Chapter 76 What about the Prime Minister's daughter
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All the way south, Xinye is ahead.
Yan Liang, riding his horse slowly, was in a good mood.
During this trip to Xudu, he not only robbed more than a hundred cars of money, but also robbed a "freak" warrior named Hu Che'er, a "poisonous man" like Jia Xu, and one of Cao Cao's daughters.
A lot of harvest.
Although some soldiers were lost in the battle with Yuan's army, the losses were negligible compared with the gains.
Despite being excited, Yan Liang still remained calm.
After Yuan Shao captured Xudu, the next step must be to capture Yan Yu, Qing Xu and others. The Central Plains territory that originally belonged to Cao Cao could not be used to deal with him in a short time.
Yan Liang knew that he must seize this precious time to quickly expand his strength and prepare to meet Yuan Jun's army approaching the border.
"After returning to Xinye, we must send troops to capture Wancheng as soon as possible. We cannot completely occupy Nanyang..."
While Yan Liang was thinking about his next move, he saw Cao Jie's carriage stopped on the mountain road ahead, blocking the way of the brigade.
Yan Liang rode forward and shouted loudly: "What's going on? Why do you have to stop?"
"General, Miss Cao in the car claimed that she couldn't stand the bumps and insisted on stopping the carriage," the sergeant driving the carriage reported.
Yan Liang frowned secretly, jumped into the car, and suddenly opened the curtain.
Cao Jie in the car was sitting there with his eyes closed, not looking directly at each other, and his face really didn't look good.
The maid who was waiting next to her said in a trembling voice: "General, my young lady is ill and cannot bear the bumpy mountain roads. I wonder if I can stop and rest today and start our journey again tomorrow."
Yan Liang looked at the sun. It was just past noon, and it was still early before dark.
It's not that he doesn't have compassion for women, but now in order to capture Wancheng, he must rush back to Xinye as soon as possible. How can he delay important events for a female prostitute.
After weighing for a moment, Yan Liang suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled Cao Jie out of the car.
Cao Jie was shocked and shouted: "How dare you be rude to me!"
Yan Liang ignored her complaints and actually picked her up on the horse and placed her in front of him.
"Drive~~"
As soon as he raised his whip, Yan Liang hugged Cao Jie, and the two rode forward on the same horse.
Who is Cao Jie? She is the daughter of the prime minister. She was trained by Cao Cao to give her to the Han Emperor as his queen.
She had always been a pampered person, but now she was embraced by a warrior like Yan Liang and kept close to her. To Cao Jie, this was tantamount to a great deal of frivolity.
Cao Jie's pale and pretty face suddenly felt dizzy with embarrassment, and he hurriedly twisted his little body, trying to break away from Yan Liang's embrace.
Yan Liang ignored her and just let her toss her around.
Cao Jie was just a weak and sick woman, so how could she win against Yan Liang's strong back and strong arms? After struggling for a long time to no avail, she had to give up and just gasp indignantly.
Holding the daughter of the powerful Cao Cao, the Prime Minister of the dynasty, in his arms, Yan Liang naturally felt very happy.
Seeing that she was no longer bothered, he said: "Don't you think the carriage is bumpy? This will make you feel better."
Cao Jie was so ashamed that he had nothing to do.
"What exactly do you want to do with me?" Cao Jie pouted his mouth angrily and complained.
"I haven't thought about this yet, but Miss Cao is as beautiful as a flower. Maybe I will take you as my concubine."
Yan Liang was very proud of the spring breeze and was in a good mood, so he deliberately teased her.
When Cao Jie heard this, Qiao Li blushed even more with embarrassment.
Without thinking, she took a sip and said disdainfully: "My father is a powerful Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. You are just a rebel general under Yuan Shao's command. How can you afford to rise so high?"
Cao Jie acted like the prime minister's daughter, and his tone was full of contempt for Yan Liang.
Such contemptuous words were so harsh that Yan Liang immediately became angry.
Yan Liang withdrew his smile and said coldly: "Your Majesty has now fled to Guanzhong. The hat of Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty may be worn on Yuan Shao's head one day. As for whether your Cao family can be preserved, it is still a question. I advise Miss Cao to accept it."
Come to reality and stop pretending to be the prime minister's daughter."
Yan Liang's sarcasm made Cao Jie choke and make his face turn red.
"You——" Cao Jie hesitated for a long time, unable to hold back a word of retort.
"Don't look down on me, Yan Liang. Maybe one day, your father will ask me to take you as my concubine, and then I'll tell you what you said today. It's not certain whether Yan will take you in or not."
Yan Liang's unforgiving tongue made Cao Jie's eyes widen with anger.
Yan Liang sneered in his heart and stopped paying attention to her. He just rode his horse and whipped towards the new field.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Liang led his 4,000-step cavalry and returned home with a full load.
While returning to Xinye, Siwen Cao Xizuo, who was scattered in Xudu, also sent the latest information.
Just as Yan Liang expected, Yuan Shao, who had seized Xudu, had reached the peak of his self-confidence. He believed that he was invincible and did not take Cao Cao, who was retreating to Guanzhong, seriously.
Therefore, Yuan Shao did not lead his army to pursue Cao Cao westward. Instead, he took command of Xudu and sent his generals to attack the Henan provinces and accept the territory left by Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao's arrogance played into Yan Liang's hands.
On the day he returned to Xinye, Yan Liang asked all the troops to seize the time to rest and regroup, and three days later he sent troops to Wancheng.
As for Xiangyang, the news of Cao Cao's defeat and the fall of Xudu naturally frightened Liu Biao.
This shepherd student from Mingshi Prefecture was afraid that Yuan Shao would send his troops southward to Jingzhou next, so he sent people to Xinye to deliver food and make good friends. He tried his best to make up for the previous bad relationship with Yan Liang, and declared that he would remain unswerving.
to maintain the relationship between the two allies.
Of course Yan Liang knew that Liu Biao was so diligent and enthusiastic just because he wanted Yan Liang to act as his shield to resist Yuan Shao's march south.
However, Liu Biao's attitude at least showed that he regarded Yuan Shao as the biggest threat at this moment, and would never dare to stab Yan Liang in the back like before. In this way, Yan Liang could confidently and boldly send troops northward.
Before sending troops, Yan Liang went to visit Jia Xu.
In order to show his respect, Yan Liang specially chose a house in Xinye City for Jia Xu.
After entering, Yan Liang asked the guarding sergeant and learned that Jia Xu had been drinking tea and reading every day since he was placed under house arrest. He also danced with the sword several times in his spare time. He did not make trouble or copy, but he was very peaceful and kept to himself.
When Yan Liang entered the backyard, he happened to see Jia Xu dancing with his sword.
Jia Xu was born in a war-torn place like Xiliang. It is said that the men there all practiced martial arts since childhood, and Jia Xu was no exception.
Although Jia Xu's hair is now gray, his sword dance moves are still vigorous and powerful, and he is quite accomplished.
Watching him dance the Yongjian, Yan Liang clapped his hands and said, "Mr. Wenhe is good at swordsmanship."
Jia Xu turned around and saw Yan Liang, but he was not surprised and put the sword back to its original position.
"I'm old, and after just a few dances, these old bones will fall apart and make the general laugh." Jia Xu wiped the sweat from his forehead and laughed at himself.
"Sir, you are really humble. I think you are getting stronger with age." Yan Liang walked forward with a smile.
Jia Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, filled a cup of tea for Yan Liang himself, raised the glass and said: "The general is here to say goodbye to the old man, so the old man will replace the wine with tea and wish the general a triumphant return."
Hearing his words, Yan Liang's face suddenly showed a strange look.
