Xu Ducheng, the government office favored by Xu Duling.
Today, he received a strange official document - Dear Sir, in the blacksmith shop of Youjian Villa, there were white-browed monkeys causing trouble. A woman, Lu Lingqi, was helping to maintain the blacksmith shop and accidentally injured the white-browed monkey. The monkey died on the spot.
call out…
Man Chong stood up and murmured. "They say that weird things happen all the time, especially this year. In my opinion, this wine shop has the most weird things. A monkey rushed to the blacksmith shop to cause trouble? It's really weird.
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Speaking of this, Manchong waved his hand and ordered the government servants. "I'm just sending you the order. I'm just killing a monkey. It's not a big deal. I'm going to submit a letter in accordance with the common people's signatures and have the blacksmith shop closed for three days for rectification."
Just tell them that there is no need to file official documents for such small matters in the future."
"Here..." After hearing this, the yamen officer hurriedly left.
Hahaha…
But at this moment, loud laughter that shook the rubble resounded in front of the government office, and with footsteps of "tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap", two men walked inside.
Man Chong was wondering why there were laughter and footsteps. He immediately looked for fame, but it was not Cao Cao, who else could it be, Cao Ren.
"Cao Sikong, General Zixiao..." Man Chong quickly stood up and saluted...
Seeing Cao Cao You laughing to himself, Man Chong patted his forehead. "Cao Sikong, why are you laughing? But what about the killing of monkeys in Youjian Villa? Is my judgment biased?"
"No..." Cao Cao immediately waved his hand. "Xu Duling is upright and knows everything. I came from that villa. What happened here is the same as this document. Boning, you are right.
, good judgment.”
this…
Man Chong raised his fist and knocked on his forehead. He didn't think it was enough, right?
Isn't it just an ordinary case of small animals disturbing the people, but Cao Sikong made a special trip to it?
Could it be...just because what happened at Youjian Villa? Aiwujiwu...Cao Sikong should pay more attention to it?
The more he thought about it, the more Man Chong felt that this villa was not simple.
"Cao Sikong is here? Is it just for the matter of Youjian Villa?" Confused, Man Chong couldn't help but ask.
"No!" Cao Cao waved his hand again. "This time, I have an important thing to ask Boning..."
Hmm... important things?
Man Chong became a little nervous, and Cao Cao's words came at the same time. "I will rush back to Xuzhou tomorrow. After settling the affairs there, I will return to the court, but..."
After finishing the first half of the sentence, Cao Cao's words became meaningful.
"I will bring back a guy this time, a very scheming guy - Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! I originally wanted to kill him, but the officials blocked it, so..."
"Xu Du ordered you to send someone to keep an eye on him. If you can find out that he has ambitions or any disobedience, immediately cooperate with witnesses and report the physical evidence to me. When the time comes, I will kill this person again. Who will
I can’t stop it!”
Phew...it turns out that Cao Sikong planned to get rid of Liu Bei!
Man Chong silently wrote down Cao Cao's words.
Liu Bei, this name is familiar to him. He spreads the name of benevolence and righteousness, and claims to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty. This kind of guy is the most difficult to deal with. It is better to have evidence. If there is no evidence, or fabricate unfounded charges to kill him,
I'm just afraid that I will get a lot of notoriety.
After thinking through this section, Man Chong knew that the stakes were very important, so he bowed his hand.
"Don't worry, Cao Sikong. I've written it down here. As long as Liu Bei has the slightest ambition or disobedience, he will never escape my doting eyes!"
The words were resounding, and Man Chong patted his chest and promised again and again.
After hearing this, Cao Cao felt a lot more relieved.
But not long after this feeling of relief emerged, Cao Cao shook his head, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his heart.
Brother Yi's analysis of Liu Bei is very thorough. If it is true as Brother Yi said, Cao Cao's mind-attacking skills may be very powerful, but Liu Bei's mind-hiding skills are even more amazing. I'm afraid Man Chong is no match for him!
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After breathing softly, Cao Cao reached out and patted Man Chong on the shoulder, and gave a few special instructions.
This is all we can do for now, just take it one step at a time...
After walking out of Xu Duling's office, Cao Ren came over.
"Mengde? You don't seem to be worried yet!"
After following Cao Cao for a long time, Cao Ren could see through his mind at a glance.
"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed. "I have been thinking about Brother Yi's judgment of Liu Bei - this man has suffered repeated defeats and repeated defeats. Instead of defeating him, each defeat has made him stronger.
Strong. I also think that such a person is the most terrifying, even more terrifying than Yuan Shao and Yuan Benzhu!"
At this point, Cao Cao seemed to have thought of something and immediately ordered. "Zixiao, you must be careful and send people to keep an eye on Liu Bei secretly. Even if we can't find any evidence of his disobedience, we must not let him
Sneaked away."
"Here!" Cao Ren accepted the order with his hands raised. "Don't worry, Meng De."
Another insurance arrangement was arranged, and Cao Cao seemed to feel even more relieved. He looked at the sky and saw that there was still some time before dusk, and immediately raised his hands. "That's it, no rest, let's go back to Xuzhou directly!"
"But? Brother...have you drank a lot today?" Cao Ren repeatedly advised. "Brother Yi, this new wine is quite strong..."
"Haha..." Cao Cao patted his chest. "I'm still energetic... Let's go. Brother Yi's plan has been laid out, but there are still many difficulties in executing it. The sooner we arrive in Xuzhou, the sooner I, Cao Cao, will feel at ease."
Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao got on his horse and galloped away...
On this trip back to Xudu, he didn't even take a moment to rest...
When faced with Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao dared not be careless in the slightest. He even said sincerely, "It seems... Brother Yi enjoys his life, and I, Cao Cao, am destined to work hard!"
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Xuzhou, Xiapi City.
At this moment, Liu Bei's mood is complicated...
Because in the face of absolute power, public opinion seems so insignificant. Not surprisingly, Liu Bei's plan to use people's public opinion to defeat Xuzhou failed.
Cao Cao waved his hand and sent his generals and chariots to guard Xuzhou. The meaning was very clear. Liu Bei, don't think too much about Xuzhou. It's useless...
certainly.
In order to appease the people, Cao Cao specially brought Liu Bei's family and children to Xuzhou for a few days of reunion.
Cao Cao also knew that Liu Bei was unhappy, and his decision was not easy to convince the public... With a stroke of his pen, the emperor appointed Liu Bei as the Left General, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the Zhonglang General.
What Cao Cao wants to show is that the imperial court needs talents like you more than being a Xuzhou pastor. How can you... stay, stay, stay, stay in Xuzhou?
This is a standard Yi Xiaotian-style plan, a standard Cao Cao's acting style - a lollipop in one hand and a mace in the other. It depends on whether Liu Bei eats the tough ones or the sweet ones.
Liu Bei had no choice but to rely on someone else. Although he was full of displeasure, he remained calm on the surface. He even came to thank Cao Cao specifically, which made Cao Cao even more wary of his hidden tricks.
In addition, in this link about the threat of Sun Ce going north.
Although Yi Xiaotian and Guo Jia were very sure that Sun Ce was about to fail, the two sides even agreed on a bet...
But Cao Cao would never dare to place all his hopes on this huge Xuzhou and the threat of Sun Ce's direct access to the Central Plains.
He went against all odds... and sent Chen Deng, the surrendered general that Yi Xiaotian had been very optimistic about before, to garrison Guangling City...
This is the buffer zone between Xuzhou and Soochow... As long as Guangling is not lost, Xuzhou will be fine and the Central Plains will be fine!
After all, Cao Cao trusted Yi Xiaotian's vision. Brother Yi said that Chen Deng can do it, and Chen Deng can really do it...
Of course, what Cao Cao didn't know was this.
According to historical records, in the summer of the fourth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce defeated Liu Xun, and Huang Zu's army took advantage of the victory to march north and actually hit Guangling County. The man stationed in Guangling at that time was precisely Chen Deng!
Many people advised him to run away as he couldn't defeat Sun Ce...
But Chen Deng was able to defeat Sun Ce twice by relying on his familiarity with the terrain.
This is of great significance, which directly forced Sun Ce's intention to expand northward from Jiangdong as a base to be temporarily shelved...
Just when Sun Cegu was full of energy and planned to show off with Chen Deng again, he was completely cold...
For this reason, whether it was the Sun Ce era or the Sun Quan era... Guangling City and Chen Deng had become natural dangers that they could never overcome.
Yi Xiaotian didn't tell Cao Cao about this in detail...at most he just reminded him.
However, according to Cao Cao's sharp vision, he is still good at employing people. Yi Xiaotian can still rest assured with Cao Cao's vision.
Next…
It’s what he likes to see. Cao Cao is waiting for the moment when Yuan Shao declares war...
If we go by Brother Yi's words, it seems that this day is not far away!
And exactly at the same time.
Gongsun Zan's head was sent to Xudu and the imperial court by Yuan Shao. This was a deterrent, and it told the emperor and the world——
——Cao Cao is not the only one who can fight in the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao is not ambiguous either.
Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu, Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, half a catty equals eight ounces, no one is much worse than the other!
If this behavior is just a threat from Chi Guoguo...
Well...at the same time, a "Call for Thieves" was sent from Jizhou to the world. While scolding Cao Cao bloody, he openly announced that the war between Cao and Yuan had completely begun!
