"Of course Yuan Shu will ask Yuan Shao for help."
Guo Jia said: "When people are desperate, as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, they must try their best to seize it. Yuan Shao has become Yuan Shu's hope for survival."
Yuan Shu didn't want to wait for death, and no one wanted to wait for death.
"Besides, they are all members of the Yuan family. It's okay to fight among themselves, but of course it's also okay to unite."
Guo Jia added.
Chen Zhou agreed: "As Feng Xiao said, Yuan Shu will definitely ask Yuan Shao for help. If I guess correctly, Yuan Shao can almost bring the main force back from Youzhou, right?"
Cao Cao nodded and said: "According to the latest news, it is indeed true. Gongsun Zan was almost suppressed by Yuan Benchu, and there is no possibility of resistance anymore. It is almost gone."
Gongsun Zan is Liu Bei's senior brother.
Hearing that his senior brother was almost gone, Liu Bei felt a little emotional, but at the same time he was worried: "If Yuan Shao is willing to help Yuan Shu and send his army south, what will we do?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao frowned.
He immediately turned his attention to Chen Zhou.
The entire plan was given by Chen Zhou. To break this situation, it was Chen Zhou who had to do it.
"Actually, you don't have to worry."
Chen Zhou said calmly: "Yuan Shao wants to help Yuan Shu, but the two Yuans are fighting and they are contradictory. Yuan Shao will not simply help. If it were Xuande, you would help one so generously and often call you a concubine." A living person?"
Liu Bei hesitated, but finally shook his head.
Even though he considered himself benevolent and righteous, he could not bear such insulting words.
Cao Cao asked: "Du Zhi thinks that Yuan Benchu wants to help Yuan Jiujiu, but he doesn't just help. What are the conditions?"
"Of course!"
Chen Zhou nodded.
Guo Jia guessed and said, "If I'm not wrong, the condition that Du Zhi thinks of is the national jade seal, right?"
It is no secret that Yuan Shao wants to obtain the imperial seal.
When Luoyang was burned down, Sun Jian unexpectedly got the Jade Seal of the State. For this reason, he had a conflict with the Yuan brothers and left Luoyang directly. The Jade Seal of the State was a legitimate and righteous thing.
For Yuan Shu, holding the imperial seal is equivalent to holding the destiny.
Yuan Shao must have thought so too.
Chen Zhou said: "That's right! The Jade Seal of the Kingdom belongs to the emperor, how can they let them get involved? My lord has cut off their contact. Don't let Yuan Shu send the Jade Seal of the Kingdom to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao will not get any benefits. My interest in helping Yuan Shu is gone."
After hearing this, Cao Cao thought it made sense and quickly said: "Zhong Kang, make arrangements."
Xu Chu, who was following him, immediately arranged for people to keep an eye on Yuan Shu. As soon as he found out that Yuan Shu had sent people north, he would immediately intercept and kill him.
"Then our next step is to kill Jiang Ting?"
Liu Bei asked.
Chen Zhou nodded and said: "Yes, we must kill Jiangting and give Yuan Shu the final blow."
The plan was quickly discussed and finalized.
Liu Bei returned to his camp, found Chen Gong, and told Chen Gong everything he had just said.
"This Chen Duzhi is really awesome!"
Chen Gong touched his chin and guessed: "All my arrangements in Xiapi should have been destroyed in the hands of this person. With his help, Cao Cao must be our strong enemy and should be eliminated as soon as possible."
Hearing that Chen Gong also wanted to get rid of Chen Zhou, Liu Bei became more determined.
However, Chen Zhou has been hiding in Cao's army. It is not easy to kill people. For the time being, he has no choice but to forget about it.
"Yuan Shao really won't help Yuan Shu if he can't get the Jade Seal of the Kingdom? He knows that Cao Cao has taken the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, so he won't lead his troops to attack Cao Cao?"
Liu Bei still had doubts in his heart.
Chen Gong thought for a while and said: "It really won't happen. Yuan Shu's half of the Yuan family has been almost destroyed by him. The only good thing about Yuan Shu is the national jade seal. If Yuan Shao can't get it, why should he help him? For a The imperial title of Emperor Zhong?"
The current imperial title is not very valuable.
As long as they are willing, many princes can call themselves emperors, but those princes dare not now!
If Yuan Shu can hold on, I believe there will be emperors everywhere in the Han Dynasty.
"If I were Yuan Shao, since I can't get the imperial seal, I might as well concentrate my forces and deal with Gongsun Zan first. With the Han Dynasty in the north in hand, I won't have any worries before attacking the south."
Chen Gong analyzed and said: "I believe that the counselors under Yuan Shao should have suggested the same thing after their attempt to obtain the Jade Seal of the State failed. In other words, before Yuan Shao captured all of Youzhou, the south and the north would not go to war. The Jade Seal of the State will not be fought for the time being. It will not be a condition for war. But once Youzhou is captured, if Cao Cao continues to grow stronger at this time, a battle between him and Yuan Shao will definitely be inevitable."
Now Yuan Shao does not regard Cao Cao as a threat.
But as Youzhou was annexed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu was gone, the threat to Cao Cao became more and more obvious.
Even if it is not a threat, Yuan Shao will definitely annex Cao Cao.
"I thought about it for days."
"I think my lord's next chance will be when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight."
"As long as they fight, I will help the master plan an opportunity to take away Cao Cao's current territory and replace Cao Cao."
Chen Gong said.
When Liu Bei heard this, his eyes were blazing, and he saw his future again, but he was also worried: "If we replace Cao Cao, won't we have to face Yuan Shao directly?"
Yuan Shao is a giant, he can't defeat him!
Chen Gong added: "This is not necessarily true! Cao Cao is still nominally attached to Yuan Shao. The lord will replace Cao Cao in the future and can also attach himself to Yuan Shao. At the same time, Yuan Shao will not let go of Jingzhou and Yangzhou after taking Cao Cao. Jingzhou There are dense river networks in Yang Erzhou, and Yuan Shao's Hebei army is all northerners and not good at water warfare, so my lord's second chance has come again."
This is what Chen Gong came up with after thinking about it for several days.
After listening to Chen Gong's words, Liu Bei suddenly felt like he was clearing the clouds.
It was as if everything in front of him suddenly became clear.
"Thank you, Gongtai, for pointing me in the right direction."
Liu Bei bowed to him.
The reason why he is so embarrassed is because there is no one like Chen Gong and he is very unclear about his future direction.
"My lord, you're welcome."
Chen Gong returned the gift and said: "The only trouble now is Chen Duzhi. If this person is really that terrible, he must not be allowed to stay."
Liu Bei's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "But we can't kill him!"
Since Chen Zhou cannot be subdued, he must be killed.
Chen Gong saw Liu Bei's murderous intention and thought that Liu Xuande, who was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, was also a ruthless person behind his back, but being able to use benevolence and righteousness so well was considered a skill. He said: "It doesn't work now, but there will be a way in the future. My lord, please don’t be impatient.”
Liu Bei thought it was right.
Chen Zhou couldn't help but hide in Cao's army all his life.
As long as you leave the military camp, you have a chance to kill, but this opportunity is not easy to find.
"I see."
After Liu Bei finished speaking, he felt much more relaxed.
There is a real difference between having a military advisor and not having one. This is the most intuitive feeling.
"If I have the day to unify the world, I will never forget Gongtai."
Liu Bei said solemnly.
Chen Gong laughed after hearing this.
It can be heard that when Liu Bei conquered the world, the Han Dynasty he supported will be different from the Han Dynasty today.
But it's normal. Among the princes in the world, who doesn't have ambition?
They brought peace to the world just to become the emperor themselves.
Even the brave and foolhardy Lu Bu thought so, especially Cao Cao and others.
