Guanzhong was not within the reach of Cao's forces, and according to Cao Cao's strategic plan, he first had to pacify the four northern states, then lead the army south, pacify Liu Biaosun Ce, and then attack Yizhou in the west.

As for Guanzhong, it has long become a place of extreme poverty, and there are no more than one of the people, and it is really not in Cao Cao's plan for the time being.

So let Liu Ping lead the army to expand the territory, hold Guanzhong, and block Ma Teng Han Sui in Xiliang by the way, this is simply a matter of killing one stone.

Of course, there is a hidden danger here, what if Liu Ping seals Tongguan, establishes himself as the king, and does not listen to his orders?

But the problem is that Guanzhong is not his territory in the first place, and he has no time to take care of it now, if Guo Yuan or Ma Teng is allowed to take it, won't it be the same evil result?

Since he saw that the territory was occupied by others, he would have a number of enemies, why didn't he trust his son-in-law?

"King Qin, the land of the Three Qins, I think this is also the will of heaven," Cao Cao smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

This is also the best way to solve the conspiracy of the Han family.

The Han Dynasty has been in power for hundreds of years and has enshrined countless princes and kings, but there is no King of Qin among them.

At the beginning, Liu Xie came up with the title of King of Qin, purely to disgust them, but now there seems to be providence in the dark.

Liu Ping really wanted to guard the land of the Three Qins, and Guanzhong was originally the territory of the Qin State during the Warring States Period.

Listening to Cao Cao's decision, Guo Jia's imperceptible lips pursed.

……

Liu Ping stayed in the mansion and was suddenly told to go to receive the order.

He couldn't help but wonder, is the emperor still free to make holy decrees now?

This must be some arrangement of the father-in-law.

Of course, the holy decree was issued in the tone of the Son of Heaven, saying: Guanzhong is where the old capital is located, and the ancestral tombs are all in Guanzhong, but when the son is in Xudu today, he can't go to pay homage and sacrifice sweeping, which is very unfilial.

Since Liu Ping, the king of Qin, is also a descendant of the Liu family, the Son of Heaven ordered Liu Ping to lead the generals of his headquarters to the Qin land on the same day to protect the ancestral tomb on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

From now on he will stay there, and he will not come back without a holy decree.

After Liu Ping received the order, he was overjoyed and surprised.

I'm glad that I, the king of Qin, have made a fake come true, leading the army to the vassal and guarding Chang'an, so won't I really become a prince and a king?

Shocked, the father-in-law was able to let himself go with confidence and give him back his military horse.

I really underestimated my father-in-law's generosity.

After sending away the yellow gate that passed the decree, Liu's mansion suddenly boiled.

Liu Ping was crowned king before, and everyone knew that it was a bad thing, but now it seems to have suddenly become a good thing, their master has become a real prince and king, and they naturally feel honored as subordinates.

Of course, the happiest are Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other generals, they felt extremely aggrieved before, but now they have become generals under the princes and kings, it is really a wide sea with a leap, and the sky is high and the birds are flying.

However, the concubines such as Ling'e Xiaocheng in the mansion did not seem very happy, if Liu Ping was a vassal and left them in Xudu, how long would it take to see the master again?

At this time, I saw Cao Ang and Cao Jie's brothers and sisters coming together.

"You've been grounded?" Liu Ping smiled and greeted him happily.

"Father asked us to send you off," Cao Ang punched Liu Ping in the shoulder, "Do you remember that our brothers met to pacify the world together?" Now you are king.

But that's fine, in the future, you will be the lord of Guanzhong, and I will be the lord of Kanto, and the world will still be our brothers. ”

Liu Ping swallowed his saliva, Cao Ang's words inexplicably aroused his appetite.

At this time, Cao Jie's face was flushed next to him, his head was lowered, and he said in a voice like a mosquito and a fly: "Father said that when Brother Liu Ping is in Chang'an and settles down, he will send Jie'er to marry you." ”

"Well, I'll personally go to see off my relatives then," Cao Ang added, and then said: "But it's not easy for you to go to Guanzhong this time, not only to pacify Guo Yan, but also to resist Guo Yuan and Ma Teng."

In addition, Xudu is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and it is extremely inconvenient to transport grain, and I am afraid that the supply of grain and grass will be insufficient at that time. ”

"What the eldest brother said is very true, and these younger brothers have already thought of it, but the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and they will always think of a way."

In fact, Liu Ping has all the difficulties in his heart, but he is not afraid of difficulties, and it is better to overcome those difficulties than to wait for death in Xu Du.

Several people were very happy, and at the same time knew that they were about to part, although it was only temporary, but several people could not say endless words of advice.

The time of separation will always come as scheduled.

The holy decree asked Liu Ping to set off on the same day, in fact, the military situation is really urgent, and there is no room for delay, Guo Yuan has already taken up the post of Hedong Taishou, who knows if he will enter Guanzhong first?

The next day, Liu Ping reorganized the 10,000 Danyang troops under his command, and at the same time there were five generals, Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhou Cang, and Lu Qi, ready to go.

He went to say goodbye to Cao Song, recalling that he and Cao Song fled for their lives in the middle of the night and hid in the cave together, as if it were yesterday.

But two years have passed, and things have long been wrong, which is inevitably embarrassing.

He then wanted to say goodbye to Cao Cao, no matter how suspicious his father-in-law was, but at least he was benevolent and righteous.

As a result, the father-in-law didn't know why, but he deliberately avoided him and didn't see him.

It was time to set off, and Liu Ping had to leave first.

He led a mighty army of 10,000 soldiers, marching step by step, turning back to look at the tall city wall of Xudu behind.

It seems that if you leave Xudu this time, you will never come back.

When he walked out of Erlidi, he turned around and found that there were two more people on the city, and the one in front seemed to be his father-in-law, waving goodbye to him.

Liu Ping turned around and waved his hand, his eyes a little moist.

……

At the head of Xudu City, Jia Xu stood behind Cao Cao and said in a low voice: "Lord, Prince Ping is just gone, you are not afraid that the flying dragon will never come back?" ”

"If he is a dragon, he will fly to the sky sooner or later, and if he is just a python, he will not be able to fly."

Cao Cao said indifferently: "After all, it is my son-in-law, do I still want my son-in-law to be a python, not a dragon?" ”

"The lord is open-minded and beautiful, and he admires it." Jia Xu bowed in agreement.

Cao Cao turned around and squinted his eyes at the world's number one poisoner, thoughtfully.

……

Liu Ping led the army to stay overnight, and on this day he approached Hongnong County and set up camp.

In fact, Liu Ping's heart was not calm along the way, he didn't care about Guo Yan's 1,000 bandit army, the key was the problem of grain and grass.

Now Guanzhong has become a piece of extreme poverty, although it has just passed the autumn harvest, but the population of Guanzhong is more than one thousand, and no one has long been able to grow grain.

Even in this season of abundant food, Guo Yan has almost dug three feet into the ground to find food, he led this 10,000 Danyang army to go, can he have food?

You must know that relying on Xu Du to transport grain to Chang'an for a long time is simply unrealistic.

In this era, people don't know how much it costs to eat and feed horses on the road.

You still have to find a way to solve the grain and grass by yourself.

At this time, Tai Shici suddenly came in and reported: "Master, you caught a spy in front, do you want to interrogate it yourself?" ”