As a leader, you can have a lot of faults, whether it's or something else, even if you like men. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but at least one thing must be done, that is, rewards and punishments are clear―――――― at least on the surface must do this, and people can't point to your nose and say that you are unfair.

Throughout the ages, it is because there are too many people who have failed to do this, the so-called not suffering from widowhood but suffering from inequality, people are not afraid of poverty, they are afraid of unfairness, and if they feel that they have been treated unfairly, they will be resentful.

Dynasties that have been in place for many years are nothing, but for those who are just starting out, they are fatal. The same is true in the affairs of the Cai family, maybe Cai Yong does have some influence, but in terms of strength, the Cai family is just an ordinary family, which is inferior to Cai Mao, who is also surnamed Cai. After all, the Cai family in Jingzhou is also considered to be a strong party, and they don't scare anyone in Jingzhou except Liu Biao, and even the Kuai brothers have to give them three points.

You must know that the Kuai brothers are not ordinary people, but Cai Mao is good at figuring out people's hearts, but his ability is very average. The two sides are evenly matched, and Liu Biao's vacancy in the center is certainly one thing, but if the strength of the Cai family is not in it, no one believes it.

The move of such a small family to Beihai is not helpful to Beihai. The Cai family didn't make any contributions, so they gave many benefits so rashly, how could those subordinates who had followed Yan Shao early be willing?

The lessons of the princes of King Zhou You's Beacon Fire Opera are still ahead, but Yan Shao is unwilling to repeat the example of King Zhou You...

What's more, there is no score between him and Cai Yan now...

Cai Yan also knew this, and she didn't force it, and Yan Shao's handling of it also reassured her.

For families with no ambitions such as the Cai family, Yan Shaoxu's care is actually enough. The industries that are the pillars of the family in this era are nothing more than land and business, and the slightly larger families will have other industries, and the more advanced ones will have great political bonuses in addition to these.

But the Cai family is just an ordinary family, much stronger than the Beihai Yan family, but that's it, if there is no Cai Yong and Cai Yan, I'm afraid that no one will remember that there is such a small family in Yucheng.

In the past, those Cai families in Yucheng would be reluctant to leave, on the one hand, they were reluctant to live in this place where their ancestors had lived for generations, and on the other hand, they were reluctant to have accumulated the industry for many generations. These fields may not be much, but they are also accumulated by the ancestors, even in such a troubled era, they have a lot of value, and it is a pity to give them up like this.

And as long as there is enough land, after a few generations, as long as someone can enter the officialdom as an official, it will not be long before they become a new family, and vice versa...

The promise given by Yan Shao is enough for the Cai family to survive in Beihai, so what else can she ask for?

While the two were talking something, a knight approached.

"My lord, I visited the Malay newspaper, saying that I met someone from Beihai, and there is important news..."

"Oh?" Yan Shao glanced at Cai Yan apologetically.

Cai Yan is very empathetic. "The matter of the king is important, so Akihime will not bother..."

"Then let's take my leave!" With a fist at Cai Yan, Yan Shao followed the knight and left.

Looking at the back of Yan Shao's departure, Cai Yan didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. At this time, a maid next to him approached and asked softly. "Miss, did you really decide to do that..."

There was some concern on their faces, maybe they were indeed masters and servants in their identities. But Cai Yong has been away from home for many years, and with them all the year round, they are no different from sisters.

Facing the maid beside him, Cai Yan smiled. "If not, even if you go to Beihai, I'm afraid there will be no place for the Cai family..."

After being with her for so many years, how could the maid not know Cai Yan's true thoughts in her heart. But this kind of thing is not something she can decide, so she has to stay by Cai Yan's side silently, not knowing what to say to comfort her young lady.

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The knight who had followed him returned to the group, and saw that there were several strange knights mixed in, looking like they had not rested for a long time.

Seeing Yan Shao coming, these strange knights, along with nearby Zhao Yun, Guan Hai and others, said in unison. "My lord."

"What happened?" Yan Shao was not surprised that these people could find themselves. Don't look at him hanging out all the time, and he has been hanging around for a long time, in fact, his connection with Beihai has never been interrupted. Almost everywhere he went, he would send his cavalry back to Beihai to explain his whereabouts and what happened along the way. On the contrary, the same is true on the Beihai side, so as not to lose contact with Yan Shao and cause civil strife in Beihai.

"My lord, not long ago, Donglai Cai Qi led the troops to attack, and General Tai Shici defeated the main force of Cai Qi's department with a strategy, and now Cai Qi has returned to Donglai, and most of the soldiers and horses under his command have been lost..."

Speaking of a knight led by Yan Shao, he made it clear about the time that Yan Shao and them had left, and when they heard that Cai Qi actually sent someone to separate Tai Shi Ci in a vain attempt to subvert Yan Shao's rule in Beihai through Tai Shi Ci, everyone present gritted their teeth a little.

And after hearing that Tai Shici took advantage of this and then defeated the Donglai soldiers and horses who were running for a long time, everyone applauded.

"My lord, this is a godsend, and I will prepare to send troops to Donglai after returning to Beihai. Now Cai Qi is asking for hardships, and most of the soldiers and horses under his command have been lost, if we take this opportunity to send troops, we will definitely be able to win easily. ”

After listening to the narration of the whole matter, Sun Guan immediately hugged Yan Shao with his fist.

In his opinion, this is a godsend.

The other generals also nodded, not to mention Guan Hai, who was already very reckless. During the time when he heard that he and the others had left, Cai Qi had actually used such an insidious strategy, and he had already yelled angrily, shouting that he wanted to take revenge and go back, how could he not move now that such a good opportunity was in front of him.

When he heard that Cai Qi sent someone to separate Tai Shici, Yan Shao was also shocked.

He is indeed very confident in Tai Shici, but if he wants to say that he is completely relieved―――――― I am afraid that no one in this world will really be like this, and he can only say that he is relieved of Wu Anguo and Zhou Cang, who were in the army at that time. Wu Anguo is a taciturn, but loyal righteous man, his loyalty is not easy to shake, as for Zhou Cang, let alone ...

On the one hand, Yan Shao trusts his subordinates very much, and on the other hand, these people check and balance each other, which is also the reason why he is so relieved. So when he heard that someone had gone to divide Tai Shi Ci, he would be worried, there was no way, the example of who called Lu Bu and Ding Yuan was in front.

Moreover, almost all the soldiers and horses under Yan Shao's command are in the hands of Tai Shici, and he only has less than 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. Although his nearly 2,000 cavalry may not be inferior to Tai Shici in terms of strength, the loss of so many soldiers and horses is enough to greatly hurt his vitality.

For Cai Qi's vicious strategy, he can be said to be gritting his teeth.

But on the other hand, this incident also made him see a great opportunity.

Just like Sun Guan said, the first thing he had to do after returning to Beihai was to raise troops. The troubled times have come, and if you continue to hold on to the idea of the past, you will only be swallowed up by other princes, either Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, without exception.

So before he is annexed, he needs to strike first. As long as the entire Qingzhou can be unified, then in the future, whether it is going north or west, or going south to find trouble with Tao Qian, Yuan Shu and others, it will not be too much of a problem...

And before that, he had laid a pretty good foundation.

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Originally, before returning to Beihai, Yan Shao was still a little unsure of who the first target would be after returning to Beihai. Of the six counties of Qingzhou, Pingyuan and Le'an are inclined to him, and Jinan is out of neutrality, and only Qi and Donglai County are really opposed to him.

Now that Jiao He is dead, there is only one Cai Qi left, who is not very convinced.

Ben has come to this point, it is already very clear who to fight, but Qi is the center of Qingzhou, whether it is economic or political and other aspects are very important, definitely not Beihai can be compared―――――― the development of Beihai over the years is really good, but in terms of heritage, it is still a little worse than Qi State.

If you can occupy the Qi State, it will be equivalent to occupying the political center of Qingzhou. At that time, Yan Shao could worship himself on the wall of Qi as the assassin of Qingzhou. With the prestige and influence he has accumulated in Qingzhou for many years, the Plains Kingdom and Le'an County will be willing to listen to him to a large extent, and although the Jinan Kingdom is in a neutral position, it may not really oppose him.

And in the case that five of the six counties in Qingzhou have already surrendered to Yan Shao, it is self-evident that the only remaining Donglai County will choose to do so.

Even if Cai Qi is not afraid of death, is the civil and military under his account not afraid of death? As long as he leads a large army to the city, even if Cai Qi is unwilling to surrender, the civil and military forces under his account will tie him up and throw him in front of Yan Shao's horse.

But now...

"Since this guy is looking for death like this, then I'll fulfill him...", he smiled coldly. The order is that the whole army will return to Beihai immediately..."As he spoke, Yan Shao looked at the knight who ran over to report the news. "Also, you go back to Beihai immediately, tell Ziyi to put in order the soldiers, horses, food and grass, and send troops as soon as I return to Beihai..."

"Cai Qi, Cai Qi, I didn't plan to cut you first, you are really killing yourself..."

Since such a big thing happened in Qingzhou, Yan Shao had no way to continue to take off so slowly. After asking the knight to return to Beihai immediately, Yan Shao asked Sun Guan, Zhao Yun and others to start preparing. As for himself, he found Cai Yan and told her what happened.

There are not many people from the Cai family who went to Beihai this time, but there are dozens of them, including the elderly, the weak, women and children, and it is impossible for them to follow the army together. Not to mention that they also brought a lot of belongings with them this time, and the speed of the march alone was not something they could bear.

The only way was to let the cavalry go first, and as for them, they would slowly go to the North Sea on their own, and then settle down. Naturally, this also needs to consider the safety issue, after all, it is not very safe to go from Chenliu County to Qingzhou.

"Please rest assured, I have ordered someone to leave a hundred cavalry, these cavalry are the most elite part of Qingzhou's soldiers and horses, enough to ensure your safety in Qingzhou..."

Those who were left behind were all daring to be the first soldiers, don't look at the only 100 people, but against ordinary thieves, even if there are thousands of people, they are definitely not opponents. And Yan Shao had already conveyed in advance that if there was really an emergency, she could take Cai Yan and a few people around her to leave first.

With the best Wuhuan war horses, coupled with their riding skills, they basically don't have to worry about what will happen.

As for why don't you let Jinfan Army do this? To be honest, Yan Shao may be able to trust Gan Ning, but he really can't trust Jinfan Jun. After all, these are water thieves, born as thieves, and predatory. No matter how naïve Yan Shao is, it is impossible to believe in their character and personality.

"The concubine is here to wish the general a victory..."Cai Yan already knew what happened, and she knew better what this expedition meant to Yan Shao, and bowed to Yan Shao on the carriage.

"It's just a little Cai Qi, maybe when the young lady returns, I will have returned triumphantly..."Saying that, Yan Shao grabbed Cai Yan's small hand with his hand, and suddenly the man grabbed his hand, Cai Yan couldn't help but instinctively break free, I didn't want Yan Shao to just hold it like before this time, he grabbed it very hard, broke free but didn't break free, Cai Yan couldn't help but looked at Yan Shao with some surprise.

However, Yan Shao didn't say anything, nor did he make any offensive moves, just squeezed Cai Yan's hand vigorously and smiled slightly.

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It was not only the people of the Cai family who were left behind, but also Huang Zhong, Huang Xu, Hua Tuo, etc. Huang Xu's condition has indeed improved a lot, but it is not enough to be able to run with the army, and considering Huang Xu's body, it is not realistic to expect Huang Zhong to be able to follow him.

Although Huang Zhong himself has expressed his willingness to follow Yan Shao on the expedition and has repaid Yan Shao's favor, Yan Shao still left him by Huang Xu's side, and this is also a double insurance, if Huang Zhong is there, Yan Shao can be more or less at ease.

In this way, after leaving a part of the people, Yan Shao took the remaining Dare Xianjun and Jinfan Army soldiers and horses to return in the direction of Beihai.

Unlike before, this time it was a rapid march, and under the condition of ensuring the mount as much as possible, it returned as fast as possible, and under the continuous gallop, even many of the soldiers who dared to march first showed obvious fatigue on their faces, not to mention some others. Even Zhao Yun, who has always been in a white-robed and silver-armored posture, has become a little embarrassed...

But these are valuable ...

"Beihai, I'm finally back..."

Looking at the city in the distance, Yan Shao sighed... (To be continued.) )