Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 2589 I have what no one else has

  The world will not stand still because of anyone's stay.

  Current events never stop.

  Every moment, life is born and life falls.

  The lives remaining in this world must continue to move forward and continue their journey.

  Some people are smart, but are they always smart all their lives? Even ordinary shrewd people, are there moments when they are stupid? Or do you feel like you made a shrewd strategy when in reality it was a stupid response? So at this time, should it be said to be shrewd or stupid?

  Cheese box, uh, with such doubts in mind, Cai He traveled all the way from Jingzhou to Wuguan, and entered Chang'an Sanfu.

   Once upon a time, Cai He was once arrogant, thinking that the Cai family was the best in the world. But when such a beautiful dream is shattered, you will find that you are really superficial.

  Some people like to draw conclusions for themselves, or others, and everything around them. It seems that in this way, they can distinguish between black and white, good and bad, right and wrong, and shrewd or stupid...

   But actually?

   This is always just his own judgment.

   But if he thinks his judgment is right, then...

  Cai He thought about it, and then he began to waver about Cai Hao and his own decision back then.

The big man was chaotic. At first, everyone thought that they could be, or might become the winner, and even if they failed, they could become the overlord of one side. But these impassioned visions only existed in their own dreams. The world is full of quagmire, and he is already deeply trapped in it.

  At least the Cai family in Jingzhou is already like this.

  Come to see Fei Qian, it is Jingzhou Cai who is looking for a way out.

Cai's up and down, big and small, with more than a thousand people, originally thought it was Boss Cao's thick thighs, and wanted to be his pendant. After all, Fei Qian's indifferent attitude at that time made Jingzhou Cai's a little anxious, but Cai was also very concerned. Unexpectedly, not only was it not regarded as a thigh pendant, but it also felt that it was getting farther and farther away from Guanzhong.

   Arriving in Guanzhong, Cai He hurried to Chang'an.

   Cao Cao governed Yuzhou, and also stepped up efforts to draw blood from Jingzhou. Although Cao Cao said on the surface that it was to guard against Jiangdong and to avoid various disasters to the people in the event of a war in Jingzhou, everyone knew what was actually going on.

   It is precisely because of this that the people of Jingzhou are panicked.

  The Cai family in Jingzhou woke up from a dream because of this.

   What will happen if this continues, in fact, there are already lessons learned.

   Kuai's.

  The Kuai family is basically based in Jingnan, and in the Jiangling area. In the past, they also competed with the Cai family for the second place in Jingzhou. At that time, although Kuai did not have the reputation of controlling Jiangling, he still had confidence in his words. Now that Kuai has the name of Jiangling prefect, even if he roars loudly, others will think he is farting.

Why?

  Because Jiangling has no people.

  These high-ranking noble family children usually open their mouths to be untouchables, and shut up to be untouchables, but when they really have no "untouchables" or "treacherous people", they realize that they are nothing...

  The same is true for the Kuai brothers in history. After surrendering to Cao Cao, they gradually disappeared.

Now it seems that there must be a battle between Guanzhong and Shandong, and the Cai family did not bet on Feiqian, which obviously means that they have lost their initiative. I don't know how much it will be affected!

  However, what the Cai family did in linking up with Guanzhong would not be pleased by Cao Cao and others, so Cai He could only come, and only secretly came to Guanzhong when the heavy snow covered his whereabouts. The road was not easy to walk. Among the accompanying Cai and the guards on the road, some of them caught cold and suffered from diarrhea, and died on the way.

  Ten years ago, the guard was still drinking and singing with Cai He, impassionedly saying that he would follow Cai He to make a career.

  Ten years later, Cai Helian couldn't even dig a hole for the guard if he stayed longer.

  The ground is too hard, the water is too cold, and the people are too tired.

  When will such a world come to an end?

  Cai He didn't know, he just knew that he had to meet Fei Qian.

  He finally saw it.

  Cai He threw himself to the ground, marched on his knees, tears streaming down his face, "Hussars! Save Tsai! 』

  …(_)…

   Thousands of miles away, messy and broken flags are shaking among the rolling hills and forests.

  Liaodong is also in a tense and chilling atmosphere at this time.

  Since Ding Lingren advanced into Gongsun's body, although it was a pleasure, Ding Lingren's base camp was ransacked. Although Liaodong is good, it is mostly forests and hills after all, which is very different from Ding Ling's original living habits. After eating and drinking, I suddenly realized that the debauchery here is not my hometown.

   But it is not so easy to go back, just like the Cai family in Jingzhou.

It is often said that in a tough life, one never regrets such a thing, but it is a pity that most people can't talk about being tough, and regret is almost a standard feature, ranging from ninety-nine to down. Even if you walk, you can't escape the clutches of the ghost of regret.

  Dingling people don't know how to farm, and they occupied the cities, workshops, etc. of the Gongsun Army in Liaodong, but they stared blankly, unable to get more benefits from it.

At the same time, because of the cruel treatment of the Han people by the Dingling people, the remaining Han people fled into the mountains and started guerrilla warfare instinctively. Several Han resistance troops were active in the mountains. They either sent warriors to the camps of the Dingling people to set fire to, harass, Assassinate, or simply attack the weakly defended rear of the Dingling people, and harass or kill the Dingling people who are alone.

  During the winter period, the Dingling people were not only forced to reduce their defensive fronts, but even had to give up the few cities and counties that were originally maintained.

  Under such a blow, Ding Lingren didn't want to stay in Liaodong, but the problem is that Liaodong is like a fishing basket. If you want to get out, don't even think about it.

  In order to ensure that the spring can catch up with the tender shoots of the prairie, just like the Chinese peasants want to catch up with the spring rain, the Dingling people must rush back after the desert land thaws.

  The land in Liaodong has not been considered rich since ancient times, so naturally it cannot support such a large group of livestock.

   On the contrary, the situation in Youzhou is not good.

  Falling again and again, the collapse of morale has become a foregone conclusion.

  The repression of the Northern Territory Protectorate in the west, coupled with the internal hidden dangers in Youzhou, and the defection of the Zu family and the family, can be described as internal and external troubles, which made Cao Chun burnt out.

  At the moment when the flow of information is not flexible, there are not many people who can clearly see the inner connection of many things. And those who can clarify the various relationships in it are even rarer.

  Due to the small-scale military operations of Cao Chunlejin and others, the situation in the area bordering Cao Cao and Feiqian has become very tense, the public sentiment has fluctuated, and the city's public security, commerce, etc. have been greatly affected.

If it was in previous years, in Jixian City, after the spring, businesses would naturally come and go, the market would be bustling, and all kinds of people would flow in the busiest area of ​​the city, filled with the aroma of food and the smell of fireworks , and this year is completely different.

   Some shops were closed, and seals were pasted on the doors. There are soldiers in armor on duty on the street, staring viciously at every pedestrian passing by.

   Regarding the defection of Zu and He, Cao Chun defined it as "big rebellion".

  In the hall of Ji County, Cao Chun sat in the middle.

Under Cao Chun, there was a man of letters, middle-aged, with three strands of long beard, and his appearance was handsome and calm. He was talking eloquently: "The current trend in Youzhou is that we cut off the hands and feet of the hussars, and wiped out the eyes and ears of the big evil. For the big win! Although the hussars are strong in the Northern Territory, there are no thieves in Youzhou to help them. Even if the soldiers are stronger than a moment, it is like a strong man entering the mud, although he is strong, he cannot be used. As long as we respect the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, follow the wonderful method of the prime minister, cut off the limbs of the hussars, cut off the food and grass roots inside, and then they can't use their strength, and they can win like turning the palm. With General Cao's foresight and foresight, and your full assistance, why worry about major events failing? We only need to make persistent efforts to stabilize the place and enjoy peace! All of these achievements are due to General Cao's command, and I invite you all to congratulate General Cao! 』

  When he said these words, people who didn't understand thought that Cao Chun had won a big battle. But regardless of what they thought in their hearts, after the middle-aged scholar's voice fell, everyone also bowed their hands to congratulate Cao Chun.

   Acting, who can’t, it’s good or bad, but it’s basically okay to put on a show, the big deal is to mix in the crowd, lip-sync and say one, two, three, four, five, isn’t it?

  Cao Chun's complexion seemed to ease a lot because of this.

  『Nowadays, hussars are very powerful, so they should not be underestimated. However, hussars are disobedient to the emperor, and they often have the heart of disobedience. Now that we assist General Cao, we are assisting Prime Minister Cao, and we are assisting the Son of Heaven! This is the right way in the world, how can we be afraid of thorns because it is difficult to walk? Walking with you, even if there are mountains of swords and flames ahead, my loyalty to the big man cannot be humiliated, and my ambition cannot be taken away..." The voice of the middle-aged man was deafening and impassioned.

This middle-aged man was originally the competitor of the Zu family and the He family. The Guan family, who was not well-known in Youzhou, was named Cheng. It is said that he studied with Lu Zhi for a period of time, but Lu Zhi never It has been said that there is such a No. 1 disciple, so it is conceivable what its water content is.

In the past, the Zhen family occupied most of the commerce and trade in Youzhou. Later, with the collapse of the Yuan family, the Zu family took over the sales of war horses and began to expand, while the Guan family could only drink some soup on the leftovers. Now Seeing that the Zu family and the family were all gone, the Guan family was almost crazy with joy. Not only did he do his best to smear Cao Chun, but he also offered all the information of the Zu family and the family he had collected before, acting as Cao Chun's arrest informant.

Seeing that the line stores such as Zu's and He's are gradually being strangled to death, closed and closed, and the business system is gradually falling into his hands, Guan Cheng is overjoyed. There is a seat for him.

Guan Cheng yelled at Fei Qian, saying that he must be loyal to the emperor and the prime minister, but in his heart he was thanking Fei Qian, the hussars. With so many changes in the state, how can the Guan family have the opportunity to get involved in the entire Youzhou sales and trade system based on the number of people on the border of Jizhou and Youzhou?

   On the other hand, Guan Cheng also knew that Cao Chun might not dare to confront the hussars head-on, but who cares? As long as Cao Chun is willing to hand over business matters to him, then he will naturally lick Cao Chun every day, as long as "the general does these things, the hussars will definitely be difficult to deal with", "just accumulate small victories, and you will be fine." Cheng Dasheng, the hussars are not invincible" and so on, and so on, it is said, no matter whether Cao Chun believes it or not.

  Can three people become a tiger, or three people can become that...

Meow.

Over the years, Hussars have achieved outstanding results, but now that Hussars have lived in Guanzhong for a long time, they are not easily dispatched. Zhao Yun of the Northern Territory Protectorate, in fact, did not have many head-on battles with Youzhou. It was done in the desert, so Cao Chun always used Zhao Yun as his opponent, or as his target.

  Guan Cheng felt that Cao Chun could be used, but Cao Chun was also using Guan Cheng.

  Youzhou cannot be in turmoil for a long time.

  If all Cao soldiers are moving, Youzhou will not be able to stabilize in a short time, so there must be an agent...

   Moreover, Cao Chun hooked up with Ding Lingren.

  The night was as dark as water. There was a small camp a hundred miles away from Yuyang. Inside the camp, Cao Chun's envoy and Ding Lingren's envoy were having a "cordial" conversation.

  That's right, Cao Chun started to appease the interior of Youzhou on the one hand, and on the other hand began to negotiate peace with Ding Lingren.

   Or called "alliance".

  In the desert, things like alliances often happen.

Everyone thinks that they are good brothers when they can’t beat each other, so what’s the answer? It’s the same as kissing their wives who can sleep without any problem, but once they feel that they can eat each other, even if they kiss each other before, they can say that they will turn their faces Just turn your face, at most, stab your brother's wife after stabbing your brother...

  Ding Lingren had the need to return to the desert, and after Cao Chun's repeated failures, he also had the need to "recover" Liaodong to add glory to himself and expand his strength, so the two sides easily sat together and discussed with each other on this Liaodong bargaining chip.

  Price, as long as you can negotiate, you can basically buy or sell.

   What I am most afraid of is that there is nothing to talk about.

  But what Cao Chun didn't expect was that an unexpected turning point came quietly...

  … ヽ()()…

  In the lobby of Hushi Mansion.

   Brightly lit.

   Fei Qiangao sat on the stage with a gentle smile.

  Fei Qian is also negotiating peace with Cai, or with the Cai family of Jingzhou.

  In a daze, Cai He seemed to feel the same as Jingzhou back then, but in the next moment, he immediately felt the difference. A man stands at thirty, and at forty he is not confused. Now Cai He feels that although Fei Qian is only young, he seems to have already surpassed the realm of not being confused, and even detected the destiny...

"...General Hushi, the current changes in Jingzhou are just like this...From the beginning to the end, the Cai family did not have the slightest malice towards the general...When the old Patriarch was still alive, he lamented more than once that he could not have much with the general. Let’s talk a little bit... Now that the world is in chaos, the Cai family is alone in Jingzhou, like a duckweed, without knowing where to end... Please have mercy on the general, the Cai family in Jingzhou will definitely live up to the general’s grace...』

  Cai He's words were sincere and his expression was vivid, as if he was about to shed tears as he spoke.

   Fei Qian nodded slightly, "Then, what request does Marquis Cai have?" 』

  Cai He said in a low voice: "General, the chief of the Cai family is nothing but the navy." Today the world... no matter what, it still needs to be unified. Since it is necessary to unify, Jiangdong cannot be allowed to settle in one corner... Therefore, I heard that the general has a new skill of building ships, Cai is not talented, and is willing to train the navy for the general in Jingxiang ...'

   Cai He spoke seriously, Fei Qian was slightly stunned, and then said: "Is this what Brother Degui said? 』

  『What I said personally. Cai He nodded and said.

  Fei Qian thought for a while, then nodded with a smile: "This proposal is not bad, but Cai's training of sailors in Jingxiang... inevitably attracts attention, so... Does Cai have a strategy to avoid people's eyes and ears?" 』

Although Feiqian has many generals at the moment, there is only one navy general, Gan Ning, and in a sense, Gan Ning is only suitable for leading the navy in battle, he is not good at training, if he is really a soldier If I hand it over to him for training, I'm afraid that a bunch of water thieves will come out of training?

  So if Mrs. Cai can help train sailors, it would be a very good proposal.

After all, instructors don't necessarily need strong force, they just need relevant training skills, and Cai has been in charge of training sailors since Liu Biao's time. Lost to Jiangdong.

Cai He said with a smile: "Jingnan is sparsely populated now, and the Kuai family is the prefect of Jiangling. Cao's army is mostly stationed in the new city, and Jiangling is often ordered to cut wood in the mountains and transfer ships to build ships...General, in this Yunmengze, although Compared with the early Han Dynasty, it has shrunk a lot, but it is still vast...』

"I see. ’ Fei Qian understood.

  Cai's and Kuai's teaming up, it is really possible to hide the truth...

The Cai family collected manpower in Jingxiang and provided necessary material support, while the Kuai family issued more indicators when implementing the shipbuilding construction of Cao Jun's new city, or added more "drifting" during the transshipment process. Raw materials and people, don’t they all come out?

   Then find a relatively hidden place in Yunmengze to build a water village. It may not be easy to be discovered.

  Fei Qian squeezed the beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "This move is of great benefit to the Cai family, but...how is it beneficial to Guan Zhong?" 』

Fei Qian didn't let Cai He interrupt, but continued: "The little thief in Jiangdong stole my new warship method, so Jingzhou must have the corresponding new technology, in order to be able to compete with Jiangdong... But, Jiangdong's The thieves don't know that the warship they stole is still missing...』

  Cai He was stunned.

Cai He came to look for Fei Qian, in addition to hoping to build a relationship with Fei Qian to a certain extent, he also knew that Fei Qian's new warship technology is amazing, and if Cai can master this technology, it will be really The ability to manufacture warships is the most fundamental strength of the Cai family.

  But what Cai He didn't expect was that Fei Qian actually said that the new warship technology stolen by Jiangdong turned out to be a defective product?

This…

  This meaning is completely different from what Cai Hao and others expected before!

Cai Mao thought that Fei Qian's new battleship was stolen by Jiang Dong, so he would definitely be angry with Jiang Dong because of this, and then he could use Fei Qian's anger as a negotiation condition for his own profit. The subtext was that Cai could help Fei Qian solve the Jiang Dong thief, Shouldn't there be some "reward"?

  Advance payment? That's normal.

  But when Fei Qian said that what Jiangdong stole was a defective product, the situation changed immediately...

  (end of this chapter)