The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 192 Xun You's Conspiracy

In the twinkling of an eye, one month passed, and it was rare for Wei Tao to have no wars this month, and he was very relaxed with the girls.

I don't know why, Wei Tao can always feel these days, but Zhen Mi has a kind of unyielding feeling for himself, no longer as indifferent and blunt as before.

For such a situation, Wei Tao was naturally happy to see the results, and his relationship with Zhen Mi became increasingly close.

"My lord, Wuhuan really has the intention of invading."

On this day, Xun You came to report. It was Wei Tao who sent people to Youzhou to investigate. At this time, Xun You said slowly.

"However, it is said that Tian Yu's visit to Yuan Jun this time did not have any good results. Although he met Yuan Tan, he was treated arrogantly by Yuan Tan. Although he held back his anger, he did not get a reply in the end."

"Oh? Why is that?"

Wei Tao also knew that among the Yuan army, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were fighting against each other, and with his own side, there was no extra force to invade Youzhou, so why should it be wrong?

"Hehe... In fact, this is also Tian Yu's own fault. You need to know that the Yuan family is the most face-saving, but Tian Yu saw the lord first, so he has already put the Yuan family under the lord, and when he arrives, it will be the same. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to the Yuan family to praise the lord's righteousness? If it were to face Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao would be a bit careless, but Yuan Tan, hehe...it was because of this that he was furious..."

Xun You shook his head slightly, he still knew about Tian Yu, he was quite talented, he should be aware of the taboos of such things, and his move now may be quite meaningful.

"After this teasing, it can be said that Young Master Yuan Tan's hatred for the lord is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. If it is possible, I am afraid that he will send troops to attack."

"It seems that Tian Yu is really thinking about the Black Mountain Army wholeheartedly. This move is also to prevent us from attacking the back road, so as to break its foundation. However, it is unavoidable to judge the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!"

Wei Tao shook his head slightly and smiled, he also thought of the meaning of this.

"Now the situation is well known. Although our army occupies less than half of Jizhou, there is not enough food and grass for the soldiers. On the other hand, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, although they are not in harmony, have now recovered their respective military strength. And although Yuan Shao is now in Sili, but Without the encumbrance of the Yuan Shu dispute, if he turns back to Jizhou and then fights with our army..."

Wei Tao finally shook his head again. The last time he fought Yuan Jun was exhausted, and in the end he was able to defeat Yuan Jun only by relying on Yuan Shang's secret betrayal. If he really fought again, Wei Tao didn't have much confidence.

Not to mention, if he were to fight Yuan Shao, Wei Tao's odds of winning would be less than [-]%.

"My lord, I also know what my lord is worried about! After careful consideration, I have a plan that will make Yuan Shao have no time to take care of this. Even Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang will turn their attention away, and the eyes of the world will be focused on Yuan Benchu ​​too!"

At this time, Xun You stepped forward, cupped his hands and said to Wei Tao.

"Dare to ask the lord to come up to the table, and ask Zhi to be the prime minister for Yuan Shao!"

"Prime Minister!"

Wei Tao was shocked!
This is not an ordinary position. The prime minister is the commander of civil and military officials, and controls the political affairs of the court. If he wins the position of prime minister, then with Yuan Shao's current strength, he will completely empty the emperor Liu Xie.

In history, it was Cao Cao who coerced the emperor to command the princes, but he also occupied the north after defeating Yuan Shao, and gradually became hostile to the emperor, so he did this.

Although Yuan Shao is now the Son of Heaven, his strength is not as strong as in history. If he pretends to be a prime minister and wants to use this to order the world, it is simply a way of death.

"My lord, the members of the Yuan family are extremely daring and reckless relying on their family backgrounds of four generations and three lords. Just like Yuan Shu who only occupied one state, he dared to establish himself as emperor. Compared with Yuan Shu, Yuan Benchu ​​is more magnanimous and bright, but his There is a limit, not to mention that his nature is the most ungrateful for small gains, he will definitely be lured by this, how can he still care about the lord?"

Xun You didn't say anything when he saw Wei Tao, and then he spoke slowly again.

"And there is one more thing. Now that Yuan Shu has not been eliminated for a long time and the throne has been consolidated, how can Yuan Shao be reconciled? If the lord is elected as the prime minister, even if the lord has the vengeance of seizing Jizhou, he can temporarily let it go."

Hearing what Xun You said, Wei Tao couldn't help sighing.

According to history, after Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, princes from all over the world condemned him one after another, and Cao Cao raised his troops to attack. In the end, Yuan Shu was defeated in Shouchun, and died on the way to escape without drinking honey water. The end was extremely tragic.

But today is different.

Although this time Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor earlier, his foundation, status, and preparation were far inferior to those in history, and it also attracted waves of condemnation, but in fact there was no major move.

Even if Yuan Shao sent troops in a big way, in the end, there was a lot of thunder and little rain. After a long time, it was indeed intended to let Yuan Shu sit firmly on the throne.

However, Wei Tao also understood that Yuan Shu did this only because the princes of the world couldn't take care of him for the time being. Once he was free, he could drive his troops straight in. At that time, Yuan Shu would only be defeated.

It's a pity that Yuan Shu himself couldn't see this point. On the contrary, he started to build a luxurious palace for his own enjoyment, which is really the way to death.

"My lord, you should also know that if Yuan Shao is promoted to the prime minister again at this time, the Yuan family will be extremely prosperous! How can the princes of the world tolerate it? So my lord, this is not to help Yuan Shao, but to let Yuan Shao kill himself , even if the Son of Heaven sees it, he will be secretly delighted by it."

Xun You has always been quite loyal to the Han Dynasty, and naturally he was considered by the emperor, and now he immediately speaks to Wei Tao.

"Since this is the case, I would like to trouble Gongda to go to Chang'an. Firstly, I will ask Yuan Shao to be the prime minister for the above table, and secondly, I will explain my original intention for the emperor and the courtiers, especially Situ Wangyun. Waiting for others, I'm afraid they all think that I am a disobedient person, if I don't explain it well, I'm afraid I will be hated by the world."

After walking back and forth for two steps, Wei Tao already had some calculations in his mind, and immediately gave Xun You instructions.

"Besides, if you go to Chang'an, don't go straight down. First go to Yanzhou. I'm afraid it's not enough. You're talking to Cao Mengde. If it's Yuan Shao's way of death, Cao Cao I will not fail to do it, because of me and Cao Cao’s recommendation, there is a [-]% chance of success in this matter, if you talk about the courtiers of the Son of Heaven, it will be safe!"

"The lord is resourceful, and you can't match him!"

Xun You really didn't expect to let Cao Cao participate together, but now he suddenly realized what Wei Tao said and remembered it.

"That's it, my lord, you can rest assured to leave this matter to me."

As soon as he handed it over, Xun You was ready to leave to deal with this matter, but at this time Wei Tao raised his hand slightly to stop Xun You.

"Gongda, there is one more thing I want to ask you. After Gongsun Zan was defeated by the Black Mountain Army a few days ago, do you have any news about the three people I asked you to investigate?"

If there is anyone else who attracts Wei Tao's attention the most besides the various princes today, then it is Liu Bei.

Liu Bei has been defeated repeatedly, but he has been able to defeat repeatedly, and his temperament is very human.

If this is the case, Wei Tao does not have much conflict with him. In fact, Wei Tao is different from the princes of the world. Wei Tao's purpose has always been as he said, which is to drive out the alien race for the great Han and prevent the future "five chaos" situation .

But Wei Tao knew that maybe the other princes had selfish intentions, even Cao Cao had the idea of ​​helping the big man, driving out the aliens, and giving up to me.

In this way, as long as there is no great conflict with Wei Tao's ambitions like Yuan Shao, other princes may not persecute Wei Tao too much.

But Liu Bei was different. He devoted himself to helping the Han Dynasty and recreating the glory of the Han Dynasty.

"Liu Bei? It is said that he recently took refuge under Yuan Shao's command, and he should have joined Yuan Tan's side. It is said that the reason why Yuan Tan is able to regain power now is to fight against Yuan Shang, which has something to do with Liu Bei."

After thinking for a while, Xun You finally said, but it was still a strange question.

"Why does my lord pay so much attention to this person? Could it be that he wants to win over his righteous brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei? Those two are indeed quite courageous and can be called the enemy of ten thousand people. If the lord can win over Liu Bei, then he can win over the two of them. Why don't you let me send a letter to recruit him? But I've heard that Liu Bei has a reputation for benevolence, righteousness and loyalty. Once such a person takes refuge in one side, I'm afraid he will not leave lightly. My lord, don't expect too much."

Obviously Xun You also thought that Wei Tao valued Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

In this era, there is no such thing as Liu Guan and Zhang Sanying fighting Lu Bu, but gold will shine. At least Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are already well-known in Youzhou for their bravery. Although Liu Bei is not as brave as Wu Yong, he still manages a place in an orderly manner. talent.

If it is said that Wei Tao has a heart of loving talents, it will naturally be believed.

"Take refuge in Yuan Tan..."

Naturally, Wei Tao would not express his scruples, if he did, it would be just to make people laugh, he just kept it in his heart, and then told Xun You.

"Gongda has worked hard for me to Chang'an. I will send another person to recruit these three people. I don't need Gongda to bother. As for whether we can succeed, let's see what it means. Anyway, there are many generals in our army. Not bad for the one or two."

Since Xun You misunderstood so much, then Wei Tao just let him continue to misunderstand.

"That being the case, you will leave."

There are many generals under Wei Tao's command now, so when he heard what Wei Tao said, Xun You put the matter aside, and instead thought about how to persuade Cao Cao to agree to the joint name.

"Liu Bei is Liu Bei after all. Although I knew that he would not be silent for a long time, I didn't expect that he would be reused by Yuan Tan so soon. It seems that if I go to war with Yuan Jun after a while, then I'm afraid I will have to fight this one It's a confrontation again. If so, do I want to...""

After there was no one in the room, Wei Tao began to think secretly.

"I just don't know if things are going so smoothly..."

(End of this chapter)