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

All smart people know the wisest way to protect themselves.

This type of people will never leave any opportunity for others to harm themselves, and they will constantly improve their status with the help of every suggestion and advice.

But when they think of their own advisers, the three major factions of adviser groups are jealous, especially Tian Feng and Xu You.

Tian Feng always looked down upon Xu You, thinking that he was insidious, vicious, arrogant, and could only flatter others.

However, Yuan Shao appreciated Xu You's talent, but he didn't care about Xu You's shortcomings.

"Yes, we can indeed try to assassinate Xi Yu. It's not like Cao Cao doesn't have our spies around him..."

But at this point in his words, Xu You paused for a moment. He knew that some words and some matters were too obvious. If it was too obvious, it would be counterproductive once Yuan Shao felt a sense of crisis.

"Haha, Mr. Geng made me laugh. I rarely have hidden secrets around Cao Mengde. On the contrary, I always feel that some people from Cao Mengde are around me."

Even so, Yuan Shao was deliberately concealing the truth.

Those carefully laid secret moves must be used at the most critical moment.

"Okay, I see that sir is a little tired. How about you come with me to patrol the camp? If you have any plans, we can talk about them while walking. How about you?"

"Ah, this..." Xu You was slightly startled and said happily, "I'm really scared..."

But he immediately bowed to welcome Yuan Shao to get up, and then the two of them walked towards the camp with their guards.

…

At this time in Xuchang, Cao Cao was the prime minister and was in charge of the world's military. The previous post of Sikong was held by Xun Yu.

With the change of official positions, Cao's residence was also changed to the Prime Minister's Palace.

After destroying the false emperor Yuan Shu, the Han Dynasty's political power was stabilized, and he was worshiped as the prime minister. Now Cao Cao is in a very popular position and his momentum is at its peak.

Cao Cao handed over the power of guarding the palace to his son Cao Ang.

At the same time, Zhong Yao and other old Han officials were not held accountable, and even the matter of Yang Xiu was not mentioned.

Cao Cao did this to make Dong Cheng and others grateful and not dare to have any different intentions.

But at this time, Cao Cao's civil and military officials were having a heated argument.

A group of counselors headed by Xun Yu believed that troops and horses should be stationed in Guandu, Baima and other places to resist the Northern Territory.

After several years of conquests and annexations, today's north has been divided into two parts by the Yellow River as the boundary between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Yuan Shao occupies Hebei and Cao Cao occupies Henan.

"Fight, we must fight..."

At this time, Cheng Yu sighed.

Cheng Yu is an honest man who believes in the way of success.

In the past few years, he has made great achievements, but his status has not changed much.

Because he is not good at taking the initiative to fight for it, and prefers to stick to his existing position.

Especially after leaving Xi Yu, Cheng Yu became even less enterprising.

"It's just that the issue of stationing troops is too big. Wen Ruo, have you ever considered Lu Bu in Qingzhou?" Cheng Yu said.

"Little Lu Bu, why are you afraid?"

"I thought that before General Xiahou Dun resisted Lu Bu in the north, there was always victory or defeat, but now that General Cao Ren is in charge, the north will definitely be stable."

In Xun Yu's eyes, Cao Ren was excellent and Xiahou Dun was brave. Although the two were difficult to compare, if they were to march and fight, Cao Ren would definitely be better.

"If that is the case, Lord, then we will be short of major generals."

"What if, what if..."

After saying that, Cheng Yu secretly looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao was watching their group of advisers arguing with interest.

Seeing Cao Cao like this, Cheng Yu suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "My lord, if I can get Master Xi to take action, I can borrow one or two generals..."

"What? Still borrowing it?!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao immediately glared at Cheng Yu.

It was not a big deal to borrow Dian Wei last time, but you want to borrow someone this time?

"Meng De, I don't like hearing what you say."

…

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Dun, who was already in a depressed mood, suddenly felt very unhappy.

Quite early on, at the beginning, he beat Lu Bu so hard in Qingzhou that he was afraid to go out.

But who would have thought that when he was retreating, Lu Bu was beaten so badly that he was like a lost dog with nowhere to escape.

After finally struggling to stabilize, I wanted to rest and recuperate after Cao Cao wiped out Yuan Shu, but Cao Cao called me back to Xuchang.

He and his brother Xia Houyuan had not accomplished anything yet, but they did not dare to rest, so they rushed back without stopping.

Who would have thought that all clan families would be demoted and even their fiefdoms would be taken back.

The Xiahou family, including the Cao family, except for a few generals who led troops in the war, were all returned to Qiao County.

"Fengyi has many fierce generals, just ask him to send them, what's there to worry about?!"

"Isn't it a waste of talent to leave General Wei Dian Wei so idle?"

Xiahou Dun's voice was very loud, and Cao Cao was so angry that he slammed the table and glared at him.

"What time is it now and you are still fighting among yourself?!"

"How dare you say such a thing? When Fengyi offended you, I, Cao Cao, will give you a reason to blame, okay?!"

"Say?! Why don't you say anything!! If Fengyi offends you, tell me the reason!!" Cao Cao roared.

His voice was deep and rich, with a bit of hoarseness to it. Xiahou Dun was immediately confused and felt a little aggrieved!

This...why is this!

Meng De has never been like this before!

Who knows, I am Cao Cao's most favored general!

What at this moment...

"The more you behave like this, the more disgusted I will be with you!!"

Cao Cao banged on the table in front of him and said angrily: "Do you want to return all of you to your hometown to farm? You can only rely on righteousness and you will be satisfied?"

"You want to achieve military exploits, but you are fighting within yourself? If you are so aggressive, once you run away in honor of your righteousness, you will lose your rare talents in the world! Are you satisfied with this?!"

"No, lord, that's not what I meant..."

Xiahou Dun had never seen Cao Cao so angry. He was suddenly frightened and panicked. He hurriedly got up from the futon and knelt on one knee in front of Cao Cao.

Xiahou Dun suddenly thought that Cao Cao must have been angered by the demotion and punishment of members of his clan family.

"What's wrong? Are you dissatisfied with your clan being punished?"

"No, I, I accept..."

Xiahou Dun immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

At this point, Xiahou Dun knew very well that if he continued to contradict him, he might be sent back to his hometown to farm by Cao Cao before he could see Xi Yu.

"At the beginning, Yang Biao and Yang Xiu deceived the emperor and took advantage of this to cause chaos. If the princes led their troops, Xuchang would definitely fall."

"If there was a governor near Xuchang who rebelled against me, I would have lost everything!!"

"But what were the Cao family and Xiahou family doing at that time?"

After that, Cao Cao walked directly to Xiahou Dun and shouted in a low voice, "What were your Xiahou family doing at that time? I believe that after you come back, they will tell you what they were doing at that time. Tell me." ?”

"They are here, here..." Xiahou Dun was speechless for a moment.

"Let me tell you, they stayed behind closed doors at the time!! They were clinging to their money!"

"You know, it was Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Zhao Zilong who entered the Xuchang Palace and killed Yang Xiu, saving the emperor. Only then did you have the opportunity to talk about this borrowed general."

"Now that you have mentioned this matter, I would like to ask you, what are your chances of winning in a war with Lu Bu in Qingzhou?"

When Cao Cao asked this question, Xiahou Dun was immediately shocked. His face was filled with shame, and he wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.

In the battle with Lu Bu in Qingzhou, there was indeed no substantial victory. On the contrary, all the captured counties in Qingzhou were defeated by Lu Bu, and they had to withdraw to Dongjun.

"Lu Bu and I both win and lose..."

"Haha, are you really not ashamed? Your territory has been taken away, and you dare to say that there is a winner and loser?!" Cao Cao was extremely angry and cursed.

Hearing Cao Cao's angry curse, Xiahou Dun was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground.

Fortunately, except for a few Han Dynasty advisers, the others are all generals of their own family. There is not much difference in everyone's situation, and it is not too embarrassing.

"Xuzhou Mu, I have handed over to Fengyi. As for how it develops, it is his business. If you dare to disturb him again, if he wants to kill you, I will never interfere. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try."

After saying that, Cao Cao looked directly at Xun Yu. With just one look, Xun Yu instantly understood what Cao Cao meant.

Xun Yu immediately said, "Although General Yuan Rang failed to defeat Lu Bu, in this campaign against Yuan Shu, he finally defended the lands of Dongjun and protected our Yanzhou. It was considered a hardship at first sight. I think General Yuan Rang should be commended." .”

"Lord, in my opinion, you can order General Yuan to take charge of Yanzhou's troops and horses, and he can station them in Guandu, Baima and other places. This will definitely stabilize the morale of the army. Moreover, the two generals Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun are the pillars of our great Han Dynasty. With him as the two With our people here, we will be able to keep the north stable for several years.”

Hearing this, Cao Cao stood up and stood with his hands behind his back, nodding slightly. Cheng Yu did not dare to say anything after seeing this.

When he scolded Yuan Rang before, Cao Cao looked at him from time to time. He knew that Cao Cao must have used this matter to frighten the clan members. With Cao Cao's courage, the clan generals were scolded, not to mention that he was just an outsider.

Cheng Yu could only sigh secretly and retreated helplessly.

In fact, he just thought that Yuan Shao was difficult to fight, and it might be more appropriate to attack later.

After listening to Xun Yu's words, Xiahou Dun felt relieved.

He felt very uncomfortable after being scolded by Cao Cao before. Now that he heard this arrangement, he did not expect to command more troops.

From this point of view, Cao Cao just took the opportunity to beat him, rather than being really angry.

After thinking about it, Xiahou Dun suddenly felt like he was surviving a disaster.

"Nowadays, the matter of increasing troops in Xuzhou is more complicated, so we will put it on hold for the time being. However, for Lu Bu in Qingzhou, I think it is more appropriate to leave it to Xi Yu."

"Everyone, do you have any comments?"

"No." Xun Yu quickly bowed.

Cheng Yu also nodded, this is a good thing.

…

In the winter of 197, Liu Xie ordered Xi Yu to be the Mu of Xuzhou in Xuchang. He worshiped the military advisor general, commanded the troops and horses, and listened to the orders of the general and the prime minister.

Give him a Jie Yue and let him control himself.

…

In the cold winter, Xi Yu moved Xuzhou's administrative office to Xiapi City.

For this reason, Xi Yu killed a pig in the palace to entertain him.

The pigs that had grown fat in the autumn were pulled out, killed in each village, and then eaten.

At the same time, famous doctors Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo summoned doctors and medical officers in the city to distribute dumplings, pork soup, and medical packets made of common medicinal materials throughout Xuzhou to tide over this year's cold disaster.

Xi Yu hates typhoid fever very much. Every winter, typhoid fever is no different from fighting. He must be prepared in advance, otherwise once the typhoid fever spreads, he will inevitably encounter complaints.

On this day, as soon as Xi Yu got up, he received guests sent by common people.

It was freezing cold, very cold, and the yard was covered with thick white snow. Although the servants cleaned it from time to time, the ground was soon covered with snow again...

At this moment, on the normal couch, Xi Yu was wearing a black mink velvet robe, Guo Jia was making wine in front of the white crane-carved stove, and Jia Xu was squatting by the stove to warm himself.

Soon, Zhuge Liang led a man into the house.

This man was wearing a black robe, with a thin and tall figure and a simple and honest face.

As soon as he arrived at the door, the man bowed deeply and greeted Xi Yu.

"My wife, Mi Fang, is here to meet you, Mr. Xi."

"Mi Fang?"

Xi Yu glanced up and said calmly: "If I remember correctly, sir should follow Liu Bei. Why did Mr. De go and come back?"

"This, I..."

Mi Fang was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

After all, it was really hard to talk about it at this time. He and his brother Mi Zhu were indeed following Liu Bei, but they didn't want to have any conflicts along the way.

"I, I was sent home."

Seeing that everyone was unusual, Mi Fang had to tell the truth.

From Mi Fang's point of view, these scribes and unarmored generals were astonishing in their gestures and gestures. Even the white-faced scholar who brought him in, although he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, was very elegant and well-mannered.

The feeling this son gave Mi Fang should never be underestimated.

Hearing this, Xi Yu smiled and said: "I understand Liu Bei quite well. Even if he escapes, he will definitely take the people and those who follow him with him. How could he send you away?"

Mi Fang had no choice but to smile bitterly and said, "This matter has nothing to do with Uncle Liu Huang. In fact, Uncle Liu treated me very well and treated me with great courtesy. Although he was not allowed to participate in the discussion, he was just his second brother..."

"Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang are a arrogant and arrogant man. Because I failed to complete the task of supplying military supplies, he punished the military staff and held me accountable..."

"Later, I reported this matter to Duke Xuande... He, he said... His second brother has this kind of character. If I have anger in my heart, I can vent my anger on him, but don't have any grudges with Guan Yunchang. If I have anger in my heart, There is a grudge.”

"But how dare I have any grudge against Mr. Xuande..."

Mi Fang said with a bitter look on her face.

At this time, just when Xi Yu was about to speak, Guo Jia said, "Did you know that Liu, Guan, and Zhang have been brothers of the opposite sex since Zhuo County. If you come to complain, it shows that you are not broad-minded enough..."

"No, that's not the case!"

Just as Mi Fang was about to explain, Xi Yu suddenly said: "So, let me ask you, have you ever eaten Zhuozhou Big Er Tie?"

"What?"

Mi Fang was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding the meaning of Xi Yu's words.

"Could it be a slap in the face?"

"Yep!"

Mi Fang kept nodding her head, like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes! Uncle Liu Huang's third brother, Zhang Fei, has a very bad temper. He said that I had slandered his second brother, so he slapped me hard."

Hearing this, Xi Yu nodded slightly, already understanding.

This is indeed the style of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Guan Yunchang was very arrogant, while Zhang Fei was very irritable.

"Then why do you come to see me now..."

Xi Yu looked deeply at Mi Fang and found that this person's face was full of resentment and grievance, as if he had suffered great humiliation.

Mi Fang felt very sad and said: "I told my brother Mi Zhu about this. Not only did he reprimand me, but he even drove me back to my hometown and became a commoner!"

Hearing this, Xi Yu nodded.

What Mi Zhu did was just to prevent Mi Fang from having another conflict with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

After all, if Mi Fang dared to offend Guan and Zhang again, she would probably be beheaded and lose her life.

As for the favor of funding? will cease to exist.

At first, it was a matter of kindness.

But as time goes by, especially after Liu Guanzhang becomes stronger and you share the money, the so-called kindness before will eventually be converted into benefits.

"I was really angry, so I returned to Xuzhou. Furthermore, half of my family property is stored in Xuzhou. There is money and food in Langya, Xiapi and Tan counties. Now, I am willing to dedicate all my property to you. I only ask for help under your command. Get an official position."

After saying that, Mi Fang immediately knelt on the ground with a thud.

Hearing this, Xi Yu's brows moved slightly.

At this time, Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun and others on the side showed no emotion at all.

All of them looked deserted, and the sound of a pin drop could be heard in the entire main hall.

After a long time, Mi Fang slowly raised her head, glanced around, and said sadly: "Sir! Please believe me, I really surrender to you."

"I know that your Excellency treats the virtuous and the corporal and appoints people based on their talents. You will never consider the faults of my Mi family. What's more, we are originally from Xuzhou. Now that you are in charge of Xuzhou, you will definitely implement benevolent government!"

"The taxes you collect are much lower than those in other states and counties. This is good news for the people of Xuzhou."

"From now on, our Mi family will be willing to follow you from generation to generation."

Xi Yu said, "In this case, you should hand over all your property to the government office first, and we will talk about other matters later."

"Okay, there is absolutely no problem with this matter!"

Mi Fang then stood up angrily, her skinny body flushed red, as if holding back all her strength, and said to Zhuge Liang: "My lord, please come with me. I will immediately arrange to hand over all assets to the government office."

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, nodded and said, "So, I am very grateful to Mr. Mi Fang."

Zhuge Liang immediately left Mi Fang. He estimated that it would take a long time, so he turned back to look at Xi Yu. Xi Yu made a face at him, indicating that he should pay close attention to Mi Fang's true intentions in order to understand whether Mi Fang had any ulterior motives.

However, Liu Bei is indeed a very scheming person. It would not be a big deal to sacrifice a mediocre person like Mi Fang. It is difficult for Mi Fang to be a secret agent sent by Liu Bei.

"Am I really too cautious?"

Xiyu murmured to himself.

Guo Jia nodded immediately, "It's good to be careful, Xuzhou can't afford to make mistakes."

Jia Xu then said, "In my opinion, Mi Fang is quite sincere."

"Well, Zilong feels the same way."

Although the three of them said this, everyone was still very surprised. Why did Liu Bei want to destroy his reputation?

…

Meanwhile, Shinno.

As soon as Liu Bei came back from the government office, he learned that Mi Fang had left.

Liu Bei couldn't help but became furious.

"Second brother, third brother, what are you doing? Why are you driving Mi Fang away!"

Seeing that Liu Bei was very angry, Zhang Fei was frightened and said immediately: "Brother, I just slapped him. Is it possible that a real man can't even bear this slap?"

"Besides, the second brother asked him to prepare for the military posture, but Mi Fang discounted it. A merchant is a merchant after all, and this person must have taken the opportunity to steal military funds secretly."

Hearing this, Liu Bei felt angry and said, "No wonder Mi Fang came to me to intercede last month, but now you two are the first to complain, saying that she is slacking off and not doing things, and I'm going to beat Mi Fang!"

Liu Bei was very angry. You two are really causing trouble for me...