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Yuan Shu was startled when he saw Cao Cao suddenly taking out the imperial edict.
Now, Cao Cao holds the emperor in his hands. It would not be too simple for him to find a random reason to accept Yuan Shu's position as governor of Yangzhou.
"Is Cao Mengde really so shameless?" Yuan Shu secretly thought.
"It's a pity that Yuan Shu is not qualified enough to deserve Cao Cao's trouble."
This imperial edict listed Liu Ke's "crimes" and finally persuaded him to step down as Yangzhou Mu and concentrate on his duties as Zongzheng.
Yuan Shu couldn't help but look at Liu Ke, this was a big trouble. If you don't accept the imperial edict, you will lose your righteousness, and if you accept the imperial edict, you will be a fool.
Liu Xiaoxiao said: "Is this useful?"
It¡¯s gone?
Yuan Shu couldn't help but be disappointed. He originally thought that Liu Ke would argue with reason, but he didn't expect that there were only these few words.
This is the result Cao Cao wants, but his face is not good-looking, because Liu Ke is looking at him like a fool.
"Marquis Dongyang, do you want to disobey the imperial edict?" Cao Cao suddenly asked.
This is to escalate the conflict so that Liu Ke¡¯s words can be recorded and publicized with added fuel and jealousy.
"You, Cao Mengde, have violated the original promise by distorting the holy will." Liu Kedao.
When Wang Yun seized power, Cheng Yu killed him. In order to calm Liu Ke's anger, Cao Cao promised to be loyal to Emperor Xian.
However, it didn¡¯t take long before Cao Cao began to take power and did not take Emperor Xian seriously.
Liu Ke was well aware of the integrity of the princes and did not criticize him too much, but his meaning was very obvious. From today on, Yangzhou has a reason to attack Cao Cao.
"Isn't the Marquis of Dongyang afraid of the denunciation of the world's scholars?" Cao Cao reminded.
"They don't want to be officials, so of course there are people who are willing to do it. I have started to train talents myself, so you should leave the so-called scholars to yourself." Liu Ke sneered.
"The so-called scholars have only studied for a few years. Can they really be officials?"
There are many outstanding people among them, but of course there are more mediocre people.
If he is a great talent, Liu Ke will naturally use some tricks to trick him. If he is a mediocre talent, no matter what he says, Yangzhou has become a world of its own.
Soon after, people will be surprised to find that Yangzhou scholars are different from those elsewhere. The younger generation is active and high-spirited, and they can bear more. Even people with amazing talents from other states will find that their ideas are incompatible with each other when they arrive in Yangzhou.
For example, the development of business and the improvement of the status of businessmen.
Cao Cao wanted to refute Liu Ke's words, but in the end he just said: "Don't be arrogant and arrogant, Marquis Dongyang."
"How many years of study can you be called a scholar? Today, we have more than a thousand academies in Yangzhou, accommodating more than 200,000 students." Liu Ke mentioned it lightly.
Cao Cao¡¯s jaw dropped. He knew how expensive studying was. A civilian family with more than a dozen people may not be able to support a scholar.
There are actually 200,000 scholars in Yangzhou now?
Although Yangzhou is a large state with a population of six million, the proportion of scholars is terrifyingly high.
In this era, as long as you can read and write, you can become an official with swords and pens. In a few years, Yangzhou will not be short of low-level officials.
Cao Cao suddenly felt a little gloating. The addition of 200,000 scholars meant a loss of 200,000 laborers. Sooner or later, Yangzhou would be dragged down by the scholars.
Look, this is the difference in philosophy. Even Cao Cao didn't know how wealthy Yangzhou was now.
Therefore, Liu Ke has the loneliness of a master. In the past two years, he has worked hard and Yangzhou has achieved great development. As long as he puts a little effort, he can turn wealth into force.
The Allied attack disrupted Liu Ke's rhythm. But it doesn't matter, things are now being brought back to order.
"The common people suffer from the struggle of princes for hegemony, so I have never had the time to care about you. Now that you have jumped out on your own, don't blame me for settling the accounts." Liu Kedao.
Although the strength of Yangzhou is not very good, Liu Ke is still very confident in winning a few more states.
"Marquis Dongyang, it's good to have confidence. However, have you figured out how to defeat me, Cao Mengde? I'm not talented, so Chen's army is in Runan with 200,000 troops." Cao Cao said with high spirits.
"You can't even beat me, and you still want to challenge the Marquis of Dongyang?" Yuan Shu sneered.
Cao Cao's face suddenly froze. The more he looked down on Yuan Shu, the more painful he felt in his heart at this moment.
One wrong step leads to a wrong step.
 "Runan's war potential is far greater than he imagined."
"You, Cao Mengde, look down on everyone in the world once you gain power. It's really awesome." Yuan Shu said sarcastically.
Cao Cao did not refute.
"If I'm not wrong, you have already thought about what to do after the defeat. Station troops in Luoyang, develop westward, capture Xiliang, and even take back the Western Regions." Liu Xiaoxiao said.
Cao Cao was not upset when his thoughts were exposed, and even pretended to deny it. After all, it is not good for military morale to think about what will happen after failure before failure.
"Marquis Dongyang, I, Cao Mengde, am just a small person. You should be careful about Yuan Benchu. Now, no one in Hebei can compete with him."
In order to divert Liu Ke¡¯s attention, Cao Cao made a fool of himself.
Under the current circumstances, whoever Liu Ke targets will be in trouble.
Yuan Shu actually heard the implication of their words, that is, Yuan Shao captured Hebei and Cao Cao went to Xiliang. The fate of several states was thus decided.
In the past, Yuan Shu did not dare to think about Yanzhou, but now he seems to have a chance. As long as Cao Cao's 200,000 troops are defeated, Cao Cao will focus his development on the west.
Cao Cao offered Liu Ke a glass of wine and said, "Of all the princes in the world, only three of them can be called heroes."
The implication is that it refers to Liu Ke, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu was dissatisfied and said: "Where is Liu Yan in Yizhou?"
Liu Yan was indeed very ambitious when he persuaded Emperor Ling to establish a state pastor, but after becoming a Yizhou pastor, his performance was mediocre.
"Liu Yan is just an opportunist. Yizhou's population is withering, less than one million, and having hundreds of thousands of troops is already the limit. He can't even take control of Hanzhong, let alone develop into the southern barbarian land." Cao Cao said.
Yuan Shu was convinced, but he still said stubbornly: "Yizhou is the land of abundance, the place where Longxing, the founder of the Han Dynasty, came to be."
"Can Liu Yan have Han Xin?" Cao Cao asked, if Liu Yan came out of Yizhou without knowing whether he was dead or alive, Cao Cao was confident that he would beat him to pieces.
"Where is the little overlord Sun Ce?" Yuan Shu mentioned another character. Although Sun Ce cheated him, it cannot be denied that Sun Ce is indeed a hero.
"Sun Bofu is very enterprising, but his fate is not good. Both sides of the southeast are the territories of Dongyang Marquis, and they are suppressed to death. If he has the ambition to win Yizhou and Yuzhou, he can still compete. Of course, the premise is Dongyang. The Marquis stood aside and watched." Cao Cao said.
No matter how stupid Liu Ke is, he will not let a big prince rise. He will definitely block it secretly or even directly send troops.
Therefore, the princes are all looking for opportunities to develop, and Liu is their common enemy. It¡¯s no surprise that they would join forces.
When Yuan Shu mentioned his bad fate, he thought of himself. Well, the whole of Runan is close to Yangzhou, making it even more impossible to develop.
Cao Cao cannot be defeated, and Sun Ce cannot be offended. Only Yuzhou can be considered.
"No, isn't there another Liu Yu in Youzhou?" Yuan Shu suddenly remembered.
"Liu Yu is too benevolent and pedantic. He can't deal with Gongsun Zan, so why do you expect him to achieve great things?" Cao Cao said, once you become a prince, you cannot be merciful.
Liu Ke is famous all over the world, not only because of his kindness, but more importantly for his outstanding military exploits.
Today, all the great princes in the world have been criticized by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao didn¡¯t even mention some useless little princes. Among them, there are Zhang Yan from Bingzhou, Ma Teng from Xiliang, Kong Min from Yuzhou, etc. If you can't even win the state, what qualifications do you have to dominate the world?
Yuan Shu suddenly found that he seemed to be as useless as them. This feeling was unpleasant, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Marquis Dongyang, what do you think?" Cao Cao suddenly asked. After all, the above are all his ideas. It would be wonderful if Liu Ke could agree with him.
"In my eyes, you are all the same, you will do whatever it takes to get power." Liu Kedao.
"Could it be that Marquis Dongyang thinks he is a saint?" Cao Cao said. Now, his own power and the emperor's imperial edict have not suppressed Liu Ke's arrogance. Cao Cao has given up.
Only by winning the battle can the pride of Dongyang Hou be destroyed.
"No, I'm just protecting myself. If you develop quietly, I won't even bother to pay attention to you." Liu Kedao.
This sentence is still very credible. Except for Jiaozhou, Liu Ke has not taken the initiative to invade others. Moreover, when entering Jiaozhou, one also requested an imperial edict.
"With the general situation in the world like this, who can be quiet?" Cao Cao asked.
"I can!" Liu Xiaoxiao said, "Now Yangzhou has gathered half of the world's wealth. In a few years, none of you combined will be my opponent."
Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter. This time together, the Marquis of Dongyang was indeed killed by surprise.
"However, life will be difficult in the future. Let alone the future, I am very sad now.
Now, Runan has gathered an army of 350,000, including 200,000 from Cao Cao, 100,000 from Yangzhou, and 50,000 from Yuan Shu. This is a life-and-death battle, and only the winner will survive.
This battle will determine the general trend of the world. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)bsp; Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter. This time together, the Marquis of Dongyang was indeed killed by surprise.
"However, life will be difficult in the future. Let alone the future, I am very sad now.
Now, Runan has gathered an army of 350,000, including 200,000 from Cao Cao, 100,000 from Yangzhou, and 50,000 from Yuan Shu. This is a life-and-death battle, and only the winner will survive.
This battle will determine the general trend of the world. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com