"So, this storm has been settled by Liu Bei?" After hearing Jia Xu's report, Cao Cao gently tapped the table in front of him with his knuckles and whispered.

"Although the latest detailed information has not been obtained yet, according to the officials' speculation, this should be the case!" Jia Xu nodded and said.

‘Why did I not get detailed information?’ Cao Cao frowned, and a captivating momentum naturally emerged from his body.

Jia Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he still had the calm expression. He said slowly: "The search for our detailed works in Yangzhou has increased a lot recently. Many detailed works have been captured and killed due to their exposure of their identities. The remaining few detailed works can only lurk for the time being.

So, you can only get a rough amount of information."

Cao Cao knew that Jia Xu had strong intelligence collection and analysis ability, and he could often grasp the key points from the most subtle points. His analysis should be 70% sure.

"Haha..." After pondering for a while, Cao Cao suddenly laughed, "It's worthy of being Liu Xuande. He is not always visible and has no water. Once there is a change, he can become thunderous.

I originally thought that Zixiao would drag him to Xiangyang, but he didn't expect that his eyes were like a torch, and he could see which one was more important. In fact, Lima left the war in Jingzhou and returned to Lujiang in a starry night.

If he could go back three or four days later, the situation in Yangzhou would definitely not be like this now.

However, he is probably the only one who can turn this matter into such an invisible way. If it were Yuan Benchu, Yangzhou would have been in chaos!”

After a pause, Cao Cao chuckled to the sky with a little nostalgic meaning and said, "Brother Benchu, Liu Xuande is so boring, how can you teach me if I don't miss you!"

"Is there any news about 'Feng Bizi'? He may not be able to escape the involvement of this matter.

"After a moment, Cao Cao remembered something and asked Jia Xu again, "I originally thought that this incident would allow him to come back, but now it seems that he would have to stay for a while. Wenhe, what do you think?"

"In fact, in terms of creating civil unrest, he has done quite well. As the Prime Minister said, if Liu Bei had not handled it decisively, his plan would have definitely turned Yangzhou upside down. As for whether he could get out of this matter, the opportunity was to be counted on 55.

"Jia Xu said after a brief thought, "Whether he can get out, see if his hands and feet are clean, and see how much Liu Bei trusts him. If Liu Bei trusts him well, and he himself does not show his big flaws.

At most, others think that he is inappropriate in his actions. If he fails, he can still turn the blame on the Prime Minister, and he is deceived by the Prime Minister's design. In this way, he will be punished for dereliction of duty at most without doubting his identity."

"Yeah!" Cao Cao nodded slightly. "No matter what, Feng Bizi's wisdom is quite extraordinary, otherwise Feng Xiao would not have chosen him."

Thinking of Guo Jia, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh with regret.

"Prime Minister. In the past few days, Guan Yu and Wei Yan suddenly turned against each other and attacked each other, and they were very stunning to get entangled with General Xiahou and Governor Zang. There might be some conspiracy in it!" Seeing that Cao Cao was a little depressed, Jia Xu changed the subject.

"It's nothing more than playing the trick of advancing and retreating..." Cao Cao said unhappily when he thought of the navy who was severely injured, "Xiaoxian (Mao Jie)'s navy was severely injured. Gan Ning's navy now attacked Qing and Xuzhou unscrupulously, with the purpose of attracting our front-line army to return to defense.

If Yun Chang, Wei Yan was too weak. They were afraid that I would endure the pain for a while, so they were determined to solve the war between Cai and Huai'an first.

If Yun Chang and Wei Yan launch a counterattack, it means that they still have the power to fight and can dispel my idea of ​​gathering and annihilation of these two troops, forcing me to draw troops back to the Qinghai area, Xu's hinterland, Yun Chang and Wei Yan can take the opportunity to retreat through the Huai River.

This is not a conspiracy, it is purely an open conspiracy. Zhuge Liang, this kid, has a very accurate view of my heart."

Although Cao Cao often heard about Zhuge Liang's deeds before, he heard it as a shame. But this time, Cao Cao had seen Zhuge Liang's ability.

Before being affected by the civil storm in Yangzhou, Guan Yu suppressed Xiahou Dun's 70,000 troops with a 40,000 army, so he could not move. It was an ironclad fact.

Such results will occur. Although Guan Yu's reputation and excellent military command ability are the one around Guan Yu who gave him advice and strategy.

And this person is Zhuge Liang!

You should know that Xiahou Dun was a veteran general who had experienced many battles, and Cheng Yu was even more intelligent and had a staff officer. With the ability of the two of them, he could not gain any advantage in the face of Zhuge Liang's wisdom, but instead suffered repeated setbacks.

In his letter to Cao Cao, Cheng Yu praised Zhuge Liang's talents for his abilities, saying that if he could get this person, he would be worthy of Guo Jia, who had passed away.

Although Cao Cao also wanted to take Zhuge Liang for his own use, he knew that the possibility was not high.

He had asked someone to find Zhuge Liang's relatives in Langya, but was disappointed to find that the two branches of Zhuge's clan had not been in contact for five or six years, so it was impossible to touch Zhuge Liang in this way.

"Is the Prime Minister ready to do what he wants?"

"If Ren Ganning continues to make trouble like this, Qing and Xu may have a big trouble. Forget it, just treat Yun Chang's favor. Anyway, what I value now is Jingzhou and Hanzhong.

"A sharp look appeared in Cao Cao's eyes, and he said with a light and solidity, "Zhang Yide has always been invincible. This time he was entangled in Hanzhong by Miaocai. I see how he broke the siege of Jingzhou.

If we can take this opportunity to seize Jingbei, even if Liu Bei calmed down the civil strife in Yangzhou, the plan will be worth it."

Jia Xu nodded slightly. The people of the four counties in Jingbei account for more than 60% of the entire Jingzhou, and the strength comparison between Jingbei, Cao and Liu will undergo fundamental changes.

"Wenhe, we will go to Xinye tomorrow morning. This time, I will take down Jingbei in person." Cao Cao stood up and said with a sigh.

"Prime Minister, then the official will go down and make arrangements first!"

"Yeah!" Cao Cao nodded.

After Jia Xu bowed and bowed, he walked out of the hall.

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In less than half a cup of tea, Cao Cao, who was reading the documents, found that Jia Xu was leaving and returning.

"Wenhe, is there any new situation?" Cao Cao raised his head and said in a little confusion.

"Prime Minister, I just got a message..." Jia Xu replied with a solemn expression, "Zhang Yi was demoted to the position of Jiangxia County by Liu Bei, but was assassinated on the way to Jiangxia!"

"What?" Cao Cao's eyes tightened, and the book in his hand fell on the table. Cao Cao naturally knew that the so-called Zhang Yi was the pseudonym of Sima Yi who was sent to Liu Bei as the secret.

"Where is the assassin?" Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and asked anxiously.

Jia Xu said with a strange expression: "The news came from Yangzhou that the assassin came from us."

"How is this possible? Wenhe, have you sent someone to do it?" Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu and asked in confusion.

Under Cao Cao's command, the person in charge of intelligence spy, analysis, and assassination was Jia Xu.

Cao Cao was also very aware that his subordinate acted ruthlessly. In order to eliminate the consequences of civil turmoil in Yangzhou, it was not impossible for him to secretly assassinate Sima Yi.

"The Prime Minister did not give orders, how dare Xu give orders without authorization. Moreover, this matter also concerns Sima Boda (Sima Lang) and the Sima tribe of Hanoi!" Jia Xu shook his head and said.

"Wenhe, tell me the news you got in detail!" Cao Cao said with a serious expression.

"yes……"

After Jia Xu made a complete report on what he knew, Cao Cao closed his eyes and thought for a long time, slapped the table heavily, and said hatefully: "Everyone in the world says Cao is cruel, and he, Liu Bei, is better than me, to go there.

It was clearly him who killed 'Feng Bizi', but in the end he even caused trouble to me."

Although Jia Xu didn't say anything, what he thought was similar to Cao Cao.

At this point, things are clear.

Sima Yi's identity must have been exposed, and Liu Bei was willing to kill spies, but he did not want to cause chaos within himself (no matter how he said, Sima Yi was the former general of the Southern Conquest and General of the Diannong Central Army. He killed such important officials at will, and another storm would arise in Yangzhou where people were unstable.

Liu Bei could not publicly admit that Sima Yi was a spy, which caused irreversible losses to his reputation of identifying and employing people, and may also be considered as intentional transfer of contradictions.

), so he demoted Sima Yi openly, but secretly sent someone to kill him on his way to Jiangxia. On his own territory, it was very easy for Liu Bei to kill someone.

After killing Sima Yi and then plagiarizing Cao Cao, all the problems were solved. However, Cao Cao often used assassination methods, so the charge was confirmed.

He not only achieved his goal of killing people, but also did not cause internal chaos. In Jia Xu's view, Liu Bei's move was no less vicious than himself.

As for what Cao Cao thought, Liu Bei didn't have to worry about it at all.

Cao Cao neither dared to voluntarily admit that Sima Yi was a spy he sent (if he admitted it, it would inevitably arouse the most intense disgust of the Jing and Yang gentry, and may even affect the prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's rule), nor could he say that Sima Yi was not assassinated by his side (who would believe it after he said it?).

In other words, Cao Cao could only accept his fate and swallow the mute loss when it comes to Sima Yi.

Even if the Sima family in Hanoi wants to hold a grudge, their biggest target should be Cao Cao, not Liu Bei (it is normal for anyone to kill a spy who has been lurking in his own country for many years and almost caused a huge disaster).

"Huh~~!" Cao Cao slowly stood up and sighed to the sky, "Liu Xuande, Liu Xuande, Cao still underestimated you!"

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister..." With a burst of rapid footsteps, Liu Ye hurried into the hall.

"Zi Yang, what's the matter?" Cao Cao asked with some excitement.
Chapter completed!