Chapter 658: Inside Xuzhou
The book is followed last time.
Xuzhou, Cao Cao's mansion.
At this time, Cao Cao was entertaining his civil servants and military generals in the hall.
"It's up to you to be able to do what a family can do today. Come and I'll pay a cup of respect to you!" Cao Cao stood up and said loudly to everyone drunk.
"Thank you for your reward, I will give you a glass back!" After saying that, everyone stood up, picked up the wine cup, and drank it all in one go.
"Himmer..." After Cao Cao burped, he pressed his hands with drunken eyes and said, "Don't you have to be so polite, sit down quickly, sit down quickly."
After saying that, he sat down and smiled at everyone, "Everyone, my family has been working hard for so long and finally has a place to settle down.
In the future, I hope you can do your best to assist a family and calm down this troublesome and troubled time!"
Although everyone was a little drunk, after hearing Cao Cao's words, they stood up in a slight twist, with a firm face and said in unison: "Lord has an order, how dare we fail to respond?!"
"Hey~~? Why are you standing up again? Sit down quickly, sit down!"
Although Cao Cao was kind, his eyes showed a hint of satisfaction.
He hates those who are ignorant of the ranks and inferiors the most, especially in this public occasion.
If someone dares to disrespect him, even though he doesn't say it, he will definitely be unhappy in his heart.
Fortunately, everyone, including Lu Bu, was courteous and honest, which made him very satisfied.
After everyone was left, Cao Cao rubbed his face and woke up for a moment, and asked Xi Zhicai on the side: "Zhicai, what are the reactions of those aristocratic families and officials to a certain family taking over Xuzhou?"
After hearing this, Xi Zhicai sorted out his clothes, stood up and replied respectfully: "You lord, most people have no special opinions on the lord's entry into Xuzhou.
After all, it is a chaotic world now, and there is a powerful man as the governor of Xuzhou. They are too happy, so how could they oppose it?!"
"Huh?" Cao Cao was not happy after hearing Xi Zhicai's words. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and asked inexplicably: "You just said that most people agreed to a certain family joining Xuzhou.
In other words…there are still a small number of people who object?!”
"This..." Xi Zhicai nodded after pursing his lips, and said, "That's right, a small number of people do not agree.
Not only that, they also secretly colluded with Tao Qian’s two useless sons, intending to overthrow the lord’s rule!”
"Hmph..." Cao Cao snorted twice with a cold look on his face, "It turns out to be so", and said disdainfully: "Although Tao Qian is not a powerful figure, if he is in a peaceful era, he will definitely become a capable minister.
Unfortunately, it is a chaotic time now, and it is reasonable for him to fall into this chaotic time.
However, compared to Tao Qian, his two sons are like mud, and it is really hard to reach the elegance!
The reason why those people colluded with Tao Qian’s two sons was just to treat them as puppets!
Those people themselves dared not object to a certain family, but pushed Tao Qian's two useless sons out, which shows that they were afraid of a certain family from the bottom of their hearts and could not become a big climate!"
After saying this, Cao Cao turned his gaze to Guo Jia, who was eating and drinking, and asked helplessly: "Fengxiao, don't eat first, what's the matter with the intelligence department you mentioned?"
"Gudong..." Guo Jia swallowed the food in his mouth, wiped the oil stains on his mouth, and said to Cao Cao: "It's almost done. Before we waited to come to Xuzhou, my brother handed all the people in Xuzhou in the intelligence department he controlled to Jia.
All Jia needs to do is to accept these people, which is very easy.
Now the information in Xuzhou has been almost touched. What do you want to know?”
"Okay!" Cao Cao's eyes lit up after hearing Guo Jia's words, and he clapped his hands and shouted: "My brother Xingzhi is indeed a great talent. He even calculated this matter. He has done a great job for his brother!"
After saying that, he deliberately tested the intelligence department and asked, "Fengxiao, among the intelligence departments you control, is there any information about people who oppose a certain family's entry into Xuzhou?"
"Of course!" Guo Jia said with a look of course when he heard this: "Jia Lian has a detailed list of these people. After the banquet, Jia will hand over the list of these people to the lord."
"Oh?" Cao Cao touched his unshaven chin and asked excitedly, "Who is the master of the commander?"
After hearing this, Guo Jia took a sip of wine slowly and replied calmly: "The most important person among the opposition forces is Chen Deng.
This person is also considered a great talent. In Xuzhou, there is a famous wise man and the Chen family behind him. He is considered a powerful person.
The reason why he opposed his lord was that he had received favor from Tao Qian.
He thought it was the lord who killed Tao Qian, so he contacted Tao Qian's two sons and wanted to replace him."
"Some family killed Tao Qian?" Cao Cao asked in astonishment after hearing Guo Jia's words: "Where do you start this?
Although the relationship between a certain family and Tao Qian is not very good, they are always friends. Why did a certain family kill him?!"
After hearing this, Guo Jia shrugged and said, "Smart people like to think too much.
After Tao Qian's death, the lord immediately received the imperial edict named Xuzhou Governor.
So Chen Deng thought that the lord must have wanted to get Xuzhou, so he killed Tao Qian."
"..." Cao Cao was stunned immediately after hearing Guo Jia's words.
If Cao Cao hadn't known the inside story, he would have thought so.
After all, all this is a coincidence. Cao Cao received it not long after Tao Qian died.
The imperial edict was named the governor of Xuzhou.
From this point of view, it really seems that Cao Cao wanted Xuzhou, so he killed Tao Qian and then asked for an imperial edict to occupy Xuzhou.
After thinking it through, Cao Cao shook his head with a wry smile, rubbed his eyebrows, and said helplessly: "In this way, it's really no wonder that Chen Deng is involved in this matter.
If it weren't for somebody knowing the inside story, I'd probably think like Chen Deng.
It seems that even if a certain family jumps into the Yellow River, it will not be washed away."
After saying this, Cao Cao sighed and asked Guo Jia: "What good strategies can Fengxiao resolve the misunderstanding?"
After hearing this, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Jia has no choice.
Because Chen Deng is a smart person. Once a smart person determines something, he will be self-righteous and thinks he is right and it will be difficult to change his mind.
Therefore, if the lord wants to take the entire Xuzhou into his hands, he must kill Chen Deng!”
After saying this, Guo Jia's eyes turned cold and he said calmly: "What's more, if the lord wants to completely control Xuzhou, he must have thunderous means!
The lord wants everyone in Xuzhou to know what fear is!
So, Chen Deng objected well!
As long as the lord kills Chen Deng, it will play a role in killing the chicken and intimidating the monkey!
At that time, others will definitely obediently obey the arrangements of their lords."
"Uh..." Cao Cao heard this, and after he tried it, he asked with confusion: "Didn't Zhicai just say that most people in Xuzhou have no objection to the fact that a family has taken over Xuzhou?
How do you listen to Fengxiao? It seems that you have opinions about most people?”
After hearing this, Guo Jia took a sip of wine, raised his eyelids and looked at Cao Cao, and replied slowly: "This is nothing to do, after all, everyone has their own interests.
Although most of the aristocratic families and officials in Xuzhou do not object to the lord's entry into Xuzhou.
But they didn't want their lord to invade their interests.
And once the lord invades their interests, they will definitely join forces to oppose the lord!"
"Entering interests?" Cao Cao frowned and asked, "When will a certain family invade their interests?"
Since they agreed to join Xuzhou, they were under the command of a certain family. How could a certain family treat them badly?"
"Haha..." Guo Jia did not rush to refute when he heard this, but just asked calmly: "How should the lord settle these loyal civil and military officials and generals?"
"…!!" Cao Cao suddenly reacted after hearing Guo Jia's words.
If he does not move the officials in Xuzhou, where did he come from to reward his subordinates?
Chapter completed!