Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Dark Guard
Cao Cao clearly remembered from beginning to end what this huge wealth from the crusade against Dong Zhuo really meant to him.
Therefore, even if Xun Yu did not persuade at this time, Cao Cao could not have become a lavish spend, and he would become a cheerful spender at this time, and when he won Yanzhou, he became aggrieved because he had no money.
But despite this, Xun Yu can be like this, which still makes Cao Cao feel satisfied and a little happy, after all, as a monarch, Cao Cao, of course, hopes and is happy to see that his courtiers are loyal to him.
After seeing the real power of the cavalry spear, although Cao Cao could feel that after the heavy cavalry and the cavalry spear, it could almost be said to be a tank in the era of cold weapons, but unfortunately, the cavalry spear was too indiscriminate, and this alone made Cao Cao completely give up the plan to make the cavalry gun become the standard equipment of the heavy cavalry.
This is also very understandable, the huge power and inadvertently used of the riding spear, just like the iron tools that appeared at the end of the bronze period, powerful but unused, among the Seven Kingdoms, even if the Wei State, which occupies the richest area in the world, poured the power of the whole country, it is just to create a maximum of 50,000 Wei warriors, so it can be seen that such a weapon can only be used as a sharp weapon, not a weapon.
Therefore, since Xun Yu and his own ideas coincide, then Cao Cao does not mind giving Xun Yu a face, and at the same time, he also shows his image of being good at admonishing, I saw Cao Cao holding Xun Yu with both hands, and said with appreciation and admiration on his face: "Wen Ruo, I have you, why worry about the day when I will do mediocre things!" ”
After saying this, Cao Cao let go of Xun Yu, who was full of emotion, looked around at the civil and military affairs, and said loudly: "With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed properly, with the ancient as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, and with people as a mirror, you can know the gains and losses, so I hope that you can become my Cao Cao's mirror!" ”
Cao Cao's words, copied the words of Tang Taizong in the later generations, its power is undoubtedly huge, the civil and military present, no matter who it is, at this time are looking at Cao Cao with admiration and emotion, and they all bow down: "It is valued by the lord, lowly ranked, dare not serve to die!" ”
The so-called politics is actually a show, looking at the civil and military who are all bowing down, Cao Cao's heart flashed such a sentence, but even so, Cao Cao didn't feel disgusted with anything, after all, Cao Cao understood from the time he embarked on this road that he would become like this one day.
Since it is his own choice, then Cao Cao will not be disgusted with the changes brought about by his choice, in Cao Cao's view, like the protagonist in some novels in later generations, while disgusting with his own behavior, while constantly performing the disgust in his heart, such a person is Cao Cao's most disgusting.
This kind of emotion is only a momentary thing, Cao Cao, who came back to his senses, after supporting all the civil and military forces, turned his head to Xun Yu and continued: "Although the power of the riding spear is not good, it is still feasible to use it as a decisive weapon. ”
After hearing Cao Cao's words, Xun Yu thought about it, if it was only used as a sharp weapon, then there would be no problem, so he agreed: "The lord is wise, if so, it is feasible, but I don't know how much this riding spear will be made in the end?" ”
Xun Yu asked, and after Cao Cao pondered for a moment, he continued to say: "In this way, the number of people at this time is the standard, as long as the durability of the riding spear is not improved in the future, then just make 2,500 riding spears forever, Gongtai, this matter will be handed over to you, don't let me down." ”
Hearing Cao Cao call his Chen Palace, he bowed his hand to Cao Cao and bent down slightly: "Humble and orderly." ”
After watching the drills of the new army and the power of the heavy cavalry holding cavalry spears, Cao Cao led his civil and military forces back to the sour dates.
The sour jujube was too guarded by the mansion, and Cao Cao waved back most of the civil and military forces under his command, leaving only Dian Wei alone, and then took Dian Wei to his own study in the rear.
After entering the study, Cao Cao came to the main seat and sat down, glanced at Dian Wei standing in front of him, casually spread out the bamboo slips on his desk, his eyes were on the bamboo slips, but he asked Dian Wei: "What, what news is there from the secret guard?" ”
The secret guard, that is, a department newly founded by Cao Cao a year ago, only vaguely knows a little about the existence of the secret guard, except for Xi Zhicai himself.
The original intention of the secret guard at the beginning was to suppress Liu Bei, but as time gradually passed, the secret guard gradually spread and became a spy planted by Cao Cao in the world.
Although only a year has passed since the establishment of the secret guard at this time, due to the existence of Cao Cao, a traverser, and the huge financial support, the entire Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou, as well as a small part of Qingzhou and Jizhou in the north, have the existence of the secret guard.
It can be said that the secret guard at this time, equivalent to the military intelligence bureau of later generations, is to listen to the news of the world, and quickly report back such a storage of sour jujubes, and since the secret guard has become like this under Cao Cao's intention or unintentional, every once in a short period of time, he asks Dian Wei, which has also become one of Cao Cao's actions.
& Lord, according to the news from the secret guard, just a few days ago, there was a change in Yanzhou. ”
Cao Cao's gaze on the bamboo slip froze, Huo Ran raised his head, and his sharp gaze stared at Dian Wei tightly: "Bring me the specific information that the secret guard said!" ”
Dian Wei, who was stared at by Cao Cao's sharp gaze and felt a little frightened, after hearing Cao Cao's words, he looked a little impatient, took out a small wooden barrel from his arms, took a few steps forward, and handed it to Cao Cao
After Cao Cao took the sealed wooden barrel from Dian Wei's hand, he pulled it out without the slightest delay, and with a bang, the sealed wooden barrel was opened by Cao Cao, revealing a small piece of paper inside.
After taking out the paper in the barrel, Cao Cao couldn't wait to put the small wooden barrel in his hand behind the desk, and then opened the paper stuffed in the barrel and looked at it.
Cao Cao's eyes scanned up and down the paper, and as time passed, Cao Cao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and after reading it thoroughly, Cao Cao's eyes were almost as bright as the sun.
The information from the secret guard is very simple, that is, a few days ago, Liu Dai, the pastor of Yanzhou, sent troops to attack the Taishou Bridge of Dongjun, and after defeating the bridge, he killed him, and then appointed Wang Qiu, the general under his command, to succeed him and become the new Taishou of Dongjun.
If this alone is not enough to make Cao Cao become like this at this time, after all, after this era of chaos in the world, there is nothing to die of a Taishou or something, what really brightens Cao Cao's eyes is what will happen later.