Cheng Yu left Shouchun that day and rushed to Pengcheng.

Cao Cao summoned Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xun You, Jia Xu and others to the front.

Everyone sat down, Cao Cao said, "Cheng Zhongde has gone to Xuzhou, and we have also taken Huainan. We can't spend it here all the time. I plan to return to Xudu, what do you think."

"Xu Du will definitely go back. The important thing is how to protect Huainan." Guo Jia said: "As soon as we leave, Lu Bu will definitely lead his army. Huainan will definitely fall into his hands."

"Does Lu Fengxian dare to steal Huainan from me?" Cao Cao frowned.

"The lord thinks he doesn't dare?" Guo Jia said: "Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun and presented Yuan Yao to his lord, which just gave him a pretext."

"True?" Cao Cao's face turned cold: "What kind of excuse can he get from it?"

"Have you forgotten that Zhongli is still entrenched with Uncle Chen?" Guo Jia said: "Lu Fengxian made such arrangements in the past to take Huainan. What he lacked is only two conditions. One of the lords evacuated Huainan, and the other of Liu Xun killed Zhang Xun. Now that both conditions are available, what else can he have?"

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and others.

Everyone said, "We think it is reasonable to be filial to the words!"

"If you get Huainan, if you ask Lu Fengxian to take it, wouldn't you give him a chance to get a big shot?" Cao Cao said: "You have to think of a way to prevent him from coveting Huainan."

"Lu Fengxian has long coveted Huainan, and there are reasons and opportunities, so he will definitely come." Guo Jia said: "The lord doesn't want to lose Shouchun. The only way is to leave some troops to guard him. He dares to attack Liu Xun, but he will not easily attack the soldiers under the lord's command. The lord doesn't want to go to war with Lu Fengxian, and he is unwilling to rebel with his lord."

Cao Cao failed to kill Lu Bu in the Battle of Xia Pi, and he had missed the best opportunity.

Although Lu Bu's strength is increasing day by day, his chances of rebelling against the Cao family are not yet mature.

The relationship between the two sides is subtle, and neither of them wants to break the last layer of tulle.

However, Huainan involves a lot of interests after all.

When Lu Bu got this, he would be able to control Cao Cao in the future and further expand his power to compete with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao occupied Huainan and, when the surrounding matters were handled completely, he could lead his army to attack Xuzhou.

Both sides knew that it was only a matter of rebellion, and Huainan also had many interests.

But they didn't want to break this delicate relationship.

By breaking this relationship, Lu Bu will face the pressure of Cao Cao's army, and Cao Cao will likely fight on both sides. While dealing with Yuan Shao, Hebei, he will also have to deal with Lu Bu.

The Yuan family in Hebei will definitely benefit from the rebellion between the two sides.

Both Cao Cao and Lu Bu were not stupid, so of course they could not do such stupid things that would allow others to gain benefits.

"Fengxiao thought I should leave behind whom I should leave behind and how many soldiers and horses?" Cao Cao asked.

"Xiahou Yuanrang, Xiahou Miaocai." Guo Jia said: "The two Xiahou generals have excellent martial arts skills. Although Lu Bu has a few capable people, it is not that easy to take Shouchun from them. As for the troops, three or five thousand should be enough."

Cao Cao frowned and stroked his beard, pondering for a moment: "Subject to filial piety!"

Cao Cao decided to leave Huainan, leave Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in Shouchun, and send Cheng Yu to Pengcheng.

He thought the matter had been arranged safely, so he had no excessive concerns.

When Cheng Yu arrived in Pengcheng, Cao Cao had already set off to return to Xudu.

Lu Bu invited Chen Gong to the study room of Houzhai.

The two sat facing each other, and Lu Bu asked, "Cao Cao has set off to return to Xudu, but Cheng Zhongde was ordered to come to Pengcheng. What do the Gongtai thinks he wants to do?"

"The news I received was that he also left the two generals Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan in Shouchun." Chen Gong said: "In this way, if Wen Hou takes action to seize Shouchun, he will definitely offend him. The two families may not be sure to start a war."

"I'm also worried about this." Lu Bu said: "We can't touch Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan for the time being. How can we disintegrate Shouchun's defense and thus seize Huainan."

"If Wen Hou was in Huainan, Cao Cao would have no use in this way." Chen Gong said: "Wen Hou could bypass Shouchun and take down Huainan and Lujiang, leaving only an isolated city in Shouchun."

Lu Bu smiled and shook his head: "The public office abandoned Cao Cao, which really left him a big trouble!"

He then asked, "Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng, how should I deal with him?"

"Cheng Zhongde came to Pengcheng to control Wen Hou." Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao had long thought that he would have a battle with Yuan Benchu. Cheng Zhongde came here, and his fundamental purpose was to help Wen Hou assist Cao Cao in the future and defeat Yuan Benchu ​​together!"

"I'm also thinking about something recently." Lu Bu said: "Cao Cao has many capable people. Although Yuan Benchu ​​has many capable people, he is not as good as Cao Cao. Now Hebei's great power is controlled by Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others. Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others are selfish and have them control..."

"Where did Mr. Wen hear that Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others are selfish?" Chen Gong asked in surprise.

Lu Bu was surprised. The classics and allusions he had read in his impression, and even many idle books mentioned the two of them, and their evaluations were all of them with misconduct. The Yuan family failed in the battle of Guandu, and in addition to attributeing the fault to Yuan Shao, the two of them also suffered many sins.

But Chen Gong's reaction made Lu Bu feel that he seemed to have been misled.

History has always been written on the side of the successful.

If Yuan Shao was the one who won the Battle of Guandu, those critics in later generations might have made Cao Cao useless.

After thinking this level, Lu Bu became interested in Feng Ji and Shen Pei: "Do you know two people on the official station?"

"The world is so big, and most of the capable people know each other." Chen Gong replied: "Although Feng Ji is a man who likes autocracy, he is broad-minded and always can tolerate people. Although his compassion and wisdom are average, he is a man of a good character and cannot rub a piece of sand in his eyes. Yuan Shao was able to manage Yecheng in an orderly manner, and he had an unshakable relationship with his men!"

Lu Bu completely understood that Feng Ji and Shen Feng were not well-known in later generations, and it was entirely because of the historians who added fuel to the fire and exaggerated them.

Just like before he came to this era, many historical books even commented that Lu Bu was a slave of the three surnames, and he had a very high evaluation of Liu Bei.

The winner is the king and the loser. If you want to leave a good reputation, you must first gain a foothold in this world!

As the two of them spoke, the guards outside the door reported: "Qi reported to Marquis Wen, Cheng Zhongde was asking for a meeting outside the door."

"It's coming so fast?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong: "We just got the news, and he has arrived."
Chapter completed!