Three Kingdoms: Madam, I am a decent person

Chapter 589 Xun Yu and Ma Teng
The news of Sun Ce's death not only spread to Shouchun, but also to Xudu.

Xudu.

Chancery desk.

in the hall.

At this time, Xun You, Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai were gathered together having a heated discussion.

On their left, Jia Xu was kneeling in front of the desk, slowly flipping through documents.

In front of them, a middle-aged man, who looked gentle and elegant, with a sachet hanging around his waist, was handling paperwork while looking at the three people and shaking his head from time to time.

The middle-aged man is named Xun Yu. He is now the Minister of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao’s first counselor, and the master of the Secretariat.

At this moment, a hearty laugh was heard outside.

"What if I give him the position of a general? With the ability of Sikong, plus my generals in Guanzhong, Zhang Sui can fight one by one or two by two!"

"Master Cao, forgive me for being blunt, but Zhang Sui is just a young bud. There is no need for my father and Uncle Han to take action. I, Ma Tie, can lead 5,000 cavalrymen to destroy him!"

A loud laugh was heard, and a male voice said, "General Ma, your young master is so high-spirited! Zixiu told me before that he fell in love with your young master at first sight and wanted to become sworn brothers with him."

Another male voice laughed and said, "My son is not even close to the eldest master. If we can truly become sworn brothers, I, Ma Teng, will die with a smile on my face."

Xun You, Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai, who were arguing, heard the voice, quieted down and returned to their respective seats.

Xun Yu and Jia Xu also stopped what they were doing and looked towards the entrance of the hall.

There, a group of figures walked in.

The leader was none other than Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.

Walking beside Cao Cao was a tall, burly, hook-nosed, middle-aged man who looked rather dangerous.

Ma Teng.

One of the two major leaders of the Guanzhong princes.

The other leader was named Han Sui.

Ma Teng and Han Sui also became sworn brothers.

Behind Ma Teng followed three young men, they were Ma Teng’s eldest son Ma Xiu, his second son Ma Tie, and his nephew Ma Dai.

Next to the eldest son, Ma Xiu, followed a thin young scholar.

This was Han Ze, the second son of Han Sui, who was sent by Han Sui to serve as an official in Xudu.

Behind Han Ze, there was a burly man.

This man's name was Yan Xing, Han Sui's son-in-law, and he was Han Sui's chief general who escorted Han Ze to Xu Du this time.

A group of people just came in, Xun Yu asked everyone to stand up and greet them.

After they exchanged greetings, Cao Cao smiled and looked at Xun Yu and the others and said, "Military advisors, how is your discussion going? Should I be given the position of general?"

Everyone looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu said: "Here."

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu suspiciously.

Xun Yu invited Cao Cao and others to take a seat, and asked the clerk of the Secretariat to serve tea and cakes. At the same time, he said to Cao Cao: "First of all, Zhang Sui has followed all procedures."

"He defeated Yuan Shu and obtained the imperial seal, but he did not occupy it. Instead, he gave it to me directly."

"Based on his merits in passing down the imperial seal, it is not an exaggeration to make him a general."

"Not to mention, Yuan Shu is a perverse person and everyone has the right to kill him."

"But Shouchun City is well-defended. For the time being, no one can succeed."

“But he succeeded.”

"No one objects to saying that he was a great hero who killed the rebels."

"With such great achievements, he now controls Bing, Ji, You, Qing, Xu, and most of Yangzhou."

"To be honest, if we don't give it to him, he won't be bound by it."

"Giving it to him is just to make it easier for him to do things."

"If we really don't give it to him, can he really report everything to the emperor and then make the decision?"

"It's just because of strength."

Cao Cao nodded. Xun Yu added: "Moreover, compared to Yuan Shao, Zhang Sui's actions are all in accordance with the law, and everyone in the world can see it."

"Yuan Shao is a great general, so there is no reason why he can't be one."

"Besides, now that he controls Shouchun, Shouchun and Xudu are only a stone's throw away."

"Before we completely fall out with him."

"Before we move the capital."

"If we break up with him, Xudu will always be in danger."

“It’s not worth it.”

"What we need to do most now is to integrate Guanzhong and Liangzhou, train cavalry, capture Hanzhong, and prepare for war."

"We have been at war for many years, the people are exhausted, and our food and fodder have always been insufficient."

"Now we should try to avoid fighting and take good care of ourselves."

Cao Cao nodded when he heard what Xun Yu said, and said with emotion: "My good son-in-law, you can't judge a man by his appearance."

"I never thought that he would be able to take over Hebei and Yuan Shu so smoothly."

"It's all the fault of that fool Yuan Benchu, who allowed such a big danger to happen right under his nose."

"If I were Yuan Benchu, I would have gotten rid of him long ago!"

Cheng Yu on the side said: "If you were Yuan Benchu, the world would have been unified long ago, so why would there be Zhang Suizhi's words?"

"The brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had a family background of three dukes for four generations. Yuan Shao controlled Hebei, and Yuan Shu controlled ten counties and a country at his peak."

"If it were a normal person, the world would be at their fingertips."

"But they all died at the hands of Zhang Sui."

Xun Yu also frowned and nodded.

Ma Tie sneered and said, "Who is Zhang Sui? If I run into him, I will capture him alive and hand him over to the Minister of Works!"

Cao Cao laughed.

Looking at Xun Yu, Cao Cao said, "Write a letter to promote Zhang Sui to general, grant him bows and arrows, seals, axes, and three hundred brave soldiers, and let him take charge of the six states of Bing, Ji, You, Qing, Xu, and Yangzhou."

"After I finish writing it, I will send it to your Majesty and then send a messenger."

Xun Yu nodded.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps outside.

Cao Cao and others looked over.

It turned out to be Shangshu Lang Huan Jie.

Huan Jie walked over quickly, took out a bamboo slip from his sleeve, handed it to Cao Cao respectfully, and said, "The urgent military information from Jiangdong has just been delivered."

Cao Cao took the bamboo slips with a puzzled look and said, "What urgent military information can Sun Ce from Jiangdong have? Wasn't he just defeated by Huang Zu at Xiakou? What else can he do?"

Despite saying this, Cao Cao still opened the bamboo slips and took a look at them.

The next moment, his expression suddenly changed.

Xun Yu quickly leaned over to take a quick look and hissed, "Sun Ce died? Jiangdong is in danger!"

Others also exclaimed.

"Why did Sun Ce die?"

"Wasn't it a rumor before? Did he still have the mood to wipe out the entire Danyang Xu family? Why did he die?"

"Sun Ce has always been extremely tyrannical, and the noble families of Jiangdong are all unwilling to obey him. With his death, Jiangdong will surely be in chaos! Will Jiangdong fall into the hands of Zhang Sui?"

"Send out troops quickly to contain Zhang Sui's troops."

"Once Jiangdong falls into his hands, the consequences will be disastrous. Half of the world is already in his hands!"

Cao Cao's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it!
Looking at Ma Teng, Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Let Ma Chao lead the Guanzhong army to prepare for battle!"

Ma Teng responded and was about to go out.

But a stern voice rang out: "Stop!"

(End of this chapter)