Cao Thief

Chapter 749
Jia Xu has a problem!
After leaving Tianxialou and returning home, Cao Peng realized that what Jia Xu said to him today may have ulterior motives.Cheng Yu wants to be crowned the throne for Cao Cao?This kind of thing doesn't seem to need to be sneaky, running alone to inform myself.If Cheng Yu really wanted to do this, he would probably return to Xudu, visit one by one, and directly raise it at the court meeting, and he would naturally see a conclusion...

But Jia Xu, why did she find herself alone and talk about this matter?

The Three Kingdoms is an era of iron horses and golden swords, and at the same time, it is an era of intrigues and deceptions.

Don't underestimate the wisdom of people in this era. Most of the time, a common behavior hides a different intention.

Jia Xu, what exactly do you mean?
Could it be that it is impossible to let yourself stand out?

Cao Peng's reputation is already rotten!

If he jumped out at this time and became the first bird, he would probably attract reprimand from the world.

Even those old gentlemen from Fuxishan Academy would not stand by his side, and would even scold him.

Does Jia Xu want to harm herself?
This matter lingered in his mind, somewhat lingering.

When he got home, Cao Peng didn't even have the heart to eat, so he went into the study and never came out again.

Cao Nan is pregnant and will return to Xingyang to recuperate soon.

This is also Cao Nan's second pregnancy since Deng Ai, so the whole Cao family also attaches great importance to it.

Originally, Cao Nan could return to Xudu.

But the tense atmosphere in Xudu is not suitable for pregnant women, so Xingyang was finally chosen.At this time, Xingyang, although a little cold, but the environment is very good.After hearing the news that Cao Nan had returned to Xingyang, the old lady could no longer stay in Xudu.On Cao Peng's side, there is nothing else to do, so you can relax.

Son and daughter, although the old lady still loves her son more, she also cares about her daughter.

Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen stayed in Xudu.

However, Zhen Mi, Bu Luan, Guo Huan, and Sun Shangxiang will go to Xingyang.

Cai Yan also stayed in Xingyang, but Cao Mei, formerly known as Cai Mei, and A Meiguai went to Xingyang.In short, Xinwutinghou's mansion suddenly became much deserted, and it was no longer as lively and noisy as before.

Several children stayed in Xudu.

After all, it is a rare opportunity to be rarely with my father.

Seeing that Cao Peng didn't show up, the three of Cai Yan knew that he was in trouble.

So Cai Yan and Huang Yueying Xia Houzhen ordered people to prepare food and wine and sent them to the study.When he opened the door, he saw Cao Peng was leaning back on the grand teacher's chair, holding his head in his hands, staring straight at the ceiling, thinking about something on his mind.

"Afu, what happened?"

Cao Peng sat down and saw that it was Cai Yan and the three of them, so he rubbed his face and showed a bitter smile.

"Today, the old poisonous snake came to me."

Old Viper?
Cai Yan didn't react, but Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen knew who Cao Peng was talking about.Of course, this also has something to do with Cai Yan's entry into the Cao Mansion not long ago.Like Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen, who lived with Cao Peng in Nanyang for a long time.At that time, Cao Peng and Jia Xu were partners, and the names between the two were naturally very familiar.

"It's Jia Taizhong."

"Uh……"

Cai Yan was speechless for a moment.

Cao Peng sighed, sat up straight, and told him exactly what Jia Xu had said to him.

"What do you think, husband?"

Although Xia Houzhen is naive, she is not the little white rabbit sister back then.She can still see the severity of some things.

There are good and bad things about this.

The good thing is that if Cao Cao becomes the king, Cao Peng will be the first to make the first contribution; the bad thing is that in this way, Cao Peng's reputation will be even worse.

Anyway, there are advantages and disadvantages, it is difficult to say clearly.

On the contrary, Cai Yan pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "In my opinion, Jia Taizhong does not necessarily want you to stand out, but hopes that you can avoid this matter and stay out of it."

"Oh?"

"My husband's current reputation is already loud enough, and his achievements are big enough.

There is already a faint sign of the prime minister's first aid, and from the concubine's point of view, it is enough.As the saying goes, too much is too late.Husband is already in a high position, if he gets ahead again, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of unnecessary troubles.In my opinion, what Jia Taizhong means is to ask you to temporarily avoid the limelight and get out of this matter.

It is estimated that Cheng Zhongde has already made up his mind, and may have even notified the prime minister.

In this matter, anyone can take the lead, but my husband can't take the lead, otherwise, there will be disasters..."

After all, Cai Yan has experienced ups and downs, and she sees things very clearly.

What she said made Cao Peng suddenly enlightened.That's right, he must not be involved in this matter.

As Cai Yan said, he is already in a high position.

He is also very clear about the reason why too much is too late.Leave three points for everything, and always let others do it... It is enough for him to bear the crime of killing Fu Wan's family for Cao Cao.It may not be a good thing to earn merit.

"so what should I do?"

Cao Peng smiled wryly.

He was in Xudu, and he couldn't avoid this from happening.

Cai Yan and Huang Yueying looked at each other and smiled slightly, "Your husband is not really troubled, although your husband is in Xudu now, as long as the prime minister finds an excuse to leave Xudu before the prime minister returns, won't you be able to stay out of the matter?
This kind of thing, presumably, will not be too difficult for you..."

A very complicated matter, but in the hands of Cai Yan and the others, it became easy and simple.

Cao Peng regained his energy immediately, hugged Cai Yan and kissed him hard, and then kissed Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen, which made the three girls coquettish for a while.

Anyway, at least there is a solution to this matter.

Cao Peng's appetite was great, and he was even more excited after eating.I wanted to have a big quilt to sleep together, but I was kicked out of the bedroom by Cai Yan and the three together.In the end, he had to stay in the study hard and stayed up all night.

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The next day, Cao Peng went straight to Tingwei's office.

Fazheng and the others were talking and chatting in the public room. They didn't want Cao Peng to come in in a hurry. Without further ado, he ordered: "Clear out the criminal and prison files from various places recently, and list all the cases that need to be returned for retrial. Work hard, everyone. Get it sorted out as soon as possible, I want to see it right away, don't waste time."

To be honest, Wei Ting's official duties are not particularly busy.

The criminal and prison files from all over the country are sent for review in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty. If there are any doubts, they will be sent back for retrial; if there are no problems, a reply will be sent in the form of official documents.But Cao Peng's endless order made Fazheng and Deng Zhi a little confused.

"Young master, is there a time limit and geographical restrictions?"

"This one……"

Cao Peng thought for a while, "Just take October last year as a limit, and reorganize the documents after October... the regions, mainly Qingzhou, Yanzhou and Henan Yin. It will be useful for me to sort them out as soon as possible."

If the boss says a word, the subordinate will break his leg.

Following Cao Peng's order, Tingwei's office began to get busy.

Fortunately, Deng Zhi's law is upright, and Zhang Song and Jiang Wan are quite proficient in criminal law, so Cao Peng doesn't need to bother too much.

Two days later, piles of copybooks were presented in front of Cao Peng, but Cao Peng was a little overwhelmed.

What I said was only to limit the time after October last year, but the wars have continued in the past few years, so that the official documents submitted by many places seem a bit chaotic.That is to say, the Fazheng four people, if you change someone, it may not be able to sort it out completely.Cao Peng read them one by one, and if there was something he didn't understand, he asked Deng Zhi.

From hundreds of case files, [-] cases that need to be retried were selected, and Cao Peng wrote them down one by one.

"Get ready. At the beginning of October, we will leave Xudu and go to various places to inspect the prison."

"So many places?"

Deng Zhi frowned after reading Cao Peng's list, and said with a wry smile: "If you don't work hard for half a year, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it through."

"Ha, just play for fun."

As soon as these words came out, Deng Zhifazheng and others immediately understood.

I'm afraid it's not just for the purpose of inspecting the prison. Cao Peng may have other intentions to leave Xudu this time.However, since Cao Peng didn't say anything, they wouldn't ask.In this way, Cao Peng sorted out the files and submitted them to Jia Xu.Afterwards, Jia Xu made some adjustments and sent someone six hundred miles to expedite the trip to Xiangyang.

At this time, the war in Jingzhou had basically stabilized.

As Jiangdong soldiers and horses continued to station in Changsha, Cao Cao also knew that it might be difficult for this war to continue.

Desperate?

In the end, both sides will suffer, which is not what Cao Cao wants.

In addition, Wenpin died in battle, Lejin was defeated, and after Xiahou Dun was defeated and left Zigui, Jiangxia in Nanjun was panicked, which also made Cao Cao understand that it would not be a good choice to continue fighting.But, just let it go?
Cao Cao was unwilling again!
Seeing that Changsha County was about to be taken back, but such a incident happened, it was almost a failure.

Originally, the conquest of Jingzhou could come to a successful conclusion.However, Cao Cao was in an embarrassing situation because of Liu Bei's strong man who broke his wrist.Next, how to choose?Should we continue fighting, or should we retreat?
It was at this time that a person suddenly jumped out.

This person is Yang Biao's son, Hongnong Yang's son, Yang Xiu.At the beginning, Cao Zhi impulsively asked Cao Peng for Zhen Mi, which made Cao Peng furious.Later, Cao Zhi and Cao Cao were sent to Chang'an to study, and Yang Xiu, who was Cao Zhi's friend, also went to Chang'an together.Yang Xiu was originally from Guanzhong, and he came from a famous family, so he was extremely intelligent.Therefore, he soon got the attention of Wei Wei, the school of Sili.Cao Cao conquered Youzhou successfully, and turned to attack Jingzhou.Entrusted by members of the Yang family, Wei Qi recommended Yang Xiu to be the head of the prime minister's mansion, and came to Jingzhou with Cao Cao.

Speaking of which, Yang Xiu's poems, lyrics and songs are all top-notch, and he is extremely talented.

He is smart and can read words and demeanor, so he was quickly valued by Cao Cao.

On this day, it rained lightly and was extremely cold.

Cao Cao's bones are not very good. Although he was diagnosed and treated by Zhang Zhongjing, he is still very weak.So Cao Xiu hunted down a pheasant and sent it to Cao Cao to make up his body. After the cook was ready, he sent it to the house.

Cao Cao was eating chicken when Dian Wei suddenly came to ask for the password.

"Chicken ribs!"

Cao Cao picked up the chicken ribs and responded casually.

Dian Wei then spread the password, and when Yang Xiu heard about it, he immediately ordered someone to pack his luggage.It happened that Guo Jia and Zhang He were making an inspection tour. Seeing the soldiers in the battalion packing their bags, they hurriedly asked.After asking, I found out that it came from Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu said: "Chicken ribs are tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away, which exactly corresponds to the current state of mind of the prime minister.

Now in the battle of Jingnan, you can't advance or retreat, it's just like chicken ribs... In my opinion, the prime minister has the intention of retreating, so it's better to make preparations early, so as not to panic when withdrawing troops and leave things behind. "

Guo Jia was terrified when he heard this.

"Junyi, this person has shaken the morale of the army, and his crime is unforgivable.

You go to the camp quickly, don't say anything, behead him... I will report to the prime minister right away. "

Guo Jia, under Xun Yu, was Cao Cao's first conspirator.

Of course Zhang Yun knew Guo Jia's position in Cao Ying, so without saying a word, he led his people straight to the barracks.

As for Guo Jia, he felt Cao Cao's residence.

As soon as the matter was said, Cao Cao was furious.

"A good kill, a good kill... It seems that people like these who deceive the people and disturb the morale of our army should have been killed a long time ago."

Cao Cao didn't expect that his casual words would almost cause chaos.

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Guo Jia asked, "Prime Minister, what are your plans for the Jingnan situation?"

Cao Cao also had a headache and patted his forehead lightly.

After a while, he let out a long sigh, looked at Guo Jia with a wry smile and said, "Feng Xiao, I won't hide it from you. Although Yang Xiu's demonic words confuse everyone, he hit my point. In the current situation, I am also in a dilemma.

I believe that Bi Yaner, like me, does not want to really confront each other.

However, seeing Jing Nan was about to finish his work, but being tricked by that big-eared thief, Jiang Dong Bi Yan'er was taken advantage of for nothing, I really can't be reconciled.In the past two days, I was also thinking, should I advance or retreat? "

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he leaned on the couch, showing a tired look.

Guo Jia sighed softly, "Since the prime minister conquered Youzhou, he hasn't rested yet. I'm afraid he's exhausted after repeated fierce battles... Now the situation in Jingnan was created by Liu Bei. This person will definitely fight with Liu Zhang when he enters Xichuan. But In a short period of time, he will hibernate and recuperate. Xichuan, the land of abundance, should not be underestimated. If Liu Bei slows down and seeks to capture Xichuan, it may not be easy to eliminate him.

The lord's archenemy is also Liu Xuande.

Jingnan is vast, but with the prime minister, it has little meaning.

Even if Sun Quan occupied Jingnan, would he be able to seek Jingzhou?In my opinion, he doesn't have this ability yet.

If he wants Changsha, give it to him.

But the lord is determined to occupy Lingling and Wuling, and divide Jingnan into two.Then he followed a general to deal with Sun Quan.When the time is right, the prime minister can seize Jingnan in one go, and then enter Jiangdong. "

"You mean, retreat?"

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, but had to admit that Guo Jia's plan was the most suitable.

Although he was very unwilling in his heart, he had to admit that he had lost the best opportunity to win the four Jingnan counties.According to what Guo Jia said, the two counties of Wuling and Lingling are in a state of being intertwined with Jiangdong City.Then build a navy... When the navy is built, it will be Cao Cao's opportunity to conquer Jiangdong..."

"Gan Ning, are you here?"

"I have arrived in Jiangxia, I will come soon."

Cao Cao patted his forehead and pondered for a long time, "Since that's the case, let's proceed with the arrangement... However, the candidate for the prefect of Lingling must be chosen properly. Feng Xiao, who do you think is suitable?"

"Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang."

"Oh?"

"This person from the Yiyang family is quite familiar with Jingzhou, and since he was attached to him, he has been loyal and has made countless contributions.

Wei Yan is guarding Lingling, and with the help of Wuximan, there will be no serious problems.

The lord can set up a Jingzhou general to oversee the war in Jingnan.General Miaocai has arrived in Xiangyang today, when will he be?

The navy has Du Ji from Ganning and Lingling has Wei Yan out of the town... However, Lai Gong is no longer suitable for the post of Wuling prefect... I suggest that Deng Fan, the general of the Qiang Zhonglang, and Pan Zhang, the captain of the Qiang school, be recruited to guard Wuling .The relationship between these two people is very good with Gan Ning and Wei Yan, so they can cooperate properly, and Jing Nan will have no worries from now on. "

"Deng Fan, Pan Zhang?"

Cao Cao has an impression of these two people.

"Aren't the two of them resisting Xiqiang?"

"Bu Zhi has been out of the town for a long time as the prefect of Wuwei. He has made great contributions to the development of the Hexi commercial road. He must be rewarded. Shi Tao, the prefect of Zhangye, who has lived in the bitter cold in the northwest for a long time, should also be reused. Now that Zhang is unwell, Hanyang is vacant. You can make Shi Tao the prefect of Hanyang, and Bu Zhi go to Jizhou, leave the school captain of Yecheng, the prefect of Weijun... the prefect of Wuwei, and Jia recommends Su Ze, the prefect of Jiuquan, to take over. This person has lived in the northwest for a long time and is very familiar with Qiang Hu Thinking about it, it is enough to take on the heavy responsibility, and keep the Hexi trade route prosperous."

Three people were transferred from the northwest all at once, and at the same time Zhangye County was vacant...

After being stunned for a moment, Cao Cao pointed at Guo Jia and said with a smile: "Feng Xiao, you are willing to work hard for Ah Fu... Could it be that I am really the kind of person who turns my face and refuses to recognize anyone?"

Guo Jia said seriously: "Jia is like this, not because of Ah Fu, but because of the prime minister.

In the northwest, the prime minister's northwest, Ah Fu single-handedly took it down at the beginning, and I'm afraid he didn't intend to take it as his own.It was just that the situation at the time forced it to be arranged in this way.Now that the northwest is gradually stabilizing, it's time to make adjustments... If things go on like this, I'm afraid it will not be a good thing for the prime minister and for Ah Fu. "

Cao Cao was silent!
What Guo Jia said made sense, and he had to think seriously.

During this period of time, his energy was concentrated in Jingzhou, and he had relatively little consideration for other matters.Cao Peng killed Fu Wan's family and charged him with crimes.But from another perspective, Cao Peng is on the cusp.

The Northwest pattern is indeed too subtle.

Cao Peng took down the business with one hand, and managed it with the other hand... It is inevitable that people will make irresponsible remarks.

It's time to weaken Cao Peng's power in the northwest!
"Su Ze is the prefect of Wuwei, which is quite appropriate.

It's just that there is a vacancy in Jiuquan and Zhangye, who should take over? "

"Jia recommends another person, that is Jia Xu's fake son, Jia Xing.

He also lives in the Northwest all the year round, and is also very popular in Wuwei.He can be the prefect of Zhangye County and assist Su Ze to make the commercial roads in the Western Regions smooth.As for the governor of Jiuquan, it's better to be a local... I heard that Yin Feng, Lieutenant of Licheng Commanding Army, is quite talented.If he can be ordered to take over Jiuquan, the commercial routes in the Western Regions will be safe.

In addition, the opening of the Western Regions trade route requires arrangements for the Western Regions Protector.

Jia remonstrates one more person, Zhao Qu, the prefect of Jincheng, can take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the Western Regions..."

If Cao Peng were here, he would definitely pick up the teeth.

Guo Jia's adjustment can be said to have caused Cao Peng's power in the northwest to suffer heavy losses.Zhao Qu is the protector of the Western Regions, and Jincheng is vacant.

"Then, who can be the prefect of Jincheng?"

"Don't drive Xu Shu in Liangzhou, you can be the prefect of Jincheng."

This is a transfer involving a huge area!
If it is really going to be implemented, the transfer of officials at the prefect level will involve nearly ten people, not to mention officials below the prefect level, which will involve dozens of people.Such a large-scale mobilization is not a trivial matter.

Cao Cao thought for a long time, and said to Guo Jia: "You should make a statement on this matter, and discuss it after returning to Xudu."

Mobilizing so many people at once, Cao Cao still had to take into account Cao Peng's feelings.

He just solved a serious problem for himself, and when he turned around, there was no reward, but his strength was weakened.

Anyone who does this will be dissatisfied.

In Cao Cao's heart, he didn't want to have a real rift with Cao Peng.

"By the way, the last time Ah Fu proposed to marry his son, how did the prime minister think about it?"

"This one……"

Cao Cao remembered that Cao Peng had really begged for his son.

Cai Di!

Now it has become Cao Peng's fake son.

But this seniority...

Cao Cao couldn't help feeling a bit of a headache. If he had known earlier, he would not have allowed Cai Yan to marry, but he ended up in an embarrassing situation.

"Forget it, the grandson of Duke Cai is also worthy of my girl.

I will let someone inform Ah Fu about this matter... By the way, you know what we discussed just now, and no third party should know about it.

In addition, I will order people to build a shipyard inside.After Gan Ning arrived, he asked him to open a mansion in Zhangshan. "

"Here!"

Zhangshan, located on the banks of the Han River, is also known as Neifang.

This place is not far from Yunmengze, and you can enter the river within a day by boat.

In this way, the Jingzhou navy can echo the Dongting navy.Even if it is impossible to resist the Jiangdong water army in a short period of time, it can also cause restraint.And there are many skilled craftsmen in the interior, which is close to Xiangyang and not far from Jiangxia.It is quite appropriate to build a dock, and most importantly, it can strengthen the power of Cao Cao's navy.

Most of the ships in the Jingzhou Navy are large-scale ships.

He was defeated by Jiangdong before and suffered heavy losses... Cao Cao also saw that although the ships of the Jiangdong navy were small, they were very flexible.Therefore, he also moved his mind. If he confronts the Jiangdong navy, the flexibility of the ship is indispensable.

At this time, Zhang Yun came to report: "Yang Xiu has been beheaded!"

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In October of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao finally made up his mind to withdraw from Jingnan.

Subsequently, a series of appointments were issued, which surprised many people.In particular, Gan Ning's appointment as the commander-in-chief of the navy was beyond many people's expectations.Previously, many people had predicted the candidate for the Navy Commander, but no one thought it would be Gan Ning.On the sixth day of October, Gan Ning arrived in Linyuan. After meeting with Cao Cao, he took office.

Du Ji, the deputy governor of the Navy, also expressed his warm welcome.

When the two met, they showed a knowing smile... Everyone came from the son's family, so they should take care of them in the future.

Afterwards, Sun Quan promised that he would no longer go west to seek Lingling.

Wei Yan took office as the prefect of Lingling.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Houyuan took over the post of Jingzhou Shepherd, worshiped Jingzhou General, Du Xianghou, and supervised Jingzhou's military.

Liu Xian, the prefect of Nanjun, was transferred from Xiangyang to Xudu.

Wang Wei took over the position of the prefect of Nanjun, and gained a lot... But Wang Wei knew very well that if Wenpin hadn't died in battle in Huya Mountain, maybe the prefect of Nanjun might not have his turn.The son of Wenpin is now serving under Cao Peng.If I want to secure my position as the prefect, my relationship with Cao Peng cannot be severed.

Therefore, he ordered people to rebuild Wenpin's tomb, and made proper arrangements for Wenpin's family members.

Wang Wei also sent people to Hedong to express his gratitude to Deng Ji, and wrote to Wenwu to let him live in Xudu and work for Cao Peng.If there is a chance in the future, I will avenge Wenpin...Wenwu, I am very grateful.

The battle of Jingzhou has come to an end.

In any case, Cao Cao returned in triumph.

It was only when he arrived in Xiangyang that he heard that Cao Peng had left Xudu and was transferred to Dianqing and Yanxing prisons.This surprised Cao Cao, so he asked Xun Yu jokingly: "Ah Fu is not a person who likes to move around, why is he suddenly going to prison?"

Cao Peng, the Ting Wei, was actually to deal with Fu Wan's family.

Now, the remnant party of Emperor Han was killed by Cao Peng. As a court lieutenant, he should be very relaxed.

Unexpectedly, he actually ran to the jail?
Cao Cao was very puzzled, but soon, he put this matter behind him.

Because of Xu Du, a big event happened.

Cheng Yumanchong and others, together with the ministers of the court, formally proposed to Emperor Han in a court meeting, please make Cao Cao king of Wei.

This news also surprised Cao Cao...

(End of this chapter)