Elf version of the Three Kingdoms

There will never be a quiet night in Zizao. After all the princes returned to their respective camps, they summoned their advisers to discuss today's dinner.

Either worried or angry. All human traits are revealed in these troubled times.

"Zhicai, I have received news that Xun Jieruo failed to rescue His Majesty. He has been dismissed from the post of prime minister by Dong Thief and is wanted on a wanted list."

Cao Cao worriedly returned to his military camp of several thousand people and returned to the Chinese army's tent, where his current chief adviser had been waiting for a long time.

The Yingchuan counselor whom I met by chance was very good at strategy but his reputation was not known due to his special status.

This special status does not lie in who Xi Zhicai is, but in that Xi Zhicai is not a human being at all.

"Lord, there is no need to worry too much. Judging from the fact that Xun Jieruo confronted Dong Thief in the court and Dong Thief was helpless, there must be a mythical beast-level elf beside him." Xi Zhicai gently shook the fan stacked with grass leaves and calmly prayed for Cao Cao. analyzed.

The grass-leaf fan was made by Xi Zhicai himself, and the purple rope used to fasten the grass leaves was actually his body hair.

Yes, Xi Zhicai is not a human being, but an elf whose racial name is "Zhi Hua Orang".

He was only meters tall, and he was in tune with Cao Cao. After Xun You left, Xun Shiba was found in the forest not far from Chenliu Camp.

Since the Zhihua orangutans were wearing scholar uniforms at that time, and the distance was too far, Xunshiba could not see clearly. Therefore, after reporting to Xiahoudun, who was training them, Xiahoudun was worried that he was a spy of Dong Zhuojun, so he and Xunshiba chased him. Go up.

The Zhihui Orangutan was actually worse at fighting than the nine-tailed one passed down from Liu Bei's ancestors, so it was easily surrounded by Xun Shiba and Xiahou Dun.

Therefore, Xi Zhicai had no choice but to explain his purpose and followed Xiahou Dun to the Chinese army's main camp to meet Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who just felt sorry for sending Xun Huo away, exchanged a few words with Zhicai briefly, and was immediately shocked by heaven and man, oh no... shocked by heaven and earth.

After a night of chatting, he went directly to Xi Zhicai as his master.

Although there is no precedent for elves to hold official positions, Lao Cao is not the one who cares about this. At this moment, he is in urgent need of counselors. Historically, Xun Yu immediately entrusted him with important tasks after recommending Xi Zhicai.

Don’t be suspicious of people when you employ them. As long as Cao Mengde trusts you, he will basically not doubt you.

Moreover, elves... are inherently more trustworthy than humans.

However, it only takes one night for Cao Cao to completely believe in a person, and it only takes one night to completely doubt a person. As a hero, he understands that people's hearts can also change.

But elves don't.

"Zhicai, do you think Xun Jieruo can be used by me?" Cao Cao asked with some contradiction, "He told me that this big man is about to collapse, and you also told me that this big man's destruction is almost irreversible."

"Since you, Zhicai, can serve me, what about Jie Ruo?"

Xi Zhicai shook his straw fan and said, "Lord, actually I have been wondering what Xun Jieruo's plan is. I always feel that his words and deeds are not as simple as they seem on the surface, but I can't see through him."

"But the question my lord just asked may still be answered by me." Xi Zhicai looked at Cao Cao sincerely. When Cao Cao was attracted by his talent, he was also attracted by the lord's personality charm and ambition. In addition, Cao Cao's strategy is no weaker than that of ordinary counselors.

The ruler chooses the minister, and the minister chooses the ruler.

"If Xun Jieruo wanted to worship the lord as his master, he would have done so before he went to Luoyang. However, Xun Jieruo still called the lord 'brother'. It seems that in his heart, the lord did not meet his standards. "Every counselor and civil servant has his own idea when choosing his lord. Xi Zhicai is like this, and he believes that Xun Yu is also like this.

"Alas..." Cao Cao sighed with regret, especially after learning the news about Gyeonggi.

"If Xun Jieruo leaves Luoyang this time, his destination must be Suanzao, but I don't know who Xun Jieruo's final choice will be among the twenty-one princes."

(Note: According to the eighteen princes in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, plus Liu Bei, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Yu and Liu Biao who sent envoys, there are currently a total of twenty-one princes in Suzhou.)

Although Cao Cao regrets the loss of talents, he will not be immersed in it, "But I already have ambitions and talents, and among these princes, can there be a hero who can surpass me, Cao Mengde?"

Now Cao Cao has changed a lot. His ambitions were inspired by Xun or, and after He Xi Zhicai clarified the situation in the world, he focused on the great cause of world hegemony earlier.

This is the advantage of counselors. These people with thick hearts and three steps are the first to see the decline of the big man. Even if the calm counselors are "loyal" to the big man, their eyes can still see through the devastation of the big man. hole.

The difference is that some counselors choose to poke holes in it, while others hope to make up for it as best they can.

"I feel that I am not as good as Xun Jieruo. I hope that my lord will not let me down." Xi Zhicai said humbly. He really thought that he was not as good as Xun Jieruo.

In Yingchuan, Xi Zhicai observed Xun You for a long time without him knowing. Because he was curious and had no malice, his identity as an elf did not attract Xun You's attention.

"Zhicai, don't belittle yourself. I think Zhicai's strategy will never be easy to understand." Cao Cao stroked his beard, looked down at Xi Zhicai, who was also standing, and asked, "Zhicai thinks, Xun Cai Who would be the lord that Jie Ruo surrenders to?"

Xi Zhicai frowned slightly and thought for a while.

"The lord's talent can be seen with the naked eye. Looking at the Suzhou princes, there is no one who can compare with the lord in this way except Yuan Benchu."

At this point, Xi Zhicai changed the topic, "But Yuan Benchu ​​was far away in Jizhou, and the Xun family already had Xun Wenruo (Xunyu) and Xun Youruo (Xunchen) serving as officials in Jizhou, and the Xun family moved to Jizhou, and Xun Jieruo By separating from the Xun family, it will be impossible for him to serve as an official in the north."

"And the lord's intelligence and courage are not inferior to Yuan Benchu's. It can be seen that the master Xun Jieruo is looking for is definitely not a hero like the lord and Yuan Benchu."

After hearing Xi Zhicai's explanation, Cao Cao also felt that it made sense. Although he was somewhat narcissistic, Cao Cao believed that he was the ceiling of the jujube princes in terms of resourcefulness.

But since I am so outstanding, Xun You doesn't choose me, doesn't it mean that the other party doesn't want a smart lord?

Are you looking for someone stupid?

Cao Cao asked confusedly, "But according to what Zhicai said, who is the master Xun Jie is looking for?"

Only then did he know that Cao Cao must have asked this question, so he smiled and said: "My lord, our counselors have their own criteria for choosing a wise king. The wiser the king is, the better, but for some people, a wise king is not the best choice."

"I think Xun Jieruo is probably such a counselor. What he needs is not a wise king, but a king who can trust him completely."

After a pause, Xi Zhi gave an example, "For example, if Xun Jie asked his lord to ride alone in front of the enemy's formation to lure the enemy, although the lord would be safe, he would not reveal any specific plans. ."

"May I ask if my lord is willing to carry out such a plan as Xun Jieruo said?"

"This..." Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, and then gave a negative answer, "I'm afraid it won't work, but I don't think anyone can do it."

Later, Cao Cao said with some embarrassment and shame, "Even if Zhicai makes such a plan, I may not accept it."

Xi Zhicai nodded, shook his grass fan slightly, and said with a smile, "Actually, there is no need to accept this, and if the lord Xun Jie wants to find will not be so extreme, the example just now is just an impossible achievement. It’s just extreme.”

"It is true that Xun Jieruo would not ask such questions or make such a plan, but there must be something equivalent as Xun Jieruo's standard."

"Letting the lord ride alone against thousands of enemy troops is just a concept." Xi Zhicai stood beside Cao Cao, "What Xun Jie wants is something equally difficult and difficult to make."

"That must be related to the lord's foundation. It requires the lord's unreserved trust, and it is very likely to bring many enemies to the lord."

Xi Zhicai expressed all his analysis. This was his observation of Xun Jieruo and his analysis of his character over the years.

"I think no one can do what Zhicai said..." Cao Cao pondered for a while and then said, "Ask yourself, I don't seem to be able to do that either."

"Does Zhicai know anything?" Cao Cao asked.

Xi Zhicai shook his head, "I only observed Xun Jieruo when I was in Yingchuan. He gave me a very different feeling. The analysis just now was based on my intuition as an elf."

"I don't know whether it's right or wrong, but if Xun Jie needs a lord who completely trusts him, this should be right..."

Finally, Xi Zhicai frowned, "I can feel that he has a big plan, but I can't even understand a corner of the plan."

Xun Shuang has said early on that Xun You can indeed plan beyond the chessboard, but he is also easy to be figured out by others day and night.

Therefore, Xun Shuang advised Xun Or not to play chess with other counselors. He was also warning him not to associate too closely with those smart people. If he stayed with them for a long time, Xun Or would still be easily seen through.

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At this time, Xi Zhicai and the man Cao Cao talked about...

Still on the way here on sheep...

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