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

Chapter 265 Don't I Have a Spy?Wait for a chance!
"You attacked Liucheng, did you tell Zixiu a long time ago?"

In the main hall of Xu Zhen's mansion, he was reviewing the Jizhou Memorial, and was questioned by Cao Cao Xingshi.

He looked up and was stunned on the spot, with a dull expression and his mouth slightly opened, feeling a sense of confusion. After nodding, he said, "Yes, otherwise, how could Zihe agree not to send troops?"

"This is to deplete Liaodong's troops, and then send troops to defeat Wuhuan, to frighten Liaodong with a strange plan, and at the same time, to make Gongsun Kang dare not have two minds."

"We can raid Liucheng this time, and we can do the same in the future to capture his Liaodong. Now that Liaodong's galloping and main roads have been built, merchants and horses continue to pass each other, and the people of Liaodong have long been inseparable from Jizhou merchants."

"In recent years, Liaodong has used grain and grass as currency to exchange various commodities, and even exchanged seeds and crops outside the Great Wall. Over time, grain and grass will naturally prosper. In the future, we only need to closely control the descendants of the Gongsun family as protons, and then we can move gradually. .”

"Well, not bad..." Cao Cao was very satisfied after hearing this. Xu Zhen had considered this deeply. His policies, whether internal or military, had already calculated a lot about Liaodong.

In the next few decades, Liaodong will slowly return to Youzhou. Maybe officials will be sent there, and they will gradually accept it.

In the past six months, not only did he win Liucheng, but it was as simple as beheading Tadun. Xu Zhen even beat Gongsun Kang of Liaodong.

Later, he went to live for more than a month, giving Gongsunkang enough face, because after the war, Gongsundu died of illness, Xu Zhen went to mourn in person the general and prince who was so powerful on the border of the Han Dynasty.

When the emperor's edict arrived, Gongsun Kang was even more grateful.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile a little.

But as soon as he smiled, he immediately waved his hands, "It's useless to stop talking to me! I asked why you didn't tell me the plan first?!"

"Too far……"

Xu Zhen raised his head and looked at Cao Cao helplessly, "Xu Du is too far away, and even if there is no need to stay, it will take five or six days for the signaling to come and go."

"Go slowly, it will probably take a month to wait for the news. I have received a secret order and I have a plan in mind, so it's all right?"

"The lord came to me today, just for this matter?"

"No," Cao Cao got a few explanations from Xu Zhen, slowly calming down the feigned anger on his face, and then laughed again, "I agree, give Chong'er to Bo Wen and let him come into your house." In the ten-thousand-volume library, teach carefully."

"Well," Xu Zhen nodded, "Okay, no problem."

"The pavilion is for collecting books, not for living and enjoying. The lord does not need to listen to the nonsense of outsiders. If Chong'er goes to the pavilion, with the talent and intelligence passed down by Xu Du today, he will surely achieve something in three years. In the future, the lord will bring him back to the pavilion. Come to your side, teach military affairs, let him make more suggestions, maybe he can lead troops when he is an adult."

Cao Cao smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Xu Zhen's shoulder a few times, "That's good. Chong'er has a good relationship with his sister Jie'er since he was young, so let's work hard for Bo Wen to take care of him."

"If he can learn how to make a place prosperous and prosperous in Jizhou, he will be able to follow him for a lifetime in the future."

"Then I will ask Bowen, I will let Cao Zhen lead the troops and go to Qinghe with Chong'er to garrison."

Xu Zhen still didn't change much, just nodded lightly, "Okay, I will obey the Lord's order."

Cao Zhen.

In the future, he will also be a great general, and also a person who is good at using soldiers. Cao's family has supported Cao Cao's great cause with his family in recent years, and has produced many generals and scribes.

Among the next generation, there are not too few people who are astoundingly talented.

"Is your lord all right?"

"It's okay, I will continue to approve the letter and give an order. It is estimated that all the news will be sent back to Jizhou before tonight. All matters must be written by myself, and there must be no mistakes or omissions."

Xu Zhen's face turned bitter, and his earnest words made the corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitch suddenly.

The hands behind his back were clenched immediately.

Shen Sheng said: "It's hard to come to Xudu, don't you want to chat with me? Don't you have a plan for the Southern Expedition?"

"No, I will only take a knife with me on the Southern Expedition," Xu Zhen said firmly, "The horse stepped on Jingxiang."

This sentence is full of domineering.

Cao Cao was also stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Okay, then I will wait for you here, anyway, I have nothing to do recently."

Xu Zhen fell into silence, moved her lips a few times, but really didn't know how to speak.

Not seeing each other for half a year, the Prime Minister has become a lot more shameless. If he is so stubborn, then he might not be able to escape tonight, so I have to chat with him.

However, when Cao Cao said this, Xi Zhong, who followed him, watched with enthusiasm and felt a little sour in his heart. Sure enough, it had to be Xu Zhen.

What a favorite.

……

In the evening, the sun sets.

Zhuge Liang came from the barracks, dispatched the replies to these letters and Xu Zhen's orders, and led the cavalry from the garrison to send the letters away.

Between Xudu and Jizhou, there are four post houses, and the post office has more than a dozen fast horses, which can be replaced along the way. These years are no longer like the first poor period, when you have to run on your legs to deliver messages.

Therefore, news can travel back and forth between Jizhou and Yuzhou within a few days.

In the future, when you get richer, you can build more roads on land and water, build warships, and build more convenient carriages without fear of farming in the territory.

After the past few years, it will be more prosperous and the number of people will gradually increase.

That's it.

Cao Cao just got up from the couch.

He took a nap here, got up in the afternoon and ate some fruit snacks, and then fell asleep again. He didn't fall asleep later, but lay on the couch and read Xu Zhen's fast writing without interest.

This was the first time he came to see Xu Zhen governing in such a bored way. Although he knew before that Xu Zhen was diligent in government affairs and sticking to his duties.

But I didn't expect to be so dedicated!
On the copybook, apart from changing a few sitting positions and exercising his muscles and bones, he basically never left. He was always reviewing the memorials, and as he said, there are indeed a lot of memorials sent from Jizhou. If you want to sort them all out , it must be a whole day.

But for ordinary people, it may take two or three days to process hundreds of memos and memos. Even Xun Yu can't be so fast and precise.

This shows that Xu Zhen knows almost everything about government affairs and human relationships in Jizhou.

It's getting stronger and stronger.

If we say that when we first met Xu Zhen, he was only able to offer advice and make Cao Cao think of strategies, but he didn't understand many people's sentiments.

It's just that his attitude is sincere and honest, and he is hard-working and self-disciplined, which is impressive.

But if at that time, he is immediately required to manage all the policies of a state, he will definitely not be competent. Maybe he is outstanding on one hand, but on the other hand he will be weak, and he needs others to make up for it.

However, Xu Zhen doesn't have connections with the gentry, so where can he find so many talented people by his side?
But it's different now.

He not only has capable people and strangers gathered by his side, but also has the ability to govern several states and grasp every detail in his heart.

Regardless of internal affairs or military affairs, they have big plans in their hearts.

How did this ability come from!

"I cultivated it!"

Cao Cao thought proudly.

"Hum..."

At this moment, seeing that there was no longer any memorandum on Xu Zhen's case, Cao Cao snorted twice and stood up from the bed, walked slowly to Xu Zhen, and said with a smile: "Is there nothing wrong now?"

"I have to eat, right? Tell the chef to prepare the food."

Xu Zhen looked at Dian Wei with his head, "A Wei, go get ready."

"Bring some good wine to drink with my lord."

"Eh."

Dian Wei nodded quickly, and looked at Xu Zhen a few more times, feeling secretly happy.

Alas, you have today too.

In the past, I used to eat other people's food, but today I was finally suppressed by someone. It's really one thing, one thing, I think I'm going to be blind at night.

Dian Wei shook his head, hurriedly asked the chef to prepare it, and then went to the wine cellar to get wine, and planned to drink more with Cao Cao tonight.

Taking advantage of this juncture, Cao Cao happened to be able to have a good heart-to-heart talk with Xu Zhen, and he wanted to say what he had said from the bottom of his heart over the years.

Seeing that he hesitated to speak, Xu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My lord, I know what you're here for. I originally planned to keep it as a surprise later. That's all, let's talk about it today."

"Okay, hahaha!"

Cao Cao's heart was full of pride, these years, there are not many heroes who can talk to him freely, there are no such people in Xudu, and those who can talk have become old enemies.

One side of the separatist regime will surely fight in the future.

Only Xu Zhen is special, maybe we can talk about it.

At this time, Xu Zhen took out a stack of maps from his arms, put them on the case, and said with a smile, "Look, this is the detailed map I drew after staying in Liaodong for a month."

"With the help of a local adviser, I have made a lot of detailed descriptions, and now it can be used as a marching map."

Cao Cao's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he felt that someone had punched his heart.

"Oh, this is the surprise you're talking about?"

"Yes, what else is it? You can't just talk about the current situation and war all night, right?" Xu Zhen blinked and said seriously.

Talking about wars, doing strategies, and I can spend some self-discipline when I'm done. Maybe I can get some bonus attributes for eloquence, and improve various abilities faster.

There is no need to talk heart-to-heart, it is useless at all, it is almost an in-depth conversation, and the relationship still needs to be closer?
If you talk all night and get nothing but melancholy, it's better to have something real!

"Oh, well, it makes sense..."

Cao Cao's heart tightened, feeling that Xu Zhen had pinched him hard, for some reason he held his breath and couldn't speak.

He nodded helplessly, and looked at Xu Zhen with resentment, "I haven't seen you for many years, and there are a lot of criticisms outside, so why don't you explain it to me? At least say a few words of loyalty?"

Xu Zhen was stunned and said, "What should I say? Do you want to read this map? Is the Liaodong plan discussed? When going south to Jingzhou, should the enemy plan a plan first and be fully prepared?"

After a long silence, Cao Cao nodded, "Yes."

"That's all right, marching in the future, there is plenty of time."

Xu Zhen spread out the map and told all the main roads and places where the troops were stationed in Liaodong. Combined with the border topographic drawings sent before, basically except for Lelang County, which only knows a little, the whole Liaodong can have a complete map. map.

It took more than half an hour just to explain the various terrains in detail, and Cao Cao gradually became fascinated by it. Only then did he deeply feel that although he could not communicate with Bo Wen, with this detailed explanation of the map, he would definitely not be able to capture Liaodong in the future. Disaster.

This is the merit of establishing the northern border, but it is not in a hurry, but to leave a means for future generations. This achievement is not easy to tell others, but should be hidden by Cao Cao himself, and only told to his confidants.

After listening, Cao Cao was amazed.

"I didn't expect that Bowen's march would be so delicate, and he would investigate clearly where the mountain road could be used as a grain station."

Xu Zhen smiled and said, "I'm used to it. This is the only way to avoid mistakes. Even if the army is defeated, you can retreat slowly so that you won't be too embarrassing to be hunted down."

"Hehehe," Cao Cao shook his head with a wry smile, "You are marching like this, and you are constantly accumulating soldiers and horses, strengthening soldiers and sharp weapons, and recruiting warriors, so that they all have the same desire and concentrate on charging. Is it not easy to lose?"

Xu Zhen was stunned for a moment, remembering that in the upcoming battle, hundreds of thousands of troops and thousands of warships would most likely be burned by a fire... He opened his mouth a few times, not knowing how to speak.

"A proud soldier will be defeated."

"At any time, the lord needs to use his troops cautiously, and must not be arrogant because of the victory. You need to know that changes in the battle situation are only in the blink of an eye."

"Hehe, hahaha!!"

Cao Cao burst into laughter immediately, and said, "Bowen is worrying too much. How can I be proud of my victory when I use troops? I have never been complacent in all these years of wars."

"Never."

When Xu Zhen saw his smile, he felt a twinge in his heart.

The early symptoms of Jiaobing are stubbornness and carelessness.

It's over.

I still have to go to the Southern Expedition. If I go, I can persuade Feng Xiao and Zhi Cai to see through the enemy's strategy.

Otherwise, the southern expedition to Jingzhou is nothing, but the capture of Jiangdong is a difficult problem.

Once the army is defeated, the entire Central Plains will continue to fall into long-term wars in the future. Many princes will be like a pack of wolves smelling blood, thinking that the Cao family has returned after a big defeat. Make chaos everywhere.

At this time, how do you deal with yourself?

"My lord, you still need to march cautiously. For the southern expedition, you should go to the land of Jingzhou first, and then wait for the Sun family to slowly map Jiangdong."

"Back when Sun Ce attacked you in Hefei, there were only one or two thousand men, and more than 2000 soldiers and horses could return home in defeat. Sun Ce was only a man who did not live up to his name, so he was not afraid of him."

"Liu Bei fled in defeat and retreated in the south. He will definitely not be reused by Liu Biao. It is also not a good thing. Besides, there are spies left by you in both Jingzhou and Jiangdong, and they are all high-ranking people. , the chances of winning are not small."

"Wait another year or two, wait for an opportunity, and I can send troops south!"

"An opportunity, Bowen should know what kind of opportunity it is."

With a smile on his face, Cao Cao took out a piece of paper information from his pocket and put it on the table. Xu Zhen glanced at it and said, "Liu Biao is seriously ill?"

"Huh? You already know?"

Cao Cao was surprised at once, and then he was full of smiles. Xu Zhen was well-informed, and it was not a day or two. It is not surprising to know such news.

However, what Xu Zhen was really curious about was that it was impossible for Xu Shu to know so much about Jing Xiang, and the fact that Liu Biao was seriously ill would never be heard by ordinary people.

He was just seriously ill, he was not dead yet, or he still had a few months, or even a year or two to live, if he spread the news at this time, he would of course be condemned.

How did the lord know?
"Is there any other news for the lord? Who gave the news to the lord?"

"Hey, I naturally have my people." Cao Cao smiled a little proudly.

(End of this chapter)