Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Zhang Wu spread out the letter.

Opening: Be polite, reading the letter is like meeting in person.

Zhengli is the courtesy name of Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou.

This is a secret letter written to Liu Yao in the voice of Cao Cao.

'It has been more than ten years since we parted in Luoyang. I recall the days when we were both governors of the Han Dynasty. At that time, the country was in turmoil, and Cao assisted the emperor in the expedition, while you fulfilled your duties and pacified the local people. Although we were not close friends, we had a long-standing spiritual friendship.'

"The weakness of the Han Dynasty and the unrest in the world are not the fault of the Liu family of the Han Dynasty, but the fault of the collapse of the system of rituals and music. Now the old emperor has the measure to repent and abdicate the throne to show that the Wei and Han dynasties will always be friends. I always think about this and dare not blame the Liu family in the slightest."

"However, today the Southland has arbitrarily elected Jingsheng as the emperor, which has really betrayed the old emperor's public spirit and caused Cao and Liu to become enemies again, which is not what Cao wants."

"If you are sensible, you should follow the king's will and occupy a high position. Why do you follow the enemy? Doing this will make your relatives sad and your enemies happy? I hope you will be careful, be careful."

Zhang Wu frowned and closed the letter.

The whole article consists of only a few dozen words, which are nothing more than words of consolation and reminiscing about the past.

Even if it is bribery, it is expressed vaguely and ambiguously.

He really couldn't understand how persuasive such a letter could be if sent to Liu Yao.

If they refuse to surrender, at least we still have half of Yangzhou in our hands, and we can abuse our power to the fullest.

Follow the king's will and occupy a high position?

Regardless of whether they are willing to give up their status as a relative of the Han Dynasty,

What is a high position? The prefect is also a two thousand stone official, which is also a high position. But for a provincial governor, how tempting is such a high position?

Or is it possible that a lonely relative of the Liu clan could serve as one of the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers in the Wei Dynasty?

"Okay, Kong Ming, stop messing around. Listen to me and go and plant some crops. I remember you really like planting crops."

Zhuge Liang was speechless for a moment: "General, I don't know when did I leave the image of a country bumpkin in your mind? Even if I have not made great contributions to the country, I still have many good ideas. You shouldn't belittle me like this."

Well.

Zhang Wu was ashamed.

No matter how many years we have been in this era, some established stereotypes are really difficult to correct.

Zhuge Liang of this era studied in Cao Cao's prime minister's residence since he was a child. He made friends with all the powerful and noble officials. He started out as a close minister to the prime minister. After only two or three years in office, Cao Cao trained him as the second prime minister of the Wei Dynasty. He was definitely a man of good family background.

Rather than the country bumpkin in history, in "The Memorial to the Emperor on Departure": I am a commoner, tilling the land in Nanyang, trying to survive in troubled times, not seeking fame and fortune among the princes.

"Okay, I accept your kindness in helping me solve my problems, but as for this superstitious letter, I think it's better to forget it. If such a letter is sent to the South, not only will it fail to win over Liu Yao, but it will also make the Southerners laugh at my father-in-law for being petty. It's unnecessary."

Zhuge Liang smiled, folded the letter carefully and put it back into his sleeve: "Does the Grand Commander really understand?"

"Nonsense, do you think I can't read?"

Seeing the tone of submission, Zhuge Liang laughed even more happily: "It seems that the governor did not understand. This superstitious letter was not meant for Liu Yao to read."

"Hmm? Isn't Zhengli Liu Yao's courtesy name? Is there anyone else whose courtesy name is Zhengli?"

"Liu Yao is just a suitable messenger. Commander, think about it, now that Sun Ce has supported Liu Biao to become emperor, the two are just the right match for each other, and we cannot win them over. Liu Ji is in Xichuan, and he is very confident, so it is not easy to win him over. At this moment, among the four princes in the south, only Liu Yao is like a roll of mat in the corner of the door, with nothing on both ends, and he is the most suitable target for us to instigate rebellion."

Zhang Wu nodded. He had tried to come up with many strategies before, one of which was to instigate Liu Yao to rebel. After all, no matter what, the Wei Dynasty had never directly fought a war with Yangzhou, and the two families had no hatred. Also, as Zhuge Liang said, Liu Yao's current position was very embarrassing.

Publicly, he was a relative of the Han Dynasty, but he had no chance to get involved in the throne. Privately, he was caught in the middle between Liu Biao and Sun Ce, who were in collusion with each other, and suffered from both sides.

But in the end, Zhang Wu gave up because the cost was too high and the chances of success were too low.

"Go on."

"It would be best if Liu Yao could rebel."

Zhang Wu rolled his eyes and said, "Don't daydream. With your ambiguous promise, people will definitely think you are trying to get something for nothing. It would be strange if you can rebel. If you really want to persuade him to rebel, I'm afraid you have to promise him a state of rich land, which will do more harm than good."

"If Liu Yao doesn't rebel, wouldn't this provide us with a great opportunity to fight in the South?"

"What do you mean?"

"If Liu Yao does not rebel, he must hand over the letter to make his position clear so that he can gain a firm foothold in the South. But if this letter falls into the hands of a scheming person, wouldn't it be a godsend opportunity to feign surrender and defeat the enemy? Then we only need to take advantage of the enemy's tactics and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, and we can defeat the South's navy."

Zhang Wuteng’s eyes widened, wonderful!

He is worthy of being the embodiment of wisdom in the novel. Every plan he makes is like the bend of the Yellow River, which is dizzying.

Zhang Wu patted Zhuge Liang's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Kong Ming, you are just pointing at Zhou Gongjin's nose and asking him to read the letter."

"The governor is wise."

Zhang Wu was not afraid at all that the Southerners would send out their navy warships to fight him on the river. What he was afraid of was that the other side would not move.

As long as the enemy does not move, it will be difficult for the Wei navy to directly break through the defense line on the south bank of Chibi.

The genius of Zhuge Liang's plan lies in that it did the opposite. It was ostensibly an attempt to induce surrender, but in reality it was an attempt to induce war.

"Okay, I will send a scout to deliver the letter to the south bank. It would be better to ask Lu Meng to go there in person. He is originally from Jiangdong and is the deputy commander of the Jiangxia Navy. He will be more convincing."

"Commander-in-chief, although Ziming is an old man from Jiangdong, he is a military talent rather than an orator. It would be better to transfer Lu Su here so that the show can be more complete."

"Great! I will write a letter now. You and I will wait for ten days and then watch Lu Zijing perform."