"Oh? Guo Yuan, Gao Gan, and Hu Chuquan have gone to Hedong County? ”

In the Qi army camp outside Liyang City, Cai Ji was quite calm about the latest battle report brought by the messenger. Originally, Guo's invasion of Hedong was an event clearly recorded in later history books. Although the history of this time and space has changed due to Cai Ji's incursions, Yuan Shao's death and Yuan Shang's succession to the throne have not changed. In the face of the aggressive Cao Cao, it is not surprising that Yuan Shang would send Guo Yuan and Gao Gan to attack Hedong County and threaten Cao Cao's flank according to the original history.

However, the other Qi troops present did not have the "skills" of an unpredictable prophet like Cai Ji. At this moment, I heard that Guo Yuan and others were driving straight into the realm of no one in Hedong County, and even Ma Teng in Guan had sent troops to respond, and there were those who were worried and those who gloated.

"Hedong fell, Cao Cao is afraid that he will come to find the lord again, borrow troops and borrow food." Zhao Yun lowered his head and expressed his concern. Although the cooperation with Cao Jun this time was quite smooth, Zhao Yun still didn't want to have too much to do with Cao Cao after all.

And Gao Shun, who had just joined Cai Ji not long ago, was even more unceremoniously teasing, "Borrowing soldiers and borrowing food? Hmph, let's let Cao Cao cede two or three cities as a thank you gift. ”

It is no wonder that Zhao Yun and Gao Shun have such a reaction, since the marriage of Cao Cai, Cai Ji's many requirements for Cao Cao can be said to be responsive, asking for food for food, and borrowing soldiers. But Rao is like this, Cao Cao still uses the name of the imperial court to shout at Cai Ji, asking for a bounty for a while, and a craftsman for a while. This made Zhao Yun and others quite dissatisfied. In their opinion, Cai Ji is already a great prince who dominates one side, and he is also the marquis of Qi who is entitled by the imperial court. Even if Cao Cao is commonplace, he is a quasi-father-in-law. You shouldn't treat your own lord like this.

Compared with Zhao Yun, Gao Shun and other military generals, Xin Bi, who is a strategist, seems much calmer. I know that I am bound to be stronger than others. Indeed, Cai Ji has now become a recognized prince in the world, but this does not mean that she can replace Cao Cao in charge of the imperial court. Just as Gaozu destroyed Qin first, but let Xianyang Yu Xiang Yu. Those who compete for hegemony can't care about temporary gains and losses, and can bend and stretch out their true colors as heroes. Therefore, Xin Bi followed and said to Cai Ji, "In a mess in Guanzhong, Cao Cao is afraid that he will suffer from the enemy on his back, and the lord needs to prepare early." ”

Who knew that Cai Ji didn't think about it and said, "It's okay, Cao Sikong has his own way to pacify the rebellion in Guanzhong." ”

Xin Bi listened to Cai Ji say this. Thinking that she also wanted to see Cao Cao's jokes like Gao Shun, she couldn't help but step forward and persuade her. "Lord, if Ma Teng and Guo Yuan join forces to go south, Cao Cao will be difficult to resist. As soon as Cao's army was defeated, Yuan Shang would definitely join forces with Yuan Xi, Gao Gan and other minions to counterattack our army. Inevitably the lips and teeth are cold, and please think twice about the Lord. ”

"Mr. George misunderstood, too. Lone did not mean to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Cai Ji waved his hand and said, "Gu just thinks that the rebellion in Hedong County is not enough to disrupt Cao Cao's position. ”

Gao Ran on the side saw that Cai Ji didn't seem to take Guo Yuan in his eyes, and hurriedly said, "Lord." IMHO. Guo Yuan is good at fighting, not an idle person. ”

After hearing this, Cai Ji looked around at the civil and military forces present, and happily analyzed. "Guo Yuanneng can take Hedong County within half a month, and he is a good tiger general. However, Fu Feng Ma Teng is a capricious person, Cao Cao only needs to exert a little pressure, and he will definitely turn against him. ”

"Why does the Lord think that Ma Teng is capricious?" This question was made by Jia Xu, who had been observing. As early as when he first arrived in Donglai, Guo Jia praised Cai Ji to Jia Xu in private. Jia Xu only thought that Guo Jia was touting his master at first, and did not take this to heart. After all, people's experience is limited by age, and even if Cai Ji is smart, it is impossible to see through the temperament of others in his teens. However, after contacting Cai Ji for a period of time, Jia Xu was surprised to find that this eighteen-year-old female prince was really as proficient in the art of physiognomy as Guo Jia said. She not only knows the temperament of the civil and military generals around her, but even knows the behavior of some famous princes and generals who have never met. Just like at this moment, Cai Ji's evaluation of Ma Teng was deeply approved by Jia Xu. However, Jia Xu was born in Liangzhou, so he naturally knows something about Ma Teng, who is also from Liangzhou. But Cai Ji has never been to Liangzhou, nor has she ever been in contact with Ma Teng, how did she know that Ma Teng is a person? With this question in mind, Jia Xu planned to test Cai Ji to see if she was good at getting along with people or had any other talents.

In the face of Jia Xu's questioning, Cai Ji sorted out a little bit of the account of Ma Teng in the history books of later generations in his heart, and then talked eloquently in front of everyone, "Ma Teng, the word Shoucheng, Ma Yuanhou." Emperor Ling worked in Xizhou in his last years, and later married Han Sui, the general of Zhenxi, as brothers with different surnames. At first, they were very close to each other, and later due to discord, Ma Teng sent troops to attack Han Sui regardless of brotherhood. Han Sui was furious and gathered the crowd to attack Ma Teng. So far, the two sides have been fighting endlessly. Imagine that Ma Teng can sneak attack his brother-in-law regardless of brotherhood for a little profit. If Cao Cao gave his high-ranking officials generous favors, how could he not turn against him? ”

Due to the influence of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", many people in later generations regarded Ma Teng as a loyal and righteous man of Baohan. thinks that he was killed by Cao Cao because he received Liu Xie's edict. In fact, in real history, when Liu Xie issued the edict, Ma Teng was still fighting with Han Sui in Liangzhou. Cao Cao's killing of Ma Teng was more than ten years different from the edict incident. In fact, it was not Liu Xiehe who really killed Ma Teng, but his son Ma Chao. In the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao put pressure on Ma Teng, forced him to become an official in the court, and moved his family to Yecheng, leaving only his eldest son Ma Chao to replace Ma Teng to lead the troops and stay in place. However, only two years later, Ma Chao and Han Sui raised troops against Cao, and Ma Teng's family, who were hostages, were also killed by Cao Cao.

Of course, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Xin Bi and others present have not watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so naturally they will not debate with Cai Ji on the issue of whether Ma Teng is loyal or traitorous. On the contrary, they thought that Ma Teng, who had attacked his brother, was indeed not credible. And with Cao Cao's consistent method of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, it will definitely divide Ma Teng and Guo Yuan as Cai Ji said. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates. I'm afraid that Guo Yuan, who is advancing all the way at this moment, doesn't know that the biggest enemy he faces is not Cao Cao, but the so-called ally Ma Teng.

After listening to Cai Ji's analysis, Jia Xu also showed approval on his face. The so-called art of physiognomy is not to look at people's faces like a monk who eats and cheats, but to analyze and judge a person's behavior based on his words and deeds. Cai Ji can analyze his temperament from Ma Teng's actions, and then judge it, which is indeed a must. I think that Cai Ji's correct judgment of other princes before coming to Cai Ji was also used by this technique. Such a stunt reminded Jia Xu of the "way to win the world" that Gao Zu talked about back then-those who win people win the world. Those who lose people lose the world. Some people understand the "people" in this sentence as the heart of the people. But Jia Xu knows that in the art of the emperor, the "people" here refer to talents. That is, those who are good at employing people win the world. It doesn't seem complicated, but it's not the same when it comes to implementation. As a king, you must first know who is loyal, who is a traitor, who is a gentleman, who is a villain, and know the character of your subordinates, so that you can use your subordinates freely.

To put it bluntly, it is necessary to have "the art of knowing people" before "those who win people win the world". It can be said that the art of recognizing people is a major key to the achievement of the emperor's career. If a person does not have the skill to read people, no matter how talented he is. No matter how invincible they are, they will not be able to achieve the ultimate victory. On the other hand, if a person has the art of knowing people. can recruit people of insight into his command and use them freely, so even if he doesn't learn and don't know how to do it, he can still achieve a hegemony. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are the most typical examples.

Could it be that the woman in front of her is really born with the talent of an emperor?

Jia Xu subconsciously looked at Cai Ji, and then sighed sincerely, "The Lord is really good at recognizing people. ”

"Mr. Wenhe has won the award." Cai Ji responded humbly. knows that the life of the characters of the Three Kingdoms can be regarded as a great weapon for Cai Ji to dominate the world. Because the trajectory of history may change due to her intervention, but the character of the character is fixed. Cai Ji took advantage of this advantage to control the civil and military forces under his account obediently. In the face of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other heroes in the world, he is also at ease. But this trick is not a panacea. If the other party is a person who has not appeared in the history books. Or vague characters. Cai Ji can only judge the other party's personality and character based on his own experience. Fortunately, most of the characters who did not appear in the history books are not outstanding, and with the experience and experience accumulated by Cai Ji over the years, he can also make relatively accurate judgments. But there was one exception. That is Lin Fei.

To this day, when Cai Ji faces Lin Fei, he still has a feeling that it is difficult to control. The characteristics of that man are too vague, and he is not at all as clear as Guo Jia, Jia Xu and others. The only thing Cai Ji was certain of was that Lin Fei had the intention of using himself to revitalize the Mo family. If it hadn't been for this, she would probably have removed it long ago. Those who can't be controlled will simply erase it, this is the lesson given to Cai Ji in the history books.

Based on this principle, Cai Ji decided to take the initiative and recruit more known talents for his own use. So the next moment, she changed her words and said, "The rebellion in Dongjun will wait and see what happens for the time being." Lone plans to go to Qinghe tomorrow to visit Cui Yan. ”

Cai Ji suddenly changed the topic, which made the civil and military forces present all flurry for a moment. But seeing Gao Shun asked in surprise, "The Lord goes to Qinghe, will Liyang still attack?" ”

"Besiege but not attack. You and others first planted summer crops in Tuntian in Wei County and Qinghe County. Cai Ji decisively ordered the disposal of Liyang City. It turns out that the Yellow River has entered the summer flood season, and the groundwater level in Liyang City has also risen a lot. In this way, Tu Dunqi naturally cannot continue to dig tunnels. And Cai Ji did not want to devote his limited forces to a brutal siege war. It coincides with the summer planting season, and there is a way that the summer planting is early on the first day, and it will not be in time for ten days; The difference between the summer planting and the previous one point is one point, and the harvest per mu is much less. It is better to be able to seize the time and have a variety of grains than to grind foreign workers under Liyang City.

"Whoa." Gao Shun and Xin Bi both clenched their fists to receive their lives.

Zhao Yun on the side asked Cai Ji, "Does the Lord need Yun to accompany him to Qinghe?" ”

"Hmm. Call Cao Pi. Cai Ji nodded. Duan Emei has been sent by her to Yecheng on a business trip, and Zhao Yun has naturally become the best bodyguard candidate again.

"Why did the Lord bring Cao Pi?" Zhao Yun asked puzzled. This is not to say that Zhao Yun hates Cao Pi. In fact, Cao Pi's benevolence and filial piety when he rushed to the aid of Guandu still moved Zhao Yun. It's just that the other party is Cao Cao's son after all, and letting him stay by Cai Ji's side all the time always makes Zhao Yun and others a little relieved. In his opinion, it is better to send Cao Pi to Donglai for strict care than to let Cao Pi wander around in the Qi camp.

Cai Ji responded without thinking, "Cui Yan is a Confucian in the world, proficient in Analects and Korean poetry, and Cao Pi can answer one or two for Lone." ”

Cai Jiji's undisciplined answer made the civil and military officers present so embarrassed that they were silent for a long time. But everyone also knows that the lord of his family lost his father at the age of thirteen and became an orphan girl, and after becoming a county guard, he was busy with official business and war, and it is not surprising that he has no time to study hard. But seeing that Xin Bi took the lead in breaking the silence, he said to Cai Jiti, "Bi is familiar with the Analects and Han poems, why don't you be accompanied by Bi?" ”

In fact, it's not that Cai Ji doesn't know how to learn. The so-called Han poems refer to the "Book of Songs" taught by Han Ying, a Yan person in the early Han Dynasty. Han poems were established as doctors in the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and became official scholars, and in the Western Han Dynasty, they were called three poems together with Lu poems and Qi poems. However, these three poems were gradually lost in the war, and what was passed down to later generations was Mao's poems, which were not mainstream in the Han Dynasty. That is, the "Book of Songs" compiled and annotated by Mao Heng of Lu State and Mao Chang of Zhao State in the Western Han Dynasty. The same is true of the Analects, which were popular in later generations as Qian Mu's New Interpretation of the Analects and Cheng Shude's Collected Interpretations of the Analects. The popular point is also "Yu Dan's Analects". As for the version that was handed down to later generations in the Han Dynasty, it was He Yan's "Analects of the Analects". Of course, at the moment, this He Gongzi is still copying books and picking up girls in Longkou, and he has no time to publish books. In other words, the Chinese culture system that Cai Ji came into contact with in later generations was in conflict with Han Confucianism. And in terms of scholarship, it is not the case that the newer the more truthful. A new idea often leads to endless debate and evidence. Cai Ji, who was bent on recruiting talents for his own use, really didn't want to conflict with the Confucianism of the Han Dynasty. I don't have the energy to argue with the old pedants.

Cai Ji visited Cui Yan this time to recruit talents. It is necessary to know that Cui Yan is a famous and respected person in the history of the Three Kingdoms, who is all-round in civil and military affairs, noble in character, and good at understanding talents. Later generations praised him, "Qinghe Cui Yan has a strong nature; bearded tiger eyes, iron heart; treacherous and evil, the voice is high; Loyal to the Han Lord, famous through the ages! The second is to use Cui Yan to connect with the local family in Jizhou. After all, the Qi army has just arrived, and it is difficult to gain a firm foothold in Jizhou without the assistance of local families. In fact, Cai Ji originally figured out Guò Tian Fenglai to contact the Jizhou family. But Tian Feng had already stated in Longkou that he would not assist Cai Ji to deal with the Yuan family.

In such a situation, it is better to bring the young Cao Pi than to bring the already famous Xin Bi. No matter how Cai Ji said it, he went to visit Cui Yan as a junior, and by the way, he asked for advice or two, and he didn't go to the ring, he knew better than anyone about the Analects and the Book of Songs. So she immediately waved her hand and said, "George is busy with official business. Such trivial matters do not require George to intervene. ”

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Regarding the issue of the family, the book friends who are calling for the eradication of the family can rest. Kill the family, do you want to kill Haoqiang? Kill the heroes, what about the landlords? What about the powerful kindred? Don't talk about killing a hundred people. Xu Gong's disciples can all avenge Xu Gong. If you destroy your own family, it's no wonder that other clansmen don't settle accounts with you. At that time, there were only a total of how many people in the north were killed, could it be that foreign races such as Wuhuan and Xianbei were moved to fill the Central Plains? Cao Cao seems to have done so, and as a result, the rate of nomadic migration has accelerated. Our dynasty was the most desperate dynasty for the family in all dynasties, and the family stood up again in less than 30 years. Something that violates the laws of society is really unacceptable. (To be continued)