The second mother also brought good news to Cao Zhi. Cai Wenji was also pregnant and would give birth in three or four months. Cao Song knew Cai Yong's status. Cai Wenji felt a little wronged by marrying Cao Zhi as his concubine.
children, but because Cai Wenji has also been married, it can be considered an even tie.
But regarding the fact that Cao Zhi had not given Cai Wenji a title, after the old man heard that Cai Wenji was pregnant, he leaned on crutches and scolded Cao Zhi for being a pervert. Scolding Cao Zhi was just a step in the process. Cao Song's main purpose was to use the title of the head of the family.
In name, it was finally confirmed that Cai Wenji was a member of the Cao family, so now Cai Wenji was one step ahead of Chen Ling, Qiao Shuang, and Yang Wan, and had already entered the Cao family.
Cao Zhi once again realized that he had one more person to help him find a new wife!
When Cao Zhi heard that Cai Wenji was pregnant, he was anxious to send someone to pick her up from Qiao County. However, Er Niang stopped her on the grounds that traveling a long distance at this time would easily cause fetal gas. She told Cao Zhi not to worry, she was here
She has been here for more than three months, and it's time to go back. Regarding Cai Wenji's delivery, she reassured Cao Zhi that she would go back in a few days, and that she would deliver them safely to Cao Zhi next year.
Cao Zhi wondered how Er Niang knew that Cai Wenji must have a son, but he was soon dragged to the side room by Er Niang and asked where Yang Wan came from?
Cao Zhi had nothing to hide from his second mother who loved and cared for him, so he told her everything. Cao Zhi did not hide his admiration for Yang Wan, but only emphasized that he did it reluctantly in order to let him live longer.
This kind of kidnapping thing. Moreover, her husband's family thought she was dead now.
There is no need for Cao Zhi to explain or emphasize. I always think that what my son does is right, even if it is illegal. Besides, this matter was not necessarily illegal in ancient times. What does this mean? It means that Cao Zhi’s official duties are already acceptable.
There are some illegal things. Mrs. Xu doesn’t know
It was a matter of rank, but when I heard Cao Song keep talking about what kind of general Cao Zhi was now with his beard shaved, and how he was granted the title of marquis, I knew that his favorite second son Cao Zhi was now at the height of his power in the officialdom, and he wanted to grab a job.
What does someone else’s wife mean?
But Mrs. Xu, the second mother-in-law, reminded Cao Zhi that Yang Wan was still crying and crying all day, which was not the time to accept her, and that she would wait for some time to relax her.
Cao Zhi was quite happy to let his mother take charge, so after having breakfast with his family and chatting for a while, he went to the front office to do some work.
Cao Zhi's first task on this day was to organize his troops and go out to attack Ruxuwu. Cao Zhi decided not to go for this battle yet. Instead, Lu Su was the leader and military advisor, and the generals were mainly Jiang Qin, Zu Lang, Zhang He, and Zhao Yun.
Cao Zhi arranged this arrangement mainly because Jiang Qin and Zu Lang were familiar with water warfare, and Zhang He and Zhao Yun, who had recently followed him, were both from the north and were not used to water warfare. It was just a good opportunity for them to get familiar with it, experience it, and get used to it. Moreover, Zhang He
,
Zhao Yun was all newcomers, and Cao Zhi gave them high official positions and commanded many troops. However, there were always some dissatisfied among the generals, so Cao Zhi wanted them to perform better in front of his old subordinates and use their actual military exploits to win.
Prove that they are capable.
He also asked Lu Su to lead the army on his behalf, also to let him have more experience and accumulate merits. Cao Zhi always treated this young man with silkworm eyebrows with special eyes. However, when he was actually ordering generals, there was a slight accident. He originally belonged to Jiangxia.
The barbarian generals Yang Che, Pu Hu and other generals knelt down one after another when Cao Zhi was about to order generals, calling for battle to go to Ruxuwu to defeat their common enemy Sun Ce and avenge the death of Li Hu.
Although the chance of them meeting Sun Ce on this trip was very small, Cao Zhi did not consider the emotional factors in this regard. When Li Hu just died, their request for an expedition was suppressed by Deng Ai, but times have changed, and Deng Ai also
Thinking that this grief and anger could be used to turn it into strength, they sent these barbarian generals to attack Ruxuwu.
Cao Zhi finally accepted Deng Ai's advice and led the crowd to pay tribute to Li Hu, Li Hei and Du Damu. After that, he immediately ordered Yuan Yue from Qu'a to be recruited, plus Pu Hu and Yang Che, to replace Zhao Yun and go out together.
Ruxuwu. Zhao Yun was transferred to Moling to guard it, and Xun Chen was also transferred there to take charge of government affairs.
After the army went to Ruxuwu, Cao Zhi stayed in Wanling for five days, comforted his wife, and then went to Liyang. Although their main target is Lujiang, they are not indifferent to other counties in Danyang.
.Deng Ai is here in Wuhu, and it is natural that Cao Zhi should come personally to handle the Liyang labor force.
The news of Cao Zhi's personal visit to Liyang to supervise the war reached Xu Gong's ears, and he thought that he would increase his troops on a large scale to attack him. He was so frightened that he stopped fighting with Zhou Cang for the city and land of Danyang and gave up.
Piling County retreated to the border of Danyang and Wu County, gathering troops to prepare for a large-scale attack by Cao Jun.
In fact, Cao Zhi only brought 3,000 personal guards with Cao Xiu and one Jia Xu this time. His main task was to labor the army. Unexpectedly, his deterrence was quite strong and he scared Xu Gong out of Danyang. At this time, everyone
Yangzhou and even the entire Han Empire knew that Cao Zhi had returned to Danyang as a cavalry general and a minister, and immediately announced that he would take over Yangzhou.
Cao Zhi and the forces he represented had already turned around in Yangzhou and reached the pinnacle of power. From the first battle against Liu Yao when Cao Zhi came back, it was proved that the outcome of the war was the most powerful weapon used to consolidate his political position.
At first, some people didn't care whether Cao Zhi had the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry. After Cao Zhi drove Liu Yao away, no one doubted that Cao Zhi's title of General of Chariots and Cavalry was not earned through strength.
At this time, all walks of life in Yangzhou, whether they were hostile to Cao Zhi or friendly to Cao Zhi, were rethinking their next plan.
########## "Liu Governor, this is the official document issued by Cao Zhi. He has dismissed you from your post!" Sun Ce took the official document he had just received and said,
Said to Liu Yao who was lowering his head.
"What? What right does he have to remove me from my post?" Liu Yao grabbed the document from Sun Ce's hand and looked at it. After reading a few lines, he shouted: "Why does he lead Yangzhou by himself? It's really unreasonable, Bo Fu.
Dear nephew, quickly withdraw your troops from Lujiang, and let us send troops to attack Danyang!"
"Humph, haha..." Sun Ce smiled sinisterly, turned around slowly, and said coldly: "Speaking of which, Cao Zhi's official position is higher than that of Lord Yuan. I am a school captain, how can I
How dare you disobey orders!"
"Sun Ce, what did you say?" Liu Yao lost his voice and dropped the document in his hand. He couldn't believe that Sun Ce would say such a thing.
Sun Ce ignored Liu Yao's surprise, continued to laugh sinisterly twice, and said slowly: "I can't help myself, Liu Yao, I can't help myself!"
As soon as Sun Ce finished speaking, Liu Yao was surprised to find that Zhou Yu was already standing beside him, looking at him expressionlessly. After a clear cough, two sergeants immediately rushed out from behind Zhou Yu, "Clanging
"The torture materials fell to the ground, and Liu Yao was knocked down at the same time.
"Sun Ce, you despicable villain, do you think that if you offer me to Cao Zhi, he will let you go? I tell you, he will not let you go, he will definitely take your life...
..Sun Ce, you, like me, will die badly..."
When Liu Yao's yelling became more and more distant, an old man with a gray beard and a dignified appearance walked into Sun Ce's military tent.
When the old man gently called "General", Sun Ce woke up as if from a dream, turned around and said, "Mr. Zhang, will this delaying strategy be effective?"
"Yes!" the gray-bearded old man said firmly: "Cao Zhi is indecisive and has no ambition. If he wins Liu Yao and kills him, he can successfully lead Yangzhou. He will definitely be content with the status quo for a while. Xu Gong, Zuo Rongzhi
Liu will retreat soon, and then Cao Zhi will be able to sit back and relax. He also understands that Jiujiang and us
They are all not easy to mess with. He will definitely come back to attack us when everything is ready. By then we have already stood firm in Lujiang and are advancing on Yuzhang. If Zhu Zhi can succeed in Wu County, how can we not be stronger than him by then?
Cao Zhiqiang, as long as the general is able to secure half of Yangzhou, there is no need to look at anyone else's face!"
The old man who spoke was named Zhang Zhao. He was a new counselor Sun Ce sent to Xuzhou to invite after listening to the recommendation of his uncle Wu Jing.
Zhang Zhao was a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou. He had read a lot of books when he was young. He was famous in the local area like Zhao Yu of Tonglangye and Wang Lang of Donghai. When he was weak, he was promoted by the state and county inspectors to be Xiaolian, but Zhang Zhao did not accept it.
Together with Wang Lang and others, he openly discussed the taboo matters of the king, and started a pen and ink dispute with Ying Shao, the then chief secretary of Runan. He was praised by Chen Lin, a famous scholar in the state, and others, and he became famous.
Therefore, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, recommended Zhang Zhao as a talented person, but Zhang Zhao did not join Tao Qian. Tao Qian got angry and arrested Zhang Zhao. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of Zhao Yu and others to rescue him, Zhang Zhao was released. But it was not until
For more than ten years after Zhang Zhao was taken under Sun Ce's command, Zhang Zhao remained hidden in the mountains and fields and did not develop his official career.
Although Zhang Zhao had only been under Sun Ce's account for a short period of time, his strategies were often to the point, and he was more sophisticated and calculating than Zhang Hong. He was also extremely calm, so he was quickly appreciated by Sun Ce and obeyed his advice.
The earlier strategy of giving up Shuicheng and letting Liu Yao go straight to Danyang was also suggested by Zhang Zhao to Sun Ce. At that time, Zhang Zhao said to Sun Ce: Since Yuan Shu has given Hefei to Liu Yao and recognized him as the governor of Yangzhou, you are standing in the middle.
, not only does it appear ungenerous, but it is also detrimental to Liu Yao's use of troops against Danyang, and Sun Ce's
The main purpose was not to occupy a small water city. So Sun Ce accepted Zhang Zhao's opinion and gave the water city to Liu Yao. Sure enough, under Liu Yao's initiative, an anti-Cao force quickly formed, sweeping across Danyang, and at one time several cities
After being lost, Danyang was besieged on all sides and in danger before Cao Zhi returned.
Today's idea of abandoning Liu Yao and kidnapping him to Wanling was his idea. Zhang Zhao's goal was very clear. He first eased the bad relationship between Sun Ce and Cao Zhi, and asked Sun Ce to hand over Liu Yao, which was a bit like asking Cao Zhi.
The meaning of surrender. Using Cao Zhi to deal with the enemies of other counties
In the meantime, Sun Ce worked hard to capture Lujiang and even Yuzhang, and then cooperated with Zhu Zhili of Wu County to remove Xu Gong from the position of Wu County's prefect. By then, they would be able to control the three counties of Yangzhou and become more powerful.
You can surpass Danyang Cao Zhi, and you no longer need to be afraid of him.