Chapter 397: Birds don’t pull away…dogs don’t lay eggs, turtles don’t come to the shore
Outside Nanpi City, the main tent of Cao's army is located.
"Mr. Cao, Li Fu is leading all the famous celebrities, scholars, and common people in the city. They are lined up on both sides of Nanpi City Gate, and they are about to welcome us into the city!"
As soon as Xu Chu broke into the tent, he told everyone the exciting news.
Huo...the people's hearts have been decided!
Cao Cao and Jia Xu looked at each other.
"Okay...okay!"
Cao Cao, who was sitting there, suddenly stood up. He laughed loudly and sighed. "Brother Yi is really good at predicting things. He said that Li Fu can calm down the people of Nanpi City. Sure enough, Li Fu can calm down the people of Nanpi City... Haha."
, if the people of Nanpi City are determined, the people of Qingzhou will be determined."
Feeling sad in his heart, Cao Cao couldn't stop laughing...
That's right... just one day ago, Cao Cao had yet to lead his army into Nanpi City.
As for the reason, he was worried about something Brother Yi mentioned -
——When the city is broken, there will be chaos in Nanpi City and people will be in panic. Forcibly entering the city will definitely make the people full of fear towards Cao Cao and Cao Jun...
It is better to send new generals and let people in the city trust them to convey Cao Cao's orders, so as to win the hearts and minds of the people.
As for who is the person trusted by the people and who is the new general?
Cao Cao had been looking forward to it all day, and finally looked forward to the stars and the moon, and in the middle of the night, Li Fu arrived...
The evaluation of Li Fu in the history books was that he was very courageous. When Yi Xiaotian read this paragraph, he liked to call him Li Bold.
He once dared to cross the encirclement set by Cao Cao, and now he dared to seek an audience with Cao Cao when the situation was unclear. If it weren't for Yi Xiaotian's reminder, Cao Cao would have regarded him as a daring lunatic.
but…
It seems that, just as Brother Yi judged, this Li Fu really has two brushes. In just one day, he calmed the people and officials of the entire Nanpi City...
When the mood of the people in Nanpi City gradually stabilized, he led the people. The officials held the seals and ribbons of Qingzhou high and the Hubo of Nanpi City knelt down to greet Cao Cao.
hey-hey…
Now, Cao Cao only has four big words on his mind - Well done!
Sure enough, the talents recommended by Brother Yi must be high-quality...
Cao Cao immediately re-employed Li Fu. It was really rare to obtain such an astute talent.
In fact... Li Fu's role was not only to help Cao Cao stabilize the public sentiment in Nanpi City, but he also directly or indirectly recommended a large number of talented people under Yuan Tan to Cao Cao.
This pleased Cao Cao, who was thirsty for talents. In an instant... the situation in Qingzhou became stable.
It just so happens that good things happen one after another...
The senior cadres of Bingzhou, because of the fall of Qingzhou and because their cousin Gao Rou was given a high position in Cao Ying, immediately sent someone to express their willingness to surrender.
Suddenly, the entire north, with the exception of Youzhou, came under Cao Cao's rule.
A few hard bones were chewed off...
Cao Cao was in a very relaxed mood. In his excitement, he took his people hunting near Nanpi City and even set a record of hunting sixty-three pheasants in one day.
Of course.
Relaxation is relaxation, vacation is vacation, the north has not yet been settled, and vacations are limited.
After only two or three days of rest, Cao Cao was looking forward to returning to Yecheng to have a drink with Yi Xiaotian and discuss the current situation...
It seems that the strategy of Bingzhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou that Brother Yi previously predicted only leaves Youzhou as the last one. According to Brother Yi's judgment, there should be some movement in Youzhou in the past few days, right?
Yi Xiaotian mentioned that Youzhou has many righteous men since ancient times. If these righteous men are used well, they will be talented people. If they are not used well, they will become domestic thieves who are difficult to guard against!
Besides…
Yuan Lao Er and Yuan Lao San wanted to be monks and beat the clock for a day, but their generals still had the vision to pursue a happy life...
And a great man once said - happiness is achieved through struggle!
then.
The whole Youzhou is calm on the surface, but secretly it is turbulent...
A group of warriors fighting for a happy life, they picked up their halberds, picked up their spears, and pointed their spearheads at their old bosses and leaders - Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi!
They want to join Cao Ying, and they want to win a certificate.
——Just as Yi Xiaotian predicted, Youzhou was completely in chaos...
…
…
Youzhou, a place of extreme cold.
There were a lot of people around Zhuo County, and it seemed like... there was murderous intent hidden in every bush.
There is a saying that when the moon is dark and the wind is high, people will be killed on a night...
With a "swish" sound, they moved, and they all rushed out. These were the two capable generals under Yuan Xi's command, Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan...
They have almost the entire army of Youzhou under their command...
Driven by the Cao Cao Commendation Conference;
Inspired by the soldiers of Yuan Ying who defected to Cao Ying and lived a happy life;
Under the premise that Qingzhou and Bingzhou have fallen...
In an environment where the people's hearts belong to them, the entire northern border is in despair.
After much thought, Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan felt that they could only live a happy life by following Cao Cao.
then…
It was dark and windy at night, and without any warning, they rebelled. Tens of thousands of Yuan's troops marched toward Yuan Mansion in Zhuo County, threatening to cut off Yuan Shang and offer Yuan Xi's head to Cao Cao for great merit.
Sudden…
too suddenly…
The pair of Yuan brothers were still lying in Wenrou Township. For a moment... they were in a hurry and had no choice but to flee.
The two brothers took their only 5,000 confidant guards and hurriedly escaped from Youzhou. They headed north all the way. It seemed that...the direction they were going to was the Wuhuan territory in western Liaoning!
The Yuan brothers ran away, and Jiao Chu decided to serve as the governor of Youzhou. He gathered the governors and magistrates of Youzhou and used force to force everyone to change their stance and surrender to Cao Cao!
In order to show a sense of ceremony...
Jiao Chu also specially killed Baima to make everyone become allies through blood. Anyone who disobeys will be beheaded...
Speaking of Jiao Chu, what he did was to do everything he could think of and everything he couldn't think of for Cao Cao!
At the same time, a letter of surrender and dedication of the city was quickly sent to Yecheng.
——Youzhou has surrendered!
…
On the way back to Yecheng from Nanpi, Cao Cao never dreamed that Youzhou... surrendered so easily and without any trouble...
If Cao Cao had known this in advance, he might have broken his record of hunting sixty-three pheasants.
At this moment…
Cao Cao in the carriage was still asking Xu Chu. "Marquis of Guannei? What has Brother Yi done in Yecheng recently? How is the business at Youjian Villa?"
These are two questions…
The Huben army is spread throughout the north and can always urgently transmit first-hand news from various places back to Xu Chu. For this reason, he generally knows what happened in Yecheng.
"Mr. Cao..." Xu Chu thought for a while and then said. "The business of Youjian Villa is relatively deserted. After all, Yecheng has just suffered a war, and the people have not returned to their old lives so quickly... As for what Mr. Yi has been busy with recently
, well this..."
When this matter was mentioned, Xu Chu was immediately speechless and seemed to find it difficult to speak.
This expression surprised Cao Cao...
Is it possible that Brother Yi has done something earth-shattering again?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao smacked his lips.
"Marquis Guannei? What on earth is Brother Yi doing? Just say..."
"Oh..." Xu Chu nodded, exhaled heavily, and then said, "Mr. Yi spent 30,000 gold to buy a piece of land, which is the most desolate mountain in Yecheng - Broken Finger Mountain. I heard that this mountain bird
If you don't poop, dogs won't lay eggs, and turtles won't come to the shore... No food has been grown in a hundred years."
Speaking of which…
Xu Chu paused for a moment, shook his head, and continued. "Originally, this mountain belonged to Xu You and his family. For this reason, the Xu family has been ridiculed for decades. Now... the whole Yecheng is somewhat dissatisfied with Mr. Yi."
Ridiculous! After all...30,000 gold only buys such a broken mountain, this...this..."
Even a rough guy like Xu Chu couldn't find any vulgar words to describe it. It can be seen how ridiculed the whole Yecheng was about this matter? How much criticism?
call…
Cao Cao breathed softly, his brows furrowed slightly, and he remained silent, but he was muttering in his heart.
"Thirty thousand gold? To buy a mountain that can no longer be desolate? What kind of medicine is being sold in Brother Yi's gourd?"
I don't understand. Cao Cao found that even after being in contact with Yi Xiaotian for so long, he still couldn't understand Yi Xiaotian. This is so... so... so... so unfathomable, ah no... this is too much nonsense, right?
