I am an anchor in the Three Kingdoms

About half a cup of tea later, Cao Cao arrived on time.

"Everyone came early!"

Cao Cao stepped into the meeting hall, followed closely by Xu Chu.

Seeing Cao Chong rubbing his eyes in the conference hall, Cao Cao stopped, "Chong'er came early in the morning, are you sleepy?"

Cao Chong's eyes were still a little blurred, but since his father asked this question, he pulled himself together, "Chong'er is not sleepy."

Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction and stroked his forehead.

These actions are naturally seen in the eyes of the courtiers. Sure enough, Cao Sikong loves the concubine Cao Chong the most, and these concubine sons are actually compared.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhang saluted respectfully. Cao Zhi is probably still in the ice room.

The bastards Cao Gun and Cao Lin in Yecheng also attended the church meeting.

It seems that all the familiar sons are here, but it seems that there is a famous fifth son Cao Xiong missing?

Few of the ministers could recognize Cao Xiong, so they didn't care, maybe Cao Xiong was hiding among the ministers.

Chapter 67 Xun Lingjun

"Is Lord Xun Ling here?" Cao Cao shouted.

"Chen is here!"

Xun Yu took a step forward.

Cao Cao entered the conference hall and called out his name directly, which shows Cao Cao's respect for Xun Yu.

He is indeed worthy of Cao Cao's respect, because Xun Yu is the chief adviser and hero of Cao Cao's unification of the north.

"Mr. Xun Ling, you know, what is the reason why I invited all the gentlemen to come to the discussion pavilion today?"

Xun Yu also heard about the circulation of the examination papers of the princes.

But he wouldn't naively think that Cao Cao hastily recruited all the civil and military officials of Yecheng to come here just to show off the talents of the young masters?

What's more, Cao Cao's hall meeting has never invited the ministers of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to participate.

Presumably, it should be by circulating the examination papers of the "Preparation Strategy for Going South to Jingzhou" by the princes to arouse the discussion among the officials.

Then it leads to many questions about going south to Jingzhou, right?

This is also in line with Cao Cao's consistent style.

Think here.Xun Yu cupped his hands and replied, "I think it's Sikong who wants to discuss with you gentlemen the matter of going south to Jingzhou, and check to see if there are any omissions."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, most of the rest of the civil servants nodded. What Xun Lingjun said was no different from what they thought in their hearts.

Cao Cao laughed "haha".

"Xun Lingjun only guessed half right today!"

"Half?" Xun Yu also smiled and continued to ask: "Then dare to ask Sikong, which half is the right guess?"

Cao Cao spat out four words. "Go south to Jingzhou!"

Hearing this, Xun Yu showed a look of relief, blinked his eyes and said humorously: "It is not easy to guess half of Sikong's thoughts correctly. If he guessed all of Sikong's thoughts, then I am afraid that Sikong would not dare to use Wen Ruo." ?” (ps: Xun Yu’s character is Wenruo)

After Cao Cao heard this, he laughed loudly: "Mr. Xun Ling, don't worry, even if you have twice as many sassy intestines, you have to be my 'ovary' safely and securely!"

Cao Cao and Xun Yu were joking happily.

This also shows from the side how important Xun Yu's position in the Cao Cao Group is.

In terms of strategy, Xun Yu formulated a blueprint and military route for Cao Cao to unify the north, and even proposed "deep roots and solid foundation" and "welcome the emperor".

In terms of politics, among the civil servants who participated in today's meeting, more than ten were recommended by Xun Yu.

Because of this, Xun Lingjun has always been the target of the princes.

Cao Pi even said to Cao Gun in private that if he could get the help of Lord Xun Ling, it would be easy to become the son of the prince.

After a brief joke between Cao Cao and Xun Yu.

Before Xun Yu felt that today's hall meeting was the same as usual, only a few courtiers of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty were added.

But in the brief conversation with Cao Cao, he realized another meaning.

Going south to Jingzhou is the key to Cao Cao Group's preparations for several months.

But today I learned from Cao Cao that going south to Jingzhou only accounts for half of the content of the meeting, so what will the other half be?It must be very important.

Xun Yu was a little puzzled.

Seeing that all the ministers were aroused by him, Cao Cao told Xu Chu:

"It's time to start."

Xu Chu then greeted a group of guards, but none of these guards were carrying weapons, but each of them was holding a stack of examination papers in their hands.

It is the second examination paper of the young masters, "Preparation Strategy for Going South to Jingzhou".

Ten copies of each examination paper were copied and distributed to the guards, who circulated the examination papers corresponding to the prince one by one among the ministers.

Cao Cao put forward strict requirements, and one must be circulated before proceeding to the next.

The order of circulation was determined by Cao Cao himself, and they are: the second son Cao Pi, the bastard Cao Chong, the bastard Cao Lin, the bastard Cao Gun, the third son Cao Zhang, the fourth son Cao Zhi, and the fifth son Cao Xiong.

Cao Cao was thinking about this order, but the officials didn't know it yet.

Chapter 68 Examination Questions for the Officials

Cao Cao also posed an interesting question to the courtiers.

Let them choose the best one among the seven answer sheets, and stand behind that young man.

It is also a pretense that he, Cao Cao, is afraid to make a good idea in the face of such a talented strategy, and that the civil servants and generals should evaluate it together.

For the article with the most supporters, Cao Cao agreed to a request from the son.

As soon as this remark came out, you young masters are gearing up to make father Cao Cao agree to a request?This is a great thing.

For example, Cao Zhang still wanted to take back his position as commander-in-chief of the Sikong Mansion, but unfortunately, he has always been self-aware of his articles.

If it is a martial arts competition, he is not afraid, but if it is a martial arts competition, he will scratch his head and scratch his head.

Logically speaking, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi actually have the best chance. Cao Pi has already been in contact with marching and fighting, not to mention that he has a deep mind.

Cao Zhi relied on his special status among civil servants.

His followers are the most in the court.

Just don't know why?Even on such an important occasion, Cao Cao did not let Cao Zhi escape from the punishment of the ice room.

Liu Ye and Yang Xiu were very puzzled by the counselors who had a good relationship with Cao Zhi.

Cao Cao waved his hand, which was the beginning.

The first examination paper belonged to Cao Pi, and the examination papers transcribed in the ten chapters were unfolded at the same time. The guards handed over the examination papers to the officials, and the officials read them carefully in groups of twos and threes.

I thought it was just written by the sons casually, just talking about war on paper, but I didn't think that in the examination paper of the second son Cao Pi, there were all the details of going south to Jingzhou, as well as the preparations and negligence of all parties.

Some officials were sweating coldly when they saw the negligence of the part they were in charge of.

I never thought that the Second Young Master would be so clear about every easing of the army's preparations for war.

Even Xun Yu nodded frequently, praising the second son Cao Pi for his thoughtfulness.

In addition, Cao Pi mentioned the name of the emperor many times, and his attitude towards Han Xiandi Liu Xie was extremely respectful.

This made those courtiers who were pro-Han greatly appreciated.

You know, even now, the north of China is actually governed by Cao Cao, but after all, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty is still the emperor in name.

The courtiers loyal to the Han Dynasty still exist.Undoubtedly, because of Cao Pi's respect for the emperor of Han, he will firmly stand by his side.

Some civil officials who supported the fourth son, Cao Zhi, deliberately picked out a few places that contained objections, and criticized them. Now that Cao Zhi is not in the council, it is time for them to stand up.

After the first examination paper was circulated, although there were criticisms, most officials still appreciated the second son's article, especially the ministers who were pro-Han, and they stood in line silently in their hearts.

Next is the article by the bastard Cao Chong.

The words of the article are gorgeous, and occasionally put forward a few good suggestions. However, Cao Chong suffers because he is only 12 years old, and there is always a gap in experience between Cao Pi and 20-year-old Cao Pi.

Except for a few people who think Cao Chong's writing is good, the rest of the officials still insist that Cao Pi's writing is more realistic.

Next are articles by Cao Lin, Cao Gun, and Cao Zhang.

Cao Lin and Cao Gun's articles are quite satisfactory, although there is no major vulgarity, but there is nothing particularly outstanding.

On the contrary, Cao Zhang, in the article, analyzed it carefully from the perspective of a general.

Although the handwriting and diction are not yet refined, they are experienced in training and dispatching troops. Such articles are quite popular among generals.

What they like is straightforward, what's the use of those gorgeous rhetoric?

What follows is Cao Zhi's article.

Ten answer sheets were opened, and many civil servants booed one after another, thinking that this is the best work!

Cao Zhi's "Preparation Strategy for Going South to Jingzhou" is indeed wonderful. He compared the differences between Jingzhou, Yecheng, and Xuchang from the perspectives of terrain, rivers, and culture. At the same time, he analyzed the benefits of attacking in different seasons. .

In terms of how to use public opinion, how to use water potential, and how to use humanities, it has a novel and unique viewpoint.

It is indeed a masterpiece.

It's just that his article needs to have a certain level of writing skills to appreciate it, so as to feel superb.

Those rough generals feel that these are not important. No matter how important your rivers, weather, humanities, and public opinion are, can they compare to the sharpness of a spear?Can it compare to the galloping horse?

Chapter 69 Special Answer Sheet

After reading the six examination papers, basically civil servants and military generals have their own opinions.

Some originally supported a certain young master, such as the Seventh Son of Jian'an, Yang Xiu, and Liu Ye, and they must support the fourth young master Cao Zhi no matter what;

There are also some civil officials and pro-Han courtiers who originally supported the second son Cao Pi;

The rough generals will support the third son Cao Zhang more.

In addition, there are some neutral ministers who are very entangled.

To be fair, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi have their own advantages and disadvantages in their strategies. Cao Pi wins in pragmatism, and Cao Zhi wins in novelty. They were evenly divided.

It's just that Cao Zhi didn't show up at this meeting at all today, so they had to pay more attention to find out if Cao Cao did it on purpose?

If Tou Tie is still on Cao Zhi's side, will Cao Sikong be unhappy?

It is extremely tangled.

The other three bastards did not cause much controversy.

Cao Cao saw the ministers discussing one after another.

Signaling the guards to retreat, all the officials were stunned, didn't they agree with the seven sons?

Why did only six test papers appear, and the other one?

Cao Cao flirted with Xu Chu, Xu Chu understood, clapped his hands, and ten more guards came from outside the conference hall, but these guards did not hold rolled examination papers in their hands, instead they were folded papers .

Cao Cao saw the doubts and incomprehensions of the civil servants and generals, and said loudly:

"The answer sheet of my fifth son, Cao Xiong, is a bit strange and should not be circulated, so I have prepared a copy for everyone, so you can savor it carefully."

strangeness?One copy?Savor?

Cao Cao has something in his words!