I am an anchor in the Three Kingdoms

"Oh...it's nothing." Lingju waved his hand, and prevaricated casually... Langjun already has the Princess of Dongwu and the Princess of Xiliang by his side, and even if Wan'er, whom he really misses, appears, he has the heart to make her the lowest of the wives the one fromIn other words, there is no room for more girls beside Cao Xiong!

Thinking of this, Lingju couldn't help shaking his head.

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Duke Wei's Mansion, Qilin Pavilion.

Huh... a long sigh, during this time, Wei Gong Cao Cao's life is not easy, the eldest son Cao Xiong went back to his fief Youzhou, but the northern border and the Central Plains are not peaceful.

A few months ago, Cao Xiong succeeded in praying for rain. The rain has come down, and the conflict between the common people and the Great Wei has eased a little. It stands to reason that the plans of those with ulterior motives should naturally be shelved.

However, in the recent Great Wei land, there have been many rebellions, most of which were deliberately committed by those with ulterior motives.

After all, although the rain is coming, the plan to disturb the Central Plains and the North cannot be stopped. The easiest way is to launch a rebellion...

According to the information obtained by Cao Cao, a sect calling itself the Five Dou Rice Sect quietly sprang up in the Central Plains and northern regions.

In fact, this is easy to understand.

The war between the Central Plains and the North ended not long ago. Even if Cao Cao worked hard to develop production and reclaim farmland, he still couldn't guarantee that all the people would not be hungry and have money for medical treatment...

What's more, there will also be corruption in the Great Wei Dynasty. With the arrival of the Little Ice Age, there are many poor people suffering from hunger and cold, and there are many poor people who can't eat enough.

Just like the Taiping religion that the Yellow Turban Uprising relied on, a single spark spread like a prairie fire in the north and in the Central Plains in a short period of time.

This is nothing, if there is a rebellion, just wipe it out.

Cao Cao's domineering government coordinated and dispatched, and it was not a big problem to defeat some miscellaneous fish on his own territory.

Can be biased.

This group of rebels was very smart. They knew that it was not an opponent to confront Cao Jun head-on, so they shrank back and waited for Cao Jun to come here.

Either taking advantage of Cao Jun's camp, or taking advantage of Cao Jun's unheard of, waiting for work with ease... Cao Jun fought a few big defeats.

No, Cao Cao must have dispatched his clan brother Xiahouyuan...Xiahouyuan is famous for his supernatural powers, maybe he can rush to the enemy camp before the other party can find out the information, and strangle the enemy to death.

Of course, Cao Cao was also very sad.

What if the rebels got the news in advance and repeated the old tricks to wait for work?You need to know that before he sent Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong to send troops to conquer, he was defeated here!It was freezing cold, and the marching speed was too fast for the soldiers to carry. If they were slow...the enemy would find them again.

"Alas..." Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed again.

"Duke Cao, the prince is back."

The sound of trampling footsteps came from afar, but Xu Chu walked quickly into the Qilin Pavilion and said to Cao Cao excitedly.

"Huh? Xiong'er? Are you back?" Cao Cao raised his eyes, wanting to see this son a little bit!

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Chapter 1344 The prince is inflated

"Mr. Cao, the son came back just now." Xu Chu replied, "Now he is in Jingxuan Pavilion, but..."

Xu Chu hesitated to speak...

Logically speaking, Cao Xiong's return should be a happy event, but Xu Chu's face was not good-looking, even a little sad.

"What's going on?" How could Cao Cao not notice it. "What happened to Xiong'er?"

There was a touch of worry in the words, but after thinking about it, it was wrong. Cao Xiong was going to his fiefdom, Youzhou, which had been pacified a few years ago, and there was Tian Yu as the state shepherd there, so nothing should go wrong.

"No accident." Xu Chu replied. "It's just news from the northern border that the prince rushed to Youzhou for a month, and Youzhou spent a lot of money. Because it was the prince's order, the Overlord's House did not dare to run short, and a lot of gold was all shipped to Youzhou, but... "

Having said this, Xu Chu hesitated again, and seemed afraid to say the next words.

"What the hell is going on!" Cao Cao faintly felt an ominous premonition coming. Now that there are rebellions everywhere, the overlord's government is struggling to deal with it...everywhere needs gold. Everything is kept simple on birthdays...but Youzhou?Why does Xiong Er want so much money?

"Duke Cao, my son... my son...he bought a large amount of wool, and opened a huge workshop, filling it with all the wool. As for...what he wants to do, I haven't found out yet."

Xu Chu's brows were still furrowed, "It's just news that some woolen clothes and quilts appeared in Youzhou..."

Xu Chu’s intelligence is not a problem. Originally speaking...Cao Xiong and Youzhou’s soldiers, the empty-glove white wolf, can earn the wool of the barbarians for nothing...but the amount needed is too large, and the empty-glove white wolf seems to be unable to satisfy the wool. processing plant needs.

What's more, there are also monetary subsidies for soldiers, servants, and female workers. These figures are huge enough.

Tian Yu didn't dare to complain to his eldest son Cao Xiong, so he had to ask the Ba Mansion for a sum of money to collect wool and set up a wool processing factory.

However, when the rebellion happened, the Overlord Mansion's coins were tense... Therefore, this trivial matter was magnified infinitely, and even mentioned Cao Cao's side.

"Wool? Xiong'er is actually buying wool?" Cao Cao's expression darkened.

Military spending is so tight now?As the son of the world?Not to mention saving money, right?At least... can't mess around?Spending coins indiscriminately?

What's more, what is Xiong'er doing?Gather wool to make clothes?Make a quilt?When Cao Cao thinks about it, it smells like sheep. Also, the things on the sheep are all pickled things...how can they be worn?How can it be covered?Isn't this complete nonsense?

With this in mind, with a "bang", Cao Cao slammed his fist on the copybook, and almost all the teacups on the table were spilled.

Accompanied by this voice, was Cao Cao's heavy scolding. "Nonsense!"

Immediately, Cao Cao turned around and ordered: "Marquis of Guannei, follow me to Jingxuan Pavilion. After Xiong'er becomes the eldest son, we can't just let him go, we have to beat him all the time."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao was about to walk out of the Kirin Pavilion.

But at this time.

"Report..." With a message, a soldier quickly ran into the Qilin Pavilion. "Hussar General Xia Houyuan arrived at the location of the rebel army five days ago!"

Hmm... Cao Cao paused, military affairs are important.

He gave Xu Chu a wink, and immediately sat back in his seat, listening to Xia Houyuan's intelligence on the conquest of the rebels in detail.

As for Cao Xiong, let's wait until Mrs. Bian's birthday tomorrow, and beat him in public, he won't be able to become a prince, he will swell up and do whatever he wants.

Chapter 1345 Biting Ice!dejected

Cao Cao is quite happy here.

The [-] people in Nanpi City rebelled. What he worried about was that Xia Houyuan marched too slowly, and was noticed by the rebels. It is not good for Cao Jun's cavalry.

Therefore, Cao Cao specially asked Xia Houyuan to issue a military order to defeat the enemy within five days.

In this way, they arrived at Nanpi City five days ago... exactly five days before the dispatch of troops.

At this speed, it is impossible for the rebels to react. Sure enough, it is worthy of the speed—Xia Houyuan!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao was still quite happy.

But there was a "creak" sound, which was the sound of cold wind beating the window.

A gust of cold wind suddenly came from the window... Xu Chu didn't feel anything, but Cao Cao was trembling all over.

The winter in the Little Ice Age was extremely cold!

"I don't know, Miaocai marched so fast, how could his soldiers withstand the icy weather!"

In a word, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling a little worried...

This damn weather is really too cold, even if it is wrapped in armor and helmet... But the temperature is still not enough to support the soldiers of the three armies to march.

Xia Houyuan's side... But don't, you didn't lose to the rebels, you lost to this damn weather.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao frowned tightly, saddened!

The next morning, the sky was gray and there was no snow, but it was still unusually cold. Jingxuan Pavilion got busy early in the morning.

Under the service of Lingju, Cao Xiong put on a brocade robe, pinned a brocade ribbon, and wore the green sword bestowed by Cao Cao. Although it was a bit bloated...it was not too disobedient, after all, it was the Great Wei As for your son, no one dares to underestimate him even if he is dressed in shabby clothes.

When Cao Xiong went out, Ma Yunlu and Sun Shangxiang also finished dressing up and came slowly...

It's rare that these two even put on some makeup. You know...the two of them are a Liangzhou heroine and a Dongwu sword fairy. They have carefree personalities and never value female celebrities.

What kind of rouge and gouache, I have never used it... Cao Xiong was a little surprised by this today!Of course, don't have a style!

Lingju is still wearing a plain cotton gown, which is very simple, yet elegant...

She has always cared about it and will never show too much publicity. If Jingxuan Pavilion must have the limelight, she is willing to let it go to Ma Yunlu and Sun Shangxiang. This is why Cao Xiong loves her so much. It's hard to find a jealous daughter-in-law!

Cao Xiong and his party got into the carriage, walked out from Jingxuan Pavilion, and walked towards Mrs. Bian's pavilion.

In the meantime, I passed by a pavilion, but it was lit with candlelight, dotted with stars, under the candlelight... but I saw two figures, it seemed that they were maids dressing up the young lady.

"Is this? Whose pavilion is it?" Cao Xiong noticed that this pavilion was named Qionghua Pavilion, and he left for a long time before, and he still doesn't know who the Qionghua Pavilion near Jingxuan Pavilion was given to?

"This is Cao Ying's pavilion." Lingju explained... "It was bestowed by Duke Cao some time ago."

Cao Xiong nodded... This Qionghua Pavilion looks quite majestic, and Cao Ying's heroic appearance is worthy of such a majestic pavilion.

It's just...under the candlelight, in the Qionghua Pavilion, the slender figure of the maid gave Cao Xiong an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if...imprinted in his heart, this feeling, Cao Xiong had never appeared before .

"Who is it?" Cao Xiong murmured to himself, then shook his head and looked ahead...

Now is not the time to think about messy things, it is important to go to Mrs. Aniang Bian to celebrate her birthday!

Chapter 1346 The Legendary Mrs. Bian

Mrs. Bian's birthday is a top priority.

Speaking of which, Mrs. Bian's life was full of legends.

She was originally an advocator, a unique family of musicians engaged in music, singing and dancing in the Han Dynasty. She belonged to the lower class, but she met Cao Cao when he was 25 years old, and she has been by his side since he was 20 years old.

It stands to reason that to be able to climb into a family of officials and eunuchs like the Cao family, it is presumably to burn high incense and enjoy a lifetime of happiness.

However, before the good life he had imagined had lasted for a few days, he had no choice but to shoulder the heavy burden of the Cao family.

20 years ago, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, Cao Cao fled far away, and the outside world was full of news that Cao Cao died unexpectedly...

Cao's mansion was in chaos for a while, especially Cao Cao's earlier subordinates felt that they had nowhere to go and wanted to leave Luoyang and return to their hometown.At that time, it was Mrs. Bian who stood up and took care of internal and external affairs, restoring the confidence of Cao Cao's subordinates.

Mrs. Bian's words at that time were sung by You Zi in the Duke of Wei's mansion - "How can Mr. Cao's life and death be determined by just a few words? If the rumors were compiled by others, then you leave today? When Mr. Cao returns tomorrow, you Do you still have the face to see him? Is it worth it to recklessly give up a lifetime of fame and reputation for unknown rumors? "

Everyone admired her very much and decided to stay and follow her arrangement. This is how Cao Cao's original team came to be!

Later, Cao Cao, who heard about this incident, was very moved and admired.

Think about it, a woman from a family background?What kind of courage do you have to say this!

In addition, Cao Cao fought for 30 years, and Mrs. Bian took care of the family for him for 30 years without any problems, and she gave birth to four sons, which can be described as outstanding achievements.

It is for this reason that Mrs. Bian has the most special and respected status in the Cao family, in the Wei Dynasty, and even in the Han Dynasty.

Everyone is aware of this level, so this time Mrs. Bian's [-]th birthday, despite repeated orders to simplify everything, no one dared to slack off.

Hundreds of civil and military officials had already submitted their petitions a few days ago, and countless literati rushed to present their congratulatory messages.

The sons of every pavilion, Cao Cao's concubine, and the wives of all the ministers were allowed to come to Duke Wei's mansion to pay their respects at noon, but in fact, they all started preparing early from the moment of Mao.

Bathing and changing clothes are naturally indispensable.

Even so, I still feel uneasy, and will check the congratulatory gifts again... Many noble ladies, they know, may not be able to get close to the legendary Mrs. Bian in Wei Gongfu, maybe they can just look at it from a distance.

But even so, they didn't dare to neglect in the slightest. All the etiquettes were prepared ten days or half a month ago, and even...every word, every sentence, even if it was a congratulatory speech, had to be practiced hundreds of times.

This is a big birthday... like a drama, everyone must play their roles well.

Maybe, it won't be noticed by others, but even so, it needs to be honed again and again, and maybe there will be a chance to show a moment of youth when the big drama is staged!

Cao Xiong went to Mrs. Bian's side early in the morning. Besides him, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Zhi also came early in the morning...

After all, they are their own sons, even if the birthday celebration is at noon, they can come early in the morning to celebrate their mother in the name of greetings.

In addition to these four biological sons, Cao Lin, Cao Ying... the younger generation also came here very early. Mrs. Bian treats each child as her own, and every son treats her with incomparable respect.

"Xiong'er sat next to Wei Niang, let Wei Niang take a good look."