When the news that the envoys from Jizhou arrived in Juancheng and that they were on their way to Chengyang caused a commotion in the army.

There is no need for any attitude from the heroes in the city, there are many Yanzhou scholars in the army, and after getting Cao Cao's permission, they spontaneously began to arrange for people to clean the road from the county government to the city gate.

The city was very dilapidated, after all, it had never received such an honor, and had received so many great people. The walls of the city were indeed repaired, but the color of the soil used was not consistent, and the walls, which were less than two feet high, looked like they had been patched from a distance.

There are fields outside the city, but they are much deserted, but the shacks that were erected on the edge of the fields have not been abandoned, and there are still displaced people who do not know where they came from or where they are going.

When the Yanzhou army went out of the city to sweep the dirt road and repair the city by the way, the displaced people immediately fled from their shacks in a panic. They struggled to drag out of it all kinds of belongings, such as a mat, such as two clay pots, such as a rattan basket with some turnips, such as a seriously ill child.

It hadn't snowed yet, and it wasn't terribly cold, but when the ragged men wept and left the last dwelling place they could live in and came out into the wilderness, it was as if everything had died.

But the soldiers did not have time to look at them more, so they had to quickly tear down the worn, mutilated, and unseemly things, put them on the carts, and throw them into the fire, and burn them all.

Their efforts to repair the dirt road were very neat, and it was even more neat to burn the rags.

The firelight reflected the faces, most of them had scars, and some of them were injured, and the unlucky ones were not only injured, but also broken, and under the beating light of the fire, it looked even more terrifying.

But their hearts were still beating vigorously, and they had a dream to come true—a future that was not a good future compared to the days of their triumphant return, but it was a dream for them now.

They had not won a battle for a long time, their wives and children had not been rewarded abundantly for a long time, they were tired and hungry, they were exhausted, their ambition to fight a good fight was gone, and their pride in defending their homeland was gone.

The current Yanzhou soldiers only have one thing on their minds, that is, when they arrive in Dongjun, can the fields given to them by the lord be closer to the Yellow River?

As long as there are two board cars, and when you get to the river, you can rent a boat for 100 yuan, and you can take your wife and children over to reunite.

I heard that Yuan's family has a big business, and he is very rich! Our lord has such a close relationship with him, and he will definitely not treat us poorly......

The soldiers watched the flames and imagined their bright future.

The weeping outcasts gradually walked away and disappeared to the edge of the wilderness, no one knew where they were going, where they could go, and no one seemed to care about them except Cao Cao, who was watching the scene condescendingly from the city tower.

A soldier shoveled a shovel of soil and buried the burnt dregs.

And so the last trace of them disappeared, as if they had never been here.

"Have you ever heard of it? When Lu Lian first arrived in Plains City, he was like that. ”

Liu Ye frowned a little confusedly and looked at his Ming Gong.

He didn't seem to be on Juancheng, and his eyes weren't on the direction of Juancheng.

The middle-aged man held his sword and looked westward, over the watery land, and continued to look west.

Liu Ye realized, "Is Ming Gong looking at Chen Liu?" It is said that Lu Lian is trapped there and cannot enter ......"

"Well, Xu Ziyuan still has some skills."

"It's all about Yuan's family," Liu Ye sneered, "What kind of ability?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at him with a smile, "If you want to say that, Liu Bei, a farmer who weaves mats and sells shoes, can he get to the point where he is today, is it considered a skill?" ”

This Liu clan relative is still very unconvinced, "It's all thanks to a few fierce generals under his command!" ”

Such words are meaningless, and they are not Liu Ye's usual level, but since he has been down, this arrogant scribe naturally can't hold back his complaints. Cao Cao listened, and looked back again.

"I met Lu Lian much earlier than him."

He has a very good memory, especially when he was young, and it is always not easy to forget.

Therefore, although the young man's appearance was a little blurry, Cao Cao still had an impression of the tattered clothes, the few pig-leading ropes firmly grasped in his hands, and the eyes that looked his height up and down.

…… Especially that look, I can't say what's going on, anyway, I hate it when I remember it.

Cao Cao is not old, so he has experienced many twists and turns along the way, and he has never regretted anything, let alone fantasized about "If I can go back to that day, will I be able to take Lu Lian under my command" and so on.

It was the idea of an old man who was already powerless against fate, and therefore could only live by memories and fantasies, his gaze straight, as firm as his heart, and he would only look ahead.

But in this brief interval of respectfully waiting for the arrival of the messenger who took away his family business and forced his ovary to death, Cao Cao did come out of his mind in such a trance for a while.

Although he has known him since childhood, he appreciates Liu Bei's group more in his heart than the original who will make concessions to the family.

What about Tian Sheong? What about the head of the pig and meat seller? If such a person can do this kind of business, wouldn't he be even more heroic!

He did lose for a while, but it won't be long before he can get it back!

Suddenly, a cavalry ran from under the city.

"My lord! The messenger is five miles away! ”

There were banners, armor soldiers, officers in the army from top to bottom, and a group of heroes and soldiers, all of whom ran outside the city gate.

They changed into clean and new clothes, straightened their tiaras, and moved their clog-clad feet on the ground unnaturally.

There are slight differences in the expressions and postures of each of them, but in general they are all the same nervous and expectant.

Even when the envoy approached, even Cao Mengde, who was the leader, unnaturally lifted the hilt of his sword.

It was not Xu Yu who came, but a very unfamiliar face, and when he got off the horse, he was helped by Cao Cao, and the man hid unnaturally.

The people behind immediately began to look at each other.

But the envoy was very polite in his words, "Today is for Cao Gong, and also for the generals!" ”

He took a bag from the hand of the attendant behind him and shook it slightly.

There was a faint, metallic crashing sound.

"Cao Gong is loyal to the righteousness, and has rebelled so far, my lord also has the ambition to support the Han family, swear to clear the Central Plains, and now I will play the Son of Heaven for you——"

The expressions of those families suddenly became flattering!

The size of the army also relaxed all of a sudden, and their expressions were excited!

What was in that bag must be the golden seals of various county guard generals! Yuan Gong is even ready for this!

Not bad! They fought so hard against them, Yuan Gong did not help, and occupied their Juancheng! It should have been made up for a little!

The Son of Heaven is in Xiapi, and it is impossible for the seal to really come down from the Son of Heaven, but the princes from all walks of life have long been accustomed to this performance, and the document must be given to the Son of Heaven, as for the reaction of the imperial court, everyone doesn't care, so far there are still two thorns in Qingzhou, and no one is not used to it.

Cao Cao's face also showed a very hearty smile.

"I have been friends with Ben Chu since I was a child, and I have been friends for decades, if I hadn't helped Ben Chu at the beginning, how could I win against Lu Bu?" He smiled, "Today I owe him such a big favor again!" ”

It sounds a little self-deprecating, but the people in the back are talking to each other again, which is clearly showing off!

Dongjun is too guarded, don't think about it, it must be in his hands!

In such a dilapidated town, there was originally nothing to prepare for the banquet.

But not only the families in the city, but also the nearby Haoqiang heard about it, and they also came over to send wine and meat diligently, and they actually renovated a rather sumptuous banquet.

Who doesn't know that when Cao Gong went to Jizhou, he would be Yuan Gong's confidant? It seems that this world is either Liu Bei or Yuan Shao's, since everyone doesn't want to mess with Yuan Shao, naturally they don't want to mess with the people around him! Besides, over the years, the powerful families in Yanzhou have done their best for Cao Gong, so how can they get close to each other and seek some benefits?

They are such a salute from one wine to another. They respect Cao Gong, and they also respect the envoy, and the same is true of the military generals under Cao Gong, respect the lord, and also respect the envoy from Jizhou.

The cups are staggered, and the fire is boiling oil, so that no one notices the nuances of the strategists' toasts.

They did not respect the wine of the lord, but only the messenger, and raised their glasses diligently, and frequently exhorted wine.

Especially after a servant came in from outside and whispered a few words to Cao Gong, these people persuaded him to drink more diligently.

But there is nothing unusual about this - since Cao Cao down, everyone has been frightened for a long time, and it is really normal to take advantage of today's banquet to open their hearts and drink with their hearts open, and relieve their depression in their chests.

The guests staggered to the ground, and they had to be helped to go to the backyard to settle down, and they could suddenly hear a vomiting when they were far away, and they were really drunk, so the messenger who was persuaded to drink the most was naturally unconscious, and collapsed on the mat and snored.

The sun had set and the wind was blowing outside.

The servants shut the doors and windows tightly.

There were only a few people left in the hall, their minds clear and their eyes blazing.

Cao Cao picked up the black lacquer beast pattern goblet in his hand, poured a little wine into his "Jun Xing Drink", and after taking a sip, put down the wine cup.

He glanced at the servant below, and the other man immediately understood, approached the messenger, and lightly touched the bag that had never been opened.

Bronze seals are placed on the desk, shining under the lamp.

Cao Cao picked one up and glanced at it, then put it down again, picked up another one, and put it down again.

He saw it faster and faster, and the corners of his mouth curled higher and higher, until after reading the last one, he suddenly swept all the copper seals on the table and those cups to the ground, and laughed!

He laughed so wildly, and there was even a little madness in his laughter, not caring at all that there was a messenger sent by Yuan Benchu lying beside him, and the few people at the head of the laugh were frightened, and hurriedly went to pick up those copper seals to see.

Cao Cao laughed so much that tears came out.

"You really knew me!" He was a little out of breath because of laughter, "He, he, he still remembers that I want to be a general of Zhengxi!" ”

Xun You silently picked up a few copper seals and leaned under the lamp to look at them carefully.

Jizhou sent dozens of copper seals, with many official positions, and they were all in the same place.

…… Not in the east county of Yanzhou, but in Wuwei in the west of Liang.

Chapter 462

Guo Jia had a dream.

The dream puzzled him, and he seemed to have followed Ming Gong to a far place, with dead trees, dry rivers, rough roads, and countless stones of various sizes.

It was a wilderness, and they marched this wilderness, and the soldiers' lips cracked, and gradually blood flowed again, and the blood dripped into the soil, and the yellowing autumn grass died immediately.

In the distance, there were endless mountains, gloomy and gloomy, as if they were about to press over, but when they went in that direction, they found that they would never be able to go.

He lay in the car, his body dying, but his spirit flew higher and farther than this army. He was thus able to see the weary army that had been heading all the way to the east was disappearing.

There was no fog around them, no night, they walked on the wasteland, their sight was completely unobstructed, how could anyone disappear for no reason?

When Guo Jia's gaze moved forward, a puff of dust suddenly rolled up there.

Someone shouted in surprise, "There is water!" There is water! ”

It's cold and dry, the rivers are dry, where will there be water?

But countless soldiers rushed forward, and Guo Jia seemed to be surrounded by them, heading towards the so-called "water source", the direction behind the dust and sand.

There is indeed a river there.

The stream is murmuring, clear and soothing, and the round pebbles are piled up at the bottom of the river, and when fish pass by, the water surface will shoot small waves, turning into brilliant light in the sun.

It was normal for the fish to linger, because there was an old tree by the river, and its petals fell into the river one after another, attracting the fish to chase them greedily.

Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu were sitting on the mat under the tree, chatting about something.