A tall young man, with his back facing the gate of the city lord's palace.
Inside the city lord's palace, Cao Su led all the soldiers out of the palace.
After hearing the sound, the young man slowly turned around and met the leader, Cao Su.
When they first met, both parties were very surprised.
The young man was surprised by Cao Su's momentum.
Cao Su was taller than him, wearing a black crystal battle armor. The terrifying aura crawling out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood was quietly revealed in the midst of the dragon's movement and tiger's stride.
Cao Su, on the other hand, was surprised that this young man looked extremely ugly.
With his sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, his prison head and dirty face, just looking at this appearance, if he hadn't been wearing a blue scribe's robe, walking down the long street, he would have looked more like a street gangster with nothing to do, hanging around gambling houses and flower houses.
But Cao Sucheng's palace was very deep, and his face didn't show it at all.
The young man Mo looked about twenty-three or four years old. He was oppressed by Cao Su's momentum and had somewhat restrained his arrogance.
But the first sentence he spoke on his own initiative still seemed extremely arrogant: "But in front of Pingbei Cao?"
Cao Su served as General Pingbei, and his honorific title should be "Cao Pingbei". His surname came first and his official position came last. Now he reverses the front and the back, which is clearly a sign of contempt.
The two generals beside Cao Su were immediately very angry, and Zhang Ke almost pulled out his long sword.
"Who are you?"
Cao Su took a step across and walked in front of the young scribe.
The young scribe was a little surprised when he saw that Cao Su was not bothered about the title issue at all, but then he sneered and said boldly: "General Cao, don't worry about who I am."
"Did you know that disaster is coming?"
This shocking routine used by scribes, Zhong Jing, a famous official in Youzhou, was used on Cao Su.
Cao Su frowned. Of course he knew that the current situation was not good. The major sects outside, the local family forces, the big bandits across the two states, and the Youzhou native emperor hiding in the dark were all eyeing him.
But when it comes to disaster, Cao Su doesn't believe it. Now the entire Youzhou Mansion is in his hands.
His biggest problem was that he did not have enough money and food to launch a war, and the soldiers came from the capital of God thousands of miles away. They were tired of traveling and traveling, and they were in urgent need of a good rest.
Zhongjin felt a little embarrassed when he saw Cao Su frowning but not taking the initiative to ask questions.
According to the normal procedure, Cao Su should now be "surprised, then hold his hand and shout, 'Sir, save me'".
Cao Su stretched out his hand to hold the handle of the knife and said loudly: "Tell me, what trouble has happened to me?"
His mother's unquestionable order made Zhongjin very uncomfortable. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Cao Su's cold eyes, his heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously changed his words: "General, have you ever heard of this?
Youbei Alliance?”
Cao Su immediately smiled. What a coincidence. As soon as he learned the news from the assassin, someone came to his door.
Is there such a coincidence in the world?
When Zhong Jing saw Cao Su's weird smile, he felt a little uneasy.
Cao Su looked like he already knew the whole story. How could this be possible? He just knew it just now.
"Are you also from the Youbei Alliance?"
Cao Su narrowed his eyes and first slapped a hat on Zhongjin.
Zhongjin immediately waved his hand: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Youbei Alliance and I don't know each other at all."
"oh?"
The word "mutual ignorance" slightly caught Cao Su's attention.
Cao Su thought there was some conflict between the two before.
Zhongjin had a headache, and the conversation between the two was completely led by Cao Su.
He decided to take the initiative and take the initiative in the conversation, but just as he was about to speak, Cao Su spoke in front of him: "Is this Youbei Alliance planning to come and take away my, Mr. Cao's, head?"
Cao Su's words immediately shocked Zhongjin.
He was stunned, wondering why Cao Su was so unpredictable?
What's even more strange is that Cao Su looks so calm and relaxed, as if being targeted by a large terrorist organization is not a big deal.
Cao Su stretched out his hand and hugged Zhongjing directly. He didn't dislike his appearance at all, and led him inside: "Brother Zhongjin, since you are here, come in and sit down. I am the third person in the city lord's palace of Youzhou Mansion."
Come in one at a time.”
Zhongjin had no force, and Cao Su had already noticed that it was very easy for Cao Su to forcefully coerce an ordinary person.
The two of them walked into the mansion hand in hand. It will be recorded in future historical records that Cao Su did not dislike his appearance and personally welcomed him into the mansion.
Zhongjin was deeply grateful for his kindness, and just entered the hall to talk about everything he knew.
It reflects the positive image of Cao Su who is eager for talents.
However, the reality was that Cao Su held Zhongjin hostage and walked inside. All the way to the hall, he was surrounded by heavily guarded Forbidden Army generals. Zhang Ke, Li Li and other powerful generals lined up to keep Zhongjin under surveillance.
Cao Su asked: "Brother Zhongjin is from Youzhou?"
Zhongjin entered the tiger's den and seemed relatively quiet for a while, but after hearing this, he nodded subconsciously and said proudly: "I am a famous official in Youzhou, so naturally I am from Youzhou."
Zhang Ke, who was standing next to Cao Su, immediately jumped after hearing this. This guy was even more annoying than Li Li back then.
He clenched his fists, fearing that he would not be able to help but hit him.
"Okay, famous officials are good. How many famous officials are there in Youzhou?"
Cao Su asked casually, wanting to know about the cultural and educational situation in Youzhou.
Zhongjin was surprised again. Cao Su was different from the kind of imperial military attache he imagined. He actually really cared about the famous noble families in Youzhou?
He paused slightly, and then introduced everything to Cao Su.
Cao Su kept silent about the Youbei Alliance, which made Zhang Ke, Li Li and others beside him look anxious.
We can deal with the affairs of the famous noble families later. The Youbei Alliance is an immediate threat.
Things that will happen in Youzhou in Zhongjin will be kept in mind.
He is a scholar, well-read, and can keep every detail of Youzhou affairs firmly in mind.
The more Cao Su listened, the more satisfied he became. Yuan Yao was accidentally wiped on the neck by an assassin. This guy is a good complement.
So Cao Su took the initiative and said: "Brother Zhongjin is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and has great literary talent. I wonder if he is willing to join the imperial court and serve the imperial court!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Su's recruitment was naturally done in the name of the imperial court, which is in line with the process.
Zhongjin didn't expect that the "anti-alliance strategy" he had prepared long ago would be useless, and he rambled about all the big and small things in Youzhou, which actually attracted Cao Su's admiration.
He hesitated for a moment, then said: "Sir, do you really not care about the Youbei Alliance?"
Cao Su suddenly smiled and said: "Yes, there is also this alliance. Tell me, how will the Youbei Alliance deal with me, and how should I deal with it?"
At this moment, Zhongjin didn't realize that he was being led astray by Cao Su at all. He followed Cao Su's words and said: "Youbei Alliance is an alliance jointly established by dozens of large and small sects in the central and northern part of Youzhou. It is based on the Piaoxue Sect.
headed by."
"I heard that this alliance only appeared last year. After it emerged, it instantly swept the martial arts in central and northern Youzhou. Now it has the intention to unify the martial arts in Youzhou."
Zhongjin said in a deep voice: "The leader of the Youbei League is Yun Zhengxin, the leader of the Piaoxue Sect."
Cao Su deliberately asked with great interest: "They are the martial arts world, and I am the imperial court. Why should they come to deal with me if the water in the well does not harm the river?"
Zhongjin shook his head and said: "The general doesn't know something. It's true that they are from the martial arts world, but the current Youbei League has already changed its flavor. Yun Zhengxin, an ambitious man, also tried to turn Youzhou into the second Lingzhou.
The power of the sect dominates the secular power, this is his goal."
There are similarities between Youzhou and Lingzhou, but they are not exactly the same.
Lingzhou is a typical example where the power of the sect exceeds the power of the court, but in Youzhou, the power of the court has always been at the top before.
It was only the wars in various places in the past two years, coupled with the current turmoil in Youliao and Youliao states, that weakened the government's power, which gave the sect an opportunity to take advantage of, and the Youbei League came into being.
Cao Su recognized Zhongjin's view, and the deeper reason for the conflict between Youbei League and Cao Su was probably that Youbei had taken over the former part of Youzhou's government power, that is, the power brought by Luo Jian.
And Cao Su represents the new force coming from the divine capital.
The conflict between the old and the new is irreconcilable, and it is only a matter of time before they turn into opposites.
Cao Su was silent for a while, then Zhongjin offered his advice: "General, don't worry, I have a plan that can pacify the Youbei League."
"oh?"
Cao Su expressed his sense of expectation just right.
He also praised the invitation again: "Brother Zhongjin's heart to serve the country with fists and fists can be seen from the world. He is really a great talent of the country. It is a pity to stay in a corner of Youzhou. I wonder if you are willing to join our army, stand up for the world, and plead for the common people?"
Zhongjin came to Cao Su with the intention of surrendering.
Cao Su's invitation this time was even more sincere and touching, especially the last two sentences, which suddenly hit his turbulent heart like a bolt of lightning.
Zhongjin was stunned, and walked out of the hall alone in despair, turning his back to everyone, muttering to himself.
"Establish your heart for heaven and earth, and ask for life for the common people..."
Cao Su scratched his head. He felt that he had remembered it wrong. It should not be these two sentences, but the time traveled was too long now, and he could not remember some things.
He carefully reviewed the memories in his mind and immediately remembered the four historical quatrains.
But he wasn't in a hurry to say it now. Zhongjin looked like he was shocked and didn't need him to add anything more.
Cao Su and others waited quietly behind him, silently watching him look up at the vast world.
His body became extremely desolate and lonely.
Suddenly, he let out a long sigh, suddenly turned around, knelt down and clasped his fists.
"The only person in the world who knows me is General Cao!"
Cao Su quickly took a step forward and supported him: "Brother Zhong, I'm serious..."