Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Xi Zhicai knew Guo Jia very well, and he knew that there must be something inside that they didn't understand.

"Feng Xiao, don't play charades. Have you got some information that we don't know?"

"Say it quickly, don't try to cheat in front of the lord!"

Guo Jia chuckled, not wanting to tempt these old brothers any more, he replied: "Last winter, my shadow guards distributed among Liu Bei, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu found some news."

"Shadow Guard?" Xun Yu and Cheng Yu looked at each other suspiciously.

In fact, there was no special intelligence agency at that time.

Most of the characters who can take on the task of spies are military secret agents and some people's eaters.

It was not until Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty set up an inner guard that there was a relatively complete espionage agency.

"This is an espionage organization established by Chenliu County." Cao Cao replied for Guo Jia, subtextually meaning, "The Shadow Guard is a formal organization established with my approval."

But the old Cao didn't see the potential of the shadow guard back then. Although his eyes are tight now, he is too embarrassed to ask Lu Yan and Guo Jia for money...

Guo Jia smiled at Boss Cao to express his gratitude, and then continued:

"Although Liu Bei has settled in Xuzhou, he will only close Zhang, and there will always be no advisors.

The original group of Tao Qian's former troops in Xuzhou didn't really admire Liu Bei secretly.

It may not be so easy for Liu Bei to stabilize Xuzhou. "

Hearing this, Cheng Yu became even more puzzled, and he asked, "You also said that Xuzhou is not monolithic now, if you don't take Xuzhou before they return to their hearts, and after they gradually recognize Liu Bei, it will be more difficult. Too much!"

Guo Jia smiled again and said, "I agree with Zhong De.

However, I didn't say not to deal with Liu Bei, I just said that we don't necessarily need to deal with Liu Bei! "

"If we don't do it, who will do it?"

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Cao Cao's face remained unchanged, secretly observing the debate between these top counselors.

Guo Jia talked eloquently, with an air of confidence.

Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu showed a little bit of surprise, doubt, and surprise on their faces. This was mainly because of the unequal information. Guo Jia could use the exclusive secrets he had mastered to carry out the pretense to the end.

At the scene, only Lu Yan looked like he had nothing to do with himself. He even secretly yawned just now!

After the discussion paused, Cao Cao suddenly turned his head and asked Lu Yan, "Lu Hussar, don't you want to talk about your opinion?"

Lu Yan was taken aback by Cao Cao's sudden attack, and then he slandered in his heart: "Didn't Guo Jia say everything that should be said, and ask me why?"

If it were normal, Lu Yan might really have said that, but today there are newcomers present, in order to take care of Boss Cao and his own face, Lu Yan stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Feng Xiao is right!"

"..."

Xun Yu and Cheng Yu, who were well aware of Lu Yan's faith, had an expression of "really your Lu Yan style" on their faces;

On the other hand, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai turned their heads away in tacit understanding, with the appearance of "I don't know him very well".

Xun You stared at Lu Yan dumbfounded,

He is now like a drunk drunk, and there seem to be two Lu Yan in front of him.

One is Lu Yan, who is rumored to be invincible in all aspects of martial arts and martial arts, and the other is Lu Yan, who is yawning and slacking off at the scene.

No matter how hard Xun You tried, it was really difficult for him to put these two figures together...

Seeing his nephew staring at Lu Yan in surprise, Xun Yu coughed lightly, reminding him not to lose his manners.

The corner of Cao Cao's mouth twitched for a while, and he asked again unwillingly: "You created and trained the Shadow Guard by yourself, can't you be serious and give me a good suggestion?"

Suggestion... Lu Yan pondered for a while and said, "Let's attack Wancheng first."

After speaking, Lu Yan didn't explain anything, just sat down straight away.

Sure enough, Lu Yan had the same thoughts as Guo Jia, they must know some secrets!

Thinking of this, Xi Zhicai couldn't take it anymore, he turned to Guo Jia, and asked, "Feng Xiao, don't be a fool, tell me what secrets you all have?"

Seeing that his old friend was really in a hurry, Feng Xiao was keenly aware that if he hanged himself again, he would probably be beaten.

After Guo Jia raised his hand and made a calm gesture, he said, "Let me first talk about the secrets we have. As for whether you can figure it out, that is your own business!"

"Hurry up!" Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai, and even Xun You couldn't resist urging them.

In this gap when no one was looking at Lu Yan, the faint smile that had always been on Lu Yan's face disappeared.

Wancheng...Zhang Xiu...Cao Ang...Dian Wei...

Just when Lu Yan's thoughts diverged, Guo Jia finally revealed the confidential information he had: "Sun Ce exchanged Yuxi for his free body from Yuan Shu."

Imperial jade seal!Yuan Shu!

Xun You and Xi Zhicai's eyes lit up suddenly, while Xun Yu and Cheng Yu looked stunned.

"Qu Yi, together with Xian Yufu, Liu Yu's son Liu He, and others, led a total of 10 troops to surround Gongsun Zan in Yijing Tower."

"Yuan Shao has already surrounded Gongsun Zan?!" Not only Xun Yu and the others, but even Cao Cao couldn't help but sit up straight, thinking to himself, "There is no news in the Central Plains...the news from the shadow guards can be so fast!"

Did Yuan Shao push Gongsun Zan into such a situation just by relying on his general Qu Yi?...

Thinking of Yuan Shao's refusal of the emperor's reward in anger, Xun Yu and others finally gave up the idea of ​​attacking Xuzhou first.

"So that's how it is..." Xi Zhicai let out a sigh of relief, shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Yuan Shao's strength to increase so rapidly, and the former White Horse General who was so powerful in the northern borders would be defeated so soon."

"It's not surprising." This time it was Xun You who spoke, "The Yuan family has four generations and three princes, and the disciples and old officials are all over the world.

Yuan Shao has countless talented people under his command. To deal with a Gongsun Zan who is almost insane, the ending is almost predictable. "

Although he thought that Gongsun Zan would lose, he didn't expect it to come so soon.

As long as Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan, he can quickly take over the entire territory of Youzhou.

At that time, Yuan Shao will be the most powerful vassal in the world if he owns the complete land of the two prefectures and some areas of Qinghe.

After eliminating Gongsun Zan and unifying the North, what would Yuan Shao do?Everyone at the scene knew it very well.

"After Yuan Shao ruled the north, I'm afraid I, Cao Mengde, will be the first one to do the surgery!" Cao Cao teased himself in a pretentiously relaxed tone, but everyone couldn't laugh.

At this time, Lu Yan suddenly said: "Since Yuan Shao is unwilling to accept the position of Taiwei, why doesn't Cao Gong give him the general?"

"Huh?" Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, then clapped his hands and applauded: "Good idea! In this way, Yuan Shao should accept it or not?"

Xi Zhicai followed Cao Cao's words and explained: "If you accept it, then Yuan Shao will have no excuse to send troops. If you don't accept it, then Yuan Shao will appear to disregard the emperor and be too aggressive, which will damage his image in the eyes of the world. !"

After Xun Yu, Xun You, and Cheng Yu looked at each other, they reminded: "But we still can't take it lightly. In the face of interests, all excuses are not worth mentioning."

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Chapter 52 Gobble the wolf!

After listening for so long, Cao Cao has understood.

Now that he has brought great benefits to himself by serving the emperor, he has also attracted many jealous eyes to himself.

Now, Cao Cao's most important person to guard against is not Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, or Lu Bu.

Instead, it was his younger brother and most reliable ally in the past, Yuan Shao.

Sighing, Cao Cao asked: "Everyone, according to this point of view, Xuzhou can only slow down temporarily?"

Guo Jia nodded and replied, "Yes, let's take it easy in Xuzhou."

Xi Zhicai also replied aloud: "Just because we don't move, it doesn't mean that other people can't move!"

Xun Yu finally concluded concisely: "My lord, we can make a plan to drive away tigers and devour wolves!"

Xun Yu did not speak clearly, but gestured to Xun You with his eyes to explain how to implement this strategy of driving tigers and wolves away.

Xun You is a low-key person, he didn't care much about this kind of limelight.

But his own uncle signaled that he wanted to come forward, so he could only reluctantly stand up and speak.

Xun You stood up, bowed his hands and said:

"My lord, we must all know what kind of person Yuan Shu is. Now that Yuan Shu has obtained the jade seal, I'm afraid he will leave..."

Xun You said half of what he had said and couldn't continue.

In fact, in his heart, like Xun Yu, he was always loyal to the Han family and remembered the emperor.

Seeing that the Han Dynasty is about to suffer another heavy blow now, he feels a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Seeing that Xun You couldn't continue, Guo Jia simply explained for him: "Then Liu Bei claimed to be a descendant of the royal family, and was rewarded by the emperor to become Xuzhou Shepherd.

If the emperor issued an edict to Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu, would he go or not? "

"Riding a tiger is hard to get off. If Liu Bei wants to keep his reputation, even if everyone objects, he must go! This is a conspiracy!" Cheng Yu made the final judgment.

Only accept benefits, not tasks?How can there be such a good thing in the world.

If Yuan Shu dared to proclaim himself emperor, and the emperor ordered Liu Bei to attack Yuan Shu, Liu Bei would have to go if he didn't!

At that time, Yuan Shao in the north will be stabilized, and Yuan Shu will also fight Liu Bei. Cao Cao will no longer have to worry about the future, and can directly send troops to take down Wancheng!

"But when will Yuan Shu become emperor?" Xi Zhicai asked the aspirations of most people present.

At this time, Lu Da Hussar, who cherished words like gold, finally spoke again: "The shadow guards have been secretly spreading the news that Yuan Shu is about to proclaim himself emperor. I believe that Yuan Shu's true nature will be exposed in a short time."

Xun Yu glanced at Lu Yan, then at Guo Jia, and said, "Then, the day when Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor is the time when I will raise troops to attack Zhang Xiu?"

"Exactly!" Guo Jia nodded in response with a slight smile.

Seeing that the general direction had been determined, Cao Cao stood up, cupped his hands and said to Lu Yan and the others: "If that's the case, then I'll go to the Son of Heaven to discuss the matter of changing the official position."

"Here!"

"My lord has been wronged!"

"Mr. Cao, please do what you want!"

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In the first year of Jian'an, in February, Cao Cao asked the emperor to demote himself to the rank of Taiwei on the grounds that he was not worthy of virtue, and at the same time conferred the official position of general to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao saw that the former younger brother knew his mistakes and could correct them, so he was sensible, so he ignored the objections of Xu You and others, and accepted the emperor's reward.

The first year of Jian'an, March.

In the official history, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in February of the second year of Jian'an, but amidst the nursery rhymes and rumors that the shadow guards could spread, Yuan Shu thought that he had really obtained the destiny, so he proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun ahead of history!

Yuan Shu built the name of the Zhong family, took the governor of Jiujiang as the Yin of Huainan, set up a hundred officials, and sacrificed to heaven and earth in the suburbs. His crazy behavior shocked the world!

Although the vassals attacked each other, they violated the imperial edict.

Although there was a Que Xuan who claimed to be the emperor before Xiapi, but in the eyes of the world, Que Xuan was just like playing a house, just playing around.

Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, with his status and influence, it really wasn't a joke!

Although the big Han is precarious now, but it has been orthodox for 400 years, and most of the people in the world are still facing the Han Dynasty.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he instantly became the target of the world's princes.

Originally, he had already settled in Yuzhou, watching Jiangdong and Jingzhou, but this time he became emperor, he really played a good hand of cards.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he not only attracted the attention and hostility of all the princes, but Sun Ce, who was attacking Jiangdong, also used Yuan Shu's arrogance and proclaiming himself emperor as an excuse to completely break away from Yuan Shu.

Knowing that Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, the emperor was so angry that he almost fainted.

You know, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who the Son of Heaven hoped most to come to greet him!

But your uncle, the person you value the most wants to be the emperor himself, do you think the emperor is angry?

The emperor was furious, and immediately ordered Cao Cao to lead his troops to attack Yuan Shu.

In the face of such a great deal of right and wrong, the officials of the imperial court and the officials of Cao Cao's family really twisted into one mind.

After obtaining the consent of the emperor, Cao Cao again in the name of the emperor,

An edict was issued to Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, Lu Bu in Qingzhou, Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, ordering them to attack the rebel Yuan Shu immediately.

However, it seems that except for Liu Bei, the shepherd of Xuzhou, who made some moves, the other princes all verbally promised to be happy, but in fact they remained motionless like old dogs.

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Xuzhou, State Shepherd's Mansion.

Guan Yu asked anxiously beside Liu Bei: "Brother, this Yuan Shu can't beat him!"