Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 162 Oops, I'm just a pendant here!
The original Guo Fengxiao left at Yuan Shao's place.

At that time Huai Cai defected to Yuan Shao, but he saw that there were so many advisers under his command that he could not reuse them, and could not display their talents and ambitions.

In fact, Yuan Shao is not ignorant of talents, but just has a discord with Guo Jia's character.

What he fancy is checks and balances.

Rather than seeking talent.

Yuan Shao wanted to check and balance the factions of the counselors under his command, restrain each other and rely on each other, so that the administration of the territory can be peaceful and the marching strategy can be planned.

This is what he does when there are so many counselors. At the same time, he must also take into account the status of each family's defection, not to neglect any one, this is his foundation.

So Guo Jia scolded and left.

Now when I come to Cao Cao's place, it's all because of the aristocratic family, and most of the famous people are in Jizhou.

He got his name for the underprivileged and planned to attack, so he paid more attention to this battle.

Never lose.

Many of Guo Jia's schemes were to completely destroy Yuan Shao.

This is not for the sake of fighting spirit, but for those who are arrogant and arrogant, they really can't afford to lose.

Now the advantage is that the counselors under Yuan Shao in Jizhou may not take him seriously.

However, he attached great importance to all counselors, and together with Zhicai, he sent spies to inquire about various situations in Jizhou.

Therefore, he can calm down now that Cao Cao has mentioned a few words.

The original intention of marching cannot be lost because of tactics.

Let Lu Bu come in, there is no doubt that there will be a sense of incitement, and let the rebel take a chance.

It must be beheaded to show the determination of the prime minister.

Deter the nearby princes and generals, and don't let them interfere with the battle with Yuan Shao.

Although, everyone is still in the armament stage at this time.

It may be several years before the real outbreak of war, but under the calm lake, the dark tide is already surging.

Soon.

When Cao Cao came to Xudu Prison, Man Chong opened the door for Cao Cao and led him all the way to the deepest place.

Chen Gong was imprisoned outside.

And the big prison cell in the deepest part is Lu Bu.

Cao Cao and Chen Gong faced each other across an iron fence.

"Gongtai, long time no see."

"Humph!"

Chen Gong immediately flung his sleeves and snorted coldly.

"Win the king and lose the bandit!"

"Now I'm a prisoner! You just want to humiliate me! I just beg you, Cao Cao, if you still remember the old relationship, give me a sword and let me kill myself in this prison, so as not to be reviled and humiliated!"

Cao Cao immediately chuckled twice.

In a low voice, said: "You still know you will be reviled."

"If you didn't turn against me at the beginning, how could you have such an end?"

"Looking at it now, I am now the prime minister, and you can only live in this prison."

Chen Gong shook his hands, and the iron chain made a coherent and crisp sound, but he still smiled and said, "It's not like I haven't seen a scene like yours before."

"Hahaha, that is."

Cao Cao laughed freely, "That's right, that's right. During the time of Zhongmu, you were the county magistrate and I was a fugitive."

"It was you who let me go."

"Cao Cao, kill as long as you want, don't come to reminisce about the old days with me, I have no old relationship with you, and I don't want to use what happened in the past to beg for love, and I don't even bother to bite anyone before I die. "

"It can only be said that a wrong move is irreversible."

Chen Gong stared at Cao Cao. At this time, his eyes were full of death intent. Although he was not glaring, he was very calm. After he finished speaking, he clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to Cao Cao, very solemnly.

"I just want one thing."

"Go ahead."

Cao Cao also calmed down. At this time, when a person is about to die, it should not be difficult to say what he said.

"Take care, my family, wife and children."

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth moved slightly, and he said, "Your wife and child, Bowen has been sent to Xudu, and I will take care of her for you."

"In this way, it can be regarded as repaying the friendship of Zhong Mou back then. As for your vain attempts to mess with Yanzhou and Zhang Miao and others against me, this matter is past."

"Huh..." Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and the tense expression on his face finally eased a little, "Thank you."

Cao Cao looked at him one more time, and his mentality was different at this time.

They fled together back then, and then fought together.

In the end, until they turned against each other, Cao Cao never knew when the real change in Chen Gong's heart occurred.

At this moment, the sound of gold and iron suddenly sounded in Lu Bu's cell, but he got up suddenly, grabbed the thick wooden railing, and asked eagerly: "Cao Prime Minister! Cao Gong, dare to ask where my family is?! "

Cao Cao turned his head and glanced at him, and said, "It's Shouchun."

"Xu Bowen!!"

Boom boom boom!
Lu Bu knocked on the wooden railing with a muffled sound.

You still say you are not that kind of person!You are too good! !

Rumors don't lie to me!You really are...

"Lv Bu," Cao Cao walked up to him slowly, and said with a smile, "Flying General Lu Bu, I knew you were brave before the Hulao Pass. I thought that all the generals in the world are like you, but now it seems that you are no less than you." There are still many people."

Boom!
Lu Bu slapped the thick wood immediately, his disheveled hair fell down, his eyes stared at Cao Cao eagerly, "Don't kill me!"

"Duke Cao, don't kill me!"

"I can still attack the city for you and lead the charge! You are about to compete with Yuan Shao for territory, and Yuan Shao and I also have a personal grudge! Back then when I was stationed in Jizhou, he secretly tried to kill me several times, that's why he fled and went to Zhang Yang!"

"I have a grudge with Yuan Shao, you can't kill me!"

Cao Cao suddenly smiled, "Well, just say a few more words, and I'll be tempted right away."

Lu Bu's heart tightened, and he seemed to see Guanghua in his eyes. He wanted to reach out to grab Cao Cao and say something from the bottom of his heart, but there was really no room for the thick wood in between, so he waved his palm a few times.

In a hurry.

But if I really want him to say a few more words, I don't know what to say.

After all, almost everything has been said.

"Cao Gong, Cao Gong save me, don't kill me."

"I'm definitely still useful. I can make the cavalry charge for you! I, Lu Bu, will never be weaker than the generals in Hebei."

Cao Cao laughed, put his hands in front of his body from behind, leaned his upper body forward leisurely, and said, "That's wrong, Xu Zhen is from Hebei."

"except him!"

Lu Bu's eyes were wide open, and he didn't have much energy anymore. At this moment, he just wanted to live. The pride he had cultivated after being feared and admired by others all these years was gone at this moment.

"I'm still a big man, Marquis Wen, and I will definitely be loyal to you."

"Besides, if Duke Cao has me as the leader, not to mention Jizhou, I can also help you defeat Youzhou and Bingzhou! I still have old acquaintances in Bingzhou! If you raise your arms, you can have friends to help you!"

"Well, I believe this sentence."

Cao Cao immediately put away his smile, straightened his back and put his hands behind his back. After this action, his expression also became indifferent.

"You'd better go to hell, go find your old acquaintance in Bingzhou, and come back against me again?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Lu Bu's complexion changed drastically, and sweat even dripped from his forehead, "I will definitely get the credit! I, Lu Bu, have never been timid in the past ten years!"

"Cao Gong, did you ever think that there are so many heroes in the world, all of whom are vying for me! I must still have a place to fight!"

"Hehehe, no need!"

Cao Cao turned around and left.

Guo Jia shook his head bitterly, and said: "If you don't mention Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, I'm afraid it's okay. If you mention his two adoptive fathers, no one in the world would dare to use him."

"Hey, that's exactly the reason."

"Mr. Cao!!"

Lu Bu tried to hold back a few more times, and finally collapsed on the weed pile in the prison in a daze, with an extremely desperate expression on his face.

He never imagined that the end of his life would end like this!
No one dares to use it, or no one can use it! ?

He was driven away by several princes.

Xu Zhen would rather have Gao Shun than herself.

"Cao Cao would rather kill than use..."

"Could it be that I am really useless in this life, and my life is wasted?"

Lu Bu's eyes widened, and he looked at his hands in disbelief.

On the other side, Chen Gong's voice came, "Hahaha..."

He was also having fun in prison, his laughter was dismal, "Feng Xian, I'm afraid you still don't understand that your death is the greatest effect on Cao Cao."

"What does it do?"

Lu Bu was still confused.

Chen Gong continued: "Shock the princes outside the pass, so that Cao Mengde can go to fight Yuan Shao with peace of mind."

"Just make Zhong Yao or Yang Biao the Marquis of Guanzhong, and go to Chang'an to stabilize the generals in person. With their qualifications, status, and prestige in Chang'an back then, plus the determination to kill the flying general Lu Bu this time, we will Let those generals outside the pass not mess with the territory."

"As for the south, there is Zhang Xiu guarding it, and now there are many soldiers and horses."

"On the southeast side, Yangzhou has Xu Zhenhu again, so Sun Ce and Liu Biao never dare to move lightly."

"Before again, Cao Cao solved the internal troubles in Xudu, and now there is no need to worry about what those ministers and ministers can do when he goes out on a large scale," Chen Gong said, and was silent for a moment.

"We are all, why not, the only usefulness is to be chess pieces."

"Is that so?"

Lu Bu's eyes were gray and blank for an instant.

It was as if all the strength in his body had been drained at once.

"That said, I'm quite useful."

……

The next day.

Lu Bu and Chen Gong were beheaded.

Cao Cao announced this news to the world, and ordered Shang Shutai to write a call for rebellion, and made it clear in the tone of the emperor that those who continued to slander Cao's rebellion were also regarded as rebels.

As a result, the chaos outside the pass did not progress any further, and only competed for territory in the Chang'an area.

Ma Teng, Han Sui, Zhang Lu and others no longer struggled to advance, and retreated for dozens of miles, calming down the turmoil that was staring at them all around.

At the same time, Xu Zhen's reputation was also spread.

Lu Bu was defeated by Xu Zhen himself.

……

a few days later.

In Weijun, Jizhou, inside the lobby of Yecheng.

Yuan Shao lived on the steps, holding the letter in his hand, tightly pursing his lips, looking around with a serious face, and asked, "Do you know who this Xu Zhen is?"

"In the past, I only heard of his name, but I didn't know that he was able to lead an army to defeat Lu Bu?!"

Immediately, some generals were upset, but they didn't say anything.

"Hahaha, my lord is worrying too much," but some counselors laughed immediately, "He led the army to defeat it, and his words are too brave!"

"It's just that this achievement is for him to take. If I remember correctly, this son saved the life of Cao Cao's father, Cao Song. Otherwise, Cao Song would have died in Xuzhou a few years ago."

"Thus, in these years, if there is any achievement, I will give it to him as a repayment. Xu Zhen is indeed able to lead the army, but he can only rely on Dian Wei who fought bravely in Wancheng to protect him."

"And Cao Ang, the eldest son of the Cao family."

"These two, one took the lead and fought hundreds of people alone without dying, protecting Cao Cao's life, and the other is the eldest son of Cao Cao, with a high status, all the tiger and leopard riders must obey his orders."

"With such a person protecting him, how can he have less achievements? Xu Zhen is a talent for internal governance, not a general who is good at charging."

The speaker is Xu You.

He now has Liu Bei in the position of guest minister, and in the past few months, he has talked a lot with Yuan Shao, the three of them often sit together and have long talks, discussing the matter of benevolent government and making the people live in peace.

Use this to save military resources and hoard food and grass for a few years later, the battle with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

This battle must be an ancient one, and many advisers have already expected it. It is estimated that it is in this battle that they will win. Whoever wins can truly occupy half of the Han Dynasty.

As for Yizhou in Sichuan and Shu, Yangzhou in Jiangdong, and Jingzhou in the south of the Yangtze River, they can all be defeated one by one, or wait for them to come and surrender.

Will compete for the North and South Xiongzhu also.

"My lord, I'm sure Cao Cao won't dare to go to war right away. We only need to stock up for another year, and when the second son settles down Youzhou, as a backup, we can use the power of Jizhou and Qingzhou to attack Cao Cao in the south."

"With Xuande here, he must be famous as a teacher!"

Xu You's impassioned words are also encouraging. Many generals have long been unable to resist marching to gain merit.

Moreover, they have won many battles and victories in Youzhou over the years, and their soldiers are fighting vigorously. Cao Cao has a firm foothold, so how can he defeat the enemy?

Waiting for the autumn harvest, there will be more food and grass, and a continuous flow will stabilize the situation.

I don't know how to lose this battle!
"I have a thousand generals and a million soldiers! I really don't know how Cao Cao will resist!"

Liu Bei, who was sitting in the auditorium, looked calm, but he was a little restless in his heart.

With me, the teacher is famous.

In this way, I am nothing more than a banner in Yuan Ying.

What they want is nothing more than the name of the emperor's uncle, raising the flag to challenge Cao.

The halls are full of celebrities from the Confucian gentry, talking high-spirited, but it really makes people feel like they are sitting on pins and needles.

"Xuande!"

Yuan Shao turned his head to look at each other from a distance, looked at him with joy, and asked, "What does Xuande think?"

Liu Bei thought for a moment, stood up and cupped his hands, and said modestly: "From my point of view, Xu Bowen is not an ordinary Confucian scholar."

"He is a man who can rule both civil and military, and cannot be ignored."

"Furthermore, Cao Cao is sitting on the throne of the emperor, gathering talents, sweeping Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, and obtaining many generals, soldiers, horses, food, grass and military equipment... Minggong should be careful."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, the general in the hall laughed immediately, "If you cut Lu Bu, you have to guard against it?"

"Who knows, Lu Bu was captured at the end of his life."

Everyone saw that Yan Liang had never put on any armor, but was wearing a purple robe in the hall, with a tall and straight figure, a handsome face, a long and flowing beard, and bright eyes.

There is an air of integrity between the brows, but at this moment, the expression is disdainful, "Before the tiger prison, I was not waiting for the city of Suanzao, otherwise, how could Hua Xiong and Lu Bu be able to do it?"

"It's a pity that the prestige of killing Huaxiong and fighting against Lu Bu was given to others."

He glanced at Liu Bei, then turned to Yuan Shao, clasped his fists and said, "The general thinks that the three brothers including the emperor's uncle can't take Lu Bu down. Now that Lu Bu is captured by Xu Zhen, of course he dare not admit that Xu Zhen is a low-ranking man."

"Otherwise, wouldn't it be playing your own brand?"

"good……"

"It makes sense."

"There is some truth to it, but not much!"

The civil and military people in the hall talked to themselves one after another, and occasionally the arrogant and noble people nodded slightly if they didn't lose their composure.

Therefore, all eyes were on Liu Bei, which made him even more depressed.

At this time, Guan Yu beside him was even more blushing, his narrowed eyes opened slightly, and he looked at Yan Liang, who was in the general position on Yuan Shao's left.

Slowly pinch the green dragon knife in the right hand.

Slowly open the saber in the left hand.

It was about to start, Liu Bei didn't want to stop it, and Xu You was caught in the middle and wanted to persuade him.

Fortunately, Ju Shou paid homage to Yuan Shao, and said calmly: "Duke Ming, you should focus on appeasing the people. As for what Xu Zhen is like, you shouldn't speculate. You should use several months as a limit and keep spying to find out. .”

"Well, what Ju Jun said is very true!" Yuan Shao nodded immediately, and took a deep look at him, his expression quite gratified.

　I am changing it, I am confused, there are so many typos... Uh, this chapter especially has a lot
　　
　
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