Xu county, Prime Minister's residence.

Hall!

Cao Cao and Jia Xu sat opposite each other.

Jia Xuduan sat down and said: "prime minister, just received the news from Jingzhou, Jiangdong asked Jingzhou for peace. In order to resolve the conflict, Sun Quan married sun Shangxiang to Liu Xiu to stop the war between the two sides. "

After hearing this, Cao Cao frowned.

During this period, Cao Cao's life was rather difficult.

There were rebellions in various states and counties, so that Cao Cao constantly sent troops to collect them.

Moreover, he lost 200000 troops in Deng County before, which also had a great impact on Cao Cao. As a result, Cao Cao is now in a very difficult situation, which can be described as internal and external troubles.

Inside, the emperor wanted to publicize his majesty from time to time. Outside, there were thieves and bandits who didn't obey Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked serious and said, "at first, Zhong De said that Sun Quan was a minister to me, but there was no news behind. Now, how could Sun Quan suddenly ask Liu Xiuhe for peace? "

Jia Xu laughed and replied, "prime minister, Sun Quan is seeking peace, but he is not really seeking peace. Sun Quan is not so easy to admit defeat. The reason why he did this is to postpone the relationship, accumulate strength and fight back at one stroke. "

After listening, Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "if so, it's not bad. However, Sun Quan's pursuit of peace, according to the prime minister, is a bargain for Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu has gone through a series of wars, and I'm afraid Jingzhou is also quite tired. He can't wait for the war to take a breath. "

Jia Xu said: "the prime minister is wise!"

Cao Cao asked again, "is there any news from Jingzhou?"

Jia Xu said: "in response to the prime minister, Liu Xiu accepted Zhang Zhongjing, a famous Nanyang doctor, and opened a hospital in Xiangyang."

"Hospital, what is a hospital?"

Cao Cao was curious. What did Liu Xiu do?

Jia Xu explained: "the hospital Liu Xiu opened is equivalent to the imperial edict of Shaofu. However, the imperial edict specially treats the emperor and belongs to the imperial doctor. Liu Xiu opened a wide range of hospitals and called many doctors to see the sick people. "

"The most important thing is that hospitals are cheaper and more effective than hospitals."

"Reasonably speaking, Liu Xiu's move should be resisted by the hospital. So much so that most of the doctors in Xiangyang went to the hospital to be doctors

Jia Xu said: "Zhang Zhongjing, in particular, was in Xiangyang hospital, which made the hospital very famous. Many people who were ill in the North went to Xiangyang to see a doctor. The prime minister, the hospital set up by Liu Xiu, has a great influence. "

Cao Cao asked: "Wenhe, Liu Xiu can set up a hospital. Can we also set up a hospital in Xu county? We can even set up hospitals in other places. "

After hearing this, Jia Xu shook his head and said, "prime minister, I have considered this problem, but I find it very difficult. Do you know how many Mu Liu Xiu's Hospital covers? "

Cao Cao asked, "how much?"

Jia Xu replied, "it covers an area of 20 mu."

"Hiss!"

Cao Cao took a cold breath and was shocked.

It covers an area of 20 mu, which is not a small number.

Jia Xu said: "the Xiangyang hospital under Liu Xiu covers an area of 20 mu. If the Lord wants to build a hospital, he can't copy his example and build a hospital with several mu? If that's the case, you can't be laughed at. If it's bigger, it's going to have to build a lot of buildings and consume a lot of money. "

"What's more, it's a huge expense to recruit doctors and run hospitals."

"In fact, it can be done. Once it is done, I am afraid that I will be attacked by the Minister of the DPRK. At that time, the prime minister will be in a lot of trouble. "

Jia Xu now feels that there is a lot of trouble in taking advantage of the emperor to make princes.

There are advantages and disadvantages.

After hearing this, Cao Cao could not help sighing and said, "if that's the case, it's OK. You should pay close attention to the situation in Jingzhou and report it as soon as you have a situation. "

"No!"

Jia Xu nodded, ready to leave.

Cao Cao suddenly said, "Wen he, there is a problem in the court. Can Wen he have a solution?"

Although Cao Cao killed a number of people and suppressed the voice of opposition, there were always voices against Cao Cao in the imperial court. In this regard, Cao Cao became more and more impatient, unwilling to delay in these things.

Jia Xu said: "prime minister, if you want to plan big things, you can't be tired of fame. What's more, will the princes of the world obey the prime minister's instructions because he treats the emperor well and respects him? After all, it depends on the prime minister's strength. Therefore, I believe that if you should kill, you should use heavy allusions in troubled times. I believe the prime minister understands this. "

After hearing this, Cao Cao understood it in his heart.

Kill when you should!

Yeah, it's time to clean up.

For a long time, although Cao Cao cleaned out some of the officials in the court, in fact, Cao Cao stayed on the front line and did not want to do anything. Now Liu Xiu's rapid rise makes Cao Cao feel threatened.Under such circumstances, Cao Cao did not want to spend more time on the struggle between the court and the government.

Cao Cao called Cheng Yu and gave orders.

For a time, there was a lot of blood in the city of Xu county, but all the ministers who stood on Liu Xie's side, either demoted or killed, were purged and replaced by Cao Cao's people.

No one in the whole court is loyal to the emperor.

After the fall of his father-in-law, they all returned home, no longer involved in government affairs.

Cao Cao's action caused a great disturbance, but Cao Cao quickly suppressed the situation.

For a time, the evaluation of Cao Cao among scholars was even worse, but Cao Cao went his own way and was not afraid of the criticism of scholars. Although Cao Cao's reputation is worse, but Cao Cao is more handy.

....

Chai sang, Liu Bei's barracks.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are sitting opposite each other. They are discussing political affairs.

Liu Bei said: "Kong Ming, Liu Xiu has been married to Jiangdong. Now, Sun Quan has stopped attacking Jingzhou for the time being. When do you predict that Sun Quan will start his counterattack? "

Liu Bei knew the reason for Sun Quan's marriage.

Zhuge Liang said: "at most one and a half years, at least one year, we will attack Jingzhou. The reason for Sun Quan's temporary suspension is that he has suffered serious losses due to continuous battles. Whether he is a soldier, a general or a material, he needs a stage of adjustment. "

Liu Bei asked: "we are now dependent on others, and the expansion of our forces is limited. Even if we expand, it is very difficult because the grain is controlled by Sun Quan. Kong Ming, in my opinion, this is not a long-term solution. "

Zhuge Liang said: "my Lord, I have also considered this situation. I'm afraid it's very difficult for us to rely on Sun Quan to defeat Liu Xiu. Moreover, the Lord wants to attack Jiangxia, but it is not easy for Liu Xiu to station the Fourth Army in Jiangxia. "

Liu Bei asked, "does Kong Ming have any strategies?"

Zhuge Liang replied: "in the past, the Wengong of Jin state was born out of his ears. Only in this way can he achieve a great success. I think that the Lord should also take the initiative to open up his own foundation and stay in Chaisang. It's not a long-term solution. "

Liu Bei said: "according to the plan you made before, you are planning to plan Yizhou. But now, it is quite difficult to enter Yizhou. Moreover, Yizhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We are short of troops. It is also very difficult to defeat Liu Zhang. "

Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "my Lord is right. At present, this is the case. So I adjusted my strategy. In my opinion, the Lord should serve as a soldier in Jiaozhou. "

"Jiaozhou?"

Liu Bei frowned and said, "I'm afraid Jiaozhou's barren land is not good."

Zhuge Liang said: "the so-called barrenness is only due to insufficient reclamation. I have carefully examined the situation of Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou now has local forces, some of Liu Xiu's forces, and even some of Sun Quan's forces. "

"Under such circumstances, the Lord has great potential."

"If you go to Jingzhou, you can build up your own strength. Moreover, Sun Quan would be happy to see it succeed if he laid a foundation in Jiaozhou. After all, the two families attacking Liu Xiu together can relieve the pressure of Sun Quan. "

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said, "so I think the Lord can go to Wu county to visit Sun Quan, ask Sun Quan to support 5000 soldiers and grain, and then go south to Jiaozhou to open up a new situation. In my opinion, Sun Quan will not object. "

After hearing this, Liu Bei looked excited in his eyes.

This strategy is really good.

Liu Bei didn't have any hesitation. He said with a straight face: "military strategist, follow your plan. Let's go to Wu County. "

"Yes

Zhuge Liang nodded and looked forward to it.