"Now that the Western Liang Army has retreated to Western Liang, what else can Liu Bei do?"
Cao Cao was puzzled.
Bai Feng narrowed his eyes.
"First of all, Liu Bei's surname is Liu, which is the national surname. He calls himself the Imperial Uncle. You should know that the people of Jingzhou are loyal to the Han Dynasty."
"Secondly, the son of the previous owner of Jingzhou, Liu Biao, Liu Qi, is still in Liu Bei's hands!"
When he said this, all the nobles below the stage fell silent!
Liu Biao, Liu Jingsheng, had governed Jingzhou for many years!
Both the nobles and the people of Jingzhou respected Liu Jingsheng. Although Liu Jingsheng was dead, his son, Liu Qi, was still alive!
If Liu Qi appeared, it was hard to say whether he could easily win the hearts of the people.
Without the hearts of the people, it would be difficult to defend Jingzhou!
"Moreover, although Ma Teng has retreated, it doesn't mean that he won't help Liu Bei."
Just as the crowd was in an uproar, Bai Feng said calmly.
"Mr. Bai, this is just your guess, right?"
Suddenly, someone stood out and said coldly.
"Ma Teng used all the forces of Western Liang to besiege Xu Chang, but he had to retreat because of Liu Bei. He will definitely cut ties with Liu Bei. Why would he work with him again?"
Bai Feng glanced at the person who spoke. It was none other than Ding Yi, who was standing beside Cao Zhi.
Bai Feng couldn't help but sneer.
"Mr. Ding, are you so sure?"
"Then I would like to ask, is it you or me who caused Liu Bei and Ma Teng to break ties?"
"Do you think you know better than me whether they will work together?"
"This …"
Ding Yi was embarrassed when he heard this.
Yang Xiu chimed in.
"This has nothing to do with who did it, right?"
"Even if you are the one who tried to drive a wedge between the two of them, it is undeniable that Ma Teng will never work with a villain like Liu Bei again."
Bai Feng narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
"Do you think Ma Teng is a fool?"
"From the moment he agreed to join forces with Liu Bei to attack Xu Chang, there was no turning back!"
"He knew that the Prime Minister would definitely come to Western Liang because of this. How long would he be able to hold on? Half a year or a year? "
"Now he has no choice. He can only continue to work with Liu Bei. If he takes down Jingzhou, with Liu Bei's help, he can form a siege against our army. Only then can he protect Xiliang!"
Ding Yi's face was filled with anger when he heard this. He pondered for a moment before continuing.
"In that case, Mr. Bai, what if Liu Bei intends to fight for Jingzhou and Jiangdong and offends Sun Quan? Even if he takes Jingzhou, won't he be besieged on all sides?"
"Jingzhou is probably a hot potato for Liu Bei, right?"
Bai Feng sneered.
"It seems that Mr. Ding didn't read the urgent report carefully."
"The urgent report said that Zhou Yu led the army to attack Jingzhou. Did it say that Sun Quan instructed him to do so?"
Ding Yi said disdainfully.
"Isn't Zhou Yu's intention the same as Sun Quan's?"
Bai Feng immediately revealed a look of surprise.
"I always thought that the Lord's intention can represent the intention of the subject. How can the subject's intention be the Lord's?"
"According to Mr. Ding's words, isn't your intention the same as the Prime Minister's?"
"How is this possible?"
Ding Yi also realized that he had said something wrong. He quickly knelt down and slapped his mouth.
"Prime Minister, I definitely didn't mean that. I was just talking about the situation in Jiangdong!"
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice.
"I won't kill you because you've been assisting Zijian for many years."
"Take him away. He's not allowed to attend court in the future!"
"Zijian, you should also reflect on why your subordinate would say such a thing."
Cao Zhi was shocked when he heard this. He quickly cupped his hands and said,
"Father, I accept your punishment!"
Then, Cao Zhi looked at Bai Feng fiercely. The hatred in his eyes became more and more obvious.
Bai Feng didn't care at all.
Ding Yi was really stupid. He fell into the trap with just a little trick. Now, he even dragged his master down with him.
As for Cao Zhi's hostility towards him, Bai Feng couldn't be bothered to care about it.
Cao Zhi was indeed good at drinking and composing poems. However, he knew almost nothing about strategy and courage.
From the moment he showed hostility towards him at the recruitment fair, he was destined to be his enemy.
After Ding Yi was taken away, Cao Cao turned his face and smiled at Bai Feng.
"Mr. Bai, when you asked Zixiao to send people to shout, did you already predict that this would happen?"
Bai Feng cupped his hands and smiled.
"Everyone knows that Zhou Yu is overly conceited. This subject was indeed trying to anger Zhou Yu. However, the fact that Zhou Yu actually did such a disgraceful thing as a subject has somewhat exceeded my expectations."
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Mister, don't be modest.
"Mister, there's no need to be so humble. In that case, regardless of whether Zhou Yu succeeds or fails, Sun Quan will eliminate him."
"In that case, our army will have one less big enemy!"
"It's all thanks to Mister's great foresight."
Bai Feng shook his head and said, "You're too kind.
"Prime Minister, you flatter me. Zhou Yu has only himself to blame. He doesn't know how to be a minister."
Bai Feng actually wanted to use this matter to tell Cao Cao that he understood this principle. Although he was currently the one with great merit, he understood the way of a subject.
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction.
However, the officials who were left standing at the side didn't dare to speak at all!
They couldn't understand what the Prime Minister and Bai Feng were talking about.
Angering Zhou Yu?
Could it be that Zhou Yu's unauthorized deployment of troops was also Bai Feng's plan?
If that was the case, then Bai Feng was too scary!
Cao Cao smiled and said,
"Mr. Bai's meaning is very clear. Liu Bei is fully capable of fighting with Zhou Yu. When the time comes, let the snipe and the clam fight. For now, we should focus on pacifying Xiliang."
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu's expressions gradually became unsightly.
So, the two plans that they came up with weren't as good as Bai Feng's final decision?
"Prime Minister is right. Although Xiliang is difficult to attack, Ma Teng came to Xuchang and I found a fatal weakness."
"It seems that it won't be difficult to defeat the Xiliang army."
Bai Feng stood with his hands behind his back and said softly.
Cao Cao immediately patted Bai Feng's shoulder and said,
"Good courage!"
"Then I'll appoint you as the marshal for pacifying Xiliang. You'll lead 150,000 troops and set out immediately to pacify Xiliang."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Bai Feng was now the military counselor and was in charge of all the strategists. He also had the Tiger Seal in his hand. He was already in a high position.
Now, according to the Prime Minister, he actually wanted to give Bai Feng military power?
Was the Prime Minister crazy?
He valued a commoner so much and dared to be so assured?
Was this still the suspicious Cao Mengde that everyone knew?!
However, this was something that everyone understood.
Everyone clearly saw what happened to Ding Yi just now.
The Prime Minister didn't change. He just changed his attitude towards Bai Feng.
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