After Liu Bei escaped,
Cao Cao finally gave up his dream of using Liu Bei to expand his territory.
He began to think down-to-earth again.
How could he strengthen himself?
However, he thought hard for a few days to no avail.
After all, Dong Zhuo from the west was not to be trifled with.
The other directions were all colleagues.
As long as the Emperor of Han was alive, those who respected righteousness could not act recklessly. Otherwise, they would lose righteousness and the hearts of the people.
A force like Cao Cao, who rose in the name of taking down Dong,
Once he became a thug like Dong Zhuo,
Not only would no one come to submit, but even the insiders would be split apart.
Thus, Cao Cao could only come to Zhao Yang for a discussion.
"My lord, I've been thinking about this problem for the past few days. After thinking about it, our way out is not in Luoyang. If he wanted to have some development, he had to change places.”
When Cao Cao heard this, he was immediately stunned." We've worked hard to conquer Luoyang. It wasn't easy for us to win the hearts of the people of Luoyang. Wouldn't it be a pity if we give up on this place?" Besides, after leaving Luoyang, where else can we go?”
Zhao Yang thought for a moment and began to express his thoughts,""My lord, although the emperor has been captured and taken to Chang 'an, Luoyang is still the residence of the emperors of the past dynasties. It is inevitable that people will say that we are replacing them. In addition, although we drove Dong Zhuo away, we failed to save the most important Son of Heaven, which will definitely disappoint the world. Under such circumstances, the vassals retreated, leaving us in Luoyang. This is putting ourselves in the center of the storm. The vassals and the people will easily use us to talk about things. Therefore, although Luoyang is good, it is not suitable for us.”
"Then what should we do according to Military Advisor?”
Cao Cao nodded and felt that Zhao Yang's analysis made sense.
"Governor Zhang Miao of Chenliu has a good relationship with my lord. Previously, after I saw Liu Dai kill Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao was quite afraid of Liu Dai. I plan to make a trip to Chenliu and tell him the pros and cons so that he will serve my lord as his master and welcome you into Chenliu! Now that Si Li has been attacked by Dong Zhuo, there is no one within a hundred miles, but there are many people in Chenliu. They can feed our army. Moreover, it is connected to Jizhou in the north, the large part of Yanzhou in the east, Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and Yuzhou in the south. If there is any change in the world, my lord can send troops and expand his forces!”
Cao Cao looked troubled." Zhang Miao is not only my old friend, but he has also done me a favor. I feel uneasy taking over his territory like this!"”
Zhao Yang saw Cao Cao's insincere words and knew that he was eager to take Chen Liu, but he lacked a dignified excuse.
Zhao Yang smiled." My lord, in my opinion, Zhang Miao has been on tenterhooks in Chenliu. He can't wait for you to go to his place. He's just too embarrassed to ask when he sees that we're in Luoyang!" At that time, the lord could reject him many times. In this way, the lord would not be guilty of him, but rather, he would be indebted to him.”
Cao Cao immediately smiled,"As expected of the military counselor. Then, I will wait for your good news here!"”
This operation was related to the future of Cao Cao's faction, so Zhao Yang kept his mouth shut. After returning, he didn't even inform Cai Yan and Diao Chan and left the city in the middle of the night.
Cao Cao was afraid that something would happen to him, so he asked Dian Wei to protect Zhao Yang.
These few days, Cai Yan had not received any letters from Cai Yong.
The letter that he sent out also sank into the sea. There was no news at all.
Hence, Cai Yan felt,
Something must have changed in Chang 'an, so they were extremely worried.
When she went to Zhao Yang's place in the morning, she saw that there was no one inside. The bedding was also neatly folded. It was obvious that he did not come back at night.
Helplessly, Cai Yan could only look for Cao Cao.
"Meng De, although Dong Zhuo kidnapped my father, the letters between the two places are connected, so we write to each other almost every day. However, there has been no news from my father these past few days. I sent someone to deliver the letter, but they were forced back by Dong Zhuo's men.”
Cai Yan was very nervous, but she was extremely smart, so Cao Cao could not lie to her. He could only comfort her,"Dong Zhuo is cruel, but Cai Yong has a good reputation, and Dong Zhuo respects scholars. I think he won't make things difficult for your father! Perhaps Dong Zhuo is just afraid that I'll send someone to sneak in.”
Cai Yan was not willing to accept such an explanation and looked at Cao Cao firmly,"You must help me deliver this letter. I haven't told Zhao Yang about my engagement yet. If this letter can't be delivered to him, I won't be able to marry Zhao Yang! Meng De, you must help me!"
Cao Cao and Cai Yong were old friends and had a good relationship.
Cai Yan was also the person who was engaged to his chief strategist.
He had to help!
Thus, Cao Cao carefully selected two soldiers, took Cai Yan's letter, and immediately set off.
Seeing Cao Cao agree to this matter, Cai Yan heaved a sigh of relief and sat down opposite Cao Cao.
After she finished talking about her father's matter, Cai Yan once again recalled the matter of her fiancé's disappearance.
"Meng De, where did Zhao Yang go? I just went to his room and there was no one there. He probably didn't sleep last night. The bedding was folded well.”
Cao Cao guessed that Cai Yan was going to ask this question, so he didn't plan to keep it from her.
However, to be safe, Cao Cao still hid a part of it from her.
"Advisor Jun, for the sake of our development and growth, we have to do something extremely important. I'm afraid it will take ten days to go back and forth! However, I can't tell you where he went. When he comes back, everything will be clear! Of course, he wouldn't be in any danger. After all, Dian Wei was with him.”
Cai Yan thought for a while and felt that he couldn't figure this out, so he could only give up and planned to get up and leave.
However, at this moment, Cao Cao suddenly thought of the jade pendant in Cai Yan's hand that day.
Ever since that jade appeared that day,
Cao Cao had been dreaming for the past few days.
Halfway through her dream, she woke up with a start.
His sleep quality was extremely poor, and he had a splitting headache every day.
At this moment, he thought of that jade pendant again. He only hesitated for a moment before still opening his mouth to call Cai Yan,"Cai Yan, my eldest niece, I have a request, can you agree to it?”
Cai Yan laughed." Tell me. If you don't tell me, how can I promise you?" If you want me to betray Zhao Yang, I won't agree.”
Cao Cao waved his hand." No, no. Zhao Yang is my chief strategist. How could I let you betray him?" I just, just wanted to see the jade he gave you.”
"This?" Cai Yan pointed at his own neck.
Cao Cao nodded heavily, his eyes filled with excitement.
He had some very important memories, and now that he thought about it, it was still very touching!
Cai Yan was only puzzled for a moment, but he still untied it and handed it to Cao Cao with both hands, his face careful,"Don't drop it! Otherwise, I'll be angry!"
However, she never expected that Cao Cao would feel strange when he held the jade!
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