Chapter 84 is very good, or too good [Seeking follow-up reading]

"Qing'er said that the Yu family has salt and iron mines, as well as several horse farms?"

Cao Cao asked directly, there was nothing to hide.

Yu Wen has been in charge of the Yu family for many years and has met all kinds of people.

There's no need to beat around the bush, just be honest. My family has money and I plan to use it.

Yu Wen was quite surprised by Cao Cao's directness, but remained silent.

Yu Qing said aggrievedly: "Father..."

Yu Wen said helplessly: "There are indeed horse farms and salt and iron fields. What use are you...Meng De?"

In order to give face to his daughter, Cao Cao named the new son-in-law Meng De, which was considered as acknowledging the relationship between Cao Cao and his daughter.

The key is that it seems impossible not to admit it, as it seems impossible to take back what your daughter has done.

"I want to raise some troops, for others as well as for myself."

Cao Cao said directly: "Please help me, Mr. Yue."

"It can't be done."

Yu Wen shook his head: "The world has been in turmoil in recent years, and my Yu family has no surplus food.

The salt and iron mines were jointly owned by the court, and the Yu family only took a small amount, mostly supplying the royal family. Moreover, after years of mining, they were on the verge of exhaustion. "

Cao Cao didn't ask any more questions. He gave Yu Qing a look and asked his concubine to assist.

I didn't give her the position of the first wife, and now she's begging me... Yu Qing curled her lips: "Father, do you agree or not?"

Yu Wen almost held his forehead with one hand. If we agree to this, your husband will have taken away half of our money. We can't agree to this.

"Father, you said yesterday that I suffered for several years in the palace and was almost killed. My husband saved me from the palace, and I am grateful to him, otherwise I would have died in the palace." Yu Qing was about to cry.

Cao Cao looked calm and composed.

The concubine is a good concubine. I will sleep with her more often in the future.

Yu Wen felt distressed when he saw his daughter looked so sad.

Yu Qing was right.

But if you agree, the amount you give out is really not a small amount.

The resources of the Yu family are not all controlled by Yu Wen alone.

As the head of the eldest family, he is responsible for the entire Yu family.

Yu Wen still wanted to struggle: "My Yu family can work together with my son-in-law's Cao family. What do you want? Just make a list and I will help you raise the money."

What this means is that the Yu family can accept this loss-making deal, but they have to give it bit by bit so that Cao Cao can take his time to reap the benefits.

It would be good for him to go back and give an explanation to the other people in the Yu family.

"Don't worry, Mr. Yue. I will remember the support of the Yu family. In the future, I will ensure that the Yu family will be safe and prosperous."

Cao Cao said, "Qing'er is with me, and I will not let her down."

Yu Wen didn't take it seriously. His former son-in-law, the emperor, also said so. Within two years, he passed away.

Cao Cao was preparing to leave Luoyang and had a lot of things to arrange.

After meeting his father-in-law, he came out of the bedroom and saw Dian Wei eating bread at the door.

It seemed like a lot of oil was put into the pancake, and the short beard on his face was stained with oil.

"Is your injury healed?" Cao Cao asked.

Yesterday, Dian Wei had a fierce battle with Lu Bu, and his waist, ribs and shoulder blades were seriously injured.

But when I looked again early in the morning, it was almost healed.

The physique of a fierce general is almost the same as that of a wild beast.

Dian Wei indicated that the injury was not a problem and explained, "Sir, it wasn't that I couldn't beat Lu Bu yesterday, it was that I didn't have enough to eat. It would have been better if I could have eaten more before the battle."

"Go away, you only have cakes hidden with you, how dare you say you are not full." Cao Cao was in a good mood and walked towards the study.

"It's boring to eat cakes all the time. If I could eat something good, I would definitely be able to beat Lu Bu."

Dian Wei said, "I dragged the horse back yesterday. Do you want to eat it later?"

After he defeated Lu Bu yesterday, Lu Bu withdrew his troops. Dian Wei dragged Lu Bu's dead horse back and prepared to taste the horse meat.

Cao Cao ignored him and went into the study.

Diao Chan was helping him sort out the scrolls on the low mat.

The girl wore a red outer skirt and a white cross-collared thin shirt underneath, which set off her beautiful neck as white as snow.

The morning light shines through the window.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly. When she saw Cao Cao, she felt a little shy as she still remembered that he had kneaded her hands a few days ago.

"Diao Chan, come with me to see Governor Wang later. I have something to say to him and to you as well," said Cao Cao.

Diao Chan said "oh".

Before Cao Cao left, he wanted to meet some people and make some arrangements.

The first person to arrive at the study room early in the morning was Chen Ying.

Yuan Wei told her about the disappearance of the deposed emperor Liu Bian, including his own speculation.

After Chen Ying found out, she tossed and turned, thinking about it all night.

She met Cao Cao when she came back yesterday, and came again early in the morning to hand Cao Cao an order from Yuan Wei, adding him to the Secretariat and the emperor's seal.

This kind of handwritten order is an imperial edict. No one else could have it, but it is not surprising that Taifu Yuan Wei has it.

After all, the imperial order must be approved by the Secretariat before it can leave the palace and take effect.

The newly enthroned emperor Liu Xie was young, and many things had to be handled by the Secretariat.

Cao Cao glanced at the contents of Yuan Wei's order and closed the scroll with satisfaction. The central government of the Eastern Han Dynasty was weak, and only nominal control over the local governments remained.

Therefore, this scroll with the seal of the emperor is of great weight.

If Cao Cao wanted to leave, leaving Luoyang like this would damage his reputation.

However, when Yuan Wei considered that if the deposed emperor was taken away by Cao Cao, then sending Cao Cao out of Luoyang would form a huge constraint on Dong Zhuo, and could even be described as a blow.

So after careful consideration, Yuan Wei decided to let Cao Cao go, which was a gamble.

He was already prepared to die.

But what if the deposed emperor was taken away by Cao Cao.

Then he would have a chance to survive.

He didn't believe that Dong Zhuo would dare to kill him while the deposed emperor was still alive.

Dong Zhuo moved against him because he controlled the emperor's life and death and was sure that no one could do anything to him.

But if the deposed emperor was still around and out of his control, the situation would be turned upside down.

So Yuan Wei changed his attitude and begged Cao Cao to leave quickly. He also said that he would support him in the court and take the initiative to contain Dong Zhuo.

It can only be said that Cao Cao and Jia Xu had a perfect grasp of the situation and people's hearts, and they saw through the psychology of Yuan Wei and others.

Yuan Wei represented the entire aristocratic class. If he had begged Cao Cao to leave, the situation would have been very different.

Cao Cao's departure from Luoyang will not damage his reputation, but some subsequent actions will instead enhance his reputation.

However, Yuan Wei had a wrong idea that after Cao Cao left Luoyang, he would be eager to use the deposed emperor to curb Dong Zhuo and increase his own power at the same time.

Actually not.

Cao Cao did not plan to use the deposed emperor for a long time in the future.

Nor would he use the deposed emperor to restrain Dong Zhuo and try to change the situation in the world.

Then he would become another Dong Zhuo, being coveted by everyone.

He deposed the emperor in order to prepare for the situation several years later or even in the longer term.

For at least a few years, the deposed emperor was a idler.

As for what others think and what they imagine he is going to do, that is their business.

He held Yuan Wei's edict urging him to leave and paving the way for him, thinking that the situation after leaving Luoyang would be very good, and it would at least save one or two years.

"The late emperor...disappeared in the palace last night. Does your Excellency know about this?" Chen Ying stared at Cao Cao with her cold eyes.

"I received some news." Cao Cao looked calm.

There was no way he would admit to anything about it.

"Xun Yu from the Xun family of Yingchuan seems to be very close to you. Why haven't we seen him in recent days?" Chen Ying asked.

This woman is not stupid... Cao Cao said, "He has other things to do and is not in Luoyang."

Chen Ying: "Then when are you leaving? If you leave, do it as soon as possible. The Master has made some arrangements. Let me tell you, but it won't be delayed for long. Dong Zhuo will use all his strength to prevent certain things from happening."

Cao Cao: "Let's go tonight."

Chen Ying was stunned for a moment, but urged Cao Cao to leave quickly.

But this matter must be planned carefully and no mistakes can be made.

Dong Zhuo is not a fool. How could he let Cao Cao go easily at this time?

He would spare no expense, even if it was just a suspicion, he would mobilize all his troops and not allow anyone to leave Luoyang.

"We're leaving tonight. It's too hasty. There's no time to make too much preparation." Chen Ying said.

It would be really dangerous if I didn't leave now. If I wasn't waiting for an arrangement that would allow me to escape safely, I would have left last night... Cao Cao thought to himself.

"Has the appointment of Zhang Liao, the commander-in-chief, been approved by the Grand Master?"

Chen Ying: "The Grand Tutor promised to arrange it as soon as possible. There should be a chance to secretly send the appointment from the Shangshutai this afternoon."

Cao Cao nodded slightly.

In the morning, the political situation changed dramatically. Yuan Wei mobilized all his forces and took the initiative to restrain Dong Zhuo.

Some grain supplies that belonged to Dong Zhuo and were originally transported to Luoyang were attacked again.

Dozens of officials in the court jointly wrote a letter, reiterating the old story and admonishing Dong Zhuo for deposing the emperor against etiquette. It was even more difficult to convince the world that the previous emperor Liu Bian died in the palace.

The successive changes did indeed delay Dong Zhuo to a certain extent.

Near noon, Cao Cao prepared to go find Wang Yun.

Before Diao Chan got on the carriage, her neck turned red and she entered the carriage holding up the hem of her skirt.

After the carriage started moving, Cao Cao raised his hand and Diao Chan put her hand in his.

Playing with hands in the carriage seemed to have become a little secret between the two of them.

Soon, they arrived at Wang Yun's mansion.

Wang Yun was about to go out when he saw Cao Cao, and they returned to the mansion together, and sat down in the study.

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Changsha County, thousands of miles away.

Outside a clinic, at noon that day, a man came holding a child in one hand.

This man is in his early forties, with a square face and a sturdy physique.

This was not the first time he came to the clinic to treat his son, but he never left his name.

Therefore, Cao Cao's people went to the clinic many times to ask, but they couldn't find him.

Until this moment, the person who was waiting in the clinic had an idea and immediately followed in.

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