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

Chapter 81 Liu Bei's Sigh (22 added for Aoaoaoaoaoao)

"Actually, we all know that Cheng Yu is a mad dog."

This is the evaluation from Xiahou Dun.

It was getting cold now. In the thin mist, the blood-like morning sun slowly crawled out from the clouds. The golden light woke up the tired soldiers one by one, but more people never woke up. The plasma on their bodies It has been frozen into ice slag, and this vast wilderness is full of walking corpses.

Wails and cries sounded in everyone's ears from time to time.

Xiahou Dun did not stop him - the deputy commander of Cao Jun knew that now was not the time to strictly enforce military discipline. After experiencing this defeat, everyone in Cao Jun needed a chance to vent their emotions.

Including himself and Xu Shu.

Now, Xiahou Dun and Xu Shu stood facing the rising sun, looking at the scene in front of them, and began to chat.

Although the two chatted casually, they both knew in their hearts that this conversation was very important.

Xiahou Dun was a down-to-earth man. He was too lazy to use polite words and said directly:
"Yuan Zhi saved us and Zi Xiu this time. His contribution is so great that I'm afraid Yuan Zhi won't see the ordinary reward.

Tell me clearly, what does Yuan Zhi want?
Even if Yuan Zhi wants to make two thousand stones, I will definitely help Yuan Zhi get it! "

Cao Ang didn't dare to say such a thing, but Xiahou Dun did.

Because Xiahou Dun was the deputy commander-in-chief of Cao's army, he was an important figure second only to Cao Cao. Moreover, he was a generous and kind-hearted person and had a high reputation among Cao's army.

He felt that it was too difficult for him because he had not given Xu Shu any soldiers before, and a mad dog like Cheng Yu kept adding trouble to Xu Shu.

Now that he has made such a great contribution, if he doesn't win over him, he will be in trouble again.

Xiahou Dun made up his mind that if there was really no governor who could serve Xu Shu, he would give up his own governor of Dongjun. He must not treat this person badly.

Xu Shuhan smiled and said:
"Brother Xiahou said this, then Xu will regard Brother Xiahou as one of his own - I will be the Prime Minister of Dongping."

"Ah?"

Xu Shu said calmly:

"I lead the mountains and rivers of Liang and all the princes to live and die together. If I don't serve as the prime minister of Dongping and stay in Liangshan, how can Paoze feel at ease?"

Uh……

Liangshan is in Dongping.

This is where Xu Shu made his fortune and raised his family. If Xu Shu grew stronger there in the future, it would be unjustifiable not to give him the chancellor Dongping.

But now it's embarrassing.

Cao Cao's current territory includes most of Dongjun, the entire Dongping Kingdom, a small half of Jiyin County, a small half of Jibei Kingdom, and nothing else.

The rest of the territory was under Lu Bu's rule, or it was cut off by Lu Bu and Cao Cao was unable to take over. It was really not easy to place Xu Shu, who had great achievements, in such a small area.

"Mr. Cheng Fu saved us before." Xiahou Dun blushed and murmured, "Please Yuan Zhi... cough, please don't be upset with Yuan Zhi."

Zhang Miao's Rebellion, if it weren't for Cheng Yu, Cao Cao would have killed his entire family.

It's not an exaggeration.

Because of this merit, his official position is now equal to that of Xiahou Dun. If he demoted Cheng Yu for promoting Xu Shu, he would really be digging into the roots of Cao's army, which Xiahou Dun could not do.

Seeing Xiahou Dun's embarrassed look, Xu Shu knew in his heart that there would definitely be no problem this time——

When he was traveling in the world, Xu Shu's teacher taught him how to negotiate conditions with others.

Everyone likes compromise, and big shots especially like compromise and balance to save face.

If you first make a request that they will definitely not be able to do, and then lower the request, they will definitely satisfy you quickly, and they will also feel that you have taken the overall situation into consideration and have been wronged——

Oh, provided they want something from you.

Without this premise, you would have been beaten to death if you made any outrageous demands.

Of course Xu Shu knew that he could not be the prime minister of Dongping, so he deliberately brought this up to embarrass Xiahou Dun. At this moment, Xiahou Dun begged him to change his request. Xu Shu pretended to be thoughtful and smiled;
"In that case, I will listen to General Xiahou - Taishan Taishou, how about that?"

The title was a university question. Previously, Xu Shu called Xiahou Dun "Brother Xiahou", as if he was very familiar with him. Now he calls him "General Xiahou", clearly showing that he is doing business in a business-like manner.

Xiahou Dun knew that Xu Shu would turn against him if he continued to deny permission, so he immediately said:

“Okay, it’s Taishan Taishou!
It's just... I'm just afraid of wronging Yuan Zhi! "

Taishan County is mountainous and not a wealthy place to begin with. It is located at the junction of Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou. When the Yellow Turbans in these three states were in trouble, they all revolved around him, which is enough to explain the problem.

Now neither Cao Cao nor Lu Bu has invested force there.

Firstly, it is not the main battlefield where the two armies are fighting, and seizing it will undoubtedly divert their limited troops and food.

The second is...

Not far to the east of Taishan County is Langye. A group of strongmen known as the "Taishan Bandits" are stationed in Kaiyang County of Langye.

This group of strong men were all regular troops under Tao Qian back then, and they were extremely powerful in combat.

You just need to stay far away from them. If you get closer and make them feel threatened, do you think they will find a way to go home more often?
If Xu Shu was willing to go, Xiahou Dun would definitely agree, but even Xiahou Dun would feel bad about doing this.

"Yuan Zhi has thought clearly. If he goes to Mount Tai, he will be isolated and helpless, and surrounded by powerful enemies. If he encounters powerful enemies, it will be difficult for our army to rescue him."

Xiahou Dun felt outrageous as soon as these words came out of his mouth.Xu Shu had never used Cao's army to rescue him along the way. His ability was comparable to that of Cao Cao when he first entered Yanzhou, so he might not be able to gain a foothold in Mount Tai.

Xu Shu smiled and said:
“That’s the best place for me.

Xu Shu was born as a knight-errant, so it was difficult for him to talk to the nobles, so he had to go to the land of Mount Tai to make use of his skills.

Now that Lu Bu is defeated, it is necessary to win over Zang Ba. I will go to Mount Tai to guard first. If Zang Ba comes, I will stop this thief for Cao Gong. Wouldn't it be beautiful? "

"Ah?" Xiahou Dun was still immersed in the sadness of being beaten so hard by Lu Bu that he couldn't find Bei. He didn't expect that Xu Shu had already arrived here!

Not bad!

After Lu Bu's defeat this time, it will be difficult to recover for a while, and he will inevitably enter a stalemate with Cao Cao.

Even if Lu Bu has a human head and a pig's head, Chen Gong will never let go of this opportunity.

Anyway, Lu Bu was also severely weakened. It was completely reasonable for Chen Gong to introduce Zang Ba again. As long as Zang Ba crossed his hometown of Taishan, he could directly attack Dongping and Jibei, Cao Cao's rear areas, forcing Cao Cao to divide his troops.

Xiahou Dun looked around and saw that everyone in the army was wounded. The losses in this battle were so heavy that if he divided his troops again at Mount Tai, it would definitely drive Cao Cao crazy.

Fortunately, there is Xu Shu, fortunately there is Xu Shu...

Thinking of this, Xiahou Dun felt that he had treated Xu Shu even more badly.

"Yuanzhi, cough, I won't say more.

From now on, don't call me General Xiahou anymore. Just call me brother.

Whoever dares to embarrass you again, just say we are brothers!As a brother, I always help relatives and help with family affairs. Even if Mengde makes things difficult for you, I will not spare him! "

Xu Shu looked at Xiahou Dun's solemn expression and thought to himself that General Xiahou must not have expected that it was him who I actually wanted to kidnap in the original plan.

Well, when Xu Shu first drew up his plan, he never thought that Cao Ang would come to Linqiu.

He believed that after he made great achievements, the person Cao Cao sent to appease him was either Xun Yu, a famous scholar with great reputation, or Xiahou Dun. Only these two had the prestige and face to mediate the conflict between Xu Shu and Cheng Yu, and no matter who of the two was involved, Linqiu and Cheng Yu both had to come to the rescue.

Moreover, Xiahou Dun had the experience of being kidnapped, which shows that it is not difficult to kidnap him...

Now, after going round and round, he has become the prefect of Mount Tai, and has become close to a prince.

In Mount Tai, he was able to get in touch with Lu Bu and Zang Ba. As the prefect of Mount Tai, he could finally have a good chat with them on an equal footing.

"Spring is coming soon!" Xu Shu sighed with emotion.

Xiahou Dun also sighed:

"Who says it's not the case? He passed away like a man, and it happened in a hurry.

This spring, I and Meng De jointly conquered Tao Qian, captured the East China Sea, and killed the Si River until it stopped flowing.

Next spring, with a strong general like Yuan Zhi, we will defeat Lu Bu. Then we will conquer Xuzhou again, and we will definitely shock the world. "

Surabaya water does not flow...

Xu Shu could already control his expression very well, but thinking about the cruel and bloody scene, he still couldn't help but change his color.

None of the generals in Cao's army were taboo about this matter, and they even boasted about it as their own military achievements, which made Xu Shu feel a little uncomfortable.

By the way, Xuzhou.

He looked south and said to himself;
"I wonder how Liu Bei is doing in Xuzhou now?"

·
Xuzhou, Xiapi.

A light snow had been falling for three days, and the light gray sky was very depressing.

Outside the courtyard of Xuzhou Mu's mansion, a tall man with a square face and big ears was looking up at the gray sky in a daze, completely ignoring that his head and shoulders were already covered with snowflakes.

This person is Liu Bei, who is 34 years old this year.

At this moment, Liu Bei was facing a major choice in his life.

Just two days ago, Tao Qian, the shepherd of Xuzhou, died of illness. Before Tao Qian died, he asked Mi Zhu to welcome Liu Bei to take over Xuzhou. Liu Bei's friend Chen Deng tried his best to persuade Liu Bei, but he hesitated at this moment.

Today’s Xuzhou is no longer the paradise it was a few years ago.

Tao Qian and Cao Cao failed in several battles one after another, and they were no longer able to control the northern part of Xuzhou. Even Chang Xi, under Zang Ba, was able to take advantage of the situation and fight his way to Pengcheng. Not to mention that the people's livelihood here was poor and difficult, and there were forces like Yuan Shu around him who were eyeing him. Inside Xuzhou, There are also many people who are ambitious and want to occupy this place.

If Liu Bei takes over Xuzhou, the benefits are obvious, but the disadvantages are also very obvious.

Yuan Shu will definitely come to fight for Xuzhou. If Cao Cao and Lu Bu come back to decide the winner, can I withstand it?

The state animal husbandry has the responsibility to protect the land. If I can't even do this, how can I have the face to take over such an important responsibility?
Liu Bei looked up at the gray sky and couldn't help but feel upset.

He has experienced hundreds of battles and is highly skilled in martial arts, and his second and third brothers are rare warriors in the world. However, the chaos in the world has far exceeded their imagination. It is unlikely that this physical force alone can help the Han Dynasty and realize their ambitions.

If only there was a mastermind who could help me.

If there are really talented people who come to invest, I will treat them wholeheartedly and live up to my expectations in this life!

(End of this chapter)