight Yuan Shao, but with Lu Bu at his side, who would dare to fight Yuan Shao?At that time, if Lu Bu is as he is now, it will be fine to join hands with him to destroy Yuan Shao in consideration of righteousness, but if Lu Bu hates his own crusade and joins hands with Yuan Shao...

Cao Cao felt that it would be more enjoyable to give himself a knife and wipe his own neck.

"If this matter was planned by Lu Bu, Yuan Shu should be in Xuzhou at this moment and send spies along the way to investigate. Once he finds Yuan Shu's whereabouts and waits for an opportunity to kill him, Yuan Shu must not be allowed to see Yuan Shao!" Cheng Yu bowed.

Cao Cao nodded. It may not be useful, but it is better than doing nothing. The most important thing now is to find out who owns the Chuanguo Yuxi.

"Since Yuan Shu has been destroyed, it's time to celebrate the victory. Send people to Shouchun to send invitations, and invite Lu Bu to come to celebrate the victory in three days. At the same time, the imperial court will also announce the reward!" Cao Cao said after thinking for a while.

"I don't know how the lord is going to reward you?" Xun You asked.

The imperial court award is actually just an edict. Cao Cao can write it himself, but how to award it?

Lu Bu, the Mu of Xuzhou, would never let go. If he played with Lu Bu at this time, if Lu Bu did not respond, it would be tantamount to stretching out his face and being beaten by others.

"General Wei, what do you think?" Cao Cao asked.

"Although General Wei is good, I don't know why my lord invited Lu Bu here?" Guo Jia, who had been silent all this time, asked suddenly.

Lu Bu is now the Xuzhou herdsman, and he also holds the position of General Zuo, and there are not many people who can be named further up. Today is a troubled time, so there will not be so many, and although they are superior or inferior, they are all official positions higher than the Sangong, so it is very suitable to use them as rewards.

But only this, Lu Bu may not be willing to come.

So Cao Cao's purpose is very important.

"If Lu Bu can come, can you join forces and take him down?" Cao Cao looked at the generals and asked.

Lü Bu's bravery cannot be defeated by one person, and even an army may not be Lv Bu's opponent, but now all the elite generals of Cao's army are here. It is not difficult for Lu Bu, as long as Lu Bu dies, all problems will be solved.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "My lord, if you want to use this to capture and kill Lv Bu, General Wei is probably not enough. I don't think that Lv Bu will risk himself because of this small advantage. Forgive me, this is not the time for a decisive battle with Lv Bu, if it happens naturally Alright, but if Lu Bu is allowed to escape, there is no room for change."

Of course, Lu Bu was the most powerful general in the world, and he might have the confidence to retreat completely, but it was not enough for General Wei to invite Lu Bu.

Guo Jia doesn't recommend taking action against Lu Bu at this time. It's good to win, but if Lu Bu is allowed to escape, it will be difficult to ease the relationship with Lu Bu.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Cao said: "Then add the position of governor of Yangzhou."

Guo Jia's suggestion was good, but Cao Cao felt that if he didn't get rid of Lv Bu, Lv Bu might be in danger, and if he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to get a better one.

The plan has been decided, Cao Cao immediately ordered someone to deliver the letter, and at the same time sent someone back to the court overnight to bring back the official seal of the governor of Yangzhou. It depends on whether Lu Bu is really that sensible, and such benefits can be ignored...

　I'm going again, I decided to get the leader drunk tonight, and then...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)