With Zhao Mu's hint, Cao Cao guessed Liu Bei's thoughts.
Tao Qian could not ask Yuan Shu for reinforcements, so he could only go north to ask Gongsun Zan for help!
Gongsun Zan had always been fighting with Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao had always been in an alliance with Yuan Shao.
If Cao Cao obtained Xuzhou, Gongsun Zan would have another enemy in the south of Qingzhou!
Gongsun Zan would not sit idly by.
This had nothing to do with personal feelings, it was purely about benefits!
At this time, the Prime Minister of Pingyuan, Liu Bei, who was closest to Xuzhou, was the best candidate to go south to Xuzhou!
If there was no internal trouble in Yanzhou, Cao Cao would not be afraid of Liu Bei. However, the purpose of this expedition against Tao Qian of Xuzhou was to lure the snake out of its hole and lure the rebellious scholars of Yanzhou into rebellion. Cao Cao's military deployment would not stay in Xuzhou.
This meant that this deployment could very well be a good opportunity for Liu Bei to rise!
Seeing Cao Cao's serious expression, Zhao Mu chuckled and eased the atmosphere,""Duke Cao doesn't need to worry too much. Since we can predict that Liu Bei might enter Xu Prefecture, we can just make a targeted deployment!”
"How?" Cao Cao asked.”
Zhao Mu tapped his index finger on the table,""Two tigers competing for food!"
Two tigers competing for food?
Cao Cao thought to himself, and Xi Zhi finally reacted."Mister Zhao, do you mean that you want my lord to drive the rebel forces from Yanzhou to Xuzhou?”
"In that case, the one who will take over Xuzhou might not be Liu Bei!”
"When the two tigers fight, my lord can take advantage of the situation and take down Liu Bei and the rebel forces in Yanzhou!”
Cao Cao's eyes lit up!
With a plan to deal with the rebels in Yanzhou, Cao Cao was confident that he could kill the rebels in Yanzhou.
However, this would give Liu Bei the chance to take advantage of the situation and occupy Xuzhou.
If Zhao Mu's plan of " two tigers competing for food " was used to expel the remaining rebel forces from Yanzhou to Xu Prefecture, then there would be three forces in Xu Prefecture!
Xuzhou, which could not be united, did not have any deterrence at all!
"Wonderful!"
Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed. He was obviously very satisfied with Zhao Mu's suggestion.
Behind the curtain, Guo Jia gently shook the wine gourd, which was filled with the sake that Zhao Mu had ordered to be brewed.
Zhao Mu's plan to target Xu Prefecture made Guo Jia exclaim in admiration once again!
"I thought that I had a clear grasp of the world's situation, but I didn't expect that I was still inferior to Jing Lue!”
"Prime Minister Liu Bei of the Plain Field, and Marquis Wen and Lu Bu. I never thought that these two people would one day cause a storm. But now, the Duke of Cao wants to take down Yanzhou, and these two people have become key figures!”
"Jing Lue's analysis of the general trend is unparalleled in the world!”
After perfecting the plan to lure the snake out of its hole, Cao Cao once again had the idea of Cao Song's hundreds of millions of assets."Jing Lue, I came from Juancheng. Father said that you will take care of his family's assets.”
"So, if I want to borrow money, you won't refuse, right?”
Seeing that Cao Cao had brought the topic back to Cao Song's assets, Zhao Mu chuckled.""Duke Cao, if we can earn money, we will naturally lend it to you!”
The meaning of his words.
Cao Cao, how much interest are you willing to pay?
"Same old rules, ten points!" Cao Cao slapped his thigh decisively, but there was a hint of slyness in his eyes!
This time, I don't even need to get a certificate. I'll even agree to twenty points, let alone ten points!
Cao Cao secretly rejoiced.
The last time he returned the principal plus 10 points of interest, Cao Cao's heart ached.
However, Cao Cao had no choice but to pretend to return the money after he had asked a famous official to be a notary.
He thought that it wouldn't be difficult to borrow again after returning it, but he didn't expect Cao Song to directly say that Zhao Mu would take care of all the money and food. This made Cao Cao feel quite depressed.
The other purpose of coming to Xu County this time was to take the opportunity to swindle some money and food from Zhao Mu!
However…
Zhao Mu had always been the only one who would let Cao Cao have his money for free.
Rolling his eyes, Zhao Mu had a plan: "Cao Gong, I can lend you half of the money and grain left by the Old Great Grandfather. I don't want the interest of these ten points, and I don't even want the principal!”
"But you have to give me an order."
Cao Cao was surprised. Zhao Mu was so kind as to not want the capital and money?
"What military order?" Cao Cao didn't dare to agree directly. He felt that Zhao Mu was holding back!
Zhao Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, like a little fox and an old fox exchanging glances."Actually, military orders are very simple! From the beginning to the end of Cao Gong's plan to lure the snake out of its hole, allow me to act as I please!”
Cao Cao was even more confused,"What do you want to do?"”
Intuition told Cao Cao that Zhao Mu definitely knew some history and decided to play big behind his back.
He didn't even want the capital and interest. If there weren't more benefits, Cao Cao would definitely not believe it.
"It'll be boring if I expose it." Zhao Mu didn't plan to tell Cao Cao the truth. He only asked the military order,""Cao Gong, although I spent a lot of money and grain on the construction of Xu County, the money and grain left by Old Great Grandfather, even if it was only half, would still be more than what you got in Runan!”
"Are you tempted?"
Zhao Mu smiled like a fox.
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