Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 83 Cao Cao is good at stealing the limelight

If we really want to reward Cao Cao, what should we reward Cao Cao for?

You can't just reward me with one or two bags of rice?

This reward is too unsatisfactory.

Putting his chin on his hand, Liu Bian thought seriously——

In fact, this problem is easy to solve: Dongguang County currently... seems to have no county magistrate?
How about appointing Cao Cao as the magistrate of Dongguang County?

With his heart moved, Liu Bian then thought: There are eight counties in Bohai County. It is a pity that there are no officials in the eight counties, and they are all gone... Now that two counties have been stabilized with great difficulty, there are still six counties that need to be managed by themselves - —When the eight counties are reorganized, eight county magistrates will inevitably have to be appointed?

So, here comes the question: Who should be appointed as the county magistrate? ——There is no need for unfamiliar and ordinary gentry literati. He, Liu Bian, is too short of loyal and outstanding subordinates... He can't give them too casually!
"——Your Highness!" At this time, He Xian spoke with hesitation, "There is something I don't know whether to say or not."

You've already mentioned it, why don't you still say it? ——He waved his hand and said: "——Speak!"

He Xian started talking and said: "Your Highness, Master Cao... has a set of Go."

"Huh?" He was stunned for a moment, "Go?"

Is it the kind of Go he thought? ——Go, a board game?

"Yes." He Xian said in a stroke, "Although Director Cao handed over most of Dongguang County's supplies to Nanpi City, he left only that set of Go! Your Highness, do you think...?"

Liu Bian: "..."

To be honest, it was just a game of Go. Apart from being surprised that Cao Cao actually loved playing Go, he had nothing else to think about.

After all, he is not a Go master, and he doesn't know much about Go...?
If Cao Cao wants to take it, just take it?It should...should be okay?
But he saw He Xian frowning and saying: "Your Highness, although Chief Cao has made great achievements in doing things, he secretly collects Go chess..."

He Xian stopped abruptly.

He Xian showed a bit of resentment at the right time.

At this time, He Xian looked like a snitch, like a villain.

Liu Bian was stunned for a moment, but he understood.

What does He Xian mean: a letter to reprimand Cao Cao for playing Go?
As a result, Cao Cao's achievement of wiping out the wealthy families and powerful people in Dongguang County was... canceled out?
He Xian, He Xian, you are so smart - why don't you suggest me to let Cao Cao take over the post of chief military officer, and then appease Cao Cao, restore the chief military officer, and at the same time appoint Cao Cao as the county magistrate?
If he hadn't taken the occasion into consideration, Liu Bian would have really wanted to roll his eyes.

Shaking his head, he said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just a set of Go."

He Xian said: "Your Highness, although this is a small matter, we need to be vigilant! What if someone imitates Master Cao in the future?... Your Highness, taking into account Master Cao's achievements, acquiesced that Master Cao hid the set of Go. Although this move It’s reasonable, but the world knows that it doesn’t matter if one or two valuable items are taken away at will, so what should we do with it?”

"Xian He, what you said makes sense." He said with black lines on his head, "Then what should I do? - Write a letter to reprimand Master Cao?..."

This is so scary.

Is Cao Cao the target of the rebuke?

Is Cao Cao's reputation going bad?

He Xian said cautiously: "Yes!"

Liu Bian was tired, but he figured out the key point, and said, "Okay, I will write—"

Ever since, Liu Bian wrote a letter, the content of which was to reprimand Cao Cao for not coveting the Go game at will.

With a tigerish face, he handed the letter to He Xian, not daring to imagine what he would see next.

After that, He Xian personally went to Dongguang County to deliver a message for Liu Bian...

When He Xian returned again, Liu Bian actually received a letter of criticism from Cao Cao!
This is amazing.

Liu Bian read Cao Cao's review letter and was amazed by Cao Cao's handsome handwriting. He also found that Cao Cao's writing style was very good: he said in fancy parallel prose that he felt extremely guilty and decided to return Go to Liu Bian——

"This...is Go?" His eyelids twitched. After reading the letter, Liu Bian looked at the set of Go held by He Xian.

The chessboard, the chess box, the chess pieces, black and white... there's a lot of them all!It's really complete.

It's a pity that Liu Bian is really not interested in Go, so he said: "I will write another letter and say that for the sake of Master Cao's timely self-examination, I will make an exception and reward him with Go?...Moreover, Master Cao Although I made a mistake, fortunately it was not serious, but my contribution to Dongguang County cannot be erased——"

Liu Bian thought over and over again and wrote two letters: one was to give the game of Go to Cao Cao as he liked it; the other was to appoint Cao Cao as the magistrate of Dongguang County.

Liu Bian handed these two letters together with the Go game to He Xian.

He first accepted the order, then arduously ran to Dongguang County and handed the letter and the chess piece to Cao Cao——

During this period, this matter was not deliberately concealed.

Therefore, when Cao Cao received Liu Bian's notice and took the post of Dongguang County Magistrate, his life really experienced ups and downs, and he was completely confused.

Exciting.

Cao Cao also wrote back and told Liu Bian: In two days, the two kilns in Dongguang County will be completed.

At that time, Cao Cao will return to Nanpi County and thank Liu Bian.

Next, before Cao Cao came back, the people in Nanpi County and Dongguang County were extremely surprised: I didn't expect... I didn't expect that there was something wrong with Master Cao's unauthorized collection of Go. However, the Bohai Prefect was quite open-minded and thought of Master Cao's past achievements. For his own sake, he only scolded Master Cao——

This is too cheap for Master Cao!
Maybe it was because these days were too comfortable, or maybe everyone has forgotten how unreliable the officials were in the past... In short, the small matter of Cao Cao collecting Go, after a day and a half of fermentation, actually turned into a terrible overturn!

Rumors are spreading that Chief Cao of Bohai County is very shameless. The Governor of Bohai places such great importance on Master Cao, but Chief Cao has ulterior motives and betrays the Governor of Bohai, making the Governor extremely disappointed...

Bah bah bah bah, the rumors are getting more and more intense: those who don’t know, really think that Chief Cao is a very evil person, and Bohai Prefect is a deceived, poor and good official. If Chief Cao cannot be dismissed in time, he will be investigated. , I’m afraid that the entire Bohai County will be destroyed! !
This situation alarmed Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Shi Yue and others.

When reporting on the work progress in the evening, Yuan Shao proactively asked: "Your Highness, what happened in the past two days? Why is everyone talking about Chief Cao? Is it possible that Chief Cao really wants to raise troops to capture Bohai County?"

Ok?
Where did this come from?

He opened his mouth wide and couldn't answer the words for a moment.

But Yuan Shu frowned and asked curiously: "Cao Cao, that guy, needs troops but no soldiers, and he needs food but no food. How can we capture it?"

Liu Bian: "..."

this!This... Yuan Shu, what you said is even more outrageous?

Liu Bei didn't look sideways, and also expressed emotion, saying with emotion: "Your Highness, I heard that Chief Cao has evil intentions. He wants to seize the beauty of Dongguang County. It is really inappropriate!"

Liu Bian: "..."

Liu Bian's expression changed to a deep one.

Liu Bian and everyone stared at each other.

Then Shi Yue, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also expressed what they saw and heard.

After this exchange, everyone fell silent and had to conclude:
Who was behind it to add fuel to the flames and paint Cao Cao as heinous?

Thoughtfully, after Liu Bian listened to everyone's work progress, he ordered everyone to continue to maintain the operation of the entire Nanpi County, and then sent He Xian to inquire about Cao Cao's movements——

Liu Bian learned with a black eye: Cao Cao ignored it at all!As if he didn't hear it.

However, Liu Bian dared to swear that Cao Cao must have heard it!because……

Because, Cao Cao said it later!
Two days later, when Cao Cao, like a merchant, led the team and brought a large number of green bricks back to the palace of Prince Bohai, and reunited with everyone in the study, Cao Cao reported to Liu Bian:
"Lord, I have fulfilled my mission and have investigated the source of the rumors."

Liu Bian then asked: "Who passed it on?"

"My lord, it's the Meng family and the Ma family!" Cao Cao replied quickly.

"Meng family? Ma family?" He was confused. After thinking for a long time, he remembered that these two families were powerful families in Dongguang County?His heart tightened, and he asked, "What should I say?"

"It's my fault." Cao Cao sighed.

It turned out that since that night, Cao Cao led a night attack on Meng Mansion and Ma Mansion and drove them all away. With a population of dozens, they made up their minds to leave Bohai County and never dared to stay in Dongguang County again... This is terrible. no!
Squinting his eyes, Cao Cao confiscated all the fields of the two families, and sent people to pretend to be gangsters, and designed to drive the two families south to "Chonghe County" - Chonghe County is one of the county towns of Bohai County!If I'm not mistaken, I think there are aristocratic families and powerful people in Chonghe County?

Anyway, Cao Cao's men gave up after confirming that all members of the Meng family and Ma family had gone to Chonghe County.

Because of this... therefore, the Meng family and the Ma family, who were lucky enough to escape with their lives, finally had the strength to hate Cao Cao.

It is said that the heads of the Meng family and the Ma family contacted several heads of aristocratic families in Chonghe County, and they don’t know what they discussed.

But looking at the crazy accusations against Cao Cao in Nanpi County in the past two days, it is easy to think that it is the work of a group of aristocratic families in Chonghe County?

Well~ Even if it wasn't, Cao Cao decided——

Yes! !

Look, isn't this a reason to send troops to disrupt Chonghe County again?

How convenient!
Wait until the aristocratic families and powerful people in Chonghe County are eliminated, and then drive them to the next county.

One ring within another, one move five or six times, if you don’t believe it, you may be able to defeat Bohai County!

When everyone heard Cao Cao's plan with their own ears, they were completely speechless.

But Cao Cao also said: "My lord, there is no need to suppress those rumors and let them spread for a few more days. We should make preparations in advance. When the rumors go too far, we will catch three or four troublemakers and "ask" whether the other party is coincident. county……"

Then we can take the opportunity to level the aristocratic families and powerful people in Chonghe County.

Taking a breath, Liu Bian looked at Cao Cao with admiration.

This method is very good!
Cao Cao patted his head and said: "My lord, the two kilns in Dongguang County have been built! I ordered the potters to bake green bricks. Fortunately, there were [-] green bricks. I also asked my lord to take a look at it——"

"Ten, one hundred thousand?!" Everyone gasped, almost no longer recognizing "one hundred thousand"!

Speaking of 10 yuan... is it easy to get [-] yuan of green bricks?
Everyone looked at Cao Cao intently.

Cao Cao seemed to have read through everyone's thoughts and said with a smile: "The ceramic workers in Dongguang County are highly skilled. They only need one "template" to bake hundreds or thousands of them in one go. It's not difficult at all! "

After saying that, Cao Cao stroked his palm, as if he had seen something, and his eyes were filled with wonder.

Liu Bian was also full of admiration, and said happily, "That's great! With green bricks, we can build brick houses!"

Brick houses are sturdier, more practical, and more upscale than wooden houses! !
He really liked brick houses.

He said to Liu Bei: "Uncle Wang, how many houses can these green bricks build?"

Liu Bian hesitated and said: "About seven or eight?"

"Seven or eight?" He was very discouraged. "It's so few! But..."

However, in the future, the kilns will produce green bricks, so there is no need to worry about building a "brick house area"! !

He straightened up and braced himself.

But Liu Bei suddenly said: "Your Highness, don't you consider the palace of Prince Bohai?"

"Bohai Prince's residence?" He was stunned for a moment.

Liu Bei said: "Your Highness, don't you think the palace of Prince Bohai... is too small?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, as if he was comparing something, and said, "Compared to the Meng Mansion, the Ma Mansion, and even the Shi Mansion, the lord's mansion is indeed much smaller!"

When Cao Cao mentioned Leng Buding, Shi Yue, the former head of the Shi clan of the Shi Mansion, raised his eyebrows and looked down at Cao Cao.

However, Cao Cao was too slow to notice.

"Are you talking about...expanding the palace of Prince Bohai?" Liu Bian wanted to scratch his head, but for the sake of his image, he had to hold back. "How many green bricks are needed to expand the palace?"

Liu Bei silently estimated for a while, and then said, "Your Highness, it will cost about 2 yuan of blue bricks."

"2 yuan for green bricks?" - Isn't this too expensive? !His heart ached immediately, "That's it, that's all! I'll do it next time! Let's build the "brick house area" first! "

After listening, Liu Bian stared at Liu Bian deeply, with an indescribable subtlety in his eyes.

Liu Bian looked back at Liu Bei and thought in confusion: Did I do something wrong? ——Although it is indeed good to expand the mansion and the like, it will help everyone live more comfortably!but……

However, if we really have to spend 2 yuan on blue bricks, how many fewer brick houses will we have to build?

Aren’t all the current sharecroppers settled yet?He has to think about everyone!

Now that blue bricks can be produced and sold by oneself, at worst, can they be used again in the future? !

It was only postponed for a few months...what a big deal!

He is in no hurry.

"My lord's words are very good! Very good!" After listening to Liu Bian's words, Cao Cao said hurriedly, "That's right! My lord, if you feel that Nanpi County has too many people and the land is not enough, you can also transfer Have some tenant farmers moved back to Dongguang County?——Dongguang County also has a lot of fields that have been put on hold!"

"What Master Cao Bo said is true!" Liu Bian no longer knew how to praise Cao Cao. "Although this is a good move, the tenant farmers in Dongguang County have registered in Nanpi County?..."

If we really want to move the tenant farmers back to Dongguang County... wouldn't their registration be in vain?
This is sad.

Who knows, Cao Cao didn't even think about it and said: "Lord, that's easy to do! If Nan County can still accommodate tenant farmers, why don't they move there? - Aren't there aristocratic families and powerful people in Chonghe County? Maybe..."

Perhaps, another [-] tenant farmers can be squeezed out?
Will it be moved to Dongguang County by then? !
Cao Cao's expression was profound.

Liu Bian slapped the case and said: "That's right! That's right! Just let me wait for the good news!!"

Everyone shrank their necks, completely unable to refute Cao Cao——

Suddenly, Cao Cao was in the limelight, so majestic!
"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Just as Cao Cao was stealing everyone's limelight, someone shouted outside the study, "Another hundred thousand tenant farmers are coming to Nanpi City again!!"

what? !

It's so fast!

(End of this chapter)