Qiao County.

"Lord, this is the latest battle report in Yizhou!"

Xun Yu said to Cao Cao who was lying on the bed with a document. At this moment, Cao Cao looked sick and was tied firmly with a cloth strap on his head. Cao Cao was sick again.

"You read it."

Cao Pi, who was serving on the side, was about to take the document, but Cao Cao waved his hand with his eyes closed and asked Xun Yu to report directly.

"Lu Bu has attacked Chengdu, Liu Zhang hangs himself, Yizhou is under Lu Bu's control, and recently Lu Bu has solved a total of 60,000 troops in the two groups of Yizhou. Now Lu Bu has led his troops south to deal with the southern barbarians..."

Xun Yu put down his documents and reported to Cao Cao that every word he said made the people present look gloomy. The speed of the war in Yizhou exceeded their expectations. He originally thought that the war that would end at least the end of the year would end in summer.

"Lu Bu is getting stronger."

Cao Cao opened his mouth with his eyes closed.

"Lord, you can no longer sit idly by and watch Lu Bu develop!"

Cheng Yu said, if Lu Bu continues to develop, they will be even less of their opponents.

"Lu Bu brought only 30,000 troops to Yizhou, Yizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou garrisons were not mobilized at all, and he did not forget our existence."

Xun Yu reminded Cheng Yu that if it were possible, he would have proposed to launch an attack long ago.

"Lord, didn't Yang Song present a map? Why would the army be better from Jingzhou to Yizhou and where would they fight Lu Bu?"

Chen Qun suggested to arrive.

When Cao Pi heard Chen Qun's words, he hurriedly took a map from the desk next to him and prepared to present it to Cao Cao.

"Yizhou is too far away, this map has no meaning. Now that Lu Bu is personally supervising Yizhou, who can be his opponent if you go?"

Cao Cao closed his eyes and shook his head. His current physical condition was not enough to fight with Lu Bu in person, and who of his soldiers could really fight with Lu Bu?

Cao Cao's words made everyone silent, and they could not worry about it and made them feel ashamed.

"Yang Song hasn't left yet?"

Cao Cao opened his eyes and looked at Xun Yu and asked.

"Yang Song is still in Qiao County!"

Xun Yu replied.

"Pi'er, give the map to Yang Song, and tell Yang Song about the situation in Yizhou, and let him go to Jiangdong!"

Cao Cao looked at Cao Pi holding the map next to him and said.

"Father, are you trying to cause trouble?"

Cao Pi was stunned, and then immediately thought of something.

"Yes, it should be Sun Quan who was threatened by Yizhou. Sun Quan has always thought of hiding in Jiangdong, thinking that we would stand in front of him, but now Lu Bu can go down the river and kill directly to Jiangdong."

Cao Cao said with a smile.

"Lord, there is one more thing. Now that Liu Bei is in Ba County, he wanted to take the opportunity to rob Ba County, but he was trapped in Ba County by Lu Bu's subordinates."

Xun Yu gave another news.

"Is Liu Bei also involved?"

Cao Cao was a little surprised.

"Lord, Liu Bei is now entrenched in Jingnan, and he has a faint intention of attacking Jingbei."

Guo Jia said that he is now the governor of Jingzhou. He thought that Liu Cong was young and he was currently dealing with the affairs of Jingzhou.

"Liu Bei is a hero, and he is still persisting."

Cao Cao said with some emotion.

"Lord, should you contact Liu Bei to deal with Lu Bu together? Although Liu Bei is weak, he is a force after all."

Cheng Yu said, "If the forces below have been almost integrated today, after Lu Bu occupied Yizhou, only Cao Cao, Sun Quan and Liu Bei were left in the world.

"I originally advocated giving Liu Bei the identity of the royal family. Now that Liu Bei rescued Liu Zhang, the battle with Lu Bu is a way to share the country's worries. It's time to give them a reward."

Cao Cao thought about it and said.

“Reward?”

Cao Pi looked puzzled when he heard this.

"As a royal family, why would Liu Bei be named a marquis of Wuling?"

Cao Cao looked at everyone and said, everyone's faces were full of thought. Marquis Wuling was a very high reward. Wuling is a county, and it should be a fief of a king.

"The lord's plan is very good. Giving Liu Bei a marquis can ease his relationship with us, prevent him from attacking Nanjun, and also allow him to guard Wuling County and guard against Lu Bu Shunjiang entering Jingzhou."

Guo Jia immediately understood what Cao Cao meant and said with a tribute.

"The lord is wise!"

Only then did everyone react and salute.

"This year's autumn harvest must be arranged!"

Cao Cao said the last thing to Xun Yu and waved his hand to let everyone go.

"Mr. Zhongda, my father will grant Liu Bei a title of marquis today and give him a fief of a county."

Cao Pi, who returned to the mansion, immediately went to see Sima Yi, wanting to see Sima Yi's opinion.

"The Prime Minister is indeed a good plan!"

Sima Yi said with a calm expression after hearing this.

"Mr. Zhongda said that he could let Liu Bei guard Lu Bu's offensive for us?"

Cao Pi asked.

"This is one aspect. Does Mr. Pi know what Liu Bei wants most?"

Sima Yi looked at Cao Pi and asked.

"I heard that I wanted to revive the Han Dynasty like Emperor Guangwu!"

Cao Pi thought about it and said that he didn't know much about Liu Bei, but he still knew a little.

"It is true that Zhongxing Han Dynasty is revived, but how Zhongxing is a problem. Now Emperor Xian is still in Xuchang. What Han Dynasty is Liu Bei revived in Jingnan? What Liu Bei wants is to be the emperor. He is originally a surname of Liu. He can only find excuses to be the king when something happens to Liu Xie, and then prepare for the emperor. The fief of a county is a prelude to be the king."

Sima Yi shook his head and said.

"Mr. Zhongda, do you think my father knows this?"

When Cao Pi heard this, he realized that his understanding was too simple. A simple command from his father actually hid so many meanings.

"Of course the Prime Minister knows that those scholars should have guessed some of them, but they just didn't point them out."

Sima Yi nodded.

"Father wants Liu Bei to completely meet Lu Bu!"

Cao Pi thought of a possibility that Liu Bei would definitely accept the reward from Marquis of Wuling, and the merit needed to become Marquis of Wuling, could only be found from Lu Bu, at least he had to fight Lu Bu in a bloody battle and win.

"This is the prime minister's cleverness. He gave Liu Bei a king's territory, but only gave him the title of marquis, which made Liu Bei unable to refuse and could only passively accept it."

Sima Yi said with both hands to fix his clothes.

"Then what should I do?"

Cao Pi asked hurriedly.

"Prime Minister! Didn't you let Mr. Pi cause trouble to the east? Mr. Pi can hold a banquet in the mansion today to entertain Yang Song and tell Yang Song about the matter."

Sima Yi helped Cao Pi to come up with ideas.

"Do you have to be in the mansion? I can go to the inn."

Cao Pi was a little worried. Yang Song was very sensitive. Yizhou had been occupied by Lu Bu. It would be doubtful to invite people from Yizhou at this time. After all, it is hard to say who Yang Song is now.

"Young Master Pi doesn't have to worry. The Prime Minister asked Youth Master Pi to do it. Youth Master Pi will do it boldly. Yang Song and Lu Bu have nothing to do with you, so don't worry about being used as an excuse for attack."
Chapter completed!