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Chapter 660
Yanzhou!

Dingtao city!
"Retribution, the old thief Dong Zhuo is finally dead!" Because Zhong Yao and others secretly communicated with him, Cao Cao received the news from Guanzhong faster than other princes. After reading the letter, Cao Cao praised:
"Bokang still has the means. Everyone sent people to kill Dong Zhuo, but only his people succeeded. It seems that no one will dare to do evil things to him in the future. The princes of the world should have a headache."

Obviously it won't work, everyone was repulsed back, and now there are strong people in the dark.

Whoever dares to send assassins into his jurisdiction may not have his head on his shoulders in a few days.

"My lord, now that Xu Ding is even more powerful, we need to temporarily avoid the edge and get out of this vortex as soon as possible." Liu Ye said reluctantly.

Cao Cao said: "Temporarily avoid the sharp edge, where should we avoid, now we only have Jiyin County in our hands, haven't I avoided enough?"

The name of Shanyang is in the hands of Yanzhou Mu, but Yuan Yi is not his. The two are mostly a cooperative relationship, maintaining the names of superiors and subordinates.

So Cao Cao had a bitter look on his face, and the joy brought about by Dong Zhuo's death could not dilute his sadness.

Liu Ye said: "My lord, we have lost a lot after this battle, the whole Yanzhou can be said to have been lost, and Yuanlong and the others also... Fortunately, our strong generals have not lost. Although the tiger and leopard cavalry lost more than half, they are more elite. up.

Therefore, my lord, our combat effectiveness has not dropped much, and we can still maintain our advantage over other forces. We should expand to other places. "

Cao Cao said: "Where does Zi Yang think we should expand?"

"My lord, once Dong Zhuo dies, the Guanzhong will be in chaos, and the Xiliang army will attack separately. This is our chance. What Weihaihou once said is true. We will not develop east, south or north. Our future lies in the west. Why not take the opportunity to advance into Guanzhong and take five hundred miles of Qin land as a place to recuperate.

Then he swept the Liuhe trend in the Juqin King. "

Abandoning Yanzhou, marching into Guanzhong, and throwing away the original base, this is a bold and risky move.

Cao Cao couldn't help hesitating.

He didn't want to leave Kanto unless it was absolutely necessary. Kanto is the Central Plains and the real place to fight for hegemony.

After going to Guanzhong, Pianxi broke away from the relationship between his hometown and here, can Cao Cao gain a foothold?

Liu Ye seemed to see Cao Cao's concerns, and continued: "My lord, with the Marquis of Weihai here, we have no chance in Yanzhou. Why don't we give it a go? It will take time for the Marquis of Weihai to completely eat up the north. Let's take the opportunity to take it." Guanzhong just needs time to restore and develop people's livelihood.

And if the lord goes west, he might be able to get the support of the Marquis of Weihai. We can ask the Marquis of Weihai for some necessary support. "

Without the influence of Cao Cao, Xu Ding would have one less obstacle to take over the Central Plains. Liu Ye felt that Xu Ding should be able to achieve it day by day.

So you only need to mend your relationship with Xu Ding to get support.

However, Cao Cao still didn't make a decision directly. He scanned the surroundings, only to realize that he only had Liu Ye, a top strategist, go.

The other three were killed, one rebelled and one was captured.

Liu Ye said again: "My lord, there is no need to rush into Guanzhong. This is just our initial intention. We can make preliminary preparations first, such as replacing Jiyin County with Chenliu County, so that our westward run will be smoother. For example, my lord can follow the example of Weihai. Hou recruited talents from Yingchuan, Chen Jun, Liang Guo and others to enrich our army's talent pool and increase our family reserves."

This time Cao Cao was basically done, so he said: "Zi Yang's words are reasonable, we should learn more from Bokang, and I will do it to repair the relationship with him. As for recruiting talents, I will trouble you all at once." .”

"It's my lord, and Ye will live up to his trust." Liu Ye replied solemnly.

Then Liu Ye went down to help Cao Cao recruit talents, especially civil servants.

Cao Cao wrote to Xu Ding and asked Cao Hong to take his daughters to Qingzhou.

Soon Liu Ye found someone for Cao Cao.

"Chen Qun from Xu County met the envoy." The person Liu Ye was looking for was Chen Qun, a direct descendant of the Chen family in Yingchuan.

The Chen family is a large family in Yingchuan, they have a wide range of friends and close ties with various ethnic groups.

Chen Qun hasn't made any bets at this time, and is still in the wait-and-see betting stage.

Cao Cao was overjoyed, he didn't expect Liu Ye to give the children of the Chen family his seat, so he immediately said: "Sit, sit up, sit up quickly!"

"Thank you, Shijun!" Chen Qun sang a thank you without being overwhelmed, and then graciously went to his seat.

Then, with the help of Liu Ye, Cao Cao chatted with Chen Qun without saying a word. The three chatted happily until late at night. Cao Cao was very satisfied. Chen Qun's knowledge was very rich, which surprised him.

In particular, he is very prepared to criticize current affairs in today's society, and his opinions are very desirable.

After Chen Qun left, Cao Cao sighed, "Thank you for your hard work. Chen Qun is a great talent, especially the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng prototype he mentioned. It's a good thing, but it still needs time."

Liu Ye said: "It's good that I live up to my lord's expectations."

"No way, I am very satisfied with this Chen Qun, we must keep him." Cao Cao said with a serious expression.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "My lord, it is best to keep Chen Qun, because he can bring more talents to my lord. My lord, who do you think Chen Qun's father-in-law is?"

When Cao Cao saw Liu Ye asking, he thought for a while and said, "I don't know who it is, but it must be a big family in Yingchuan, either the Zhong family or the Xun family, or the Guo family, Jian family, Hu family, Du family, Xin family and other families. "

"My lord is Xun Yu of the Xun family!" Liu Ye replied with a smile.

"Xun Yu! A descendant of the Eight Dragons of the Xun family?" Cao Cao was slightly taken aback.

In the entire Yingchuan system, the Xun family has the most talents. Starting from Xun Shu, the eight sons Xun Jian, Xun Mi, Xun Jing, Xun Tao, Xun Wang, Xun Shuang, Xun Su, and Xun Yang are all very famous and talented.

The prosperity of the Xun family has naturally become one of the symbols of Yingchuan.

Only the Sima family in Hanoi can match it.

"Yes, my lord, this Xun Yu's intelligence and resourcefulness are superior to those of his elders. If Chen Qun can be retained, then he can gain the support of the Xun family. I believe that it is not impossible to use my lord's courage to make Xun Yu serve as my lord. "Liu Ye said.

In fact, he still has another candidate, and that is Xun Yu's nephew Xun You.

It's a pity that he was in Chang'an, and he was imprisoned in the dungeon for murdering Dong Zhuo. If he could also be drawn into Cao Cao's advisers at the same time, it would definitely have a huge role in promoting Cao Cao's development.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "I understand Zi Yang's heart. Don't worry, Chen Qun has great talent and I must keep him. I will also bring in the Xun family. With the Xun family, neither the Jian family, the Hu family, nor the Du family will too far."

Zhong Yao of the Zhong family had already been in contact with him, and secretly communicated with him, and went to the Xun family at home. Cao Cao knew that he could be reborn as a butterfly and have a new world.

(End of this chapter)