Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 175 Raising food and grass
  Like Xun Yu, he originally came to Shandong to raise food. It happened to be such a grand event, and it was also a lunar month review for the world's counselors. As counselors, how could they miss it?
  Needless to say, Xun Yu was the leader of counselors in the world in the last Yuedan Review, ranking first on the list. Now that ten years have passed, even though he doesn't have much ambition to compete, he still wants to know, in the past ten years, what other rising stars have been born in the world. How can these old bones still survive in today's world's strife? How much competition there is.

Liu Ye was different. He did not join the ranks of the five great counselors. He became the first person in Cao Cao's detachment to raise grain in Hebei. But in his heart, he did not give in. According to his own evaluation of himself, even if he could not be compared with Xun You and Jia Xu, he could at least be on par with Cheng Yu, and even worse than Chen Qun and Zhong Yao. Therefore, he also wanted to know very much, after the talents in the last Moon Dan Review withered, would he be lucky enough to participate in it?
  "Congratulations to Xun Lingjun for once again being selected as the first of the nine great counselors in the world in the Yuedan Review!"

Liu Ye raised the wine bowl, smiled heartily, and said in a long breath.

When the two of them discussed food and grass, they were both in a anxious and anxious mood. Now that the Yuedan Review was mentioned, Liu Ye's mood improved slightly.

Xun Yu smiled bitterly, picked up the wine bowl, clinked glasses with Liu Ye, and drank down the wine in one gulp.

"Who am I? Haven't you heard the meaning of Xu Shao's words?"

Liu Ye was startled, bowed and said, "Liu Ye is ignorant, please give me some advice from Lord Xun."

Xun Yu lowered his head and fondled the wine bowl in front of him, and said slowly: "Ten years ago, on the eve of the Battle of Guandu. Xu Shao was on the bank of the Yellow River evaluating the world's counselors, and I was ranked first. Guo Fengxiao is now ranked fourth. Although he is dead, the rankings of the people behind him are not at the top. It can be seen that there must be a peerless talent who will rise up and become one of the top five."

Liu Ye looked surprised, nodded and murmured: "Xun Lingjun didn't tell me, but I forgot about it. Considering the reputation of the counselors in the world, could it be that this peerless talent you mentioned is him..."

Liu Ye did not turn around, but gently pointed in the direction of Jingzhou in the southwest with the chopsticks in his hand.

Xun Yu hurriedly shook his head, waved his hands and said, "No! No!"

"He is a colorful phoenix. I can't wait for a pheasant, so how can he join us? The Tianzhi sweetheart in Xu Shao's mouth must be him!"

Liu Ye suddenly lost his composure and was shocked: "Zhuge Wende, is he really that powerful? Even you said that about him!"

Xun Yu looked up at Liu Ye, his face calm, but there was a hint of tremor in his words: "You are lucky to be far away from the war ahead. Always remember, don't compete with Zhuge Wende, otherwise You will die miserably, with no bones left! This person is so terrifying that even gods are afraid of him!"

"My Xun family in Yingchuan is considered a prominent family. It has been hundreds of years since the clan was founded, and I have never seen such a ridiculously resourceful person! This man is extremely intelligent and almost demonic, which makes me extremely frightened. He has made plans for the prime minister several times. He saw through them all one by one and resolved them calmly. Now even I have lost the courage to compete with him."

Liu Ye nodded. He was really dissatisfied and did not believe in Zhuge Wende's talent. But hearing that even Xun Lingjun, whom he admired most, said this, it showed how high Zhuge Wende's intelligence was, and he couldn't help but feel a little less jealous and dissatisfied.

"But something is wrong again!"

Liu Ye suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes and stared at Xun Yu and asked: "On the first day of the month, there are already four of the nine great counselors. Among the top five, although Guo Jia is missing, Zhuge Wende is added, and the five great counselors are complete. Why? Xu Shao is so hesitant, even though the world is urging him, he doesn’t dare to rank them? According to him, there are still huge variables in the ranking of the top five, and it will take time to decide."

"I just said that there must be a peerless talent who will emerge from nowhere. Zhuge Wende has already been famous all over the world, and he is in a league of his own, far ahead. Below him, there are five of me competing for the fourth spot!"

Xun Yu's face was suddenly filled with sadness. He raised his head and looked at the ceiling with empty eyes and murmured: "I, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Jia Xu, and the great talent who is about to appear, are among the five. One of them will definitely quit. Maybe death, maybe frustration. To be precise, one of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Jia Xu will definitely withdraw from Yuedan Ping!"

Liu Ye lowered his head and meditated. After a long time, he looked around at the five people and whispered: "Xun Lingjun is the governor of the rear and manages Xuchang. He is as stable as Mount Tai. There will be no problems. The peerless genius you mentioned is actually a new one. There is no immediate possibility of quitting.”

"So it's only Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Jia Xu. But I heard that Pang Tong lived in Jiangdong for a long time, and his ancestral home is Jingzhou. Now the Sun-Liu Alliance is resisting the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister's southern expedition, if the Sun-Liu Alliance succeeds , then both Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong will die or be captured. Then the two people who withdraw from Yuedan Ping will be considered."

"And just now Mr. Xun Ling said that one person would withdraw. Could it be that..."

"Will the Prime Minister lose..." Liu Ye suddenly turned pale and sweated profusely.

What a tragedy would it be if the Prime Minister was defeated by the Sun-Liu Alliance and [-] troops were reduced to nothing?
  The Prime Minister will always take revenge, so if he wins, it will be easy to say. If it is really a disastrous defeat, how can we give up? We will definitely raise troops again to take revenge. I am afraid that the financial resources of the Central Plains can no longer withstand the torment!
  Xun Yu stood up slowly with his body hunched over, holding the small wine jar with both hands, and filled Liu Ye with wine.

Liu Ye quickly stood up and wanted to take the wine jar, but was pushed away by Xun Yu.

After Xun Yu filled Liu Ye and himself, he placed the wine jar on the ground, stood up straight, frowned and said, "Although I am here, I am extremely worried about Hefei."

Liu Ye said: "I heard that since Zhang Liao's incident, the Prime Minister sent Xu Huang and Xiahou Mao as the left and right generals to command the troops and horses in Hefei and wait for the opportunity to invade Jiangdong. Our victory is that we have strong troops and horses, and we can fight on both sides. But Jiangdong has few troops. Weak, it is difficult to divide the troops to meet the enemy. Although Xu Huang cannot compare with Zhang Liao, he is also wise and courageous. Although Xiahou Mao has no real talent or knowledge, all the strong generals in the east of the Yangtze are in Poyang, and there are no generals who are good at fighting on the eastern front. I think this is the prime minister's plan. If you have merit, you may not lose!"

Xun Yu picked up the wine bowl: "Hefei is what I am worried about here!"

Liu Ye's expression changed and he approached Xun Yu in a low voice: "Is there any basis for Xun Lingjun's words?"

Xun Yu said: "I have sent twelve grain payments to Hefei, but the prime minister's grain urging documents are still coming like snowflakes."

"No one knows what's going on in Hefei now. It's not just to push for food, it's to push for food!"

"Nowadays, there are more and more troops and horses, but if there is no food and grass, the more troops and horses there are, the more troops and horses there are, but it will not increase the strength, but the burden will become heavier and heavier, and the faster the defeat will be... Even if no one attacks, you will be in disarray!"

Liu Ye suddenly stumbled and sighed, and said in surprise: "You and I are both making wedding clothes for others!"

"I'm afraid that not a single grain of the grain and grass that you and I raised will make it to Hefei, and all of it will fall into the hands of Sun Liu!"

Xun Yu smiled bitterly and nodded: "I'm afraid the food and grass we sent to Hefei is enough for the soldiers of Jingzhou to have enough food and clothing for a year..."

The two were silent, understanding each other tacitly, and drank three bowls of boring wine in a row.

Although Hefei is in his own hands, in fact, there seems to be a mysterious force that has already occupied it and even surrounded Hefei.

But it seems that it is not Jiangdong soldiers and horses, but Zhuge Wende!

They once again felt the terror of Zhuge Wende!
  "We need to raise food!"

"be quick!"

Xun Yu suddenly stood up and knocked over the newly filled wine bowl with his arm.

"No matter what, let's raise food and fodder first!"

(End of this chapter)