"Zichuan, please tell me something." Liu Bei said with a smile.
"Cao Mengde slaughtered at least one hundred thousand, not one thousand or two thousand!" Chen Xi said with a cold expression.
Chen Xi had no way to prove how many people Cao Cao killed, but he still knew. No matter how many people Cao Cao killed, Chen Xi planned to get rid of Cao Cao this time. He originally promised that it would take 100,000 to destroy Cao Cao. What this means is that even if Cao Cao fled back to Yanzhou and allied with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei could divide his troops to hold off Yuan Shao who came to rescue him, and then kill Cao Cao by force!
Chen Xi is ready to destroy Cao Cao and take over Cao Cao's power. How can he allow Cao Cao to hide the truth and let Liu Bei think that the other party is just angry. It is not Chen Xi's habit to let the tiger return to the mountain like this. He will either ignore Cao Cao or kill him with one blow. As long as Cao Cao is killed directly, even if Yuan Shao reprimands him, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou will not conflict with Liu Bei.
"What!" Liu Bei's face turned pale in an instant.
"Although I don't have enough evidence, the number of people killed by Cao Mengde will not be less than this number. After all, nearly 200,000 people have disappeared, and among them are Que Xuan's 3,000 people and Zuo Rong's 10,000 people. How many people can be killed, as well as the fleeing thugs, not to mention they take action later than Cao Cao!" Chen Xi said with a cold light in his eyes.
This time Cao Cao must be eliminated. Now that we have arrived in Xuzhou, if Cao Cao is not destroyed through righteousness and people's support, no one will speak out about destroying Cao Cao with as much righteousness as this time within a few years. He asked Liu Yan to build momentum. It was to prevent the princes of the world from intervening and to turn this battle between Liu Bei and Cao Cao into a one-on-one duel between Cao and Liu.
Liu Bei has no allies, and Cao Cao still has Yuan Shao. When this battle escalates to morality and there is a clear distinction between good and evil, Liu Bei will ruthlessly eliminate Cao Cao, a capable minister who has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty. No one dared to stop it!
In this way, the biggest enemy in the north disappeared. As for Yuan Shao, although according to the intelligence, he is now resolute and decisive, Chen Xi, who played his chess pieces early, did not have too much worry. Only Cao Cao, the historical overlord of the Central Plains, gradually revealed that After becoming a hero, Chen Xi began to think about how to deal with Cao Cao quickly.
Chen Xi really wanted to get rid of Cao Cao, but considering the current situation in the world, getting rid of Cao Cao was not the right choice. Chen Xi even had no way, or in other words, no reason to get rid of Cao Cao, because Liu Bei would not allow it.
Regardless of whether Chen Xi admits it or not, with the current situation of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao and Liu Bei are really maintaining the rule of the Han Dynasty and using the behavior of ministers to guard one side. Although Cao Cao is unlucky compared to Liu Bei, Cao Cao has all the His actions made Liu Bei feel like a hero cherishes heroes!
This is also why in the later period Liu Bei transferred Yu Jin, who was defending Shanyang, back to Fenggao, because Liu Bei believed that Cao Cao would make the same choice as him after he had the power to break away from the Shao Alliance, and work hard to prosper and rule for the Han Dynasty. Then like him, he helped the Han Dynasty conquer the world, and finally worked hard to help the Han Dynasty.
Just as Liu Bei expected, Cao Cao began to farm land vigorously after his rise. Under the prosperous rule, he formulated more standardized laws, suppressed aristocratic families, and improved the living standards of the people. Although natural disasters occurred one after another, Cao Cao never Once again, I got through it.
For Liu Bei, Cao Cao was like him, a loyal minister who also worked hard for the revival of the Han Dynasty, so he learned that Cao Cao was carrying out disaster relief in Xuzhou, killing thugs like Que Xuan who massacred people, and eradicating those who used Cao Cao's banner to confuse right and wrong. Power, Liu Bei couldn't help but think on the bright side.
What is the hatred of his father after all, what is Cao Cao who did not kill many, what is just a moment of anger, what is why he made a lot of efforts for the Han Dynasty, what is a person who is not a sage and has no faults, and what is the greatest improvement that can be made by knowing one's mistakes.
In short, after learning that Cao Cao didn't seem to have killed many people, Liu Bei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he prepared many reasons for Cao Cao, and his tone became much softer. He no longer talked about killing Cao Cao.
All this is because when the princes in the world hesitated to move forward, Cao Cao pursued Dong Zhuo alone, leaving a good impression on Liu Bei. Before the alliance of the princes in Luoyang was shattered, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were two young men who had the ideal of helping the Han Dynasty. The in-depth conversation made Liu Bei regard Cao Cao as one of his own, and coupled with Cao Cao's efforts during the subsequent rise of Yanzhou, Liu Bei even regarded Cao Cao as a comrade-in-arms!
When the Yellow Turbans entered Yanzhou, it was a great opportunity for Liu Bei to seize the governor of Yanzhou by force. Later, when Cao Cao gave up most of Yanzhou and moved the people to the west of Yanzhou for unified management with Chen Liu, Liu Bei was able to easily capture most of the empty Yanzhou. But Liu Bei gave up at those times!
Even when the so-called Shu Alliance and Shao Alliance were at odds with each other, there was still a bond between Liu Bei and Cao Cao called the "Kuang Fu Han Room".
Especially when Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao was as angry as him at Liu Xie's treatment of Wang Yun, he understood that Cao Cao, like him, was loyal to the Han Dynasty. Only truly loyal Han officials would feel this. The sting of being betrayed by the emperor.
With so many similarities, Liu Bei naturally felt like-minded towards Cao Cao. This is why Liu Bei couldn't stand Cao Cao's massacre. It was just like a comrade who had always been like-minded suddenly betrayed him one day. Liu Bei simply couldn't stand it. unbearable.
What Chen Xi is doing now allows Liu Bei to see what Chen Xi wants Liu Bei to see. After all, although Chen Xi is dissatisfied with many aspects of Cao Cao, it is undeniable that that guy is indeed a hero!
Many of Cao Cao's current behaviors are strangely similar to Liu Bei's. The two of them have the same etiquette, the same promotion of poor families, the same search for a way out for the people at the bottom, and the same ideal of reviving the Han Dynasty. They can almost become mutually supportive by joining hands. Comrades.
It's just that this time Cao Cao did something wrong. Otherwise, Chen Xi would have no reason to take action against Cao Cao. Even if Yuan Shao were destroyed, Cao Cao would still be in the same situation as Liu Bei, and Liu Bei might not be able to deal with it. On the contrary, Cao Cao will help Cao Cao realize his ideal of becoming a general who conquers the West. This is simply a matter of positioning. Liu Bei's positioning of Cao Cao and himself are both righteous men who help the Han Dynasty!
That is to say, in Liu Bei's view, Cao Cao and he can coexist. This makes Chen Xi who discovered this trend simply cannot bear it. Cao Cao will change. Although Cao Cao is still working hard for the people of the Han Dynasty as before, history has changed. It proves that Cao Cao will despair of the Han Dynasty in the later period, and he will be a formidable enemy sooner or later!
Rather than develop a formidable enemy, Chen Xi thought it would be better to seize the opportunity and destroy the opponent directly. It's not that Liu Bei didn't have the strength, he just lacked the opportunity, so this time the opportunity came, Chen Xi did not hesitate to fan the flames and fight for Qingzhou Xia Liang. If not, we should take this opportunity to destroy Cao Cao! (To be continued.)
