Three Kingdoms

In the Pingyang Hall, there were three desks, stacked with wooden slips, bamboo slips and various papers. Fei Qian, Jia Xu and Xun Chen were busy among them. They took a moment to talk about Cao Cao, and Jia Xu actually said Cao Cao. It was a rare thing to have trouble, and it couldn't help but arouse Fei Qian's interest.

Does Jia Xu really have any special function that can predict the occurrence of some events in advance?

Fei Qian put down the information at hand, and then beckoned the guards on the side to get some tea soup. Anyway, these documents have been delayed for so many days. Even if he desperately tried to drive him out in the morning, it would not make sense. It's very big, so I might as well combine work and rest, and listen to Jia Xu's words, just relax and have a rest for a while.

What is there a saying?

What happens to others is a story after all...

No, it's about learning from others. As the saying goes, listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness. Well, that's it. Oops, it would be nice if there were some melon seeds or something at this time...

Anyway, who will this heaven spare?

I worked so hard to build a foundation, and then I saw others lying down comfortably on the high-rise building. I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart. Now that I heard that Cao Cao was also suffering, Fei Qian's small-mindedness suddenly became clear. It's much more comfortable...

Jia Xu took a few sips of the tea soup. Apparently he was quite satisfied with the tea soup. He gently smashed the tea bowl twice, then slowly put the tea bowl aside and said: "Although Cao Yanzhou is powerful now, it is like a mirror in the mirror, and the desire is real." , but there was no chance... Cao Yanzhou originally swallowed up the people of Qingzhou, so he should have concentrated on cultivating himself and stabilizing the people's hearts. However, the general later took advantage of the opportunity to attack, and he had to rush to meet the enemy..."

Xun Chen smiled slightly and said: "Cao Yanzhou must have hated the general, otherwise he would not have pursued him for hundreds of miles, from Yanzhou to Yuzhou..."

Hahaha……

Fei Qian imagined in his mind that Cao Cao was so angry that his little eyes widened, gnashing his teeth and desperately chasing after the rear general Yuan Shu, and felt it was a bit funny.

After laughing, there was some sympathy.

It is not easy for Cao Cao. Being interfered with by Yuan Shu, even the original well-planned plans to open up wasteland for farming and restore production were all ruined. Perhaps Cao Cao was originally excited to open up wasteland near Wuchao and resettle the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans. After a year or two of recovery, he would be the source of a large amount of food and soldiers. However, he did not expect to be stabbed at a critical moment. How could he not feel pain? Heartfelt?

No wonder the compiler of "Montesquieu", as a master of military art in later generations, would also act appropriately to chase Yu Yong down to the enemy...

Yuan Shu's attack not only destroyed Cao Cao's wishful thinking, but also completely disrupted Yanzhou's production order, and the sequelae were also quite serious.

Jia Xu continued to shake his head slightly and said in his inherent slow tone: "Cao Yanzhou is now riding a tiger and can't get off, so he has no choice but to do it... In my opinion, Cao Yanzhou's attack on Xuzhou is probably not in line with Yuan Che's plan. The intention of riding..."

Xun Chen nodded and said: "Exactly, Yuan Cheqi fought with General Gongsun, and Cao Yanzhou was the flank guard... Is there any reason for the flank guard to leave the battlefield privately and find another way? If Qingzhou Tian and Liu Bei came to invade Jizhou at this time, I'm afraid... Cao Yanzhou's move is extremely risky..."

Just like what Xun Chen said, if the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is regarded as a huge battlefield, then the two people fighting on the front must be Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, while the battle on the flanks is Qingzhou and Yanzhou. , and there is also the confrontation between the Montenegrin troops.

As Yuan Shao, he naturally hopes that Cao Cao can protect his flanks. Even if he wants to lead the attack alone, Qingzhou will be the main attack direction. How can he deviate from the main battlefield and then run off to do whatever he wants?

Jia Xu chuckled: "How can we capture Qingzhou? Don't forget, most of Cao Yanzhou's soldiers are Qingzhou soldiers. If we attack Qingzhou... this... hehehehe..."

Although these are Qingzhou Yellow Turbans and Yellow Turban thieves, they are still mostly people from Qingzhou. Even if they are under Cao Cao, they cannot change their temper and forget their hometown in a short while, and then absolutely obey Cao Cao's orders, even in the face of their fellow villagers. Raising the butcher's knife is unequivocal.

So basically, Cao Cao wanted to fight in Qingzhou, but he had no way to fight for a while, so he had to find another way, so he turned his attention to Xuzhou, and attacking Xuzhou would cause Yuan Shao to be dissatisfied and even suspicious...

That's why Jia Xucai said that Cao Cao was in trouble this time.

Everyone knows that behind every successful woman is a man who supports her, and behind Cao Cao is Yuan Shao. Now that Yuan Shao is unhappy, what can Cao Cao pick up?

So in this situation, Cao Cao was in a dilemma.

But Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all, and he is indeed ruthless when he needs to be ruthless. Under such a situation, he left Yanzhou, which was restless, and took the Qingzhou soldiers to eat in Xuzhou...

Xun Chen said: "If you follow your idea and ask Cao Yanzhou to write a letter, and then send an eloquent person to complain to Yuan Cheqi, you can delay it for some time... After all, Yuan Cheqi Riding this person...well, he is good at talking..."

Being good at talking is a good thing, but on the other hand, if you listen too much, you will lose your ability to make your own decisions.

"Even so..." Jia Xu nodded in agreement with Xun Chen's statement and continued, "...it's hard to get away with Yuan Chaqi for a while, and there will always be a time when he is exposed... Besides, Xuzhou, haha, Taozhou Mu is not the same Very easy to get along with..."

Fei Qian's impression of Tao Qian must be thanked to Mr. Luo. It is indeed too vivid. "Three concessions to Xuzhou", Liu Bei should not return it again and again, force it, tsk tsk, and put it into the jokes of future generations. Inside, isn't it the type of person who receives a phone call from a lawyer and insists that he has a large overseas inheritance? When he goes out and bumps into Bai Fumei, he suddenly recalls his past love and falls in love with her wholeheartedly...

"Tao Xuzhou..." Xun Chen said, "he is quite talented..."

Tao Qian was from Yangzhou. He was promoted as Xiaolian at a young age and later served as county magistrate. Later, he was appointed governor of Youzhou, and then transferred to the central court as a councilor. Bian Zhang and Han Sui gathered the Qiang people in Liangzhou to cause rebellion. The imperial court appointed Zhang Wen as Sikong and General of Chariots and Cavalry to lead the army in the crusade. Tao Qian also joined the army and followed Zhang Wen in the crusade to quell the Qiang rebellion.

Looking at this service experience, it is one point earlier and one point thicker than Dong Zhuo. It is impossible to say that Dong Zhuo still had to salute Tao Qian when he saw him...

After listening to Xun Chen's account, Fei Qian understood why Dong Zhuo promoted Tao Qian to Xuzhou Mu. This experience seemed to explain some problems.

When I was a child, I always thought that there were only two kinds of people, one kind of good person and the other kind of bad person, either this or that, either white or black. Only now did I realize that people are actually the most complicated things, although they are simple in diagram.

Tao Qian is undoubtedly capable and has contributed to the prosperity and development of Xuzhou, but his character may not be like that in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It may be the complete opposite...

Fei Qian pinched his chin and thought of something.

When Liu Bei defected to Tao Qian, where did Tao Qian place him?

Xiaopei, and Xiaopei actually belongs to the Pei State of the Yuzhou Governor's Department and not to the Xuzhou Governor's Department. As a Mu of Xuzhou, what qualifications does Tao Qian have to send officials here? And why did Liu Bei be sent here?

Yuzhou was the place of the Four Wars, and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, etc. all participated in it.

The orthodox governor of Yuzhou was originally Kong Min, who was officially appointed by the imperial court. However, Kong Niao died at the end of Dong Zhuo's reign. Yuan Shu first appointed Sun Jian, and then appointed Guo Gong as the governor of Yuzhou. Yuan Shao first appointed Zhou Zhe, and then appointed Yin Kui, and later Tao Qian. Liu Bei, Yuzhou has several governors at the same time...

Naturally, these governors did not get together to fight three or one of them for nothing. Among these governors of Yuzhou, Guo Gong, who was appointed by Yuan Shu, actually had the largest scope of control, because Yuan Shu himself had a relatively large power in Yuzhou.

The significance of Tao Qian sending Liu Bei to Xiaopei is intriguing.

In this way, Tao Qian may not be a loyal minister, nor may he be a treacherous minister. He is just an ordinary official who changes due to current events.

So Cao Cao's crusade against Xuzhou was not due to revenge for killing his father?

Just to fill the bellies of the so-called Yellow Turban soldiers in Qingzhou?

this……

All right.

Fei Qian could only say this.

Wait, Fei Qian thought about it for a while, but couldn't grasp the feeling in his mind, what exactly is wrong, or what is the problem...

Is it money, manpower, or something else.

Jia Xu continued to say slowly: "If Cao Yanzhou really attacks Xuzhou this time, he will probably be able to win, but he just won't be able to garrison..."

Jia Xu continued: "... After all, Yanzhou is the foundation... This battle in Xuzhou is just for food... If we stay here for a long time, Yanzhou may change..."

Huh?

Fei Qian couldn't help but look at Jia Xu twice and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Fei Qian had the impression in his mind that there was a problem at the rear when Cao Cao was attacking Xuzhou, and Chen Gong stabbed Cao Cao in the back. But now that Cao Cao has not set off, how come Jia Xu also knows about it?

Jia Xu said: "... Cao Yanzhou is unstable for three reasons... First, he continued to fight, had insufficient savings, and did not cultivate mulberry trees intensively at this time, which was a loss of his natural time; second, he traveled a long distance to attack Xuzhou, which was a loss of his geographical advantage. ; Three things... Dongjun and Chenliu may be in danger... Dongjun was originally under the jurisdiction of Cao Yanzhou, but now it is under the jurisdiction of the Xiahou family, whose reputation is not well known. How can it be convinced? Chenliu and Zhang Junyuan Being above Cao Yanzhou, but now he is below him, I am afraid that this is somewhat aggravating... This is losing the heart of Cao Yanzhou. If there are three things like this, how can it not be difficult?"

Xun Chen said: "Chen Liuzhang is a close friend of Cao Yanzhou. He is also the eighth chef. He has a heroic temperament and a prudent financial management. He should not be..."

Jia Xu laughed a few times and said: "There is a saying...don't forget each other even if you are rich...Now that Cao Yanzhou is rich, it is very rich. I don't know whether there is any forgetfulness...if so, it is still Yes, but if not...hehehehe..."

People's hearts are like this. If two friends are similar, they can still talk to each other and get along well. But once the distance is increased, the relationship between them will be extremely subtle, and sometimes even This will in turn affect the relationship between the two people.

Jia Xu was good at calculating people's hearts. After he sharply pointed this out, even Xun Chen fell silent and was speechless.

There is nothing wrong with Zhang Miao being the Eighth Chef, but it is not known whether this Eighth Chef is really like this, or whether he is deliberately showing it like this for the sake of fame. Therefore, Xun Chen cannot say that he has any guarantee for Zhang Miao.

"...In this case...there is a saying that money touches people's hearts...I wonder if you have heard of it..." Fei Qian sat up straight and said seriously, "...In other words, never use money to It tests people's hearts, because people's hearts are often unable to resist in the face of money... So, I thought it was time to give Cao Yanzhou a gift..."

"...A few days ago, Cao Mengde sent people, saying that he wanted some armaments, war horses, etc..." Fei Qian said, "I didn't want to give them at first... Since Wen He mentioned this, he might as well give some …”

Fei Qian continued: "...five hundred war horses, five carts of various types of military equipment, and then they will be sent to Jia Liang Road in Shangdang first. After Cao Yanzhou's troops are sent to Xuzhou, he will send people to..."

Fei Qian smiled maliciously and spit out the answer: "...Send to Chenliu!"

"Chen Liu?!" Jia Xu and Xun Chen couldn't help but look at each other, and then both smiled. It's just that Jia Xu smiled happily, almost blindly, while Xun Chen looked a little reluctant.

The people sitting here are all smart people, which means they all know Fei Qian's intentions.

Money attracts people's hearts. Since Jia Xu said before that the people's hearts in Yanzhou are unstable, when Fei Qian's sudden wealth is placed in front of them, the minds of these people with some so-called complaints are already in a state of uncertainty. In addition, Fei Qian This catalyst...

Of course, this is just a catalyst.

Just like Jia Xu also noticed that Xun Chen was a little unnatural, so he said: "Youruo are you worried about Wenruo? Well, it doesn't matter. If you have the intention, it will be the same even if you don't have the material of the king..."

Xun Chen shook his head and smiled: "...Well, it is a blood relationship after all... Next time I calculate Cao Yanzhou, I would rather not know... That's it, what should come will eventually come..."

Fei Qian nodded, smiled, and did not continue to say anything. In fact, he knew that the "should come" that Xun Chen said did not refer to those people in Yanzhou, but to the calculation between brothers.

Belonging to different lords, when encountering the current situation, can we just escape because of family ties? Xun Chen also used such rhetoric to express his thoughts.

Now that the princes are rising together, the mutual calculation between brothers like Xun Chen and Xun Yu has actually just begun. Like the young seedlings on the ground in spring, they will eventually explode and grow on a large scale...