Xu Zhen slept at home for the whole day. He was with Cao Xian from morning to noon.
It was said that a night in the spring was worth thousands of gold. Naturally, he refused to wake up in the midst of thousands of gold.
As for the matters outside, it had nothing to do with him for the time being. His Guanglu Manor was heavily guarded, and there were still women in the inner court who were participating in the Martial Arts Competition. Even the maidservants had some skills, so it was convenient for them to take care of the various Furens. Naturally, they could not barge in.
If someone could break into his Guanglu Manor, it meant that Xu City had fallen.
However, perhaps that day would not come. Because right now, the arrangements before the war were still going according to the original plan of history, or perhaps even better.
As for what changes would occur, Xu Zhen did not know yet, but he was certain that it would definitely become better.
It was only at this moment that he got up from the backyard and went to the main hall. He sat in the main hall and covered the front hall with a screen.
The light could not shine in, and there was a candle lit inside.
At this moment, Guo Jia had been waiting for a long time in the only seat on the left.
"Not here yet?"
Xu Zhen yawned and asked.
Guo Jia was expressionless, as if he was carving something on a book. He carefully carved and blew away the dust a few times before saying,"The first one is already here. He's waiting in the front yard. Xu Chu and Dian Wei are here, so he can't enter.”
"Alright, let them in. I want to see how these people are saved. Let me see them for myself. The sons of the aristocrats, the future heirs.”
"Successor?"
Guo Jia revealed a strange expression.
"Hehe, I was just joking."
At this moment, a young man in a white robe walked in with extremely fast footsteps.
This person wasn't very tall and was about the same age as Xu Zhen. However, their statuses were worlds apart. He walked all the way to the front hall and prostrated.
Then, he said in a clear voice,"Student Yang Xiu! Greetings, Lord Guanglu!"
"Lord Guanglu, please seek justice for my father!”
Xu Zhen stood up with one foot and casually sat on the futon in a rather wild posture. His other hand was on the ground as he smiled and said,"Yang Xiu, Yang Dezu, I heard that you have an eidetic memory. You're quick-witted, naturally intelligent, and eloquent. It's said that once you enter the official ranks in the future, you'll definitely occupy a place on the Heavenly Advisor Board.”
"I don't dare to be arrogant in front of Lord Guang Lu!”Yang Xiu's voice was filled with grief and indignation, but he still managed to enunciate each word smoothly." This student's trivial knowledge is definitely inferior to Lord Guanglu's. He was nominated for the double roll, bravely topped the roll, and was unparalleled in the world!”
"Yes, I know everything you said. Tell me something I don't know.”
Xu Zhen said lazily.
"I know who my accomplices are, they must be from the Sima Clan. Although my father Yang Biao and Dong Cheng are Imperial Protectors, he has never done anything like secretly plotting against Sikong!”
"Your father is related to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is your uncle, right?”
Yang Xiu's body trembled. After which, he crawled down with a trembling expression. His expression changed drastically.
"Yes, but I haven't contacted Yuan Shao for a long time. Moreover, when my father invited Yuan Shao to welcome the emperor, he never refused. I was already certain that this person was definitely not a loyal person of the Han Dynasty. He must be a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty. Now, my father is in prison. Lord Guanglu, please plead for me!!!”
Yang Xiu spoke passionately. This person had yet to enter the government, but he could already speak like a river. His words flowed out from his mouth. Compared to other young people, he was much more powerful.
He was indeed smart.
He was smart to know to look for Xu Zhen.
It was almost useless to find anyone else for this matter. He had to find Xu Zhen.
Only Xu Zhen had a way to explain to the Prime Minister how to deal with these imprisoned people.
"Lord Guanglu, Lord! My father definitely doesn't have the guts. He doesn't have any real power!”
"What a good sentence. You have no real power. Your Yang family is a family of concubines. Your reputation is real power.”
"Only the Lord can save him. The Lord's might is awe-inspiring!”
" Who in the world doesn't know?!"
" Lord, please save me!!!"
Behind the screen, Xu Zhen and Guo Jia looked at each other. Both of them had a relaxed smile on their faces. After that, Guo Jia opened his mouth and said,"Young Master Yang, if I'm not wrong, there was a letter of alliance before the act. Dong Cheng forged the edict and then when the incident happened, he first roped in your father and placed the letter of alliance in your home.”
"What method?"
At this moment, Yang Xiu was terrified.
She was so frightened that she almost cried out just now.
There was actually another person inside. Who was it?!
Who can follow the Lord? The Lord is extremely strange and intelligent. He is not someone ordinary people can tolerate.
"Firstly, hand it over to the Lord. The Lord can use this to seek justice for your father and then fish him out of the Supreme Court to retire.”
" The second option is to burn it and never mention it again. After your father is tortured, he will be released because there is no evidence. However…your father is already old, and it is uncertain whether he can hold on.”
"May I ask who you are?"
"Hehe, you don't need to know. If you do this, you might be able to save the Yang Consortium's life.”
"Why should I believe you? Moreover, I have never heard of any oath. If there is no such thing in my family, what should I do if you say that I have already burned my father down and forced him to confess?”
Yang Xiu thought a lot. Saying such words at this time was also within reason.
Guo Jia was silent for a moment, then said,"In that case, it's up to Young Master to believe it."”
" Haha." Xu Zhen laughed out loud." Dian Wei."”
"Yes!"
Dian Wei opened the door. After that, his majestic and mighty body stood behind Yang Xiu.
He carried him and threw him out.
After waiting for this person's voice to fade away, Guo Jia said,""Lord, how about a round?"
"Let's bet on who will come next.”
"Sima Yi."
Xu Zhen said straightforwardly.
Guo Jia was stunned." I'm guessing it's the Eldest Young Master, Cao Ang.”
Xu Zhen was stunned.
Then, Dian Wei's voice sounded in Xu Zhen's ears.
"Lord, Eldest Young Master is outside requesting an audience.”
Guo Jia's lips immediately curled up and he smiled brightly at Xu Zhen. This was the first time he had won a bet after so long!
Xu Zhen gave him a thumbs up." Impressive."”
Not long after, the Eldest Young Master, Cao Ang, also knelt outside the screen and whispered,""Lord…"
"Brother-in-law, let's be casual. If you marry your sister to me, you'll be my brother-in-law.”
" Huh?!"
Cao Ang curled his lips. Was it starting again?
Nonsense.
"Lord, I came to ask you to persuade father.”
"What do you mean?" Xu Zhen waved his hand." Come closer."”
Cao Ang was stunned. According to etiquette, he was only a general with five senses now. In fact, he was walking Xu Zhen's old path.
It was Xu Zhen who vacated this seat and let Cao Ang come up.
Therefore, being suddenly summoned made him feel a trace of astonishment.
After all, in the entire Xu Capital, only the field dared to treat him like this. The rest of the people respected him.
However, Cao Ang's emotions only lasted for a moment before he immediately became humble. When he arrived behind the curtain and saw another young scholar, he was slightly stunned.
After bowing, he went to Xu Zhen.
Xu Zhen smiled and asked," You're the son of the Prime Minister. Let me ask you this. What does he think?"”
Cao Ang frowned. Why did he ask this?
"Father…it's to show off his power and intimidate the old ministers who want to rebel in the court. This way, they can rest assured and attack Jizhou.”
"Think about it carefully. What caused this?”Xu Zhen said with a smile.
"Yes, Brave General Heaven Ranking."
"That's right. Why is it because of the Brave General Heaven Ranking?”
Cao Ang's eyes were filled with bewilderment, but he quickly calmed down.
Lord, are you teaching me?
"This person who is about my age is indeed teaching me. Father has said more than once that Xu Zhen cannot be judged by age.
Furthermore, in the future, when he inherited the throne, he would definitely be related to this person.
These words basically confirmed that whichever young master Xu Zhen supported would become the heir.
Regardless of age.
Now, perhaps it was a test. Although he did not know what his father was testing and what Xu Zhen valued, he had to use all his knowledge to answer.
For this, Cao Ang stood up and bowed deeply. After thinking for a moment, he replied,""Most of the top ranks of the Heavenly Rankings are gathered at the Prime Minister's place, so those who are close to Yuan Shao's faction and those who secretly support His Majesty in escaping from Xudu will definitely lose their cool.”
"They are worried that if they delay, there will be changes. If the rankings appear and cause our army to gain momentum, defeating Yuan Shao on the battlefield, then they will no longer have a chance.”
Xu Zhen nodded and said," You're right. Since that's the case, it's a heaven-sent opportunity to let these people come out. Is it possible that the Prime Minister only wants the stability of the court? Is it that simple?"”
Cao Ang thought carefully for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. He could only shake his head." I can't guess. I don't know what Father wants.”
Xu Zhen said," Eldest Young Master, please go back first. Go back and tell Second Young Master. If he is interested, he can think about it."”
"Brother Pi?"
The corners of Xu Zhen's mouth twitched. This pronunciation…
Awesome.
"Yes, that Pi."
He smiled.
……
Cao Ang was silent for a moment, but he still bowed deeply." Lord, please think about it and speak to my father. If you can keep the royal court from bleeding, it will be a merit.”
"Alright, I understand." Xu Zhen smiled and said nothing.
From then on, until the second half of the night, no one else came to see Xu Zhen.
There were a total of thirteen people. Other than Yang Xiu and Cao Ang, they were Ding Yi, Wang Yi, Chen Song, and other unimportant people…
Xu Zhen didn't even give them a chance to meet.
Later in the night.
Guo Jia and Xu Zhen had even started playing chess.
The rules of the chessboard were roughly the same as in modern times. The chess pieces were Chinese chess, and the boundaries of Chu and Han were drawn based on what had happened to Liu Bang and Xiang Yu.
One attack and one defense, it was quite interesting.
After a while, Guo Jia spoke first,"The person the Lord is waiting for, hasn't he arrived yet?”
"Who is that Sima Yi? Why does the Lord value him so much?”
The corners of Xu Zhen's mouth curled up.
How should he put it?
He wanted to see it…
In Xu Zhen's heart, he did not know why he wanted to see him. This was the best opportunity for Sima Yi to take the initiative to see him.
This person was the most cunning strategist of the three kingdoms.
Xu Zhen wanted to know what the so-called eagle's eyes were like.
"A person who must be killed."
However, the words that came out of her mouth turned out like this.
Guo Jia's hand, which was about to move, could not help but pause.
"Must be killed? Now, he could just go and speak directly. What was he waiting for?”
" It's difficult now." Xu Zhen shook his head expressionlessly." General."”
" Good move," Guo Jia praised, then fell into deep thought.
Xu Zhen found some time and immediately said,""Sima Fang is the Prime Minister's Lord, so we can't kill him.”
Guo Jia's eyes lit up," Ha, no wonder the Prime Minister couldn't kill Sima Fang, but he locked him up in prison to intimidate the Sima Clan. Similarly, he also imprisoned Yang Biao to intimidate the Yang Clan. In reality, he wanted to find the families of these two clans to find the imperial edict.”
" And, if there's no edict…" Guo Jia clapped his hands and was pleasantly surprised." That means that this edict is fake. Then, we'll use the emperor's edict and the words of the two families to announce it to the world!”
"In this way, Yuan Shao won't even have any advantage over Dao Sheng, and the four vassals won't be able to support him at all. They're all afraid of becoming traitors!”
Xu Zhen smiled.
That was it.
Back then, on the night before he married Cao Xian, he had specially gone to see Old Master Cao.
Later, he spoke with Prime Minister Cao Cao in the back court. They talked about the chaos that would immediately ensue in Jingdou and the matter of setting up defenses ahead of time.
At that time, Cao Cao did not suspect that Xu Zhen was bragging. He immediately believed him and made this plan.
Therefore, from the very beginning, the two of them already had a plan.
At this moment, they could all benefit.
Xu Zhen deeply felt that Boss Cao's talent was indeed unique in the current world. No, it was also unique in the entire history.
After all, Xu Zhen wasn't Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, or Liu Bei.
He had always been known as Cao Cao Chui, short for…Pei.
Firstly, Xu Zhen would be able to gain the favor of the aristocrats. Everyone who came to beg him would have to respect him in the future. This was to prepare for Cao Cao's heir to inherit the throne when he was old. At that time, Xu Zhen would be able to become a well-deserved strategist and suppress the sages.
The other two could intimidate the imperial court, making the rest of the people who had second thoughts not dare to act rashly and making the emperor not have any abnormal thoughts.
Third, if no one could call out the so-called imperial edict, after interrogation and punishment, these people would definitely stand up and say that they did not use the imperial edict in order to protect their families. In this way, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Ma Teng, and the others would be defined as Han thieves, allowing the battle of Guandu to be a complete victory in terms of morality.
This was the reason why Cao Cao was hanging his blade above everyone's heads.
Xu Zhen praised this plan on the spot. If his lord entered the Advisor Board, he would definitely be in the top 107.
"Brilliant plan, brilliant plan. It seems that the prime minister is indeed a talent.”
"Hehehe, it's all like this. He's always been quite good. He just likes to be wild.”Xu Zhen exclaimed.
"What is a wave?" Guo Jia asked in confusion.
" Uh, it's nothing." Xu Zhen waved his hand." Maybe you'll find out after a while..."
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