Chapter 79

After Yuan Shao received the letter of war, he never said anything about keeping Cao Cao. Cao Cao successfully withdrew his army and took a lot of rations back home.

This time I came to Qingzhou to gain a huge harvest. I got 30 strong and more than 100 million people. After Cao Cao returned to Qingzhou, he discussed with the local officials how to implement the method of farming, and distributed the fields to the common people for cultivation. Half of it was given to the government, and the rest was used by the people themselves as food for their families.

"Half?" Liu Bei was very surprised. He had never seen any magistrate who would set such a conscientious tax value. In this era, there is no magistrate who exploits the people and treats the people as slaves just to eat a mouthful of food without starving to death. They are already good officials with a conscience, and giving them half of the food will make people feel grateful for their reputation.

It’s just that such a reputation comes at a high price. One mu of land doesn’t produce much. If the people harvest half of it themselves, the government will have no extra grain to store in the barn. .

Cao Cao said to Liu Bei: "Don't worry, I have plenty of food here. I captured the two counties of Jizhou for the first time, and he has promised to help me."

Only then did Liu Bei relax, in a trance.

The relationship between Yuan Shaozhen, the lord of Jizhou, and Cao Cao is so good?As good as two counties, can they hand over enough food to feed the entire state?

The way he looked at Cao Cao was very strange, Cao Cao couldn't describe that feeling, he just thought Liu Bei admired him.

"Qingzhou needs more manpower to manage the land. With Kong Beihai's help, there will soon be qualified talents for key positions." Cao Cao laid down Qingzhou and let the nominal Liu Bei, the lord of Qingzhou, governed Qingzhou according to his ideas, implemented farming for him, and provided food from next year.

After the Qingzhou affairs were arranged, Cao Cao hurriedly led the newly acquired generals back to Yanzhou, where the battle was about to take place.

However, it is said that Guo Bang and Li Jue, who had held the Han Emperor hostage, had an internal struggle, and each had military power in their hands. In order to fight for the little emperor, from the beginning, they used poisonous tricks secretly to develop into fighting each other.

At the same time, Li Jue and Guo Si received a message sent by Gongsun Zan, asking them: Lv Bu is still alive, do you just ignore such serious troubles?Are you not afraid that he will come to take your head in the future?

Li Jue and Guo Si turned pale with shock: "Lu Bu is still alive?!"

What they were most afraid of was the General Lu who killed Dong Zhuo and stirred up the muddy water in Chang'an. Lu Bu's bravery and skill in battle left a deep psychological shadow on them.

They hurriedly put away their weapons, rebuilt their friendships, each looked for opportunities to contact each other, and immediately hit it off, and decided to deal with the foreign enemies first.

Li Jue was very indignant: "This Cao Cao has turned his back on his promise!"

Guo Bang said: "He is contemptuous of our authority, we must give him a disarm before he can kill her, and order him to kill Lu Bu again, otherwise he will be regarded as a traitor for disobeying the imperial decree!"

Together, Li Jue and Guo Si sent another governor of Yanzhou to Yanzhou to warn Cao Cao.

The governor of Yanzhou, named Jin Shang, was the minion of Li Jue and Guo Si, and he listened to them very much.

Jin Shang got the official seal of the governor of Yanzhou and led his troops to Yanzhou.When this uninvited guest came, he disturbed all the affairs in Yanzhou, and arrogantly intervened in Yanzhou's internal affairs with the governor's seal and His Majesty's imperial decree as his confidence.

In order to deal with him, the three advisers Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, and Cheng Yu got together to discuss countermeasures.

Cheng Yu: "Li Jue and Guo Si are holding His Majesty in their hands. Everyone knows that they have kidnapped the Son of Heaven. The princes are all watching, and no one is going to rescue the Son of Heaven. They are afraid that they will follow in the footsteps of Dong Zhuo. Your Majesty will be threatened by them, and the imperial decree issued will not be released. It wasn't from his original intention!"

"But it is a fact that Jin still has imperial edicts and orders. They take advantage of our loyalty to the big man in an attempt to blackmail us. How to deal with this Jin Shang is really embarrassing for us."

Xun Yu said: "No matter what, Jin Shang can't be allowed to intervene in Yanzhou affairs. If he is not obedient, we can only force him to be more honest."

This quiet counselor always wears a sword at his waist, and when the lord is not around, he has an overview of the overall situation. With that courage and decisive style, is it worthy of being the mastermind identified by the lord?

Xun Yu directly stated that he would treat Jin Shang with a tough attitude and would not give an inch to the interests of the lord.

Xi Zhicai suggested: "Jin Shang obviously brought people here, and letting them spread the word would not be good for the Lord's reputation, why don't we invite them in, to catch a turtle in a jar?"

"Oh? Zhicai has an idea?"

"Let's bring all their troops into the Yanzhou State Shepherd's Mansion, and then we will send people to ambush him, so as not to harm his life, it is still possible to take him under house arrest."

Cheng Yu hesitated: "Jin Shang is not that stupid yet, will he be fooled?"

"So, you need bait..."

"If we are asked to be bait, it is too risky, and we need to arrange some people to protect it. If the lord finds out, I am afraid that he will be angry."

"We need a pillar with higher combat power to deter the enemy, not too many, one is enough."

"Prefect Zhang sent a guard to us. He is very tall and strong. I heard that he once chased a tiger and searched the rivers and mountains. Even the tiger scared away the fleeing people. He must have a lot of fighting power."

The three counselors whispered to each other and set up a net to capture Jin Shang.

That Jin Shang summoned all the Yanzhou officials, read out the imperial decree in public, and held it up high. His contemptuous eyes made people feel uncomfortable.

Xi Zhicai's comment: He doesn't look very smart.

Xun Yu, Cao Cao's master planner who stayed in the rear of Yanzhou, only smiled slightly when he saw him, "Assassin is an official position sealed by 'Your Majesty' himself. Of course, Yanzhou recognizes that your official position comes from the right way."

Jin Shang sneered and said: "I am the governor of Yanzhou, and I have the duty of supervising the governor of Yanzhou. I have the right to ask to observe how Yanzhou has governed Yanzhou over the years, how many troops there are, how much food and grass are there, and how much is in stock. Caibao, you should all show it to me calmly to prove that Cao Cao is not corrupt or accepting bribes. I also need to look at the files of recent years to see if there have been unjust, false or wrongly convicted recently, and whether Cao Cao is qualified to be the governor of Yanzhou. Everything should be judged by me. You are just a small government, a low-level subordinate, and you should obey my orders! Now I order you to show me the tax accounts of Yanzhou!"

Xun Yu's smile remained unchanged, and he shied away unhurriedly: "The governor just came, and he wanted to gain power, which is too impatient. Several emperors in the previous dynasty changed the names of the governor and the governor of the state. The two official positions have become blurred. During the reign of Emperor Xianling, the governor was changed to the state pastor. Since then, there has been no governor in this place, only the state pastor. Your official position is conferred by His Majesty, but our state pastor's official position , was conferred by Emperor Xianling. The state shepherd handed over state affairs to the ministers, and there is absolutely no reason to let the power fall aside."

Xun Yu refused to enter, his figure was tall and straight, and he didn't have the slightest intention to bow and salute. Jin Shang thought that Xun Yu was challenging his majesty, so he called the guards he brought, and said coldly: "Take down this traitor who dares to disobey me!" Lock him up, and I'll interrogate him myself."

The number of people behind him was huge, as many as a thousand people, which gave Jin Shang the confidence to challenge Xun Yu and others in the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Cao Cao did take away a large number of troops, but that does not mean that his rear area is empty. On the land of Yanzhou, the strong men are usually farmers when they plow the land, and soldiers when they go to the battlefield. Farmers and soldiers can switch between each other. Putting down the hoes and turning to weapons, the scale can reach tens of thousands of people.

Xun Yu's confidence lies in the fact that he has the military power in his hands. It is inevitable that Dongjun's troops are insufficient. Zhang Miao also sent people to support Xun Yu against Jin Shang. This is the time when they can be used.

But he saw the black-skinned and burly general with horizontal eyebrows, tiger eyes as menacing as copper bells, a big beard, and a rough voice that could almost penetrate the eardrums of people. He stood in front of Xun Yu, took a protective stance, and shouted sharply: "You dare to offend the military division?!"

At the same time, the soldiers hiding in the dark, behind the walls, and on the roof lit up their bows, arrows, knives and guns one after another.

More than a dozen guards stood next to several counselors, in a protective posture. They wore frugal-looking guard uniforms and seemed to be very poor. No one knew that each of them could count as ten, and they were the elites Cao Cao trained here. .

Xun Yu didn't expect that the generals recommended by Zhang Miao would be so useful. With this effect, some too many safe arrangements seemed unnecessary.

Behind the general, he looked at his tall and strong back, his eyes swept over the double halberds wrapped in gray cloth around his waist, secretly startled by the extraordinary mighty aura of the man sent by Miao.

No wonder Lian Zhicai strongly recommended this person to act as a pillar. Just this voice, half of the souls of the opposite side were shocked.

Jin Shang was taken back two steps, his eardrums were numb from the shock, none of the thousands of soldiers dared to take a step forward under his threat.

Jin Shang's heart was full of alarm bells, and he bit his head and asked, "Who are you?!"

"I am a little centurion under Zhang Taishou's command. I was sent to protect the state pastoral mansion and the military division. If anyone dares to hurt the military division, let's see if my double halberd agrees!"

Speaking of that, the general took off the double halberds around his waist. The weapons looked short and thick, and seemed to be very heavy. Jin Shang was a little scared, but he knew in his heart that if you lose, you will never lose. You must not bow your head at this time, otherwise you will wait It will be too late for Cao Cao to get involved in Yanzhou affairs when he comes back.

Jin Shang ordered left and right: "Take him down for me too!"

After his words fell, his subordinates did not move for a long time. Jin Shang's brows were stained with anger, and he scolded: "A group of cowards, bastards! He is just one person, and there are only a dozen guards. There are thousands of you. Can't beat it?! Hurry up and do it now!"

"I see who dares to fight. The Yanzhou defenders are outside. As long as I call the defenders in, the 1000 people brought by the governor of the Golden Governor can still fight against nearly ten thousand defenders?" Xun Yu raised his voice, calm and calm Jin Shang's distorted face was reflected in Jin Shang's face, and all his ugliness was seen in his eyes.

Jin Shang had a violent temper and couldn't bear such disobedience, so he shouted sharply: "I am the governor personally appointed by His Majesty, are you planning to conspire against your superiors and disobey the imperial decree?!"

Cheng Yu stroked his beard, and slowly chimed in: "The imperial decree only said that you should be the governor, but it didn't say that you would come to Yanzhou to take power, and it didn't even arrange for you to replace the state priest. Everything you asked for was exceeded. It's against the rules and the law."

"It's ridiculous, there's no law to speak of now!" Jin Shang urged his subordinates: "Hurry up, let's see if our subordinates are quicker to act, or if you invite the defenders to come to help!"

Jin Shang made up his mind to wipe out Cao Cao's counselors present and threaten Cao Cao as hostages. His mission in coming to Yanzhou was to force Cao Cao to kill Lu Bu, but he had an extraordinary desire for power and wealth in his heart. Kill Lu Bu, but also hold this Yanzhou in his own hands!

The coldness in Xun Yu's eyes was even heavier, and it was rare for a person who was always as gentle as jade to put on a straight face. He touched the hilt of his sword with his palm, and he was not afraid of facing the battle. Do you think we will be afraid of your threat?!"

Yanzhou is Cao Cao's territory and their base. Xun Yu swore to defend Cao Cao's rear and would never compromise easily with the evil forces.

Jin Shang sneered and said: "You think you are a master because you have a sword on your waist? There are only a few people present, even if you all go up, how can you resist my army of a thousand people and welcome me with thousands of people?" Entering the State Shepherd's Mansion is the worst decision you have ever made!"

Jin Shang laughed loudly and shouted at his subordinates: "Hurry up!"

"So, short-sighted people are really ridiculous," Xi Zhicai sighed angrily and amusingly, shaking his fan.

"Li Jue and Guo Si are at the end of their strength," Cheng Yu said and laughed when he was still in the mood to play, but he saw the sword in Xun Yu's hand lying in front of the two people who had no power to protect themselves, and the dark general , has turned into the battlefield of thousands of people like a spinning top.

Xi Zhicai felt sorry for Jin Shang and said: "Even if all of them are involved, they can't hold back the strength of Dian Fuchang alone!"

But I saw that the chief priest was facing thousands of people alone, still fearless in the face of danger, showing bravery and fearlessness, flying his two halberds to harvest the lives of the enemies, without mercy, when he raised and lowered his hands to take the lives of the people, he was like a ruthless king of Hades, cutting people to death. Cutting vegetables is no different, it is very easy.

The rest of the dozen or so people bravely went up, and the commander shouted loudly: "Leave this to me, and you go to protect the military divisions!"

The enemy was confused by this move. At the same time, Xun Yu and others retreated a few meters away under the cover of the guards. Following his order "avoid the commander, shoot arrows to the right!" All of a sudden, hundreds of arrows rained down diagonally from the top of the roof, and after hundreds of people died in a row, the rest of them swarmed like birds and beasts, and fled here screaming in fear. Several people died.

Arrow Rain avoided the area where the black general was, and occasionally a few arrows that slipped through the net were blocked by him with a halberd.

No one dared to gather around the general, and it really achieved the effect of making the enemy fearful and afraid to approach.

The deserters abandoned the dumbfounded Jin Shang, and faced the covetous military generals of Cao Ying alone.

"Wait, don't go! You bastards, how dare you leave me and run away alone?!"

No matter how much Jin Shang screamed, he couldn't reverse the situation. The killing god in front of him approached him with his halberds. The smell of blood and killing intent on his face made him too frightened to breathe. The other soldiers around came a little closer, forming formation behind the advisers.

He seemed to be standing on a cold cliff, with a bottomless abyss beneath his feet, and cold sweat slowly dripping down his forehead.

The atmosphere froze for a moment, Jin Shang's teeth were chattering, and he squeezed out a sentence: "I am the governor personally appointed by His Majesty, if you kill me, you will be the traitors of the big man, and the rebellious officials and thieves who resisted the order !"

At this time, the person who announced the good news came to inform everyone: "The state shepherd has rushed back!"

Xun Yu saw that Jin Shang's situation was gone, and it seemed that there was no big storm, so he ordered his subordinates: "Please invite the governor of Jin to rest in the backyard, and arrange someone to 'protect' his safety. Don't let him out without the permission of the state shepherd!"

The disguised house arrest order made Jin Shang open his mouth to curse, but Xun Yu turned a deaf ear, shook his head lightly, and said to the people around him: "It's just a clown, there's no basis for it."

The news of Cao Cao's return made him feel a little bit better. Xun Yu invited the chief officer: "You are excellent in martial arts. Zhang Taishou recommended you to come and want to recommend you to the lord. Why don't you come with us to welcome the lord back?"

The swarthy general raised a simple and honest smile: "Yes, everything depends on the military master!"

Cheng Yu and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, and whispered: "He's another warrior! My lord, there will be another warrior who can be the enemy of a thousand people!"

Xun Yu was very optimistic about Mr. Dian, and he could see the latent heart of his honest man at a glance. He said to Mr. Dian, "I still don't know how to call you?"

The man replied: "My subordinate's name is Dianwei, and I am Chen Liuji. I was originally the guard of Chenliu's prefect's mansion. I am fortunate to be appreciated by Zhang prefect. I have this opportunity to come to meet the lord!"

Cao Cao thought that Yuan Shu had already mobilized troops to attack his rear. He didn't know that he was still farming in Yuzhou, so he hurried back to Yanzhou. Yuzhou has the border.

He hurried back and found something strange in the State Shepherd's Mansion. His subordinates reported that the imperial court had sent a new governor, Jin Shang, which made Cao Cao's heart skip a beat. He thought that Jin Shang had done something to his advisers!

Cao Cao hurriedly asked the subordinates outside the state pastoral mansion: "Where are the military advisers? Are you okay?! Where is Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu rushed over upon hearing the sound, and raised his voice, "You are safe and well, the gold has been settled, my lord, don't be nervous."

The author has something to say: Xi Zhicai complained: "Wen Ruo, Wen Ruo, I'm just a little cabbage in the field, no father's love, no mother's love...

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