Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Xun Yu smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to lightly touch the bamboo slip, and said: "The letter from Nanyang, although it seems to be angry and sharp in words, is actually serious and internal, and I am worried that the lord will make trouble for him."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, although he was asking someone for advice, how could he not have a judgment in his heart?

The so-called questioning is often just checking for omissions and filling in vacancies.

Xun Yu continued: "My lord, I think there are two ways to deal with it. One is to write a letter to Li Yi. There is no need to say too much, as long as you explain what happened to you and Heng, it was not the lord's instruction. In this case, Li Yi will definitely reply and apologize. The lord reconciles, and this matter is over."

"Secondly, the lord does not need to respond for the time being, and put the matter on hold until it is necessary, and then bring up the old matter again!"

Cao Cao nodded again, Xun Yu's words were in line with his wishes.

Just after receiving the news of Mi Heng's killing, almost all of Cao Cao's subordinates, especially those generals, were filled with righteous indignation, expressing their humiliation, and demanding that Cao Cao must teach Li Yi a lesson.

At that time, the crowd was raging, and even Cao Cao himself was almost brought over by them.

But soon, Cao Cao calmed down. Those guys were not angry about Mi Heng's death, but were thinking about the defeat in chasing Guo Si and Xu Rong that day.

In fact, although Cao Cao was defeated in that battle that day, because Xu Rong did not fight Cao Cao head-on according to Li Yi's account, he just frightened Cao Cao away, so Cao Cao himself did not lose much, and he even returned after recovering , and took advantage of the trend to gather some of Sun Jian's remnants.

However, in terms of face and reputation, Cao Cao was hit hard.

At that time, few of the princes were willing to fight again. Cao Cao insisted on chasing him, which was disliked by everyone. In the end, Sun Jian was defeated. Cao Cao escaped by himself and was criticized by others. Don't save Sun Jian and so on.

Cao Cao was very guilty of Sun Jian's death, so he didn't justify the accusations from outsiders, but Cao Cao's subordinates couldn't bear it a bit, and there were many disputes about it, and at the same time, he was thinking about that guy named Li Bai.

Later, when they heard that Dong Zhuo was dead, and that the "Li Bai" who killed Dong Zhuo was Li Yi who killed Hua Xiong in the past, Cao Cao and his subordinates were shocked.

Some people suggested that Cao Cao should write to the emperor to accuse Li Yi of assisting the emperor and murdering Zhongliang, but Cao Cao did not agree.

Just kidding, Li Yi killed Dong Zhuo to occupy the righteousness. How could Cao Cao be hostile to Li Yi?

As for the ambush that day and the death of Sun Jian, the guilt faded over time. Cao Cao was more reflecting on his misconduct, rather than blaming others like a resentful woman.

Now that Cao Cao has just occupied Yanzhou, behind his great reputation is an unstable foundation. Although the many yellow scarves that were surrendered supplemented the population under Cao Cao's rule, they have also become a hidden danger that may change at any time.

All in all, no matter what Cao Cao thinks about Li Yi, he is unwilling to have a direct conflict with Li Yi. Therefore, compared with those belligerent generals under his command, Xun Yu's words are most in line with Cao Cao's wishes.

Moreover, Xun Yu didn't ask Cao Cao to be a foolish old man. He asked Cao Cao to use this matter as a foreshadowing and not to say anything. Once the time is right or it is profitable, Cao Cao can completely turn over the old score and take the initiative.

Cao Cao had planned this way before, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while, now that Xun Yu and his views agree, he immediately smiled, and was about to agree, but unexpectedly, Xi Zhong on the side suddenly said: "My lord, Zhong has something to say. explain."

Cao Cao paused, and immediately said: "Please tell me about your talents!"

Xi Zhong bowed his head slightly, bowed his hands to Xun Yu, and said: "What Wen Ruo said just now is a mature and prudent statement. According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with it."

Knowing that the other party wanted to refute him, Xun Yu was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "If you want to listen to your will, you will have a good opinion."

"dare not"

Xi Zhi was humbled for a while, and then he looked serious, and said very seriously: "My lord, I sincerely ask you to send an envoy to the Marquis of Xiang to join hands with Liu Biao and make an appointment to send troops to Nanyang to kill Li Yi together!"

"what!"

Both Cao Cao and Xun Yu let out a low exclamation. They really didn't expect that Xi Zhong would be so ruthless, and they wanted Cao Cao to fight Li Yi to the death, and even pulled Liu Biao, which was too much.

You know, even Cao Hong, who was the most yelling before, insisted on teaching Li Yi a lesson, he just wanted to teach Li Yi a lesson, how could he be like Xi Zhong, who would never stop dying?

However, Cao Cao knew that Xi Zhong is not a guy who is impulsive when his head is hot, so after a brief surprise, Cao Cao also sat upright, looked directly at Xi Zhong, and asked very seriously: "Why did Zhicai come from here?" Word?"

Xun Yu looked similar to Cao Cao, or more serious than Cao Cao. Don't look at what he said to Cao Cao just now, "bringing up old things again", as if he wanted to settle accounts after the fall, but he actually has a good impression of Li Yi in his heart.

Xi Zhong said: "Nowadays the world is chaotic and the heroes are fighting. If the lord wants to achieve something, if Li Yi doesn't get rid of him, sooner or later he will be the lord's formidable enemy!"

"Well"

Cao Cao pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes slightly, but he was lost in thought.

In the eyes of outsiders, Cao Cao was in high spirits to pacify Yanzhou, but Cao Cao himself was always at a loss in his heart.

It's too early to say, since Dong Zhuo's disaster, Cao Cao's purpose of acting is very clear, which is to get rid of this traitor for the big man.

He first tried to assassinate himself, but after he failed, he and Yuan Shao and others called together the princes from all walks of life to fight Dong Zhuo to the death. In active or passive battles, fighting, surviving, and growing, they obtained their current wealth.

To be honest, Cao Cao himself was a little surprised that he became the shepherd of Yanzhou so quickly.

So, what to do next, Cao Cao began to be confused.

Being entrusted with the position of state herdsman, he should guard Yanzhou as the son of heaven. This is the duty of a courtier, but Cao Cao is not reconciled if this is the case, and Cao Cao's subordinates are not reconciled either.

Especially seeing the turmoil of young friends fighting in the land of Hebei, Cao Cao was even more envious.

However, apart from envy, Cao Cao could also see that if Yuan Shao continued in Hebei, he might be another Dong Zhuo. Therefore, even though he admired Yuan Shao's prestige, Cao Cao didn't want to learn from Yuan Shao, and he didn't dare to learn from Yuan Shao. Come here, he, Cao, will be beaten into the ranks of rebellious officials and thieves.

But just staying in Yanzhou like this, Cao Cao felt like he was waiting to die.

If Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he would inevitably go south. How would he deal with himself then?

Not to mention that Cao Cao still can't let go of his concern for the Han Dynasty, but for Yuan Shao himself, after the allied forces challenged Dong, he already looked down on Yuan Shao, and let him follow Yuan Shao like he did when he was a teenager. Cao Cao couldn't stand being a younger brother.

There is also Yuan Shu who has just arrived in Yangzhou. I heard that he is recruiting troops and has made several auspicious signs. He is obviously a restless master.

Under such a general situation, Cao Cao felt that he was neither advancing nor retreating. There were dangers ahead and fetters behind, which was really embarrassing.

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't know what he was thinking, and his brows kept frowning, Xun Yu asked Cao Cao, "Although Li Yi owes a little to you about Mi Heng, after all, it was Mi Heng who asked for his death, and Li Yi was credited with killing Dong Zhuo. , we raise a large army to attack ministers who have made meritorious service in the country because of small things, morality will be lost, and the reputation of the lord will be damaged!"

Xi Zhong shook his head and said, "Ask Wen Ruo, morality or life, which one is more important?"

Xun Yu's face darkened, and he didn't speak. What he said was sophistry, which was meaningless.

However, Cao Cao, who was in deep thought, opened his mouth and asked, "Life? Could it be that Li Yi killed Cao?"

"My lord, please take a look."

Xi Zhong picked up a map from the side, unfolded it and placed it on the low table between the three of them, and said, "Since Dong Zhuo, chaos has emerged, and the key to the future situation of the world lies in these few places."

Xi Zhong stretched out his hand to point to Jizhou first, needless to say here, everyone understands, then Xi Zhong's finger slid down, skipped the Central Plains, and pointed to Yangzhou, where Yuan Shu was, also needless to say.

Finally, Xi Zhicai withdrew his finger and drew half a circle over Chang'an, but it turned sharply and landed in the direction of Jingzhou, and said: "Everyone says that Liu Biao sent people to assassinate Li Yi several times, although the truth is, we will wait I dare not draw conclusions hastily, but whether this matter is true or not, the rift between Li Yi and Liu Biao must have been deep before!"

Both Cao Cao and Xun Yu nodded. They didn't believe it when they first heard about it, because Liu Biao was a kind person. However, as follow-up news continued to spread, especially Kuai Yue's personal end

Besides, there is no Liu Biao's instruction, let alone Cao Cao doesn't believe it, even Liu Bei doesn't believe it.

Chapter 354

Cao Cao said inwardly that people's hearts are not old, because aristocratic families all want face, especially when they are in their position, unless there is too much personal grievance, or arouses public anger like Dong Zhuo, few people will use assassination methods to deal with the enemy.

However, Li Yi and Liu Biao have no enmity, they are still his subordinates, but Liu Biao used such means, which is really shameful. What's even more ridiculous is that Liu Biao went all out. , It's a shame to throw it at grandma's house.