Chapter 416 Xuzhou's Envoy

"Don't drive Mi Zhu in Xuzhou, I've seen Liu Cheqi."

"You are welcome, Zizhong, please sit down."

Mi Zhu sat down when he heard the words, Liu Ye looked at it with great interest. Since ancient times, there have been many big businessmen who have speculated on politics. Such as Zhang Ping and Su Shishuang who gave horses and iron when Liu Bei raised his army, and Wei Zi who sponsored Cao Cao's army from Chenliu County.

And Mi Zhu in front of him is also one of them, and he took aim at Liu Bei as soon as they met. Wan Guan's family wealth continued to support him, and even refused Cao Cao's appointment. Moreover, Mi Zhu not only gave away money, but also gave away others. He gave Liu Bei his sister, Mrs. Mi.

But later facts proved that Mi Zhu's vision was really unique. Don't look at Liu Bei who was beaten for half his life by Cao Cao. Later, he really captured Jingzhou and crossed Yizhou, established the Shuhan Dynasty, and became the founding king of the country.

"I didn't expect that Liu Che would know Zhu's name even after riding thousands of miles away. It's really a great honor." Mi Zhu was a little surprised when Liu Ye told his name clearly.

Although he, Mi Zhu, has a wealth of wealth, he has been in the four ranks of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen since ancient times. Although the merchants are rich, their status is very low. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered merchants not to wear silk and satin.

Although the policy has been loosened since the end of the Han Dynasty, the gentry from all over the country still look down on wealthy businessmen, so the Mi family is at most well-known in Xuzhou.

And Liu Ye has never been to Xuzhou, but he knows Mi Zhu's name, how can he not be surprised?

Of course, Mi Zhu will not be so arrogant that he thinks that his reputation is well known in the world. It seems that Liu Ye knows people in the world very well.

Liu Ye smiled, and said carefully, "Zizhong is Xuzhou, don't drive, why did he come to Puyang after thousands of miles away?"

Liu Ye ordered Xun You to sit in Luoyang and take charge of the center. Guanzhong is now surrounded by Liu Ye's territory on all sides. In the north, Lu Bu guards Bingzhou, in the south, Xu Huang leaves Nanyang, and Yanzhou falls into the hands of Liu Ye.

But Yanzhou is different. To the north of Yanzhou is Yuan Shao's Jizhou, to the south is Yuan Shu's Yuzhou, and to the east is Tao Qian's Xuzhou. It is the front line and has just experienced war, so Liu Ye personally sits in the town.

Mi Zhu said solemnly, "Is Zhu Te here for the world?"

"oh?"

"Ten days ago, Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, and his family went from Mount Tai to Qingzhou. In order to make friends with Cao Mengde, Tao Shijun sent his captain, Zhang Kai, to lead the army to escort him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai, seeing his wealth, killed Cao Song's family." Mi Zhu sighed and said, "It's a pity that Cao Cao thought it was Tao Shijun's orders, so he sent tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou, and massacred Xuzhou's soldiers and civilians. The people of Xuzhou were all terrified."

Liu Ye frowned. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's territory had been changed to Qingzhou, but now his father was still killed.

"Tao Shijun is willing to compensate Cao Cao with food and grass, but Xuzhou is the land of the imperial court, and I hope Liu Cheqi asks the emperor to issue an edict to stop Cao Cao." Mi Zhu bowed.

"Well, I'm going to discuss with my staff now, please go down and rest first." Liu Ye said solemnly.

"The general is the pillar of the imperial court, and Xuzhou is the land of the imperial court. General please think twice!" Mi Zhu said, turned and left.

"Wait!"

Hearing someone calling him, Mi Zhu turned his head, and saw that the speaker was a thin and weak scribe, who seemed to have a high status under Liu Ye.

Xun You sits in Luoyang. Is this person Jia Xu, a poisonous man under Liu Ye's tent?

"May I ask what your name is?" Mi Zhu asked.

Guo Jia said, "May I ask where Cao Cao's army attacked?"

Mi Zhu replied: "Cao Cao took Xiahou Dun as the vanguard, Zhuge Xuan, the prefect of Langya County, fell into Cheng Yu's plan, and now the whole line of Langya County has fallen. However, Tao Shijun has sent General Cao Bao to lead 20,000 Danyang elite troops north to Donghai County, and join the county guard Zhao Yu. To resist Cao's army, before Zhu's envoy, the two armies maintained the front line in the area of ​​Shan County - Qu County, Tao Shijun has ordered Cao Bao to stand firm, and the people of Xuzhou are afraid of Cao's army slaughtering the city, presumably Cao's army should not be able to advance in a short time."

"Okay, please Mi Biejia quickly write to Cao Bao, Zhao Yu and others, telling them that no matter what Cao's army does, they must stick to the city and never send troops!" Guo Jia warned.

Mi Zhu was taken aback, but nodded: "Zhu knows."

After Mi Zhu left, Liu Ye asked, "Feng Xiao, how did you know Cao Bao would attack?"

Guo Jia smiled, shook his head and said, "I have never been to Xuzhou, and I have never seen Cao Bao. Of course, I don't know if he will attack."

"However." Guo Jia said solemnly: "A friend in Yingchuan sent a letter to someone. Cao Cao sent Cheng Yu to Yingchuan to recruit resourceful people. Zhong Yao and Xi Zhicai have already gone to Qingzhou. Zhong Yuan is good at politics, and opera Zhicai is proficient in military strategy, especially good at disrupting the enemy's line of sight, so he must guard against it to achieve his goal by deploying suspicious soldiers."

Liu Ye nodded: "Well, although Brother Meng De has a close personal relationship with me, it is indeed inappropriate to send troops to attack Xuzhou. After all, he is a feudal official, but he attacks Xuzhou because of personal grievances. If the court does not come forward to stop it, it will lose face." save, the majesty is swept away."

Guo Jia nodded: "That's true, but Jia believes that it is inevitable to stop Cao Cao's invasion, but absolutely must not send troops!"

"For one thing, after the Yanzhou War, our army was short of food and grass, and could no longer support a large-scale dispatch of troops. Moreover, the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban captives consumed a lot of food and grass, so sending troops was unrealistic."

"Secondly, Cao Cao has a very close personal relationship with the general. If the general sends troops to interfere, he will inevitably offend Cao Cao. Although Mi Zhu just claimed that Xuzhou is the land of the imperial court, it is actually impossible to obey the imperial court's orders." Guo Jia shook his head and said: " My lord sent troops to offend the powerful princes like Cao Cao for no reason, Xuzhou will not be convinced, it can be said that the gain outweighs the loss."

Liu Ye nodded and asked doubtfully, "Then according to what you said, how should we make Cao Cao retreat?"

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Since Cao Cao slaughtered the city, he must have lost popular support in Xuzhou. As long as Tao Qian is willing to stick to it and does not make any major strategic mistakes, he must lose a few cities at most and be able to withstand Cao Cao's advance. And it can be used The Son of Heaven ordered Yuan Shu to send troops. Yuan Shu is Tao Qian's ally. Tao Qian must have asked him for help. Yuan Shu has many generals. If he sends troops to the north, even if he cannot defeat Cao Cao, maintaining a tie should not be a problem."

Liu Ye nodded and looked at Jia Xu: "Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia Xu smiled: "Feng Xiao's suggestion is feasible. In addition, the general can personally write a letter of divorce, persuade Cao Cao to withdraw from the army as a personal friend, and posthumously designate Cao Song as the grand tutor. This way, Cao Cao's heart can be relieved." resentment."