Chapter 32: Can't do it

Since the emperor moved the capital to Xuchang, Xudu has been completely renewed, accelerated its development, and made great strides towards prosperity.

The cold wind was bleak, and on the bustling streets, the middle-aged man in official uniform returned home with a faint expression.

"Jun Xun Lingjun, please stay."

The middle-aged man stopped and turned around, with a puzzled expression on his face. Seeing the visitor, he asked, "Brother Yuan Chang, what's the matter?"

Zhong Yao, who was nearly fifty years old, caught up with Xun Yu, took a few breaths of relief, then raised a kind smile, bowed to Xun Yu, and said sincerely: "Thank you Xun Lingjun."

Xun Yu suddenly realized that it was he who recommended Zhong Yao to Cao Cao that Zhong Yao was able to be reused.

However, Xun Yu didn't care about these things and returned a greeting indifferently.

"Brother Yuan Chang is too humble, and his talent is worthy of his current position."

The civil and military officials who came to Xudu with the emperor were not all mediocre people who were just corpses. Xun Yu recommended many real talents to Cao Cao. Putting aside the starting point of Cao Cao's need to recruit talents, it is also a way to curb the strong power of foreign relatives led by Dong Chengfuwan and others.

Zhong Yao just wanted to thank Xun Yu in person. Although he had only a few words, he always had to express his feelings. As for giving gifts and thanking people, it seemed pretentious and superficial among people like them who were polite.

With a humble face, the two walked side by side to talk about trivial matters that were irrelevant in the court, and clicked on it.

Xun's mansion is near, and Xun Yu invites Zhong Yao to sit in the mansion for a while. He passes the mansion without asking for it, which seems rude.

Zhong Yao refused, but his expression turned solemn and asked in a low voice: "Xun Lingjun had a very good personal relationship with Guo Jia in his early years. Do you take this matter seriously?"

Showing a somewhat complicated look, Xun Yu nodded.

Zhong Yao pondered for a moment and asked, "Where is Guo Jiazhi, based on what Xun Lingjun saw?"

Where is your ambition?

This is asking Guo Jia if he is determined to usurp the country.

Xun Yu closed his eyes and sighed softly, "With the aspiration of filial piety, the world is peaceful."

In life, it is hard to find a close friend.

Guo Jia and Xun Yu are far apart, but they are in harmony with each other.

There will be no more than ten people in the world who can express Guo Jia's ambitions in a brief and horror like Xun Yu.

Peace in the world.

As long as the world is peaceful, Guo Jia doesn't care whoever the country belongs to and whoever the emperor belongs to.

But Xun Yu cares that the Xun family has been in the Han ministers for generations and has ate the Han people in the world. His life ideals are also peaceful in the world. It is not wrong for men to be determined to govern the country and pacify the world. It is just that Xun Yu is obsessed with supporting the orthodox Han family.

In essence, Guo Jia and Xun Yu have the same destination and the same ambitions, but they have differences in the implementation route. It is such differences. Although they are confidants, they will inevitably have a hostile day.

Zhong Yao heard Xun Yu's implicit voice, pondered for a while, and asked suspiciously: "If Guo Fengxiao really has this ambition, why wouldn't he be loyal to Your Majesty? If he surrenders, the world will be determined for ten years."

Guo Jia has risen from rebellion to Han ministers, but he is a famous Han minister. In fact, like Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and other princes, he has the fact of separatist rule and independence as the princes.

The civil and military officials of Xudu's court naturally regarded these princes as rebellious.

If Guo Jia is willing to be loyal to the emperor and work with Cao Cao in the east and west, Guanxi can be determined in a blink of an eye. If he attacks Jingzhou and Hebei, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort. The world can be determined in ten years. What Zhong Yao said is not aimless.

Xun Yu chuckled slightly with a slight self-deprecating voice, shook his head and said, "The world can be settled, but it does not mean peace in the world."

National unity is just an appearance. Whether the people can live and work in peace is probably the standard of peace.

Xun Yu chose Cao Cao, and Guo Jia also planned to choose Cao Cao at the beginning, but things went against his wishes. By chance, it developed to the current situation. Guo Jia could no longer defect to others. He could only not hit the wall and not look back. If he hit him, he could only continue to walk with blood.

Cao Cao gave people the impression that he was loyal and brave, and was the image of a loyal minister. Zhong Yao could see that Cao Cao was a brave and capable master. If Cao Cao could not return peace to the world, who else could do it in this world?

Zhong Yao bid farewell to Xun Yu and left with confusion.

Guo Jiabei's attitude towards Guanzhong has already expressed his attitude that he wants to compete for the world, but if he is not for his own emperor's hegemony or for his own victory, why not be a loyal minister and hero who has been remembered forever?

Guo Jia is a variable existence now. As long as he joins the Xuchang court and joins forces with Cao Cao, the situation in the world will soon become clear.

The answer to this question may only surface after Cao Cao exposed his ambitions.

Xun Yu, who returned to the mansion, was greeted by his wife Tang, and took away the dust for Xun Yu. Tang whispered to Xun Yu: "Husband, Mr. Cao has been waiting in the study for half a day."

Xun Yu looked surprised. Cao Cao had not been to court recently. He was in the military camp and was in the military camp to train troops. He suddenly visited his home, so he must have something important to discuss.

When he hurried to the study room of the mansion, Xun Yu knocked in and saw Cao Cao holding the book with his back to him, reading it calmly.

"Meet the lord."

Xun Yu hurriedly bowed.

Cao Cao put down the bamboo slips, smiled heartily, and held Xun Yu and said, "Wenruo doesn't have to care about these red tape. Cao comes uninvited, and the abruptness is that Cao is not considering it well."

Xun Yu stood up and waited for Cao Cao to explain his purpose.

He is a man praised as the "talent of the king and the assistant" and a man called "my son's house" by Cao Cao. Cao Cao treated him well far more than others. Here, Xun Yu was the pillar of the central government and entrusted with important tasks. While entrusting him with important tasks, it was also an embodiment of Cao Cao's respect for him. Cao Cao even used marriage methods. His daughter was later named Princess Anyang and had been betrothed to Xun Yu's eldest son, and he would get married after Cao Cao's daughter and the hairpin.

If you don’t go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, Cao Cao must have visited Xun Yu on a whim. At this time, Cao Cao’s expression was harsh and asked Xun Yu: “Wenruo, Cao is here to ask you a question.”

"Master, please ask."

Xun Yu found that the atmosphere seemed unusual today, and the previous conversation with Zhong Yao seemed to be just a precursor, and Cao Cao came to the door to the main topic.

Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu and asked in a deep voice: "In your opinion, will Guo Jia become Cao's future enemy?"

Perhaps Cao Cao should consider Yuan Shao first, but there will eventually be a life-and-death battle with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao knew very well that now, his eyes are not only in front of him, but also in a longer-term future.

Xun Yu had no expression on his face, but sighed slightly in his heart.

The world situation suddenly arose after Guo Jiabei entered Guanzhong.

If Guo Jia defends Yizhou to the death, then Guo Jia will be the second Liu Biao, just waiting for death.

After seizing Guanzhong, Guo Jia suddenly became a force that should not be underestimated in the eyes of the princes of the world.

"When the Kwantung Army confronted Dong Zhuo, Guo Jia took advantage of the opportunity to capture Yizhou. When Li Jue and Guo Si went out to fight against the Huns, Guo Jia took the opportunity to capture Guanzhong. There are three reasons why Guo Jia was strong: one is harmonious. Guo Jia treats the people well and the people are convinced. The Taiping Army has far surpassed other princes. Secondly, whether it is time to seize Yizhou or Guanzhong, Guo Jia seized a fleeting opportunity. If there is a third opportunity in front of him, he will definitely not miss it. Thirdly, people plan, Taiping Army has emerged in many Chinese and military officials, and they are rare counselors and generals in the world. If the Taiping Army seizes Guanzhong, the loss of Taiping Army is almost negligible. From this, it can be seen that if Guo Jia is given another five or ten years, when the heroes of the Central Plains are exhausted, Guo Jia can reap profits. Qin destroyed the six countries and Emperor Gaozu became emperor. The lessons of the past have to be guarded."

Xun Yu lowered his head slightly, his expression was indifferent.

Since they have different positions from Guo Jia and are their own masters, they cannot control official affairs if they have personal relationships.

This analysis gives Guo Jia's rise and his future struggle to win the world.

Whether it was the unification of Qin or Liu Bang, he actually rested in Guanxi in the early stages, and then defeated them one by one after another after being exhausted from the heroes of Guandong. In terms of strategy, they were to get along with each other with each other.

Because of this, Guo Jia has been beating Yuan Shao again and again, but he has always remained neutral to Cao Cao because Yuan Shao is far away and Cao Cao is close.

Yuan Shao is strong and Cao Cao is weak. When Yuan Shao wants to beat Cao Cao, Guo Jia will definitely wait for an opportunity to benefit from it.

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao looked solemn and continued to ask: "Wenruo, what do Guo Jia want the most at this time?"

Xun Yu immediately replied: "I want to have three things to control the official positions in Guanzhong, take time to recuperate, and attack the princes."

The rest and recuperation in the past few years has led to Guo Jia's strong troops, so he can easily take Guanzhong.

Now, Guo Jia occupied Guanzhong, and in name he was just the governor of Yizhou. If the imperial court did not give him an official position for a day, he would be injustice, which was what he urgently wanted.

Guanzhong is in decline, and the second round of rest time is also what Guo Jia needs. As long as Guanzhong resumes production, Guo Jia can recruit more troops and create more weapons and armor, and his military power will reach a higher level. Even if compared with Yuan Shao, he will not be at a disadvantage.

If Liu Biao was not a relative of the Han Dynasty and Liu Biao was not a benevolent and righteous ruler, it would be easy for Guo Jia to take Jingzhou.

But he could not attack Jingzhou for no reason. He finally cleared his identity as a traitor. If he attacked Liu Biao, Guo Jia would become the target of public criticism and his future for the world would be dim. Therefore, if Guo Jia wants to expand, he still needs a great thing.

After hearing Xun Yu's words, Cao Cao fell into silence in his study.

In fact, Cao Cao can give Guo Jia what he wants.

It is easy to enthrone Guo Jia in the name of the emperor.

Time, as long as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are not using troops to Guanzhong.

In great righteousness, Cao Cao could make things difficult for Liu Biao. As long as Liu Biao was not convinced, he could issue an edict to Guo Jia and ask Guo Jia to beat Liu Biao.

However, these three things are what Guo Jia wants and are what Cao Cao can give, but the consequences are not beneficial to Cao Cao at all.

Since Guo Jia has been listed as a major problem in the future, what Guo Jia wants, Cao Cao not only refuses to give it, but also goes against the rules.

Guo Jia cannot get what he wants, and Guo Jia's development momentum must be curbed.

"I have benefited a lot from listening to Wenruo's words. Haha, it's not too early, so Cao said goodbye."

Cao Cao suddenly smiled and bowed to say goodbye.

After sending Cao Cao out of the mansion, Xun Yu stopped in the courtyard, looking up at the sky with his head raised, with complex eyes.

"When you are filial and fight, don't show mercy."
Chapter completed!