Cao Cao's face was hot, and his fingers trembled involuntarily.

In an instant, he had the urge to draw a knife and hack Xi Zhicai to death. He had already admitted his mistake and took the initiative to ask Xi Zhicai for advice, but Xi Zhicai still refused to give up, refuting his cover-up to the ground, and also made him lose his dignity and shame.

Are all the people of Ruying so high? is also from Yuzhou, why can't he save me a little face?

But after killing him, who else can I rely on? It is true that the people of Ruying kept leaving Yecheng, but no one came to vote for me Cao Cao, and Xin Bi was defeated by Sun Ce, and would rather run to Jingzhou to attach himself to Zhou Yu than enter Yizhou. Xun Chen would rather support Liu He and survive in the gap between Sun Ce and Tao Qian. Except for the drama Zhicai who is also from a humble background and no one cares about, who will vote for me?

We are like-minded people, how can I kill him? Cao Cao blamed himself. He patted his head, and his anger-swept mind quickly regained its composure.

"Zhicai, you're right, it's me who is too cowardly, I want to use wine to relieve my worries, mislead others and myself." Cao Cao touched his head and smiled awkwardly. "I have been at war with the Yellow Turbans for a long time, how can I not know that the law is not credible. It's just that what can I do, I am a guest in a foreign land, and my background is poor, no matter how hard I try, I can't get into the house. Several times I submitted letters to see Laiyan, but Laiyan refused to see her, and threatened to return to Nanyang. As for the Wu family, Wu Yi made demands, first, to marry as a wife, and second, to ask me to defeat Sun Ce, kill Yuan Yao, and avenge Wu Kuang. Now, how can I have that strength? ”

Cao Cao said as he handed over Ding Chong's letter. "You see, my courtship here has not been successful, and Ding Chong's letter over there has come, and I am also very helpless."

The expression on Xi Zhicai's face gradually eased, and he picked up Ding Chong's letter and glanced at it. "Since this is the case, then take Hanzhong and drive Ding Chong away."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then laughed again. "Zhicai, if Hanzhong can be captured so easily, do we have to wait until now?"

Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao, put Ding Chong's letter on the case, and lightly clicked it. "Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, and it should not fall into the hands of others. If Ding Chong is interested, it is not a big problem to hand over Hanzhong to him, but he relies on the Ding family's portal, and there is no one in his eyes, not only does he not have the intention of cooperating with the general, but instead makes threats, and Hanzhong is not suitable to stay in his hands. He was secretly colluding with Sun Ce, and Yuan Benchu should have hoped that someone could get rid of him. As for the Wu Yi brothers, they were originally attached to Liu Yan, but now that Liu Yan is dead, he has no power in his hands, like duckweed, if he has the opportunity to make meritorious service and master the military power, he will not be able to ask for it. ”

Cao Cao was surprised and delighted, his eyes lit up, and his face turned red. "Zhicai, this plan is very good." used Wu Yi to get rid of Ding Chong and seize Hanzhong, he gained both land and people, and also helped Yuan Shao get angry, killing three birds with one stone. Now that the party members who support Yuan Shao in the DPRK and China are in power, their minds are all in the Kwantung region, and they will turn a blind eye to his expulsion of Ding Chong.

He was excited, touched his beard and thought about it, the more he thought about it, the more exquisite he felt, and he couldn't help but praise it again: "It's wonderful." ”

"Although integrity is valuable to people, the gentleman who can fix the poor is countable after all. The local heroes in Yizhou have land and land, and they don't need to rely on others for food, but people who moved from the Central Plains can't go without food for a day. In the face of life and death, how many can stick to the door? The Wu Yi brothers took retreat as advance, but just waited for the price to sell. First take the people who migrate, and then take the people of the state, and both, and the general will check and balance from them, so as not to make them big, so that they can benefit from it and not be harmed by it. General, Sun Ce can control General Xu Zi, but you can't subdue a Wu Yi? No matter how bad the Cao family's portal is, is it not as good as the Sun family? ”

Cao Cao nodded again and again, and bowed down again to greet Xi Zhicai. "Zhicai, I was wrong, please don't mind Zhicai."

Xi Zhicai stroked his sparse beard, sat upright, and calmly accepted Cao Cao's bow.

——

Wu Yi stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, his face gloomy.

Liu Yan acted perversely, unpopular, as soon as Cao Cao arrived, the crowd of Yizhou rose up to attack him, and Yizhou changed hands in a blink of an eye. Wu Yi didn't have a good impression of Liu Yan, the Liu Yan in his memory was not like this, if he had known that Liu Yan was so stupid, he wouldn't have come to Yizhou to join him.

One wrong step, and now it is difficult. Liu Yan's defeat deprived them of their source of livelihood, and the family was in dire straits, and it seemed that they could not survive. Whether to leave Yizhou as soon as possible while he still had a little savings, or to accept Cao Cao's request, has now become a difficult choice in front of him.

It's okay to leave Yizhou, but where to go? Sun Ce is at war with Yuan Shao, and Chen Liu is a battleground for soldiers, and there is no peace at all. Moreover, Wu Kuang died at the hands of Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce inherited Yuan Shu's career, even if he didn't want to avenge Wu Kuang, it was not appropriate to cling to Sun Ce. As for Yuan Shao, he can't count on it, and even his own son is suspicious of someone who is not Mingjun.

It seems that there is only attachment to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao's portal is too poor, and after being emasculated, he is debauched, and he is actually mixed with a demon woman like the Lu family, neither the appearance of the master, nor the choice of a good son-in-law, it is a pity to marry his sister to him as a wife, let alone a concubine.

Or, let's choose a suitable person to marry in the Yizhou family, at least we can solve the problem of survival first.

Wu Yi sighed secretly, made up his mind, lowered his head, paced back and forth, and searched in his mind for young talents suitable for marriage in the Yizhou family. My sister has a noble appearance, and Liu Mao was chosen because of Liu Yan's prestige, and it turns out that Liu Mao can't afford such a blessing. Now that the choice is back in the hands of their brother, he naturally wants to pick someone worthy of his sister.

If you want to build a career in troubled times, how can ordinary people be? But Wu Yi thought about it, but he couldn't think of a Yizhou kid who looked rich and noble. He comes from the hinterland of the Central Plains, born in a family of eunuchs, and the people he usually interacts with are the children of the family, no matter how poor he is, he is also a full bachelor, and his vision has always been very high.

At this time, Wu Ban walked in quickly. "Brother, Cao Yuanjun is here."

Wu Yi was stunned. "What is he doing here?"

"I'm here to ask Ziyuan to come out of the mountain and help me." Cao Cao appeared at the door and walked over laughing. He was not as tall as Wu Ban, but his steps were very big, and he surpassed Wu Ban in a few steps, came to Wu Yi, and bowed his hand. "Ziyuan, the world is in turmoil, the heroes are competing for the deer, Ziyuan is the talent of the unicorn, when the crowd is rampant, how can you be a public apartment with peace of mind?"

Wu Yi's heart moved, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "The envoy is laughing, I am a horseman, how dare I call myself a unicorn." The contemptible brothers are under the fence, and they can't have enough food and clothing, even if they are in the public office, they can't get it, how can they have the money to support the soldiers. ”

"Otherwise, the gentleman will move when the time comes. As soon as the storm comes, the natural dragon. Cao Cao patted Wu Yi's arm and said with a smile: "I am here to send Fengyun to Ziyuan today." ”

Wu Yi understood and stretched out his hand to invite. "Envoy, please sit down."