Fuji [Four Beauties]

When this news reached Cao Cao's ears, it made Cao Cao even more troubled.The betrayal of the counties in Yanzhou has almost caused his family members who stayed in Juancheng to fall into the hands of Lu Bu.Now that his father and brother were captured by Tao Qian again, how could he not make him anxious and angry?

At the same time, the subordinates Cao Ren sent to report the situation in Xudu also came to Cao Cao.After listening to the report of his subordinates, no matter how anxious Cao Cao was, he was powerless.He no longer has the extra energy to take care of Xu Du's affairs.Even if he had, the present Xu Du was beyond his reach.

Where Cao Cao is now is in the east of Yanzhou.Now most of Yanzhou has fallen into the hands of Lu Bu.The place where Xudu is located is in the southwest of Yanzhou, belonging to Yingchuan County under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, and to the north of Yangdi County, the seat of Yingchuan County.If you want to cross Yanzhou to go to Xudu, you have to make a big circle to the south and pass through the territory of Yuzhou.Those places are not in Cao Cao's hands now.If you think about it with your feet, you know that no one will let him go.

The development of the situation caught everyone off guard.Lu Bu stepped in and cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Xudu, Xudu has actually become an isolated city.As long as there is an idea about this, anyone can take the opportunity to get involved.Maybe there will be unexpected gains, and the emperor will be brought to his own territory.

Soon, news of the betrayal in most parts of Yanzhou also spread to Xudu.The news this time is really bad news, which can make Cao Ren, who is Cao Cao's only important task, very headache.He immediately went to discuss with Xun Yu, Xun You and others.After some analysis and discussion by a few people, it seems that there is no other choice except to stick to the city and prevent Cao Cao from worrying about his future.

Cao Cao's unexpected betrayal also brought about a subtle change in the current situation.The most critical of these is Cao Cao's control over Xu Du.When Cao Cao left Xudu to fight, due to the haste of the matter, he had not had time to arrange the transfer of forces between Juancheng and Xudu, and he did not have too many people left behind.

After all, when Cao Cao came to meet Liu Xie, it was impossible to bring out his entire team.He also needs to keep a lot of capable people to guard various places in Yanzhou.At the same time, in order to prevent the life of his subordinates from being different, he sent his subordinates to guard the counties of Yanzhou, and most of their family members were in Juancheng.In this way, Lu Bu took Juancheng away, and the families of these people fell into Lu Bu's hands.

The whole family was snatched by Lu Bu, so what could these people do, they had to surrender to Lu Bu.This is why Lu Bu was able to acquire most of Yanzhou so quickly.

In fact, after hearing this news, many generals who followed Cao Cao to fight also had a lot of doubts in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it on the surface.Cao Cao was lucky, his own family was taken out of Juancheng overnight by Cheng Yu and Cao Ang, and fled to Dong'e, and there was no danger for the time being.

The same situation also appeared in Xudu.Except for Xun Yu's family who moved to Jizhou long ago, there is no such worry for the time being.Many family members, including Cao Ren, who was guarding the city, were also in Juancheng.Even if Cao Ren tried his best to block the news, how could such a thing be hidden?All of a sudden, Xu Du's heart fluttered and he was in danger.

Another more critical point, after Lu Bu cut off the connection between Cao Cao and Xu Du.One of the most direct consequences is that Xu Du lost foreign aid.The food and supplies that had been transported continuously from Yanzhou were immediately cut off.Some counties and counties that originally relied on each other with Xu Du have also become the enemy's territory.

It can be said that nowadays, if Lu Bu has the wish to attack Xudu from the west and hijack the emperor, it may be easily realized.However, this possibility is not great.Lu Bu is not stupid either. He just took over Yanzhou and must consolidate his power as soon as possible. At the same time, he also needs to guard against Cao Cao in the east.How could it be possible that the status was not stable, so he couldn't wait to come and fight Xu Du?

But even if Lu Bu didn't come, he only needed to cut off the supply line for Xu Du's supplies.In the absence of food and grass, and insufficient troops, how long can Xudu last?No matter what era you are in, what you want to do, it is absolutely impossible to go hungry.Food and grass are the first priority, which is a crucial truth.

The situation has taken a turn for the worse, and now it seems impossible to rely on supplies from Yanzhou.For the current plan, we can only rely on Yingchuan in the south, which is where Yang Feng and others are located.This is also the only retreat for Xu Du after Yanzhou was taken away by Lu Bu.Xun Yu, Xun You and the others discussed and sent someone to contact Yang Feng's troops in time.

Probably it happened too suddenly, the situation was too favorable for Yang Feng, and he suddenly became the only foreign aid that Xu Du could rely on.There has also been a dramatic shift in his attitude.The so-called rising tide lifts all boats, originally he went to rely on Xu Du, but now it has become that Xu has to rely on him.

Yang Feng, who felt extremely important, was like a person who came to ask for help and made a request that was taken for granted by him and taken advantage of by others.He wants to welcome the emperor to Yingchuan.

His reasons are also very good. Now Xudu is surrounded by the forces of thieves, and the emperor is very unsafe.But Yingchuan is not at war now, and under his management is also in order.Only by coming here can he guarantee the safety of the emperor.If the visitor refuses to agree, please forgive him for Yang Fengai's inability to help.

The faces of the people who came to Xu Du turned pale, and they couldn't talk to Yang Feng after spending a long time talking, so he had no choice but to return to Xu Du with this request in desperation.

Upon hearing this request, Cao Ren was furious, and immediately turned on the case, but Xun Yu who was with him did not change his face.After the man left, Xun Yu sent someone to invite Xun You, and the three of them discussed how to deal with it.After discussing for a long time, Xun Yu went to report to Liu Xie.After receiving Liu Xie's approval, Xun Yu and others invited Taiwei Yang Biao.

"The Taiwei went to persuade General Yang a lot. Your Majesty is currently ill and cannot go elsewhere for the time being. Your Majesty sympathizes with General Yang's loyalty and patriotism. Please invite General Yang to lead the army. His Majesty will personally meet you. As long as General Yang is willing to wait with us , work together to assist His Majesty, and jointly resist the enemy. General Cao is willing to work together with General Yang to achieve great things." General Cao here refers to Cao Cao, not Cao Ren.

Surprised, angry, and a little embarrassed, Yang Biao took the order and left.

After Xun Yu told Liu Xie the news, Liu Xie immediately went to Song Ci.For some reason, he seems to have an inexplicable dependence on Song Ci.I always feel that no matter what happens, as long as I ask Song Ci, there will be a solution, although even Song Ci himself doesn't think so.

After listening to Liu Xie's narration, Song Ci fell into deep thought.

In history, that Yang Feng was one of the many small warlords who escorted Liu Xie to Luoyang.Later, Liu Xie was taken to Xudu by Cao Cao.At that time, Liu Xie was not actually without a single soldier.Whether it is Yang Feng, Han Xian, Dong Cheng, or Zhang Yang, Duan Yan, no matter what plans they have in mind, as long as the method is appropriate, they can all be used by Liu Xie.

It's just that Liu Xie didn't seize the opportunity and let the best time to win over them slip away.It also gave Cao Cao the opportunity to take these people for his own use or get rid of them one by one.It was only then that Liu Xie was gradually emptied, which led to the later situation.

Now, these things happened several years earlier, and Cao Cao's power is far less stable than before.Today, Cao Cao's confidantes who can master the whole book in Xudu are only Cao Ren and Xun Yu.Xun Yu was definitely someone to win over, while Cao Ren relied on the army in his hands.

If Cao Ren's army is not the only one, but a fraction of it, then his right to speak will be greatly reduced.As for Yang Feng, considering all his performances in his life, the possibility of him suddenly going crazy is ruled out.As long as enough benefits are given, he probably still wants to rely on others, and it is unlikely that he will become the emperor himself.

In addition, his subordinates are not monolithic, the Yellow Turban Army, Xiliang Army, Baibo Army, Black Mountain Army, etc. are a mixed bag.In contrast, what Cao Cao left for the Cao people to guard Xudu is the veterans he has followed since he was raised as a righteous soldier, and their loyalty is incomparable.

If he stayed under Cao Ren's nose all the time, he would do nothing.When Cao Cao cleaned up the chaos in Yanzhou, Liu Xie still had to return to his control.If he took the opportunity to make trouble now, Liu Xie might have the opportunity to control part of the army and territory.As long as he has these, he also has the right to speak, and everything else is easy to talk about.

After thinking for a long time, Song Ci asked solemnly: "If you want to get rid of the status quo of being forever controlled by warlords, now is a very good opportunity, but the risks are also very high. What do you think?"

Hearing Song Ci's words, Liu Xie was first surprised, then suspicious, and then lowered his head to think.

After being silent for a long time, Liu Xie said, "I think, of course I don't want to be someone else's puppet. As for the risk, since I was promoted to the position of emperor, there seems to be no low risk at all. It's just me I can't think of it, the current situation is obviously extremely dangerous, why does Sister still say there is a chance?"

Song Ci told him his thoughts in detail.

After listening, Liu Xie was both happy and worried.

He thought for a long time, and said with some hesitation: "Is Yang Feng so easy to be controlled?"

"Of course not." Song Ci said without thinking.

"Then, sister just now?"

Song Cidao: "Listen to me, if you want to be self-reliant, the first consideration is not to control others, but to win over others. What you need to do most is to distinguish who is a force that can be united, and who must be resolutely attacked strength, but also to find their weaknesses and contradictions and use them.”

Song Ci said again: "Looking at it now, you, the emperor, have no power in name, and you are still very young, so you are very easy to control. No matter how you look at it, you are the weakest of many forces. But in fact, You have an incomparable advantage, that is, you are the emperor. As long as you are not so mad that you dare to risk the disgrace of the world. In the current situation where many princes are separated, most people will choose to use you to develop their own power. Rather than killing you yourself. This is equivalent to saying that, to a certain extent, your life is guaranteed. It is nothing more than being robbed by others, not like others, and there is a danger of defeat and death .So, you can try boldly, even if you fail, the big deal is the result of being a puppet in front of you, and it is actually not a loss.”

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but nodded.

"Secondly, because you are the emperor, your appeal is not comparable to that of others. Otherwise, there would not be so many people robbing you all day long, wanting to use your banner to coerce the emperor to order the princes. And Comparing with others, the most important thing you need is the words "righteousness, integrity, integrity and obedience". Today's princes are all under the banner of helping the Han Dynasty and calming down the world. What are they trying to achieve? Isn't it just these four words?"

Song Ci went on to say: "Because of this, there are still many ministers who have worked hard to follow you under your command. For generations, they have been fed by the big man's salary, and they have a deep affection for you, or for the Liu family. Sense of identity and loyalty. Therefore, if you want to win over people who still have the Han Dynasty in their hearts, the difficulty is relatively low, and the success rate is relatively high. This is your biggest advantage. No matter who you are, if you want to succeed, talents are the most critical Yes, there must be people who can be used to great things in order to achieve great things."

Liu Xie nodded again.

"I said so much just now, mainly to cheer you up. Don't think that you have nothing. Most of what you have is invisible power. Sometimes this power is more important than territory, population, and food. .Then, let’s talk about the current situation, who is the force that can be united. In today’s situation, we can, must, and must be the first force to fight for. Who do you think?”