Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

"Thank you, King Wei, for your gift." Liu Bei stood up and sat down on the chair on the right.

Cao Cao sat in the first seat, looking at Liu Bei.

Cao Cao discovered that Liu Bei's temperament had changed greatly compared to before. He looked energetic and seemed to be a few years younger.

Is this because he joined Cao Cao?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cao Cao's lips. He was very satisfied with Liu Bei's performance.

Liu Bei sat there respectfully, waiting for Cao Cao to speak.

After a while, Cao Cao said, "My dear brother Xuande, I would like to invite you here today.

I want to ask you if you are willing to continue to serve as an official in Jizhou? If you are willing, I promise to give you a good future. "

"I dare not covet high positions and generous salaries. I hope the King of Wei will forgive me for my ignorance of fate and my rejection of your kindness." Liu Bei refused without hesitation.

When Cao Cao heard this, he became a little angry.

He thought Liu Bei would be very happy, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to directly reject his proposal.

"Brother, do you think that now your wings are strong enough to fly?" Cao Cao snorted coldly.

Liu Bei hurriedly explained, "How dare I? The King of Wei is wise and brave, and I admire him very much. But the Cao family is a century-old family, and I have already surrendered to the King of Wei, how dare I make other plans?"

"In that case, I won't force it." Cao Cao said calmly.

Cao Cao then changed the subject and asked, "I wonder if you came to Xu County this time because you need my help?"

When Liu Bei heard Cao Cao getting to the point, he rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "To be honest, Lord Cao, I came to Xu County this time to discuss the important matter of attacking Yuan Shao with you."

"Oh?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Bei with a deep gaze.

When Liu Bei felt Cao Cao's gaze, he suddenly became nervous.

Cao Cao's gaze made him feel as if all his secrets were exposed to Cao Cao.

"Brother Xuande, what do you mean? Do you want to betray our lord and join Yuan Shao?" Cao Cao's tone suddenly changed and he shouted harshly.

Cao Cao's loud shout frightened Liu Bei so much that he trembled all over.

He really didn't think so much just now, he just felt that he had a reason to come to Xu County. But now that Cao Cao yelled at him, Liu Bei suddenly woke up.

Liu Bei quickly waved his hands and said, "You have misunderstood, Lord Cao. How dare I betray you? I just have an idea and want to discuss it with you."

"What do you think? Tell me." Cao Cao put away his aura and asked slowly.

"I believe that Yuan Shao is ambitious and will counterattack Xu Du sooner or later. Therefore, I think we should get rid of this scourge as soon as possible, otherwise Yuan Shao will definitely become a major threat to the Han Dynasty." Liu Bei said indignantly.

"Then according to your opinion, brother Xuande, how should our army get rid of Yuan Shao?" There was a gleam of wisdom in Cao Cao's eyes.

"Lord Cao, I have two strategies that you can use," Liu Bei said confidently.

"Tell me!" Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

Liu Bei cleared his throat and said slowly: "The first method is the simplest and most brutal, which is to send a large army to besiege Yuan Shao, and then defeat Yuan Shao and win the war."

Cao Cao frowned slightly. This method was indeed simple and crude, but it was not without loopholes.

Liu Bei seemed to know what Cao Cao was worried about, and immediately added: "The second method is a little more complicated."

"Appreciate further details."

"Lord Cao can order his men to station a detachment of troops in each of the four prefectures of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou to guard the area.

In this case, if Yuan Shao wants to go south or north, he will definitely be blocked by our army.

In this case, Yuan Shao's plan to destroy Jizhou will probably be a long way off." Liu Bei spoke eloquently.

Cao Cao secretly praised Liu Bei for his courage. After all, Cao Cao had many advisers under his command, and he was not confident in handing this matter over to others.

Although Liu Bei was not a strategist, he was brave and resourceful, and he was also the nephew of Emperor Liu.

It would be most appropriate to let Liu Bei do it.

Moreover, Liu Bei's method really achieved two goals at one stroke. First, it could prevent Yuan Shao from going north, and second, it could reduce losses.

Liu Bei's method was not entirely based on luck. In history, when Cao Cao and Sun Ce were in a decisive battle, they adopted Liu Bei's suggestion.

However, the premise of all this is that Yuan Shao will act according to what Liu Bei wants.

"Okay! Brother Xuande will be in charge of this matter." Cao Cao agreed to Liu Bei's plan.

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "I will do my best to complete the task."

"Okay, you can leave first." Cao Cao waved his hand and said.

"I'm leaving!" Liu Bei bowed and left the hall.

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Yecheng!

As soon as Cao Cao sent Liu Bei away, Ma Chao came to him.

"Father, I have something to report." Ma Chao entered the hall and saluted to Cao Cao.

"Well! Sit down and talk." Cao Cao motioned Ma Chao to sit down and asked, "What's the matter, Meng Yan?"

"Father, I have recently learned that Liu Yu is recruiting talents in Jiangdong and wants to restore the former glory. Liu Yu is accumulating strength." Ma Chao said.

"Oh! There is such a thing." Cao Cao said in surprise.

"Yes! I suspect Liu Yu wants to use this period of time to recover his strength and then make a comeback." Ma Chao nodded affirmatively.

"Does Meng Yan have any specific plans?" Cao Cao asked after a moment of hesitation.

"Not yet. Liu Yu is now recruiting counselors and generals. He is probably trying to find talents among them to work for him." Ma Chao shook his head.

"Does Meng Yan have this plan?" Cao Cao asked.

"No." Ma Chao answered honestly.

Liu Yu had no idea about advisers, so Liu Bei did not recommend any to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu's attitude towards counselors also affected many people. Cao Cao, Lu Bu and others did not recommend counselors to Liu Yu. Therefore, Liu Yu does not have any counselors at hand.

"Since Meng Yan has no such plan, then there is no need for us to worry. After all, Meng Yan is not on our side. If he wants to take revenge, we can't stop him at all." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Ma Chao's face darkened. What did this have to do with Liu Bei? If Liu Bei hadn't killed Liu Yu, Liu Bei wouldn't have turned against them.

"But what Meng Yan did is also a solution. We can use this information to attract other princes in Jizhou.

Now that Yuan Shao has occupied Jizhou, we can ask other princes to deal with Yuan Shao." Cao Cao continued.

"I have the same idea, but who should we win over?" Ma Chao rolled his eyes.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment and said: "Yuan Shu has a close relationship with us. If we invite him out, we will definitely offend Yuan Shao.

Liu Zhang and Yuan Tan have a pretty good relationship, but Liu Zhang is an extremely greedy guy, so it would be difficult to get him to send troops.

Forget about Yuan Shang. The only ones left are Yuan Shu and Yuan Tan."

Ma Chao's eyes lit up. These two were both capable. If they took action, they would definitely be able to deal with Yuan Shao.

"Who should we look for then?" Ma Chao said. (End of this chapter)