"My lord, don't underestimate Liu Bei."
"He has a certain charisma, but he just lacks someone who can help him. As long as he finds that person, earth-shaking changes can occur."
"Liu Bei is also a tycoon. Not only does he consider himself the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty, but he also practices benevolence and righteousness to the fullest. Believe it or not, Lord, Liu Biao's actions are tantamount to inviting wolves into the house. In the end, Jingzhou was swallowed up by Liu Bei, and not even the scum was left behind. ?”
Chen Zhou said.
Seeing that Chen Zhou spoke so highly of Liu Bei, Cao Cao suddenly felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"I believe what Watazuki said."
Cao Cao solemnly said that maybe Liu Bei in the future would really be his biggest enemy, and added: "According to Du Zhi, isn't Chen Gong someone who can assist Liu Bei?"
Chen Zhou shook his head and said: "Chen Gong is not capable of supporting Liu Bei's rise."
Liu Bei has not yet met Zhuge Liang.
The Zhuge family is smart and knows not to put all their eggs in the same basket. There are people from their Zhuge family everywhere. As long as one person succeeds, the Zhuge family can take off in the late Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao felt threatened and began to mourn for Liu Biao.
"What about Sun?"
Cao Cao said again.
Chen Zhou said: "The Sun family has a certain degree of cohesion and will not disintegrate for the time being, and the degree of civil strife is not great. Believe it or not, my lord, Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan has replaced Sun Ce. With everything his father and brother have conquered, he has begun to stabilize the people around him. People? Those wealthy families in Yangzhou were won over by Sun Ce, and they are willing to join the Sun family and assist Sun Quan."
Cao Cao sighed: "If this is the case, won't it be easy for me to go south in the future?"
Chen Zhou nodded and said: "It's not easy, but it's not completely impossible."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "With the crossing, nothing is impossible. I am just worrying too much!"
Chen Zhou could predict this, so there would definitely be a way to deal with the trouble of going south to fight. The worries now are overstated.
"If I can get through it, great things can happen!"
Cao Cao said with confidence.
Chen Zhou bowed and said: "I just move my mouth casually, but I don't know anything else. The one who really wants to conquer the world is you, my lord!"
"Watatsuki is humble again."
Cao Cao just liked Chen Zhou's humble behavior.
It is good to be neither arrogant nor impetuous, nor to rely on one's own merits, nor to rely on one's talents.
With Chen Zhou by his side, there would be no problem in doing anything.
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Yuan Shao's camp.
Xu You has been very worried about his family's affairs recently.
But Yuan Shao was also very worried, and he was scolded by Yuan Shao before, so Xu You didn't dare to bring it up again.
Although Xu You was a little unhappy with Yuan Shao, he was still under Yuan Shao's command and his family was still in Yecheng. He had to continue to obey Yuan Shao, thinking about whether he could perform meritorious service in exchange for his family's freedom.
As a result, Xu You sent many cronies out to intercept various letters from Cao Jun to make meritorious service.
If he got any favorable news in the letter, he could use this credit to exchange for the safety of his family. At this time, he really intercepted a letter, and he was overjoyed and took the letter to see Yuan Shao.
"Lord, I intercepted a letter from Cao's camp. The letter said that Cao Cao was short of food and asked Xu Du to raise food and go north. In addition, Cao Cao used all the troops in Xu Du, and now Xu Du's defense is really empty."
Xu You suggested: "We should attack immediately, divide our troops into two groups, attack Guandu all the way, and reach Xudu City all the way!"
In the past, Yuan Shao might have adopted Xu You's suggestion.
However, he fought with Cao Cao for several times and understood that Cao Cao's tricks were endless. Hearing this, he said: "Cao Cao is cunning and should not be trusted easily."
Xu You urged anxiously: "If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult for us to find another opportunity!"
"Lord."
At this time, Shen Pei came in, bowed and said: "I also think that Xu Ziyuan's words are not credible."
"Why?"
Yuan Shao asked.
The judge took out a few documents and handed them to Yuan Shao, saying: "Xu Ziyuan was in Yecheng. He collected money from the people indiscriminately. He ordered his nephews to collect taxes and take the money and food for himself. Not only that, he also accepted bribes. His nephews, all Go to jail and prepare to be executed."
When Xu You heard this, his eyes widened.
These are just the most basic operations in Yecheng.
Not only did he do it, Shenpei definitely did this kind of thing in Yecheng. You, Shenpei, also have the nerve to use this to attack me?
"Xu Ziyuan, is this happening?"
Anger appeared on Yuan Shao's face.
Shen Pei added: "Not only that, Xu You has a history with Cao Cao, and it is normal for him to accept a lot of bribes. Could it be that he has never accepted bribes from Cao Cao?"
Xu You didn't know how long it had been since he contacted Cao Cao. Hearing what Shen Pei said, he became furious and said, "Shen Pei, why did you frame me? I have no grudges against you!"
"Shut up!"
Yuan Shao shouted: "No wonder our arrangement was so easily discovered by Cao Cao. No wonder we suffered repeated defeats in the previous battles. You must have tipped off Cao Cao, right?"
"Lord, I don't have it!"
Xu You was anxious.
If he were really charged with this crime, even if he didn't die, he would still lose a layer of his skin.
Collaborating with foreign enemies during a war was a capital offense.
"No?"
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "Your head is temporarily stored on your neck. When I kill Cao Cao, I will take your head. Come on!"
Jiang Qi brought two soldiers in.
"Take Xu You down."
Yuan Shao said angrily.
He couldn't bear the fact that someone betrayed him.
If he doesn't kill Xu You right away, it's just because he is nostalgic for his old feelings.
They are all from Ruying and other places. Wait until he destroys Cao Cao and then find out the truth. If there is really a problem, Xu You will definitely die.
Xu You also wanted to defend himself and said loudly: "My lord, you have to believe me. I really did not accept bribes from Cao Cao. I did not..."
No matter how hard he struggled, Yuan Shao remained unmoved.
Xu You was taken away by the soldiers.
The soldiers put him under house arrest in a tent and refused to let him go anywhere.
Xu You returned to the tent, stayed for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears: "My relatives in Yecheng are probably going to be killed. Yuan Shao, you are so cruel! I have helped you so much, aren't you just greedy for something? You treat me like this and still don’t trust me, so..."
He gritted his teeth together, clenched his hands into fists, and said viciously: "You are unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust. You forced me to do so."
He decided to betray Yuan Shao.
Anyway, my relatives in Yecheng are basically gone, so I have no worries, so I just go all out and take revenge on Yuan Shao.
"It's not enough to make a fool of yourself."
Xu You said fiercely.
Being under house arrest in a tent, it would be a bit troublesome for Xu You to leave, but it was not impossible. After staying with Yuan Shao for so long, he must have some close friends.
Not long after nightfall, Xu You, with the help of his cronies, evaded those who were watching him, led all his cronies, quietly left Yuan Shao's tent, and hurried south to Guandu Cao camp.
Xu You vowed to make Yuan Shao regret his mistake!
However, Xu You was captured by Cao Jun's men as soon as he approached Cao's camp.
"who are you?"
"Xu You and Xu Ziyuan, counselors under Yuan Shao, abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the bright side, and came to submit to Cao Sikong. I still have a plan that can defeat Yuan Shao!"
Xu You's voice sounded far away in the darkness.
