When Xi Zhong came to take refuge, Guo Peng felt very curious.

"I heard that most of the people in my hometown have packed up and gone to Luoyang, ready to join the new shogunate and imperial court mansion of the new three dukes, in order to seek a bright future, why did you come to me?"

Hearing Guo Peng's question, Xi Zhong smiled.

"On the one hand, the reputation of the drama is not very good, even if you go to Luoyang, you can't get any recommendations, you will definitely be treated coldly, rather than being coldly treated, it is better not to go to Luoyang, so as not to waste time.

Both, Zhong heard that the general was going to Qingzhou to crusade against the Yellow Turban, very happy, loyal since childhood like military, not good at scriptures, so to vote for the general, hoping to show what he has learned in his life, hoping to get the appointment of the general. ”

Xi Zhong was honest, and said everything that should be said and what should not be said, Guo Peng couldn't stop laughing, so he appointed Xi Zhong as his fake Sima of General Zuo's Mansion.

"Ming Gong trusts, loyalty is grateful, Zhong will definitely make meritorious deeds and repay Ming Gong's kindness!"

Xi Zhong didn't expect Guo Peng to be really so direct, and directly gave him a position as a fake Sima in General Zuo's Mansion, so he was very happy.

False is the meaning of the agent, that is, the probationary period, depending on the situation, it may be turned positive.

For Xi Zhong, whether he can turn positive is a test for him, and he finds it very challenging.

At the same time, Guo Peng appointed Cheng Li to be his own governance work, and the governance is the Gong Cao of the assassination history, which means that Guo Peng has always trusted him and handed over the most important position to him.

By 8 September, Guo Peng, with the help of the three major families, had recruited an army of 20,000 people.

I have to say that the preparation of the previous years, coupled with the relationship between the family, can really provide Guo Peng with excellent help, and there is no need to start from scratch.

Not only the capital accumulated in Guo's manor, but also the large amount of grain and straw provided by the Cao family and Xiahou's manor and the accompanying craftsman team were enough for Guo Peng to show his strength in Qingzhou, so he could march and set off at any time.

The accumulation of several generations of family is really important, otherwise it is really not enough to rely on Guo Peng's accumulation of several years in Guo's manor.

His family is considered a nouveau riche, and it has developed into a large manor of thousands of households in a few years, but compared with the Cao family's Xiahou family, what is lacking is the background.

The great help of the Xiahou clan and the Cao clan on the rich side was very important to him, not to mention the craftsmen, just the private soldiers provided by the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan gave Guo Peng a great help.

After years of investing, now, it is finally time to make a profit.

The basic plate has been built very solidly.

According to Bao Xin's suggestion, Guo Peng decided to take Taishan County, Yanzhou.

This is Bao Xin's hometown and the base of the Bao family, Bao Xin said that he is willing to help Guo Peng recruit troops here, rectify the soldiers and horses, and build a forward base to enter Qingzhou.

The northern part of Taishan County is adjacent to the Qi State where Linzi of Qingzhou Prefecture is located, and it is a good route to enter the Qi State directly from here, and you can also inquire about the progress of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army before this, and see how to conquer the Yellow Turban Army in the future.

Before leaving, Guo Peng quietly called Guo Shan aside.

"Father, after that, no matter what position the court uses to recruit you into the court, you don't want to go, even if you resign, don't go, once the court is ready to use force, you will immediately flee to Qingzhou."

Guo Shan looked at Guo Peng in disbelief.

"Xiao Yi, what do you mean by this, the imperial court...... Will you and my father and son be attacked? You...... What did you do? ”

"It's not what I do, it's what the court is going to do."

Guo Peng said in a low voice: "The situation in the imperial court is very strange at present, all in all, my father must remember that absolutely, absolutely do not go to the imperial court to take up an official position, once there is a problem, come to Qingzhou immediately to find me, don't hesitate." ”

Guo Shan saw that Guo Peng said so solemnly, so he nodded with a serious face.

On September 9, Cai Yong, who received Guo Peng's letter, took his family to Qiao County to meet Guo Peng.

After the death of Emperor Ling in April this year, after Liu Wei ascended the throne, he was amnesty to the world, and Cai Yong belonged to the group that was pardoned, so Cai Yong quietly sneaked back to his hometown of Chenliu County and returned to his hometown after more than ten years of absence.

After he returned to his hometown in May, he also wrote a letter to Guo Peng to explain the matter to him, and Guo Peng knew the bottom of his heart at that time.

So this time he got the position of Qingzhou Assassin, in order to protect Cai Yong from being forcibly recruited by Dong Zhuo to the imperial court, Guo Peng decided to be one step ahead of Dong Zhuo, he wrote a letter to Cai Yong, hoping to invite Cai Yong to Qingzhou.

He entrusted Cai Yong with the position of Dianxue, and asked Cai Yong to take charge of the academic administration of Qingzhou, revive the local school palace and school in Qingzhou, and greatly promote literature and Taoism, and cooperate with him in the pace of exterminating the Yellow Turban Army.

Cai Yong got Guo Peng's letter, he was very happy, and saw the current situation in the imperial court that Guo Peng said, thought about it for a while, and decided to agree to Guo Peng.

Friends in my hometown feel that Cai Yong's fame can completely seek a higher-level central position, why should they go to Qingzhou to do classics?

Cai Yong couldn't say that Guo Peng disclosed to him some things about Yuan Kui and Dong Zhuo's abuse of power in the letter, which made him worried.

So he said that he had a very good relationship with Guo Peng, and he was happy to help Guo Peng promote culture and education in Qingzhou, and said that Guo Peng understood him, which was something he was really good at doing.

Cai Yong dragged his family to Guo Peng's army, which immediately caused a lot of sensation, and Cai Yong, a famous celebrity at home, responded to Guo Peng's call, which was a big thing, and even many Yingchuan scholars were shocked.

The past story of Guo Peng and Cai Yong was brought up again, and everyone praised the year-old friendship between Guo Peng and Cai Yong.

"Cai Gong is willing to deign to help, and Peng is grateful."

Guo Peng was moved to hold Cai Yong's hand.

"The old man has nothing else to do, only fame, if this fame can help Zifeng, what else is the old man not happy about? By your side, the old man also feels much safer. ”

Cai Yong smiled and clenched Guo Peng's hand.

As soon as Cai Yong came, the literati recruited by Guo Peng were very excited, and they came to meet Cai Yong and ask Cai Yong for teaching questions, and for a time Cai Yong became a big star in Guo Peng's army.

The star effect is very useful at all times.

So on September 13, Guo Peng officially led the army to march, and a huge contingent of tens of thousands of people and tens of thousands of livestock and horses began to move, including soldiers, craftsmen, family members, slaves, and so on.

In order to show respect for Cai Yong, Guo Peng personally led the Chinese army to guard the frame of Cai Yong's family, his wife and son, and led the army all the way to the northeast.

Crossing the state of Lu and entering Taishan County, on September 20, Guo Peng led his army to Pingyang County, Taishan County, Bao Xin's hometown.

After arriving in Pingyang County, Guo Peng began to recruit soldiers with the support of Bao Xin, and Bao Xin also gave Guo Peng a lot of grain.

Guo Peng had enough wealth, and he wanted to expand the army a little more.

The combat effectiveness of the Yellow Turban Army is not strong, but it has a large number of people, its forces are complicated, and it has a wide reach, and if the army does not have enough people, even if it is elite, it is easy to capsize in the gutter.

Guo Peng, who fought with the Yellow Turban Army, knows the Yellow Turban Army very well, and Guo Peng, the Yellow Turban Army in the Land of Qingxu, also knows something.

Because of the turbulent times at the end of the Han Dynasty and the ineffectiveness of officials, the power of Qingxu and Yellow Turbans became more and more powerful, and finally it was exterminated after Cao Cao's strength was strong.

The Qingzhou soldiers are really not a special and powerful army, but Cao Cao's henchmen, if they can be exterminated, they will never be persuaded to surrender, and if they can be scattered and reorganized, they will never be allowed to form their own forces.

Guo Peng thought about expanding part of the army, and then collecting some information, and he could almost enter the Qi country and reach his new territory.

Then the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly.

After years of preparation, once realized, Guo Peng wants to say that he is unhappy and does not swell, it is impossible.

But just a little time of happiness and expansion, Guo Peng came back to his senses.

He knows better than anyone that if everyone was still playing political games in a certain set of rules before, and everyone still had some leeway and bottom line between each other, then this will not be the case next.

In troubled times, what you play is not a game, but life.

Guo Peng never felt that he had an advantage now to destroy the world and dominate the country, there were no more people who were stronger than him, but there were not many people like him who had a sense of worry and long-term vision.

He developed the advantage of clairvoyance to the extreme, grabbed the opportunity in front of everyone, and made use of his strengths and avoided his weaknesses.

You have fame, you have a background, you have a big family, you have a protégé, then I will act a little earlier than you.

All in all, the time of real chaos has arrived.