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Chapter 13 The Value of "Yuan Shao"

After Cao Cao left the banquet angrily, he returned angrily to the hall where he usually handled affairs.

Soon Xun Yu and others followed.

Without the outsiders, Cao Cao could no longer suppress his anger and cursed, "How can Yuan Shao be so shameless! He can even say such shameless words!"

"I have clearly welcomed the emperor back to Xu County. When did he go to his Jizhou?!"

"Villain! Really a villain!"

Yuan Shao's move really disgusted Cao Cao to the extreme. He thought he was shameless enough, but who knew that Yuan Shao was even more shameless than him!

You know, he hadn't made up his mind to use the emperor to control the princes, but Yuan Shao directly put this hat on him. Now he is really in a mess, and he is in shit.

The most disgusting thing is that he wrote a special manifesto to scold him, and even blatantly talked nonsense, making up a story that the emperor escaped from him to Jizhou.

The key point is what he also said, "Hearing that the emperor is in trouble, I am worried day and night."

How can you say such words!

Jizhou is very close to Luoyang. If Yuan Shao had gone to welcome the emperor, Cao Cao would have had nothing to do with it. It was Yuan Shao who gave up this opportunity on his own initiative!

But now he turns around and covets the appeal of the title of Emperor and resorts to such despicable means!

It's really shameless!
"My lord, please calm down."

At this time, Cheng Yu spoke up and expressed his thoughts, "Yuan Shao is just lying. The real emperor is in our hands. Who would believe such a lie?"

"You only need to ask the emperor to issue an edict, and Yuan Shao's lies will be exposed."

But after Cheng Yu finished speaking, Xun Yu shook his head and said, "It's useless. Even if the emperor himself issues an edict, there will still be many people who will believe Yuan Shao."

Cheng Yu was stunned: "Why?"

Xun You smiled bitterly and added, "Because this is the reputation accumulated by the Yuan family from generation to generation, because he was born into a family with three officials in four generations, and because he was Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu, who dared to lead an army to fight against Dong Zhuo."

Cheng Yu was suddenly speechless.

He suddenly realized that the person who issued this manifesto was none other than Yuan Shao!

If it were Liu Biao or even Yuan Shu, I'm afraid not so many people would believe it, but it happened to be Yuan Shao!
Backed by the reputation accumulated by the Yuan family from generation to generation, and coupled with Yuan Shao's long-term deeds, his prestige has reached a terrifying level.

Who would not believe Yuan Shao when he said the emperor was in Jizhou?
Who would think that a hero who came from a prominent family and once led 18 princes to fight against Dong Zhuo was deceiving the people of the world?
Most people will choose to believe it. Even if they don’t believe it, they will just be suspicious at most. No one will think it is fake news.

This is the value of the name Yuan Shao!
"This is a despicable yet aboveboard conspiracy."

Xun You said so with emotion.

They knew that Yuan Shao was lying, but they had no way of making others believe that he was lying. This was the most infuriating thing.

Yang Xiu on the side also shook his head and said: "If this is the case, my lord will no longer have many people listening to him if he wants to use the name of the emperor to command the princes of the world."

"Even if some people know that Yuan Shao is lying, they will still use this as an excuse to refuse the emperor's edict."

Yang Xiu's face was full of regret, and he felt that Yuan Shao's move was really insidious.

But as soon as he said this, Xun You, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu all looked at him with strange eyes.

"What's wrong, am I right?"

Yang Xiu was a little confused as to why the three people were looking at him like that, and then he heard a cold voice.

"When did I ever say that I would use the name of the emperor to command the princes of the world?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Xiu, with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes, "Are you also going to follow Yuan Shao's example and slander me?!"

Yang Xiu was shocked when he heard this, and then he realized that he had said something wrong.

He was busy analyzing the impact and disadvantages of Yuan Shao's plan, but forgot that there were some things that could not be said. Just when he didn't know how to smooth things over, Xun Yu took the initiative to take over the conversation and said, "My lord, the most urgent thing is to think about what countermeasures we can have first."

Cao Cao withdrew his gaze from Yang Xiu and said impatiently, "Yuan Shao is using his reputation to pressure me. His words are more convincing than mine. What can I do to deal with him?"

After saying this, he seemed to remember something and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"It would be great if Xi Zhong was still here. He has always been quick-witted and full of ideas. If he were still here, he would definitely be able to come up with a plan."

Xi Zhong, as Cao Cao mentioned, was one of his former advisers, whose wisdom and strategy were far superior to those of Xun Yu and Xun You.

Unfortunately, this person died of illness several months ago.

"My lord, I think no matter what, we still need to let the emperor announce the situation to the world and reprimand Yuan Shao."

"If you don't respond, it will really prove that the emperor is in Jizhou, not Xu County, and people all over the world will think that you are a traitor."

Xun You said that this was the dumbest way, but it had to be done.

If you explain, others may not believe you, but if you don’t explain, others will definitely not believe you.

"I don't want to be involved in this matter. You can handle it yourself."

Cao Cao was extremely upset and didn't bother to deal with such things. At this moment, his mind was full of other things.

He looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Wen Ruo, do you know any famous scholars or talented people in Yingchuan? I am in great need of help right now."

Xun Yu and Xun You were talented in internal affairs and strategy, with excellent vision for the overall situation; Cheng Yu was a military general, and although he was intelligent, he was not a strategist.

As for Yang Xiu, although he had some wisdom, he was outspoken and made people dislike him.

There was a man named Xi Zhong before, who was quite intelligent and resourceful, but he died young.

Therefore, Cao Cao is now extremely eager for advisers.

As soon as he saw Yuan Shao's plan, he knew it was from one of his advisers, because he knew Yuan Shao and knew that given the other party's personality, it was impossible for him to have such courage.

If he had outstanding advisers like those under Yuan Shao, he would not have to be afraid of these conspiracies.

"There is one."

Xun Yu thought for a moment and replied.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "Who?"

Xun Yu replied, "This man's surname is Guo Jia, his courtesy name is Fengxiao, and he is from Yingchuan County. He is extremely intelligent and has made every possible plan. He is the only one I have ever seen in my life and can be called a genius."

Hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Where is he now? I want to go and invite him in person!"

Xun Yu seldom praised others. To receive such an evaluation from Xun Yu was enough to show how extraordinary this man named Guo Jia was.

"My lord, this man defected to Yuan Shao a few years ago."

Xun Yu coughed lightly and said.

Cao Cao was immediately furious: "Wen Ruo! Are you kidding me?"

Since they have already surrendered to Yuan Shao, what is there to talk to him about?
Xun Yu said calmly, "My lord, please be patient. Although this man has joined Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao has many talented people under him, so he has never been able to make use of him."

"I have been in frequent correspondence with him and have a close relationship with him. If you are interested, I would like to write a letter and ask him to come and join you."

Cao Cao then smiled again and said, "Well, write a letter quickly and ask Mr. Guo to come back!"

Xun Yu bowed and said yes.

(End of this chapter)