Cao Cao brought the emperor to Xu County, and Xu County was officially renamed Xuchang. The Han Dynasty also officially made Xuchang the capital and granted amnesty to the world.
During this period, follow Yi Xiaotian's strategy of vertical and horizontal integration.
Cao Cao first united with Yang Feng and Dong Cheng to defeat Han Xian, the leader of the Baibo Army;
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, was appeased by high-ranking officials and generous salaries, making him waver and hesitate;
Then he turned his spear and defeated the most powerful Xiliang warlord Yang Feng in one fell swoop, and took his general Xu Huang under his command.
Coupled with Dong Cheng who had surrendered, no one in the Sili area could compete with Cao Cao.
With the wind and clouds rolling, Cao Cao also took advantage of the situation and took over the Sili area, the political center of the Han Dynasty, and successfully welcomed the emperor to Xudu!
Now, the task that Cao Cao urgently needs to complete is to repair the palace.
That's right, the hungry emperor was tricked into moving to Xuchang for a few plates of dumplings and a bowl of mutton soup, and the imperial court also moved to Xuchang.
However, Xuchang did not have a corresponding palace. Although it was not like Luoyang, where the emperor lived in dilapidated and dilapidated houses, it was still not worthy of the status of emperor.
Therefore, during this period of time, Cao Cao worked hard to build the palace.
Of course, apart from the palace…
What puzzles everyone is...
Cao Cao actually specially circled a piece of land thirty miles outside Xuchang City and ordered people to plant a peach forest ten miles away.
Surrounded by peach trees, a wine shop, medical office, blacksmith shop, study room, and private school were built here.
It seems that compared to building the palace, Cao Cao spent more thought and energy on this peach forest, and spent more financial resources on it!
Among them, the most puzzling one is Xiahou Dun from the Qiao Pei Warrior Group!
"Meng De, I just can't figure it out. Why should we build a wine shop? A medical office? A study? And... what kind of peach grove should we plant? Isn't this... isn't it... a pain in the ass for idleness!"
Xiahou Dun was so depressed that he could not speak...
Speaking of which, after just a few major wars, military resources are already somewhat stretched.
But now it's better. Palaces need to be built in Xuchang City, and official roads need to be built outside the city. Daqing, a huge sum of money has to be spent to plant peach groves, build wine shops, medical offices, and study rooms...
However, Cao Cao was astonished, and he was particularly persistent and serious about the construction of the peach grove, wine shop, and medical office.
It must use the best craftsmen and the best materials. Even every construction drawing must be personally participated and designed by him...
Isn’t this just adding a pinch of salt to the already stretched military resources?
And it’s still sprinkled with a handful of irrelevant salt!
"Yuan Rang, please be patient!"
Facing Xiahou Dun's doubts, Cao Cao just waved his hand and didn't explain too much.
"Don't be impatient? How can I not be impatient? My whole body is agitated right now!"
Xiahou Dun has an upright temperament and speaks directly if he has anything to say...
"The little emperor has been posing in front of us all day long, yelling and shouting. It's enough that building him a palace is for the overall situation, but... is it necessary to build a garden for him? A villa? This is not to mobilize troops.
Is it a waste of time and money?"
Obviously, Xiahou Dun misunderstood...
He thought that Cao Cao built a villa and planted peach groves as gifts to the emperor. After all, the Han Dynasty had been famous garden enthusiasts for generations since Emperor Wu.
"Hahaha…"
Hearing this, Cao Cao laughed out loud and waved his hands. "This villa is not for little emperors!"
"No?" Xiahou Dun was a little surprised. "Who is it for? Who else can let Mengde spend so much effort and financial resources? I'm almost addicted."
"What about this?" Cao Cao smiled slightly. "I can't say, I can't say... Just build it, don't ask about other things, and don't check it!"
Cao Cao spoke and looked around the villa...
Nowadays, surrounded by blooming peach trees, buildings are rising from the ground, but there is a leisurely atmosphere among them.
Come to think of it, when the villa is completed, it must be extremely elegant and quiet, and it will be a holy place of seclusion!
"Okay, after you finish your errands, I have to go out!" Cao Cao ordered...
"Mengde? Where are you going?" Xiahou Dun asked anxiously.
"Go back to Yanzhou, Chenliu County!" Cao Cao said halfway. In fact, after that, he had to add a place name - Suanzao County, plus a specific location - Youjian Liquor...
Of course Xiahou Dun didn't know this level...
He spoke urgently to persuade... "Mengde... but? Where is the emperor? There is also a plan in Yuzhou?"
This is a reminder... Xiahou Dun is reminding Cao Cao of the two major problems they face now.
Cao Cao nodded. Xiahou Dun was right. Now, he really encountered two major problems.
One is the issue of serving the emperor.
It seems that...the young emperor has completely distrusted these princes during his past wanderings. No matter how good Cao Cao was to him, the emperor treated Cao Cao in two words - indifference!
Neither trusting nor rejecting...
It's like an idiom - treat each other with respect.
This is a bit embarrassing. Cao Cao has just welcomed the emperor, and he still expects the emperor to issue some edicts that are beneficial to him.
Nowadays, in this delicate relationship, Cao Cao is too soft to be soft, but too hard to dare!
If a "degree" is not grasped well, welcoming the emperor will turn into holding the emperor hostage, which will lead to the condemnation of the whole world.
Dong Zhuo's fate for taking the emperor hostage is vivid in his mind. Cao Cao has to be vigilant because of the lessons he has learned from the past...
then…
How to "serve" the emperor? How to gain the emperor's trust? This has become a big problem that Cao Cao faces today.
besides…
It’s a Yuzhou issue. The one closest to Sili is Yuzhou. Geographically, Yuzhou is even more important than Yanzhou!
There are no big warlords in Yuzhou, but there are many small groups, which are very mixed...
How to gather them one by one is also a difficult problem.
It is impossible to mobilize a large number of troops to attack Yuzhou before it has a stable footing.
It's not that Cao Cao can't afford to fight now, he just doesn't dare to fight!
On these two issues, Cao Cao's camp each expressed its own opinion. Cao Cao was confused for a while and couldn't make up his mind...
However, it seems that there is no harm in it. If you have any questions, please contact Brother Yi!
There is no problem in this world that can stump Brother Yi, not to mention that Cao Cao plans to give him a generous gift.
Thinking of this...
Cao Cao rushed out, and Cao Ren on the outside had already prepared his horses...
The two of them each rode a fast horse and rode away.
On this trip, we traveled thousands of miles from Xudu to a wine shop in Suanzao County, Chenliu County.
Cao Cao came with generous gifts, with gratitude, and with the new situation, new problems, and new challenges facing the Emperor!
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There is a wine shop in Chenliu County and Suanzao County.
In the lobby of the wine shop, guests were shouting and shouting. It seemed that everyone was talking about Cao Cao's march westward to Luoyang, to welcome the emperor, and to establish his capital in Xuchang...
While busy, Yi Xiaotian also listened carefully.
Speaking of which, this is the only good thing about the wine shop. News from all sources always gathers here immediately, so there is no need to go out and inquire about it.
"Have you heard? Our Yanzhou Shepherd Cao Cao is so powerful. He defeated the Xiliang warlord Yang Feng in two consecutive battles, and the leader of the Baibo Army Han Xian fled... Now, he has the final say in the entire Sili."
A customer at the wine shop shouted loudly, as if he had received first-hand information.
"Who hasn't heard of this?"
A young man on the side stood up and seemed quite excited.
"I'm afraid you don't know how Cao Cao won the battle, right? Let me tell you, it was a combination of vertical and horizontal alliances, both uniting and dividing opponents... In terms of military strategy, Cao Cao is quite similar to Zhang Yi and Zhang Zi in the pre-Qin period.
, I think our Yanzhou shepherd will definitely achieve great things."
Huo...returns the style of Zhang Yi and Zhang Zi in the pre-Qin Dynasty.
Yi Xiaotian was very happy to hear it. Wasn't Cao Cao's strategy of uniting vertical and horizontal lines just mentioned by Yi Xiaotian casually? Thinking about it, he probably told Cao Cao by hiding it from his brother, right?
Thinking of this, Yi Xiaotian nodded.
It seems that this time Cao Cao went west to Luoyang to welcome the emperor, and he made another meritorious deed...
However, this is also good.
With such great credit, he may be able to completely monopolize the business in Xu, Yan, and Henan provinces!
