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

Chapter 248 Prime Minister, Stop Laughing, You Are Not Good

In the school office, in front of the gate.

Many school officials were wearing black clothes with gowns outside, talking in front of the door, and Guo Jia also hurried back from the outside, a handsome school official with curly hair and a sword in hand came up immediately, and hurriedly informed the matter .

"Cheqi has already arrived in the inner courtyard, and came here specially to see the old lady."

"Tsk," Guo Jia frowned, with a puzzled expression on his face, "Why did you come here with such fanfare? It's my mother and not his mother."

The school officials bowed their heads and did not make comments. Over the years, they have been acting in the school affairs office, focusing on supervision. In fact, most of them are surveillance, investigation, entering the house to collect evidence, or arresting traitors.

They seldom play and joke, and most of them have developed the same habit as Guo Jia, unsmiling and arrogant.

Believe in judgment and be firm, but the old batch of school officials have already become officials in the school office, and the force of these people is also trained by Xu Zhen.

Guo Jia knew that there was nothing he could ask here, so he immediately entered the gate, walked through the aisle next to the main hall, and entered the inner courtyard.

It happened that Xu Zhen took the old woman to bask in the sun in the courtyard, gave her snacks, and chatted by the way.

"I've seen chariots before." Guo Jia said in a loud voice. The old man was taken aback when the name changed. She didn't understand it when Yingshui was a peasant woman, but when she followed Guo Jia to Xudu, there were Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. The two of them took care of each other, and most of the servants and guards would also chat about current affairs, so they also knew a little about the affairs of the officials in the court.

Cheqi, she remembers very much, anyway, it is a very powerful official position, which is different from the previous title of Junhou, which is a title, which represents a noble status.

This chariot has heavy troops in hand, right?

It seems that the cavalry governs the world.

"Oh, I don't know Mount Tai with my eyes, so it's a chariot! I'm terrified!"

The old lady was startled and was about to prostrate on the ground, but was lifted up by Xu Zhen, with a wry smile on her face, "Don't, don't, don't, my elders kneel down to shorten my life, old lady let me live longer."

"Eh, eh..."

The old lady got up slowly, but her hands were still trembling. It took a few months to get used to him as a prince, but now she has suddenly become a chariot general.

Terrified.

Why does such a high-ranking person come to see me, an old woman.

It can't be Feng Xiao...offended him, so he has to watch over him day and night, so he can threaten him at any time, right?

"Bong Xiao, Feng Xiao!"

"Now, don't panic, you can call him Bowen."

"Berwin?"

"Yes, it's just Bowen." Xu Zhen asked someone to place the gift, and explained a few more words, and then Zhuge Liang assisted and said some good things about Xu Zhen.

Xu Zhen's reputation is already good, except that his lust is a misunderstanding of the world's creatures, he is basically loved by the people, he is humble and benevolent, he is strict with himself, and he will learn what he learns every day.

After the old lady calmed down a bit and had a relieved smile on her face, Guo Jia took Xu Zhen to the front yard, and the two talked softly along the way.

"What are you going to do?"

Guo Jia asked in shock: "Now that I'm riding a car, the gifts I give are getting heavier every time, right?"

"I have ten thousand households, what are you afraid of with my own clean money?" Xu Zhen leaned back, his eyes widened a little and said: "Now it's not like in the past. Every year, the little salary is distributed to the soldiers in the army. Now the annual harvest is more than [-] gold." , is enough."

"That's not okay. If you come to visit like this, what will others say about me? If you are accused of collusion, what should you do! There are many people staring at you in the court."

"What about you?"

Guo Jia curled her lips, "I have a lot of people watching, and I will report today's events truthfully!"

"Bowen, this mother is over sixty years old, please let her go."

"This is Xu Shu's mother. Why don't you come to visit me if you can take care of me? Besides, the old lady likes me very much. Before you came, you had a good chat."

Guo Jia was taken aback for a moment, you kid...

You can't get enough!
Guo Jia immediately understood his intentions, Xu Zhen wanted Xu Shu.

They are all surnamed Xu, or from the same family.

It's a pity that Xu Shuren is wandering around now, and he doesn't know where he went.

"Xu Shu, I can't find where he is."

Xu Zhen smiled mysteriously, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I know, but don't worry, if Xu Shu can be found, it will only be used for internal affairs, and he will never be forced to participate in the military."

Guo Jia frowned, and immediately said in a cold voice: "He is not good at military affairs or internal affairs. He only has superb swordsmanship and shallow learning. He is not a Confucian scholar, but a knight-errant who killed people and escaped. Bowen must have admitted the wrong person, right?"

"If you're wrong, you're wrong, it doesn't matter."

Xu Zhen smiled lightly, and while talking, he and Guo Jia had already walked out of the gate of the school office, and the civil and military officers behind them saluted and greeted each other before leaving.

……

In the evening, the news was truthfully sent from the school affairs office to the prime minister's office. In front of Cao Cao, some school affairs drew a picture of Xu Zhen having a laughing conversation with the old lady.

Cao Cao immediately patted it on the copy.

"Hmph! No wonder I asked him to come to the dinner party, because I have something to do!"

"So I went to see Fengxiao's mother!"

Cao Cao felt sour, and picked up the wooden sign to look at it carefully, his eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Strange, is there anything special about Fengxiao's mother? Why did Bowen visit her so many times?"

"When did Feng Xiao and Bo Wen become so familiar with each other?"

Cao Cao muttered to himself, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were not around at this time, only Xun Yu was there.

Xun Yu came up and said with emotion: "Che Qi has always been kind to his friends and elders. A while ago, didn't he also send a special four-wheeled vehicle, a red sandalwood walking stick, and tea to the old man Cao? Among the Jizhou goods, there are top-quality tributes that can’t be bought.”

"Hehe, don't talk about the tributes, there are no specially made tributes to the emperor, and the chariots and riders also have filial piety to the old man."

Xun Yu spoke sincerely, and he could feel it all these years, since Xuzhou ordered Dian Wei to go to Mount Tai alone and save the old man.

Although there was a misunderstanding at the beginning, the old man did treat Bo Wen as his nephew.

So Xu Zhen is also regarded as the elder of his own family.

"Hmph," Cao Cao snorted, disdainful, "He will be in Xudu for a year, and within this year, he can just discuss the situation in the world."

"Since the north has been temporarily pacified, and Yongliang has Bowen's garrison, the next step is to spy on the south."

Cao Cao threw out a scroll of letters, put them on the table, and beckoned Xun Yu to come and have a look.

Spreading out the letter, Cao Cao tapped twice on the table, and said calmly: "This is the letter from the present Xu Gong. This Xu Gong was left to me by Bowen back then."

"Put it next to Sun Ce for surveillance. They have been sending me news all these years. I have checked it on purpose. No matter how big or small the news is, it is all true."

"This person is definitely available."

After reading the letter, Xun Yu immediately showed joy, and said unexpectedly: "This is a good thing. In this way, we have also planted a solid wedge in Jiangdong."

"Indeed, it's a pity that it doesn't exist in Jingzhou."

Cao Cao stroked his beard with a regretful expression on his face, "It would be great if Jingzhou also had them. I know the current military strength and generals in Jingzhou."

"Why don't you ask Che Qi?" Xun Yu only thought that Xu Zhen might have a way.

"What's the use of asking him? In the eyes of Jingzhou scholars, Xu Zhen is just a reckless now."

Cao Cao suddenly laughed.

"Why?" Xun Yu asked strangely, "Even if he was born in Baiding, "Farming Policy", "Self-discipline", "Book of Conduct and Military Affairs", etc., have been widely circulated, and many Confucian scholars regard them as classics, especially " Farming Policy", this policy solved the resettlement problem of millions of young Xu Huangjin, and implemented the policy of military settlements for the prime minister, and only then did the military rations come into being."

"The army's rations are full every year, and there has never been a lack of food and grass in wars. It is very convenient to dispatch food and grass in the rear."

"How could it be considered reckless by Jingzhou scholars?"

This is unbelievable, how high is the literary talent and strategic theory of Jingzhou scholars? !I can't be the only one in the whole world, and I want Confucianism and Taoism to the point of being the only one, right?

Cao Cao smiled, took Xun Yu's hand, and said with a gloating smile, "It's nothing to do with it! It was he who sold Cai Yong's [-] volumes of ancient books that year, and asked Zhao Ji to dispose of her family property in exchange for money and food. So Jingzhou scholars were greatly shocked, after buying those ancient books, they regarded him as a worthless, reckless man, ignorant of Confucianism and Taoism!"

"The article written by the scholars of Jingzhou scolded Xu Zhen! Hahaha!!!"

Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao suspiciously, but he didn't understand why he was so happy.

This is also a means to slander his reputation so that the local people will not fall in love with Xu Zhen, and it will naturally be difficult to change in the future.

Coupled with the addition of a few officials who love the people very much in their own territory, they can win the hearts of the people. From this point of view, it is impossible to capture Jingzhou by attacking the heart.

"Prime Minister, it's almost done, laugh again...I can't help it anymore."

"Hahaha!!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, overjoyed.

The majestic chariot general was even said to be a pig butcher in Jingzhou. He is not afraid of being reckless, and his love for the people and benevolence is just an appearance. He is nothing more than relying on the soldiers of the Cao family.

Cao Cao occasionally received some rumors about these words. He read them by himself on weekdays and never spread them. He secretly laughed at home. Xu Zhen estimated that he had been in the north. After the three counties were withdrawn, there was no news of him.

These rumors and articles scolding him may have only been heard a little, and they have never seen it with their own eyes.

"Then, let's focus on Jiangdong first. As for the rumors about Jingzhou...how about telling Bowen first?"

Xun Yu nodded with a wry smile.

Cao Cao nodded approvingly, "Well, it makes sense. In this case, maybe he has a way to deal with Jingzhou."

"Let's go, let's go, I'll tell him in person, Wen Ruo will go with me."

Xun Yu's face became serious, and he wanted to hold back, but the corner of his mouth twitched fiercely, and he laughed tremblingly, "Let's go."

……

Jingzhou, Nanyang County.

In addition to Wancheng, Liu Bei has almost won the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people in Nanyang, recruiting soldiers and horses, and personally farming.

Within a year or two, he quickly gained a lot of popular popularity, making people from all over the world depend on him, and recently he gradually became more relaxed and happy.

In the courtyard, Liu Bei returned from Xiangyang and brought back one person in the main hall.

This person called himself Shan Fu, and was recommended by Sima Hui and others. He also stated that he was versatile in both civil and military affairs. He was good at fencing when he was young, and he was a ranger everywhere.

Liu Bei tried it a few times in secret, and found that his sword skills were not as good as this person's. He also heard that he had a great understanding of the general situation of the world, and knew the effects of Xu Zhen's many strategies, so he could guess Xu Zhen's intentions.

At the same time, for the generation of Yingshui, most of the wars in the north were predictable, and they also have their own views on the future of Jingzhou.

The most important thing is that Shan Fu knows the art of war and can deploy troops. He studied in Jingzhou these years and learned a lot of art of war. He is not a fledgling Confucian scholar.

It is a ranger who has really fought and turned into a Confucian military adviser, so he must have real talents and practical learning, and he will not be timid on the battlefield.

"Military commander, the situation is even more serious now. I just received the military report that the emperor appointed Xu Zhen as a charioteer to lead the soldiers of Jizhou and Bingzhou. If this is the case, the person who will march south next is probably not Xu Zhen."

Xu Shu wore a plain robe, a square scarf on his head, a solemn face, a lean figure but many calluses on his hands, especially on his muzzle, and a thick and neat beard. Hearing Liu Bei's words at this time, he smiled gracefully.

"That's right. Over the years, I have been studying Xu Zhen's self-discipline, investigating Xu Zhen's use of troops, and thinking about his internal affairs. I don't know much about other people. However, even if it is not Xu Zhenlai, it is still a few famous generals of the Cao family. .”

"Or the Xiahou Yuanrang who has been guarding Dongjun."

"These generals have a very high status in the Cao family. After they stabilized in the north, they were almost unified. Xu Zhen was guarded outside the pass, and Ma, Han and others did not dare to cross the border. Therefore, we must let Cao's clan come to take credit. In the future, if the Central Plains If it is unified, it will be easier to distribute the credit to the many relatives of the Cao family and take charge of the power."

"As for Xu Zhen, his power should be chariots and cavalry, and he will not be promoted to a general, unless it is difficult for General Cao to do so."

"And Cao Cao, I believe that after the Southern Expedition, he will gradually advance to the throne, first as a public, then as a king, and finally usurp the Han to stand on his own. At that time, no one in the world can oppose it, so there is no need to be afraid of the White Horse Alliance. His benevolence, benevolence, and righteousness are naturally just slander and nostalgia for the previous dynasty, and there will be no chaos."

"Son of Heaven, in the end, he should give way to the public, and enjoy his old age. This is a plan for change. Within ten years, Cao Cao will gradually control the world. The key to this is the Southern Expedition."

What he said made Liu Bei feel uncomfortable.

Especially that sentence, Xu Zhen was only a charioteer in the end. Who would want to be a chariot general? Unexpectedly, the prefect back then now has more than [-] soldiers and horses, and he is a chariot for the big man.

Fortunately, in Jingzhou, Xu Zhen's reputation has been suppressed under the help of many officials and celebrities such as me, so that his reputation will not spread far in Jingzhou.

Not only Xu Zhen, but now even Cao Cao's every step is extremely solid.

In a few years, maybe the real fruit can be achieved, and the emperor still has the slightest resistance.

Cao Cao is equivalent to, step by step, using his own achievements and connections to replace all the inner pillars of the big man with his Cao family's pillars.

And I Liu Bei!

Still working hard for the prefect in Nanyang, he won only 4 or [-] soldiers and horses, and there were very few horses, more than [-].

The only thing worthy of peace of mind is that there are tens of thousands of grains left.

"Next, the military adviser must plan for me how to resist Cao Cao. I believe that within a few years, he should march south."

Xu Shu blinked blankly, "No, there is only one opportunity, and Cao Cao will send troops."

"What's the matter?"

"Liu Jingsheng is dead."

Xu Shu said firmly.

Liu Bei took a deep breath. This problem was more complicated. He came back from Xiangyang and felt the tense atmosphere. After Liu Biao died, many people would probably fight for the power of Jingzhou.

If there is a fight here, it will be much more complicated than in Xuzhou.

(End of this chapter)