Chapter 545

"But I cannot guarantee success;"

"Especially since this person's fortune is not low; the possibility of him turning danger into safety when encountering schemes and desperate situations is naturally not low either;"

"Therefore, my Lord, you had better not hold too much hope!"

Xun Yu was truly not adept at scheming against people or backstabbing them, nor did he care to do so.

But Cao Cao was right; if they did not have a Heaven-Man Divine General, he basically had little chance of winning if he wanted to contend with Su Xuan's troops in the future.

If there was a way to increase their chances of winning by a few points, it was worth striving for.

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao nodded in understanding: "Just do your best! I myself did not hold much hope to begin with!"

"Speaking of which, I wonder what the situation is with Lu Bu right now?"

"If he killed Dong Zhuo, I'm afraid he can no longer stay in Guanzhong, right?"

"Do you think it's possible for him to leave Guanzhong and come to defect to me?"

The possibility of recruiting Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was not high, but wasn't there still a ready-made, wild Heaven-Man Divine General available?

In terms of strength and talent, Lu Bu was far stronger than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Upon hearing this, Xun Yu smiled lightly and asked: "I have heard that Lu Bu has a very good relationship with Su Xuan. Long ago, they already had frequent trade dealings and could be considered close friends!"

"Does my Lord think that if he really wanted to defect to someone, is there anyone more suitable than Su Xuan?"

Clearly, Xun Yu was not optimistic about Cao Cao subduing Lu Bu.

"No, no, no!"

Cao Cao shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this: "That is not the right way to look at it. It is precisely because his relationship with Su Boyuan is so good that it is even more impossible for him to defect to Su Boyuan!"

"Wouldn't that mean he is naturally a head shorter than Su Boyuan?"

"In that case, they would no longer be close friends, but would instead become superior and subordinate;"

"With Lu Bu's proud personality, it is impossible for him to make such a choice!"

"Therefore, I actually feel that I have an opportunity to subdue Lu Bu and use him for my own purposes!"

Cao Cao was also a person who was well-versed in human nature.

He understood the personality and thoughts of someone like Lu Bu all too well.

"That is true!"

Xun Yu was slightly stunned upon hearing this, then nodded affirmatively, but then shook his head again: "But I still do not advise my Lord to recruit Lu Bu;"

"Do not forget, this person first defected to Ding Yuan, but ended up killing Ding Yuan because of a Red Hare horse, and then defected to Dong Zhuo;"

"Now, he has killed Dong Zhuo because of Wang Yun's instigation and a woman;"

"Such a person who is devoid of faith and righteousness, and lacks loyalty to his lord or father—even if you successfully recruit him, my Lord, can you use him with peace of mind?"

Isn't this just a ticking time bomb?

Heaven knows when he might be unhappy and decide to chop off Cao Cao's head.

It is too dangerous.

"Ah, this..."

Cao Cao frowned, feeling a bit of a headache and helplessness: "Now that you put it that way, it really is! I even feel a chill on the back of my neck!"

"This person is indeed difficult to control! Then let's just forget about it for now."

Cao Cao himself was also a naturally suspicious person; for someone like him, one act of disloyalty was equivalent to eternal disloyalty.

He really did not dare to use Lu Bu.

"My Lord is wise!"

Seeing that Cao Cao had more or less given up on the idea of recruiting Lu Bu, Xun Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He was afraid that Cao Cao, under too much pressure, would recruit just anyone, which would be extremely detrimental to Cao Cao's development.

In Runan, Yuzhou, inside the imperial palace,

"What? The Emperor of the Great Han and Dong Zhuo are both dead? This is truly wonderful! Hahaha!"

"In this way, the other warlords will have no excuse or reason to crusade against me, right?"

"In fact, doesn't this just prove that I am the true Son of Heaven, the true Dragon Emperor?"

Upon receiving the news of the deaths of the Han Emperor and Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu said with wild joy.

In recent days, he had been feeling a headache because the various warlords had issued a manifesto to crusade against him together.

Now, he felt that his opportunity had arrived.

"Your Majesty! I am afraid it is not that simple!"

Yan Xiang reported with a grim face: "The various warlords crusading against you, Your Majesty, are not truly aiming to uphold the orthodoxy of the Great Han or exterminate rebels; these are merely excuses and a facade!"

"Their true purpose is actually just for their own respective interests!"

"Therefore, I estimate that they will still use this name to crusade against you, Your Majesty!"

"So, not only must we not slacken, but we must also continue to strengthen the defense of our borders and defeat the incoming enemies!"

"Additionally, I calculate that the purpose of King Qian Su Xuan's troop movement this time is likely for the territories of Lujiang and Jiujiang commanderies;"

"Although these were originally our targets, Sun Ce has already rebelled and effectively occupied the entire Jiujiang and parts of Lujiang;"

"I believe we should send an envoy to Jingzhou to persuade King Qian so that he does not come to attack us;"

"To this end, we can temporarily abandon Lujiang and Jiujiang;"

"In any case, we are unlikely to take these two places in the short term, so it would be better to do a favor, remove the potential threat King Qian poses to us, and at the same time, let King Qian deal with Sun Ce;"

"In this way, we will basically have no worries in the south and west, and only need to concentrate our forces to deal with Cao Cao in the north and Tao Qian in the east. I hope Your Majesty will think thrice."

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