Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 235 My Bowen Ignores Me, If I Hadn't Come!
When I woke up, I did a little exercise in the villa, and got up early to play a set of Wu Qin Xi, feeling full of energy and blood, and refreshed.

Then practice the Miao Dao for an hour, which is also a basic martial skill, but still flowing, every movement has the style of a master, coherent, precise and fast.

And lift the weight lightly, grasp a certain rhythm and timing.

When he arrived at Sishi after practicing the knife, the chef brought breakfast to eat, assembled the guards and summoned civil and military personnel, and prepared to leave the villa.

The next place is to accompany Cao Cao to Changshan. Zhang Yan’s hometown is Zhending in Changshan. The [-] soldiers who were streamlined before, as well as the bandits who left the barracks as the families of the Black Mountain Army and became ordinary people, all live in Changshan.

These soldiers and horses are stationed here, practicing day and night, Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan are fellow villagers and are quite familiar with each other, so they are the two of them training each other's sergeants, one is in charge of fighting martial arts, and Zhao Yun is in charge of joining forces in battle.

The division of labor between each other is clear, the cooperation is moderate, and these days have been fruitful. The [-] elites have begun to take shape, and several military formations with different functions have been separated.

Since he was inspecting the territory of Jizhou, Xu Zhen would of course arrange for Cao Cao to take a look at the Black Mountain Army.

These soldiers and horses were also defeated by Cao Cao back then. At that time, they joined forces with Yuan Shao to defeat the Heishan army that formed the first army, beheaded the leader at that time, and forced the Heishan bandits to retreat into the forests of Jizhou and Youzhou, and some fled into the Taihang Mountains of Yanzhou. pulse.

It's also an eventful past.

Going out in the morning, Xu Zhen entered the territory of Changshan by noon. On the plain near the river in the outskirts, he saw continuous camps. The [-] army was stationed in front of the Yanshan Mountains.

Going into the mountains to fetch rocks, or running in the mountains to practice physical strength, looking from a distance, you can see a large area of ​​martial arts arenas, school grounds, etc. At this time, there are densely packed people, practicing fighting with guns.

Simple basic martial arts, repeated practice to enhance skills.

Such a scene looks really shocking. The Montenegro Army couldn't accept Yuan Shao's surrender, but Xu Zhen did.

Cao Cao looked at the distant hillside with his hands behind his back, his expression a little confused, "Perhaps Bowen was able to join the Montenegrin Army because you came from a humble background, Baiding alone, and not a celebrity of the gentry, so you can gain the trust of Montenegro."

"My son-in-law doesn't think so," Xu Zhen shook his head. The sound of son-in-law almost scared Cao Cao so that he fell down the hillside. After he stabilized his body, he turned his head and gave Xu Zhen a convulsive look.

When did he change his name, he was a son-in-law for anything.

"It was Yuan Shao who left that the Black Mountain Army was willing to join. Zhang Yan had already been named a general by the Emperor of Chang'an ten years ago. The big men are incorporated into a party of soldiers and horses."

"This is completely different from the grass bandits. No one cares about their life and death, and they are surrounded by officers and soldiers. The princes regard them as thorns in their eyes all the time."

"If Yuan Shao wins a big victory, he will definitely continue to encircle and suppress because of his enmity with the Black Mountain Army, and he will not accept Zhang Yan's defection, because Zhang Yan hates Yuan Shao to the bone."

"After I came, I showed compassion to the common people, recruited the refugees widely, and returned the thieves who came out of the mountains in dialect. As long as they sincerely surrendered, they could be resettled for the refugees and converted to the common people in the future. Under such circumstances, many people in the Black Mountain Army under Zhang Yan did not want to miss this opportunity. Chance."

Cao Cao suddenly realized, so he understood. He was tired of catching bandits for ten years, and they didn't dare to miss this opportunity.

Otherwise, once you miss it, Jizhou will be resettled and stabilized. If you want to be a refugee to surrender, you have to check hard, otherwise the people who have been resettled will be uneasy.

If they returned together as refugees, there would be no turmoil.

"So, Yuan Shao helped you by looting Jizhou and leaving."

"That's right," Xu Zhen nodded, and said with a serious expression, "It can only be said that there are advantages and disadvantages."

"Okay," Cao Cao sighed at this moment, "you already know his military style from a distance, so you don't need to go to the barracks anymore, let's go back to Zhongshan."

Cao Cao glanced at Xu Zhen, "In the past few days, Feng Xiao, Gong Da, Zi He and others should also arrive one after another, and the prison car escorting Yuan Shang is also on the way."

"How is Yuan Shang going to deal with it?" Xu Zhen turned around and asked, the defeated soldiers who were chasing and killing Yuan Shang at that time planned to let Xu Chu deal with him directly on the way.

Later, I thought that the relationship between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had been familiar since childhood. Although he had just experienced a life-and-death battle the year before last, the son of an old friend might still be able to let go of the previous relationship. Affection.

Cao Cao was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "When Youzhou is conquered, Guo Tu and the others have nowhere to go. If you kill Yuan Xi, let Yuan Shang recall the rest of the Yuan family's troops. If they can be called back, they will make atonement. I can save him from death and leave a descendant of the Yuan family among the people."

"As for whether Yuan Shang can survive, it depends on his own ability."

Cao Cao approached Xu Zhen, and said softly: "There is no glory in life, and there are always accidents."

"Hum hum……"

Xu Zhen remained calm, but he understood Cao Cao's words. If the war was won, he would release Yuan Shang in public, give him a title and fief, and let him go elsewhere to be a Marquis of Anle.

However, whether there will be any accidents on the way is not something Cao Cao can guarantee. Perhaps at that time, there will be a lot of people who will secretly assassinate Yuan Shang.

It is a grand pattern to release people and give them seals, so as to win the hearts of the people in Jizhou and show their kindness to everyone, but to cause Yuan Shang to have an accident, it is thoughtful and careful, so that no future troubles will be left. After all, Yuan Shang's family has been killed, how can we leave the seeds of hatred .

"My lord is wise," Xu Zhen said, cupping his hands.

……

Three days later, Cui Lin wrote several letters, one after another exhorting his elder brother Cui Yan to become an official, to submit to the residence of Prime Minister Xu Du, and to serve as an official beside the Emperor of Han.

You can still make some contributions to the governance of the world, the power of the court is solid, your words are sincere, and you can trace your feelings, and use yourself as an example to thank your brother. ability.

With such a long-term vision, many talented people can be recommended to achieve prosperity.

So after thinking about it, Cui Yan agreed to Cao Cao's conquest, willing to go to the prime minister's mansion first, and then follow Cao Cao back to Xudu before being promoted.

Cui Yan was invited to Zhongshan by Cao Ren Xingye.

Cao Cao was finally not bored, otherwise Xu Zhen would spend every day managing politics, patrolling the camp to study at night, practicing martial arts, or thinking about ingenuity with Zhuge Liang, so he would basically have no time to accompany him.

Every time Cao Cao wanted to say a few words to Xu Zhen, Xu Zhen would run away on the pretext of "taking a bath". Cao Cao was so angry that he didn't know how to get angry.

I almost regretted coming to Zhongshan to find Xu Zhen in advance, so I might as well teach the children in Xudu.

Fortunately, when Cui Yan came, he was able to say a few words, at least exchange pleasantries, and have someone to accompany him to say a few words.

As a result, Cui Yan is also a boring gourd. He only heard about his name before, but he didn't know the personality of this celebrity. After getting in touch with him, he realized that Cui Yan didn't tell lies about stalking others.

And his face is serious and upright, not joking.

When Cao Cao laughed, he was serious, and when Cao Cao said something serious, Cui Yan would think seriously, and after a long time of deliberation, he would speak slowly.

But before that, for an extremely long period of time, they all fell into silence.

Cao Cao was embarrassed and waited for Cui Yan to reply.

After coming and going, Cao Cao and Cui Yan seemed to have nothing to talk about.

"Husbands and people like officials who are upright and serious, and don't like officials who follow others. The prime minister's reputation is now outside and should be maintained."

"Under the prime minister's command, the first son Cao Ang and the second son Cao Pi are both known for their intelligence, and Mr. Ang is even more benevolent, and his talents are no less than one."

"Although Mr. Pi is smart, he is still not mature."

"Okay, what you said, sir, enlightened me, and made my heart very clear." Cao Cao said with a smile.

After waiting for a stick of incense, I just waited for these few words.

Anger is benevolent and has the style of a gentleman, who doesn't know?

Pi'er is talented and intelligent, and has been good at learning since he was a child. Who doesn't know? ?
"Prime Minister, do you dare to ask where the Lord is?"

Cao Cao's face froze, his footsteps stopped suddenly, and he turned his head to stare at Cui Yan, his expression gradually became puzzled, "He, uh, what do you want him for?"

Cui Yan's face was quite upright, very serious, and he said word by word: "He demolished my ancestral house, I have to go see the prince."

"Don't, don't, why should Mr. Cui get angry? It's an internal policy, and Bowen has no choice."

Cui Yan's complexion did not change at all, and he immediately cupped his hands and said calmly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I'm not looking for a theory from the prince, I just ask about the books and ancient scrolls at home, and the 30 yuan that Cui Lin got. Goldfish, can these be exchanged for a large house in Tobu City."

"If possible, the Cui family members can slowly live in."

"Oh, I see."

Cao Cao was a little relieved, and was almost not frightened, mainly because Xu Bowen did these things, which was a bit scary.

The vacant houses of the gentry in Jizhou, especially those in Qinghe, Hejian, Changshan, Zhongshan and other places, were all demolished by him. He said that he wanted to use materials to build dwellings. This reason is certainly true.

But if he said that there is no personal grievance at all, Cao Cao would not believe it at all.

"He manages politics in the side hall of the government office. If you are interested, sir, you can go see him yourself. To be honest, Xu Zhen must be hiding from me now, otherwise he wouldn't move to the side hall."

"Well," Cui Yan stiffened his neck, and said unceremoniously: "Cui can afford to wait, just go to the side hall and wait for the prince."

"About the ancestral house, you should ask clearly."

In this way, it was difficult for Cao Cao to say anything, and finally waited for someone to come and talk with him.

As a result, none of the words he said was what he liked to hear, and now he is still looking for Bowen.

You didn't mean to chat with me at all, you would have known that I would personally come to demolish your ancestral house.

Cao Cao wanted to dismantle it a long time ago.

In recent years, he has been criticized and ridiculed by the gentry a lot, and Xu Zhen made him angry when he forcibly demolished Jizhou.

Not long after, Cui Yan arrived at the Zhongshan government office, but he did not see Xu Zhen in the main hall. After the notification, he was told to wait.

Xu Zhen was still managing politics in the side hall, reading supervisory records, viewing grain harvest estimates sent from various places, and reviewing memorials.

Hearing this, Cui Yan was not angry, and kept waiting outside, drinking water when there was no tea, and was on duty with the guards, waiting for an hour. After noon, Xu Zhen came out of the side hall and walked past with the wind, and there was nothing wrong with it. means to stay.

"Your Majesty!"

Cui Yan yelled and stood up immediately, but her legs were sore from keeping kneeling for a long time.

Xu Zhen's footsteps paused for a while, and after seeing Cui Yan, he waved and continued forward, "What's the matter, don't delay lunch."

"In the afternoon, we still have to wait for the inventory of grain and grass, and receive the soldiers and horses that transport the grain and grass. If there is nothing else, there is no need to talk about it."

"Junhou, Cui came here, and asked why Junhou respected his younger brother Cui Lin, and why he demolished the ancestral house of the gentry."

"To build residential houses, a large number of empty houses are in Jizhou. They occupy land and are not usable. They are demolished to build residential houses. Although your brother Cui Lin is not good at words, at least he is not sharp, and he works hard. He is much better than you. gone."

Cui Yan was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't feel offended. He nodded and said, "Compared to me, Deru is dull and not good at words, but he doesn't contradict him. He has a softer temper."

"Unlike me, hot as fire."

Cui Yan said seriously.

At this moment, Xu Zhen turned his head to look at him, his face still very indifferent, and said in a deep voice: "You came to me, probably not just to talk about these things, did you?"

"The prince is a great talent, but his wood is beautiful in the forest. He should learn to retreat bravely. In the battle of Jizhou, the prince was too sharp and famous all over the world, which caused the resentment and jealousy of many generals of the Cao family. Therefore, if you don't want to retire from this position, you should Adhering to this nature, you must not change it, and you must not be arrogant in the world, and the land of Jizhou should become the foundation of the monarch."

"Otherwise, my Cui family will be in dire straits. If I, Cui Yan, stay in Xudu for one day, I will be able to impartially speak for the prince and lord for one day. In this way, my Qinghe Cui family's century-old reputation will be preserved!"

"okay, I get it."

It is for exhortation.

Xu Zhen understood Cui Yan's words, this was an exchange, what he asked for was that he had been upholding justice and strictness to win the hearts of the people.

So he doesn't have to say anything against Xu Du's will, he can always speak for me, a fiery person is not good at lying, if he wants to have confidence, he must demand that what he says is true.

The Cui family was also recommended by Xu Zhen. Only when Xu Zhen's reputation does not collapse can the Cui family continue to maintain a clean reputation in the future.

"I went to persuade Jushou on behalf of Junhou, and asked Jushou to join the Xudu Cao family, and repay the kindness of Junhou with these two things. If Cui Lin offends Junhou because of his words in the future, please spare his life."

Cui Yan bowed deeply, even though he was begging for help in his words at this time, he clearly distinguished the interests and the disadvantages, which showed that he always had a steelyard in his heart.

How much love has been accepted, I will definitely find a way to pay it off.

"Mr. Lao."

Xu Zhen nodded his thanks and left quickly without any fuss.

Today, Cui Yan was not in a hurry to leave. He wandered around the government office for a day, observing Xu Zhen's actions. As he said, after lunch, he continued to manage the government, counted food and grass, and sent people Accept the soldiers and horses sent by Qinghe.

And carefully review, every sentence will be discussed with the left and right officials.

This attitude alone is enough to prove that Xu Zhen must be a good official, and it is indeed reassuring for a big man to have him around.

If such a style of self-discipline is carried out, under the guidance of precepts and deeds, officials will follow suit for many years in the future, it is impossible to guess whether the big man can return to prosperity, but at least the people will feel more at ease.

Seeing this, Cui Yan nodded secretly, it didn't matter whether Xu Zhen gave him a good face or not.

It is enough for him to see that this Jizhou shepherd is more talented than the previous Jizhou shepherd, wins the hearts of the people, and understands internal affairs.

So Cui Yan went to Qinghe alone, and brought a volume of memorials, which he did not show to anyone. When Cao Jun entered the country and captured Cui Yan, he did not embarrass him because of his status as a celebrity, so The belongings at home can be preserved a little.

This volume of slips is what survived at that time, and it contains Yuan Shao's reply letter to him.

It talked about the matter of Jushou, and some private words should not be told to others, but Cui Yan was willing to make an exception for Xu Zhen to let Jushou have a look.

(End of this chapter)