Cheng Yu is upright, and he can't see Guo Jia's "prodigal son" the most, especially when he heard Guo Jia say that he was drinking, as a sacrificial wine in the army, he knew the law and broke the law and did not know how to repent, he really deserved to fight!

"Oh~ Cheng Gong, the gentleman doesn't move his mouth, he has something to discuss, why fight and kill?" Guo Jia screamed in pain, covering his head to avoid Cheng Yu's "pursuit" and shouted.

"Hmph, you prodigal son, if the old man doesn't teach you a lesson today, relying on the favor of the lord, won't you turn the sky upside down in the future."

Don't look at Guo Jia younger than Cheng Yu, but if you really do it, Guo Jia is really not Cheng Yu's opponent, of course, Cheng Yu doesn't really want Guo Jia's life, but when he sees Guo Jia's hanging appearance, he can't help but want to beat him, so as to correct his character that seems very bad to him.

"Cheng Gong, you didn't come here just to beat up Guo, right?" Guo Jia rubbed his ass and asked Cheng Yudao, who finished the beating.

"Hmph, of course not. I'm here to remind you that Hebei is capable of producing many people, and although you are also smart, you can't be careless. Cheng Yu snorted lightly.

"Cheng Gong, Guo is that kind of superficial person. However, Cheng Gong went to the Tiger Prison Pass, and remember to beware of movements in Chang'an. Guo Jia smiled and reminded Cheng Yu in turn.

"Fengxiao, are you worried that the imperial court will take the opportunity to send troops?" Cheng Yu asked in a deep voice.

"Not worry, but sure. When today's son is not a mediocre person, he also has Xun Yu, Zhao Yun and other available talents under him, taking advantage of the absence of the main force of our army, if he does not fight my Central Plains idea, then there will be ghosts. Cheng Gong, today is not a pedantic and polite person. Guo Jia shook his head and said to Cheng Yu.

"In that case, why didn't you remind your lord?"

"Cheng Gong, it's not that Guo didn't remind the lord, but now for our army, it is indeed a good opportunity to attack Hebei. If you really wait for Yuan Xi to unify Hebei, the Yuan family will have a great cause, and if you want to defeat the Yuan family, you won't have such a good chance. The lord naturally also knew how to guard against the imperial court, so he left the two generals Cao Ren and Cao Hong to garrison the two main points of the imperial court into the Central Plains. ”

“…… Will there be something wrong with Cao Hong guarding Xu Du? Cheng Yu thought about it and asked Guo Jiadao.

Guo Jia replied when he heard this: "Cheng Gong rest assured, although General Cao Hong is a little greedy for money, he is loyal to the lord, and the most important thing is that he is obedient, and he will implement the lord's arrangements to the letter, even if it is wrong, he will implement it meticulously." On the contrary, it was General Cao Ren, and Guo was more worried. ”

Why is that? Cao Zixiao's ability is clearly stronger than Cao Zilian, what are you worried about? Cheng Yu was puzzled when he heard this.

"Guo is not worried about General Cao Ren's ability, but about his character, compared with General Cao Hong, General Cao Ren is a little stubborn." Guo Jia shook his head and explained.

After listening to Guo Jia's explanation, Cheng Yu suddenly realized. If you think about it carefully, it is true, if Cao Ren talks about personal ability, he is indeed better than Cao Hong, but the trouble is that Cao Ren's expressive desire is also stronger than Cao Hong. The same thing, Cao Hong will complete it step by step, and Cao Ren will always add his own personal opinions intentionally or unintentionally when he completes it, although the goal will still be achieved, but the risk will also increase. And Cao Ren is a very stubborn person, belonging to the kind of person who will stick to the end even if he knows that he is wrong.

Cheng Yu has a straightforward temperament, and partnering with Cao Ren is by no means a "good match", both of them are quite assertive people, once there is a difference of opinion, it is very easy to go their own way. The generals are not compatible, and the soldiers are taboo, especially in the face of the imperial court, an opponent that should not be underestimated, any flaw may become the main cause of defeat.

"Cheng Gong, where are you going?" Guo Jia stopped Cheng Yu, who was about to leave, and asked.

"Go to see the lord and ask him to change the general order and replace him to assist Cao Ren."

"Cheng Gong, you don't have to go, long before you are in the future, Guo has already persuaded the lord." Guo Jia smiled bitterly and pulled Cheng Yu back to his seat and sat down.

Cheng Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this, looking at Guo Jia's reaction, he knew that his opinion was not adopted, which was extremely rare. You must know that the lord has a lot of trust in Guo Jiake, and as long as Guo Jia puts forward an opinion, the lord will basically adopt it. I just don't know why it wasn't adopted this time?

Seeing Cheng Yu's puzzled face, Guo Jia smiled bitterly again and explained to Cheng Yu: "Blame Guo for being negligent at a certain time, and he didn't care about General Cao Chun who was present when he persuaded the lord. ”

Cao Chun, Cao Ren's younger brother, joined Cao Cao with Cao Ren and is currently the cavalry governor of Cao Cao's elite tiger and leopard cavalry. Cao Chun and Cao Ren have a deep relationship, Guo Jia said in front of Cao Chun that Cao Ren was not, even if Cao Chun didn't say it, he would definitely write a letter to inform Cao Ren behind his back. And Cao Ren in addition to being stubborn, he also has a little good face, if he knows about this, he will make a military order for Cao Cao or something, in that way, if he is defeated in the future, Cao Ren will really commit suicide. Cao Cao also understood his brother's temperament, so he rejected Guo Jia's advice on the spot.

"Bonghyo, what do you think I should do?" Cheng Yu, who wanted to understand, asked Guo Jiadao.

"Cheng Gong doesn't have to worry, as long as he borrows a token by the lord's side to control General Cao Ren when he leaves, I believe that with Cheng Gong's wisdom and Cao Ren's stability, it is no problem to defend the Tiger Prison Pass."

"Well, since you said Tiger Prison Pass, how does Feng Xiao think Xu Du should defend it? Cao Hong alone seems to be a little weak. Cheng Yu asked again.

"Cheng Gong doesn't have to worry about this, Man Boning is brave and strategic, and he has the lord in his hand to control Cao Hong with a sword and a green sword, so he doesn't need to worry." Guo Jia replied when he heard this.

After Guo Jia's suggestion, Cheng Yu turned around and went to Cao Cao to ask for a token, and before he could reach Cao Cao's camp tent, he saw Cao Cao send a person out of the camp with a smile on his face, and only turned around and returned after sending that person out of the camp.

"Zhongdeok, just came from Bonghyo?" Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu with a smile.

"Well, my lord, that person is Tian Chou?"

"Ah, exactly. With his help, it is not difficult to break Yuan. Cao Cao said happily.

“…… Lord, it is better to be cautious in everything. Cheng Yu did his duty to remind Cao Cao. Cao Cao was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he understood, patted Cheng Yu's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Zhongde, you know the severity." With that, the two entered the camp, and Cao Cao instructed Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, go and fetch Yitian." ”

Xu Chu left in response, and after a short time came back with the Yitian Sword in his hand, and handed it to Cao Cao, Cao Cao drew his sword and looked at it, then collected the sword and handed it to Cheng Yu, "Zhongde, this sword will be handed over to you for the time being, I believe that Zixiao will not live up to so." ”

"Cheng Yu received the order, and he will keep the tiger firmly guarded." Cheng Yu took the sword in both hands and assured Cao Cao.

……

Tiger Prison Pass

Since Cao Cao decided to send troops to Hebei, Cao Ren was sent to Tiger Pass as a guard. After Cao Ren took office, on the one hand, he ordered people to strengthen the city wall and put on a posture of being ready for battle, and on the other hand, he made people strengthen the investigation of passers-by. In particular, the survey of households in Guanzhong has been raised to more than one level.

Cao Ren was cautious because he knew that the opponent he was going to face would not be easy to deal with. If possible, he would prefer to be able to take the initiative and grasp the initiative on the battlefield, rather than being passive as he is now. It's just that everything can be as expected, if the court doesn't take the initiative to attack, he can't attack, otherwise he will be guilty of the following crimes. Although few of the major princes take the Han family seriously, there are still many extremely famous and prestigious old immortals who are determined to go to the Han family, and it is not good for them to offend those people.

Tiger Prison was "martial law" by Cao Ren, but it did expose a lot of spies from other forces, but there was no one about Chang'an. It's not that there are no ones, but Chang'an started early, and most of them were locals who lived in Tiger Pass in their early years, and many of them were directly mixed into the defenders of Tiger Pass. Cao Ren targeted the foreigners who came and went to Tiger Prison Pass on weekdays or stayed in Tiger Prison Pass recently, but ignored the natives, so he naturally missed the opportunity to capture the Tiger Prison Pass court and work hard.

By the time Cheng Yu arrived at the Tiger Prison Pass with Cao Cao's Heavenly Sword, the court officials who had already heard the rumors had either fled or lurked deeper and more hidden, so that Cheng Yu found that the Tiger Prison Pass was in good order and firmly controlled by Cao Jun.

Tiger Prison Pass does not need two high-ranking officials, and Cheng Yu does not intend to compete with Cao Ren for power, after reminding Cao Ren with the Yitian Sword, Cheng Yu went to Puyang, one to prevent the Hebei Yuan army from crossing the Yellow River to "encircle Wei and save Zhao", and the other is to stabilize the rear for Cao Ren, so that he can concentrate on guarding Chang'an to the west.

The cooperation between Cheng Yu and Cao Ren is not bad, but there are some problems on Xu Du's side. It is true that he is full of favors, brave and strategic, but his temperament is also similar to Cheng Yu. Although Cao Hong obeyed Cao Cao's arrangement, he was still very dissatisfied with the favor that blocked his financial route. In the entire Cao family, Cao Hong can be said to only serve Cao Cao alone, even if it is Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan brothers, if it affects Cao Hong's interests, Cao Hong will turn his face. Only in the face of Cao Cao's request, Cao Hong did not dare to have any opinions.

Cao Hong is the lonely minister of the Cao family, except for Cao Cao, Cao Hong does not buy anyone's account. Although Man Chong had to bow his head because he was holding Cao Cao's sword in his hand, Cao Hong's heart could be regarded as hating Man Chong.

Xudu is located in the center of Dahan, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cargo transportation hub connecting the east, west, north and south. Becoming Xudu's stay-behind is a fat difference for Cao Hong, even if he doesn't take the initiative to ask for bribes, those big businessmen will give Cao Hong a generous gift for the convenience of passage.

Cao Hong is greedy for money, this is also his only hobby, he can get a lot of wealth without taking any responsibility, Cao Hong naturally will not let go of this good opportunity. But the arrival of full favor blocked Cao Hong's financial road.

People die for money, birds die for food, blocking people's way to wealth, just like killing their parents. How could Cao Hong, a good money ghost, see his financial favor. If it weren't for the fact that Man Pet held the green spot, Cao Hong would have looked for an opportunity to turn his face with Man Pet a long time ago, but it was precisely because of Cao Cao's support behind Man Pet that Cao Hong would not be able to find trouble with Man Pet. However, if you want Cao Hong to cooperate sincerely with Manzhong, it will be a bit difficult for a strong man.

Man Chong also knew that he was not treated by Cao Hong, but it was his duty, and he had to risk offending the celebrities around Cao Cao to strengthen Xu Du's control. As soon as Xu Du tightened control, it would inevitably affect the freight speed of merchants in various places, and those big merchants were naturally anxious.

Time is life, time is money, in order to gain time, the big businessmen did not hesitate to find Cao Hong. It's not the first time I've dealt with Cao Hong, but this time the big businessmen have hit a wall. Seeing those eye-catching gold and silver jewels being brought back, Cao Hong's heart couldn't help but hurt, and his hatred for Manzhong became more and more intense.

The temptation of money was so great to Cao Hong, Cao Hong endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold back, and took the risk to accept the gift of the big businessman. As Xu Du stayed, it is not difficult for Cao Hong to open a convenient door a little, as long as the people who are doing specific things below are enveloped, naturally there is no need to worry about the East Window incident. And the city gate guards found by Cao Hong, they are not as rigid as full of pets, the county officials are not as good as the current management, and they don't want to please their bosses, but to help outsiders, which is either a brain or a disease.

By the time Man Chong inadvertently learned about this, there were no less than 100 caravans that had entered the hinterland of the Central Plains after Cao Hong's release. Full of favor and anger, but he had no way to take Cao Hong, although Cao Cao handed over the Qingyu Sword to him to control Cao Hong, but if Cao Hong really didn't listen, it was impossible for him to behead Cao Hong with Qingyu.

This Cao Hong is a lifesaver for Cao Cao. In the past, the princes begged Dong, Dong Zhuo fled to Chang'an with the emperor, and all the princes stopped, only Cao Cao led an army to chase after him, but he was ambushed halfway and almost wiped out. At that time, Cao Cao's war horse was lost, and it was Cao Hong who gave up his mount to let Cao Cao escape.

"There can be no flood in the world, and there can be no justice." These words have been passed down to future generations. Cao Hong has done a lot of corrupt things, but he is still Cao Cao's cronies and generals who don't rub sand in his eyes, and the reason is because Cao Hong has saved Cao Cao's life.

Although Man Chong is upright, he doesn't know how to be flexible, he knows very well that as long as Cao Hong does not commit the big crime of betraying the Lord and defecting to the enemy, then he has no right to dispose of Cao Hong at all. Qing Yu can only be shocked, but he can't really cut off Cao Hong's nine and a half catties. However, Cao Hong made a big mistake this time, and it was not appropriate to continue to keep him in Xudu, so Man Chong had to order Cao Hong to be taken into custody and sent to Cao Cao for decision, and Xudu's soldiers and horses were handed over to Li Tong for temporary command.

Compared with Cao Hong, Li Tong did not have the capital to dare to argue with Manzhong, and after taking office, he effectively carried out Manzhong's orders, and Xu Du became more complicated than usual. Xudu is located in the central area of the Han Dynasty, which is the only place for major caravans to travel from south to north, and in order to prevent spies from mixing in, Man Chong and Li Tong will naturally investigate strictly, but in this way, it will inevitably affect the speed of the caravan.

In the face of the stubbornness of the full pet, the major merchants did not send people to communicate with them, but the result was very unsatisfactory, either they were driven out by the full pet, or they simply didn't even see each other. Countless people are scolding Manpet, but Manpet is deaf. Seeing this, the businessmen also had to bow their heads, some chose to accept Xu Du's investigation, and some directly changed their ways to bypass Xu Du.

With the diversion of merchants, Xudu's economy will definitely suffer huge losses, and the toll paid by the passing merchants alone is a large amount. But full of favor to do his own thing, not caring about the people's criticism of him, just bent on strengthening the security of Xu Du, as for the city defense, full of favor handed over to Li Tong.

Man Zhong hopes to make up for the mistakes made by Cao Hong for money by making amends, but a hundred caravans can cross the border, and each caravan will be guarded by at least 100 people, and as long as half of them are out, then five or six thousand people can be gathered. Of course, it doesn't mean that these caravans are all spies, but Xu Du is Runan to the east, and because Runan has experienced wars, there are many bandits and grass bandits occupying the mountain, and he is worried that someone will take the opportunity to collect these bandits and grass bandits to make trouble. At present, Cao Cao is leading the main force to intend to fight a decisive battle with the Yuan clan in Hebei, and the only ones with more troops are Tiger Prison Pass and Xu Du. Once those bandits and grass bandits are united, there is really no one who can help them in a short period of time.

It is precisely for this reason that Man Pet informed Cheng Yu, who was sitting in Puyang, of his worries. Cheng Yu was also worried after receiving the news of Manzhong, but he did not inform the lord of Qingzhou about the matter, but was ready to find a way to solve it independently. The combat power of the bandits and grass cowards is not strong, some of them are three or five hundred, and some are one or two thousand, and they are not Cao Jun's opponents at all when they are taken out alone. But if it's really as full of pets fears, these guys gather to make trouble, it will be a big trouble.

Cheng Yu was ready to strike first, taking advantage of the fact that those bandits and grass bandits had not yet gathered in one place, and exterminated them one by one. Where can we send troops? The main force of Cao's army followed Cao Cao in Qingzhou, and the soldiers and horses of Hugaoguan and Xudu could not be easily mobilized. What's more, even if there are soldiers, who can be the generals?

"My lord, the eldest prince is here." Someone outside the door whispered a report.

Cheng Yu was stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, is now training with himself, and it would be a good choice to let him be in charge. Zhang Xiu did not occupy Wancheng, and Dian Wei was not by Cao Cao's side, so Cao Ang, who should have died in Wancheng, is naturally alive and well.

Compared with his suspicious father Cao Cao, Cao Ang has a more generous temperament, and he is also more likeable. Originally, Cao Ang hoped to follow his father's side, but Cao Cao refused his son's request and let him stay by Cheng Yu's side. Pity the hearts of the parents in the world, Cao Cao also knows the danger of a war with the Yuan family in Hebei, and he doesn't want to have any accidents with his favored heir.

"Eldest prince, you came just in time, there is just one thing that needs you to come out right now." Cheng Yu didn't wait for Cao Ang to speak, then opened his mouth and said to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang grinned when he heard this, he originally wanted to ask Cheng Yu to agree and let him go to Qingzhou to fight side by side with his father, but he was blocked back before he could say anything.

"I don't know if Ang has anything to do for Mr. Cheng." Cao Ang asked out loud.

"The eldest prince doesn't know that now the bandits in Runan are serious, which makes Xu Du's full favor deeply uneasy, so he sent a letter to ask us to solve his problems." Cheng Yu said and handed the letter sent by the man to Cao Ang.