Six days later, Cao Yun and the others returned to Qingyang, Qingzhou, and it was almost dusk when they arrived in Qingyang City. As soon as he returned to the state pastor's mansion, Cao Yun went to Cao Xian's study. At this time, it was not dark, and Cao Xian should still be in the study to deal with political affairs or read articles.

Cao Yun arrived outside Cao Xian's study, raised his hand and knocked on the door three times.

"Come in. Cao Xian's thick voice came from inside the room, and there was some tiredness in his tone. Cao Yun then pushed the door in.

Cao Xian saw that it was Cao Yun, and put down his hand to the Chinese chapter.

"When did you come back?"

"When I first arrived, I met some bandits on the way, and I was delayed for a while. Cao Yun walked up to Cao Xian's desk and said, "Grandpa, how is the situation lately?"

Cao Xian sighed when he heard this, "The world is completely chaotic, just yesterday Dong Zhuo abolished Liu Wei and renamed Liu Xie as the new emperor, and the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army were also looting in Qingxu Erzhou. ”

"What? Dong Zhuo abolished Liu Zhuo and re-established Liu Xie, what is the reason?" Cao Yun was a little surprised, why did Dong Zhuo want to change the new monarch, didn't he do such a thing to give other princes a reason to crusade against him, so I am afraid that all the princes will go to crusade against Dong Zhuo and thus gain the name of righteousness.

"The reason is ridiculous, probably saying that Liu Wei is not wise enough to control the country. Now that the princes of all walks of life are about to move, Cao De, the pastor of Xuzhou, issued a letter to the princes, asking the princes of all walks of life to crusade against Dong Zhuo together. Jizhou Mu Yuan Chu and Yangzhou Mu Yuan Shu have responded. Cao Xian said slowly.

Hearing this, Cao Yun asked, "Grandpa, have you responded?"

Cao Xianyan shook his head when he heard this, "Don't dare to move!"

"Don't dare to move?" Cao Yun was a little puzzled, and then guessed something, "Then did Wuzhou Sun Li respond?"

Cao Xian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Cao Yun with a smile, "Cao Er's wisdom is good, Wuzhou Sun Li didn't respond." It is precisely because Sun Li did not respond that I did not dare to respond, I guess that Sun Li is very likely to ignore the righteousness, directly attack us, after all, the world is in chaos, although there must be a division to be famous, but sometimes you have to take some extraordinary measures. It is very likely that Sun Li wants to capture my Qingzhou, and then wait and see the world, so as to chase it. ”

Cao Yun snorted coldly when he heard this, "Then Sun Li thinks of us Qingzhou as a fat sheep." ”

"There's no way, I don't have a general in Qingzhou, and there are many good generals under his grandson's account, and there are countless elite soldiers. In terms of combat effectiveness, my Qingzhou is indeed inferior to his Wuzhou, and looking at all the states in the world, it is really the weakest in my Qingzhou, eh. Cao Xian let out a long sigh.

"I don't know what Liu Biao did before, the state pastor has such a rich state, but his military strength is the weakest in the states. Cao Yun said with some complaints.

"Liu Biao has a gentle temperament, he doesn't like any expeditions, and he treats the generals lightly, which causes my Qingzhou military strength to be weak. At the time of the Yellow Turban Turmoil, it did not have any impact on our Qingzhou, so Qingzhou did not take advantage of the Yellow Turban Turmoil to develop like other states, and now it is really difficult to assemble a strong combat force. Cao Xian shook his head and said.

"Grandpa, what about my father?" Cao Yun asked.

"I've already sent him to Jiangling, eh, I have no one in Qingzhou, so I can only let your father go to guard Jiangling. ”

Cao Yun frowned when he heard this, and asked in a deep voice: "How many soldiers are there in Jiangling, how many soldiers are there in Qingyang, and how many soldiers are there in Qingzhou?"

"There are 10,000 in Jiangling, 30,000 in Qingyang, 50,000 in the whole Qingzhou, except for 40,000 in Qingyang, Jiangling, the remaining 10,000 are scattered in some towns, which is not a regular army. I still counted the more than 1,000 bandits you collected when you left Qingzhou, and there were only 50,000. Cao Xian said slowly.

Cao Yun's heart sank when he heard this, just such an army, too little, he can't dominate the world at all, I'm afraid he can't keep Qingzhou, no wonder this little force will be targeted by Sun Li. The more Cao Yun thought about it, the more unhappy he felt in his heart, originally thinking that if the troubled times came, he would unify the Ming Dynasty with the power of thunder, and then go to Zhongzhou Zhongming Mountain to fight a decisive battle with the disciples of the Taiyuan Sect, but in this way, it was not good.

"Grandpa, did you order conscription?"

"Yes, they are recruiting soldiers, and they have already recruited 3,000 recruits, and your father has also organized a conscription in Gangneung. ”

"Then what generals are there in Qingzhou now?" Cao Yun asked, if there are a few powerful generals, it is easier to do, it is a big deal to recruit more soldiers, as long as it can be worthy of a war, of course, conscription is not so arbitrary, not to mention that new soldiers need to be trained to go to the battlefield, the cost of conscription and the cost of raising soldiers are a lot of money, although Qingzhou is rich, but now in troubled times, how much money can be left.

"Eh, where are there any powerful generals. Cao Xian said.

"Eh~" Cao Yun sighed a little helplessly, Qingzhou's strength is really too much.

"Grandpa, who are the generals in Qingyang City?" Cao Yun asked.

"There are Wen Ping and Zhang Ge, both of which are acquired six-fold, and your father has Lei Bo and Chen Quan, two acquired five-fold ones. ”

"Grandpa, have my bandits been incorporated into the army?"

"Not yet, I'm asking Wen Ping to train them, and they will be assigned to the army in a few days. ”

"Grandpa, leave it to me, I will lead an army alone, and I will come back this time and bring a thousand bandits, let me train them. Cao Yun said in a positive voice. On the way back, Cao Yun encountered several bandits, the bandits were very small, they didn't have much combat power, they were all repulsed, and they were absorbed several times, but there were also a thousand people.

"You train them?" Cao Xian hesitated slightly, after all, in his opinion, this Cao Yun didn't understand military affairs.

"Grandpa, rest assured, I will train an army as quickly as possible, and if I train it myself, they will be more loyal to me. ”

"Well, you will train those bandits, and I will give you the rank of general of Fenwei. ”

"Xie Lu, Grandpa Xie. ”

Cao Yun then left Cao Xian's study, and as soon as he walked out, a woman who looked like a maid came to Cao Yun.

"Young master, Madame asked you to go to her, Madame said to the young master. ”

Cao Yun nodded when he heard this, and followed the woman to his mother's room.

"Mother. Cao Yun shouted outside the house, walked into the room, and sat directly next to Wang Yun.

"You brought back a woman?" asked as soon as Cao Yun sat down, Wang Yun frowned.

"Yes, I redeemed a woman as a maid in Luoyang **, and the woman played and sang very well. Cao Yun said with a smile.

"Well, it's good to be a maid, you don't want to give her an identity at will, you can only be a maid. Wang Yun said emphatically.

"Understood. ”

Immediately, Wang Yun asked Cao Yun a few words heartily, and the two also talked about Cao Hao, Wang Yun looked worried, and Cao Yun also comforted him. After chatting for about half an hour, Cao Yun returned to his room.

"Young Master" "Young Master"

Xiao Yao and Lai Ying'er saw Cao Yun coming back, and hurriedly got up to greet them.

"Xiaoyao, you have to get along with Miss Ying'er in the future, if she doesn't understand something, you have to teach her more, and you can also let her teach you to play and sing. Cao Yun said to Xiao Yao.

"Young master, I came here with Sister Ying'er very much. Xiao Yao said with a smile.

"Well, go and prepare hot water for me and wash my body. ”

"Good young master. ”

Xiao Yao immediately went to prepare hot water for Cao Yun, and Lai Ying'er also went with Xiao Yao.

It didn't take long for the hot water to be ready, and Xiao Yao helped Cao Yun wash his body, but he didn't let Lai Ying'er and Xiao Yao together, after all, he had to give Lai Ying'er some time to adapt. After washing, Cao Yun walked into the inner room, closed the door, and entered the Temple of Eternity with a thought.