Of course, Cao Pi didn't take it seriously and went straight in. He saw two women hugging each other and crying. Cao Pi knew that they must be Yuan Shao's family members. He drew his sword and was about to kill him directly. Suddenly he saw red light filling his eyes.
He held down his sword and asked, "Who are you?"
A woman replied: "I am Yuan Shao's wife, Mrs. Liu."
Cao Pi pointed at the woman next to him and asked, "Who is she?"
Mrs. Liu replied: "This is Mrs. Zhen, the wife of the second son Yuan Xi. Because Yuan Xi wanted to go out to guard Youzhou, she refused to go, so she stayed here."
Cao Pi slowly walked up to this woman. When he saw that her hair was disheveled and looked very dirty, he wiped her face clean with his sleeves and then looked at her again. He found that Zhen's jade skin and beautiful appearance had the look of a country, and he immediately moved.
He thought, "I am the son of Prime Minister Cao. I can save your family and your lives. Don't worry." Then he took back his sword and sat down in the hall.
Cao Cao led everyone into Jizhou City. When they were about to reach the city gate, suddenly a man blocked the way on horseback. It was Xu You. He pointed his whip at the sign on the city gate and said to Cao Cao: "Cao A'hao, if not
I, how could you enter this city gate?"
Xu You's writing made Cao Cao embarrassed in public. After all, the other party had the credit, and Cao Cao couldn't say anything. He just laughed to cover up his embarrassment.
When all the generals heard what Xu You said, they were all angry for Cao Cao.
Cao Cao led his troops to Yuan Shao's mansion. Seeing that the door had been opened, he asked, "Didn't I give the order? Who entered Yuan Shao's mansion first?"
The gatekeeper replied: "It's your son Cao Pi."
Cao Cao was very angry after hearing this and was going to call Cao Pi out and criticize him.
Yuan Shao's wife, Mrs. Liu, went out, knelt on the ground, and said, "If it hadn't been for the prince to save us, I'm afraid we would have lost our lives long ago. I hope that Mrs. Zhen can serve the prince and repay the kindness."
Cao Cao asked someone to call out the Zhen family. Looking at her beautiful face, he felt very regretful. He secretly rolled his eyes at Cao Pi. In order not to lose his grace, he turned around and said to everyone: "She looks good. She matches my son very well." So he immediately gave the order.
, let Cao Pi marry.
After sorting out Jizhou's internal affairs, Cao Cao personally went to Yuan Shao's tomb to pay homage, and cried very sadly. He turned around and said to everyone: "Yuan Shao and I joined the army before, and he asked me if our campaign against Dong Zhuo does not go well this time.
, where are you going to base yourself? I asked him, what are you going to do? Yuan Shao answered me, I will use the Yellow River as my base in the south.
Based on the base area, the north can stop the Yan Dynasty and annex the people in the desert, and the south can compete for the world. Can't we combine these to achieve great things? I answered him, I want to use the wisdom of the world's wise men and lead them with morality, there is nothing
It’s impossible. These conversations are like they happened yesterday, I can’t help crying for them!”
Everyone sighed after hearing this. Cao Cao rewarded Yuan Shao's wife Liu with gold, silk, grain and rice, and then ordered: "The residents of Hebei have suffered from this military rebellion and will be exempted from taxes this year." At the same time, he
He personally wrote a memorial to the court and became the shepherd of Jizhou.
In Jizhou, Cao Cao's indulgence made Xu You even worse. One day, Xu Chu led his horse into the east gate and happened to meet Xu You. He was drinking. When he saw Xu Chu, he said proudly: "What would you do without me?"
Possibly enter the city gate of Jizhou?"
Xu Chu was already dissatisfied. When he heard this, he felt even more uncomfortable and said angrily: "We risked our lives for our lord, killed tens of thousands of our brothers, fought bloody battles, and captured the city of Jizhou. What qualifications do you have to boast here?"
!”
After hearing this, Xu You disagreed and scolded with a smile: "You guys who only know martial arts, how can you know anything?"
Xu Chu was furious and prepared to draw his sword to kill Xu You, but after drawing the sword, he still hesitated.
Xu You smiled and pointed at his neck, saying: "If you have the ability, just chop me!"
Xu Chu was so angry that he actually stabbed him. Then he went to Cao Cao with his head raised and said, "Xu You is really rude, so I will kill him!"
Cao Cao said: "Xu You is my former friend. He said some jokes on purpose. Why did you kill him?"
Xu Chu said: "He insulted you in public, so he must be killed."
Cao Cao was very angry, kicked the table, and said angrily: "Well, what should be done according to the law? Someone will pull Xu Chu out."
In fact, Cao Cao did not really want to kill Xu Chu, but after all, Xu You had merit for joining him and was somewhat famous in Jizhou. However, he was killed by his own generals. If word spread, no one among the best in the world would dare to join him.
Xun You, who was below, knew Cao Cao's thoughts and advised: "We all know that Xu You insulted the Prime Minister in public, and we cannot blame General Xu Chu entirely. I hope the Prime Minister can show mercy outside the law."
Cao Cao found a step, but the expression on his face remained unchanged, and said: "Huh, death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be escaped. Let Xu Chu be demoted, his salary will be deducted, and he will face the wall and think about his mistakes!"
Xu Chu was still unconvinced by the result, and Xun You came out to persuade him: "The Prime Minister also has his own considerations. This result is very good, and we have to train you a lot."
After Xu Chu heard this, he felt much better and went to receive the punishment.
Cao Cao personally gave Xu You a grand burial, and then sent people to Jizhou to look for some talented people.
Someone recommended: "Cidu Lieutenant Cui Yan, courtesy name Ji Gui, was from Wucheng in the east of Qinghe River. He offered advice to Yuan Shao many times, but Yuan Shao did not agree, so he stayed home because of his illness."
So Cao Cao called him over, reused him, and then said to him: "Yesterday I received some information about this week's household registration. There are as many as 300,000 people. It can be said to be a state with a large population."
Cui Yan replied: "Now that the world is falling apart, the Kyushu is divided, the Yuan brothers are fighting, and the people of Jizhou are in ruins, the prime minister is not in a hurry to inquire about the customs and save the people from fire and water, but first goes to count the household registrations. Is this right?
Is the Ming Gong that the people of this state expect to appear?"
When Cao Cao heard this suggestion, he was not angry. Instead, he thanked him and treated him as an honored guest.
After Cao Cao stabilized Jizhou for a period of time, he sent people to inquire about Yuan Tan's situation.
At this time, Yuan Tan led his soldiers and horses to plunder Ganling, Anping, Bohai, Hejian and other places. When he heard that Yuan Shang was defeated and fled to Zhongshan, he led his soldiers and horses to attack. Yuan Shang was not in the mood to fight anymore, so he went to Youzhou
Go and seek refuge with Yuan Xi.
Yuan Tan surrendered all Yuan Shang's troops and planned to plot against Jizhou first.
Cao Cao sent people to find Yuan Tan, but Yuan Tan changed his previous attitude. Cao Cao was furious and wrote a letter asking to break off the engagement and sever the relationship. He led the army and prepared to conquer him. Soon the troops arrived in the plain.