"Cough~"

On the main seat, Prime Minister Cao took out his pipe, lit it, took a puff, exhaled slowly, and his body relaxed a little.

"Hebei Yuan Shao is a shameless traitor who has repeatedly provoked the truth. The truth is preparing to go to war with Yuan Shao. What do you think?"

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, everyone in the hall was talking about it.

Yuan Shao of Hebei sat on the four prefectures of Ji, Qing, You, and Bing. He ran Hebei for six years and had millions of soldiers under his command. He was the most powerful and wealthy prince in the world.

Cao's army had only been established in Xudu for less than two years, with only 130,000 soldiers, no one at hand, and no food and fodder. Compared with Yuan Shao, who had strong soldiers and horses and deep foundations, he was more than one and a half points behind.

Even though Cao's army was five times as powerful as Hebei's Yuan Shao, how could he fight such a battle?

Many people think that if the two sides really fight, they should be prepared to run away in advance.

"Prime Minister, no!"

Among the civil servants, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Zhong Yao and others all stood up to remonstrate, saying that Yuan Shu in Yangzhou and Lu Bu in Xuzhou had not yet calmed down, and our army lacked food and grass. It was not a good time to fall out with Yuan Shao at this time. I hope the prime minister would be patient and be patient.

When the past has passed, you must not get angry and raise an army.

Hum~

Cao Cao snorted coldly, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and suddenly noticed that Guo Jia hadn't gotten up yet, "Fengxiao, why don't you persuade me?"

Guo Jia stood up leisurely and cupped his hands, "Prime Minister, my subordinates think that the Prime Minister is much more powerful than Yuan Shao and can win in any fight. It is also a good idea to start a war with Yuan Shao at this time. Everything is decided by the Prime Minister."

"Oh? Fengxiao, do you think that with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, you can defeat Yuan Shao, who has millions of soldiers?"

Cao Cao asked excitedly.

In fact, without any persuasion from his ministers, Cao Cao knew that his base was not as strong as Yuan Shao's, but he had just been disgusted by Yuan Shao and suffered a lot of mental damage.

What he needs at this time is support and comfort from his subordinates, not blows.

Guo Fengxiao's words immediately cheered him up.

"The prime minister is generous, but Gaozu's power is not as powerful as Xiang Yu. You know this, but Gaozu defeated Xiang Yu with strategy, so although Xiang Yu was strong, he was defeated in the end. Now compared with Yuan Shao, the prime minister has ten victories while Yuan Shao

There are ten defeats. Although Yuan Shao is strong, the prime minister is not unable to defeat Yuan Shao, but he will definitely be able to defeat Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia said leisurely.

"The truth is that there are ten victories? How come there are ten victories? Fengxiao, tell me, tell me, tell me!"

Prime Minister Cao asked excitedly.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and suddenly saw the fan in Xun You's hand. He took it over and fanned it while saying,

"First, Yuan Shao is very particular about ostentation and has many etiquettes, but the Prime Minister treats people naturally, which is why he is better than Yuan Shao in the way of life.

Second, as a minister, Yuan Shao would be treasonous if he raised an army to attack. However, Prime Minister, you respect the emperor and lead the world. This is morally superior to Yuan Shao.

Third, since Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling, government orders have been lax, but Yuan Shao has used laxity to make up for the laxity. Therefore, there is a lack of law and discipline, and orders cannot be issued. However, the prime minister uses severity to correct laxity, so that all officials, big and small, know to abide by the law and discipline. This

He is better than Yuan Shao in governance.

Fourth, Yuan Shao is generous on the surface but suspicious on the inside. He is suspicious of people and only trusts relatives and children. But Prime Minister, you are the same on the outside and don’t trust people. You only look at talents and don’t care about distance. This is better than Yuan Shao in terms of tolerance..."

Everyone listened with rapt attention, nodding or shaking their heads while listening.

Cao Xin had a strange look on his face as he listened. Was it at this time that the legendary theory of 'Ten Victories and Ten Defeats' was proposed? Wasn't it before the Battle of Guandu? Is this chicken soup for the soul really useful?

"Hahaha~"

Just when he was questioning Guo Jiabai Chicken Soup for the Soul, Cao Cao laughed heartily, walked to the hall in person, pulled Guo Fengxiao and laughed and said,

"What Fengxiao said was so good. The truth is not as good as what Fengxiao said. It's too much praise, too much praise. Come and give Fengxiao two jars of fine wine!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Guo Jia shouted loudly, beaming with joy, as if he had eaten bee dung.

"Haha, everyone, Fengxiao has won ten times and lost ten times. What do you think?"

Cao Cao raised his head and looked at the civil and military officials and asked.

"Guo Jiujiu's great talk!"

"Guo Jijiu said it well!"

Seeing that the prime minister agreed with this theory of "ten wins and ten losses," everyone quickly echoed.

"Prime Minister, Guo Fengxiao said it very well. Our army will definitely win if we attack Yuan Shao. The last general is willing to be the vanguard and lead five thousand troops to attack Yuan Shao in Hebei."

Cao Xin stood up and said.

"Prime Minister, the last general is also willing to be the vanguard and lead five thousand troops to attack Yuan Shao, Hebei."

Cao Hong also stood up and said loudly.

"Prime Minister!"

Cao Ren, Xu Huang, Xia Houyuan and other generals also stood up and expressed their willingness to be the vanguard and share the Prime Minister's worries.

"this...."

Cao Cao and the counselors looked at the generals speechlessly. Everyone said that just now, and they were just talking to each other for a while. Why do these generals take it seriously? Can they really win? They are all dumbfounded.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "Fengxiao, if we attack Yuan Shao now, is there any chance of winning?"

"Prime Minister, Lu Bu is Yuan Shao's minion. If the Prime Minister attacks Yuan Shao, Lu Bu will definitely attack our army from behind. Prime Minister, it is better to attack Lu Bu first and cut off Yuan Shao's minions."

Guo Fengxiao's meaning is very simple. Lu Bu is Yuan Shao's accomplice. If you beat Lu Bu, you will beat Yuan Shao. What's the difference?

This also gave Cao Cao a step down. After all, Cao Cao had just clamored to fight Yuan Shao, but turned around and said he would not fight. That would be too shameless.

Everyone secretly sighed, this drunkard really knows how to talk.

"Haha, Fengxiao is right. Let's give Fengxiao a nice bottle of wine."

Cao Cao laughed and said.

"Thank you, Prime Minister!"

Guo Fengxiao jumped up with joy. According to this rhythm, Guo Fengxiao will still be short of wine in the future? Will he need to look at Cao Ziyu's face to ask for wine? No need at all!

All the civil servants also breathed a sigh of relief and thought it would be good to continue beating Lu Bu.

Fighting Lu Bu is a small project and easy to complete.

However, Hebei Yuan Shao is too powerful and far away. It is a big project. At this time, fighting Yuan Shao will require overtime work, and even the New Year will not be good.

Cao Xin curled his lips, since there is no war, why beat the drums to gather the generals, and play with the princes with beacon fire?

"Ziyu!"

When the meeting was about to end, Cao Cao called out to Cao Xin.

"Prime Minister! Is something wrong?"

Cao Xin asked.

"Ziyu, you are the prefect of Nanyang. After the New Year, you will return to Nanyang to take charge. You can manage the place and pacify the bandits. Don't easily start a war with the surrounding princes, and don't use weapons lightly. Our army does not have much food and grass."

Cao Cao said seriously.

"??"

Cao Xin was stunned for a moment, "Prime Minister, you won't fight Lu Bu next year?"

"Ahem, Ziyu, Lu Bu is already a trapped beast. You can destroy him without you showing up. Just sit in Nanyang and don't worry about the rest."

Cao Cao said with a dark face.

Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia and others had different expressions. Originally they thought the Prime Minister was relieved and did not take Yuan Shao's alienation plan to heart, but now it seems that the Prime Minister did not.

Cao Xin looked at Cao Cao and then at the counselors. Can anyone tell me what happened? Why did the prime minister suddenly ask this general to return to Nanyang?

"Prime Minister!"

Xun Yu took a step forward and said, "The lower official received news that Qiao Rui, the prefect of Lujiang, and Sun Wentai were old acquaintances. He also admired Sun Ce very much, wanted to marry Sun Ce, and switched to Sun Ce's service. In addition, Liu Yao, the prefect of Kuaiji, is seriously ill and will die soon."

, once Liu Yao dies of illness, changes will inevitably occur in Yangzhou.

Sun Ce already has Kuaiji County, Danyang County, Luling County, and Wu County, and his strength far exceeds that of Yuan Shu. If Sun Ce annexes the two counties of Lujiang and Yuzhang, his power will inevitably grow further. And General Yuan Rang gets along with the prefect Yang Hong.

They are not harmonious. With the strength of the two of them, they can only save Huainan County. They want to intervene in the affairs of Lujiang and Yuzhang, but they are unable to do so."

Cao Cao frowned and looked at Cao Xin helplessly,

"Ziyu, you are General Pingnan, and the affairs in Yangzhou are also your business. Then you go to Yangzhou and take charge of it to ensure the stability of Huainan and Lujiang counties. Don't worry about other things. Don't start a war with the surrounding princes easily, and don't take it lightly.

If we use swords and soldiers, our army will not have much food and grass."

These words were much the same as before. Cao Xin frowned as he heard this. What on earth is going on? What is Cao Cao going to do?

"Ziyu? Ziyu? Bastard, if I ask you the truth, why are you distracted?"

Cao Cao asked dissatisfied.

Cao Xin shook his head and said, "Prime Minister, since you came back from Huainan, you have mentioned more than once that you will be the vanguard to attack Lu Bu, but today you will go to Nanyang for a while, and you will go to Lujiang for a while.

The general is a little dizzy, Prime Minister, I would like to ask, why is this?"
To be continued...