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

Not to mention bricks, tiles, and glazed glass, even high-quality wood and expensive rare minerals are hoarded in one place. The quantity is staggering.

Of course, these things were initially piled up in a separate town outside the city. This place was uninhabited and there were only three thousand elite soldiers guarding it.

It is precisely because of their existence that many materials have not been discovered.

But there is no need for them to guard it now.

Because all construction and even basic equipment in the city have basically been completed.

Next, the designers at Xiapi City Design Institute should really contribute.

They divided into different teams, produced a large number of design drawings, and even erected a giant tower crane.

Although this thing is much simpler than later generations, for now, it is still unimaginable.

Liu Xie opened his mouth in surprise when he saw this.

Of course, although he couldn't understand these tools and drawings, he could clearly feel the changes in the city.

However, in just ten days, the city wall behind was widened a lot, and magnificent buildings gradually rose up on the vast wasteland in the distance.

An unprecedented new city was quickly completed in front of everyone's disbelieving eyes.

After the outskirts of the new city were basically finalized, no one built a wall. Instead, a brand new city was built. At this moment, there are at least a thousand craftsmen gathered there, sweating profusely and building something at an astonishing speed. Dazzled.

It wasn't until the construction of that place was almost completed that Liu Xie learned that there was actually a place called Qianzhuang in Xiapi City.

And that one contains at least 80% of the wealth of the entire Xiapi.

It is precisely because of the blessing of this money that Xi Yu has the confidence to exchange the excess money earned in the past year, or even three to five years, into various rare materials, ores, and even necessary materials such as military equipment.

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but start counting the good things he had seen since entering Xiapi, trying to estimate the total wealth contained in Xuzhou as a whole from these aspects.

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Of course, he couldn't estimate it.

At this moment, he finally understood that even if he was not tricked into neglecting government affairs and military force, he would not be qualified to manage Qingxu, even if the other party was asking him to start systematic study.

After having a clear understanding of his own strength, he took the initiative to find Xi Yu and explained that he wanted to enter the Imperial Academy to study hard. At the very least, he had to understand the new policies of Qingxu and Qingxu together with the young students.

Soon, the new year is approaching.

The first wave of black riders taking the Yanzhou Canal route have returned from the wilderness, and merchant ships along the way have come to pick them up.

As for Zhao Zilong, he led two thousand black cavalry to find Yin Hao and others. One was to greet them, and the other was to attack Cao Zhang from both front and back, severely injuring Cao Zhang.

When they no longer concealed their identities and walked out of the post with their war horses, they even won the support of many people in Yanzhou. Not only were there people who sent food and grass, there were even some brave people who helped them make many breakthroughs. pass.

In addition to assassinating some local officials from time to time, before Yin Hao and the others arrived, they had already turned the Yanzhou border area upside down.

After Yin Hao and others came back, the two sides merged into one and dealt a heavy blow to Cao Zhang who came after hearing the news.

If Cao Zhen, who was going to hunt down the white cavalry, had not led the crowd to come after hearing the news, still holding the flag of Cao Pi's army, telling the black cavalry to stop fighting, I am afraid that Cao Zhang would have been killed by an arrow.

This matter was said quickly, but it took several days. By the time the news reached Cao Pi's ears, Cao Zhang, who was seriously injured, had already been carried away towards Chang'an by his subordinates.

Cao Pi was troubled by a lot of troubles. However, although the battle was lost and the black and white cavalry were not retained, fortunately the assassination in the entire Chang'an City was over. Without the "sword" hanging over his head at all times, the entire Chang'an City was stable. A lot.

However, this stability did not last long.

After Cao Pi learned that the Black and White Cavalry came to Chang'an by water along the canal, he directly ordered the entire river to be sealed and prohibited all merchants from transporting goods from the canal, especially those from Qing and Xu.

Because of this, he once again fell into the swamp of trouble.

Because the waterway is impassable, many merchants can only go by land. However, in troubled times, it takes a long time to go by land. It is also very likely that you will encounter some thieves on the road, and the safety factor is too low.

As a result, more and more merchants have to reluctantly abandon the land of Chang'an.

After all, the money is really nothing compared to life.

Gradually, in Chang'an City, not to mention the sophisticated weapons and supplies, even the common handicrafts on the ordinary streets began to slowly disappear.

The city of retreat is stuck in its ways.

It was precisely because of this situation that Cao Pi and the civil and military officials in the city fell into panic.

As for the reason for panic?

Because the weather this year has been very changeable and extremely bad, I'm afraid we won't have much of a good harvest.

After months of fighting, he finally found an opportunity to reconcile with Xi Yu, and spent a lot of money to get the other party to relent and agree to peace talks.

It's a pity that it's only been a year since then, and they've lost one battle after another in internal battles.

In fact, to put it bluntly, both sides did not take the peace talks at the end of the war to heart. What the two maintained was only a superficial harmony, but in reality, there was a turbulence and secret fighting.

He couldn't win the battle, and he lost the secret battles one after another. Cao Pi was so angry that his heart ached with anger, but he had no choice but to do anything.

At the moment, they are just looking forward to gathering the troops and horses together and starting to re-establish the official selection system in the territory. It is hoped that through the reform of internal affairs and new management, the entire Yanzhou will be rejuvenated.

At the same time, he also ordered the Yushitai to re-verify and confirm the identities of major officials in the DPRK and China, making sure to clearly explore their identities and even their social circles.

After hearing about people like Yin Hao and the assassination, he felt that he would not be able to sleep well unless he checked everyone under his command.

But who would have thought that if you don’t check, you won’t know. This check... is worse than not checking!

In the process, a series of interesting things happened that made Cao Pi dumbfounded and helpless.

Xi Zhicai led the crowd to conduct various searches and inquiries through overt and covert investigations, and found out that there were at least hundreds of officials at all levels in the DPRK and the Central Government who had close contact with the Black Cavalry, and that they had good relationships with them!

If he just wants to punish him but doesn't know how to punish him, who should he punish?

After all, the law does not hold everyone accountable!

In desperation, he finally had to order people to burn all the collected bamboo slips and even various directories and correspondence and other evidence in front of everyone during the morning meeting.

After enduring the humiliation, Cao Pi finally settled the matter smoothly, and there was peace again in the main hall.

At night, while he was closing his eyes and concentrating on his way back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he suddenly heard bursts of laughter and the sound of strings and strings.

When I lifted the curtain, I saw that it was the mansion of a handsome man with great features on the streets of the inner city!

He immediately ordered people to stop the car. Even at the door, you could faintly hear the laughter and curses inside. This shows how lively the house must be.

He endured his anger and sent people to patrol around and investigate. Only then did he realize that the bustle of General Wu Guanzhong's mansion was not just today, but almost every night!

Lan Xu, Chen Lin and others are invited here to have fun every day.

"Lord, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing his eyes staring at the gate of General Lang's Mansion with sharp swords, Sima Yi, who was always by his side, asked carefully.

After hearing this, Cao Pi looked at him meaningfully, then slowly let out a breath of anger and said, "Let's go! Go and see how Zijian has been doing recently, and what achievements and achievements he has made!"

"This...Lord, it's nighttime right now. I think the Fourth Young Master just likes the excitement, so he went on duty--"

"Tsk! Likes excitement? Is he a low-ranking person? I'm afraid he's not a wild man, I don't know what that means!"

"What's more, listening to the voices inside, I'm afraid this matter has been going on for some time. It is estimated that when this ridiculous thing starts, we are still discussing political affairs and haven't made any decisions yet, right?"

Cao Pi sneered and said in a deep voice full of anger: "What is he thinking now? Ziwen and I have been worried about state affairs all day long, and my uncle is no longer the same person as me before. Can't he see this? ?”

"He is still having fun in the mansion all day long, watching dances and having fun. Hasn't he ever thought about proving that even if he leaves his father and brother-in-law, he can still have a great career, and he can be called a clan member of the Cao family, or even a member of the Cao family? Does everyone in the world take a high look at you?"

Sima Yi did not dare to answer this question because it was too sharp.

Similarly, it also reflects a current situation.

That is, apart from Cao Cao and Xi Yu, the Cao clan is really not a big shot in this world.

As for them, only the identity of Cao Cao's son is blessing them.

In fact, if Xia Hou Yuanrang, Cao Zixiao and others had not chosen to turn their backs on Xi Yu, causing him to lose confidence in the Cao family, Xi Yu would not have become what he is today.

Of course, if Cao Pi could treat Xi Yu like his late lord Cao Cao, and he would be an unparalleled scholar, the Cao family would not have ended up like today.

In fact, these questions have been in Sima Yi's mind over and over again.

He still admires Xi Yu very much, and also wants to compete with him and try his best to surpass him.

After all, in the whole world, apart from Xi Yu, there is no one who can be extremely outstanding in terms of benevolence, talents, knowledge, and clever strategies.

Speaking of which, there are not many capable counselors in this world, but almost all of them, including himself, are pawns in the hands of others.

On the other hand, Xi Yu has now become a chess player, even an extremely powerful one.

Take the current incident as an example. Others were still enjoying the New Year leisurely in Xiapi, but the whole of Chang'an lost its original tranquility unexpectedly.

Although the Black and White Cavalry have already left Chang'an, the civil and military officials in Chang'an are still worried.

In addition, although Cao Pi ordered people to issue a proclamation to inform the people that the civil strife had been calmed down, their hearts were still full of uneasiness.

Anyway, since the assassination, people in the entire area have lost confidence in Cao Wei.

And the initiator of this incident is Xi Yu.

Who would have thought that Xi Yu, who had been so ostracized by the Cao family, would actually start a desperate counterattack after enduring the Cao family three times after saying "nothing is better than three".

Starting from Qingzhou's use of military tactics against Yanzhou, his subsequent plans were interlocking and endless, without giving the other side any time to react.

It was also because Sima Yi saw what the Cao family did to Xi Yu after Cao Cao's death that he made up his mind not to be completely devoted to the Cao family.

In fact, at the beginning, their father Sima Fang once told their brothers that it would be best for each of them to have a good relationship with a young master, so that the Sima family can be prosperous forever.

It's a pity that the youngest Cao Chong has passed away long ago, and Cao Ang went to Xuzhou to follow Xi Yu. Only himself and his brother Sima Lang who chose to follow the two brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Pi barely had some weight in Cao Wei, and they were more or less important in the court. sentence.

Apart from this, the other brothers of the Sima family have little power.

Of course, because their official positions are spread throughout Jizhou and Yanzhou, although their power is not great, they still have some influence.

It's just that... with just such a little influence, it may not be possible to save his brother Sima Lang who is following Cao Zhi.

At this moment, he could only pray that his brother was not in the house, otherwise, he might die.

While he was thinking wildly, Cao Pi also got off the carriage and walked towards the stairs of the mansion, followed by hundreds of guards.

After a while, the servant who heard the knock on the door rushed out and opened the door. When he saw Cao Pi, his face turned pale with fright, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees.

"Greetings... I'm paying my respects to Mr. Wei. I don't know that Mr. Wei is here and I hope to forgive you. I... I'm going to pass the message -"

"No need, I just want to see what he is doing?"

After saying that, Cao Pi decisively walked in without even glancing at the servant.

If the old servant in front of him had not been in the house for several years when his father was still alive, Cao Pi, who felt that he was vaguely familiar, would not let this old guy go.

Of course, no embarrassment does not mean no punishment.

The old servant, who was kneeling motionless on the ground, did not dare to stand up from the cold stairs until the sound of Cao Pi's footsteps completely disappeared.

As for Sima Yi, he quickly followed Cao Pi anxiously, not daring to speak.

After a while, the guards who were clearing the way in front surrounded the entire courtyard house. At this time, a figure walked out of the front yard.

Sima Yi took a closer look and thought it was going to be bad!

Because this person is not someone else, but his brother Sima Lang.

It seems... the thing that worried me most has happened.

Although he was extremely panicked, Sima Yi didn't dare to show any signs of it on his face.

Fortunately, there was no trace of alcohol on Sima Lang's body, and he looked very clear-headed.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw Cao Pi, and then quickly walked forward, bending down deeply with a bit of hope and expectation.

"My subordinates have met Mr. Wei, you are finally here!"

Cao Pi naturally recognized the person opposite him. He turned to look at the expressionless Sima Yi, then turned to Sima Lang and asked: "Why? Do you think I'm late? Or do you think I'm here to delay your enjoyment? "

"This... subordinate has no such intention!"

Sima Lang had a crying face and was in a dilemma for a moment before explaining: "My subordinates have tried to persuade the Fourth Young Master several times not to drink alcohol or have fun, but nothing can be done... I can't stand the Fourth Young Master being raped by other people." The retainers are bewitching you."

"Not only did he not listen to his subordinates, he also ordered them to pour wine for other guests to apologize. One of them, Chen Lin, was really eloquent. He refuted several attempts by his subordinates to console him, and the Fourth Young Master also trusted him. .”

"Ah!"

The more Cao Pi listened, the angrier he became, and his face became darker.

He still knew Sima Lang. He was known as a loyal and honest person in Xuchang, so he believed his words to a certain extent.

"Those are just poor Confucian scholars. Just because you can't say it doesn't mean I can't say it!"

As he spoke, he laughed out loud and continued: "Today, I will teach you how to talk to them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked boldly into the front yard, then walked around the intricate porch and walked straight to the middle and back yards.

In fact, after arriving in the middle courtyard, the various sounds of silk and bamboo orchestras, singing, and talking... all gathered together in one place. When Cao Pi suddenly heard it, his ears were a little overwhelmed.

At this time, Cao Zhi's voice also came over.

Listening to his eloquent comments, the anger in Cao Pi's heart suddenly rose to several levels.

He strode around the middle courtyard, and after walking on the bluestone path for a while, he raised his foot and kicked towards the closed door in front of him.

With a bang, the scene inside the door was completely taken in.

In addition to Cao Zhi sitting on the main seat, there were also seven or eight literati dressed as counselors sitting inside. The most conspicuous among them was the man sitting directly below and first on the left.

Probably because he was drunk, he squinted his eyes for a long time after seeing the person coming. After finally confirming that it was Cao Pi, instead of standing up to salute, he said boldly: "This person is the Duke of Wei? How come he looks far less elegant than the previous Duke of Wei?" "

These words were extremely heartbreaking and extremely bold.

Just because he was separated by a door and did not recognize Cao Pi immediately, he said that Cao Pi did not have the style of his father Cao Cao.

Cao Zhi smiled awkwardly when he heard this and said, "Sir, please be careful, this is my second brother!"

"Second brother, this is my protégé Chen Lin. It's fate that we met today. Come on, second brother, let's raise a glass to today's sixth round of wine!"

Cao Zhi was probably drunk now, his cheeks were red, and although he didn't speak with a big tongue, his figure was shaking uncontrollably.

It's just... He's already drunk like this, but the wine cup in his hand is stable.

This made Cao Pi unable to control the anger he had suppressed all the way.

With a dark face, he looked at Chen Ling and asked in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, has Sima Lang ever advised Zijian not to drink?"

"What does he know like a piece of wood? He should be unrestrained in life, be attentive when doing politics, and he should be attentive when he is on duty. He should do as he pleases, take pleasure in time, and enjoy life. This is the true temperament and the true meaning of Jian'an's character. !”

"You're right, second brother, it's rare for you to come here once. Wouldn't it be nice for us to take advantage of our free time today to recite poems and write poems together to show the character of Jian'an?"