Chapter 368 Yuan Shu hesitates, Cao Cao instigates
Chapter 368 Yuan Shu hesitated, Cao Cao instigated
Author: smug eyebrows and droopy eyes
Chapter 368 Yuan Shu hesitated, Cao Cao instigated
Yuan Shu was very greedy. He took advantage of the opportunity to quell the Black Mountain Army rebellion in Yanzhou and wanted to seize the opportunity to seize the actual power of this place in the Central Plains and become the lord of the Central Plains.
You know, Liu Jian relied on this routine to conquer Youzhou.
Take advantage of the opportunity of war to expand your own strength, control the main local resources, and at the same time severely suppress those who disobey him.
Yuan Shu may not be very capable in other matters, but when it comes to suppressing those who disobey him, Yuan Shu seems to be very enthusiastic.
Now, in Yanzhou, Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, is very convinced of him.
Cao Cao was convinced, and Yuan Shu looked down upon the other young people even more.
In Yuan Shu's eyes, those people were far behind Cao Cao and were not on the same level at all.
Cao Cao obeyed his own words, so what do others think?
What a fart.
In order to demonstrate his achievements, Yuan Shu held a banquet on the pretext of regulating and discussing the future people's livelihood of Yanzhou, and invited a group of Yanzhou prefects and Yanzhou governor Liu Dai to come to Puyang to meet him and discuss the future of Yanzhou.
Before inviting these people, Yuan Shu had imagined that as a state shepherd and a member of the Runan Yuan family, he was a great hero in defeating the Black Mountain Army and Yu Fuluo this time. He could be said to be the leader of all the governors of Yanzhou.
Benefactor.
I am so awesome now, if I just tell them to come, how can they not come?
Ultimately, the result is...
Really, none of the people invited by Yuan Shu came.
Yuan Shu had a misunderstanding at first. Did the people he sent there tell them the wrong time?
Later, Yuan Shu became angry.
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When the Black Mountain Army and Yu Fuluo threatened the local area in Yanzhou, in order to quell the banditry as soon as possible, the major forces in Yanzhou might allow Yuan Shu to consolidate the local forces.
Now, Yu Du and others have been defeated. In a sense, the warlords in Yanzhou have no use for Yuan Shu.
This means that Yuan Shu is so powerful that most people would not dare to fall out with him easily. Otherwise, with the stubbornness of the people in Yanzhou, they would have fallen out with Yuan Shu long ago.
You are an envoy to the north of Yangzhou, why are you showing off to us in the Central Plains?
Therefore, Yuan Shu may not be a good person, nor are Liu Dai, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, and Wang Fen... That's right, after Cao Cao moved to Dongjun Prefecture, Yuan Shao's die-hard brother Wang Fen was ordered to become Shanyang
Prefect.
These warlords plus Cao Cao were already somewhat submissive to Yuan Shao, let alone Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu held a grand banquet in Puyang, waiting for the warlords of Yanzhou to give him a "thousands of nations come to court".
But the big ear-scratcher in reality slapped him in the face.
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"Pah——!"
In front of all his subordinates and Cao Cao, Yuan Shu became furious and threw all the slips and inkstones on the table to the ground.
People in this era have some shortcomings like this.
When he gets angry, he likes to throw things on the ground.
"Insects, insects!"
Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and roared, his teeth creaking.
The people below - the generals of the Huainan line didn't even dare to fart when they heard this, they could only listen silently to Yuan Shu's anger.
Cao Cao, on the other hand, was sitting next to Yuan Shu. The old man was stroking his long beard, seemingly unaware of what was happening in front of him.
"Mengde!"
Yuan Shu suddenly turned his head and looked at Cao Cao.
"Mengde, it was you who brought me to Yanzhou. You said at the beginning that I could win the hearts of the Central Plains by entering Yanzhou to put down the rebellion. You also said that if I could send troops here, I would be able to win the support of all the families and become the lord of the Central Plains."
"But now, Yuan has worked so hard to help you get rid of the troubles caused by the Black Mountain Army. Why do you treat me so coldly in the blink of an eye?"
Cao Cao sighed: "There are some things about the highway that cannot be controlled by someone. I am really ashamed. The highway is so selfless. He traveled thousands of miles to the Central Plains for the sake of the country. He was willing to risk arrows and was not afraid of spears. He finally drove away the bandits.
I didn’t expect people to be so neglected on the highway, it’s really disappointing.”
"Oh, it's just..."
When he said this, Cao Cao suddenly became hesitant to speak.
When Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao like this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing what he meant.
Yuan Shu turned to look at the others and said, "You guys, please retreat first!"
"only!"
Everyone evacuated the hall, leaving only Cao Cao and Yuan Shu inside.
"Mengde, everyone is gone. If you have anything to say, just say it clearly."
"hehe."
After hearing this, Cao Cao put away his helpless and pitiful face and said with a smile: "Why worry about the highway? Everyone in the world is like this. When they use you, they will flatter you, and when they don't use you, they will flatter you.
, so they treated each other coldly, "These people are now all pastors, and they have soldiers and generals under them. In the past, when they respected the original, they soon became suspicious of self-reliance, let alone you? You blocked them in Yanzhou
Tao, how can they not be angry or jealous?"
After hearing this, Yuan Shu couldn't help clenching his fists.
"Besides, after all, you are just the northern pastor of Yangzhou, not the lord of Yanzhou. In name, it is natural for them to disobey your control. Why should you be angry?"
Yuan Shu is not a dull person. He naturally knows what Cao Cao is saying.
It's just that after all, those who should be angry are still angry.
Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes: "What should we do? Is Yuan here helping them suppress the rebellion in vain?"
Cao Cao said: "That's not true. In fact, for these people, just killing one as a warning to a hundred will be enough. The land of the Central Plains will naturally be owned by you by then."
"Kill one to serve as a warning to others?"
Yuan Shu stroked his beard: "It is indeed a feasible strategy, but who can I kill to scare others?"
Cao Cao said: "Fang Bo of Yanzhou, Liu Dai, the governor, can be killed."
"Liu Dai..."
Yuan Shu seemed to be pondering the feasibility of this matter.
"Why did you single him out specifically?"
Cao Cao said: "First of all, although Liu Dai is from a famous family, he is a clan relative and is more or less opposite to you in terms of position, so it is okay to kill him."
"Um……"
"Secondly, Liu Dai raised troops without authorization and killed Qiao Mao in order to seize power in Yanzhou. Even though he was the governor and had the responsibility of supervision, he had no right to kill the governor!"
"The crime of killing two thousand stones is not a small crime. He is an accomplice in rebellion."
"If Highway wants to attack Liu Dai, he can use this as his name. On the one hand, he will send people to the court to report Liu Dai's crimes to the emperor, and on the other hand, he will secretly mobilize troops to capture this person."
Yuan Shu nodded and said, "It's a good strategy."
"It's just that Liu Dai's troops in charge of the Governor's Department are quite powerful. Although I'm not afraid of him, if we fight head-on with him like this, I'm afraid the losses will be considerable."
Cao Cao said: "There is no need to fight head-on. According to what I know, although Yu Du withdrew his troops to the border of Dongjun, they did not completely withdraw. This insect must have the intention to return to Yanzhou to rob."
"In that case, why not use poison to deal with Liu Dai? Then you can raise troops to defeat Heishan. Not only can you gather all Liu Dai's troops, but you can also make a name for yourself. If you do this, all the other governors of Yanzhou will be convinced by you."
“It can be said that it kills several birds with one stone!”
After listening to Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shu felt confident.
He slammed the table and said, "Very good. In that case, why don't you ask Meng De to design it for me?"
Cao Cao cupped his hands and said, "I'll do whatever I want!"
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After leaving the governor's residence in Dongjun and arriving at his own army outside the city, Cao Cao was greeted by Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun and other direct subordinates.
After listening to Cao Cao telling what happened today, everyone felt a sense of injustice in their hearts.
Xiahou Dun said: "Meng De is the governor of Dongjun, but now he wants to give up his mansion in Puyang to Yuan Jiujiu to live in, and also designs for him. What kind of virtue does Yuan Jiujiu have that allows us to do this for him?"
Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "Yuan Jiujiang has no virtue, but he has two rich and prosperous counties in Jiujiang and Lujiang, which can allow us to station troops and develop our strength. Isn't this worthy of my planning for him?"
Cao Renqi said: "But killing Liu Dai will make all the governors of Yanzhou fear him and submit to him. This seems to be beneficial to Yuan Gongliu."
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, it seems so on the surface, but in fact the interests are very deep. In particular, killing Liu Dai requires the help of the Black Mountain Army. If this matter is spread, it may not be beneficial to him, Yuan Guangdu, you wait Don't worry, let's just worry about it for my brother."
When Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others heard this, they all raised their hands and said, "No!"