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With Cao Cao's entry into Xiangyang, Cao's army of 200,000 horses and horses marched into Jingzhou. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Cao Cao immediately ordered Zhao Yan to be the capital governor and protect the army, and Cao Chun, Le Jin, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Feng Kai and Lu Zhao Seven Routes of soldiers and horses to sweep away the remnants of Jingchu's resistance. Xu Huang was the general of Fenwei, and he was responsible for clearing out bandits near Xiangyang and ensuring the security and stability of the Xiangyang area.

For this order, Cao Peng gladly accepted.

He had made many meritorious deeds before, and Cao Cao did not give him any rewards. Maybe in the eyes of others, Cao Cao did this, and he neglected Cao Peng a little. But in Cao Peng's view, Cao Cao's arrangement is the greatest protection for him. This shows that Cao Peng's private indulgence in Liu Bei's family is over. In the future, if someone says it, Cao Cao can explain it with the words 'merit and demerit offset'. Moreover, being promoted to the governor of the tiger and leopard riding was Cao Cao's greatest reward for Cao Peng. This position is not open to anyone.

Even if he was as close as Cao Zhen, he was only a deputy governor back then.

And Cao Chun, who previously served as the governor of Dadu, is Cao Cao's henchman now. In other words, from this moment on, Cao Peng has been completely integrated into the core of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"You mean, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi didn't go back?"

As soon as he settled down, Zhao Yun came to report.

After a tragic battle on Changban Slope, Zhao Yun was forced to surrender to Cao Peng in desperation. In my heart, I really experienced a period of fluctuations, and even in the first few days, I didn't think about tea and dinner. However, as time passed, Zhao Yun gradually calmed down. Cao Peng didn't give him any arrangements, just let him command the White Camel Soldiers and be responsible for the drill of the White Camel Soldiers. Originally, this was the responsibility of Huang Zhong and Pang De, but after a temper in Nanyang, it was impossible for Pang De to continue to stay by Cao Peng's side, and sooner or later he would be given a heavy responsibility by Cao Cao.

Cao Peng has already talked to Pang De about this.

In Pound's heart, he was not very willing to leave Cao Peng, but Cao Peng understood it with reason, moved with emotion, and persuaded Pound.

If Pang De leaves, only Huang Zhong will be left by Cao Peng's side. According to Cao Peng's meaning, he hoped to recommend Huang Zhong to Cao Cao, but Huang Zhong was reluctant. After the surrender of Jingzhou, Huang Zhong seemed to become much more cheerful. Now, his greatest wish is to accompany Cao Peng to Liangzhou and make contributions to a foreign land. Therefore, Cao Peng also obeyed Huang Zhong's intention and kept him by his side......

Wang Shuang's troops have arrived in Xiangyang and are Cao Peng's personal soldiers.

But Huang Zhong was a little uneasy, thinking that although Wang Shuang was brave, he was not enough to command the white camel.

Now, Cao Peng can form a pro-army of 1,000 people with a real 2,000 stones. And this pro-army, called the White Camel, did not increase the number of flying camel soldiers, but it will also be adjusted, and the number will increase to five hundred. In other words, in Cao Peng's hands, there are 1,500 pro-troops, plus 8,000 tigers and leopards, and the strength is nearly 10,000. Zhao Yun temporarily commanded the white camel soldiers, but Huang Zhong had no opinion.

After all, Zhao Yun's martial arts have been recognized by him.

Zhao Yun came to meet Cao Peng, and he also thought about it repeatedly.

Before, when Lu Zhu suddenly came to him with Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan's mother and son, Zhao Yun was really startled. He took in the four of them, but he was always a little apprehensive in his heart. After all, he has already surrendered to Cao Peng, and it seems a little inappropriate to take in the old master's family again. However, the old love made Zhao Yun unable to refuse. The reason that Lu Zhu said made it even more difficult for him to refuse.

"If I return to Jiangxia, Uncle Huang will be defeated."

With a bitter smile on his face, Lu Zhu explained to Zhao Yun: "The two ladies also thought about it for a long time before making such a decision. First, if they don't go back, they can make the emperor's uncle's account, there is no more contradiction, and they can fight with all their might; Second, if Uncle Huang is defeated, he can also leave a bloodline for Uncle Huang. ”

Zhao Yun, I'm really embarrassed!

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally made up his mind and explained the situation to Cao Peng.

If Cao Peng can accept it, he will die for Cao Peng; If Cao Peng ...... He took Mrs. Mi and Mrs. Gan to the Western Regions, and never returned to the Central Plains.

After listening to Zhao Yun's explanation, Cao Peng shook his head helplessly.

"Zilong, you're embarrassing me...... When I let them go, it was already a great crime to kill my head. Now, if you take in two more ladies, there will be that Adou Gongzi...... Anyway, send the Buddha to the west, I don't know about this matter. The two ladies and Mr. Elk Zizhong have died in the chaos of the army, you can take them to Liangzhou in a few days, and then go to Wuwei County and go to Elfang.

That guy is in Wuwei and is doing very well.

But if you have any different intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Over there in Liangzhou, everyone can be a person. I said that if I find out that they are doing wrong, I will take the life of his family. ”

Zhao Yun hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Gongzi Dade, do you dare to repay the service?"

Please rest assured that the ladies have been disheartened, and Mr. Elk Zhong Elk is a gentleman, and he is by no means the kind of person who is good at conspiracing......"

When Cao Peng heard this, he smiled.

"But I don't know how Liu Bei got Xiapi when he was in Xuzhou?"

It's a thing of the past.

At the beginning, Lu Bu was in trouble, and Liu Bei took him in.

Later, Lü Bu seized Xiapi and expelled Liu Bei, and an endless struggle began. Once, Lü Bu defeated Liu Bei and captured Lu Zhu and others. But Lu Bu did not kill Lu Zhu, but entrusted him with a heavy task. When Liu Bei didn't want to recapture Xiapi, Lu Bu went to battle, and Lu Zhu suddenly rebelled and closed the city gate, which made Lu Bu defeat and almost died. That battle has long been a thing of the past. Cao Peng suddenly mentioned it, just to tell Zhao Yun that Lu Zhu was not as gentle and elegant as he looked, and he was also scheming.

Zhao Yun listened, gritted his teeth, and pulled out the Shocking Sword.

He cut off a strand of hair and said in a deep voice: "Yun cut his hair today and swore that if Elk Zhu dared to play tricks, even if it was thousands of miles, Yun swore to kill him." ”

Cao Peng nodded, "It's good that Zilong knows it in his heart." ”

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In this way, a few days later, Zhao Yun led the white camel soldiers to Liangzhou and obeyed Cao Ji's appointment.

As soon as the white camel soldiers left, Cao Peng didn't feel anything. He ordered Wang Shuang to recruit 500 soldiers and merge them with the flying camel soldiers. Huang Zhong was the lieutenant general of the escort army, commanding the flying camel soldiers, while Wang Shuang, as the deputy general, assisted Huang Zhong. On another three days, Cao Cao ordered Pang De to be the captain of Dangkou, lead an army alone, and join forces with Lejin to attack Wulin. Although Pang De was reluctant in his heart, he also knew that Cao Peng was thinking about his future.

In the past, Gan Ning followed Cao Peng for three years, and now he is the Taishou of Huainan County.

Today, there is Pang De in the office, leading the troops to attack......

On their bodies, they all left a deep imprint of Cao Peng. He led the troops to attack this time, not only to seek a future for himself, but also to represent Cao Peng's face. Just like Gan Ning at the beginning, Gan Ning added glory to Cao Peng's face, and now it is Pang De's turn to serve.

After Pang De left, Cao Peng immediately asked Cao Cao to appoint Huang Zhong as the deputy governor of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

He will command 3,000 tiger cavalry knights, and the remaining 5,000 leopard cavalry knights will be under the command of Cao Peng. After a few days in Xiangyang, Cao Peng received an order from Cao Cao, ordering him to move to Fancheng to assist Xu Huang in eliminating the bandits around Xiangyang and maintaining the stability and prosperity of Xiangyang.

In the middle of December of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei and Sun Wu joined forces to attack Wuling.

Le Jin Pang De, immediately attacked, and fought with Liu Bei in Xiling County......

"Brother Gongming, are you saying that Liu Zhang has already sent an envoy?"

After arriving in Fancheng, Xu Huang came to visit.

In terms of the size of the official position, it should be Cao Peng who visited Xu Huang. However, Cao Peng's reputation and qualifications are not inferior to Xu Huang in the slightest, and if it is discussed in terms of proximity and distance, Xu Huang is far from being as important as Cao Peng, and Cao Cao values him.

Now Xu Huang is also distinguished and has an extraordinary status.

After the end of the battle of Youzhou, Cao Cao was rewarded and divided into five good generals, and Xu Huang was among them.

These five good generals are Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Le Jin and Yu Ban. Compared with the five good generals in history, the only deviation is that Zhang He failed to be selected. It is no wonder that Zhang He at this time is not the Zhang Junyi who was extremely feared by Zhuge Liang in history. And Gan Ning's reputation for credit, including qualifications, is far from being comparable to Zhang He. Especially after being stationed in Hefei, Ganning and Jiangdong clashed, and fought nearly 100 battles large and small. There are many wins and few losses, and the peace of Huainan is maintained, so that Sun Quan does not dare to peep into Hefei, and his reputation is loud.

And he was recommended by Cao Peng, so he was naturally trusted by Cao Cao.

In addition, behind Gan Ning, there are emerging Yingchuan celebrities like Huang Chengyan who speak for him, in comparison, Zhang He is obviously a little insufficient.

Xu Huang came to visit Cao Peng, firstly, to get closer to the relationship, and secondly, to hope that the cooperation in the future can be more tacit.

The two sat together and unconsciously talked about the envoy from Yizhou.

Previously, Cao Cao had told Cao Peng that he would be responsible for receiving the envoys from Yizhou. But in fact, Cao Peng couldn't grasp this matter.

Looking at Cao Cao's meaning, it seems that he doesn't want to see Yizhou coming.

But the question is, in history, Yizhou's envoy seems to have appeared after Chibi, why did it appear now?

Cao Peng didn't know that the history he knew was the history in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, not the real history of the Three Kingdoms.

Xu Huang nodded and smiled: "Before the prime minister returned to Xudu, Liu Zhang secretly sent an envoy to contact the prime minister. Later, Prime Minister Youzhou won a big victory and took Yuan Xi's head, and Liu Zhang sent another driver to engage in Zhang Su and came to visit him with some baggage...... At that time, the prime minister had just returned to Xudu, and when he saw Zhang Su coming, he was also very happy, so he crowned Liu Zhang as the general of Zhenwei, appointed Zhang Su as the Guanghan Taishou, and rewarded countless money and silk.

Unexpectedly, this Liu Zhang was greedy and thought that Cheng was afraid of him.

No, before the prime minister entered Xiangyang, he sent someone to tell the prime minister that he sent another family to Zhang Song to congratulate the prime minister, and at the same time there were some burdens.

Last time, he used three hundred cars to be in tatters, and exchanged for a Zhenwei general and a Guanghan Taishou.

At the same time, the prime minister rewarded him with almost three thousand gold. But this guy was not satisfied, and came to ask the prime minister for benefits. ”

"You mean...... Zhang Song? ”

Cao Peng sighed in his heart, raised his head, and looked at Xu Huang.

"yes!"

Xu Huang nodded and said: "I have inquired, it seems that it is called Zhang Song, the word Yongnian, and he is a famous person in Yizhou."

By the way, Zhang Su, who came to envoy before, is the guy who was named Guanghan Taishou, and he is the brother of this Zhang Yongnian......"

Cao Peng gasped in his heart.

Why did Zhang Song come to Jingzhou at this time?

Historically, Zhang Song should have sent an envoy to Xudu after the Battle of Chibi.

His unruly people made Cao Cao extremely dissatisfied, so he took out the "New Book of Mengde" to show off. I didn't want that Zhang Song to have the ability to never forget, so he instantly wrote down the entire new book of Meng De, and then recited it, saying that Cao Cao was plagiarizing others. provoked Cao Cao to destroy the new book of Mengde.

Of course, even if Cao Cao wanted to destroy it now, it was unlikely.

As early as the beginning of the 11th year of Jian'an, "Mengde's New Book" and "Thirty-six Strategies" were printed by Cao Peng with movable type printing and distributed and promoted. The first batch of 1,500 copies of "Mengde's New Book" and 800 copies of "Thirty-six Strategies" have already been circulated in the market, and there is no need to worry about Zhang Song's opportunistic shortcuts.

What Cao Peng considered was Zhang Song's "Topographic Map of Xichuan" and his connections in Xichuan.

According to the information sent by Li Ru, Yizhou's current economy is extremely chaotic. With a large amount of bad money being invested in Yizhou, and after Cao Cao began to rectify the currency in the tenth year of Jian'an, the market in Yizhou was flooded with a large number of bad money, which made the price of goods rise by as much as five times compared with five years ago. And this situation has a tendency to become more and more intense, although Liu Zhang is aware of it, he doesn't know how to start.

Similarly, the Hexi Chamber of Commerce has channeled a large amount of Yizhou's wealth to Liangzhou through continuous transactions over the past five years.

These riches have played a vital role in Liangzhou. In the past few years, Cao Ji has spent a lot of money on the large-scale promotion of mulberry fish ponds, fruit-based fish ponds, and silkworm weaving. Although it is about the assistance of the Middle Ages, it is a drop in the bucket for the vast Liangzhou. According to the account books brought by Wang Shuang this time, in the past five years, Cao Ji has invested nearly 3.7 million yuan in Liangzhou. The total amount of its funds is even more than Xudu's taxes in a year, and Liangzhou has changed dramatically.

The richness and prosperity of Liangzhou accelerated the further development of the Hexi trade road.

This virtuous cycle makes Liangzhou have unlimited potential...... In contrast, it is the decline of Yizhou.

It is said that there are many people in Yizhou who are dissatisfied with Liu Zhang. The old Yizhou scholars are relatively better, but the new generation of Yizhou scholars have become resistant to Liu Zhang.

According to the development of history, Zhang Song was born against Liu Zhang because of his incompetence.

So now, Yizhou is facing such a predicament, will Zhang Song be dissatisfied with Liu Zhang?

In this regard, Cao Peng also had some ideas......

After sending Xu Huang away, Cao Peng took Wang Shuang and inspected the guards of Fancheng. The huge Fancheng City became much deserted after Liu Bei fled and relocated the people. Although later, Wang Wei led his troops to pursue Jiangxia Road and recaptured many people, it was obviously insufficient compared to the prosperity and liveliness of the earlier period. Ascending the city tower, Cao Peng has a bird's-eye view of the deserted Fancheng city.

He couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, and turned back to Wang Shuang and said: "If Liu Bei is not removed, it will be a great disaster for the country." ”

"Childe, now that the prime minister's army is here, why not take the opportunity to eliminate Liu Bei?"

"Eliminate Liu Bei?"

Cao Peng smiled bitterly: "But it's not easy to talk about!" ”

Before Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang, he ruled the world.

Now with Zhuge Liang, it is even more powerful...... It will not be an easy task to eliminate this person. It also depends on how Cao Cao plans next...... The Battle of Red Cliffs, the Battle of Red Cliffs! Cao Peng let out a sigh of relief, no matter how he could let that red cliff reappear again.

It's just that how to explain this matter to Cao Cao?

Cao Peng was still a little hesitant in his heart...... You can't go over and tell Cao Cao: You can't fall for the serial scheme, you'd better be careful of that Zhou Gongjin.

After meeting Cao Cao a few times, Cao Peng could feel that Cao Cao was a little complacent.

Later generations had various explanations for Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi.

Some say that Cao Cao got carried away, and some say that Cao Cao failed because of the epidemic...... Cao Peng remembered that Cao Cao once attributed the cause of his failure to illness. He once wrote to Sun Quan: The Battle of Chibi, due to illness, burned the ship and retreated, making Zhou Lang get this name in vain.

It means that the so-called burning chibi does not exist at all.

I burned that fire, but it turned out to be Zhou Yu's prestige......

Is this a fact? Or is it Cao Cao's prevarication?

Cao Peng didn't know either.

But since he suddenly thought of this matter, Cao Peng didn't dare to take it lightly.

"By the way, send someone to Xiangyang tomorrow to ask who came with the army, Hua Tuo, Dong Xiao, Zhang Zhongjing.

The climate in the south is changeable, and northerners may not be able to get used to it, so they need to be careful when the epidemic occurs...... In addition, you immediately arrange for someone to buy medicines for the treatment of the epidemic, the more the better, and you don't have to worry about money! Well, at this time, you can let Cong come forward and join forces with Liu Cong to buy in various places. ”

"Whoa!"

Wang Shuang has been following Cao Peng for a long time, and he will never have any doubts about Cao Peng's orders.

He is Cao Peng's retainer, but if you talk about qualifications, I am afraid that these people in Xiahou Lan and Zhoucang back then are older than his qualifications. The rest are not as qualified as Wang Shuang. He knows exactly when to ask questions and when not to ask. Although Cao Peng didn't say it in an ordered tone, Wang Shuang knew that he only needed to carry out this matter, and he didn't need to ask the reason.

After inspecting the circle, Cao Peng prepared to return to the mansion.

As I passed by the city gate, I heard a commotion......

"I'm not a spy, I'm not a spy!"

"What's going on?"

Cao Peng stopped and raised his eyes to look.

I saw the city gate, the lights were bright. A group of soldiers formed a circle, and they didn't know what was happening.

Wang Shuang immediately ran over to inquire about the reason, and after a while, he saw Fu Gong holding a man and hurriedly came to Cao Peng.

"Fu Gong, who is this?"

"Back to the Grand Governor, the last general was patrolling the city gate just now and found that this person was sneaky.

When he stepped forward for interrogation, he noticed that although this person had a Guanzhong accent, he had a Yizhou accent. When he was asked, he refused to explain, saying that he would meet the Grand Governor. The last general was about to take him down, and then the governor knew about it...... I don't want the Metropolitan Governor to come. ”

Cao Peng was stunned when he heard this, and motioned to Fu Gong to let the man go.

In the firelight, I saw that this person was about eight feet tall and slightly slender.

Looking at his age, he is in his early thirties, with a dignified appearance and an extraordinary appearance. A pair of red phoenix eyes, two thick eyebrows, a straight nose and a square mouth, and a wisp of black beard under the chin.

Dressed in coarse clothes, but he couldn't hide his outstanding demeanor.

Cao Peng's eyes narrowed, and he asked, "Who are you, and what do you have to see me?" ”

"Who are you?"

"Bold...... This is in the presence of most of the governors of my family.

Didn't you just say that you wanted to see the Grand Duke? Why do you see it now, but you don't see it? ”

"You, it's Cao Peng?"

The man stared at Cao Peng and asked in a deep voice.

Judging by his attitude, he is neither humble nor arrogant, and his bearing is not good.

Cao Peng waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to retreat. He took two steps forward and arched his hand towards the man: "It's Cao Peng below, didn't you ask Mr. Gao's name?" ”