Cai Yan was born in a famous family, and his father Cai Yong was a great Confucian and was quite familiar with the laws of the Han Dynasty.

Between Han and Hu, the earliest trade was formed spontaneously, and later gradually formed a fixed customs market.

The customs clearance market is also the mutual market.

The location of the mutual market was jointly agreed upon by the Han and Hungarian sides, and each sent officials to supervise it, and at the same time collect taxes on the transaction.

In order to prevent the loss of taxes, in other places other than Tongguan City, the Han and Hu people exchanged cattle, sheep, horses, furs, iron, copper, grain and other materials without authorization, and they were held accountable, and the punishment was quite severe.

Officials who participate will be removed from office.

Merchant participation will be subject to confiscation of assets.

Civilians participated, and went directly to prison.

Of course, such a punishment was given at a time when the imperial court was in strong control.

By the time of Jian'an, the Han dynasty was in decline, and the mutual market had actually become a means of increasing the strength of powerful princes.

Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Du and other northern princes, in their respective spheres of influence, set up mutual markets with the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Wuhuan and other Hu people, and it was the norm to exchange goods.

In this regard, Liu Xie, the puppet Emperor of the Han Dynasty, could only turn a blind eye.

Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the reason why he first went north and then south was to make a move against Yuan Shao.

The real intention behind it, in addition to destroying the strong enemy in the north, also has a layer of meaning, that is, it is to focus on mutual trade.

The war horses of the Hu people were crucial to the formation of cavalry.

If Cao Cao wanted to defeat the other princes, he must first have an elite cavalry army, and historically, Cao Cao's army went south a few years later, and it was the tiger and leopard cavalry that took the lead.

Cai Yan didn't know Wei Shi's strength, and when he heard Yang Xiu say that he was just a small county guard, he was worried.

In this troubled year, with the identity of the county guard, if you don't have the strength, it will be just as precarious, Cai Yan empathizes with this.

"Zhao Ji rest assured, Wei Fujun is not an ordinary Taishou, his deeds, and wait for me to talk about it in detail..."

Yang Xiu has admired Cai Yan's talent since he was a child, and intends to show his erudition in front of women, so he began to talk about Wei Shi's appointment as the Taishou of Fangling.

"Unexpectedly, Wei Fujun and Mrs. Han will choose relatives to meet each other, Mrs. Han is still a widow, this Wei Fujun is really bold, in case it is unfortunate to be ......."

"Yang Yuanjun, you just said that the long poem "Peacock Flying Southeast" was written by Wei Fujun."

"If Wei Fujun is free, the concubine begs to see him to show her grace to save her! If she is lucky, the concubine will use Hu Ke to play a ..... for Wei Fujun and his wife. ”

Cai Yan was grateful in her heart, but she couldn't express her gratitude to Wei Shi, and she remembered for a moment that she wrote "Poems of Grief and Indignation" and "Eighteen Beats of Hu Ji" after she was taken captive.

The sad and indignant poem and the peacock fly southeast, known as the Shuangbi of Han Yuefu.

"Han Ji lost his authority, and Dong Zhuo was chaotic. ...... The horse hangs the man's head on the side of the horse, and the horse carries the woman behind. These words have long existed in Cai Yan's heart.

"I didn't do anything at the beginning of my life, and after I was born, Han Zuo declined. The heavens are unkind, and the earth is unkind, so that I am at this time.... This is also Cai Yan's personal experience.

Wei Shi exchanged Cai Yan from Hu Chuquan through the tea and horse trade, and he was also happy in his heart.

Historically, Cao Cao ransomed Cai Yan back with Jinbi, and he didn't spend a single piece of money to let Cai Yan return to the Han Land, so in this comparison, Wei Shi felt a great sense of accomplishment in his heart.

What's more, Cai Yan has not been accepted by Hu Chuquan now, and he has not given birth to children.

Without the ties of children, Cai Yan no longer has the pain of separation later.

Perhaps, the next sad and indignant poems and eighteen beats of Hu Yan will not be as famous as in history, but Wei Shi feels that it is more important to make Cai Yan suffer less pain than the famous stories of the ages.

Cai Yan wanted to express his gratitude in person.

Wei Shi was busy and met Cai Yan at the Yaoguan Pass.

Cai Yan was twenty-six or seven years old at this time, although he couldn't be said to be stunning, but he had poetry and books in his belly, and the whole person looked a little haggard, but it made people feel even more pity.

"If it weren't for Wei Fujun to come to the rescue, the concubine would be trapped in Hu Lu and couldn't get out, so she could only survive ......" When Cai Yan saw Wei Shi, he bowed sideways.

Wei Shi saw Cai Yan so solemnly thanks, and his heart was also solemn: "Madame's words are serious, although Shi was born in a poor family, he has also read Cai Daru's works, if he doesn't know that Madame is in Yaoguan, then it's okay, if he doesn't save him after knowing it, it won't be in vain to be a son of the Han family." ”

Wei Shi said this calmly, but Cai Yan was inexplicably grateful when he heard it.

It's easy to put the icing on the cake, but it's hard to send charcoal in the snow.

The reason why she was taken captive by the Huns was that after her father Cai Yong was killed and her husband Wei Bodao died of illness, there was no one to help her family, so that she was taken captive on the way to her sister Cai Zhenji.

After a noisy conversation, Cai Yan's good impression of Wei Shi increased greatly, and after the guard in his heart was relaxed, he gradually introduced Wei Shi as a confidant on the road of poetry.

Wei Shi took the opportunity to talk, and also made a suggestion to Cai Yan, temporarily conceal the news, settle down in Shangyong, and wait for his body to recuperate before deciding to stay.

This is mainly due to Cai Yan's reputation, if the news of Cai Yan's rescue spreads, it will inevitably arouse the popularity of the Han people, and when the time comes, if you don't talk about others, it will be Sikong Cao Cao who asks for it in the name of Liu Xie, and it will be difficult for Wei Shi to resist it.

Cao Cao likes his wife.

A woman like Cai Yan is not very old, and she looks good, and she is even more in Cao Cao's appreciation.

Cai Yan is really going to Cao Cao, and it is basically a foregone conclusion that he will be accepted as a concubine.

Cai Yan also thought deeply of Wei Shi's concerns, so he readily agreed.

She is physically and mentally exhausted now, and she just wants to have a good rest, and she doesn't want to get married.

After going to Shangyong, Cai Yan also intended to meet Han Yan to express his gratitude again, and at the same time wanted to see what was so magical about this woman that Wei Shi liked to marry.

The matter of saving Cai Yan is actually just a small episode of Wei Shi's northward journey.

For Wei Shi, the two northward battles at Kunshan and Yaoguan were an attempt to gradually expand his influence to Guanzhong, Hongnong, and Hedong.

In Jingzhou and Yizhou in the south, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei were crowded together, leaving little room for Wei Shi.

And in Guanzhong in the north, it is in a power vacuum,

If the strength is enough, Wei Shi now wants to enter the pass, seize Chang'an, and then send troops to defend Tongguan and Puban, and take the northwest corner, and the future development will be much smoother.

But it's a pity that Wei Shi doesn't have more than 10,000 soldiers now, and there are only a few generals such as Wei Yan, Wang Ping, and Liao Hua.

If he immediately encountered Ma Teng, Ma Chao, and Han Sui's Xiliang cavalry on the Guanzhong Plain, the result would be unpredictable. And even if Han and Ma are defeated, there is Cao Cao behind them, and it will be difficult to hold Guanzhong.

For Wei Shi, the most secure direction of development is to go west to Hanzhong, and first take the land of Hanzhong occupied by Zhang Lu in his hands.

Hanzhong is different from Guanzhong, it belongs to the land of four stops, as long as the key passes of Qinling and Daba Mountain are guarded, even if there are thousands of troops and horses, it is difficult to hit Nanzheng.

Historically, Gaozu Liu Bang relied on the respite of the Han Dynasty to prepare for the next step of entering Guanzhong and seeking the world.

There is a precedent for Liu Bang, and Wei Shi naturally has to follow the precedent.

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Eight years of Jian'an, mid-May.

Wei Shiliu Liaohua led 2,000 infantry to guard the pass, and led the main force back to the three eastern counties.

In this turn, in addition to the rescued Zhang Sheng, Yang Xiu also accompanied Wei Shi with great interest, according to his words, although Wei Shi was surrounded by wise men such as Sima Hui and Lou Gui, but there was still a lack of strategic wizards.

For the sake of counsellors, who does not want to be reused by the lord.

Yang Xiu was born in a famous family, so he naturally expects it.

But by Cao Cao's side, there is Xi Zhicai in front and Guo Jia in the back.

In the back queue, there are also Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Liu Ye, Jia Xu and other outstanding strategists, Yang Xiu almost can't see any hope of coming out.

Now, with Wei Shi, a young and strategic new master, the arrogant Yang Xiu feels that in time, he can become Wei Shi's right-hand man like Guo Jia.

Even if there are more outstanding talents in the future, he will take a precedence.

With Wei Shi's affection and righteousness, he will not do chilling things.

Wei Shi guessed a little bit about what Yang Xiu was thinking.

Although Yang Xiu has a broken mouth and can't hold the door, he is still quite competent in terms of the position of the main body.

Wei Shi is short of people around him now, don't say it's Yang Xiu, it's Li Xiu, Wang Xiu, as long as he has talent, he doesn't pick it.

The army conquered and returned triumphantly.

Wei Shi's entire army was extremely high.

When the army passed the Shangluo, Meng Jian came from Liyi, that is, Junshan in Neixiang County, to congratulate Wei Shi on the good news, when they met, Meng Jian saw Cai Yan's figure, and his heart was shocked, and he praised Wei Shi for being young and promising, and he had the style of a humble gentleman.

May 22nd.

Wei Shi's army finally returned to Shangyong.

When entering the city, the officials and people in the city greeted them out of the city, and Lou Gui, Shi Tao and other left-behind officials waited at the post pavilion early.

At this time, Wei Shi had gradually handed over all matters in the military to Yang Xiu for disposal.

Yang Xiu had been the leader of Cao Cao's army in history, and he had more than enough ability, and Wei Shi happened to be lazy and enjoy the fun of being the master.

After greeting Lou, Shi and others, Wei Shi didn't stay long, and hurriedly turned back to Taishou Mansion.

This Northern Expedition, although the farthest reached the mountains and passes, but the time span was more than two months.

Wei Shi hadn't been separated for so long since he met Han Yan, and he didn't know if Han Yan would complain in his heart.

As soon as he thought of Han Yan's apricot eyes that could contain water, Wei Shi's heart was warm.

He hadn't been close to Han Yan for a long time.

When he returned to Shangyong's Mansion, the first thing he had to do was to practice his skills with Han Yan.

Lean in refinement is the king.

Of course, there is also Song Yuniang, a small concubine, who can't be left out in the cold.

There is a wife, a virtuous lady who guards the house.

There is a concubine, who is delicate and lovely.

Wei Shi's heart is like an arrow, and he can't wait to see Han Yan and Song Yuniang immediately.