Yanzhou.

Cao Cao is sitting on the main seat, and the civil and military ministers are lined up on the left and right, and a celebration banquet is being held.

"Yuan Shu, a dead bone in a tomb, dares to invade our border. He really doesn't know how to live or die." Cao Cao raised his wine glass, "Masters, drink to win!"

"Drink wins!!!" Everyone toasted and drank together.

After the autumn harvest, Yuan Shu was not angry with Cao Cao for taking Xuzhou, so he wanted to wrestle with Cao Cao and take Xuzhou away.

But it is a pity that Yuan Shu himself does not know how to fight, Ji Ling was also beheaded by Lu Bu at Hulaoguan, and there is no general under his command who can fight.

On the other hand, on Cao Cao's side, he just took Xuzhou without bloodshed, with momentum like a rainbow, and his strong generals are like clouds.

As soon as the two sides fought, Cao Cao beat Yuan Shu to pieces.

Yuan Shu not only failed to take advantage of it, but was also robbed of most of Yuzhou's territory by Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao, sitting in Yanzhou, Xuzhou and half of Yuzhou, had the posture of dominating the Central Plains.

"My lord, Yuan Shu has always occupied Nanyang. We can unite with Liu Biao of Jingzhou to attack Yuan Shu from the south to the north and completely wipe him out." Xun Yu put down his wine and advised.

Nanyang County is under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou, but it has been occupied by Yuan Shu for many years. Liu Biao, who is the shepherd of Jingzhou, must have had resentment for a long time.

"Wen Ruo's words are reasonable." Cao Cao couldn't help but nodded, "After Yuan Shu is wiped out, we will be the only ones left in the Central Plains."

At this moment, a scout walked in quickly.

"Report!"

"News came from Hebei that Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan at Jieqiao and wiped out the main force of Gongsun Zan.

"Yuan Shao sent his troops to the north, Gongsun Zan was trapped in Yi County, and was surrounded by Yuan Shao."

The celebration banquet, which was originally very lively, suddenly became quiet after the arrival of this military report.

Yuan Benchu ​​can be considered to have some skills, and he can turn defeat into victory. "Cao Cao said slowly after a long while.

"There are no great princes in Hebei. Once Gongsun Zan is defeated, it will only be a matter of time before Yuan Shao dominates Hebei." Xun Yu took over the conversation and said.

"Yuan Shu must be eliminated quickly." Cao Cao said in a deep voice, "After you eliminate Yuan Shu, immediately set your sights on Qingzhou.

The current Qingzhou is a thing without an owner. Kong Rong is not a war material, and has been taken care of by the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

Cao Cao was a little proud at first, he felt good about himself, and felt that he had developed well.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao was not idle, and he was about to rule Hebei soon.

For Yuan Shao, a childhood friend and former ally, Cao Cao's attitude became subtle unconsciously.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, one dominates Henan and the other dominates Hebei.

After gradually cleaning up and annexing the surrounding princes, the spheres of influence of the two allies gradually expanded, and friction and intersection would inevitably arise.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Henan, Hebei, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao must have a battle.

At this moment, another messenger ran in.

"Report!"

"Northwest Army News, Lu Bu defeated Zhang Lu and went down to Hanchen.

The atmosphere in the field changed again, and everyone couldn't help but feel the pressure.

Cao Cao is winning the battle here, and the other princes are also winning the battle, and everyone seems not so happy.

"Lu Bu, you should not be underestimated." Cao Cao looked at the crowd and said, "There is a natural danger in the Qinling Mountains in Hanzhong, and I don't know how Lu Bu was captured?"

"My lord." Xun Yu said, "Actually, there is no need to worry too much about Lu Bu."

"The northwest is barren and far away from the Central Plains, so it cannot pose any threat to the Lord."

"While defeating Hanzhong can illustrate Lu Bu's strength, Hanzhong is only a county." Xun Yu said with a smile: "What we have gained during this time is more than a county?"

"Wen Ruo's words are reasonable." Cao Cao said thoughtfully, "Don't worry about Lu Bu, we won't fight Lu Bu in a short time, let's focus on the Central Plains."

This place in the northwest is really not noticeable. In history, Cao Cao did not really lead the army to attack the northwest until after the defeat in Chibi.

The Central Plains is the core of the world in the eyes of all princes.

The princes all ignored the northwest, which gave Lu Bu a chance to develop indecently.

Chang'an.

Teams of Hu merchants led camels and horses, which were filled with various goods from the Central Plains, and set off from Chang'an all the way west.

It was already late autumn, and the Hu people had to leave here quickly before winter came, otherwise the severe cold and snow would trap them in Chang'an, making them unable to go on the road.

Hu merchants are just like the crops in the field. They come to Guanzhong to sell goods during spring plowing, and leave the Central Plains with goods after autumn harvest, and return to their country to sell.

Because of the existence of these Hu merchants, Chang'an quickly restored the prosperity of the original capital city and drove the economic development of Guanzhong.

Even in Xiliang, which was originally remote and desolate, because of the existence of the Silk Road, a large number of post houses, restaurants, even escort agencies, and brothels appeared along the way. money.

But when the Hu merchants left Guanzhong, a huge caravan came out from Ziwu Valley.

After leaving the valley, Zhang Song saw the familiar Chang'an City, which he had visited many times.

"Hi!" Zhang Song revealed a look of surprise, "It's so convenient, you can directly arrive at Chang'an, which is much closer than the mountain road.

Qishan Road needs to make a big circle, and when it came out, it ran to Xiliang, and had to turn from Xiliang to Guanzhong again.

And coming out of Ziwu Valley, you can directly see the south gate of Chang'an.

Lu Bu also realized that Ziwu Valley is too convenient, which is not a good thing for Chang'an. For safety reasons, Lu Bu has already started preparing to build a pass at the entrance of Ziwu Valley.

If you want to enter Guanzhong through Meridian Valley, you must pass through the pass.

However, at Tanikou, which is close to Hanzhong, no pass will be built, so that the army in Guanzhong can enter Hanzhong at any time, and ensure that Hanzhong will not have the ability and conditions to separate itself in the future.

However, there are too many projects in Guanzhong, and the construction of Ziwu Valley can only be postponed. There are more important Wuguan and Xiaoguan to be repaired. Pang De is stationed in Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang is not a ruthless person. The construction of Ziwu Valley does not need to be rushed.

Zhang Song entered Chang'an with a long team of grain transporters to conclude the deal.

As Lu Bu expected, there is more than enough grain in Shuzhong every year, and he is reluctant to throw it away if he can't finish it. Liu Zhang doesn't know what to do with it.

When Lu Bu proposed to buy grain, Liu Zhang agreed without even thinking about it, and gave a very reasonable price to Lu Bu, a big customer, and took the initiative to bear the freight and the loss of grain on the road.

Countless food and grass entered Chang'an City, and eventually all of them entered the treasury.

Zhang Song came to the General's Mansion with ease, and came to pay respects to Lu Bu.

"Biejia Zhang, I haven't seen you for a while. How are you doing?" Lu Bu was very enthusiastic.

"General Xie for your concern, I'm fine recently." Zhang Song said humbly.

"The payment for the goods has been prepared for 680. Don't forget to count them when you leave, and don't turn around and say that I, Lu Bu, didn't give you enough money." Lu Bu said a word, and the distance between the two of them was shortened.

"How could it be?" Zhang Song said with a smile: "Marquis Wen is an extraordinary hero, how could he do such a self-defeating thing."

"What's more, the transactions and cooperation between our two families have not happened once or twice. Xiaguan absolutely trusts Marquis Wen."

"It's strange to say that I've always been puzzled by something, but I didn't ask for fear of offending Zhang Biejia." Lu Bu continued: "But I'm really curious. After seeing Zhang Biejia today, I was quite upset. I feel like I don’t know if I should say it properly or not?”

Lu doesn't have any status, and the conversation has already come to this point, how can Zhang Song not let Lu not speak?

"Why should it be said? Wen Hou just show it." Zhang Song said with a smile.

"Although I am a rough person, I can tell that Bie Jia is a man of great talent." Lu Bu first praised Chang Song a little bit.

Zhang Song heard that although he didn't show much, but under Lu Bu's super vision, he couldn't hide any expression management.

Lu Bu could clearly see that the corners of Zhang Song's mouth raised slightly, although the range was small, it still couldn't escape Lu Bu's eyes.

It is called sycophancy for the subordinates to speak well to the superiors.

And when the superior speaks obediently to the inferior, that is praise and encouragement.

Faced with the praise of the superior, the inferior will generally be very excited and excited after hearing it, and have a feeling of being recognized.

But the following words made Zhang Song's face ugly.

"Biejia has such a great talent, why did Liu Zhang want to humiliate Biejia, and act like a businessman, running around for some money and goods, and earning some money."

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