Although Jia Xu was shocked in his heart, his face remained calm and composed, and he even offered his hand to Lu Yan.
Lu Yan smiled slightly and returned the favor to Jia Xu's surprise. This attitude won Jia Xu a lot of favor.
Cao Cao was not completely at ease with Zhang Xiu, otherwise he would not have left Zhang Liao and Li Tong in Wancheng and brought Zhang Xiu and all his soldiers back to Xuchang.
Zhang Xiu indeed has the talent of a general.
With Boss Cao's broad mind, he dared and could use Zhang Xiu.
But Cao Cao is quite suspicious, so he will be careful when using it.
But for Zhang Xiu, as long as he sincerely surrenders and doesn't do anything unusual, it doesn't make much difference whether he is careful or not.
As long as you treat others sincerely, one day you will receive sincerity from others.
After returning to Xuchang, the first thing Cao Cao had to do was naturally to express his merits to the court.
Although there was no fighting in Wancheng's line, the final result ended with Cao's army winning.
The emperor gave the generals of Cao's army who went on the expedition a reward commensurate with their respective merits.
Of course, these credits were all reported internally by Cao Cao...
Wancheng has been pacified,
Cao Cao's focus turned to the places he had always cared about the most, namely Xuzhou in the east and Yuzhou in the south.
...
The first year of Jian'an was a troubled year, with various wars happening one after another.
In the north, Yuan Shao's forces besieged Gongsun Zan in Yijing Tower. One hundred thousand troops took turns to attack. Gongsun Zan had no strong support from outside and could only rely on fortifications to hold on and was exhausted.
Thinking about it, Gongsun Zan's defeat is only a matter of time.
To the west, Li Jue and Guo Si, who occupied Chang'an, were defeated in Luoyang, and various conflicts arose within them.
Many people under Li Jue and Guo Si experienced the chaos in Chang'an, the Xiongnu's march south, and the defeat of Luoyang.
I had completely lost confidence in the two of them, so they separated.
At the same time, when Cao Cao sent troops to attack Zhang Xiu, he suggested that the emperor issue an edict calling on the princes of Guanxi to raise troops to attack Li Jue and Guo Si.
The emperor had deeply hated Li and Guo for a long time, and immediately issued an edict to the princes of Guanxi without hesitation.
Since Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, became General Fubo, he has always taken it as his own responsibility to help the Han Dynasty.
After receiving the emperor's edict, he sent his son Ma Chao without saying a word to send troops to Chang'an to attack Li Guo!
In addition to Ma Chao of Xiliang, Duan Xuan and others from Guanxi also responded by sending troops.
For a time, Li Jue and Guo Si fell into a huge panic.
In panic, Guo Si was killed by his own general Wu Xi.
Li Jue annexed Guo Si's remaining forces, but in the end he could only hold Chang'an captive.
Liu Biao of Jingzhou was extremely angry about Zhang Xiu's surrender and the loss of Wancheng.
But on the surface, Cao Cao was ordered to punish thieves. Although Liu Biao was angry, he could only station heavy troops on the border, which meant more prevention than attack.
Not to mention the southeast direction,
At this moment, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu almost knocked their heads out of their wits. Cao Cao decided to wait and see what happened and let them have more in-depth exchanges.
In Jiangdong, the little overlord Sun Ce is gradually becoming famous, and the six counties of Jiangdong are about to fall completely into his hands.
...
But at this moment, Lu Yan has no time to pay attention to the changes outside. You know, he has been so busy recently that he has grown a gray hair!
horrible!
The power of new paper is too terrifying!
Even though craftsmen were urgently recruited and worked overtime to produce various books, the supply of these books still exceeded demand, and it was far from enough!
"Sir, the Chamber of Commerce is urging replenishment again."
"Changsheng, as Xuchang is now the capital, the supply of books cannot be cut off!"
"Chang Sheng, I already have some clues about the newspaper you mentioned..."
These three sentences come from Yi Jie, Yang Biao and Mao Jie respectively.
That's right, not only Mao Jie is back, Yang Biao also shamelessly comes with him.
Taichang's area of responsibility actually includes culture and education, so when he comes to ask about books, it doesn't actually count as a national boundary.
After Mao Jie was summoned to Xuchang by Cao Cao, he asked for orders to return to Chenliu to help Lu Yan handle other political affairs.
Even with two more government experts, Lu Yan still works overtime every day. You can imagine how heavy the workload is now.
Lu Yan's head hurt from these three people, but he had to make a decision.
At this moment, Lu Yan was extremely envious of Guo Jia who could follow Boss Cao on an outing. Oh, and there was also a Dianwei.
After the thrilling experience in Wancheng, Cao Cao felt that he still needed a strong bodyguard by his side.
Cao Ang is the heir to the Cao Group, so he cannot lose his life just to protect Cao Cao's safety.
Cao Cao remembered the person Dian Wei was talking about, so he called Guo Jia, with whom he had the best relationship in private, and Dian Wei, the person involved, to go out and seek talents...
Just when Lu Yan was tortured to death by Yang Biao, Mao Jie and Yi Jie,
Suddenly, a small official hurried out and handed over his hand outside the hall to report: "Lu Qianqi, there are three strangers outside the city gate asking to see you!"
"Anyone wants to see you?"
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he grinned, "Let them wait... No! Take me to see them right now!"
Without giving Mao Jie, Yang Biao, and Yi Jie time to react,
With a "whoosh" sound, Lu Yan could no longer be seen in the office hall of the Sheriff's Mansion...
After leaving the Sheriff's Mansion, Lu Yan put down the clerk he was carrying. The latter still looked blank and didn't understand what happened just now.
"Tell me, what are the three people dressed like?"
After Lu Yan's question, the clerk finally came to his senses. He quickly bowed his hands and said, "They are two powerful men, and a young man with a bad face who seems to be suffering from an illness."
"Oh? Kong Wuli, you can go and have a look!"
Actually, the matter of seeking virtuous management is no longer within Lu Yan's jurisdiction, but today's situation is indeed a bit special...
As the clerk arrived at the gate of the east city, Lu Yan saw the three people standing at the entrance of the city gate.
A middle-aged man, a young man, and a young man with a gloomy face.
The middle-aged man has a burly figure, slender arms, and a resolute expression on his face that looks weathered.
The young man has the same tall build, a face as heavy as a jujube, and eyes as bright as stars. His face is actually somewhat similar to the second brother Guan.
The young man looks quite similar to the middle-aged man, except that he is thin, coughing all the time, and his physical condition looks very bad.
While Lu Yan looked at the three of them carefully, they were also looking at Lu Yan.
"This man has a face as beautiful as a crown jewel, he looks forward to the sky, his eyebrows are stretched out, he walks with a graceful and unrestrained manner, and his momentum is extraordinary!"
"There is an occasional flash of light in his eyes, he is a master of internal affairs!"