Chapter 971 Foresight

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Xun Yu was surprised. It was not that there were swords and other things in the brocade box. Bai Qi, the God of War of Qin State, opposed the attack on Handan City and was demoted to a pawn. King Qin Zhaoxiang still did not intend to let him go and ordered him to be sent away. Give Bai Qi a short sword. Bai Qi understood what King Qin Zhaoxiang meant, so he cut his neck and committed suicide.

All I saw was an empty bowl in the brocade box, which was really confusing.

In fact, Cao Cao loved to play this trick. For example, in the story between him and Yang Xiu, writing on the door means that the door is too wide, and writing "Yihe crisp" on the cake, so that everyone can share it.

Even Taishi Ci, who was far away in Jiangdong, received a hint from Cao Cao: At that time, Taishi Ci was ordered by Sun Ce to control the south for the Jianchang Captain and resist Liu Pan's invasion, and he was famous. The gift Cao Cao gave him was the medicinal herb "Angelica", implying that he should go north to join him.

As for this empty bowl, the bowl is a utensil for eating, and the empty bowl means there is no food.

Xun Yu held the brocade box in disbelief and couldn't help but burst into tears after a long time.

"Xun Yu has no Han Lu to eat today!"

Xun Yu let out a long sigh, put down the brocade box, and grabbed a small box with his palm.

In April of the 15th year of Jian'an, Xun Yu was seriously ill and died suddenly. The Prime Minister Cao Cao and the Emperor Liu Bian were in great pain. In pursuit of Xun Yu's merits during his lifetime, they posthumously named him Grand Tutor and presented him to the Marquis of Ying.

In May, the ministers came forward to persuade the Prime Minister Cao Cao to be the Duke of Qi, and the emperor agreed. After Cao Cao gave in three times, he reluctantly agreed. The emperor Liu Bian gave Jiuxi to him and personally named him the Duke of Qi. He made the seven counties of Donglai and Beihai the fiefdoms of Qi. It was extremely valuable.

Luoyang.

"Xun Yu is dead, Cao Cao was named Duke of Qi, alas." Liu Ye sighed. Looking at the situation of the Three Kingdoms, there were so few loyal Han officials. The so-called coalition of 18 princes in Guandong were all extremely ambitious. generation. Even Liu Bei, who was bent on reviving the Han Dynasty, proclaimed himself emperor at the last moment. Perhaps the only person who can truly be called a Han official is Xun Yu, who used his own life to stop Cao Cao from usurping the throne.

"Wen Ruo is a true gentleman. All civil and military officials are vying to persuade him to enter, but Wen Ruo alone blocks it and scolds Cheng Yu. He is a true husband!" Guo Jia sighed: "What a pity for Wen Ruo, what a pity for Wen Ruo! "

Guo Jia and Xun Yu have a very good relationship. They are both from Yingchuan and have served under Yuan Shao. After Xi Zhicai's death, Cao Cao asked Xun Yu who could still plan military affairs for him. Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia without hesitation. However, he was not jealous at all, and he still tried his best to assist Cao Cao.

Although Jia Xu did not have a close relationship with Xun Yu, he could not help but admire: "Xun Yu is indeed a Han official, but it is a pity that he is incompatible with Cao Cao."

Guo Jia suddenly remembered something, couldn't help but stand up, bowed down to Liu Ye, and grabbed the ground with his head.

"Fengxiao, what are you doing?" Liu Ye was naturally surprised when he saw Guo Jia suddenly giving such a gift, and hurriedly wanted to step forward and help Guo Jia up.

"Please Qin Gong agree to Jia, otherwise Jia will not be able to rise." Guo Jia said solemnly.

"I promise you, why do you have to do this?" Liu Ye blamed him.

Being granted the title of Marquis, one can claim to be an orphan. What's more, Liu Ye's title is already Duke, which is only below the level of emperor and king, far beyond that of a marquis, so he can naturally call himself an orphan.

Guo Jia sighed: "Gongda is Wenruo's nephew. The two have quite similar personalities. If Duke Qin comes in the future, I'm afraid Gongda will be like Wenruo. I ask Duke Qin to keep Gongda no matter what."

Although Xun You is more than ten years older than Xun Yu, he is Xun Yu's nephew, and he is not an ordinary nephew. He is really close to him. Unlike Cao Ren and Cao Hong, although they are both Cao Cao's brothers, they are only Cao Cao's clan brothers, not real brothers. Cao De, who was killed together with Cao Song, was Cao Cao's real brother.

Xun Yu died, and Guo Jia did not want Xun You, who had a similar personality to Xun Yu, to suffer the same fate. In fact, Xun You passed away long before Cao Cao was granted the title of Duke, otherwise the uncle and nephew might end up in hell together.

Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.

"What do you want to say when you are alone? That's it."

Liu Ye said seriously: "Feng Xiao, don't worry, Gongda is the veteran of Guqi's army. I swear here that if anyone harms Gongda and your ministers, he will be punished by God!"

Guo Jia was moved and said: "Thank you so much, Mr. Qin!"

Many counselors on the side were also a little moved. Although they didn't know whether Liu Ye would be like Liu Bang in the future, but at least he was willing to make this promise, which was extremely rare. Moreover, the more noble a person was in ancient times, the less likely he was to speak freely. As the saying goes, "The emperor has no joke." Since Liu Ye dared to speak, he naturally had the confidence to do it.

Liu Ye said slowly: "Mr. Qin, now Cao Cao sends assassins to assassinate Gong Qin and dares to call himself Gong Qi. This is really treason. Our army can use this as an excuse to lead an army to attack Cao Cao and bring order to the world!"

After twenty years of eastward and westward conquests, countless princes such as Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Sun Quan, Gongsun Du, etc. were all dead and the country was destroyed. Only Liu Ye and Cao Cao remained in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. . The civil and military officials under Liu Ye were impatient. Now the Luoyang court surpassed the Pengcheng court in terms of prestige, military strength, and population. If they don't send troops now, then when?

But Liu Ye shook his head: "No, it will be summer soon. The weather is hot, and the soldiers will definitely complain endlessly and be miserable in the battle. Secondly, our army has just experienced several regional wars and lost a lot of food and grass. We may not be seeking peace now." Cao Cao’s opportunity.”

"In my opinion, it is better to wait until the summer and autumn harvests, and after the harvest of grain and grass, take advantage of the crisp and refreshing weather of autumn, and then take advantage of the opportunity to advance troops, defeat Cao's army in one fell swoop, and bring order to the world!" Liu Ye said solemnly.

"But after autumn passes in March, it will be winter. I'm afraid it will be less conducive to fighting at that time, right?" Guo Jia objected: "And Liaodong is bitterly cold, making it even more difficult to make progress in winter."

Liaodong, which is today's Liaoning region, certainly has cold weather. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Gongsun family was able to occupy Liaodong for many years. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty launched three military campaigns across the country to conquer Liaodong, but all failed. This was all related to the weather.

"No problem, start sewing winter clothes for the soldiers from now on and prepare for a protracted war." Liu Ye ordered.

If nothing else goes wrong, this year there will be a far-reaching drought in the Central Plains. If there is not enough food and grass, it will not only be insufficient for military purposes, but also unable to rescue the people. That's why Liu Ye did not order the entire army to attack.

Hearing Liu Ye's foresight, everyone in the tent admired him. At this moment, a guard outside the door rushed in and shouted: "Someone wants to see Duke Qin!"