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Volume 1 Chapter 48 Send out troops to conquer

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    Time flies like a shuttle, and the years are like a song.

    Although this word is used very vulgarly, it is indeed the same. Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.  However, these two months were not ordinary. On the contrary, they were full of thrilling and bloody events!

    ??At first, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty ordered the officials to investigate and promote those who were harming the people, such as governors and governors.  Taiwei Xu Kuan and Sikong Zhang Ji blindly please the eunuchs and collect bribes. They do not ask any of the eunuchs' children for corruption, but they regard twenty-six people who were honest officials and benefit the people in ten remote counties as people's beetles.  [Note: Xu Kuan, or Xu Fang, was a famous official of the Han Dynasty]

    ??Chen Danshi was a Situ, and based on this, he told the story of how officials and ministers formed cliques for personal gain, good people were wronged, and bad people went free.

    When Emperor Ling saw Shu, he heavily blamed Xu Kuan, Zhang Ji and others, and appointed all the twenty-six people who had been wronged as Yilang.

    Liu Tao, the remonstrating official, was very encouraged. Together with Cao Cao, the prime minister of Jinan, he petitioned the court to request that the eight county magistrates be dismissed and their crimes investigated!

    Because the evidence in the memorial was conclusive and irrefutable, the court soon agreed to their request, and the eight people were dismissed as county magistrates and demoted to common people.

    However, the forces colluding with officials will never give up easily, and their revenge will come soon.  Soon, Situ Chen Dan and Liu Taotong, the admonishing doctor, were framed by eunuchs and imprisoned by Emperor Ling's order.  The eunuchs had already bribed the jailers and tortured the two to death!

    There were people who wanted to attack Cao Cao, but Cao Song's trip to Luoyang saved Cao Cao.  In view of the huge profits brought by the refined salt sales agents, the eunuchs did not send assassins or frame Cao Cao.  They all wrote memorials to praise Cao Cao, saying that since he took office as the Prime Minister of Jinan, he had made outstanding achievements in cracking down on obscene worship and rectifying the administration of officials, and he should be awarded an official title.

    It was rare for Emperor Ling to see that the ministers and officials were unanimous in their opinions, so he happily agreed to their request and appointed Cao Cao as the governor of Dongjun.  But before Cao Cao left office, the corrupt people in Jinan were already holding their heads high and celebrating with great fanfare.

    At this time, Cao Cao also saw the situation clearly and was very depressed. However, compared with the endings of Situ Chen Dan and Liu Tao, the admonishment doctor, he was already extremely lucky.  Soon he received a secret letter from his grandfather and learned the whole story.  Cao Cao sighed for a long time. In order to preserve his family, he had to claim his illness and leave his job. He planned to go home to study and hunt, and sit back and watch the current situation change.

    The people in Qiao County cannot see clearly the changes in the current situation. They only know one thing, that is, Cao Cao resigned sadly, and the power of the new generation of the Cao family has been dealt a heavy blow!  There were a lot of discussions in the county, and even many nephews and nephews of the Cao family were affected by these discussions, and some of them were dejected.

    Cao Ang was not affected by these discussions. He got up early every morning for a run and learned marksmanship and archery from Cao Ren. Then he went to Ding's courtyard to pay his respects and have breakfast, and then went to the clan school to listen to the Master's teachings.

    At this time, the purification of refined salt has been handed over to Cao Duan, Peng Tian, ??Wang Quan and others. They divide the work and cooperate, each responsible for a process, which not only improves work efficiency, but also reduces the risk of leaks.

    ¡¾The three sets of Cao Duan, Peng Tian and Wang Quan are provided by book friend "¡ÚYun Tianqing¡Û"¡¿

    In the afternoon, Cao Ang would come to his grandfather and listen to him talk about how to be an official.  Sometimes, Cao Ang would travel with his grandfather Cao Song to inspect farms or visit other official families.

    The days went by step by step, until one day, Cao Ang suddenly received a hidden message: Du Yuan of Heifeng Village had healed his scar and forgot about the pain, and actually started thinking about the Cao family again.  It turned out that the worry was not about scarcity but about inequality. Du Yuan felt that the Cao family had made so much money, but he only received such a small amount, and he felt very unhappy.  He used the money he divided from the Cao family to secretly purchase a large number of ordnance, preparing to attack the Cao family again.

    But what surprised Cao Ang the most was that the news was not provided by the Cao family's careful investigation, but by Du Lang.

    That day, at the banquet, Du Lang looked at Cao Ang's surprised expression and said with a smile: "Young master, you don't have to be so surprised. Du Yuan and I are not brothers, but clan brothers. In the past, under my deliberate friendship, Du Yuan  I took a different view, and because I also had many connections in Qiao County, I was assigned the task of stationing in the county to distribute the stolen goods.

    "However, most of the stolen goods that were sold through hard work were pocketed by Du Yuan, and what I received was only a very small part of it.  In this way, Du Yuan often asked me for bribes. If I hadn't been afraid that the government would harass my legitimate business, I would have fallen out with him long ago.

    Now, thanks to your kindness, my shop can also sell this refined salt. The profit this brings me every month alone is far more than before.  What's more, now I am using the tiger skin as a banner to make the subordinate officials think that I have joined the Cao family, and they will never dare to harass my shop again.  Wherever I go, I can raise my head upright and say that I am a clean and honest person.A white businessman!

    Since there is a Sunshine Avenue pointed out by the young master, I will definitely keep walking along it. Whoever likes to squeeze in the single-plank bridge of Heifeng Village!  I just want to be a pure businessman, but these days, it¡¯s too difficult!  "

    Du Lang was slightly excited, but Cao Ang understood his mood.  Before he traveled through time, he had a good friend who ran a small restaurant next to the university. He never used gutter oil or plagued pork. However, because he never gave gifts, he was often subject to surprise inspections by the Public Security Bureau, which made everyone think he was a good friend.  Have done something wrong.  Three years later, business was booming all around, but his small restaurant closed down because of the high cost.

    Cao Ang poured a bowl of wine, gave it to Du Lang solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "You have failed me, Cao Ang, today, and I, Cao Ang, will never fail you in the future!"

    Du Lang knew that drinking this bowl of wine meant severing his relationship with Heifeng Village and handing over his life and fortune to Cao Ang, but Du Lang had no regrets.  Cao Ang was the first legitimate son of an aristocratic family he met who had no prejudice against businessmen, and the first noble son with whom he could interact as equals.  Durang believed in his own vision and believed that his investment would never be in vain.

    Therefore, Du Lang only hesitated for a moment, took the wine bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.  Not only that, he also lowered his voice and said to Cao Ang: "Master, I am willing to draw a map of Heifeng Stronghold for you and mark the checkpoints. I hope it can be of some use to you."

    Cao Ang nodded, noncommittal.  After Du Lang left the map, he put it in his arms and continued to have a banquet with Du Lang.

    After everyone had had enough food and wine, the banquet ended. Cao Ang ordered Xiao Yi to lead Du Lang to the outer courtyard to rest, while he came to Cao Song with the map, dismissed the maid, and handed over everything.

    Cao Song nodded slightly and asked in a deep voice: "So, you intend to attack Black Wind Village?"

    Cao Ang nodded vigorously, "Sun'er feels that now is a good time to raid Black Wind Village! Now we have five major advantages: First, Du Yuan is not mentally prepared. Although he has built and smuggled a lot of ordnance during this period,  But we have always dreamed of raiding our Cao family, and our main stronghold did not have much defense; secondly, we have the detailed topographic map and checkpoint layout map drawn by Du Lang, and we have a better understanding of the situation in Heifeng Stronghold; third  Third, now that the work in the fields has been completed, we can recruit a large number of young and strong tenants to help in the battle; fourth, although Du Yuan annexed the servants of Liaojiazhuang, he did not win over the hearts of everyone in Liaojiazhuang. I heard that Liao Hua had summoned his old troops not long ago.  Although he doesn't know the outcome of the merger with Du Yuan, his grandson can be sure that the strength of Heifeng Village will be greatly affected; fifthly, we have more than 200 elite servants in the farm, as well as uncle Yuan Rang and Miaocai.  Leaders like my uncle and uncle Zixiao who were familiar with the art of war and had strong martial arts skills were able to command the troops and kill Du Yuan.

    In addition, and most importantly, everyone in Qiao County now thinks that our Cao family has lost power after our father lost his official position. Some forces are waiting to add insult to injury and compete for the territory left by our family.  We must deal a heavy blow to Heifeng Village to deter surrounding forces.  Moreover, there are two major benefits to seizing Heifeng Village, that is, not only will we have a solid source of coarse salt to support us, and we will not be controlled by others; but we can also set up a separate courtyard and establish a base. The cunning rabbit has three burrows, and our Cao family cannot fall behind!  "

    Looking at Cao Ang talking eloquently, Cao Song nodded repeatedly. He looked like Cao Cao again, and he was more stable than him.  Only such a person can be qualified as the legitimate son of my Cao family; vulgar people, such as Cao Anmin, basically have no other use except for propagating the bloodline.

    At this moment, Cao Song decided that even if Cao Ang failed in his expedition to Black Wind Stronghold, he was willing to pay the price.  It is not easy to train a qualified successor. If you fail, you should pay some tuition.

    Cao Song smiled and touched Cao Ang's head, and said loudly: "Zixiu, I will give you all the power to mobilize the servants. This time, you will be the head coach!"

    Cao Ang also shook his head and said with a smile: "Grandpa, if you let a ten-year-old child be the head coach, if it spreads, people will think that our Cao family has no one left. This is not good! In my opinion, our Cao family must be outsiders."  Keep a sense of mystery in front of them, let them feel that any person from our Cao family is a capable person, and any person from our Cao family can win the battle!"

    "You mean?" Cao Song frowned slightly.  Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan are good people, but although the Cao family and the Xiahou family are very close, in the eyes of outsiders, they are two families after all.  Except for them, Cao Song really didn't think of anyone useful for a while!

    "It's very suitable for me to be a filial uncle!" Cao Ang said in a deep voice: "Uncle, he is familiar with military books and has superb martial arts. His performance was also remarkable when he dealt with the bandits' sneak attack last time. Although he also has some minor problems, Sun  My son, I will be there to help, and I will definitely not be able to ruin the big thing! We need to let the Cao family know that as long as they have talent, they can be reused!"Only in this way can our Cao family be more prosperous!  "

    The last few words touched Cao Song. He finally nodded in agreement and immediately wrote an order as the clan leader: with Cao Ren as the chief general and Cao Ang as the deputy general, lead the Cao family to conquer the Black Wind Village!

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