Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Gongsundu.

Hearing this name, many people present showed bitter expressions, but Guo Jia was not present. He has always had a plan for Liaodong, but he never said it out.

Cheng Yu once asked, but Guo Jia smiled and said that no one would understand even if he said a strategy, and the military advisers might laugh and call it nonsense.

The lord may not necessarily use this trick.

"Gongsun Du, originally from Xiangping, Liaodong, and back then..."

When Xu Zhen said this, he glanced at Cao Cao, and then said: "Xu Rong is a fellow villager. He was recommended by him as the prefect of Liaodong. On a large expanse of land, many crops have been planted and a lot of food has been stockpiled."

Mentioning Xu Rong, although Cao Cao's complexion didn't change, he still trembled in his heart.

This name is his eternal pain.

Bao Xin, who is now the governor of Xuzhou, was rescued by Xu Zhen, but his younger brother Bao Tao did not have such good luck.

In Bian Shui, he was ambushed and beheaded by Xu Rong. In that battle, even Cao Cao almost died on the battlefield. It was because Cao Hong gave up his horse that he was able to escape.

And Cao Hong also fled into the forest among the crowd, before he escaped.

It can be said that Xu Rong was also a great general at that time. If he hadn't been there, maybe Cao Cao could have caught up with the emperor a few years earlier and helped him stand upright, and the road ahead would not be so difficult.

Of course, it is also possible that Yuan Shao will immediately take possession of the emperor and become someone else's wedding dress.

What hasn't happened is, of course, impossible to say.

However, Xu Rong was a person who mostly acted impartially. Although he also accepted gifts, he would not lose his fairness because of favors. He was really optimistic that Gongsun Du could govern Liaodong, so he recommended it along the way.

Facts have proved that this person is indeed talented. Although he is cruel, he knows how to control people's hearts, and he shocked the surrounding Xiaoxiao.

His son, Gongsun Kang, is now gradually gaining prestige in the army and can inherit his position in the future.

But now Gongsundu should also be older.

Xu Zhen vaguely remembered that this person would die of illness in a few years, almost the same as Liu Biao. Thinking of this, he raised his head to look at Cao Cao in doubt, and asked, "My lord's intention is actually to take advantage of these years of innocence. matter, to stabilize the north."

"So that there will be no worries when going south in the future."

"If that's the case, there's no need to fight Gongsun Du."

"He is the governor of Liaodong. Although he was appointed by Dong Zhuo in the past, he has a real name these years. When we captured Youzhou, although our army captured the important city of Yuyang, we missed Yuan Xi alone."

"Let him flee with soldiers and horses."

Speaking of these, many people in the hall showed great interest.

Indeed, after Yuan Xi fled, Cao's soldiers and horses had to use heavy troops to defend them. If there were fewer soldiers and horses stationed, Yuan Xi might make a comeback.

He can't make any troubles, but if he comes to the border to plunder from time to time and makes the people miserable, it is indeed troublesome.

In the past, I didn't talk about it because I took Xu Zhen's face into consideration, but now that he said it in person, he just brought it up for discussion.

Cao Cao also wanted to wait for Xu Zhen how to deal with Yuan Xi.

"continue."

Cao Cao sat down and made everyone in the hall quiet. After hearing Xu Zhen finish speaking, all eyes turned to Xu Zhen.

"Since this is the case, Liaodong naturally does not need to be subjugated. The prime minister issued an edict from the Son of Heaven to ask Gongsun Du to take Yuan Xi's head and gather his soldiers and horses. Then he can make meritorious service and be named a Marquis, and he will stay in Liaodong forever."

"Let him be a prince in Liaodong, and if his son is in power in the future, then issue an edict to let him inherit his position. In this way, within a few years, or even ten years, there will be no chaos in Liaodong. They have recruited too many people. If we don’t have enough food to eat, we can only continue to increase our internal affairs every year, if we can’t do it, we have to go outside the Great Wall to expand our territory.”

"If you want to enter Youzhou to expand, because of the imperial edict and the suppression of soldiers and horses, Gongsun Du must not do such a self-destructive behavior."

"If he goes out to expand, where is he going?" Xu Zhen glanced at the map, but it was not marked. The current map is still very crude, so he took a copy from his arms.

Put it on the copybook, spread it out and let Cao Cao take a closer look. On the picture, it is in the northeast of Youzhou, with an extra circle drawn.

Inside the circle is written the word Goguryeo.

"Look." Xu Zhen pointed to the circle.

Cao Cao's scalp suddenly went numb, and he felt bad all over.

I'll take a look.

"Who drew the map?"

"My lord," Xu Zhen said calmly.

"Anyway, it's good to know the location..." Cao Cao said helplessly, then stood up and stared at Xu Zhen, "You mean to tell me not to go to fight in Liaodong, which will waste my strength."

"Not bad!"

Xu Zhen nodded resolutely, "Liaodong is extremely far away, the road is difficult, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses to walk. How can the northern war cavalry cross the mountains? Without a map, you will naturally lose your way, and Gongsun Du has a good position in Liaodong, so we will be more passive. .”

"If my lord wants Liaodong, it's best to wait a few more years, make good friends with Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang and his sons in Liaodong, do business and send food, and order envoys to continue to visit Liaodong. Then, during the trip, improve the map and know the way in and out. Understand the various hills and hills, and investigate the number of places within the mountains, forests and roads that can ambush and garrison troops, so that you can slowly map them out."

"Ok!"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up immediately. In contrast, Xu Zhen's strategy was very cautious, but he was careful at every step.

It can be said to be the most effective. In five or ten years, it will continue to erode and conquer Liaodong, find out the terrain where Gongsundu and his son are, and then march.

Solicit Gongsun Du, make him a prince, and order him to live in Liaodong forever. After that, he will do business and send food, and send envoys from the emperor to show his favor.

In fact, they secretly inspected the terrain to find out the way to march in Liaodong.

Outside Xuantu County in Liaodong, the map has not been changed and sent to the Central Plains for many years, especially after the melee in the Central Plains, the tribute has also stopped, and there has never been any contact with Youzhou Government.

The freezing climate, the rugged and difficult mountains, and the unbuilt roads have all become difficult for marching. At the same time, it is difficult to transport large quantities of food and grass.

If you want to conquer it within a year, first of all, this kind of terrain will abolish Xu Zhen's cavalry, and you can only attack with infantry. Even if you attack, the casualties will be great.

Cao Cao doesn't know how many soldiers and horses there are in Liaodong now.

"No wonder, you want to promote Jizhou commerce, and these products are sent to Liaodong. Not to mention the convenience of the people, they should be loved."

"In this way, we should focus on Jizhou and trade with Liaodong. Gongsundu has worked hard in Liaodong for many years and accumulated a lot of wealth. Maybe it can be allowed."

"Within a year, the number of manpower will continue to increase, making it easier to draw maps."

Cao Cao sighed, feeling rather emotional, and said to Xu Zhen: "Bowen, Liaodong, Yongzhou, and Wuhuan outside the Great Wall are all extremely important, and it seems that they will be handed over to you..."

The relationship between these three places is extremely important.

In the past few years before the southern expedition, the situation must be completely stabilized so that there must be no chaos in the north.

Ma Teng and other princes outside the pass should be the most dangerous. These people seem to be standing still, but in fact they have been preparing to enter the Central Plains.

Once given the chance, they will definitely mess up.

"I'm going back to Jizhou recently."

Xu Zhen immediately cupped his hands and bowed deeply.

Cao Cao didn't answer yet, and after sighing, he got up and walked slowly in front of Xu Zhen, took a deep breath, stared at him with his hands behind his back for a long time, and his tone softened.

"It's been so many years since we got together properly."

"When the north is stable, and Jingxiang and Jiangdong are conquered in the south, you can sit back and relax and achieve success. At that time, you will be assisting the emperor and governing the world."

"You go first. During the Southern Expedition, there will be edicts. You and Zi will be reconciled in the land of Youzhou."

Cao Cao put his hands heavily on Xu Zhen's shoulders, staring at him, "Youzhou, I still need you to guard it yourself, and the three places of Bing, Hebei, and You should be able to prosper together."

After all, the borders of these three prefectures are all bordered by each other. These lands are all constructed with earth and can accommodate tens of millions of people. Xu Zhen's goods from Jizhou are continuously produced, and resources from all over the country are transported to Jizhou.

In a few years, Jizhou has become more prosperous than when Yuan Shao was there, and the two prefectures were pushed to promote the promotion of commerce, agriculture, and industry, and Jizhou was completely able to drive it.

"Here." Xu Zhen smiled lightly, cupped his hands, and said calmly: "Since I have the order, I will go to prepare my luggage first, and return to Jizhou in a few days."

"okay."

Cao Cao also wanted to keep Xu Zhen, but the next thing to discuss had nothing to do with him.

It has nothing to do with the mobilization of the army. It is mostly some human affairs sent by the school affairs office.

At that time, meritorious service will be compiled into a chronicle and sent to Jizhou for Xu Zhen to read and let him know.

Moreover, when there is nothing to do with Xu Zhen in the follow-up discussions, he will not continue to waste time here.

In Xu Zhen's words, empty talk is wrong for the country.

It's better to go ahead.

……

It was July.

The emperor's edict departed from Xudu and sent it to Youzhou.

Feng Gongsundu was named the Marquis of Xiangping and stationed in Liaodong.

In recognition of his achievements, he trained naval warships in Liaodong Bay and stationed troops in Liaoyang.

The people in Xiangping cheered for joy, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians was high.

Celebrated for days.

After Gongsundu was conferred the title, he could get the order of the emperor to sit in Liaodong, and Cao Cao, as the prime minister, also sent a letter to commend him for his achievements in guarding the border for many years.

Praise Gongsun Du for having a family heritage, calling it the Hongying House, guarding Xuantu County and Liaodong County, refusing Fuyu and Goguryeo from outside the territory, and giving the people a stable place when the Central Plains is in chaos.

At this time, in Xiangping city.

In the courtyard of the government office, a group of generals dressed in the style of the Qiang people outside the Great Wall wore white wool headbands, and their hair was tied behind their heads at will, and some were tied into braids attached to their heads.

These people have rough beards, fierce appearance, and quite sturdy.

Among them, on the main seat, sat a middle-aged and elderly man with slightly white hair and a lean figure, holding a cane on the ground, sitting on a higher place, with a smile on his face.

"Hahaha!!"

The old man let out a loud laugh, put his cane aside, and leaned back slightly, just leaning against the back, the back was covered with a piece of skin, it was hard to tell whether it was a tiger or a leopard.

Inside the barracks, there was a fierce wind.

Although it is a banquet, most of them are eating and drinking mutton and horse meat, feasting on it. There is no elegance in eating, tearing the mutton vigorously.

"Cao Cao doesn't want to attack me in Liaodong."

"The land of Youzhou no longer governs Liaodong, and no longer sends officials here. Let me appoint officials myself, and even make Xiangping a fief for me, so as to reward me for guarding Liaodong for many years and take back the refugees!"

"It's a good thing."

"Next, we can sit back and relax in Liaodong."

"Prime Minister Cao, we must march south! We can strengthen our achievements and build defenses! The real Yongzhen Liaodong!"

"Father handsome!"

A middle-aged man with a slight beard stood up in a robe, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "In the letter from Prime Minister Cao, let's go find Yuan Xi."

"Humph!"

Gongsun Du's white hair flickered, he held the cane with both hands, leaned on the open space, with a serious expression on the corners of his mouth, and said solemnly: "Returning peaches and plums is the way to survive. Prime Minister Cao didn't come to attack us, and he didn't accept Liaodong. Paying tribute, even sending food, opening up business routes.”

"Why is this?"

Gongsun Du looked at his son with a smile. Throughout his life, he was satisfied from being a small official to being a county marquis.

What's more, now in the huge land of Liaodong, the number of people is gradually increasing, and they are all grateful to the Gongsun family.

His life is as happy as the king of a place, and he is not much different from the surrounding Goguryeo, Puyu and other countries.

Now there is the support of Prime Minister Cao who owns half a big man behind him. It is not difficult to expand overseas. Maybe in the future, the Gongsun family can become a famous general who conquered barbarians and enjoy the history.

From being a petty official to this position now, and with an unlimited future, this family business.

Compared with Xu Bowen, it is not much better.

"Youzhou garrison, who is it now?"

"Xu Zhen and Cao Chun."

Gongsun Kang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Jizhou's commercial roads are booming rapidly, with a variety of commodities, a lot of food, and it's cheap."

"Also, Xu Zhen planted a kind of cotton in Jizhou, which can withstand the severe cold in winter. It is better than cloth, as well as paper, printing techniques, woodworking tables and chairs, etc. If he comes to Youzhou, his father will repair a book. Make good friends with him, and please let the commercial road of Jizhou pass through Liaodong.”

"Well, it should be so. This Xu Junhou defeated Yuan Xi in Youzhou, defeated Yuan Shang again, and defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu three years ago. Only in Liaodong, he does not have enough troops for the time being. He is willing to wear them out, so he has never Come attack."

"Since he has garrisoned in Youzhou, he must show his kindness, and find out what this prince likes..."

Gongsun Kang smiled wryly. He has a refined temperament, but his face is a bit rough, so he looks weird.

Wide face and big ears, thick beard on the upper lip, but not much trimming on the lower lip and chin.

With a smile at this moment, even more rude, he cupped his hands and said to Gongsun Du: "This, it's hard to find out... Besides, Xu Zhen is already a general of Cheqi. Everyone was scolded and expelled."

"Only beauties, he will accept, either as a concubine, or as a maid. In short, Xu Zhen has a reputation for lust, but it should be fake. It is a way of self-defilement to survive under the Cao family."

"Otherwise, this person's character is too perfect, so the prime minister can't handle it, but now we can't send a beauty."

"Why?" Gongsun Du sat up a little bit, he knew that his son was talented and good at collecting information from various places, the deeds and character of important people, etc.

Although I don't leave Liaodong, I can know a little about the affairs of the world, so I asked curiously.

The generals in the main hall were of course also curious, and they all listened to it as anecdotes.

"Because Prime Minister Cao married his daughter to Xu Zhen as his wife."

"If we present a beauty as a present, it is tantamount to offending Prime Minister Cao, and to send off is offending Xu Cheqi."

"Eh?!" Gongsun Du was a little confused.

Well, oil and salt are not allowed, so how do we get in touch?Don't bring any gifts, just go empty-handed?