Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

"Don't drive Mi Zhu in Xuzhou, I have seen Liu Cheqi."

"Zizhong don't have to be polite, please sit down."

Mi Zhu sat down when he heard the words, and Liu Ye looked over with interest. Since ancient times, there have been many large speculative businessmen. The most famous is Lu Buwei, who sponsored the King of Qin and became the prime minister. There is also no shortage of thought in the Three Kingdoms period. "Exotic goods can live in" big businessmen, such as Zhang Ping and Su Shishuang, who gifted horses and irons to horses when Liu Bei raised his troops, and Weizi, who sponsored Cao Cao to raise his troops by Chen Liujun.

Mi Zhu, who was in front of him, was also one of them. As soon as they met, he aimed at Liu Bei. Wan Guan's family wealth kept supporting him, and even rejected Cao Cao's appointment. And Mi Zhu not only gave money, but also people, giving Liu Bei his sister, that is, Mrs. Mi.

But later facts proved that Mi Zhu's vision was indeed unique. Regardless of Liu Bei being beaten by Cao Cao for half his life, he finally seized Jingzhou and crossed Yizhou to establish the Shuhan Dynasty and become the founding king.

"I didn't expect Liu Che to know the name of Zhu District from thousands of miles away. It is really an honor." Mi Zhu was a little surprised when Liu Ye spoke his words.

Although his family was rich, Mi Zhu had four ranks of scholar, farmer, industry and commerce since ancient times. Although the merchant was rich, his status was very low. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty explicitly ordered merchants not to wear silk satin.

Although the policy has been loosened since the end of Han Dynasty, the gentry in various places still look down on wealthy businessmen, so the Mi family is at most famous in Xuzhou Bo.

But Liu Ye has never been to Xuzhou, but he knows Mi Zhu's words, how can he not be surprised?

Of course, Mi Zhu would not be so arrogant that he thought that his reputation was already known in the world. It seems that Liu Ye knows the people of the world very well...

Liu Ye smiled and wandered through his heart and said: "Zi Zhongnai is Xuzhou, don't drive, why did you get to Puyang a thousand miles away?"

Liu Ye ordered Xun You to sit in Luoyang and take charge of the center. At this moment, Guanzhong is surrounded by Liu Ye's territories on all sides, with Lu Bu guarding Bingzhou in the north, Xu Huang out of Nanyang in the south, and Yanzhou falling into Liu Ye's hands. Luoyang can be described as solid.

But Yanzhou is different. Yanzhou is Yuan Shao's Jizhou to the north, Yuan Shu's Yuzhou to the south, and Tao Qian's Xuzhou to the east. It is the front line and has just experienced war. Therefore, Liu Ye personally sits in town.

Mi Zhu sternly said: "Zhu Te is here for the world?"

"Oh?"

"Ten days ago, Cao Cao's father and Cao Song's family traveled from Mount Tai to Qingzhou. In order to befriend Cao Mengde, Ambassador Tao sent the captain Zhang Kai to lead his army to **** him. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai opened his eyes and killed Cao Song's family... …" Mi Zhu sighed: "It's a sigh that Cao Cao thought it was Tao Shijun, so he launched tens of thousands of troops to attack Xuzhou, and massacred Xuzhou's people, making the people of Xuzhou panic."

Liu Ye frowned. He didn't think that Cao Cao's site had been changed to Qingzhou, but now his father was still killed.

"Tao Shijun is willing to compensate Cao Cao for compensation, but Xuzhou is the place of the court, and I hope Liu Cheqi will ask the emperor to stop Cao Cao." Mi Zhu bowed.

"Well, this is to discuss with his staff, please ask Zizhong to go down and rest first." Liu Ye solemnly said.

"The general is the pillar of the imperial court, and Xuzhou is the land of the imperial court. Please think twice about the army!" Mi Zhu said, turning and leaving.

"Wait!"

Hearing someone calling him to stop, Mi Zhu turned his head, and saw that the person speaking was a thin scribe, who seemed to be of high status under Liu Ye.

Xun You sits in Luoyang, is this person Jia Xu, the poison under Liu Ye's tent?

"Dare to ask what is the name of your husband?" Mi Zhu asked.

Guo Jiadao: "Where did Cao Cao's army attack?"

Mi Zhu replied: "Cao Cao took Xiahou Dun as the pioneer, and the prefect of Langya County Zhuge Xuan hit Cheng Yu's plan. Now Langya County has fallen across the board. However, Ambassador Tao has sent General Cao Bao to lead 20,000 Danyang elite soldiers to Donghai County, and Huihe County guards Zhao Yu. To resist Cao Jun, before Zhu left for the envoy, the two armies lined up in Yanxian-Quxian area. Shijun Tao has ordered Cao Bao to stick to it. Moreover, the people of Xuzhou are afraid of Cao Jun's massacre, presumably Cao Jun should not be able to advance in a short time."

"Okay, please don't write to Cao Bao, Zhao Yu and others quickly, telling them that no matter what Cao Jun's movements are, he must stick to the city and never send troops!" Guo Jia warned.

Mi Zhu was taken aback, but nodded: "Zhu got it."

After Mi Zhu left, Liu Ye asked, "Fengxiao, how did you know that Cao Bao would attack?"

Guo Jia smiled and shook his head: "A certain has never been to Xuzhou, and has never seen Cao Bao. Of course, I don't know if he will attack."

"But..." Guo Jia solemnly said: "A friend in Yingchuan sent a letter, and Cao Cao sent Cheng Yu to Yingchuan to recruit intellectuals. Both Zhong Yao and Xi Zhicai have already gone to Qingzhou. Zhong Yuan has always been in governance, and Xi Zhicai is proficient in military strategy, especially good at disrupting the enemy's line of sight, and using the strategy of suspicious soldiers to achieve his goals, he must be prevented."

Liu Ye nodded: "Well, although Brother Meng De has a close personal relationship with me, it is really wrong to attack Xuzhou with troops. After all, he is a great official in Xinjiang, but because of private grievances, he attacked Xuzhou. If the court did not come forward to stop him, his face would be unreliable. Stay, sweeping with majesty."

Guo Jia nodded: "It is true, but Jia thinks that it is inevitable to prevent Cao Cao's invasion, but he must not send troops!"

"Once, after the Yanzhou War, our army had insufficient food and grass and could no longer support a large-scale troop dispatch. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban captives consumed a lot of food and grass, so dispatching troops was impractical."

"Secondly, Cao Cao had a very personal relationship with the general. If the general intervened, he would inevitably offend Cao Cao. Even though Na Mi Zhu claimed that Xuzhou was the court's land, it was actually impossible to obey the court's dispatch." Guo Jia shook his head and said: " If the lord sent troops, he had offended Cao Cao, a powerful prince, and Xuzhou would not be convinced. It can be said that the gains outweigh the gains."

Liu Ye nodded and asked in confusion: "Then how should Cao Cao retreat as you said?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Since Cao Cao slaughtered the city, he must have lost the heart of the people in Xuzhou. As long as Tao Qian is willing to stick to it, and there are no major strategic mistakes, he must lose a few cities at most, and he can resist Cao Cao's soldiers. And it can be used. The emperor's edict ordered Yuan Shu to send troops. Yuan Shu is Tao Qian's ally. Tao Qian must have asked him for help. Yuan Shu has many soldiers. He sent troops to the north. Even if he cannot defeat Cao Cao, he should be tied."

Liu Ye nodded and looked at Jia Xu: "Wenhe, what do you think?"

Jia Xu smiled: "Fong Xiao’s suggestion is feasible. Besides, the general can personally take a letter, persuade Cao Cao to retreat in the form of personal friendship, and he can also chase Cao Song as the Taifu, so that he can dispel Cao Cao’s heart. resentment."