Going to Jingzhou at this time? The governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, had died at the hands of Huang She. Now, Liu Biao's son was a puppet on the surface. Huang She had also sent troops to Yizhou. It seemed that Jingzhou was about to be handed over to Liu Bei.
On the other hand, Liu Bei was released by Liu Mang in Yangzhou. This was because when Liu Bei entered Yuzhou, no one stopped him.
The living ones were Liu Zong, Huang She, Liu Bei, and Liu Mang.
The three people in Cao Cao's study room racked their brains to come up with a solution.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!" Cheng Yu said. This Yangzhou Liu Mang could not be so simple. The actions of the Yangtze River Navy were definitely for Jingzhou. It was impossible for them to be pulled out for a stroll.
Huang She used Liu Zong as a puppet. Liu Bei wanted to take over Huang She's Yizhou. In the end, it might become Liu Mang's dowry.
If it was really such a scheme, then this Yangzhou Liu Mang was really too scary.
"But with Yangzhou's strength, if they really want to take over Jingzhou, there is no need to scheme like this." Cheng Yu did not understand. The current Yangzhou was not the same as before. Back then, Liu Biao and Jiangdong joined forces and still could not win against Yangzhou. Now that Liu Biao was dead, Huang She suppressed his cultivation base. It should be the time when Jingzhou was recuperating. Huang She's prestige was not enough to make Jingzhou united.
At that time, it should be the most convenient time for Yangzhou to attack. It should not be delayed for so long and let Liu Bei enter Jingzhou.
Wasn't this taking off one's pants to fart?!
"I'm afraid all of this is because of the Cai Family!" Xun You said.
"The Cai Family?" Cheng Yu and Cao Cao were both stunned.
When Liu Biao was still alive, the Cai Family had already contacted Xu Du. At that time, the Cai Family was simply flattering Cao Cao. Cao Cao was also very polite because he knew that if he wanted to take over Jingzhou, the Cai Family would be a breakthrough point.
Cao Cao mainly relied on the nobles to govern the world. Unless it was someone that Cao Cao had to get rid of, Cao Cao would only get rid of the leaders of the other nobles and leave the rest of the nobles alive.
Therefore, Cao Cao had won the hearts of most of the landowning households in the world. They relied on the landowning clans to govern the world.
The Cai Family also had the same idea. No matter who governed Jingzhou, they would need the help of the nobles. Cai Mao wanted to choose a side in advance so that when Cao Cao took over Jingzhou, it wouldn't affect the Cai Family's position.
However, after that, the Cai Family seemed to have cut off all contact with Cao Cao.
"My Lord, this Yangzhou Liu Mang seems to have a special hobby!" Xun You said, half revealing and half speaking.
"Special hobby?" Cao Cao was puzzled. What kind of hobby did this Yangzhou Liu Mang have?
"Cai Mao's younger sister, Lady Cai, gave birth to a child for Yangzhou Liu Mang!" Xun You satisfied Cao Cao and Cheng Yu's curiosity.
"Cai Mao's younger sister? Cai Mao has two younger sisters? " Cao Cao asked. This was because he knew that one of Cai Mao's younger sisters was Liu Biao's wife. It was said that she was beautiful. Cao Cao had heard about it long ago. When he replied to Cai Mao's letter, he couldn't help but admire Lady Cai. Unfortunately, it was said that Liu Biao killed Lady Cai.
"Only one!" Xun You shook his head.
"That's it!" Cheng Yu and Cao Cao thought of something.
"When Liu Biao found out about Lady Cai and Liu Mang, Liu Biao didn't kill Lady Cai. She got pregnant and didn't abort the child. In the end, she gave birth.
Lady Cai, Liu Biao's wife! Someone else's wife!
Cheng Yu finally understood why Xun You said that Liu Mang had a special hobby. It was because their Lord, Cao Cao, also liked it.
Every time Cao Cao conquered a city and defeated an enemy, you would discover that the enemy's wife and concubine would inevitably appear under Cao Cao's bed the next morning.
Cao Cao's most serious defeat was against Zhang Xiu in Wancheng. In that battle, Cao Cao got carried away. In the end, Cao Cao suffered a crushing defeat. His army was defeated, his eldest son was killed, and his most trusted general, Dian Wei, was also killed.
All of this was because of Cao Cao's special hobby.
Because of this, Xun You said it carefully so as not to anger Cao Cao. Cao Cao's hobby almost cost him his life. His son died, and his first wife ignored him.
What he didn't expect was that Cao Cao wasn't ashamed of it. Instead, he was proud of it. Cao Cao laughed.
"Liu Mang and Hanyang are also interesting people!" “
Since their lord didn't care, the other two naturally felt relieved.
Cao Cao laughed. He had finally found a kindred spirit. Now, Cao Cao began to appreciate Liu Mang more and more. Liu Mang was the enemy of Cao Cao.
"The King of Han, Liu Mang, is probably because of Lady Cai that he did not directly attack Jingzhou. Xun You guessed. This person is worthy of being called the King's Assistant. Just by relying on some information, he was able to guess Liu Mang's thoughts.
"Lady Cai didn't just leave a son for Liu Mang. She also left a son for Liu Biao, the current Governor of Jingzhou, Liu Zong!" Perhaps it was because the Prefecture Overseer of Yangzhou was Liu Zong, and he owed Lady Cai a favor, that they couldn't do it! “
"Soft-hearted!" Cao Cao shook his head and said to Cheng Yu, Xun You.
Cheng Yu didn't think much of it. Cao Cao also wanted to give up a chance because of Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao.
"If Liu Bei took Huang She's territory, then our King of Han would have an excuse to attack Jingzhou!" "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
Liu Bei wouldn't sit still and wait for death! With the Yangtze River as a natural barrier, the Yangzhou army wouldn't be able to enter Jingzhou in a short time! If Yi Ji successfully took control of Huang She's troops and took over Yizhou, then Liu Bei's wings would be strong. Cheng Yu asked doubtfully.
"Although Changtian is dangerous, don't forget that we can still enter Jingzhou through Nanyang County!" Xun You explained to Cao Cao and Cheng Yu.
"Nanyang County? How is that possible? Would the Cai Family and the Jian Family let Liu Mang's army go there? Wouldn't that be inviting a wolf into the house? " Cheng Yu denied. Although Liu Mang's songs about Yangzhou's new policies had grasped the hearts of many people, he had also hurt the hearts of many nobles.
Two of them were the most important. The first was the recruitment order. Wasn't this breaking the iron rice bowl of the nobles? You've already destroyed my rice bowl. Do you think those landowning households will give you any face? The second was the nationalization of land. All the nobles would have to sell their land according to the number of people. They couldn't sell their land and could only sell it to the government. This broke the roots of those landlords.
You have to know that in a small farming economy, the nobles are the big landlords. If you take away our land, isn't that the same as confiscating our property?
Those nobles who were now under Yangzhou's governance were only forced to do so. The situation was stronger than the person.
Therefore, when Sun Ce wanted to surrender to Yangzhou, Zhang Zhao chose to rebel. Unfortunately, he was unlucky and failed to kill Sun Ce.
The Cai Family and the Kuai Family were the two biggest families in Jingzhou. If the Yangzhou Army entered Nanyang County, it would be easy to invite them in but difficult to send them away. "After killing Liu Bei, the Cai Family and Jian Family would be merged into Yangzhou. Even if Liu Mang was Cai Mao's brother-in-law, Cai Mao wouldn't do so easily. After all, Yangzhou was the foundation of the nobles. "
"I don't know about the Cai Family, but it is possible for the Jian Family to do so!" Xun You told Kuai Ran about Liu Mang's actions in Jingzhou. After all, Kuai Ran and Liu Mang were brothers.
For the King of Han Liu Mang to be able to escape from the heavy encirclement of Jingzhou, it was unavoidable that the Si Clan's shadow was involved.
"One person is enough to accompany the army. Why did Cai Mao and Kuai Yue want to join in the fun?" Cao Cao finally understood.
The real winner is His Highness, the King of Han.
He used Liu Bei to stir up trouble and pave the way for him to enter Jingzhou. If he was lucky, he could even take Yizhou under his command.
"Don't even think about Liu Mang! My Lord, please send out the troops quickly and use that chess piece to catch Liu Mang off guard! Let him go for wool and come home shorn! " Cheng Yu cupped his fists at Cao Cao.
"Chess piece?" Xun You rolled his eyes. How could he not know about this chess piece? Usually, Cao Cao wouldn't hide anything from Xun You. However, Xun You couldn't help but feel a little gloomy.
Looking at Cheng Yu's confident expression, Xun You knew that this chess piece was important and might have a huge impact on the upcoming battle.
Xun You didn't say much. He knew what it meant to stop before going too far. He also knew that he was probably implicated by Xun Yu. However, Xun You's face was as calm as ever.
"No!" "However, Cao Cao stopped Cheng Yu.
"Hm?" Cheng Yu was stunned.
"Don't use that chess piece for now. It's not time yet!" Cao Cao shook his head and said to Cheng Yu.
"My lord, are you still worried about Feng Xiao's safety? There's no need for that. As long as we take down Yangzhou and Shouchun, my lord, you can naturally drink and chat with Feng Xiao in Shouchun! "Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao.
Cheng Yu thought that Cao Cao was worried about Guo Jia. However, that wasn't the main reason. Cheng Yu had said before that since Guo Jia was willing to give this chess piece, he would definitely leave a way out for himself. Although this prodigal son was usually unrestrained, he was still very reliable. A gentleman wouldn't stand under a collapsing wall.
It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao was still very assured about Guo Jia.
The reason why Cao Cao didn't use that chess piece was that in his opinion, King of Han Liu Mang was much easier to deal with than Liu Bei.
Because one was a villain and the other was a hypocrite.
A villain would definitely take revenge! Happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy were all displayed on the face. A hypocrite was like a poisonous snake. He might smile with you on the surface, but he might stab you in the back.
Right now, Liu Mang was a villain and Liu Bei was a hypocrite.
Cao Cao would rather have a duel with the real villains over there than fight with that hypocrite.
In other words, Cao Cao's hatred for Liu Bei was deeper than Liu Mang.
"My lord, if we give up this opportunity, once Yangzhou Liu Mang takes down Jingzhou and Yizhou, he will be able to fight against us! At that time, we will be like a tiger that has grown wings. It will be very difficult for us to take down this world! "Cheng Yu was still trying to persuade Cao Cao not to give up such a good opportunity.
Once they gave up and let the Yangzhou army take down Yizhou and Jingzhou, their strength would double for no reason. With Jingzhou's foundation and Yizhou's provisions, it was possible for the Yangzhou army to double in size.
"Zhongde, have you heard of this saying? Choose the lesser of two evils! Liu Mang is a villain. Although he has great power, his foundation is not stable. Not to mention, he has already offended the nobles! Even if I, Cao Cao, do not resist, those nobles will withdraw from Zhang Cao and Liu Cao to resist our King of Han. "Cao Cao saw through the essence of the matter.
Right now, Liu Mang was walking on the path of commerce. He valued merchants and encouraged the development of commerce. He wanted Yangzhou to develop from a small farming economy to a capital economy.
The end result of this was to eliminate the landlords and turn them into big factory owners and business owners. They would not be oppressed internally but expand outwards. In the past, the nobles only knew their own land and did not care about anything else. They only knew how to buy land, buy people, farm, and oppress the common people. But now, it was different. Their land was confiscated and belonged to the government. The government supported them to do business.
There were merchants who bought and sold, and there were also merchants who made products. If they wanted to make money, then they needed cheaper raw materials and lower the cost. They would naturally look for places with cheap raw materials. They did not dare to go overboard in Yangzhou, but it was different outside.
A better market, a better place to sell, such as Jiaozhou and Jingzhou. His products could not be compared to Yangzhou, so they naturally became the dumping ground.
Those local merchants could not sell their products, so they would naturally go bankrupt. In the end, the price of their raw materials would inevitably be lowered. They would wantonly buy these cheap raw materials, make them into finished products, and sell them, forming a vicious cycle. In this way, the local market could only be suppressed by those big factory owners in Yangzhou.
When they heard that Yangzhou was going to eliminate the landlords, those aristocratic families that had been passed down for decades or even hundreds of years naturally did not want to do it. Why should the land that their ancestors bought be taken away by you?
So, to boycott Liu Mang, these nobles were more concerned than Cao Cao.
On the other hand, Liu Bei was different. Liu Bei and Cao Cao were the same. They both relied on the nobles. If Cao Cao lost to Liu Mang, there might be Zhang Cao and Liu Cao to deal with Liu Mang.
If Cao Cao lost to Liu Bei, then those nobles would also support Liu Bei.
So, compared to the two sides, Liu Bei was the biggest threat. Cao Cao's eyes were shining.
If Liu Bei did not die, he would not be able to eat or sleep in peace.
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