Chapter 384 Cao Mengde's Ambition

Jia Xu accused Kong Rong in front of Cao Cao, completely from Cao Cao's point of view, which had nothing to do with his interests. People like Jia Xu can accuse others in front of Cao Cao for a long time, which shows his loyalty to Cao Cao. Jia Xu rarely accuses people, because he believes that living people are almost the same, but just joy, anger, sorrow and joy, just a life and death. You stand at the height of morality and accuse others. Before long, you will become that kind of person and make such mistakes. Why? What's the pain? If there is a conflict of interest that can determine the struggle of life and death, then the eight immortals will cross the sea and show their magical powers...

Adhering to the principle of justice, Jia Xu hardly interacts with powerful people, even if various ideas and interests are the same. Cao Cao also knows that this kind of person can blame others in front of himself, which means that this kind of person is completely convinced of himself, from the moral level to living habits...

Cao Cao smiled and nodded to Jia Xu, and said softly, "Mr. Jia, according to the detailed return of all parties, at this time, only Sun Hao of Jiangdong took the chicken feathers as an arrow and completely executed the will of Emperor Xian... In fact, Sun Hao is just pretending to borrow the emperor's holy edict. In fact, he erected his own authority and forced It's just a withdrawal of Sun Quan! ...These, to be honest, Meng De didn't care. Meng De was just confused: Who gave Xiandi this bad idea? Do you want to change the situation of heroes and princes competing for hegemony with a holy edict?"

Jia Xu met Cao Cao's doubtful eyes and said affirmatively, "King of Wei, I guess that it is the father of the queen today, Fu Wan, and several old ministers with rotten ideas, who gave this naive plan for the emperor!"

"Oh, maybe that's the truth of the matter, right?!" Cao Cao nodded with it, and then he asked Jia Xu, "Mr. Jia, why did Ma Teng from Liangzhou volunteer to come to Luoyang? Why did he take the initiative to stay in Luoyang?

Liangzhou Ma Teng used to be the backbone of the Xiliang Legion. As the core figure of the Xiliang Legion, Jia Xu certainly understands Ma Teng's temper and temperament. He brushed his beard, squinted his eyes and said to Cao Cao Cao, "King of Wei, Ma Teng is an extraordinary person. He is loyal and good-hearted. At the beginning, even in the face of the domineering and domineering Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng dared to argue and not get along with Dong Zhuo's generation. Now, Ma Teng volunteered to come to Luoyang and stayed in Luoyang. He made it clear to Emperor Xian and the King of Wei that Liangzhou is no longer Liangzhou under the rule of Dong Zhuo before, and Liangzhou will not fight against the imperial court... Ma Teng fully guarantees it as a 'zor'!"

"Ha ha, well, Mr. Jia, your statement affirms Meng De's understanding of Ma Teng!" Cao Cao also brushed his beard and said happily, "In this way, the materially poor Liangzhou can still obtain urgently needed materials from the Central Plains... Ma Teng still attaches great importance to the well-being of the hundreds of hundreds of thousands of people in Liangzhou."

"Love the people like a son, and it has always been Ma Teng's conduct! Ma Teng takes full care of the people under his jurisdiction!" Jia Xu praised from the bottom of his heart. Then, he said worriedly, "People don't hurt tigers, tigers hurt people's hearts. Han Sui, who is also a big clan in Liangzhou, may not sincerely agree with Ma Teng's concept... King Wei, dares to make a bold prediction: if Liangzhou wants to be truly stable, it must experience a catastrophe. One mountain can't tolerate two tigers. Only when one tiger dies can Liangzhou really stabilize!"

Liangzhou is Cao Cao's blind spot, and his understanding of Liangzhou only rests on Dong Zhuo. His focus is only on the two banks of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yellow River. He knows the local customs and natural landforms of these areas like the palm of his hand. He doesn't understand Liangzhou, which does not prevent him from accepting Jia Xu's analysis and views on the situation in Liangzhou.

The more chaotic Liangzhou is, the more beneficial it is to Cao Cao at this time. When he unifies the states of the Central Plains, and when he frees up his hands, Liangzhou can easily do it with a piece of writing. No matter how chaotic Liangzhou was at that time.

After Cao Cao and Jia Xu analyzed the current situation in the world, Jia Xu further said to Cao Cao, "King of Wei, the development of Luoyang is more and more unfavorable to you. Solving such a critical situation, the current form does not allow the king of Wei to directly fight against his opponents. The only solution can only solve the thorny internal problems with the help of external forces. Specifically, it is to launch a war with the outside world as soon as possible..."

When Cao Cao heard Jia Xu say this, he did not interrupt. He just looked at Jia Xu calmly. In fact, his heart was already happy.

In Cao Cao's silent encouragement, Jia Xu said his well-thought-out strategy, "King of Wei, Liu Zhang from Yizhou and Liu Biao from Jingzhou are both royal relatives, but they do not personally participate in the wedding ceremony of Emperor Xian, which means that they do not pay attention to today's Emperor Xian and you. When the king of Wei fought with the traitor Yuan Shu and the traitor Yuan Shao, they not only did not send a soldier to support the king of Wei, but they fought against the dissident military forces in their respective territorial parties, especially Liu Zhang in Yizhou! On the other hand, most of the soldiers under the command of the King of Wei have been very tired of fighting for years. If they are forced to fight with the outside world at this time, most of the soldiers will not be very motivated. In this way, their combat effectiveness will decline! At this time, taking advantage of the beacon smoke in Yizhou, Jingzhou's internal intrigue and intrigues are also a good time for us to fight against them..."

"Well, what Mr. Jia said is very true!" Cao Cao did not directly answer whether he was willing to send troops to fight. Instead, he said on a matter: "The situation in Yizhou is now out of control; and the situation in Jingzhou is even more complicated. Liu Biao is old. His three sons are behind each other in order to compete for inheritance rights. With the support of Li, he has fought openly and secretly... Since Liu Bei settled in Jingzhou, Liu Biao has not reused him, but has been perfunctory. However, Liu Bei's military strength is obviously stronger than Liu Biao. Even if Liu Bei himself can endure it, his subordinates may not be able to bear it. Even if Liu Biao can temporarily accommodate Liu Bei and give him a place to stand, some of the core figures under Liu Biao may not be able to accommodate Liu Bei. Isn't that raising a tiger? ..."

After Cao Cao finished his opinion, Jia Xu nodded to Cao Cao with approval. Then, he whispered to Cao Cao: "King of Wei, now, the local power of Yizhou is almost the same as the strength of Lu and Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang. When they both lose, it is the time for us to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Therefore, we can temporarily ignore the development trend of Yizhou; and Jingzhou is different, such as If the king of Wei adds a little material to Jingzhou at this time, it may have an incredible effect..."

"Oh, isn't it? Then please bother Mr. Jia to tell Meng De in detail..." Cao Cao leaned forward slightly and looked like he was listening attentively. Then, Jia Xu lowered his voice and revealed his plan against Jingzhou to Cao Cao...

As Jia Xu and Cao Cao said, Yizhou is like a pot of porridge at this time. The people and the government, local forces and foreign forces, barbarians and Han... All kinds of contradictions have broken out, and all kinds of fights are staged every minute and second.

The people and the government: Since Liu Zhang decided to suppress local forces at all costs, and the main object of the struggle was the Wudou rice religion in Hanzhong to advocate Lu, from Zhao Wei, a state official, to the local village official and pavilion chief, they have actively and enthusiastically extended their greedy hands to ordinary people: they have cleverly established their names, extorted, and used everything. It has been a hundred years since some taxes were received... Of course, there are also some officials who are clean and have nothing to do with the people.

The concentrated outbreak point of local forces and foreign forces is that Liu Zhang's army and Zhang Lu's army in Hanzhong started the war. At the beginning of the battle, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was killed and suffered heavy losses. Later, because the barbarian tribes, led by Meng Huo, rebelled all the way from south to north, attacking the city and pulling out the fortress, and pressing them step by step. In Chengdu, Liu Zhang divided his troops to suppress the rebellion of the barbarian tribes. In this way, Liu Zhang had to face the embarrassing situation of fighting on the north and south. For a while, the three sides of the struggle were balanced, and no one could gain a clear advantage.

Originally, Liu Zhang's temperament was warm and weak, and deep in his heart, he wanted to seek benefits for the people of Yizhou. However, when he came to power and sat in a high position, "time and position change people", the problems he faced changed his mind: because his godbrother Zhang Lu openly opposed him, he did not adopt a gentle Huairou strategy, but suppressed Zhang Lu in the Hanzhong with a tough attitude towards Mai Mang.

Liu Zhang's move was right in Zhang Lu's arms, so the two of them were in place in one step and met each other. He dares to openly oppose Liu Zhang's sending troops to suppress Zhang Lu. The righteous and impartially Fa Zheng was ruthlessly hit by Liu Zhang: like the Zhang clan from Zhang Song, its power and scale are similar to that of the clan from Fa Zheng. The Zhang family only needs to pay 100,000 taels of silver, while the Fa family has to pay 200,000 taels of tax; because of the tax levied on Liu Zhang. Dissatisfied, he was delayed for two days and was immediately dismissed by Liu Zhang.

Fa Zheng's situation made his grandfather Fa Zhen trigger an emergency and died overnight. The tree fell and scattered, and for a while, the French family was isolated. Fa Zheng has been ridiculed by others everywhere, especially the white eyes and ridicule from relatives and friends who were still friends before... Under the peeling of Liu Zhang again and again, the rich Fa family gradually fell! In the rock of the people around him, the prestige of the Fa family has plummeted!

Such a situation makes the young and bloody Fa Zheng very hurt. At the time of life and death, he retreated with patience: he reduced the property of the Fa family, suffered all kinds of oppression and blows, and stayed at home all day, closed the door. Even if he appears in public, he still looks nervous. Once, Zhao Wei, a state official, sent someone to test whether he was really crazy. In front of that person, he ate shit and drank urine like a wolf...

What about actually? He hid in a dark corner like a wounded tiger, silently licking the wounds full of body and mind... In reality, Fa Zheng's encounter has become the talk of streets, alleys, pubs and teahouses. Of course, almost all officials and celebrities make fun of the sarcasm: do you still want to twist your arms and thighs? ...Only a few people sympathize with the experience of Fazheng in their hearts!