"Hehehe..." Xun You should have thought of Zhang Han's unsatisfied desire!
I thought that the mutual admiration of the happy conversation could be regarded as a friendship, but I didn't expect that it was actually a conspiracy!
hateful!
"It's just a story, it doesn't mean anything else." Zhang Han said with a smile and raised his glass to invite wine.
"Originally, my uncle Xun Yu has written to me, so the Xun family will definitely belong to the Cao family."
"Bo Changke can station troops in Yingyin, and the local officials will definitely abide by it."
Zhang Han quickly showed a smile, toasted Xun You and drank a lot.
Then he wiped his lips and said: "It's not that I have to be greedy for this little money. I, Uncle Zhang, always behave upright and free and easy, and regard money as dirt. How can I be greedy for Xun's money? It's Xun's attitude that is very important."
Xun You thought deeply about Zhang Han's words. In the letters sent home by his uncle in the past, he once praised Zhang Han for writing a heroic poem: "I am born with talent that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent."
He is indeed a person who does not care about glory and profit. In this way, he is not greedy for money, but wants to use it to compensate the dead soldiers of Su Wei and inspire the troops led by Zhang Liao.
At the same time, we took this opportunity to clean up all the important counties and villages in Yingchuan, just to achieve the purpose of conquering it.
At least now, both Chen and Xun families have returned to Cao Cao, and they are willing to support and rely on them and let them be driven.
Xun You forced a smile and said, "Bo Chang means to have Xun's attitude. I understand."
"Then you don't understand," Zhang Han raised his eyelids, "How can this be the attitude of Xunshi? I know that those people used Mr. Wen Ruo's presence to hint that Xunshi would come out to obstruct it."
"Therefore, I took the Xun family's wealth with tears, which was enough to balance the surrounding families. That story is not to show the wisdom of the family leader in order to maintain balance, but to say that people in the world do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality. If his house is not robbed, the others will definitely be dissatisfied and will keep making trouble."
Zhang Hanyu became more focused, cupped his hands and said, "Gongda, I'm doing this for your own good."
What the hell...
Xun You felt something stuck in his heart. He watched Zhang Han inhale continuously, but couldn't spit it out.
I knew that I would not be able to survive, so I had to pay for it, and I was fully prepared to give money, food, and military supplies.
However, I didn't expect you to say it so straightforwardly.
I never expected that you would actually say it was for my own good!
I really... I have to say thank you to Master Zhang! ?
You've gone too far! !
Even if I, Xun You, died on the spot today and jumped from the outer door, I would never say "thank you"!
"Bo Chang is interested," Xun You cupped his hands in a dignified manner, his expression extremely ugly, as if he had a bad stomach.
Drink until night before leaving.
Zhang Han took out a letter from his arms and gave it to Xun You, as well as a token, and said with a smile: "This is what Mr. Wen Ruo asked me to send back. My nephew, please accept it."
Xun You's lips twitched, and he took the letter and held it in his hand. He saw that the keepsake was a pure white jade pendant. He could tell at a glance that it was something that his uncle had carried with him for many years.
He is so jade-like, white and gentle.
He is a gentleman, but he never expected that he would favor such a treacherous and arrogant young man!
well.
…
Within a few days, the Xun family also joined the army to suppress the bandits, and news of welcoming Cao Cao immediately spread, causing another uproar.
"The Xun family has not escaped the plunder of this thief!"
"I heard that there are three hoards of food, countless money, and cloth shoes and straw sandals for the army, and there are dozens of horses, horses!!"
From north to south, the price of war horses varies from place to place, and to the south it is already sky-high!
In places where grazing is not easy, good horses are hard to come by.
"Do you know what this means!? The closer you are, the stronger you are, and the stronger you are, the clearer you are! Precisely because Xun Wenruo is under Cao's command, Xun's family almost supports him!"
"If this is not done, Yingyin's family will probably suffer from it."
"Isn't it a good thing to spend money to get rid of thieves? At least you can get a good reputation, that's all I can think of."
On the 11th day of the spring, all the major families in Yingyin all invested money to suppress bandits and sweep the bandits in order to use them as military resources.
Zhang Han received more than 20,000 shi of grain, countless money, more than 3,000 men, and a thousand weapons and armor.
He acquired more than 200 war horses, and was greeted by wealthy families wherever he went, with apparent celebrations.
Then, at this moment.
Cao Cao, who was stationed in Changshe, had already received the news that his son and son-in-law had been ambushed and assassinated.
Furious!
A notice was posted in Changsha, recruiting troops and horses, and asked the army to enter Yingyin, and must clean up bandits, water thieves, and rogue bandits.
We must restore long-term peace and stability to the people!
"In view of the danger of my two sons, I think of the people of Yingchuan today, don't let the old men lose their sons, don't let the women who hold the position lose their husbands, don't let the young children lose their fathers!" Cao Cao's call was to tell him Throughout Yingchuan, it doesn't matter if my two sons suffered.
But I think about myself and others, and I understand this worry and fear, so in order to prevent the people from losing their sons, husbands, and fathers, I have made great efforts to clear out the thieves in Yingchuan and restore peace to this place!
As word spread, the people became even more enthusiastic. As long as the local warriors were not slaves, they all joined the army!
When the gentry and gentry heard this, they were stunned on the spot and came back! ?
The younger one came once, and the older one wants to come again! ?
They yelled at Cao Cao in a deserted place for being shameless! I was filled with righteous indignation and denounced the traitor at home!
Almost everyone is in a state of extreme anger, so angry that they can't help but feel angry.
This is too cruel! ?
Just after Zhang Han finished sweeping, you, Cao Cao, came to sweep again in person, and you still used the power of the people to pressure you. This was not an explicit request for the family to contribute, but you were using the people to pressure them.
Anyone who doesn't come out will naturally lose the support of the people and don't "sympathize with the people's sentiments." We don't just want to give away money! Fortunately, it was an impassioned gift! And with the same indignation as the people!
Therefore, when Cao Cao entered Yingyin, every time he passed by, members of the family not only came to greet him with gifts of food and rewards for his troops, but they even blushed and denounced the bandits in troubled times at the top of their lungs!
It seemed that all the grievances in his heart were vented on this, and he had to scold Cao Cao until he smiled and was satisfied before he could pass the test.
There were even so many people who scolded thieves and bandits that Cao Cao personally came to persuade them. Cao Cao's advice was simple. He usually patted his shoulders and said softly: "It was my son who was almost intercepted and killed. He was not your son. Why do you need to do this?"
But most people felt that the threat in this sentence was really sharp. After hearing it, they scolded him even more fiercely, and their hatred for the thieves became stronger.
After such a sweep, at the end of March, Cao Cao directly hollowed out the local noble families to garrison troops, and at the same time transferred 100,000 villagers from Yanzhou to settle here.
Rushing to the last stage of spring plowing to plant crops for harvest, 50,000 troops were stationed at the same time, completely taking root in Yingchuan.
As for the officials, for the time being, they relied on the two families of the four chiefs, the Chen family and the Xun family. Chen Ji was also asked to serve as the prefect of Yingchuan and settle the affairs in all directions.
As for who ambushed and intercepted him in the first place... Zhang Han said it might have been the Bandit King.
As a result, most of the angry families in the Yingchuan area used the name "bandit bastard" to represent this family and keep their grudges in their hearts.
The mutual suspicion has not been eliminated, and conflicts have always been brewing. Cao Cao naturally saw this situation and was happy to see it.
He didn't want to see these families unite, and having such a thing between them was not a bad thing.
In line with what Zhang Han said at the beginning, "there is no truth" is very important.
So, when a family stood up and wanted to admit it, Cao Cao threatened the whole family and forced him back. He told the people that they were bandits, and the Yingchuan families continued to let the matter hang in the air.
This means that Cao Cao has a knife in his hand at all times. As long as he settles old scores in the future, the knife will fall. No one dares to act rashly at this time.
…
Yingchuan belonged to the Cao family.
Many spies and homeless people with unknown origins were either reduced to slavery and controlled, or they had already escaped.
Very few people would lie dormant with a mission and continue to hide in Cao Cao's army.
Because if it is found that it is a trick, the consequences will be disastrous.
These detailed works come from various places in Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Chang'an, but now most of them have gone their separate ways and no longer pay attention to Yingchuan.
The bandits and water thieves in Yingchuan also wanted to surrender after hearing about Cao Cao's deeds.
Therefore, the internal friction will not be too serious, and it will be meaningless to stay.
At this time in Yangzhou, Yuan Shu was walking in the square in the expanded government office compound, surrounded by hundreds of guards standing on both sides.
The avenue was spacious, and the main hall was like a palace, with dozens of steps. Just as he was about to walk up, Yuan Shu received information from his advisers.
He stopped and opened it.
His brows suddenly furrowed, and then he looked at the person who came in disbelief, with a sharp and angry tone: "How could this happen!?"
"They sent a letter two months ago, vowing not to let Cao Cao easily obtain Yingchuan!"
"A month and a half ago, he made bold statements that he would kill Cao Cao's adviser Zhang Han and cut off Zhang Liao's grain road! This would block Cao Cao's progress!"
"What was said in the letter at that time, non-local people, even wolves and tigers, should still lie down. People with roots are not afraid of rain without roots from afar. Even in troubled times, they will still be like crushing insects!"
Yuan Shu was obviously excited. He was really excited after hearing these words, and the other party was from a large family in Yingchuan.
Many clans in Yingchuan have sent secret letters to express their attachment, but if they can really accomplish this, it will be a great achievement in the future.
At that time, Yuan Shu was still thinking that Cao Cao was having trouble taking Yingchuan, and that he could return to Yingchuan and Runan after he obtained the Jiangdong Tianmao as a base.
Yan Xiang, the counselor in front of him, suddenly looked sad, shook his head and sighed, these Yingchuan aristocratic families seemed to think too highly of themselves.
The heroic words at that time are still vivid in my mind, and I thought they could disrupt Cao Cao's plan.
Yuan Shu was so angry that he laid the letter in front of Yan Xiang, pointed at the first few words on this piece of cloth, and said angrily: "Read it out, read it out, what is written here!?"
Yan Xiang smiled bitterly, as if he couldn't hold it back, "Mr. Yuan, save me..."
"But I didn't expect that in just about a month, the wind direction would actually reverse." Yan Xiang sneered a few times, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Yingchuan is far away at this time, and we are no longer qualified to fight."
"You should set your sights on Lujiang. Among the Sun family's old generals, beware of Sun Ce. He has a high prestige. He has fought with his father, Sun Jian, since he was a child. Now that he has become a strong general again, we have to guard against him."
"I would like to suggest that Sun Ce should not be allowed to personally lead troops to capture Jiangdong, which is his hometown."
Yuan Shu was irritable and threw the letter to Yan Xiang, saying politely: "It's okay! The Sun family's old subordinates are my meritorious ministers. We can't be too defensive and make people's hearts cold."
"Don't worry about Sun Ce's affairs. Lord Yan will take care of Yangzhou's internal governance, money and grain transportation for me."
Sun Ce had made many military exploits in the past and was relied upon by Yuan Shu. He was very brave in battle, heroic and handsome.
He was deeply supported by Sun's old tribe, and some time ago, Sun Ce presented him with what Sun Jian had obtained after arriving in Luoyang when the Allied Army attacked Dong.
The jade seal of the country.
And it's true, there are flaws in the jade seal.
This legend has become an allusion. Only the emperors and those who held the seal have seen it, and Yuan Shu was able to see it with his own eyes.
Therefore, Sun Ce had no reservations about him, so why should he be suspicious of him?
Sun Ce even stated explicitly that he would revere the jade seal to repay his father's kindness, and secretly regarded Yuan Shu as his master.
What does this mean? ? It's self-explanatory and Yuan Shu understands the meaning of Sun Ce's words without having to elaborate.
The kindness of saving his life and taking him in was already as heavy as a mountain, and with the friendship between his master and his ministers over the years, it was not surprising that he could say this.
Yuan Shu was very useful, and since he took the initiative to ask Ying to capture Jiangdong, conquer the territory and take back his hometown.
"Lord, are you going to withdraw Anzi to the west and expand to the east of the Yangtze River with all your strength!?" Yan Xiang asked tentatively.
Yuan Shu immediately smiled and said: "You don't need to ask too much, Mr. Yan. Everyone performs their duties. Cao Cao took Yingchuan just to show his merit to the emperor."
"Just let him show off. Chang'an is in chaos, all the princes are from big families, and they don't like Cao Cao. At this time, it is an expedient measure to let him get the merits of the court. What can he do? It is for his disciples It just adds to the worries.”
“We need to achieve real results and be pragmatic rather than unrealistic.”
After saying that, Yuan Shu went straight up the stairs and entered the spacious and gorgeous lobby to look for honey.
I have 400,000 soldiers and horses, sitting on the land south of the Yangtze River, why do I need to surrender to the Han court again? ?
Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Shu's back and secretly made some guesses, but he was not sure.
What he can be sure of is that as of this year, his lord no longer pays attention to the Emperor of Chang'an, nor has he sent tribute across regions.
This is quite strange... but Cao Cao is still advocating to get closer to the Han court, march eastward and expand, and open the road to Chang'an.
The two princes and heroes seem to have completely different ideas and run counter to each other.
It is estimated that many people have noticed this subtle change.
…
April, Yingyin.
"Let the Chen family, Xun family, and Zhong family spread the word that I have wiped out the bandits in Yingchuan in recognition of my merits."
"Send the joint letter to Zhong Yao and ask him to ask for merit for me. At the same time, I will tell Dong Gongren that I can try to win over the princes and see who is willing to come to me."
"I already have Yingchuan and Chenliu, so I asked him to find a job for me to rebuild Luoyang."
"I issued an edict to open several warehouses in Chang'an to provide personnel, and to use the mountains and forests near Luoyang to prepare for the emperor's return eastward after revising the rules."
Cao Cao was so proud that he began to claim credit from Chang'an. If word of these achievements spread, it should cause an uproar.
After Guo Jia received the order, he went to inform Chen Ji, the prefect of Yingchuan, and Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu, "Where is Bo Chang? Why are you not here today?"
Cheng Yu cupped his hands and smiled, saying: "Everything is settled, go to Xu County to buy some land and real estate."
Cao Cao suddenly frowned, with a look of astonishment on his face: "Xu County? Where did he go to buy property..."
Cheng Yu said with a smile: "Bo Chang said that the terrain of Yingchuan is accessible, land and houses are cheap now, and the merchants and families are willing to sell. Go and get some land and real estate so that you can move here in the future."
"Ha," Cao Cao shook his head and smiled bitterly. This Zhang Bochang can achieve great things in the future, so why worry about not having money?
Cheng Yu smiled coldly and said, "I'm afraid I want to use what I caught this time."
"It's possible," Cao Cao said with a straight face and his smile suddenly solidified, "I will deduct his salary for three months."
Cheng Yu was also stunned and said quickly: "Master, I just said it casually, I didn't mean it!"
"It doesn't matter, he just wants to go out and play. He forgot about the last interception? How dare he leave without permission?"
Cao Cao frowned, then relaxed.
Forget it, just go, Xu County is a small place anyway.
Thinking of this, Guo Jia sent an order to come back and, together with Cheng Yu, Chen Qun and Xun You, discussed many major events with Cao Cao in the future.
Although Xun You had not yet recruited an official, Xun Yu strongly recommended him, and Cao Cao had already visited him.
The 100th chapter will be updated later!
Then there will be another chapter in the early morning, okay?
(End of chapter)
