[Three Kingdoms] Burning incense and sacrificial wine

It took Cui Song a few days to go through the waterways inside and outside the city one by one, and then wrote down his evaluation and suggestions on the construction of the water system in the city, collected them into a book, and put them on the bookshelf.

For the next half month, apart from "going to work" every day, going home and eating fruit, chatting with the Guo family leisurely, talking about piano (love), and chatting, the rest of the free time is spent visiting friends.Today I went to sit at Xun Yu's house, and tomorrow I went to Xi Zhicai's house for a meal.A few days later, I received greeting cards from Xun You, Zhong Yao, and the newly-acquainted Yang Xiu... Counting carefully, there are not a few people who have friendship.Except for Mi Heng, who was forced to go to the "comfort camp" and was covered in blackness every day when he saw him, the rest of his close friends welcomed Cui Song's arrival very much, and invited Cui Song to eat and drink with them from time to time... No, yes "Talking about current affairs and exchanging feelings."

About half a month later, Cui Song's hometown sent an urgent letter——

The water conservancy project tried out in Zutian has produced results.

According to this report, Cui Song tested and revised the theory, and refined and deleted the works completed a few days ago.Then, he took the "Assessment and Suggestions on Xudu Water System" that he had summarized a few days ago to Sikong Mansion, and handed it to Cao Cao along with his own experience.

Cao Cao's current position on the surface is "Sikong", and he is in charge of water conservancy and construction.For these two aspects, Cao Cao has put a lot of effort into this year, actively promoting related construction, but the results are not obvious.The two results Cui Song sent up just solved his worries, which caused Cao Cao to be surprised and delighted.

He skimmed through the two works, carefully reading the details.In the end, he was surprised to find that the two works of Cui Song were not only meaningful, but even exquisite.

"With the help of Zi Cong, the revitalization of water will benefit God's victory."

Therefore, he paid more attention to it, and even inspected the farms, often taking Cui Song with him to discuss irrigation.

A few days later, Cao Cao invited all the counselors under his tent to drink and have fun.

After drinking for a few rounds, everyone found that Cao Cao was not in high spirits.The counselors looked at each other secretly, and Xun Yu, the servant, spoke first:

"If Mr. Ming has something on his mind, why not tell it frankly, let the ministers share one or two."

Cao Cao sighed deeply: "Lv Bu repeated, betrayed the emperor and entangled with Yuan Shu, and committed trespasses. I want to punish him. What do you think?"

"Now that Yuan Shu has abandoned and fled, Li Jue has been killed, and Yuan Shao is fighting in Youzhou. This is a good time to destroy Lu."

Xun Yu took the lead in supporting Cao Cao's resolution.

As soon as he finished speaking, other counselors objected:

"Impossible. Lu Bu is like a wolf like a tiger, and all the generals are brave and good at fighting. How can we easily conquer it? If Yuan Benchu's northern war is settled, and lead the army back south to meet Lu Bu together, that would be a surefire strategy."

Conservatives and pro-Yuan factions have echoed.Cao Cao's complexion did not change, but his mood was getting worse and worse, remembering these agreeing faces one by one.

"If Yuan Shao defeats Youzhou, will An have enough energy to support? If Yuan Shao conquers Youzhou, owns the land of the four states, and conspires with him, wouldn't it be sending mutton to the tiger's mouth?" Snorted coldly, ridiculed loudly.

The relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is delicate.Now that Yuan Shao went to Youzhou to fight Gongsun Zan, it was a golden opportunity.At this time, I don't want to strengthen myself, but I still have the dream of "using Yuan Shao to contribute". When Yuan Shao annexes Youzhou, the strength of the two is very different, so how can there be an equal opportunity to form an alliance?

"Let Yuan Shao help attack Lu Bu?" It was extremely ridiculous.At that time, it will only be Cao Jun working in vain, wasting his military strength and food, becoming a holy wage earner, and giving Yuan Shao a piece of delicious land for nothing.

As soon as this remark came out, some counselors who were not firm in their stance showed hesitation and no longer supported the theory of "pro-Yuan".

However, there are still a few people who sneered at Xi Zhicai's point of view: "When Yuan Shao set out to conquer Youzhou, how could Gongsun Zan be easy to meet? Baima Yicong is famous all over the world. Even if Yuan Shao can win, it will be a narrow victory, and his vitality will be greatly damaged. Why should we be afraid? If Yuan Shao is defeated, that would be even more wonderful—Yuan Shao fled and was threatened by Gongsun Zan, how could he not seek the help of the lord? At that time, with the help of Yuan Shao's forces, wouldn't the lord be like a tiger with wings added?"

Another person echoed: "That's exactly the reason. The strength of a soldier depends on the strength of one. Yuan Shao's heart is higher than the sky, and he went north to conquer Gongsun Zan, but he didn't think that Gongsun Zan held the cavalry from the sky, and the city was hard to break. With the help of the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Shao has been conquering for several years, and the food and grass have been exhausted many times, but they all returned in vain. I predict that this time he will be the same as the previous few times - he will return in despair without making any progress."

"Gongsun Zan waits for work with ease, and has plenty of food and grass. In my opinion, given time, Yuan Shao will surely be defeated by Gongsun Zan."

Cheng Yu frowned: "A wire saw can still cut wood, and a drop of water can still pierce stone. What you said is arbitrarily arrogant."

With Cheng Yu's qualifications and merits, although the words were a bit harsh and aroused dissatisfaction among a few people, they did not dare to explode.

But they still veiled their lips back, insisting on their own opinions, and did not give in because of their identities and qualifications.

The group of advisers debated endlessly, and many of them were blushing, but the three drank calmly and did not say a word from the beginning to the end.

These three people are Cui Song, Guo Jia and Xun You.

Cao Cao watched the "battle situation" with cold eyes for a long time, and found that there were still three "fish that slipped through the net", who stayed out of the matter as if they had nothing to do, and couldn't help casting their eyes.

——That's all for Xun You, he always likes to offer advice in private, and doesn't like to show off in public; what's going on with Cui Song and Guo Jia?

Taking a closer look, Guo Jia didn't sit in the front seat he had arranged for him, and was in the corner with Cui Song... One was drinking and eating nuts with relish, and the other was eating fruit with relish?

Cao Cao looked around the tables of the two in disbelief: the two exchanged the plates containing nuts and loquats, and the four plates had already bottomed out.On Guo Jia's desk, there are two piles of nutshells, while on Cui Song's desk, there are three piles of fruit peels.

Seeing that Jianren and loquat were all eaten, Cui Song, who was sitting above Guo Jia, touched the table of Xi Zhicai, who was sitting above him, with his sinful hand.

Under Cao Cao's stare, Xi Zhicai, who was about to refute the "opposition of the opposite side", also noticed Cui Song's small gesture, abruptly retracted the defense he was about to speak, and handed Cui Song the fruit plate on his case.

Cui Song took the fruit plate and pointed to another plate containing nuts.Without even thinking about it, Xi Zhicai handed over another plate.

Cao Cao who witnessed all this: "..."

Maybe it was because the staring time was too long, or Cao Cao's staring gaze was too oppressive. If there was substance, Guo Jiaruo noticed it and raised his head to look in Cao Cao's direction.

Cao Cao continued to stare, questioning with his eyes.

Guo Jia didn't seem to notice, he just turned the wine glass in Cao Cao's direction and toasted.

Cao Cao: ...

Then Cui Song also noticed the movement above and looked in Cao Cao's direction.

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Cui Songruo didn't notice, bowed to Cao Cao and continued to peel the fruit with his head bowed.

Cao Cao: ...

Cao Cao felt that it seemed necessary for him to express his dissatisfaction with the negative attitude of the Moyu duo.

It happened that the two parties had a round of quarrel and were fighting each other, preparing to let the protagonist accept his own decision.

Cao Cao took advantage of the cracks to comfort each other with a smile, and then called the "fishing duo" abruptly:

"Feng Xiao, Zi Cong, what do you two think?"

At this time, Guo Jia and Cui Song had already finished the third plate...the wine vessel was empty.Asked by Cao Cao, Guo Jia sat with his sleeves folded, calmly:

"Advancement in troubled times, peace in peacetime. Jia believes that what you are arguing about should not be 'whether to conquer Lv Bu', but 'how to defeat Lv Bu at the fastest speed and at the least cost and take Xuzhou'."

These words are unswervingly supporting the conquest of Lu Bu.

"If the army is defeated right now, what should we do?" An elderly adviser stood up and asked in a loud voice, "The emperor moved his capital not long ago, and all kinds of wastes are waiting for prosperity. Lv Bu is in Xuzhou, and there are many talents under his tent. Chen Gong and other civil servants have wise plans Wu Shuang, Gao Shun and other generals are brave and good at fighting, how can they be defeated in one blow? If the army is defeated, the state power will be wasted in vain, and when Yuan Benchu ​​returns from Youzhou, shall we be subject to Yuan Benchu?"

"There is no 'Ru Ruo'," Guo Jia suddenly hooked his lips, "This battle must be won."

The crowd was in an uproar.

No matter how clever the strategy is, no one has ever dared to say the word "must win" to an unknown battle.

Before Cui Song could speak, his close friend dropped a thunderbolt, and he couldn't help but sighed softly.

It's not that Guo Jia is arrogant.Cao Cao is determined to fight this battle, so asking here is just a formality.

Guo Jia is thorough and sophisticated, and knows Cao Cao's thoughts well, so he made this sharp knife at the critical moment when the dispute was heating up.

Seeing the different expressions of those who opposed the fight, Cui Song clapped his hands and laughed:

"Since Hao Meng's rebellion, Lu Bu has become increasingly suspicious. I heard that Hao Meng insisted that Chen Gong was involved in the conspiracy before he was executed. Although Lu Bu did not believe it clearly, he has already neglected it. But Bu is suspicious and credulous, so he repeated it," Lian said. Because of someone else's words, his daughter was able to recover halfway, and even killed the envoy, offending people for no reason. It can be seen how Lu Bu's heart is, "If you attack him, no one will come to save you."

With Lu Bu's relationship, the nearby heroes will only make things worse.

"What's more, Lu Bu is not capable of employing people, and the subordinates will have complained long ago," Guo Jia said tacitly, and concluded with one sentence, "If there is a slight delay, the generals will definitely rebel."

Xun Yu also said: "Waiting for the opportunity, we can defeat it in one fell swoop."

At this time, some of the counselors who opposed it finally came to their senses, and cautiously glanced at Cao Cao's face.

Although no obvious change in expression can be seen, Cao Cao has not responded to the suggestions of the opponents, but has taken the initiative to ask about the behavior of the "hawks"... Basically, Cao Cao's psychological bias can be determined.

This question is not really asking "whether this is possible", but a good strategy for "how to attack".

After ascertaining Cao Cao's intentions, the opponents who were truly scheming and clearly reasoned fell silent one after another, leaving only the stubborn and dull-eyed ones to continue to resist.

Seeing that the time had come, Cao Cao called for a waiter, removed the food table, and fetched bamboo slips, knives and pens:

"It's getting late, if you gentlemen have something to say, you can write it down on the bamboo slips."

Except for a few counselors who couldn't react, everyone else turned over the bamboo slips and dipped them in ink to write quickly.

Cui Song and Guo Jia are no longer salty fish, they write freely and quickly.

In the end, Xun You, who had never spoken but kept everything in mind, first completed the short letter and submitted it to the superior.

Followed by Xun Yu, Cui Song, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others, and even the counselors who opposed the attack on Lu, handed in bamboo slips one after another.

The banquet was over, and the waiter sent everyone away.General Cao Cao did not read it immediately, but ordered the pen to read:

"List the 'polemists', 'anti-wars', and 'proposers' in stages."