Lu Bu's little bit of unseemly greediness was sharply revealed by the fiery-eyed Guo Jia at once, and Yan Qing, for whom he was a companion, felt not quite at ease.
He coughed softly, "If you see through it, why do you have to say it?"
Guo Jia coolly looked askance at him and said with a leathery smile, "If I don't say it, how can Shiguang believe that I have seen through it?"
Yan Qing was actually speechless in response.
Just then, Lu Bu ended his conversation with Chen Gong and the others and marched in with big strides, not even looking at Guo Jia, but speaking directly to Yan Qing, "Please also ask Chong Guang to write a few words on behalf of Bu and hand them over to Gong Jin."
As soon as we talk about the main thing, Yan Qing will be just that little bit of embarrassment to the back of the mind, solemn face said: "This is Qing's part of the matter, the Lord can be accounted for."
So many books are not in vain, so many days of the strategist deliberations, is not in vain, Lu Bu early is not what it used to be, this moment a little thought, it highlights the effectiveness of the past hard work, the export of smooth and love: "The same as the Han's ministers, guarding a side of the state, now see the sudden death of Gong Zu, the heart of a very regrettable. I am honored by my late friend, to Xuzhou entrusted, although the merit is insignificant, but also not better than the fear, in order not to fail to forget, only careful selection of good talent, for its successor. Regrettable affairs, can not personally to, and not to be congratulated, and commissioned Gong Jin on behalf of the condolences, and then played the son of heaven, for the public ancestor please seal one or two."
After saying that, Lu Bu pleaded, "Bu is not well educated, so there are bound to be some inappropriate things in his words, so I will ask Chong Guang to help embellish them a bit."
Yan Qing naturally responded in kind.
The face does not show, but the heart can not help but to this heroic and calm appearance of Lu Bu thumping straight, have a sense of impressed.
And Lu Bu's gesture of humbly asking for advice and being humble fell into the eyes of the staff members who had not yet left, suddenly making them secretly nod their heads.
Coupled with the fact that he took advantage of the situation without arrogance, but modest and decent reply, keeping in mind the first time to forgive and appease the people of Xuzhou who are nostalgic for Tao Qian's benevolence, but also fearful of his imminent arrival, very satisfied.
"Please wait a few moments, Lord; Qing will be here in an instant."
Not wishing to delay, Yan Qing returned directly into the inner hall, to deal with the matter immediately.
Lu Bu followed right behind him unreservedly, but Guo Jia, who could have gone back to his house to catch up on his sleep for some reason, also followed in silence.
The grindings were made in advance, and the paper was also readily available. Yan Qing sat quietly for a moment and made a good draft, then lifted the tip of his pen, and it ran like a stream, so to speak.
Lay it flat on the table and allow the ink to dry to seal it.
Lu Bu watched Yan Qing's elegant and beautiful movements with fascination, unable to avert his eyes at all.
And this obsessive posture fell into the eyes of Guo Jia, although there was also a moment of confusion, but quickly recovered, since it was another intolerable twitch of the eyelids.
Yan Qing reads the written instrument from beginning to end once more silently, making sure that there are no omissions, Fang rests his pen at ease, and when he raises his eyes, he sees the two people who are rarely able to coexist peacefully in private, and cannot help but find it rare and interesting.
Waiting to contact Yan Qing's uncomprehending gaze, Lu Bu slowly came to his senses, but did not have no seriousness, but asked with a straight face, "Due to Tao Qian's delayed expedition, according to Chong Guang's view, is it that he will go in the afternoon, so as not to miss the opportunity to fight, or will he choose another day?"
Yan Qing: "......"
He had really forgotten all about it.
Without waiting for Yan Qing to reply, Guo Jia spoke slowly, "Truth be told, the reason why Jia stayed is also about this matter, there are some things he would like to say to the Lord and Shiguang."
Upon hearing Guo Jia's opinion, Yan Qing never hesitated to say, "Feng Xiao, please speak."
Guo Jia was not modest and nodded his head in acceptance, then he said, "In Jia's opinion, if Shiguang's suggestion to send troops to cut down that Qingzhou is intended for Cao Cao, I'm afraid there's no need for further military maneuvers."
Yan Qing: "What's the reason for this?"
Guo Jia raised an eyebrow and walked toward the map hanging in the center of the hall while asking without answering, "In Shiguang's opinion, is Cao Cao a mediocrity who is incapable of making changes and does not care about his life, or is he a brilliant man who is good at making changes and knows what's going on?"
Yan Qing said without thinking, "Since the latter."
Guo Jia has now stood in front of the public opinion map, first in the Qingzhou section of the point, and then to the Xuzhou in its right under the whirlwind to go along to the upper left of Yanzhou, Hebei ......
As for the right side are all sea water, do not need to see more.
Guo Jia smiled, "This reason, is it simple and clear?"
Yan Qing came to his senses as he walked over to the map.
How happy is Lu Bu, who got Xuzhou without any effort, and how hard is Cao Cao, who ate Tao Qian's kettle blow before his death.
According to the original idea, Lu Bu, who had just taken Yanzhou and made a special trip to Chang'an to usher in the emperor, would not easily raise an army for at least one or two years, and would focus on settling down internally.
Even if there is such spare capacity and urgency, the first to bear the brunt will be Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Yuan Shao of Jizhou, or the many forces in the mixed battle in Hezhou, not Qingzhou, which only borders Yanzhou.
He was able to handle Gongsun Zan, who was courageous but not resourceful, eager for revenge and nepotism, and Tao Qian, who was old, weak and scared out of his wits, with ease, and was able to expand his territory by attacking the neighboring areas while secretly connecting with Ma Teng and Han Sui of Liang Zhou, the Black Mountain Army of Jin Zhou, and Liu Biao of Jing Zhou, in order to checkmate Lu Bu.
But Tao Qian's hand has completely ruined this intention.
As long as Cao Cao isn't stupid, he can see that even if he had gone through all the trouble of capturing Qingzhou as a base for recuperation, he would still be doomed to lose the opportunity for development.
Jizhou Yuan Shao but in Gongsun Zan's fierce strong attack barely support, only one step away from losing everything; Tao Qian is not fighting to sacrifice, the huge Xuzhou hand over to Lv; he if he sits in Qingzhou this sea, he will have to face the three sides of the siege, and Guanzhong area of the connection is cut off, the situation can not be avoided.
In this case, there are only two barely seemingly feasible measures left: one is to fully support Yuan Shao and help him fight against Gongsun Zan, in exchange for one of the three sides as an alliance, there is a way to retreat; the second is to befriend Lu Bu and seek peace, and when the vitality is completely restored, then look for an opportunity to ally with Liu Biao and Gongsun Zan.
Both Yan Qing and Guo Jia believe that Cao Cao will not choose either of these options.
Not to mention his alliance with Yuan Shao, who is already struggling to survive, and whether or not he can defeat Gongsun Zan, who has four counties in his hands, and Lu Bu, who has a strong army, food and grass base, to provide continuous support, the prolonged battle alone is enough to drag Yuan and Cao down quickly.
As for friendship?
Lu Bu is not as short-sighted as he was in the original history, and will be driven by small profits. He is not stupid, since it is impossible to give Cao Cao the opportunity to turn around and do the stupid thing of giving up the fat meat on the edge of the mouth and raising a tiger.
Thinking about Cao Cao's desperate situation, an idea suddenly surfaced in Yan Qing's mind.
Could it be that Tao Qian, who had been sick and inactive for a long time, had predicted that Cao Cao would be in a difficult position when he made the decision not to allow his son to inherit Xuzhou after his death, but to transfer it to Lu Bu, who had a strong army?
After opening this breach, Yan Qing could not help but come to a realization, and the more he thought about it, the more likely he felt it was.
The history of why Tao Qian will be Xuzhou three let to Liu Bei, let's not know, but here he will do so, and firm to the coffin into the ground to do coercion ...... I'm afraid he hates the day rely on the soldiers brave will be tough, but also in the name of avenging the killing of his father, ruthless trampling Xuzhou territory, fish and meat people, bullying Cao Cao into the bones of the inseparable.
His two sons are so incompetent, not to mention expanding the territory, even the family business he left behind, it is impossible to keep in the increasingly intensified struggle, the situation is also becoming clearer in the Guandong, so, it is better to entrust to Lu Bu from the beginning, such as the following bets as a favor, to give the family in exchange for the peace and security, but also called Cao Cao has always coveted this place completely out of the hope.
Yan Qing couldn't help but sigh, "This posthumous plan of Tao Qian's is quite ruthless, and has pitched Cao Cao into a corner."
Lu Bu looked puzzled, not knowing how Yan Qing complimented Tao Qian for no reason.
Guo Jia blinked, he and Yan Qing had always had a heart-to-heart and quickly reacted, as the culprit, also slightly afterthought, "Thanks to Chong Guang hiding that matter tightly enough."
Although Cao Song's tragic death only gave Cao Cao, who is his son, a legitimate reason to send troops, and after he invaded Xuzhou, he massively harmed the living, which is why Tao Qian, who has operated Xuzhou for many years and regarded it as his life's work, hates him to the bone, but if we let others know that the masterminds behind this plan are the strategists of Lv Bu, it would not only undermine Lv Bu's reputation as an open and aboveboard mastermind, but also completely alienate Cao Tao and the other two forces. Cao Tao and the two forces will be completely at odds with each other.
Since it will not be like this now, cleverly take a delicate balance: Tao Qian, although he knows Lu Bu's sending troops to rescue the fear of another plan, but also do not bother to think about it; Cao Cao, although angry at Lu Bu's taking advantage of the situation to take Yanzhou, but think about changing positions, there is a good chance that he will not let it go, then the king of the defeat of the enemy, naturally talk about what deep hatred.
Yan Qing put the matter of Tao Qian aside and frankly admitted, "But as long as Cao Cao is still out there on the loose for a day, I can't rest easy."
Guo Jia smiled a little and said easily, "This matter is easy to handle, it depends on whether Chong Guang wants to kill him, use him, or keep him locked up all the time."
Yan Qing froze for a moment, and was actually caught off guard by the question.
It was logical to choose to kill Cao Cao as the safest option.
Yan Qing as nowadays the most clear this lord powerful people, from the beginning did not want to be merciful, relying on the advantage of knowing the history of the storm on its general intensive and strong blow restrictions, only to protect Lu Bu all the way to the smooth sailing.
But at the same time, as a person from a later generation who had read countless of his deeds and memorized countless of his fascinating poems, Yan Qing could not help but feel hesitant in deciding whether or not to kill . When it came to deciding whether or not to kill him, Yan Qing could not help but feel hesitant and intolerant.
But his own personal feelings are still secondary, the point is that, with Cao Cao's charisma, his subordinates mostly have deep admiration and worship for him, and are dedicated to serving him. If you really want to kill him, you'll have to be prepared to slaughter his family and his core men, rather than trying to collect them.
Otherwise, when they lie in wait and lurk around pretending to be well-behaved, the more horrible the retaliation will be later.
As for a thousand days of defense, it would have been unrealistic.
When Cao Cao said, "I'd rather have the world at my feet than have the world at my feet," he actually did something similar - to prevent his friend Bo She from retaliating when he found out that his family had been accidentally killed, he killed Bo She without knowing what was going on.
Lu Bu, on the other hand, could not follow his example. After all, Cao Cao is not a nobody, but a famous vassal who first assassinated Dong Zhuo single-handedly, then raised his own army, and then fought bravely in the 10-road coalition crusade against Dong Zhuo, and has been rumored to be loyal to the king and defender of the Han Dynasty.
Even in Xuzhou set up a heinous crime, outsiders think of its and Tao Qian between the horizontal, the incommunicable patricide hatred, in the criticism will be a little more lenient.
Moreover, there is the default rule of not as bad as family members, if only for the sake of eliminating future problems, do the brutal thing of killing all prisoners of war and exterminating their families, not to mention, Lu Bu's good reputation of benevolence and generosity will be destroyed. Violent things, not to mention, Lu Bu that hard to save up the reputation of benevolence and generosity, will have to be destroyed completely, by the thousands of accusations, I am afraid that no one dares to surrender to him again.
Is it possible that you can only be put under house arrest for the rest of your life?
Yan Qing thought about it, but it was always difficult to make up his mind, so he still looked at Guo Jia and Lu Bu and inquired, "What do Lord Gong and Feng Xiao think?"