I am not a counselor, I am trying to survive in the late Han Dynasty

Chapter 45 Is this a loyal minister?

It's over, brother!
Wen Ji kept winking at Xu Shu from the side, and the sweat on his forehead kept flowing down.

He was burning inside, secretly thinking Yuan Zhi, Yuan Zhi, aren't you usually very good at talking? Where have you been who tricked Li Zheng before?

Cao Ang didn't mean to give in. Wouldn't it be better for you to agree first and then gradually make meritorious service and then get promoted? Why are you constantly giving in?

Even if you give in, why are you still accusing me?
No matter how good-tempered the eldest son is, if you refuse to accept the reward at all and say that he is overstepping your bounds, you will be angry.

Cao Ang looked into Xu Shu's eyes, eager to see some flaws in Xu Shu's eyes.

But now Xu Shu is no longer the Xu Shu who was casually deceived by Mr. Ai and ran to Yanzhou. His youthful travels and the humiliation of these days have made him almost flawless. The subtle words and righteousness that Cao Ang learned from books are completely lost in front of Xu Shu. It was difficult to perform, so his arms trembled a few times unconsciously, and he tightened the fox fur around his body.

It is rare to see this ranger have such a big heart.

Cao Cao's reputation suffered a heavy blow after he killed Bian Rang. There were very few people who were willing to defect to Cao Cao and Lu Bu when the winner was not decided. There were very few capable and moral people like Xu Shu. This made While Cao Ang was happy, he gradually understood Cheng Yu's worries.

A person who is not afraid of anything and is simply a knight. Would such a person join our army?

"Dare you ask Yuan Zhi about your inner ambition?" he asked expressionlessly.

People have to ask for something. It is impossible for someone to truly have no desires or desires. If he truly has no desires or desires, it can only mean that the person is lying.

Xu Shu showed a hint of pride on his face and looked at Cao Ang calmly.

Wen Ji sweated, thinking that Xu Shu would shout a slogan that everyone knew, like "helping the Han Dynasty", but Xu Shu smiled and said:
"What I want is to travel to all the princes for Cao Gong and put an end to the troubled times."

"Ah?" This answer was something Cao Ang never expected.

To put an end to the troubled times for Cao Cao?
To be honest, Cao Cao now doesn't think he has this ability.

And doesn’t it mean at least having an official position?

Xu Shu smiled and said:
"The methods of using troops are ever-changing, and Xu Shu's use of troops is very unusual.

If he suddenly takes up a high position this time, I'm afraid that all the princes will not accept it, but it will damage Duke Cao's reputation.

Yanzhou is currently in turmoil, and Lu Bu and Zang Ba are eyeing him. For Duke Cao's sake, it is really inappropriate to confer an official to Xu Shu today. It won't be too late to confer an official to Xu Shu after Lu Bu is defeated! "

Cao Ang was startled, and then a look of emotion appeared on his face.

Two years ago, Cao Cao held eight commanderies in his hands, and he could grant official positions as he pleased.

But now that he was beaten like this by Lu Bu, his so-called official titles were greatly reduced, and the few high-quality officials and titles still wanted to win over more valuable people.

It would undoubtedly be difficult to reward Xu Shu for his merits if he were granted the title of Captain or Commander-in-Chief, but if Cao Cao could not afford to grant him the title of Prime Minister or Prefect, the county magistrate would not be able to do enough and would have to win over people who were reluctant to follow him - don't Not to mention, Xun Yu has been a Sima for how long and has never moved.

Xu Shu would rather give up the reward in front of him temporarily and take advantage of this winter to make further contributions. This fiery temperament was greatly appreciated by Cao Ang.

Cao Ang forgot that he was still pretending to be reserved. He slapped his thigh suddenly and said excitedly:

"Cao Ang admires Yuan Zhi, a scholar of the country!"

As the saying goes, a sight is better than a hundred hearings. Xu Shu's killing of Xu Si was something everyone found strange. Of course, Cao Ang also wanted to see if this guy was really capable.

During the short chat with Xu Shu, he had already deeply felt Xu Shu's virtue and magnanimity, coupled with this person's ability...

Hey, comparisons between people are so irritating. Why do you just look down on such a person, Cheng Yu, and make Yingjie suffer such injustice? It is really sad.

He originally wanted to observe Xu Shu's true ability again, but now he couldn't hide it anymore, so he simply didn't bother to pretend, and just cheered:
"Yuan Zhi is a talented person, I am willing to make more contributions with Yuan Zhi.

Drink Lu Bu's blood this winter, and you will never withdraw your troops if you are victorious! "

Cao Ang is the son of Cao Cao. Even though he has a meek temper, he still has a young passion for making achievements in his heart, and he can't wait to do some great things for the world.

On this difficult winter day, Cao's army was constantly deserting and the atmosphere was desolate. The atmosphere of depression and decline had made him unbearable. He would rather follow Xu Shu to make contributions together.

Thinking of this, Cao Ang asked excitedly:

"Where Yuan Zhi will go from now on, I would like to make some plans for Yuan Zhi." Xu Shu smiled slightly and said confidently;

"I'm going to send my troops to Juye to take Xue Lan's head!"

Cao Ang:  …

People are not enough to swallow elephants.

Cao Ang originally thought that Xu Shu's craziest plan was to continuously move south around the city of Linqiu to harass Xu Shu's army in Chengyang and Chengshi. If the situation was not right, he would retreat to Juancheng.

But Xu Shu’s target actually chose...

Juye? ?
Juye is to the east of Chengshi, very close to Shanyang, Lu Bu's lair.

If we attack from the road, we have to pass through a large area occupied by Lu Bu's army. How can we ensure the supply of food and grass?

If you can defeat them all and escape unscathed, wouldn't it be equivalent to picking off the entire Lu Bu army?

No matter how stupid Lu Bu is, he will risk his life to fight with you.

"This, how to fight this?" Cao Ang was dumbfounded.

He's hot-blooded, but not a fool.

Xu Shu smiled and said:
"Xu Shu always takes risks when using troops and does not like to disclose his military affairs.

Don't worry, we will only lead our headquarters and will never embarrass the eldest son. "

Cao Ang: ? ? ?
"Headquarters? How many people are there in Yuanzhi's headquarters?"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly and said:
"There used to be three hundred warriors. When we attacked Chengshi, we suffered a lot of losses and only had two hundred warriors left to fight.

I don’t ask for a reward from Duke Cao, but do you want to give these sons some acres so that they can continue to fight for Duke Cao? "

"Two hundred people? This, this is too few? At least we can recruit five or six hundred troops before we can fight.

Also, you really can’t tell me that you know Yuan Zhi’s tactics? "

Xu Shu shook his head and said:
"Xu's military deployment is ever-changing. He told the eldest son in advance and then adapted accordingly. The eldest son is afraid that he will be blamed again, so it's better not to tell him!"

Xu Shu was not deliberately trying to be mysterious, nor was he really worried that Cao Ang would blame him. He wanted Cao Jun to get used to his "requests" and gradually accept them.

If Xu Shu's plan goes well, Cao Cao will be in a long stalemate with Lu Bu.

When Cao Cao feels that Xu Shu's strategy of leading an army alone is useful, he will give Xu Shu greater autonomy. He can use the name of Cao Jun and eat Cao Jun's military supplies to slowly develop his own territory and troops.

after that……

We'll talk about the rest later. Just survive first and everything in the future can be solved one by one.

Xu Shu's nagging was indeed quite annoying, but Cao Ang then thought about it and thought that it was normal for capable people to have a temper.

Besides, Cao Jun can't get any other benefits. He doesn't want anything now. He even grabbed the military rations and killed enemies for the Cao family in vain. You have nothing to do and ask questions. It's good if he doesn't get angry. What do I want to tell you?
Cao Ang felt very guilty, thinking that if Cheng Yu hadn't been jealous of talents, Xu Yuanzhi wouldn't have had to show off his reputation in such a way.

Every time we take risks, if something goes wrong, our Cao family will really lose a loyal minister.

"Thank you Yuan Zhi." Cao Ang thought for a long time before saying, "Ang thought that attacking Juye would be very risky.

Why don’t we take advantage of the heavy snow to stop the troops? I’ll write a letter to beg..."

Xu Shu waved his hand to stop Cao Ang from continuing.

“It’s for the sake of the young master, so don’t get involved.

Let me, Xu Shu, bear the grievances alone! "

(End of this chapter)