The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 280 Cao Zhi: Recite Poetry and Combat, Demonstrate Jian'an Strength
Not to mention bricks and glazed tiles, even high-quality wood and expensive rare minerals are hoarded in one place, the amount of which is astonishing.

Of course, these things were first piled up in a separate town outside the city. There was no one living in this place, only three thousand elite soldiers guarding it.

It is precisely because of their existence that many materials have not been discovered.

But right now they don't need to guard them.

Because all the construction and basic equipment in the city are basically completed.

Next, the designers in Xiapi City Design Institute should really contribute.

They divided into different teams, took out a large number of design drawings, and even erected a giant tower crane.

Although this thing is much simpler than later generations, but for now, it is also an unimaginable existence.

Liu Xie opened his mouth wide in surprise when he saw this.

Of course, although he couldn't understand these tools and blueprints, he could clearly feel the changes in the city.

However, in just ten days, the city wall at the rear was widened a lot, and magnificent buildings gradually rose up on the endless wasteland in the distance.

An unprecedented new city was quickly completed in the unbelievable eyes of everyone.

After the outer area of ​​the new city was basically finalized, no one was seen to build a wall. Instead, a brand new city was built. At this moment, there are at least a thousand craftsmen gathered there, sweating profusely, building something, and the speed is amazing. dazzled.

It wasn't until the construction of that place was about to be completed that Liu Xie knew that there was a place called Qianzhuang in Xiapi City.

And that contains at least [-]% of the wealth of the entire Xiapi.

It is precisely because of the blessing of these money that Xi Yu has the confidence to exchange the excess money earned in the past year, or even three to five years, into various rare materials, ores, and even necessary materials such as military equipment.

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but began to count the good things he had seen since entering Xiapi, trying to estimate the total wealth contained in Xuzhou as a whole from these aspects.

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Naturally, he couldn't estimate it.

At this moment, he understood that even if Xi Yu didn't take government affairs and military power aside, he probably didn't have the qualifications to manage Qingxu, even if the other party had already asked him to start studying systematically.

After gaining a clear understanding of his own strength, he took the initiative to ask Xi Yu to explain that if he wanted to enter Taixue to study hard, at least he had to work with those young students to understand the new policies of Qingxu and Xu.

Soon, the end of the year is approaching.

The first wave of black cavalry who took the Yanzhou Canal route had returned from the wilderness, and the merchant ships along the way came to pick up and reload.

As for Zhao Zilong, he led two thousand black riders to look for Yin Hao and the others. One was to welcome them, and the other was to flank and injure Cao Zhang.

When they stopped hiding their identities and walked out of the station leading their war horses, they even won the support of many people in Yanzhou. pass.

Coupled with the assassination of some local officials from time to time, before Yin Hao and the others came here, they had already turned the Yanzhou border area upside down.

After Yin Hao and the others came back, the two sides merged into one and dealt a heavy blow to Cao Zhang who had heard the news.

If Cao Zhen, who was chasing and killing Baiqi, also led the crowd to hear the news, still holding the flag of Cao Pi's army in his hand, telling the black cavalry not to love fighting anymore, Cao Zhang would have been pierced by an arrow and died.

This matter was said quickly, but it took several days. By the time the news reached Cao Pi's ears, Cao Zhang, who was seriously injured, had already been carried towards Chang'an by his subordinates.

Cao Pi was annoyed by a lot of bad things, but although the battle was defeated and the black and white cavalry were not retained, but fortunately the assassination in the entire Chang'an city was over, and there was no "sword" hanging over his head at all times, and the entire Chang'an city was stable. Quite a lot.

However, this stability did not last long.

After Cao Pi knew that Heiheiqi came to Chang'an through the waterway along the canal, he directly ordered the entire riverway to be closed, prohibiting all merchants from transporting goods from the canal, especially those departing from Qing and Xu.

As a result, he once again fell into the swamp of trouble.

Because the waterway is impassable, many merchants can only go by land, but in troubled times, the time to go by land is slow, and there is a high possibility of encountering some robbers on the road, and the safety factor is too low.

As a result, more and more merchants have to reluctantly abandon the land of Chang'an.

After all, compared with life, the money is really nothing.

Gradually, not to mention the fine military equipment and food in Chang'an City, even the common handicrafts on the ordinary streets began to slowly disappear.

Retreat to the city, stand still.

It is precisely because of this situation that Cao Pi and the civil and military officials in the city fell into panic.

As for why the panic?

Because the weather this year is very changeable and the climate is extremely bad, I am afraid that there will not be many good harvests.

After several months of fighting, they finally found an opportunity to reconcile with Xi Yu, and it took a lot of money to get the other party to let go of the peace talks.

It's a pity that it's only been a year, and they lost one after another in the internal fight.

In fact, to put it bluntly, neither of the two sides took the matter of the peace talks after the war to heart, and what the two maintained was only a superficial peace, but in fact there was a turbulent hidden and endless secret fighting.

The war could not be won, and the cold war was also lost one after another. Cao Pi, who was defeated so badly, felt pain in his heart, but he was helpless and had nothing to do.

Right now, I only hope that after the soldiers and horses are gathered in one place, the official selection system will be re-established in the territory. I hope that through the reform of internal affairs and new management, the whole Yanzhou will be revitalized.

At the same time, he also ordered Yushitai to verify and confirm the identities of the major officials in the DPRK and China again, so that their identities and even their social circles must be thoroughly investigated.

After things like Yin Hao and the assassination happened, he felt that he wouldn't be able to sleep well if he didn't check all the people under his command.

But who ever thought, if you don't check, you don't know, this check... It's better not to check!

During this process, a series of interesting things happened that made Cao Pi dumbfounded and helpless.

Xi Zhicai led the crowd to conduct various searches and inquiries through the means of open and unannounced visits, only to find that the DPRK and China had close contact with the black cavalry, and there were at least hundreds of officials at all levels with good relations!
If he wanted to punish him, he didn't know how to punish him, so who should he punish?

After all, the law does not blame the public!

In desperation, he finally had no choice but to order people to burn all the recorded bamboo slips and even various directories and correspondence between them in front of everyone during the morning discussion.

Cao Pi, who had endured the humiliation, finally resolved the matter smoothly, and the hall was once again in harmony.

At night, when he closed his eyes and rested his mind on the way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he suddenly heard bursts of laughter and the music of silk and bamboo orchestras.

When I lifted the curtain, I saw that it was the mansion of the five-featured general in the inner city street!
He immediately ordered someone to stop the car, even at the door, he could vaguely hear the laughter and cursing inside, from this we can see how lively this mansion must be.

Holding back his anger, he sent someone to inspect the surroundings and investigate, only then did he realize that the mansion of the General of the Five Senses is not only lively today, it is almost every night!

Lan Xu, Chen Lin and others are invited here every day to have fun.

"My lord, what's the matter with you?"

Seeing him staring at the gate of the general's mansion with his eyes fixed like a sharp sword, Sima Yi, who was always by his side, asked cautiously.

Cao Pi looked at him meaningfully when he heard the words, and then slowly let out a mouthful of anger, and said, "Go! Go and see how Zijian has been doing recently, and what merits and achievements he has made!"

"This...my lord, it's nighttime right now, I think the fourth son just likes to be lively, so after the next duty—"

"Hey! He likes to be lively? He's a low-ranking man? I'm afraid he's just going wild, I don't know what that means!"

"What's more, listening to the voice inside, I'm afraid this matter has been going on for a while. It is estimated that when this absurd thing started, we were still discussing political affairs, so it's not worth it yet?"

Cao Pi sneered, and said in a deep voice full of anger: "What time is he now? Ziwen and I worry about state affairs all day long, and my uncle is no longer the same person as me. Can't he see this? ?”

"He still spends all day looking for fun in the mansion, watching dances and having fun. Hasn't he ever thought of proving himself that even if he leaves his father and uncle, he can have a great career, and he can also be called a member of the Cao family, or even a Do people in the world take a high look at it?"

Sima Yi didn't dare to answer this question because it was too sharp.

Similarly, it also reflects a current situation.

That is, without Cao Cao and Xi Yu, the Cao clan is really not a big man in this world.

As for the few of them, only the identity of Cao Cao's son is blessing them.

In fact, if Xiahou Yuanrang, Cao Zixiao and others hadn't chosen to abandon Mrs. Xiyu back then, thus making them lose confidence in the Cao family, I am afraid that Xiyu would not have become what it is today.

Of course, if Cao Pi could treat Xi Yu like the former lord Cao Cao, he would be unparalleled in the country, and the Cao family would not have the ending today.

In fact, these questions have been in Sima Yi's mind over and over again.

He still admires Xi Yu very much, and also wants to teach him, and try his best to surpass him.

After all, in the whole world, except for Xi Yu, there is no one who can be extremely excellent in terms of benevolent government, talent, knowledge, and clever strategies.

Speaking of which, there are not without powerful counselors in this world, but including himself, almost all of them are pawns in the hands of others.

On the other hand, Xi Yu has become a chess player, even a very good chess player.

Take the current incident as an example, others were still spending the New Year leisurely in Xiapi, but the whole Chang'an was caught off guard and lost its original peace.

Although the black and white riders have left Chang'an long ago, the civil and military officials in Chang'an are still worried.

In addition, although Cao Pi ordered people to issue a notice to inform the people that the civil strife had subsided, their hearts were still full of anxiety.

Anyway, since the assassination, the people in the whole area have lost confidence in Cao Wei.

And the instigator of this incident is Xi Yu.

Who would have thought that Xi Yu, who was once squeezed out like that by the Cao family, would really launch a Jedi counterattack after enduring the Cao family three times after saying "there are only three things".

Starting from Qingzhou's use of military tactics against Yanzhou, his subsequent plans were interlocking and endless, without giving the opponent any time to react.

It was also because Sima Yi saw what the Cao family did to Xi Yu after Cao Cao's death that he made up his mind not to give up on the Cao family.

In fact, at the beginning, his father Sima Fang once said to the brothers that it is best for everyone to make friends with a young master, so that the Sima family can prosper forever.

It's a pity that the youngest Cao Chong has long passed away, and Cao Ang went to Xuzhou to follow Xi Yu. Only himself and his elder brother Sima Lang, who chose to follow the two brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Pi, barely had some weight in Cao Wei, and how much they could say in the court. words.

Apart from this, the other brothers of the Sima family have little power.

Of course, because the places where they serve as officials are distributed throughout Jizhou and Yanzhou, although their power is not great, they do have some influence.

It's just...just with such a little influence, it may not be able to save his elder brother Sima Lang who followed Cao Zhi.

At this moment, he can only pray that his brother is not in the house, if not, he is afraid that he will die.

While he was thinking wildly, Cao Pi also got out of the carriage and walked towards the stairs of the mansion, followed by hundreds of guards.

After a while, the servant who heard the knock on the door rushed out and opened the door. The moment he saw Cao Pi, his face turned pale with fright, his legs softened and he fell to his knees.

"Greetings...Greetings to Duke Wei. I don't know that Duke Wei is here, but I hope to forgive my sins. The little one... I will go to pass on the news——"

"No, I just want to see, what is he doing?"

After all, Cao Pisao didn't even glance at the servant, and walked in decisively.

If it weren't for the old servant in front of him who had been in the mansion for several years when his father was still alive, Cao Pi, who felt that he was vaguely familiar, would definitely not let this old guy go.

Of course, not being embarrassed does not mean that there is no punishment.

The old servant who knelt on the ground and remained motionless did not dare to stand up from the cold stairs until the sound of Cao Pi's footsteps disappeared completely.

As for Sima Yi, he hurriedly followed Cao Pi anxiously, not daring to speak.

After a while, the guards clearing the way ahead surrounded the entire courtyard room. At this moment, a figure came out from the front yard.

Sima Yi fixed his eyes on it, and said in his heart that it was going to be terrible!

Because this person is not someone else, but his elder brother Sima Lang.

It seems that the most worrying thing still happened.

Although he was panicked to the point of death, Sima Yi didn't dare to express it in the slightest.

Fortunately, Sima Lang didn't smell of alcohol, and he looked very clear.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw Cao Pi, and then he stepped forward quickly, bending deeply with a bit of hope and anticipation.

"This subordinate has met Duke Wei, you are finally here!"

Cao Pi, who was facing him, naturally recognized him. He turned his head to look at Sima Yi who was expressionless, and asked Sima Lang, "What's the matter? Do you think I'm late? Or do you think I've delayed your fun by coming here? "

"This... this subordinate has no such intention!"

Sima Lang was crying, and he was in a dilemma for a moment before explaining: "The subordinates have persuaded the fourth son several times, telling him not to drink alcohol and not to have fun, but he can't stand it... The doorman bewitched."

"Not only did he not listen to his subordinates, but he also ordered his subordinates to pour wine for the other diners to make amends. Among them was Chen Lin, who was really eloquent. He refuted his subordinates' consolations several times, and the fourth son also trusted him a lot. .”

"Ah!"

The more Cao Pi listened, the angrier he became, and his face became darker.

He still knew about Sima Lang, who was famously honest and honest in Xuchang, so he believed his words more or less.

"Those are just poor Confucian scholars. If you can't say it, it doesn't mean I can't say it!"

As he spoke, he laughed out loud, and continued: "Today, I will teach you how to talk to them!"

After finishing the words, he also walked into the front yard boldly, then bypassed the intricate porch, and walked straight towards the middle and back yards.

In fact, after arriving in the middle courtyard, all kinds of silk and bamboo orchestral sounds, singing, and talking... all gathered in one place, Cao Pi suddenly felt a little overwhelmed by his ears.

At this time, Cao Zhi's voice also came over.

Listening to his eloquent comments, the anger in Cao Pi's heart suddenly went up several steps.

He walked around the middle courtyard with strides, and after walking a section of the bluestone road, he raised his foot and kicked towards the closed gate in front of him.

With a bang, the scene inside the door was fully captured.

In addition to Cao Zhi sitting on the main seat, there were also seven or eight literati dressed as advisors sitting inside, the most conspicuous of which was the man sitting first on the left directly below.

Probably drunk, he squinted his eyes for a long time when he saw the person coming, and finally, after confirming that it was Cao Pi, not only did he stand up and salute, but he said brazenly: "The person who came is Wei Guogong? Why does he look far less elegant than the former Wei Guogong? "

This is extremely heartbreaking and bold.

Just because he didn't recognize Cao Pi at the first time through a door, he said that Cao Pi didn't have the demeanor of his father Cao Cao.

Cao Zhi smiled awkwardly when he heard the words, and said: "Sir, be careful, this is my second brother!"

"Second Brother, this is my protégé Chen Lin. It is fate to see you today. Come on, Second Brother, let's toast together for today's sixth tour!"

Cao Zhi must have drunk too much at this moment, his cheeks were flushed, and although he didn't speak with a big tongue, his figure was shaking uncontrollably.

It's just that he has already drunk like this, and the wine cup in his hand is safe.

This made Cao Pi's anger that had been suppressed all the way could no longer be controlled.

With a dark face, he looked at Chen Ling and asked in a deep voice, "Let me ask you, did Sima Lang ever persuade Zijian not to drink?"

"What does he know like a piece of wood? Life should be unrestrained. When you are in politics, you should also be careful when you are on duty. You must do whatever you want, enjoy yourself in time, and enjoy life. This is the true temperament and the true meaning of Jian'an's character." !"

"That's right, second brother, it's rare for you to come here once. Today, we take advantage of our spare time to recite poems together to show Jian'an's strength of character, wouldn't it be nice?"

(End of this chapter)