Gongsun Du.

Hearing this name, many people present showed bitter expressions, but Guo Jia was not present, he has always had a plan for Liaodong, but he never said it.

Cheng Yu once asked, but Guo Jia smiled and said that even if he said a strategy, no one would understand, and he might be laughed at by the military advisers.

The lord may not necessarily use this tactic.

"Gongsun Du was originally a person from Xiangping, Liaodong, and ...... back then"

Xu Zhen glanced at Cao Cao when he said this, and then said: "Xu Rongnai is a fellow villager, and he was recommended by him to be the Taishou of Liaodong, and at the same time, when Dong Zhuo was gaining power, he deliberately made friends, and over the years, he collected displaced people, cultivated fields, and planted a lot of crops and hoarded a lot of grain on the vast land of Liaodong. ”

When Xu Rong was mentioned, although Cao Cao's face did not change, his heart still trembled.

This name is his eternal pain.

Bao Xin, who is now serving as an assassin in Xuzhou, was rescued by Xu Zhen at the beginning, but his younger brother Bao Tao did not have such good luck.

was ambushed and killed by Xu Rong in Bian Shui, and even Cao Cao almost died on the battlefield in that battle, but it was because Cao Hong gave up his horse that he was able to escape.

And Cao Hong also fled into the mountains and forests in the crowd before escaping.

It can be said that Xu Rong was also a general in that era, if it weren't for him, maybe Cao Cao could really catch up with the Son of Heaven a few years earlier, and help the Han to stand, and the road behind would not be so difficult.

Of course, it is also possible that Yuan Shao will immediately be owned by the Son of Heaven and become someone else's wedding dress.

What didn't happen, of course, is impossible to say.

However, Xu Rong is a person who mostly acts impartially, although he also accepts gifts, but he will not abolish fairness because of favors, he is indeed optimistic that Gongsun Du can govern Liaodong, so he will recommend the boat.

It turns out that this person is indeed talented, although he is brutal, he knows how to calm people's hearts, and he is intimidating.

His son, Gongsun Kang, is now gradually gaining prestige in the army and can inherit his throne in the future.

But now Gongsun Du should be older.

Xu Zhen vaguely remembered that this person would die of illness in a few years, not much different from Liu Biao, thinking of this, he looked up at Cao Cao suspiciously, and asked: "The meaning of the lord is actually to take advantage of the past few years to stabilize the north." ”

"So that when you go south in the future, you won't have to worry about the future."

"If that's the case, there's no need to fight Gongsun Du."

"He is the Taishou of Liaodong, although Dong Zhuo was sealed back then, but he has already had his real name over the years, when he captured Youzhou, although our army captured Yuyang Chongcheng, but it missed Yuan Xi alone."

"Let him flee."

Speaking of these, many people in the hall showed a look of great interest.

Indeed, after Yuan Xi fled, Cao's soldiers and horses had to use heavy troops to take over the defense, and if there were fewer soldiers and horses stationed, Yuan Xi might make a comeback.

He can't afford to stir up any storms, but if he comes to the border from time to time to plunder and make the people miserable, it is indeed troublesome.

In the past, he didn't talk about this because he took care of Xu Zhen's face, but now that he said it in person, he just took it out for discussion.

Cao Cao also wanted to wait for Xu Zhen to solve Yuan Xi.

"Go on."

Cao Cao sat still, made everyone in the hall quiet, and listened to Xu Zhen finish speaking, and looked at Xu Zhen with all his eyes.

"Since this is the case, Liaodong naturally does not need to be subdued, and the prime minister issued an edict from the Son of Heaven, asking Gongsun Du to take Yuan Xi's head and collect his soldiers and horses, so that he can be made a meritorious service and be named a marquis, and Yongzhen Liaodong."

"Let him be a prince in Liaodong, if his son is on the throne in the future, and then issue an edict to let him inherit his throne, so that within a few years, or even ten years, there will be no chaos in Liaodong, they have gathered too many people, there is not enough food to eat, and they can only continue to increase the implementation of internal affairs every year, if they can't do it, they will expand their territory outside the fortress."

"If you want to enter Youzhou to expand, because of the edict and the suppression of soldiers and horses, it is impossible for Gongsun Du to do this self-destructive behavior."

"If he goes out to expand, what kind of place is he fighting?" Xu Zhen glanced at the map, but it was not marked, and the current map was still very simple, so he took a copy from his arms.

put it on the case, and after spreading it out, let Cao Cao get closer to see it, and the picture was in the northeast direction of Youzhou, drawing an extra circle.

Three words Goguryeo were written in the circle.

"Look." Xu Zhen pointed to the circle.

Cao Cao's scalp suddenly went numb, and the whole person felt bad.

I'll look at it.

"Who drew the map?"

"Contemptible," Xu Zhen said calmly.

"In short, it's good ......to know the location," Cao Cao said helplessly, then stood up and stared at Xu Zhen, "What you mean is that I don't want to go to Liaodong to fight and waste my troops in vain." ”

"Not bad!"

Xu Zhen nodded firmly, "Liaodong is extremely far away, the road is difficult, the soldiers and horses are difficult to walk, how can the northern war cavalry cross the mountains, the march without a map will naturally lose its way, and Gongsun Du occupies the best position in Liaodong, we will be more passive." ”

"If the lord wants Liaodong, it is best to wait a few more years, make friends with Gongsun Du and Gongsun Kang father and son of Liaodong, trade and send grain, and order envoys to continue to enter Liaodong, and then during this trip, improve the map, know the access roads, understand the various hills, and investigate how many places can ambush and garrison troops in the mountains, forests and mountain roads, so as to slowly map it."

"Hmm!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up suddenly, in contrast, Xu Zhen's strategy was very cautious, but he took it step by step.

It can be said to be the most effective, in five or ten years, continue to encroach on Liaodong, find out the terrain where Gongsun Du and his son are located, and then march.

Recruit Gongsun Du, make him a prince, make him a permanent town in Liaodong, and then send grain to trade, and send envoys from the Son of Heaven to show goodwill.

In fact, he secretly explored the terrain and figured out the way of the march in eastern Liaodong.

Outside Xuanfu County in Liaodong, the map has not been changed for many years and sent to the Central Plains, especially after the melee in the Central Plains, the tribute has also stopped, and there has been no contact with Youzhou Zhisu.

The cold climate, the rugged mountains, and the unbuilt roads made it difficult for the army to march, and at the same time, it was difficult to transport grain and grass in large quantities.

If you want to capture it within a year, first of all, this terrain will abolish Xu Zhen's cavalry, and you can only attack on foot, even if you attack, the casualties will be very large.

How many soldiers and horses there are in Liaodong now, Cao Cao doesn't know.

"No wonder, you want to promote Jizhou commerce, these goods are sent to Liaodong, not to mention the convenience of the people, they should be loved."

"In this way, it should be based on Jizhou and trade with Liaodong, Gongsun Du has worked hard in Liaodong for many years and has accumulated a lot of wealth, which may be allowed."

"Within a year, more and more people were added to make it easier to carve out the map."

Cao Cao sighed, quite emotional, and said to Xu Zhen: "Bowen, Liaodong, Yongzhou, and Wuhuan outside the Saiwai are all extremely important, and it seems that they will be handed over to you......"

The relationship between these three places is extremely important.

In the past few years before the southern expedition, we must completely calm down the situation and ensure that there must not be the slightest chaos in the north.

Ma Teng and other princes outside the Guanxi should be the most dangerous, these people seem to be standing still, but in fact they have been preparing to enter the Central Plains.

If you have the chance, you will definitely mess up.

"Recently, I went back to Jizhou."

Xu Zhen immediately bowed down and bowed deeply.

Cao Cao didn't answer for the time being, and after sighing, he got up and walked slowly in front of Xu Zhen, took a deep breath, stared at him for a long time, and his tone became softer.

"It's been a long time since we've been together."

"When the north is stable and the south conquers Jingxiang and Jiangdong, you can sit back and relax and become famous, and at that time, you will be able to assist the Son of Heaven and govern the world."

"You go first, when you go south, you have your own edict, and the land of Youzhou depends on you and your son to make peace."

Cao Cao put his hand heavily on Xu Zhen's shoulder and stared at him, "Youzhou, I still want you to go to the town in person, and the three places of He, Ji, and Youzhou should be able to prosper together." ”

After all, the land of these three states, the boundaries are all bordered together, these territories are all built up, which can accommodate tens of millions of people, Xu Zhen's Jizhou goods continue to be produced, and resources from all over the country are transported to Jizhou.

In a few years, Jizhou has been more prosperous than when Yuan Shao was there, pushing the two states to drive commerce, agriculture and industry, and Jizhou can be completely driven.

"Whoa." Xu Zhen smiled faintly, bowed his hand, and said calmly: "Vested order, I will go and prepare for packing first, and return to Jizhou in a few days." ”

"yes, okay."

Cao Cao also wanted to keep Xu Zhen, but the next thing to be discussed really had nothing to do with him.

It has nothing to do with the transfer of the army, but mostly some favors sent by the school government, which have been implemented in internal affairs, reported in various places, and asked for food in disasters.

At that time, these will be compiled into a scroll and sent to Jizhou for Xu Zhen to read and let him know.

Moreover, generally when there is nothing to do in the follow-up discussion, he will not continue to waste time here.

In Xu Zhen's words, empty talk misleads the country.

It's better to go ahead of time.

……

It was July.

The edict of the Son of Heaven departed from Xudu and was sent to Youzhou.

Feng Gongsun Du was the Marquis of Xiangping and garrisoned Liaodong.

He trained sailors in Liaodong Bay and stationed troops in Liaoyang in recognition of his achievements.

The people in Xiangping cheered, and the morale of the army and civilians was high.

It was celebrated for several days.

After Gongsun Du was knighted, he could get the order of the Son of Heaven to sit in Liaodong, and Cao Cao, as the prime minister, also sent a letter to commend and praise his achievements in garrisoning the border for many years.

Praise Gongsun Du for having a family legacy, call it the family of Hongying, guard Xuansu County and Liaodong County, refuse to help Yu and Goguryeo outside the realm, and give the people a stable place when the Central Plains is in turmoil.

At this time, in the city of Xiangping.

In the courtyard of the administrative office, a group of generals dressed in a slight style of Qiang people wore white wool headbands and tied their hair back at will, and some were tied into braids attached to their heads.

These men have rough beards, fierce appearances, and are quite strong.

Among them, on the main seat, sat a middle-aged and elderly man with slightly gray hair and a thin body, holding a cane on the ground, sitting on a higher place, with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha!!"

The old man let out a loud laugh, put his cane aside, and leaned back slightly, just enough to lean against his back, and there was a skin on the backrest, so that he could not tell whether it was a tiger or a leopard.

The barracks were full of fierce winds.

Although it is a banquet, most of them are eating and drinking mutton and horse meat, feasting, eating without elegance, and vigorously tearing mutton.

"Cao Cao doesn't want to attack me in Liaodong."

"The land of Youzhou no longer governs Liaodong, no longer sends officials to come, let me appoint officials myself, and even make Xiangping a fief for me, so as to reward me for guarding Liaodong for many years and returning the exiles!"

"That's a good thing."

"Next, we can sit back and relax in Liaodong."

"Prime Minister Cao, you must march south! We can increase our merits and build defenses! The real Yongzhen Liaodong! ”

"Father!"

A middle-aged man with a slight beard, dressed in a robe, stood up and said with a smile: "In Prime Minister Cao's letter, let's go find Yuan Xi." ”

"Humph!"

Gongsun Du's white hair shook, he held the cane in both hands, leaned on the open ground, the corners of his mouth turned down with a serious expression, and said solemnly: "Returning the peach for the plum is the way to survive, Prime Minister Cao Cheng did not come to attack us, nor did he accept tribute from Liaodong, and even sent grain to open a trade route." ”

"Why is that?"

Gongsun Du looked at his son with a smile, and throughout his life, he was satisfied from a small official to a marquis of a knighted county.

What's more, now in the huge land of Liaodong, the number of people is gradually increasing, and they are all grateful to the Gongsun family.

His life was as happy as the king of a land, and he was not much different from the surrounding Goguryeo, Fuyu and other countries.

Now there is the support of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who has half of the Han Dynasty behind him, and it is not difficult to expand overseas.

From a small official, to the current status, and the future is unlimited, this family business.

Compared to Xu Bowen, it is not far behind.

"Youzhou garrison, who are you changing to now?"

"Xu Zhen and Cao Chun."

Gongsun Kang smiled and said: "Jizhou's business road is prosperous and fast, the commodities are diverse, the grain is abundant, and it is cheap. ”

"And, Xu Zhen planted a kind of cotton in Jizhou, which can withstand the cold in winter, better than cloth, as well as paper, printing, carpentry tables and chairs, etc., if he comes to Youzhou, his father wants to repair a book and make friends with him, please Jizhou business road through my Liaodong."

"Well, it should be like this, this Xu Junhou, defeated Yuan Xi in Youzhou, and Yuan Shang in Youzhou, and defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu three years ago, only I Liaodong, he doesn't have enough troops for the time being, and he is willing to consume, so he has never attacked."

"Since his garrison has arrived in Youzhou, he must show favor and inquire about what this prince likes......"

Gongsun Kang smiled bitterly, his temperament was elegant, but his face was a little rough, so he looked weird.

He has a wide face and large ears, and a thick beard on the upper lip, while there is not much trim left on the lower lip and chin.

smiled at this moment, became even more rude, and said to Gongsun Du: "This, it's hard to inquire...... Moreover, Xu Zhen is already a general of the Che Cavalry, and since he became famous, this Che Rider has refused to accept gifts, and those who have given it have been scolded and expelled. ”

"Only a beauty, he will accept it, or accept it as a concubine, or accept it as a maidservant, in short, Xu Zhen has a reputation for lust, but it should be fake, and it is a self-defilement method to survive under the Cao family."

"Otherwise, this person's character is too perfect, and the prime minister will not be able to handle it, but now we can't give a beauty."

"Why?" Gongsun Du sat up slightly, he knew that his son was talented, good at gathering intelligence from all over the world, and the deeds and character of important people.

Although he is not out of Liaodong, he can also know a little about the world, so he asked curiously.

Of course, these generals in the main hall were also curious, and they all listened to them as anecdotes.

"Because Prime Minister Cao Cheng married his daughter to Xu Zhen as his wife."

"We give away beauties, which is equivalent to offending Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and offending Xu Cheqi when we send them away."

"Huh?!" Gongsun Du was a little stunned all of a sudden.

So, if oil and salt don't enter, then how do we get in touch with it? Do you go empty-handed without any gifts?