Chapter 179: What Feng Xiao said, it is loneliness
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"The soldiers and horses of the three states are besieging Xudu. We have been defeated again and suffered heavy losses. If we want to repel the enemy besieging the city, I am afraid it is impossible. If we attack one of them, the soldiers and horses of the other two states will definitely come to rescue, so we attack it."
It is difficult to win. If we want to defeat the enemy, we must fight.”
Guo Jia paused for a moment and saw Cao Cao smiling and his eyes full of affirmation, so he continued: "However, although there are soldiers and horses from three states surrounding the city and there are many enemies, Ming Gong is not without a way out."
"The soldiers of the three states all have their own desires, but they cannot be united. The real enemy of Ming Gong is Liu Bei. Only Liu Bei wants to destroy Ming Gong. Yuan Jizhou is only seduced by him, and those who seek are just to let him
The emperor moved to Yecheng in order to control the emperor and control the world. Liu Jingsheng and Zhang Xiu of Jingzhou just followed the general trend. They thought that Yuan Jizhou sent troops to attack Xu, and Liu Bei was strong, so Ming Gong would be destroyed, so they sent troops. However,
They just help others but don't contribute, so they may not really be enemies of Ming Gong."
"Jia believes that if Duke Ming wants to retreat from the enemy and seek survival, the only way to do it now is to give up the emperor. Before the Xudu is defeated, he sends someone to tell Yuan Benchu that he is willing to move the emperor to Yecheng and Yuan Jizhou will get what he has lost.
May his troops retreat on their own. If the Jizhou soldiers retreat, the Jingzhou soldiers will not stay. As for Liu Bei, if he does not retreat, Ming Gong only needs to say that Liu Bei is not willing to move the emperor to Yecheng, so that he can join forces with Jizhou.
Attack Liu Bei, and he will be the one who is destroyed."
"As long as Ming Gong remains in Yanzhou, he recruits and trains soldiers, cultivates fields and accumulates grain, and makes friends with Yuan Benchu, and then tries to destroy Liu Bei. If Liu Bei is destroyed, no one in the world will be able to compete with Ming Gong!"
Guo Jia spoke eloquently, while Cao Cao nodded frequently.
In Guo Jia's eyes, he only regarded Liu Bei as Cao Cao's opponent, but did not take Yuan Shao seriously.
Cao Cao wanted to stroke his beard, but found that his beard was gone, so he had to touch his chin and laughed: "Hahaha... what Fengxiao said is exactly what Gu meant. Gu's defeat in Xuzhou was due to Gu's lack of careful thinking.
They did not attack Nanyang Zhangxiu first, and they did not prepare for Jizhou. They sent troops too hastily, and they did not expect Liu Bei to be such a strong and brave general."
"Those who achieve great things should be able to stretch and bend. Now that Gu is defeated and trapped, and has lost power so far, he can only survive first, and then try to destroy Liu Bei. Not only does Gu want to move the emperor to Yecheng, he also wants my son to go to Yecheng.
, This shows Gu Wu’s intention to be an enemy of Jizhou. I miss Gu Wu’s old friendship at first, and with the help of the emperor and me, I will never be in trouble with Gu again. Haha, Wen Ruo, do you think this is a good thing?”
Cao Cao finally turned to Xun and asked.
Xun's face was full of worry and he replied: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to deal with the proton."
In fact, Xun had already guessed that Cao Cao would give up the throne to Yuan Shao, because this was his only way to retreat from the enemy and survive. Not only could he retain his strength, but he could also keep his position as Yanzhou Mu.
Although he lost the right to borrow the emperor's edicts, as long as Yanzhou remained, Cao Cao had the capital to compete for the world.
Xun understood what Yuan Shao was. With the emperor in his hands, the world would only become more chaotic and worse. He simply had no ability to pacify the world. What Yuan Shao wanted was just the false reputation of a nobleman, not the real territory.
Now the only people with the ability and ambition to pacify the world are Cao Cao and Liu Bei. The emperor must either stay in Xudu or return to Luoyang. Xun really doesn't want to see the emperor move to Yecheng.
But in this situation, there was nothing he could do.
However, Xun did not expect that Cao Cao would think of letting his son go to Yecheng as a hostage.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Haha, are Wenruo worried about my son's safety? There is no need to worry about this. I am not an enemy of Benchu now, so my son will naturally not be in danger. Moreover, my son is in Ye, and he can still find out about Ye.
Things in the city are beneficial but not harmful."
Regarding the matter of giving up the emperor and moving the emperor to Yecheng, although Xiahou, Cao Ren and others were unwilling to do so, they had no choice. This was the only feasible strategy at present.
"This matter is urgent and should not be postponed. It can be discussed before the city is destroyed, but it cannot be discussed if the city is destroyed. Ming Gong, Liu Bei's troops will arrive tomorrow. If chaos breaks out in the city as soon as Xuzhou troops and horses arrive, the city cannot be defended. We must
Urgently send people out of the city to speak to the Jizhou generals, and then send people to Yecheng to talk to Yuan Benchu." Guo Jia said.
Negotiation is all about bargaining chips.
You can only negotiate if the city is not broken and the soldiers are there. If the city is broken and the soldiers are destroyed, then it will be whatever others say, and you have no right to make conditions with others.
Cao Cao was also worried about this. Although he was in Xudu, under siege by powerful enemies, it was inevitable that there would be people in the city who wanted to collaborate with the enemy.
Not only those around the emperor, but even among his own army, if the siege of the city lasts for a long time and there is a shortage of food and grass, and people are panicking, there may be some people who want to open the city to meet the enemy.
Therefore, the emperor will move to Yecheng sooner or later, and it is better to move early than to move late. The most important thing now is to retain his strength, return to Yanzhou, take a break first, and then make plans.
"Well, that's right," Cao Cao's eyes lingered on Guo Jia and Xun, he hesitated to speak, and said after a long time, "For the envoy to Jizhou to talk with Yuan Benchu... Xun Gongda is certainly qualified for the job."
Guo Jia's identity is not revealed, so he may not attract Yuan Shao's attention.
Xun is fine, but he is now a minister and a minister, so it would be beneath his status to send him as an envoy to negotiate.
When Cao Cao was in trouble, he suddenly thought of Xun You.
Needless to say, Yingchuan Xun's identity, Yuan Shao naturally did not dare to despise him, and Xun Chen is still at Yuan Shao's side.
Xun You's grandfather, Xun Tan, was an official to the prefect of Guangling, uukanshu.com www.uukanshu.com Xun Tan's brother, Xun Yu, was an official to the prime minister of Pei.
His father Xun Yi died early, otherwise he would have reached the position of Prime Minister of two thousand stones.
Xun You's father and Xun are ancestral brothers, that is, their grandfathers are full brothers.
Therefore, Xun and Xun You are just relatives, and their relationship cannot be said to be far or close.
Xun You was first brought to the imperial court by General He Jin and worshiped as Huangmen Shilang. Later, he conspired with Zheng Tai, He J and others to kill Dong Zhuo and was imprisoned.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Xun You first abandoned his official position and returned home. Then he was appointed to a public residence, promoted to a high rank, and moved to the position of city prime minister. However, Xun You did not take up the post, and instead asked to be appointed as the prefect of Shu County.
However, when going to Shu County, the road was cut off and Xun You could only stay in Jingzhou temporarily.
After Cao Cao moved the emperor to Xudu, he recruited him as the governor of Runan. After Xunyou arrived in Xudu, he appointed him to the Shangshutai and held the post of Shangshu.
Therefore, Xun You's current status is neither high nor low, so it is just right for him to be the envoy.
Speaking of which, Xun You is not yet Cao Cao's confidant, so he did not participate in the discussion.
"Gongda is the right candidate," Guo Jia said.
Xun also nodded slightly and agreed to let Xun You go as an envoy to talk to Yuan Shao. Xiahou and Cao Ren and Cao Hong also had no objections.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and quickly sent someone to call Xun You.
"Greetings to Mr. Ming!"
Xun You came and saluted Cao Cao.
"Gongda, please take a seat." Cao Cao turned to Guo Jiada and said, "Fengxiao, please tell Gongda about the situation first."
Guo Jia promised and defeated Cao Cao at the hands of Liu Bei. Now in order to retreat from the enemy, he wanted to use his son as a hostage and probably told Xun You about moving the emperor to Yecheng.
