Chapter 106: Ability Growth, Significant Effects [Subscription Request]

Changyi has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and is also an important transportation hub and smelting center.

Changyi during the Han Dynasty already had its own iron smelting industry and iron officials who were specifically responsible for managing iron smelting. It was an important official site for ironware production at the time.

Cattle and horses from the north, silk, tea and bamboo products from the south, and fish, salt and seafood from the east can all be bought in Changyi.

Its commerce is well developed and many noble families have businesses here.

If Cao Cao wanted to take over Yanzhou, he had to go to Changyi, the capital of Yanzhou.

He also made an appointment with people to gather in Changyi to discuss things.

Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and Zhang Miao were both among those invited.

Changyi is located in the center of Yanzhou, surrounded by large lakes and has a unique geographical environment.

From Cao Cao's Chenliu County, Zhang Miao's Jiyin County, and Bao Xin's Jibei fiefdom, they were not far from Changyi.

Cao Cao left Chenliu and went to the neighboring Jiyin to meet up with Zhang Miao.

"Sir, Grand Tutor Yuan has sent another secret letter to Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou."

There are green trees on both sides of the official road.

The attendants and personal guards dispersed and formed a guard in front and behind.

In the middle were two carriages with women sitting in them.

Yu Qing was excited in the car. Being able to go out and move around was the most anticipated thing for her.

Jia Xu rode on a brown horse, took out a secret letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao also rode a horse to Changyi, but he didn't ride Red Hare or Yellow Hare as it would have been too conspicuous.

Jia Xu said: "Grand Tutor Yuan wants to unite with Liu Dai to curb the governor's development in Chenliu.

If Liu Dai really follows the advice of Yuan Taifu, it will be a good thing for us. He will bring about his own destruction without us having to do anything.

If this can be accomplished, the governor will gain so much that he can establish a strong foundation for his dominance over the world."

"After you copied the secret letter, did you send the original letter to Liu Dai?"

"Yes, Liu Dai probably just received it not long ago."

"Liu Dai is quite resourceful. He saw the opportunity and killed Qiao Mao immediately without any hesitation."

Jia Xu said: "There are some things that Liu Dai can see clearly. If he doesn't follow Yuan Wei's advice, he will also use all means to curb Chenliu. Who wouldn't be afraid of the rapid growth of the governor's power?"

Cao Cao withdrew his eyes from the letter and looked far away: "What Yuan Taifu wrote in the letter shows that he dares to do anything."

"The most admirable thing about Yuan Taifu is his courage."

Jia Xu said calmly, "Dong Zhuo taught him a catastrophic lesson. He is choosing a governor this time. He will choose the one who is more difficult to deal with."

Cao Cao laughed dumbly.

His actions in Luoyang, which got rid of the deposed emperor Liu Bian, indirectly saved Yuan Wei's life.

Otherwise, Dong Zhuo would become even more unscrupulous and would kill Yuan Wei, the Secretary of State.

Just like in history, the entire Yuan family was killed by Dong Zhuo.

Except for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and a few others.

After learning the lesson from Dong Zhuo, Yuan Wei became concerned that Cao Cao's power was expanding too quickly, so he instigated Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, to suppress Cao Cao.

The letter in Cao Cao's hand contained a vicious plan, which was so cruel that it treated human life as worthless.

After reading the letter, Cao Cao was filled with murderous intent. He fell silent and said no more.

The next day, the group arrived at Zhang Miao's Jiyin County.

Zhang Miao had already brought people to Dingtao to wait.

When the two met, they exchanged some pleasantries.

Then we continued to head east from Dingtao and Heze was not far away.

Heze and Daye Lake are both in Yanzhou. They are two of the nine ancient lakes designated by Dayu and the earliest birthplace of civilization.

After passing through Heze, which took three days, we arrived at Changyi.

From afar, you can see the outline of Changyi's huge city, with its towering city walls and heavily guarded troops.

Cao Cao and his entourage dressed as ordinary people and presented genuine documents forged by the government, which proved that they were merchants from Chenliu and Jiyin, and entered the city without any fuss.

Bao Xin arrived one day earlier than Cao Cao.

Changyi is a big city with prosperous traffic.

Bao Xin welcomed Cao Cao and Zhang Miao in a large house in the city.

The three of them had something to discuss, while Yu Qing and Diao Chan went to the inner house to settle down.

Bao Xin received Cao Cao, and Zhang Miao entered the main hall.

Another person also strode out to greet Cao Cao and Zhang Miao politely.

【Wei Zi, courtesy name Zixu, was a native of Xiangyi, Chenliu. He was selected as a filial and honest official, and was successively summoned by General He Miao and Minister of Civil Affairs Yang Biao. He was good at military affairs, Confucianism, business, and was a member of the Miscellaneous School, so he could be used】

"Wei Zi meets with Governor Cao and Governor Zhang."

Wei Zi was a middle-aged man with a fair complexion. His family was a wealthy merchant in Chenliu, and he was well-versed in both literature and martial arts.

Historically, when Cao Cao first recruited soldiers, it was Wei Zi who spent all his family wealth to provide assistance and joined forces with Zhang Miao, allowing Cao Cao to start with 5,000 soldiers.

But because of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Bianshui, Wei Zi and Bao Xin's younger brother both died in Hulao Pass.

At present, these were avoided by Cao Cao. After he took control of Chenliu, he came into contact with Wei Zi.

There are some arrangements in Changyi, and Wei Zi is in charge of them.

Let's meet and discuss this together.

Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin, Wei Zi and others have formed an alliance to support each other. They have cooperated with each other many times during the campaign against Dong Zhuo, and the meeting is to further implement the cooperation.

"Meng De, you are very brave. When hundreds of thousands of Black Mountain bandits entered Dongjun, everyone was afraid of them. But you divided them up, captured them, and used them for your own purposes.

I heard that after your troops captured the Black Mountain bandits, they trained on the spot and stayed in Dongjun?"

In history, Bao Xin and Cao Cao hit it off at first sight.

At this moment, the two of them were close and frank, and said happily:

“If it were me, I might also think of staying in Dongjun and fighting both the enemy and the enemy.

But even if I could think of this plan, I would still have many concerns, fearing that it would intensify the conflict, and might not dare to use it. "

"Liu Dai is so worried that you dare to come to Changyi right under his nose."

Zhang Miao smiled and said, "Liu Dai would never dare to attack Meng De openly, especially with all of us here. If he did, Yanzhou would immediately lose control and fall into chaos and disorder.

What's more, even if Liu Dai wants to take action, it won't be difficult for the three of us to escape from this city if we unite.

The news I received said that Liu Dai's troops were gathered in the northeast. There are refugee troops from Qingzhou, ready to make a move."

Wei Zi nodded and said: "The Qingzhou refugee army has been integrated with the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army from various parties. The number has exceeded one million. It is the largest refugee army in the world, and all parties are deeply afraid of it.

Recently, there has been news from the Qingzhou army that they are going to attack the rich areas to support the army. Our Yanzhou will bear the brunt of this, which is indeed enough to give Liu Dai a headache. "

Precisely because of the situation, Liu Dai would never dare to deal with Cao Cao easily and cause chaos in Yanzhou.

Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao and others saw the situation clearly and then secretly entered Changyi.

Several people discussed in the mansion until the evening.

Wei Zi suggested: "Changyi is one of the few large cities in the world that has not been covered by the flames of war. It is still prosperous at night. It is rare for us to get together. How about I invite you all to go out for a walk?"

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu, who had remained silent behind him:

"Where is the Bian Mei I asked you to find in Changyi?"

Jia Xu responded in a low voice: "There is a Liuxiangfang in the north of the city. Everyone knows the name of Bian Mei."

"She was invited to Changyi and stayed at Liuxiangfang. She was accompanied by a team that often traveled around the world at the invitation of the gentry and local dignitaries.

In recent years, disasters have been everywhere. Every time she was invited, she would give more than half of the money she received to the disaster victims or set up a porridge stall. As a result, more and more people admired her and she was praised as one of the three great singing and dancing girls in the world. "

"She was invited to Changyi this time. Who will guarantee her?"

There are many people who covet a singing and dancing girl of Bian Mei's level, and most of them are powerful people.

Whenever she went to a place, the person who invited her had to be of a high enough status to intimidate the local people. Only then would her team dare to move around without any worries, otherwise they would have been forcibly taken into private residences by the rich and powerful and become their concubines.

"Liu Yi, the General of the Central Army and the Governor of Yanzhou, is Liu Dai's nephew."

Cao Cao and Jia Xu had a brief conversation, and then Cao Cao suggested going for a walk in Liuxiangfang.

Wei Zi and others agreed in unison.

The group left the mansion.

Jia Xu followed Cao Cao and said, "There is news that Liu Dai is also interested in Bian Mei and wants to take her as his concubine.

If this news is true, Liu Yi's invitation to Bian Mei to come to Changyi was probably at the instigation of Liu Dai."

After leaving the house, everyone walked through the streets and went to Liuxiangfang.

Changyi was less affected by the chaos in the world. When night fell and you walked on the street, you would feel as if you had returned to Luoyang before it was occupied by Dong Zhuo.

There were even wealthy families along the way who luxuriously lit lanterns.

Pedestrians passed by each other with slow steps and talked to each other, without the panic of war.

Cao Cao walked and observed.

He seemed to be just strolling around, but in fact, if anyone knew what he was thinking, they would be shocked.

He was considering how to capture important positions in the city as quickly as possible and at the lowest cost if he were to use military force against Changyi, so as to break into the Yanzhou governor's mansion and take control of Changyi.

As Cao Cao moved forward, he discovered something very strange.

It is his talent and ability to understand cultural context that is combined with his military talent of listening to the battlefield.

The two talents blended together, and he naturally understood, listened to, and mastered every street along the way, its length, width, the number of houses on both sides of the street, the structure of the houses, the height of the walls, and other information, and constructed a clear perceptual picture in his mind like a map.

If this were used in urban attack and defense battles, it would be a huge advantage.

This is the result of his significant improvement in various abilities after continuous practice.

Cao Cao withdrew his perception of the surroundings and while chatting and laughing with Zhang Miao, Bao Xin and others, he saw a mansion appear in front of him.

There is brocade hanging at the door, and night is when the most people come.

This was a brothel in the late Han Dynasty and a high-end club in later generations.

There is a constant stream of people at the entrance, and a plaque hangs above it: Liuxiangfang.

Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others were all friends who traveled together, calling out to gather people. This place is so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, and it is crowded with famous people.

Zhang Miao's entourage came forward, greeted him briefly, and gave him some silver and money.

The man running at the door suddenly felt like he had seen his real father, and led the way with a smile on his face, ready to take the group into the main hall.

Just then, the deafening sound of horse hooves was heard on one side of the long street.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed in and put the entrance of Liuxiangfang under martial law.

Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Bao Xin and others looked calm, and watched coldly surrounded by their attendants.

Jia Xu leaned over to Cao Cao and whispered a few words.

Cao Cao was slightly surprised when he heard this, and turned around and asked, "Is the news reliable? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Jia Xu: "It can't be wrong. Someone just passed on the news on the way here."

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