Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Chapter 929: Expelling Bandits
The court is in danger now, and there is a lot to be done. This is the time when we need all of you. I hope you will not forget your original intentions. "

After listening to Liu Zhang's words, Chen Qun suddenly realized that Liu Zhang was indeed looking for him to discuss the Liu family's legacy.

Chen Qun bowed and said, "Prime Minister, don't worry. Although my Chen family has been a farming family for generations, we have never forgotten the instructions of our ancestors.

We two brothers will do our best to assist the imperial court in pacifying the barbarians in all directions."

When Chen Qun said this, he was also telling Liu Zhang that he truly wanted to be loyal to the court and hoped that Liu Zhang could rest assured.

After listening to Chen Qun's words, Liu Zhang smiled and said, "I believe in the character of both of you.

Don't worry, I will never let you down. Your salary will be doubled."

Chen Qun smiled and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister!"

"Okay, you guys go down and rest first." Liu Zhang said.

"We're leaving!" Chen Qun and Chen Qun bowed to Liu Zhang, then walked out of Liu Zhang's office.

After the two walked away, Chen Qun sighed and said with emotion: "I'm afraid this world will change soon."

Chen Qun was a man with a strong sense of crisis. From Cao Cao's attitude towards Liu Biao, it can be seen that Cao Cao would not give up his ambition to annex Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

Although Cao Ang respected Chen Qun on the surface, in fact, Chen Qun could feel that his status in Cao Ang's eyes was getting lower and lower.

If Chen Qun hadn't been somewhat useful, he would have been kicked out by Cao Ang long ago.

Chen Qun was unwilling to give up his power.

However, the current situation is serious and Chen Qun cannot refuse Cao Ang's appointment.

Chen Qun decided that he had to make changes and no longer carry out Cao Ang's orders as loyally as before.

Chen Qun and Chen Qun were both intelligent people, and they knew very well that it would be impossible for Liu Xie to successfully restore the throne.

Even though Liu Xie had the support of Cao Ang, he had only been on the throne for a short time and his foundation was still shallow and his background was insufficient.

Moreover, Liu Xie himself was a coward, and his cowardly character doomed him to never achieve anything great.

If Liu Xie wanted to restore the throne, he could only rely on Cao Ang's reputation.

Cao Ang had a huge influence and many civil and military officials. Combined with his own strength, he was definitely a force that could not be ignored.

Chen Qun and Chen Qun's eyes fell on Jiangxia County, the place that once belonged to Chen Gui and his son.

They knew that Liu Qi and Liu Cong would not be willing to be suppressed by Cao Ang.

Cao Ang did not launch an attack on Jiangxia now, probably because he was afraid of Chen Gui's remaining power.

He wanted to wait for the news of Chen Gui's death or defeat to come out, and then lead his troops south to completely take over Jiangxia County.

Chen Qun and Chen Qun did not dare to act rashly. Their top priority now was to stabilize Xuzhou, and then consider how to resist Cao Ang.

Both Chen Qun and Chen Qun understood that Cao Ang would take action against Xuzhou sooner or later, so they chose to join Cao Ang.

Otherwise, with their qualifications, how could they become Cao Ang's subordinates.

After discussing with Chen Qun, they decided to inspect the counties and prefectures of Xuzhou as originally planned to see if there was anything unusual.

Cao Ang and Zhao Yun led the army slowly into the territory of Xuzhou.

"My lord, I heard that there are five great heroes in Xuzhou. These five people are all brave and powerful generals." Zhao Yun said.

Cao Ang said, "I have heard of it too."

"Don't worry, Zilong. I will make arrangements." Cao Ang said confidently.

Cao Ang has already sent the Royal Guards to investigate the situation of Guan Yu, Lu Bu and Dian Wei. The Royal Guards are very capable and will get results soon.

What Cao Ang is most worried about now is Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong was from Xuzhou, and Liu Bei had done him a favor. If Huang Zhong surrendered, Cao Ang would find it very difficult.

But Cao Ang didn't believe that Huang Zhong would defect, as he knew Huang Zhong's character.

If he had defected to Liu Bei, he would have been a fool.

Cao Ang was also very familiar with Huang Zhong, and knew that he was a man who would take revenge when he had a grudge and complain when he had a grudge. He would definitely not surrender to Liu Bei.

The only thing Cao Ang can do now is to observe Huang Zhong and see what Huang Zhong is planning.

Huang Zhong is a good commander, but his flaws are also obvious. Huang Zhong has revenge, but he does not know how to endure.

Cao Ang hoped that by observing Huang Zhong's character, he would make Huang Zhong realize the current situation, turn to him, and help him capture Xuzhou.

The number of Cao Ang's troops now exceeds 100,000, accounting for more than 90% of the entire Jingxiang, and his strength is very strong.

Unless Huang Zhong led his troops to attack Xuzhou regardless of everything, Cao Ang had a great chance of winning. Cao Ang's troops had several lines of defense in Xuzhou.

Once Cao Ang mobilized a large army to encircle Xuzhou, Huang Zhong would definitely not escape the fate of being eliminated.

Not only that, Cao Ang also used various means to bribe officials from all over the country.

As long as Cao Ang promised something, those greedy officials would obediently stand on Cao Ang's side.

Overall, Cao Ang has gained absolute advantage.

But Cao Ang could not be careless because Liu Biao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu were too powerful.

Especially Yuan Shu, who was the son of Yuan Shao and had amazing strength. Neither Liu Bei nor Liu Biao could resist Yuan Shu's attack.

Yuan Shu swept all the way to Beihai, but Yuan Tan, Yuan Shu's nephew, did not stop him.

Cao Ang felt that Yuan Shu was so arrogant that Yuan Tan could not help but teach Yuan Shu a lesson.

But Yuan Tan didn't make any movement, which was very unusual.

Cao Ang suspected that Yuan Tan had betrayed Yuan Shu and was planning a rebellion.

Cao Ang was very wary of Yuan Tan, after all, Yuan Shu and Yuan Tan were uncle and nephew.

If Yuan Tan were to rebel, Yuan Shu would be dead.

Cao Ang immediately issued an order for the Jinyiwei to be on alert throughout the city.

When Yuan Shu's generals Qu Yi and Han Dang learned that Cao Ang was on guard, they also began to urgently recruit soldiers to prepare to fight against Yuan Shu's attack.

After receiving Cao Ang's order, Yuan Tan snorted coldly: "Cao Ang really treats me, Yuan Tan, as a soft persimmon.

I originally thought of the friendship between uncle and nephew and didn't want to argue with you. Since you forced me.

Then there is no need for me to be polite.”

Yuan Tan secretly vowed to teach Cao Ang a profound lesson.

"Meng De, Cao Ang is already on alert." Yuan Shu said to Yuan Tan.

"When will our people arrive?"

Yuan Tan replied: "It will take at least a month."

"This is too slow." Yuan Shu said depressedly.

"Meng De, this time we have to fight quickly and decisively. We must try to capture Jizhou before Cao Ang can react." Yuan Tan said seriously.

"Mengqi, are you sure you can take Jizhou? Cao Ang is very powerful now. If you fail accidentally, we will be in big trouble." Yuan Shu was a little worried.

Yuan Tan said confidently: "Meng De, my Yuan family has guarded Hebei for generations, and our understanding of Hebei is no worse than Cao Ang's.

As long as we can successfully capture Xuzhou, it will be extremely difficult for Cao Ang to capture Jizhou."

“Mengqi, Cao Ang has many advisers under his command.

(End of this chapter)