Cao Cao asked again: "How did you escape from danger last night? Let me explain in detail!"

Dian Wei shook his head and said that he went to Jia Xu's place to drink, and then was awakened by someone with water.

When Cao Cao heard that Dian Wei's weapons were stolen, he frowned.

Cao Ang approached with confusion and said, "Father, what's wrong with the Duwei Dian?"

A light flashed in Cao Cao's mind. He grabbed his son's hand and asked, "Zi Xiu, after sending troops, I asked you why you must have two horses. You said that you will be told to be your father when you return to Xudu. I'll ask you who made you like this! Tell me quickly, don't hide it!"

Seeing his father's expression excited, Cao Ang did not dare to hide it anymore, and said, "The child asked Uncle Fengxiao to accept it as his disciple, and Uncle Fengxiao said..."

Cao Cao asked: "What did you say?"

Cao Ang said: "Uncle Fengxiao said that if a child can ride a double horse when he goes out at night, he will accept the child after returning to Xudu."

Cao Cao took a deep breath and recalled last night: Dian Wei blocked the enemy soldiers so that he could get out of the back camp. When his war horse was caught in an arrow, his son rode a pair of horses to save him and escaped. If Cao Ang had only one horse on his way, he would probably have one of his father and son who would die by the river!

As soon as he thought, Cao Cao could not help but start a cold war.

If all this is within Guo Fengxiao's plan, then it means that Guo Jia knew that he had such a problem before sending troops! He set up a way out for himself a few months ago!

Is it possible?

Such a calculation!

Such a strategy!

Such courage!

Still human?

But what is he not a human?

"What a genius! What a prodigal son! What a Guo Fengxiao!" Cao Cao smiled coldly and said, "Come here! Take all Wei Yan and Guo Jia in the army!"

Wei Yan complained in his heart and was tied down.

After turning around and sitting in the case of the Central Army Commander, Cao Cao said: "From now on, there is no need to inform Xu Du of all matters in the front army. Anyone who dares to return to Xu Du privately will be killed for the crime of rebellion and will be punished without mercy!"

All the generals were shocked! But seeing that Cao Cao's expression was not good, they could only keep silent and dare not speak out.

Someone came to report, and Yu Jinjin met. Several generals and officials who had been with Yu Jin all said secretly: Don’t come early! Don’t come late! But you come up on the lord’s aura. Are you looking for death?

Of course, some people applaud themselves secretly.

Cao Cao looked at Yu Jin, who was covered in dust, and asked, "Wen Ze killed the soldiers in Qingzhou?"

Yu Jin said: "The soldiers in Qingzhou took advantage of the chaos to rob the village, and were disappointed by the people, so they killed them."

Cao Cao asked again: "Why don't you come to see me immediately after hearing my order?"

Yu Jin replied: "The ditches have not been completed, and I am afraid that the enemy's troops will break out of the camp and cannot be trapped."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Wen is slandering and hardworking, and is comparable to the famous generals of ancient times! He will give a pair of bounty tools, and after returning to the capital, he will submit a letter to the emperor to be named Marquis of Yishouting."

Seeing that Cao Cao not only did not punish Yu Jin but also gave him a great reward, the generals were about to breathe a sigh of relief. He heard Cao Cao slam the table and said, "Xiahou Dun was not strict in his military administration, and he was demoted from the general to the lieutenant. The rest of the people left their posts without completing the construction of the ditches and demoted them to one level!"

The dozen generals below were stunned. We rushed over after receiving the order. But the generals did not dare to distinguish without digging a trenches. It was obvious that the lord was because no one went to rescue at night to vent their anger. If they were demoted, they would be demoted to one level! Anyway, everyone has been demoted, and no one has any less rights. But the lord has surrendered all the generals in front of the army, so the commander-in-chief of this incident, Mr. Guo, probably the punishment will not be lighter. No wonder he had to order not to inform Xu Du of military information, nor to allow private letters to communicate. It seems that he was afraid that Mr. Guo would have to run away. This time, the lord was determined to punish him. He was determined to come forward to excuse Mr. Guo, but this matter was strange and it was really impossible to open his mouth.

After announcing the punishment for everyone, looking at the coldness below, Cao Cao snorted and said, "Why don't you do your own things?"

Everyone in the conference hall did not know whether Cao Cao's words were positive or negative, and none of them dared to move.

Cao Cao said, "Why are you all here? Have you dug the ditches? Zhang Xiu'er ran away and came to see you!" After saying that, he left.

Then the generals and officials returned to their respective army to command the siege of Zhang Xiu.

Three days later, when there was no water or food in Zhang Xiu's camp, a Cao Cao envoy asked for a visit and said, "This time the general surrendered and rebelled again, the crime was not on the general. As long as the general could lead the crowd back again, not only would he not be punished by the general, but he would also report to the emperor to posthumously posthumously named Zhang Ji as the Marquis of Dingxi."

Zhang Xiu asked Jia Xu, and Jia Xu nodded and praised him for his goodness.

Zhang Xiu tied his arms out of the camp, and Cao Cao personally took the ropes for him to join hands to enter Wancheng. The generals of Cao's camp led their soldiers to continue digging and digging the ground, which made Jia Xu very puzzled. During the banquet, he asked Cao Cao: "We have surrendered to the Ming Gong, why are the army still slashing the ditch?"

Cao Cao said angrily: "Those small pits are for loosening the soil and turning over the land and growing grain, and the ditches are for diversion of water and irrigating the fields." In fact, there is another point that Cao Cao was embarrassed to say. These ditches have another function, which is to build bridges and connect the roads on it and set up checkpoints for adoption. In order to run through the throat of Yanzhou and Jingxiang, merchants must pass by here. Build roads to connect this place and Xu can not only prepare for the future attack on Liu Biao, but also charge a large toll. What's more, 170,000 Cao's army and tens of thousands of people under Zhang Xiu combined with more than 200,000 free labor. This is called integrating human resources.

Jia Xu was very surprised. Although the spring plowing has passed, he still has a lot of gains after autumn. What's more, when he was using the besieging enemy troops to take the opportunity to open up land and farm to carry out military reclamation, it was unheard of. He had to say with admiration: "Ming Gong's plan is inferior to Wenhe."

Cao Cao said, "This strategy is not my plan, it was done by Guo Fengxiao."

Jia Xu said: "But Yingchuan's prodigal son Guo Jia?" I was dizzy! Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles.

Cao Cao nodded.

Looking around, all the people knew each other, Jia Xu asked, "Why didn't you see him?"

Cao Cao said unnaturally: "I'm sick... I'm staying in Xu Du to raise him!"

'I'm sick... I'm caring for you!' I've never heard of a master saying this to his subordinates. Jia Xu saw Cao Cao's bad expression and asked again, but he couldn't help but ask in his heart: "There is something in my belly that I don't vomit and feel happy. May I ask Mr. Ming, who was the leader who took Wancheng that night and trapped me in the camp?"

As soon as this said, the generals were in an uproar and they all said to each other: Why doesn’t this guy open the pot? I’m bringing that pot!

Seeing everyone's reaction, Jia Xu couldn't help but think in his heart: I think that the man has either been beheaded by Cao Cao or has been demoted and removed from office.

Seeing Jia Xu's face showing pride, Cao Cao had already guessed his thoughts, and did not answer directly, but asked: "Wenhe is so concerned about the person in charge?"

Jia Xu was speechless for a while, but Zhang Xiu said a lot: "Mr. Wenhe made a bet with God. If such a person is not punished by Ming Gong and is safe, he will be willing to join his subordinates as slaves."

After hearing Zhang Xiu's words, the generals in the army all looked at Jia Xu with wide eyes. What does this guy mean? We are anxious and want to find a way to send a letter to Xu Du and let Feng Xiao make plans early. You are still betting with the sky over there. What will you win by betting with the sky? Isn't this waiting to bet with the sky?

Only Cao Cao raised his hand and stroked the arrow on his arm and said, "All dispatches that night were done by Guo Fengxiao and Xu Du! He wrote to the generals in the army a few days ago, asking them to explain in the letter... to their own affairs!" When he said the last four words, the generals of Cao's camp were glanced at by Cao Cao with his eyes, and the generals were chilling.

Jia Xu almost fell to the ground, and he exclaimed in surprise: "He... can he plan to win Wancheng with a few letters in Xudu?"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "The matter in Nanyang is over. What about Wenhe and Xu? "

Everyone understood this, that was to take him to serve under the tent. When Cao Cao first met Jia Xu, he had the intention to recruit him, but Jia Xu politely refused. This time, Cao Cao proposed again to make Jia Xu quite moved, and he also wanted to meet the prodigal son Guo Jia.

In Xudu City, I was lying on a rocking chair in the courtyard and enjoying the pleasure of the spring breeze stroking my face. It would be even better if Xun Yu and Cheng Yu had not been circling around me like two tigers in a cage. The reason for taking the risk of interfering in history this time and trapping Zhang Xiu, who should have escaped, was to make the generals of Cao's camp have a kind of admiration for me, and Cao Cao would have the idea of ​​"Heaven wants Cao to accomplish things, so he is given a filial piety!"

I'm preparing for the future!

This involves a lot. A few years ago, when the prefect of Xuzhou was attacked by Jiujiang, Bian Gang sent troops to assist Tao Qianrang, and Cao Cao destroyed the sect. Later, when he was clearing out the old forces in Yanzhou, he also killed a lot. In particular, Wan Qian's death in the former Yanzhou government greatly stimulated the nerves of the local wealthy families (geniuses). Cao Cao's policy of using only talents had a major impact on the privileges of the geniuses - the system of filial piety and integrity.

Another thing is that Cao Cao's origin was not good, and he was the "eunuch and slutty" in the eyes of the gentry. Therefore, before he took the emperor to command the princes, except for Cao Cao's own family, the Cao family, who actually had a marriage relationship with the Cao family and the Xiahou family. After counting Cao Cao's subordinates one by one, most of them were so-called poor families, especially Dian Wei, who was a complete rogue proletariat (it was nothing to say that he was a rogue bully who had killed anyone).

These poor families who supported Cao Cao got a lot of power and status from Cao Cao, which made the poor families stronger in their strength, but they are still difficult to defeat compared to the orthodox gentry. A lean camel is bigger than a horse! Especially in terms of reserve and influence of reserve talents, it is even more incomparable. Take the Xun clan behind Xun Yu for example. Currently, most of the people, money and property of the Xun clan are served by Yuan Shao, but Xun Yu and Xun You are responsible for the important tasks here in Cao Cao.

Fei followed Liu Bei and Cao Cao's match, but he was the son-in-law of the Xiahou clan, the main supporter of Cao Cao. He was considered to be Xiahou Dun or Zhang Fei's cheap brother-in-law. The three brothers of the Zhuge clan were divided into three places to serve their respective monarchs. In addition to the different ideas and opportunities, it is largely said that they left more retreats for the family inheritance. The marriages and relatives of the major families have been closely linked to each other, and they can move their whole body with one blow.

At present, there are many ministers in Cao Cao's camp, and the power of poor families and gentry are basically balanced, and they even occupy the top of the mountain at a certain stage. However, as the territory expands, more wealthy families will participate. Then this temporary balance will be broken, and poor scholars will definitely lose their power in the court again. In order to gain greater power and interests, these wealthy families will inevitably form a political and economic alliance to subtly suppress Cao Cao's inherent power. When Cao Cao was there, he could also intimidate these wealthy families who joined later, but with the demise of Cao Cao and a large number of old poor officials, Cao Wei's foundation was loose. This is the fundamental reason why the representative of the old gentry, the Sima family, replaced the Cao family. Even without the Sima family, there would be this family, and that family stood up to fight against the Cao family.

Why did the old wealthy families have to resist and jointly overthrow Cao Wei?

The most critical point is that Cao Cao himself was a reformer. He was one of the few people within the landlord class who saw potential crises at that time. So he unconsciously began to work hard to maintain the rule of the landlord class and carried out tentative reforms to the previous regime model. This change would inevitably touch the interests of the old forces. The old forces had to counterattack when they could not tolerate it. The killing in Yanzhou was actually a bloody suppression of the old forces. Because the old forces in Yanzhou were consumed in large quantities when suppressing the Yellow Turban Uprising, this counterattack was quickly pacified with the firm support of poor people.

However, Cao Cao's reform was incomplete and unconscious. Not only did he deny the moral standards emphasized by the aristocratic families, but he also attached great importance to the struggle for the aristocratic families. This was the reason why Cao Wei later abandoned the policy of using only talent and used the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system. The Nine-rank Zhongzheng system as a powerful tool to consolidate the strength of the aristocratic families, which led to the later "the top-rank no poor family, and the lower-rank no powerful family."

What I need to do now is not to help Cao Cao fight this and that, but to try to maintain the advantages of poor families in Cao Cao's camp. Yanzhou Public School is an important piece I have laid to maintain this advantage. At present, the proportion of poor scholars among officials at all levels in Yanzhou is a large proportion. Cultivating their next generation will lay a solid foundation for the contest in ten or twenty years later. But this alone is not enough. The upper structure is determined by the lower economic foundation, so the economic strength of poor scholars must be improved. Is it easy to do things with money?

In recent years, the profits obtained by handicraft processing and business have exceeded or are about to exceed the income of farmland and have become the first income of all families in Cao Cao's camp, especially officials from poor families. Annexation of land is no longer a task for representatives of various families - officials at all levels, which temporarily avoids head-on conflicts with wealthy families based on land.

The implementation of military and civilian towns, the extensive planting of rice, and the emergence of a large number of handicraft workshops have given farmers a new way of making a living in addition to farming and sericulture. They also suppressed the situation where wealthy families use the fields in their hands to absorb a large number of people as tenants, which has caused the old landlords and wealthy families to grow from poor families to grow from industry and commerce to grow.

In order to gain an advantage in future confrontation, I took advantage of Cao Cao's absence and lobbyed among the poor families, hoping to get their support to make a new attempt. I have been prepared and waited for Cao Cao to come back before I can implement it.

Cheng Yu, who couldn't stand my carefreeness, walked up to me and said, "Mr. Ming didn't know what happened in Nanyang, and he hasn't seen the military report for several days."

Xun Yu also came over and said, "The messengers sent out these days have not turned around. Is there any change in front of you?"

Are you upset? Every time I see me these two sentences these days, I squinted my eyes and said lazyly: "There is nothing in the world, but I am troubled by mediocre people!"

After hearing this, Xun Yu had no extreme reaction except glaring at me, but Old Man Cheng raised his foot and kicked me, which scared me so much that he jumped up from the rocking chair. What a good guy, although this old man was named a scholar, he was actually Kong Wu strong. His legs had kicked to death when he was in the Yellow Turban Uprising before. My little body could not withstand his kick.

"It's all you prodigal son!" Old Man Cheng was so angry that he pointed at my nose and said, "When you went to Nanyang, you said you were sick and insisted on staying in Xudu for free. Not long ago, General Yuan Rang and others wrote to explain the official... the official... what's that! Let's go and persuade him. If you don't go, you'll stop us and don't let us go! He said that the mountain man had his own trick! He took out a dozen broken bags and fooled the messenger away. Now that he was fine, he would be no longer instructed once he went!"

I'm dizzy! What is a broken bag? It's a symbol of wisdom that has been highly praised by the world for many years - a brilliant plan!

This old man in the entire Cao camp relies on his age and his beard being longer than me, and he has become my teacher in name only, and is so stunned at me. He is really like the old director of the military hospital in my previous life. He is really comfortable to be taught a few lessons from him, and he feels like he is back in his previous life.

But even though it is comfortable, I can't be soft-hearted. I replied, "I'm having an idle meal there! I'm sorry, I'm sick and I'm so busy that I'm dizzy and planning to make money for your families! Besides, if the lord doesn't send someone to inform me, I have my own lord's reason. What does it have to do with me? Let's make it first, my second son will be about to be full moon. If you quarrel again, I'll name myself." The boss's name was named Guo Yi, and he said that he would learn the art of chess with him in the future. Even the stinky chess basket that I can't even play even wants to teach my son!

The old man jumped and said, "You dare! I won't demolish your house!"

A person hurriedly walked into the courtyard, but it was Xun Yu's nephew Xun You. He walked closer and said, "The lord returned in triumph. The front army has arrived outside Xudu City. Let us quickly greet him."

The troops are at the city! It seems that the visitor is not good! I grabbed Xun You and asked, "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

Xun You said: "There is a mailing official who has not yet gone."

Seeing that I was still asking questions, Cheng Yu pulled me up and walked out, and said as he walked, "What are you doing to ask so many questions? Let's go and welcome Ming Gong!"

The closer I get to the city gate, the more I feel my heart is, and I am thrusting.

I designed two plans for Cao Cao to return to the army: one, red scarves were tied on the flags of the entire army; the other, there was no flag on the entire army. When Cao Cao saw me, he waved his hand to light the flags of the entire army, and of course, red scarves were tied on the flags.

No matter which type Cao Cao uses, I will be moved, my heart will be surging, my blood boils, my eyes are filled with tears... As I walked, I thought: I'm here! Let me move! This story of the red ribbon will definitely make countless future generations feel relaxed and happy!

When I arrived at the city gate, I urged the horse to grab it and ran to the front to take a look...

I was dizzy! No one outside! I turned around and asked, "Where is the lord?"

Xun You said: "It should be five miles away, by the way! The lord has a mission. In order to prevent Guo Jia from escaping, he will tie you up and leave!" After saying that, he waved his hand and several soldiers rushed forward to tie me up with something very "gentle".

I'm dizzy! What's wrong?
Chapter completed!