Chapter 90 Military Advisor, what to do

Cao Cao originally had no hope in recruiting Liu Bei to Xudu. His original intention was to test whether Liu Bei was ambitious.

Now it seems that I don’t know whether Liu Bei is really ambitious. The only thing that is certain is that Liu Bei is really popular with the people.

According to what the envoy said, those people took it upon themselves to try to retain Liu Bei. If the people were like this, what more could I ask for!

Fortunately, these are only the people of a county. If they were the people of a state, or the people of the world, that would be a terrible thing.

However, after Cao Cao thought about it carefully, he believed that Liu Bei must have ambitions, which could be seen from the talents around him.

In addition to the two powerful generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there are also Zhou Xing and Tai Shi Ci.

Especially the newly recruited Taishi Ci. I heard that Sun Ce was so angry that he almost vomited blood after learning about it, and vowed to personally kill this cunning and untrustworthy Taishi Ci in the future.

There are also Wang Xiu and Liu Zheng, as well as the brothers Jian, Yong, Sun and Qianmi, etc. There are so many talents that can be mobilized, which cannot be accommodated by one county.

In the future, Liu Bei will definitely occupy a state so that these talents can be put to use.

And allowing a man like Liu Bei, who is popular among the people and a fierce general and wise man, to occupy a state will definitely be a formidable enemy for Cao Cao in the future.

At this time, when he heard that Guo Jia said he had a plan to get rid of Liu Bei, Cao Cao quickly asked: "What plan?"

"Today, tens of thousands of people in Donglai blocked the road and forced Liu Bei to stay. I am afraid that one day when Liu Bei climbs high and raises his arms, tens of thousands of people will sacrifice their lives for them. When Liu Bei first arrived in Donglai, he tried his best to suppress the thieves and gave up money and food to reduce taxes. The policy of eliminating taxes and recruiting people to work in the fields was all for the purpose of accumulating food, recruiting scholars, and spreading a reputation for virtue, so that in the future we would have food and soldiers to compete in the world."

"From this point of view, Liu Bei's next step must be to seize Beihai to the west and then occupy Qingzhou. However, Liu Bei knew that he was now weak and could not resist the Yuan family, so he had no choice but to adopt a strategy of concealment in order to restrain his strength. Ming Gong can order He is very sharp and is tabooed by the Yuan family. In this way, Ming Gong can use the Yuan family's power to eliminate Liu Bei without any effort. At the same time, he can also avoid the worry of Liu Bei being used by the Yuan family."

Cao Cao thought for a moment, nodded slightly and said: "The purpose of being filial is to borrow a knife to kill someone?"

"Exactly, if you fail to kill someone, you may be able to turn your enemies into friends." Guo Jia said with a smile.

"Oh, how to do it?"

Hearing that he could turn enemies into friends with Liu Bei, Cao Cao immediately became interested.

Cao Cao loved and hated Liu Bei.

I hate that he has ambition and ability, and that he has so many brave generals following him.

He also loves the fierce generals who follow him, as well as Liu Bei's reputation. If such a person can truly be used by him, he will be like a tiger.

Guo Jia slowly said: "Now Qingzhou has been acquired by the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan is the governor of Qingzhou. Duke Ming can go to the emperor and appoint Liu Bei as the governor of Qingzhou. In this case, Liu Bei will definitely be tabooed by the Yuan family. Since Liu Bei had great ambitions and was appointed by the imperial court, how could he give up the post? If he accepted the post of governor of Qingzhou, he would be attacked by the Yuan family's troops. Even if he was not accepted, he would be in Qingzhou, and with this rectified name, he would be able to win The people will definitely be jealous of the Yuan family, and the Yuan family will definitely drive him away from Qingzhou."

"If Liu Bei leaves Qingzhou and has no place to live, Duke Ming can call him to come and grant him permission. At that time, whether he will be killed or retained will all depend on Duke Ming's wish."

In fact, Cao Cao was very good at breaking up other people's strength, especially when he was threatening the emperor.

Historically, when dealing with Liu Bei, he divided the five counties of Taishan into Ying County, made Mi Zhu the governor of Ying County, and made Mi Fang the prime minister of Pengcheng. He showed favor to the Mi brothers in order to break up Liu Bei's power.

Get rid of Liu Bei's two financial backers.

However, the Mi brothers had invested all their assets in Liu Bei, and in the end they both abandoned the county and became officials, preferring to follow Liu Bei around.

When dealing with Lü Bu, he also made Chen Deng the governor of Guangling and made Lü Bu at odds with the Xuzhou family, so that Lü Bu could be easily destroyed in the end.

If Lu Bu had the full support of the Xuzhou family, with Cao Cao's military strength at the time, it might not be that easy to destroy Lu Bu.

To deal with Sun Ce and Liu Biao, Zhang Hong, who was sent to Xudu as an envoy, was appointed as the censor, and Han Song was appointed as the prefect of Lingling. This was precisely to break up the alliance between Sun Ce and Liu Biao and the local scholars.

Now Liu Bei is in Donglai, and Qingzhou is occupied by Yuan Shao. Even if Liu Bei is not Yuan Shao's man now, he will probably be used by Yuan Shao in the future.

Therefore, it is beneficial to Cao Cao to break up the power of the two. If, as Guo Jia said, Liu Bei was driven away by Yuan Shao and came to Xudu, then Liu Bei's troops and horses would be able to be used by him.

Cao Cao laughed happily and said: "Hahaha, the idea of ​​filial piety is exactly what I want. However, Liu Xuande is so popular among the people that it is not enough to just be the governor of Qingzhou. He should be the shepherd of Qingzhou, add Zuo General, and be granted the title of Marquis of Mouping. In this way,

Come and see if Yuan Benzhu can still tolerate him!"

Cao Cao was not stingy at all when it came to worshiping officials and becoming marquises. He knew very well that only by giving up rice could you catch a chicken, not to mention that now he was borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha.

Moreover, in this way, Liu Bei may still be grateful for his kindness to him. When he goes to Xudu in the future and lets him serve as a minister, his powerful generals will not all be used by him.

Guo Jia was also overjoyed. When he saw Cao Cao being so willing, he knew that he was a truly ambitious man and that he was not with the wrong person!

"However," Cao Cao suddenly said worriedly, "this move may anger Benchu, and I'm afraid the gain will outweigh the loss!"

Cao Cao is right to worry. Yuan Tan occupies Qingzhou and claims to be the governor of Qingzhou. If Cao Cao proposes Liu Bei as the shepherd of Qingzhou, even the most confused person can see that this is directly targeting the Yuan family.

Now that Nanyang and Xuzhou have not been pacified, there are many threats around Xudu. Cao Cao does not want to directly become an enemy of Yuan Shao at this time.

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Don't worry, Ming Gong. You can list Liu Bei as General Zuo and Marquis Mouping. As for Liu Bei being named Qingzhou Mu, there is one person who is just right."

"Do you want to say Feng Xiao, Taifu Kong?" Cao Cao asked.

"Exactly, Liu Bei had previously petitioned Taifu Kong to be the governor of Qingzhou, and now it is just right and reasonable for Taifu Kong to petition him to be the governor of Qingzhou. If Yuan Benchu ​​was angry, he would be venting his anger on Taifu Kong, and it had nothing to do with Duke Ming."<

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"Hahaha, so good, so good!" Cao Cao laughed.

Immediately, Cao Cao went to the emperor and described Liu Bei's virtues, which won the hearts of the people. He recommended him as General Zuo and granted him the title of Hou Pinghou.

Kong Rong received Liu Bei's letter, and Cao Cao just signaled to him to submit Liu Bei's name to Qingzhou Shepherd.

After learning that Liu Bei had been left behind by tens of thousands of people in Donglai to block the road, Kong Rong admired Liu Bei very much and thought that he could be the shepherd of Qingzhou. He immediately followed Cao Cao's wishes and recommended Liu Bei to the emperor as the shepherd of Qingzhou.

The emperor agreed, and the envoys left Xudu one after another and rushed to Donglai, Qingzhou.

Liu Bei had just persuaded his people to disperse in Donglai to retain his people. Suddenly he heard that the envoys had arrived again. He thought that the imperial court was going to Xudu to take up the post of chief agricultural officer. However, when he saw it, he realized that it was Cao Cao who presented himself as a leftist.

General, granted the title of Marquis of Mouping.

Overjoyed, Liu Bei accepted it happily and thanked the emperor for his kindness. Zhou Xing congratulated everyone.

However, only two days had passed and the envoy had not left yet. I heard that another envoy from the imperial court had arrived.

This time, Liu Bei couldn't guess the purpose of the imperial envoy's visit, so he asked military advisor Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing smiled slightly and said: "My lord first worshiped General Zuo and was granted the title of County Marquis. He cannot be promoted again. Now that the imperial court is here, I think he should be worshiped as the Shepherd of Qingzhou."

"Qingzhou Mu!"

Liu Bei seemed a little surprised. Although he had already thought that this might be the case, he was still surprised when he heard the military advisor say it.

It is acceptable to be worshiped as General Zuo and to be granted the title of Hou Pinghou, but this Qingzhou Mu cannot accept it at all.

If accepted, Yuan's troops will arrive immediately.

Liu Bei understands this.

Soon, the imperial envoy entered the city and met Liu Bei.

In fact, just as the military adviser said, the imperial court appointed Liu Bei as the pastor of Qingzhou.
Chapter completed!