Chapter 54 Great Talent [Seeking Follow-up Reading]

Considering the time, Jia Xu should have thought it through... Cao Cao leaned on the couch and pondered.

[Cao gave away porridge many times in Qiao County, and his reputation gradually increased]

[More refugees gather]

[Your father originally planned to recruit people secretly to expand his power, but the county magistrate Xu Song went to Cao's mansion to ask for help and asked Cao to help resettle some of the refugees. Your father took the opportunity to recruit refugees again and expand Cao's camp.]

[Your father has been recruiting refugees both openly and covertly for several days, and the total number of recruits has reached 3961]

[Caoying was just established, power rating: Gui level (starting)]

The entries pushed messages one after another, informing Cao Cao of the developments in Qiao County in recent days.

At this time in Qiao County, after nightfall, Cao Song was still busy in his study.

He has begun to look for people with bravery and strategy to further accumulate power.

But what is more important is to stockpile salt, iron and grain.

This is very difficult at this stage.

Especially if you want to obtain a large amount, the resources are almost all in the hands of the aristocratic families.

The Cao family and the Xiahou family are considered big families in the local area.

But the food supply can barely feed these people now, and it is close to the limit.

If we want to develop further, we will be restricted by necessities such as food.

Cao Song thought about it and decided that the only way to develop rapidly was to annex other countries.

The most direct and fastest way is to help his son marry a daughter-in-law from a prominent family, form a preliminary alliance based on the in-law relationship, find a breakthrough from the other party, gain support, and get through the initial development.

Once the business grows a little bigger, other things can be arranged.

Otherwise, if we get stuck at the current stage, it will be impossible to continue to expand rapidly.

Cao Song had just received something sent by Cao Cao today, and he took it out immediately. It was a message pearl.

The beads have a warm luster.

Cao Song tried to write on the surface of the beads, and an array of ink patterns composed of Mohist patterns emerged inside the beads.

Cao Cao read the entry and planned to use the communication beads to contact his father Cao Song.

Cao Song's words appeared on the beads and went straight to the point:

"My son, last time I mentioned that I want to marry you off to another daughter of my clan. What do you think?"

At this time, Yu Qing came back from bathing in the warm pool and came close to Cao Cao in a charming manner.

When Yu Qing saw the words on the beads, her heart tightened.

My husband wants to marry a daughter of aristocratic family?

Yu Qing glanced at Cao Cao with her watery peach blossom eyes, then turned back to stare at the beads.

Cao Cao replied, "I have already married a concubine in Luoyang. As your father wished, she is a daughter of the same clan."

In Qiao County, Cao Song was very surprised and immediately asked, "Which clan is this girl from?"

"The Yu family of Yecheng!"

Cao Song was surprised when he saw the handwriting.

My son is extraordinary. The Yu family in Yecheng is at least two levels higher than the clan he introduced to Cao Cao.

Cao Song asked happily, "Which branch of the Yu family's daughter is this? What is her status in the Yu family? Is she a legitimate daughter or a concubine's daughter?"

Cao Cao: "She is the legitimate daughter of the eldest son of the family."

Cao Song was even happier, but after thinking about it, he suddenly felt something was wrong. The daughter of the eldest son?
He had some understanding of the situations of the major clans. After all, he had served as a general and had looked for suitable ones for Cao Cao in his early years.

The daughter of the eldest son of the Yu family... Cao Song's heart began to beat fast, and a thought that he could not quite believe came to his mind.

Cao Cao: "It's the late Emperor's Consort Yu Qing."

Cao Song's heart skipped a beat: "Yu Fei, you... is what my son said true?"

"Of course it's true."

Cao Song didn't reply for a long time.

Yu Qing's identity must be informed to her father Cao Song. If there is any subsequent contact with the Yu family, Cao Song will be responsible for the contact.

This matter can be kept secret from others, but father Cao Song must know.

If we cooperate with Yu, many of the initial problems will be solved.

The people sent by Cao Cao should be almost reaching Yecheng.

Cao Cao told Cao Song first, letting him digest it for a while, then turned around and saw Yu Qing looking at him anxiously: "You told my father my identity directly, what if he... how should I deal with it?"

"I know my father's temper very well. Let him take his time. He will figure it out. Contact your family. Your father must come forward. You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from him."

"Oh…"

Yu Qing agreed and couldn't help feeling a little happy.

Thinking of Jia Xu, Cao Cao put on his clothes and let Yu Qing go to sleep first.

He went out and came to Jia Xu's courtyard.

Jia Xu was sitting by the window, and seemed to know that Cao Cao would come over overnight after hearing the news, so he stood up and invited Cao Cao to take a seat.

"How does donkey meat taste?" asked Cao Cao.

At night, Cao Cao was told by his servants that he had eaten all the donkey meat given to Jia Xu and even asked for an extra portion of donkey intestines.

"Very good." Jia Xu said bluntly: "What does the general want to use me for?"

Both of them were people who had insight into the world, so there was no point in arguing over it again and again, so Jia Xu became frank.

"You asked the guards to tell me what you want to tell me?" Cao Cao asked instead of answering.

As soon as Jia Xu heard this, he understood that Cao Cao wanted him to pledge his allegiance first before they could start the subsequent conversation.

The goal of the letter of surrender was to turn the gun around and stab Dong Zhuo.

If others are asked to deal with the old master, there will be some psychological barriers.

When it comes to Jia Xu, there is none of that.

He is one of those 'professional counselors' who does his job well rather than being loyal to his master.

What's more, he had no loyalty to Dong Zhuo.

He had already expected that Cao Cao would ask him to submit his loyalty.

Jia Xu considered what he was going to say and said, "General, after Dong Zhuo came to Luoyang, you took action several times and made full use of the situation on all sides, making it difficult for Dong Zhuo and Li Ru to judge for a while. It was you who dealt with them in secret."

"But you came to see me last night, and there were many people involved. Even if Li Ru can't be sure, he will suspect you, Shangjun."

"In the current situation, there are two strategies that are suitable for the upper army."

Jia Xu took a piece of paper written on it from the side. There was only one word on it: Go!

Dian Wei was standing behind Cao Cao and almost laughed when he saw the word "go" on the slip.

He thought that the person that the young master had captured with so much effort was nothing special, but it turned out that he was on the same level as our Dian Wei.

The word "walk" is one of the few words that Dian Wei can write.

Cao Cao took a look at it, put it aside and said nothing.

Jia Xu explained: "With the wisdom of the military, we should have seen that Dong Zhuo has held the emperor and the queen mother hostage and controls the palace, which has put all parties in a passive position.

In my opinion, the army might as well abandon Luoyang and head east, where there are several counties and we can wait for a good opportunity."

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, Jia Xu was testing him.

Test his aspirations, ambitions, and goals.

But he is really coming up with a plan.

When he said "go", he meant to persuade Cao Cao to leave Luoyang and get out of Luoyang.

I don’t care about the rise and fall of Luoyang, the life and death of the people, or the chaos in the government. It has nothing to do with me.

Cao Cao jumped out and watched Dong Zhuo bring disaster to the country, disrupt the politics, and monopolize power, thus destroying the last bit of luck of the Han Dynasty.

A great chaos is coming, go outside Luoyang and make plans early!
Others might not be able to see how accurate Jia Xu's judgment was, but Cao Cao knew that he predicted, based on his understanding of Dong Zhuo, that once he controlled the emperor, he would become autocratic and cause chaos in the country.

Therefore, it is suggested that Cao Cao leave Luoyang as soon as possible to seize the initiative.

Only Cao Cao could deeply understand the accuracy of Jia Xu's advice.

Because the subsequent development was just as he expected.

This is a testimony to history, exact to the letter.

In history, Cao Cao would indeed leave Luoyang soon and join the army of princes to fight against Dong.

You have to know that Jia Xu was in the middle of the game and didn't know the history, but he was able to predict the situation so accurately, which shows his talent.

He was also cruel. No matter how chaotic Luoyang was, or how the Han Dynasty rose and fell, he just left and left everything behind.

Countless deaths and injuries, disasters to the country and chaos in the government, what does it have to do with me?

However, his strategy was due to his lack of understanding of Cao Cao.

He didn't know that Cao Cao had already started making arrangements in his hometown of Qiao County, and the direction was the same as he said.

"What is your second strategy?" Cao Cao became more interested.

"Speed ​​up the defeat of Dong Zhuo! The upper army makes good use of the situation in Luoyang. All clans, including Dong Zhuo, are just pawns in the upper army's hands. Take advantage of Dong Zhuo's chaos in the country, and then control Dong Zhuo, gain a world-renowned reputation, nourish yourself, and rise up with power."

"However, this strategy has great rewards, but also great risks, and is more difficult than the first one."

Jia Xu still had the intention of testing, and left many things unsaid.

He only gave a direction. After all, he had just come into contact with Cao Cao and was not sure about Cao Cao's temperament and ambition.

But what he said, his prediction of the general situation in the world and the business direction he pointed out to Cao Cao were almost as accurate as those in the Longzhong Plan.

Cao Cao happily said, "I have something here too, take a look. Choose a position that suits you, and don't always think about running away. There is no place in the world that is more suitable for you than under my command."

Xiao Xiang, who was standing behind him, handed Jia Xu a piece of Cai Hou paper that had just been filled with words written on it before Cao Cao arrived.

Cao Cao left as soon as he finished speaking. There was no need to ask how to stab Dong Zhuo specifically.

Jia Xu picked up the Caihou paper and read the contents on it. After a moment, he smacked his lips.

What Cao Cao wrote coincided with the suggestion he had just made.

The first step of finding a land for business started in Qiao County, my hometown.

The other thing is to plan and build a hegemonic government, which will have both civil and military branches and many sub-branches.

After seeing this, Jia Xu quickly found a position that suited him, for no other reason than safety. He did not have to fight against the enemy, but could hide behind and plan his layout.

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