The so-called words are divided into two tables, and Liu Xiecai, the young son of heaven on this side, made up his mind to sell his official position for food. Cao Cao, who withdrew his troops and returned to Dong'e County, also led the soldiers of Cao's army to exterminate locusts and build water conservancy without stopping. It is undeniable that two consecutive seasons of locust plagues have dealt a heavy blow to Yanzhou's agriculture. However, perhaps because of the cooler weather, the scale of the current autumn locust outbreak is far less ferocious than that of the summer locust in April. Cao Jun's actions in Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e counties not only greatly appeased the local people, but also set an example for the people. Therefore, in the face of the locust plague, most of the people in these three counties chose to stay and work with the government to exterminate locusts and cultivate the fields. After all, the Central Plains is now plagued by famine, and there is no food to eat anywhere to flee. Staying in the township, not only can be protected by Cao Gong, but also can be helped by Cao Jun's soldiers, it is better than leaving his hometown and being bullied.

Under the late autumn sun, Cao Cao, who was dressed in casual clothes, led Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai, and Dian Wei to walk through the fields and inspect around. As he walked, a locust jumped in front of him coldly. If it was in the past, Cao Cao would definitely step on it without hesitation, and he would have to grind it hard. But now he bent down and grabbed the locust. Dian Wei on the side hurriedly untied the cloth bag on his waist and handed it to Cao Cao. Cao Cao threw the locust into the cloth bag, turned around and smiled at everyone, "I never thought that this locust could also be used as military food." ”

"Good. Since Donglai Xiao Cai Fujun spread a dish of pancake and worms, many people in the Central Plains caught locusts and ate them. It is now a seasonal game. Cheng Yu twisted his beard and said. It must be known that after learning that locusts can be eaten, Cheng Yu ordered Cao Jun to catch locusts when he saw them, and if he couldn't finish eating them, he would make dried locusts and save them. As a result, this kind of bird food, which was used to feed birds in later generations, became a part of Cao Jun's current military rations. Therefore, even Cao Cao himself saw the locusts, and they would catch them in the cloth bag as food as he had just done.

"Donglai Xiao Cai Fujun?" As soon as Cao Cao heard Cheng Yu mention Donglai County, he turned to Xi Zhicai and asked, "Zhicai, the young man you and Zixiao met in Huang County last time, but this son?" ”

"That's it. At that time, if it weren't for this son and Tai Shici to get in the way, General Zixiao and I would have already taken Huangxian. But he never thought that in the blink of an eye, he actually became the Taishou of Donglai, and led the people of Donglai to hunt locusts and eat locusts. Xi Zhicai nodded with emotion. Compared with the last attack on Huang County, Xi Zhicai's figure looked thinner, and his face became more gray. However, he himself didn't care about this, and still followed Cao Cao all the way to the south and the north.

"Zhicai, don't you know? It was in the name of 'fighting Cao for his father' that this son was promoted to filial piety, and then became Donglai. When Cheng Yu said this, his expression suddenly turned solemn and said, "According to the old man, most of this matter is a secret obstruction by the local gentry in Donglai. That little Cai Fujun is just a puppet. ”

"Puppet? I don't think so. Xi Zhicai shook his head and said, "Cheng Guoxiang doesn't know. On that day, General Xiao led his troops to besiege the city, and at first the defenders of Huangxian County were panicked. However, when this son kicked the head of the city, not only did he have no fear, but on the contrary, he also knew that he would kill the morale of our army. This courage, this wit, is not a master to point out. ”

Cheng Yu couldn't help frowning when he heard Xi Zhicai say this, "Zhicai, in your opinion, this time Fandonglai hunted locusts and ate locusts, but it was also from this son's hand?" ”

"This will not dare to make a rash assertion. However, before this son came to Donglai, Donglai did not have a celebrity. Xi Zhicai replied cautiously.

"Could it be Tai Shi Ci's doing?" Cheng Yu raised his head and asked.

"Not really. Tai Shi Ci is a martial artist, although he is brave and strategic, but he should not be able to understand government affairs. Xi Zhicai thought about it and denied.

Cao Cao on the side saw that the two strategists under his command were arguing endlessly over a boy in his teens, but instead of being angry at Cai Ji for taking advantage of the name of defeating Cao, he interjected with great interest, "Regardless of whether this little Cai Fujun is a puppet or not." Zhong De just said that this son is 'fighting for his father', what is the allusion?

"Back to the lord, this Donglai young man is too shou, and he is the youngest son of Cai Boqi, the original Donglai Taishou, whose name is Ji and the word Anzhen. Therefore, he declared to the outside world that he was fighting against our army to inherit his father's will. Cheng Yu replied.

"Cai Boqi's young son? Cai Ji? After Cao Cao paused for a moment, he asked with a little hesitation, "I remember that Cai Boqi's youngest son seems to be called Xiang." ”

"Xu is the lord's memory. I was under the city of Huangxian that day, but I personally heard this son call himself Cai Ji. Xi Zhicai corrected on the side.

And Cheng Yu followed and asked, "Does the lord know Cai Boqi's family?" ”

"It's not very familiar, but the Cai family has some relationship with my wife Ding's family. Therefore, I remember that Cai Boqi only has one daughter and one son. Cao Cao was also a little unsure when he said this, "Could it be that I remembered." ”

"It is also possible that this son is not the son of Cai Boqi!" Cheng Yu, who lowered his head and thought about it, suddenly exclaimed.

"Or is that Cai Boqi's daughter?" Xi Zhicai felt ridiculous as soon as he said this. In his opinion, what Cai Ji is doing now is not something that a woman has done.

No, Cheng Yu didn't laugh at Xi Zhicai's inference, but saw him murmur meaningfully, "And no matter what the identity of this son is, at least Donglai, no, the water in Qingzhou is not shallow." ”

Cao Cao saw that the two of them looked like they were speculating, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, even if the water in Qingzhou was deep at this moment, it would not be his turn to be fingered by Cao Mengde. After all, there are only three places left: Juancheng, Fanxian, and Dong'e County, and it is still unknown whether Yanzhou can be recaptured. Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, and said gloomily with his back hand, "Zhongde, Zhicai, the former Japanese beginner scholar and I, want me to send my family to live in Yecheng." ”

However, before Cao Cao finished speaking, Xi Zhicai hurriedly dissuaded, "Lord, don't agree to this!" ”

"Zhicai, I don't want to send my family to Yecheng until I have to. It's just that at the moment, I only occupy three counties, and it is still unknown whether I can recapture Yanzhou. Since we were willing to protect our family at the beginning, maybe the war would not be favorable to us in the future, and we could retreat to Jizhou. Cao Cao said with a slight hesitation.

Seeing that Cao Cao had the intention of retreating between his words, Cheng Yu's eyes immediately widened, and he sharply reprimanded the Taoist lord for being afraid of things. Otherwise, how could you be so inconsiderate! Yuan Shao had ambitions to annex the world, but his resourcefulness was not enough to realize his ambitions. Ask yourself, can you be his subordinate? With the power of the lord dragon and tiger, you can be willing to be Yuan Shao's Han Xin and Peng Yue? Although Yanzhou is now dilapidated, there are still three cities in the hands of the lord, and there are no less than 10,000 capable warriors under the lord's command. With the strategy and martial arts of the lord, coupled with the wisdom of Wen Ruo and the rest of us, we will work together to achieve the cause of the overlord in the future! ”

Cheng Yu said, stood in front of Cao Cao with Xi Zhicai, bowed down and asked for his life, and asked the lord to reconsider! ”

Cheng Yu's heartfelt words made Cao Cao speechless, and at this time, a loud trumpet sound happened to come not far away, Cao Cao looked up, and saw that Xiahoudun was personally carrying the soil to strengthen the river embankment. And his one-eyed shape is particularly eye-catching among the people. Xiahoudun's eyes were blinded by the loss in the last battle of Puyang, but in the end, Cao Cao did not capture Puyang City. In fact, not only Xiahoudun, but many people have paid a heavy price for fulfilling Cao Cao's ambitions over the years. For example, Cao Cao was chased and killed by Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses in Yuzhou that year, and it was only thanks to his friend Qin Shao who impersonated him that he escaped. However, Qin Shao died at the hands of Yuan Shu's tribe. Although Cao Cao later adopted Qin Shao's son as an adopted son and changed his name to Cao Zhen. But there is only one way for Cao Cao to really repay those good people, and that is to achieve hegemony!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao was deeply ashamed of the cowardice that had once sprouted. So he immediately stepped forward to help Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai and said, "Don't worry, two of you." Meng De will never mention this again! ”

Let's say that when Cao Cao was discussing Cai Ji's identity with Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai in Dong'e County, Cai Ji, who was far away in Huang County, did not sneeze because of this. In fact, even if Cai Ji learned that Cao Cao's wife Ding knew her cheap father, and might even reveal her identity in the future, she wouldn't care too much. After all, at the moment, there are not many people with Cao Cao, and there are many people with less Cao Cao. In a sense, Cai Ji is also counting on the fact that he is a daughter as soon as possible. Of course, the premise is that when the time is right, it will be announced by her, rather than being exposed in public. In order to achieve this goal, Cai Ji has been busy arranging in Huang County for several months. After seeing that the situation in Huang County was falling into control step by step, Cai Ji took advantage of Duan Rongla's investment to start dealing with one of the largest pillar industries in Donglai County-salt.

"I've seen Fujun."

Duan Xian, the county magistrate of Qucheng County, led a group of officials to bow to Cai Ji's car. Seeing this posture, how dare Cai Ji sit in the car and receive this gift. It must be known that the ox cart she was riding in was still the one that Duan Xian had delivered. Therefore, Cai Ji at this moment immediately got out of the car quickly and helped Duan Xiandao, "Duan Xian ordered to get up quickly." Ah, that's a terrible thing. Thou art a benefactor of Ji. ”

Duan Xian heard Cai Ji call him a benefactor, but he didn't show any pride on the surface, on the contrary, he still bowed his body and said respectfully, "The prince of the mansion is Mingjian, and the upper and lower respects cannot be abolished." ”

Cai Ji saw Duan Xian's behavior, so he had to take a step back and bow his hand to him. ”

Facing Cai Ji's return gift, Duan Xian secretly said in his heart that this female fruit was not simple. So he stood up and said with a smile, "Fu Jun is polite." The old man and others have set up a reception banquet in the city, and they also invite the prince to appreciate the light. ”

"Since this is the case, then it is better to be respectful than to obey the fate."

After that, Cai Ji generously entered Qucheng County surrounded by Duan Xian and others. It is said that there are three counties under the rule of Donglai County with salt officials, namely Qucheng County, Yu County, and Dangliyi. In line with the principle of cooking but not raw, Cai Ji naturally chose Qucheng County as a pilot county. Of course, there is another reason that can only be understood and cannot be spoken, that is, Duan Xian is Duan Kui's clan. Therefore, Cai Ji also wanted to use Duan Rong's smuggling of salt to knock on the salt affairs of Qucheng County.

In fact, the Duan family is not guilty of selling salt itself. It is important to know that at the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. The ban on opening mountains and rivers was originally allowed to allow private operators to operate the salt industry. It was not until the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that due to the opening of the frontier outside the Han Dynasty, the frequent use of troops, and the lack of financial use, the salt industry was collected into the official camp during the Yuan Hunt period, and the central government was operated by the officials under the Dasi Nong, and the state finances were recruited. In the production areas and the main transit places, there are salt officials subordinate to Dasi Nong, and there is no salt official chief. Cheng may also be nominated and appointed by the county warden. The salt officer is in charge of the production, distribution and large-scale transshipment of salt. However, in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty abolished the monopoly on salt, but still set up salt officials in salt-producing areas to collect salt taxes. During the reign of Emperor Zhang of the Later Han Dynasty, the official camp method was once restored, but it was abolished in the first year of Emperor Yong of the Han Dynasty. After that, the salt industry was privately operated, and the salt officials were still in charge of taxation until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In other words, there was no sin in privately operating the salt industry in the late Han Dynasty.

But in this case, why was Duan Rong afraid of being like that in the first place? The reason is simple, because he has evaded taxes. Although the Eastern Han Dynasty's control of the salt industry was not as strict as that of the Western Han Dynasty, Duan Rong's move was enough to guillotine, and even the Duan family. However, judging from Duan Xian's appearance at this moment, he didn't seem to have any panic because of Duan Rong's smuggling of salt. Of course, this may also be the old fox's cousin.

However, Cai Ji didn't know at this time, while she was secretly speculating about Duan Xian, Duan Xian was also secretly observing her. Speaking of which, when Duan Xian saw Cai Ji who was covered in blood but advanced and retreated in the mourning hall, he only felt that this woman's behavior was extraordinary. In addition, Cai Taishou has been an official for several years and has attached great importance to the Duan family, so Duan Xian will sell a favor and send a car away. But who would have thought that such a helpless orphan girl would become Donglai Taishou in the blink of an eye. even forced Duan Kui, the younger brother of that clan, to shut himself up in just half a year. Although Duan Kui is narrow-minded, he is by no means incompetent, otherwise how could he play with Lao Cai Taishou in Huang County a few years ago. What's more, he also had the help of Cao and Huang Zhen during the period.

Strange, strange, this girl is really the son of Cai Boqi?

Or is it really as Duan Kui said, he is a ghost in the world?

So she came to Qucheng County today to catch the handle? Or is there something else going on?

Just when Duan Xian was secretly thinking in his heart, Cai Ji took the lead and said that he would not hide it from Shibo, Ji came to Qucheng County today to check the salt works in the territory. ”

Sure enough, it's for that! Duan Xun exclaimed in his heart. It is said that Duan Rong hurriedly withdrew Yanding, and the news of Duan Kui's closing of the door to thank customers was an accident as soon as it reached Qucheng County. However, he later heard that Duan Rong had been sent to Sanhan to preside over trade, and recently sold a batch of goods back to Huangxian. It does not appear that he has been punished for selling salt. It's all to blame Duan Kui for not replying to the letter when he closed the door, so that his eyes were black at this time, and he didn't even have a countermeasure. knew that this was the case, and he should have given Cai Ji a son whose parents were still alive. However, Duan Xian is an old bureaucrat after all, and in the case of unclear circumstances, it is the best policy to respond to all changes without change, so at this time, he still responded quietly, "Don't worry, the old man will arrange this matter." ”

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