Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 131 Chen Qun enters Jiangdong, Cao Sun alliance
Xun Yu looked at the happy expression on Prime Minister Cao's face, shook his head and frowned slightly.

"Oh?"

Cao Cao stopped laughing: "The three of them are close friends of Zhuge Wolong, and Zhuge Wolong is Zhuge Wende's most trusted person. He must be able to learn a thing or two about Zhuge Wende from Wolong. That plan you made last time , that’s great. But I don’t know if we have arrived in Jingzhou now?”

Xun Yu bowed and said: "The letter has been sent out a long time ago. According to the schedule, it will have arrived in Jingzhou and will be in Zhuge Ming's hands soon. However, this strategy may not work. I am afraid that not only will it fail to achieve success, but it will make Zhuge Liang understand. The nature of his three so-called 'close friends' will make it more difficult for them to pull off tricks in the future if they are on guard!"

Cao Cao nodded, then couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that Zhuge Wende, a great talent, would be bullied like this by those two bastards Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in Jingzhou. If I had known this, I would not have beaten Yuan Shao. We must also go to Jingzhou first to destroy Liu Biao and win over Zhuge Wende."

Cao Cao said this, his heart aroused, and he stood up suddenly, with a trace of excitement in his eyes: "If I hold Zhuge Wende in my hand at this time, who in the world should I fear? What about Jiangdong, Xichuan, and Xiliang! Gu Xin can be picked up in my hand like a child. Childish!"

Xun Yu nodded and murmured: "Zhuge is such a talented person that we can't match him and feel ashamed. But things should not be rushed. We need to do it steadily and step by step. If Xun Yu is not talented in the affairs of the capital and the rear, he will take care of it for the prime minister. Get ready."

Cao Cao felt a bit desolate when he heard Xun Yu's words.

A gust of wind blew by, causing the wax candles on the table to flicker. Although it was spring, the midnight wind was still a bit cold.

"I am already over fifty years old, and my years are wasted. I hate God for not taking the New Year off!"

Cao Cao suddenly stood up, and a sad atmosphere instantly filled the lobby.

"To die at sixty is not to say that you will die young. But if you don't calm down the world and sweep across the world, you will never die in peace."

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu's already gray hair with pity in his eyes.Xun Yu is ten years younger than him, but years of overloaded work have long taken away his health.

Xun Yu lowered his head in silence. After a long time, he raised his head and said in a low and hoarse voice: "Prime Minister, although my body is no longer what it used to be, I can still do it. If ten years later, the big man still cannot dominate the world. , then you and I are both old and may regret this life."

Cao Cao's eyes suddenly became sharp, as if he was about to cut the world apart with a knife, and his voice became extremely firm: "I will return to Wancheng tomorrow! My fate is up to me, not God, I must kill Jingzhou and level Jiangdong. , Your Majesty and I will be famous on bamboo and silk, and our reputation will last forever!"

Xun Yu bowed and saluted again, and said with a bit of excitement: "If this is the case, the Prime Minister will be the number one hero of the Han Dynasty! Compared with Huo Guang and Xiao He in the past, he is even better!"

"The number one prime minister of the Han Dynasty must be the prime minister!"

Xun Yu lowered his head and clasped his hands, and shouted while lying down, but he did not pay attention to Cao Cao's face. The moment he heard "the great man's name", a trace of anger and murderous intent flashed across his face.

……

The next day, Cao Cao bid farewell to the emperor.Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie and other officials sent him out of the city gate.

Cao Cao rode in a chariot, and Xiahou Dun led two thousand armored cavalry to guard the front and rear, with flags waving and strong winds hunting, all the way to Wancheng.

After entering Wancheng and being greeted by the civil and military generals, Cao Cao led the five counselors into the tent to discuss important matters.

"Is there any news from Jingzhou today?"

After Cao Cao sat down, he put his hands on the table, looked around at the five counselors, and asked.

Chen Qun opened his mouth and said: "Jingzhou scouts sent out a new newspaper last night, but the content is unbelievable and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false."

Cao Cao rolled his eyes and looked at Chen Qun: "What's so weird about it? Tell me."

Zhong Yao reached out and took out a folded newspaper from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Qun. Chen Qun held it in his hand and cupped his hands and said: "Recently, there is a rumor from the scouts in Xiangyang City that Liu Bei promised to transfer the military and horse power of the nine counties of Jingxiang to Zhuge Wen. Virtue. There is also the saying, 'If I, Liu Bei, have no talent, I will be my military advisor'."

"Liu Bei started his career from Taoyuan in Zhuo County. It is rare that he is here today. I don't know why he dared to trust Zhuge so much and gave Zhuge the military talisman of 20 soldiers and horses in Jingxiang. Does the Prime Minister think this is strange?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he stumbled and sighed, clapped his hand on the table and said, "This is Xun Wenruo's plan to alienate people! Liu Bei's big-eared thief actually resolved it like this, making my plan useless!"

The five great counselors were in Wancheng and knew nothing about Xun Yu's advice in Xuchang.Now when they heard Cao Cao's words, everyone was dumbfounded and didn't know what his plan was.But looking at the disappointed and peaceful look on the Prime Minister's face, it must be that this plan is extremely mysterious. The Prime Minister originally thought that this plan could achieve a great goal, but in the end it failed miserably and failed.

Cao Cao threw Cui Zhouping, Shi Guangyuan, and Meng Gongwei into Xun Lingjun's mansion, and revealed the secret of Zhuge Wende's experience in one sentence.Xun Yu wrote a book thousands of miles away, and roughly stated his plan to sow discord between Liu Bei and Zhuge.

After Xun You heard this, he also sighed and said: "Although Liu Bei has no talent in leading troops, he is capable of leading generals. He is similar to the great ancestor Liu Bang in the past. Liu Bang dared to use Han Xin as the commander of the three armies to fight with Xiang Yu and rule the world. Now Liu Bei When he first took charge of Jingzhou, he dared to give all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou and his own life and death to Zhuge Wende. Such courage is rare in ancient times!"

Cheng Yu took two steps forward, pointed to a picture of mountains and rivers in the big tent, and analyzed: "Although there are Sun Quan, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Ma Chao, Zhang Lu and other powerful people in the world today, the biggest enemies are still Liu Bei and Sun Quan. . The rest, including Ma Chao, are all mediocre people and are nothing to worry about. Sun Quan has been established for three generations, has complete civil and military affairs, stable order, and is unbreakable. Jingzhou was initially settled, and people's hearts were surrendering. It could have been broken. But Zhuge Wende's The sudden appearance caused us to raise troops many times, but all failed..."

Cao Cao said with great annoyance: "This is what I mean, that's why I made a plan with Xun Yu and wanted to alienate him. As long as Zhuge Wende leaves Jingzhou, I will have a way to conquer the nine counties of Jingzhou within one month!" But Liu Bei is cunning and won’t take the bait at all!”

Jia Xu stood up slowly. Although his voice was low, every word was like a nail in the coffin: "Prime Minister, despite this, we have discussed and come up with a plan to disrupt Jingzhou Jiangdong. If he can't respond in two places, our army can defeat them one by one. .”

Cao Cao sat down again, stretched out his hand to signal and said: "How about the plan? Come and let me hear it."

Jia Xu paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. After a few seconds, he opened his mouth and said: "There are now 20 troops stationed in Fancheng, and the food and grass have been exhausted. If we don't replenish it in time, we will soon run out of food. But the chaos in Jingzhou has begun, how can there be an extra supply of food and grass?" "

"I predict that Jingzhou will definitely ask for help from Jiangdong. If Sun Quan doesn't lend him food, Liu Bei will definitely be resentful, and the alliance between Sun and Liu will collapse."

"My lord can send an envoy to Poyang Lake to meet Zhou Yu, state the interests and benefits, promise to divide Jingzhou equally, and ask him to refuse to provide grain and grass assistance to Jingzhou!"

Cao Cao shook his head and waved his hands again and again: "This plan will not work!"

"My intention to station troops in Jiangdong is known to the whole world. Doesn't Zhou Yu still know that if Zhou Yu agrees to this matter of seeking skin from a tiger, he will no longer be the young Zhou Lang of Jiangdong! This trip will bring humiliation to himself and is meaningless!"

"Besides, whether Jiangdong borrows grain depends on Sun Quan, not Zhou Yu. When we ask Zhou Yu, it's like treating a headache with a foot, and treating a foot with a headache. There is no reason!"

Xun You hurriedly took a step forward, stood side by side with Jia Xu, bowed and said, "Prime Minister, don't worry, please listen to my analysis."

"As the Prime Minister said, it is up to Sun Quan to decide whether Zhou Yu borrows food and grass. We did not ask Sun Quan, but asked Zhou Yu, which is just a tactic to alienate. Sun Quan is not Liu Bei, and Zhou Yu monopolizes the military power, leaving Poyang alone. , has become a big taboo. When he hears about this, he will definitely have a quarrel with Zhou Yu!" "And if Zhou Yu refuses to support Jingzhou, it will definitely make Liu Bei angry. By then, Liu Bei will be afraid of Jiangdong and deploy troops along the river to fortify it. Wouldn't it be possible to disperse them as well? Resist our troops moving south?"

After hearing this, Cao Cao turned from worry to joy and laughed!

"Jingzhou Jiangdong will surely be in my hands sooner or later!"

In Wancheng, Cao Cao is in charge, with nearly a million mercenaries watching him.

Everyone knows that if Cao Cao does not invade the south, and if the Sun and Liu families cannot resist it, the foundation of the two families in Jiangdong, Jingzhou, will cease to exist.

But at the border between Sun and Liu, there is no sense of harmony at all.

By rowing the river to govern, Sun and Liu soldiers and horses and boats on both sides of the strait patrolled back and forth and sometimes even passed by each other.But although chickens and dogs know each other, they have never interacted with each other since age and death. Even when we meet, we just nod or wave flags to say hello. The rest is more about me.

When Cao Cao went south for the first time in the past, Zhuge's military advisor would rather station his army in Fancheng alone, but also leave Jiangxia's 1 troops to garrison in place. They could not be transferred at will without the order of the military advisor.He even sent Jingzhou No. [-] general Guan Yu to Jiangxia to guard it.This shows that Zhuge Ming attaches great importance to Jiangxia!

After the death of Liu Biao, the young master Liu Qi became depressed and indulged in sexual activities every day. Soon he fell seriously ill and died.Guan Yu respected the orders of his military advisor and Liu Bei and buried Liu Qi in a place with rich geomantic omen in Jiangxia. A monument was erected to commemorate him. From then on, all the soldiers in Jiangxia belonged to Guan Yu and his son.

The night is deep.

In the military camps on both sides of the strait, the lights were scattered, like the few stars left in the sky on a dark and windy night, flickering on and off, appearing and disappearing.

On the entire river, except for the sound of huge waves blown by the river wind from time to time and beating against the cliffs on the shore, everything else was quiet and lifeless.

But at this moment, there is a small boat, sneaking into the water, like an arrow from the string, drifting in the middle of the river, downstream, riding the wind and waves, and sailing quickly.

On the small boat, there were only two helmsmen at the bow and stern, who controlled the balance and direction of the boat. In the cabin, under a weak lantern, sat a man in a green robe, dressed like a scholar.

It was Chen Qun, one of the five great counselors under Cao Cao!
In terms of resourcefulness and decisiveness, Chen Qun is not as good as Xun You; in terms of conspiracy and stratagem, Chen Qun is even worse than Jia Xu.When it comes to marching troops and setting up formations, and serving politics as the keynote, Chen Qun is not as good as Cheng Yu.But Chen Qun was extremely talented, well-read and had a strong memory. He was capable of all kinds of poems, lyrics, and songs. He was also good at eloquence, but he was a natural diplomat.

Therefore, Cao Cao sent him as an envoy to sneak across the Yangtze River under the light of night to meet Zhou Yu at Poyang Lake in order to sow discord!

His apparent purpose was to persuade Zhou Yu to leave Fancheng without providing any assistance.

But it doesn't stop there!

Zui Wen’s intention is not wine.As long as he entered Poyang Lake during this trip, he would have already won half the battle.As for whether Zhou Yu would really agree to isolate Jingzhou and not provide food and grass, that is a trivial matter.

……

At dawn, Chen Qun's boat wandered to the mouth of Poyang Lake.

The guards stopped the boat and reported it to the inner camp.Zhou Yu ordered Chen Qun to be brought into the lobby.

Both sides of the waterway are densely covered with cockroaches, which are as powerful as mountains.In the hall, all the generals were wearing heavy armor, with long swords and swords hanging on their waists. They were all murderous and majestic.

Before Chen Qun came here, he had already heard that Zhou Yu was the best at running an army and that Jiangdong's navy was unrivaled in the world. Looking at these warships today, these soldiers could not help but be secretly frightened: If they were to fight on land, the Prime Minister's army would not be afraid at all and could advance and retreat freely.But if he really annexes Jiangdong and fights at the risk of death, I am afraid it is not what the prime minister is good at.Even the prime minister doesn't have a decent naval force, so how can he deal with such a warrior who is familiar with water and has been on the battlefield for a long time?
"Chen Qun pays homage to the Governor. I have heard about the great reputation of the Governor for a long time. How lucky I am to meet you today!"

Chen Qun pretended to be calm and composed, turning a blind eye to the power of the generals on both sides. He came to the hall Zhou Yu, bowed and saluted, and said calmly.

"Chen Yushi is so elegant, how did he come to Poyang Lake? Could it be that Prime Minister Cao has some decree to make me a shepherd in Yizhou, or is he the governor of Chengdu?"

Zhou Yu looked gloomy and uncertain, looked at Chen Qun with a half-smile, and said lightly.

He was satirizing Cao Cao's past alienation tactics. In order to destroy the alliance between Sun and Liu, he specifically asked the emperor to appoint Zhou Yu as the governor of Xiangyang and Sun Quan as the pastor of Jingzhou.

As a result, Sun Quan was not fooled. Instead, with the help of Zhuge Liang, an alliance between Sun and Liu was achieved, and his lord also provided Jiang Xia with a gift of [-] shi of grain.

Liu Bei took charge of the post of Jingzhou Shepherd and proposed to Zhuge Ming to be the governor of Xiangyang. Zhuge's military advisor refused, so Liu Bei also took charge of the post of governor of Xiangyang and held it concurrently.

"When I came here, I also passed by Jiangxia. I saw boats passing by on the river, with strong murderous intentions. It seems that Liu Bei does not trust the governor, and he is more wary of the governor than my prime minister."

"In order to fight against my prime minister's troops, Liu Bei sent [-] troops to Fancheng. However, he placed all his naval assets, including Guan Yu's [-] naval troops, on a line along the river. Who is he guarding? The governor!"

Chen Qun smiled slightly and did not answer Zhou Yu's question. Instead, he got straight to the point and directly tested Sun Liu's relationship.

Zhou Yu didn't say anything when he suddenly heard someone in the tent shout angrily: "It's not difficult to understand! Although your Prime Minister Cao has millions of troops, he can't do anything to Liu Bei's mere [-] defenders. Fancheng is a small place. After fighting for more than half a month, we returned with no success and lost our troops and generals."

Chen Qun looked at him and saw that he was a veteran general with a pale face and white hair, a majestic aura, a broadsword on his back, and a weathered look on his face.

Zhou Yu pretended to scold him, turned around and smiled at Chen Qun and said, "This is Huang Gai, an old minister. He has been in Jiangdong for a long time and has refused to obey the rules. He actually despised the envoy in front of me. I hope Brother Changwen will forgive me."

Chen Qun hurriedly waved his hands and said with an apologetic smile: "How dare! How dare! Huang Gongfu, a veteran on the battlefield, has heard about his fame for a long time. When we meet today, it is better to be famous than to meet, and to meet is even more famous! With this kind of pressure, even the most powerful general in the world can't But that’s it.”

Han Dang's face was as heavy as water, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Chen Changwen has the talents of Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and is a debater in the world. Could it be that he came to Jiangdong today to alienate the relationship between our Sun and Liu families? If that is the case, I'm afraid, You’re going to have a wasted trip!”

Gan Ning, Lu Meng, Ling Tong and other generals all stared at Chen Qun with eager eyes, all wanting to condemn him.

Chen Qun looked calm, laughed, and said loudly: "Su Qin wore the seal of the Six Kingdoms, and Zhang Yi was the prime minister of Qin twice. They are all great talents of ancient times. How can I compare with them? But today I am here to pay homage to you. The Commander-in-Chief actually has a grudge to report back. I wonder if the Commander-in-Chief will listen?"

(End of this chapter)