A great war involved Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou, a total of four states. Liu He, Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian, all the troops dispatched a total of more than 600,000 troops and fought for nearly two months. As the weather entered the summer, the battles on various battlefields gradually subsided.

Cao Cao captured the four counties in Jingnan and occupied the entire Jingzhou. His troops were in full swing. He once again led his troops from Runan to Xuchang, preparing to seize Yingchuan County when Zhang Yong was seriously injured, so as to open up the road to attack Luoyang.

However, Gao Shun was prepared and personally lie on the only way to Runan to Xuchang. The two sides fought for a day, and each suffered injuries. Cao Cao had to retreat to Pingyu City, the Runan capital.

"I had long advised the lord to kill Chen Gong, who was in Luoyang. Now that he has surrendered to Liu He, it is really bad for our army."

"Yes, Gao Shun's ambushing our army this time is inseparable from this person's planning. The lord's thoughts of kindness have led to today's disaster, alas..."

The generals were defeated and gathered together to complain.

Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Cheng Yu and others walked past the gate not far away. Xiahou Dun was furious when he heard these remarks and was about to go and scold the generals, but Cao Cao stopped him.

"Meng De, these generals were not brave enough in battle and were so active. Why not let me take them down? I will be engaged in military law, so as not to disturb the morale of the army."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "They are right. Although our army's operation is not a secret, we can travel day and night. We can reach Xuchang in three days. Even if Liu He can explore the route of our army's operation and report to Gao Shun, he will definitely find it difficult to come and set up an ambush. During this battle, Chen Gong appeared on Gao Shun's side, and I knew it was his plan. He knew my nature well enough, so he could naturally guess that I would have such a plan. It's all because I missed the past relationship and did not kill him, so I would have the consequences today. These will be implicated by me, and I would say a few resentful words, what's wrong?"

"Meng De, you..."

Xiahou Dun and others were moved, and Cheng Yu and other advisers were also very impressed.

"The lord has such a mind, and he will definitely achieve great things. A temporary defeat is not worth worrying. Please cheer up and make good plans."

Cao Cao took a deep breath and continued to move forward, saying as he walked, "I have ordered the entire army to build horse harnesses, armors, and weapons. With our army's financial resources, we can train 10,000 heavy cavalry and 10,000 archers and cavalrymen. Although Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were in Xiliang, they may be transferred to Yuzhou at any time. Our cavalry is still not the enemy of them. Moreover, this matter will take a year at the earliest to be completed. What are the good strategies do you have to help me defeat Liu He?"

Xi Zhong immediately said: "Lord, now around our army, Liu Yao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Liu He, Shi Xie, and Liu Yan are all enemies of our army. Although it is temporarily calmed down, Liu He's intelligence will definitely contact you secretly, instigate, incite, and bribe them, so that these many forces will attack our army together."

Xiahou Yuan was shocked: "If this is true, our army will be in danger."

Xi Zhong smiled slightly: "Since Liu He can do this, why can't our army?"

Cao Cao looked at him and asked with great interest: "What's the solution?"

Xi Zhong said: "Jiangzhou Shi Xie had no ambitions and was greedy for money and power. Liu Yan offered him benefits and supported him as the lord of Jiaozhou. He supported Liu Yan as the emperor. He leaned against Yizhou in the west and Jingzhou in the north, but the road to Yizhou was difficult and dangerous, but there was a smooth road with Jingzhou. However, in the past, the four counties in Jingnan were unable to threaten him, but were often harassed by him. Naturally, he was fearless of Jingzhou. But now that our army has occupied Jingnan, Shi Xie must be uneasy."

Cao Cao stopped, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "What Zhicai said is not bad."

Xi Zhong continued: "The lord only needs to send a general to lead heavy troops to station in Guiyang and Lingling to intimidate his heart. He then sent a quarrel to Jiaozhou, not only to give him Jiaozhou, but also to be granted the title of marquis and titles to him. Even if Shi Xie does not completely surrender to the lord, at least he will not, and he will not dare to be an enemy of our army."

"Well, it's reasonable, it's really a good plan." Cao Cao stroked his hands and praised.

"But Sun Jian from Jiangdong, this person has a great ambition. In the battle of Jingnan, he even formed a deep hatred with our army. He was afraid that it would be difficult to shock and appease him. If he didn't know what kind of plan would he have to deal with it?"

Xi Zhong stretched out a finger and pointed to the southeast: "Sun Jian's army is majestic, but in name, it is not the lord of Yangzhou. Liu He named him the governor of Jingzhou, and Yangzhou was under Liu Yao's jurisdiction. Sun Jian was just a subordinate. Liu Yao's command was named Sun Shao. This man had a close relationship with his subordinates and was obsessed with calligraphy and painting as he was destined to do. The lord could choose some famous masters and give them to him, so that he could tell Liu Yao the benefits and disadvantages of Sun Jian, and then Sun Jian would be unable to take care of the land of Jingzhou."

"Well... Miaoji. Although Liu Yao is famous, he is cowardly and suspicious by nature. This law can work."

Cao Cao's eyes were already shining at this moment.

However, Xi Zhicai's plan has not been finished yet.

"And Liu Bei, Xuzhou, is a heroic figure, both wise and brave, and good at endurance. He is a great enemy of the lord. However, he lives in Xuzhou and is weak, so he is difficult to achieve success. Moreover, he and Liu He are in harmony with each other and use each other. As long as our army does not move to Xuzhou, Liu Bei will not really come to make things difficult for our army."

"As for Liu Yan's old man, according to the report, he was attacked by Guan Yu and Zhao Yun in Hanzhong last year. Liu Yan was angry and was heartbroken. His old illness relapsed. He still has a crooked mouth and his eyes are slanted. He is unable to move. He is afraid that he has exhausted his oil and has no time left, and he has no energy to attack Jingzhou."

"Okay, okay, okay." Cao Cao said three words "good" in a row.

"Ask a few words can compare to a million powerful troops. In this way, our army can do its best to deal with Liu He without any worries."

When he was happy, Guo Jia stood up and said, "Lord, there is another strategy for his subordinates to make Liu He go unrestless, and he will further strengthen his strength."

"Oh? What Fengxiao said must be a wonderful plan, come on quickly."

"The lord just needs to do this..."

After Guo Jia said something, Cao Cao's face became more and more surprised.

On this day, Liu He was free and stayed in the harem for a while, but could not resist Liu Zheng's soft and toughness. In addition, Zhang Yu's persuasion from the side, Liu He agreed to take him out of the palace in vain and go out to the street to have some fun.

The family of three dressed up as ordinary people's homes, left the palace gate, wandered around the city, enjoying snacks, and watching the street juggling. Liu Zheng was so happy that he was overwhelmed, and Liu He also felt much more relaxed.

"Huh... I'm busy with these trivial matters every day and I'm so busy. I think maybe I haven't been with a few children for a long time, especially Zheng'er. I think my father, who is too demanding on him on weekdays, and now I remember that he is just a twelve-year-old child after all."

Liu He looked at Liu Zheng who was running around on the street and was very lively, and couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Yu smiled and peeled off an orange and fed it to him.

"The husband's status is different, and his descendants are naturally different from ordinary people's families. This is a responsibility they should bear innately and cannot escape or escape."

With Zhang Yu's comfort, Liu He felt much better.

"It's almost noon. After visiting this morning, I'm a little hungry. Let's find a place to go and have lunch first."

Under Liu He's rule, Luoyang City was extremely rich, even more so at any time in the past. Nowadays, among ordinary people, many have changed from two meals a day to three meals a day. Therefore, the various snack bars and restaurants in the city are also booming during the day.

The three of them randomly found a street shop and ordered a few side dishes.

While eating here, I suddenly heard the guests chatting at the next table, but it attracted Liu He's attention.

"Have you heard it? The Liu family in the south of the city was criticized for being rebellious because of the article written by the eldest son, which led to the family being raided and destroyed, and the disaster of the nine clans was implicated."

"How can you not know this? Although the Liu family is not a famous family, it is very famous among the gentry in our Sili area. I don't expect that such a disaster will be caused just because of an ordinary article."

"What's the first time this year?"

"At the beginning of the year, the Zhao family, the Qian family, the Zhang family, the Yan family, the He family in Hongnong, the Yun family in Liangzhou, the Shangdang family in Bingzhou, the Han family, and the Li family in Chenliu are already the tenth."

"Ah... Although I am diligent in today's work and love the people, I have some resentment towards us scholars. There are so many ministers in the court, no one is not the leader of the gentry and the master of classics. Over the past few years, he has been dismissed from office and confiscated his house. I thought it was because those people committed some serious crimes, but now it seems that they are just saying something and writing articles, which has attracted the emperor's taboo."

"We are just trying to serve the court, but the court is now harsh on us. What if we do? It's better to change the party and go elsewhere to seek a chance to achieve success."

"Shhh... Speak softly, the city is full of spies from the court. If you are not careful and you are listening to it, it will be a disaster for death. Get a meal quickly and leave the city after you finish eating."

"Yes, yes, fortunately, there is a guy who reminds me, otherwise I would have been so quick that I would almost kill my life."

Liu He listened to their words, but he was not angry, but instead was confused.

"What's going on? Who did I kill? Why haven't I heard of these Li and Zhang family?"

He was very confused. After thinking about it, he couldn't remember who these families were, and when he had punished them. He couldn't help but feel curious. Liu He stood up and walked towards those people.

"Father..." Liu Zheng saw his father get up and was about to ask a question, but Zhang Yu grabbed his hand and shook his head at him.

Although Liu Zheng didn't understand what was going on, he didn't ask any more questions. He just felt that the dishes in this small restaurant were also novel, so he lowered his head and continued to eat on his own.
Chapter completed!