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Chapter 358: None of the Fuel-Efficient Lamps (2/2)

Qi County, Qin Zhi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

That is, Bin County, Shaanxi Province in later generations.

Leaning on Jingshui, backed by Turtle and Snake Mountain, the territory presents a 'human' shape, dividing the county into two plateaus and one river......

"Let me go to Qi County?"

Cao Pi got up suddenly, his face stunned.

Perhaps a hundred years ago, Qi County was a rich place. But for Guanzhong, which has just experienced turmoil and stabilized, Qi County is an extremely dangerous place. is not only poor, but also faces the Huns, which is extremely dangerous.

In the west, there is Ma Teng Han Sui, and Qiang Di is eyeing him.

There is the harm of the Xianbei Xiongnu in the north, and war may occur at any time.

Not to mention that although this level is gradually stabilizing, bandits are rampant. Although Li Dao and Guo Yan were killed, the defeated soldiers under their command hid in the mountains and forests and gathered people as thieves, which became an extremely unstable factor in Guanzhong. Cao Pi couldn't have imagined why Cao Cao would send him to Qi County? Where can you do what? It's like exile.

Cao Pi in history can also be regarded as eloquent.

But now, after all, he is only seventeen years old, and he is young and vigorous......

He had only ascended to the position of the general of the five senses before, and he was exiled to a remote place if he didn't think about it.

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and asked, "Wang Tu, can you really hear it?" ”

"Back to the world, it is true that I heard the humble position."

"What's going on!"

Cao Pi was so angry that he overturned the bookcase and wandered in the room.

On the pu mat on the side, a young man was calm and relaxed, and the old god was there.

He suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Wang Tu, do you know what books the lord has read recently?" ”

"Uh...... It is indeed impossible to know.

However, in recent days, I often hear what the lord says: On the afternoon of hoeing day, sweat drops fall into the soil, who knows that the Chinese food on the plate is hard work. It is said that this poem was written by Cao San, and it was specially given to the fifth prince when he entered school. ”

"It's Cao Youxue again!"

Cao Pi couldn't help but curse secretly.

He knew that Cao Cao doted on Cao Chong, and Mrs. Huan made Cao Chong apprentice to Cao Peng, which was extremely dangerous for him and his mother.

But that damn Ziwen didn't know anything, and he actually went to practice martial arts with Cao Peng.

That's it, my mother asked you to win over Cao Peng, but instead of getting it, you praised Cao Youxue all day long, and her mother also praised Cao Youxue very much. It's even better now, even I'm going to be sent into exile in the middle of nowhere.

Cao Pi suppressed his anger and waved his hand to signal Wang Tu to step down.

He turned his head to look at the young man, "Zhongda, what do you think?" ”

The young man smiled, applauded lightly, and said, "Cao Youxue is wonderful when he learns this trick......

"Oh?"

"Do you still remember the last lesson that Cao You learned before the fifth son entered school?"

"Remember!"

Cao Chong's last lesson is not possible to hide the past. Whether it was Cao Cao or Cao Pi, they all quickly knew the content.

"Why don't you eat minced meat?"

Sima Yi revealed the light of an eagle's falcon and sneered: "Cao You learns step by step, and the ground is ingenious...... Before, I thought that he taught the fifth son, but I just hoped that the fifth prince would understand the people's feelings. I don't want his ultimate goal, but it is to obstruct the son from ascending to the throne. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Sima Yi said: "Many people persuaded the lord to make a decision.

Over the years, the prince has been conscientious and has been honored by the lord...... Coupled with this humble position, the lord has made up his mind. Presumably, Cao Youxue also sensed the clues, so he had this lesson. He is the teacher of the fifth son, and he should consider it as the fifth son. Plus between Mrs. and Mrs. Huan...... It also makes him inevitably inclined to the fifth son.

The fifth prince is very much loved by the lord, but there is indeed a very serious problem, that is, age and seniority.

Cao Youxue first used 'why not eat minced meat' in the heart of the lord to establish the impression that the fifth prince was aware of the suffering, and then used this poem to imply that the prince did not know the people's feelings and did not know the people's suffering, so that the lord made this decision.

In my opinion, this is not necessarily a bad thing. ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and sat down, "Please also ask Zhongda for advice." ”

"The biggest flaw of the fifth prince is his age.

And the biggest problem of the son of the world is seniority. Previously, Shizi had been serving in the army, and he didn't know much about the place, let alone understand the people's feelings...... It is true that Qi County is barren, but if the prince can make a career in Qi County, it will be more convincing. Can the prince remember how the Deng Ji and Cao Peng brothers rose? Isn't it to make Haixi into today's two important places. The foundation of Qi County is a hundred times stronger than that of Haixi, why don't the prince sink down and show his skills in Qi County? ”

If Cao Peng heard this, he would inevitably cry out for injustice.

He wrote the song "Hoe He" and gave it to Cao Chong, saying that it was just to pretend to be forced.

After Cao Chong entered the school, he specially asked Deng Ai to ask: "Does Mr. have any other teachings?" ”

Cao Peng casually gave this song "Hoe He" to Cao Chong, to put it bluntly, he just hoped that Cao Chong would not be the rice worm that did not distinguish between grains.

Don't want to......

Cao Pi couldn't help but nod again and again after hearing this.

In the history books, Chen Shou's evaluation of Cao Pi is: Not open enough.

History***: If you add a generous degree, encourage the sincerity of fairness, keep the way, and overcome the heart of virtue, then the ancient sage, how far away.

Sima Yi's words made Cao Pi readily agree.

It's just that in this heart, after all, I am a little uncomfortable, and when I think of this guy against myself, I can't help but kill with intent.

"Shizi, if you want me to say, Shizi should thank Cao Youxue."

"Thank you?"

"If it weren't for Cao Youxue, I'm afraid that the prince wouldn't get this opportunity to prove himself...... In fact, it is not difficult to govern Qi County, it is nothing more than three points, Xiliang Qiangdi, the Hu people, and local bandits. As long as these three problems are solved, and then the method of tuntian is pushed, the rise of Qi County will not be far away...... The abundance of Qi County may not be lost to Haixi. ”

Cao Pi thought for a while, bowed down and said, "Please also ask Zhongda to help me." ”

"This is a lowly duty."

Sima Yi also hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and a warm look flashed in his eyes.

Youxue, I will prove to Mr. that I will never lose to you......

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Poor Cao Peng, at this time, he didn't know that he had offended Cao Pi unconsciously.

He was packing his bags and preparing to go to Mobei. Because he went to Mobei this time, he was secretly entourage, so he did not publicize it.

Cao Ji created a hundred iron meteors for him, and a set of armor.

The Tiger Roar Knife was recast and repaired, and it was sharper than before...... At the same time, Cao Ji also ordered Guo Yong to build a disc giant axe in Xingyang, weighing fifty-two catties, and gave it to Han De. This time, Cao Peng went to Mobei, and there were only ten places.

Neither Xiahou Lan nor Hao Zhao could accompany them, as they had already assumed the position of Sima of the City Gate.

Kan Ze will soon depart for Haixi to succeed him; Shi Tao was studying the Liangzhou Chronicles and preparing to go to Longxi to assist Wang Meng and his son.

The rest were only accompanied by Han De and Wang Shuang.

Originally, Cao Peng wanted Pang Tong to stay and help Cao Ji.

But Pang Tong said that he hoped to go to Mobei with him and enjoy the scenery. So, after thinking about it, Cao Peng decided to let Deng Ji come forward and write a letter to Deng Zhi. Deng Zhi is much more honest now! He originally wanted to assist the Deng clan in its rise, but he was helplessly suppressed by Cao Peng. Buqi is also a man with means, and after taking office, he quickly emptied Deng's power in Haixi. Deng Zhi was the county magistrate in Yilu, and he was also awkward at first, but gradually settled down.

Cao Peng decided to let Deng Zhi serve as the city gate and Cao Ji's assistant.

In this way, Wen has Deng Zhi, Wu has Xiahou Lan Hao Zhao, and Cao Ji can easily sit firmly in this city gate.

You must know that the network that Cao Peng has painstakingly managed over the years is not so simple.

Qingliu has celebrities such as Kong Rong, and the real power has big names such as Cao Hong and Cao Ren. Because Cao Ji was born in the Jinwu Yamen, he can also be regarded as Jia Xu's subordinate. Now, his subordinates have to be alone, and Jia Xu is not too stingy......

Jia Xing was recommended to Cao Ji by Jia Xu.

Jia Xu's move, Cao Peng gladly accepted.

He could feel the kindness released by Jia Xu. Jia Xing is not a man of the hour in Xu. Although Jia Xu has two sons, the person who really receives the mantle of Jia Xu should be this Jia Xing. He was so low-key and silent that many people ignored his presence. But Cao Peng knows that this guy is also a yin person.

Since Jia Xu recommended Jia Xing to come over, how could Cao Peng refuse.

As a result, Jia Xing became the captain of the city gate, with a rank of 600 stones.

If Deng Zhi was smart, he would honestly assist Cao Ji. If not, Cao Peng has countless means to make his life worse than death.

After solving his father's problem, Cao Peng focused all his energy on the envoy to Mobei.

In addition to reading a lot of information about Mobei, you must also be prepared for the worst. Huang Chengyan also knew that Cao Peng's trip might be dangerous, so he gave Cao Peng the 'Onag' he had painstakingly developed......

When Cao Peng saw this 'Ounag', he figured out what it was.

In fact, it is a miniature version of the ballista, or it is more appropriate to call it a hand crossbow run......

Diosnenes was the first to use the torsion spring of mechanics to invent the ballista, that is, to use the torsion generated by two bundles of tensioned horsehair, leather rope or Soochow tendons as the power to drive the crossbow arm to drive the bowstring and throw projectiles or arrows.

The ballista was originally created by the Greeks and had a sturdy mount.

However, it was the Romans who really pushed the ballista to the top, that is, the Han Dynasty called the Great Qin Empire.

By combining the ballista with the principle of a heavy trebuchet called an onager at the time, the Romans pushed the actual combat value of torsion springs to the pinnacle. Around the second century B.C., Diosonius of Alexandria devised a new type of ballista, storing spare arrows in a V-shaped archery magazine, and automating the preparation, loading, and firing of ballistas through a set of pentagonal gears and chain mechanisms.

In later generations, many people believed that Leonardo da Vinci was the inventor of the chain.

But in fact, as early as the second century B.C., the ancient Romans realized the reciprocating action of the chain......

Huang Chengyan got a ballista by chance, and then began to study the mysteries and mysteries in it.

He even disassembled the entire ballista and designed a repeating crossbow based on its principles.

Cao Peng even felt that the so-called Zhuge repeater was improved on the basis of this kind of repeating ballista. Huang Chengyan improved the ballista and made it into a small hand crossbow. The crossbow bolt is specially crafted and is about a foot long, which is about twenty centimeters...... The Arrow Magazine can hold eight crossbow arrows at a time and can be worn on the arm.

However, the range of the hand crossbow is small, and it is far less powerful than the ballista.

It only has a range of about thirty paces, but it is better to be surprised and can work wonders.

This time, because Cao Peng went to Mobei, Huang Chengyan can be regarded as taking out all the old guys. Cao Peng is also extremely curious about this kind of crossbow. After some experimentation, it was quickly concluded that the range was thirty paces, the effective range was twenty paces, but within fifteen steps, the effect was best.

Then, Cao Ji prepared twenty boxes of steel crossbows for Cao Peng, a total of 160 crossbow arrows.

Iron meteors and crossbow arrows alone are heavy enough to even require a separate horse to carry them. Fortunately, the Cao family is not short of pack horses now, so there is no need to bother. Ten days passed in silence.

On the day of the mission's departure, Cao Peng put the armor bag on the horse's back, and then took out the Fang Tian Painting Halberd from the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

In the past three years, Cao Peng has been able to use the painting pole halberd with ease.

After preparing all the items properly, Cao Peng took Han Dewang Shuangpangtong and six Feixia Ruishi to say goodbye and leave under the eyes of his family.

Inside the Jianyang Gate, Tian Yu led his subordinates and waited quietly.

After Cao Peng and the others arrived, he didn't say anything, just nodded to Cao Peng, and Cao Peng and his party quickly integrated into the escort team. At least from the outside, there is nothing wrong with it, just ordinary attachés......

Outside the Ten Mile Pavilion, the mission was ready to go.

Zhou Liang, a servant in the middle palace, is about forty years old, and he is white and fat, and he is quite rich.

He led more than 300 men and dozens of chariots. Tian Yu led 600 troops, including miscellaneous servants, a total of 1,200 people.

After Tian Yu and Zhou Liang met, they greeted each other with a smile.

Subsequently, Cao Cao led hundreds of civil and military officials to see him off on behalf of the Han Emperor.

This mission to Mobei, on the one hand, was to thank the Southern Xiongnu for helping the Han Emperor return to the east in Huchuquan, and on the other hand, there was also the intention to test the Hu people. What kind of temptation is it? Maybe only Zhou Liang and Tian Yu know.

Of course, Cao Peng also knows this.

At noon, the mission officially departed.

Along the official road, more than 1,000 people and more than 100 cars and horses went north.

Cao Peng was dressed in a long outfit and had an ordinary war horse in his crotch. Zhao Yebai is too eye-catching, and there are many people in Xudu City who recognize the origin of Zhao Yebai. Therefore, he didn't dare to be too public, and silently followed the team......

That night, the convoy arrived at Chosha.

Tian Yu and Zhou Liang discussed it and camped in the Changshe.

Cao Peng led Pang Tong and others to set up camp, and then prepared to get some forage to feed the horses. In the past, these things were done by special people, and Cao Peng didn't need to bother. But now, he is just a small soldier, and he has to do it himself.

I don't want to go out when I see a group of people coming towards me.

Dressed as a forbidden army service, it seems that he is also a long ......

The moment the two groups of people staggered by, Cao Peng and one of them happened to take a look. Both of them looked stunned at the same time, and the person opposite immediately lowered his head and hurried away.

Liu Guang?

Cao Peng was a little unsure.

He looked at the backs of those forbidden troops leaving, and couldn't help frowning.

If it is really Liu Guang, I am afraid that the Han Emperor sent someone to Mobei this time, and the purpose is not simple......