The pork feast on the 15th day of the first lunar month added a bit of dazzle to the "cheap meat". However, because everyone who participated in the banquet only knew about the deliciousness of pork, but did not know about the ease of raising gelding pigs, it has not caused too much controversy.
Big waves.
At most, it would be difficult for the chefs of major aristocratic families. According to the owner's description, he was thinking about how to make white male pork, braised pork, and pork ribs soup...
Xun You was also in Jinling and observed for two more days.
It was discovered that Gan Ning had really been "assigned" to Kuaiji, and various signs showed that Bai Tu really just wanted Sun Ce to send troops to Wankou and Wancheng - in Xun You's view, this offensive plan was full of flaws.
Although Bai Tu had made an agreement with Xun You in name that he would join forces with Cao Cao's troops representing the imperial court outside Shouchun City, anyone with a little common sense would understand that this statement was completely untrustworthy.
Gan Ning's proposal was the real plan to discuss Shouchun with Cao Guild.
Most of Gan Ning's naval forces trained in Danyang were in Wuhu. As long as they sent troops from Wuhu to attack Ruxukou on the other side of the river, they could enter Chaohu. If they defeated the naval forces in Chaohu, they could take advantage of the spring and summer flood seasons and follow the Nanfei River to reach Chaohu.
Xiaoyaojin, conquer Hefei, and then follow Beifeishui all the way to Shouchun.
Historically, Soochow used Ruxukou as the northern gateway, while Cao Wei stationed its naval forces in Chaohu Lake. As long as the Chaohu naval forces were defeated, the next battle would be at Xiaoyaojin - the fertilizer water would flow north and south during the dry season, and during the flood season
Then the north and south Feishui are reconnected. This connection is Xiaoyaojin, and the city of Hefei next to it is named after it.
When Cao Wei wanted to go south, they mostly attacked Ruxukou, but rarely went through Wancheng and Wankou.
The main reason is that there are no waterways to the north of Wancheng, and blocked by the Dabie Mountains, Wancheng can only go north through stone pavilions and stone paths. For both sides, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack!
Therefore, Bai Tu sent Sun Ce to take Wancheng, which was tantamount to saying to Xun You - you fight, I will stay by the side.
Xun You could see that many of Bai Tu's counselors were not satisfied with this decision.
He could also understand this. If he had served under Bai Tu, he would now urge Bai Tu to fight for Huainan instead of choosing the easiest place to fight.
Because of the current situation, Yuan Shu has changed from the hedgehog before to the cake waiting to be divided!
As soon as he proclaimed himself emperor, not only Liu Bei, but also Cao Cao and Bai Tu were able to attack Huainan with all their strength. Liu Biao would never dare to stab him in the back at this time, risking his own disgrace.
At this time, he actually acted like he was not fighting for hegemony. This undoubtedly established a character in Xun You's mind that he had no intention of competing for hegemony.
And the Xu family, who did not want to be named, also made a meritorious service again - when Xun You was investigating Bai Tu's reputation among the people, he discovered the "deep well disease" that was widely spread in Jiangdong.
Although with Bai Tu's achievements and reputation, there will never be any public resentment unless the anger of the gods is so great that ordinary people feel the pain, but letting such ridicule spread, Xun You's rating of Bai Tu has been reduced again and again.
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In Xun You's view, Bai Tu is already a typical "saint" - a saint can be worshiped in a temple, but he is not suitable to be moved out and become a master!
Therefore, Xun You was not too vigilant about Hua Xin and others' behavior of openly joining Bai Tu's subordinates.
Although the upper limit of being a lackey of a saint is much lower than that of being a subordinate of the master, the lower limit is also much higher!
In Xun You's opinion, as long as Cao Cao can unify the north in the future, he can directly take back Jiangdong with an edict and carry Saint Bai into the temple to worship him. Similarly, the civil and military personnel under Bai Tu may not be as popular as Cao Cao's confidants, but
There is also an essential difference between surrendering generals and surrendering ministers.
Even if Bai Tu is really "bewitched" and raises an army to resist the king's master, such a person has a high chance of becoming a noble. At most, he will be imprisoned. Even if he is beaten to a bloody head and cannot be reconciled, he will only die.
Due to accidents or illnesses, at least officially, he will not be regarded as a rebel...
Therefore, taking refuge in Baitu...especially for Mingshi Qingliu, taking refuge in Baitu is a very profitable choice.
It's just that Lu Bu's group is more troublesome. Those people are too hostile to Cao Gong, which makes Xun You worry-if Bai Tu is "bewitched" in the future, it will definitely be the fault of these people!
[Lu Bu also has a daughter, who seems to be very close to Bai Gong. If the two of them get closer in the future, it will be even more troublesome... It seems that the lord needs to be reminded!] Xun You silently changed his mind.
At the same time, the expression in Xun You's eyes gradually became dull...
In the second year of Jian'an, on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Xun You started from the morning and sat in meditation in the post house until the evening. After that, he had a simple meal and then came to the Prefectural Mufu to say goodbye to Bai Tu.
Bai Tu gave Xun You a set of jade articles that complied with etiquette as a tribute to the court. The rigidity was in line with Xun You's idea of Bai Tu's character.
Early the next morning, Xun You officially left Jinling. The return route was unknown. Bai Tu only sent someone to escort him to Chaisang, probably to detour to Jingzhou and return to Xudu.
"Zijing, do you think we really fooled you?" Bai Tu only talked about this matter with Lu Su after Xun You left.
After all, there are unreasonable things like "strategy" in this world. If Xun You talked about it behind his back when he was in Jinling, he might learn about it in an unscientific way.
"Xun You is Cao Cao's mastermind. Although he seems a bit dull and not good at words, it is impossible to completely fool him. Especially since Cao Cao sent Xun You to Jiangdong, it has already shown that he is wary of his lord! If
Talking about the amount of bluffing...theoretically it should be between 50% and 50%, but our approach will make him believe 70%." Lu Su said.
Xun You did not go as Lu Su expected. He had previously activated "Outside Foolishness Inside Wisdom" and spent a whole day sorting out everything he had seen and heard after arriving in Jiangdong, as well as his previous understanding of Bai Tu.
I discovered a lot of suspicious things, such as...if Bai Tu really had no ambition, why did he worship Lu Bu as his adoptive father before? And the civil servants and generals around him, this is a lineup that a person without ambition can put together?
Although this can be explained by "Baigong understood the righteousness deeply and wanted to establish a pure land in the troubled times in Jiangdong", after all, there are many contradictions.
However, as Lu Su said, Bai Tu was dishonest in his words, but his actions were honest - Jiangdong's current dispatch does not seem to be wild. Bai Tu really transferred Gan Ning, who was the main battler, to Kuaiji, and he really did.
They just want to send troops to Wancheng...
The "deep well disease" is true. Xu, who has been hanging out with Xun You the most recently, is also slandering Bai Tu from the bottom of his heart. It really couldn't be more true.
In the absence of news channels that "Huainan is about to suffer a severe drought", Xun You can only believe that Bai Tu is really a "sage"!
"It is said that the person who caused the fate of the Han Dynasty and turned against Yuan Shu was most likely to be under Cao Cao... How come they are not at all worried about the severe drought in Huainan?" Bai Tu was a little confused about this.
"My "Feng Shui Scroll" didn't find the planning of the "Luck Scroll" before. Probably... "The Luck Scroll" can't see the changes in Feng Shui." Lu Su only speculated on this. After all, the ten volumes of the Book of Heaven are not
He often comes out, and he doesn't know the example of the collision between "Luck Scroll" and "Feng Shui Scroll".
"Fifty percent... seventy percent... that's fine! You can make him believe that 30% is a profit." Bai Tu thought about it and stopped worrying about it.