Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 266 Xun Yu is ruthless, Zheng Ping deploys Hebei
"Duke Ming, urgent report from Guanzhong!"

Xu County.

Xun Yu, who received Zhong Yao's secret letter, hurried to find Cao Cao.

"Wen Ruo, when did you panic so much?" Cao Cao asked with a smile when he saw Xun Yu's anxious look while he was eating.

Xun Yu was not in the mood to joke with Cao Cao at the moment, and his tone was urgent: "Zhong Yuan often wrote to Zhang Miao and Lv Bu Chen Gong, uncharacteristically, and urged the emperor to move the capital to Chenliu!"

Cao Cao's smile gradually froze, and the rice bowl in his hand dropped slightly.

Immediately, Cao Cao got up and paced, his narrow eyes became a little colder.

"Zhang Mengzhuo feels that he can't stay in Guanzhong any longer, and wants to use the power of the Yanzhou nobles to take over the power of the court?"

"No, that's not right. If Zhang Mengzhuo had intended this long ago, he wouldn't have dragged it until now."

"What is the reason that Zhang Mengzhuo made up his mind to move the capital?"

"Is it because of the drought in Guanzhong?"

Xun Yu also had doubts in his heart, but this was not the time to delve into the reason: "Duke Ming, the Son of Heaven must not move the capital to Chenliu, otherwise, it will be impossible for the Duke of Ming to assist the Son of Heaven in destroying the gang of thieves."

The drought in Guanzhong hit Xun Yu in his arms.

However, Zhang Miao, Lu Bu, and Chen Gong uncharacteristically urged the emperor to move the capital to Chenliu, which was beyond Xun Yu's expectations.

If the emperor really moved the capital to Chenliu, it would be impossible to move the capital to Xu County in a short time.

Chen Liu, that's where the Yanzhou scholars lived.

Although Xun Yu was able to gather the strength of the Yingchuan scholars, it was difficult for him to go to Yanzhou to compete with the Yanzhou scholars.

Cao Cao also understood this truth, frowned and said, "Wen Ruo has a good strategy?"

Xun Yu condensedly said: "First, Duke Ming immediately wrote a letter, stating to the emperor the disadvantages of moving the capital to Chenliu."

"Secondly, spread rumors in Chang'an, saying that Zhang Miao's proposal to move the capital to Chenliu is to take advantage of the opportunity to allow Yanzhou scholars to enter the court and take power. "

"Thirdly, immediately dispatch the three armies. Duke Ming personally escorted Gumi to Guanzhong to relieve the hungry people in Guanzhong and appease the people. Then he ordered the generals to vigorously publicize the richness of Yingchuan. If anyone does not want to stay in Guanzhong, they can go to Yingchuan for refuge."

"Fourth, when the hungry people in Guanzhong are grateful for the grace of Minggong's life, Minggong can have an audience with the emperor and invite the emperor to preside over the autumn sacrifice in Yingchuan. to him."

One after another, Xun Yu first stated the disadvantages of moving the capital to Chenliu, and then intensified the conflicts between the old ministers of the DPRK and China, Zhang Miao, Lu Bu, and Chen Gong.

Later, he used the excuse of helping the victims to promote the prosperity of Yingchuan, so that the hungry people in Guanzhong felt Cao Cao's benevolence and yearned for Yingchuan.

Finally, Liu Xie was invited to Yingchuan to preside over the autumn festival.

There is no mention of moving the capital to Xu County, but every step of the way is guiding Liu Xie to Xu County.

Cao Cao couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing: "Wen Ruo's words are very kind, as long as the emperor comes to Xu County, there will be no possibility of going to Chenliu again."

After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "It's just that Zhang Mengzhuo's reaction was so intense that he wanted the emperor to move his capital to Chenliu immediately. There must be some emergency."

"I originally guessed that it was caused by the drought in Guanzhong, but after thinking about it, it seems that it has nothing to do with the drought in Guanzhong."

But Xun Yu said: "Duke Ming, there is no need to worry. If Zhong Yuanchang gets the news, he will send a message immediately. The most urgent thing is to stop the possibility of the emperor moving his capital to Chenliu!"

Just when Cao Cao was actively responding to Liu Xie's relocation of the capital, Xun Chen's reply was also sent to Linzi City.

"Brother Bogui still refuses to come to Qingzhou." Seeing the reply, Liu Bei couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Although Xun Chen's reply said that Gongsun Zan did not trust Yuan Shao, so he would not abandon the city until his eldest son Gongsun Xu and his wife and daughter arrived in Qingzhou, but Liu Bei also knew Gongsun Zan quite well.

When Gongsun Zan said such a thing, it was tantamount to entrusting his funeral.

Liu Bei summoned Zheng Ping and Xun You to discuss the White Robe Army going to meet Gongsun Zan's family.

Xun You didn't speak, but just looked at Zheng Ping quietly.

Since Zheng Ping went to Linji City to find Xun You, and let Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun deceive Xun Chen, Xun You knew very well that Zheng Ping was already targeting Yuan Shao.

He kindly reminded Xun Chen that Xun You didn't want Xun Chen to get too involved in this matter, so as to avoid falling into Zheng Ping's calculations.

Rescuing Gongsun Zan was a very risky decision for Qingzhou.

Even if Yuan Shao agreed to Liu Bei's conditions on the surface, it would still be dangerous for Baipaoying to welcome Gongsun Zan's family.

The two emperors belonged to the same sky, and Yuan and Liu belonged to the two countries.

Yuan Shao and Liu Bei did not enter into a formal covenant, even if Yuan Shao violated the agreement, Liu Bei can only be blamed for being too naive.

However, with Zheng Ping's intelligence, it is impossible not to expect this!
If Zheng Ping dared to present this rescue strategy to Liu Bei as if nothing had happened, there was only one possibility: rescuing Gongsun Zan was just Zheng Ping's trick to lure the enemy!

Gongsun Zan is the bait, Gongsun Zan's family is the bait, and even the Baipao Camp is the bait!
This is the most likely inference that Xun You has made based on a small amount of information so far.

"Brother Gongda, do you think it will go well for the White Robe Camp to welcome General Gongsun's family?" Zheng Ping asked Xun You, shaking his fan.

Xun You smiled lightly, and said without hesitation: "If Qingzhou doesn't intervene, Yuan Shao can also break through Yijing City."

"Now that Qingzhou is intervening in this matter, although it seems that Yuan Shao has the possibility to break through Yijing City quickly, but on the other hand, this is tantamount to Yuan Shao being threatened by Qingzhou again."

"In the past, Yuan Shao could endure Qingzhou's threat because of his weak power; but now Yuan Shao, who gathers three states and has Wuhuan and Xiongnu to help him, how can he endure Qingzhou's threat?"

"Such a quick promise must be to take the opportunity to quickly break through Yijing City, and at the same time intercept and kill the Baipaoying and General Gongsun's family."

"If things come to fruition, Yuan Shao may even send a letter to the envoy to ridicule him, in order to vent his past hatred."

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words: "If Yuan Shao repents, not only will he not be able to save Brother Bogui's family, but Baipaoying will also be in danger. What should we do?"

Xun You looked at Zheng Ping and said meaningfully: "Mr. Zheng must have already had a perfect plan."

Zheng Ping shook his fan and laughed loudly: "Fortunately, brother Gongda is serving the envoy, otherwise my plan would be difficult to succeed."

Seeing the enigmatic conversation between Xun You and Zheng Ping, Liu Bei was very curious: "Xianmou, since there is a perfect plan, why don't you explain it in detail?"

Zheng Ping said slowly: "The envoy and Yuan Shao belong to two countries. Even if there is a written covenant, there are times when the covenant will be torn up, not to mention that it is only a verbal covenant now."

"Yuan Shao and the envoy had old grievances, and now the envoy is repeating the old tricks, Yuan Shao will definitely not be able to bear it."

"The promise is so straightforward, it's nothing more than a trick, and I want to take the opportunity to destroy the white robe camp sent by the envoy to Yijing."

"However, this is like a game of chess. If I take one move, the opponent will count ten moves; similarly, if the opponent takes one move, it will count me ten moves."

"I can guess that Yuan Shao will repent, and Yuan Shao's advisers can also guess that I will have a backup."

"This is a process of continuous stacking and mutual calculation."

"The competition is, who can guess the opponent's countermeasures first, who can see through the traps in the opponent's plan and change the plan into a new trap, and who can draw the opponent's flaw first."

"And the most important link: who can see through the opponent's ultimate goal first!"

Liu Bei couldn't help but smile wryly when he heard that, "Xianmou, it's as if you didn't say anything."

Zheng Ping chuckled: "My lord, this is the way it is in the game of tactics. Every response of the opponent is a different variable, and I need to calculate the most suitable countermeasure according to the opponent's different response methods. "

"It is almost impossible to clarify a plan that has been deployed for several months in a short period of time."

How many months has the plan been deployed?
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei immediately put away his curiosity about specific tactics, and asked with restraint, "Can Xianmou tell me the ultimate purpose of your trick this time?"

The feather fan in Zheng Ping's hand paused slightly, and slowly spit out a few words.

And these few words made both Liu Bei and Xun You's faces change drastically.

a long time.

Liu Bei took a deep breath, picked up the water bottle with a trembling right hand, and took a sip of white water to restore his agitated emotions: "I have to say, it's always hard to fathom your thoughts."

"What a crazy idea!"

Xun You also looked at Zheng Ping in astonishment.

Although Xun You had some guesses about Zheng Ping's plan, after hearing Zheng Ping's ultimate goal, Xun You suddenly found that his thinking was still too limited.

When it comes to the way to resolve conflicts, Xun You has always pursued the simplest and most direct way to resolve them.

Even so, Xun You underestimated Zheng Ping's courage.

"Uncle Youruo, please don't get meddled in this matter, otherwise, even if Liu Shijun forgets the past, it will be difficult for you to save your life!" Xun You took a deep breath and looked at Zheng Ping more. A little dignified.

In terms of extensive layout, ruthless strategy, and many tricks, no one in the world can surpass Zheng Ping!

Liu Bei didn't ask any more questions.

Zheng Ping is now a general in the military division Zhonglang, in charge of the military administration of Qingxu Yang Sanzhou.

Liu Bei has enough trust in Zheng Ping. Since Zheng Ping has been deployed for several months, there is no need to go into details.

And Zheng Ping's ultimate goal really surprised Liu Bei.

This also means that the less people know, the easier it is to succeed.

White Robe Camp.

Sun Ce has been a pawn in the training camp for many days.

Originally, Sun Ce didn't understand why his own mother liked Zhao Yun more.

It wasn't until a few days ago that Sun Quan, who had not yet activated his talent, came to Baipao Camp and said he wanted to meet his prospective brother-in-law. Sun Ce realized that it was not his mother-in-law who liked Zhao Yun more, but his mother-in-law was worried that Zhao Yun, the prospective son-in-law, would be scared away. !

But this made Sun Ce even more depressed.

In the training camp, Sun Ce competed with Zhao Yun several times.

Although every battle is a one-stop battle, Sun Ce also understands that Zhao Yun has always been modest.

So the heroic Sun Ce called Zhao Yun "Brother Zilong" in private, and regarded himself as a foolish brother.

"Brother Zilong" became brother-in-law, and Sun Ce didn't know what to call Zhao Yun anymore.

"Ah Yu, I'm suffering for my brother." Sun Ce poured bitter water on Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was also very helpless. These days, Sun Ce came to complain every day, which made Zhou Yu very tortured: "Brother, isn't it just a title? Why is it so!"

"You call him General Zhao in the barracks, and 'Brother Zilong' in private. As for the name brother-in-law, forget it."

Seeing Sun Ce's tangled appearance, Zhou Yu couldn't help but said happily: "Brother, you can't beat General Zhao, so you want to call out brother-in-law to suppress General Zhao's prestige?"

Sun Ce categorically denied it: "Ayu, don't talk nonsense! How can you be the kind of person who can't afford to lose!"

Zhou Yu's guess became firmer in her heart, and she said with a smile: "If it weren't for that, how could you care about a title with your mind in the past?"

"It's just you and me here, no one will hear the truth."

Sun Ce was immediately discouraged, subconsciously scanned the left and right, and lowered his voice: "Ayu, to tell you the truth, I really want to call 'brother Zilong' a few times brother-in-law."

"After all, Sun Shu is my own sister, so it's not too much for me to call her brother-in-law a few times?"

As soon as the words fell, there was a light cough outside the tent.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu got up quickly.

"who is it?"

"The army is Xiahoulan."

Xia Houlan pushed open the curtain, and looked at Sun Ce with a half-smile: "I heard, how many times do you want to call Zilong brother-in-law?"

Sun Ce laughed to cover up: "Junzheng must have misheard."

Unexpectedly, Xia Houlan's tone changed in the next moment: "Actually, I also want to hear you call Zilong brother-in-law a few times."

Sun Ce's smile stopped abruptly, and he looked at Xia Houlan in astonishment.

"Don't be so surprised, Zilong is a person who respects etiquette." Xia Houlan chuckled: "Since Zilong married your younger sister, it is also in line with etiquette for you to call her brother-in-law, so don't worry about it."

"Zilong is still wondering why you keep avoiding him recently. Did you use too much force last time and beat you so hard that you didn't even have the courage to lift a gun."

Sun Ce frowned, "How could I not even have the courage to lift a gun!"

With Xia Houlan's explanation, the awkwardness in Sun Ce's heart gradually disappeared.

Zhao Yun doesn't mind these little things, so why should Sun Ce care too much?
Zhou Yu asked, "The army is looking for us, is there something important?"

Xia Houlan restrained her voice and said, "General Zhao will select five hundred white-robed cavalry to go to Yijing City to escort Gongsun Zan's family back to Qingzhou. Both of you must go together."

Sun Ce was taken aback: "But I haven't been in the training camp for a full year yet."

Xia Houlan said: "This is an urgent task from Zheng Junshi, and I want you two to go with me by name."

Zhou Yu was puzzled: "Baipao Ying entered Jizhou, so he became a turtle in the urn? Yuan Shao is not a good person. I don't think he will let Baipao Ying escort Gongsun Zan's family back to Qingzhou easily."

Xia Houlan looked at Zhou Yu's eyes with a little more appreciation: "Your doubts, Zheng Junshi will solve your doubts for you. Let's go to the command tent together, Zheng Junshi has been waiting for a long time."

Zhou Yu's heart shuddered.

Zheng Ping came to the Baipao Camp in person, and asked himself to go with Sun Ce by name. This trip to Yijing City was not as simple as simply escorting Gongsun Zan's family!
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce looked at each other, and followed Xia Houlan to the handsome tent.

I could only hear Zheng Ping's unhurried voice ringing in my ears: "Everyone is here, let's start. In addition to escorting Gongsun Zan's family, your mission this time will also serve as a bait."

bait.

Zhou Yu's expression froze, and he had a faint guess.

(End of this chapter)