"I will send troops to kill Liu Bei right now!"
Cao Cao's tone was filled with murderous intent.
If he dared to deal with Chen Zhou, he would be dealing with himself. He had long been dissatisfied with Liu Bei, and even killing him would not be enough to vent his anger.
"Lord, don't be angry."
Chen Zhou said calmly: "I don't care for the moment. My lord, it's best not to act out of emotion. It took a lot of effort to partially wash away the bad reputation of massacre of Xuzhou. If you are again stained with the reputation of being unkind and unjust, it will be difficult for others to seek refuge or surrender." "
Killing Liu Bei, a man with a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, does have a certain impact on his reputation.
If the princes competing for hegemony can have a good reputation, it will be much more effective than a bad reputation. The most important experience of a good reputation is to recruit talents, recruit troops, etc.
Cao Cao suppressed his anger and said seriously: "Du Zhi has done so many things for me. We are still a family. How can we watch you suffer?"
"I will never suffer!"
Chen Zhou said confidently: "It is indeed difficult to kill Liu Bei now, but we can slowly torture Liu Bei."
Cao Cao pondered for a while and asked: "Du Zhi said before that there is a way to kill Liu Bei without compromising benevolence and righteousness. What is this method?"
In fact, Chen Zhou never killed Liu Bei. In fact, he wanted to use Liu Bei to induce the Clothes and Belt Edict, so as to help Cao Cao get rid of Dong Cheng and others. This is the true sense of monopolizing power.
Those ministers are in great trouble.
On the surface, they have no military power, but they still have political power and the right to speak, which has a certain influence on Cao Cao's seizure of power.
If Liu Bei is killed prematurely, Chen Zhou is worried that if the Edict on Clothes and Belts is gone, he will not have the opportunity and reason to cleanse the Han Dynasty in Xudu, even if it is done forcefully.
But doing so, as the saying goes, is bad for your reputation.
"Actually, killing Liu Bei is very simple."
Chen Zhou thought about this and said: "Liu Bei claims to be a member of the Han Dynasty. If he is not from the Han Dynasty and is a fake, then he is guilty of deceiving the emperor. No amount of benevolence and righteousness can save him."
After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up. This was a good way to kill people, but he still doubted: "Liu Bei seems to be really a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Isn't the idea of crossing him feasible?"
Chen Zhou laughed and explained: "It works! The current Da Zongzheng is also the master's man. Isn't it possible to modify the family tree of Liu Han's royal family?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao laughed.
"There is still a way to get through it."
"Haha... It turns out that this is the way to cross him. No wonder he must take Liu Bei back to Xudu, and he can only be killed when he returns to Xudu."
"He made his name in the name of a Han clan member and preached benevolence and righteousness, so I used the name of a Han clan clan member to kill him."
At this point, Cao Cao said with murderous intent: "I will go back and ask for the genealogy, revise the genealogy, kill Liu Bei, and avenge him. I'll see how long he can succeed."
"Lord, slow down!"
Chen Zhou called Cao Cao to stop, and then said: "For the great cause of my lord, Liu Bei can kill him later, and there is no need to worry about my revenge. Now my lord should seize power as much as possible and hold all the power of Xu Du in his hands. This You don’t need to consider anyone’s feelings.”
"What do you want to do again?"
Cao Cao asked doubtfully.
Since there is a way to take revenge, why are you still unwilling to do so?
"I have a plan that can help my lord seize power and eliminate all political opponents in the country."
Chen Zhou said: "As long as the lord implements my plan, all the ministers in the dynasty who disobey the lord can be killed. Changing the genealogy and killing Liu Bei is the key to the entire plan. Once this is done and the plan is implemented, the lord can be fair and just." On the grounds of eradicating the traitors, we killed those ministers who were at odds with us."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes. This plan was definitely what he wanted most at the moment.
Although he now holds great power, there are many people in the government who are dissatisfied with him, and sometimes those who are dissatisfied often jump out to oppose him.
Cao Cao is still serving as the emperor, and in the name of peace, he cannot do anything to them at will.
But Cao Cao had long wanted to get rid of these people.
However, there are too many restrictions.
If Chen Zhou's plan works, Cao Cao can do a lot.
"But to get rid of your hatred..."
Cao Cao asked.
Chen Zhou said solemnly: "My revenge is not important. As long as the Lord is fair and the world is determined, what kind of revenge can't be avenged in the future? What's more, Liu Bei will definitely die if he is just a little slower to avenge. However, there is a disadvantage in this plan."
"How is it bad?"
"My lord, it's possible to start a war with Yuan Shao in advance."
"Then fight!"
Cao Cao considered the end and said indifferently: "I have defeated Yuan Shu, why are I still afraid of Yuan Shao? When Du Zhi's new batch of weapons is forged, we can fight!"
What's more, Chen Zhou once promised that he would have a way to defeat Yuan Shao.
In this case, Cao Cao has nothing to worry about.
"What are the specific plans for crossing it?" Cao Cao asked.
Chen Zhou gave a rough outline of the next plan, including what Cao Cao should do to arouse the anger of Liu Bei and the ministers in the court, so that they would fiercely oppose Cao Cao and promote the emergence of the Clothes and Belt Edict.
"However, one thing needs to be noted."
"If there are no accidents, Chen Gong is definitely in Liu Bei's army. You have to pay attention to what he sees through."
Chen Zhou finally said.
Chen Gong's presence in Liu Bei's army is no longer a secret to Cao Cao and the others.
The reason why I didn't do it was because there wasn't enough reason.
If he and Liu Bei completely fell out and broke up, no matter what the reason was, Chen Gong would definitely die.
"I see."
Cao Cao said guiltily: "Du Zhi has paid so much for me, but I even have to postpone my revenge for you. Alas!"
Chen Zhou said disapprovingly: "It's not just revenge, it's not a big problem for me, but my lord's great cause is more important."
Cao Cao felt that he had treated Chen Zhou badly.
We must compensate you twice as much in the future.
"How is Lu Bu's daughter doing now?"
Cao Cao asked.
"The injury was relatively serious, but he woke up. His life is not in danger."
Chen Zhou said.
Cao Cao added: "From now on, I pardon Lu Bu's daughter, wife, etc., as well as other people related to Lu Bu. If it weren't for Lu Lingqi, I'm afraid I would have lost Du Zhi, but Chen Gong is outside the scope of the pardon. "
"I'll take Lingqi's place. Thank you so much, Lord!"
Chen Zhou bowed.
"You don't need to be polite when you cross. It's only me who wants to thank you."
Cao Cao shook his head slightly.
This matter has been discussed in this way.
Cao Cao got another new plan from Chen Zhou and needed to go back to Guo Jia and the others to discuss what should be done.
Although you can't kill Liu Bei directly, you can ask Liu Bei to collect some interest.
Let him feel what despair feels like.
Cao Cao is also a person who always avenges himself and will not let Liu Bei have an easy time.
After sending Cao Cao and the others away, Chen Zhou continued to stay here. At this time, he had another bold idea that he wanted to implement in the army, which could greatly reduce the mortality rate of injured soldiers.
"Wen Cheng and Wen Tai, come here."
Chen Zhou said.
