Yang Feng rode a tall horse all the way through Xiaopei's wet bluestone slab long street, and it was true that he tried his best to put on a condescending posture, but the yellow faces of the accompanying soldiers still exposed Yang Fengbu's current embarrassing situation. It has been nearly half a year since Yang Feng and Han Xian defected on the bank of the Suishui River last winter. At first, the two of them did earn a vote from the baggage discarded by Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu also gave the corresponding grain and grass according to the previous agreement after the victory. However, Guanzhong warlords such as Yang Feng and Han Xian have always been poor at management and have no fixed territory. is the so-called eating mountain empty, before the beginning of spring, the spoils of the battle of Suishui were eaten clean by thousands of mouths.

As a last resort, Yang Feng and Han Xian had to return to their old business and plunder the border between Xuzhou and Yangzhou. It's a pity that these places have already been plowed by Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, and Cao Cao's men and horses in turn, just in response to the sentence of thousands of miles of sorrow, where will there be sporadic grain waiting for Yang Feng and Han Xian to grab. So after working for more than half a month but still unable to eat, Yang Feng and Han Xian went to say goodbye to Lu Bu, intending to go to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Lu Bu was thinking about how to annex this group of Xiliang cavalry, and let the two of them go wherever he was willing to take it lightly. After Yang Feng heard the news, he knew that Liu Bei and Lü Bu had a vendetta, so he secretly sent someone to contact Liu Bei, intending to attack Lü Bu with Liu Bei. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei's reply was very refreshing, not only agreeing to send troops and horses from Zipei County to meet Yang Fengbu, but also promising to let him be stationed in the area of Pei County to deal with Lu Bu.

Since he got such a reply, Yang Feng naturally put aside his old partner Han Xian without saying a word, and led his troops to the west to vote for Liu Bei alone. At this moment, looking around at the bustling crowd in Xiaopei City, Yang Feng couldn't help but be proud of his decisiveness. Everyone knows that Liu Bei went south to seize Lujiang County in the winter of last year, and now he needs a force to garrison Xiaopei for him. Yang Feng is confident that he is up to the task. What's more, Liu Bei has always been famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and he has never broken his trust so far.

And just when Yang Feng was imagining how he would dominate Xiao Pei in the future, the entourage next to him reminded him in a whisper, "General,. ”

Yang Feng raised his head when he heard this. But I saw a large group of people gathered in front of the yamen at the end of the long street, among which the first person was more than seven feet long, and his face was like a crown of jade. With long hair fluttering, it is Liu Bei himself. So Yang Feng hurriedly turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and bowed. "Bai Bo Yang Feng has seen Liu Yuzhou."

"General Yang should not be polite. Be able to get the help of the generals. It is the favor of God. A feast has been set up in the house, and the general is asked not to refuse. After saying that, Liu Bei took Yang Feng's hand and walked into the yamen side by side, surrounded by a group of cronies and generals.

In fact, as Liu Bei said, at this moment, a sumptuous banquet has indeed been arranged in the Xiaopei Yamen. For Yang Fengbu, who has not been exposed to meat for a long time and is so hungry that his chest is close to his back, this kind of scene is undoubtedly like a fairyland. So the men in the northwest did not make more excuses than Liu Bei, and after each guest and host sat down, they unceremoniously feasted.

However, after thirty years of drinking, Liu Bei suddenly asked the drunken Yang Feng with a cup in his hand. "What are the shortcomings of General Yang?"

Yang Feng thought that Liu Bei was asking him if he wanted to add vegetables, so he burped and replied, "Enough." Enough too. ”

Unexpectedly, Liu Bei said suspiciously, "There is only one thing missing." I want to ask the general to borrow one. ”

Xu was made by alcohol, and Yang Feng didn't realize the mystery of the atmosphere until this time, but agreed stupidly, "Liu Yuzhou opened his mouth." ”

"The General's Head." With a murderous face, Liu Bei slammed the cup in his hand to the ground.

There was a crisp sound on the ground, and a large number of axemen suddenly poured out of the corner of the hall. Rao is Yang Feng is drunk, and he already understands what happened at this time. Shocked and frightened, Yang Feng shouted violently and rushed at Liu Bei: "That big ear bullied me!" ”

The sharp knife slashed Yang Feng's neck in half, and the blood that splattered out instantly spilled to the ground. Seeing the former Bai Boshuai's head in a different place, Liu Bei's face was not the slightest moved. I saw him bow his head slightly at the young military general who was blocking the middle and give Yang Feng a fatal blow, "Uncle Zhi, the rest will be handed over to you." ”

"Whoa." After Chen reached the fist and received his life, he stepped over Yang Feng's headless corpse and walked out of the hall without looking back.

Mi Zhu, who was standing behind Liu Bei, witnessed the whole process of the killing. Although the thick bloody aura in the room at this moment made him feel a little uncomfortable, he still reminded Liu Bei in a timely manner, "Lord, although Yang Feng is dead, the two thousand people he left outside the city still need to be dealt with. ”

"The government has sent Yide to collect the remnants of Yang Feng." Liu Bei breathed a long sigh of relief and said. It is undeniable that when he first received Yang Feng's letter, Liu Bei hesitated. After all, Yang Feng and Han Xian are both notoriously capricious, and it is impossible to expect such a person to follow him with all his heart. But if Yang Feng refuses, then maybe Yang Feng will secretly resentfully lead the troops to loot Pei County. In the end, it was Zhang Fei who woke up the dreamer with a word, and Liu Bei simply introduced Yang Feng into Xia Pei and ended up with a knife. Anyway, Yang Feng is just a villain who goes back on his word, even if he uses tricks to deceive him, he is doing the right thing for heaven. So Liu Bei used his usual good reputation to stage the Hongmen banquet just now.

However, before Liu Bei could finish cleaning up the mess, a dusty messenger suddenly rushed in outside the door, kneeling on the ground with a letterhead and reporting, "Lord." Xu Du Cao Sikong ordered all the princes to count the soldiers and horses, and in June he sent troops to the east to conquer Lü Bu. ”

The sudden order made Liu Bei and Mi Zhu both stunned on the spot. However, Liu Bei finally reached out and took the leather letterbox. After signaling the messenger to retreat, Wu Zi sat on the blood-stained straw mat alone, and while reading the orders issued by Cao Cao, he asked Mi Zhu, "Zizhong, should I receive the order?" ”

Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment and replied, "Cao Cao seems to have ordered the princes to crusade against Lu Bu by the order of the Son of Heaven, but in fact, he is taking the opportunity to weaken the strength of the princes, and the lord must not be unguarded. ”

Mi Zhu made an analysis of Cao Cao's purpose, but still did not answer whether Liu Bei should accept Cao Cao's order to send troops to attack Lu Bu. In fact, Mi Zhu can't be harshly criticized for this, although Mi Zhu was born in a businessman with a wide vision, but after all, he is not a serious strategist, and it is difficult to outline an atmospheric strategic concept. Just as Zhang Fei and others have been discussing whether they should give up Peixian to specialize in Yangzhou, but they have not reached a conclusion.

And I think that Yuan Shao has a frustrated policy to set the four states. Cao Cao had Xun Yu set a plan to coerce the Son of Heaven. If a prince wants to grow and develop all the way in troubled times, he must have a master to plan the future direction for him. Princes who do not have a clear goal will eventually wander around like Yang Feng on the ground until they are slaughtered like wild dogs.

So at this moment, Liu Bei longed from the bottom of his heart to have a mastermind around him to show him the way.

Riding the winter wind from north to south, Cai Ji and his party waited all the way to the south. In early May of that year, he returned to Longkou Port, which had been absent for a long time. At this time, Yuan Shu's family was still going upwind along the coastline of Xuzhou. However, this little time difference is nothing for Cai Ji. On the contrary, if the two enter Hong Kong at the same time, then Cai Ji will really have a headache. What's more, Yuan Shu's northward movement is only a part of Cai Ji's overall situation. As a female prince sitting in the land of three counties, there are many political, economic, and military projects that need her to work hard.

Take Huang County, the base camp where Cai Ji started, as an example. After three years of operation, this coastal city has become the largest city in Qingzhou. Saying big does not refer to how high the city of Huangxian is and how thick the walls are, but to her population and area. The new population in Huang County mainly came from immigrants fleeing the war and merchants who traveled to and from Guò Longkou to do business. These people brought a lot of tax money to Huang County. At the same time, it also made Huangxian a mixture of dragons and snakes. For this reason, after some discussion, Huang Zhen and others decided to move many commercial facilities in the city out of the city. Centered on the main city, there are eight castle towns: Grain, Cloth, Iron, Shio, Pottery, Kiki, Livestock, and Fish. In this way, it not only purifies the composition of the residents of the main city, but also solves the problem of increasing congestion in the city's market. And the eight towns outside the castle are expanding outward at an astonishing rate year by year, after being free of the constraints of the city wall. So much so that Longkou Port, which was originally a certain distance away from Huangxian County, seems to have become a port in the city now.

Cai Ji rode through the largest grain town surrounded by a group of guards, and looked at the lively street markets on both sides, and couldn't help but sigh to Huang Zhen, Guo Jia and others who came to greet him, "I haven't seen you for half a year, but Huang County has developed so fast." It shows the hard work of the kings. ”

In the face of Cai Ji's praise. Huang Zhen touched her long beard and said humbly, "The lord has won the award." Huangxian County can have today's scale, thanks to the main prince opened the Longkou commercial port. It is important to know that many people have simply called this place Longkou City. ”

"Longkou City? This name is more agreeable than the town of Huangxian. Cai Ji said this. Suddenly, I smelled an enticing aroma of wine, but I saw a fork in the road not far away. There is a big wine flag hanging at the intersection. So Cai Ji pointed to the flag and asked Huang Zhen, "What's going on with Huang Zhen?" ”

Huang Zhen explained, "Back to the lord, this is a new wine street. Due to the autumn harvest in the Central Plains and Yangzhou counties last year, it was quite abundant. Many princes have opened a ban on alcohol. Donglai's spirits have always been well-known at home, and many merchants come here to buy and sell wine. However, the production of spirits in the county has always been limited, so since the opening of the liquor street, the price of spirits in the county has soared and the supply has exceeded demand. ”

"I see." Cai Ji nodded thoughtfully. But his face was not happy that his spirits were selling well. Therefore, the ban on alcohol by the princes meant that agriculture in the Central Plains and other places was gradually recovering. If in the past, the two counties of Donglai and Beihai could still take advantage of the fact that they were far away from the war and built water conservancy to gain the advantage of grain reserves. Once the climate improves, those prefectures and counties in the Central Plains will only need a bumper harvest of one or two years to surpass the two counties of Donglai and Beihai, which have more mountainous land and less arable land, in terms of grain reserves. In addition, in the near future, a fierce war is about to be staged, and the supply of grain and grass will directly affect the victory or defeat of all parties competing for hegemony. Thinking about this, Cai Ji couldn't help but solemnly instruct Huang Zhen, "The production of spirits continues to be limited, and no matter how high the price is, there will not be many brews. In addition, it is necessary to borrow the profits of salt and wine in the county to increase grain and grass. ”

"Whoa." Huang Zhen listened to what Cai Ji said, and a relieved smile appeared on her face. Obviously, Cai Ji's thoughts coincide with his. In fact, without Cai Ji's instructions, Huang Zhen and Donglai's bureaucrats did do so during this time. It's just that everyone is afraid that Cai Ji, who has always been heavy on business, will be tempted by the high profits of spirits when he returns, so he ordered to expand production. If this is the case, it may cause Donglai, which has finally become the granary of Qingzhou, to lose a large amount of grain and grass. Fortunately, it seems that the previous worries are completely superfluous, and his own lord is worthy of the title of "female middle pipe", and he knows very well which is more important in the troubled times.

And just when Cai Ji and Huang Zhen were discussing how to use Donglai's advantages in business to accumulate grain, a messenger arrived in front of Cai Ji with a black leather letterhead. Needless to say, the contents of this letterbox are exactly the same as the one Liu Bei received. It's just that in terms of time, it is more than half a month later than when it was delivered to Liu Bei.

"It seems that Cao Cao doesn't want this mansion to have a stable summer." Cai Ji read the contents of the letter and handed it to Guo Jia and Jia Xu beside him.

After the two conspirators hurriedly glanced at the contents of the letter, they both showed a hint of playful smiles. When Guo Jia was seen, he took the lead in speaking, "Cao Cao wants to clean the backyard." ”

"Then does Feng Xiao think that this government should recruit troops?" Cai Ji asked rhetorically.

Guo Jia replied categorically, "Of course you have to go." The sooner Cao Cao cleared the Central Plains, the easier it was to clash with Yuan Shao. ”

Cai Ji turned his gaze to Jia Xu again, but saw Jia Xu glance at Zhao Yun, who was looking around behind the team, and asked in a deep voice, "If this is not the case, why would the lord have to cross the ocean to bring this person to the Central Plains?" ”

Faced with Guo Jia and Jia Xu's overt and covert answers, Cai Ji couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay! Then the house will work hard. led his troops south to join Cao Cao in Pengcheng. ”

"Whoa."

Cai Ji's heroic decision inspired the fighting spirit of the generals present. But when he saw Wen Rui's first one, he asked Cai Ji for battle, "Lord, Rui is willing to be the vanguard and take down Pi directly with General Taishi." ”

For Cai Ji, the configuration of the army has its side to the effectiveness of politics. Especially when your own camp is growing stronger, there will inevitably be a sense of confrontation between the new and the old. It is very unfair for the newcomer to feel that he lacks the opportunity to make meritorious service and is subordinate to the old man. The old people feel that the newcomers are favored by the lord without making any achievements, which is really annoying. Therefore, from Cai Ji's standpoint, on the basis of winning the battle, she must give the new member Chuangzào the opportunity to establish a martial arts. In order to bridge the gap between the new and the old.

Of course, if someone goes on the expedition, someone must stay. Especially in the era of the late Han Dynasty, any promises and covenants between the princes were broken like a papier-mâché window. So after a deep sigh, Cai Ji turned to Tai Shi Ci and said with an apologetic smile, "Ziyi, this time the mansion is going south, I'm afraid that I will have to bother you to sit in Donglai for the mansion." ”

Tai Shi Ci was not dissatisfied with Cai Ji's arrangement to stay in Donglai. On the contrary, Tai Shici, who knew very well that Yuan Shao in the north was about to move, did not hesitate to clasp his fists at Cai Ji and said, "Huh." The lord is relieved to take care of the backyard for the lord. ”

Finally finished the midfield excessive play birds~~~ wipe the sweat ing~~~ Next is the Eastern Expedition Lu Bu, Zilong PK Fengxian, (^o^)/ ~~~ Please have a money field, and those who have tickets have a ticket field~~~~ (To be continued)