Your Majesty, please spare Diao Chan; your yang energy is too strong.

Suddenly, Liu Bei, who had been full of vigor just a month ago, was in a state of shock.

A month later, their identities were switched.

He was originally the owner of a listed company.

Success in both career and love.

As a result, in just one month...

The company went bankrupt, his wife remarried, his employees started their own businesses, and those who once needed his financial assistance are now acquiring his company.

She even asked him to provide financial assistance.

It is easy to imagine how devastating this blow was to Liu Bei.

And all of this.........

It all started from the moment he stopped believing Zhou Heng.

Think of this.

Liu Bei was filled with deep regret.

.............

Like Liu Bei.

He wasn't the only one with this idea.

Another one is Cao Cao.

Since realizing he had missed out on a great talent, Cao Cao has been filled with regret.

I regret that my intestines are blue.

Because in his view...

If only I had trusted Zhou Heng back then.

Then his son Cao Ang and his beloved general Dian Wei would not have died.

He would not have been forced to flee Wancheng in such a sorry state, nearly dying.

He ruined a promising situation himself.

Thinking about this, Boss Cao was in great agony.

However, after more than a month, Boss Cao was no longer in such a bad mood.

I feel extremely regretful every time I think about it.

I regret not heeding Zixiu's advice back then.

Otherwise, we wouldn't be where we are today!

At this time, Cao Cao also received a battle report from Xuzhou.

"Hahaha? Great! Liu Bei didn't listen to Zhou Heng after all, and Lü Bu launched a surprise attack on Xuzhou."

"Now, having suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Yuan Shu, they can only eke out a living in Xiaopei and beg for help from Lü Bu."

"In that case, Xuzhou will surely fall into my hands sooner or later."

Cao Cao was overjoyed.

Ever since Boss Cao regretted his actions last time, he has been paying extra attention to Zhou Heng.

They were terrified that such a prodigy would fall into the hands of their rivals.

When he first heard that Zhou Heng had left for Liu Bei, he was extremely nervous.

If Zhou Heng is given an important position...

This is definitely not a good thing for him.

Because Xuzhou is his neighbor.

Once Liu Bei becomes too powerful, he could threaten his Yan Province at any time.

This outcome naturally made him happy.

"That's right, but we can't blame Liu Bei for it. As the saying goes, one step ahead of others is genius, and three steps ahead of others is madness."

"It's normal for Liu Bei to have such thoughts."

"If anyone is to blame, it's this person; he's just too monstrous."

Xun Yu nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha, not bad, Zixiu is really too monstrous. Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you have such a great reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but I never thought you were such a blind person."

"Why waste such a talented person on your job and instead use your foolish third brother?"

"Okay, great."

Cao Cao laughed loudly.

At this point, Cao Cao paused, then suddenly turned to Xun Yu beside him and said, "Wenruo, now that Zhou Heng has left Liu Bei, he is without a master. Do you think he would agree if I went to recruit him now and apologize for what happened before?"

Xun Yu shook his head: "Minister, in my opinion, I'm afraid not. After all, although Zhou Heng has left Liu Bei, he has started his own business. Our lord had a misunderstanding with him before, I'm afraid..."

Cao Cao sighed, "Alas, I regret my shortsightedness before. I am filled with remorse now."

Cao Cao felt some regret when he thought about what had happened in the past.

However, Cao Cao was Cao Cao after all, and he quickly calmed down.

He smiled and said, "In any case, the fact that the other party has left Liu Bei is a good thing for us."

Xun Yu frowned: "My lord, I think you are celebrating too soon. In my opinion, this is not good news."

In contrast to Cao Cao, Xun Yu had a furrowed brow and a worried expression.

"how do I say this?"

Cao Cao was puzzled.

"My lord, Zhou Heng is a man of extraordinary talent, surpassing me by ten or even dozens of times."

"His insight is even more discerning."

"If he were to join someone else's cause, with those pedantic and incompetent people keeping him in check, perhaps it wouldn't be so terrible."

"Now he has started his own business and built such a large foundation in a short period of time."

"Isn't that terrifying?"

"Moreover, in my opinion, this young man has great ambitions, and choosing to start his own business is the best path for him. I'm just afraid... he will become the biggest competitor."

Cao Cao's interest in Zhou Heng naturally did not escape Xun Yu's notice.

Therefore, Xun Yu also paid attention to Zhou Heng during this period.

He didn't particularly care about Zhou Heng, who was just a nobody.

Even though Zhou Heng accurately predicted that Zhang Xiu would rebel.

In his view, it was nothing more than a matter of luck that he guessed correctly.

But what happened after Lü Bu.

In such a short period of time, he single-handedly unified the bandits and outlaws of Xuzhou, forming a third-party force.

Then he has no choice but to be cautious.

You could say that his reaction to Zhang Xiuhui's rebellion was just a lucky guess.

However, under Liu Bei's command, in just one month, he accurately predicted that Lü Bu would rebel.

This shows that the other party could not possibly have simply been lucky.

Not to mention that within a short month, they subdued the remaining Yellow Turban rebels throughout Xuzhou.

He gained the support of the Mi family, the richest family in Xuzhou, and married the Mi family's little princess.

How can I prevent him from feeling worried?

"Wenruo is overthinking it. Starting his own business is much more difficult than Qi's, not to mention that he is just a commoner with only some remnants of the Yellow Turban Rebellion under his command, which naturally makes him ostracized by the entire Han Dynasty."

"It's almost impossible to succeed."

"After all, no powerful families or even ordinary people in the world would support a rebel."

"Moreover, Xuzhou also has Lü Bu and Liu Bei. No matter how capable Zhou Heng is, with these two around, he can't cause any trouble."

"Even if the other side really had the ability to defeat Lü Bu and Liu Bei and take control of Xu Province, so what?"

"Xuzhou is a place of constant warfare, with no natural defenses, a small territory, few talented people, and scarce resources. When our army arrives, we can destroy it in one battle."

"Zhou Heng is a man of extraordinary talent, how could he not see this disadvantage?"

Cao Cao, however, disagreed.

"Therefore, in my opinion, the reason why the other party chose this path is because after leaving Liu Bei, they had no place to stand in the world. They could only temporarily gather some remnants of defeated troops to increase their own strength and wait for a good price to sell them as a bargaining chip for promotion."

Xun Yu frowned: "Minister, that is true, but the other party's status does have a natural disadvantage. However, Emperor Gaozu rose to power from a rogue, so how dare you underestimate the people of the world?"

"Now that the other party has left Liu Bei, they are like a dragon entering the sea or a phoenix taking flight, harboring ulterior motives. My lord, you must be wary."