Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 836 Living is not easy (5)

   "The scenery here is really unique, and Zhicai's choice is really extraordinary..." Wei Yan smiled and looked around for a while, and then said meaningfully to Guo Jia, whose alias is Xi Zhicai.

   "Hehe, why did Brother Bocuo say that? Brother, these are some common sights..." Xi Zhicai still looked lazy, and stretched out his hand to invite guests to the tea ceremony.

  Now Xi Zhicai also has an independent small courtyard and a small building. It is true that there are some scenery from the heights, but both of them know that it is not the scenery that they are talking about.

Cao Cao led the troops to help Yuan Shao clean the backyard, so naturally Wei Ke and Guo Jia were left to tidy up the backyard of the Cao family. Of course, there were other civil servants, such as Man Chong and Mao Jie, but after all, they were preconceived and their main responsibilities Wei Ji and Xi Zhicai were still in charge.

  Of course, Cao Cao did not let two people manage together, but focused on it.

Relatively speaking, Wei Ke came from a large gentry family. He is more comfortable in commanding civil affairs and distributing his homeland. Therefore, he is mainly responsible for the livelihood and farming of the surrounding counties and villages. For Xi Zhicai, of course, he is more inclined to In terms of military strategy, of course Wei Ke came earlier after all, so in name Wei Ke is still the main one, with Xi Zhicai as the supplement.

"...There is no need to be overly humble with ambition. There are clouds in the east and rain in the west. There are no mountains to cover the middle. A piece of blue clouds rises straight up. It is really a blessed land!" Slightly upset. Obviously, Xi Zhicai has some special rights given by Cao Cao, and this kind of right is exactly what Wei Ke does not have.

A few days ago, Wei Ke had just received a letter from Cao Cao. In addition to replying to some of Wei's reported questions, he emphasized that he should vigorously promote agricultural business, strive to reclaim more farmland this year, and check the surrounding areas. Is there any situation where the farmland is hidden in the countryside and engulfed in the yearly endowment...

  Of course, there is nothing wrong with just reading the letter, but combined with the trend during this period of time, some things have been exposed.

  Promoting Sangzi and other matters is the proper meaning, but repeated emphasis shows that Cao Cao attaches great importance to this matter.

   So, why should it matter?

  It's very simple, Cao Cao is going to fight this year, and the spring plowing is just to have more food and grass for the autumn harvest.

   So where are you going to fight?

  Wei Ke didn't have any news before this, and knew nothing about it. Although there are some faint speculations now, it feels very bad to be kept in the dark.

Everyone has the desire to control, but some people are stronger and some people are weaker, but for Wei Ji, it happens to be a person with a strong desire to control, Wei Ji thinks he is under Cao Cao's banner Cao Cao's first advisor had always thought this was the case, but now he discovered that there were some sudden discoveries that showed that the affairs under Cao Cao's rule were not under his full control, which naturally made him feel very uncomfortable.

Wei Ke thinks that there is nothing wrong with his desire to control. He is also working hard for Cao Cao's great cause. Accept it with peace of mind?

  Xi Zhicai was holding the tea bowl, his eyes moved, he glanced at Wei Ke, and knew that the news that Yanzhou Inspector Liu Dai died in Jinxiang had reached Wei Ke's ears, after all, Liu Dai was named Gongshan.

  However, this Wei Ke is not slow to react.

  Xi Zhi took a sip of the tea soup before putting down the tea bowl. For him, he actually prefers warming a pot of wine to drinking a bowl of tea.

"This place is also a gift from Duke Cao's love, but if Brother Bocuo likes it, how about reporting to Duke Cao and donating it to Brother Bocuo after Cao Gong comes back?" Xi Zhicai also smiled, talking about things, just like It's like not being able to hear Wei Ke's voice-over.

"...hahahaha," Wei Jiao raised his head and laughed, this Xi Zhicai actually used Mr. Cao as a shield, but since Mr. Cao arranged it, naturally he couldn't give or accept it in private. This is a big taboo, so he said with a smile, "Since Cao Gong bestowed it, Zhicai received it with peace of mind, how can he re-gift it?"

   "That's right, this place is only an inch of ordinary land, how can it be stained with brother Bo's bright mind?" Xi Zhicai raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and then said, "There must be a place with excellent scenery waiting for Brother Bo's visit."

   Wei Jiao rolled his eyes, his movements were still gentle and graceful, as if he asked casually: "Oh? Where does Zhicai think the scenery is better?"

   Liu Dai is dead.

  Even if tens of thousands of people died, Wei Ke might not blink his eyelids more, but if a governor died, the problem would be a little bigger, and of course it was just a little bit.

It's not that the life of the superior is necessarily more precious, or how much more valuable it is than that of ordinary people. It's just that the superior is rare after all. Even if everyone doesn't know each other, they have heard that sudden death is more or less dangerous. Some rabbits and foxes feel sad and hurt others. Similarly, the death of the superior will lead to more personnel changes at the same level, while ordinary people, um, this...

Therefore, after Wei Ji learned of Liu Dai's death, beyond being surprised, he immediately concluded that Liu Dai's death seemed to be more beneficial to the current situation, and it was the first time that he could obtain greater benefits. Of the two, it was Cao Cao who benefited the most!

   This is a bit weird.

  Wei Ke then carefully considered Liu Dai's death, and discovered some clues hidden in it.

  Why did Liu Dai die in Jinxiang?

   Obviously they are going to prepare to encircle and suppress the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou.

  But relying on Liu Dai's army alone, do you have the courage to take the Qingzhou Yellow Turban army head-on?

   Not necessarily, then naturally there is an agreement with other county prefects to coordinate a flanking attack, so that it is in line with the art of war and the victory will be greater.

In the entire situation in Yanzhou, there are only four armies. Apart from Cao Cao, one is of course Inspector Liu himself, one is Chen Liu and Zhang Miao, and the other is Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jinbei. Therefore, there is no doubt that Liu Dai cannot be far away. , so I can only seek assistance from Bao Xin.

As for Bao Xin's role in this incident, coupled with his relationship with Cao Cao, and after contacting Xi Zhicai's recent news, Wei Ji naturally came to the conclusion that Xi Zhicai was probably involved in this matter, and Needless to say, he pushed behind him.

Although Bao Xin said that there was a heavy rain and the rescue was not in time, but, hehe, I believe that even if there was no heavy rain, he could find an excuse to achieve such a result. For example, a fire in the army burned down the food and grass, and he had to go back and raise another one or two. etc…

After all, Mr. Cao is far away from home for this kind of thing. It may take a lot of time to wait for Mr. Cao to reply after reporting it. This may delay the opportunity. It makes sense to operate without telling Wei Ke, but it doesn't mean that after this matter is over, there is no need to report to Wei Ke, who is in charge in name.

   Wei Ke came here to express such an attitude, and it was also a wake-up call for Xi Zhicai.

  Of course it will be helpful to Cao Cao's great cause, and Wei Ji is also happy to see it succeed, so he asked lightly, instead of strongly reprimanding him.

Now the few remaining prefects in Yanzhou, those who have military power, are left with Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, and Bao Xin. As for the prefect of Shanyang County, Yuan Huan, etc., they are actually not good at military affairs, and they are fighting for the title of Yanzhou governor. On, nothing to worry about. Since Cao Cao is going to prepare for battle, the direction he chooses is naturally crucial.

  Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered, and felt that there was no need to make the relationship with Wei Yu too stiff in this matter, so he pointed with his finger and said, "Brother Boyu, if we go east...how about it?"

   "East?" Wei Ji cast his eyes far to the east, was silent for a while, then nodded, and said with a slight smile, "So, goodness..."

  (end of this chapter)