Chapter 365

Two ships, gradually close.

"Bang!"

There was a slight crash, and the two ships collided. Then, the soldiers quickly fixed the ship, so that the two ships temporarily parallel, not separate.

Liu Xiu walked out of the cabin and said with a smile, "Prime Minister Cao, Liu Xiu has been waiting for a long time. Please get on board."

Cao Cao also walked out of the cabin and said: "Liu Jingzhou, prime minister has been waiting for a long time. Let's have a talk on the boat of prime minister. "

They both asked each other to get on their own boat.

Among them, the dispute is about who is the host and who is the guest. When Cao Cao arrived on Liu Xiu's ship, it was Cao Cao as a guest and Liu Xiu as the main one. When Liu Xiu arrived on Cao Cao's boat, Liu Xiu was the guest and Cao Cao was the main one.

After all, it doesn't make much sense.

It's just a name.

Liu Xiu suddenly began to laugh and said, "Prime Minister Cao has come from the north. He is tired. As the leader of Jingzhou, I should be treated as a guest. Therefore, it is only reasonable for the prime minister to have a cup of tea on the next boat. "

Cao Cao said: "the prime minister worships the emperor and governs the officials. As prime minister, he assisted the emperor in governing the world. It is the so-called "King's land" and "King's officials" who lead the land. When the prime minister came to Jingzhou, he was on behalf of the emperor to inspect Jingzhou and clarify the chaos. In the final analysis, Jingzhou is also under the jurisdiction of the prime minister, so Liu Jingzhou, please have a talk on board. "

Both of them fought with each other, and they did not give up.

Sitting in the cabin, Xu Chu couldn't keep up with the rhythm when he heard the clouds.

The expression on Liu Xiu's face was neither humble nor overbearing, and he said slowly: "the prime minister assisted the emperor, which is correct. However, the prime minister's role is to regulate - Harmony - Yin - Yang and sort out government affairs. It is a fallacy to govern a place. "

"If the prime minister is directly in charge of the States, I'm afraid there will still be endless administrative affairs to deal with."

"If so, what is the purpose of setting up state animal husbandry? Only one prime minister can serve concurrently. "

Liu Xiu calmly counterattacked, saying: "the state herdsman, the shepherd, is to replace the emperor, not the prime minister. The prime minister's hand can't reach Jingzhou casually. If he crosses the border, he will be cut off. "

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Liu Jingzhou's mouth is unreasonable. It's not simple. The prime minister, instead of sorting out the affairs of the emperor, naturally has the right to intervene in the affairs of Jingzhou. I'm afraid it's not easy for Liu Jingzhou to chop his hands. "

Liu xiudao: "isn't it easy to chop hands? The hand rises and the knife falls. As soon as you open and close your eyes, it's done. "

Cao Cao countered: "it's easy to swing a knife, but you should pay attention to falling it. Maybe the edge of the knife fell on my own hand. This is the same reason as lifting a stone and hitting yourself in the foot. "

Liu xiudao: "I've never failed to chop other people's hands with a knife. Liu Bei's hand reached Jingzhou and was chopped by me; Sun Quan's hand reached Jingzhou and was also chopped. Before that, Prime Minister Cao asked Cao Ren to stretch out his hand and was also chopped? "

Cao Cao said with a smile: "what a special hand chopper."

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "prime minister, please!"

"Please

As soon as Cao Cao's sleeves were brushed, he stepped into Liu Xiu's boat.

Two people into the cabin, the ship's small wooden table on a brazier, teapot on the charcoal.

"Gollum! Grunt

The tea was boiling and steaming.

A strong aroma of tea filled the cabin.

Liu Xiu poured a cup of tea for Cao Cao and said, "please!"

Then Liu Xiu poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip of it before he said, "a pot of tea on the river is really comfortable." Seeing Liu Xiu drinking tea, Cao Cao took a cup and took a sip.

Liu Xiu laughed, but did not break it.

Cao Cao put down his cup and said, "tea is good, but I chose the wrong place."

Liu xiudao: "the prime minister doesn't think it's the best place to make tea on the river?"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "if you are in the prime minister's office in Xu county, it will be very good. After having a good tea talk, I still have a very good old wine. I can get drunk with Liu Jingzhou. "

Liu xiudao: "the prime minister's remark reminds me. You see, I didn't invite the prime minister to the prefecture to drink. But don't worry, the prime minister. When I get into Xu county, I'll have a good drink with the prime minister. The place is in the prime minister's house. "

Cao Cao laughed and said, "what a great spirit!"

Liu xiudao: "a man should have ambition, otherwise how to rise up?"

Cao Cao said: "looking back at that time, at your age, the Prime Minister set his ambition to follow the example of the champion Hou Huo Qubing, to march on the Xiongnu and to invade the foreign race. It's a pity that over half of this year's achievements have not been achieved. It's a good thing to make up one's mind early and make up one's mind. It's a pity that heaven doesn't fulfill people's wishes and it's hard to succeed. "

Liu xiudao: "is the prime minister telling me that you are a living example? It's just different people, different roads. Back then, I'm afraid the prime minister was still struggling at my age. Now I'm in charge of Jingzhou, and I have more than 100000 troops under my command. I'm totally different from the prime minister

Cao Cao sneered and said: "can Liu Jingzhou afford to support tens of thousands of troops? Tens of thousands of people, this is an imaginary number. Even if it's an imaginary number, it's only a hundred thousand. It's a pity. Under the prime minister's command, there are 800000 troops. That's the tiger's view of the world. "Liu xiudao said: "Jingzhou is rich in natural resources. Is it difficult to form tens of thousands of troops?"

"It's hard," Cao Cao said

Liu xiudao: "the prime minister is ignorant."

Cao Cao said, "I'd like to hear it in detail."

Liu Xiu asked, "how many people do the prime minister think I have in Nanyang County?"

Cao Cao put up three fingers in his right hand and said, "at most 30000 people."

Liu Xiu raised a smile at the corner of his mouth and replied, "OK, let's take 30000 people as the criterion. As the prime minister knows, the troops of Nanyang County are only the Fifth Army I set up. I also have the first, second, third and fourth armies under my command. The four armies were all formed before the establishment of the Nanyang Fifth Army. The prime minister thought about it. How about the troops under my command? "

This words, Cao Cao's eyes deep, more than a trace of fear.

Five armies!

If each army has 30000 people, there are already 150000.

Cao Cao soon regained his calm, with an expression of disbelief on his face, and said, "Liu Jingzhou is boasting again. Alas, young people like this and boast."

Liu xiudao: "prime minister, don't you believe it?"

Cao Cao affirmed: "you and I are all military personnel, familiar with the army, understand that the situation of each army is different, the strength is also different, and the combat effectiveness is also high and low. I'm afraid it's impossible to ensure that the number of each army is 30000. The prime minister is not ignorant of military affairs. Why should Liu Jingzhou cheat me? "

Liu xiudao: "the prime minister doesn't believe it. It's the prime minister's business. In fact, the five armies are my garrison, not each county's own. If we mobilize the forces of the counties and counties again, there will be only a large number of people. "

Cao Cao said with a smile: "according to your calculation method, the number of troops under the prime minister's command is even more incalculable. If I had known that, I should have sent another 200000 troops to the south, making up one million. "

Liu Xiu said, "the prime minister said just now that young people boast. Why did he come to you? The prime minister's 800, 000 military personal leave should be only 200, 000. With the soldiers lost before, there should be no more than 200000 now. Prime minister, what I said is correct? "

In a word, Cao Cao's face changed a little.

As a matter of fact, Cao Cao's army going south is indeed 200000. This data is known by Cao Cao, Xun you, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others. It is only known by core personnel, and it is almost impossible for outsiders to know. In particular, it is very difficult to count the number of Cao Cao's troops mobilized from all over the country.

As soon as Liu Xiu opened his mouth, he said the exact number.

It's not easy!

Cao Cao's heart, under the judgment.

Cao Cao's suspicious nature, he began to ponder in his heart, I'm afraid someone secretly passed the news to Liu Xiu.

A moment later, Cao Cao's expression has returned to calm.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Liu Jingzhou's guess is purely groundless and groundless. I'm afraid you are afraid of the truth. You deliberately create such data to comfort yourself. "

Liu xiudao: "prime minister, don't tell lies in front of real people. Don't you think I don't know your message? The day has eyes, the night has ears. How can you cover up your massive mobilization of troops? "

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Liu Jingzhou, you are wrong. The prime minister's army is more than 200000. It's impossible to have 800000 troops, but 200000 troops are far more than that. "