Chapter 631 Xun Yu Arrives
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Cao Hong stopped, turned around and looked at Zhang Liao without expression, finally sneered, turned around and left. At this time, the tent was silent, and everyone looked at them. Everyone was surprised, how could Cao Hong throw wine on the ground? What conflicts did the two of them have?
At this time, Chen Qun, who was sitting next to him, whispered: "Far away, what happened?"
Zhang Liao knew that this was not the time when internal strife occurred. He held back his breath and shook his head, "It's nothing, sir, please continue to drink the bar."
Chen Qun's eyes became even more confused. Others might not be able to see clearly, but he sat next to him and saw clearly. It was clearly Cao Hong who took his anger on Zhang Liao. There was a conflict between the two. Since Zhang Liao refused to say it, Chen Qun would not ask much.
At this time, there was a whisper in the big tent, and gradually became lively again. At this moment, a guard whispered loudly in front of the tent: "Dear generals, the imperial court has sent an envoy, it is Xun Lingjun."
The generals stood up and walked out of the tent, but Chen Qun was surprised. Why did his father-in-law come? He didn't think too much about it and got up to greet him. At this time, Cao Hong walked quickly by Zhang Liao, listened to his feet, glanced at him coldly, and accelerated his pace. Zhang Liao pretended that he had seen nothing.
Li Dian also walked to Zhang Liao and said apologetically: "General Lian came to me in the afternoon and asked about his fellow villager's murder. I am very sorry for this matter and I can't persuade him."
"This matter has nothing to do with you. Mancheng doesn't have to blame himself, and I won't take it to heart."
Zhang Liao didn't go to the camp gate and turned back to his tent. Li Dian looked at him and couldn't help but shake his head. He knew that Cao Hong would hold grudges at the beginning, and he advised Zhang Liao, but he refused to listen. He really couldn't blame himself.
At the gate of the camp, Xun Yu walked into the military camp with a talisman in his hand. He came to Fancheng to reward the army with the will of heaven. Xun Yu did not want to come to Cao's army camp. He was determined not to participate in Cao's military affairs, but this time he had to come to Fancheng to reward the army. Xun Yu knew very well that this must be Cao Cao's intention. Heaven was just a puppet emperor. What could he do?
At this time, Chen Qun came up and smiled and said, "I didn't expect that it would be my father-in-law who came, which surprised the son-in-law."
Xun Yu is Chen Qun and is a father-in-law and son-in-law. Xun Yu was quite happy when he saw his son-in-law Chen Qun. He also replied slightly, "Long, it's been a long time since we met."
Xun Yu greeted the generals who came to greet him one by one, but he found that he did not see Cao Cao, so he asked, "Is the Prime Minister here?"
Chen Qun whispered: "The Prime Minister is drunk and is sleeping in the tent. I am afraid he will not be able to see his father-in-law for a while. Please forgive me."
Xun Yu nodded silently, "It's okay, I can see the Prime Minister tomorrow."
"Father-in-law, please follow me and I will take my father-in-law to the tent to rest first, and travel thousands of miles, thank you for your hard work."
Chen Qun said, taking Xun Yu toward the Central Army
Cao Cao only woke up until the night after sleeping, and felt a splitting headache. He drank a cup of tea and calmed his mind. He asked Xu Chu again: "Is there any situation on the other side?"
Xu Chu bowed and replied: "The other side is very quiet, there is no movement, and there is no news of the arrival of the army in Longzhong."
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Chu said again: "It's Xun Lingjun who is here and comes to reward the army according to the will of heaven."
Cao Cao smiled, "He is finally here."
Of course, Cao Cao knew that Xun Yu would come, but he ordered Cao Pi to arrange for Tian to send Xun Yu to reward the army. Some things that happened in the capital made him angry. It is said that Xun Yu was involved, which made Cao Cao both angry and heartbroken. He didn't care about other people's actions, but he could not allow Xun Yu to betray him.
After pondering for a while, Cao Cao said to Xu Chu: "You go and invite Mr. Xun, and just say I want to see him."
"Does the Prime Minister want to accept the order?" Xu Chu asked. If he was accepting the order, he would order the guards to prepare the incense table.
"I'll talk about it tomorrow. I'll talk to him tonight. Go and invite him over."
"Zhou Ling" Xu Chu turned around and hurried away.
The place where Xun Yu lives is very close to Cao Cao's tent. Soon, Xu Chu led Xun Yu into Cao Cao's tent. Xun Yu stepped forward and gave a tribute calmly, "I'm in charge of the Prime Minister."
"If you have worked hard, please sit down." Cao Cao smiled and asked Xun Yu to sit down.
Xun Yu sat down and bowed and said, "I am here to reward the army according to the will of heaven. God will tell the Prime Minister that if there is any need, the Prime Minister can directly raise it."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Thank you, I have no need for the moment."
"I don't know what's wrong with the Prime Minister asking for a gentle minister to come?"
Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu with a smile, and then asked indifferently after a long time, "Last month, the father-in-law of the country celebrated his birthday, and there were 267 ministers of Wu who went to celebrate. If he should have gone too."
Xun Yu's heart was shocked. Why did Cao Cao even know the specific number of people? He hurriedly bowed and said, "I did go there, and I also met my eldest son."
Xun Yu means that Cao Pi has also gone, why should I ask me about this?
"Haha, nothing, I'll just ask."
The tent was quiet and neither of them spoke, but Xun Yu understood that Cao Cao had been staring at Fu Wan. In the end, Fu Wan left eight people to discuss the major matters secretly, and he was one of them. However, he did not want to participate in Fu Wan's plan, so Cao Cao called himself from Yecheng for this purpose.
Xun Yu's back was wet, and he secretly complained that Fu Wan was confused. Such a thing was undecided. Cao Cao didn't know. Fu Wan was really finished now, and he also implicated Queen Fu. He picked up a cup of tea and his hands were shaking slightly.
At this time, Cao Cao glanced at Xun Yu with a sharp look. When he changed the subject, he sighed: "Today I told everyone that the biggest mistake in my life was to let Liu Jing go in Rangshan. When Liu Jing started, I didn't take him to heart. As a result, he became my biggest trouble and made me unable to sleep at night. Now he is about to fight the Northern Expedition again. Although I used the strategy of surrounding Wei to save Zhao, he will not give up and will still go to the expedition. If I can teach me how to deal with Liu Jing's Northern Expedition."
Xun Yu was silent for a moment and said, "The Prime Minister has a lot of talents, Zhongde and Gongda have a eldest son. Who is not a talented person in charge of the world? They can give the Prime Minister a wise suggestion. The minister has not been concerned about military affairs for a long time and has become unfamiliar. I am afraid he will not be able to help the Prime Minister."
Cao Cao was sad and sighed for a while, saying, "If I were my most trusted confidant and my teacher, I was not a good deal back then. Now, in my most dangerous time, why should I watch coldly?"
Cao Cao's tone was very sad, which made Xun Yu feel unbearable. He remembered that Cao Cao was indeed kind to him in the past. Although he hated him for usurping power, he could not avoid the word "love and friendship".
Helplessly, Xun Yu had to ask slowly: "The Prime Minister thinks that Liu Jing's biggest weakness lies in the area he is now occupying?"
Cao Cao thought for a moment and immediately understood, "If it refers to the estrangement between Jingyi and Yi states, right?"
Xun Yu nodded, "Jingzhou is Chu, Yizhou is the source of Bashu, and the two places have always been well water without overflowing rivers. However, what I am talking about here is a geographical barrier. Jingzhou and Yizhou are blocked by high mountains and ridges, and can only be connected through the Yangtze River and Shu Road. It is difficult for the two places to be strategically unified. This is Liu Jing's biggest weakness."
Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "I understand a little, if you please continue"
Xun Yu smiled and continued: "Now Liu Jing is committed to the northern expedition on the Western Front, and Yizhou has not been able to get it for a long time, so Liu Jing transferred all the strength of the army to Yizhou and Hanzhong, which made Jingzhou's military strength insufficient.
Now Liu Jing uses Jing Yi's power to fight north, and it can be said that the Southern Army fights north. Although he is lucky enough to win, it will not happen overnight if he wants to stand firm in the north. I advise the Prime Minister not to focus on the gains and losses of the battles in Longxi, but should focus on the world and Jingzhou. He goes north to Tianshui, the Prime Minister's army goes south to Hanshui, he seizes Guanzhong, and the Prime Minister's occupation of Jingzhou.
The Prime Minister can even send troops to Anlu County, threaten Jiangxia and seize Qichun. In this way, Jiangdong's strategy will be disrupted. Will they send troops to take back Qichun County from the Prime Minister Once Jiangdong seizes Qichun County, if Jiangxia finds that Jiangxia's defense is weak, will they continue to advance westward.
At that time, the Prime Minister withdrew from Jiangxia, concentrated his troops to occupy Xiangyang, and forced the Jiangdong forces to develop towards Nanjun and Jingnan. Will Liu Jing save Jingzhou? Once he has made every effort to save Jingzhou, the military strategy will inevitably move eastward again. At that time, can he still defend Guanzhong and Longxi?"
Xun You's persuasion made Cao Cao feel a sudden sense of enlightenment. He really only considered the present, but never thought about how he would deal with it after Liu Jing captured Guanlong. Xun Yu saw the situation very thoroughly, saw the biggest weakness of Liu Jing's power, and also saw the appearance of Jiangdong and Jingzhou.
Liu Jing's roots are in Jingzhou. If you want to completely defeat him, you can only consider it from the roots. Cao Cao was very moved. Xun Yu, such an excellent talent, he actually abandoned him.
Cao Cao bowed deeply to Xun Yu, "If you are worthy of being the lonely military advisor, from now on, I will officially appoint Xun Gong as my military advisor and general, please accept my greeting."
Xun Yu's face suddenly changed. He was an important official of the Han Dynasty and could never be a minister of the Wei State of Cao Cao.
"No, please listen to me, Prime Minister."
However, Cao Cao did not listen to his rejection at all, and stood up and said to Xu Chu: "Send military advisor Xun to the tent to rest, and at the same time call the army. From now on, Xun Lingjun is my military advisor and general, only under me. If you dare to belittle the military advisor, you will be killed."
"Prime Minister"
Xun Yu stood up suddenly and said solemnly: "I am the attendant of the Han Dynasty. I inspected the military camp with my integrity. The Prime Minister cannot appoint my ministers as military advisors without authorization."
"You are no longer a servant"
Cao Cao showed a smug smile on his face, took out a volume of imperial edict, handed it to Xun Yu, and said, "This is the decree sent from Yedu the day before yesterday, you can see it yourself."
Xun Yu took the order in confusion, opened it and looked at it, and it suddenly became like thunder. The order had appointed him as the Minister of Wei, the Minister of Guanglu, and the Military Advisor of the Prime Minister. He was removed from his position as the Minister of the Han Dynasty.
Xun Yu returned to his tent and drank a cup of wine. Cao Cao actually forcibly appointed him as his military advisor. What made him even more unacceptable was that when he left Yedu, Cao Cao ordered the heaven to dismiss his post in the court and become a minister of the Wei State.
This caused Xun Yu's dignity to be severely hit and also made him feel sad. Where is the Great Han Dynasty still there? It is obvious that there is only Duke Wei, and where is the Great Han Dynasty still surnamed Liu. It is obvious that his surname has changed to Cao. Could it be that Xun Yu also wants to help the evil and become a rebel?
Xun Yu was very sad and angry. At this time, Chen Qun slowly walked in. He stood behind Xun Yu, looked at his father-in-law's thin body, sighed in his heart, sat down next to Xun Yu, without saying a word.
At this time, Xun Yu picked up the wine pot and poured wine for himself, but found that the wine pot was empty. He turned around and handed the wine pot to Chen Qun, "Go and get me another pot," Xun Yu ordered.
Chen Qun took the wine pot and put it aside, "Father-in-law, you can't drink it anymore."
"Why can't I drink anymore?"
Xun Yu glanced at him sideways and sneered: "You are here to be a lobbyist for Cao Cao."
Chen Qun sighed, "The Prime Minister asked me to persuade him, but does not know why the Prime Minister summoned his father-in-law from the capital?"
"Of course I know that he is going to attack Queen Fu," Xun Yu sneered repeatedly.
"Actually, the Prime Minister was thinking about his father-in-law. He was afraid that his father-in-law would be involved in the whirlpool of power struggle, so he summoned his father-in-law from Yedu."
Chen Qun also knew about Fu Wan just now, which shocked him. He also secretly glad that his father-in-law was summoned to Fancheng by the Prime Minister, otherwise his father-in-law would have been destroyed in this stupid thing and he would have been implicated.
Chapter completed!