Cao Cao did not give up attacking Xuzhou just because Huang Wan became the shepherd of Xuzhou.
Revenge for your father is just an excuse after all.
Even if Cao Song did not die in Xuzhou, Cao Cao would have found other excuses to attack Xuzhou.
Later, his eldest son died in the hands of Zhang Xiu. In order to deal with Yuan Shao without any worries, Cao Cao accepted Zhang Xiu and made Zhang Xiu a marquis.
For these heroes, family ties are definitely not a bond.
For the sake of hegemony, the father can die, the son can be thrown away, and the wife can be given away.
No one can use family affection to influence their choices.
Although Huang Wan has succeeded Tao Qian in Xuzhou, he is still struggling in Xuzhou.
Most of the wealthy gentry in Xuzhou have already been won over by Liu Bei, and they even support Liu Bei as the pastor of Xuzhou.
If Liu Bei hadn't refused, Huang Wan would have been driven out of Xuzhou long ago.
Before coming, Huang Wan didn't care much about Liu Bei, whom Wang Ding mentioned. He was more concerned about Chen Gui and Mi Zhu, local snakes in Xuzhou.
So he went out of his way to catch up with Chen Gui and return to Xuzhou with him. He was extremely polite to Chen Gui along the way and almost swept Chen Gui's bed. It was completely impossible to tell that he was one of the three princes of the Han Dynasty and was about to take office in Xuzhou.
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But after arriving in Xuzhou, Huang Wan finally realized Liu Bei's influence in Xuzhou.
He held the edict given by Liu Xie in his hand, but before Tao Qian's deathbed, Liu Bei took the initiative to give up the post of Xuzhou Mu, and he successfully succeeded Tao Qian.
If Liu Bei had spoken at that time, he would have just said that he wanted to be the shepherd of Xuzhou, and Huang Wan would have been killed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
Huang Wan held the imperial edict in his hand, but he was trembling with fear, waiting to see Liu Bei's face.
Even if he succeeds in succeeding Tao Qian now, in the territory of Xuzhou, his voice as a state pastor is still inferior to that of Liu Bei.
If something happens to the people below, the first thing that comes to mind is Liu Bei, not him, the state shepherd.
Huang Wan felt very uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than when he was in Chang'an.
When he was in Chang'an, he was not the leader, Liu Xie was the puppet, but as Sikong, and Wang Ding didn't interfere much in government affairs, Huang Wan had great power in terms of political power.
But here in Xuzhou, Huang Wan was completely reduced to a puppet.
Whether it is military power or political power, Huang Wan is controlled by others.
Whatever he wants to do, he must obtain Liu Bei's consent before he can do it.
If Liu Bei doesn't agree, even if he forces it, no one will cooperate with him.
Now facing Cao Cao's massive attack, even if Huang Wan wanted to ask about the situation, he would be talked about. No one would discuss the military situation with him, and no one would tell him how to prepare for war.
As Xuzhou Mu, Huang Wan is like an outsider.
Liu Bei would often come to see Huang Wan, but every time he would chat with Huang Wan. Liu Bei always talked about the battle with Cao Cao, as if he had told Huang Wan, but Huang Wan still didn't know anything. In other words, Liu Bei has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. If it had been anyone else, he would have driven Huang Wan away long ago.
On the surface, Liu Bei treated Huang Wan with great courtesy and respect. In addition, in the eyes of the people of Xuzhou, the official position of Xuzhou Mu was given to Huang Wan by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei gained another reputation for benevolence and righteousness in Xuzhou.
No one of these ordinary people thought that Huang Wan came with the emperor's edict.
If Liu Bei refuses to give in, is it tantamount to rebellion?
Wang Ding is also very concerned about the situation in Xuzhou.
I promised Huang Wan before that we would attack Cao Cao together.
This was just a verbal agreement, and Wang Ding had never thought about actually fulfilling it.
He paid attention to Xuzhou just to see if there was any chance. If there was a chance, he wouldn't mind joining forces with Huang Wan and Liu Bei.
Being able to eliminate Cao Cao early is of great benefit to Wang Ding.
The longer time goes by, the harder it will be to deal with Cao Cao.
He remembered that it must have been this year that when Cao Cao was conquering Xuzhou, Yanzhou was attacked by Lu Bu, which almost made Cao Cao homeless.
But in the end, Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao.
Now that Lu Bu has occupied Bingzhou, I wonder if he will attack Yanzhou.
Wang Ding is not sure.
Outside Chang'an City!
The manor where guards were originally trained.
More than a hundred people stood in the courtyard.
Wang Ding's figure appeared in front of them.
"I announce that Tianji Pavilion is established today."
No one applauded, no one cheered, everyone looked at Wang Ding in silence.
They already knew their mission as early as during previous training.
They will be spies who have sneaked into other states and counties, responsible for inquiring about information.
"After today, your ashes will be sent to your families. From now on, you will no longer have a home, and your names will no longer be in the world."
After training for many days, Wang Ding finally sent out these spies.
Their mission is not only to go to various states and counties to find out secrets, but also to develop new spies.
To say it is dangerous, it is definitely dangerous.
But if you want to be safe, you will be safe.
Nowadays, there are refugees everywhere, and there are many people without status.
If they don't want to ask for information after traveling to various states and counties, they will naturally be safe.
In these few months of training, they have learned a lot of knowledge, which is enough for them to settle down and make a fortune in other states and counties.
The only thing they care about is their family in Chang'an.
However, time will change a person.
The more than a hundred fresh spies in front of us still care about their families in Chang'an, but after going to other states and counties, many of them may start over there, marry wives, have children, and have new families. Wang Ding continued: "Don't worry, your relatives in Chang'an, I guarantee that they will live a good life, the elderly will be supported, they can enjoy their old age, their children can go to school, and they will have no worries about food and clothing."
Wang Ding did not want to use their family members to threaten and control them.
People who care about family ties don't need to threaten, they will miss their families in Chang'an.
For people who don't care, threats will be of no use. When it's time to betray, they will still betray.
The training time is too short, and Wang Ding cannot guarantee their loyalty.
Such a spy is a double-edged sword when sent out to perform tasks.
But Wang Ding didn’t ask them to carry out any dangerous mission, nor did he ask them to find out any secrets.
By allowing him to understand the specific conditions of each state and county, Wang Ding's goal was achieved.
As for those dangerous missions, others will naturally come to inquire about them.
The more than 100 people in front of me are just an experiment by Wang Ding.
Let’s see if the special training over the past few months has any effect.
In another manor, there are fifty spies undergoing more rigorous training.
Compared with soldiers in the army, the training is harder and more cruel. Injuries are commonplace, and the wounds on everyone's body have never healed.