Cao Thief

Chapter 637 Sheep (13)

"The key to the situation in Nanyang is not in Nanyang."

Wuyin, government office.

Under the watchful eyes of Cao Peng, Wei Yan and others, the newly-appointed Nanyang County Prime Minister, Yang Qin, is talking eloquently.

A giant sand table is placed in the center of the hall.On the other hand, Yang Qi stood beside the sand table, pointing Jiangshan with some high-spirited spirit.

This giant sand table covers almost half of Southeast Yang's landforms.

It took nearly three months and countless money to complete this sand table.On the sand table, mountains, rivers and rivers are clearly visible at a glance, and cities and villages are clearly visible.From Niulanlei Pavilion in the northernmost part of Nanyang County to the Broken Snake Hill by the Cuoshui River in the south of Nanyang County, all are displayed on the sand table.The three-color flag, red for Liu Biao, green for Liu Bei, and black for Cao Cao.There are clear distinctions between each other, but some places seem to be jagged, which makes people feel confused and even unclear.

"That Zilu thinks, where is the key to the situation in Nanyang?"

Wei Yan asked suddenly.

As the second in command of the military in Nanyang County, Wei Yan is naturally qualified to ask Yang Qin.

Yang Qin glanced at Cao Peng who was standing beside Wei Yan, saw that Cao Peng bowed his head in thought and didn't speak a word, so he pretended to be brave enough to explain.

This is his chance!
Everyone knows that Yang Yu's wife is Cai Wenji's younger sister.

This time he came to serve as Nanyang Juncheng, and his salary suddenly changed from the original six hundred shi to a real thousand shi, which can be said to be a big step forward.

Cao Peng also took good care of Yang Fen.

In this, there is of course the reason why Cao Cao took the post of Yang Yu, but there are also factors for Cai Wenji's face.

Otherwise, Cao Peng can reject Cao Cao, or after accepting Yang Qi, he can be completely idle.However, Cao Peng entrusted him with an important task.

In the prefect's mansion, Deng Zhi and Du Ji, who were originally brought from Xu Du, have been dispatched.

The remaining Lu Yu is mainly responsible for the affairs of Nanyang Truth.Although Lu Hao and Pu Yangyi are Cao Peng's confidantes, they can't take on important responsibilities for a while.Therefore, Cao Peng handed over most of the affairs to Yangqi, especially some specific affairs, which were completely handled by Yangqi.But there is a problem... the prestige of Yang Fen is far from being accepted by Wei Yandian, Man Xu Yi and others.In many cases, the official letters sent by Yang Qi had to be returned to Cao Peng for processing, which caused many affairs that could not be resolved in a timely manner.

This is especially true for some military affairs.

So, Cao Peng thought of a way to let Yang Qin show his talent and learning in front of Wei Yan and others, so that everyone can be convinced.

"The key to Nanyang's situation lies in Liaodong, the three counties."

"Uh?"

Wei Yan raised his head, with a faint smile on his face, "The three counties of Liaodong are thousands of miles away from Nanyang, why do you say the key is there?"

Yang Qi couldn't help feeling inexplicably nervous.

Wei Yan is a man with an unruly temperament, and he is notoriously a stabbing head.

When Cao Peng took office, Wei Yan once said: Nanyang is not Cao Sanpian, and no one can rule it.

It sounds like he is flattering Cao Peng.But in fact, it was also Wei Yan's attitude.Under the rule of Nanyang County, I don't recognize anyone except Cao Peng.On the one hand, Cao Peng and Wei Yan have known each other for ten years. They have been through storms and hardships together, and have an irreversible friendship.On the other hand, Wei Yan came out of Zhennanyang and has always been the top leader of the military.Even when Xiahou Dun was in Nanyang, Wei Yan didn't particularly approve of it.I can obey your orders, but it doesn't mean I agree with your proposition.That is to say, if Cao Peng called to come here today, if it were another person, Wei Yan would probably ignore it and would not attend at all.Yang Fen had been rejected by Wei Yan many times, so it was also a headache.Now, when Wei Yan opened his mouth to ask, he felt tremendous pressure in his heart, and even felt a little inexplicably uneasy.

Cao Peng's attitude towards him is very friendly!

Even entrusted with important tasks...

But if under such circumstances, he still can't do a good job, he will never even think about gaining a firm foothold in Nanyang in the future.

At least, people like Wei Yan might not look him in the eye.

Nanyang's military forces are extremely tyrannical.

Not to mention Wei Yan...Dian Man and Xu Yi are both arrogant soldiers with deep backgrounds.One is the son of Dianwei, the general of Huben Zhonglang, and the other is the descendant of General Huwei.The two have served in the army since they were young, and have gone through countless battles, which can be called outstanding military exploits.

If they can't make them value themselves, then even with Cao Peng's support, life will not be easy for Yang Qi.

Yang Yu took a deep breath, "Even Liaodong is thousands of miles away from Nanyang.

But the magnitude of the battle has attracted the attention of many people.Jingxiang and Liu Biao, although they don't want to be enemies with the prime minister now, it is because the prime minister is powerful; Jiangdong Sun Quan has been silent, not submitting to the prime minister, but waiting for the opportunity.Not to mention Liu Zhang in Xichuan and Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, neither of them are idle people.If the battle in Liaodong goes well, then Sun Quan, Liu Zhang and others will not dare to act rashly.But if the war in Liaodong is still resolved after autumn, then Sun Quan and others will definitely not sit back and watch the prime minister smash Liaodong and unify the overall situation in the north.

After the autumn harvest, Sun Liu and others had sufficient food and grass, so they must take action.

At that time, if the prime minister could not resolve the Liaodong war, there would inevitably be turmoil in Nanyang.Liu Biao is likely to give Liu Bei support when the time comes.And Liu Bei occupies Wancheng, once he raises troops, his beacon will inevitably spread throughout Nanyang County.The prefect's pressure will also increase. "

Cao Peng nodded slightly.

After thinking for a while, Wei Yan also thought what Yang Qin said made sense.

"Zilu thinks, what should I do?"

Yang Yu seemed a little hesitant, and glanced at Cao Peng.

Cao Peng was deep in thought, so he didn't pay attention.

On the contrary, Wei Yan saw it, and immediately showed dissatisfaction, "Zi Lu, just say what you think, hesitating, it's not a man's doing."

This is also for Cao Peng's face.

If it had been someone else, Wei Yan would have sprayed it as a 'girl' long ago, and Yang Shen would lose all face.

Only then did Cao Peng wake up.

"Zilu, but it's okay to say."

"Prefect..."

"Hey, there are no outsiders here. Don't call me 'Taishou Taishou'. Your nephew is my disciple. Speaking of which, you and I are also a family. Why be so polite. You call me an official position in front of outsiders. I don't say anything. But Wen Chang and the second brother and the third brother are all from our own family, so you can call me by my name if you are free."

"The subordinate obeys the order."

That "family" made Yang Shen very happy.

This shows that Cao Peng very much recognizes his existence.

Before, in order to make friends with Cao Peng, the Yang family spent a lot of thought.

Yang Xu paid money to buy a property by the Donglin Lake in Xingyang, but falsely claimed that it was owned by Cai Yong, and invited Cai Yan who was born in the northwest to return to the Central Plains.

Although Cao Peng didn't show anything, it can be seen that he is very grateful to the Yang family.

Now, Yang Yu is working under Cao Peng's account and needs Cao Peng's care even more.

"Since taking office, Youxue has been stabilizing the situation and making good friends with Nanyang tycoons.

There is nothing wrong with this strategy.It is even said that Youxue's approach is an old way to seek the country.But the problem is that blindly stabilizing the situation is far from enough.Youxue should take the initiative to attack and play a game, giving Nanyang Haoqiang a little shock.The Nanyang Truth News was appreciated by Nanyang Haoqiang.But there is still a lack of deterrent power... I also know that Youxue is worried that Liu Biao and Liu Bei will be angered, and the two will join hands to make the situation in Nanyang even more chaotic, and even spread to Xudu.In fact, I think that there is no need for you to worry about this. "

“How come you see?”

"Liu Biao is currently bedridden with illness, ignoring political affairs at all.

Most of the affairs in Jingzhou are controlled by the Cai brothers and sisters, with the help of the Kuaiyue brothers... The previous friends learned that "Jingzhou affairs are governed by Jing people", which has been recognized by the Jingxiang family.And the vigilance of the Jingxiang family towards Liu Bei, needless to say, can be regarded as hatred.Prior to this, the Cai family had tried to win over Liu Bei, but was rejected by Liu Bei.If there is a conflict with Liu Bei, I am afraid that the Cai brothers will not give him any help, and even restrain him... As for Liu Bei, although he is sitting in Wancheng, his foundation is far less stable than that of Youxue.There is nothing wrong with Youxue's gentleness.But you must know that while Youxue is stabilizing the situation, Liu Bei is actually expanding his power.

He has Zhuge Liang, Xun Chen and others under his command, all resourceful men.

The longer the time drags on, Youxue can certainly strengthen the foundation, but at the same time, Liu Bei will also expand his influence..."

Cao Peng was silent after hearing this!

What Yang Qi said seems to make sense.

He seemed to have made the mistake he made back then when he was in Hexi.

Seek stability, seek stability too much...

At that time, it was Li Ru and others who reminded him to wake up, and then he took the initiative to attack and won a big victory in the Northwest; now, although the situation in Nanyang is more complicated than that in the Northwest, it is indeed too steady to be pure and gentle.Deterrence without force, no matter how stable it is, is a castle in the air.

but……

Before Cao Peng could speak, Wei Yan spoke first: "What Zilu said is also what Yan thinks.

Youxue, the whole of Nanyang is waiting to see what you can do.There is nothing wrong with seeking stability, but it can be more than seeking stability, I am afraid that it will cause some people to have distracting thoughts. "

"Wenchang, you also think that I should attack?"

"Of course!"

Cao Peng took a deep breath, fell into deep thought, and stopped talking.

After a while, he suddenly asked: "Master Wen, if I draw Yuande and Zifan out, you will have to bear the pressure of Bowang and Xi'e alone, can you hold on?"

Draw Dianman and Xu Yi?
Wei Yan was startled, and frowned slightly.

Today, the four counties of Nanyang in the north rely entirely on the three of Wei Yan to stand on their feet to maintain the current situation.

If Dianman and Xu Yi are taken away...

The pressure on Naye County will inevitably increase.

After Wei Yan pondered for a moment, he suddenly laughed loudly: "If Liu Bei takes Guanzhang as the vanguard and has more than ten thousand soldiers, Yan can stop him from learning from friends; if Liu Bei does not exceed ten thousand, and Guan Zhang does not reach, Yan can swallow him. North The four counties, with Wei Yan around, will never be taken advantage of by Liu Bei, Youxue just rest assured."

Cao Peng's eyes couldn't help but brighten up.

He raised his head and looked at Wei Yan.

In my mind, I couldn't help flashing the shadow of Du Bo, the soldier of Yiyang, the Nine Girls City.

According to history, Wei Yan was rebellious.

But his unruly, but there is enough capital.

At least in Cao Peng's opinion, Wei Yan's ability may not be inferior to Guan Zhang's.Otherwise, when Xiahou Dun defeated Wancheng, Wei Yan was able to take Jiyang back from Liu Bei.His ability is by no means as unbearable as it is said in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, even better than Guan Yu and others.

"Ah Fu, are you going to fight Liu Bei?

Where to start? "

Dianman and Xu Yi stood up excitedly, looked at Cao Peng and asked.

Cao Peng, on the other hand, smiled and said nothing, a strange light flashed in his eyes...

(End of this chapter)