Although Gongsun Chan did not kill Chen Deng, he led his troops to escort Chen Deng for a while, Bai Ma Yicong was indeed extraordinary, and Gongsun Chan showed off his strength.

When he arrived in Bohai County, Gongsun Zhan went back, Chen Deng looked at the back of the cavalry in the distance, and sneered: "How can such a martial artist achieve great things?" ”

Chen Deng immediately returned to Xuzhou without stopping, and immediately reported the situation of the trip to Ming Jian.

After listening to Chen Deng's report, Ming Jian said with a smile: "Gongsun Zhan is not worried, Yuanlong has worked hard this time, go down and rest, I will give you a three-day vacation to recover well." ”

Chen Deng really worked hard this time, and risked his life to go to Youzhou to announce the decree, and Ming Jian was very satisfied with him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Chen Deng finished speaking, he went back.

Ming Jian immediately summoned Cao Cao and said: "Meng De, Gongsun Zhan is blatant and confronts the imperial court, and his heart can be punished. Now that I speculate that Gongsun Chan will inevitably attack Gongsun Du first, and then plot against Jizhou, you will immediately send troops to Liaodong by sea, and take this opportunity to collect Gongsun Du for the use of the imperial court, do you understand? ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "What Your Majesty said, the minister has already understood, Gongsun Du is a talent, but this person is quite ambitious, I am afraid it will be difficult to be ruled by the imperial court." ”

Gongsun Du was indeed ambitious, and after he occupied Liaodong in history, he quickly tried harsh laws, recruited talents, and gained a firm foothold in Liaodong.

Later, when he took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains, he actually established himself as the Marquis of Liaodong and the pastor of Pingzhou, attacked Goguryeo in the east, attacked Wuhuan in the west, occupied the Liaodong Peninsula in the south, and crossed the sea to take Donglai counties in the north of the Jiaodong Peninsula, ruling a large piece of land.

There is no doubt that Gongsun Du is very capable of judging the situation and becoming a prince.

Ming Jian naturally hopes that such a person can be used for himself, if he succeeds, the situation in Liaodong will be stable, but if Gongsun Du does not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, it will naturally need to be eradicated.

"Gongsun Du is not Gongsun Zhan's opponent, once the two sides start a war, I'm afraid Gongsun Du will be in trouble, you wait for Gongsun Du to fall into a desperate situation before making a move, I will give you all the ironclad ships, you take a place to settle down first, wait until the fighter appears, you go again, Gongsun Du will be grateful." Of course, the imperial court should take the opportunity to seize the military power, and then the development of Liaodong can be relieved. By the way, when the time comes, the preferential policies of the imperial court will also be implemented in Liaodong to regain the hearts of the people. In addition, send people to look for minerals in Liaodong and vigorously develop, those nomads have no food to eat, you can go to them to recruit workers, people, always have to eat, in order to have something to eat, nomads can also be integrated into the Han people, we don't want to be xenophobic, after all, the current population is too small, and they can be used to make use of it. Of course, if they dare to infringe on the interests of the Han Dynasty, they must not be soft! ”

Ming Jian's words made Cao Cao nod again and again, which was also in line with his thoughts.

The attitude of the imperial court towards the princes was not like that between the princes, not only to conquer, but also to minimize losses, so that they could quickly recover and develop in the future.

The nomads facing Liaodong are the fierce ethnic groups of Wuhuan and Xianbei, but they have problems with their survival, and if they do a good job, they can also calm their hearts.

Of course, in order to conquer them, in addition to force, there must also be a strategy.

Cao Cao received the decree and left, and within a few days, a fleet of 1,000 ironclad ships left.

Cao Cao walked all the way, doing business all the way, and cooperated with the news of Jinyiwei to gain insight into the situation in Liaodong. No matter how fierce Gongsun Chan is, it is impossible to capture Liaodong soon, so Cao Cao has the heart to do business along the way.

According to Ming Jian's instructions, Cao Cao's fleet first went to Jiaozhou, which is now ruled by Tuxie, and after accepting the displaced people and officials from the war in the Central Plains, Jiaozhou's current strength is very good.

Because there was no threat of war, the people of Jiaozhou were also very happy, and as soon as Cao Cao's fleet docked and found a trade market, it soon attracted the patronage of the people of Jiaozhou.

The tea, silk, and porcelain of the Central Plains were liked by the people of Jiaozhou, and in just a few days, all the goods were traded and exchanged for a large amount of gold and silver.

And Cao Cao's actions naturally attracted the attention of Tuxie, and Tuxie immediately came in person and welcomed Cao Cao to the Jiaozhou Assassin's Mansion.

After a moment of salute and tea, the two began to talk.

"Lord Shangshu personally went to Jiaozhou, and the officials were disappointed, sin, sin." Tuxie said very modestly.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Lord Assassin Shi is serious, Jiaozhou is smooth and the people are happy, Your Majesty is very pleased, so I specially sent this official to Jiaozhou to carry out business and trade, and by the way, take a look at your lordship." ”

Tuxie said: "Your Majesty Lao and the Lord are worried, I really don't want to go, the lower official has prepared 200,000 stone of grain, and the Lord Lao Shangshu brings it back, which is regarded as the filial piety of the lower official." In addition, the lower official has prepared a gift for His Majesty, come on, bring the gift. ”

Tuxie is a person who understands, he did not claim to be the king and hegemon, but put on a low posture, the purpose of which is naturally to hope that the court will not interfere with him.

After a while, two subordinates came in with a wooden box, opened the lid, Cao Cao saw that it was actually a coral jade, its height is one meter, and the width is more than one meter.

Cao Cao sighed: "Lord Assassin Shi really has a heart, such a precious jade, Your Majesty will definitely be happy, and this official will accept it for Your Majesty." ”

Tu Xie smiled: "A small gift, not a tribute." Lord Shangshu is here, how long do you want to stay? ”

Cao Cao said: "Maybe half a month, this official rarely comes to Jiaozhou, experience the customs of Jiaozhou, and by the way, help Your Majesty see the territory of Jiaozhou, Lord Assassin Shi will not be unwelcome, right?" ”

Tu Xie hurriedly said: "How dare Xia Guan? In that case, how about the lower officials choose some guides for the adults, and they will take the adults around? ”

"That's great, but this sergeant still needs to be taken care of by adults, and they don't eat much." Cao Cao laughed.

Tuxie nodded and said, "It's okay, there is nothing else in Jiaozhou, there is rice." Tonight, the adults will rest on the Xiaguan Mansion, and the banquet and singers are ready, my lord, please! ”

"Lord Thorn Shi is polite."

Cao Cao happily got up and went to the banquet with Tuxie.

At the banquet, although the beauties in Jiaozhou looked darker-skinned, Cao Cao was still lustful, and after a while, he got drunk and hugged the two beauties into the back hall.

Tuxie's face was gloomy, and a general next to him looked at it and said, "My lord, do you want it?" ”

After speaking, he made a [kill] action.

Tu Xie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the sailor of the imperial court is docked on the dock, can you kill him alone?" When the imperial army is killed, you and I will die without a place to be buried! Now that the imperial court has no control over Jiaozhou, let's wait patiently, Cao Mengde has eaten and drunk enough, and he will naturally leave, you restrain your sergeants, don't make trouble. Hmph, when our wings harden in the future, let's see what the court can do with us! In addition, you send some women to those ironclad ships, and see how those ironclad ships are made, my mother, such a big ironclad ship, if there is a war, our bows and arrows will not be able to shoot through, and if it collides with our wooden boats, we will definitely die. ”

The general said: "Yes, don't worry, my lord, these sergeants have been out for so long, they must be hungry and thirsty, when the time comes, I am afraid they will get carried away, and then the end will let people go up to spy on it, we will also build ironclad ships, if there is, there is no need to be afraid of the imperial court, and you can also expand the territory and attack the Nanyang Islands, and my lord, when the time comes, you can officially claim the king!" ”

Tuxie also showed a look of expectation, the Han fell apart, everyone in the world wants to be a person who chases the deer, and Tuxie is no exception.