It doesn't matter, there's a chance later. Thinking like this, Cao Cao forcibly suppressed the idea of doing it now.

Zhang Chao wants to be forced away, but Cao Cao doesn't want to do what others are willing to do, making wedding dresses for others. For this reason, he had to suppress the trace of anger in his heart, and forcibly squeezed out a smile and said, "Isn't this Brother Zhiyuan?" Ha ha. ”

"Oh, Brother Meng De is here." Zhang Chao raised his head at this time, then first looked at Cao Cao's line, and then shook his head slightly.

Cao Cao was a little puzzled by Zhang Chao's actions, he also looked at his body, and when he was sure that there was nothing bad to do, he said, "What's wrong?" Brother Zhiyuan, is there anything wrong with my dress? ”

"No, no, Brother Meng De is a dragon among people, so there will naturally be no problem with dressing." Zhang Chao shook his head solemnly.

"Oh? So why do you want to be like this? Cao Cao asked even more puzzled.

"Alas, I just chatted and learned that the people of Xudu are living a difficult life, and the taxes are also extremely heavy, I said how can you be the prime minister. Even the people of the imperial capital are like this, I really can't imagine what kind of life the people in other places will live. Zhang Chao said as he looked at Cao Cao, whose face was changing.

I'll let you pretend, and I'll peel off your scars to see how long you can pretend.

was evaluated by Zhang Chao like this, and no one would have a good face, that is, Cao Cao couldn't suppress his anger at this meeting, but he still knew that the occasion was wrong, so he also said loudly: "Oh, so in this way, the people of Jinyang City are doing well?" ”

"Well, Brother Meng De is telling the truth, in Jinyang, the people's taxes are very low, they only need to pay half of the money for medical treatment, study is free, and only half of the income from farming is paid, and the rest is all their own income." Zhang Chao replied with a smile.

This is a good opportunity to publicize their merger with the state, how could Zhang Chao let it go?

In fact, what Zhang Chao said is not false. That's how the people lived their lives. But the reason why this can be done is because there is a large area of land there, and there are few scholars. In addition, Zhang Chao's main economic source is business, that is, opium 0 a year, I don't know how much profit it brings. And with the money paid by Sanhan and Goryeo every year, they are naturally much richer than Cao Cao.

Although the territory is very large, there are too many scholars under Cao Cao, and those people enjoy privileges, such as farming without paying Rui, or paying less, etc., in comparison, Cao Cao wants to maintain the situation, so he can only squeeze the ordinary people.

This is also Cao Cao's shortcoming, and now that he has been mentioned by Zhang Chao, where can his face be good? He also knew that he did not take advantage of the first round of the encounter.

Fortunately, Cao Cao is a person who can afford to take it and let it go, and in the face of this kind of questioning, he just smiled lightly and said, "Okay, Zhiyuan, now that the other princes are here, I will send you, what is the better to go into the city and talk about it." ”

Zhang Chao naturally felt that Cao Cao was angry, considering that this was someone's territory after all, if it was really urgent, it would not be a good thing to lose both sides, so he nodded and said: "Okay, that's it, I'll follow Brother Meng De into the city to have a look." “

At the gate of the city, as Zhang Chao and Cao Cao rode into the city side by side, they quickly regained their calm, but something about such a good policy of merging states did begin to spread in the community. Some people who have ideas are even beginning to think about whether to find an opportunity to leave here and go to Bingzhou.

Zhang Chao entered the city, that is, before being taken to a palace by Cao Cao, which was prepared for him in advance, covering a very wide area.

Pointing to the gate of this courtyard, Cao Cao said: "Zhiyuan, I didn't expect you to bring so many soldiers into the city, so the place may be a little small." But it doesn't matter, there is an empty barracks outside the city, and you can move in at any time if you want. ”

"Well, it's okay here, my Zhang Jiajun is used to being with me, so it's better not to be separated." Zhang Chao replied with a smile.

Cao Cao originally wanted to stimulate Zhang Chao to see if he had the courage not to bring troops into the city, but he never thought that this person was still very cautious. This is actually the same as other princes, and even Dong Zhuo himself brought 30,000 soldiers when he entered the city, compared to the army brought by Zhang Chao.

Zhang Chao did not fall for the scheme, and refused to go to the barracks on the grounds that Zhang Jiajun was used to being with him. All this was originally expected by Cao Cao, he just smiled after hearing it: "Zhiyuan, take a good rest, tomorrow there will be a meeting of the princes, and the day after tomorrow to help the emperor's spirit, this requires you to come forward." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, now that you have come to Brother Mengde's territory, naturally everything will listen to you." Zhang Chao replied with a smile.

Cao Cao looked at this smiling face, and he was indeed thinking in his heart, "It's strange that you can listen to me." It's just that at this time, he is also laughing, no matter what, this person is in his own territory, and the saying that killing the emperor is Zhang Chao's actions has long been circulated, presumably there will be problems to face next, see how he will do it at that time.

Cao Cao finally left, and as soon as he left, Zhang Liao began to control the entire street with 10,000 Zhang Jiajun, and as a general of the army, he had to ensure the safety of the lord.

Zhang Chao really didn't pay attention to it so much, and called Guo Jia and the two of them to stay in the room for several hours without coming out.

Zhang Chao arrived in Xudu, and the matter quickly spread.

When it reached the ears of the princes, everyone's reaction was different.

In Liu Bei's mansion, there was a black-faced man standing beside him, with a fierce light in his eyes, and at a glance he knew that he was not a good person, and this person was the third brother Zhang Fei.

This time when he came to Xudu to mourn for the emperor, Liu Bei only brought Zhang Fei to come, leaving the military advisor Zhuge Liang and the second brother Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou.

Originally, he heard the news that Zhang Chao would not come, but he thought it was normal, after all, the murderer who killed the emperor dared to appear, which was too bold.

But as soon as he heard that Zhang Chao was really here, he naturally had a shocked expression on his face.

When Zhang Fei heard that Zhang Chao was coming, he also looked suspicious, and said to himself: "Didn't you say that the emperor was killed by this person?" How dare he appear here now? Aren't you afraid of being asked? ”

"Winged? No nonsense. With his hands over his shoulders, Liu Bei, who had a pair of big ears, did shout and scold.

Liu Bei's courage is not small, but he is indeed extremely cautious. He really hated Zhang Chao, but at the same time, he didn't dare to underestimate the other party, at least in his opinion, if Xu Du wanted to deal with Zhang Chao, he didn't need to make his own move.

After scolding Zhang Fei and telling him not to talk nonsense, he couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's princes' meeting. Of course, he was very happy in his heart for a while.

The death of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was naturally a great loss for Cao Cao, but it was a good thing for the other princes. There are no sharp arrows on their heads that can be dropped at any time, and they can do whatever they can do without scruples.

And among them, Liu Bei was the most happy.

He is a member of the Liu family, and now that Emperor Han Xian is dead, it is said that a new emperor should be elected. And whether it is identity or power, he is extremely capable, so he is naturally happy, because he sees a glimmer of hope to become an emperor, which also makes him grateful to the person who did it.

Of course, Liu Bei would not say all this, even to the military advisor Zhuge Liang. Although he could feel that the other party seemed to be aware of this, he just wouldn't say it himself, but would pretend to be very sad for the world to see.

Liu Bei did not move here, but he thought that Zhang Chao's appearance at this time did not seem to be of any benefit to him. And in Sun Quan's mansion, when the news came, he was also surprised, and sighed in his heart that this Zhang Chao was really daring, and he dared to appear here at this time.

Standing behind Sun Jian were the eldest son Sun Ce and the strategist Zhou Yu.

The two of them also had shocked expressions on their faces after hearing this, obviously they were a little surprised that Zhang Chao dared to appear here.

"What do you think?" Sun Jian was just shocked in his heart, and then looked at his son and Zhou Yu.

"Courageous." Sun Ce gave a very simple and clear evaluation.

He was originally established by martial arts, and in his eyes, great heroes are worthy of respect.

Sun Jian was not surprised that his eldest son had such an opinion, so his eyes fell on Zhou Yu on the side.

Zhou Yu can be said to be the first of the talents in Jiangnan, with a strategic heart, calm and extraordinary.

Now that he noticed that Sun Jian's gaze fell on him, he immediately clenched his fists and said: "Lord, Zhang Chao is coming, not only us, but also other people are very surprised." But it doesn't matter, in a way, it's a good thing that he's here, at least it can disrupt some people's plans. ”

"Plan, who do you mean?" Sun Jian asked with a slight raised brow.

"Hehe, naturally those who want to be emperors." Zhou Yu replied with a smile.

For the person he was referring to, Sun Jian naturally knew, a while ago, when the emperor had just died, Liu Bei of Jingzhou sent troops to the edge of Yangzhou, although the number was not very large, but the meaning of the warning was indeed very obvious.

Sun Jian's territory is only close to Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

All along, Cao Cao thought about dealing with Zhang Chao, but rarely focused on the Sun family. But this Liu Bei is the same, he is always in a state of staring at him, and he sent an envoy to come a while ago, and after the matter was not discussed, it seemed that he would go out at any time.