Chapter 631    Each has its own plans (42)

In fact, Xiang Yu was familiar with military books since he was a child and also discovered Chen Ping's plan of discord.

But he believed that Liu Bang was trapped in Xingyang City and was already a turtle in a jar.

Fan Zeng's extraordinary wisdom not only has little use to him, but is a potential threat. He then followed the trend and used tricks to force Fan Zeng to leave.

The bridge was demolished before the river was crossed because Xiang Yu knew the terribleness of Fan Zeng’s wisdom!

In fact, Xiang Yu was too worried!

Fan Zeng is over 70 years old, and his children are all living in seclusion in his hometown and have not become officials.

It’s not that Fan Zeng doesn’t want his children to stand out, but that he is afraid of “the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys are cooked.”

He was like studying Fan Li, and he knew the psychology of those who were superiors very well. He was also ready to follow Fan Li and retire after success.

If Fan Zeng was greedy for power and with his status as a father, extraordinary ability and prestige in the army, it would be not difficult to clear away his suspicion of affair with Liu Bang and eliminate Xiang Yu's suspicion of himself.

Xiang Yu did not completely abandon Fan Zeng, but only slightly deprived him of some of his power.

Fan Zeng disdained to defend himself, but instead relied on his seniority, pretended to be furious, and said to Xiang Yu:

"The overall situation in the world has been decided, so you can do it yourself, the king. I hope you will give me this old bone and let me return to my hometown to serve the people."

Fan Zeng took the initiative to retire and return home, and hit Xiang Yu's thoughts.

Because Xiang Yu believed that the capture and killing of Liu Bei was right in front of him, and he did not even say anything to keep him, and happily allowed Fan Zeng to leave and return home.

Fan Zeng was very disappointed when he saw Xiang Yu so fond of kindness and was too lazy to say some of the words he wanted to remind him, so he left with a decisive way.

In fact, Fan Zeng knew in his heart that no matter who was the final winner, he would not have any good results.

Needless to say, Liu Bang wanted to kill him many times. If he achieved the final victory, Fan Zeng would definitely not be able to survive, and it would be very likely that the entire family would suffer.

Fan Zengjiu followed Xiang Yu, and of course he knew his nature well.

He also realized that Xiang Yu had not defeated Liu Bang, so he was in a hurry to liquidate himself. Once he won, he would definitely find other ways to deal with him, and even harm his family.

Although Fan Zeng didn't know whether Liu Bang could turn the tables, he knew that he could never stay and had to retreat.

Fan Zeng was also afraid that Liu Bang or Xiang Yu would harm him after he decided to reign with the world. Before he retired and returned home, he had already arranged a plan to commit suicide and pilgrimage.

He took a stone boat to Jiuzhai Mountain, which is now Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province, and hid his name and claimed that he had a poisonous sore on his back and died.

At the beginning, Fan Zeng's family lived in a cave and lived in a quiet place.

Later, he slowly communicated with the local people, and Fan Zeng even treated the people, built bridges and paved roads to facilitate pedestrians.

Fan Zeng was still concerned about state affairs. When a villager told him that Xiang Yu committed suicide by slashing his throat in Wujiang, he was Xiang Yu's "Asia Father" after all, and he couldn't help it and cried loudly on the spot:

"I don't listen to my words, and I will be here!"

So, these villagers suspected that he was Fan Zeng, and he immediately denied:

"Fan Zeng died in Pengcheng long ago, so where would he come here!"

Afterwards, Fan Zeng was afraid that he would attract revenge from Liu Bang, so he took his whole family to leave quietly, and he didn't know where to end.

Xi Zhicai is a student from a poor family. Being able to read and recognize words is a great opportunity.

Emperor Wu of Han respected Confucianism alone in order to consolidate the rule of the court. The knowledge that poor students could learn were all the contents of the highest and lower classes, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in Confucianism.

It is almost impossible to let those aristocratic families teach secret military books and war strategies to poor students.

It was also a coincidence that Xi Zhicai got the incomplete military books left by Fan Zeng, and he learned a lot of skills.

It was much easier for him to learn these military tactics than Fan Zeng!

Although it is also a broken version, because of the broken version of the military strategy he obtained, Fan Zeng's comments were made.

It can be said that Xi Zhi is the direct descendant of Fan Zeng, and he admires this teacher he has never met very much.

He was very sorry that Xiang Yu did not listen to Fan Zeng's plan and asked Liu Bang to escape from Xingyang City in a desperate situation. Xiang Yu's great achievements in unifying the world were slack.

Xi Zhicai's strategy is also the way Fan Zeng took, and "retiring after success" is the ending they have already set.

Xi Zhicai believed that he was better than his predecessor. He didn't want to make the same mistake as Fan Zeng, and he valued his lord's trust very much.

Therefore, even if he failed to achieve success and did not win his reputation, he resolutely withdrew from Cao Cao.

He would rather live in seclusion than lower his value and take the initiative to join Cao Cao, repeating Fan Zeng's tragedy.

Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai are old friends. Before he recommended him, he had already solicited his opinions. Although Xi Zhicai lived in seclusion in the countryside, he had already prepared.

Xi Zhicai lies in his hometown in Yingchuan and stages a drama that is exactly the same as "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage":

"Cao Cao built his door, but Zhicai couldn't get up. Cao waited for a while before Zhicai got up and put on his clothes to greet him."

Then Cao Cao moved Xi Zhicai with his sincerity. Finally, Xi Zhicai agreed to Cao Cao's request:

"The general will never abandon each other, and he will be willing to work hard for all his life."

After Xi Zhicai came out of the mountain, Cao Cao's treatment was no worse than that of Liu Bei's "just as fish as water" that he gave to Zhuge Liang.

"I am the best guest with my car, and I respect you as a guest, and I will fight with you. I will share my clothes and food with you. I will build my own museum at all times and ask for advice."

Xi Zhicai did not disappoint Cao Cao's expectations, helping Cao Cao defeat Yu Du, Bailuo, Guan Gu, Yu Fuluo and other warlords to pacify Dongjun.

Then, Yuan Shao declared that Cao Cao had actually taken control of Dongjun, which was of great significance.

Although the position of prefect of Dongjun has not been significantly improved compared to Cao Cao's Jinan prime minister many years ago, it is true that he has his own territory. Cao Cao's tens of thousands of people no longer has to live a life of living under the roof in Zhang Miao's Chenliu County.

After Chen Gong and Bao Xin welcomed Cao Cao into Yanzhou, they used the strategy of "playing and talented people" to eliminate Bao Xin and defeat the Yellow Turbans. This was the only one who was strong in his army and horses.

Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, leaving Zhang Miao, Xun Yu, Chen Gong, Cheng Yu and others to guard Yanzhou, and only brought Xi Zhicai, a confidant adviser, to go to war with the army.

Tao Qian was able to defeat the Yellow Turban Army and fight for Xuzhou in one battle, but it was actually not a soft persimmon.

Xi Zhicai's plan was invaluable for Cao Cao to win in one battle.

Cao Cao used the strategy of Xi Zhicai, and wanted to propose some harsh conditions such as cede land and compensation to paralyze Tao Qian, Liu Bei and others, and then unexpectedly defeated three reinforcements in one fell swoop, and then took all Xuzhou.

But now that Lu Bu has snatched the way out, Cao Cao dared not stay in Xuzhou anymore, so he asked Xi Zhicai for advice.

Fortunately, the envoy sent by Tao Qian had not left yet, and Xi Zhicai offered his advice: "The lord is just selling his favor to Liu Bei, and retreating to regain Yanzhou, so as not to prevent Tao Qian, Liu Bei and Lu Bu from attacking each other on both sides."

Cao Cao also thought that this was the only way, so he summoned the envoy and wrote a reply to Liu Bei.

Because the matter was too urgent, Cao Cao even had time to blackmail Tao Qian, so he pulled the camp and retreated.

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Chapter completed!