Because of the eagerness in his heart, it didn't take long for Cao Zhen to return to Guanzhong.

It's just that after returning to Guanzhong, he didn't rush to Liangzhou immediately, he directly entered Chang'an City.

Chang'an was the two ancient capitals of Luoyang in the world.

It has an indelible place in the hearts of the people of the world.

If it is said that having a jade seal can symbolize that a person is the true dragon son of heaven, then having both Chang'an and Luoyang is the best symbol of a dynasty and Huaxia Zhengshuo.

This concept has long been ingrained in the hearts of everyone alive.

It is precisely because Chang'an has such an important political significance in the world that after Cao Pi became the emperor and established the Guanzhong Metropolitan Governorate, Chang'an naturally became the seat of Cao Wei's Guanzhong Metropolitan Governorate.

However, Cao Zhen is not a person who can live idlely, although he is the governor of Guanzhong, but in the past he rarely lived in Chang'an City.

Therefore, the current chief general of Chang'an City is the Anxi general Xiahou Nan.

Cao Zhen entered Chang'an first when he returned to the customs this time, in order to come to find Xiahou Nan.

Xiahou Nan Zilin is the son of Xiahou Dun, the founder of Cao Wei.

Because his father is Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Nan's status in Cao Wei since he was a child is not ordinary.

When Xiahou Nan was just coming of age, Cao Cao married his favorite daughter, Princess Qinghe, to him.

After Cao Pi became emperor, because Xiahou Nan had a very friendly relationship with him since he was a child, Xiahou Nan ushered in a period of rapid development in his life.

He first worshiped Zhonghe Shangshu, and soon was promoted to General Anxi, and finally was given the power of the fake festival by Cao Pi and was named the marquis.

This series of additions to the rank and title was completed within half a year after Cao Pi became emperor.

Such a promotion speed cannot be compared even to Cao Zhen.

At the beginning, the governor of Guanzhong was originally Xiahou Nan, and Cao Zhen was only the governor of Liangzhou.

Later, as the Han army gradually became stronger, Cao Pi in order to strengthen the war preparedness of Guanzhong, he merged the Liangzhou Metropolitan Governor into the Guanzhong Metropolitan Governor, and made Cao Zhen the Guanzhong Governor.

It can be seen that Cao Pi does not know that his brother-in-law has no military talent.

Of course, Xiahou Nan no longer has military talent, with his background, his status and power in the Guanzhong Metropolitan Governorate are only under Cao Zhen.

The reason why Cao Zhen came to find Xiahou Mao non-stop was not because of how good his personal relationship with Xiahou Nan was, on the contrary, Cao Zhen looked down on Xiahou Nan a little.

Cao Zhen, as a famous general in the world, like Xiahou Nan, who has no military strategy, even if he is related, he can't get into his eyes.

But after all, they are related, so Cao Zhen can't say that he hates Xiahou Nan.

Especially Cao Zhen still has something to help with Xiahou Nan.

Although Xiahou Nan has no talent for military strategy, he has the ability to manage and raise funds.

Cao Zhen came to look for Xiahou Nan this time, and what he valued was Xiahou Nan's talent.

But when Cao Zhen saw Xiahou Nan, the scene in front of him made his eyebrows furrow deeply.

I saw that in an attic, Xiahou Nan was lying on the jade legs of several concubines with a comfortable face.

Perhaps under the influence of fine wine, Xiahou Nan was already a little confused at this time.

His hands were restlessly roaming around the bodies of several concubines, causing them to let out bursts of shy laughter.

Xiahou Nan's identity is not ordinary.

Yu Gong is not only the general of Chang'an, but he is also the husband of Princess Qinghe, and no matter what aspect of public or private, Xiahou Nan's current behavior makes Cao Zhen feel disliked.

It's just that Xiahou Nan's identity and status are similar to him, so despite the dislike in his heart, Cao Zhen still suppressed his anger and coughed vigorously a few times to remind Xiahou Mao of his arrival.

Under Cao Zhen's intentional reminder, Xiahou Nan woke up a little from the state of confusion.

After seeing that it was Cao Zhen who suddenly appeared in front of him, no matter how much Xiahou Nan was so happy, he also guessed a few clues.

So Xiahou Nan was reluctant to let a few concubines retreat first.

After a few concubines retreated, the disheveled Xiahou Nan didn't tidy up his clothes first, he actually got up directly from the bed, and then came to Cao Zhen and thought about helping him to sit down.

But Xiahou Nan's kindness was rejected by Cao Zhen's stiff wave of his hand.

Seeing that Cao Zhen was like this, Xiahou Nan was not angry.

He wasn't too surprised that Cao Zhen would suddenly appear in the attic.

Cao Zhen's personality has always been vigorous and resolute, coupled with his status, if he wants to see him directly, no one in Chang'an City can stop him.

However, Cao Zhen is not a person who does not know etiquette, so Xiahou Nan knows that Cao Zhen must have something important to come to see him in such a hurry.

Under the inference in his heart, Xiahou Nan sat back on the couch by himself, and then asked Cao Zhendao:

"Zidan has something to do with me, but just say it."

Because they are both Cao Wei's relatives, their identities are not bad, so when there is no one in private, Xiahou Nan and Cao Zhen have always called each other by words.

Hearing Xiahou Nan's inquiry, the displeasure on Cao Zhen's face dissipated a little.

Although Xiahou Nan is not very familiar with military strategy, his own wisdom is not low, otherwise in the past time, he would not be able to manage the government affairs of Guanzhong in an orderly manner.

Under Xiahou Nan's inquiry, Cao Zhen said what he wanted him to do.

But as soon as Cao Zhen's words fell, Xiahou Nan's face immediately turned embarrassed.

Prepare 100,000 troops of ordnance, food and grass within three months?

This Cao Zidan really doesn't care about logistics, I don't know how difficult logistics is.

"It's impossible."

Xiahou Nan's surging reply instantly made Cao Zhen's face even more ugly.

"Can Zilin know the importance of the Southern Expedition?"

Cao Zhen thought that Xiahou Nan didn't understand this, so there was a sense of shirk in his words, but he misunderstood Xiahou Mao.

Xiahou Nan looked at Cao Zhen and replied, "Just because I know the importance of the Southern Expedition to our army, I don't want to deceive you with lies.

Once the army of 100,000 is mobilized, the supplies required are enormous.

Winter wheat is now being planted in Guanzhong, and no matter how good I am at coordinating, I can't do it in three months. ”

There is one thing that Xiahou Nan didn't say, that is, the southern expedition to Hanzhong was not fighting in the Central Plains, and the transportation in the Central Plains was convenient, and the transportation of materials was also very convenient.

But Hanzhong is a steep mountain road, such geographical conditions, the consumption of materials is often a little more than in the Central Plains.

Xiahou Nan's answer made Cao Zhen fall silent for a while.

Cao Zhen was a good general in the world, but Cao Zhen, who was backed by the entire Great Wei, was only mainly responsible for marching and fighting in the past, and he did not know much about logistics.

No way, Cao Wei has too many talents.

In this case, in the past, there were naturally talents to organize logistics for him, and Cao Zhen often only needed to know a rough idea.

But although he doesn't know much about logistics, Cao Zhen also believes in the judgment given by Xiahou Nan.

Because in this aspect, Xiahou Nan is a professional.

At the beginning of the Battle of Hexi, it was Xiahou Nan who continuously delivered him with weapons, grain and grass, so that he could quell the chaos without worries.

I don't know Xiahou Nan's talent, Cao Zhen won't come to Xiahou Mao today.

Cao Zhen was silent for a while and then asked Xiahou Nan:

"How long will it take to do that?"

In the face of Cao Zhen's inquiry, Xiahou Nan gave the answer in his heart.

"At least five months.

Give me five months, and I'll be able to prepare some of the supplies for a 100,000-strong army.

This part of the materials is enough for Zidan to fight in advance.

And five months is enough time for the materials transferred by His Majesty from Kanto to reach Guanzhong. ”

Hearing the time given by Xiahou Nan, Cao Zhen agreed after thinking about it carefully.

"Okay, then I'll give you five months.

I will wait for your good news in Chencang. ”

After saying this, Cao Zhen was about to leave.

But before leaving, Cao Zhen looked at Xiahou Nan, who had a very tacit understanding with him in the past, and he couldn't help but remind:

"It's normal to keep concubines, but Zilin still needs to pay attention to the news not to reach the ears of Princess Qinghe."

After making this reminder, Cao Zhen left the attic.

The reason why Cao Zhen reminded Xiahou Nan of this point was entirely based on his relationship with Xiahou Mao.

After all, even if he looked down on Xiahou Nan in his heart, but relatives are always relatives, and he didn't want Xiahou Nan to be reprimanded by Cao Pi because of his private affairs.

But after hearing Cao Zhen's reminder, Xiahou Nan showed a disapproving look on his face.

He has this hobby in his life, how can he give up in vain because his insiders are jealous?

Compared with worrying about Princess Qinghe's jealousy, Xiahou Nan is now more concerned about how he should prepare the supplies for the 100,000-strong army to go out within five months.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked his subordinates to be summoned.

Before the arrival of the subordinates, Xiahou Nan was thinking about a series of things he was going to do next.

It's just that when he thinks about those things, a person's name always pops up in his mind from time to time.

Zhuge Liang.

Everyone is good at different things, so according to what they are good at, they will have different objects of admiration.

For Xiahou Nan, the person he admires most in the world is Zhuge Liang.

In the decisive battle of Hanzhong that year, Zhuge Liang supported Liu Bei with the national strength of a state, and Cao Cao, who was supported by the national strength of Kyushu, jumped straight to his feet and cursed, this feat can be said to blind the eyes of everyone in the world.

knew that Zhuge Liang could milk, but I didn't expect it to be so milky.

Cao Cao was not essentially defeated by Liu Bei, but actually lost to the golden combination of Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng.

And Zhuge Liang, who has such a feat, how can he not make Xiahou Nan feel admiration?

With the national strength of Guanzhong, the advance materials of the 100,000 army were raised within three months, and only Zhuge Liang could do it in this world.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Mao suddenly looked forward to the battle of the southern expedition in the future.

If Zidan can win a big victory in the future and capture Zhuge Liang, he is bound to write to His Majesty to let him reuse Zhuge Liang.

With Cao Wei's national strength and Zhuge Liang's talent in the world, what is it difficult for Cao Wei to restore the glory of the former Han Dynasty?

...

Chang'an, as the most important city in Guanzhong, is bound to gather spies from all sides.

And among the spies from all sides, of course, there are from Liangzhou.

Under Mi Yang's reform measures, Liangzhou's spies became gradually formalized.

They have a resounding name in Liangzhou - Siwen engaged.

When Mi Yang set up Si Wencao, he took into account the needs of the war, so Si Wencao's organization was mainly divided into two parts.

One part is the Jing'an Division, which is in charge of domestic intelligence work, and the other part is the Military Strategy Department, which is in charge of overseas intelligence.

The secretary in Chang'an City is subordinate to the Military Strategy Division.

Because compared with the Jing'an Division, the work in charge of the Military Strategy Division has higher requirements for professionalism and loyalty.

Therefore, after the Mi clan people came to Liangzhou, many Mi clan people were arranged by Mi Yang to march into the division.

Later, as it came naturally, many Mi clansmen took on the burden of lurking in Chang'an and spying on the military.

Mi An is one of those Mi clansmen.

Mi An is an old man in his fifties, but according to his generation, he is Mi Yang's brother.

A large part of the reason why Mi'an was valued by Mi Yang and sent to Chang'an was because Mi'an was old enough.

The age of fifty years represents that Mi An followed the ancestors of the Mi family to do business when he was young.

This is a prerequisite for being a good spy in the world.

Without a rich experience and knowledge, spies can neither guarantee their own safety, nor can they detect any useful military information.

Mi An has not been in Chang'an for a long time, but it is enough for him to settle in Chang'an.

Before coming to Chang'an, Mi Yang gave his Mi clan a lot of money in order to ensure the smooth progress of intelligence work.

Money is a good thing that can help people settle down quickly, no matter what the era.

It's just that compared with other clansmen, Mi'an's way of using money is more special.

He didn't spread all his money to expand his network.

On the contrary, he used the money given to him by Mi Yang to open a medicinal herb shop in Chang'an City.

And he goes under the pseudonym Hua'an.

The official pharmaceutical industry in the Han Dynasty was not developed, but it was this underdevelopment that created an excellent business opportunity for private operators.

After all, in ancient times, herbs were not worth much in terms of cost, as long as they could hire manpower to go into the dangerous mountains and forests to pick them.

However, the reason why Mi'an chose to open a medicinal herb shop is not for profit.

In his early years, he traveled to the north and south of the business life, which greatly enriched Mi'an's experience and insight.

Mi An knew that Mi Yang sent him to Chang'an in order to spy on the military.

Since Mi Yang sent him for this purpose, all the activities he carried out in Chang'an must be carried out according to this foundation.

And Mi An knew that if the Wei army was about to have large-scale military activities, then there was a necessity that they would definitely have to collect in large quantities, and that was medicinal herbs.

Ordinary people would think that the most important thing to find out the enemy's military intelligence is to pay attention to the local grain, grass and ordnance, which is actually wrong.

Because food and ordnance are the most important strategic materials, any government will hoard them in large quantities in granaries and arsenals in peacetime.

These two strategic materials are generally not collected by the government from the private sector unless they are necessary.

In addition, granaries and arsenals are often heavily guarded, so it is not easy to find out the military situation from both food and ordnance.

With the medical conditions of the world, it is impossible for a doctor in the army to take care of every soldier.

It's just that there must be a lot of wounded soldiers at the beginning of the war, and it is impossible to completely ignore those wounded soldiers.

Therefore, when there are wounded soldiers in the army, the general practice of the army is to distribute the original medicinal materials for the wounded soldiers to treat external injuries.

In this case, compared with food and ordnance, when preparing for the Great War, the medicinal herb shop was the only place where it was possible for the people to detect major military information.

Mi An's judgment was not wrong, with the help of his medicinal herb shop, he quickly noticed the anomaly in Chang'an City recently.

This anomaly instantly alerted him.