Chapter 1 This year's biggest enemy, natural disaster!
The fourth year of Chuping came to an end, and the fifth year of Chuping came quietly.
Yanzhou, Juancheng.
After the New Year, the weather was extremely cold.
There was a heavy snowfall this morning, and it gradually stopped until the heavy snow gave Juancheng a layer of white snow.
Juancheng is a bit cold and quiet after the heavy snowfall.
People were hiding in their houses to warm themselves by the fire and did not want to come out in this ice and snow.
In the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion, compared with the deserted place outside, it seemed much more popular.
Cao Cao is sitting on the main throne at the top, with civil and military officials lined up on his left, right and bottom.
Compared with when he first entered Yanzhou, when the army was weak and the generals were few, the scene was a little lonely and lonely.
Although it is still not as good as Yuan Shao's current strong generals and counselors, at least at this time, Boss Cao's subordinates are already full of talents.
Below the left hand, Lu Yan was actually placed first by Cao Cao, even surpassing Xun Yu, the nominal second-in-command in Yanzhou.
Among military generals, Xiahou Dun stood first, not only because he was good at fighting, but also because he also had unique skills in governing the place.
Almost no one would have any objection to Lu Yan's ranking, because Boss Cao said not long ago, "Without him, Lu Yan, I, Cao Mengde, would have died countless times."
Lu Bu entered Yanzhou to fight, and Chenliu County turned the tide.
This event left an indelible memory in the hearts of many people.
Lu Yan, along the way, also became the most mysterious and unpredictable existence in their hearts.
While others were reporting various news, Lu Yan turned back and glanced at Boss Cao's current team.
Not to mention the familiar faces before, today, Lu Yan did see several unfamiliar faces that were relatively high in the rankings.
There are two more generals. I heard someone introduced them before. One of them is called Lu Qian and the other is Shi Huan.
On the literati side, there were several more, but there was only one relatively well-known figure named Dong Zhao.
Dong Zhao was promoted as Xiaolian when he was young, and later he served under Yuan Shao and joined the army.
However, Dong Zhao offended Yuan Shao for some reason, and had no choice but to leave Jizhou and join Cao Cao.
Historically, Dong Zhao was regarded as an important minister of Cao Wei and the founding father of the country. Although his reputation is not as good as that of Xun Yu, Xun You and others, his achievements and resume are not small at all.
Cao Cao looked at the packed hall and felt more confident about his future.
After everyone finished their routine report, Cao Cao said:
"According to spies, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu and occupied Youzhou;
Tao Qian died of illness and entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei;
Yuan Shu sent troops to occupy Shouchun Hushi Jiangdong;
Lu Bu entered Qingzhou and formed an alliance with Yuan Shao's forces, forcing Tian Kai into a corner.
Everyone, the general trend of the world has become clear, what should we do next?
You don’t have to worry, you can speak freely!”
The war subsided and the household registration reform entered its final stage.
Now that the new year has just arrived, Boss Cao summoned all the important civil and military officials in Yanzhou to gather in Juancheng to launch Cao's version of the "Five-Year Plan."
When it comes to the strategic level, Boss Cao's Xun Yu and Xi Zhicai are among the leaders.
However, after Lu Yan came to Juancheng and found that Xi Zhicai was not in good health, he strongly "suggested" Boss Cao to give Xi Zhicai a three-month holiday.
The amazing thing is that Xi Zhicai, who even Boss Cao couldn't dissuade, immediately compromised after meeting Lu Yan...
This made Boss Cao feel very emotional and said: "Only Mr. Lu can truly control Xi Zhicai."
Xi Zhicai was on vacation, so Xun Yu was the only one to sing a one-man show in the meeting hall today.
Taking a step forward, Xun Yu cupped his hands and said to Cao Cao: "My lord, Xun Yu once discussed the trend of the world with Zhicai."
After Cao Cao extended his hand to invite me, he said, "Wen Ruo, please tell me!"
"Now the form of the various princes has become clear.
In order to consolidate themselves and defend their surroundings, the princes will move towards a short period of peace.
The world will also usher in a precious period of respite from chaos."
"Mr. Lu, what do you think?" Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Lu Yan and asked.
Lu Yan heard Cao Cao calling him, so he quickly opened his heavy eyelids and replied, "That's what Wen Ruo said."
"..." The corner of Boss Cao's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought to himself: "I'm afraid you didn't even hear what Xun Yu said..."
However, Boss Cao would not insult Lu Yan in front of everyone. He nodded and asked Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, do you think we will enter a period of recuperation from now on?"
Xun Yu once again raised his hand and replied: "Yes, in the next two years, my lord should recharge his batteries, repair his soldiers and armor, and train his elite troops."
This time, Lu Yan was no longer distracted. After Xun Yu finished speaking, Lu Yan also raised his hand and said to Cao Cao:
"Gong Cao, hibernation is necessary. When Yanzhou regains its vitality from the reform, it will be time for us to send troops to wipe out all the heroes in the world!"
Lu Yan's words were so heroic that all the generals had goosebumps all over their bodies.
"I, Xiahou Dun, am willing to be the vanguard and send out troops to wipe out the heroes for my eldest brother!" Xiahou Dun was the first to jump out, clasping his fists and shouting.
"And me, Cao Ren!"
"Xia Houyuan, willing to be a pioneer!"
"Father, I would like to be my uncle's deputy general!"
...
Cao Cao looked at his brother with a smile. After his son finished speaking, he replied: "Don't worry, there will be many opportunities in the future!"
After these people retreated, Cao Cao discussed many things with everyone again.
Lu Yan, on the other hand, has been frowning since he answered just now, looking very worried.
There is indeed something very worrying in his heart, because: "In the first year of Xingping, there has been no rain since April. As for autumn and July, one dendrobium stalk is worth half a million, and everyone in Chang'an eats it!"
The first year of Xingping is the fifth year of Chuping!
It's just that it's still the beginning of the year and the year name hasn't changed yet.
"A severe drought is coming... This year, tragedies of people eating each other will happen one after another..."
In the first year of Xingping, the greatest enemy of the Han people was not the Xiongnu, and the greatest enemy of the princes was not other princes.
What they all have to face together is the wrath of God and natural disasters!
Seeing that Lu Yan didn't speak for a long time and kept frowning in thought, Cao Cao felt a thump in his heart and asked: "Mr. Lu, Cao Cao saw that you were frowning, but what problem did you think of?"
Cao Cao's question suddenly silenced the busy hall.
When Lu Yan saw Cao Cao asking about it, he couldn't directly tell him about the possible drought this year.
After all, history has changed a lot now.
If the words were spoken but the drought did not come, wouldn’t the society be dead by then?
Thinking of this, Lu Yan said in a guessing tone:
"Mr. Cao, the Central Plains has been torn apart by fierce battles, and the people have long been forced to struggle to survive.
Yan is a little worried... It would be fine if the weather is good this year, but if some natural disaster occurs, the tragedy of people eating each other may happen again!"
"Changsheng, are you a little too worried?" Xun Yu asked in a low voice behind Lu Yan.
This kind of worry is indeed too much in the eyes of others.
"Maybe there will be a natural disaster this year?" But Cao Cao, who knew Lu Yan's old ways, felt alarm bells ringing in his heart, "Since it was Mr. Lu who said it, then it should probably be almost..."
Just when everyone felt that Lu Yan's worries were a bit outrageous, Cao Cao replied abruptly:
"Mr. Lu's concerns are very reasonable.
So, all you governors and ministers, when you go back, focus on preventing all possible natural disasters!"