After hearing Liu Bei's words, Cheng Yu knew that he was going to die. Although he mentioned two ways, the one he really wanted Liu Bei to take was the first way.
"Zhongde, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way. There are some things you can do and some things you can't do. Tao Gongzu loves the people like a son. Xuzhou is in good order under his governance. The people live and work in peace and contentment. How can I take away such a good official from him?
Where is the foundation? Absolutely not."
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei shook his head very firmly, firmly disagreeing with Cheng Yu's plan.
"Lord,"
Cheng Yu didn't give up yet.
"Lord, Zhongde, how about you just listen to me?"
Chen Gong suddenly spoke.
"Gongtai, if you have anything to say, please tell me quickly."
When Liu Bei heard Chen Gong speak, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He believed that Chen Gong would never embarrass him.
"Zhongde, I don't need to tell you about the situation in Yanzhou. We have been able to maintain a stalemate with Cao Cao until now. In addition to our own strength, we also have the support of Yuan Shao.
Why did Yuan Shao choose to support us? It was not to contain Cao Mengde and prevent him from completely rejecting Yanzhou.
If we really defeat Cao Cao now and capture Xuzhou, Yuan Shao will immediately turn around to support Cao Cao and contain us through his consumption.
There is even a possibility that Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao will join forces to send troops. If that is the case, it will be impossible for us to completely reject Yanxu and Xuzhou, and we may even suffer unprecedented losses as a result."
Although Cheng Yu is very strong in making suggestions, some aspects of the layout are still a bit inferior to Chen Gong. At least Cheng Yu now only sees the benefits of capturing Xuzhou, but ignores the consequent disadvantages.
"Hey, I, Cheng Yu, didn't think it through well, but my lord has such a benevolent heart, and Cheng Yu admires it very much."
Although Liu Bei's words are a bit pedantic to Cheng Yu, the fact that he can still do so in troubled times proves that this man is a wise master worthy of loyalty.
"It doesn't have to be like this. Then Gongtai chose the second strategy like me?"
Liu Bei looked at Chen Gong and nodded at him.
"Um."
Facing Liu Bei's question, Chen Gong also nodded.
"Okay, then go ahead and tell us that once there is a change in Xuzhou, we will lead our troops to attack Cao Cao's territory."
"promise."
Chen Gong and Cheng Yu left Liu Bei's governor's mansion hand in hand.
"Zhongde, what are you thinking about?"
Chen Gong and Cheng Yu walked side by side. Looking at his worried companion, Chen Gong couldn't help but ask him questions.
"fine."
Cheng Yu shook his head. Although he knew that there were strategic reasons for his plan to be rejected, he still couldn't resist.
"Actually, the second path does not conflict with the first path, and may even produce better results than you imagined."
Chen Gong glanced at Cheng Yu and knew that he hadn't turned the corner yet.
"How do you say it? Please ask Brother Gongtai to clarify my doubts."
Chen Gong smiled slightly and continued to talk to him.
"Tao Gongzu is now in his sixtieth year, turning sixty years old."
Cheng Yu was stunned, but still told the information he knew.
"Tao Gongzu is already over sixty years old, but his two sons are incompetent. If he wants to inherit Xuzhou's foundation, even if Xuzhou civil and military officials agree, Tao Gongzu will not agree.
As the saying goes, a common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade. It would be fine if his son was wise and martial, but handing over Xuzhou to them now would be a disaster rather than a blessing. If he is not careful, the whole family will die. As long as Tao Gongzu is not stupid, he will know how to make a decision.
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Although Chen Gong and Cheng Yu were both wise men, Cheng Yu focused on marching and fighting, while Chen Gong focused on grand strategic policies and people's suspicions.
"You mean, as long as we help Tao Qian this time, he will look at us with admiration, and it is very likely that Xuzhou will be given to the lord because of this matter?"
Cheng Yu is not a fool. Chen Gong's words are all about this. If he doesn't understand, it will be considered nonsense.
"If this alone isn't enough, I heard that Tao Qian has a wealthy businessman named Mi Zhu who is now working under Tao Qian.
He has a younger brother named Mi Fang, who is not low in martial arts and is also the leader of an army in Xuzhou.
The most important thing is that he also has a younger sister named Mi Zhen, who is beautiful, talented and beautiful.
If the lord can deliver a marriage certificate to Xuzhou and marry Mi Zhen, and Mi Zhu and Mi Fang are two of his own, the size of Xuzhou will definitely belong to the lord."
Chen Gong is also a ruthless person. He can kill all the people with one move. Not only can he get the Mi family's wealth, he can also give Liu Bei a lovely wife, and the most important thing is that he can also capture Xuzhou. Why not do it.
"Wonderful, Gongtai is very considerate of you, but it is better not to let the Lord know about this matter for the time being. Just let me know. I will tell him the good news when the matter is completed."
Chen Gong glanced at Cheng Yu, smiled slightly and nodded.
He also knew Liu Bei's temper. If he explained it to him now, it would definitely not work. Instead of going to this, it would be better for them to handle the matter first and just leave the last tremor to Liu Bei.
"Okay, then I'll leave these to you. I'll be waiting for your good news on behalf of my lord."
"Just wait for the good news."
In this way, the two of them started to contact Liu Bei without his knowledge, and planned to get him a little wife.
A hunched shadow slowly appeared at the gate of Lu County. The soldiers responsible for guarding became alert instantly, with their spears and steel knives unsheathed.
"Tao Qian, the Mu of Xuzhou, sent Zhang Kai to sneak attack on the old man. The whole army including a hundred escorting guards was wiped out. The old man was not spared either. I hope my lord will help the old man to avenge himself."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure fell to the ground and walked away to the west.
"Go and report to the lord quickly. Go and report to the lord quickly."
Everyone who heard the news was shocked. Cao Cao's old father, Cao Song, was killed by Tao Qian's men. This was basically the same as the sky falling.
The few soldiers guarding the gate did not hesitate, threw away the swords and guns in their hands, and ran toward Cao Cao's prefecture in a rolling and crawling manner.
"How do you behave in such a panic? Come here, drag me down and beat you with thirty army sticks."
Cao Ren happened to be on duty at the Prefect's Mansion today. When he saw the guards running towards the gate in a hurry, he couldn't help but frown and yell at them.
"General, general, something bad has happened. The old man has been killed."
When they heard that they were about to strike with military sticks, several soldiers panicked and quickly shouted out the news about Cao Song's accident.
"What? What did you say? What happened to the old man? Tell me in detail."
Cao Ren took a quick step and came directly in front of the chief guard of the city, staring intently at the soldiers in front of him with his big eyes.
"General, a man came to the city gate just now. He said that the old man was attacked by his subordinate Zhang Kai sent by Xuzhou Mu Taoqian. The whole army was wiped out, and the old man was not spared."
Shi Chang looked at Cao Ren tremblingly and told everything he knew about the situation.
"Where is that person? Where is the person who reported the news? Where is he?"
