Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 567 The Difference Between Buying Grain and Borrowing Grain

"My lord, Tian Zong is heroic and martial, not inferior to his former titles, and the generals under Cao Cao's command are no more than average, not the generals of Han and Bai. If they are fighting in the battlefield, they will definitely not be the lord's opponent."

Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "However, this man is persevering, he is a hero who can bend and stretch, and is indomitable. It is easy to be defeated, but difficult to be destroyed. This is why the lord obviously attaches great importance to Cao Cao, but he has never been good at using weapons. .”

"Instead of acting rashly, it is better to make a decision before making a move. If you want to make a move, you should have done your best!"

Wang Zheng glanced at Guo Jia appreciatively, and nodded slightly: "Those who know me will be filial piety!"

Turning his gaze to Mi Heng, he asked, "Lu Su judged that Yuan Shao must be the final victor of the northern princes, while Feng Xiao thinks that Cao Yuan will die, it is still unknown; Zhengping, in your opinion, who will have the last laugh? ?”

Today's Mi Heng seems to be very low-key, and has never participated in the discussions of the officials. At this time, when Wang Zheng asked about it, he just handed over his hands and said firmly: "Cao Cao will definitely lose to Yuan Shao!"

What?
Does Mi Heng dislike Cao Cao so much?

Wang Zheng laughed dumbly and said, "Why did Zhengping say that? Speaking of which, Yuan Shao still has a deep hatred with you. Logically, shouldn't you hope that Cao Cao will defeat Yuan Shao?"

"I naturally hope that Thief Yuan will be defeated as soon as possible, but Cao Cao obviously doesn't have the ability, let alone the luck."

Wang Zheng became more and more curious: "How to say?"

"Guo Jijiu said just now that the lord is so heroic and mighty as brave as the enemy's overlord. I think so," Mi Heng said calmly, "However, such a general, such a hero, has served under Cao Cao for several years, but it is not for him. Isn't it extremely ridiculous?"

"It can be seen from this that Cao Mengde is ignorant of people's knowledge, and ignorant of destiny, how can he surpass Yuan Shao?"

"Hahaha"

Wang Zheng looked up to the sky with a long smile, although what Mi Heng said was flattering himself, it was not unreasonable.

Cao Cao, or the Cao Wei regime, was naturally the real protagonist in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the original history, and it was the destiny.

But after his own time travel, the history has changed beyond recognition, so whether this future ending will appear, naturally becomes unknown. It is not a lie to say that Cao Cao has lost the vitality and destiny that he should have.

And with the sudden rise of Wang Zheng, the tide has risen, and to a certain extent, it has indeed had a great impact on Cao Cao's personal evaluation, and it is an extremely negative impact.
At least one can't escape the hat of "can't recognize talent, can't keep people".

"Zhengping's opinion is quite novel." After laughing for a while, Wang Zheng turned to Lu Su and asked, "You have heard the analysis of Sima and Guo Jijiu, what do you think?"

Lu Su said: "Guo Jijiu's words are not unreasonable, but I still agree with your Sima's opinion more."

"That is to say, you also think that among the northern princes, Yuan Shao will be the final victor?"

"Exactly."

Because we were having dinner just now, everyone was sitting on the table at this time, only Lu Su was standing, Wang Zheng noticed this, after hearing his answer, don't rush to listen to him before going on , looking sideways, waited for the guards to fetch a chair and put it on the hall, then he waved his hand and said: "Cao Lufa, please sit down."

"Xiezhou Mu."

Lu Su bowed to Wang Zheng, then slightly bowed his hands to everyone, although he was a humble official, he sat down calmly without any restraint.

Wang Zheng said with a smile: "I heard that true sages can see the details. Feng Xiao and Mi Heng's inferences are based on the analysis of Yuan and Cao's personal details, and then they boldly infer the future success or failure of the two. Whether the inference is correct or not, at least the words "seeing the micro-knowledge" are well-deserved."

"However, Lu Facao considered the general situation of the world and came to the same conclusion as Zhengping, which is also quite brilliant."

Wang Zheng stared at Lu Su, and said solemnly: "The current situation our army is facing is indeed as you said, internal and external difficulties. You just said that the solution is nothing more than long-distance and short-term attack. The long-distance is nothing more than Yuan and Cao. I know, as for the close attack, where to attack, and how to attack, I would like to hear the details."

Lu Su didn't speak for now, but raised his head slightly, looked up at the young man in the high seat in the hall, his eyes flashed with wisdom, and said leisurely: "Report to Zhou Mu, as I just said, the most important thing Zhou Mu has to do right now is to stand on his feet. Jiangdong, where to attack so close, naturally it is ready to come out, it is self-evident."

Wang Zheng's tiger eyes flashed sharply, he nodded slightly, and calmly said the only answer: "Jingzhou."

"It's Jingzhou!"

Lu Su let out a deep sigh of pride in his heart, and said seriously: "The land of Jingchu is adjacent to the east of our river, and you can reach the north if you go along the river. It is connected to Jianghan on the outside and separated from mountains on the inside. , the scholars and the people are rich, and the prefectures and herdsmen have covered Xuzhou and Yangzhou, if they occupy this place again, it can be said that they will occupy half of the Kyushu and become the foundation of the emperor!"

"However, the territory is desolate right now, and there is a shortage of food. When you came before, I was discussing with the lords about sending envoys to Jingzhou to buy food."

Wang Zheng pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "If Liu Biao generously donated his money and extended a helping hand, and went to attack Jingzhou in the future, wouldn't it be immoral to give someone a blame?"

"Furthermore, no matter who you choose to ally with the northern princes, according to what you said, I will temporarily follow Goujian and Yuan Shao, a fake minister, and maybe I can delay the pace of his generation going south. How can I help the current internal difficulties? I will read the history books and understand a truth from it, which is "to fight against the outside world, you must first settle the inside". If the inside is unstable, even if the foreign enemies do not invade for a while, there will be danger of overthrow sooner or later, right?"

From Wang Zheng's point of view, no matter Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, it is the most ideal situation not to attack their own family. It is purely whimsical to ask them to borrow food or something, so even if Lu Su said, choosing Yuan Shao as a false minister is not good for the current internal affairs. Emptiness, embarrassment, but no help, so I ask this question.

Lu Su said: "The lower official is from Dongcheng County, Xuzhou. Although he has served as a state shepherd for a short time, he has heard of the state shepherd's heroism for a long time."

"The prefectural herdsman started from the beginning and was pulled out of the grass. With only one battalion of soldiers and thousands of horses, he swept across Qingxu and Xuzhou in just a few years, and crossed the nine counties of Jianghuai. Heroes such as Liu Bei and Sun Ce either retreated or retreated. The owl bowed his head; those powerful like Yuan Shu and Yuan Tan were also intimidated and subdued by the prestige of the state herds and tigers, and no one dared to speak out."

"In today's world, but hearing the name of Zhou Mu, who among the princes does not look at him? Who doesn't tremble with fear? Gein Zhou Mu's martial arts is so powerful, it is rare in ancient and modern times!"

"Not only is Wu Lie powerful, but the reputation of Zhou Mu's benevolence and love for talents has long been spread throughout the Kyushu. Both the virtuous and the unworthy are able to use their talents. From the family of the public servants to the civilian pawns, everyone praises him. He is the sage of the Zhou Mu. , it is also rare in the world."

"The sages of the state herdsmen, the sharp ones of the state herdsmen, have now crossed the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, and now they are at the top of Yangzhou. Among the heroes of the Central Plains, there is one more hero. At this time, the north and the south are not indifferent, and the east and west are not suspicious. The heroes of the world look forward to and doubt or why?"

"Gain Zhou Mu was born in the sky, and none of the heroes knew Zhou Mu's intentions. I heard it, and I doubted it would last long, and it would lead to chaos. Why did my ministers think that Yuan Shao would definitely go south to Xuzhou after defeating Gongsun Zan? Kefu Shouchun formed an alliance with Liu Jingsheng, and once the alliance has been formed, it is difficult to go south, in Yuan Shao's view, the state shepherd must have the heart to look north, and at this time, he should seek to strike first!"

"If you can clear up your doubts, calm your mind, and then pretend to be a minister to him, you will be able to appease Yuan Shao and postpone the two heroes' meeting to hunt Xuzhou."

Speaking of this, Lu Su paused, and continued: "As for going to Jingzhou to ask for grain, it does not conflict with attacking Jingzhou. It depends on whether it is buying grain or borrowing grain. Buying and selling is a matter for merchants, and it has nothing to do with kindness and righteousness." What's the connection? What I'm most afraid of is that Liu Biao doesn't want to sell grain, but wants to borrow grain, that's a deliberate act of kindness, and an intention to chain the state shepherd with morality!"

Depend on.
Wang Zheng finally came to his senses when he heard this. Why did Guo Jia just talk about buying grain at first, and then suddenly changed his words to "borrowing grain"?
This TM is actually implying to me that I must not let Liu Biao "borrow money"?
Fortunately, I was complacent just now, but I think his "suggestion" is good, and borrowing money is the way to take advantage
So this calculation is still hidden?

Thinking of this, he took a deep look at Lu Su, then calmly glanced at Guo Jia who was smiling slightly, feeling in his heart, these scholars really have so many eyes!
The belated Wang Zheng coughed dryly and asked again, "So what if Liu Biao wants to borrow money?"

"Then let him borrow it."

Lu Su has never had a chance to show his talents. At this time, when he talked about Xingtou, he was already in a state of eloquence: "When there is a change, it is impossible to be determined by one person. How can a little favor and ignorance be with the weak and weak, and go with the sky. The glorious road of justice, is the same as the direction of righteousness?"

"Jingzhou is the belly of the world. At this time, the disputes in the north are still undecided. It is a golden opportunity. If you don't take it today, it will be beneficial to others. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao win or lose, you will never sit idly by!"

"If the state shepherd feels ashamed of Liu Biao, he will give Liu Biao and his heirs a great power after he wins the throne in the future."

Wang Zheng originally wanted Lu Su to find a way for Liu Biao to "borrow food", but in Lu Su's view, there was not much difference between borrowing food and buying food.

It would be best to be able to buy food and not owe favors to Liu Biao, but what if he owed favors?

In the face of major events such as fighting for hegemony in the world, any kindness and faith are small things and are insignificant!
Not only did Wang Zheng understand what he meant, but Guo Jia, Mi Heng, Zhang Zhao, and even Lu Ji and others at the side finally understood what he meant, and they all agreed deeply.

Even Zhang Zhao, who disliked Lu Su, had to admit at this time that the little official in front of him was actually a very rare political talent.

Being able to know the general trend of the world like the palm of his hand shows that he has a certain level of insight
Being able to analyze so clearly shows that he has a certain amount of talent
And the last paragraph shows that he possesses the two qualities most needed by an excellent politician
Shameless, and how to be "righteous" shameless!
Wang Zhenglian has received several high hats from Lu Su, and he is both "the sharpest of the state herdsman" and "the wise man of the state herdsman". Ingratitude" became a "subtlety" in Lu Su's mouth, but like Zhang Zhao, he also recognized Lu Su's ability very much, so he was not angry and disgusted, and simply followed Lu Su's words and asked:
"Just now you thought that forming an alliance with Yuan Shao is the best choice. The basis for this conclusion is because you think Yuan Benchu ​​will become the ultimate victor of the Northern Lands. If so, wouldn't our alliance with him be seeking skin from a tiger?"

Lu Ji on the side also thought the same way. Hearing the words, he nodded his head and put forward a different opinion from Lu Su: "My lord, I see it clearly, and I deeply agree with Lu Facao's words of "far-distance friendship and short-term attack". This is my long-term important strategy for Yangzhou , but it is uncertain whether to choose Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's current situation is not as good as Yuan Shao, but he has a famous weapon in his hand, Yuan Shao's threat is greater, why not join forces with Cao Cao first, and destroy Yuan Shao together?"

"Wouldn't it be easier to deal with Cao Cao after Yuan Shao is dealt with?"

"Lu Junshou's words are wrong."

Liu Ye suddenly interjected, "It's just that Cao Cao has the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, so we must not join forces with this person." Lu Su also said in a deep voice, "Exactly!"

"Oh?"

Wang Zheng looked sideways and asked, "Why?"

Liu Ye said: "Cao Cao has not seen a strong and prosperous now, one is because the time is still short, and the other is because the strong neighbors are on the side, the emperor, the Han family Zhengshuo, once given enough time and space, it must be what the people want and the trend of the times. The generation now embraces the land of Yanyu according to the capital of Xu, and this year even embraced Sili in his arms, and has become a condescending power, and he is the head of the world."

"If the lord helps him defeat Yuan Shao, there will be no opponents in the North, and Cao Cao will be difficult to control."

"As far as I can see, what Lu Fa Cao said is the best strategy. No matter who you join forces with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, we can just sit on the sidelines and watch, because for my lord, the longer the conflict between the heroes in the Northland, the greater the benefit."

Lu Su also said in a deep voice: "As for forming an alliance with Yuan Shao, Zhou Mu thinks it is seeking skin from a tiger, and the lower officials think it's too early to say at this time, the situation is always changing, and it will really develop to this point by then. Besides, it's not too late, Guo Junshi believes that Yuan Shaoruo has no chance of winning in a match with Zhou Mu, and the subordinate officials also think so!"

"Zhou Mu was able to conquer Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu with the land of the three counties in the past. If he could occupy Jingzhou and cover half of the Kyushu, Yuan Shao would unify the northern land at that time. Why should we be afraid?"

"In the eyes of my subordinates, Yuan Shao is only stronger than Cao Cao, and he is not the world's leader when it comes to psychic strategy. May I ask Zhou Mu, if Yuan Shao is compared with Liu Xuande and Sun Bofu, who is more worthy of the tiger?"

That must be Liu Bei and Sun Ce!

Needless to say, Liu Bei, because he has fought against him personally, in the eyes of Wang Zheng, Sun Ce is really an underestimated figure by later generations.

After all, it would take a lot of time for him, who has opened the hacking and hacking hack, to win this little overlord. If Sun Ce hadn't died in an assassination in the original history, with his talent in military ability, the army of Soochow would never be able to win. As a shortcoming, the record of actively attacking other countries cannot be so bleak, and it may not even be possible to say whether the three kingdoms will emerge in the future.

"What Lu Facao said is true."

Wang Zheng nodded and said: "However, according to the filial piety, Yuan Shao's temperament is quite small. This man's favorite general Wen Chou died at the hands of this general. His son Yuan Tan also fought against our army, so this general is willing to learn from him." Gou Jian, I'm afraid he might not be willing to be Fu Chai, right?"

(End of this chapter)