Cao Thief

Chapter 421 A Fateful Meeting

"Hu Chuquan is dead!"

Cao Peng looked at Pang Tong and said with a bitter smile: "His death, our efforts of the previous dozens of days have been in vain!"

It is already June, the end of summer.

Although it was night, it was still hot.

Cao Peng took a deep breath and shook his head helplessly.

I hoped to use the hand of Hu Chuquan to restrain Karasuma Tuqi.Unexpectedly, Hu Chuquan was killed suddenly, which made all the previous calculations come to naught.However, compared to Tian Yu's depression, Cao Peng was obviously somewhat relaxed.

Presumably, once Hu Chuquan died, Liu Guang would be the happiest.

He looked at Pang Tong, but was surprised to find that there was a faint smile on Pang Tong's face.

"Shiyuan, don't you feel aggrieved?"

"Aggrieved? Why are you aggrieved?"

Pang Tong couldn't help laughing and said: "As soon as Hu Chuquan dies, as far as you are concerned, Hexi is at your fingertips."

"how do I say this?"

"Hu Chuquan was killed, and the Southern Huns were bound to be in chaos. No matter whether it was Qubei or Liu Bao, they were eyeing the position of the Great Shanyu. Before that, Hu Chuquan was alive, and the two could bear it. But Hu Chuquan died , how could the two of them let it go?"

"You mean..."

Pang Tong stood up and came to Cao Peng's side.

"Youxue, didn't you report to Duke Cao that you wanted to guard Hexi?"

"Exactly!"

"If Huchuquan is not dead, with the power of the Huns in the south, it is not easy for you to sit in Hexi. But now that Huchuquan is dead, whether it is Liu Bao or Hubei, who has the energy to take care of the future of Hexi?" Land. This is the best time for you to stabilize Hexi. Not only will the two of them not stop, they will even please you. In this way, there is no danger to the north of Hexi."

Qubei has ambitions, and Liu Bao also has ambitions.

The strength of the two is equal, it just depends on who can absorb more power in Hu Chuquan's hands.

Cao Peng immediately understood what Pang Tong meant, it was up for grabs.I will help whoever is weak... Adding Tanzhe, Cao Peng is enough to turn Mobei upside down, at least within a few years, to ensure that Hexi is safe.

Removing the threat of the Southern Huns, the pressure on Hexi was reduced by one-third.

The remaining Xiliang Ma Teng and Hexi Qiang Di should not be feared.As for the high-ranking officials in Bingzhou, they are too busy to take care of themselves now, and I'm afraid they don't have time to take care of the Hexi area.Thinking of this, Cao Peng's confidence suddenly increased a lot.

He looked at Pang Tong and said softly: "I once said in front of my family teacher that I set up my heart for the world, established my life for the people, inherited the knowledge of the past, and opened peace for all generations. These four things have difficult roads. To do one thing... However, if I can gain a foothold in Hexi, I can complete one of them. Although it may not be possible to make the world peaceful, it can make me the people of the Central Plains, and I will not suffer from the barbarians for a hundred years. Shiyuan, I need you Help me, use all your strength to help me, build a barrier in Hexi, and protect the Central Plains from random chaos... Shi Yuan, are you willing to help me?"

Since Pang Tong took refuge in Cao Peng, his performance has been stable.

Although he stayed by Cao Peng's side, he never said a word of surrender.

Now, Cao Peng opened his heart to him, but it made Pang Tong feel turbulent.

After he pondered for a while, "Youxue, if you get Hexi, what should you do?"

"Tuntian, promote Tuntian in Hexi."

"It may not be possible to settle in Hexi just by farming. I think that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also used to farm in Hexi, but it was abandoned in the end.

To build a Central Plains barrier in Hexi, there must be several key factors.

First of all, you need people, enough people, to be able to stabilize your position; simply immigrating from the Central Plains is not a long-term solution. How do you plan to solve this problem? "

Cao Peng couldn't help narrowing his eyes, lost in thought.

After a while, he raised his head and said coldly: "The Xiongnu and Xianbei have repeatedly invaded the frontiers and plundered people from the Central Plains. They can do it in the first grade of junior high school, and I can do fifteen... I can plunder people from the frontier, Let them work. At the same time, I can go west, south, or even east to plunder the population across the sea to increase the population base of Hexi.

If I supervise the town of Hexi, Sikong will definitely give me great assistance.

At least the first batch of [-] households should not be a problem... Shi Yuan, you are right, we have too many things to do if we want to stabilize Hexi.Military affairs, agricultural affairs, political affairs... I need more help. "

Pang Tong said: "Xu Yuanzhi can help."

"He is very favored in Dongjun now, will he come to this bitter cold place?"

Pang Tongtong smiled, "As long as you learn from you with a letter, Xu Shu will definitely agree."

Cao Peng thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

Hu Chuquan's life and death, from the present point of view, has little to do with him.Since Tian Yu and others were worried about this, Cao Peng made a request to Tian Yu after making a decision.He is going to find Tan Zhe and bring Cai Yan, mother and son back.After all, this matter was an important task entrusted to him by Cao Cao, and he had to complete it.

Tian Yu immediately agreed.

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In June of the eighth year of Jian'an, Yu Huchuquan, the great Shan of the Southern Huns, was killed in Meiji.

The Huns were in chaos...

Youxian King Qubei was the first to respond and led his troops to attack Danhan Mountain.After the Xianbei general Samad Khan killed Huchuquan, he immediately retreated to Xianbei.Qubei did not go after Samad Khan. After arriving at Danhan Mountain, he immediately annexed the forces that originally belonged to Huchuquan in Danhan Mountain, and his power suddenly increased... However, the good times did not last long. Although Liu Bao got the news It's late, but the action is very fast.He gave up the attack on Tanzhe, led [-] people who controlled strings, and crossed the Yellow River overnight. After occupying the two counties of Woye and Linrong, he ordered his trilogy to quickly capture Heyin, cutting off the entry of Wuyuan County from crossing the river. Shuofang's ferry.Afterwards, Liu Bao led [-] cavalry to the north, captured Shan Yuting, seized Pingdingguan, directly occupied most of Shuofang County, and swallowed Huchuquan's tribe in Nan Shanyuting.

Huchuquan sits on Danhan Mountain, but his wife and children are all in Nandan Yuting.

After Liu Bao occupied Nandan Yuting, he married his aunt, Huchuquan's wife, and registered him as Yan Zhi (yan zhi), calling himself the Grand Chanyu.

Although Qubei annexed Huchuquan's tribe in Danhan Mountain, Liu Bao was a step behind due to geographical reasons.

When Hu Chuquan was alive, Liu Bao was placed in Shentuze, west of the Dahe River, and Qubei was placed in charge of the Surrender City, north of the Dahe River.It can be seen from this that he is somewhat wary of Liu Bao and Qu Bei.If you want to cross the river and enter Shuofang in Qubei, you have to pass through Wuyuan County and cross the river from Linwo.And if you want to win Wuyuan County, you must win Yinshan.

This is also the main reason why although Qu Bei took the first shot, the result was half a step behind Liu Bao.

Therefore, when Liu Bao established himself as the empress of the Grand Chancellor, how could he let go of the inferiority?In July, Qubei led [-] control strings in an attempt to forcefully cross Heyin, but was blocked by Liu Bao. The two sides fought fiercely for more than a month, and finally Qubei had to withdraw its troops and return to the surrendered city due to weather reasons.After this battle, Liu Bao's reputation was greatly shaken, and he has a tendency to become king on his own in Shuofang...

In desperation, Luan Tihu, a tribal leader under Beiming, set aside envoy Xudu to ask Cao Cao for help.

At this time, Cao Cao was leading an army across the river to attack, and the soldiers pointed directly at Li Yang!
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Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

Zhuge Liang dressed in white and strolled on the street.

He came to Xiangyang this time to relax.Friends left one after another. After Meng Jian and Pang Lin went north, Cui Zhouping also embarked on the road home because he received a letter from his brother Cui Jun.Cui Zhouping is a descendant of the Cui family in Boling, he was born in a wealthy family, far from being comparable to Xu Shu, Shi Tao and others.Among the two sages and four friends of Shuijing Villa, Zhuge Liang and Cui Zhouping have the best relationship.The reason is that Zhuge Liang was also from the Langya family. Although he was not as powerful as the Boling Cui family, he could still be regarded as a Qingzhou family.The children of the family are always easy to get along with the children of the family. Even though the Zhuge clan in Langya is not comparable to that of the past, the background of this family still has a huge influence.

Don't you see, the Cai family in Jingzhou wants to marry their daughter to Zhuge Liang, isn't there also a reason for being well-matched?
If Zhuge Liang was just an ordinary child from a poor family, like Xu Shu and Shi Tao, the Cai family might not be able to see Zhuge well.

Cui Zhouping's father is Cui Lie, a former Taiwei.

His elder brother Cui Jun was originally Yuan Shao's adviser.But after Yuan Shao's death, the Cui family was not as good as before.So recalling Cui Zhouping was to find a better way out for Cui Shi.Although Cui Zhouping is not the eldest son, after all, he is a direct descendant and has a decisive influence.If Cui Jun wanted to make a decision, he had to get Cui Zhouping's consent.

Zhuge Liang had a premonition that after Cui Zhouping left, he might never return to Shuijing Villa again.

I can't help but feel a little bit lost in my heart, and I always feel empty.

Seeing the friends around him go out one by one, rushing for the future, while I stay in Jingzhou, doing nothing.

The daughter of the Cai family is the niece of Mrs. Cai.

Talent is not so brilliant, but he is familiar with "The Commandments of Women" and is proficient in female celebrities. He is a good wife and mother who manages the house.

For Zhuge Liang, Cai's daughter is not bad.

It's just that when he went on a blind date, the Cai family had intentionally or unintentionally proposed that Zhuge Liang could work for Liu Biao.

It would be a lie to say that Zhuge Liang is not moved!
After all, in Jingzhou, he was attached to Liu Biao, and being able to play for Liu Biao was undoubtedly the best way out.

But Zhuge Liang also knew Liu Biao quite well, and he knew that Liu Biao was just a conservative person, and it might be difficult for him to accomplish great things.

What is certain is that if it is attached to Liu Biao, it will definitely be reused.

After all, the marriage between Zhuge Liang and Cai's daughter is a foregone conclusion.And Jing Xiang is now controlled by the Cai family, not to mention Madam Cai's relationship, Cai Mao, the commander of the navy, also holds the military power and has extremely huge influence.

In addition, the Cai family and the Jingzhou family are intertwined and have an extremely close relationship.

With these people, how could Zhuge Liang be wronged?

However, Zhuge Liang is not optimistic about Liu Biao...

There is a restaurant in front, Zhuge Liang stepped into it, and under the guidance of the staff, he went up to the second floor.

Unlike the noisy environment downstairs, the second floor is extremely quiet.Zhuge Liang sat down at the table by the window, ordered some food and wine, and poured himself a drink.

"Why is Kong Ming drinking alone here?"

Zhuge Liang looked up, but saw a thirty-year-old man looking at him with a smile.

"Ah, it's big brother!"

The person here, named Pang Shanmin, is the nephew of Duke Pang De.

Zhuge Liang quickly got up and gave up his seat, and asked Pang Shanmin to sit down and drink with him.

Pang Shanmin waved his hands with a smile and said: "My uncle called me to go, I just came here to buy some fine wine that my uncle likes.

By the way, I heard that your marriage has been settled, but when will it be? "

Zhuge Liang said: "The wedding date has been set, Zhongqiu will hold a grand ceremony."

"Well, getting married is a good thing after all. From now on, you can settle down...Kong Ming, I have to congratulate you."

"When the time comes, I will definitely invite my elder brother to the banquet."

"Uh... If it's the Mid-Autumn Festival, I'm afraid I won't be able to return."

"Brother is going out?"

Pang Shanmin nodded, and said with a smile: "Shi Yuan sent a letter saying that he was worshiped as the captain of the Qiang guard, so I want to send his family over there."

Zhuge Liang was startled when he heard that, "Hu Qiang Captain? How could Shi Yuan achieve such an official position?"

Pang Shanmin scratched his head, "It is said that Cao Peng was recommended by Bei Zhonglang, so Shi Yuan got this official position. Judging from his letter, it seems that he wants to gain a foothold in Hexi. So let me send his wife there to avoid I am concerned."

"So, congratulations to Shi Yuan... What about Meng Jian and Shi Tao?"

"Shi Yuan didn't say anything, he only talked about him.

Pang Lin wrote earlier that he was in Xudu and would go to Hexi in the near future.Presumably Meng Jian would go there with him. "

Zhuge Liang's heart suddenly became turbulent.

Hu Qiang Captain!

Back then, Pang Tong was not as good as himself when he left, but now he has become the captain of the Qiang guard.

How can Zhuge Liang be comfortable in his heart?

He wasn't jealous, but he didn't feel comfortable after all.

After chatting with Pang Shanmin for a few more words, Pang Shanmin took his drink and left.

Zhuge Liang sat alone by the window and drank the stuffy wine, and the more he drank, the more uncomfortable he felt.

"Step out of the gate of Qicheng, and look into Dangyinli. There are three tombs in it, and they are very similar.

Ask whose tomb it is, Tian Jiang Gu Yezi.Power can row Nanshan, Wen Neng Jedi Ji.

Once he was slandered, two peaches killed three scholars.Who can plan for this, the country's prime minister is the same as Yan Zi. "

Zhuge Liang was originally from Qi, and he always respected Yanzi, the Prime Minister of Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period.He felt that his talent was not inferior to Yanzi, but he suffered from having no way to serve his country.Now, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and Cao Cao wantonly employs poor scholars, which makes Zhuge Liang very unhappy.However, Liu Biao is a person with no ambitions, even if he joins him, what use is there?
With all my talent and learning, who should I work for?

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt, and the singing gradually became louder...

Not far away, a middle-aged man with a white face and long beard, wearing an ordinary casual clothes, was having a drink with a heroic man.

Hearing the singing, the middle-aged man couldn't help but raise his head.

"Zhongye, who is the singer?"

The heroic man turned his head to look, and immediately said with a smile: "I thought it was Kong Ming who was singing."

"But that Shuijing Villa, Zhuge Kongming who is known as Crouching Dragon?"

"Exactly!"

The middle-aged man was overjoyed when he heard that, he held on to the arm of the heroic man and said, "I don't know Zhong Ye, can you introduce me?"

"What's so difficult about this?"

The heroic man got up and walked over with the middle-aged man.

"Kong Ming, why are you drinking alone here?"

"Ah, it's General Wenpin."

When Zhuge Liang saw the heroic man, he quickly stood up and bowed his hands.

Wen Pin chuckled, and pulled the middle-aged man to sit down beside him, "Kong Ming, let me introduce you... This is the great Han Emperor, General Zuo, Liu Bei Liu Xuande, shepherd of Yuzhou. I just heard you singing, so I came to disturb you. Don't blame Kongming."

Liu Bei?

Zhuge Liang looked at the middle-aged man suspiciously.

Liu Bei had a smile on his face, "I've heard the name of Wolong for a long time, it's my luck to meet you today!"

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