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

Chapter 334 Did He Know He Was Wrong?Um?Hit the Qiang Hu? !

When Xu Zhen came back, half of Qianghu's territory had been lost, and a request for peace was handed over to belong to Xu Zhen.

This situation is the same as that of Yu Fuluo back then. They knew that they would not be able to survive if they continued to fight, and they could not expand outwards.

It is well known that foreigners are capricious, and their hearts must be different.

It is not only the Han Dynasty who are foreign.

Those alien races were the same for the Han family. They knew that no matter how good the lord was, they would not always trust the alien race. But there was nothing they could do now. Xu Zhen was strong and strong. It was really not the time to fight him to the death.

Xu Zhen readily agreed to let these alien races belong to his subordinates, and pay tribute to the big man every year. He emphasized several times that he was paying tribute to the big man.

This incident was spread in Xiliang, many people were moved by it, and a large number of people passed it on as a good story, but at this time Xiliang still did not mobilize troops to Xiangdong.

Jia Xu made two more remarks, and the last time Xu Zhen said, "The feelings of the master and minister have not disappeared, so we can only use troops from the west and back to the east."

He handed over his back to Cao Cao in the east, which meant that he still needed a reason for Xu Zhen to send troops, but it was impossible to have such an opportunity.

Because Cao Cao will also control it very tightly.

Over the past few months, after several trials, the two sides have known each other's bottom line, and neither of them has made up their minds to tear this layer of window paper.

So the situation froze, and they could only continue to compete in secret.

Don't say good things, and don't speak bad words to each other.

During this period of time, the only good thing is that the Cao clan never came to say a word, and even the letters Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others wrote to visit their friends were intercepted, and they all respected Xu Zhen as a chariot.

These titles let Xu Zhen understand that the situation is still very stable, and Xu Du has been as calm as possible to ensure that he will never initiate a war.

As a result, the whole man entered into a state of calm again.

At this time, Zhuge Liang, who was sent to Xichuan as an envoy, came back and brought a lot of good news. With his eloquence and quick wit, Zilong personally escorted him into Sichuan and Shu. With the intention of assassinating.

Because it is understood that as long as they die in Sichuan and Shu, Xu Zhen will immediately raise troops to attack, so Liu Zhang also sent more than 2000 elites to Zhang Ren to do the guard work in person, for fear that Zhuge Liang would be assassinated by Zhang Lu's spies. .

So as not to provoke a murderous disaster.

Zhuge Liang who came back immediately came to see Xu Zhen, and had already learned about Cao Cao's entry into the Duke along the way, and he won the position of Duke Wei and placed it in Yecheng.

This is the first step in the promotion, but the Duke is obviously not satisfied. The next step is to be called King Wei, which is the most critical step to break the old system. It depends on how many people are willing to follow and how much he is willing to give up at that time.

Only then can he walk the same path as Wang Mang.

And Xu Zhen was lucky, if someone walked ahead, he could walk more steadily.

"I met Zhang Song. He is not good-looking but eloquent. He is merciless when he scolds others. It's just that this person's vision is too shallow. If you pay more attention to him, he will entrust his sincerity," Zhuge Liang said leisurely. As he said that, it was obvious that he had pinpointed Zhang Song's pulse.

Then he naturally got the blueprint, and it was no problem to enter Xichuan.

Not everyone can draw drawings. Among the tens of millions of people in the late Han Dynasty, less than a million people had read books, and most of these people were only literate.

It's not considered the kind of person who can take care of articles by himself and has a talent for learning, let alone advanced abilities such as drawing. How can Zhang Song not be considered a talent if he can mark a map that shows the whole picture of Xichuan?
Whether he traveled all over Dachuan by himself or got other people's blueprints by chance, it all showed that this person was capable, but he could only do meritorious service elsewhere because he felt that his talents were underappreciated.

Because Liu Zhang is really incompetent.

Compared with Liu Biao and Liu Yu, he is as bright as a star than the light of the sun and the moon, not to mention Emperor Zhaolie, who has grown from a white body to an emperor.

Under his rule in Sichuan and Shu, Zhang Lu was still invincible, but he had to rely on dangerous places to defend. He had no use for soldiers and horses, and he won a residence in Chengdu. The momentum will definitely be destroyed in the future.

Since Yizhou will be conquered sooner or later, it is better to find a master and give it as a gift.

The Liu family is no longer the destiny, so why bother to stick to it foolishly and loyally.

Among the faction that advocates welcoming foreign ministers, Fazheng and Zhang Lu agreed by accident, so they mostly discussed in private, but after Zhuge Liang left, he accurately searched for the two people, quickly made clear the words, and got the two at once. People treat each other with sincerity.

And, be generous.

So it can be rewarding.

"From Kongming's point of view, Yizhou must be determined to win. If Master wants it, he can have it immediately. If he doesn't need to pay attention to benevolence and righteousness, he can attack it immediately. After all, Yizhou's soldiers and horses are too weak to describe."

"There is no merit to stand on in the external record. Zhang Lu was always chased and beaten, but we beat Zhang Lu so hard that he dared not leave Hanzhong, and we had to cede territory for peace. The gap is self-evident."

Zhuge Liang said with a smile, looking relaxed, but Xu Zhen didn't smile, his face was still serious, and he frowned and said: "In this way, within a few months, we will manage Sichuan and Shu, and then enter Chengdu or Hanzhong as a base. There are sword pavilions, mountains, and barrier forests outside that can be used for defense."

"It can be finalized with Liu Zhang first, saying that we will send troops to attack Zhang Lu, so that we can attract people to Sichuan and prepare for the occupation of Hanzhong in the future. After Hanzhong is captured, we can use tactics to divide Liu Zhang's soldiers and let him choose on his own."

"Not bad!"

Zhuge Liang put away his smile. He remembered that his master was very serious when discussing important matters, and he would never laugh casually, so he calmed down and no longer felt relaxed.

"If so, Liu Zhang must agree in desperation."

"If you don't agree, you can suppress it a little to let him understand Master's intentions. If he refuses, he will cooperate with Zhang Lu to fight Chengdu. I think Zhang Lu will not refuse."

"Well, let's get ready..."

Another year of autumn harvest has passed, and Xu Zhen's special blessing is there. Even if this year's harvest is not bumper, he will get [-]% more income.

There was barely enough food and grass for a battle. Since the prime minister didn't plan to fight, it was just a good time to take advantage of this opportunity to occupy Sichuan and Shu, so as to get rid of Uncle Liu Huang's thoughts.

"Here."

……

Xu all.

Prime Minister's House.

Cao Cao was watching the topography of Youzhou, and the memorial table sent to him by Shangshutai, and was planning to move the government to Yecheng, leaving the Han Emperor in Xudu.

In addition, there are two lists, and many people's official status can be included in his Wei Ji. At this point, those who followed him from poor families and Baiding people can get a good result.

Official positions in Han will also free up a lot of positions.

If Cao Cao's butt didn't move a bit, many positions would not be vacant, and those with meritorious deeds would be unsealable, which would naturally affect other people's aspirations.

Now is no longer the time when you can recruit talents tightly by relying on charm and long talks. Even if you go out four or five times with your feet, you will not be able to change people's desire to pursue an official career.

Anyone with a discerning eye doesn't know the current situation in the world. The Sun Liu Alliance is not a blood brother, and sooner or later it will split.

However, Xiahou Dun, who was switched to the south, stabilized the morale of the army a little bit, and immediately stopped Sun Liu's 10,000+ pursuers. It was almost impossible to hit Xu Dulai.

It can only be said that there is nothing to worry about now that there is a self-contained country, and the only thing to worry about is Xu Zhen.

Because Cao Cao was also afraid of him, he didn't know when this man would go crazy, and if he lost his fame through the ages, there would be nothing he could do about him being a hooligan.

But according to Cao Cao's understanding of Xu Zhen, he would not take this path.

At this time, Xun You came back from the outside, walked up to Cao Cao, clasped his hands and told the military newspaper, and said, "Prime Minister, the news is back."

After Xun Yu went to Ye City earlier, Xun You became the most important adviser around Cao Cao, connecting him with those poor families and noble officials who were elected because of the Xun family.

At the same time, he can advise him, but because of their different identities, the two of them will not get too close, and the relationship is kept within a just right standard, which makes Cao Cao feel very comfortable.

Because Xun Yu is too close, how much he had expected back then, now after Cao Cao entered Wei Gong, Xun Yu was so disappointed.

Now he even wants to abandon his official position and go straight back to farming and retirement.

Of course, disappointment is also mutual. Here, Cao Cao was also disappointed because he did not get Xun Yu's support, so the two began to feel awkward.

Cao Cao would rather ask Xun You about many strategies than his uncle Xun Yu.

"Well, what did Bowen say?"

"Did he agree?"

Xun You was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he said: "He didn't say anything, and sent troops to Dao Qiang Hu, fought for hundreds of miles, and sent tens of thousands of Qiang Hu people as vassals."

"..."

Cao Cao curled his lips and bowed his head. He couldn't even dream of this answer.

In the end, he smiled bitterly, raised his head and looked at Xun You, "Why did he send troops like this?"

"It should be unwilling. From my point of view, Che Qi should feel that it is not the time yet."

"When is the time?"

Cao Cao's hair is half gray. He is over half a hundred years old. He has a talented son like Cao Ang under his knees.

While you can hold back, you have to bear the infamy on your back.

After all, it is necessary to change the bottom for the Cao family. Even if it is to compile another "Mandate of Heaven", it must be changed.

"I'm just guessing what Che Qi thinks."

"He didn't object, but he agreed, just add Xu Zhen's name," Cao Cao said indifferently.

It was almost rude to add Xu Zhen's name to the invitation form written by the emperor, which made Cao Cao's superior support several times thicker.

Because of the words of Xu Zhen alone, everyone in Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Liangzhou can be counted.

As for the chaos in the future, let's talk about it again, let him be brought up first, those loyal people above the courtiers will never doubt Xu Zhen, so his attack on Qiang Hu will become more passionate.

As if celebrating.

Give him another reward for this.

"Give Xu Bowen another [-] households, and move the title to Wuwei."

Of Xu Zhen's first three invitations to come in, he was the one who initiated it twice, and he didn't initiate it the third time, but he also signed it, which is not too much.

No one will think that the prime minister is intimidating, and neither will people in the world.

So Cao Cao logically began to move, from Xudu to Yecheng, and at the same time moved his hinterland to a safer place.

People such as Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, etc., all entered the Wei nationality. It seems that Wei Gong's fiefdom is not large, but it can only house hundreds of officials.

But in the land of Wei County, hundreds of thousands of Wei troops have been hoarded.

However, there were not many soldiers and horses in the Han Dynasty.

In the years to come, people will only remember Duke Cao, not the Son of Heaven.

Especially people from Jizhou.

So the people will also migrate.

Move, move everything! !
This year, Cao Cao completed the transformation of his identity, and Sun Liu gained a firm foothold.

So the competition returned between the two of them.

Liu Bei did not do much at the beginning, but played a great role in the pursuit, but in the end he failed to kill Cao Cao, which means that the enemy will still exist in the future.

There is no guarantee that he can invite another one to go south, then there will be another Chibi fire, but this fire is originally in the sky, where on earth can I smell it again? !
So Sun Liu didn't dare to go too far north. What he was afraid of was not only Cao Cao's profound background, but also that chariot general in Xiliang who was not stained with guides.

If he merged with Cao Cao, it would still be very difficult to parry.

Even if he is not good at sailors, land battles may be really tricky enough to break through solid fortresses.

If you don't go north, it means that there are not many fruits that everyone can share.

And most of this fruit was occupied by the cruel Liu Bei.

No, in Zhou Gongjin's heart, it's already taken over.

Because they went north to Hefei and were repelled again, and when they went west to Jingzhou, they found that even the nearest Nanjun had been garrisoned by Chen Dao and Zhang Fei.

What did that get?
A few ferries, a few shipyards, how many people did we sacrifice in Jiangdong, and we fought an epic battle with the enemy, and our reputation will last forever for winning more with less.

In the end, is there really only honor left? !

Who can bear this? !
So Lu Su could only carry the expectation of Jiangdong civil and military again, and came across the river, and he and Liu Bei were polite first and then soldiers.

"Uncle Huang, that's not what we said at the beginning. I Jiangdong soldiers use their lives, not for your merits!"

"If it wasn't for such a forcible occupation, wouldn't Jiangdong's anger be transferred to Duke Ming!? During this battle, has Duke Ming not seen Jiangdong's strength?!"

"Today, please give me a clear statement! If you want to tear up this agreement, it's better to justify it and force it, it's better than procrastinating!"

Lu Suxing came here to inquire about the crime, and said with a flick of his sleeves, he was not afraid of the eyes of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu who seemed to want to kill.

Liu Bei was silent at this time, and there was no smile on his face. The scene was once very tragic. He didn't expect Jiang Dong's attitude to change so quickly.

It turned out that there was no relaxation at all, or, this Lu Su was really too communicative, so he first tested with this attitude, and then eased down.

At least make sense.

"How dare I," Liu Bei endured, and his mood immediately calmed down. When he looked up at Lu Su, he was already smiling, "Zi Jing said this, but I was wrong. I was worried about the Cao family in Jingzhou. It occupies too much, so take the first to seize the city, wait for the king to come, and then discuss it!"

"Oh?!"

Lu Su took a deep breath, but his face was still full of disbelief, "How about a negotiation method?"

(End of this chapter)