"Cao Ziyu, there are fine wines and beautiful scenery here, but there is no singing, dancing and the sound of the piano. Why not ask the beautiful piano player to play another song?"

At the Hefei County government banquet, Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao drank wine until their cheeks turned red and they looked like a monkey's butt.

Cao Xin shook his head slightly, "What we are talking about is a matter of family and country, and it is related to the national economy and people's livelihood. It should be more serious. If you don't listen to your rambling voice, it will disturb people's will."

"General Cao is right."

Bu Zhi and others nodded in agreement, while Guo Fengxiao curled his lips.

Cao Xin laughed, changed the topic to Bu Zhi and others, and asked them if they had any plans to become officials.

After taking Juchao, all Huainan County was under the control of Cao Jun, with a total of sixteen counties.

Most of the officials in the original counties followed Yuan Shu and fled Huainan, resulting in vacancies among officials in Huainan County.

The four Bu Zhao people are well-spoken, obviously well-educated, and are local scholars. If they are willing to serve as officials under Cao Cao, Cao Xin is willing to recommend a few people.

Hearing his solicitation, Wei Jing and the others readily accepted. Nabu Zhi said that he had parents at home and needed to discuss with them before making a decision.

Cao Xin nodded, hearing some hesitation from the other party's tone, but he didn't care. Many people in Huainan County fled from Xuzhou. They didn't like Cao Cao, so naturally they didn't want to join Cao's army. He didn't force it.

After drinking a few rounds of wine, Bu Zhao and others stood up to say goodbye. Guo Fengxiao also stood up unsteadily and said he wanted to go together.

"Guo Fengxiao, have you been running around too much and you don't know where your home is?"

Cao Xin pulled him and said.

"Ziyu, I didn't say goodbye to Mrs. Bu when I came here. I'll come back after I say hello."

Guo Fengxiao waved his hand and said.

"Bastard! You, the dog-headed military advisor of Cao Jun, went to Yuan Shu's territory. Are you looking for death?"

Cao Xin asked someone to take the drunkard to bed.

"Wait a minute, Cao Ziyu, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Guo Fengxiao grabbed his arm and said.

"What are you talking about? Tell me that you are in love with a widow. You are truly in love, and you would rather die than be separated. How can you be so cowardly as the Prime Minister?"

Cao Xin cursed in anger.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Guo Jia slapped his hand away, glanced at the carriage in front of the Yamen and said, "Didn't you ask me to find a beauty? Miss Bu from the Bu family is young but has national beauty. I can be your matchmaker."

"Miss Bu? Will you be my matchmaker?"

Cao Xin looked him up and down, then suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Oh~, I understand what you mean. You like Mrs. Bu, but you asked me to marry Miss Bu. In this way, you will become my father-in-law, and you can come to my house openly and have a drink without having to pay off my debt? Guo Fengxiao?

Guo Fengxiao, you are indeed a top strategist, you are so smart."

"Eh~"

Guo Fengxiao was stunned for a moment, blinked, this idea seemed to be a good one, and then shook his head again,

"Don't talk nonsense. I, Guo Fengxiao, only love drinking in my life. Beauty is like a floating cloud to me. I just want to help you accomplish good things. I never think about myself."

"That's right, that's right. Fengxiao is serious about it. Then go quickly and I'll help you deal with it at the Prime Minister's side."

Cao Xin smiled.

"Look at your virtue! Don't forget our original agreement."

"Agreement? What agreement?"

Cao Xin said doubtfully.

"Have you forgotten? You said you asked me to help you find a beauty and find one to forgive my debt of 2,000 yuan, have you forgotten?!"

"You want more money?"

Cao Xin looked at him in surprise, "Guo Fengxiao, do you have a dark heart? The Bu family saved your dog's life, but you used their daughter to pay the debt. You, Mr. Dongguo, are worthy of your reputation."

"Don't talk nonsense. I, Guo Fengxiao, am an ungrateful person. I see that the Bu family has orphans and widowed mothers, but they are extremely beautiful. These are troubled times. If people like them have no support, they will inevitably suffer in the future. I see

You, Cao Ziyu, are considered a responsible man, so I acted as a matchmaker for you. It was all out of good intentions, but you doubt my character?!

Forget it, I won’t be the matchmaker anymore.”

Guo Jia shook his sleeves and walked out of the county government office angrily.

Cao Xin laughed.

——

The next day, Cao Xin planned to go to Linhu in person to pick up Guo Fengxiao.

First, on behalf of Prime Minister Cao, he went to thank the Bu family for saving Guo Fengxiao's life. In addition, after harvesting Huainan counties, Prime Minister Cao prepared to return to Xudu to reorganize his troops and seek revenge from Lu Bu next year.

Before leaving, Guo Fengxiao asked someone to bring him a brocade bag.

Cao Xin opened it and looked at it, curled his lips and smiled. He was indeed a genius, and all his ideas were clever.

He called Zhang Baiqi to give some instructions, then took Liao Hua, Silu Niang's eldest brother Feng Xi, a dozen followers, and a cart full of gifts to Linhu County to visit Bu's family.

The visit went well. Although I didn't get to see the beautiful Miss Bu, I did see Mrs. Bu, a gentle, dignified, beautiful woman with a beautiful appearance and a smart heart.

With Mrs. Bu's color, Miss Bu is definitely not bad.

In addition, I heard that Miss Bu was a famous teacher. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a famous woman named Bu Lianshi. She was the concubine of Sun Quan. Although she was not the queen, she was the master of the harem.

It is said that Lianshi Bu is very beautiful, virtuous, and a good woman with a prosperous husband. Cao Xin suspected that they were the same person, but out of etiquette, he could not ask Miss Bu's full name.

After the visit, Cao Xin took Guo Fengxiao and left Bu's house.

When walking to the gate of Linhu County, a large group of people, about a thousand people, rushed towards them. The leader was Qiao Rui, the newly appointed governor of Lujiang by Yuan Shu. He once served as a general under Yuan Shu and was also a famous general in Huainan.

"Don't leave, thief Cao!"

Qiao Rui shouted while riding a horse.

Thousands of troops came towards him. Cao Xin looked at Guo Fengxiao and said,

"You're so smart, do you have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

"Of course we're going to fight, come on, come on, come on."

Guo Fengxiao hid in the carriage and said.

"This general only has more than ten people, how can we fight him?"

"You are an enemy of ten thousand people, but you only have more than a thousand. If you use more to defeat fewer, you are sure to win."

Guo Fengxiao closed the car door and stopped showing his head.

Cao Xin curled his lips, put on his helmet, pulled out his spear from the carriage, got on his horse, and shouted, Liao Hua and ten Langya riders followed behind him.

"Where is the thief Cao!"

"kill!!"

Qiao Rui led three to four hundred cavalry and charged over. There were hundreds of infantry on all sides, gradually approaching.

"kill!!"

Cao Xin brandished his big iron spear and led eleven cavalrymen towards Qiao Rui. He shot out like a dragon and swept across the area with one shot. Even Qiao Rui, a veteran on the battlefield, could not withstand five rounds under him.

"Tsk, tsk~, Cao Ziyu is getting more and more fierce. I'll have a good time beating Lu Bu next time."

In the carriage, Guo Fengxiao said while chewing melon seeds.

"Mr. Fengxiao, can General Ziyu defeat him? We only have more than ten people here?"

Silu Niang's brother Feng Xi squatted in the car and asked tremblingly.

"Don't worry, listen!"

Guo Fengxiao pointed to the distance and said.

"Listen to what?"

Feng Xi turned his ears to listen outside, and suddenly heard loud sounds of horse hooves and shouts of killing, coming from far to near, straight into the rear of Qiao Rui's army.

He looked out in surprise and saw more than a hundred Langya knights. They wielded their spears and killed Yuan's soldiers, causing them to fall off their horses and defeat them.

"The overall situation has been decided, let's return to the city!"

Guo Fengxiao clapped his hands and asked the driver to drive back to the city.

"Mr. Fengxiao, what are we going to do when we go back?"

"It's all Cao Ziyu's fault. He didn't keep a low profile when he came and let people know that he had been to the Bu family. If we left and Yuan Shu investigated afterward, the Bu family would be guilty of collaborating with the enemy."

Guo Jia sighed.

Feng Xi nodded.

When the carriage arrived at Bu's house again, Bu Zhao had already received news from his friends that Cao Xin, the general of Cao's army, came to visit Bu's house with heavy gifts. When he left the city, he was besieged by Qiao Rui, the prefect of Lujiang.

General Cao Ziyu led more than a dozen cavalry to fight against Qiao Rui's thousands of soldiers and horses. He was at a disadvantage at first, but not long after, Zhang Baiqi led more than a hundred Langya cavalry to arrive, and Qiao Rui was defeated and retreated.
To be continued...