Leaving Situ Mansion, Xun Yu got into the car, closed his eyes, and slowly breathed, slightly tired. After a few breaths, when he opened his eyes again, he was refreshed.

"Go to Cao Zhendong's camp."

The coachman answered, raised his whip, and drove out of the city in a four-wheeled carriage. It was early winter, and the leaves on both sides of the road had fallen, leaving only bare branches, which looked like smoke and fog from afar, and stretched to the bottom of the majestic South Mountain in the distance. Although the houses on both sides are shabby, they are still neat, just like the pedestrians on the road, although they are not very glamorous, but they are quite calm.

In just a few months, the appearance of Chang'an has improved significantly. Pardoned Dong Zhuo's old department, and named Han Sui and Ma Teng as marquis, Xiliang people became supporters of the imperial court, the threat of war was temporarily lifted, the imperial court set the capital of Guanzhong, Chang'an may regain its glory, the officials and the people are at ease, and finally have the heart to rectify their homes and make long-term plans.

What is urgently needed now is money, all kinds of supplies. Guanzhong used to be the first good place of fertile fields, but for more than 100 years, Guanzhong has lost its glory, although there is the name of Gyeonggi, but there is no Gyeonggi reality, Jingzhao, Zuo Fengyi, and Right Fufeng add up to less than 100,000 households, four or five hundred thousand mouths, less than a county in Shandong. Fortunately, Dong Zhuo moved a lot of people from Luoyang, and Song Yi and Wang Hong arranged by Wang Yun were all good officials, who governed Zuo Fengyi and Right Fufeng well, and attracted a lot of displaced people to settle down, and there are about 200,000 households in Kanto now, nearly one million people.

A Taifu in exchange for a smooth transition in Guanzhong is still worth it. If it can maintain stability for three to five years, the situation in Guanzhong can be further improved. It would be great if we could get Nanyang's support.

But now, Yang Biao wants to demonstrate in Nanyang and fight with Sun Ce. If there is a real war, it is likely to be a matter of life and death, and the whole plan will be disrupted. Yang Biao's idea is not unreasonable, nor is it his own opinion, there are not a few people who have unrealistic confidence in the moral superiority of the imperial court, can this battle be avoided, even if Huangfu Song does not agree to send troops, he will not be able to appease those ministers.

It is also beneficial to fight a dozen, which not only allows Sun Ce to see the determination of the imperial court, but also allows the old ministers to open their eyes to see the reality.

Since he wants to fight, how to control the situation within a controllable range is the issue he is most concerned about now.

As the carriage left the city, the number of pedestrians gradually increased, and the closer it was to the barracks, the denser the flow of people became. Now that the economy in Guanzhong is in a depression, the hundred officials can't even pay their money, and only the army's money and food can be guaranteed, so many people gather around the barracks, or buy and sell or assist in service, earning a little money and food to support their families, and many of them are strong and want to earn money from the army and eat with their mouths.

Xun Yu told the coachman to slow down and not to crash into the people. Many of these people are homeless and homeless, and many of them are still from Luoyang, and if they are injured, they don't even have money to buy medicine, so they are likely to be ordered because of this. Seeing these duckweed-like people, Xun Yu felt very uncomfortable. He really wanted Yang Biao and others to come here to take a look, to see these people, instead of using a small amount of money and food for the army to go out, it was better to use it to comfort the people, and Guanzhong might be able to recover faster.

But he can't say that, some things can't be rushed, he can only wait patiently. Lao Tzu said that governing a big country is like cooking small fresh, and if you are in a hurry, small fresh will be confused.

When he arrived at the gate of the barracks, Xun Yu originally planned to let the coachman go directly to the door of the big tent of the army, but after thinking about it, he changed his mind and asked the coachman to wait at the gate of the barracks, and he took a waiter and walked to the big tent of the Chinese army. He got out of the car and asked the waiter to report to the camp gate, and after a short time, Cao Cao personally greeted him, and Lao Yuan opened his arms and laughed: "Wen Ruo, if you have any matter, you have to rush to me in person, just send someone to say it." ”

Xun Yu entered the camp and bowed to Cao Cao. "General, I won't see you for a few days, don't come unharmed?"

"Alas, I don't have anything to do, the main thing is that Zilian, Zihe is uncomfortable, and the two of them have lost too much. Sun Ce, a scoundrel, actually did such a thing as raiding his house, which is really shameful. When I meet him in the future, I must ask him well. ”

"Then you'll have a chance soon."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment and stopped. "Do you really want to fight?"

Xun Yu nodded, but he didn't speak, Cao Cao didn't ask, the two came to the big tent, Xi Zhicai was sitting in a pile of slips, and when he saw Xun Yu coming in, he just looked up and said hello, and didn't get up. Xun Yu looked at Xi Zhicai and frowned.

"Zhicai, your face is not good, are you overworked?"

"Nope." Xi Zhicai put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his hands, rubbed his face, and laughed dumbly: "I think it's good." ”

Xun Yu shook his head, sat opposite Xi Zhicai, looked at Xi Zhicai's dark yellow face, bloodshot eyes, and sighed softly. "Zhicai, if you do this, you won't be able to hold on for long. Don't go too far with anything, you need to rest moderately, and pay attention to health. At present, the imperial court is employing people, and Cao Zhendong is about to rely on you for meritorious service, how can you abuse your body so badly? It is only when it is cherished for the country. When this 500-year plan changes, the world's talents and ambitions are all enthusiastic, and they are all heroic, if you are absent from it, wouldn't it be a pity? ”

Xi Zhicai blinked and laughed. "It makes sense, it makes sense, I have to live a few more days."

Cao Cao ordered someone to arrange wine and food, and when he heard Xun Yu's words, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Wen Ruo is still understanding, no matter what I say, he won't listen, Wen Ruo's words, he will happily obey." Wen Ruo, you will have to come often in the future. ”

Xun Yu smiled, raised his wine glass, took a sip, and looked rare relaxed. In Chang'an, he can only let go of all his guards when he goes to Cao Cao's camp, Cao Cao is an unruly person, and he has the same burden of eunuchs, Xi Zhi is his township party, and he also does not follow the etiquette law, does not care about his identity, and others are also very respectful to him.

After three rounds of drinking, Xun Yu told him about the situation in Nanyang, and Cao Cao and Xi Zhi listened to it and shook their heads in unison.

Cao Cao said: "Now is not a good time to send troops. The money and food were insufficient, the training was not fine, the Xiliang cavalry had just entered the ranks, and it had not yet been completely tamed, and it was inevitable that the command would not be effective when they set out in a hurry. When the general of the Che Cavalry begged for the Yellow Turban, he was defeated by the Yellow Turban because the officers and soldiers were negligent in the battle formation. Sun Ce's department is 100 times more refined than the Yellow Turban, which is extremely difficult to deal with, and it is comparable to the non-Yellow Turban. If our army is defeated, as Wen Ruo said, the majesty of the court will be swept away, and it will make people laugh. Even if they win by luck, it is not a good thing, Han Sui and Ma Teng are proud of their victory, and they don't know what kind of conditions they will propose, and Guanzhong is afraid that it will be mastered by the Xiliang people again. ”

Xi Zhicai also said: "Nanyang is not easy to attack. Although Zhou Yu went south, Sun Ce moved to Nanyang. Prior to this, Wen Ping had already rushed to the area of Yuxian to set up defenses, echoing with Wuguan, and would not give us another chance to break through with the light army. After a thousand miles of marching and fortifying the city, it will not take us a few months before we will return in vain, wasting money and food in vain, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Xun Yu let out a long sigh. "I also know that I shouldn't send troops, but Sun Ce is pressing forward step by step, can the court just sit back and let him be presumptuous?"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "If you can't beat him, wouldn't he be even more presumptuous?" ”

Xi Zhicai was silent for a moment, then his eyes suddenly flashed, and he said, "I have a way, maybe I can try." ”