"Wait, how do you know that Xuzhou is difficult to control?”
"Hmm…I guessed." Xu Zhen was speechless.”
Guess my ass!
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Can you calculate it? Was there really such a thing as geomancy in this world?”
Cao Cao could not believe it.
However, it didn't seem to hurt to listen.
" Yixuan, tell me how difficult it is to manage. If you can solve this doubt for me, I will let you play with pigs in peace in the future. If you lead the army, you will only take your supply camp and not increase it. Besides, you will recruit all the people in your supply camp except for my clan general.”
After this incident, Cao Cao understood the combat power of the supply camp. They defeated Lu Bu, captured Chen Gong, and destroyed Zhang Liao's troops.
Moreover, Zhao Zilong had taken a roundabout route. After arriving at Bingzhou, he was able to predict the enemy's movements and was extremely agile.
It was probably because Xu Zhen had trained well that he could reach such a state.
Xu Zhen was speechless." My lord, you can't go back on your word in front of Zhicai and Cheng Yu."”
"Definitely not!" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at him." When have I ever gone back on my word?!"？If you solve this problem, I'll give you and your supply camp. There's no need to listen to orders on the battlefield! You have full authority to command!"
What the…
Xi Zhicai was almost done! When he heard this, his heart started to hurt again!
What did he mean? Just ignore it? Even if he led his troops to Chang 'an to take back the emperor and occupied a city, he would not care?
Wouldn't this be equivalent to directly conferring the title of duke? Although Cao Cao was not the emperor, this privilege…was too big! Usually, only brothers would give such privileges!
Cheng Yu was also stunned when he heard that. This was too, too doting…If it were him, forget about thanking her, he would have directly rejected her when he heard this.
To avoid getting killed.
However, Xu Zhen was really bold. He immediately became extremely interested and threw the cloth aside. Then, he said,"Xu Prefecture is like this.”
"Tao Qian was originally from Elixir Yang. His subordinates are divided into Chen Deng and Cao Bao. Cao Bao and the others have the advantage.
Cao Bao came from Danyang and was from the same hometown as Tao Qian.
Just like that, Tao Qian relied on his fellow countryman relationship to firmly grasp the power of Xu Prefecture in his hands. As a result, he maintained the stability of Xu Prefecture.”
Cao Cao nodded.
He knew about this.
Xu Zhen continued," However, Tao Qian's son did not have the talent of a general, nor did he enter the official career. Cao Bao and the others were not outstanding talents either."
" If Tao Qian dies, Xu Prefecture might very well be controlled by Chen Deng and the others. Let's just treat it as the aristocratic class. Cao Bao is from Dan Yang, so he definitely won't want to see this situation.”
"At this time, we have to talk about the third faction, the commoners.”
"Oh?"
Cao Cao had a strange expression on his face. He had never understood these things in detail. Even a strategist like Xi Zhicai only had a smattering of knowledge, let alone him.
The two of them quickly came over with great interest and said,"Continue."
"The plebeian faction is mainly made up of wealthy merchants and is also considered a noble clan. Their numbers and power are definitely not small, so the interests involved are also very large. Previously, the Scarlet Yang Sect was the leader.”
Xu Zhen said with certainty," When Lu Bu enters Xuzhou, the Scarlet Yang Sect and the Shi clan will try to rope in the commoners. The one the commoners will support will definitely be Liu Bei. After all, Liu Bei is the only one who has the least interest."”
" These three factions will fight for the rich lands of Xu Prefecture, Xiapi, and Tan County. If my lord were to go again in late autumn this year, perhaps you would be able to reap some benefits. Moreover, according to my speculation, when the autumn harvest comes, those aristocratic families who are watching from the sidelines might contact my lord. Last time, my lord and Chen Deng had a good talk at the banquet and even gave him face. Wasn't this all for now? You don't need to worry about them, they will surrender.”
Xu Zhen's words were already very clear.
Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other.
Cao Cao's face was filled with shock. He did have such thoughts before, but he was not as familiar with the matters in Xu Prefecture as Xu Zhen.
Could it be…
Did he really have a book similar to the Book of Heaven? He knew the local customs and even the complicated secrets of his connections.
……
"No, I made that up.”
Cao Cao stared at Xu Zhen. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he had made up a book called the Book of Heaven's Classics. Perhaps he had hit the jackpot. Was there really an old deity behind Xu Zhen?
"How is it? I can play with pigs in peace now, right?”
Xu Zhen saw Cao Cao looking left and right, scratching his ears and cheeks as he looked at him, and was instantly speechless.
"No, since you're so powerful, what can you do if you become my commander?”
" That won't do." Xu Zhen was instantly unhappy." You said you wouldn't take me to the battlefield. Why are you starting again?"”
"Then you can be the prefect of Chen Liu."
Cao Cao said.
"No! If you keep babbling, I'm going to retire. I'll go to the government office to take care of the old man.”
Since Xu Zhen had brought up Cao Song, Cao Cao naturally had nothing to say. He smacked his lips and looked at Xu Zhen eagerly. Then, he said to Cheng Yu, who had just returned,"Then, Zhongde will continue to be the prefect of Chenliu. If there is anything in the future, you can discuss it with Yixuan.”
" Oh…" Cheng Yu replied with a bitter smile.
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