At nightfall.
Tianyahai Pavilion, this is Yuan Ke's exclusive courtyard in Yuan Mansion.
In a palace in the small courtyard, Grand Sima Yuan Ke was taking a leisurely bath in a bath, and he was humming a little tune softly.
This large bathing pool of more than 200 square meters was dug by him not long ago.
He has always loved taking baths, but he hated the traditional bathtubs because they were too small.
This large bathhouse is modeled after the bathhouses of the 21st century. As for the task of hot water, tonight there are dozens of soldiers who are responsible for lighting fires and boiling water to provide hot water for his bathhouse.
"Cool!"
He was sitting in the bathtub, and two young girls were sitting in front of him, massaging his shoulders. Not to mention how comfortable his little life was.
At this time, there are two thousand soldiers taking turns guarding inside and outside the Yuan Mansion, and not even a bird can fly in.
There were also people who made tea specially for him.
He doesn't like drinking.
clatter!
clatter!
clatter!
While he was enjoying life leisurely, the commander of Jin Yiwei made Yu Huatian come in.
As soon as he came in, he raised his hand to report.
"My lord, I have something to report."
"speak!"
Yuan Ke said.
"I have just received news that more than 100,000 people from the Yellow Turban bandits Yudu, Bairao, Suigu and others have invaded Dongjun. Wang Gong, the prefect of Dongjun, cannot resist and has sent people to Cao Cao, the prefect of Chenliu, for help."
Yuhuatian raised his hand and reported.
"Yu Du finally raised an army?"
"Cao Cao's highlight moment is coming."
"It's just that I can't let him take advantage of this."
"correct."
"What's Yuan Shu's situation now?"
Yuan Ke asked.
In history, after more than 100,000 Yudu, Bairao, Suigu and other tribes invaded Dongjun, Cao Cao led his army into Dongjun and quickly defeated Bairao's troops in Puyang. The following year, Cao Cao was defeated. Later, his cheap father Yuan Shao went to the court to recommend Cao Cao as the governor of Dongjun.
Afterwards, Cao Cao took this as an opportunity to take control of Yanzhou and parts of Qingzhou one after another, and recruited hundreds of thousands of Qingzhou troops. From then on, he became more and more powerful.
As a time traveler, he knew these historical events, so naturally he could not let Cao Cao grow so easily. He wanted to cause trouble for the other party and delay the other party's growth and development.
A poisonous plan emerged spontaneously.
He wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
"Returning to the Lord, Yuan Shu's situation is particularly bad now. Because of his previous greedy behavior, he is now involved in a multi-front battle. Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Sun Jian's Changsha Army and the four forces in Yuzhou secretly joined forces to kill him."
"Both sides are actively preparing for war, and the war is very likely to start in early spring next year."
Yuhuatian reports.
"Yuan Shu is brave and unstoppable, but he is also greedy and ambitious. The originally good situation is not stable, but he wants to invade Changsha, encroach on Yangzhou, and plot Yuzhou. Sooner or later, he will die because of his greed."
Yuan Ke shook his head and said.
He has no good impression of Yuan Shu.
"Any other news?"
"My lord, Liu Bei, whom you asked me to send people to pay attention to, and the people sent by your slaves have finally found their whereabouts."
"Now Liu Bei is serving as a chariot commander in Gongsun Zan's army. He does have two brothers beside him, one is Guan Yu and the other is Zhang Fei. Both of them are brave men."
Yuhuatian said.
"Send someone to place our chess pieces next to Liu Bei. Just keep an eye on him and don't take any other actions."
Yuan Ke understood that Liu Bei was about to emerge in this troubled world.
Next, he will take charge of Qingzhou and help Qingzhou governor Tian Kai deal with Yuan Shao. Later, he will be promoted to Pingyuan County magistrate due to his merit.
After that, he will take control of Xuzhou and help Tao Qian to deal with Cao Cao.
After Tao Qian died of illness, Liu Bei replaced Tao Qian as the pastor of Xuzhou.
"yes!"
Yuhuatian took the order.
"Yuan Hong, have you found him?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"My lord, Yuan Hong seems to have discovered that our people are chasing him. The team of men sent by my slave to kill him were also killed."
"The opponent's attack was very clean and swift. I speculate that there is a force behind Yuan Hong."
Yuhuatian said seriously.
"What is that father of this prince doing?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"My Lord, your father Yuan Shao is fighting Han Fu in Jizhou. A few days ago, Han Fu's general Qu Yi rebelled and the Bohai Navy captured Ye City."
"Now, most of Jizhou has fallen into the hands of Lord Yuan Shao."
"Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, led his remaining troops to retreat to Julu."
Yuhuatian also had errands to run during this period. He was able to initially spread Jinyiwei's eyes to all states in the Han Dynasty in such a short period of time. Especially recently, he followed Yuan Ke's order and devoted most of his manpower to Yili. state.
"How are things going in Yizhou?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"My lord, the people sent by this servant came back with a message saying that Liu Yan was very ill this time. Now Yizhou's military and political affairs have been handed over to his youngest son Liu Zhang to handle on his behalf."
"According to wire reports, the relationship between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang has deteriorated. Zhang Lu relied on his meritorious service to help Liu Yan win Hanzhong. He regarded Hanzhong as his own territory and did not take Liu Zhang seriously."
"He's trying to stand on his own feet."
Yuhuatian said.
"Don't worry about him. My army will soon enter Hanzhong and pacify Bashu. By then, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang will all be my prisoners."
"Yuhuatian, the task I gave you earlier was to send someone to draw a map near Yinping and find a route to sneak across Yinping into Fucheng. Have you completed it?"
Yuan Ke asked.
"My lord, this is why this slave is here tonight."
"It's done."
"Everything is as you predicted, my lord. It is a clever plan to sneak into Yinping."
"According to reports, Yinping is the territory of the Di Qiang people. It is full of high mountains and ridges, making it difficult to walk. Liu Yan only has a thousand people fortified in Fucheng. "
"Smuggled across Yinping, entered Mianzhu from Fucheng, and then surrounded Chengdu."
Based on the intelligence collected, Yuhuatian identified Yuan Ke's previous surprise attack plan.
While he was speaking, he also handed the map he carried with him to a maid.
"Yuhuatian, you have worked hard during this time."
"I have asked someone to prepare one million taels of silver for you to use. Your mission is to continue to expand the Jinyiwei intelligence network. It is also time to start recruiting people vigorously."
As a time traveler, Yuan Ke understands the importance of the intelligence network.
"promise!"
Yuhuatian was overjoyed when he heard this.
One million taels of silver was exactly what he lacked. Money could make all the difference. With this money, he could frantically expand Jin Yiwei's power and recruit more people.
"Of the one million taels of silver, you use one hundred thousand taels to reward the brothers."
"Tell them that as long as they perform meritorious service, I will not treat them badly."
Yuan Ke ordered.
"On behalf of all brothers, I would like to thank the Lord."
Yuhuatian clasped his fists and preached.
"In this battle against Shu, I have something for you to do."
"I have nine letters to persuade you to surrender. You send your trusted people to send these letters to Yizhou. They must be handed over to the parties concerned."
Yuan Ke asked his maid to take the letter from the desk and give it to Yuhuatian.
"yes!"
Yuhuatian raised his hand to accept the order.
"Kneel down."
After that, Yuan Ke waved Yu Huatian away. Tonight was his wedding night, and he couldn't keep his bride waiting.
Yuhuatian put the letter into his sleeve pocket, turned around and disappeared into the night.
"Come here, change your clothes."
Afterwards, he entered the inner chamber.
As soon as he entered the inner room, Yuan Ke came to the bed. Wu Rui was glaring at Yuan Ke fiercely, as if he wanted to eat someone.
"Woo-"
Wu Rui's mouth was blocked by Mo You.
She was speechless.
Two maids were watching her to prevent her from committing suicide.
"Da Sima!"
"You guys go down."
After the two maids left, Yuan Ke came to Wu Rui and took off the towel from his mouth.
"Yuan Ke, you bastard, if you touch me, I will never let you go..."
Before Wu Rui could finish her curse words, Yuan Ke kissed her.
"Yuan Ke, don't..."
"I can't breathe."
"You bastard!"
"release!"
The two entered the bridal chamber happily.
