It was already dark, and Cao Cao sat upright in the study, looking at the coming night, as if he was in deep thought.

At this time, Xu Chu came in to report.

"Prime Minister, Lu Ziyu asks for a meeting..."

Cao Cao suddenly became much more excited.

"pass!"

He strode back to the chair, and his original dignity turned into wisps of kindness... the kindness of the old father when he saw his son.

Lu Yu walked in with a map in his hands and walked in with solemn steps.

"Prime Minister."

"Sit down and talk!"

…

In a plan, Lu Yu and Cao Cao both knelt down.

Compared to sitting on the ground with the hips on the ankles, straightened the upper body and placed their hands on their knees, they looked very relaxed when they sat on the ground.

"A lot of things have happened recently, and I thought, we should have a detailed chat."

Cao Cao had a premonition that Yu'er had already figured out his thoughts and came tonight... to sort out the "chaos" clearly for him. Now this is not complicated.

Lu Yu opened the map in his hand and spoke. "Before the official, the subordinate must apologize to Prime Minister Cao..."

"Is it about Mu'er?" Cao Cao asked back...

Lu Yu nodded.

"Haha." Cao Cao laughed out loud. How could he not know Muer's thoughts?

When this girl was a child, she kept running towards Cai Yan, and now she was buried in the forging workshop. Cao Cao was worried about her feelings for Yu'er in her heart.

Now it's OK...

Zhuge Kongming, no...it should be Zhuge Jun.

Last night, since Mu'er left and returned, this major event buried in Cao Cao's heart was completely settled.

As for Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun... just a name, this is not important in Cao Cao's opinion!

What’s important is that Yu’er’s apprentice is a talent! Mu’er’s marriage to him is not a talent!

Is it too late for Cao Cao to be happy?

"What kind of sin is not guilty! You help Mu'er choose a good son-in-law. I am not too happy as a father, so how can I blame you!"

"But, after all, you are the master of that boy Zhuge Jun, and you need to give this betrothal gift."

this…

Lu Yu originally thought that Cao would get angry about this matter, but Cao Cao's attitude surprised him very much.

"The Prime Minister really doesn't blame me?"

He asked.

"Say something else!" Cao Cao didn't want to talk too much about this matter, so he directly changed the topic.

At this time, the map on the table had already been unfolded.

Cao Cao stretched his hand to the direction of Yinghe River.

"The Sun family in Jiangdong sent an 'elephant'. Ziyu, tell me, is this a demonstration?"

"No!"

Facing Cao Cao's questions, Lu Yu shook his head immediately.

Speaking of elephants, we have to mention the climate of the Han Empire and the migration of elephants.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the climate was generally warm, and bamboo could be distributed to the northernmost grasslands. Lychees were planted on a large scale in Chang'an City, and rhinos and elephants lived in Hanzhong...there were still quite a lot of them.

It can be said that the Guanzhong Basin at that time was similar to Sichuan in later generations...

The Mu Us Desert in later generations was still a temperate grassland at that time.

However, with the arrival of the Little Ice Age, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the climate became colder and strange...

This has caused the northern grassland to degenerate into deserts on a large scale, and the so-called elephants and rhinos can only migrate to the south for a long distance. Therefore, in the Central Plains and the northern border, in Cao Cao's view, the elephant is a "huge" rare object!

"The so-called 'the drunken man's intention is not wine'. It is kind to send elephants in Jiangdong. Since ancient times, people have been willing to collect rare birds and strange animals. For a dynasty, rare birds and strange animals can bring good fortune. Perhaps the Prime Minister can understand it as a gift from the Sun family in Jiangdong to celebrate the Prime Minister Guandu's victory!"

Lu Yu talked erotic...

Cao Cao's eyes were turning. "It's that simple?"

Cao Cao was a little incredible...

Lu Yu smiled slightly. "Perhaps, there is a deeper level, that is, Sun Ce's death. As the successor, Sun Quan and Sun Yi want to gain the support of the court! The court is in the hands of the prime minister... This is meaningful. Perhaps, with this elephant, the clans in Jiangdong also want to test the prime minister's meaning."

Lu Yu's words are also speculations...

But it is very likely.

Originally, when Sun Ce died and the situation in Jiangdong became much more complicated. They didn’t care who was the leader of the four major families in Wujun and the four major families in Kuaiji!

What they care about is the interests of their family, that is, as long as they do not get into evil with Cao Cao and cause trouble, they can support them.

Giving an elephant is just a sign...

The deep-seated messenger who sent the elephant will inevitably bring the attitudes of the four major families of Wujun and the four major families of Kuaiji.

Who will become the dominant Jiangdong by Sun Quan, who is supported by Zhou Yu and Sun Yi, who is supported by the Lu family? This vote in the court, or the vote in Cao Cao is extremely precious!

"What do you mean is that the Sun family wants the support of the court?"

Cao Cao spoke again.

"That's right." Lu Yu nodded. "Because of the 'three mutual laws' and 'abolition of history and establishment of pastoral masters', locals cannot be prefectural governors locally, so the Sun family cannot be prefectural governors in Jiangdong. For this reason, it is not right for them to dominate Jiangdong. Therefore... Sun Ce was extremely unconfident, and he was constantly in conflict with the various families in Jiangdong, and was eventually assassinated!"

"The next thing the Sun family wants to solve is the so-called "injust reputation and dissatisfaction" problem. Therefore, they need the support of the court. If the court does not support it, the major clans in Jiangdong will still regard the Sun family as a rebel, and the Sun family will not be able to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong!"

call…

Hearing this, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly.

Lu Yu's analysis was very well-established, which reminded Cao Cao of Gongsun Zan.

In the past... Gongsun Zan was strong in Youzhou, but what was the result? It was also because of the "three mutual laws" and "aborting history and establishing pastors", Gongsun Zan, who was born in western Liaoning, could not be the overlord of Youzhou.

He forced himself to do this, which violated the conventions of the world and was resisted by the major clans of Youzhou. Liu Yu was the leader of these clans. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu because of his lack of confidence, which led to... the clans of Youzhou turned against Yuan Shao and helped Yuan Shao to pacify the northern border.

Many people only saw the Battle of Jieqiao and the Battle of Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, but the deepest reasons behind it are still "Three Mutual Laws" and "Abandoning History and Establishing Pastoral"!

It is the support of the aristocratic families!

This is true for Gongsun Zan, and so is Sun Ce…

Unfortunately, the Sun family in Jiangdong has seen this clearly. Of course, perhaps it was under the prompt from Yuer's mother Lu family.

So…

"The court naturally supported Sun Yi, so he made an exception and gave Sun Yi the title of Yangzhou Governor!"

Cao Cao spoke.

Love the house and the Wu... Since it is the object of support from the Yuer mother clan, Cao Cao naturally does not hesitate to reward him.

Didn't you ever think about it?

"Not good." Lu Yu shook his hand directly. "The Prime Minister did this, which was tantamount to abolishing the 'three mutual laws'. This subverted the world's perception. The court could not set this precedent! But..."

"But what?"

"The prime minister did not need to be a governor of the state, so he simply appointed Sun Yi as a general to fight against the enemy and also to be the prefect of Kuaiji. The Sun family is Fuchun County, Wu County. Being the prefect of Kuaiji is not contrary to the "three mutual laws". It is the same for him to be the prefect of Yuzhang County. Even... The four major families of Wu County can be granted official titles and let them be the prefect of other counties to win people's hearts, but they are not named Zhou Yu and Sun Quan!"

Lu Yu's tone gradually became serious...

this…

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed even tighter. He was a smart person.

From Lu Yu's words, he suddenly understood the profound meaning.

The four major families of Sun Yi and Wu County were conferred deep bonds with the major families supported by the Lu family, and their opponent was the Huaisi generals dominated by Zhou Yu!

Speaking of Huai Si generals, the main components are three parts: one is the old subordinates of Sun Jian such as Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai, and the other is the one who followed Sun Ce to pacify the six counties of Jiangdong, such as Zhou Yu and others!

Third, a series of strategists around Sun Quan, such as Lu Su...

You should know that the major matters in the early days of Dongwu were led by these Huaisi Groups...

But their appearance greatly threatened the interests of the original clan of Jiangdong.

It is no exaggeration to say that Sun Ce is a victim!

According to Lu Yu, Sun Quan represented the Huaisi Group, while Sun Yi represented the major clans in Jiangdong... After analyzing this, the court should indeed support the major families!

The appointment was passed to Jiangdong, and the civil and military officials of Huai and Si and local tyrants were bound to be together... In addition, the Lu family disturbed it, and the waters in Jiangdong would easily be disturbed, which was something Cao Cao liked!
To be continued...