Zhang Zhao, Gu Yong and others saw that Sun Quan was decisive in his use of people and did not hesitate. What was particularly rare was that they were moderate in their qualities and their behavior was quite the same as their father's legacy. They couldn't help but nod their heads slightly, and their eyes showed a happy look.

Luoyang, Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Chen Deng bowed to Ma Yue briefly and sang: "See Prime Minister."

"Yuanlong, please don't give me a gift." Ma Yue hurriedly stepped forward and held Chen Deng's hands affectionately. His eyes, which had always been cold, almost laughed in a line, and said, "Come on, come on, come on, come on, I am now helping Yuanlong, why worry about the big things going wrong and the world is uncertain? Hahaha..."

Chen Deng got rid of Ma Yue's hands without any trace and said calmly: "Working for the court and sharing the worries of the emperor is the duty of being a minister, so why should the prime minister thank you?"

Chen Deng can be said to be very rude, which means that I, Chen Deng, are working hard for the Emperor of Han, and not for your butcher, why would you thank me?

"Uh..." Ma Yue touched a soft nail but was not angry at all, and said with a smile, "Yuan Long is really a loyal minister. I should reward him very much, come!"

"Prime Minister." Chen Deng said, "The so-called "no merit" will not receive any reward, Yuan Long certainly dare not be rewarded by the Prime Minister."

Ma Yue hit another nail, his face changed and then smiled, "The true sage of Yuanlong is also an admirable man."

Chen Deng bowed with fists and said, "I would like to ask the emperor for his side, I wonder if I can?"

Ma Yue said: "It should be so. Come and take Lord Chen Deng to the palace to pay homage to the emperor."

A minor official came forward and led Chen Deng away.

Watching Chen Deng's figure go away, the smile on Ma Yue's face fades away, but instead it is a cold and solemn look. Jia Xu on the side advised: "Lord, if you want a loyal and righteous man like Chen Deng to return home, you must not be too hasty."

Ma Yue nodded and sighed: "Wenhe doesn't have to worry. Gu just sighed at Chen Deng's open mind and the openness of a gentleman. Unlike some people, they both hold the title of a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and bow to Gu. Gu really doesn't know whether they are loyal to today or Gu? If only everyone in the world is as open and honest as Chen Deng."

"Haha." Jia Xu smiled slightly and said to Ma Yue, "If all the scholars in the world are like Chen Deng, it may not be a good thing for the lord? Not to mention it, just talking about Liu Zhang in Shu who was Chen Deng, would the lord dare to let General Gan Ning lead a side army to attack Chengdu? And Yuan Shao's third son and nephew, would the lord dare to hand over the Central Plains to them with confidence?"

"Hahaha." Ma Yuechang smiled, "That's right."

"Master." As soon as Ma Yue finished speaking, Li Su suddenly stepped in quickly and said anxiously, "Guangling urgently."

"Guangling?" Ma Yue said, "talk."

Li Su's eyes showed a serious look and said, "The next day after Sun Jian's body was transported to Lujiang, Sun Quan immediately disagreed with the public and led 3,000 elite troops to set out secretly to attack Jiangdu. Xue Zong, who replaced Chen Deng as the prefect of Guangling, did not expect that the Wu army would attack Jiangdu at this time, but was successfully attacked by Sun Quan in one fell swoop!"

"Ah?" Ma Yue said in disbelief, "The Wu army succeeded in attacking Jiangdu!"

"Yeah." Li Su nodded, "The battle of Jiangdu not only won the seventh county of Jiangdong for Sun Quan, but also boosted the morale of the Wu army. The six counties of Jiangdong, which were a little chaos, were soon calmed down. Shixie in the south and Shanyue in Wuzhong were all gone, and Yuan Shao was scared back before he even sent troops."

"Zhou Yu!" Ma Yue said decisively, "This must be done by Zhou Yu!"

Jia Xu's eyes showed a hint of worry and said, "But Sun Quan was so decisive that he was so young!"

"If Zhou Yu is not dead, he will be unable to sleep or eat alone." Ma Yue carried his hands on his back and forth, and suddenly stopped and asked Li Su, "Zi Yan, how is the harvest of grain in Jiangdong this year?"

Li Su said: "I heard that like Guanzhong, it is also a rare harvest year."

"This is bad." Ma Yue said, "The battle in Jiangdu helped Sun Quan establish his prestige in the shortest time, and stabilized the situation in Jiangdong that was shaky because of Sun Jian's death in the battle. Once the Wu army recovered, it should attack Xuzhou! If Xuzhou is owned by Sun Quan and Zhou Yu is helping him, he may be in danger of being inexhaustible."

Kuai Yue on the side suddenly said, "Lord, Sun Quan is just a child, and he may not really trust Zhou Yu in his heart. Why not make Sun Quan suspicious of Zhou Yu by making the plan of alienation?"

Ma Yue said, "A plan to disagree?"

Li Su said: "I'm afraid the plan of disagreement will be difficult to work. News came just now that Sun Quan has appointed Zhou Yu as the commander of the three armies, and Jiangdong's military power has been under the control of Zhou Yu. If Sun Quan does not have enough tolerate people, he will not dare to make such a decision."

"Sun Quan actually handed over all the Jiangdong military power to Zhou Yu? He was betting his own wealth and life on Zhou Yu. Aren't he afraid that Zhou Yu would backfire?" Ma Yue frowned, "However, this is enough to prove that Sun Quan's son is extremely extraordinary. Sun Jian has such a son, so he should be smiling."

"The sudden change in the situation in Jiangdong is a bit unexpected. Sun Jian's death in the battle was a fatal blow to Dongwu, but with Zhou Yu and Sun Quan's continuous defeat, it turned out to be a good thing that was a blessing in disguise." Jia Xu's eyes became more and more worried, and he said in a calm voice, "Sun Quan is so powerful, Yuan Shao is afraid that it is difficult to compete with him."

"What a military advisor means to send troops directly to take over Yuan Shao's territory and then compete with the Eastern Wu for Xuzhou?" Fa Zheng frowned, "But the cavalry in Mobei is not ready yet. One hundred thousand cavalry seems to be quite a lot, but it is probably not enough to sweep You and Ji, Qing, Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou in a short period of time."

"Forget it!" Ma Yue said, "Although Sun Quan is powerful, it is still not worth mentioning compared to Cao Cao. At present, our army's strategic focus is still Jingzhou and Xichuan. As for Xuzhou, let Yuan Shao worry, let alone even if the Wu army captures Xuzhou, it is not worth worrying. Although the Jianghuai is a fertile land, there is no natural danger to defend. When our Iron Cavalry in the Mobei will go south, it will be recaptured without any effort."

Kuai Yue said: "Please forgive me and say bluntly that Cao Cao has become a dog that is lost at this time and is trapped in a corner of Xinye. He has only a few thousand soldiers and only ten generals. Compared with Eastern Wu, why don't the lord mobilize heavy troops to go east to Runan to threaten Lujiang? In this way, Sun Quan will not dare to easily enter Xuzhou?"

"No!" Ma Yue said decisively, "Have you ever heard of cutting grass without removing roots, and the spring breeze will grow again?"

"Cut the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze will grow again?" Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it."

"Uh..." Ma Yue uh and explained, "It means that all evil things will be eliminated, Cao Cao will not die for one day, and he will be alone!"

Kuai Yue said: "Isn't this going to waste the roots and conquer the end?"

Ma Yue said: "Sun Quan cannot be called the original, and Cao Cao is even more so!"

Kuai Yue bowed and replied, "I understand."

Xinye, Cao Cao’s official residence.

Cao Cao held an invitation and looked around everyone and said, "Liu Biao sent someone to send an invitation and asked the orphan to go to Xiangyang for a banquet. Do you think you will go or not?"

General Yu Jin said: "Liu Biao's invitation may not have any kind intentions, so the lord should not go there easily."

Zhang Liao, Zhang He, and the generals of the Tibetan Ba ​​also agreed: "What General Yu Jin said is so much, the lord should not go there lightly."

Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu: "What do Zhongde thinks?"

Cheng Yu pondered for a moment and replied, "Yu thought Liu Biao had no malice. Besides, even if Liu Biao had malicious intentions, the Jingxiang gentry might not agree. After all, killing the lord now will not be of any benefit to the Jingxiang gentry. Therefore, the lord can go there with confidence, but General Zhang Liao still needs to lead 500 elite troops to accompany him to protect him."

Liu Ye and Jia Kui said, "If you have General Zhang Liao to accompany you to protect him, the lord can go there with confidence."

"Hehe." Cao Cao smiled, "That's what I mean."

"Report..." As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Cao Xiu suddenly stepped inside and knelt down and reported, "There is an ugly man outside the mansion who claims to be a strange scholar in Jingxiang. He insisted on seeing his lord, saying that he had important things to report to him."

Cao Cao said: "The strange scholars of Jingxiang?"

Zang Domineering: "This man is so shameless, he actually calls himself a strange scholar in Jingxiang!"

Jia Kui said: "If you call yourself a strange man, you may not have any talent."

Cheng Yu said: "The lord may as well call him to see him."

"Well, what Zhongde said is exactly the same as his own intention." Cao Cao nodded happily and said to Cao Xiu, "Wen Lie, please call this person in to see you quickly."

"Affect the order."

Cao Xiu took the order and left. Within a moment, he led a thin young man with a short figure and ugly appearance like a monkey. The ugly man neither bowed nor polite when he saw Cao Cao. He stood in the hall casually, and said proudly to the sky: "Don't have died on the same day, but he still doesn't know?"

"presumptuous!"

Zangba was furious when he heard this, and drew out his sword and grabbed the first two steps to the ugly man's neck.

The ugly man ignored the sharp sword on his neck, glanced sideways and coldly, and said sarcastically: "The general has experienced many battles and kills people all over the world. Why are you afraid of killing one person? You can start quickly and don't hesitate!"

"court death!"

Zangba was extremely angry and was about to kill the ugly man with one sword, Cao Cao hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "General Zangba must not be rude!"

"snort!"

The Tibetan bully glared at the ugly man fiercely, and then he reluctantly withdrew his sword and returned to the table. Then Cao Cao bowed to the ugly man and said aloud: "Don't you know the name of sir?"

The ugly man dusted his sleeves and said proudly: "I am just talented, Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan are the same."

"It turned out to be Mr. Pang." Cao Cao said, "What Mr. Cai said just now is not what he meant? I hope he will give me advice."

Pang Tong said: "Now Liu Biao has set up a Hongmen Banquet and wants to uproot the power of the three major gentry of Cao Gong and Jingxiang. Cao Gong didn't know that this trip would be a death sentence? If it weren't for the friend's entrustment, why should I do this and bring shame to myself? Now that the words have been passed on, I will say goodbye."

"Sir, stay." Cao Cao said anxiously, "I still have many confusions in my heart, and I hope I can give you advice."

"Want to know more?" Pang Tong said coldly, "Donald Cao should ask someone else for advice."

After saying that, Pang Tong wanted to leave with his sleeves.

"hateful!"

The Zangba was furious and drew his sword again to kill Pang Tong. Cao Cao said angrily: "Don't be presumptuous!"

Zang Badao: "Master!?"

Cao Cao shouted, "Isn't you still quit with me!"

"Hey!"

Zangba groaned, threw the sword in his hand hard on the ground, and left.

Cao Cao then left the table, walked to Pang Tong and bowed deeply, and said sincerely: "A lot of General Zangba offended me just now, and I am alone here to apologize to the gentleman."

After several tests, Pang Tong saw that Cao Cao was always respectful to the wise and had no suspicion, he couldn't help but feel respectful, turned around and bowed deeply to Cao Cao, and said loudly: "Cao Gong is broad-minded and magnificent, which is admirable. Tong just pretended to be arrogant, but he wanted to see if Cao Gong is really as the world said, and has a broad mind that ordinary people can't reach. Today's trial is indeed worthy of his reputation."

Cao Cao said: "Sir, I am too proud, I am ashamed of being accused of taking responsibility."

Pang Tong said: "I have no malicious intentions in this move. Please forgive me. As for the general just now, I should come to the door to apologize in person when I am here tomorrow."

"Haha, sir, are so serious." Cao Cao asked Pang Tong to attend the seat and then asked, "I wonder what the hell said just now is going on?"

Pang Tongyi looked up and said solemnly: "Ma Butcher is a hero of the world. Liu Biao is weak and not worthy of being an enemy. As far as we know, the Jingxiang gentry headed by the three families of Cai, Huang and Wang intends to accept Cao Gong as the new lord of Jingzhou. This matter is very secret, but for some reason, Liu Biao knows it. Now Liu Biao has ordered his son Liu Pan to lead 5,000 elite troops from You County, Changsha to move to the public security, and ordered his eldest son Liu Qi to transfer 2,000 foreign troops from Wuling Mountain, named Gongwei Xiangyang, which is actually intended to Cao Gong and the three families."

"What happened?" Cao Cao said in shock, "If it weren't for sir, I would have been killed by Liu Biao."

Pang Tong also said: "Liu Biao will be held in the grand banquet for the ministers of the assassination mansion three days later. Cao Gong and Jingxiang gentry are also invited. When Cao Gong and Jingxiang gentry arrive, the two thousand soldiers of the foreign king Shamoke will surround the governor's mansion. The three major clans of Jingxiang, led by Cai Mao, Huang Zu and Wang Wei, will be killed, and Cao Gong is also killed!"

"Then Liu Biao's nephew Zhang Yun took Liu Pan's five thousand elite troops across the river and headed north to Xiangyang."

"Liu Biao thought that as long as he killed three major clans and Cao Gong, he could control the situation in Jingzhou and preserve the status and interests of the Liu family in Jingzhou. However, he did not know that it was a big mistake. If Cai Mao, Huang Zu and Wang Wei were killed, and the Jingzhou army had no leader, the morale of the army would be in chaos. In the end, it would be a waste of money to the horse butcher, the evil wolf."

As Pang Tong finished speaking, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Kui and others looked at each other in shock.

Cao Cao frowned and thought for a moment, and asked Pang Tong: "Liu Biao's intentions are as sinister as he is. What should I do if I am alone?"

Pang Tong said: "The chief has a plan that can make Liu Biao give up Jingzhou."
Chapter completed!