Chapter 174 New Appointment, Reputation One Million [Subscription Request]

Nanyang County is the hometown of the Eastern Han emperor, and emperors of all dynasties have focused on its development.

But as long as something unexpected happens, Nanyang County will become a disaster area that will receive special attention.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo looted and caused severe damage.

Nanyang was supposed to be under the jurisdiction of Liu Biao's Jingzhou.

But before that, it had always been controlled by Yuan Shu.

After Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao, the country returned to the rule of Liu Biao.

However, Liu Biao did not attach much importance to Nanyang.

Firstly, it was too close to Yanzhou and Luoyang, areas of conflict, and he felt unsafe.

Furthermore, due to long-term destruction, materials, wealthy families, and nobles have flowed out, and most of the heritage has moved away.

Liu Biao stayed in Nanyang for a short time and then returned to Xiangyang.

However, not long after Nanyang was vacated, it was occupied again.

This person is Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji was originally a general in the Liangzhou army. After arriving in Chang'an, he plundered the surrounding areas and replenished his baggage.

He set his sights on Nanyang.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, Nanyang was once the best place in the world.

Before, with Liu Biao around, he had little chance.

When Liu Biao returned to Xiangyang this time, Zhang Ji did not compete with Yanzhou like Li Jue and Guo Si, but tried to keep Chang'an.

As soon as Liu Biao left.

He immediately led his troops to disband the Liangzhou Army, intending to station in Nanyang, ready to wait for a good price in the future.

Zhang Ji thought that with the iron hooves of Liangzhou and the troops coming over, it would be easy for him to occupy the places that Liu Biao didn't want. However, he didn't expect that the people of Nanyang were tough and had high spirits. They spontaneously gathered in several cities and forts to defend themselves.

We will fight whoever comes to steal our food.

As a result, Zhang Ji, who had fought many battles with nomadic foreign tribes in the northwest Qiang, was shot to death by the defending army as soon as he arrived in Nanyang.

The murder weapon that killed Zhang Ji was the same as the one that killed Sun Jian. It was a divine crossbow made by a skilled craftsman of the Mohist school.

This type of crossbow was brought back by the Eastern Han emperor from Nanyang for ancestor worship.

In the chaos of war, no one knew why a divine crossbow was lost in the hands of the Nanyang defenders.

Zhang Ji was shot to death by a crossbow.

His newly married, stunningly beautiful new wife, Zou, became a widow.

Zhang Xiu naturally became the leader of this army and took over his uncle Zhang Ji's team.

He was very respectful to his aunt Zou and took good care of her, but he was secretly a little greedy for her.

What’s interesting is that Liu Biao welcomed Zhang Xiu’s stationing in Nanyang.

Having someone standing in front is like a barrier, blocking the chaos and the aggressive Yanzhou, which is good for Jingzhou.

Not only did Liu Biao not mind Zhang Xiu occupying Nanyang, he also ordered the city gates of Wancheng to open to help Zhang Xiu enter the city.

study.

Cao Cao thought of this incident.

Most of the troops under Zhang Xiu's command were highly mobile cavalry.

Cao Cao would not allow a flexible and mobile cavalry to threaten him, so he prepared to swallow up Zhang Xiu's troops.

By taking Nanyang, we can gain greater regional initiative and be more proactive in the situation in Jingzhou.

Cao Cao was thinking about something when he heard a commotion outside.

He had heard the noise early on that a team coming from west to east had entered Changyi overnight.

This team stopped outside the governor's mansion. They were envoys sent by Emperor Liu Xie from Chang'an to announce the emperor's decree.

Cao Cao had received the news early and asked the team delivering the imperial edict to enter the palace. He took a look after receiving the edict.

The emperor's new appointment, plus a series of rewards.

Liu Xie sent someone to deliver an imperial decree, appointing Cao Cao as a general in addition to his post as governor of Yanzhou, and giving him the title of governor of Yuzhou.

Yuzhou thus became an 'officially' recognized appointment.

The imperial edict also asked Cao Cao to assist in the defense of Sili Prefecture.

The emperor's edict emphasized "joint defense."

Sili was where the emperor was. The so-called joint defense was to emphasize the master-servant relationship indirectly and test how Cao Cao would respond.

He also conferred the title of Marquis of Feiting on Cao Cao.

You should know that Marquis Feiting was the title given to Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng, who served four generations of emperors.

The young emperor returned the title to Cao Cao, also to remind Cao Cao that Cao Teng had remained loyal to four emperors, and he hoped that Cao Cao could do the same.

In addition, Liu Xie gave Cao Cao twelve good horses and four beauties.

There are few horses and few beauties.

But this is not because the emperor was stingy, but because he did not have the money.

Four beauties and twelve horses were put together by him after he had taken the utmost time and conducted a screening among the ladies-in-waiting in the palace.

Due to years of turmoil, the emperor was like a puppet.

He had nothing but four beauties and twelve horses, which were less than half of his family fortune.

Cao Cao received the order and returned to his study calmly.

Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and other wise counselors all came over to watch the fun.

They all knew very well what Cao Cao was thinking, so there was no need to take the imperial edict too seriously.

"Congratulations to the governor for being conferred the title of marquis." Several people performed the ceremony together.

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "Send someone to tell the emperor that my fish pond is full and I don't want those four beauties."

His fish pond was not full, but the level was too high.

He looked down upon the four beauties of the emperor. More importantly, the emperor wanted to test him, and Cao Cao's slight response was also a message to the emperor to be more stable and not do unnecessary things, so that everyone could live in peace.

A few people gathered together for a while, then dispersed and went about their business again.

Yanzhou is under the jurisdiction of Sili, and the situation is more complicated than before. There are many things to be done, and there are still many things waiting to be dealt with at night.

Only Guo Jia stayed behind.

"I got an artifact and I'm going to present it to the governor."

"In addition, the governor asked me to pay attention to the developments in Nanyang County. I just sorted it out for you to take a look."

Guo Jia took out a bronze object, which looked like a small box, with a roller-like structure inside that could rotate, and handed it over.

Cao Cao was not in a hurry to look at things, but first received the information about Nanyang County.

Among them was the investigation of various personnel under Zhang Xiu and in Nanyang.

The scroll even specifically records Madam Zou, describing her as "a pretty and charming lady who has been living alone in her boudoir since Zhang Ji's death, but her beauty remains unchanged. Anyone who has seen her feels their bones and spirits tremble, and they are obsessed with her day and night, imagining her beauty."

He also wrote, "Looking at women in the world, they all envy Mrs. Zou's beauty. A little more charm would be considered vulgar, a little less coquettish would be considered unattractive."

Cao Cao read ten lines at a glance and finished reading the relevant information.

Except for the somewhat lengthy description about Mrs. Zou, the rest is serious news.

The current spies in Cao Ying are constantly improving after initially borrowing Yuan's spies, merging with Qingbi Li, and Jia Xu personally selecting personnel and providing additional training.

A while ago, Gan Daoren, a spy from Xuzhou, sneaked into Liangqiu, Yanzhou.

Jia Xu didn't receive the news in advance and felt very bad, mainly because the other party was lurking nearby and threatening his safety.

Jia Xu has recently devoted his attention to the construction of spies.

Other companies' spies are sent out to lurk in other states and counties to investigate movements.

But Jia Xu is not.

He screened out the first batch of thousands of spies and deployed them to various cities in Yanzhou and Yuzhou to spread their spies.

First, run your business like an iron barrel to ensure safety.

From then on, whenever local nobles ate a few ounces of rice at each meal, Jia Xu would first find out whether there were many fragments of the salted duck egg shells.

After reading the message, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia, "Why did you write so much about Madam Zou?"

"Although I have never seen this Madam Zou, most of the spy reports I received would mention Madam Zou's appearance in the limited space."

Guo Jia said cautiously: "I think the governor might like women of this rank."

"Zhang Xiu is also keeping an eye on his aunt. If it weren't for the fact that the mourning period had not ended and he hadn't established himself in Wancheng, he would have probably taken action long ago."

Cao Cao ignored him and picked up the bronze artifact that Guo Jia had presented to him.

"This is a wonderful item passed down by Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan in the Han Dynasty."

Liu Sheng is the one Liu Bei often talks about, saying that he is his ancestor. He is a drunkard and a womanizer, and has more than 120 descendants.

He believed that kings should enjoy themselves while they can, enjoy beautiful women, and have countless wives and concubines.

"The more you use your talents and the less you focus on distractions, the higher your ability to achieve."

Cao Cao said: "It's fine to enjoy yourself, but you can't put too much energy into other things."

Guo Jia smiled and explained:
"I see that you, Governor, have been busy these days. You have been at a critical moment in the war in the past few days, so naturally you will not come to offer these things.

The battle situation has just begun, and the governor also needs to balance work and rest, so I sent the things to make the governor smile. "

The bronze object in Cao Cao's hand looks like a sutra wheel.

Pick it up and shake it. The internal shaft is fixed, but the dozen or so small grids on the outside rotate alternately and finally stop.

“You can write your names on these boxes in advance and put them inside.

It is said that Liu Sheng had too many wives and concubines and didn't know which one to choose at night, so he wrote their names on the grid and favored whichever one he turned to.

Fuck... I knew it was not a serious thing. The emperor flipped the cards. Cao Cao had heard of it.

But he doesn't need them, he only has two wives, and including the candidates, there are only three left.

Five people in total.

If Cao Cao tried hard, it would be no problem for him to change the scene five times in one night.

Historical records say that Cao Cao had about 15 wives and concubines, not so many as to be considered insane.

After Guo Jia left, he returned to the inner house.

The night is gentle.

After taking a bath, he and Yu Qing enjoyed their long-unseen intimacy as a couple.

I haven't had a headache for a while, but it's come back again because I've been thinking too much these days.

The yin and yang were in harmony, and I went to Yu Qing to treat my illness, and I felt much better.

Wait for Yu Qing to fall asleep.

Cao Cao felt refreshed after a walk and came to Bian Mei, where he had a full-hearted conversation with his concubine.

Bian Mei used a unique skill, the Nine Rise and Nine Fall Technique, and sang a melodious song, presenting her musical talent, which greatly broadened Cao Cao's horizons.

He originally planned to make another move and develop a new fish pond.

But it was delayed by Bian Mei and the consumption was a bit large, so it had to be postponed.

[You are in a good mood, Caoying's power is soaring, and the new power level assessment has been completed. You can view it.]

[Your reputation has reached one million. One million reputation is a special hurdle. Your personal information has changed.]

[With a reputation of one million, you have obtained two new directions;
One is a fixed direction: the Sun Shadow Mirror in the No. 4 sequence tomb, you can use the Moon Shadow Mirror, infuse millions of reputations, luck, and perform remote sacrifices.

[After the ritual is completed, the Sun Shadow Mirror will be controlled and influenced by you, and you can learn the true appearance of the No. 4 sequence tomb that has been hidden for a thousand years, including how to use the Sendai Seal you obtained.]

In the early morning, Cao Cao got up and saw the push of the entry.

Tomb No. 4, the method of refining the Sun Shadow Mirror, millions of luck...

The entry immediately gives the specific method of using the Moon Shadow Mirror to refine the Sun Shadow Mirror.

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