"It's really dangerous!" Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter, "Although it's a bit disrespectful to say this to Brother Benchu, but it's thanks to Brother Benchu that he blocked the disaster for me. Otherwise, I'm afraid this stop in Xuzhou wouldn't be the best.
Originally, Wang Xuan’s target was me!"
Thinking about being attacked by Xuzhou, Taishan, Henan, and Nanyang at the same time, Cao Cao felt lingering fear.
The most critical issue is the speed of the battle. It was too fast. Especially when Gan Ning occupied two counties along the waterway in an instant, it was really hard to guard against. Of course, that way of occupation was too casual.
After defeating Yuan Shao's main force, those cities will turn against him on the spot at any time.
"Lord, you are too worried." Xun Yu slowly raised his head, looked at Cao Cao and shook his head.
"Oh, how can Wen Ruo teach me?" Cao Cao turned and looked over.
"Since Guan Wangxuan was born, all his energy has been devoted to the internal development of Qingzhou. With the strength he has shown in the past month, if he wanted to expand his power, he would have taken action against the surrounding neighbors. Looking back now, if it were not for this time,
Tao Qian suddenly asked Xuzhou to come out, fearing that Wang Xuan would still be hiding in Qingzhou."
"I agree with my father-in-law." Chen Qun also nodded in agreement: "Don't rely on the strength of Liu Bei's troops and horses. His power itself also has serious fatal flaws. Otherwise, why would he still be able to survive despite the support of Zhang Ji, Lu Bu, Gongsun Zan and others?
As stuck as ever."
"I looked at it internally and found that there has never been any support from any aristocratic family. Qingzhou's own aristocratic families are withering away. If it weren't for the last recruitment order, I'm afraid that just the officials needed within Qingzhou would not be able to come up. With a population of more than three million, five counties and seven
It would take at least two thousand soldiers to manage the twelve counties, but at the beginning there was nothing in Qingzhou except the Yellow Turban thieves."
"It is precisely because of the recruitment order that Liu Bei got enough talents to govern Qingzhou, but on the contrary, it also attracted the hostility of the world's famous families, so the current situation was formed. Not to mention that he now occupies the land of three states, I highly doubt him
Can we have so many scholars to manage it?"
"Because of the exposure of Gongsun Zan, Lu Bu and others, I think the aristocratic families in Hanoi, Henan, and Nanyang will also take action. There are three states, twenty-five counties, and four hundred and sixty-seven counties, with a population of tens of millions. The required officials are here
Ten thousand people, this is still a conservative estimate, not counting the officials needed by the states and counties, without the support of the aristocratic family, I would like to see how Wang Xuan manages the place where this army conquered!"
"Do you rely on those craftsmen? Or rely on those generals in the army?" Chen Qun had a sarcastic smile on his lips, and he said that what Liu Bei and Wang Xuan did, the future founder of the ninth-grade Zhongzheng system, was a
Disdain and hostility in the heart.
Looking at Chen Qun who was talking eloquently, Cao Cao's eyes flickered twice. He did reuse the family, but it didn't mean that he didn't know the dangers of the family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have paid attention to killing others and warning some people and made some tests.
, but he really has nothing to do against the aristocratic family. Looking at the civil servants and generals under him, how many of them are not from aristocratic families?
After all the calculations, only one Cheng Yu came from a poor family, and the others did not even have the chance to reach the top.
But now, for Cao Cao, the aristocratic family has become a powerful one. Sitting in this position, he can't act according to his own wishes. More often, he has to consider the feelings of governing the aristocratic family, otherwise...
Even if there are only two states, he now understands how the Ling Emperor felt at the time. The reason why he initiated the party imprisonment was not because the people of these aristocratic families went too far. The people in the world only knew that there were aristocratic families but did not know that there was an emperor.
When Liu Bei issued the order to recruit talents, he had the same intention, but he had sufficient manpower at the time and Xun Yu blocked it, so it didn't happen. Now that he heard Chen Qun talk so eloquently, he really regretted it.
As for Wang Xuan, the biggest problem now is indeed not beyond Chen Qun's expectation. There are not enough officials!
The number needed is not the 10,000 people Chen Qun said. The complex government agencies require more manpower, more than 40,000 people, but what Wang Xuan can mobilize from Qingzhou is only a drop in the bucket.
"I understand what Chang Wen said. In other words, for a long time, we don't have to worry about Liu Bei's problems at all, right?" Cao Cao's leader Chang Xu said with a smile.
"My lord is wise. Indeed, for a long time, Liu Bei has no possibility of sending troops, and if he fails to do so, there will be civil strife. However, our army can take the opportunity to strengthen itself, as long as Liu Bei has a slight flaw.
It's time to strike with thunder." As he said that, a cold light flashed in Chen Qun's eyes.
Everyone nodded after hearing this. Indeed, with the help of aristocratic families, it is indeed possible to stabilize the subordinates as quickly as possible and quickly increase their own strength and foundation.
This can be seen from the newly occupied most of Xuzhou. Pengcheng State, Xiapi County, and Guangling County have been completely brought under Cao Cao's control. Among them, Chen Gui and Chen Deng of the Chen family in Xiapi Huaipu have also
After serving Cao Cao, Chen Gui served as the prefect of Guangling, and Chen Deng was with Cao Cao at this moment.
Speaking of which, the Xiapi Chen family and the Yingchuan Chen family also have a close relationship. The previous generation even had a San Gong, who was considered a first-line famous family in the entire Han Dynasty.
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Compared to Cao Cao's concern for Liu Bei, Yuan Shu was just surprised at the speed of the blitzkrieg. Even though they were brothers, Yuan Shu hated Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing that this bastard met with such an end, I was secretly happy that I didn't have to worry about it.
At least in Yuan Shu's view, once Yuan Shao dies, all the power of the Yuan family can be concentrated on him, and great achievements can be expected in the future, especially when there is a national jade seal around him.
As he stroked the jade seal every day, the dream of becoming emperor became stronger and stronger in his heart.
As for Liu Biao, they were not only surprised at Liu Bei's sudden effort, but also jealous. They were also members of the Han clan, he belonged to Genzheng Miaohong, and Liu Bei's Queen Jing of Zhongshan, with him,
It's just contemptuous.
There were so many people after King Jing of Zhongshan, so many that they could form an army of ten thousand people, and the good royal status was all worthless...
"Nowadays, anyone with the surname Liu can call himself a member of the Han clan. Anyway, all he has to do is rely on Prince Jing of Zhongshan. There is no way to verify it." Cai Mao glanced at Liu Biao's expression and spoke directly with sarcasm.
stand up.
"Unexpectedly, Zhang Ji actually defected to Liu Bei so early. In this case, Zhang Ji raided our army and occupied Nanyang County that day, probably because of Liu Bei's instigation." Liu Biao said in a low voice, and he was ready to make a fuss about it.
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He made up his mind that since Liu Bei wanted to use his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty to talk things over, he had to get a piece of meat from Liu Bei. Otherwise, he would never get the recognition of the highest-status person in the Han Dynasty!