If you don't wear women's clothes, the big man will die!

Since most of the people migrated away, most of the local wealthy families in Jibei County were afraid of not being protected by Cao Cao's army, and most of them also left their homeland and migrated to Dongping.

The Yellow Turban bandits approached the city, and some of the rich and powerful families left behind fled around, and some became the souls of the Yellow Turbans. There were more than [-] members of the Chen family in Jibei, who refused to listen to Cao Cao's persuasion and moved. Only then did they realize that a catastrophe was imminent, so that the lives of the whole family became sacrifices for the Yellow Turban Army to sacrifice to heaven, and all property, heaven and earth became the property of the Yellow Turban Army.

Cao Cao led his troops into the base of Bai Rao and other Yellow Turban generals, and saw that the property was piled up in a warehouse, but the grain and grass in the granary had bottomed out, and even the mice starved to death by the roadside.

He didn't even look at the belongings, and went straight to the place where the Yellow Turban Army piled up their weapons, and found that it was full of broken copper and iron, and returned disappointed.

"These old landlords who choose to stay in the clan before the catastrophe comes are not people with vision," Xi Zhicai comforted Cao Cao: "The accumulation is not much. , They will not be narrow-minded to this point, they are the most aware of current affairs, and they know how to protect themselves wisely before chaos comes, even if they cooperate with people they don't like."

Isn't the person they don't like the same as Cao Cao, who issued policies when Yanzhou was governing, all of which were beneficial to the people, but some of them would harm their interests?

Cao Cao sneered: "That group of moths are the most capable of doing one thing to the other, flattering the outside, but the deeds they do behind the scenes are disgusting. The files and bloody cases piled up in the yamen are all their crimes. Sooner or later, I will seek justice for the people and sacrifice their blood to the souls of the dead."

Xi Zhicai didn't speak, but held Cao Cao's hand, and asked with a frown: "After the capture of the city, there is plenty of time to count the spoils and arrange follow-up tasks. My lord hasn't rested since yesterday's siege, right? Your palms are injured. Are you hurt, can't you feel it?"

Cao Cao didn't care and said, "It's just a minor injury. We just captured the place, and there are many things to do. If we arrange it earlier, we can support Liu Bei and the others in the Lu County battlefield earlier."

"With General Cao Ren, General Xiahou, and General Guan over there, as well as Chen Gong, Liu Bei, etc. to advise, Lu County's victory in the battle is only a matter of time. My lord, there is no need to rush for a day or two."

Only then did Xi Zhi understand why Xun Yu had told him to keep an eye on Cao Cao before leaving, so he sprinted towards the goal as if he was tireless, regardless of his physical strength. Emphasize that he should keep an eye on the lord and let the lord go to bed on time.

Xi Zhicai was still muttering at the time, this time, Xun Yu was talking about him like an old woman for a long time, seeing his serious face, he stopped laughing at him.

"Now it seems that Wen Ruo's worries are not unreasonable." Xi Zhicai didn't expect Cao Cao to go to bed on time: "You should at least give yourself time to rest. The lord is a human being, not a god, or even a body made of iron. It won't be long and tiring."

"Understood, I'll go back to sleep after dealing with these things," Cao Cao didn't feel tired, he only needed to rest for an hour a day to recharge his energy.

"These matters, Jin Bei Prime Minister Bao Xin is enough to wait for the work, the lord does not need to take everything on himself, at this time, trust the ability of the subordinates more!"

Xi Zhicai called the military doctor and asked the doctor to bandage the wound on Cao Cao's hand. He couldn't help but mutter: "When the war is over, even the wounded soldiers report themselves and wait for the military doctor to deal with the wound. Why don't you, the general, take it seriously? Well, the entire palm of your hand is split, are you holding the knife with bare hands?"

Xi Zhicai didn't realize that the way he was chanting now was exactly the same as the Xun Yu whom he had ridiculed before.

Cao Cao laughed and said, "The sledgehammer in Bai Rao's hand weighed about forty catties. My saber couldn't bear the weight and broke directly. In order to save my life, I had to fight hard."

The palm of the hand was split open, and the bones were visible in the injury. The military doctor gasped and said worriedly: "I'm afraid Zhou Mu's injury will impress him when he uses a sword in the future!"

When Xi Zhicai heard this, he became even more anxious, while Cao Cao waved his hand: "It's nothing, I will recover within a month."

Xi Zhicai was angry: "My lord doesn't take care of his body, so what are you talking about protecting the environment and the people? You put your own life and safety in danger all the time, maybe there will be an accident someday, such a lord who has no protection, who will be in the future?" Dare to come to rely on you?"

The thin and thin scribe who was smiling on weekdays seldom got angry, and made Cao Cao's heart skip a beat. The usually majestic military general, under the reprimand of the counselor, was as quiet and obedient as a quail, and it was rare to retort weakly: "It's true!" It's okay, if you look at my injury a month later, it must be no different from a normal hand."

Xi Zhicai's ingenuity and intelligence are outstanding on the battlefield, but he has nowhere to go when it comes to fighting wits and courage with the protagonist.

Cao Cao is like a dead pig who doesn't listen to persuasion. He is not afraid of boiling water.

Now Cao Cao killed 1 Yellow Turbans who continued to resist, including more than 4 Yellow Turban leaders, and recruited [-] Yellow Turbans. The number of strong men in his hands suddenly became more, which once again ignited Cao Cao's desire to engage in infrastructure construction. Roads, disaster relief, and canal digging, these surrendered soldiers are just right for these things.

He has to arrange these things as soon as possible, and the follow-up supply of grain and grass cannot be cut off. Fortunately, Dongping County is adjacent to Jibei, and through the pass, grain and grass can be transported together by land and water, which saves a lot more than imagined. Shipping costs.

Xi Zhicai couldn't persuade Cao Cao, so he was anxious, and he had accumulated a lot of complaints waiting to go back and vomit to Xun Yu: "My lord, that is tossing about not treating myself as a human being at all!"Judging from the reactions of subordinate officials, this phenomenon has lasted for more than one or two years.

He could only help to deal with it to reduce Cao Cao's burden, but he fell ill within two days of busy work.

When Cao Cao heard that Xi Zhicai was ill, he hurriedly left his work to his subordinates, and hurried back to see his condition.

Xi Zhicai's cheeks were slightly red from the burn, his pale lips were bloodshot, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat. Cao Cao was a little anxious, and asked the military doctor, "How's the situation?"

The military doctor said: "The military division is caused by excessive worry and fatigue. If you want to recover, you may need to rest and rest more."

Cao Cao yelled anxiously: "Then take a good rest, don't mess with Gong Wenzhi first, what are you worrying about? If there is anything to worry about, leave it to me..."

"My lord keeps going, how can I rest? What is Zhicai worrying about, my lord doesn't know?" Xi Zhicai broke into a smile, which made Cao Cao's back shudder.

Cao Cao: "..."

The military doctor lowered his head and stared at the ground, as if there were flowers growing on the ground, and he also chimed in and said, "My lord, I still need to be healed for my heart disease."

Cao Cao hesitated for a while, and finally woke up from that kind of passionate effort, he said helplessly: "From today onwards, I will take enough rest every day, so Zhicai doesn't have to worry about it anymore."

"My lord is not under my nose, I can't even sleep well," Xi Zhicai said lightly.

Cao Cao: ? ? ?

"I also ask my lord to prepare an empty room for Zhicai in the backyard of the yamen. From now on, whenever my lord goes back to sleep, Zhicai will rest at any time."

Cao Cao understood that a counselor is a fragile creature, and the smarter and closer a counselor is, the more clingy he is.

Forget it, he doesn't care about patients.

Cao Cao said helplessly, "I really can't do anything about you."

That tone seemed to comfort the unreasonable child, Xi Zhicai almost rolled his eyes in anger: "..."

Who is he doing this for? !

In order for Xi Zhicai to recuperate at ease, Cao Cao gradually transitioned from a state of pumping chicken blood and doing everything by himself to arranging tasks for his subordinates, letting them do things, and being in charge of directing.

Bao Xin and the rest of the officials in the Jinbei officialdom groaned secretly in their hearts, they were so tired that they almost stretched out their tongues and gasped for breath.

Why are there so many things? !

Why are the official documents piled up full of cases? !

Why does everyone have to do the work of three people? !

Bao Xin wept bitterly and begged Cao Cao: "Jibei is short of manpower, and no one is available! I implore my lord to send manpower here."

Cao Cao said: "Now there is no shortage of manpower. The people around me are like carrots and pits. They can't be moved easily. If you are short of people, you might as well learn from me, promote some talents who are familiar with this field, and then hire some poor families to come. help?"

Cao Cao gave Bao Xin a meaningful look: "If Bao Xiang is obsessed with obsession and refuses to recruit talented people because of his family background, then Jinbei can only rely on those wealthy and powerful families to maintain the situation, and the power will not really reach your hands. "

Bao Xin received Cao Cao's advice, and suddenly realized, he hurried back to announce the recruitment of talents, and selected knowledgeable people from the crowd to do related matters.

Not long after, Bao Xin was still too busy to touch the ground. He had no face to look for Cao Cao, so he could only look for Xi Zhi and cried: "My lord has moved most of the people in Jibei away. Although some people have moved back recently I have sent people everywhere to recruit talents and promoted subordinate officials, and the official documents on the case are still piling up every day, and it seems to fill a room."

It was not easy for Bao Xin. Seeing his bloodshot eyes and tired eyes, Xi Zhicai was very sympathetic. He got up and poured him a cup of hot tea, and patiently guided him: "My lord came to Jibei and brought a lot of people with him. Mr. Bao The subordinates must be literate. A good superior is not how many official documents and political achievements he has made, but how to educate people, cultivate future generations, and support low-ranking people, so that your rule will last for a long time. Jinbei is Under your rule, you have also seen how many official duties the lord completes every day, besides Jibei, there are other clerks in other counties, he is training you to be able to be independent, that is because he trusts you to manage Jibei well."

Bao Xin was thoughtful: "Isn't it enough to recommend talents?"

"In the past, when there were many people in Jibei, it was naturally enough. At that time, there were many rich and powerful families, and how many children were related to each other. How easy would it be to recommend someone who can bring a bunch of people with the same surname?" Xi Zhicai said with a light smile: "The situation is different now. People are needed in key positions, and you can only train them yourself. For example, the work of checking and sorting documents can be done by talented people who can read and write, right? There are not enough accountants, but there are many poor people. I heard you The boy at home knows some arithmetic? Why not use it together?"

Bao Xin was really squeezed by the work of the past few days. He came to look for Xi Zhicai, and he was also "seeking medical treatment in an emergency". Today, Xi Zhicai guided him. Looking back, he really found that there are many people around him who can read and understand arithmetic. Some of those people were servants who came with them, some were common people from humble backgrounds, and some were unknown cooks.

"Doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times, why not use them first, Mr. Bao, and then talk about other things when we have people and we get over the difficulties?"

Bao Xin nodded again and again, thanking Xi Zhicai: "What the military division said is true, the military division has a solution!"

After bidding farewell to Xi Zhicai, Bao Xin rushed back, gathered those low-status people whom he had never even glanced at before, and sent someone to teach them the necessary knowledge. You can grasp the most important things within a short time, and go to work as soon as possible.

As for what will happen in the future, it is not certain whether Bao Xin will change when those people gradually become familiar with them and the rich and powerful families migrate back!No aspiring official is willing to be restrained by rich and noble families. In the past in Jinbei, Bao Xin had to flatter and build a good relationship with rich and powerful families. That was because most of the officials under him were children of various families. Now that they have moved away, there is no one there. Although it was a bit difficult at the beginning, it is not a good opportunity to clean up the officialdom in Jibei.

When Cao Cao heard Xi Zhicai's report, he laughed and said, "I sent people to relocate the local wealthy families, and the stubborn old landlords left behind were in trouble, which made this piece of land a rare and clean place."

Xi Zhicai was puzzled and said: "My lord is from a family of officials and eunuchs, why is he so hostile to the rich and powerful?"

"It's not that they are hostile, but that what they did was really not a good thing," Cao Cao said, "In my eyes, there are two kinds of people from wealthy families. One is those who know the times and can use them for me; Kill them all."

"When I was studying in Taixue, I felt very strange, why so many books in Taixue can't be published for the world to learn, why the poor students are struggling to pursue the truth, while the rich and powerful children are fighting cocks and walking dogs all day long, there are people Begging them to study, they can get an official position. There is also that kind of strange logic, if there are more scholars in the world, more people will not be satisfied with the status quo and rebel. I wonder, who can live well all day If you want to rebel, people will become smarter and more people will come to build. That is the whole world is developing, and the world cannot stand still. When it comes to those people, hold knowledge in your own hands and become a kind of It's a big matter that concerns your wealth and life, do you think they are selfish or not?"

"The most ridiculous thing is that some people say, 'Idiots are not stupid. How to maintain your Majesty's rule, the idiots only need to know how to pay taxes and make offerings, and it is enough to support them." Reverse behavior, don’t they think that restraint can make everyone in the world fool, and the world will not develop? Sooner or later, someone will break through such shackles and shackles, and tell everyone that this kind of thinking is wrong and everyone has it Qualifications for learning, knowledge knows no bounds!"

This is the first time Cao Cao has revealed to Xi Zhicai his idea of ​​running counter to the concept of the whole world. This idea is dangerous and crazy.He will eventually do things that violate the interests of everyone, and those clans that know the times may also rebel.It is a road that is destined to be paved with thorns. Only determination and persistence cannot move forward. It also requires madness and blood to blaze a trail of blood and create a new situation that was difficult for the predecessors to achieve.

Xi Zhicai's fingers were cold, the teacup slipped from his stiff fingertips, the splashed tea made a beautiful arc in the air, and finally stained his clothes.

He felt that the blood in his whole body was like hot oil in a frying pan, tumbling and burning. It was clear that his limbs and bones were chilling, but his heart seemed to be on fire, burning with a fighting spirit that would shatter his body and make him fearless.

This is the protagonist Wen Ruo chose, this is the protagonist he has his eyes on!

What does it mean for a scholar to die for his confidant, and what is the belief that he is willing to die for it?

If Cao Cao is really as he said, willing to use his body to break through the thorns and the prison, then even if he dies for such a lord, he will not hesitate!

Cao Cao never concealed his dislike for the wealthy landlords. All the grievances recorded in the yamen files and the famous names of the perpetrators were all recorded in his heart. , We must wipe out all the evil people in Yanzhou who are acting as minions for tigers and in Yurou Township.

Xi Zhicai slowly put down his stiff hands, and put his cold fingers into his wide sleeves to keep warm, his tone was gentle and soft like the wind: "But now, it's not time to move them, my lord is really going to do such a big thing, Zhicai I will do my best to help. The timing is wrong, too much haste will only backfire, hot food will burn the throat and stomach, and the only time to enjoy the results is to wait for the food to cool down."

"The time has come," Cao Cao said, "When we get Lu County and Mount Tai back, Yanzhou will be in my hands, so you can manage it with peace of mind."

"After the governance is completed, do you want to make other people's wedding dresses?" Xi Zhicai said, "Yuan Shu is in Yuzhou to the south of you, Gongsun Zan is eyeing you in Youzhou, there are more than [-] yellow scarves in Qingzhou, and Yuan Shao in Jizhou, can we really cooperate with you? It still needs a long-term plan. Or, in my mind, the lord is not someone who will settle down and stick to it."

Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai suddenly smiled, and a sly gleam appeared in his slightly bright eyes, which was completely different from his usual calm demeanor.

In essence, Xi Zhi is a guy who is "uneasy in the room" and fears that the world will not be chaotic.And another bosom friend who "smells like him" is still living outside!

He smiled and suggested to Cao Cao: "My lord, do you still remember Guo Fengxiao who disguised himself as a woman? I heard that he didn't do well in Yuan Shao's place, and he shouldn't be reused. He just idles around all day, why don't we recruit him. We can get a new helper without letting Feng Xiao's ingenuity go to waste."