Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 455
"Well, I made a note of it." Zhou Chong's hostility still couldn't be worn away, maybe it was right to separate him from Zhou Wen. "When you go to Liaodong, you also need to keep in mind that you must think twice before doing things, and you must take care of the whole when you do it."

"Zhou Chong has made big mistakes twice, how dare you not keep in mind Patriarch's instruction, if you want to make Zhou Chong again, you will have no face and see Patriarch again." Zhou Chong kowtowed.The first time was in Woniugang, and Yan Shi was brought back, making Yan Shi think that he was an undercover agent sent by Zhou Cang to Lu Bu; the second time was in Xuzhou, without considering the feelings and face of Zhao Yu and other officials, so that the two An old man went to work.

"Zixing, send Zhou Chong off for me."

Zhou Cang was really tired after rushing on the road without sleep all night. He didn't have the energy and thought to see Bu Zhi again. When he returned to the State Shepherd's Mansion, he fell into a deep sleep. Zhou Cang didn't wake up until after noon.Time is not forgiving, 44 years old is no longer the 20-year-old who can fight continuously for several nights without sleep.After lunch, Zhou Cang invites Bu Zhi to come and Zhou Wen to accompany him.

"Mr. Zishan is not to blame for being neglected due to his busy schedule." While speaking, Zhou Cang couldn't hide his exhaustion.

"The Marquis of Liao speaks seriously. Zhongxuan accompanied me to travel around Xuzhou in the past few days, and Bu Zhi benefited a lot." Bu Zhi secretly looked at Zhou Wen, is this the number one counselor next to Zhou Cang, and then looked at Deng standing beside Zhou Cang Ai, this is Zhou Cang's direct disciple, there is nothing outstanding about his appearance.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Zhou Cang said: "In Yedu, Zishan has something important to discuss with me, what can I tell you?"

"Who does Marquis Liao think Cao Cao is?"

Zhou Cang smiled slightly, it's all old tricks, why can't we add some fresh lines? "Cao Mengde has the ambition to rule the world, and also has the ability to wipe out the princes."

"Don't the Marquis of Liao worry about Xuzhou?"

Zhou Wen interjected: "As for Xuzhou's affairs, we have prepared for Liaohou. Why isn't Zishan worried about Jiangdong?"

It is Zhou Wen's consistent style to be sharp externally, not to mention that Bu Zhi found an inappropriate entry point.Bu Zhi felt aphasia, and immediately changed his words: "Hehe, Yuan Fang misunderstood me, not only Xuzhou and Jiangdong, but also the world, the Han Dynasty."

"Does Zishan know that Cao Cao intends to go south to Jingzhou?"

"No, I abolished the xiang system and set up the Sangong, and now Cao Cao has restored the xiang system to monopolize the power. Isn't it the opposite?"

"Why is Zishan so alarmist? The state system does not remain unchanged for one day. May I ask whether Xiao He and Cao Can were good prime ministers when Emperor Gaozu was in power? The first emperor was alive, and the three princes were in power, but they were ruled by eunuchs. How should we comment? Ask which is better and which is worse?" Zhou Wen asked a series of rhetorical questions, and Bu Zhi deeply felt that it was not easy to persuade Zhou Cang, first of all, he had to break through the many obstacles set by Zhou Wen.

"Hehe, Yuan Fang doesn't know something. This time I went to the Tongque Club, which is called gathering the world's talents and heroes. Looking around, it is full of Cao clansmen. Is this deceiving no one in the world, or has the world been designated as the Cao clan?" world?"

Zhou Wen nodded, thanks to his foresight, he tried his best to persuade Zhou Cang to marry two more wives, and gave birth to Zhou Ting.No way, the lord has too few heirs, how can two be enough? Cao Cao already has more than 20 sons, and he needs to take a few more concubines for Zhou Cang. Flowering and spreading leaves is the top priority, and luxuriant branches and leaves are the long-term solution.

Seeing Zhou Wen nod his head frequently, Bu Zhi thought that his provocative method worked, and he was secretly happy, but he didn't know that Zhou Wen was totally different from what he thought.

"As the saying goes, you don't avoid relatives when you are a virtuous person. Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren are all brave and resourceful. Cao Zijian's literary talent is the best in the world. They are all the pillars of the country. Why can't they be reused?" Zhou Cang laughed. It's still a bit worse.

"Don't worry about the Marquis of Liao, will Cao Cao regenerate his desire to seek rebellion?"

"Cao Mengde received the emperor's favor, how dare he seek rebellion, if he really wants to rebel, I will punish him!"

"Now, Cao Cao's wings have been formed, and it will be too late when he acquires Jingzhou, and it will be too late."

"Is Zishan afraid of Cao Cao? Even if he wins Jingzhou, Xichuan still has Liu Zhang, and your lord sits in Jiangdong. How dare he rebel?"

"If Cao Cao ordered the Marquis of Liao to send troops to Jiangdong, how should the Marquis of Liao respond?"

"Doesn't Jiangdong want to submit to the imperial court?" Zhou Cang chuckled, "The princes have been separated for a long time, and the world is now unified. Isn't it a good thing for the country and the people? Could it be that Sun Zhongmou wants to separate one side, so that our great Han country is still torn apart? ?”

Where is this going? Isn't this going to kill Tian'er?Could it be that Zhou Cang planned to let Sun Quan work for Cao Cao? "I dare to ask Marquis of Liao, if Cao Cao takes Jiangdong again and makes Marquis of Liao abandon Xuzhou, how will Marquis of Liao deal with himself? At that time, if Cao Cao usurps the throne again, how will Marquis of Liao rebel against him?"

"If there is peace in the world and the people live and work in peace and contentment, why do I, Zhou Cang, care about a Xuzhou? Zishan has repeatedly said that Cao Cao has the intention of rebelling. Is it just catching wind and shadows?"

There is no evidence, but does this kind of thing need evidence?Bu Zhi couldn't grasp Zhou Cang's pulse, all signs showed that Xu Zhou was very scruples about Cao Cao, and even a little hostile, why Zhou Cang had such an attitude.He didn't know that Zhou Cang was also in conflict. If Cao Cao really took it as his mission to calm the world, he would definitely help him. Even if he gave up Xuzhou, Cao Cao was only for his own power, so he had no choice but to stand up and resist. This was just on the front line. Between, it is difficult to grasp.

Seeming to be in an embarrassing situation for a while, Zhou Wen was still trying to find a relative for Zhou Cang, thinking about which girl would be better.Yang Rui came in from the outside and whispered in Zhou Cang's ear, "My lord, something big happened in Xudu."

Zhou Cang looked at Bu Zhi, "Zi Shan is not an outsider, but it doesn't matter."

"My lord, Kong Rong and Kong Wenju were beheaded by Cao Cao! His second son was also killed!"

"Ah?" Buzhi was taken aback, "Why?"

"I heard that when Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he sent troops to Jingzhou on the grounds that Liu Biao didn't respect the king's order, didn't pay tribute, and made a suburban sacrifice without authorization. Kong Wenju strongly opposed being kicked out of the court. He said a sentence outside the court: How can a righteous teacher be undefeated against a righteous teacher. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to punish Kong Rong for his crime, but someone impeached Kong Rong for being unfilial, and there was chaos, so Cao Cao ordered Kong Rong to be beheaded."

Zhou Cang covered his face and sighed, Kong Rong, you can't say a few words less, I asked you to compile a book and attend the Tongque Terrace meeting, why do you have to go back to Beijing, are you so unbearably lonely?Cao Cao, can't you tolerate Kong Rong now?

Buzhi was even more shocked. First, Cao Cao was so cruel and ruthless that he killed the chief scholar of the scholarly army. Second, Xuzhou knew Xu Du's every move so quickly. "Even though Kong Wenju is guilty, he is not guilty of death, let alone his family." Bu Zhi cupped his hands and said, "Marquis of Liao, Cao Cao is even more arrogant and domineering than Dong Zhuo of that day. No, this is not only arrogance and domineering to exclude dissidents, Cao thief's wolf ambition is over. There is no doubt that Liao Hou is still hesitant?"

Chapter 455
Ayuu finally found the most suitable reason.Zhou Cang let out a long sigh, what else can he say? If things go on like this, Cao Cao will sooner or later become dizzy. Perhaps his expectations of Cao Cao are too high, or history already has its own trajectory. "What is Zishan's opinion?"

"My lord, Sun Quan, wants to form an alliance with the Marquis of Liao to jointly defend Cao Cao!"

Zhou Wen, who had been wandering all the time, finally said, "How to resist Cao, does Zishan have a good strategy?" Deng Ai also stared at Bu Zhi with wide eyes.

"I have the natural danger of the Yangtze River in the east of the Yangtze River, and I have an elite navy that can stop Cao's army. At that time, the soldiers of Xuzhou and Liaodong will rise up in Liaohou, send troops from Xudu, and go south to Jizhou. Why worry about Cao Cao's undefeated!"

Uh, Buzhi wanted to use Jiangdong's army to drag Cao Cao down, and let Zhou Cang charge into battle. At that time, Cao Cao was bound to return to the army, and Jiangdong could take the opportunity to take Jingzhou, but Jiangdong's profit dragged Zhou Cang into the quagmire.

Zhou Wen sneered: "I thought Zishan had some clever plan, but it turned out to be just wishful thinking."

"Why did Mr. Yuanfang say that?"

"Even my child from Xuzhou knows that this is not a good strategy, so Zishan really doesn't know?" Zhou Wen laughed and said, "Deng Ai, tell me."

Deng Ai looked at Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang nodded.Deng Ai coughed lightly, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. said that I can raise soldiers from Xuzhou and Liaodong. Could it be that Cao Cao would not have taken precautions when he went south? Sir, he didn't know that when Cao Cao left Yedu, he had already ordered Jia Kui to be the governor of Youzhou. Wang Ling As General Jianwu, he stationed troops in Youzhou, and he has the help of Xianbei and Wuhuan people, so Jizhou is difficult. Since Cao Cao has this precaution, how can he not guard against Xudu?"

Bu Zhi was shocked: "There is such a thing!"

"This is just one of them. After Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou, if he was not in a hurry to go to Jiangdong again, but instead consolidated the defense of the river, drilled the navy, and worked hard to rule in Jingzhou, what should he do?"

This is not like what a twelve or thirteen-year-old child said, it is clearly a monster, Bu Zhi looked at Deng Ai suspiciously, could it be that Zhou Cang had already deduced the situation before Deng Ai could know?
"Don't be surprised, Zishan, it's all obvious, Deng Ai can see it, Zishan is just in the middle of the game, so he can't see it." Zhou Cang said with a smile.

Bu Zhi withdrew his gaze, then looked at Zhou Cang again: "Then what is Liao Hou's opinion?"

"If you want to defend Jiangdong, you have to win in danger, and put him in a desperate situation!" Zhou Cang replied solemnly: "Don't give Cao Cao a chance to take a breather and rest, and lead him to fight against him head-on on the Yangtze River!"

Bu Zhi took a deep breath and lured Cao Cao over for a decisive battle?Isn't that putting Jiangdong on the brazier? "The Marquis of Liao intends to dispatch the Xuzhou Navy to join me in defeating Cao Cao on the river?" The Xuzhou Navy's combat power is still very strong. If Zhou Cang sent troops, there would be at least a [-]% chance of winning the surface battle.

Zhou Cang shook his head and said: "Cao Cao has taken great precautions against me. If I want to send troops, I will definitely alarm Cao Cao. If he withdraws troops at that time or turns to attack me in Xuzhou, the danger in Jiangdong will still be unsolved."

This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, Buzhi became a little angry, "Liao Hou thinks that Jiangdong is independent and can resist Cao? If I lose Jiangdong, will Xuzhou survive?"

Zhou Cang ignored Bu Zhi's anger, "I expect Cao Cao will order me to send troops to contain Jiangdong. Don't worry if Zishan can reply to your master, but if you choose some old, weak, sick and disabled to cover Cao Cao's eyes and ears, just Concentrate on defeating Cao. As for Cao Jun, you have seen it in Xuanwu Pond, how can he defeat Jiangdong? Moreover, the soldiers from the north are not satisfied with the land and water, and it is embarrassing to use them. With Gongjin's ability, he will definitely be able to defeat Cao."

Buzhi was really angry. After all, let Jiangdong independently take on the heavy responsibility of fighting Cao Jun. Of course, Jiang is not afraid of fighting, but the threat of Cao Jun cannot be eliminated in the end. The alliance with Zhou Cang can only be exchanged for neutrality. How can Buzhi not angry.

Zhou Wen looked at Bu Zhi whose face was slightly flushed, coughed lightly, and said to Yang Rui, "Zixing and Deng Ai avoid it for now."

"Zishan, don't worry. The key to this battle is that apart from my Lord not being able to show up, there is another key person."

Buzhi was surprised and said: "Sir, please tell me." Zhou Wen sent the others away, and there were only the three of them. The first counselor next to Zhou Cang must have something to say, who is the key person?

"Zishan should know that Liu Bei is now in Xinye. Although he doesn't have many troops, but for Zhang Zhaoyun's bravery, he also has Zhuge Liang to help. This Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Jin's younger brother."

Bu Zhi nodded, "Could it be that Liu Bei is what you are talking about? Then how can Liu Bei compare with Cao Cao?"

"Although Liu Bei cannot compete with Cao Cao, Liu Bei is Cao Cao's sworn enemy."

Bu Zhi's eyes lighted up slightly, since he is the mortal enemy, it can be used, but Liu Bei is too weak.

Zhou Wen continued: "Although Liu Bei is weak, he has been in Jingzhou for nearly eight years and has a lot of contacts. If he raises his arms and calls out, won't the people of Jingzhou respond?"

Bu Zhi felt that his eyes were much brighter, yes, if Liu Bei could add chaos to Cao Cao in Jingzhou, then he would have a chance. "Mr. Yuanfang, please continue."

"When Cao Cao went to Jingzhou, Liu Bei could not survive alone in Xinye, and he was bound to go south. You can form an alliance with Liu Bei, and ask him not to go to Jingnan again, but to turn east, and go to Xiakou to attract Cao's army to pursue."

Bu Zhi's eyes are dark again, let Liu Bei lead Cao Cao to Jiangdong?Isn't this leading the wolf into the house?Even if he defeated Cao Cao, what would Liu Bei do?
As if seeing through Bu Zhi's question, Zhou Wen said: "With Liu Bei's assistance in the water battle, Jiangdong will surely defeat Cao Cao. At that time, Liu Bei can lead another army to take Jingnan, and Jiangdong can take Jingzhou with the victorious army. From this point, Jingzhou can be settled. "

The mist was cleared again, and Buzhi was secretly happy. It would be a great harvest to win Jingzhou. Using Jingzhou as a springboard, he could attack Xudu again, wipe out Cao Cao in one go, and exchange Jingbei for Jingnan when he retreated, forcing Liu Bei to be at the end. The frontier became the barrier of Jiangdong.In any case, it is a good deal. It seems that Liu Bei's role is still huge.He even thought about it, and when he returned to Jiangdong, he would say that Sun Quan sent Zhuge Jin to see Liu Bei.As for Liu Biao, he didn't think about it at all. The two were feuds, and there was no possibility of cooperation.

After much deliberation, Abu Zhi's eyes dimmed again. "Yuan Fang thinks that with Liu Bei's help, I, Jiangdong, can defeat Cao?"

Zhou Wen glanced at Zhou Cang, and said slowly: "I have a desperate plan, but it's against the law. Please decide whether to use it or not."

"Cao thief diverted Surabaya water to pour down the skin and injured countless people. Is there anything more poisonous?"

"That's natural. I have a friend who has lived in Runan for many years. He told me that there were many plagues in Runan. Later, he learned that it was caused by contact with plague water. Because there were water gu in the plague water, most people thought it was plague. Presumably there will be Jiangdong too, if these people are worried that Jiangdong will not be safe..."

Bu Zhi turned pale with fright, is this going to spread the plague to Cao Jun?What a vicious strategy, if this strategy is adopted, it will not be against the law of nature, it will simply kill off children and grandchildren.Bu Zhi stared blankly at Zhou Wen, this person can come up with such a poisonous plan, he is definitely not a kind person, why has he never heard that Zhou Cang used a poisonous plan before?No wonder everyone is sent away.

(End of this chapter)