Chapter 71: Gaining both money and talent, a match made in heaven [Xie Mengzhu is purely for entertainment]

Chen Ying came in from outside and looked around the study.

Her eyes are the type with slightly upturned corners, which forms a very obvious contrast with her stern and serious expression. Her eyes are moving and naturally charming.

Chen Ying is tall with long legs, giving her the appearance of being as agile as a female leopard.

She came before Cao Cao and said coldly, "The commander asked me to come here. What's the matter?"

She also participated in the battle for the city gate last night. The people who went to rescue Feng Fang were arranged by her and were from Yuan Wei's army in Bingzhou.

At this time, Jia Xu came in from outside and went to the side seat by himself, listening to the conversation between the two parties. After a while, he picked up a pen and started writing at the desk, but no one knew what he was writing.

"You used the Bingzhou Army's manpower to rescue Feng Fang's troops. The Bingzhou Army's manpower has been exposed. Transfer these people to me for future use."

Cao Cao revealed his intentions directly without using any excuses because there was no need.

Yuan Wei is now imprisoned by Dong Zhuo, and the Yuan family has something to ask of Cao Cao.

In the eyes of the Yuan family, the personnel deployed in the Bingzhou Army were not very important.

Chen Ying said, "Okay, you can send someone to take over, but you have to provide them with food and wages yourself."

Cao Cao asked again, "You control the spies of Yuan's clan who send and receive messages from various places?"

Chen Ying nodded slightly: "What does the general want to do?"

"We can work together for a while. I'll tell you what I want to investigate, and you'll be responsible for finding out the information."

Cao Cao's proposal was cooperation.

But after a while, Jia Xu will figure out the system that Chen Ying has mastered.

Cao Ying’s own intelligence establishment can be used to lay eggs.

"Just as the superior general said."

Both parties had their own demands and successfully formed a preliminary alliance.

After Chen Ying left and Diao Chan went to organize the books, Jia Xu came over and handed what he had just written to Cao Cao.

What he wrote was about building an intelligence system.

"We are temporarily borrowing the Yuan family's spies, but the Yuan family's information detection has many loopholes. They didn't discover Dong Zhuo's concealment before. We must use them with caution."

After Cao Cao's instructions, Jia Xu handed over another piece of paper with the words "Liu Biao, Huang Zhong" written on it.

Liu Biao was also one of the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty. He was a descendant of Liu Yu, King Gong of Lu in the Western Han Dynasty and a relative of the Han royal family.

According to the historical line, he would later be sent as the Governor of Jingzhou, but he is currently in Luoyang.

In his early years, he was implicated in the Party Ban because of his participation in the Imperial College Movement and was forced to flee. About five years ago, the Party Ban was lifted and he was appointed as a clerk by the general He Jin and served as the Northern Army Lieutenant General and the commander of the Imperial Army.

Liu Biao had been watching the situation and did not join any side.

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu to pay attention to Liu Biao and see if there was a person named Huang Zhong around him.

Jia Xu put a cross on the piece of paper that he handed over, indicating that there was no news about Huang Zhong.

Then he handed over a second bamboo slip with the name of Lu Bu written on it.

Jia Xu was cautious in his actions. Since Diao Chan was in his study, he felt it was inconvenient to discuss certain things openly, so he sent them in writing to Cao Cao.

The second piece of paper read: Lu Bu is fickle by nature and there are many ways he can be used. It is actually very beneficial for us if he surrenders to Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao also wrote a response, writing: Establish a government and build a camp.

This means that expanding Cao’s camp will be the focus of the next stage.

Then he wrote down the names Tong Yuan, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong!
Tong Yuan is Zhao Yun's master.

Zhao Yun was from Changshan and probably had not made his debut at that time.

But his master, Tong Yuan, who played the role of the Phoenix Spear, was the most famous grandmaster in the late Han Dynasty. If we find Tong Yuan, we can find Zhao Yun.

Cao Cao was thinking about Liu Bei and the most he could do was to intercept these two people.

Huang Zhong actually worked in Cao's camp for a period of time, but he did not contribute much. He finally surrendered to Liu Bei.

He has not appeared yet, but he should have joined the military.

And he is not an unknown person. Given his bravery, it will not be difficult to find him.

Considering his age, Huang Zhong was only in his early forties at that time. I wonder if he could kill Lu Bu by joining forces with Dian Wei.

In addition, Cao Cao pointed out several things, including the search for Xu Chu and the use of Chen Ying's spy system, which would probably yield results soon.

He decided for Jia Xu the priorities of the things to be done next, and Jia Xu would arrange the rest on his own.

After Jia Xu also left, Cao Cao took out the communication bead and contacted his father on the other end.

Cao Song responded quickly: "Son, last time you told me that you married Concubine Yu as a concubine, I was terrified for several days and just recovered. This matter was communicated between father and son, but you must not tell anyone and must keep it a secret."

"Father knows that you are thoughtful. What do you need me to do?"

Cao Cao: "I have made some arrangements. I have sent someone to Yecheng Yu's family to investigate. If nothing unexpected happens, the Yu family will contact you soon. You can ally with the Yu family as appropriate."

Cao Song was in his study in Qiao County, with the doors and windows closed, chatting privately with his son.

He understood after looking at Cao Cao's handwriting.

The Yu family has a long history. Although its reputation is not as well-known as the Yuan family, its foundation is not inferior.

By joining forces with the Yu family, their own forces will have an opportunity for rapid development.

Yu had everything, and her son liked her.

This means that if my son marries Concubine Yu, he will get both money and woman.

I don't think Yu would be stupid enough to publicize the fact that her daughter would resign from the position of imperial concubine and then marry Cao Cao.

The two parties have a common secret and are committed to protecting it together. They are natural allies.

If nothing goes wrong, the Cao family and the Yu family will be a match made in heaven.

"Go up to the army."

Cao Cao ended his contact with his father and was called by Diao Chan.

There were several fruit trees planted in the courtyard of Cao's mansion, which bore a kind of pear that was half the size of a palm. It was a bit astringent, but tasted sour and sweet and was delicious.

Diao Chan picked a few herself, and came back with a small jar of honey as if she was presenting a treasure. She cut the pears into small slices, scraped off the astringent skin, and dipped the juicy pear flesh in amber honey to neutralize the sourness, and then gave it to Cao Cao to eat.

"Try it, it's sweet with honey."

Diao Chan's fingers are actually whiter and more tender than the delicate flesh of a pear.

Cao Cao had just taken a piece when he heard the sound of the boss swallowing saliva. He turned his head to look over. Dian Wei quickly retracted his gaze and pretended to look elsewhere.

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing and said, "Dian Wei, I'll give you two slices to try, too, or at least one donkey in my family will die tonight."

Dian Wei leaned in upon hearing this, glanced at the pears on the plate, and refused with great determination:

"I won't eat it. It's too little. Miss Diao Chan worked hard to get it and cut it for you. It's not suitable for me to eat it."

Cao Cao found it even more funny that he actually knew how to follow the rules.

Diao Chan stood up and held the small plate and passed it to Dian Wei and Xiao Xiang at the door.

The four of them quickly divided the pears.

Dian Wei said he didn't want to eat it, but then he ate seven or eight slices in one bite. The other three didn't eat as much as he did.

It was almost evening.

When Cao Cao was about to leave, Diao Chan chased him to the door and asked, "General, can I come with you?"

"Ah."

Cao Cao then left the mansion with Dian Wei and Xiao Xiang under the protection of his personal army.

【Reputation 18101/20000】

He and Diao Chan boarded the carriage, first looked at the growth of reputation, and then asked outside the carriage:

"Dian Wei, you have watched Lu Bu fight several times. If you fight him, how will you win?"

Dian Wei weighed the options for a while: "The upper army is going to deal with Lu Bu? If I fight him, the outcome is unpredictable, and it will be difficult to take care of the upper army."

What he said was pertinent. If Lu Bu had not mounted his horse, it would have been difficult to predict the outcome of the fight between the two.

When Cao Cao saw Lu Bu, he had seen the entry's prompt, a hidden attribute of his combat power: Mounting a horse +3.

At the current stage, when Lu Bu and Dian Wei face off in their hidden state of being well-fed and increasing their combat power, there will surely be the most pinnacle fight of the time.

However, Cao Cao was not ready to fight Lu Bu at that time. He would not do anything without confidence, so he had other purposes for his trip.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion.

He stepped forward to pass the message, and soon someone led Cao Cao into the mansion.

The owner of the mansion also came out to greet them.

This man was called Bao Xin, and he was a very important person to Cao Cao.

In history, Bao Xin later died saving Cao Cao, and their friendship was worth life.

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