We agreed that you, a weak strategist, would fight against three heroes by yourself?

The blood and energy in his body seemed to be pouring out, and Yang Biao felt like he was out of breath.

Yang Xiu's words were all treacherous and unethical words.

But he no longer knew how to refute.

Now he is over fifty, and there are only a few years left before he reaches his sixtieth year.

How much time does he have left?

The Yang family will eventually be handed over to Yang Xiu.

"Father!"

Seeing that Yang Biao was shaking all over and his whole body was a little unsteady, Yang Xiu hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

However, this time, Yang Biao didn't know where the strength came from.

Yang Xiu was pushed away in one push.

"Treason!"

Yang Biao beat his chest with his left hand, pointed at Yang Xiu with his right hand, and the corner of his mouth trembled slightly.

"My Yang family was born in the Han Dynasty. Since my ancestor Yang Chang, I have been promoted to the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. My great-grandfather Yang Zhen, my grandfather Yang Bing, and my father Yang Ci were all Taiwei of the Han Dynasty."

"The Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes!"

"In my generation, I will also be the Taiwei of the great Han Dynasty."

When Yang Biao said this, his face was full of pride.

However, when he finished speaking, he looked at Yang Xiu again, with a bitter expression on his face.

"How do you think the Hongnong Yang family got its name?"

"On what basis?"

"This majestic man is the Hongnong Yang family who was made possible by the hard work of the Yang family's ancestors throughout the generations!"

"You want me to give up the big man for my father?"

Yang Biao's mouth turned bitter!

The illustrious reputation of the Four Generations and Three Dukes is tied to the Han Dynasty.

If the Han Dynasty is gone, where is the so-called Hongnong Yang family?

There are four generations and three princes there?

"Father!"

Yang Xiu smiled bitterly.

"What you said is clear to me in my heart!"

"However, the world of the Han Dynasty is no longer what it was when our ancestors were here, and it cannot be changed by the Yang family alone."

"Today, all the princes are in power. If the Yang family still retains the name of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, in the end, my Yang family will probably be annihilated together with this big man!"

"If our Yang family wants to continue to survive, we must put aside the so-called Four Generations and Three Young Masters!"

Yang Xiu bowed his head to Yang Biao and knelt on the ground.

"Father, please forgive your child for being unfilial!"

"You can't just watch your father lead the Yang family into the abyss."

"You can't go with your father!"

Yang Xiu's eyes were filled with tears, and every word was genuine.

Yang Biao in front of him stepped back, leaned back and sat directly on the armchair placed in the main hall.

It was as if all the energy had been drained from the body.

Yang Biao's eyes were a little cloudy, and he stared at Yang Xiu.

"I'm sorry for you!"

Yang Biao was so angry that he was speechless.

Yang Xiu in front of him lowered his head and kowtowed to Yang Biao.

"Father, I have never been an official in the Han Dynasty. Now Cao Sikong has appointed my son as the master. I am the master of Sikong, not the master of the Han court!"

Yang Xiu seemed to have found an excuse.

However, the position between the Yang family's father and son is now clear.

Yang Xiu knew that he could no longer persuade his father.

At the same time, Yang Biao didn't say much.

Yang Xiu's choice may be another path for the Yang family.

However, Yang Xiu did not eat Han Lu.

And he is still a Hanchen after all.

There are some things that he has to do after all.

Even if he sacrificed his life, he would not hesitate to do so. At least, he could live up to the title of the Three Lords of the Hongnong Yang Family.

…

Since the publication of the Han Dynasty newspapers and periodicals, the reputation of the family has been centered in Xuchang, and spread throughout the Han Dynasty in just a few days.

Whether they are poor scholars or ordinary people, they all regard the aristocratic family as a jackal, tiger or leopard.

For a time, the world was shaken and public resentment boiled.

Fortunately, the reputation of the family in the world has been lowered a lot, and it did not cause large-scale turmoil.

The aristocratic family headed by the Hongnong Yang family seemed to have disappeared during this period.

There was no resistance at all, and the people's grievances were allowed to subside on their own.

Within the Xuchang Government Office, officials appointed by Cao Cao through the Recruitment Order began to gradually take office.

Yang Xiu served as Cao Cao's boss and devoted himself to his duties. Since taking office, he has been following Cao Cao.

What he said won Cao Cao's heart.

"Yang Biao, that old stubborn man, actually gave birth to a good and thoughtful son!"

As for Yang Xiu being his boss, Cao Cao just used it to target the aristocratic family at first!

But what he didn't expect was that Yang Xiu was dedicated to his duties.

There are some things that the boy can do clearly without him even needing to speak.

This is somewhat in line with his wishes.

In the government office, Xi Yu heard Cao Cao praising Yang Xiu so highly.

It was a little funny in my heart.

It’s true that Yang Xiu is a smart man!

However, it was precisely because of Cao Cao's initial indulgence that Yang Xiu later had the illusion.

He felt that Cao Cao valued him.

To the extent that the latter became arrogant and arrogant because of this.

And this also brought him the so-called fatal disaster.

Of course, anyone would be reluctant to kill a subordinate who can understand your thoughts at any time.

After all, just by lifting your butt, you will know who is helping you put down the mat, and by looking at you, you will know someone who will refill your cup of tea and water.

Xi Yu would be reluctant to kill such a person.

However, Yang Xiu finally touched Ni Lin.

He committed a taboo.

At that time, Cao Cao's eldest son died, and the candidate for the throne had not yet been decided.

Yang Xiu participated in it and was too conspicuous, so he committed a taboo.

His death was not unjust.

However, Cao Ang is not dead now, and the Battle of Wancheng has not happened.

If the eldest son did not die, Cao Cao would naturally not need to choose an heir, and there would naturally be no fight between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.

Yang Xiu might also be able to survive because of this.

Of course, no one knows what has happened yet, and even if it’s Xi Yu, he can’t guarantee it.

However, most of the personnel recruited by Cao Cao's recruitment order have already taken office.

There is someone who is playing with Yu but I have never seen him.

"Brother, does Sima Yi have any plans to conquer?"

Xi Yu thought of that awesome sixth man and couldn't help but ask subconsciously.

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned subconsciously.

There were many people he conquered this time, and he was not very clear about who Sima Yi was.

At this time, Cao Cao was thinking about who the other party was.

Xun Yu who was beside him casually put down the official document in his hand and looked up at the two of them.

"Ming Gong conquered the enemy, but when the officials from Sikong Mansion passed by, they discovered that Sima Yi had unfortunately broken his leg while riding a horse a few days ago!"

The leg is broken!

Good guy!

Xi Yu didn't believe it at all if the other party really broke his leg.

If I remember correctly, when Cao Cao conquered Sima Yi for the first time, the guy broke his leg.

However, this is too much of a coincidence!

It was obvious that the sixth man did not want to serve as an official in Sikong Mansion, so he deliberately broke his leg and avoided the conquest!

After all, if he broke his leg, the Sikong Mansion would have no way to forcibly conquer it.

"Oh, is this happening?"

Xi Yu pretended to be surprised, while Xun Yu in front of him also shook his head helplessly.

"But it's a bit of a coincidence!"

Xun Yu didn't think much about it and just regarded it as a coincidence.

Xi Yu knew it, but didn't say much.

At this moment, Cao Cao had already remembered who Sima Yi was. Hearing that Xi Yu was so concerned about this person, he couldn't help but ask after him subconsciously.

"Why, Fengyi thinks this person's talent is better than that of Yang Xiu!"

"Yang Xiu?"

"If we really want to calculate it, the two are probably fifty-fifty!"

Yang Xiu may be more quick-thinking, but he tends to overlook some big issues.

As for Sima Yi, he looks calm on the surface, but there are still some palaces in it.

Of course, if you really want to calculate it, Sima Yi is nothing.

After all, throughout his whole life, the other party would not be able to make any waves in front of three generations of the Cao family.

After enduring three generations of the Cao family to death, in the end he only dared to bully an orphan and a widowed mother!

That's it, Sima Yi was the idiot who met Cao Shuang.

Even if Cao Cao's son Cao Zhen was here, I'm afraid Sima Yi wouldn't dare to make the slightest move.

He is just an old man, a very cautious guy!

"The number five to five?"

After hearing Xi Yu's evaluation, Cao Cao was somewhat surprised.

He was already familiar with Yang Xiu's talent, but he didn't expect that Xi Yu's evaluation of Sima Yi was not bad either.

This actually made him somewhat interested.

It's just a pity that the guy broke his leg.

It won't be too late to start conquering the country after that guy recovers from his injuries.

There is currently no movement in the family headed by the Hongnong Yang family.

It can be said that everything is calm in Xuchang City.

The construction work of Xuchang School has also entered the final stage and will be completed in a few days.

And now it’s almost the Spring Equinox.

In the blink of an eye, it’s spring plowing time again.

In the prison of Xuchang General, he began to sell Quyuan ploughs to the people on a large scale. There were some slight changes in them, but Xi Yu did not notice them.

In late March, Cao Cao took Xun Yu and others straight to the theater.

At that time, Guo Jia was in the opera house. When he saw Cao Cao coming, he avoided him.

"Brother, why are you free to come here today?"

After Xi Yu and Xi Zhicai invited Cao Cao and others to sit down, Xi Yu asked casually.

Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked at Xi Yu.

"Now that the court is stable, it's all thanks to your Fengyi. I came here just to ask Fengyi if you need anything else. I'll help you find it too!"

? ? ?

As soon as Cao Cao opened his mouth, Xi Yu couldn't help but feel a little confused.

What do you mean by what you need?

"Brother, what do you mean by this?"

Xiyu is puzzled.

Cao Cao then spoke: "This time, whether it is the affairs in the court, Shi Nie, or newspapers, they are all due to Fengyi. Cao Cao wanted to take credit for Fengyi, but after thinking about it, he realized that there was no way to seal him. !”

Cao Cao had a look of helplessness on his face. Although Xi Yu was apparently a great minister, he had also served as the imperial censor of the Han Dynasty due to his achievements years ago.

As a censor, he was one of the three princes in the Han Dynasty, and was later replaced by the post of Sikong.

The imperial censor who re-performed the performance is now just a false name.

But in terms of his status, it is almost the same as his Sikong status.

Let him ask for credit for Xi Yu, Cao Cao no longer knows how to ask for credit!

After all, we can't let Xi Yu have a higher position than him!

Only then did Xi Yu come back to his senses.

I really want to be the imperial censor at the same time. This position has the power to supervise hundreds of officials and carry out law enforcement.

However, because Cao Cao held the position of Sikong, Xi Zhicai held the position of Zhongshu Ling.

In the final analysis, Xi Zhicai is now solely responsible for the responsibility of supervising the officials. His part-time role as the imperial censor is relatively a false position.

Compared with the larger Si Nong, the authority is naturally different.

Therefore, Xi Yu has always ignored it since he also served as the imperial censor.

And because of the special nature of the imperial censor, most of the officials in the court and people in Cao Ying ignored this professional title.

However, now his status is not much different from Cao Cao.

"Brother, why do you need to ask for credit when you can do what you can do!"

Xi Yu waved his hand, not paying attention to the trace of guilt on Cao Cao's face.

At this time, Cao Cao spoke again.

"Fengyi, Yang Biao has not done anything in recent days. Even Dong Cheng and others have closed their doors to thank guests. With this conspiracy, these aristocratic families have smashed their teeth and swallowed it in their stomachs."

Cao Cao chuckled.

Xiyu was speechless.

He naturally understood what Cao Cao said in front of him, but seeing Cao Cao coming here today, it was definitely not as simple as simply saying that he wanted to take credit for himself.

It seems that Lao Cao hasn’t finished speaking yet!

"Brother, if you really have something going on, please speak up!"

Xi Yu ignored Cao Cao's nagging just now and made it clear that if you have anything to do, just say whatever you want.

Cao Cao looked a little embarrassed.

Sure enough, there was something on his mind that he couldn't hide from Xi Yu at all.

At this time, Xun Yu next to him smiled and shook his head.

"Fengyi, to be honest, there is a shortage of food and grass everywhere, and this year's spring plowing has just begun..."

Xun Yu bluntly said that some words were just the beginning, and Xi Yu already understood them.

Now Cao Jun is out of food.

In the past two years, natural disasters have continued, although Yanzhou's grain harvest has not been greatly affected due to a series of fortifications carried out previously.

But Xuzhou was affected by natural disasters.

The same is true for half of Yuzhou.

Nowadays, Cao Jun's territory is no longer the land of Yanzhou. Cao Jun, who now covers two and a half states, has not only increased its population, but also expanded its army.

To be honest, if Cao Cao wants to raise an army now.

Then you can raise an army of half a million people just by looking at them.

Not to mention the army, the increase in population, and the enshrinement of Emperor Xuchang now comes with the salaries of hundreds of officials.

These all need to be borne by Cao Jun.

After a series of additions, Cao Jun's consumption was not small.

However, how can Yanzhou provide for the people and troops of two and a half states?

At the beginning of this year, disasters were already looming in Xuzhou, and it was common for people to go to the mountains to become bandits.

Now I want to solve this problem.

To put it simply, it means increasing the taxes on the people of Yanzhou and then dividing them among the other two places.

But, this matter is such an easy decision to make.

Xi Yu frowned slightly, and Xun Yu beside him spoke again.

"Fengyi, now the food issue has become a top priority. If our army doesn't solve the current situation as soon as possible and delays it, it may have a greater impact."

After Xun Yu finished speaking, the atmosphere around him became a little heavy.

Xiyu looked up.

"Actually, I have been thinking about this matter during this period of time!"

"Brother Qianfan implemented benevolent policies in Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Compared with other states and counties in the Han Dynasty, the taxation was obviously highly praised by the people."

"But this matter will ultimately be our responsibility."

"Now that there are natural disasters and cold disasters, food matters are already the top priority."

"For the current plan, I must first advise Your Majesty. With Your Majesty as an example, all the officials, including my brother and me, must reduce consumption."

"Secondly, the Hebei Zhen family is now cooperating with our Han newspapers. We can also purchase some grain from various places through some merchants to cope with the shortage."

Xi Yu paused after saying this.

However, after saying this, Xi Zhicai couldn't help but shook his head.

"not enough!"

At present, the number of people under Cao Jun's command has been increasing, but now, except for Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou have not had much effect in increasing grain production.

Xuzhou was severely hit by disasters before, and it is not easy to recover.

Just rely on buying food from business travelers, how much can you buy!

In this world, it is not just Xuzhou that suffered the disaster. There is no place in the world that is not affected by the disaster.

Those princes could sell such scarce food.

Even if it is for sale, can Cao Jun afford it? How much can I buy?

These are the people of the two states!

There are also the consumption of hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops. Is it possible that Cao's army can still disperse the army?

"The current situation is that we can only continue to expand outward!"

Xi Zhicai spoke in a low voice.

Cao Cao's army continues to expand outwards, such as marching westward, if it can occupy the Sili area in Guanzhong.

Then there will be more areas, and more fields can be cultivated in these areas.

After a year or two, Cao's army will have enough food and grass to welcome him.

beat!

Only fight out.

On the one hand, sending out a large army can alleviate the pressure within Xuchang. On the other hand, now that Cao Cao has welcomed the emperor, it is time to start a war.

This battle must be fought!

beat?

Xi Yu naturally knew that war was the best way to solve internal problems.

All the pressure is placed on the front line. When the time comes, if you win, you will be able to obtain land and money to buffer the problem of food shortage.

If you lose, it will naturally reduce the food consumption problem.

Fighting is the simplest and most direct way.

Following Xi Zhicai's suggestion, Xun Yu and others beside him somewhat agreed.

Xi Yu raised his head and his eyes fell on Cao Cao.

He naturally knew that a war was needed now.

But who to hit is a question.

If he attacks Yuan Shu, Xi Yu naturally has no idea.

But if it's other places, such as Wancheng, then Xiyu needs to be a little more cautious.

Although there have been slight deviations in history, before some things happen, who knows whether you will suddenly get back on track.

What's more, with Boss Cao's temperament, once the war in Wancheng begins, some things are expected to happen.

Zhang Xiu's aunt was so smooth that he, Old Cao, couldn't help it!

"Brother, I wonder where you want to march this time?"

Xi Yu frowned and asked. As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced at the sky. The weather has been refreshing these days, which is indeed a good time for the army to dispatch.

"I intend to enter Wancheng!"

Sure enough, the first battle after establishing the capital in Xuchang was Wancheng after all.

After all, the geographical conditions of Wancheng are right there. It is too close to Xuchang!