The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 Wei Tao Advises Mother Xu

"My lord also knows who Xu Shu is?"

Seeing Wei Tao like this, Jiang Wei and the others were a little more curious, but they were thinking about who Xu Shu was.

Wei Tao smiled slightly, two lives, how could he not know the name of Xu Shu?
Xu Shu entered Cao Ying without saying a word.

In history, Xu Shu wanted to support Liu Bei. Now it is not uncommon for him to be introduced to Liu Bei by Zhuge Liang. But in this way, Liu Bei has strong support, and it will be very difficult to capture Xichuan.

"Xu Shu is from Yingchuan, and he has studied under Mr. Shui Jing Sima Hui for a long time. His ability and talent are by no means inferior to Zhuge Liang. He is a rare counselor. If Huang Zhong was not the main general this time, if this person Make the decision, I'm afraid Jiang Wei, your plan may not work."

Although Jiang Wei was young, he was modest and prudent. He was not dissatisfied when Wei Tao said it so bluntly. Instead, he frowned secretly.

"Unexpectedly, there is such a talent again, how lucky Liu Bei is, the situation in the world is such that there are still such people who vote for him."

"Alas... After all, it will be 400 years of the great Han Dynasty. If it was the time of Han Wu, I would definitely be like my ancestor Wei Qing, galloping across the frontier with a dream in mind. How could I do such a thing? The struggle in the Central Plains wasted my Han family's life in vain. Vitality is really meaningless."

Hearing Wei Tao's self-talk, Jiang Wei and the others held their breaths. Such words are really beyond the reach of ministers, and these three people are all sensible people.

Seeing this, Wei Tao smiled indifferently, and just turned the topic back.

"Then Liu Bei now has counselors such as Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Xu Shu, Wu Guanyu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and other generals, plus the advantages of Xichuan's dangerous land, everyone in Shu is in a group, and the news is not easy. It can be said that It's the right time, the right place, and the abundance of people in his hands, and now I want to settle down in Western Shu in one fell swoop, do you have any ideas?"

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Jiang Wei and the three immediately frowned. If it really was a conspiracy, then naturally they could make a great contribution, but such a major event, in fact, you can understand it if you think about it casually. can't.

In the end, Jiang Wei and the three looked at each other, and Jiang Wei replied with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty, although Liu Bei has both servants and military generals under his command, the number is limited after all. If His Majesty can cut them down slowly, as long as these people are missing, then Liu Bei will lose his wings. When the time comes, he will want to go to Sichuan and Shu, but it is only in the mind of His Majesty. .”

This is actually just a cliché.

But even if he couldn't think of any solution, Wei Tao couldn't blame them. After all, Wei Tao wasn't in a crisis of life and death at this time, and he really didn't need to be so cruel.

But when he heard Jiang Wei's words, Wei Tao was taken aback, thinking of something.

Xu Shu is very filial to his mother.

In the original history, Xu Shu also voted for Liu Bei, and he also severely injured the troops sent by Cao Cao to attack Xinye several times.

After Cao Cao knew that this person was a talented person, he hoped to recruit him. The last way was to recruit him by writing a letter imitating Xu's mother's handwriting.

After seeing the letter, Xu Shu didn't have much hesitation, and immediately asked Liu Bei to leave, but Liu Bei had no choice but to let him go.

Although Wei Tao's situation is different now, it is also the same. Xu Shu's maid is so filial, and even his personal future and ideals can be put aside, so as long as his mother recruits, he will definitely abandon Liu Bei.

"Um……"

Tapping lightly on the table, Wei Tao was lost in thought. There is one thing that Wei Tao is different from Cao Cao in history.

In history, although Cao Cao recruited Xu Shu by using fake Xu's mother's handwritten letter, it also led to Xu's mother's unbearable humiliation and suicide.

And the same is the result of Xu Shu entering Cao Ying without saying a word.

To be honest, Wei Tao valued Xu Shu's filial piety very much, so he didn't want to persecute Xu Shu's mother, or even cause her death.

But in the same way, this can also explain one thing. Xu's mother has a strong temperament, and I'm afraid she can't be persuaded by just a few words. Wei Tao also needs to be cautious.

"It seems that I have to go there in person. No matter what, with my current status, how can I compare with Cao Cao in history? I hope I can persuade him."

After a while of thinking, Wei Tao naturally made a decision.

Although this time can also be said to be in wartime, it is absolutely impossible for a commander like Wei Tao to leave easily, but after all, it was Wei Tao who came to attack Shu at this time, and Jiang Wei had been the vanguard for a while before, and it was already With a big victory, even if Wei Tao leaves temporarily in a short period of time, the problem will not be too big.

However, even so, Wei Tao took a long time to arrange, and then quietly left the camp with himself as the guard, and rushed to Yingchuan.

Where Xu's mother is, Wei Tao naturally found it by looking for it, and saw that the house was quiet. As for Xu's mother who was spinning and weaving, when she saw Wei Tao coming, she immediately stood up and saluted.

"I don't know who the distinguished guest is? What is the so-called coming here?"

Although Wei Tao was accompanied by dozens of capable men, Xu's mother didn't see the slightest fear, she asked slowly, and she also saw that it was out of courtesy.

Wei Tao first waved his hand to make everyone back out, and then he saluted Xu's mother.

"I am Wei Tao, I think the old lady knows who I am. I am here today, but I am here for Xu Yuanzhi."

"It turned out to be the emperor of the Liang Dynasty. Could it be that I, an old woman from the Han Dynasty, is obstructing His Majesty's eyes? If so, His Majesty will be guilty of restraining the old woman."

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Mother Xu replied as if she didn't care. If other people just heard this tone, they would be furious.

But Wei Tao just shook his head, smiled slightly, and then spoke directly.

"Why is the old lady so angry? Although I, Wei Tao, was once a Hanchen, although I replaced him, it can be said that I have never done anything wrong to a big man in this life. Even if I can, I will always be a Hanchen. Peace and peace for the great Han. It’s a pity! It’s fate! Since I have already occupied so much that I have to respond, what can I do? I think the old lady’s understanding must be able to understand my heart.”

Xu's mother was indeed not that kind of foolish woman in the country, and she couldn't answer Wei Tao's words for a while, so she could only snort coldly.

"The old lady doesn't know what's going on, so if His Majesty has something to say, feel free to say it. If there's nothing wrong, the old lady still has to weave!"

This is an order to evict guests.

"The old lady must also know that her son Xu Shu served Liu Bei. Now I have made up my mind to take Xichuan and compete with Liu Bei. Xu Yuanzhi is a great talent. Although there are Xun You, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin and others in our army, but How can we fight against it? After all, even if we can win, I don’t know how much our army will be spent, and how much vitality will be spent in the Central Plains.”

If it's a detour, I don't know how long it will take to make sense, so Wei Tao directly pointed it out.

"Oh? Since that's the case, who does Your Majesty think Liu Bei is?"

Mother Xu narrowed her eyes slightly, and asked about this.

"Liu Bei can be called a hero! If this son has the roots of Liu Yan, Liu Biao and others, then maybe he is really a great man of Sanxing. It is a pity that he is not in the right time after all. When there are dragons and snakes from all walks of life, only I and Cao Cao took the lead, and when we win Xichuan, we can say that the world is settled! His family background is too low, although he is brave and brave, it will never be possible! If I only send generals to garrison the checkpoint, within ten years, The power of the people of Western Shu will be exhausted, and they will die of their own accord!"

Wei Tao didn't belittle or elevate, the truth was true, Xu's mother wanted to refute, but in the end she found that there was no way to refute.

Today's situation in the world is like this. Among the three heroes, both Wei Tao and Cao Cao are far better than Liu Bei.

"Since you come from a big man..."

Xu's mother opened her mouth again, wanting to talk about the mighty virtue of a great man, but she has to say that Xu's mother is indeed a little different from ordinary people. This kind of insight is definitely not something ordinary people can have, but compared to Wei Tao, Xu's mother is still It was a lot worse, this time Wei Tao didn't wait for Xu's mother to finish speaking and interrupt.

"I know what the old lady means. But the old lady has something to say. Anyone who offends a big man will be punished even if he is far away? I, Wei Tao, is indeed deeply favored by a big man, but why do I want to replace him? I see that foreign enemy has repeatedly invaded, The aim is to expel them to protect the safety of the people. Therefore, my original intention is not to take over the world, but the situation is such that the Central Plains has always been in civil strife. If I don’t first decide the Central Plains, even if I resist foreign enemies for a while, the vitality of the Central Plains will be exhausted. At that time, the result will inevitably be the suffering of foreign enemies! The old lady has extraordinary knowledge and should know my heart, as for the return of the country, it is needless to say, even if I wish, will my soldiers wish?"

I have to say that Xu's mother does have extraordinary insights, she hesitated for a while, but finally understood what Wei Tao meant, and spoke slowly.

"Then why do you come here? Now that my son is serving Uncle Liu Huang, he will always be the same. Do you think that the old lady will change her mind and fail?"

Although the words were still harsh, compared to the history when Cao Cao came, he was beaten out with just a few words, and Wei Tao knew that the old woman was already a little moved by what he said.

"Old madam, I don't invite you for myself, but Wei Tao is invited by the people of the world. Could it be that old madam just wants to see me, the son of the Han family, and lose his vitality in this kind of battle? I don't ask Xu Yuanzhi to turn around immediately. I know that it is not what Xu Yuanzhi wants, as long as he is willing to retreat, when the war between me and Liu Bei is settled, I am willing to ask him to be an official!"

After finishing speaking, Wei Tao took a slight step back, bowed to Mother Xu and said.

"I also ask the old lady to think about it for the sake of being the son of the Han family, but shed all her blood on this."

After all, Wei Tao is now the emperor of a dynasty, and it is already a great etiquette to be able to treat a woman like Xu's mother. Even Xu's mother has a strong nature, so she has to be moved, and finally sighed slightly.

"Your Majesty can be such an old woman, what else can I say, I just hope that Your Majesty will not forget what you said, after all, Your Majesty is also a member of my Han nationality!"

(End of this chapter)