Chapter 482 The decisive battle in Liangzhou (1)

In the autumn of the ninth year of Jian'an, Xudu ushered in another rare harvest.

Huang Yueying and Xia Houzhen walked with Zhang in the countryside, enjoying the joy of the harvest together. Cao Ji and Liu Ye sat on the ground by the river, pushing cups and changing cups. Today, Cao Ji has become one of Liu Ye's few

One of his friends. When he had nothing to do, he would come over and have a drink with Cao Ji... Cao Ji now worshiped the city gate captain, was in charge of the arsenal, and served as the marquis of chariots. His official position became more and more prominent, and his status became higher and higher.

But Cao Ji seemed to be becoming more and more leisurely.

Once you reach a certain point in your career as an official, it becomes a matter of hiring people.

Cao Ji now has many talents under his command.

Not only did Cao Zun and Cao Bin serve, but there were also two brothers, Niu Jinniu and Yin, who took care of daily chores.

Although the official worshiped him as the captain of the city gate, Cao Ji knew clearly that he was not that material.

Every day he just went to meet someone, showed up, and then stayed at home, or looked for someone to drink, or made a fire and made a knife. It was a very leisurely life. However, Cao Ji felt that his current life did not seem to be as good as before when he was in Jiyang.

happy.

The son is far away in the northwest; the daughter follows the son-in-law to Dongjun.

His lifelong friend also lives in Longxi. It seems that there are fewer and fewer people who can talk to him...

Cao Ji, who was over forty years old, had a bit of gray on his temples and looked a little old. He took a sip of wine, leaned on the tree trunk behind him, and looked at the tree beside him that led from Yingshui and ran through the entire farm.

The stream, in a daze.

"Juan Shi, why are you so silent?"

"In the blink of an eye, it's been two years!"

"ah?"

"It's been almost two years since Ah Fu left Xudu..."

Liu Ye suddenly understood that Cao Ji missed his son.

But, what can he say?

Liu Ye's current situation is not too good either. He is worshiped as the Chief Secretary of Sikong. It seems that he is highly regarded, but in fact his status is embarrassing. As a member of the Han clan, he is inclined to Cao Cao, which is not tolerated by the clan;

However, his status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty put him in an awkward situation in Sikong Mansion. Although Cao Cao was willing to use him, he could not completely trust him after all.

This situation has become more and more obvious since the Battle of Guandu.

Although Liu Ye was dissatisfied, he didn't know how to deal with it.

Most of the people who defected to Cao Cao with him in the past, those who were promoted, those who were promoted to other places, were reused. But he was the only one who was neither up to down nor even close to anyone at this time. There was no relationship between Cao Cao and the Han Emperor.

The conflict between them has been alleviated in the past two years. Especially after Yuan Shao's death, the Southern Xiongnu were in chaos again, which seemed to have exhausted the energy of the Han Emperor. He played with Queen Fu in the palace all day long, and even the morning court was cancelled.

It seems that he has accepted his fate...

But the more this happens, the more difficult Liu Ye's situation becomes.

"Don't worry Juan Shi, Ah Fu has done an excellent job in Liangzhou."

Cao Ji smiled, with a hint of pride in his words, "I never worry about what he does... That child knows what to do and how to do it from the beginning. This is the case in Haixi, and it is the same in Luoyang.

In this way, the same is true in Liangzhou."

"In that case, what is Juan Shi worried about?"

Cao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I heard yesterday that Liangzhou is going to be in chaos again."

Liu Ye's hand paused slightly, then nodded and said: "I've heard too... Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is not very honest, and the Qiang in the south of Liangzhou seem to be a little bit ready to make a move. Ma Teng's foundation in Jincheng is unstable.

, will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos. However, the problem with Ah Fu is not too serious, but I am a little worried about Longxi and Wudu."

"Why?"

"It's unlikely that Ma Teng will regain his might, and Ah Fu won't let him succeed.

The soldiers and horses in Guanzhong have not returned yet. If I were Ma Teng, I would definitely take the opportunity to capture Longxi and Wudu, and then join forces with Zhang Lu to seek benefits from the imperial court. Therefore, Juan Shi does not need to worry about Ah Fu's safety. Besides, Sikong has given the order.

The Protector General is heading to Chang'an. With the friendship between Cao Zilian and your Ah Fu, he will definitely not sit back and watch Ah Fu get into trouble."

makes sense!

Cao Cao will definitely make unified arrangements for this kind of thing.

How could Ma Teng be Cao Cao's opponent with his little thoughts? However, Cao Ji immediately frowned again, showing a solemn expression.

"Longxi, my old brother is stationed in Longxi."

"You mean Wang Meng?"

"yes!"

"It shouldn't be a big problem... Wang Meng and his son are both good generals. They have made military exploits in the past two years, so there won't be any trouble. Besides, Wei Duan, the governor of Liangzhou, is stationed in Didao and is also in Longxi County.

It’s hard for Teng to succeed even if he’s afraid.”

Worry, just worry about Wei Duan!

Wei Duan ostensibly submitted to the imperial court, but he always resisted the transfer of power.

Judging from his various actions, it seems that he wanted to make Longxi the world of his Wei family. When Wang Meng returned to Xudu at the beginning of the year, he had discussed this matter with Cao Ji. The conflict between him and Wei Duan was not small, and it was mainly concentrated in Longxi.

On the military power.

Wang Meng was the southern captain, in charge of the Qiang people in Wudu, Longxi.

As the senior governor of Liangzhou, Wei Duan wanted to take control of the military power in the hands of the southern captain.

Previously, Wei Duan had conflicts with the court over the selection of the southern captain.

However, due to various reasons, Wei Duan finally gave in and handed over the southern captain. The current situation is that Han Sui died and Ma Teng's strength was greatly reduced. Wei Duan naturally wanted to take this opportunity to take over the entire Liangzhou.

Down……

He holds the two counties of Longxi and Hanyang in his hands, which far exceeds that of other princes in Liangzhou.

Maybe in a few years, when Hexi and Wuwei develop, Cao Peng can suppress Wei Duan. But as far as the current situation is concerned, Wei Duan is undoubtedly the strongest. Not only does he have people who have territory, but he also has a reputation. Cao Peng is also in name.

, controlled by Wei Duan... Wei Duan wanted to build Liangzhou into a family, so conflicts and contradictions were naturally unavoidable.

Especially the southern captaincy is located in Lintao, under the rule of Longxi County and connected to Wudu.

The existence of Wang Meng is a nail in Wei Duan's heart; and Wang Mai, the captain of Rongqiu, happens to be guarding between the three counties, sitting in Rongqiu and controlling Shehu Valley, which also makes Wei Duan feel extremely uncomfortable. Not to mention

, Lintao ordered Shi Tao...

Cao Ji said softly: "If it is possible, I would like Lao Wang to come back.

Even if we let him be the captain of the city gate... Liangzhou is too chaotic, and he has a straight temper, so I'm worried that he will suffer."

This is what Cao Ji is saying.

He didn't want to be a city gate captain, and he had no interest in marching or fighting.

What Cao Ji likes is the so-called ingenious tricks! For example, how to make a better sword; how to make Cao's car more efficient. Or, let him accompany Huang Chengyan, squatting by the pool in the backyard,

See how to hang up pieces of white paper... These things are far more interesting than training soldiers and horses, patrolling the capital, and make Cao Ji happy.

It's just that sometimes he can't choose.

Cao Ji's appointment as the city gate captain was Cao Cao's compensation for the Cao family's imminent loss of Haixi.

Moreover, Cao Cao also knew that Cao Ji was not suitable for the role, and even Cao Peng knew this very well. Therefore, after Cao Ji became the captain of the city gate, both Cao Peng and Cao Cao were looking for assistants for him. From the beginning, Hao Zhao

, Xia Houlan, Cao Zun, Cao Bin, and brothers Niu Jin... Cao Ji is also very clear about this.

But, he still doesn't like it!

Liu Ye knew what Cao Ji was thinking and couldn't help laughing.

"Juan Shi, others are looking forward to high-ranking officials and generous salaries, so you'd better... However, since you really don't want to take this position, I will discuss it with Sikong tomorrow to see if we can get Sikong to order the recall of Brother Wang Meng from Longxi County.

."

Although Cao Ji was complaining, he was right about one thing.

Wang Meng is really not suitable for Longxi!

The situation in Liangzhou is becoming more and more complex now... Although Wang Meng is highly skilled in martial arts and can run an army, he lacks some prestige after all. Liu Ye feels that even if Deng Ji is appointed as the southern captain, he is probably more suitable than Wang Meng.

.

Even though Deng Ji is missing an arm, he can do things without any ambiguity.

In the past year in Dongjun, he resisted pressure from all parties and insisted on integrating the two areas of Baima and Yanjin and implemented the farmland policy. This year, Dongjun’s harvest was very good, with almost 400,000 dendrobium of rice. Not only was it self-sufficient,

, and also gave great support to the Puyang area. According to this progress, Dongjun will sooner or later become a pearl on the south bank of the Yellow River. After next year, it may even become the richest county in the entire Yanzhou.

After many years of experiments, it has been proven that farming is the best solution at present.

Of course, farming will inevitably touch the interests of many aristocratic families. This is also the main reason why Cao Cao's promotion of farming is so difficult. Deng Ji is very smart. He used Baima and Yanjin to promote farming, and he also had his own considerations.

White Horse, Cao Peng burned the city to ruins.

The Battle of Yanjin also made Suizao almost an empty city.
To be continued...