12dz Chapter 485 Zhong Yao defeated Su Yu? A false illusion made him arrogant!
Chapter 485 Zhong Yao defeated Su Yu? A false illusion made him arrogant!
Sometimes, people are really amazing.
Right now, Zhong Yao really wants to say something:
"None of my family members understand!"
Upon learning that Zhong Yao was once again on edge, Su Yu, in the spirit of being a "good colleague," sent Zhou Buyi to deliver another fruit basket to Zhong Yao.
Upon receiving the fruit basket, Zhong Yao initially intended to throw it away.
But when I thought about how this fruit basket was sent by Su Yu, I figured I might as well eat it.
So Zhong Yao ate to his heart's content.
And then... I got diarrhea!
There was no way around it, I ate too much. Who the hell can finish the whole fruit basket in one go?
Zhong Yao, suffering from both heart fire and diarrhea, lay listlessly on his sickbed.
"No! I must fight back! I must fight back!"
Zhong Yao was furious.
Su Yu is one thing, but that bastard Yang Song dared to provoke him, he's truly hateful!
So, despite his illness, Zhong Yao wrote a memorial full of tragic scenes and sent it to Xinxujia Village outside Chang'an City through his steward.
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outside Chang'an City
Xinxujia Village (Guanzhong Version)
After a long day of hard work, Cao Cao learned that the memorial had been written by Zhong Yao while he was ill, so he opened it to see what it was about.
Zhong Yao, with the attitude of a "veteran minister serving the country," complained to Cao Cao about Zhang Lu's arrogance and rudeness, and requested Cao Cao to quickly send troops to Hanzhong to teach Zhang Lu a lesson.
To show his sincerity, Zhong Yao was also willing to provide a large amount of military equipment and supplies as a replenishment.
Of course, these things didn't belong to Zhong Yao alone, but were collectively paid for by his subordinates from various powerful families.
"Ah……"
"When Han Sui, Ma Chao, and Lü Bu attacked Guanzhong, they all pretended to be dead, asking for neither money nor soldiers."
"Now that they've smelled the potential in Hanzhong, they can't hold back anymore?"
Cao Cao curled his lip.
Having witnessed the love-hate relationship between Yuan Shao and Ju Shou, Cao Cao had long since gained a deeper understanding of the nature of the powerful families in Yu Province under his command.
Hanzhong is different from other places; it has always been a place where people lived off the meager salary of five pecks of rice.
For both Cao Cao's and Su Yu's forces, and Zhong Yao's forces, whoever could persuade Zhang Lu to surrender would gain more influence in this region.
Zhong Yao had already begun planning for this and maintained contact with Zhang Lu.
So that one day, Zhang Lu would follow Zhong Yao's path and surrender.
However, due to Yang Song's affair, Zhong Yao's plan was on the verge of collapse.
Therefore, Zhong Yao chose a different approach and funded Cao Cao's attack on Hanzhong!
Don't be fooled by the size and power of Cao Cao's camp.
A large family business means large expenses and many internal conflicts.
Unless absolutely necessary, Cao Cao would not be so extravagant as to mobilize troops from all the provinces under his command to attack Hanzhong.
This was also true of the Cao Wei dynasty in history.
Many people believe that Shu Han was taking Yizhou and confronting Cao Wei's forces in nine provinces.
in fact……
Each time, Cao Wei would only deploy the garrison troops of Yong and Liang provinces.
In fact, Liangzhou often played a minor role.
Under Guo Huai's guidance, he became an outstanding veteran actor!
Therefore, the ones who were truly confronting Shu Han were actually the garrison of Yongzhou, which is now the Guanzhong army.
Unless Shu Han is about to capture Chang'an, the rulers of Cao Wei would not be insane unless they were dizzy. They would not transfer troops from the defense lines against Wu and Xianbei.
Wars always require money and supplies!
The Cao Wei regime already had enough internal conflicts; how could it be so reckless?
Therefore, in the case of a large family and business.
Besides its own mobile forces, the most common mode of warfare is to requisition troops from neighboring areas based on the principle of proximity.
The troops from Guanzhong were undoubtedly the most suitable to attack Hanzhong.
Hanzhong has always been known for being easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Zhong Yao had done a lot of background research on Hanzhong, so he was somewhat familiar with the area.
With the supplies provided by Zhong Yao and the Guanzhong troops under his command, taking Hanzhong can be much easier.
However, the downside of doing so is that Hanzhong will become a staunch supporter state of Zhong Yao's forces.
He who eats another's food is bound to him; he who takes another's money is bound to him.
Just like Yuan Shao.
By establishing a foothold in Ji Province and gaining the support of the powerful families there, they were destined to face the wrath of the Celestial Dragons.
Soon, Cao Cao arrived at Su Yu's residence with the memorial.
Upon learning that Zhong Yao had managed to pull off such a "tough job" while lying in a hospital bed, Su Yu couldn't help but admire Zhong Yao's positive attitude.
"My lord, we shouldn't refuse something that's offered to us so readily!"
"You are the lord, and you must treat everyone equally. Commandant Zhong's patriotism is so sincere, how can you refuse his good intentions?"
"Ziyi, you mean...?"
Seeing Su Yu's sinister smile, Cao Cao suddenly realized what was going on.
I couldn't help but silently mourn for Zhong Yao for three seconds.
Look, even with Cao Cao, the lord, unable to easily step down, you still can't defeat Ziyi!
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soon.
Zhong Yao, lying in his hospital bed, received two unprecedented pieces of good news!
One reason is that Su Yu is ill and is staying home, refusing to see guests.
Another possibility is that Cao Cao accepted his proposal and planned to launch a military campaign against Hanzhong!
Overjoyed, Zhong Yao immediately threw off the covers and summoned several of his trusted subordinates for a meeting.
With his intelligence, he quickly pieced together what had happened.
It must have been Su Yu who advised Cao Cao against directly attacking Hanzhong, but Cao Cao did not listen!
Therefore, Su Yu had no chance to play in the upcoming Battle of Hanzhong, and feeling depressed, he chose to feign illness.
This is also a common way for politicians to express their dissatisfaction.
In matters of factional strife, Su Yu was Cao Cao's spokesperson.
Zhong Yao and his subordinates from powerful families were well aware of this.
But Cao Cao was, after all, the lord, and he had to consider the Cao camp as a whole.
When factional strife arises among subordinates, the lord cannot personally intervene; this is the unspoken rule.
Just like Yuan Shao did back then.
Although he preferred Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, and other people from Yuzhou, the task of charging into battle could only be done by them.
It wasn't until the Battle of Guandu was almost over that Yuan Shao found an opportunity to eliminate Ju Shou.
And yet, they still have to shift the blame to Guo Tu and Cao Cao's camp!
Therefore, Cao Cao could not take action against Zhong Yao.
Although he favored Su Yu, he also had to act as a referee most of the time.
This means that, for the sake of the Cao camp as a whole, Cao Cao might very well reject Su Yu's suggestion and instead adopt Zhong Yao's.
Just like you and your boss, you might have a very good relationship in private.
However, when it comes to certain issues, your boss can't always listen to you. He also has his own plans and needs to make everyone think that he is "fair and impartial".
At this moment, Zhong Yao couldn't be happier!
Won!
He finally won!
Zhong Yao glanced at his trusted subordinates and felt quite pleased.
Among his trusted confidants was Sima Lang.
Six of the eight Sima scholars became staff members of the Ministry of Personnel.
Sima Yi, on the other hand, became the Liangzhou Prefect under Zhong Yao.
To balance the betting, and also to show his final stubbornness, the cunning Sima Fang chose to send his eldest son, Sima Lang, to Zhong Yao as well.
Because of Sima Yi, Zhong Yao took good care of Sima Lang.
Having only joined the company a short time ago, Sima Lang had already become a key figure being groomed by Zhong Yao.
Sima Lang's abilities were quite commendable, and Zhong Yao found him very easy to use.
"Gentlemen, our lord plans to wage war against Hanzhong."
"This is the perfect opportunity for us to show our skills!"
"That Su Ziyi is nothing but a joke!"
Zhong Yao burst into laughter.
Given his shrewdness and composure, he shouldn't be so arrogant.
But upon hearing the news that Su Yu claimed to be ill, Zhong Yao could not contain his overwhelming joy!
I don't know.
Su Yu is busy making babies, she's very busy!
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