Yecheng, the palace of the king of Wei.

In the hall, Cao Cao browsed the Youzhou newspaper, his brows furrowed.

He inquired about the border of Sanzi, not out of nowhere, but in the border of the two states, there are serious problems.

Don't look at Cao Cao's unification of the north, in fact, the two states are not peaceful, compared with the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the territory has shrunk, and Cao Cao is also committed to restoring the previous territory.

For example, the county of Youzhou, the county was divided by the three leaders of Wuhuan, and the Taishou was almost hollowed out, and the county actually existed in name only. Yanmen County in Bingzhou is not Han land at all, and the border is only the Mayi City restored by Cao Cao a few years ago.

Compared with the merger of states with weak control, the governance of Youzhou Dai County has to be put in the first place. Dai County is located in the north of Changshan County, Jizhou, and the existence of Dai County in name only will make Hebei lose its danger.

Previously, Cao Cao went on an expedition to western Liaoxi, beheaded Wuhuan, shocked the north, and all Wuhuan surrendered. However, as time passed, Wuhuan gradually became stronger, especially in Daijun Wuhuan, where occasional plundering of Han people occurred.

If you don't solve Daijun, wait until the Wuhuan power grows and unite with the Xianbei outside the Saiwai, it will be a disaster for the Central Plains.

As for how to solve Daijun Wuhuan, it is another question worth pondering?

"King, Pei Cangcao asks to see!"

"Xuan!"

After a while, Pei Qian walked into the hall and bowed to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked up at Pei Qian and praised: "As the county commander of the three counties, the people are safe, the bandits are dissipated, and the merit of this monarch is also!" ”

As he spoke, Cao Cao put down the paperwork and asked, "Do you know what Gu means today?" ”

Pei Qian shook his head and said, "Forgive Qian's shallow learning, it is difficult to know the deep meaning of the king!" ”

Cao Cao got up from the couch, put his hands behind his waist, and asked, "Does Qing know Daijun?" ”

Pei Qian pondered for a while and said: "Daijun, the place of the border plug, the barrier of Hebei." Today, most of them are entrenched in Wuhuan, the Hu people are willful and arrogant, and the county is difficult to contain, so it should be the trouble of Hebei! ”

"Exactly!"

Cao Cao paced in the hall and said: "Daijun Wuhuan is unruly, and it is difficult to govern the lonely faction. Lonely wants to send Qing out of the town and county, and oversee the army to fight for it. I don't know why Pei Qing thinks so? ”

"No!"

Pei Qian pondered for a long time, gave up his hand, and said: "King Qiyu, the Han and Hu of the Daijun are mixed, the household is full of people, men and women are good at shooting, if you force Wuhuan to rebel, there will be tens of thousands of people." Wuhuan Shan Yu, knowing that he had been arrogant for a long time, had displeased the king, and his heart was panicked. ”

"When I see the sergeant going out to fight today, I will be afraid and occupy the territory, and I will ride to meet the battle, and I will secretly communicate with the Xianbei Zhukou. If the soldiers are small and cannot win, the morale of the enemy will be long; A large number of soldiers may be able to break it, but it will make the Daijun tired. In the view of latent opinions, it is advisable to plot and plot, rather than coerce them. ”

"Scheme?"

Cao Cao frowned slightly and thought.

"With the power of the king's soldiers, he was killed in the White Wolf Mountain, and the Wuhuan tribes descended for many years. In this generation, the county Wuhuan has never rebelled, which shows that the troops are still afraid. It is not impossible to plan and slowly cure it now! Pei Qian said.

"Qing has a strategy, I don't know if I dare to take office as the county too guarded?" Cao Cao asked.

"May I obey the edict of the Great King!" Pei Qian knelt down and was ordered, and bowed his hand.

"Good!"

Seeing Pei Qian's order, Cao Cao spoke softly and asked. "Qing is appointed as the Taishou of the county, and he doesn't ask for soldiers and horses, I don't know if he can ask for it?"

"King Qiqi, a bicycle and two servants are enough!"

"Color!"

Cao Cao laughed and cheered, and said: "Qing is so bold, he should be a big husband." Lonely in Yecheng, he waited for the return of the Qing and paid for the merits. ”

"Thank you, King!"

When Pei Qian bowed his hand, Yang Xiu rushed into the hall, walked into Cao Cao's ear, and muttered a few times. saw Cao Cao glance at Yang Xiu, his face showing suspicion.

Waving his hand to signal Pei Qian to retreat, Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is what Dezu said true?" ”

Yang Xiu was quite confident, and arched his hand and said: "King Qiyu, Xiu doesn't dare to lie. Chao Ge made Wu Zhen secretly communicate with the second son, and he left his post many times without permission and infiltrated Yecheng to plan for the second son. Yesterday, Wu Zhen was hidden in a bamboo curtain, covered with silk horses, and stole into the house in a car. ”

"Today, Wu Qian's old skills are repeated, and they are hidden in the bamboo curtains, and they enter the house by car. Xiu saw it with his own eyes, and he came to report it to the king. The king sent a cronie sergeant to intercept the vehicle and search carefully, and he would definitely be able to capture Wu Qian. ”

"King, this matter is only the words of Master Yang, and now it is easy to search the second son's vehicle, and it would be good if Wu was captured. If nothing is gained, it may cause the second son to be separated from the king, and the relationship between father and son will be ruined. ”

Sun Quan's face suddenly became nervous, and he spoke to Cao Cao, saying, "Look at the king and think twice!" ”

"Huh?"

Cao Cao glanced at Sun Quan, and he felt more and more suspicious that there was something in it.

Seeing Sun Quan's reaction, Yang Xiu seized the opportunity and said, "How dare Xiu ruin the relationship between the king's father and son? Only Wu Zhen did it, violating the law and discipline under the king, and Xiu had to report it. ”

Cao Cao looked murderous and shouted, "Where is Zhongkang? ”

"The last general!"

"Lead the tiger Benwei out of the palace, stop all the vehicles sent to Zihuan's mansion, and carefully check to see if Wu Zhen is hiding in it. At the same time, he ordered the palace gate attendants to temporarily block the city gate and not let the palace people leave the palace, so as not to leak the news. ”

"No!"

Xu Chu's face was slightly straight, and he retreated.

Yang Xiu stroked his beard and deliberately looked at Sun Quan, seeing that his expression was nervous and restless, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he was quite proud in his heart.

"Zhongmou!"

Cao Cao sat on the couch and called out Sun Quan's name, seeing that he was absent-minded, he said dissatisfiedly: "Lonely often listen to the attendants, you and Zihuan have a close intersection, but is there such a thing?" ”

Sun Quan lowered his head and arched his hand and said, "Don't dare to deceive the king, there is indeed such a thing." Quan was born in Jiangdong and humiliated by Liu Biao, but fortunately rescued by the king and promoted to the glory of today. ”

"The second son is virtuous and respectful, the right to enter China, when he first arrived in Yecheng, there is no place to stand, and he has to be helped by the second son, so he has a house to live in. After living in Yecheng for a long time, Quan not only gradually became friends with the second son, but also intersected with the third son and the fourth son. ”

"The right to give the second son a sugar cube, and the third son to give a unique copy of the ancient book and the fourth son Chu Jian. Ranquan has no other heart, only treats it with a heart, and hopes that the king will see it! ”

Cao Cao looked at Sun Quan, who looked respectful, and saw that what he said was true, and he had mentioned these things in the past, his face relaxed, and he said: Zhongmou, don't let Gu down! ”

"Don't dare!" Sun Quan replied.

Sun Quan stood beside Cao Cao and looked at Yang Xiu not far away.

Seeing this, Yang Xiu, who was full of confidence, suddenly panicked in his heart for some reason.

Time passed bit by bit, compared to Sun Quan's calmness, Yang Xiu became more and more nervous, looking up at the outside of the hall.

About an hour passed, and under Yang Xiu's expectant gaze, Xu Chu stepped into the hall in armor.

Cao Cao held the brush, raised his head and asked, "Zhongkang, is there any trace of Wu Qian?" ”

Xu Chu saluted Cao Cao and said: "King Qiqi, the servants led the soldiers to search for vehicles entering and exiting, but only saw silk and bamboo hairs, and did not see Wu Chaoge. ”

"This!"

Yang Xiu's face changed greatly, he walked down the stairs and asked, "General Xu, can you carefully check the people transporting it, or if the number of silk horses is small?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head and said, "The sergeants of a certain rate have repeatedly checked, and the number of silk horses is consistent with the size of the bamboo basket, and there is no abnormality. As for the escorts, Chu also ordered people to torture them severely, and all the things they sent were silk. ”

"How so?"

Yang Xiu's face was shocked, and he couldn't understand it.

Thinking about the mistakes, Yang Xiu seemed to react, looked at Sun Quan who was sneering at him, and fell into shock.

"How can this be explained?"

Cao Cao looked displeased, threw the brush in his hand on the desk, and asked: "Qing swears that Wu Zhen and Zihuan are secretly connected, and often hide the silk car to enter the house." How do you explain that the search has not yielded results? ”

Yang Xiu looked frightened, knelt on the ground and bowed, not knowing how to answer, completely losing his previous alertness.

After a while, Yang Xiufang regained some composure and said, "King, there may be a mystery in it, and it needs to be investigated. Today, he sent people to Chaoge and tortured the county officials, or he could find out the traces of Wu Qian. ”

Cao Cao sneered a few times and said, "What if you can't detect it!" ”

"This~"

Yang Xiu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Sima Yi.

Sima Yi glanced at Yang Xiu, who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "King, General Xu led his troops to search for Wu Zhen today, and everyone knows it. If someone is sent to strictly investigate Wu Chaoge's traces, I am afraid that the foreign ministers will be uneasy, or there may be criticism. ”

"After all, it is difficult to be convincing to torture the traces of his subordinates based on only one-sided words. If this move is opened, rumors will prevail. King Wang, taking Emperor Xiaowu as a reference, should not let outsiders have the love of father and son. ”

What does Sima Yi mean by 'taking Emperor Xiaowu as a mirror'?

That is, the witch rebellion caused by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in his later years, which led to the killing of the crown prince, the chaos in Chang'an, and the blood flowed like a river. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty woke up, he wantonly slaughtered the ministers who had framed the crown prince, causing turmoil in the court.

Cao Cao looked around at everyone in the hall and saw Xu Chu holding a towel in his hand, and stopped talking.

"Zhongkang, are there any other anomalies?" Cao Cao asked.

"Yes!"

Xu Chu presented the scarf and said: "King Qiyu, when the minister led the sergeant to check the vehicle, there was a self-proclaimed Yang master book servant who surrendered, and his words were all on the scarf. He was imprisoned and left at the king's disposal. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Xiu, who was kneeling on the ground, looked panicked and dazed, and now the situation was out of his control.

"Huh?"

After reading the servant's confession, Cao Cao couldn't help but widen his eyes, looked at Yang Xiu coldly, and said: "Yang Xiu, it should be a good means to teach his son to answer the military and political affairs!" ”

"This?"

Hearing this, Yang Xiu looked up at Cao Cao, his expression was terrified, and cold sweat broke out on his head.

Seeing Yang Xiu's reaction like this, Cao Cao knew that this matter was true!

Cao Cao raised the towel in his hand and said coldly: "Zihuan and Zijian are both orphans, you framed Zihuan out of thin air, but you made a speech for Zijian." How should we say this thin matter? ”

"King~"

Yang Xiu hesitated a little, and shouted: "The servant did offer words for Zijian Gongzi, but he framed Zihuan Gongzi, and he didn't dare to do it!" ”

Seeing Yang Xiu defend himself like this, Sun Quan almost laughed. In fact, Cao Cao was skeptical of the contents of the servant's confession. just wanted to deceive Yang Xiu, but Yang Xiu was frightened and revealed the facts.

"Humph!"

Cao Cao handed over the scarf to the attendants and instructed: "Someone come, take Yang Xiu to prison and strictly supervise him." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)