[Comprehensive martial arts] I fall into the city

At the same time, Cao Ying was also discussing the emperor's eastward journey.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is impossible for the emperor to go back to Luoyang alone. He always has to find a side to live in, excluding the big forces and the second echelon that are not prepared to serve the emperor. Zhang Chao next door is the biggest opponent.

Or Li Che.

In the past few years, Cao Cao and Xuzhou's forces have rarely intersected. After taking Jiangdong, most of their energy was spent on fighting wits and courage with Jiangdong's nobles. Jiangdong has a population of millions and many wealthy families. But the forces assembled are no weaker than Cao Cao's. Even at this time, Cao Cao's forces have not been able to fully control Jiangdong.

Cao Cao sighed more than once. He was too hasty in choosing a site. A place like Jiangdong sounds good and rich. Fall on the surface of the lord.

Blaming God and Youren is not the director of Cao Cao. At this time, doing a self-criticism is nothing more than measuring the gap with the Xuzhou forces, checking for omissions and filling in the gaps, and trying to make up for the shortcomings. You can build a palace for the emperor. For example, Jiangdong produces beauties, and you can draft for the emperor. For example, Zhang Chao has no daughter, but Cao Cao has one. With an extra layer of in-law relationship, the emperor can live more at ease.

When these conditions were listed one by one, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly remembered something, and said to Xun Yu: "I heard that Mrs. Qiao in Lujiang has a daughter, and she is also beautiful. If your majesty gets it, you will be happy."

This is the beauty trick.

Xun Yu didn't shy away from this, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Qiao actually has two daughters. The eldest daughter is thirteen years old. She is just the right age. The second daughter is ten years old. She also has a special look. I will give the eldest daughter away today. In the future, the favor will gradually fade. Send the second daughter again, and the status of the girl will be secured."

This girl refers to Cao Cao's daughter.

Cao Cao is very self-aware. He himself is mediocre in appearance, and the wife he married is not stunning. significance.

The main force to impress the emperor is still Jiangdong beauty.

Xi Zhicai coughed, and said again: "I don't think Zhang Chao may want to welcome the emperor."

All the counselors looked at him, and Xi Zhicai coughed a few more times, his face turned red from coughing, and finally recovered, and slowly said: "Zhang Chao has been in the high cabinet for a long time, Li Che is in charge, and the minister has Overcoming the heart of the lord, catering to the Son of Heaven is bound to be against the old ministers of Luoyang, which is not good for Li Che."

Cao Cao has a lot of people here, and it is no problem to welcome the emperor to go his own way. However, Zhang Chao's forces are notoriously unmanned. At this time, a large number of officials who occupy the righteousness of the emperor are ushered in. Is it to lure the wolf into the house or to lure the wolf into the house?

It's not that Xi Zhicai has a higher IQ than others. It's just that after fighting for a long time, it's easy for people to forget that there is actually only one person on the other side. Among other things, even the new counselors in Cao Yingli have to be busy from morning to night. There are nearly a hundred people working continuously, but the civil servants under Zhang Chao's account are only three or two kittens, and they actually run the land of the two states in an orderly manner.

They discussed for a while, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, suddenly asked to see him outside. Cao Cao always valued his eldest son, and ordered him to serve with the army for more than two years.

Cao Ang naturally had something to report. Two days ago, his general Jiang Ying arrested an envoy who claimed to be from Zhangying. He wanted to see Cao Cao. After Cao Ang got the news, he asked carefully.

Cao Ang had already been taken aback before, but after sending him to Cao Cao, Cao Cao and all his counselors couldn't escape, and they were all taken aback.

"Li Che actually wants to buy and sell the emperor?"

Facing Cheng Yu's questioning, the envoy shrank his neck and said with a smile: "You can't just say it so badly. My lord just came to Qingzhou, and I don't have so much money and food to build a palace. For your majesty, my lord is willing to open the way and send you to the palace." To Jiangdong..."

Cao Cao calmed down and asked, "Say it straight, what are the conditions?"

The envoy said quickly: "My lord borrowed 50 grain from Duke Cao."

This condition, how should I put it, is just stuck in Cao Cao's bottom line. The emperor is indeed important, but the price can't be too high. In order to welcome the emperor, you have emptied your family. Do you expect to use the emperor to fight?

To be honest, the Son of Heaven is not even worth a county, a county, or a city.

This is not the first time Cao Cao has done business with Li Che.

The last business deal brought Xun Yu and Xun You, the former brought him a whole group of advisers, and the latter's ingenious strategy was the basis for him to fight wits and courage with the Jiangdong nobles. Both of them were the masters of Cao Ying, It is his right-hand man.

He just didn't expect the emperor to be able to buy and sell.

After calming down, Cao Cao suddenly felt...the price can be discussed again.

Li Che's attitude was obviously that he didn't want the emperor, who was a hot potato. He couldn't go to meet the emperor just to get angry, so the price was negotiable.

Cao Cao tentatively raised the meaning of bargaining.

The envoy obviously had done quite a bit of training before coming, and immediately took out the posture of doing business.

Xun You thought it strange when he saw him at first, but now he guessed something, and said to Xun Yu next to him, "This person should be a merchant."

Xun Yu nodded.

After all, Cao Cao was not in business, and the conversation with the envoy fell apart shortly after. The counselors in Cao Ying looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally Cheng Yu spoke up and took over the business negotiation of his lord.

The condition Cheng Yu gave was 30 shi, but the emissary insisted on at least 45 shi, and would not sell any less.

The two were at loggerheads, Xun You saw it interesting, and said a few words. After a while, everyone realized that although the messenger was slick, he was not smart.

Li Che had expected Cao Cao's meeting price a long time ago, and set a reserve price of 40 yuan for the envoy.

The emissary didn't last too long, as soon as the reserve price of 40 yuan was paid, Cao Cao's psychological expectations were met, and the deal was considered a deal.

After the envoy left with Cao Cao's handwriting, there was a strange atmosphere in Cao's camp.

They bought an emperor just now, right?

Cao Cao was the first to slap the table and laugh. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all laughed too.

Princes, generals and ministers, rather have kindness, rather have kindness!

Five years have passed since Dong Zhuo's death, and the young master has grown into a young man. He wandered all the way, and finally arrived in Xuzhou. He didn't spend the night before being sent to Jiangdong in a carriage.

Cao Cao solemnly welcomed the young emperor with great gifts from the emperor and ministers. The palace was just built, but before it was finished, he gave up his place to live, and the servants sent by the rich people in Jiangdong took good care of the emperor. A few days later, he sent his daughter to the emperor again.

Although Cao Cao's daughter is not very good-looking, it gave the young emperor an unprecedented sense of security.

Based on this sense of security, the emperor even refused the matter that Cao's wife would give him the dowry beauty the next day. However, Cao Cao was well versed in men's psychology, so don't worry about letting his daughter hold on. After more than ten days, he mentioned it twice Only then did the emperor "reluctantly" accept the girl from Qiao's family who was more charming than Huajiao.

The emperor was reluctant to think about politics, so Cao Cao took over all the old officials in Luoyang logically.

This of course means having fun inside.

The most important thing to usher in the emperor is naturally to give orders.

Although at this time most forces did not take the Han Dynasty seriously, but with the banner in hand and a famous teacher, at least it was more convenient for Cao Cao to clean up Jiangdong, and Prime Minister Cao's name was also very useful.

All in all, in a word, 40 is worth it!

After Li Che got a batch of grain and grass, he began to plan to attack Yuzhou.

Fighting a war is a waste of money. Today, it is mainly a waste of money. After all, military strength is a sustainable resource. If you conquer a piece of land, as long as you have food on hand, you can recruit more soldiers, and the other side's forces will also come to a large number of people. It can be said that where there is food, there are soldiers. Now that the food and grass are in place, taking advantage of the opportunity when everyone else is relaxing, it is just right to build another piece of land.

Yuzhou borders on Yanzhou occupied by Zhang Chao's elder brother Zhang Miao. Now most of Cao Cao's advisers come from Yingchuan, which is on the border of Yuzhou.

The situation in Yuzhou and Qingzhou was almost the same, they were both infested by the Yellow Turbans, but in Li Che's view, the Yellow Turbans had no leader, and it was much easier than fighting Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but how to fight was still a problem.

Because Zhang Miao also wanted Yuzhou.

In the early years, Zhang Miao was quite straight-minded and refused to eat the grass on the edge of the nest. Now that he ate the grass on the edge of the nest once, he immediately tasted the taste and was ready to take a second bite. It is very easy to take over the army, so even if Zhang Miao's soldiers are exhausted and food is low, he still wants to try his luck.

After pondering for a while, Li Che asked Zhang Chao to contact Zhang Miao, saying that he would join forces with Zhang Miao to attack Yuzhou. Zhang Chao would have half of the food and troops, and when he went to Yuzhou, he would divide half of the territory.

It's a great deal.

Zhang Miao was moved.

He and Zhang Chao brothers are close. He occupies one state, Zhang Chao occupies two states, and they are not remote areas. Once they join forces, they will be invincible in the world. As long as Yuzhou is opened up, the two territories will border each other, let alone Gongsun Zan and Cao Cao , that is, the princes of the world join forces... Well, I am still afraid.

Even if you only look at the present, he and Zhang Chao are both new to the state capital, the people are exhausted, the two forces join forces, and each family will send out less manpower, leaving a large army to defend in the rear, but it will not affect the expansion of the territory. but.

Although Zhang Miao's counselors had doubts, they didn't want to be accused of provoking their lord's brotherhood, so they kept silent. In the end, Zhang Miao happily agreed to the matter.

Li Che put Zhang Miao's reply aside, looked at the warm spring scene outside, and hesitated a little.

He doesn't go out, and Ah Ning doesn't go out either. After a winter, her little face is covered with snow, and she is almost invisible. Now it's the season, neither hot nor cold... How about going out for a walk?