Section 12 Excited

After hearing Cao Pi's scream, Cao Cao looked at Cao Chong with a slight pride, looking like "I'm right, right?" Cao Chong just smiled and looked at Cao Pi, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't be anxious. You are weak and you are not angry."

"Uh--" Cao Pi came to his senses and quickly coughed twice in a concealment: "As soon as I saw my father and you, I felt much better."

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed and stroked his beard and said, "Then you can stay here with me, so that I will not be lonely alone."

Cao Pi smiled dryly and said, "If I could stay with my father and Cang Shu for several days, I would like to do it. However, Cang Shu, the navy is a country's important weapon, how can it be used to escort those merchants? Isn't this a bit of putting the caravan before and will be criticized?" He smiled and said, "Is it because Governor Cai used to escort his caravans. Now he is no longer the governor, but he still can't bear to do such good things, so he has to form a routine and put private matters in a clear way? Cang Shu, although I don't know much about your affairs, I still want to remind you that the navy is an army and cannot be used as a means of others at will. Otherwise, even if the Prime Minister's Office doesn't say anything, the emperor will not be willing. Those officials may also make things difficult for them."

The more he thought about it, the happier he felt, and the more worried he looked on his face: "Your Changchun Army Xu County is already quarreling like a oil pan, why do you have to add more fire? Even if you have to take care of the Cai family's business, it would be okay to wait a while. It would be bad to leave such a bad impression on people."

Cao Chong kept smiling and watching Cao Pi talk. He waited until he finished speaking, and then he smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't care what those people are saying. Since they like to quarrel, just let them make the quarrel lively. Aren't they quarrel about the Chang'an army? I have ordered the three thousand Chang'an army to be transferred back to Xu County to see the power of the Chang'an army with their own eyes. Aren't they going to quarrel about the Navy? I will transfer the Navy to Luoyang and let them see the navy's power." He paused and said, "If you do big things, you can't be afraid of people. How can you accomplish something? Didn't your father say that you should not be fond of fame and live in real trouble."

"With that being said, we have to consider public opinion, right?" Cao Pi was happy, but advised him in reverse.

"Don't argue, everyone's affairs will be handled by everyone." Cao Cao, who had been watching the two brothers, knocked on the wooden frame with the map hanging in his hand with the Qiong stick in his hand, and said impatiently. Cao Pi, Cao Chong saw that I had spoken, and stopped talking. He turned to Cao Cao. Cao Cao pointed to the map and said, "Zihuan, you are now conquering Liaodong, and most of the food, grass and weapons have been transferred to your side. I heard that Lu Wenmo was cruel enough, and he actually emptied all the Nanyang Armament Library. Zihuan, what official position did you let him do? How many people did he bring?"

Cao Pi hurriedly bowed and said, "Lu Wenwei has been a military plan in the Prime Minister's Office for a long time, and has actually fought in Jingzhou. Besides, Uncle Yuan Rang is taking care of him. I think he will be able to take care of him for three or four thousand people, no matter how many generals are, he should still be competent."

"It's right." Cao Cao nodded, no longer talking about this topic, but said in the direction of Dai County: "Cang Shu suggested that Ziwen lead his army to attack Xianbei. He responded from Guanzhong. Both sides went out to solve the threat of the Xianbei people, and then took the Western Regions to complete the final blow to rebuild the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. However, due to the problem of the Changzhi Army, the emperor has not even issued the order to reward the great victory of Xiliang, let alone the northern expedition." Speaking of this issue, Cao Cao seemed a little unhappy, glanced at Cao Chong, and continued: "Ziwen has 10,000 in his hand." Speaking of this issue, Cao Cao seemed a little unhappy.

General Zuo has 20,000 troops, a total of 30,000 people, of which about 10,000 cavalry, and about 20,000 troops in Guanzhong, Cangshu's 10,000 dragon cavalry, a total of 50,000 infantry and cavalry. The force is enough, and the proportion of infantry and cavalry is also appropriate, but the material is difficult. Most of the grain stored in the treasury has been transferred to you, and the rest has to deal with emergencies and cannot be taken out for the Northern Expo. The taxes of each county have not yet been raised, and it is still unknown whether the taxes this year can meet the requirements. Now it seems that the matter of the Northern Expo may have to be delayed."

Cao Pi secretly felt fortunate that he followed Sima Yi and Wu Zhi's advice and asked to transfer the army for a year's food and grass. No matter how difficult it is now, it has nothing to do with him. The harvest this year is not very good. It is not as convenient to fight the Xianbei than to fight Liaodong. The desert has thousands of miles away, and no one dares to act rashly. Moreover, the Xianbei people are mainly cavalry. Although Cao Chong and Cao Zhang combined with 50,000 cavalry, there are only 20,000 cavalry, which does not have much advantage. If you accidentally do it again, you may repeat the devastating defeat of Luo Sunyuan in the sixth year of Xiping (177 AD). Looking at this, I guess I have finished fighting Liaodong and Ziwen has not yet set off.

"The army has not moved, and the food and grass will go first. Since the food and grass are not fully prepared, in my humble opinion, let's wait. Although the Xianbei people are not as strong as Tan Shihuai when they were there, their strength cannot be underestimated. Even if the 50,000 troops are elite, they do not have enough advantages. Moreover, it is even more dangerous to go far away to the desert. With the strong national strength of Emperor Xiaowu, Wei Huo's peerless generals - of course, Cang Shu and Ziwen are not worse than Wei Huo." Cao Pi raised his head and smiled at Cao Chong, and then continued: "But now is not after Cheng Wenjing's savings for 70 years. It is more feasible to attack the Huns in a row like Emperor Xiaowu. It is better to fight for one battle and win."

"It's reasonable." Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Zihuan, it seems that you have not only worked hard on the Battle of Liaodong, but also have a lot of opinions on the issue of conquesting the north. Very good, let's continue!"

Cao Pi was rarely praised by his father, and was overjoyed. He quickly said a few humble words: "I just said it casually. My father and Cang Shu were both talented. Of course, these have been considered. I did not care about being rude and made a big fuss, but I just wanted to throw away my bricks and attract jade. My father said this, so I was ashamed to kill me."

Cao Cao smiled faintly and said, "Yes, we have considered these, but listening to one person's opinions is always beneficial. Isn't Cang Shu still brainstorming? Today, the three of us, father and son, also have a brainstorming method to see how the Xianbei people should handle it properly. Zihuan, although you are not as good as Cang Shu in military affairs, it is also valuable to see these. There is no need to be polite between father and son. Just say whatever you think."

"Here." Cao Pi was happy in his heart, and he thought for a while, and suddenly had an idea and said, "Sun Tzu said that it is good for those who are good at fighting. Although our army cannot send troops for a while, the Xianbei people may not know it. At this time, why not send envoys to Xianbei, Xiongnu and other places, pretend to be about to go out to fight and force them to come to court and surrender to me. Even if they do not know the good and bad, they do not know how to advance and retreat, it will have nothing to do with me. When the supplies are sufficient next year and our Liaodong has been pacified, the army can force them from three sides, which is more likely to win. If they know how to be favorable and rebellious and send envoys to court, then we can solve the big problem that makes Cang Shu's headache without moving one army or one soldier?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and thought for a while, then looked at Cao Chong again, and said with a smile: "Cang Shu, what do you think Zihuan's plan?"

Cao Chong quickly smiled and said, "Brother, this plan is to be polite first and then soldiers, which will show the style of our country of etiquette. Of course, it is good."

"Since that's the case, who is better for you to do the envoy?" Cao Cao laughed and said, "Cang Shu, how about Jiang Ziyi in your mansion?"

When Cao Pi heard this, he frowned, smacked his lips gently, shook his head, and looked like he disagreed but didn't object. When Cao Chong saw it, he smiled and said, "Zihuan, didn't say anything? Just say it. Don't say half of it and leave half of it, it seems a bit naive. There is no emperor here, and you won't kill your head if you say it wrong. What's there to be afraid of?"

Cao Pi smiled embarrassedly, looked at Cao Chong apologetically and said, "Cang Shu, it's not that I have any opinion of you, that Jiang Ziyi... I'm afraid it won't work?"

"Why?" Cao Chong asked back, which sounded casual and had no unhappiness.

"Jiang Ziyi used the art of pervasive and erratic words and impulsive words, but he did not know the kindness and righteousness of the saints. I am afraid that we cannot reflect our original intention. If we talk to the Xianbei people, it will not only harm his own life, but also damage the prestige of the country. Therefore, I think it is inappropriate..." Cao Pi said hesitantly.

Cao Chong raised his eyebrows, blinked his eyes, thinking, but did not refute. After hearing this, Cao Cao didn't say anything for a moment, and paused for a moment before saying, "Who do you think is more suitable?"

Cao Pi thought about it carefully, raised his head and said, "The Luzi family (Lu Yu) in Zhuo County are both good at learning and conduct, they are quite familiar with the affairs of the Xianbei, and they are in their prime. I think... can be used."

"The son of Lu Zijian?" Cao Cao thought for a while and soon realized.

"That's right." Cao Pi smiled and said, "He is a thief Cao in my mansion. He is smart and capable, and is well-versed in the affairs of the Hu people. It is just right."

Cao Cao laughed, turned to Cao Chong and said, "What do you think?"

Cao Chong looked at Cao Pi, and saw that although he was smiling, his eyes were a little anxious. He knew that he must think that it was not a big problem to convince the Xianbei people to come to the court under this situation. The Lu family was a big family in Zhuo County. Lu Zhi was a good scholar. He was a great scholar, Ma Rong, and Zheng Xuan were classmates. Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were all his students. Not only in Zhuo County, but also in the entire Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi's knowledge was one of the few masters. He was not only knowledgeable, but also led troops to fight to pacify the Yellow Turbans, and Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun at that time.

He was also known as the Three Heroes. Although he was imprisoned because of the failure to ask for bribes by eunuchs, his reputation became even more famous. He was so high that even the fierce Dong Zhuo wanted to make him three points. Not only did he have a good reputation among the Han Dynasty, but he was also famous among the Wuhuan and Xianbei people. On the one hand, his student Gongsun Zan had a high combat value, and on the other hand, he lived in seclusion in the Shanggu Jun Dushan in his later years. Many people from Wuhuan knew that he had great knowledge and respected him very much. When Cao Cao was invading Wuhuan, he also had to take special care of the prefect of Zhuo County to take care of Lu Zhi's family, which shows that.

Cao Pi wooed Lu Yu, it can be said that he wooed the scholars from Zhuo County, and the scholars from the entire Youzhou. To a certain extent, he even wooed the scholars from the entire northern border.

This is the influence of great scholars and famous scholars.

Although Cao Chong was surprised that Zhao Yun was the prefect of Zhuo County and did not recruit Lu Yu to the mansion, he now faced Cao Pi and could only nod, saying: "This person is the most suitable candidate, and his brother's eyesight is indeed superior."

Cao Pi smiled, with a hint of pride. For the first time, he felt that he had the upper hand in front of Cao Chong. This feeling was indeed quite good. He waved his hand and smiled: "Cang Shu was joking. I was just trying to conquer Liaodong, so I was a little familiar with the scholars in Youzhou. How could I have any outstanding eyesight?"

Cao Cao glanced at their brothers and smiled: "Zihuan, since you have used your method to do this, go to Xu County to ask the emperor for an imperial edict. All the matters will be arranged by you. How about it?"

Cao Pi was overjoyed and couldn't believe his ears. He was stunned for a moment, and soon woke up. He hurriedly thanked him: "My son must do his best to do this and dare not let his father down."

Cao Cao smiled and gently tapped Cao Pi's shoulder with a Qiong stick: "Can your body... still hold it?"

Cao Pi responded loudly: "Although my son is a little uncomfortable, my family and national affairs are of great importance, how can I refuse? Please rest assured, please rest assured. Xu County is only a few hundred miles away, so my son can still hold on."

Cao Cao nodded: "It's so good. You go to Xu County first. However, there are too many people in Xu County's mansion now, and I'm afraid you can't stay there, so you can live in Zidan's mansion." He thought for a while and said, "Let Zidan bring five hundred leopard cavalry to follow you and protect you from your safety."

Cao Pi was almost stunned when he heard this. The Leopard Cavalry was Cao Cao's personal guard cavalry and he never left him. Now he asked Cao Zhen to protect himself with the Leopard Cavalry, which was tantamount to announcing him to others to make him his heir. The news came too suddenly, which made him almost unbelievable. He stared at Cao Cao blankly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Why? Don't want it?" Cao Cao frowned and said unhappily.

Cao Pi was shocked and his heart beat loudly. He quickly bowed to the ground again and shouted loudly: "My son thanked my father."

"Okay, the ground is cold, you are weak, don't kneel on the ground." Cao Cao gently picked Cao Pi with a stick and said in a harmonious voice: "After talking for a long time, you must be tired too. Go down and rest for a while. I have someone prepare some medicine porridge for you. You can use some to warm your body."

"Here." Cao Pi was so grateful that he burst into tears and said tremblingly: "Thank you, Father." After that, he bowed twice more, got up and took two steps back. Song Ji came up and led him backwards.

Cao Cao and Cao Chong looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

"Cang Shu, are you really going to let Zhou Gongjin serve as the governor of the Navy?" Cao Cao was silent for a long time and suddenly said, "Zhou Gongjin is a good Lujiang Wang clan, but is he the same as you? Even if you hand over most of the navy to Lu Zijing to Jiaozhou, you must have at least 20,000 troops in the hands of Zhou Gongjin. These are elite soldiers who have been in battle for a long time. Twenty thousand elite soldiers are stationed in Luoyang. Zhou Gongjin is also good at employing people. Are you afraid that after he controls the navy, it will be unfavorable to you?"

Cao Chong straightened up, stretched his body, and said disapprovingly: "Zhou Gongjin is good at employed people. He wants to control the hearts of these 20,000 people for up to half a year. I never doubt this. I need his reputation to fight against those famous scholars, but this is not the main purpose. To be honest, I have never taken these so-called famous scholars too much." He said, smiling at Cao Cao: "My father has made so many achievements, and many famous scholars were awarded by him back then, but after all, it is because of his father's strength. As for famous scholars, it is okay to help them. Let them be the first in the world, which makes them a little embarrassed."

After hearing Cao Chong's words, Cao Cao smiled a little proudly, but deliberately curled his lips and said, "You said so easily, why did you want your father-in-law to come forward, and why did you want Zhou Gongjin to be the governor of the navy? Isn't you trying to win over people?"

Cao Chong grinned and sat down again. He blinked and smiled, "Father, I asked my father-in-law to come forward to take care of Jingzhou. On the one hand, I want to show some kindness to the emperor, but on the other hand, because my father-in-law was reborn like a phoenix in Xiangyang for two years, and was no longer the stubborn mind. He could not only understand our difficulties, but also have enough affinity with the emperor and court officials, which was good for coordinating our relationship. He was also one of the main founders of his father's achievements. If he ended up in vain, he would not be good for his father's reputation. Letting him come out to take charge of Jingzhou will be more acceptable in all aspects. Why don't I do it? Isn't my father very satisfied?"

"He is your father-in-law and you recommended it to me. Can I be dissatisfied with it?" Cao Cao glared at his eyes and said with a cold face on purpose.

"Hahaha..." Cao Chong smiled and bowed to Cao Cao: "I'm also obeying my father's wishes."

"Bad!" Cao Cao laughed and cursed, and then continued, "Our first step has been given up. It depends on whether the emperor is aware of the situation. If he can follow what you said, then everything will be easy. If he is still stubborn, you must not forget your promise to me?"

Cao Chong nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, father, if he dares to move... no, even if he wants to touch a hair from my Cao family, I will let him be the same as Sun Jizuo."

"A perverse person." Cao Cao raised his Qiong stick and knocked Cao Chong again: "Be careful that someone will hear you, I'll be very disrespectful."

"If you don't respect, you will disrespect. I didn't want to respect him at first." Cao Chong disagreed and shrugged: "Besides, my father's garrison is very strict, who can sue me?"

"It's always good to be careful." Cao Cao didn't agree. He curled his lips and looked at the map and said, "What do you think about Dai County?"

"The envoys need to be sent, but if you can't send an envoy, you think everything is going well." Speaking of the war, Cao Chong put away his smile and said seriously: "The weather this year is not good, and there may be heavy snow disasters in the northern Hu area. Those Hu people regard my great man as a granary and come to grab one when they come hungry. It is more convenient than going to their own warehouses. They usually have to disturb the border without being affected by the disaster. They are even more likely to come when they are affected by the disaster. They also ask their father to order Ziwen to step up their precautions and not to be careless. Zi Xiaoshu's army should also go to the clouds.

The Dingxiang area is close to each other and echoes Ziwen in case of any situation. It is best to transfer Zhang Liao's troops to Wuyuan County. He has many soldiers from Bingzhou under him, and is familiar with the environment there, so he should be able to stop the Hu people from going south. Although the army cannot go on an expedition, the reserves of grain are enough for them to station on the border, expand the defense line outward, and try to suppress the living space of the Xianbei people, which is also beneficial for persuading surrender. Even if the persuasion fails, it will be more convenient when the offensive is launched next year."

Cao Cao stared at the map, listened to Cao Chong's explanation, nodded repeatedly. Zhang Liao and Cao Zhang stood in front like two fists. Cao Ren led a large army to support him. The Hu people attacked the left and responded to him, and the left and right were responded to him. The left and right were shot together, and he could surround and annihilate him. He smiled happily, but looked back at Cao Chong: "Cang Shu, your army is approaching, I am afraid that the Xianbei people will surrender if they don't want to surrender."

Cao Chong understood what Cao Cao meant. He reminded himself that this arrangement might be a wedding dress for Cao Pi. The army was in an uproar, and the Xianbei people were under greater survival pressure and were more likely to surrender. When the Xianbei people surrendered, the envoy Lu Yu could make contributions, and Cao Pi would also make contributions as the suggester and the main executor, but his support was not obvious. However, he did not need this contribution at all. He did not use this matter to compete for merit with Cao Pi, so he was not worried at all. Of course, the army was in his own hands. Even if the Xianbei people were willing to surrender, the initiative to accept or not was still in his own hands.

He smiled and said, "If the Xianbei people could surrender, wouldn't that be better? Zihuan said just now, win without fighting, be the best."

"Hmph..." Cao Cao shook his head and smiled twice, smacked his lips, and wanted to say something but didn't say anything. After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself: "The best kind is like water, and he retires with success and fame. It is easy to say, but difficult to do. Cang Shu, the difficulties in front of you are not just a little bit, 'establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, and carry forward the unique knowledge for the past sages'. Although these are difficult, with your wisdom, you can still do it. 'Building peace for all ages' is difficult. Trees want to be quiet but the wind does not stop, tigers will not hurt others' wishes, people will harm tigers' hearts, Cang Shu, don't forget them."

Cao Chong closed his smile and said seriously: "What my father said is very good. However, although things are difficult, they must be accomplished. With my father planning and planning, how can I know that it cannot be accomplished? Moreover, our actions are also to realize the holy heart, follow the public's opinion, and follow the trend. Even if it is more difficult, it is worth it."

"But you also need to know that the Sacred Heart is too weak, and sometimes it is unreliable." Cao Cao sighed and said, "It's done, my Cao family can be remembered forever. If it is defeated, it will be destroyed by the body and furniture."

Cao Chong shook his head and said, "Father, why are you so unconfident?"

"When people get old, they are not as confident as you young people." Cao Cao sighed, with his hands behind his back, dragged his stick slowly to the side of the railing, and looked into the distance. Cao Chong hurriedly followed and bowed his hands to follow him.

"Cang Shu, I'm 62 years old, I'm alive for a few years. Don't think it looks okay now, but I know my own body. It's better to be better than it every day. I'll be in trouble again. No one knows which day I can't hold on. You... have already thought about it." Cao Cao looked at the sparkling lake and said softly: "God has left me with only a handful of time. The time I give you... is also very limited. You have to hurry up."

"Yes." Cao Chong bowed and replied, "My son obeyed the order."

When Cao Chong heard that he suddenly changed his words, Cao Cao's eyelids twitched and he smiled with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!