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Han Ping shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Don't be afraid that Mr. Murong will laugh at you. The farmers in the county are making trouble. Thousands of rioters have surrounded the county government and demanded that the county magistrate reduce the tax. The situation is very chaotic. I am worried that the rioters will besiege you, so I dare not leave the county. "

Murong Zhu nodded. He also heard that such things often happened in the Central Plains. No wonder they dared not leave the county seat. He asked curiously, "Why did farmers make trouble?"

Han Ping sighed, "Isn't it because of the war, Duke Wei sent all the food to the south to prepare for the war, but this year there was a drought in all parts of Hebei, and the grain production decreased, and Duke Wei wanted to increase taxes in Hebei by [-]%. The farmers couldn't bear it, so they got up. There was trouble, you went all the way north, didn't you meet?"

Murong Zhu shook his head, "I have seen the drought and reduced production, but I haven't heard of farmers making trouble."

"That's General Shi deliberately avoiding it. This year, taxes in Hebei will increase by [-]%. How can farmers not make trouble? The war hurts the people!"

"Han Canjun is right!"

Murong Zhu no longer doubted, and followed the Youzhou cavalry to go northward along the small road, and soon they entered Shuize Road, which is the Baiyangdian of later generations, and not far away is the white water surface, they went north along the small road along the bank, this area is inaccessible , the road was muddy and difficult to walk, and they had only traveled less than twenty miles in two full hours, and it was gradually getting dark at this time.

At this moment, Murong Zhu also became angry, and urged his horse to catch up with Han Ping, shouting, "Han Canjun, you can't walk on this dirt road at all, what do you mean?"

Han Ping's face had changed, and he said coldly, "I'm sorry, but your journey has come to an end!"

"Who are you... who are you?"

Murong Zhu felt uneasy, stepped back a few steps, and stared at Han Ping suspiciously.

"My surname is Li, and my name is Li Fu. Of course, I don't join the army in Youzhou. To tell you the truth, the Youzhou cavalry who came to meet you are still waiting in the county town, but they received my message and thought that you would no longer go to Youzhou. , probably already returned."

Surprised, Murong Zhu turned around to run away, but a cavalryman next to him stabbed fiercely with a spear, and the point of the spear pierced his vest. Murong Zhu screamed and fell off his horse.

Li Fu shouted: "Do it!"

One hundred Han army scouts disguised as Youzhou cavalrymen fought together, screaming loudly in the water marshes, not long after, more than twenty Xianbei followers were all killed by the Han army, the Han army scouts moved quickly and buried all their bodies After entering the mud, and leaving evidence of the Youzhou cavalry on them, they quickly rushed away along the original road.

Of course Li Fu knew that the killing of the Xianbei envoy would be discovered sooner or later, but that would have to wait until the spring of next year at least, and Xianbei was far away. If an agreement is reached, it will have to wait until this time next year, and the Han army will also gain time.

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Cao Pi pinned a ray of hope on the Xianbei people, but he didn't know that Cao Jun's dream of using mutton as rations had been ruthlessly crushed by the scouts of the Han army led by Li Fu.

Cao Pi was in charge of government affairs before he became the son, but he could not intervene in the military. After he became the son of the heir, he finally obtained part of the military affairs. Then you can use the power in your hands to win over the generals, gain military support, and make your position stronger.

However, it is hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. During this period of time, Cao Pi was really devastated by the huge military pressure of the Han army and the shortage of food and grass. In the confrontation, Nanyang, Ye County fell, and the Wenpin army seriously threatened the safety of Xuchang.

Letters of help from Luoyang and Taiyuan have been sent to Yedu one after another, asking Cao Pi for military support, money and food support. Now that food prices in Yedu are soaring, the food government cannot provide food prices to stabilize food prices. They can only rely on mandatory orders not to allow price increases. .

But at this time, Cao Cao, who was far away in Shouchun, also wrote an urgent letter, ordering him to immediately raise 30 shi for military food and send it to Shouchun. The huge financial pressure made Cao Pi almost fall ill.

In desperation, Cao Pi had no choice but to visit Xun You to seek a good solution to the problem. Xun You was originally in Yingchuan, his hometown, as an idle official like the Xuchang Patrol Envoy, and he no longer asked about military and political affairs.

But two months ago, Cao Cao transferred him back to Yedu to assist Cao Pi in handling government affairs. Although he arrived in Yedu, Xun You stayed behind closed doors due to illness. Cao Pi also felt that he had no intention of helping him at all, so he ignored him.

If there was a choice, Cao Pi would never come to Xun You for advice, but now that Cao Pi was forced to die, he had to put down his body to visit Xun You's condition.

Xun You's second son, Xun Shi, led Cao Pi to the inner hall and said respectfully, "Father is waiting for your son in the inner hall, please!"

Cao Pi nodded, and went straight up the steps, but saw Xun You sitting on the table drinking tea, not lying on the sick bed as he imagined, Cao Pi felt a little displeased, Xun You was obviously not sick, but refused to come out to greet him , Even sitting in the hall and waiting for yourself, how rude is this?

Although he was dissatisfied, he now had something to ask for, so he could only hold back his anger and went forward to salute: "Nephew, see Uncle Xun Shi!"

"Nephew, don't be too polite, please sit down!"

Xun You acted very detached, he didn't regard himself as a courtier at all, but regarded himself as Cao Pi's elder, so he didn't get up to salute Cao Pi, Cao Pi sat down, he held back the dissatisfaction in his heart, and said with a smile on his face: " Seeing Uncle Shi still looking good and in good health, my nephew is very relieved."

"Where you are in good health, the price of rice in Yedu is too expensive. My uncle can't even afford to eat, and he is just struggling to survive. However, my nephew seems to have a bad complexion, and his body is a little weak. It can't be that he can't afford to eat!" Xun You said with a smile that was not a smile.

Cao Pi bit his lip hard, and Xun You even taunted himself face to face. He almost had a fit, but he endured it again and again. Cao Pi could only resentfully said: "All the grain has been shipped to Hefei. Where can I find food to stabilize the price of food? Uncle Shi knew Wei Given the recent situation in the country, why make things difficult for my nephew?"

"It turns out that I blamed my nephew wrongly, I'm sorry!"

"Uncle Shi didn't know that in the spring, in order to prepare for the war in Hefei, we transported 50 shi of stored grain from various places to Shouchun. We expected to make up for the bumper harvest of autumn grain. Unexpectedly, Bingzhou's autumn grain production will be reduced by half, and there is another drought in Hebei. Governments everywhere are unable to make ends meet. There is no food in the warehouse, but there are constant wars in various places, the Han army is aggressively attacking, the supply of troops is short of money and food, and my father asked me to raise 30 shi of grain to send to Shouchun, I was almost forced to die."

Speaking of this, Cao Pi looked at Xun You pitifully, hoping that he could help him out. Xun You smiled, "I understand what my nephew means. My nephew hopes that I can make an idea, but I haven't asked about current affairs for a long time. How can you work behind closed doors if you don't know much about the situation in various places? I'm sorry, but I can't help my nephew."

Cao Pi lowered his head sadly, and said in a low voice for a long time: "Uncle Shi and father started a business together, and the Wei State is what it is today. Make a clear path!"

Xun You nodded with a smile and said: "Since my nephew has already said this, if I don't make a statement, I will really be an elder. I can give my nephew three suggestions. Specifically, my nephew can do it by himself." place."

Cao Pi was overjoyed, "Nephew is willing to listen to Uncle Shi's high opinions."

Xun You smiled and said, "Firstly, I don't need to pay attention to the offensive of the Han army outside Hefei; secondly, although all places are crying for poverty, they may not be without food. As long as Wei Gong returns to Yedu, then all problems will be no problem; Thirdly, if the Battle of Hefei drags on until winter, the entire Wei State will be defeated, just for these three points, if my nephew can do it, he will naturally be able to sleep right next to the mat.”

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Coming from Xun You's mansion, Cao Pi sat in the car and recollected what Xun You said. Although he had a little understanding, he still couldn't see through it, just like looking at a flower in the fog, knowing the outline of the flower, but not seeing the true face of the flower.

Back in the mansion, Cao Pi immediately ordered someone to invite Xu Yi, Xu Yi sat down and said with a smile, "Your Excellency, is there something urgent for me?"

"I went to visit Xun You just now and asked him for advice. He reminded me of three points, but I didn't fully understand them. I would like to ask my husband to explain them for me."

After speaking, Cao Pi told Xu Yi the three words of Xun You, Xu Yi pondered for a moment, and sighed, "As expected of being Wei Gong's mastermind, you see it clearly!"

Xu Yi praised repeatedly, but forgot Cao Pi who was waiting at the side. At this moment, he saw dissatisfaction in Cao Pi's eyes, and quickly laughed: "It's not that you don't understand, but that you don't have enough experience, and there are things you don't understand. For example, the second Point, actually broke the secret rules of the officialdom. With Wei's family background, he could still support the Battle of Chibi back then. , I just didn’t want to take it out, so I didn’t wait for Yedu to rush for food, but I rushed to cry for poverty, but once Wei Gong came back, no one dared to hide it.”

Cao Pi snorted heavily, "They are clearly deceiving me!"

"Young master, don't be upset, it's like this in officialdom, and when you take the position of Duke Wei in the future, no one will dare to bully you again."

Cao Pi nodded, and then asked, "What do Xun You's first and third clauses mean?"

Xu Yi sighed and said, "This is the battle of national power launched by Liu Jing against us. Whether it is attacking Bingzhou or Luoyang, it is the Han army that is building up momentum, forcing us to fight and consuming our national power. Then Liu Jing will fight a protracted war in Hefei and eventually drag down the army. We, in the final analysis, must end the Hefei campaign as soon as possible, although we can still tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, but our financial resources can't last the winter, and Liu Jing's goal has been achieved."

Cao Pi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking about all kinds of information. After a while, he asked in confusion: "Xun You asked me to ignore the Han army's attack except Hefei, but what if the Han army captured Taiyuan? And Luoyang, if Luoyang falls, Xuchang will not be able to keep it."

Xu Yi said slowly: "Duke Xun meant that the Han army was just bluffing. I understand what Duke Xun meant. Maybe it meant that Chang'an's troops were empty, and the Han army didn't dare to send troops outside for too long. There's chaos in Congress."

Cao Pi frowned, "The interior of the Han Dynasty is all flat, what internal troubles will there be?"

"That's for sure. Maybe it's because the barbarian borders are unstable, maybe the Qiang and Di have different intentions, maybe the Xiongnu will make a comeback, maybe Ma Chao is also waiting for the opportunity to break the ground and stand on his own. In short, the Han country is not peaceful, so the Han army was bluffing." Afterwards, the army will inevitably retreat and be closed.”

"I understand!"

Cao Pi nodded, and he made up his mind and said: "There is still [-] shi of grain in Xuchang, and there is [-] shi of grain in Xuzhou. I will rush to Xuchang tomorrow and go to Shouchun to exchange the grain for my father."

"My lord is going to Shouchun?" Xu Yi was stunned.

Cao Pi smiled lightly, but did not explain. Some things really cannot be said. His father fell ill in Shouchun, and his third brother Cao Zhi had rushed from Xuchang to Shouchun to serve his father. Cao Pi did not go to Shouchun himself. What about the third brother sitting in Shouchun?

The third brother's list of supporters has not yet been handed over, so the power struggle between the brothers is still not over.

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