We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

Hearing this, Cao Cao pretended to be grateful on his face, but he didn't feel much emotion in his heart.

Liu Xie reached out and helped Cao Cao up.

Then he continued to ask questions.

"I wonder if you are here, what can I do?"

When Liu Xie finished speaking, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile.

"Your Majesty, Taiwei Xi is going to Xuzhou this time. I would like to ask Your Majesty, Taiwei Xu and the governor of Xuzhou to serve as Xuzhou pastors!"

Cao Cao spoke without any hesitation and directly expressed his thoughts.

His guilt towards Xi Yu.

Now, that's all that can be done!

Liu Xie was a little surprised when he heard this.

I never thought that Cao Cao would dare to come here to find me at this time, and all he did was help Xi Yuzhao appoint Xuzhou Mu.

In the final analysis, this matter is just an edict.

It's not really important.

What's more, the current power of the Han Dynasty court is actually nothing.

In various prefectures and counties, officials were appointed and removed by themselves, and it was not uncommon for them to serve as state pastors and governors.

However, Cao Cao specifically asked him about this, which somewhat put Liu Xie in a good mood.

After all, with such an order, there would be no problem for Cao Cao to issue it directly without going through himself.

Now that Cao Cao can take the initiative to ask himself, it is a sign of respect.

A meaning that he, the emperor, is taken seriously.

Liu Xie was in a good mood and naturally had no reason to refuse such a request.

Of course, he couldn't refuse.

When Cao Cao could say such words, the meaning in his heart was already clear.

"In that case, let's do as you say!"

Liu Xie nodded in agreement.

When Cao Cao saw that the other party was in a good mood, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

After returning to Xuchang this time, Cao Cao was quite concerned when he learned that Liu Xie was almost taken out of Xuchang by Dong Cheng, Yang Biao and others.

He knew in his heart that if Liu Xie was unwilling, Dong Cheng, Yang Biao and others would not be able to take Liu Xie out of the palace.

The reason why such an incident happened in Xuchang was Liu Xie himself.

The reason why he didn't make the decision without authorization this time, but came to ask Liu Xie, was that Cao Cao wanted to see if the other party had too much resentment against him.

Now it seems that there may be some resentment, but it is not a serious problem for the time being.

After understanding this in his heart, Cao Cao said nothing more.

It won’t be too late to talk about the rest at the meeting tomorrow.

…

After talking about Xi Yu, Cao Cao and Liu Xie chatted for some time, and they were quite happy with each other.

After leaving the Han Palace, Cao Cao began to slowly return to Sikong Mansion with Xu Chu.

This skill is in Cao Cao's heart.

Apart from Xi Yu's matters, the most important thing now is to discuss how to attack Yuan Shu.

From the time Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor to the present day, except for the documents he initially issued to punish thieves, the response among various states and counties has been mediocre.

Among the scholars, there was quite a bit of indignation at Yuan Shu's act of proclaiming himself emperor.

However, this ultimately had little impact on Yuan Shu.

Now it is not a simple matter to use the name of the emperor to call on the princes of the world to jointly attack Yuan Shu.

These people may openly obey the name of the court.

However, secretly no one was willing to send troops to attack Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao knew it clearly.

Come to think of it, all these princes in the world can see now are only the three-thirds of an acre of land in their hands.

With this in mind, Cao Cao took two steps forward and did not go to Sikong Mansion. Instead, he took Xu Chu to the Xuchang Yamen Office.

Xu Chu was ordered to summon all the generals and come to the government office to discuss matters.

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Within the Xuchang Yamen Office.

When Xun Yu and others arrived at the government office, it was even the time of Xu.

Above the sky, night has fallen, and a full moon hangs high.

At that time, Cao Cao had people light a row of lanterns in the government office. When Xun Yu and others arrived, they saw Cao Cao sitting on top of the chief officer of the government office.

"Brother!"

At this time, after everyone arrived, Cao Cao did not speak. Cao Hong and others beside him thought that the anger in Cao Cao's heart had dissipated.

At this moment, someone couldn't help but shouted.

Hearing this, Cao Cao glanced at the other party and was too lazy to pay attention.

He glanced at Xun Yu and Xun You.

"Wen Ruo, Gongda, tomorrow I would like to meet with the court to ask Your Majesty to attack Yuan Shu. What do you think?"

Cao Cao asked casually.

Xun You didn't speak when he heard this, but Xun Yu beside him nodded.

Yuan Shu rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor. Cao Cao had not returned before, but now that he has returned, he naturally has to express his intention.

Nowadays, it is natural to conquer the other party.

He expressed his approval, and at this moment Cao Cao spoke again.

"By the way, I would like to report to Your Majesty that I will take charge of Xuzhou and serve as the pastor of Xuzhou!"

These words were said suddenly. When Xun Yu heard this, he raised his head and glanced at Cao Cao.

Hearing Cao Cao say this, he realized that Cao Cao must have read the letter Xi Yu left for him.

Looking at the current situation, Cao Cao doesn't seem to have changed much about Xi Yu's departure.

So, that's not bad.

Let Xi Yu lead Xuzhou, in Xun Yu's opinion, it was just right.

"Brother!"

It seems that after hearing that Xi Yu was asked to lead Xuzhou and serve as its pastor, Cao Hong and others were somewhat dissatisfied.

He plays Fengyi who he is.

Even if you want someone to lead Xuzhou, you should choose someone from within your own clan!

What is it like to choose an outsider!

The people of the Cao clan had some opinions after hearing what Cao Cao said.

But Cao Hong had just shouted out, and before he could say anything, Cao Cao's eyes immediately turned around.

"What do you want to say?"

"Why should Fengyi be appointed as Xuzhou Shepherd!"

"What, let one of you do it?"

Cao Cao sneered, wanting to throw Xi Yu's letter in these guys' faces.

"With your ability, you can defend Xuzhou, and can you deal with those people in Xuzhou?"

"I have not yet settled the accounts with you for what you have done before!"

"Since you are all here today, that's good, it will save you a lot of trouble!"

"Go back and tell those people that as long as I am not in Xuchang and during the chaos, all members of the Cao family in Xuchang will be dismissed from their posts and asked to go back and think about their mistakes!"

"Whenever you reflect on yourself, when you understand, come back to me!"

Cao Cao burst out the resentment in his heart in one breath. With this effort, Cao Cao handed Xi Yu's letter to Xun Yu on the side.

"Wen Ruo, this is the letter Xi Yu left for me before. Take a look. I want to tell the world about it. What do you think?"

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Xun Yu casually took the letter from Cao Cao and was a little confused!

He didn't know what the content was, but when he heard Cao Cao say this, he somewhat realized something.

Cao Cao's actions must be to win back Xi Yu's heart.

This is not a bad idea.

He didn't rush to watch, he just nodded and responded.

"Ming Gong is like this, Yu knows it!"

After putting the letter in his sleeve, Xun Yu couldn't help but look up at Cao Cao.

After talking about Xi Yu, what we should talk about now is how to defeat Yuan Shu, and also deal with the princes in the world.

Now, Cao Cao has just brought back 200,000 troops, and they still need to be reorganized.

In addition, winter is about to enter, so it is not appropriate to launch an army in a hurry.

Naturally, it is impossible to shelve Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor.

In addition, the reactions of princes all over the world are not the same.

"Ming Gong, at this time, the emperor can issue an edict and call on all the princes in the world to join forces to attack Yuan Shu!"

Xun Yu spoke.

Hearing this, Cao Cao on the side nodded.

"I know it in my heart, but it may not be easy to expect the princes of the world to send troops to attack Yuan Shu on this occasion!"

Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief.

Nowadays, he is the only one who will take the initiative to attack Yuan Shu and must attack Yuan Shu.

The rest of the princes, even if they were nominally complying with the imperial edicts, they would still resist and delay.

It is impossible to count on those princes.

And if he continues to lead troops to attack Yuan Shu this time, Cao Cao will be worried about the instability in the Guanzhong area.

Originally, the purpose of this westward advance was to completely control and pacify the entire Guanzhong area in one fell swoop.

However, who would have thought that at this moment, Yuan Shu would actually act like proclaiming himself emperor.

It really surprised Cao Cao.

In desperation, he could only put aside his westward march for the time being and choose to return to the army to attack Yuan Shu again.

"Ming Gong is worried about nothing more than chaos in Guanzhong!"

"It's easy!"

Seeing Cao Cao frowning at this moment, Xun You, who was next to Xun Yu, seemed to understand something in an instant.

At this time, he didn't hesitate at all.

Originally, Xun You followed Cao Cao and planned to wipe out the entire Guanzhong and Sili areas in one fell swoop.

However, things are unpredictable, and Yuan Shu's move to proclaim himself emperor disrupted their strategy of advancing westward.

However, there are issues with Guanzhong and Sili.

In fact, in Xun You's opinion, it is not too much trouble.

Nowadays, the most powerful army in the entire Guanzhong region is Li Jue's army, and it is not difficult to deal with Li Jue.

Except for Li Jue, the rest of the entire Guanzhong and Sili areas were just some rogue bandits making trouble everywhere.

Just send any general and the matter can be settled.

It's not difficult to say.

Hearing Xun You speak, Cao Cao's eyes instantly raised. After his eyes fell on Xun You, Cao Cao couldn't help but speak.

"Gongda already has a good plan in mind?"

"Come on and tell me!"

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows slightly and his tone was quite excited.

After hearing this, Xun You didn't hesitate at all and started to explain directly.

"Ming Gong has previously sent his servant Pei Mao to station in Guanzhong. This time he can send an edict to recruit all the generals in Guanzhong to attack Li Jue together!"

"Furthermore, Zhong Yao of the Yingchuan Zhong family is quite talented. When he heard about the Xuchang mutiny, he didn't do much!"

"Ming Gong can also send him to Guanzhong this time, stationed in Chang'an, and supervise the troops in Guanzhong. In this way, the Guanzhong and Sili areas will have no worries!"

Xun You opened his mouth and directly came up with measures to target the Guanzhong and Sili areas.

After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes couldn't help but brighten.

He had almost forgotten about Pei Mao, the visitor he had sent before. His original intention to advance westward was to ask him to cooperate and then pacify the entire Guanzhong and Sili areas. ,

Now that it is impossible to advance westward, Xun You's idea is just right.

As for Zhong Yao, during the Xuchang mutiny, although he apparently indulged the emperor in leaving the palace, compared with Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and others.

Zhong Yao seemed to be more aware of current affairs.

This time Xun You mentioned the move of dispatching this person to Guanzhong, which was not bad.

First, we can completely clean up the entire Xuchang, and later, we can also solve the troubles in Guanzhong.

It could not be better.

Cao Cao nodded: "What Gongda said is true. I will report to Your Majesty at the meeting tomorrow to make this arrangement!"

After solving the problem of Guanzhong, the only thing left now is when to send troops to attack Yuan Shu.

At this moment, Cao Cao was thinking about what to do!

Xun Yu on the side saw that his nephew had already come up with a strategy for Guanzhong, and at this moment he also thought of someone.

"Ming Gong, but I forgot about Sun Ce, who has a good reputation these days!"

Some time ago, Sun Ce directly informed the world that he had broken up with Yuan Shu.

But now, most of the area under Yuan Shu's command was ultimately conquered by Sun Ce.

If Sun Ce can be allowed to take the initiative to send troops to attack Yuan Shu, then things will become easier.

When Xun Yu mentioned Sun Ce, Cao Cao couldn't help but raise his head and look at Xun Yu.

Sun Ce?

Thinking of this guy, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown.

"Wen Ruo, what do you mean by this?"

Cao Cao had some guesses in his mind, but when he saw that Xun Yu hadn't finished speaking, he decided to listen to what he had to say before reading.

Xun Yu followed and spoke.

"Ming Gong, since Sun Ce has told the world that he and Yuan Shu have broken up, on the surface his teammates are quite respected by the Han court!"

"It will take some time for our army to go out for the expedition this time. We might as well send Sun Ce to attack Yuan Shu first with the emperor's edict!"

"Come to think of it, Sun Ce won't refuse!"

When Xun Yu opened his mouth, Cao Cao immediately understood.

Just because Sun Ce was dissatisfied with the imperial edict given to him by the previous court, it can be seen that this person's ambitions are not small.

Before, there was always a friendship between him and Yuan Shu.

Even though Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Ce did not directly send troops to attack the opponent. In the final analysis, he still had some scruples.

However, if he issued an edict from the emperor, the ambitious Sun Ce would definitely not refuse in his heart.

Xun Yu's words spoke to Cao Cao's heart.

At present, it will take some time for the army to go out, but let Sun Ce go to attack Yuan Shu first, and test Sun Ce's proficiency on the one hand.

On the other hand, it can also alleviate the pressure on Xuzhou.

If Sun Ce attacks Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu will naturally have no time to send an army to attack Xuzhou.

This couldn't be better!

At this time, the advice from the Xun family uncle and nephew put Cao Cao in a very good mood.

However, compared to Cao Cao's mood, the generals of the Cao family clan were in a worse mood at this time.

For Cao Hong and others, they don't know what Cao Cao thinks.

Obviously Naxi Fengyi had already dragged his family and left Xuchang. This move was obviously a sign of rebellion.

At this time, Cao Cao was not in a hurry to attack and denounce the other party, but also declared that the other party was Xuzhou Mu, which is simply unbelievable.

However, Cao Hong and others are more or less aware of Cao Cao's temperament.

Even though they were dissatisfied, at this time, they were not in a hurry to express their opinions.

After all, everyone is still afraid of Cao Cao.

Speaking at this time is tantamount to scolding.

That night!

After everything was discussed, everyone in the government office dispersed!

After coming out of the government office, Xun Yu returned to the Xun family. After returning to the mansion, he took advantage of the night to light a candle.

At this time, he took out Xiyu's letter that Cao Cao handed him to read.

After opening the letter, Xun Yu was somewhat stunned when he saw the performance.

After reading the content, Xun Yu couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

He finally understood why Cao Cao did what he did and why he acted like Xi Yu as Xuzhou's pastor.

This letter from Xi Yu also made Xun Yu feel a lot more relaxed.

Now it seems that the relationship between Cao Cao and Xi Yu has not changed yet.

For Xun Yu, this is the best thing.

Now of the two, one is in Xuchang and the other is in Xuzhou.

It's just the right thing to do if we are far apart.

Cao Cao intended to ease the relationship between the two, and Xuzhou Mu had already made it clear.

And the letter Xi Yu left behind just explained everything.

After putting the letter away, Xun Yu felt somewhat relieved.

As long as there are no problems between the two, it will not be difficult to bring peace to the world.

The rest is a matter of time.

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The next day!

A court meeting in the Han Palace.

As if Cao Cao had discussed it last night, as soon as he opened his mouth, he directly performed Xi Yu as the Mu of Xuzhou in the court hall.

Without Yang Biao and others, now everyone in the Xuchang court is Cao Cao's people.

The entire court has basically become a one-spoken hall.

After Cao Cao spoke, although some people were not sure what was going on, everyone followed suit.

At the same time, Liu Xie had no objection at all.

In addition to reporting that Xi Yu was the shepherd of Xuzhou, Cao Cao then thought of the emperor and asked for an edict, ordering his servants to shoot Pei Mao and lead the generals in Guanzhong to attack Li Jue.

Then he made a sound and sent Zhong Yao to Guanzhong to station in Chang'an to assist Pei Mao and guard against Xiliang, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others.

Throughout the meeting, Liu Xie nodded almost all the time, and Cao Cao kept asking for orders.

It didn't take long.

By the time the court meeting came to an end, Cao Cao almost had a plan to deal with the matters discussed last night.

…

At the same time, Xuzhou went to Xiapi.

In the government office at that time, Xi Yu had just received the news that Cao Cao had returned to Xuchang.

Xi Yu didn't have much thought about this.

Thinking about it, the other party should have seen the letter I left for Cao Cao at this time.

All that needs to be said has been said, and the rest depends on what Lao Cao thinks.

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