In all fairness.

If he can prevent Gongsun Chan from annexing Jizhou, then Lu Zhi is very willing to contribute.

Although the two have a master-apprentice status.

But once Jizhou was won by Gongsun Zhan, it was equivalent to the imperial court losing a state from then on, which was completely different from Han Fu's serving as the pastor of Jizhou.

But here's the problem.

Lu Zhi felt that Cao Ang's idea was a bit unreliable.

Gongsun Zhan's strength is not trivial.

Now that he has mobilized his troops and horses, he is going to attack Han Fu seriously, and anyone with a discerning eye can see the difference in strength between the two sides.

With Gongsun Bogui's Youzhou Iron Cavalry that crisscrosses the northern border, to deal with a Han Fu, it is not a hand-held pinch, what can Han Wenjie resist?

And against the background of such a premise.

How could Gongsun Chan give up a piece of fat that was about to arrive because of his words?

What's more, Gongsun Chan himself has not attended classes for a few days, and he is not his own direct disciple, so how much master-apprentice affection there is between the two is probably still a matter that is not yet known.

It's true that he is a teacher, but he can only teach people, not brainwash and indoctrination, and he can't forcibly control a person's thoughts and behaviors.

So Lu Zhi felt that it was not very reliable.

However, in the face of his doubts.

Cao Ang only shook his head slightly, looking as steady as Mount Tai and confident.

"What the public said is based on the premise that General Gongsun can obtain Jizhou."

"And if he can't take Jizhou, then the fertile fields are thousands of miles away, and the soldiers and food are sufficient, what does it have to do with him, it's just to make a wedding dress for others!"

As soon as this statement came out.

Lu Zhi's eyes suddenly flashed a thoughtful look.

The main thing is Cao Ang's last sentence, which is a bit clear in its meaning.

And Jizhou has a total of several forces mixed in it, except for a few people who are already in the bureau at the moment, the remaining people are easy to guess.

"Could it be Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu?"

Seeing that Lu Zhi reacted.

Cao Ang immediately nodded happily.

Then he made a slight gesture on the table.

……

"It is Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu, who is now the Taishou of Bohai County, and has the land of Bohai County, and this identity is enough for anyone."

"But Yuan Benchu can't do it, with his identity as the fourth and third dukes, the noble son of a high family, how can he live under others for a long time?"

"So for Jizhou, Yuan Benchu also had a plan, and the reason why he didn't do anything to Han Fu for a long time was just because he was afraid of Gongsun Bogui."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang put his hands on the table, one hand was compared to Gongsun Zhan, and the other hand was compared to Yuan Shao.

"Now Gongsun Bogui has set out from Youzhou to attack the Hanwen Festival from afar, no matter how good he is at fighting, he can make his soldiers and horses look like ghosts."

"In the face of the fatigue of men and horses under the long journey, as well as the loss of troops under Han Fu's desperate resistance, his strength will definitely be depleted to a certain extent."

"Just after he has injured his vitality, how can Yuan Benchu, who is watching from the sidelines, be indifferent?"

"This is said to be a competition between the snipe and the clam and the fisherman profits!"

The reason why some things are not thought about is often just that there is a place that needs to be awakened by others.

Lu Zhi is by no means a dull person.

Therefore, after Cao Ang pointed it out a little, he reacted in an instant.

With just a little idea in mind, the possible results have already been deduced.

Immediately stroked his palm and smiled.

"It is worthy of Cao Zixuan, who is hidden as the head of the world's heroes, and he really understands the world, and his words are amazing!"

"A good sandpiper fights, and the fisherman profits!"

……

After laughing loudly for a while.

Lu Zhi gradually calmed down.

He glanced at Cao Ang a few times with appreciation, and he was more and more satisfied with this young man.

Not only is his position as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty in line with himself, but he also has the opportunity to serve as the teacher of the Son of Heaven.

Now he still shows such a long-term vision and insight into the overall situation, and even heard that Cao Zixuan is not bad at all in terms of martial arts, and he is excellent and abnormal.

is so civil and military, and has the same position, no matter how you look at it, you feel that it is somewhat similar to yourself.

After secretly admiring it in my heart.

Lu Zhi said to Cao Ang with a smile on his face: "As Zi Yu said, I will tell Bo Gui with these words, I think he will understand what is powerful." ”

"But whether he will stop marching to Gaoyi County as you expected, that's not something I can decide."

Heard Lu Zhi agree to this.

Cao Ang's heart suddenly rejoiced.

He made a special trip to ask Lu Zhi to do this move, which contained some reasons.

The fundamental purpose of going north to Jizhou this time is to seek to seize the territory of Jizhou, so that all forces in Jizhou can eat dogs, so as to give themselves the opportunity to wander in it.

It's not brainless.

If Gongsun Chan is not held back and allowed to lead his troops all the way to Changshan Kingdom, the final result will be nothing more than two.

Either Cao Ang was in a hurry, faced Shanggong Sun Zan head-on, fought with him to lose both, and then was picked up by Yuan Shaole.

Either according to the trend in the original history, Han Fu couldn't withstand the deterrence of Gongsun Zhan's force, and was frightened by Yuan Shao's slightest trick, so he gave up Jizhou.

……

The above two results, no matter which one, are absolutely intolerable to Cao Ang.

That's why Cao Ang came up with such a method.

exposed Yuan Shao's plot in the eyes of Gongsun Zan in advance, so that the two could face each other in advance.

So.

left enough time for Cao Ang to prepare, and relied on Wei Jun to wander among all parties.

In layman's terms, it is definitely necessary to do it, but let Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao do it first, and he hid on the side to steal chickens.

Once those two guys get into a fight.

Cao Ang is very free to choose his own position.

Whether it is helping Yuan Shao, or beating Gongsun Zhan with explosive combat effectiveness.

is still acting as a peacemaker, mediating in the middle.

It's up to him to choose.

Isn't it beautiful to think about it like this?

As for why Lu Zhi had to come forward to write this letter, it naturally depends on the master-apprentice status between him and Gongsun Zhan.

Although Lu Zhi himself said it.

This master-apprentice title is not necessarily very deep.

But it is better than a stranger like Cao Ang, who has to speak more effectively.

If Cao Ang wrote such a letter and gave it to Gongsun Zhan, I am afraid that with Gongsun Boguina's temperament, most of them would not even be able to read it.

Not to mention the words of the letter, which are carefully considered and put into practice.

…………

Two days flew by.

After arranging Lu Zhi and the others.

Cao Ang immediately mobilized the remaining soldiers and horses, crossed the Yellow River north, followed the route taken by Zhang Liao and Cao Chun before, and hurried to the county of Wei.

And two days before he sent his troops.

An urgent letter, escorted by several cavalrymen, also departed from Puyang City and marched northeast at full speed.

As long as nothing goes wrong on the road.

Presumably, before Cao Ang arrived in Yecheng, the letter would have been able to arrive at its destination smoothly.

At the beginning of February of the second year of the first peace.

At the east gate of Yecheng, Wei County.

Cao Ang rode on a red rabbit horse, and on the left and right were Xu Jing, Mao Jue and Le Jin.

Behind a few people, there were 2,000 elite soldiers, and this time, in addition to leaving nearly 1,000 soldiers to take care of the family, Cao Ang moved his entire family to Wei County.

Of course, this is only temporary.

How to distribute the follow-up forces will have to be decided on a case-by-case basis.

Looking at Cao Ren and the others who were rushing towards him, Cao Ang showed a slight smile on his face.

Cao Zixiao is still very reliable, looking at his appearance, he should have completely controlled the situation.

……

"Phew!"

With the sound of a stop crying.

Cao Ren stopped ten paces away from Cao Ang, then rolled over and jumped off.

Xiaobu ran quickly to Cao Ang, and without saying a word, he bowed down and made a big salute.

"Cao Ren see the general!"

The movements are like flowing water, and the words are like a bell.

It can be described as energetic and refreshed.

After a few breaths.

The people who had greeted Cao Ren outside the city gate had also followed.

Everyone saluted Cao Ang in unison, and their movements were the same as Cao Ren before.

It is naturally not surprising that people like Zhang Liao, Cao Chun and others will be very respectful to Cao Ang.

But other officials who belonged to the local forces of Wei County, one by one, also bowed to Cao Ang to the end and bowed their heads.

This is naturally due to the means of the generals of the Cao family who arrived in Yecheng one step ahead of Cao Ang.

After calmly accepting a salute from everyone.

Cao Ang got off the horse with a smile and helped Cao Ren up first.

Then he said with a tone full of relief and approval: "General Cao Ren is now also a county guard, so there is no need to make such a big gift. ”

Then he turned his head to look to the side.

Seeing the crowd that came out of the city to greet him this time, it was obviously a little sparse, not at all like the grandeur that a county capital could take.

I knew something about it in my heart.

Immediately raised his hands, gestured slightly to everyone present, and laughed loudly.

"Everyone, please get up, to be able to appear in this place today, I think you are all handsome people, and you don't need to be polite!"

The so-called handsome people.

It is to praise the people present who are aware of the times.

After all, most of those who don't know the current affairs have been disposed of by Cao Ren, and they are not qualified to stand here unharmed.

……

After some pleasantries.

Cao Ang and Cao Ren rode side by side, and the two walked at the front of the group, leaving the rest of the people behind, and talked in a low voice as they walked towards the county hall.

"Zixiao, I see that this figure is sparse, I think you should have dealt with a lot of people, how is it, did you encounter any trouble in the process?"

Listening to Cao Ang's inquiry.

Cao Ren hurriedly arched his hand and reported some of the situation in detail.

"As the general said, when his subordinates first arrived, there were indeed many conflicts and rebellions among the officials in the county, and they were mainly instructed by their predecessor Taishou Lihong."

"Even though I have already shown the appointment from the state capital and Li Hong is forced to leave his post, he is still hiding in the shadows, directing the county officials to oppose us and others from afar, and obstruct them in many affairs."

"Even after his subordinates scattered their manpower, they also found that Li Hong had secretly transferred troops, as if he was trying to drive us out of Wei County by force."

After giving a general introduction to the problems he had faced earlier, Cao Ren changed his words.

With the murderous aura faintly emanating from his body.

He said in a somewhat calm tone: "Considering that this person has served as a taishou before and is deeply rooted in Wei County, if we continue to let him secretly stumble, I am afraid that there will be great resistance to our army's control of Wei County." ”

"Therefore, his subordinates resolutely decided to lead hundreds of people to attack his mansion and kill him and his cronies before he contacted the soldiers and horses."

"Later, in order to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots, and never suffer in the future, his subordinates led troops to hunt down and kill many county officials who had obeyed Li Hong's orders and had colluded with him."

"After some clearance, many official positions in the county will naturally become vacant, so what you see will be sparsely populated."

……

Listening to Cao Ren's exposition.

Cao Ang couldn't help but bow slightly.

Act decisively, once you decide to start, you will not be merciful, Cao Zixiao has the style of a general.

Although Cao Ren was able to do it so neatly, the fundamental reason was Cao Ang's permission.

But in the face of the former Taishou, who was deeply rooted in the local area and even came from a local family, Cao Renneng did not hesitate to lead troops to attack and enter the palace.

It's already a lot of proof.

After a slight turn of thought in my mind.

Cao Ang smiled softly, and then said with a little approval in his tone: "Good job, right now Jizhou is the time of turmoil, and we don't have so much time to slowly reassure people's hearts step by step." ”

"Sometimes it's not a good idea to set an example for chickens and monkeys, and to use human heads as a wake-up call."

With Cao Ang's words of approval, he was thrown.

Cao Ren's facial expression was even more relaxed.

"The general clearly saw that since the suppression of the rebels, the entire county can be said to have passed the government decrees, from officials to officials, and even local clans, no one dares to disobey the orders of the county government."

"In addition, with the help of a great talent like Mr. Gongda, in just half a month, the affairs of the county have been clearly organized, and it can be said that everything is under control."

"It's just that one thing is not good, maybe it's because the subordinates have killed too many people, resulting in many vacancies in the county government, and sometimes no one can be found to do things......"

……

While saying terrible words.

Cao Ren also showed a gentle and loyal smile, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

It's just that in the face of such a different contrast.

Cao Ang just waved his hand indifferently, and said in a light tone: "The lack of people is only temporary, and these local forces are just frightened by us and dare not come to serve." ”

"After a while, they found out that we didn't continue to raise butcher knives, so they naturally rushed over and competed to be officials."

"After all, there is a huge Wei County, and it may take some effort to recruit people to cultivate the fields and open mines, but if you find someone to be an official, it should be them who will break the head."

Speaking of which.

Cao Ang suddenly remembered something.

By the way, he instructed Cao Ren.

"In the process of taking over Wei County, since there are people secretly working against you, there must be people who support obedience."

"You find a few more obedient models and give them the promise of high-ranking officials."

"First, let's divide the forces of all parties, and second, let the local clans of Wei County understand that as long as they sincerely submit to us, life will never be worse than before."

Pull a faction, fight a faction.

This is a very common routine.

Cao Ren naturally nodded in agreement.

After thinking about it for a while, he said to Cao Angyan: "The general talked about this, and there happened to be a suitable candidate on his subordinates' side. ”

"Oh? What is this person's last name? ”

Cao Ang asked casually.

"This person's surname is judged, and his name is due south, and he can be regarded as a person who has read the classics, but he is not reused, and he only served as a petty official in the county before."

"This time, his subordinates came with the appointment of the state government, and after taking over the Wei County Government, this person showed considerable closeness to his subordinates and other people."

"When Li Hong secretly instructed the county officials to oppose us, this Zhengnan once said something to his subordinates, 'If you don't take it now, it will be difficult to plan later', this is what he said."

……

Cao Ren's voice just fell.

Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned.

If you want to talk about others, he may not know very well, but when it comes to trial, Cao Ang is aware.

He is also a capable strategist.

How high the ability is and how strong the level of strategy is, this Cao Ang really doesn't know very well.

The only thing he knows is that this person is a martyr who is loyal and willing to die.

was originally a local official in Jizhou.

After Yuan Shao annexed the entire Jizhou, the trial was naturally a member of Yuan Shao's command.

And because Yuan Shao reused it, entrusted it with important tasks, and had a lot of trust.

So much so that the judge was grateful to Yuan Shao and decided to repay him loyally, which would never contradict each other.

"My lord is in the north, don't let me face the south and die", this statement can be described as deafening, and the final trial is indeed to die, repaying Yuan Shao's kindness.

For such a loyal martyr.

Cao Ang is definitely going to be reused.

Whether there is ability or not is secondary, the key is that there is a return on investment, as long as he reuses him, he will return his loyalty to himself several times.

Who doesn't like such a vassal?

Don't say anything else.

As a local, he managed Wei County, and he didn't have to worry about his loyalty.

It's definitely a pretty good deal!

Think about it here.

Cao Ang immediately said to Cao Ren.

"Since there are such people who are dedicated to us, it is a pity not to reuse them."

"Tomorrow, you will appoint him as the Gongcao of the county as your Taishou, and assist Gongda in handling the government affairs of the county, so that he will be promoted, and he will be informed."

……

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