Seeing Jia Xu's admission, Lu Yi asked curiously: "I wonder who Wen He and this Deng Zhi are?"
Jia Xu said: "Deng Zhi once visited the old minister in Wancheng, and his conversation was quite elegant. Therefore, the old minister and he became friends forever."
"The old minister once wanted to recommend him to be an official in Wancheng."
"However, he wanted to rely on himself, so the old minister never spoke."
"Deng Zhi has been to Xiangyang several times and wants to recommend himself to Liu Biao."
"However, Liu Biao never gave him a chance because of his family's decline."
"Before the morning meeting, I heard Mr. Liu mention the second matter, so I mentioned Deng Zhi to Mr. Liu."
Lu Yi nodded.
It's an unexpected relationship.
Deng Zhi actually has such a relationship with Jia Xu!
In the original history, this was never mentioned.
However, the original history mentioned that Deng Zhi failed in his career in Jingzhou and later moved to Yizhou where he was discovered by Pang Xi, the then governor of Brazil.
This time, he discovered Deng Zhi because he captured Jingzhou.
The historical deviation caused by the butterfly effect is getting bigger and bigger.
Lu Yi asked: "Where is Deng Zhi now?"
Jia Xu said: "Still in Xinye."
Lu Yi looked at Chen Deng, the head of the civil service, and said, "Yuanlong, go to Xinye yourself to see if he can accept this important task."
Chen Deng said: "Here!"
Lu Yi discussed other matters with the civil and military officials at the morning meeting.
The morning meeting didn't end until early in the morning.
Lu Yi specially found Gu Yong and asked Zhuge Liang to work under him for a period of time.
Gu Yong is Lu Kang's son-in-law and has a very close relationship with Lu Yi.
Lu Yi reminded him specifically, so he knew what Lu Yi meant.
What's more, Zhuge Liang is Lu Yi's second brother-in-law.
After hearing from Lu Yi that he wanted to collect books from all over the world for Zhuge Liang and let him read them, Gu Yong immediately took Zhuge Liang to his home.
The Gu family has a large collection of books.
Some of them are authentic works left by his husband, the great scholar Cai Yong.
Now that Cai Yong is dead, these authentic works have become extinct!
Lu Yi watched Gu Yong leave with Zhuge Liang, and then rushed to the side hall with Nangong Yan, Shi Huan, Liu Ye and Xu Shu.
In the side hall, Pang Tong was already restless.
Seeing that Lu Yi finally arrived, he breathed a long sigh of relief, hurriedly greeted him, and took the initiative to salute: "Pang Tong, a person from Xiangyang, has met the Marquis of Wu!"
Lu Yi saw that Pang Tong's temper had almost changed 180 degrees and he was now so humble and polite, so he did not suppress him anymore. Instead, he introduced Xu Shu to Pang Tong and asked Pang Tong to serve as Xu Shu's deputy.
Pang Tong chatted with Xu Shu for a while.
Both of them were talking about the art of war.
The more Xu Shu talked, the more energetic he became.
Although Pang Tong is ugly and young, he is very accomplished in the art of war.
The more Pang Tong talked, the more frightened he became.
He always believed that he had a profound understanding of the art of war and was invincible.
But after chatting with Xu Shu, he discovered that some of Xu Shu's opinions made him have to admire him.
Lu Yi saw that Pang Tong and Xu Shu were chatting enthusiastically and did not disturb them again.
He has other things to do.
When Jiangdong appointed Xu Shu as the commander-in-chief, he was preparing to rush to support Xuzhou.
Xudu.
Chancery desk.
Cao Cao had already returned from Wancheng.
After returning, he was bedridden for a time.
He wanted to beat his chest when he thought about how he had suffered big losses twice after meeting Lu Yi twice, and now he even had to move the capital.
However, he was extremely depressed here. The informant he arranged in the palace came with news: the emperor was plotting with a group of civil and military ministers and was preparing to kill him to reverse the situation!
When Cao Cao heard the news, he was so angry that he laughed out loud!
After this breath, his headache was actually cured!
Cao Cao asked his spy to continue to monitor the movements of the emperor and these civil and military ministers, while he rushed to the Shangshutai.
Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others are processing documents.
As soon as Cao Cao arrived, Xun Yu said: "Sikong, something happened over there in Xuzhou."
Cao Cao knelt down next to Xun Yu, poured a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "I have been bedridden recently, and I dream about Lu Yi all the time. I want to stab him to death with a sword. It turns out that this is a good sign!"
Cao Cao slowly took a sip of hot tea and said, "Tell me, what happened? Is it a civil unrest? Or is Yuan Shaonan gone?"
Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou joined forces with the governor of Qingzhou to go south to Xuzhou. They have captured Langya County and are approaching Pengcheng."
"Information came in that the city has been attacked twice."
"The combined forces of Wen Chou and Yuan Tan launched an siege on Pengcheng with a large number of catapults."
"Pengcheng suffered heavy casualties, and the city wall was also severely damaged."
"Xuzhou Cavalry Commander Zhao Yun led his troops to help, and the situation is now barely maintained."
"However, Yuan Shao mobilized an additional 30,000 troops to march south to Xuzhou."
"If this continues, Xuzhou may not be able to be saved."
Cao Cao smiled and patted his thigh and said: "This Yuan Shao likes to build these catapults, arrow towers and the like. This Jiangdong has no experience in fighting with him at all, so he has suffered a loss, right? That's right!"
Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and Xun You looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Xun You said: "Ming Gong, once Xuzhou is captured by Yuan Shao, we will be in danger."
"At that time, Yuan and Shao's armies will march together, crossing the Yellow River and Guandu, heading straight for Xudu; they will march all the way from Xuzhou, using their cavalry to clear the way."
"Despite our current situation, relocating the capital is inevitable."
"But we haven't cleared the level yet, so that's all we can do for the time being."
"But in the current situation, if we haven't moved the capital yet, Xudu may be gone."
Only then did the smile on Cao Cao's face fade, and he cursed and babbled: "Little Lu Yi, you have robbed me of great profits twice, and now I have to help him!"
After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "Then how can I help?"
"Since Yuan Shao has sent his army south to Xuzhou, we are not far away."
"When dealing with Yuan Shao, you can't be careless in the slightest."
"Where can we mobilize soldiers to assist Xuzhou?"
Xun Yu muttered: "Sikong, you asked General Cao Ren to defeat Zhang Yang's old tribe Suigu and capture Hanoi County. You gained nearly 30,000 surrendered soldiers. Now you are training outside Xudu City."
"In this situation, there is no time to further study these surrendered soldiers. We can only drag them to Puyang to help Jiangdong defend Xuzhou."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Who will we send to lead them there?"
"Now, all the generals are preparing for Yuan Shao's march south, and they have all marched to Guandu. I can't put myself in a disadvantageous position just to help Jiangdong defend Xuzhou, right?"
"Not to mention, how can we, the people, have any chance of winning against Yuan Shao's army? We have no time to save ourselves!"
"I still wish that Lu Yi'er would lead his army north to help us!"
"besides--"
Cao Cao's face turned gloomy and he said coldly: "This Xudu is not at peace either!"
"Some people are still making trouble in this situation."
"Someone in particular."
"As long as he has some foresight, he should know that now everyone should work together to fight the enemy!"
"What an idiot."
"He thought that I, Cao Cao, fell and he could control the situation?"
"I, Cao Cao, can't even deal with Yuan Shao. Once Yuan Shao wins, he will be finished!"
"Does he really think that his defeated generals can support him?"
Cao Cao took a sip of hot tea, put it down, shook his head, and sighed: "He doesn't even think about it, how long did it take for him to escape from Dong Zhuo, Li Que, Guo Si and others?"
"It didn't take long for the good days to start to get weird."
"I, Cao Cao, are not exaggerating."
"In today's situation, if it weren't for me, Cao Cao, how many people would be able to become kings? How many people would become emperors?"
Xun Yu also looked a little ugly and said, "I will try to persuade him again."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "No, I want to see what other monsters he can do!"
"He's not young anymore, it's time to grow up."
"If you don't let him struggle once and let him see his ability clearly, he will continue to struggle in the future."
"I'm not in the mood to mess around with him."
Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao and then said: "Okay."
Cao Cao stayed at the Chancellery for a while, discussed several issues, and left.
At noon, Xun Yu left Cheng Yu at the Shangshutai, and he and Xun You went home separately.
As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I saw two big men standing in a courtyard.
It was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
When the two of them saw Xun Yu returning, they both clasped their fists.
Xun Yu ignored the two of them and walked straight to the hall.
In the hall, at this moment, Liu Bei was alone with his hands behind his back, admiring the decorations on both sides of the hall.
Seeing Xun Yu come in, Liu Bei hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty Xun, I'm sorry for disturbing you!"
Xun Yu sighed deeply and said, "Uncle Liu Huang, don't come here again next time."
Liu Bei said: "Your Majesty has always felt that although Xun Lingjun works for Cao Cao, he is different from other people under his command. Xun Lingjun truly cares about the world."
Xun Yu did not answer Liu Bei's words, but knelt down on the main seat, poured a mouthful of herbal tea, and sipped it while seeming to be thinking about something.
Seeing this, Liu Bei knelt down on the other side of him and whispered: "Xun Lingjun, now Yuan Shao is about to go south, and Cao Cao has too much to take care of himself."
"The civil and military officials of the imperial court have united as one."
"As long as Xun Lingjun gives the order, we can take down Cao Cao together and bring peace to the court!"
Xun Yu then put down the teacup, looked at Liu Bei, hesitated again and again, and said in a hoarse voice: "I advise your majesty, he can't make a move in the current situation. It's not that I'm unfaithful, but it's the current situation in the world. There is no one like Cao Cao. Cao Cao is more beneficial to Your Majesty."
Liu Bei said anxiously: "Xun Lingjun——"
Xun Yu raised his hand, sighed and said, "Uncle Liu Huang, you can take care of yourself!"
"Never underestimate him."
"He is not comparable to Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shu."
"Just because he doesn't say or do some things doesn't mean he knows nothing."
Liu Bei originally wanted to persuade him.
At this moment, hearing Xun Yu say this, the hairs on his back stood up!
At this moment, a servant's voice sounded outside: "Xun Lingjun, Liu Yuzhou, Xu Dulingman Chong came to see you on Sikong's order!"
Liu Bei's eyes narrowed slightly.
Man Chong is here?
Man Chong is Cao Cao's confidant!
Moreover, how did he know he was here?
I've been here several times, and every time I've been very secretive, and I've been given a lot of cover!
Xun Yu glanced at Liu Bei and then said to the outside: "Let him come in."
After a while, a big man with a sinister expression walked in.
This is the cool official who was favored by Xu Duling and promoted by Cao Cao himself.
Before Man Chong came to govern Xu Du, there were frequent assassinations and fights in the streets in Xu Du.
After Man Chong became Xu Duling, Xu Du was clear and even Cao Cao walked on the streets alone without any guards!
When Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Hong's subordinates caused trouble in Xudu, Man Chong led his men directly into Cao Hong's mansion to arrest and kill them.
Even when Cao Hong asked Cao Cao for mercy, Cao Cao personally approached Man Chong, but Man Chong didn't give him face.
When Liu Bei saw Man Chong, his face turned pale.
Man Chong bowed to the two of them expressionlessly and said, "Xun Lingjun, Sikong asked me to take Liu Yuzhou to Sikong's residence for a chat!"
(End of chapter)
