Three Kingdoms: Do you call this a weak counselor? !

Chapter 159: Zhang Xiu is about to be beaten

"Gaojiu, I'm going to knock off that embroidery, what do you think?"

After Cao Cao came to Zhang Cheng, he worked one after another.

After filling his stomach, Cao Cao had time to speak and looked at Zhang Cheng as he revealed the biggest purpose of his visit.

Yes, Cao Cao wants to take action against Zhang Xiu.

"Father-in-law, I think you have such a good idea.

It is necessary to take down Zhang Xiu. "

Zhang Cheng was not surprised at all when he heard Cao Cao say such words.

After all, the place Zhang Cheng occupies now is very delicate.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu took their troops and went to join Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

Then Liu Biao stationed Zhang Xiu and others in the Wancheng area.

If Cao Cao did not follow his own advice and moved the capital to Xuchang, that would be the capital.

Zhang Xiu was stationed in Wancheng, but he was not that eye-catching in Cao Cao's eyes.

But following Cao Cao, he moved the capital to Xudu.

So Zhang Xiu's stationing in Wancheng was too eye-catching for Cao Cao.

Because Wancheng is too close to Xudu, where the emperor is located, only four hundred miles away.

If you travel day and night, it will only take two days and two nights at most to directly kill Xu Du.

Now Xudu has become the capital and the new core point of the place occupied by Boss Cao.

Under the current circumstances, Xu Du can be said to be very unstable.

Especially where Zhang Xiu is, the position is too subtle.

It is said that Zhang Xiu occupied the south gate of Xudu.

In a place like this, there is a person like Zhang Xiu.

Cao Cao was really worried.

And this Liu Biao didn't look at how much Cao Cao said he didn't care about Liu Biao when he and Liu Bei were drinking wine and discussing heroes.

But in fact, Cao Cao was still very wary of Liu Biao.

Liu Biao had previously joined forces with him to defeat Yuan Shu, and now he had Zhang Xiu leading Xiliang's elite soldiers and horses to seek refuge.

With the two of them united, if they really take action.

It is indeed easy for him to suffer losses.

And Liu Biao also had enough reasons to attack him.

Not to mention the rest, Liu Biao's status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty is the biggest reason.

You can let Liu Biao do this kind of thing.

If Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu came to attack together, it would be really stressful for Cao Cao.

In this case, according to Cao Cao's character, he would naturally choose to take the initiative.

Get rid of Zhang Xiu as a threat as quickly as possible.

In this way, there is no need to be there every day, worrying and taking precautions, which makes me feel uncomfortable.

The position of Wancheng occupied by Zhang Xiu was very important.

It is a traffic artery that connects north and south and connects east and west.

Li Jue, Guo Si and others in Guanzhong wanted to come out to attack Cao Cao and seize the emperor.

Then come out from Wuguan and take this road directly to the place where Wancheng and Zhang Xiubing merge.

This is the best route to advance.

Not only is the distance close, but there are people taking care of it, so there is no danger.

Zhang Xiu was originally a soldier from Xiliang, and he had a deep relationship with Li Jue, Guo Si and others.

Although it was a bit unpleasant before.

But later, if they join together again, there will be no surprises.

So no matter which way you look at it, Cao Cao will go to Wancheng and Zhangxiu.

Then he took control of Wancheng in his own hands.

Only by controlling Wancheng in your own hands can you control the southern gate of Xudu.

It's safe enough for him here.

If there will really be a conflict with Yuan Shao and others in the north in the future, then there is no need to worry that someone will stab Xu Du directly.

In addition to history, Cao Cao indeed led troops to attack Wancheng.

Therefore, under this situation, Zhang Cheng was not surprised that Cao Cao said such things.

"I don't know what Gao's opinion is on this matter?"

Cao Cao saw that Zhang Cheng was not surprised at all when he told him about attacking Wancheng, and he was very calm about it.

He knew that according to Gao Judaneng, he would be able to think of this matter and know the reason for sending troops.

Now it seems that this is indeed the case, Gao had already expected this.

Even if this is the case, if Gao Zai had expected it, it means that Gao Zai had some opinions on this.

In fact, before this, Cao Cao had already discussed this matter with many of his counselors.

There are already many countermeasures.

But Cao Cao still wanted to come to Chenliu County and ask Zhang Cheng again.

Let’s see what Zhang Cheng’s opinion is on this matter.

See if there is any better way.

I hope Zhang Cheng can surprise him.

Zhang Cheng heard this and said: "My lord, I think this is a military plan, so I won't take action if I can."

In many situations, subduing the enemy's troops without fighting is the wisest thing to do.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu are both pretty good in my opinion.

I had some contact with them before.

And they also made an agreement that after they welcome the emperor, they will defect to the lord's side.

But at that time, it was an agreement made with Zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji.

Now that Zhang Ji is dead, there is an important reason why Zhang Xiu and others will violate their original agreement and go to Wancheng.

But no matter what, this agreement still exists.

"I will write a letter here first, and my lord will send someone to send it to Zhang Xiu in Wancheng.

Persuading Zhang Xiu to surrender.

Mentioned the previous agreement and made some preferential conditions, waiting for Zhang Xiu and others' reply.

From now on, the Lord may be able to complete the plan without any effort.

Not only did he take over many places, but also kill Liu Biao with his backhand, and get Zhang Xiu and many of Xiliang's elite soldiers and horses under his command.

There is also a counselor like Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe, why not do it?
Hearing what Zhang Cheng said, Cao Cao laughed and said, "What Gao said is exactly what I want.

Then please ask me for help and write a letter as soon as possible. I will send someone to send it to Zhang Xiu right away.

There are letters from Gaojiao, and now that I think about it, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu will definitely surrender.

This is indeed the most cost-effective. "

Hearing what Cao Cao said, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile.

This boss Cao is really a scheming dog.

This guy had obviously made plans before he came.

I want myself to write a letter and send it to Wancheng.

With the help of previous events, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu were recruited and surrendered.

After the result came to him, he didn't say it directly.

Instead, I have to let myself take the initiative to tell this matter.

This is really interesting.Zhang Cheng secretly complained about Boss Cao, and then he simply asked someone to bring a pen and paper and start writing a letter.

As a result, as soon as Zhang Cheng wrote, Cao Cao looked at Zhang Cheng's handwriting and immediately became less happy.

I just felt my eyes hurt terribly.

Not long ago, Cao Ang, who stood aside and participated in the whole process without saying a word, was seriously shocked here, watching his grandpa and Mr. Gao Jiu having a conversation and learning skills. .

Looking at these words written by Zhang Cheng, his eyes widened.

In other words, he really didn't expect that Mr. Gao Jiu, a wise and talented man with both civil and military skills, would be so shocking in his writing skills.

Is this something he, a counselor, can write?
This word is completely inconsistent with Mr. Gaojiu’s status and persona!
Zhang Cheng really wanted to tell them that his calligraphy had improved a lot in the recent period due to diligent study and practice.

If it were from the beginning, it would definitely shock them even more.

Isn't it just the words, the writing is a little ugly?As for such a big reaction?

It’s good if you can recognize it. Isn’t the horizontal line I wrote horizontally and vertical not vertical?

Zhang Cheng sniffed secretly.

"Forget it, stop writing, just step aside.

Read it to me and I will write it.

Otherwise, just send it with your handwriting, and others will look down upon it. "

Cao Cao stood here and after watching it for a while, he finally couldn't stand it anymore.

He waved his hands repeatedly and drove Zhang Cheng aside.

Then I picked up a new piece of paper and wrote here.

At this time, there is already paper that is convenient for writing.

However, due to the production process and other reasons, the amount of paper is not particularly large.

Especially paper that is easy to write on.

In addition, there is another bamboo and wooden script that has been handed down from long ago.

Such writing tools have formed a habit, and many people who have been exposed to bamboo slips from the beginning will instinctively continue to choose bamboo slips for writing and reject paper.

I feel that paper is far behind bamboo slips when it comes to writing.

The first is that it cannot be preserved for a long time.

However, Zhang Cheng, a person from later generations, has a special liking for paper.

I feel deeply saddened by the bamboo slips and wooden slips, which are characteristic products of this era.

So when he is writing, he will use paper instead, and will never touch bamboo slips or wooden slips.

Cao Cao had no choice but to stay with Zhang Cheng and follow the local customs.

He sat here first, endured the pain in his eyes, and copied everything Zhang Cheng had written not long ago, and then asked Zhang Cheng to continue talking, and he wrote here.

So Zhang Chengcheng sat down and poured a cup of tea.

While drinking tea slowly and leisurely, he slowly spoke some words.

As he spoke, Cao Cao sat aside and wrote furiously.

Such a scene made Cao Ang stunned.

After all, judging from the current situation, the identities between my grandfather and Mr. Gao Jiu seem to have been exchanged.

It seems that my grandpa is like Mr. Gao Jiu's assistant.

Mr. Gao Jiu is like the lord.

By the way, since he can remember, he has never seen his grandpa do anything like this to anyone.

As a result, now that I have come to Mr. Gaojiu, everything has changed.

Cao Ang was shocked and kept all this in mind.

Recall in my mind that my grandfather had taught me some methods of getting along with Mr. Gao Jiu before this.

Immediately there was a deeper understanding, a deeper understanding.

He secretly wrote it down, feeling that these were very valuable assets.

After a while, when he looked at the handwriting written by Mr. Gao Jiu, Cao Ang couldn't help but cover his eyes again and blinked hard.

I feel that my eyes are extremely uncomfortable.

To this day, he is still very shocked.

I don’t understand why Mr. Gao Jiu, as an extremely powerful person and the number one counselor under his grandfather, can write such shameful handwriting.

It's almost the same as those children who just started holding pens.

Soon Zhang Cheng finished dictating the letter.

Cao Cao, the tool man, also finished writing it.

Leave it here, blow on it, and wait for the ink to dry.

While waiting for the ink to dry, Cao Cao also admired his calligraphy.

I still think my handwriting looks better.

It was also at this time that Cao Ang, who had been silent until now, finally couldn't help but speak.

Wang thought about Zhang Chengdao: "Mr. Gaojiu... this letter is written like this. Will this embroidery really come?"

There won't be any side effects, right? "

Cao Ang's worries are not unreasonable.

After all, he was here listening to the entire process just now!
What Mr. Gao Jiu said was fine.

But when I got to the back, I was really not polite at all.

He said it with murderous intent, and the threat was quite sufficient.

He went to persuade him to surrender, but he wrote such a murderous letter and sent it to him.

Under such circumstances, would you really not push people toward Liu Biao?

Zhang Cheng said: "It's okay.

To some people, you need to be polite when speaking.

But for some people, we can't be so polite.

The more murderous you are, the more rude you are.

The more he thinks you are difficult to offend and thinks you are capable.

I want to come to your side and help you with things.

This is called the one-monkey-one-tether method.

After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Cao Ang immediately remembered Zhang Cheng's actions and words in his heart.

At the same time, I was also very curious and amused about what Zhang Cheng said, one monkey and one bolt.

Cao Cao, who was standing next to him, burst into hearty laughter.

“One monkey, one bolt method, this idea is quite novel.

But it sounds very appropriate indeed.

Gaojiu, this time it's up to you.

Can you get Zhang Xiu and others with just one letter? "

After sitting here and talking a lot with Zhang Cheng, Cao Cao left Zhang Cheng with satisfaction.

When Cao Cao left, Zhang Cheng just casually went to the door, saw Cao Cao off, went through the procedures, and then immediately returned to the mansion.

After all, the weather has become very cold at this time.

When the cold wind blows outside, how can you return to a warm room and feel comfortable?

After Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he immediately had Zhang Cheng's letter sent to Zhang Xiu in Wancheng.

I want to see what the reactions of Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu and others are.

It is best if they surrender immediately after receiving the letter.

A few days later, Zhang Xiu in Wancheng received a letter from Cao Cao.

After learning that this letter was written by Zhang Cheng, Zhang Xiu did not dare to neglect and immediately called Jia Xu to watch it together...

(End of this chapter)