The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 217 Intrigue!Tang Ji is going south!
Yecheng, the general's office.

Jia Xu was lowering his head to check the consumption of food, supplies and armor.The battle of Yecheng is estimated to be over, and it is time for the three armies to withdraw to Jingzhou.

Thinking about it, I only heard rustling footsteps in the mansion.

Jia Xu raised his head and couldn't help but stroked his gray beard and smiled lightly, "My lord, have you gone to see Guo Fengxiao?"

Zhang Xiu let out a breath, nodded, and said with emotion: "I've gone, I've been drinking for fun, and I'm a little depressed. It's a pity that Guo Fengxiao is full of tricks!"

"After retreating this time, I intend to suspend the use of troops with Sun Ce, and gather the strength of the three armies to attack Yizhou." Zhang Xiu looked solemnly, and said sonorously.

"Take Yizhou?"

Jia Xu glanced at Zhang Xiu, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and he pondered for a while, Jia Xu couldn't help asking: "My lord, what did that fellow Guo Jia say to you?"

Seeing that Zhang Xiu didn't deny it, Jia Xu probably guessed something, and immediately said with a wry smile: "My lord, this Guo Jia and Cao Cao are close friends, and he advised the lord to attack Yizhou because he has ulterior motives."

Zhang Xiu raised his eyebrows, did Guo Jia use his tricks on him just now?It shouldn't be.

"My lord, Guo Jia advises you to take over Yangzhou temporarily and attack Yizhou instead? So as to prevent Liu Bei from taking control of Yizhou and keep my lord from outside Yizhou?"

Jia Xu thought for a while, and said almost firmly.

Zhang Xiu glanced at Jia Xu strangely, then nodded, but his heart was a little stunned.

"My lord, Guo Jia's words are indeed good, but his ultimate goal is not for the lord to occupy Yizhou, but for Cao Cao's possible future hegemony."

Jia Xuyu spoke earnestly.

"How do you say that?" Zhang Xiu was a little suspicious.

"My lord, you might as well think about it. Liu Bei has just taken Guanzhong. Even if he uses all his means to control Liangzhou and Hanzhong, and then capture Yizhou, it will take at least three years."

"However, if the lord abandons Yangzhou and moves to Yizhou. Sun Ce can recuperate and build a dock, and he can better prevent our army from going down the river in the future."

"Secondly, Yizhou has the reputation of the land of abundance, and the terrain is dangerous."

"If you want to invade Yizhou, it will be even more difficult. Even if Liu Zhang is stupid, even if the lord has enough soldiers and food, it will still be difficult to invade Sichuan and Shu in a short time."

"What's more, if my lord really rushes to attack Yizhou, with Liu Zhang's weak character, he will definitely welcome Liu Bei into Yizhou and help defend our army. This is just a wedding dress for Liu Bei."

Jia Xu's eyes flashed solemnly, almost asserting.

If Liu Bei hadn't entered Guanzhong, it would be fine to attack Yizhou instead of Yangzhou.However, Liu Bei in Guanzhong has great ambitions. If Zhang Xiu does not take Yizhou, Liu Bei will not give up the name of benevolence and righteousness to attack Yizhou.

Conversely, if Zhang Xiu attacks Yizhou, Liu Bei can take control of Yizhou logically, take the opportunity to annex Yizhou, and may become one of the strongest princes in one fell swoop.

Zhang Xiu thought for a moment, and couldn't help frowning.

What Jia Xu said is very similar to the history. In history, Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou, and Liu Zhang was worried about Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. In fact, he was worried about Cao Cao, so he lured wolves into the house.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu couldn't help squinting from the corner of his eyes, and couldn't help but said after thinking for a moment: "What Wen He said is very true, first destroy Dongwu, and then wait for an opportunity to seek Yizhou."

It is difficult to attack in, but it is also difficult to attack Yizhou.

"It's just that my capture of Yizhou is beneficial to Cao Cao? Shouldn't he be constrained by Liu Bei instead?" Zhang Xiu asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, my lord, this is where Guo Fengxiao is so shrewd. It seems that he is chatting casually, but in fact he is secretly scheming."

"If Cao Cao wins this time and occupies Guanzhong, then the lord captures Yizhou, and he can take advantage of the situation to attack Liangzhou, or even Hanzhong, and even Yizhou. At that time, he can move the people of the three states and enter Guanzhong."

"If Cao Cao is defeated this time, then he will definitely abandon Xuchang and welcome Yuan Shao to take over the Central Plains. Therefore, Liu Bei's strength has nothing to do with it. On the contrary, he is happy to see the lord fight with the two Liu Bei."

"Because the more chaos the princes have, the more beneficial it is to him. So Guo Jia has Cao Cao in his heart." Jia Xu said with emotion that this Guo Jia is indeed admirable.

"Hehe," Zhang Xiu laughed at himself, he was almost fooled by that fellow Guo Jia?The key point is that Guo Jia's level of flickering is not low, so I agree with it.

"Forget it, let's wait and see what happens!"

Zhang Xiu sighed, feeling a little lamented that his IQ could not keep up, this group of scumbags really think too much, it seems that they should study more.

Thinking about it, Zhang Xiu soaked up some Dahongpao, and took care of getting books for research.

Three days later, Xuchang City.

Standing on the chariot, Cao Cao looked at the towering Xuchang in the distance, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

These days, he was worried day and night, for fear that Zhang Xiu's reckless man would lead the army to chase him down. After all, he retreated this time, and the army's morale was useless. He only felt at ease looking at the city this time.

Approaching, outside Xuchang city.

At the gate of the city, there was a solemn guard of honor, hundreds of officials were lined up on both sides, the first was Liu Xie, who was in a panic, and beside him were Xun Yu and Dong Cheng.

At this time, Liu Xie looked into the distance, and when he saw the chariot slowly approaching in the distance, his face was full of panic, and he even swallowed stiffly, Cao Cao came back again.

After a while, the chariot gets on.

Glancing at the welcoming emperor and the civil and military officials, Cao Cao stepped down from the chariot with a dignified face, raised his sword and shouted: "Cao Cao, the sinful minister, pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Ai, Aiqing, please hurry up." Liu Xie hurried forward to help Cao Cao.

Cao Cao straightened his waist, focused his eyes, and looked at Liu Xie for ten breaths. Liu Xie was in a trance, and he was a little restless, not knowing Cao Cao's intentions.

At this time, Cao Cao laughed heartily, and shouted with that sonorous and powerful voice: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei has rebelled. Liu Bei has abducted tens of thousands of elite armor from my big man, and rebelled."

"Okay..." Liu Xie had vaguely heard the news, but he wasn't sure. He instinctively wanted to cheer, but he swallowed the words again.

"Anthracene?" Cao Cao stared.

Liu Xie's body trembled, his calf felt weak, and he quickly said: "Okay, what a Liu Bei, I trust him so much, he doesn't want to serve the imperial court, and stand on his own in Guanzhong,"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Cao Cao from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that Cao Cao was still tense, Liu Xie did not dare to stop talking, and continued: "What he has done should be tolerated by the world, and it is really outrageous to me."

After speaking, he looked at Cao Cao again.

The terrified little eyes seemed to be asking Cao Cao if he could say so, extremely humble.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes flashed coldly, he glanced at all the officials around him, then looked at Liu Xie, and said with a half-smile, "Your Majesty, I have heard that Liu Bei's rebellion was ordered by His Majesty, I wonder if it is possible?"

When the words fell, Liu Xie was taken aback.

Immediately, his face was ashen, with a strong desire to survive, he hurriedly said: "Aiqing, I will never order Liu Bei to rebel, if I am a big man without Aiqing to help me, I am afraid that I will still be hungry, how can we talk about the prosperity of a big man now? "

"Your Majesty really didn't say anything?"

"There is absolutely no word of mouth. It must be that Liu Bei fabricated such lies in order to deceive the ambitious people of the great man, intending to gain a foothold in Guanzhong in my name. It is really shameful." Liu Xieying shouted.

"Chong!"

With the sharp knife out of its sheath, Cao Cao's expression was tense, which made Liu Xie panic for a while, and almost collapsed. If the eunuch next to him hadn't supported him, he would have already weakened.

Cao Cao drew his sword from his waist,

Then slowly turned around, boarded the canopy chariot, looked at the three armies solemnly, raised his sword and shouted angrily: "Liu Bei, who eats the king's salary but doesn't want to share the king's worries, deliberately fabricates lies, leads the army to rebel against Guanzhong, is disloyal and unfilial , unkind and unrighteous people."

"Here, the emperor ordered Liu Bei to be expelled from the family tree, and he will never be able to recognize his ancestors and return to the clan. And I, Cao Mengde, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, eat the king's salary, and I should share the worries of the king."

"I would like to lead the three armies to suppress chaos and rebellion."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao raised his sword high.

"Drink, drink!"

"Punish the traitors, suppress the rebellion!"

All of a sudden, the soldiers of the three armies all raised their weapons high. They finally knew that they should retreat, but they were ignited by Cao Cao's words.

Three times in a row, resounding through the sky.

Cao Cao stuck his sharp sword upside down, got out of the chariot, raised his head high, and said solemnly: "Cao Cao, I am willing to share your worries for the king, and lead the army to kill the traitor Liu Bei. I beg your majesty to agree."

"Loyalty, loyal minister! Aiqing has such a loyal heart, it can show the sun and the moon, I am so ashamed, I accept it!" Liu Xie was terrified, and raised his hand very solemnly.

In fact, he is still looking forward to Liu Bei's self-reliance in Guanzhong. After all, Liu Zhang is the only royal family member who still has strength, but Liu Zhang just wants to live in a corner and doesn't ask the Han court.

Liu Bei has a big man in his heart, he entrusted him.

Cao Cao thanked him, turned around and stepped on the chariot, drew his sword out, only to hear the three armies raise their swords high,
They shouted together: "We must win, we must win, we must win."

Pressing his arm, Cao Cao solemnly said: "Following the order of the emperor, kill the traitor Liu Bei. The generals of all ministries obey the order, prepare for battle, and set off on a certain day to kill Liu Bei."

"Must win, must win, must win."

Looking at the heroic Cao Cao on the chariot, all the officials under his command had different expressions. They all lowered their heads with emotion, some sighed, and some disapproved. Among them, Dong Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Cao Cao fought successively and lost Guanzhong. I am afraid that his rule will be unstable.Thinking of this, there was killing intent in his eyes, it seemed that his plan should be put on the agenda.

This is the best time for Cao Cao to go west.

The three armies settled down, and Cao Cao returned home.

Cao Cao is the prime minister, so he can open the government to make decisions.

In the prime minister's mansion, everyone gathered.

Cao Cao glanced at his gloomy eyes, and immediately said, "Wen Ruo, there may be other news from Guanzhong."

Xun Yu looked solemn and said, "Master, Liu Bei has captured Hangu Pass and Tong Pass, and his subordinates are repairing Tong Pass every day and night, intending to use Tong Pass to defend against the enemy."

"Hmph," Cao Cao snorted coldly, shaking his sleeves, and continued, "Where did Zhong Yao go? Have Ma Teng, Han Sui and his like made contact?"

"The road is blocked, and the two of them have not been contacted yet. As for Yuanchang." Xun Yu hesitated, and after three breaths, he said: "My lord, Yuanchang has surrendered to Liu Bei."

Cao Cao's pupils suddenly shone coldly, and he jumped up against the case, shouting violently: "Hmph, how courageous. Cao Ren, lead five hundred soldiers, and go and slaughter the Zhong family."

"No!" Cao Ren complied solemnly.

"My lord, it's not as bad as the old and the young, you can't kill it!" Xun Yu and Zhong Yao even made friends and hurriedly persuaded them.

"Hmph, if I don't kill him, there will only be Liu Yao in the future, and Li Yao has sentenced me one after another, so how can I convince the public?" Cao Cao shouted angrily.

"My lord, Yuan Chang must have no choice but to surrender. What's more, if you want to attack Guanzhong this time, if you slaughter the Zhong family, wouldn't it make Zhong Yao wholeheartedly submit to Liu Beihu?"

Xun Yu didn't give up. He hesitated just now because he knew Cao Cao's character, and he would definitely not repay evil with virtue.After all, Cao Cao is famous for preferring to blame others, and no one to blame me.

"How can I, Cao Mengde, allow such a person to live in my account? But it is too cheap to slaughter the Zhong family now. He, Cao Ren, lead the soldiers to arrest all the Zhong family. Before the army leaves, sacrifice the blood of the Zhong family to the flag." " Cao Cao said coldly with a gloomy expression.

"Promise!" Cao Ren clasped his fists in response.

"By the way, what are Tang Ji's preparations?" Cao Cao said with a serious expression. Before he went out, he must ensure the safety of Xuchang.

"Return to my lord, the gold, silver and soft things are all ready, but Tang Ji has a lot of resistance, I'm afraid..." Xun Yu was anxious, and he also knew Cao Cao's intentions.

Although it is not good to send a woman to Jingzhou, but this person represents the big man of the Liu family. In a sense, Zhang Xiu will not lose face unless he does not recognize the Han court now.

"Resist?" Cao Cao frowned, "Arrest all the people she cares about the most. If she doesn't want to, then execute them all in front of her."

"Okay, the sooner this happens, the better."

"As for the capture of Liu Bei this time, the outcome will determine the trend of the world. If I lose, I fear that I will retreat to Xuzhou. If I win, the emperor will return to the old capital Chang'an."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao looked melancholy. Although he occupied the three states of the Central Plains, he was overwhelmed by the current situation.

"Wen Ruo, I will trouble you to take care of it in the near future. Before and after the autumn harvest, we will guide the people, and they may move to Guanzhong or Xuzhou." Cao Cao said with a lonely expression.

Xun Yu nodded, knowing clearly.

"Okay, let's all go down first!" Cao Cao waved his hand, his expression slightly abrupt.No matter where he moved, the blow was huge for him.

As the crowd receded, the hero of that generation leaned quietly on the seat, fell asleep, sniffed and groaned slightly, it could be heard that he was in a deep sleep.

He was tired, really tired.

…………

The palace, deep inside the courtyard.

I saw a woman dressed in red, with a pretty face, about 25 years old, in the prime of her youth, she was Princess Hongnong, Tang Ji.

At this time, her face was not happy, and there was a woman beside her, who was also stunningly beautiful, and she still had an aura, a bit dignified, which is not something ordinary women can have, that is Fushou, the queen of the dynasty.

Tang Ji's beautiful eyes were slightly closed, and tears rolled down her eyes. She is a mere weak woman, how can she fight for power.Cao Cao had already sent someone to issue an ultimatum, so she had to follow orders.

She had a miserable life. She lost her husband when she was young. She watched Liu Bian commit suicide by drinking alcohol. Later, she was intercepted by Li Jue. free from harm.

Tears fell, and Tang Ji got up.

Hongxiu is good at dancing, dancing gracefully, quite intoxicating, she has not danced for a long time, all this passed quickly, but it seems like yesterday.

At the end of the song, Tang Ji sat down and let the maids decorate her face. This time she went south, she didn't know life or death, good or bad, and only hoped that the people around her could be safe.

(End of this chapter)