"Ahem."
Cao Cao coughed dryly and smiled." My lord has always wanted to see you. Unfortunately, military affairs are troublesome. Let's wait a few more days."”
"Fine."
"I'm just a distant nephew of my uncle. It doesn't matter if I see him or not." Cao Lie mocked himself.”
"You're wrong about that!"
Cao Cao's tone became serious." Your position in his heart is not as simple as that of a nephew. Don't belittle yourself!"”
Cao Lie was not used to his sudden seriousness.
"If it's not his nephew, what else can it be? Could it be his son?”
Cao Lie said jokingly.
"You are-"
Cao Cao was so excited that he blurted out the truth.
He swallowed his words back.
"I've been hiding it from him for more than ten years. If I were to suddenly reveal it, I'm afraid it would arouse his resentment and hurt the father-son relationship.”
"Forget it. This matter can't be rushed.”
Cao Cao weighed the pros and cons in his heart and could only dispel the urge to immediately acknowledge father and son.
"I mean, the lord thinks highly of you.”
"See, you killed Yuan Xi and sneaked into Ye City. You made a great contribution. The Lord specially sent me to reward you in person on his behalf.”
Cao Cao laughed.
"I see."
Cao Lie pretended to be enlightened." I thought the lord sent you here to punish me for beating up his son."”
Cao Cao couldn't help but feel curious.
He asked," The lord doesn't blame you. He's just curious. Why did you hit Cao Pi?"”
Cao Lie dared to take responsibility for what he had done and did not hide anything. He repeated what he had said to Cao Pi yesterday.
Cao Cao was enlightened and cursed in his heart,""That brat even lied that Zizhao hit him for no reason. He really deserves it!”
He looked at Cao Lie again, but his eyes were filled with gratification.
"Everyone knows why I suppressed the noble families. Pi 'er has been by my side since he was young, but he can't understand my intentions.”
"I didn't expect that this child, Zizhao, who has only met me a few times, would understand my good intentions!”
Cao Cao sighed in his heart. A subtle look flashed in his eyes, as if he had already made a decision.
He smiled." You and my lord share the same thoughts. I will report this to my lord. I believe that my lord will not blame you."”
Since Old Meng was Cao Cao's butler, he was the best at figuring out Cao Cao's thoughts. Since he had said so, there was naturally no need to worry.
Cao Lie smiled and invited Cao Cao into the hall, ordering the servant girl to serve tea.
"Old Meng, Yuan Shao has destroyed Gongsun Zan and is about to lead his army south. Uncle Meng De must be having a headache these few days.”
Cao Lie took a sip of tea and asked casually.
As soon as he said that.
Cao Cao and Guo Jia's eyes changed and they exchanged glances.
"The lord has only just received the news that Yuan Shao has destroyed Gongsun Zan. Only the three of us know about this in the entire Xu Capital.”
Guo Jia was secretly shocked, his eyes filled with speculation.
"My lord hasn't received the news yet. How did you know, Zizhao?”
Cao Cao suppressed his shock and pretended not to know.
"I have a Jinyiwei," Cao Lie said lightly."They can still gather information. They sent back an urgent report yesterday."”
Yesterday?
It was one day earlier than Cao Cao's spies in Youzhou!
"This kid, how many more surprise troops are hiding behind my back?”
Cao Cao nodded and sighed.
"I also received news that Yuan Shao has sent Guo Tu to Wan City to persuade Zhang Xiu to raise an army and threaten Xudu.”
"Jingzhou's Liu Biao was also afraid of Yuan Shao's might and was persuaded to send eight thousand reinforcements to Zhang Xiu.”
"In addition, Ma Teng and Han Sui of Guanzhong, Liu Bei of Xuzhou, and Sun Ce of Jiangdong have all received Yuan Shao's denunciation.”
"If these vassals respond to Yuan Shao and attack the Central Plains at the same time, Uncle Meng De will be besieged on all sides.”
Cao Lie didn't beat around the bush and simply told him about the information the Embroidered Uniform Guards had gathered.
The actions of the various dukes were all within his expectations. Only Zhang Xiu's army was a little surprised.
Originally, under Jia Xu's persuasion, Zhang Xiu should have chosen to surrender to Cao Cao.
However, perhaps his appearance had created a butterfly effect, allowing Yuan Shao to destroy Gongsun Zan in advance and complete the great cause of occupying the four prefectures of Hebei.
It was because of this that Zhang Xiu was shocked and rejected Jia Xu's persuasion, determined to become enemies with Cao Cao.
Hearing this series of bad news, Cao Cao and Guo Jia trembled. The officials secretly looked at each other in shock.
"I am in charge of Siwen Cao and am responsible for gathering information for my lord. I think that nothing in the world can escape my grasp.”
"I didn't expect that this Young Master Zizhao's intelligence gathering speed would be far faster than my Si Wencao's!”
"This Young Master Zi Zhao's strength is truly unfathomable!”
Guo Jia was secretly amazed. There was a hint of respect in his eyes as he looked at Cao Lie.
"If what you said is true, and the situation my lord is facing is not good, then in your opinion, how should my lord deal with it?”
Cao Cao tried his best to calm his emotions and wanted to see what Cao Lie had up his sleeves.
"Bang!"
Cao Lie smashed his wine glass on the table. He waved his hand and unfolded a map.
"Simple."
"Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong are both self-defending thieves. I expect that they will remain neutral and will not respond to Yuan Shao.”
"As for Sun Ce of Jiangdong, although he is ambitious, there is still Yuan Shu, who is struggling on his last breath. He won't be able to cross the Huai River and invade Xudu for the time being, so he is not worth worrying about.”
"What Uncle Meng De needs to do is to defeat Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu as quickly as possible before Yuan Shao consoles Youzhou.”
"After that, uncle will be able to lead the entire army north without any worries and fight Yuan Shao!”
Cao Lie gestured at the map and pointed out the mountains and rivers.
"Yes, Young Master Zizhao's strategy is the same as mine!”
"He actually has such a strategy. He's not just a general!”
Guo Jia nodded slightly.
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with admiration as he asked,""Then how can we defeat Zhang Xiu and Liu Bei?”
"Split up!"
Cao Lie gestured without hesitation." Uncle Meng De will personally lead the main force to attack Xuzhou and Liu Bei. At the same time, he will send a general to lead a small number of elite soldiers south to Wancheng and wipe out Zhang Xiu!”
Cao Cao furrowed his brows, fear flashing through his eyes.
He was confident that he would win against Liu Bei.
On the contrary, this Zhang Xiu was a thorn in his heart, making him feel rather fearful.
Back then, when Wan City was defeated, Cao Ang died in battle, and Dian Wei lost his life, the painful experience was still fresh in his mind!
"Zhang Xiu is brave and good at fighting. He also has Liu Biao as his backup. Even if the lord personally leads the army to attack, he may not have a 100% chance of winning.”
"Among all the generals, who can take on the responsibility of exterminating Zhang Xiu?”
Guo Jia voiced out Cao Cao's concerns.
At this moment.
"Ding! You have triggered the Tyrant Quest: Car-Ripping Zhang Xiu. The reward for completing the quest is unknown. There is no penalty for failure!”
The system notification sounded.
"This is to prevent me from being in Xudu. You want me to go out and have fun again after enjoying the blessing of everyone!”
"Fine, for the sake of Anan being my Cao royal family in the future, for the sake of beautiful women and good wine, I will reluctantly accept it.”
After sighing, Cao Lie's eyes burned with ferocity.
"Old Meng, I'll trouble you to tell Uncle Meng De that if no one dares to shoulder this responsibility, I'll go and destroy that Zhang Xiu!”
"Within two months, I will bring Zhang Xiu's dog head to Xuzhou to join forces with my uncle and destroy Liu Bei!”
Hearing this, Cao Cao was shocked.
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