Chapter 206 The heroes of the world are only you and Cao [Subscribe]

"Our people saw the three brothers once. They seemed to be heading north from Xuzhou."

Qingzhou is to the north of Xuzhou. Did Liu Bei go to Yuan Shao?

Cao Cao was a little confused.

The historical process was that Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Bu in Xuzhou and had no choice but to surrender to Cao.

Cao Cao treated him very well and appointed him as the Left General. They traveled in the same carriage and sat at the same table.

Later, Dong Cheng, the emperor's father-in-law, said that he had received the emperor's secret edict and united with Liu Bei, General Wang Zifu, Captain Zhong Ji, and Counselor Wu Shuo, all anti-Cao forces in history, to prepare to kill Cao Cao.

But before he took action, Cao Cao summoned Liu Bei and said the famous words that are known to the world.

Cao Cao said: "A hero should have great ambitions, good plans, and the ambition to conquer the world."

Liu Bei asked: "Who can take on this task?"

Cao Cao pointed at Liu Bei and himself and said:

"Today, the only heroes in the world are your envoys and Cao Er!"

Liu Bei was trying to pick up something with his chopsticks at the time, and he dropped his chopsticks in fright when he heard this.

He thought Cao Cao was testing him, had seen through his ambition, and wanted to kill him.

It happened that there was a loud thunder in the sky.

Liu Bei took the opportunity to say to Cao Cao: "The sage said that thunder and lightning will bring about changes. This is true. A loud thunder actually frightened me like this!"

After that, Cao Cao still trusted Liu Bei and asked him to guard Xuzhou.

In his opinion, he had been very open with Liu Bei and told him that there were only two heroes in the world, which showed how much he valued him. Then he gave him trust, so it was impossible for Liu Bei to rebel.

But Liu Bei felt that Cao Cao was too suspicious and that he would be in danger of losing his life by his side.

When Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou, he killed the governor of Xuzhou, Che Zhou, and started an uprising against Cao, thus completing the backstabbing.

Many counties and prefectures in Xuzhou responded, and a lot of people gathered in a short time.

After that, the incident of the Yidaizhao was exposed and Dong Cheng and others were killed.

Cao Cao was furious and personally led an expedition against Liu Bei. Liu Bei was defeated and Guan Yu was captured.

Liu Bei then fled all the way to Qingzhou. After a while, he left Yuan Shao and went to join Liu Biao.

Cao Cao roughly went over the historical process in his mind, but could not remember the details.

But the general direction is not wrong.

Because the whole process is full of famous jokes, including discussing heroes over wine and trying to persuade Guan Lao Er to surrender.

Cao Cao foresaw that Liu Bei would surrender first and then rebel, and was preparing to kill Liu Bei when he rebelled.

If Cao Cao captured Guan Yu, he would have a chance to make him surrender, thanks to his foresight and ability to listen to people's inner voices.

But Liu Bei actually skipped the process of surrendering to Cao... Cao Cao thought about the reason.

In history, he was brutal in his slaughter of people in Xuzhou and became mortal enemies with the people and soldiers of Xuzhou.

It is very likely that Liu Bei saw the possibility of Xuzhou's resurgence at that time and had room to regain control of Xuzhou.

At this moment, Cao Cao used relatively "peaceful" means to conquer Xuzhou.

The situation in Xuzhou has stabilized.

Liu Bei saw no possibility of continuing to manage Xuzhou.

What is more crucial is Yanzhou’s momentum, prestige and invincibility in recent years.

Liu Bei was more afraid of Cao Cao than in history, so he left early and sought another way out.

Cao Cao reflected on himself secretly.

At that time, his mind was focused on the attack and he did not carefully consider Liu Bei's mentality, so he missed the opportunity to kill him.

At this time, Cao Cao and several others finished discussing the matter and went their separate ways.

He returned to the inner house and came to Diao Chan's courtyard.

On the top of the wall, Rui stared with his green eyes into the night and exchanged glances with Cao Cao.

Yin was still lying at the door.

These two guys, one above and one below, guarded Diao Chan's courtyard very tightly, and it was considered a forbidden area in the mansion.

Cao Cao can come in and out at night. When others come, Diao Chan needs to come out to greet them.

Otherwise you won’t be allowed in.

Cao Cao entered the room and Yin followed him in.

In the inner room, Diao Chan was wearing a moon-white mid-length dress.

She wore thin clothes in the summer, and her calves under the skirt were smooth and well-proportioned, and her feet, as white as jade, were wearing light apricot embroidered shoes.

Wen Ji was there too, dressed similarly.

The two charming faces showed the same joy when they saw Cao Cao.

"I said the governor would come."

Diao Chan spoke in a gentle voice and came up to Cao Cao and held his arm.

She was used to being close to Cao Cao and regarded herself as his concubine.

After more than two years of living together day and night, there was no need for him to do this without telling Wen Ji.

The two women sat opposite each other behind a low mat by the window.

There were pens, ink and account books on the table.

The newly acquired Xuzhou and Hanoi involved huge interests and expenditures on both the public and private sides.

Diao Chan pulled Wen Ji over to check the accounts together.

At nightfall, Xun Yu and Jia Xu in the outer house and Diao Chan and Wen Ji in the inner house were all busy.

Cao Cao, the top leader, was quite relaxed after returning.

He sat down behind a low mat, and the two women temporarily put down their work and showed him the account book.

At first, Diao Chan didn't know much about finance, taxation and expenditure.

But now I can accurately judge the expenditures through the account flow and record them clearly.

Cao Cao put down the account book after reading it and said: "In a few days, we will go out for a walk, check the farming and water conservancy in various places, and finally go to Daye Lake, and come back in autumn. All the women in the mansion will go."

Diao Chan and Wen Ji both looked happy.

The two girls will never forget the relaxing trip to Onozawa last year.

"I have something to talk to the governor about."

Wen Ji lowered her head and said, "My father said that he and you are close friends and he wants me to recognize you as my father."

Cao Cao thought that his father's uncle was his uncle, which in the Han Dynasty also meant godfather, and was a closer relationship.

But Cai Yong was blindly recognizing his relatives.

"Governor, remember to refuse my father. I still call you Governor and don't want to call you uncle." Wen Ji pursed her lips and glanced at Cao Cao quickly.

Cao Cao said happily: "Calling him governor or uncle is not good, let's call him godfather."

Wen Ji looked up in surprise: "What do you mean, godfather?" Cao Cao just said it casually and stood up after speaking.

The two little beauties are here, so I can’t eat the grapes.

He didn't stay.

"There is no end to the work in one day. It's midnight now, so go to bed early." Cao Cao went out.

Not far next door is Bai Ke and Bian Mei's courtyard.

Both of them knew that Cao Cao had returned.

He planned to stay overnight in Bian Mei's room.

Then go find Bai Ke first.

Cao Cao's current practice was so harmonious with heaven and earth that he instantly arrived at Bai Ke's room and entered through the window.

Bai Ke immediately propped herself up from the couch, nimbly put her feet into her shoes, and trotted down to meet him.

The first time is strange, the second time is familiar, the third and fourth times we walked on the couch, the frequent contact made us feel warm.

Knowing that he was coming, Bai Ke had been waiting.

She also gave people a sense of charm when she walked, with her slender feet lightly tapping the ground, her long legs crossed, and she was graceful and charming after just a few steps.

"How come?"

Bai Ke lowered her voice, her clear eyes sparkling in the moonlight outside the window.

Cao Cao teased, "You are used to being robbed, just wait for me to come."

Bai Ke was quick-witted: "The governor came here openly, why did he climb through the window every time?"

Cao Cao: "You are quite good at talking. I will show you later."

Bai Ke hugged him and said, "Show it if you want."

The two chatted for a while and soon started a deep communication.

Bai Ke was particularly enthusiastic, and during the break, she said affectionately: "I've been thinking about the governor a lot these days."

Cao Cao: "It's me who thinks about you the most. You're not called Madam Huan for nothing."

Madam Huan was the private code name between the two, and a title given to her by Cao Cao.

The entry before it mentioned that Bai Ke had practiced dancing skills very hard and had achieved an astonishing level of control over her body, with every inch of her body under control, making her the best dancer in the world.

After Cao Cao became close to her and confirmed the truth, he gave her the elegant name of Madam Huan.

This name has a lot of beautiful connotations and needs careful consideration.

early morning.

Cao Cao got up from Bian Mei's couch.

The first night back, I worked overtime as usual.

In the morning light, Bian Mei was still sleeping soundly, looking extremely beautiful.

In the morning, Cao Cao was in the mansion, meeting visitors from all sides.

In the afternoon, we arrived at the construction camp on the outskirts of the city.

The construction work in Yanzhou was also divided into two locations, one in Chenliu, which Cao Cao had inspected before.

The other place is on the outskirts of Changyi City, where Cao Cao can check it at any time.

The works of nearly nine hundred craftsmen looted from Yecheng were all brought back to Changyi.

When Cao Cao came here, he found that this place was like a refugee camp.

The nine hundred craftsmen who were robbed were all terrified and listless.

Cao Cao robbed them on his horse.

But it was impossible for these craftsmen to stay in Cao's camp because their families were still in Jizhou.

Cao Cao came to tell this group of people.

Their families will soon come to Yanzhou to join them.

All the craftsmen fell silent upon hearing the news.

Someone murmured, "There's no way the Yuan family would let him go."

Of course, he would not take the initiative to send the craftsman's relatives to Yanzhou.

But Jizhou wanted to redeem the Yuan family.

Cao Cao discussed with his advisers and planned to make a big profit in Jizhou and release some of Yuan’s people.

Except for Yuan Shao's youngest son Yuan Shang, no one will be returned for the time being.

It’s okay for Jizhou to redeem the others.

After the Battle of Guandu in history, Yuan Shao died of illness.

After Yuan Shao's death, the forces under his command were divided into different factions, supporting their sons of different ages.

There were a lot of troubles in Yuan Shao's family due to the struggle for power.

The governor of Jizhou made a payment and sent the captured people back.

Their struggle for power will only accelerate the collapse of Yuan's remaining forces.

Cao Cao asked Jizhou to send the families of those craftsmen over in exchange for the Yuan family's people, which was part of the condition.

The kidnapped craftsmen could then settle down in Yanzhou with peace of mind.

Compared with the lives of his relatives and descendants, Yuan Shao would definitely agree.

When Cao Cao mentioned the replacement, all the craftsmen breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

Cao Cao then took out a blueprint and asked, "Can these objects be made?"

All the craftsmen looked at a man who was about fifty years old, with an ordinary build and a very tough appearance.

This man's name was Qin Huaji. It was said that he was a descendant of Qin Huali, the chief disciple of Mozi and the founder of the Mohist school.

The compound surname Qin Hua was gradually changed to Shen in later generations.

Qin Huaji is the most famous masterpiece of the time.

However, the ideas of Mohism gradually declined after the Spring and Autumn Period because they were not suitable for the rule of the ruling class.

Some of the Mohist disciples gradually adapted and focused on craftsmanship, seeking to continue the tradition.

Qinhuaji is one of the representatives.

He took Cao Cao's blueprint, glanced at it, and then glanced at it again:
"This is a shield, this is a modified crossbow... What is this, a farming tool?"

"What about this? What is this?"

Qin Huaji discovered one thing after another that he had never seen before and was full of ingenuity.

Other craftsmen also came over.

Qin Huaji suddenly looked at something with a keen eye, and pointed at an object in the picture: "Where did this come from?"

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