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Jia Xu smiled and said, "I advised the governor of the state to take Guanzhong first because I knew that the southern army could not sweep across the north. Although they won the Battle of Red Cliff by relying on the Battle of the Yangtze River, those were all because of the sharp navy. But once they reached the northern plain, they were not necessarily the opponent of the northern army. Moreover, Prime Minister Cao had tens of thousands of cavalry. Who can compete with him in the north? In fact, if I were Prime Minister Cao's military advisor, I would suggest that he give up Guanzhong, let the Han army enter Guanzhong, and then use the advantages of the cavalry to wipe out the Han army in Guanzhong."

Before Jia Xu could continue to say this, Liu Jing sighed: "Fortunately, he is not Cao Cao's military advisor, otherwise I will be the second Ma Chao."

"Actually, this is not what Prime Minister Cao did not expect. Even if he did not expect, Xun You would consider it for him. The reason why they did not adopt this plan was because they were repeatedly defeated by the Han army and did not dare to take this risk anymore. But after experiencing the first Northern Expedition, I think Prime Minister Cao would also change his strategy. He would put the Han army into Guanzhong, but concentrate his troops to defend Longyou and Guanzhong, Guanzhong is a big urn. Once he enters Guanzhong, Cao army can catch turtles in the jar. Does the Zhoumu understand what I mean?"

Liu Jing understood a little, and he hurriedly said, "What the military advisor means is that Guanlong is actually one, and it is meaningless to just capture Guanzhong."

“That’s exactly that”

Jia Xu slid his hands and laughed, and he sighed slightly, "I am a native of Guanlong and know more about Guanlong than anyone else. Back then, I advised Dong Zhuo to take Guanlong first, consolidate this foundation before entering Beijing. Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo was eager to achieve success and promoted Beijing. In the end, the Xiliang forces were just a flash in the pan. I don't want the provincial governor to repeat the same mistakes."

Liu Jing nodded silently. He had fully understood what Jia Xu meant. Seizing Guanzhong would not necessarily lead to occupying Guanzhong. If Cao Cao put them into Guanzhong and used the cavalry and the power of the country to fight him in Guanzhong, he would likely fail again and even lose his chance to turn the tables.

Therefore, Jia Xu advised him to take Longyou first, consolidate Longyou, and then attack Guanzhong after having the strength to compete with the northern army, which was a steady strategy.

"The military advisor is right, I understand the year."

Liu Jing sighed and said, "In fact, it will be very fast to consolidate Longyou and Guannei in two years."

Jia Xu thought about it and said, "In addition, there are two other things I want to remind the provincial governor."

"Military advisor, please tell me"

"The first thing is in Nanyang. The contract with Cao's army will expire next year. I suggest that the provincial governor renew the signing of the year to ensure the safety of Jingzhou."

"I think so too. Nanyang is best to keep calm. I believe Cao Cao has the same intention. What's the second thing?"

"The second thing is that the prefecture of the Northern Expedition must have a reason. Kuai Yue told me that Tian was very angry at the prefecture of the prefecture of the prefecture, and even issued an order to deprive the prefect of the prefecture of the prefecture, which was persuaded by Xun Yu. Now the court is talking about the prefecture of the prefecture of the prefecture. Prime Minister Cao's party members such as Liang Mao, Chang Lin, Wang Jie and others have used the prefecture of the prefecture of the prefecture to create public opinion, saying that the prefecture of the prefecture is unjust, and many people who support the prefecture of the prefecture were forced to keep silent, which is very unfavorable to the prefecture of the prefecture."

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "I have decided to send Xu Jing to the court as my representative of my interests in the court, so that Xu Jing can move in the court and save the unfavorable situation."

"inappropriate"

Jia Xu shook his head and said, "Prime Minister Cao may be acceptable to let Xu Jing enter the court, but there will be a bottom line. That is, Xu Jing can only be the mouthpiece of the provincial governor. If he is allowed to act in the court, Prime Minister Cao will never agree. Xu Jing will have an accident. After all, the court is under the control of Prime Minister Cao. Why doesn't the provincial governor consider using the robes? "

The robbery of the belt was intended to be used by Liu Jing to exchange Cao Cao for the title of the governor of Yizhou. The last time Cao Zhi went to Jingzhou, Liu Jing proposed this condition, but Cao Cao never responded. I don’t know if it was Cao Zhi who said it or if Cao Cao had other ideas.

More importantly, Liu Jing knew that once the robbery was used, it meant that he and Cao Cao were completely hostile. Cao Cao would force the Han Emperor to issue an order to deprive him of all his titles and official positions, and declare him Liu Jing a rebellion, declare him a fake royal family, and drive him out of the ancestral temple. He would suffer great political losses.

Cao Cao could do this, but Cao Cao did not take this move, which means he was also very careful and did not want to do anything. Since Cao Cao left room, Liu Jing also had to weigh the pros and cons. It was not that simple that he could get the righteousness of Liu Jing.

Liu Jing sighed, "Let me think about the matter of the robbery."

Jia Xu felt that Liu Jing was reluctant to wear a robbery, so he smiled, "This is just the advice of the minister, and the governor of the state can consider the decision by himself."

At this moment, the door of the study suddenly pounded, very urgent, "What's the matter?" Liu Jing said unhappy.

I heard Bao Niang rush outside the door: "General"

Liu Jing got up and walked out. Seeing her anxious face, he asked, "What happened?"

Bao Niang whispered to him with her ears: "Mrs. She is born. She is a girl. The midwife said that there is still a way to save her child."

"ah"

Liu Jing was stunned. He ignored Jia Xu and rushed to the backyard as if he was in a hurry.

It was almost two months since Cao Cao returned to Yedu from Chang'an. Cao Cao first held a grand funeral for Xiahou Yuan, posthumously named him Hou Min, and was named him.

Secondly, like Liu Jing, Cao Cao set out to inspect Xudu and Hebei counties shortly after he returned to Yedu, and then went to the counties in the Central Plains. After returning to Yedu, it was early September, and the next thing was the autumn harvest. This was the most important thing for local governments. Cao Cao also attached great importance to it and ordered Cao Pi to inspect major grain-producing areas to supervise the autumn harvest.

But the most important thing for Cao Cao was that the Wei State founded the State of Wei State. According to the Han system, after being named Duke of the State, he could establish the State of the State and establish official positions. For example, Liu Jing was named Duke of Chu, so he undermined the prefecture and opened the General's Mansion. The reason why the State of Chu was not established was due to a low-key attitude.

But Cao Cao was not low-key. He formally established the Wei State and gave all the staff members of the former Prime Minister's Office to high-ranking officials of the Wei State, such as appointing Xun You as the Secretary of the Secretariat, Liang Mao as the Secretary of the Secretariat, Mao Jie, Chang Lin, Xu Yi and others as the Secretary of the Secretariat, Wang Jie, Du Xi and others as the Minister of the Secretariat, Zhong Yao as the Dali, Wang Xiu as the Grand Secretary, Yuan Huan as the Order of the Darling and the Censorate, Chen Qun as the Chief Censor, etc.

Cao Cao also transferred all the government affairs of the Prime Minister's Office to the State of Wei. Since the establishment of official positions was exactly the same as the imperial court, he actually undermined the court, which was exactly the same as Liu Jing's undermining the prefecture.
Chapter completed!