Chapter 237 The rise of the traitor, plotting Xuzhou
If you want to see the prosperity of Xuzhou, of course you must make complete preparations in advance.
Eggs are not put in one basket. Liu Hao is not so naive as to think that he can completely control the situation in Xuzhou with the support of Mi Zhu alone.
In the following days, Liu Hao and his subordinates began to arrange the funeral affairs of Yingchuan County and formulate appropriate strategies for the situation in Xuzhou.
"Lord, urgent report from Yanzhou"
On this day, while Liu Hao was having a secret discussion with his subordinates, Cao Shaoqin rushed in from the door.
He is one of Liu Hao's men who rose to prominence quickly. He is responsible for dispatching spies and teaming up with Diao Chan to collect intelligence information from other places.
"speak!"
All the military advisors on the three sides looked sideways, and Liu Hao pointed to the empty seat in the room with curiosity and said: "Shaoqin, what could make you so anxious?"
"My lord, I just received news from the spies in Yanzhou. This Yanzhou... has undergone great changes. My lord, please take a look!"
Cao Shaoqin respectfully took out a volume of silk book from his sleeve and handed it to Liu Hao.
Then he sat down under Xu Shu, with his butt only half-sit on the chair.
Liu Hao held the silk book in one hand, scanned it ten lines at a time, and finally passed the silk book to several military advisors to watch, and said: "It's really a big deal... There has been a big change in Yanzhou recently. Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, led his troops to withdraw from the province.
When he was in the first place, he was pursued and defeated by the cavalry of the Xiliang Army. On the way to retreat, Qiao Mao allowed his rebels to plunder the villages of prefectures and counties, but he was already beheaded by Cao Cao, the Fenwu general under Yanzhou Governor Liu Dai!"
"Is there such a thing!?"
Liu Bowen, Xun Yu and Xu Shu, the three great military advisors, were all shocked.
Xu Shu said: "My lord, is this Qiao Mao the same as Wang Kuang of Hanoi, who was summoned by the former general He Jin to the land of Sili to deal with Dong Zhuo?"
"This lack of courage is not worth mentioning. Your lord is paying attention to Cao Cao, right?"
Xun Yu knew Liu Hao very well and said with a smile.
"good!"
Liu Hao smiled lightly.
Qiao Mao and Wang Kuang, like Ding Yuan, were actually the first batch of people to go to Qin Wang.
However, these two idiots were not as courageous as Bingzhou Dingyuan. They led the army to Silizhou, but they did not dare to take action. They just acted as a bunch of people and secretly observed the changes in the situation...
Therefore, regarding the first half of the secret report, Liu Hao not only had no fluctuation in his heart, but even felt a little want to laugh.
Although these Qiao Mao, Wang Kuang and others claim to be warlords, they actually live up to their name...
"Cao Cao deserves to be called the traitor of the world!"
Liu Hao also had some appreciation for Cao Cao's ruthlessness.
This time Qiao Mao was beheaded directly, and the position of Dongjun's prefect belonged to him.
Moreover, it can be said that it was due to the corruption of military discipline among Qiao Mao's subordinates, and the suspicion of a mercenary war was pushed away. No one could find fault with Cao Cao.
It seems like gold, even if it is covered in dust for a while, it will eventually shine.
Liu Hao's expression of emotion made Liu Bowen, who was sitting down, wonder: "My lord seems to be particularly concerned about this Cao Cao."
"Cao Cao, after being a eunuch, cannot be compared with the lord!"
Counselor Chen Qun said.
Another counselor, Xu Shao, solemnly said: "Although this Cao Cao is not as brave as my lord, he is bold and careful, and he is not an ordinary person!"
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Regarding Cao Cao, his counselors finally reached a consensus: This is by no means a simple person!
Liu Hao smiled and said: "We are summoned here today to discuss matters in Xuzhou. Shaoqin, do you have any new information from you?"
Cao Shaoqin bowed his head and said: "My lord, after the battle of Luoyang, there are only a few dozen people left under General Manager Cao. Xuzhou has not yet penetrated..."
"That's a problem..."
Liu Hao frowned, secretly wondering if one day he should expand the size of this dead soldier camp?
"My lord, you can learn about the powerful people in Xuzhou from Mi Zhu."
Liu Bowen suggested, "My lord just needs to ask roundly about the status of the rich and powerful."
Say Mi Zhu, and Mi Zhu will come.
In fact, he came to the prefect's mansion today to discuss the pricing of Moutai fairy wine with Qin Banruo. It would take many days of discussion to finalize such a large deal.
"Zixuan, what happened today?"
When Mi Zhu was invited to the meeting hall, she looked a little embarrassed at the staff sitting under Liu Hao.
Although he is close to Liu Hao, he is not Liu Hao's subordinate.
Liu Hao greeted with a smile: "Sit down, please take a seat... Since I am going to meet this Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian, I want to hear from Zizhong what kind of person this is, and what other powerful people are there in Xuzhou?"
, I will prepare some Maotai liquor as a gift when the time comes to avoid being rude and unable to come to Taiwan."
Mi Zhu suddenly realized it, sat upright, and replied: "Zixuan, you have asked the right person. I am currently engaged in Xuzhou Biejia. I dare not say anything else. I still know how deep the water in Xuzhou is. Now.
Most of the power in Xuzhou is in the hands of the powerful nobles of the gentry, and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, is himself the largest powerful noble."
"It is rumored that Tao Xuzhou has controlled Xuzhou for more than ten years and is as stable as Mount Tai... He is indeed a rare figure..."
Xu Shu suddenly sighed, and when Mi Zhu heard this, he smiled and said: "Mr. Yuan Zhi is right, Xuzhou Mu can indeed be regarded as a person, but he is already very old this year, and he does not have as many sons as his father."
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In this era, fifty or sixty years old can already be called a long life.
Xu Shu asked curiously: "Zizhong, I heard that in Xuzhou, there are Chen's and his son, known as the Double Dragons. They are full of wisdom and scheming. They are regarded by Tao Xuzhou as a man of extraordinary resourcefulness. Is this true?"
"Yuan Zhi is talking about the Chen family, right?"
Mi Zhu smiled lightly and said: "I have dealt with them before. This Chen Deng and Chen Yuanlong are indeed worthy of the reputation of being extremely resourceful. His old father Chen Gui is even more sophisticated! If Zixuan goes to Xuzhou,
Gifts from these two people are indispensable."
Liu Hao nodded, he also remembered the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.
The Chen family may not have as much financial resources as the Mi family, but in terms of political influence, it is definitely still above the Mi family!
"There is also Xuzhou General Cao Bao, who has 50,000 horse and infantry soldiers, especially the Danyang soldiers under his command, which can be called the elite of hundreds of battles... In addition to Cao Bao, Kaiyang Zangba has tens of thousands of soldiers, which is not at all
Tao Qian had a headache after hearing the order from Zhou Mu..."
Mi Zhu talked eloquently and talked about the powerful powerful families in Xuzhou one by one.
The opinions of Xuzhou insiders are much more useful than the speculations of outsiders.
When he had finished speaking, Liu Hao gave a long laugh and asked: "Zizhong, this trip to Xuzhou should be done sooner rather than later. It will be roughly ten days later. Do you have any problems there?"
Mi Zhu thought for a moment and then said: "I can almost arrange the affairs of Yingchuan County, no problem!"
"good!"
Liu Hao stood up suddenly, with a golden light in his eyes, and chuckled: "I will have a drink with you at that time in Xiapi City!" ..