Cao Shuo left Haixi and returned to Shouchun.

When they entered the city, Chen Gong and Tian Feng greeted them.

"It's been a long time since Childe was gone." After the ceremony, Chen Gong said: "I went out in the summer, and now it's winter. ”

"It's fast." Cao Shuo smiled: "Although Izumo is a land of projectiles, it is not as small as we imagined. If I had really gone according to the original plan, I am afraid that it would not be possible to conquer the entire island in less than a year and a half. ”

"It seems that Childe has used a better method." Tian Feng first responded, and then said to Cao Shuo: "We have already done everything arranged before the son left. ”

"The women brought back from the Huns and those who were originally Huns have settled down?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Childe, just rest assured, everything is settled." Tian Feng said: "Although some people are very repulsive to them, more people are still easy to accept. ”

"The people are so generous?" Cao Shuo was stunned for a moment: "I remember that many people migrated from the Central Plains, even the soldiers in the army. Deeply brutalized by the Huns, how could they ......"

"The main thing is that Childe accepted it." Tian Feng said: "I passed on the order of the son, and most of the local governments actually made changes. ”

"They dare to change my decree?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It's not that the decree has been changed, it's just that the method of accounting to the people has been changed." Tian Feng said: "Many places told the people that these women were brought to the Central Plains because their sons took pity on them, and asked them to have children with Han people in the Central Plains from now on, and from then on live as Han people in various places. Their explanation was more acceptable to the people. ”

"In other words, the contradictions are not prominent when women are settled everywhere?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Yes." Tian Feng said: "It is far simpler than we originally expected. ”

"That's good." Cao Shuo asked Chen Gong again: "Has the inspection official office I want to set up been built?" ”

"It's already established." Chen Gong replied: "I asked Mi Heng to temporarily inspect the governor. ”

"What is temporary?" Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Mi Heng is very suitable to sit in this position, and he will be appointed directly." ”

Chen Gong responded.

Accompanying Cao Shuo into the city, Tian Feng said: "But recently, there has been a lot of news from Hebei, all of which point to the Yuan family and Cao Gong. ”

"How?" Speaking of Hebei, Cao Shuo asked, "Father has already started a crusade?" ”

"The army has besieged Yecheng for many days, and Cao Gong has only recently withdrawn his troops." Tian Feng said: "After Cao Gong withdrew his troops, Yuan Shang sent troops to attack Nanpi, and Yuan Tan was afraid that life would not be easy. ”

"At this time, they are still grabbing." Cao Shuo said: "The brothers are simply short-sighted, and they don't want to think about it, once Hebei is lost, even if they grab it, what can they keep?" ”

"If the Yuan brothers could have half of the vision of their son, they would not have fallen into such a field as they are today." Tian Feng sighed and said: "It's not that the Cao family is going to die in Hebei, but that the Yuan family in Hebei is going to perish by itself." ”

Cao Shuo nodded with a very solemn face, and said to Tian Feng: "Yuan Hao said earlier that he wanted Liaodong, since my father has already started, if we start late, let alone Liaodong, it is likely that we will not even be able to get the remaining half of Qingzhou." ”

"Yuan Tan has now joined the Cao family, and his foundation is in Qingzhou." Tian Feng said: "If the son wants to take Qingzhou, there must be a reason. ”

"What more reason?" Cao Shuo said: "It's nothing more than waiting for Yuan Tan and the Cao family to turn against each other. ”

"Childe thinks Yuan Tan will do that?" Tian Feng said: "Attached to the Cao family, although it is impossible to preserve Hebei, but at least part of it can be preserved, if it is against the Cao family, Hebei will really completely lose the Yuan family." ”

"Do you know what it means to have a lack of heart?" Cao Shuo asked Tian Feng.

Tian Feng didn't say anything, and Cao Shuo continued: "What Yuan Tan wants is the whole of Hebei, so he will compete with Yuan Shang in the past two years." But as long as he can let go of the slightest, he will not fight with Yuan Shang endlessly. Although his father allowed him to be a Yanzhou pastor, after all, Hebei still has Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and other places, how can he be willing to give up so much territory and only lead a small Yanzhou? ”

"That's what Childe said." Tian Feng sighed and said, "In this way, the Yuan family in Hebei is likely to be wiped out......"

"There's no way I'm going to wipe them out." Cao Shuo said: "I may not be able to protect Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, but my children and younger brother Yuan Mai I will do everything possible to protect them." ”

"Gongzi protects the Yuan family, I'm afraid it will make Cao Gong unhappy." Chen Gong said with some concern: "Gongzi should know that if the Yuan family is not destroyed, Cao Gong is afraid that he will not be able to eat and sleep." ”

"I know the consequences of that." Cao Shuo said: "But I still have to do it." When the Yuan family married their daughter to me, they didn't want me, the son-in-law, to exterminate them. If I can save them, I will send them to Lujiang. The Lujiang River is far away from Hebei, and as long as they leave the place where they were born and raised, they will no longer have any roots. Let's not talk about whether there will be anyone in the Yuan family who plans to rebel at that time, even if they plan to rebel without any support, how can they succeed? ”

"If the son does not forget the old feelings, he will definitely be able to bring the world back to his heart." Chen Gong and Tian Feng bowed to Cao Shuo together.

"But until then, we still have to ask for good things." Cao Shuo said to Chen Gong: "Order Xu Yuanzhi and Sima Zhongda to prepare troops and horses and wait for the order to attack Qingzhou. ”

Chen Gong responded and asked Cao Shuo, "Do you want to fight now?" ”

"Now?" Cao Shuo shook his head: "Now is not the time to fight, Yuan Tan has not rebelled, and we have no reason or excuse to beat him." What I have to wait for him to rebel against the Cao family, I will stab him from behind again, take advantage of my father to fight him in front, and take Qingzhou first from behind. ”

"In this way, Gongzi and Cao Gong have all calculated." Chen Gong said: "Take the entire Qingzhou first, Cao Gong wants to ask for it back from Gongzi, I'm afraid he won't be able to open his mouth." ”

Pouting and smiling, Cao Shuo said: "It's not right for Gongtai to say that, my surname is Cao and I am also my father's son, and I am the son of the Cao family." There is no difference between me taking Qingzhou and my father, Qingzhou is in my hands, and I don't have to control this place in the future, but my father will save a lot of effort. ”

"That's what Childe said." Chen Gong replied: "I was reckless. ”

Outside the main gate of the residence, Cao Shuo said to the two of them: "You don't have to accompany me, I am also a little tired after more than ten days of turbulence on the sea." If it's not important, it's not too late to discuss it with me after today. ”

"Don't delay the child's rest." Chen Gong and Tian Feng responded in unison: "We will retire." ”

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