Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 348 Cao Cao must guard against
Guan Yu defeated Gongsun Zan and occupied the north of Jishui. The news reached Ganling. Liu He, who was about to leave, was not in a hurry. There were only three counties in the west of Pingyuan, and Gongsun Zan retreated to Jishui.

Tian Kai, the head of Pingyuan County, is also considered a historical celebrity. He once sent troops to rescue Kong Rong in Beihai, but was later killed because of Gongsun Zan's defeat. There was nothing unusual about it, but what Liu He didn't expect was that Tian Yu was also in the city.

It turned out that Tian Yu was Tian Kai's nephew. After his mother died of illness, he was brought to Qingzhou by Tian Kai. Now he is a county captain in Pingyuan, which is the same as Liu Bei's official position back then.

Tian Yu is a general with both civil and military skills. He guarded the northern border, conquered Wuhuan, defeated Ke Bineng, participated in the war against Wu, and even defeated Sun Quan.

In Liu He's eyes, his comprehensive strength is no less than that of Yu Jin and Wen Pin, and this man was also the longest-lived military general in the Three Kingdoms period. He lived from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the unification of the Three Kingdoms, and completely witnessed the entire chaotic period of the end of Han Dynasty.

Tian Kai is nothing to fear in the plains, but with a person like Tian Yu around, it will be more difficult to use tricks or force attacks, and now Guantao still has Yuan Shao's troops, so it is not easy to send troops for the time being.

After weighing again and again, Liu He planned to wait for Yuan Shao to be completely defeated, and then take the plain after pacifying Weijun, so that Guan Yu and the others could also take the opportunity to rest their troops, stabilize the rear, and the most important thing is to stabilize people's hearts.

During the waiting time, Liu He sent someone to transfer Tai Shici to Guan Yu's army. Tai Shici was from Donglai, Qingzhou, and was familiar with geography. It would be most convenient for him to lead the troops to pacify the coastal area.

In addition, Zhang Yan surrendered, the Black Mountain Army was wiped out, and Qu Yi was also transferred from Zhongshan to Qinghe. In the future, when he meets Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yi Cong, he will have Qu Yi's Xiandeng Army to deal with them. This naturally incompatible army will definitely be completely defeated Gongsun Zan's confidence.

When Gongsun Zan fought Yuan Shao, he was domineering and domineering in the early stage, but later retreated to Yijing and built towers and ditches to defend himself. It can be seen that although he is arrogant on the surface, he is extremely fragile in heart.

This kind of person is like an ostrich. When he is in power, he holds his head high and looks forward, but when he is in danger, he will only bury his head in the sand to deceive himself and others.

One day, when he was discussing with Xu Rong about military training, someone reported that Xu You had come to see him. Seeing Xu You's happy face, even beaming, Liu He knew that he had successfully obtained Yuan Shu's money.

Now among all Liu He's subordinates, Xu You is the only one who can freely enter and leave Yuan Shao's territory. Yuan Shao's officials all know that Yuan Shao owes Xu You a lot of debt. At this time, they are most afraid that he will come to demand the debt, so naturally they dare not If you offend Xu You, as long as you don't pry into military secrets, you can turn a blind eye to the business and let him pass.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu You took out Yuan Shu's family letter and explained that Yuan Shu also wanted to send people to repair the canal to make money. Liu He was a little surprised that this selfish guy was willing to come to his own land to repair the canal. I don't know what he was planning.

After talking about the business, Xu You took out another letter and said: "This is a letter jointly written by famous people in Yanzhou. Come out, I don't know what the general thinks?"

Liu He was taken aback: "Bao Xin is dead?"

Xu You nodded and said: "Taishan bandits are rampant, and they have joined forces with Zhang Ju's remnants to endanger the surrounding people. Ying Shao, governor of Taishan County, and Bao Xin, governor of Jinbei, asked Cao Cao to send troops to help them. When they attacked Taishan bandits, Bao Xin pursued the enemy too deeply Killed by thieves."

Liu He frowned and said, "What does this have to do with Cao Cao?"

Xu You said with a wry smile: "Bian Rang and others despised Cao A's family background, he was a descendant of eunuch, and his father Cao Song sold officials and nobles in the court. He is not welcome, seeing that he intends to seek Yanzhou at this time, so they mobilized to attack him, saying that Ah Man deliberately did not rescue Bao Xin and occupied Jibei, probably just looking for an excuse!"

Liu He pondered for a while, and asked: "I heard that Ziyuan and Cao Mengde are also good friends, why do you want to kill him?"

"Uh, this..." Xu You was stunned, and said with a smile: "I am a personal friend with Ah Man, and I am a general for helping famous people in Yanzhou. How can I abolish the public privately?"

"Oh?" Liu He said with a smile, "Why are you helping me?"

Xu You said: "The general is about to unify Hebei, and it will be a matter of time before the Central Plains are conquered. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, is also a relative of the Han family, and he is also a brother of Liu Yao, the shepherd of Bingzhou. Yanzhou was occupied by Cao Cao, this man is well versed in the art of war, and has a lot of civil and martial arts under his command, so I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble."

Although Liu He knew that Xu You must have received money from others, what he said was not unreasonable. After a little thought, he left the letter and said, "Next month's journal will focus on Yuan's family affairs. This letter will not be published for the time being. Allow me to think about it again."

Xu You didn't force it, he and Liu He had cooperated happily in the past two years, and didn't care about this little money at all.

The most important thing is that Liu He completely delegated power to him. Every time he travels to negotiate, he sets a reserve price for him. As long as he comes back to make a full delivery, the extra money will never be asked.

This makes Xu You very happy. While gaining a sense of accomplishment, he can earn a lot of money and experience double happiness. Of course, he will never tire of it.

Then Liu Heyan said: "I have just shipped two jars of Erguotou newly brewed this year. I am worried that there is no suitable person to send to Guantao. If Lao Ziyuan is there, I will meet Chunyu Qiong again and give this to him."

Xu You smiled and said: "Chunyu Qiong is born with good wine. Seeing this and seeing Yuan Shao's reputation ruined, he will definitely raise his troops to surrender."

Liu He said with a smile: "You just need to hint to him that if you make meritorious service in the future, I can let him go to Dukang Pavilion to be a wine taster. There are all kinds of good wines."

Xu You led away, and Liu He ordered Cheng Yu to be invited to show him the statement. Cheng Yu was also a celebrity in Yanzhou, and Liu He wanted to see Cheng Yu's attitude.

Cheng Yu said: "Cao Cao, a hero, will be a strong enemy in the future. Now that he intends to plot against the Central Plains, the general has to guard against it and not allow it to grow stronger."

Sure enough, Cao Cao performed extraordinary in this era, and both Xu You and Cheng Yu recognized him in this way, which shows that his strength is extraordinary.

Liu Heyan said: "Hebei is not yet peaceful, and we are beyond our reach. Ying Shao, the governor of Taishan County, has obviously surrendered to Cao Cao, but this mere proclamation may not prevent him from taking Yanzhou."

Cheng Yu put the proclamation on the table and said with a smile: "This matter is easy to say, just hand over this proclamation to Cao Cao."

"Leave it to Cao Cao?" Liu He was startled for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "That's right, this article scolds Cao Cao's background, has ulterior motives, and insulted his parents. Once someone dies, all parts of Yanzhou will be shaken, and they will fight against Cao Jun with death."

"That's right!" Cheng Yu nodded and said, "These people are just criticizing and playing tricks. Once Cao's soldiers are large, they will hide behind closed doors, lest they cause trouble to the upper body. Only life and blood can make them come back." They were vigilant, fearful and determined to resist."

"Hiss—reasonable, profound!" Liu He deeply agreed.

Cheng Yu's words seem to be consistent with later generations' criticism of those Internet trolls?
(End of this chapter)