A.D. 192.

That is, at the beginning of January of the third year of the early peace of the Han Dynasty.

It is located ten miles north of Zhuxu County.

Cao Ang, with tens of thousands of horses after integration, is marching on the way to Zhuxu County, and will soon arrive at the destination.

Cao Ang, who was riding on horseback and was in the position of the Chinese army, looked up at the blue and washed sky, couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled white mist outward.

At a glance, the roads and scenery that have been covered by snow and snow can only feel that the sky and clouds, mountains and water, are white.

The snowflakes flying and falling in the sky, falling on the clothes and armor worn during the march, also decorated a few different meanings.

It's the first month of the new year.

The Beihai area of Qingzhou is already at a relatively high latitude, so heavy snow is often indispensable in winter every year.

Heavy snowfall is often followed by a heavy cold.

This actually hindered Cao's marching plan, after all, as soon as the weather was cold, the physical fitness of the soldiers would decrease, not only would they need to consume more food, but they would also slow down their journey.

But fortunately, now the army is about to arrive in Zhuxu County, and after camping there and supplying cold materials, it is enough to survive this heavy snowfall.

Wait for the snow to stop.

Just move on to the next strategic plan.

Of course.

The extremely cold weather brought Cao Ang not only drawbacks, but also good news.

That is coastal freezing.

For example, Laizhou Bay in the north of Beihai Province and the Yellow Sea in the east of Dongnai County will form layers of ice floe due to the cold wave.

Every year to this time.

This means that the ships will cease, and the fishing, salt mining, and other industries that rely on the sea for food will have to be closed until the spring thaw.

So.

It gave Cao Ang a lot of time.

He can take advantage of the stagnation of the salt mining industry to collect all kinds of information, and then make targeted arrangements.

Before the resumption of work in Haiyan Yantian next year, some measures will be finalized, so as to reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles and avoid some obstacles in the progress of the plan.

Therefore, it is also a benefit.

…………

With such thoughts.

The army marched all the way.

The officers and men of the three armies braved the goose feathers and heavy snow, one foot deep and one foot shallow, leaving a large number of footprints on the flat road covered in silver.

Over time.

Soon they approached the place where there were still five miles away from Zhuxu County, and the cavalry team that was cruising in front of them at this time also happened to come back to report.

"General Qiyu, less than half a mile ahead, Kong Fujun, the Prime Minister of Beihai, is sweeping snow on the road with hundreds of people to welcome the arrival of the general!"

Listen to the soldier's report.

Cao Ang couldn't help but perk up.

Being able to meet them from a location several miles outside the city is in itself an indication of an attitude, and it is even more so that the snow is swept away from the roads on a snowy day to facilitate the passage of the army.

Cao Ang is quite satisfied with this.

He led his troops to rescue Kong Rong, this guy knows how to repay his kindness and knows how to express himself in all aspects, which is a good start.

Further negotiations followed.

Presumably there will be a good outcome.

Think about it here.

Cao Ang immediately instructed the generals on the left and right.

"Leave one person behind, lead the army in the rear, and the others will follow me first!"

After that, a small detachment composed of middle- and upper-level generals broke away from the large army.

Galloped towards where Kong Rong was.

…………

Two and a half hours later.

It is located in the county government house in Zhuxu County.

Kong Rong, Cao Ang and the others had just had a dinner party.

Due to the snow cleared in advance, the second half of the journey was not as difficult as before, so the speed of travel was greatly improved.

Therefore, Kong Rong arranged it in advance to treat Cao Ang and the others with a dinner party, and did not delay time.

Although Zhuxu County is not big.

But it was the place where Kong Rongtun's troops were stationed before.

The army he transferred to crusade against the Yellow Turban Army started from here, and it can be regarded as Kong Rong's base camp in Beihai Kingdom, so the supplies are still quite abundant.

Exquisite dishes, aged wines, plus silk and bamboo orchestras, music and dance.

At the banquet, none of this is bad.

It can be seen that Kong Rong's hospitality to Cao Ang has indeed put a lot of thought into it and has an attitude.

And after having a dinner party.

Kong Rong instructed the subordinates in the mansion to arrange a place for Cao Jun's generals to rest, and at the same time sent an invitation to Cao Ang.

"General Cao, it's still early now, and I've just had a wine banquet, it's inevitable that I won't eat if I rest too early, if you have time, you might as well go to the study with me to chat for a while, and let's talk about some things that are happy in life!"

Kong Rong's meaning, of course Cao Ang understood.

It's time to get down to business after you've had your fill of wine and food.

At the moment, he didn't shirk anymore, motioned for Dian Wei and Xu Chu to follow behind him from a distance, and then got up and went to the study with Kong Rong.

…………

"Squeak~"

After pushing open the door of the study and inviting Cao Ang in, Kong Rong quickly closed the door.

Before Cao Ang could say anything.

Kong Rong had already walked quickly to Cao Ang, and then in Cao Ang's slightly surprised gaze, he bowed straight and bowed to the end.

At the same time, he said sincerely: "This time I was under a deep siege, and was besieged by the enemy regiments to Duchang County, if it wasn't for the general who led a heavy army to come to the rescue, he completely defeated the invading enemy." ”

"I'm afraid the city has already fallen, and the people in the city will be coerced by the thieves, and I have already fallen into the hands of the thieves, and I don't know what to do!"

"The general is really a life-saving grace to me, I really don't know how to repay the general, if you have any orders in the future, I will do my best to repay!"

As soon as Kong Rong came up, he saluted Cao Ang.

Then he spoke earnestly, expressing his gratitude to Cao Ang, and did not hide it, saying that without Cao Ang's existence, his life would not be guaranteed.

Such a behavior was expected by Cao Ang.

After all, it is a life-saving grace.

If there is no indication at all, then this character is too bad and will be strongly condemned, and such a person is not enough to become a famous Confucian in the world.

Cao Ang didn't care too much about this.

Instead, he stepped forward quickly, helped Kong Rongtuo up with both hands, and then smiled heroically and heartily.

"Wenju Gonggong is really serious, you and I are both ministers of the Han Dynasty, and we are both loyal ministers of the Han family, if one side is in trouble, how can I sit idly by?"

"Moreover, it is out of justice and righteousness that the ant thieves are rampant, and they are the one who is the culprit, and they do many evils and harm the people."

"For public and private purposes, my soldier is indispensable, and there is no life-saving grace."

……

Cao Ang said it lightly.

Kong Rong naturally wouldn't say anything more.

Just with his character.

Not saying more does not mean that you will forget it, but that you will keep it in your heart.

Wait until Cao Ang needs it.

Kong Rong will naturally respond.

Then Kong Rong invited Cao Ang to sit down in front of the table, and he began to put some condiments for boiling tea soup into the stove, and after a while, the soup boiled, and then there was a strange fragrance.

"Wow!"

Scoop up a bowl of tea soup and place it in front of Cao Ang.

Kong Rong then asked with a smile.

"I heard that Zixuan led his troops to pursue and suppress the Yellow Turbans this time, and successively fought with the rest of the Yellow Turban Army in Qi State, Jinan State, and Le'an County and other places."

"And finally in the north of Juding Lake in Le'an County, there was a decisive battle with the Yellow Turban Thief Qu Shuai Guan Hai."

"I don't know what the situation is in these counties now, and the thieves can be regarded as having been eliminated?"

I heard Kong Rong talk about this.

Cao Ang nodded.

While laughing softly, he said: "Guan Hai, the head of the thieves, has been ambushed, and the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban soldiers under his command have also chosen to surrender to the official army after the morale of the army was weakened and their morale collapsed. ”

"As for Qi State, Jinan Country and other places, I have also sent a large number of people and horses to clean up the remaining thieves in the place."

"It's just that these homeless grass robbers, after all, have been entrenched in the local area for many years, and they have been deep in the depths of the land for a long time, and they have taken refuge in the deep mountains and old forests, and they really can't be wiped out for a while."

…………

As Cao Ang briefly summarized the situation.

Kong Rong was behind a slight bow.

When even to Cao Ang praised.

"The Yellow Turban thieves have been raging in Qingzhou for a long time, rampaging through counties and townships, shuttling back and forth, looting wantonly, no one can stop it, even I dare not face it head-on."

"Even if I moved the governance office of Beihai Country to Zhuxu County, it was because the original governance of the county was destroyed by the Yellow Turban thieves, and now there is only half of the ruins left, and there are not even a few people left."

"The extent of the cruelty of these thieves to the counties and counties of Qingzhou is really outrageous, if it weren't for Zi Yu to lead his troops to come this time, all this will continue to happen, and it will get worse."

"You led the troops to relieve the siege for me, it really helped me a lot, and you are bent on pursuing and clearing the remnants of the Yellow Turban, which is a good thing for the people of Qingzhou, it is the luck of the common people, and the blessing of all the people in the world!"

Kong Rong directly came to praise fiercely.

But in fact, investigate his character.

It's not a meander.

It can only be said that Cao Ang's actions this time and the results achieved are really of great significance to the entire territory of Qingzhou, and even to the people of Qingzhou, and it can be regarded as removing the knife hanging on everyone's neck.

And after such an emotion.

Kong Rong asked casually: "Now under the heavy blow of your troops, these bandits have become scattered into sand, and they have become a climate. ”

"I don't know when Ziyu plans to return to Yanzhou next, at that time, I will definitely bring the officials in the city and the people to send each other to thank Jun'en!"

…………

Kong Rong's voice just fell.

Cao Ang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

A strange look flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, hooking up a smile.

Walk?

Who said to be leaving?

Before swallowing all this side into his stomach, eating it dry and wiping it clean, completely absorbing the land of Qingzhou into the Cao family's sphere of influence, and splicing it together with the territory of Yanzhou.

Whoever asks me to go, I won't go!

I thought to myself.

Cao Ang immediately snorted.

Then put on a serious and solemn look, and said with a somewhat solemn expression.

"As mentioned below, there are still many sporadic thieves in the counties and townships of Qi State, Le'an and other counties, each gathering as thieves and hiding in the mountains and forests, which still poses a considerable threat to the people."

"If I leave here, the grass will not be cut endlessly, the spring breeze will grow again, and it will inevitably run rampant in the place again, then won't my previous work be wasted?"

"Therefore, Yanzhou is not in a hurry to go back first, I have sent soldiers and horses to stay in all counties except Beihai State, temporarily take over the control of these counties, and wait until the thieves are cleared and the local stability is as good as ever, and then I will consider returning to Yanzhou."

……

As Cao Ang narrated his thoughts.

Kong Rong couldn't help but shrink his pupils.

suddenly woke up from the joy of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban being destroyed, and then felt secretly frightened because of the words "take over control" in Cao Ang's words.

Everybody is smart.

No one can be fooled.

What kind of purging of the remnants of the thieves, who believes this kind of scene, to what extent, can it be regarded as a complete eradication.

Could it be that as long as there are "bandits" in Qingzhou, Cao Jun will never withdraw?

So what is the difference between this and bringing Qingzhou into the actual scope of rule and becoming a permanent territory.

It seems that Cao Ang's plan is not small.

to this moment.

Kong Rong finally woke up a little.

He couldn't help but start to wonder whether his act of inviting Cao Ang into Qingzhou was correct or not.

Is it a warm-hearted reinforcement, or is it an ambitious person with other ideas?

Keep these thoughts down for now.

After thinking about it quickly, Kong Rong immediately smiled reluctantly and said to Cao Ang.

"The main force of the ant thieves, either dead or surrendered, is now in the counties, even if there are scattered remnants, they are just those that can be destroyed with a snap of a finger."

"Why bother Zi Yu to send troops to guard everywhere, I still have thousands of men under my hands, and then contact the scorching history of this state, and sweep the middle and bottom of the state, it is enough to ensure that there are no worries!"

…………

Kong Rong is in the way of doing tai chi.

Thinking about responding with the same tiara words.

So as to resolve the idea of Cao Ang staying.

However, what he didn't expect was that his voice had just fallen, and he had finished speaking.

In the originally quiet study, a heart-wrenching sound sounded.

"Bang !!"

I saw Cao Ang's right hand slapping heavily on the table, and even the bamboo slips piled on the table, as well as the tea soup and tea bowls, all jumped up because of this.

"Humph!"

"Scorched history?"

"If Wen Jugong doesn't talk about Jiao He, as soon as you talk about this person, I am angry from my heart, he is also worthy of being called the assassin, and he is also worthy of being entrusted with the important task of the imperial court?"

"It's not that I'm talking about others behind my back, it's just that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Thieves can continue to grow, and the originally rich and abundant Qingzhou has fallen to this field, and the people in the state are displaced, and the day is precarious, and Jiao He's cowardice and inaction have an unbreakable connection!"

"This person is the history of Qingzhou, not only is it not beneficial to Qingzhou, but it is also full of evils, causing constant disasters, so he will only talk nonsense, have no talent, and don't know what to do practical things, what use do you want him to do?"

"With all due respect, if he was standing in front of me now, I am afraid that he would have already kicked it over, as for the so-called Qingzhou Thorn History, anyone who recognizes it, I will never admit it!"

Cao Ang put on an angry look.

It's quite ferocious.

It seems that he really hates Qingzhou Thorn Shi Jiaohe, and when he sees him, he is going to give him a live split.

…………

Cao Ang reacted.

Suddenly Kong Rong was a little silent.

Compared with Cao Ang, a foreign aid from Yanzhou, as a local official in Qingzhou, he has a deeper understanding of the taste.

He knows better than anyone what Jiao and this nominal boss are doing, and at the same time, as the minister of Beihai, he himself suffers from it.

So to speak.

Push forward a few years, change the Qingzhou Thorn History, not to mention any particularly capable and strong characters, as long as you have middle and upper qualifications, you can't do worse than Jiao He.

Qingzhou Yellow Turbans will not develop like this, and hundreds of thousands of smiles will sweep at every turn.

So Cao Ang's last words actually spoke to Kong Rong's heart, and if he asked him to recognize this Qingzhou assassin, he didn't recognize it very much.

At least I don't listen to the tune, and I don't listen to the announcement.

But ideas are ideas.

Ideas are ideas.

Kong Rong was silent for a while, after all, his voice was a little dry, but he said insistently.

"Zixuan, no matter how bad Jiao He is, he is also a thorn appointed by the imperial court after all, and nominally has jurisdiction over the affairs of Qingzhou."

"If you send troops to the counties, you must inform him if you are reasonable, if you and I will set it up at will, or before there is an edict from the imperial court, we will abolish his assassination history."

"Then this matter is not in line with etiquette, such an act, wouldn't it become a private occupation of the county and a split land, it really shouldn't be done!"

Kong Rong is the only remaining real power faction in Qingzhou.

If he had to hold his head against it.

It will hinder the next plan, so Cao Ang must straighten his head.

……

Kong Rong will dissuade himself.

This Cao Ang expected it.

Even the words he used to persuade himself, as well as this set of words, Cao Ang also guessed.

Before coming to Qingzhou from Yanzhou.

Cao Ang had actually carefully collected information and intelligence about Kong Rong, combined with some of the events he had learned in the history books.

What kind of person Kong Rong is and what kind of character he has, Cao Ang has roughly grasped.

According to his understanding of Kong Rong, the middle-aged man in front of him, who was dressed as a Confucian student, was a well-known person who adhered to etiquette and law.

The so-called observance of etiquette.

is that as long as one thing is not in line with etiquette, that is, the Son of Heaven is in person, and he also has to scold him, and he feels that it is not suitable in terms of human feelings.

On the contrary, as long as it is in accordance with the etiquette.

Even if a person is not quite right, Kong Rong will firmly choose to support it.

Such a trait, to say that it is ugly, is actually pedantic, and it has to pursue any etiquette and etiquette.

To deal with such old stubbornness, if there is no targeted tricks, it is difficult to effectively make them change their minds and take the initiative to cooperate with themselves.

……

But here's the magic part.

Cao Ang happened to have a killer weapon against Kong Rong in his hand, which was also derived from Kong Rong's own characteristics.

Think about it here.

Cao Ang no longer hesitated.

Huo Ran stood up.

In an impassioned tone, he gestured with both hands and said to Kong Rong.

"Wen Jugong thinks that I am privately occupying the county, then I have nothing to say, after all, I am a loyal minister of the Han family, and I am dedicated to the heavenly court, and what I have done, whether it is right or wrong, and I have descendants to comment on it."

"But there is one thing I must say, continue to let Jiao He serve as the assassin of Qingzhou, this place will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later, and then the world will be overturned in his hands!"

Kong Rong was stunned.

Jiao and He De how can he.

Can it cause such a big consequence?

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