Lu's relatives

Chapter 164 Zhang Kai confuses Cao Cao to plot against Xuzhou

"My lord, there is a man who claims to be the riding captain under Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou. He has a hundred thousand urgent matters to report to the lord. The general dare not stop him, so I come here to ask the lord to let me know." In Nanyang, Yuzhou, Zheng High-spirited, Cao Cao, who was chasing after Yuan Shu's army when Yanzhou was empty, was discussing Yuzhou's strategy with Cheng Yu and Xun You, who was newly recommended by Xi Zhicai, and was preparing to be occupied by the Yellow Turban for several years. Yuzhou was taken back into the bag, but suddenly Cao Ren, who was on guard at the camp at night, reported that someone from Xuzhou had asked to see Cao Cao.

"Xuzhou Tao Qian? One hundred thousand urgent?" Cao Cao stretched his waist contentedly, rubbed his aching forehead, and said with a chuckle, "The previous report was rewarded. This Tao Qian is quite incompetent. He has tens of thousands of Danyang elite soldiers in his hands. The thousands of people who were entangled by a common man Kan Xuan were so confused that they even went to the counties and counties of Donghai and Pengcheng, and later even the yellow scarves of Xuzhou saw it as deceitful, and they followed suit one after another. I'm so overwhelmed, I sent someone a request for help before, maybe this time I'm asking for help again?"

"Xuzhou Kong has elite soldiers but no generals. The tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the world are in the hands of Tao Gongzu, but they are not as good as thousands of mobs. It seems that the name of Danyang elite soldiers will be ruined by Tao Qian sooner or later!" Cheng Cheng Yu smiled and said, Cao Cao's attitude towards Cheng Yu hasn't changed at all since he lost many battles with Qingzhou, and he still showed his heart-to-heart attitude, which made Cheng Yu inexplicably grateful to Cao Cao, who was copied by Jingzhou Liu Biao Yuan Shu, who was on the back road, racked his brains to make suggestions, which made Cao Cao's Yuzhou strategy very smooth, and gradually regained the confidence he had in front of Cao Cao.Hearing the news of Xuzhou's arrival this time, Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said to Cao Cao with a smile: "I think if my lord is free, I might as well meet him, but I just need to make it clear that I am too weak to get out now, and I am trapped in the battle of Yuzhou. It’s enough to help each other. After all, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Danyang in Xuzhou. If the Lord wants to win Yu, Xu and other places, the less resistance the better, right? First, I would also like to thank the Xuzhou Yellow Turbans who were besieged by several counties under the rule of Tao Gongzu. Otherwise, since the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were destroyed, the Xuzhou Yuzhou Yellow Turbans will be in the same spirit, and it will definitely cause inconvenience to us. Therefore, Xuzhou Don't help, don't rush to help!"

"Zhongde's words are reasonable, so what do you mean by Gongda?" Cao Cao nodded with a smile on his face, agreeing with Cheng Yu's words. After the Qingzhou Raiders failed, Cao Cao's strong man broke his wrist and immediately lowered his posture decisively. , in the name of Cai Yong, a great Confucian at home, who was studying for his eldest son, and sent Cao Ang, the heir of Yanzhou, to Linzi for studying in Linzi.As long as Yuzhou is flat, Xuzhou will be the next target.This incident can just weaken Xuzhou's combat power on the one hand, and on the other hand can provide an excellent excuse for taking control of Xuzhou in the future, so Cao Cao is in a good mood. Xun You under Yu, Cao Cao asked.

"You agree with Zhong Degong's suggestion that Xuzhou must be aided but not urgently. The lord is the hero who conquered the Yellow Turbans back then, and most of his fame comes from this. If you turn a blind eye to the incident of the Yellow Turbans in Xuzhou, it will somewhat affect the lord's reputation. The damage is really not beautiful; but Xuzhou Tao Qian is old, and his two sons are ineffective. This rich state with countless big men will definitely be looked down upon by others, and there are tens of thousands of Danyang elite soldiers as its wings, so it is not easy to force it. Do it slowly. Just reaping the benefits is the best way at the moment." Xun You is not as rigid-minded as his cousin Xun Yu, he is wise but unconstrained, so Cheng Yu's views are quite in line with Xun You's appetite , said: "However, since people from Xuzhou have come to tell us about important events, my lord, it is better to meet them. After all, besides Yanzhou and Yuzhou, there are Liu Yao from Yangzhou and... Lu Bu from Qingzhou bordering on Xuzhou. !"

"Hiss..." Now Cao Cao seems to have Qingzhou syndrome. Although he has reached a settlement with Qingzhou on the surface and sent Cao Ang and Zhang Miao there, after all, Lu Bu's previous character has been demonized, and Cao Cao also I have to worry about reading the news from Qingzhou every three days on weekdays, prior to the intelligence of other states and counties. Because of the marching problem in wartime, I read it every five days and ask questions from time to time.Even when people mentioned Qingzhou or Lu Bu's name suddenly, they always thought it was bad news from Qingzhou, and they often felt cold, with cold lips and teeth.But what Xun You said this time was something that Cao Cao had been worried about for a long time.Although doubts about Lu Bu's character are based on intelligence or common sense, Qingzhou has just regained the whole territory, people's hearts are unstable, officials are difficult to accept, it is indeed inappropriate, and there will be no big military action.After all, Lu Bu's elite soldiers are numerous.Although nearly a million men and women of the Yellow Turbans were recruited twice, Cao Cao, who has dealt with the Yellow Turbans and has been paying attention to them, would not think that the so-called million Yellow Turbans have much combat power.Even the so-called young and strong will not be just a group of civilians who have put down their hoes and picked up sticks to force themselves into the army. If there is no long-term training and blood-seeing process, apart from being able to lower the combat power of Lu Bu's army out of thin air. Apart from power, there is no other use, and self-righteousness is nothing to worry about.

It's just that this land of Xuzhou is just like what Xu You said, although there are also riots caused by the Yellow Turbans, under Tao Qian's governance, it is indeed quite prosperous, and it is indeed a land that Cao Cao has coveted for a long time. How can others get involved?In the south, Liu Yao in Yangzhou can't protect himself, so there is nothing to worry about; in the north, Lu Bu in Qingzhou is limited by his own shortcomings, and there has always been some friction between Qingzhou and Xu, so he will not intervene if he thinks about it. , just need an excuse, the land of Xuzhou is easy to get!

"Forget it, although it's getting late, since I'm stuck in the Yuzhou war and unable to help Xuzhou east, it's good to comfort and encourage me with gentle words!" Cao Cao made up his mind, and smiled at Cao Ren who was waiting for orders: " Zixiao, let the person who claims to be Xuzhou come to meet him in the tent. Gongda and Zhongde, you two also listen to what the person said, and help someone play the side drums by the way!"

"No!" Cao Ren took the order and left, and after a while, he brought the man who claimed to be the captain of Xuzhou cavalry into the tent.

"The original captain of Xuzhou Mu, Zhang Kai from Mount Tai, pay homage to General Cao, Yanzhou Mu!" He prostrated himself on the ground with a great gift, and with a mournful voice, he shouted: "I invite General Cao to express my condolences!"

"Huh?" Cao Cao was also confused by the words of Zhang Kai, who claimed to be the captain of cavalry. The word "Yuan" in Zhang Kai's words showed that this person is no longer a general under Tao Qian's command. Could it be possible? The city of Xiapi, the seat of Xuzhou government, was defeated by the Xuzhou Yellow Turban, and Tao Qian was already dead?Impossible?No matter how incompetent Tao Qian is, after all, he was a hero for a while. When Cao Cao first made his fortune, he was already appointed as Xuzhou Mu to guard the side on behalf of the emperor. Besides, there are still tens of thousands of Danyang elite soldiers under his command. There are other variables that make Xiapi city, which is impossible to lose quickly no matter how it is speculated, be broken by those thousands of rebels and the Yellow Turban coalition forces?In addition, what is Zhang Kai's intention to let himself mourn?

"Presumptuous! That's all you said?" Cao Cao was a very deep-rooted person after all, even if Zhang Kai said something strange, it only made Cao Cao's eyes shine, and he asked in a deep voice with his expression unchanged.

"I don't dare to speak out against General Cao's Huwei, but I just have one question. Does General Cao still have his father in Jiao County, and he recently got a letter from General Cao to go to Yanzhou?" Seeing that Cao Cao was not moved by what he just said, Zhang Kai rolled his eyes. turn, asked loudly.

"What? How did you know about this?" Before Cao Cao could speak, Cao Ren, who was standing beside him, was taken aback. He stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Kai by the collar, and asked angrily.You know, Cao Ren is the brother of Cao Cao, and he did not hide such secrets from him. Since Cao Cao took Yanzhou Mu, especially after reaching a settlement with Qingzhou Lu Bu, he was worried that his old father in Peiguojiao County, Yuzhou would be killed. The Yellow Turbans were disturbed, and indeed there was a letter. Just before that, Cao Cao told Cao Ren in private that he was going back to his ancestral land soon, and that he could pick up his father, who had no news of his trip, to go back to Yanzhou with him.Therefore, Cao Ren knew the truth of this matter.It's just that Cao Ren was a little suspicious and angry, how would the original Xuzhou know such a secret?But no matter what, it is definitely not Cao Song, the old man of the Cao family, who has nothing to say.

"General Cao's condolences! The old lady is gone, it's already... oh..." Zhang Kai said in a choked and unspeakable voice with tears streaming down his face.

"What? Who is this person who speaks nonsense and curses my lord like this, Zixiao, push him out and kill him!" Cao Cao was startled when he heard Zhang Kai's words, and anger flashed in his eyes, but he did not agree with Cao Ren. Usually, he was so emotional, his face sank, and he shouted.

"General Cao knows this thing!" Seeing that Cao Cao didn't seem to believe what he said at all, Zhang Kai was very anxious. Besides Cao Cao, the "victim", who else in the world could avenge his vengeance?At the moment, ignoring all the various schemes that he thought of before to trick Cao Cao into picking him out, he hastily took out from his bosom the half piece of jade that Zhang Kai cherished as his life during this period.If Qin Xu was present, surely he would have recognized that this was the other half of jade that Qin Xu used to deduce the old man's identity at the waist of the seriously injured old man?
"Huh? Where did this jade bi come from? If you recruit it honestly, you won't die." Cao Cao's face became more and more calm, his lips were tightly pursed, his narrow eyes narrowed, and his tone became more and more flat as he asked.

"General Cao, please! Don't dare to lie to General Cao. When he was young, he was coerced into joining the Yellow Turban bandits, and after being recruited by Tao Qian, the old thief was sent to his eldest son as a captain of cavalry. He wanted to reform himself. Serve the court of the Han Dynasty!" Zhang Kai said that he had already made up his origin, and said with grief and indignation: "However, that old thief Tao Qian, although he is called a gentleman, is loyal to the emperor and serves the country on behalf of the emperor. On the one hand, he has been secretly practicing the treacherous scheme of raising the thief's self-respect and turning Xuzhou into Tao Qian's property. Because I have made a big mistake and stooped to serve the thief, I was coerced by the old Tao Qian to take his place. Doing that unrighteous thing. And his eldest son, Tao Shang, was even more willing to plunder the way. I tried to dissuade him in every possible way, but he did not accept his repeated remonstrances. Stretching, hindering the strength of the Tao family father and son, they had no choice but to bow down to serve. Just seven or eight days ago, Tao Shang, the eldest son of Tao Qian, disregarded that Xiapi Kanxuan had the intention of rebellion. There was a plan to get involved, but he laughed and said that this is the time to take advantage of the chaos! He forced the city to open, disguised as a rebel army, and looted one on the road leading to Langya on the outskirts of Xiapi. The people of everyone are traveling together. I am persuading God to have the virtue of good life, so I just took the property, but the pottery merchant was so mad that he killed his whole family of more than forty people, and the old man in the car was even worse. It was at the hands of that potter! This time we robbed gold, silver, coins, pearls and jade worth hundreds of millions. I saw the old man’s extraordinary appearance, so I secretly hid the half piece of jade as proof. Unexpectedly, my subordinates After the same pottery merchant accidentally discovered a letter from the old man, he learned that this letter was actually a letter from you, General Cao, to the old man! We were all shocked and panicked all day long. But that Tao Shang actually killed more than [-] people under his command, and in the end he wanted to kill him too. Fortunately, when he was young and frivolous, he had been in the market and knew some tricks to deceive people, so he managed to escape Life, desperate to sue General Cao! General Cao please investigate clearly!"

"Oh!..." Cao Cao's face was extremely painful, but he didn't say anything according to the case. After all, this is Cao Cao's family feud. Xun You and Cheng Yu are outsiders no matter how clever they are. Just as he was wondering, it was Cao Ren who noticed the strange situation, and hurried forward to support Cao Cao who was holding himself up.Xun You and Cheng Yu also saw something was wrong, so they hurried forward to inquire.

"Someone has a bad head! Uh! Detain this person temporarily, and tell the truth of what he said..." Cao Cao struggled and ordered, and then fainted on the ground!
　The words of thanking the big beauty "Youye Xuehexiang" for rewards every day have become a habit of Weishang...

　　
　
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