Section 5 Cao's army is coming
A movie once said that when flowers bloom, there are seasons; When the time comes for the horse thief, there will be no one. Cao Jun was not a horse thief, so they came on time. On the second day after Cai Ji and others entered the city, Cao Ren led his men and horses to the city of Huangxian. Later, some people said that the city was surrounded by Cao soldiers under the black pressure that day, and some people said that they saw a nine-foot-long general with green fangs calling for battle at the city gate. Some people even added that the general was Cao Ren, and he only yelled at the city head and the city gate collapsed.
However, Cai Ji could not witness this with her own eyes, because she was sitting in the mourning hall at this time to hold a vigil for her father and younger brother. After hearing the news of Cai Taishou's death that day, Cai Ji immediately realized that the Han people value filial piety, and now that his father has died, crying and mourning is inevitable. But Cai Ji, who has already changed his soul, has no feelings for Cai Taishou, a cheap father. And for Cai Ji, who entered the orphanage at the age of seven in the previous life, her parents who abandoned her were not worth her tears. Therefore, Cai Ji obviously can't do Cheng DΓΉ, who cried for his father like the people of the Han Dynasty. But if she doesn't say so, it will inevitably be regarded by outsiders as an expression of unfilial piety. Unfilial piety was a major crime in the Eastern Han Dynasty. So Cai Ji, who thought he couldn't pretend to cry, was in a hurry, so he had to grit his teeth and pretend to be dizzy.
It turns out that Cai Ji's trick is still very effective. From entering the city to entering the mansion, Cai Ji didn't have to care about how to deal with the people who were guarding the mansion at all, and he was directly carried into the wing room to rest. And the life of Taishoufu was afraid that the orphan daughter of the Cai family would miss Cai Fujun's blood again, so he took good care of Cai Ji. Even Huang Gongcao took the initiative to persuade Cai Ji to mourn. For such a result, Cai Ji is so happy that he doesn't have to cry every day.
However, Cai Taishou's death changed Cai Ji's situation after all. At present, although she still lives in the Taishou Mansion with the title of Taishou orphan, in the final analysis, Cai Ji has become a veritable orphan girl. Just as a lone antelope on the grassland becomes the target of wolves. Losing family protection in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was extremely dangerous for a woman, no, even for an ordinary man. Although Cai Ji is currently protected by Zhang Qing and others. However, since the day he was abandoned by his parents in his last life, Cai Ji has paid for his life, and he must not sit still and act as a lamb to be slaughtered. In addition, he is a human being in two lives at this moment, so Cai Ji at this time decided to simply take the initiative to find an opportunity to get out of the predicament.
"You said the gates were closed. Is there anything else that the garrison in the city is doing otherwise? Have you ever heard of a curfew? Cai Ji knelt on the mourning hall and whispered to Linglan who was sitting next to him. At this time, there were only two of her master and servant in the huge mourning hall.
"The slaves and maids have not heard of a curfew, nor have they seen any sergeants walking around. But the slave saw that the shops in the street were closed. Come to think of it, everyone is afraid that Cao Jun will come in. Linglan said uneasily.
Although she often seems precocious, Linglan is still a child after all, and she will inevitably be a little scared when she encounters such a big change at first glance. In contrast, Cai Ji, who is mentally older, is obviously much calmer at this time. But seeing Cai Ji patting Linglan's trembling hands to comfort her, she continued to ask, Then have you heard that the princes of the palace have any countermeasures to Cao Jun? β
"This slave doesn't know." Linglan shook her head helplessly, but then she shouted as if she had grasped the point, and the slave remembered. Just now, the slave maid saw Huang Gongcao following behind Guan Juncheng and hurriedly went to the second room in the west. β
Cai Ji's heart moved when he heard this, and he asked, Are you sure they went to the West Second Room? β
Linglan hurriedly nodded and said that the slave maid was sure. β
Seeing that Linglan was sure, Cai Ji couldn't help but nod meaningfully and said to himself, kneeling here for several hours. Let's go to the yard. β
It turns out that Linglan really didn't look at it. It is said that at this time, Guan Tongyi rushed into the West Second Room and shouted at Chen Cheng, who was drinking tea there, Captain Chen, Cao Jun has already arrived in the city, why are you still in the mansion! β
Chen Cheng saw that the person who came was the general and immediately got up and saluted, and the general had ordered the city gate to be closed. β
"That's all there is to it, don't skip words. The ruler does not follow the rules.
"That's all we can do right now." Chen Cheng spread his hands and said perfunctorily. Although they belong to the civil and military departments, in terms of official ranks, the lieutenant and the county are equally equal. Chen Cheng naturally doesn't have to accommodate management everywhere like Huang Zhen. As for the mourning hall that day, he would echo and manage the commanders, but it was just to use the name of resisting Cao Jun to get some more money and food from the county. In Chen Cheng's opinion, now that he has everything he wants to take, how can he really do the thing of touching eggs with stones.
Chen Cheng's disapproving attitude obviously angered the management system, but he saw him raise his hand and point at Chen Cheng's nose to blame Cao Jun for not being a good type, and the company would stop because the city gate was closed. How can you be worthy of the people of Huang County if you are so sluggish. β
Chen Cheng was also angry when he said this, but when he saw him sneer, he asked rhetorically, Could it be that Guan Juncheng really planned to fight with Cao Jun? β
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more tense, Huang Zhen, who was following behind Guan Tong, once again acted as a peacemaker and stepped forward to persuade Chen Duwei, Guan Juncheng said that he was just worried that Cao Jun would enter the city and harm the people. However, after Cao Jun collected the grain and grass, he would naturally retreat. β
Guan Tong obviously didn't know about this, and when he heard Huang Zhen say this, he hurriedly asked, grain and grass? Grain and grass? β
"The grain and grass that the old man raised together with the rich families in the city."
An old, majestic voice answered the question of the ruler. When he turned around, he saw Duan Kui standing at the door surrounded by several men dressed as wealthy businessmen. Guan Tong immediately realized that this time he was excluded by the decision-making level of Huang County. However, as the so-called strong dragon does not suppress the head snake. At this moment, the management system immediately suppressed the anger in his heart, and instead turned to Duan Kui and the others and said that Duan Lao contributed money to appease Cao Jun, which was really a high spirit. Guan Mou is here to thank the people of Huang County for the help of Duan Lao and the gentlemen. β
Duan Kui didn't expect Guan Tong to be so expressive, plus everyone likes to be touted. As a result, a smile suddenly appeared on Duan Kui's old face, and then he returned the salute politely and accepted the award. The old man was fortunate to be elected as the third elder by the villagers. Now that Huang County is in trouble, the old man should stand up and solve problems for the people. β
Duan Kui's words were high-sounding, causing Chen Cheng, Huang Zhen and others to nod again and again. But at this time, Guan Tong suddenly changed his words and said bluntly, I am afraid that when the time comes, the old man will not be able to feed the thousands of wolves outside the city if he has money. β
"What does Guan Juncheng mean by this?" Duan Kui smiled and snorted coldly.
However, Guan Tong did not answer, but asked Duan Lao, do you think we are rich in Donglai? Or is Xuzhou rich? β
"Xuzhou is a state, and Donglai is a county. In addition, the people of Xuzhou are rich and the grain is abundant, so Xuzhou is naturally rich. Duan Kui said with a straight face.
"Then why are the counties of Xuzhou still slaughtered by Cao Jun? Could it be that no one in Xuzhou knows how to spend money to eliminate disasters? Guan Tong continued to ask rhetorically with his hands behind his back.
"Hmph, I don't need to ask. That's because Xuzhou and Cao Cao had a grudge against their father, so Cao Jun slaughtered the counties of Xuzhou. Duan Kui glanced at him and said.
How do you know that the management system shook his head again and again, and said that Duan Lao's words were wrong. Everyone in the world knows that it was Zhang Min who killed Cao Song, and it has nothing to do with Tao Yuanjun or even the people of Xuzhou. Cao Cao just ransacked Xuzhou in the name of revenge for his father, waiting for an opportunity to expand his territory. Since Cao Jun's purpose in the first place was to plunder, how could they give up the wealth of the entire Huang County for a little money and food. According to Guan Mou's knowledge, Cao's army attacked the city and plundered land in Xuzhou, but they all slaughtered the city regardless of whether they surrendered or not. For such a group of fierce gods, there is a reason to talk about. β
As soon as the economic management system said this, those rich people who came with Duan Kui were all in an uproar. Many people have a plan in their hearts to hurry home and close their doors in order to avoid the disaster of the war. Even Duan Kui showed a hint of hesitation for a moment. However, the stubborn old man finally insisted, "Guan Juncheng is too alarmist." No matter what, there is always no salute before the soldiers. β
Guan Tong couldn't convince Duan Kui and the others after seeing it for a long time, and he couldn't help but be angry. saw him snort coldly, no longer talk to Duan Kui, and left the room directly. In a hurry, he didn't even notice Cai Ji and Linglan who were hiding outside the room and eavesdropping.
Cai Ji came to the West Second Room around the time of Huang Zhen and Xi Mu. For Cai Ji, the information brought to her by the argument in the room just now was far greater than the news that Linglan had inquired about in the past two days. First of all, it is certain that at present, Huangxian is divided into two factions: the main and the main battle in terms of its attitude towards Cao Jun. The purpose of the main peace faction led by the third elder Duan Kui was very clear, that is, Tong GuΓ² donated a certain amount of grain and grass to appease the Cao army in order to relieve the siege of Huangxian. Although it may also happen that Cao's army took grain and grass, it still had to attack the city. But at least from the perspective of the people of Huang County, it is indeed the least risky option. As the main battle faction, the purpose of the county management is obviously much more complicated. On the surface, he always thinks about the safety of the people, and at the same time, he can come up with examples to prove that Cao Jun has no faith. It seems that he is a person who values righteousness more than practical profit. However, Cai Ji, who knew the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, knew that Guan Tong was actually a person from Yuan Shao, the governor of Jizhou Prefecture. More precisely, a confidant of Yuan Tan, the son of Yuan Shao.
According to the account in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao conquered Yuan Tan, and the then governor of Donglai Taishou abandoned his wife and defected to Yuan Tan, and his wife was killed by thieves, and Yuan Tan appointed him as Le'an Taishou. Later, Cao's army broke through Qingzhou, but only the management did not surrender. It can be seen that the ruler is a die-hard man of the Yuan family. However, at this time, the management was not Donglai Taishou, and Yuan Shao did not seem to have fallen out with Cao Cao, but he was so opposed to Cao's army entering Huangxian. even prevented the local tyrants of Donglai from showing favor to Cao Jun. I thought of Yuan Shao's various actions in the future to promote his eldest son Yuan Tan as the assassin of Qingzhou. Cai Ji had to suspect that the attitude of the management system might be Yuan Shao's attitude. Obviously, Cao Cao's vigorous expansion in the past two years, especially the move of incorporating the 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army into "Qingzhou Soldiers" under the pretext of suppressing bandits, aroused Yuan Shao's suspicion and vigilance. Although Yuan Shao is currently competing with Gongsun Zan for hegemony in Hebei, he has no time to look south. However, with his temperament, he should not be willing to watch Cao Cao's forces encroach on the Qingzhou counties, including Donglai. This can also explain why the management commander would so strongly oppose Duan Kui and others to show favor to Cao Jun, and why he would do everything possible at this moment to make Huangxian militarily oppose Cao Jun.
In addition, there is no historical record that Donglai had a major battle during the current period. In connection with the historical fact that Guan Tong will serve as the Taishou of Donglai in the future, at least Donglai was not under his control before Cao Cao won the Battle of Guandu. In other words, whether it is war or peace, Huangxian can save the day this time. In addition, today is February 17 of the first year of Xingping, if YiqiΔ develops as recorded in the historical records, then Tao Qian should have asked for help from Tian Kai, the assassin of Qingzhou, and Liu Bei, the minister of the plains. As a result, Cao Cao would retire at least in late February and early March.
In connection with the above analysis, Cai Ji realized that the opportunity to change his own disadvantaged situation had come. At this moment, as long as she stands in the main battle, she can easily sit back and enjoy the reputation of resisting Cao's army and defending Huang County. And such an achievement was enough to make her a famous martyr. Once she has the name of a martyr, it will be much easier for Cai Ji to seek protection from those heroes and celebrities. Of course, there are drawbacks to doing this, that is, it will offend Cao Cao. However, in Cai Ji's opinion, if you offend Cao Cao with his mind, as long as you have talent, you still have a chance to be forgiven by him. Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Cai Ji sneaked out of the yard with Linglan on the one hand, and on the other hand, he lowered his voice and instructed me to go back to the room now to change into men's clothes. You go and find Brother Zhang and them, and say that I have something important to discuss with them. β
Linglan saw that Cai Ji was eavesdropping and was going to change into men's clothes, so she couldn't help but ask in horror, what is this going on? β
"Do? Fighting. Cai Ji said casually without looking back.
"Hit ...... Fight! This time, Linglan was completely frightened by Cai Ji. I saw her pull Cai Ji's sleeve and say with a crying voice, lady, don't scare the slave. This war is for death. You can do such a dangerous thing as a family. β
Who knew that Cai Ji grabbed her hand and comforted her, Didn't you listen to what Guan Juncheng said just now. This Cao Jun is here for the property of our Huang County. But Duan Lao and the others were frightened by Cao Jun, thinking that it would be enough to send some money and food. I'm afraid they'll lure the wolf into the house eventually. If you want to take the thief soldiers, once you enter the city, where will there be a place for us. That's why I want Zhang Qing and them to help Guan Jun defend the city. β
"That's right. The slave went to find Zhang Zhuangshi and them. Linglan, who was stunned, just ran a few steps, and suddenly stopped and turned back to Cai Ji timidly and asked Little lady, can this Huangxian County hold without skipping words.
"I can hold it. I promise you. Cai Ji said without thinking.
Facing Cai Ji's confident reply, Linglan wiped the moist corners of her eyes and returned a bright smile. Then she ran to find Zhang Qing and the others without looking back. Looking at Linglan's figure running farther and farther, reminiscing about the girl's sincere smile, Cai Ji also received unconditional trust from others for the first time in this life.
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