The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 242 Xi Yu refused to listen to dissuasion and insisted on going to Xuchang to receive the seal
At this time, Gongsun Du was also a vassal state in Liaodong. He did not surrender, but he did not start a war with Youzhou. Instead, he used soldiers and horses to resist foreign invasion.

Gongsundu guarded this place for a long time, but never joined the struggle for the Central Plains.

Yuan Shao may never have thought that one day he would come to Youzhou to be adjacent to Gongsun Du, but Yuan Shao had killed Gongsun Zan, so it was impossible for Gongsun Du to conspire with him, but it was very likely that Gongsun Du would lead troops to attack Yuan Shao .

Once this happens, Yuan Shao will face enemies from both sides.

But at this time, Xi Yu already knew that it would be difficult for Yuan Shao to survive this winter.

……

After the new year, Cao Cao returned to Xuchang to celebrate the new year.

Jizhou sent a large number of officials, all of whom were local gentry.

Only in the land of Jizhou occupied by Xi Yu, the officials were poor scholars selected from Xuzhou, under the personal supervision of Cao Ang, Xu Jing and Xu Shao.

With such a reserve of Confucian scholars, Xi Yu still has more than 300 people who can be appointed. If other states and counties in Jizhou need it, they can also be sent directly there.

But Xi Yu's suggestion was directly rejected.

Therefore, these Confucianists had no choice but to study Confucianism in the school and learn other academics at the same time.

At the end of the new year, the city of Xuchang was full of voices.

People outside the city began to enjoy lanterns, go to temple fairs, and go out for outings with relatives and friends. The nobles and dignitaries in the inner city would also let their children go out for a stroll and make friends with other nobles and family members.

Just as it was getting warmer, layers of thick white snow began to melt slowly, carriages came and went, and wheel marks began to appear on the road, spreading all the way into the city.

This year's enlistment to become an official has also begun, and there are a large number of people.

After Cao Cao returned to Xuchang, he immediately confiscated Sima's family, and recruited Sima Fang, Sima Yi, Sima Lang, Sima Kui, Sima Fu and others into the prime minister's mansion. Some were editors and others were meritorious officers.

In this way, Sima Yi couldn't avoid Cao Cao, who is now more powerful, so he had to enter the prime minister's mansion and serve as a scholar.

However, this official position is a civilian position and does not hold military power.

He is mainly responsible for writing, recording meetings, and parliamentary affairs, but he can only listen in and cannot participate in the discussion of the meeting. Therefore, his salary is not much and his reputation is limited.

At this time, it was the first time Sima entered Cao Cao's field of vision.

It was the first time that the monthly review was resumed above the original monthly review. Cao Cao went to watch it in person. Although it was rather funny, and the second daughter was Mrs. Xi Yu at that time, those few people at that time did have talents and knowledge of the world.

One is Yang Xiu, who almost made a reversal in his plan. If Xi Yu hadn't rescued him, the emperor would have died long ago.

The second is Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, who pacified Yuan Shao in the north and seized the land of Jizhou. Even if Guo Jia did not make the first contribution, at least he made a great contribution. However, because he is currently working under Xi Yu's command, it is inconvenient for Cao Cao to reward him directly.

The third is Sima Yi. Xu Shao and Xu Jing are very optimistic about him. This person is one of Sima Bada. He has a high reputation and integrity, but he has never had the opportunity to display his talents.

The current conquest can be regarded as giving Sima Yi a way out, but it also makes him feel very frightened.

……

Today, outside the prime minister's mansion.

A carriage from Xuzhou stopped at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Xi Yu stepped out of the carriage in a white robe, followed by his sixth wife, Lu Lingqi.

At the same time, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gao Shun also accompanied Xi Yu.

These four generals are rare generals in the world, among them Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong are peerless generals, and they are all generals trained by Xi Yu himself.

Apart from these few people, Xi Yu didn't lead anyone else.

And this time Lu Lingqi's identity is that of Xi Yu's side guard, not Xi Yu's wife.

At this time, Lu Lingqi is Xi Yu's closest bodyguard, and she rarely slacks off at night, unless she is too tired that night before going to sleep.

At this time, Xi Yu got off the carriage, and asked Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, who came last, "Where is the black and white rider?"

Zhao Yun immediately replied, "We are in Anza in the outer city of Xuchang, and they are placed in eighteen posthouses."

"Also, Baiqi entered the inner city in the form of a caravan." Huang Zhong continued, "Although we don't know their specific whereabouts, each of them has a detailed Xuchang blueprint in their hands."

"very good."

"Feng Xiao, Wen He, when will these two arrive?"

"The military division and Mr. Kong Ming arrived in Xuchang a day earlier, and should be in the prime minister's residence at this time."

"That's it, it's all here, very good, let's go."

At this moment, Xi Yu had a smile on his face.

But at this time, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong's faces were not very good.

This matter has gained momentum since the rejection of Xuzhou literati from entering Jizhou County to serve as officials.

When Zhao Yun was in Jizhou, he had already encountered something that made him very unhappy.

Xiahoudun, who is now one of the generals of Cao Cao's four towns, once sent his general Jiang Qi to the camp outside Dongwu City in Qinghe County to take over the territory, but Zhao Yun's Qingzhou soldiers robbed the army of food and grass, and even pulled out the soldiers' armor. , and drove back Jiang Qi's soldiers and horses, but they have not returned them so far.

Xiahoudun kept silent about this matter, secretly swallowing the bitterness into his stomach. Zhao Yun didn't know whether Xiahoudun would bring up this matter again.

Zhao Yun kept this matter in mind all the time, if he met Xiahou Dun tonight, he wondered if there would be a quarrel.

Xi Yu also knew about this matter, but he was more indifferent than Zhao Yun and others. However, the clan members did have the tendency to make trouble.

But in Xi Yu's view, none of this was anything to fear.

Not long after, Xi Yu stood outside the door and patted Bai Xue on his body, but Xun Yu's voice came from inside the door.

"Fengyi, you've come!"

As soon as the words were finished, Xun Yu strode out. At this moment, his face was full of red, and his face was full of smiles.

"Wen Ruo, good."

When Xi Yu saw Xun Yu, he was polite and paid respects to him.

"Well, okay, Fengyi, everyone is waiting for you. In the afternoon, the old man was still talking about wanting to see you. This year, the old man's health is very bad, sometimes his mind is not clear enough, and his teeth are about to fall out. Now The old man must be very happy to see you." Xun Yu said very happily.

"I brought him some medicinal materials this time, which were specially prescribed by Hua Tuo and Mr. Zhong Jing, and they have the effect of strengthening the foundation and strengthening the vitality."

After finishing speaking, Xi Yu walked into the room.

When he came to the courtyard, Xi Yu immediately felt a burst of warmth, and the scenery inside became unusual, very different from the outside.

At this time, Xi Yu has a triangular beard on his chin, and his face has become more determined and mature, completely different from the temperament of the white-faced niche before.

The city of the heart is also different from before.

"Squeak!"

As soon as Xun Yu opened the door, the voice of literati reciting poems and prose came from inside.

"Fongyi!"

Cao Cao was sitting on the main seat at this time, and he was very happy to see Xi Yu, "Fengyi, you came just in time, Zhicai just recited a poem, it has a deep charm."

He sat at the main seat in the main hall and waved to Xi Yu, who was at least 20 meters away from Xi Yu.

At this moment, the wooden boards in the hall are very luxurious and shiny all over. Xi Yu stepped on and walked in slowly, and the place that passed by immediately became quiet.

At this moment, Xi Zhi, who was originally smiling, gradually disappeared. Only Xu You, Zhong Yao, Sima Fang, Cheng Yu and other counselors looked at Xi Yu with admiration.

After so many years, Xi Zhicai has always been in a dilemma, always thinking that he was overshadowed by Xi Yu and always suppressing him.

Now that the New Year's Eve has long passed, it is a matter for the council, but Xi Zhicai's mood is very complicated.

At this time, Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia immediately stood up from their seats, and immediately went to greet Xi Yu. Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia were ranked outside the top ten, while Jia Xu was at the bottom. After Xi Yu came in, Jia Xu didn't say hello either, just caring about eating by herself.

However, Xi Yu and Jia Xu have gotten used to this way of getting along with each other.

"Bong Yi."

Cao Cao looked at Xi Yu, yelled again, and then pointed to the lower left seat not far away, "Look, if you don't come, no one will accompany Wen Ruo."

Xi Yu nodded and took his seat.

Chief, the position of mastermind.

At this moment, Xi Yu was opposite, and his eyes matched, it was Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun.

Cao Ren was smiling all over his face at the moment, but Xiahou Dun looked very arrogant.

After Xi Yu sat down, Lu Lingqi sat side by side in front of a small table next to him. Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Zhong had never entered the generals' seat, so they had to stand behind Xi Yu.

Seeing such a situation, Cao Cao was quite moved, and asked, "Three generals, why don't you go to your seat?"

Zhao Yun smiled lightly, "My lord, you are being too serious. We are just acting as your lord's guards. Of course, our primary duty is to protect your safety."

"Hehe, this is really conscientious, but today is a meeting for meritorious deeds and deeds. If you don't go to the generals' seat, don't you want to award rewards?" Xia Houdun shook his head and said.

"Hahaha……"

Huang Zhongda laughed for a while, and then said: "I have a salary of one thousand households in the city, and I am already rich and noble, and I have no worries about food and clothing. What more rewards are there for me!"

The Huang family is also a family of officials, but the family is not very big, only the fathers are officials, but there is no family member.

"Hehe, Old General Huang thinks clearly, but there are really too few people like the old general in the world."

"Hahaha……"

Huang Zhong laughed immediately, "Of course not many, but as far as I know, there are [-]!"

"Sixty thousand?!"

Xiahou Dun was taken aback for a moment, and at this moment, Cao Zhen, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Cao Chun and others beside him also had expressions of shock on their faces.

"I have [-] Qingzhou soldiers under my command. Everyone wants credit. Naturally, there are [-] meatballs, and these people are all from farming backgrounds. They don't have much culture. They just need to give some rewards. Appetite is not very high-profile."

Hearing this, Cao Cao immediately looked at a group of advisers and generals under his command, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and then he looked at Xi Yu, "Fengyi, waiting for you to come tonight is the person who made the meritorious service in our battle in Jizhou. "

"In my place, if you have written a copy of someone who has made great contributions, I will report it to the emperor and reward them in turn for their merits."

"Now that you are here, just tell me how many people in Xuzhou have contributed to me." Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

Xi Yu immediately took out a letter from his sleeve, leaned slightly, and said, "Brother, I am one of the people who have made contributions in Xuzhou, so I will talk to everyone about it."

"Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Huaiyang North, and Jizhou East, a total of 21 counties, with a total of more than [-] million people. I compiled the list from the statistics of county magistrates in various places. I put it in the Xuzhou Administration, and Xu Jing Brother Xu Shao will take care of it."

"This year, 120 officials were appointed in the territory, 60 were promoted, and 130 were rewarded."

"The generals in the army promoted 30 people, appointed 260 people, the silver treasury, 130 million taels, the treasury, 3206 million taels, and the rest of the coins, more than [-]..."

After all, Xi Yu took out more slips that had already been prepared, so there were more and more slips, but they were all within Huang Zhong's burden.

It took Zhuge Liang three months to write out this strategy for writing a summary report. This was Xi Yu's request, although he didn't know that Xi Yu would ask for it.

"Until today, in the territory under my jurisdiction, including the territory of Qingzhou where Cheng Yu is located, there are 30 soldiers and 220 million shi of grain and grass. There is no statistics after this year's autumn harvest."

"But now there are food and grass everywhere, 17 horses, 40 armored soldiers, and [-] total armaments, including siege equipment..."

"General, 410 people."

"General, 13 people."

"The generals are five people."

Parents are proud of their children joining the army. After all, if young people join the army, they can get a tax reduction or exemption. Besides, they can get a reward. After a period of time, soldiers and horses in many counties followed suit.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren were stunned when they heard this.

Even more flustered.

Because, at this time, Xi Yu's soldiers, horses and food were several times stronger than before.

However, the soldiers and horses in other states and counties are getting bigger and smaller, and it will take at least a period of recuperation before they can be repaired.

However, Xi Yu's Xuzhou is like an endless city, and the source of troops is more like a surging river, which can continuously replenish troops.

It is very surprising.

There are too many people in Xi Yu! !

It's unbelievable!
Cao Cao squinted his eyes, his heart was very abrupt, and he was even a little scared.

How can he not be afraid?
His large areas of Yanzhou and Jizhou combined only had more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Among them were recruited surrendered soldiers, and some veterans were retired. Now there are only about 20 left, and Cao Cao himself does not know the exact number of troops...

However, today's Xi Yu knows the specific military situation, deployment and detailed maps of the four states under his command.

If Xi Yu wants to rebel, he will be able to annex Yanzhou within a month, and Cao Cao will not even have the chance to wait outside for rescue.

At this time, all the members of the Cao family felt that there was a knife on their necks from time to time.

That Xi Yu is the man with the knife.

More than 30 soldiers and horses?

The military equipment is complete, and there are many talents.

Xuzhou was originally a place where literati gathered. In the past two years, many romantic poems and essays have been spread from Xuzhou, and the hermits seem to have found a real place to live in seclusion, and they all moved to Xuzhou.

The main reason is that even if Xi Yu knew that there were celebrities in the territory, he would not bother them.

Because there are many talented and learned people under his command, as long as someone wants to be an official, he can become an official, and he only needs to enter a school or "Academy of Science".

Compared with other states and counties, Xuzhou under Xi Yu's rule has a unique charm.

For example, if you ask the gentry in Jingzhou, none of them know about "the first law of Xi Yu's mechanics". Although Xi Yu has explained it many times, it is called Newton's first law, but no one believes it, they prefer to believe "Newton's first law" 'It's just Xi Yu's pseudonym.

Moreover, there are many similar aliases, one of which is called Chicken Duck De or something.

In short, when the knowledge is amazing, it arouses the curiosity of scholars, and they are even more reluctant to leave Xuzhou.

After Cao Cao heard the report, he smiled dryly for a while, then took a sip of wine, and then asked the maid to pour the wine, then raised his glass and asked Xi Yu, "Who wrote this article?"

Xi Yu replied truthfully, "It was written by Zhuge Kongming."

"It's wonderful, it's really wonderful." Cao Cao looked at Zhuge Liang and said with satisfaction, "It's really wonderful. It's really admirable to have such capable people under Feng Yi!"

Not only that, Cao Cao remembered clearly in his heart that not only did Xi Yu have so many powerful advisers, but he also had a group of fierce generals under his command!
Moreover, Qingzhou soldiers are now under his control!

When he was in Yanzhou, Xi Yu was Cao Cao's great benefactor!
So talented, so charming!
I'm afraid it's... like a fierce tiger!
If the fierce tiger wants to fight back, the Cao clan and Xiahou clan's clan will be hard to resist.

Whoever does this, who can replace the Lord of the World? !
Does he really have a rebellious heart?
Cao Cao was very worried at the moment.

In the previous battle of Jizhou, Cao Cao had to rely on Xi Yu, but now he is so hard to get off.

If Xi Yu is directly detained now, and he is allowed to return to the position of Da Si Nong, or even the position of Sikong, I am afraid that Xi Yu will definitely rebel when he returns to the army.

Just like what General Huang Hansheng said just now, he does not pursue glory and profit, nor does he want to grant rewards, but only what he knows, at least 7 people want this reward.

But what they want is not a reward at all, but not to be bullied!
Why being bullied?That's Xi Yu!
If something happens to Xi Yu, I'm afraid many people will immediately mutiny and rebel because of it.

In this way, the surrounding area of ​​Yanzhou will definitely become chaotic again!
Therefore, if Xi Yu's military power is immediately cut off, it is tantamount to seeking a dead end.

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren very carefully. These two people had long since dared not get along with him as before, including Cao Chun, and they did not dare to talk casually to Cao Cao anymore.

Cao's clan and Xiahou's clan all heard Xi Yu once said a word, and they always kept this word in their hearts.

"It's just three things!"

At that time, Xi Yu's words were very deafening, and they kept lingering in Cao Cao's mind, and even lingered in the minds of all the clan members!

Up to now, they have already used up two chances. If they provoke Xi Yu for the third time, I'm afraid it will be...

But for some reason, Cao Cao had an intuition in his heart that this day would come one day.

Cao Cao smiled wryly, or maybe it was just his illusion.

"Fengyi, now, you are very powerful, comparable to a great general!"

Cao Cao turned his head and said to Xi Yu with a smile.

Now, between him and Xi Yu, he still wants to keep the innocence as before.

But at this time, Xi Yu frowned slightly, clasped his fists and said, "Don't dare, Feng Yi has always been the elder brother's minister."

(End of this chapter)