Because of the launch of the "Dahan Times", Liu He's slightest move in the north now will soon spread to the south of the Yellow River, except for the group of old and young people in Luoyang City who are paying attention to his movements all day long, even the other forces are staring at Liu He intently, for fear that Liu He will be calculated if he is not careful.

The headquarters of the "Dahan Times" is temporarily located in Yecheng, with Luoyang as a branch, and every time a new issue of the newspaper is published, the two places will make an appointment, and then Yecheng will send a fast horse to Hanoi to transport the engravings over, so that they can be published in the same issue. Although this kind of distribution will reduce some timeliness, in the era of news blockage, being able to know the ins and outs about five to ten days after some major events has occurred, compared to the previous one or two months to know, it is quite efficient.

In recent editions, almost all pages of the newspaper have been occupied by epidemic prevention content, and even news of drought relief and disaster relief has to give way. When the words "Tianzheng Sect" appeared in the newspapers from time to time, some sensitive people began to secretly send people to the north of the Yellow River to inquire about the sect that suddenly appeared.

The de facto rulers everywhere also attached great importance to collecting and reading the Dahan Times. Cao Cao now wakes up every day, and asks the waiters around him, "Is there a newspaper from Luoyang today?" Yuan Shao was lying on the sickbed and asked his youngest son Yuan Shang to read the newspaper to him in order to pass the boring time. Lu Zhi specially sent people to Yecheng to contact, specially spent money to order 100 newspapers for Xuzhou, and asked the Mi family to send a fast boat back and forth between Yecheng and the East China Sea, responsible for delivering newspapers by water. Liu Zhang and Sun Jian, who were far away in Yizhou, also sent people to Luoyang to collect expired old newspapers, and after saving up a few issues, they were secretly sent back for reading and reference.

Now everyone realizes that newspapers are a good thing, and if they are used to guide and manipulate public opinion, they are simply an invincible weapon of destruction. However, printing newspapers requires the consumption of a large amount of high-quality paper. It also needs to feed a large number of engraving craftsmen and printing and dyeing craftsmen, which not only cost a lot of money, but more importantly, technical support.

Big forces like Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, they can afford money, but they don't have the technology. And small forces like Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Zhang Ji, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Tian Kai either did not have the financial resources and technology, or they did not see the role of newspapers clearly, so it was even less possible to print a newspaper to argue with Liu He.

If you want to play a war of public opinion, you must have financial and technical support. In later generations, the United States played the war of public opinion into a brilliant game. Relying on a large number of American knives and advanced information technology, other countries try their best to copy and catch up, but they always miss the essentials and essence.

On this day, Cao Cao was practicing fencing in the mansion, and the strategist Jiang Ji hurriedly walked in and reported: "Lord, I just received news from Taishan County and found out about the epidemic!" ”

Cao Cao put away his long sword unhurriedly, and then asked: "There are more than a dozen counties in Taishan County, which county has found the epidemic?" ”

"When the news came, people and animals had been found to be infected and killed in Fenggao, Mu County, Gai County and other places."

"Have these counties ever received the 'Epidemic Prevention Law' that I asked to copy?"

"One was sent from every county. It was delivered directly to the prefectural order. It was because these counties received the Epidemic Prevention Law that they were able to detect and confirm the epidemic in a timely manner, and now several counties are asking for support for the state to send medical teams to treat people infected with the disease. ”

"Go and call Ren Jun. I'm going to ask him about his preparedness. ”

Ren Jun has been in charge of the money and grain in the state for Cao Cao, which is equivalent to Lao Cao's logistics minister. After Cao Cao discovered that a special issue on epidemic prevention was published in the "Dahan Times", he was keenly aware of the importance of epidemic prevention, and he immediately instructed Ren Jun to prepare various materials in accordance with the requirements of the "Epidemic Prevention Law". Now an epidemic has been found in Taishan County, Yanzhou. Cao Cao's preparation came in handy.

A batch of epidemic prevention materials had just been transported from Changyi to Taishan County, and there was an urgent report from Runan, claiming that the epidemic had been discovered. And it's spreading fast. Cao Cao hurriedly sent people to Runan to transport epidemic prevention materials.

The strategist Xun Yu felt that the situation was serious, and personally came to Cao Cao to offer advice.

"My lord, my subordinates saw that the recent issue of the Dahan Times carried a report on the northern epidemic prevention team attacking everywhere and fighting the plague with remarkable results, which shows that the north has made a major breakthrough in epidemic prevention. Since Liu Shiren is willing to openly publish such an important content of the epidemic prevention law in the newspapers, it shows that he hopes that all localities will learn and emulate. Now that the epidemic has been found in Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and it is still spreading, the lord may wish to send someone to Yecheng and ask Liu He to send someone to help us fight the epidemic. ”

Cao Cao thought seriously about Xun Yu's construction, and felt that Liu He was very likely to help, so he said to Xun Yu: "I was about to send someone to the north to see how Liu He governed Youzhou and Jizhou so prosperously. ”

Xun Yu didn't know that this was Cao Cao's statement to test himself, so he didn't shirk it, and happily agreed to the task assigned by Cao Cao.

After Xun Yu left, Cao Cao called from his younger brother Cao Hong and commanded in a low voice: "If Xun Wen wants to go to the north in a few days, I will let you be the leader of the escort team, you should prepare well and pick some good subordinates to go with you." ”

At the same time that the epidemic was found in Taishan County, Qingzhou Qi County and Xuzhou Langya, which are adjacent to Taishan County, also found epidemics one after another. Qi Jun is currently the actual controller of Qingzhou Mu Fu, and after receiving the report, his first reaction was to immediately send someone to Yecheng to ask Liu He for help. The life of Fu Zhu in Qingzhou was not easy, and he was named Qingzhou Mu, but in fact only controlled part of Qi County and Le'an County. Kong Rong controlled Beihai County and Donglai County, accounting for almost half of Qingzhou, while the remaining Pingyuan County and Jinan County were controlled by Tian Kai and Sun Shao respectively.

After receiving the report of Langya Taishou Zangba, Xuzhou Mu Luzhi immediately sent a medical team from Tancheng to Dongguan and Dong'an counties where the epidemic was discovered with a large number of epidemic prevention materials and medicines. At this time, Dongguan is located in the northwest of Xuzhou, close to Gai County of Taishan County, not the famous flower city of Dongguan in the south of later generations.

Liu He has always been worried about Lu Zhi's physical accident, and some time ago he sent a medical team from Youzhou to Tancheng, not only to take care of Lu Zhi, but also to take care of the clansmen of the old Liu family in Tancheng, as well as the Mi family brothers. This time, Lu Zhi drove Liu and the medical team assigned to him to Dongguan.

However, it was said that after Liu He returned to Jicheng to deal with some important matters, the news reported from various places showed that the epidemic from the north had been controlled, and then as long as it was stable for a period of time, the plague would end when it entered the freezing season. Liu He was worried about the affairs of the south, so he resigned from Hua Tuo, Zhang Ji and others, and returned to Yecheng with a few henchmen. When Liu He left, he also informed Zhang Ji that his family members who stayed in Linxiang, Changsha had been safely sent back to his hometown of Nanyang, where although Zhang Ji was now entrenched, it was not far from Danshui, and Liu He's forces left in the Sanhuting area could be taken care of.

Soon after returning to Yecheng, the Yanzhou "Visit Wèn Group" led by Xun Yu arrived in Yecheng. Liu He was not surprised that Cao Cao sent someone to ask for help, he even knew that Cao Cao had made such a big battle, and sent his most beloved son Cao Zhi to Yecheng, just to ease the once tense relationship between the two sides. However, Cao Cao was willing to send Wang Zuoxunyu over, but it was beyond Liu He's expectations.

There is no shortage of top strategists in front of Liu He's tent now, and the trio of Guo Jia, Li Ru and Jia Xu can already help him sweep away all the other forces. As for the super fierce generals, Liu He is not lacking now, counting Zhang Liao who is already on the road, Liu He now has Zhao Yun, Zhang He, Tai Shici, Xu Huang, Wen Chou and others available, in addition to Xu Rong, Sun Li, Tian Yu, Hao Zhao, Gao Shun and other first-class generals as supplements.

If there is any talent that Liu He lacks now, it is the top domestic affairs master.

In Liu He's mind, the super-first-class internal affairs talents in the Three Kingdoms era include Xun Yu, Zhuge Liang, Zhong Xuan and others, and if it weren't for the fact that his father Liu Yu died early, he should actually enter the ranks of super-first-class. The first-class internal affairs talents include Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Gu Yong, Liang Xi, Jia Kui, Zhuge Jin, Jiang Wan and others. Now Liu He's subordinates can get their hands on the internal affairs talents, that is, Liu Hui, Li Yan, Chen Qun, Jia Kui and others, and the talent reserves of Lao Cao and Jiangdong Sun Jian are really incomparable.

Knowing that Xun Yu came to Yecheng, Liu He attached great importance to it, although he did not personally go out of the city to greet him, but he also sent two heavyweight representatives, Guo Jia and Tian Chou, to greet him.

Liu He held a feast in the general's mansion to welcome visitors from Yanzhou. When he saw Cao Zhi, who was only ten years old, appear in front of him, he suddenly had the urge to take the school entrance examination for this genius boy.

Xun Yu didn't expect Liu He to be so enthusiastic and attach importance to the arrival of his party, he toasted Liu He and said: "I have heard all kinds of legends about the general over the years, and I can see it today, which is a wish. ”

Liu He laughed and asked Xun Yu, "I don't know what rumors Mr. Wenruo has heard about Liu?" Do many people call me a monster with a burly body and a hideous face, who can't sleep without eating a few meals at every meal? ”

When Liu He was in Youzhou, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao and other forces were secretly spreading rumors and trying their best to discredit Liu He, including terrifying rumors about Liu He eating people and drinking human blood.

Xun Yu saw Liu He's magnanimous and easy-going temperament, so he also smiled and said: "Rumors stop at the wise, now that the "Han Times" has come out, Gongzi's reputation has spread all over the world, and now everyone in the world is saying that Gongzi is a big hero who comes out once in 500 years, and he is destined to save the world in the future." ”

Although Xun Yu's words are subtle, there is also some flavor in them. If Liu He can save the world, where will he put the Son of Heaven?

Liu He knew that Xun Yu was a loyal royalist, and he had a good impression of this person, so he didn't entangle him more verbally, so he kept fooling several of his subordinates to toast Xun Yu and Cao Hong frequently, and the result was that Xun Yu and Cao Hong couldn't get up the next day.

Liu He has Xu Miao's big wine vat, and Tian Chou and Xian Yufu are a few northern men who can drink, plus Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Yuan Lian, Cheng Bing, Zhen Yan and a group of scribes are clamoring and mixing inside, and it is strange not to get Xun Yu and Cao Hong drunk. (To be continued......)