"We still need to inform Cao Sikong about this kind of thing." Zhuge Liang said calmly. Although the bad things Cao Cao did back then were enough for Zhuge Liang to kill Cao Cao, but in terms of the overall situation of the country, it is not a good thing to harm one's own people. .
"Although I think Cao Sikong should have received the news, but they are in that place and it is difficult to consider the problem from an overall perspective. I am afraid they are not aware of the overall situation." Chen Xi thought for a while and said.
Chen Xi can trust the abilities of Xun He and others. Even if a few of Cao's Five Strategies were poached by Chen Xi, the remaining people are not useless. To put it bluntly, without Xun He, Chen Qun would at least be a good match. Five plans, if you make up the numbers, you can still get five big boss advisers.
It's just that Cao Cao is in a cheating position in the Imperial Cemetery, and transportation and intelligence are a bit difficult. If you look at the problem from Cao Cao's perspective, I'm afraid you can only see that Kushan gave Aldashir a lot of money. Materials, it is difficult to quickly realize political considerations.
Sometimes, political considerations are even more worthy of analysis than military considerations. After all, war is just an extension of politics.
"Let me send a message to Cao Sikong. The sense of crisis caused by your message will definitely not be as good as mine." Zhuge Liang said calmly.
Everyone looked at each other and said, okay, as long as you are happy, so this matter was left to Zhuge Liang. Although Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao had a personal feud, Zhuge Liang's moral character was still trustworthy and he would not mess up in such official matters. Come, so I might as well leave it to Zhuge Liang.
Besides, what Zhuge Liang said is very correct. Even if Cao Cao saw the secret report sent by others, he would not feel any sense of crisis. He would only take precautions based on the situation of the secret report. The secret report sent by Zhuge Liang, based on Cao Cao's If you are suspicious, you need to be more careful.
At noon, Liu Tong ate beef steamed buns because a whole cow was used to cook the steamed buns, so it was considered too strong, so the Political Yuan also ate steamed buns with beef. Everyone was very satisfied, even if it was because Lu Su was not working overtime. The confused young people are also very satisfied. Food really makes people happy.
The secret message was sent to Kandahar using a letter eagle. When the super letter eagle flew over, it was not yet dark in Kandahar. The intelligence personnel received the secret letter and sent it to Chen Gong as soon as possible. It was not that Chen Gong had more power than others. It was Chen Gong who had the authority to dismantle Zhuge Liang's secret messages. Who asked Chen Gong and Shen Pei to help Zhuge Liang in Congling?
This behavior has continued since then. After Zhuge Liang returned to Chang'an, this letter was always submitted to Chen Gong in line with the old-fashioned attitude. However, Zhuge Liang would not send several secret messages to this person in a year, so Cao Cao and others didn't think much about it.
"Does Kong Ming have any better ideas? Let me see." Chen Gong opened the envelope while eating naan bread.
To be honest, Chen Gong and Zhuge Liang are not on the same page when it comes to treating Cao Cao. Chen Gong wants torture, pain and happiness, and Cao Cao can accept it, but after accepting it, his mentality becomes complicated and his blood pressure increases sharply. , there is no way, and Zhuge Liang is simple, is Cao Cao still alive?
However, due to the current situation, Zhuge Liang cannot take the initiative to kill Cao Cao, so contacting Chen Gong to torture Cao Cao's cerebral blood vessels is the best option at the moment. Therefore, the two of them are currently working together very well and have successfully done so. Seeking common ground while reserving differences.
By the way, after these two things join forces, it is basically useless unless Cao's Five Strategies are fully guarding them. However, Cheng Yu, the most determined of Cao's Five Strategies, doesn't even bother to guard Chen Gong, because Chen Gong really wants to The trouble has already been done.
After all, Chen Gong can be regarded as one of the top people in the world. If he really wants to cause trouble, if he seizes the opportunity, he can make it big. But for such a long time and with so many opportunities, Chen Gong has not done anything. Something that really hurt Cao Cao's power.
As for attacking Cao Cao's brain cells, damaging Cao Cao's cerebral blood vessels, severely damaging Cao Cao's spirit, etc., this is not within the scope of Xun He and others' considerations. After all, the complex love-hate relationship between Chen Gong and Cao Cao, as they Everyone who has experienced it knows it.
As long as they don't harm Cao Cao's power, everyone can accept those embarrassing actions. Anyway, Cao Cao is so strong, a little mental blow is not fatal, and Chen Gong seems to be very tolerant, controlling it to make Cao Cao's blood pressure It hits the brain, but it is within the range of not being dizzy. This is a completely acceptable range in the eyes of Xun He and others.
Anyway, as long as everything is fine, as for the rest, as much as you like it, besides, isn’t Chen Gong doing his job well? If you really want to say that you have made a great contribution to Cao Cao's power, everyone thought about this venting behavior and it is still acceptable. After all, Chen Gong is not a minister of Cao Cao's power. If you really want to say that, Chen Gong's official position is still hanging. Over there in Chang'an.
But again, for the top group of people, these things actually have no binding power. Even Chang'an uses these people in an attitude of taking advantage of the situation. Anyway, as long as you don't cheat your own people, what do you want to do? What are you doing? Anyway, military merit is calculated based on military merit. Just think about it yourself.
If it is ruined, the title will be low, and the heirs will suffer in the future.
Of course, if Li You, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian directly stated that I have no heirs, then there is nothing to say. Chen Gong still has a family, wife and children, so he is still struggling to a certain extent.
Chen Gong, who was eating the cake, opened the secret message and glanced at it. He didn't eat the cake anymore. This was a big deal.
As Chen Xi had estimated before, Cao Cao had actually collected part of the information about Vesutiva I providing a new batch of supplies to Ardashir. After all, Xun You, Xun You, Chen Qun and others were not vegetarians.
Earlier, individual items of intelligence were transparent. That was because Chen Gong laid a trap for Cao Cao and directly ate the Beigui Original Party. It grew rapidly, but its foundation was also a lot frivolous because of this. The overly complicated manpower led to the loss of individual items of intelligence. .
But with the completion of Xun He and Cheng Yu's calculations, all the Kushan spies in Kandahar were almost wiped out.
This is why not long after the arrival of Ardashir, Cao Cao carried out a complete purge and prepared to try to attack Kabul when Ardashir's foothold was unstable. As a result, Kushan broke out that Vesutiva I married Liu Ling, which greatly affected the hearts of the original party members. Floating, Cao Cao could only stop and maintain stability.
Then came Chen Gong’s disgusting way of dealing with it, which was the outrageous way of sending all the middle-level people from Beigui under Cao Cao to Chang’an. The regent, the eldest princess, was your Yueshi’s ultimate wish. Cao Sikong I decided to send you to open your eyes!
The problem was solved. Cao Cao's face was as blue as if he had frozen to death. Fortunately, he came back to life after taking some medicine. How can I put it?) This solution is of course no problem. It completely solves the problem of surrendering and then rebelling, and avoids the problem. Now that Guishan Zhengtong, who has Liu Ling, comes to pull sheep, he also solves possible espionage problems.
But the solution is to just say, do you think this is your person? Hehehe, actually no, this is Her Royal Highness the Princess’s person.
Of course, Chen Gong's explanation to Cao Cao was that no matter how much these people admired the eldest princess, the eldest princess couldn't come over while she was in Chang'an. And that salted fish, you don't have to worry about the other party seizing power. You can just use the other party's name to pull sheep. Isn't that right? Is it good?
You shouldn't be afraid of a salted fish, right? You are a capable minister and a hero in troubled times. Cao Mengde, you have to have confidence in yourself!
Cao Cao's brain was throbbing under the attack of Chen Gong's sharp words, but again, the plans that Chen Gong could come up with openly and aboveboard were basically the best plans. Even Xun You, Xun You, and Chen Qun , Cheng Yu and others will agree.
Of course, this does not mean that the above four people are not as good as Chen Gong, but it is more direct. Because these four people are advisers to Cao Cao's forces, certain strategies cannot be used and need to be roundabout. This is also the view of these four people towards Chen Gong. The reason for letting things go is that sometimes the best answers they come up with are sometimes unable to be told to Cao Cao.
But Chen Gong is different. Chen Gong doesn't care about this at all. It's the mentality of Cao Cao that I should mess with you. As for whether these four guys use this as a glove, Chen Gong actually doesn't care. It doesn't matter what he likes, as long as he can mess with Cao Cao. With my mentality, it’s okay to be a glove.
This was also the key to the smooth operation of Cao Cao's forces at that time, because they could really use any strategy. Chen Gong would speak up for some strategies that Xun or others were not comfortable with, and then Xun or others would consider whether to give them to Cao Cao. Feed chicken soup.
This led to Chen Gong, a civil servant who specialized in tormenting Cao Cao, even living happily under Cao Cao, because everyone is a smart person, and they all know how important it is to have such a wise man who can say anything, so as long as Chen Gong If they don't step on the dead line, Xun He and others will even go out of their way to help Chen Gong in certain matters.
As for Cao Cao's cerebral blood vessels, just think of it as a sacrifice for hegemony.
"It's rare that Gongtai is here at this time." Chen Qun looked up and saw Chen Gong and said. He and Chen Gong had no conflicts. Even because they couldn't write two Chens in one sentence, the two of them talked privately. The relationship is pretty good.
"What's the value today?" Chen Gong looked around and said.
"Well, I'll be on duty and calculate the balance at the end of the year. This year's situation is really good." Chen Qun said with a smile and then pushed his calculations to Chen Gong.
Throughout this year, Cao Cao did not launch a war, and even small-scale operations were stopped. He has been strictly defending the fortress on the upper reaches of the Helmand River. Ardashir, who is in Kabul, has also been silent. In the chaos of the early third century, the Imperial Cemetery entered a rare period of calm.
There was no other way. Cao Cao had sent all the middle-level people in Beigui to Chang'an, even the soldiers. Ardashir was new to Kabul. He also needed to win over the people, adjust the military structure, and prepare for the next step. Both sides We are all in the stage of catching our breath, so we are in peace all year long.
Cao Cao has no way to fight, so he can only engage in construction. The water network construction plan near Kandahar on the Helmand River has also achieved rough results. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland have been developed. The logistical pressure on Cao Cao's forces was instantly relieved. Coupled with a full year's rest period, Xun You and Chen Qun were also able to carefully complete the Beigui original party organization and the people, and completely enter the stage of Chineseization.
It can be said that the war has stopped this year, but the growth of Cao Cao's power has not slowed down at all. In fact, while the growth rate is faster than before, it has also laid a solid foundation. It is basically impossible for Cao Cao to be as big as before. The Yuezhi surrendered and rebelled again.
Precisely because of this, after the middle-level officials sent to Chang'an returned one after another, Cao Cao had already actively begun preparations for war.) Herat was picked up, Kandahar was the betrothal gift, and Kabul, as the last key point in the imperial cemetery, could only be attacked. , and what happened before is also a warning to Cao Cao that things can easily happen if he loses the pie day by day. If he wants to stay in power, he must rely on strength.
Therefore, in the Kabul Valley, Cao Cao chose to fight head-on and win it by himself. Only by winning it in this way can he prove that Cao Cao is qualified to sit firmly.
"It looks like there will be a bumper harvest this year!" Chen Gong took a look at the data. Since Chen Qun had already simplified it, Chen Gong quickly calculated the approximate total.
"The people of the Li family and the Wang family are really good at water network structure. Now the main road has basically been completed, and the rest are tributaries." Chen Qun said with some respect, let alone this year, even if it is a thousand years old After that, those who did well in water conservancy had amulets.
"Here, this is Chang'an's secret report." Chen Gong handed the secret report to Chen Qun.
Chen Qun didn't ask where it came from. After taking it, he looked at it and frowned slightly, "This matter is consistent with our intelligence. We were still thinking about why Vesutiva I would transport it to Ardashir again. Materials of this scale originally have their roots here.”
"I think we can try to storm Kabul when Ardashir goes to attend the wedding. Even if Ardashir is ready and will come back on the day of the wedding banquet, we can try. Even if we can't win, we can still Destroy the defense facilities in Kabul." Chen Gong directly gave his suggestion.
"Small attacks are useless, just a big one. And Kabul is not easy to fight. As long as you are prepared, the terrain advantage is too obvious." Chen Qun sighed and said. They have been studying how to fight Kabul recently, and the result is that they study more and more. The more I feel that I can only go head-on against the unfavorable terrain, because there are really no good choices here.
"Then investigate carefully and prepare for a big fight." Chen Gong said with sharp eyes, "This opportunity cannot be missed."
"That's no problem." Chen Qun nodded, and of course he would not miss this opportunity, "But don't rush it, just report tomorrow. Speaking of which, Zichu has been leading everyone to make money recently, do you want to participate too? ?”
"Making money?" Chen Gong asked in confusion. He and Liu Ba were not familiar with each other. Although they had seen each other many times, they had different views.
