Soon, Yang Dezu saw many courtiers who were scholars.
They gathered in the courtyard, as if waiting for something. Xu Chu, the prime minister's general, was standing outside the door, holding a spear and a sword at his waist, looking majestic.
The intimidation of his angry eyes made people dare not to do anything rashly, so the courtyard was quite quiet.
After the school officials went in to report, a person came out of the hall, it was Guo Jijiu who was dressed in black robes and had his hair tied casually on his head.
As soon as he came out, he waved to Yang Xiu and went to the side courtyard.
Yang Xiu followed him limping. At this time, he couldn't help but curse a few things about the school. They were a bunch of fools, and they were underhanded and careless.
I don't know who some unscrupulous guy taught me to do this. He specializes in greeting people in unexpected places.
After sitting down in the side courtyard, Guo Jia mentioned that he was invited to come.
"The Prime Minister wants to treat you and these people together, which can be regarded as a cover-up."
Yang Xiu naturally thought of a lot when he said the words "hiding people's eyes and ears", so he bowed and said, "Please explain it more clearly."
"The relationship between the Yang family and the Yuan family has always been very good. Your parents are still related by marriage. I think it is very reasonable to join Jizhou now."
"Not bad," Yang Xiu's heart trembled, but his expression remained calm. The main reason was not that there was a ghost, but that he was suddenly brought to the specified place at the specified time, and they were talking about things related to the Yuan family in Jizhou.
How could I not feel uneasy?
"Then, what does the Prime Minister want Xiu to do?"
Guo Jia was silent for a moment with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on his face. This was the advantage of dealing with smart people. There was no need for lengthy explanations, and it would be clear to him once he spoke them.
"The Prime Minister hopes that Dezu can ask Duke Yang to reply to Yuan Shao and see what Yuan Shao wants?"
"At the same time, the courtiers invited today will also find opportunities to reply."
Yang Xiu thought for a moment and felt very anxious. If he tried to persuade his father to do this, he would be trapping the entire court.
He took a deep look at Guo Jia, bowed and said, "The purpose of offering wine is to use my father's letter to deceive the civil and military ears of Jizhou."
"Yes," Guo Jia smiled and nodded, "If this can be accomplished, it will be a great achievement."
"The previous impeachment of Zhang Bochang by the censor was a good breakthrough. Although the matter ended with the censor Tai being punished, it can actually be divided into two rhetorics, which were sent to Jizhou together, one clear and the other dark."
"The other civil servants who came today can take advantage of the situation in the court and angrily complain to Yuan Shao that the Prime Minister's Office is unfair, shielding Zhang Han and treating him unfairly."
"What your father-in-law Yang Gong wrote should be based on detailed secret reports. Although Zhang Bochang was not punished, the prime minister also caused resentment among all the officials. There were grievances and discord in Xudu. At the same time, it can also be written in the letter Inform Yuan Shao that Bochang has been demoted from official position again, leaving him idle at home. It seems to be tolerant, but in fact Zhang Han has been dealt with secretly to calm people's hearts."
"In this way, the two messages, one overt and one overt, are different. They will naturally think deeply and discuss it when they receive it?" Yang Xiu immediately frowned and analyzed, "This will make Jizhou take it lightly."
"The most important thing is that this move can indeed protect Bo Chang," Guo Jia said seriously.
Yang Xiu also agreed. Perhaps this was the most intuitive purpose. To stop letting the civil and military forces of Jizhou stare at Zhang Han to cause trouble, a new group of people could be replaced.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell my father right now, and ask him to write letters to Jizhou. Maybe I can get some news about Jizhou from between the lines."
"Well, go ahead," Guo Jia opened his deep eye sockets and waved his hand.
Yang Xiu was stunned, and quickly got up and went back. Halfway through, he turned back and said seriously: "Sacrifice wine, if I call you again next time, I can ask someone to say it."
"Oh, this time since we are invited to the Prime Minister's Mansion together, we are all school officials."
"Oh," Yang Xiu nodded numbly, "Okay."
His feet are still hurting now.
When I walked out, because I had to pass through the courtyard, a middle-aged civil servant happened to come out in the main hall.
The two of them bent down almost at the same time, touched their feet, grinned and screamed in pain.
After getting up, the two looked at each other, immediately turned away, and left the Prime Minister's Mansion.
…
Ten days later, several letters were delivered to the prime minister's house, and they were all ready to be sent to Jizhou through the channels they had been sent before.
After reading them one by one, Cao Cao was quite satisfied. The letters were sent one after another, just a few days apart. Yuan Shao would naturally get the news one after another, and then discuss it with his officials.
In this way, even if they win a battle, at this time, Cao Cao is just looking for an opportunity to kill one more person.
At this moment, Xun Yu was in the lobby of the Prime Minister's Mansion, standing bowed in front of the document. After Cao Cao read the letter, he then read the memorial sent by the south.
To be precise, it was a memorial sent by Jiangdong, presented to the emperor, and asked for merit.
This was sent by Sun Ce.
"This Sun Bofu really knows how to find opportunities. Now the situation between us and Jizhou is getting increasingly serious. Now that he has sent me a memorial, I have to comply with his request."
"Sun Ce also sent letters to Xudu, to Sun's old friends." Worship him as the Great Sima."
"Did he pacify Jiangdong?" Cao Cao stood up directly, with a strange smile on his face, as if he was mocking, causing Guo Jia beside him to also smile lightly.
"He has only captured dozens of counties, and it is far from pacifying Jiangdong. He still needs to continuously expand his military strength, govern the people, and suppress the nobles within the territory. Now he asks me for the false title of Great Sima. Isn’t this a threat!?”
Cao Cao laughed angrily, "You can't give it to him. He will definitely suppress the gentry in Jiangdong in this name."
"That's right!" Guo Jia sneered, "The method Sun used was to quickly gain territory, so suppressing it with force was undoubtedly a helpless move. It was effective in gathering people's hearts and stabilizing the security within the territory, but it would also definitely make people The nobles have a lot of grudges with them."
"Bo Chang and Zi Xiu left a hook for this matter when they were in Shucheng. Although they didn't know why at the time, it's completely different now."
"Wancheng and Shucheng, the transportation arteries of these two places, can be connected to form a line of defense, making it easier to transport large amounts of military supplies through many cities in a short period of time."
"Even if Sun Ce wants to make a surprise attack, it will be very difficult. After his warships land, they will have more than a thousand riders at most. It is not easy to attack Xudu."
"Therefore, my lord can safely and boldly refuse him, so that Sun Ce will not be supported by the Han court. As for the title of Marquis of Wucheng, it will only be restored to Sun Jian, but if he wants to inherit it to Sun Ce, he can agree."
"However, you can't give him the Grand Sima. Just give him a general with a miscellaneous title. If Sun Ce can't clear his name, it will be difficult to command the nobles."
"Don't give orders, otherwise there will be chaos in his territory."
Guo Jia was very confident about this matter, "Sun Ce can't possibly deal with his own mess."
"Well," Xun Yu nodded deeply and continued: "It's best to ask Bo Chang about this matter. Until now, I still haven't figured out why he suddenly went to Wancheng and built a defense line. The grain road has blocked Xingcheng in the east of Jiangdong from here, Shucheng and Lujiang."
"If," Xun Yu looked more serious, "he really expected that Jiangdong would launch an attack in advance, then he must have a lot of insights in his mind. It was not easy to ask in detail at first, but now he can ask."
"Now, it has been proven that Bo Chang's concerns at that time were actual military strategies."
Cao Cao said softly, "Yeah", and then immediately started to move. After putting on his outer robe, he looked at everyone and said, "Come on, come with me to the Nanlin Mountain Military Camp."
"Let's go for three days. For official business, we can order the government officials to transport us to Nanlin Mountain."
"only."
"good……"
Xun Yu couldn't refuse. He originally planned to stick to the chancellery, but when he thought about the current situation in the court, he felt disappointed. He also thought about the hard work of the prime minister and his colleagues, and there was a voice in his heart, urging him to go.
…
In the afternoon, after arriving at Nanlin Mountain, Zhang Han, who had already gone into the forest with Zhao Yun for a horse racing safari, hurriedly came out.
Waiting for him outside was Cao Cao, whose mouth and eyes were twitching, causing fish marks all over his face.
They arrived suddenly and discovered that this area at the foot of Nanlin Mountain was actually a hunting ground! ?
"No wonder you, Zhang Han, have been doing your duty in the military camp and working hard!" Cao Cao clapped his hands from a distance, "It turns out that Zhang Junhou is enjoying a safari!!"
When Cao Cao said this, everyone didn't know how to explain it. Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai felt even more nervous. This was really anger.
Moreover, Zhang Han was usually lazy and lazy, but this time he was on a safari vacation without telling the people in Xudu... If word got out, it would probably be difficult to suppress it.
If it is known to other clan members and everyone follows suit, how can they suppress these rising voices?
Zhang Han was just stunned, and then laughed and said: "It's not a safari, my adoptive father is really joking!"
He strode forward, opened his arms, and wanted to hug Cao Cao, but Cao Cao took a small step back.
Then he looked at him with a smile, "What do you mean by this, Junhou? Is there anything else you can do here besides hunting?"
"Don't tell me that you are training troops inside!!!"
"Hey, my father-in-law is an expert at knowing things, and my son-in-law is training troops there!"
"The Prime Minister really predicts events like a god!" Dian Wei also shouted in amazement. He shouted more seriously, and his surprised expression when he spoke seemed to be that he truly believed that Cao Cao had already expected it.
"Don't talk!"
Cao Cao glared at him irritably, then looked at Zhang Han, and said in a deep voice: "What kind of soldiers have you trained?"
"Soldiers with swords and shields can cross mountains and ridges!" Zhang Han stopped laughing, looked solemn, and said with cupped hands: "My lord, do you remember why when trouble comes, what the princes of the Central Plains want most is Taishan soldiers?"
"Because Taishan soldiers are entrenched in the mountains and have to survive in the continuous terrain. Their hearts are cunning and their strength is brave. They gather like mandrills."
"Although the cavalry is heavy in future battles, the cavalry cannot cross mountains and ridges. They can only find roads and attack."
"I want to train a flying army in the mountains so that the mountains and waterways are not dangerous, so that they can cross mountains and ridges, hold swords, shields, and bows and crossbows, march quickly across the mountains, and attack the enemy's rear."
"These people don't need to be in large numbers. They just move in across the mountains on a route that the enemy doesn't expect. Maybe thousands of people are dispatched, but only one or two thousand can arrive in the end, but it is enough to give the enemy a fatal blow when the battle situation is tense. "
"Therefore, eating, hunting in the mountains, and even enduring the pain of hunger and cold, must be done in advance. Once such an army succeeds, it can be said to be a magic weapon descended from heaven."
Cao Cao stretched out his right hand: "Stop it."
He looked to the left and right and said: "Let's talk about it when we get back to the camp. This matter must not be leaked."
He didn't care whether what Zhang Han said was true or false, but this idea opened up a new horizon for Cao Cao.
At this moment, he had long forgotten his anger. After all, Zhang Han had done countless nonsense and was too lazy to scratch because of too many lice.
Cao Cao pulled Zhang Han closer and said softly: "Are you really in the mountains and forests, training flying troops to cross mountains and ridges?"
Zhang Han also replied softly with a serious look on his face: "That's mainly the case. I'll go hunting by the way."
Then he heard Cao Cao sigh heavily, and the father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other, speechless, not knowing what to say to ease the atmosphere.
Zhang Han waited for a while and said, "Why don't my father-in-law stay here for a few days, and we can go into the mountains and forests to hunt for hunting and test bows, and we can also supervise the troops to practice in the woods."
Cao Cao: "..."
"OK."
Within the military camp, Cao Cao saw the march map and the specially made sand table in the main camp.
After the civil and military officials gathered together, Cao Cao sat on the main seat, looked at Zhang Han and said, "Go on."
"No more," Zhang Han told calmly, "Now I just want to train such an elite force of swords and shields, mainly soldiers with outstanding martial arts skills and extraordinary physical strength."
Cao Cao's cheeks puffed up, he took the map and searched for it, then he tapped a place a few times and said, "Come here."
Zhang Han looked over and Cao Cao said: "Have you never thought that if you really have the ability to march into the mountains for ten or even dozens of days, can you go to Qingzhou from here?"
"this……"
Zhang Han took a careful look and saw that the entire mountain range of Mount Tai merged into Qingzhou, and the natural chasm between Qingzhou and Xuzhou was the high mountain.
If we cross over, we will reach Qingzhou. Once a war breaks out with Jizhou, Yuan Tan, who is currently leading Qingzhou, may not sit and defend the territory, but lead the well-trained troops to charge.
Precisely because Qingzhou has a natural chasm that separates Qingxu, they will not devote a large number of troops to garrison. Once Qingzhou is opened, flanking Jizhou will be another battlefield, and that will be the stage for Xuzhou soldiers.
"The story of the Maginot Line, right..." Zhang Han murmured.
"What horse?" Cao Cao asked suspiciously, looking at Zhang Han with a strange expression.
Is this a place name or a person's name? Why have I never heard of it?
"My lord, what a great idea," Zhang Han said sincerely, "This is what my lord has been thinking about along the way?"
"No," Cao Cao looked at him quietly and said in a deep voice, "From the time you mentioned traveling over mountains and ridges, Qingzhou is the only one in my heart."
"Perhaps, this strategy is the real strategy of making dangerous moves and winning by surprise."
"No one could have imagined this."
"Who is the commander of this army?"
Cao Cao asked intently.
Zhang Han thought for a while and replied: "It's me."
There was almost no sound in the tent, and everyone was silent. For some reason, when they heard this answer, although they were a little surprised, they felt at ease.
Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were also silent in their hearts, because perhaps only Zhang Han dared to mention such a strange plan.
Because he is the only one who dares to lead a team to do it. Once he succeeds, he will really be famous all over the world and his achievements will be shocking everywhere. He can stand shoulder to shoulder with the sages and shine in history together.
(End of chapter)
