After unifying internal opinions, Liu Cun did not blindly act recklessly, but sent Zhao Rong and Lu Pei as special envoys to Puyang to communicate with Cao Cao.

Cao Cao had his own intelligence network, and although it was still under construction and his strength was still very weak, he had discovered that Liu Cun had sent someone to Chang'an to secretly rush to Chang'an, recommend him as the pastor of Yanzhou, and bring a large sum of money to bribe the important ministers of the court and Dong Zhuo's advisers.

Therefore, Cao Cao was very enthusiastic after seeing Zhao Rong and Lu Pei, but after reading Liu Cun's handwritten letter and listening to Zhao Rong and Lu Pei's request, Cao Cao did not reply immediately, but asked Zhao Rong and Lu Pei to go to the guest house to rest for the time being, and he needed to discuss it with his subordinate Wu.

Cao Cao relayed Zhao Rong's request to his henchmen, and was immediately strongly opposed by Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu's idea was very simple: "Although Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom are still in the hands of the Yellow Turban Thieves, but in time, the lord will be able to lead his soldiers to recover the lost territory, why do you want to trade Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom with Liu Zijian?" ”

Chen Gong's thoughts were different, and he asked two questions that no one could avoid: "Not to mention whether to promise Liu Zijian, if Liu Zijian sends troops to defeat Taishan County and Jibei Kingdom, which of us can ask him to come back?" ”

"Secondly, with the current status and strength of the lord, without the support of Qingzhou, it is estimated that it will be difficult to open up the situation, even if two years later, with our own strength to recover the entire Yanzhou, but how will the situation in the Central Plains change within two years?"

"Especially in Jizhou, everyone thinks that the brave and unscrupulous Gongsun Chan is not Yuan Benchu's opponent, once Yuan Benchu wins Jizhou or even Youzhou, will he turn his gun to deal with us?"

"Don't forget, Yanzhou and Yuzhou have long been regarded as their own territory by Yuan Benchu!"

Now everyone is in a dilemma. After discussing for a long time, it was still difficult to decide, and in the end, it was Cao Hong who discussed with Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and Yu Ban, who defected after Liu Dai's defeat. Inform Cao Cao and his advisers about the attitude of the army:

"We all agree that the terrain of Taishan County is complex. The land is barren, and it is not of much use to take it back, but the status of Jibei is very important, the land is fertile, and the water is abundant, if Liu Zijian can give up his requirements for Jibeiguo, we think we can agree to him, but we need Liu Zijian to support us with 20,000 sets of Qingzhou Army infantry armor and weapons in exchange! ”

"The armor and weapons made in Qingzhou are indeed excellent, and the weight is twice as light as that of traditional armor. However, the protection power has been doubled, and the soldiers have a high evaluation. ”

Cao Cao just nodded after hearing this, looked at Cheng Yu and Chen Gong with a smile, and asked what else the two of them thought? Chen Gong was also reluctant to give up Jibeiguo, so he very clearly supported the opinions of Cao Hong and other generals, believing that the matter could be discussed again.

Cheng Yu thought about it for a long time, and saw that Cao Cao was also inclined to accept everyone's opinions, so he could only reluctantly let go: "Taishan County can let it, but Jibei Kingdom must not let it!" The six counties of Jibei are located between the big river and the Jishui basin. As long as it operates slightly, it is a big granary that guarantees harvest in drought and flood, and the lord must not give up! ”

Chen Gong smiled helplessly: "Brother Zhongde, have you ever been to the first building of the Great Wall of Qi in the west of Lu County?" ”

Everyone didn't know what Chen Gong meant for a while, but Cheng Yu had already reacted. couldn't help but shake his head again and again, and said to Cao Cao helplessly:

"Lord, Lu County is the first city at the beginning of the Great Wall of Qi. The dysptory tower outside the west gate has the saying that the first dysprosium tower of the Great Wall is said to be, and the city wall was still built by the Qi people in that year. It seems that Liu Zijian is willing to give up until he gets his hands on it. ”

Cao Cao not only had no regrets, but laughed: "This Liu Zijian is interesting." I've always thought this guy was an honest man, who knows that there are times when he is not honest, I guess he was taught bad by the group of strategists under his command......"

"Forget it, anyway, Lu County has already been occupied by him, and it is close to the mountain and the crumbling Great Wall of Qi, so what's the point of handing over the other half of our hands to him? As long as the other five counties are in our hands, maybe we can open an important trade route with Qingzhou through Lu County, haha! ”

"Okay, don't go, let's have a banquet for Zhao Rong and Lu Pei tonight, I feel that Zhao Rong is not simple, it's good for everyone to get to know each other."

Three days later, Zhao Rong and Lu Pei returned to Qingzhou with the contract signed by Cao Cao, and Liu Cun, Gongsun Pei, Guoyuan and others were finally relieved.

In fact, what Qingzhou wants is Lu County, not any attachment to the starting point of the Great Wall.

The craftsmen who are specifically looking for minerals found a piece of high-quality wild tea trees in Wufeng Mountain in the west of Lu County, and also found high-quality coal mines that are very easy to mine at the foot of Niutou Mountain, fifteen miles southwest of Wufeng Mountain and twenty miles east of Lu County.

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On the fifth day of the second lunar month, Liu Cun's envoy to Chang'an returned smoothly, bringing back the news that the imperial court had appointed Cao Cao as the assassin of Yanzhou, and also brought an angel sent by Emperor Liu Xie, who appointed Liu Ye as the pastor of Qingzhou at noon the next day, and appointed Liu Cun to replace the dead Han Fu as the pastor of Jizhou.

Liu Cun knew that this was Dong Zhuo's trick, but he was still very happy to receive the edict of Jizhou Pastor appointed with the emperor's jade seal, and Liu Cun needed this righteous name.

Dong Zhuo, who was afraid that the princes from all walks of life would not be able to fight, was even more happy, he had already made the news public as quickly as possible, and looked forward to the powerful Qingzhou Mu Liu Cun and Yuan Shao, whom he hated deeply, to fight as soon as possible.

On the sixth day of the second month, the new Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao dispatched 30,000 cavalry, and with an astonishing speed, he suddenly killed Shouzhangcheng, the governor of Dongping County.

On the same day, Liu Cun once again sent his general Qin Yi to lead 15,000 foot cavalry, braved the goose feathers and heavy snow to penetrate Lu County, and surrounded the 5,000 Yellow Turbans entrenched in Lu County.

At the same time, the fourth division of Guanhai quietly left Zhu A, passed through Gushan Pass, and penetrated Fenggaocheng, the administrative office of Taishan County, controlled by the Yellow Turban Army, as quickly as possible.

Zhang Rao's Fifth Division marched westward at the same time, pressing towards Fenggao with lightning speed, and 30,000 soldiers from the two strong brigades of the Yellow Turban Army met at Fenggao City the next morning to persuade the Yellow Turban brothers stationed in Fenggao City.

Two hours later, the closed gate of Fenggao City slowly opened, and the 8,000 Yellow Turban soldiers and 30,000 old and weak women and children who stayed behind were completely relieved after a short period of panic.

Three days later, the surrounding Boxian, Liangfu, Juping three counties left behind the Yellow Turban Army all surrendered, the Qingzhou Army effortlessly occupied the entire Taishan County except for Nanwuyang, more than 23,000 Yellow Turban soldiers through the screening of the Guanhai Department, selected 7,000 young Zhuang to send to the base camp of the Qingzhou Army in Zouping, and the 8,000 Langya veterans who rested for three months in the camp formed the fifth division of the Langya Army.

Cao Cao, with the assistance of Qin Yi's cavalry, soon forced 20,000 yellow turbans of Shouzhang, who had lost foreign aid, to abandon the city and go away, and recovered Shouzhang City as he wished.

At this time, the news that the Qingzhou army had recovered the six counties of Taishan County came, and Cao Cao and his subordinate Wenwu almost couldn't believe that this was true, and they looked at each other one by one, full of emotion, and finally understood such a fact:

Even if they didn't agree to Liu Cun's conditions, Liu Cun, who had been prepared for a long time, would take the whole county of Mount Tai without any scruples.

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