In the autumn of the fourth year of the first peace, at the end of July, Jiyin County, Dingtao County, Yanzhou, Cao Cao, who was already forty years old, was handling official business in the state pastoral mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the assistant official on the side reported: "Envoy, Mr. Xi asks to see." ”

"Come in, please." Cao Cao put down the Chinese book in his hand and hurriedly ordered.

Soon, a slightly thin scribe hurried in, it was the strategist Xi Zhicai that Cao Cao relied on.

Cao Cao was quite happy when he saw Xi Zhicai, and said with a smile: "What happened to Zhicai?" ”

Xi Zhicai hurriedly said: "The lord is killing Bian Rang? ”

"Oh? Thou hast come for this? Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, stroked his beard and said: "Yes, while letting the puppet, arrogant and incompetent, he slandered me several times, and this time he secretly plotted against me, and he should be killed." ”

Xi Zhicai sighed: "Bian Rang is just a Confucian scholar, how can he make a move, this time it is a foreigner who framed him......"

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "I have wanted to kill for a long time, such a fake talent, it is useless in the country, kill and kill, and say no more." ”

Xi Zhicai frowned and said: "Bian Rang is famous in Chen Liu and even Yanyu, and he is friendly with Chen Gongtai, the lord killed him and wiped out the whole clan, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the scholars and become elbows and armpits." ”

"Hahahaha." Cao Cao laughed and said: "Zhicai is too worried, I am now in charge of 50,000 elite soldiers, stationed in Yanzhou counties, not weaker than Yuan Benchu, why not be afraid of a scribe!" ”

Xi Zhicai could only shake his head.

Cao Cao suddenly and inexplicably said: "I heard that the imperial court appointed Zhang Liao as the pastor of Qingzhou, and ruled in Donglai. ”

Xi Zhicai groaned: "Yes, but there is such a thing, but the subordinates don't know Zhang Liao and his people, and there are many rumors in the market that are untrue." ”

Speaking of Zhang Liao, Cao Cao showed a complicated look in his eyes, and sighed for a long time: "Zhang Wenyuan, I can't expect it." I thought that when I and Yuncheng went west to attack Dong Zhuo, the soldiers were defeated in Xingyang, and the soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, and there was no one in ten, and then I was ambushed by Zhang Wenyuan's crossbowmen, I thought that I would die, I didn't want him to let me go, and I also let go of Yuncheng, which really puzzled me, but since then, I know that he and Dong Zhuo are not one mind. Later, Zhang Wenyuan raided the sour jujube, broke the princes, and intercepted Yuncheng, Meng Zhuo, and Boye outside the sour jujube city, insulting them, but they did not harm them. ”

Xi Zhicai said curiously: "There is such a thing? It is rumored that Zhang Wenyuan defeated 100,000 soldiers and horses in the eastern part of the country with 800 elite soldiers, is Zhang Wenyuan really so good at fighting? ”

Cao Cao sighed: "What is the difference between 800 and 100,000 and 3,000 and 100,000, this is a shame in Kanto." And Zhang Wenyuan, but he has the ability to fight, he was only an unknown Sima under Dong Zhuo in the first year of the first peace, I don't want to be less than four years, and now he has become the general of Zhengdong and the pastor of Qingzhou, there must be something extraordinary, I only hate him when he was in the general's mansion, I never accepted it and accepted it for my own use. ”

Xi Zhicai's expression became solemn: "In this way, Zhang Wenyuan is in Qingzhou, there are many more variables, if he is allied with Liu Bei and Tian Kai to attack Yanzhou, it may not be easy to deal with it." ”

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Although Zhang Wenyuan is brave, how can I be a sick man?" He is only a few thousand soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and I am ten times as many, so what are you afraid of? ”

Xi Zhicai also nodded and said, "What the lord said is extremely true. ”

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao suddenly popped out again: "I heard that Yuncheng helped Zhang Wenyuan in Qingzhou this time." ”

Xi Zhicai immediately understood, Cao Cao had doubts about Bao Xin, he groaned, and said: "Bao Jibei has always been the head of the main horse, and even if he helps Zhang Liao, he is just thinking about the past. ”

"Yes, that's true." Cao Cao squinted his eyes and nodded, but no one knew what he was thinking. Although Bao Xin is the only one who looks forward, after all, he was also a prince all the way, and he was once stronger than him, and now Bao Xin's soldiers and horses are still independent, and he has to worry about one or two.

At this moment, an assistant official came to report: "Captain Cao asks to see." ”

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing: "My brother is here." ”

Soon a general came in, it was Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Ren, who was a restless lord since he was a child, and secretly gathered local teenagers during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, swimming between the Huai River and Surabaya, after Cao Cao's defeat in Xingyang, Cao Ren led the team to follow Cao Cao, and performed outstanding in the battle of pursuing Yuan Shu, fought bravely, and made great contributions.

"Envoy." Cao Ren was debauched when he was young, but when he grew up, he acted rigorously: "Rencheng came to report, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian and Xiapi anti-thief Que Xuan joined forces to attack Rencheng. ”

"Tao Qian, old horseman, dare to bully me like this!" Cao Cao was furious: "Order, send troops to Xuzhou, and crusade against Tao Qian!" ”

He paused, and said: "My father is still in Langya, Xuzhou, send someone to pick him up quickly, let him detour to Mount Tai, don't go south, otherwise he will be harmed by Tao Qian's old horseman!" ”

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Chen Liujun, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao was handling affairs in the house, at this time, Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao hurriedly came over: "Brother, Bian Wenli was killed, and the whole clan was wiped out." ”

"Who did it?" Zhang Miao's body was shocked.

Zhang Chao snorted: "Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao." ”

"Mengde?" Zhang Miao's face was a little ugly, and he no longer had the heart to deal with political affairs, so he got up and wandered two steps, and sighed: "I don't want Meng De to really kill Bian Rang, I can't understand him in the past few years." ”

Zhang Chao snorted: "I think that when he was crusading against Dong Zhuo, Cao Mengde only relied on his brother, and even sent Wei Zi to help him, but now he has become a Yanzhou pastor, killing Zhongliang at will, I am afraid that he is becoming more and more arrogant." ”

Zhang Miao shook his head and said: "Meng De and I have a deep friendship, Yuan Shao asked him to harm me several times, but he rejected it......"

"Brother!" Zhang Chao shook his head and said: "Cao Mengde is a tiger and wolf, and he is by no means a good type, and now he is a Yanzhou pastor, how can he allow anyone under him who is not attached?" Brother is too guarded by Chen, with nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, sooner or later he will have to clash with him, Yuan Shao asked him to harm his brother, he won't do it today, but he doesn't know that he won't in the future? ”

Zhang Miao's body was shocked, Zhang Chao suddenly said what he was most worried about, it was because he had a good relationship with Cao Cao, so he understood Cao Cao's character, Cao Cao is eloquent and strategic, affectionate, but also suspicious, now he controls nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, sooner or later he will not be tolerated by Cao Cao, but it is inevitable to meet each other.

And let him send all the soldiers and horses to Cao Cao, he was unwilling in his heart, after all, he occupied the most prosperous Chenliu County in Yanzhou since the sixth year of Zhongping, and his strength once overwhelmed Yuan Shao, and now he wants to give up his power all at once, where is he willing, not to mention that once he gives up the soldiers and horses, there is no reliance, he will kill him Yuan Shao or Cao Cao in the future, he is not a fish and meat, and he has no power to resist?

Zhang Miao fell into a hesitant situation.

Although Zhang Chao is dissatisfied with Cao Cao, there is actually no good way, Cao Cao is now strong and strong, and with the two brothers, they are powerless to fight.

At this time, another person came to report: "Captain Lu Bu of Sili passed through Chenliu County and asked to see him." ”

"Lu Bu!" Zhang Miao was stunned for a moment, and then his face showed joy: "Lu Feng killed Dong Zhuo first, he can be described as a hero, and a banquet should be set up to treat him." ”