dognovel Chapter 300 The Scabies of Cao Cao's Camp! Su Yu Chooses to Eliminate the Bloodsucking Worms
Chapter 300 The Scabies of Cao Cao's Camp! Su Yu Chooses to Eliminate the Bloodsucking Worms
“Brother Gongze, although the matter of the Wuhuan has not been resolved.”
"But we didn't come away empty-handed."
"At least, Ju Shou trusts you more now than before."
"From now on, won't any movement on Ju Shou's side escape your watchful eye?"
Upon hearing this, Guo Tu's face lit up with joy.
Although Ju Shou was still wary of him, since accepting him, a lot of internal information had been leaked without his knowledge.
Besides, Guo Tu wasn't stupid either.
He knew how to use his status as an "insider in Ju Shou's camp," which he had painstakingly obtained by selling his dignity.
If even Ju Shou's seal could be forged, one can imagine how clever Guo Tu was in this regard.
"Hmph, I, Guo Gongze, will definitely help my lord overthrow Ju Shou, and then lead my Guo family to the throne of the most powerful family in the world!"
Guo Tu made a silent vow in his heart.
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Xuchang
Sikong Mansion
Recently, Cao Cao has been reinforcing his troops in the direction of Qingzhou and Guandu.
The reason is simple: both of these directions could become Yuan Shao's main attack routes when he marches south.
Don't be fooled by how Yuan Shao and Ju Shou are fighting each other so fiercely.
However, if Yuan Shao were to forcibly launch a southern expedition, it would still be a colossal force to Cao Cao's camp.
Reinforcing the border with troops is an essential task for Cao Cao's camp.
Yuan Tan of Qingzhou also responded to the news, and a border skirmish occurred between him and Cao Cao's army led by Xu Rong.
Xu Rong has been stationed in northern Xuzhou for the past few years, and he hasn't been idle doing nothing.
Xu Rong had roughly explored the necessary terrain, mountains, and rivers of Qingzhou.
Anyway, with Cao Ren and Cheng Yu in charge, there's no way we can lose Xuzhou.
If Yuan Tan dares to launch a large-scale attack on Xuzhou, Xu Rong will dare to take a risky route and launch a surprise attack on Qingzhou!
but.
Xun Chen and Xin Ping, who were beside Yuan Tan, were both quite shrewd.
With the two of them there to dissuade him, even though Yuan Tan was impulsive, he didn't lose his composure immediately.
Therefore, although there are frictions between the two sides, they are both relatively restrained.
The only force that is difficult to determine is Zang Ba of Mount Tai, who is sandwiched between Xuzhou and Qingzhou!
At this moment, Cao Ren, Cheng Yu, and Xu Rong jointly submitted a memorial to the Grand Commandant's office, asking Cao Cao to decide whether to spend some time eliminating Zang Ba or try his best to win him over.
As for why the memorial wasn't sent to the palace...
Liu Xie was "busy with countless affairs of state," so the considerate Cao Cao and Su Yu naturally wouldn't bother him with important matters of state.
Anyway, everyone in Cao Cao's camp was used to this tactic.
What is an emperor?
It's just a mascot!
After reading the memorials submitted by Xu Rong and the other two together with Su Yu, Cao Cao asked:
"Ziyi, speaking of which, Zang Ba is quite a cunning old fox."
"Back during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this fellow occupied Taishan County under the banner of a militia force and recruited many mountain bandits and Yellow Turban rebels."
"From then on, this guy became a veritable local tyrant in Taishan County."
"Even when Tao Qian was still alive, he mostly tried to appease this fellow."
"Heh, years of taking sides have made this guy a fence-sitter."
Su Yu smiled and nodded, agreeing with Cao Cao's words.
That's exactly what happened.
Zang Ba can definitely be considered one of the living fossils of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.
This guy had previously served under both Liu Bei and Lü Bu in history.
When Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou, he helped Liu Bei.
Lu Bu stole Xuzhou, and he immediately surrendered to Lu Bu.
When Lü Bu was besieged by Cao Cao in Xiapi and was about to be defeated, Zang Ba chose not to send any troops out and watched Lü Bu perish.
Afterwards, Cao Cao did not punish Zang Ba, but accepted his surrender.
But this is the only option we have.
Zang Ba, that old scoundrel, had already made contact with Yuan Tan before the White Gate Tower incident.
If Cao Cao showed any intention of attacking him, he would have immediately joined Yuan Tan's forces.
Of course, after Cao Cao's victory at Guandu, Zang Ba gave up the idea of surrendering to Yuan Tan and continued to live as a local tyrant in Taishan County.
After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was busy eliminating the Yuan family and naturally had no time to deal with the problem of Zang Ba.
After the Yuan family was destroyed, Cao Cao rushed south to Jingzhou, which was followed by the Battle of Red Cliffs.
When Cao Cao was in his later years, he wanted to remove Zang Ba's military power.
Suddenly, it was discovered that Zang Ba had become such a powerful and unshakeable force that he had taken root so deeply in Qing and Xu prefectures!
Furthermore, Cao Cao faced unprecedentedly powerful enemies in his later years!
In the ten years before Cao Cao's death (210-220), almost every province and county under his rule experienced rebellions of varying sizes.
In gaming terms, the cities under Cao Cao's rule were extremely unsafe, with riots occurring every few days!
In Xuchang and Yecheng alone, there were as many as seventy-two recorded rebellions!
They've all managed to create seventy-two transformations!
It's easy to imagine just how dangerous the situation was.
Under such circumstances, Cao Cao, who possessed the nine provinces of the north (including Liang Province), could only exert less than 30% of his power.
This is why Cao Cao could only sigh and look at Ruxu when he launched his southern campaign against Sun Quan, and ultimately chose to retreat.
Cao Cao's camp was in complete chaos.
There was nothing that could be done but watch Sun Quan and Liu Bei grow stronger, eventually leading to the tripartite division of the Three Kingdoms.
As for Zang Ba, Cao Cao was even less able to deal with him.
Taking action against him could even damage the very foundation of Cao Cao's rule in Qing and Xu provinces!
Not worth the candle.
This continued until after Cao Cao's death.
After Cao Pi became emperor, he introduced the Nine-Rank System and reached a reconciliation with all the powerful families under his command. Only then did he have time to deal with Zang Ba and gradually take back his power.
After taking it back, he was given a sinecure and sent to Luoyang to retire.
And Zang Ba was also incredibly resourceful.
He died two years after Cao Rui.
Although there is no exact record of his age, he is estimated to be around eighty years old.
In summary, Zang Ba was a "minor illness".
However, the historical Cao Cao was genuinely unable to deal with his problems.
This led to Zang Ba becoming increasingly arrogant, like a bloodsucking worm, always clinging to the big tree of Cao Cao's camp.
nowadays.
Xuzhou did not experience a massacre.
They were not subjected to the back-and-forth struggles of Liu Bei and Lü Bu.
Tao Qian even left a will in which he ceded Xuzhou to Cao Cao.
Xuzhou was no longer the "forbidden area of Cao Cao's camp," but rather the rear area of Cao Cao's camp, second only to Yanzhou.
Su Yu considered it carefully.
Keeping Zang Ba around seems utterly useless!
It would be better to eliminate these bloodsucking worms in advance to prevent them from continuing to grow as they have in the past.
Thinking of this, Su Yu suggested:
"My lord, I believe that Zang Ba must be eliminated."
"But before we get rid of Zang Ba, perhaps we can let Yuan Tan suffer a little in silence."
"This is your nephew, my lord!"
"Given your friendship with Yuan Shao, my lord, wouldn't you consider Yuan Tan, your nephew, even closer than a biological nephew?"
"Rounding it up, my lord is Yuan Tan's adoptive father!"
“It is only right and proper for Yuan Tan to be taught a lesson on behalf of his biological father, Yuan Shao.”
Cao Cao and Su Yu instantly reached an agreement with tacit understanding.
The two exchanged a smile, and the world where only Yuan Tan and Zang Ba were about to be injured was achieved!
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