The state of Cao was an uncle named by Cao Shuzhen. More than a hundred years ago, because of Cao Gonggong's voyeuristic hobby, Chong'er was angered. After the Battle of Chengpu, the Jin state liquidated, and as a punishment, the state of Cao was deprived of a large area of ​​territory. In the past few decades, it has been invaded by the Song Kingdom repeatedly, and even the monarch Cao Miaogong was imprisoned and died by Song Jinggong.

On the other hand, under this kind of external pressure, the state of Cao made the domestic aristocracy not strong, but it gave Cao Uncle the opportunity to have a general overview of the court situation. In addition, in the past few years, the state of Cao followed a commercial route and developed Taoqiu into a commercial center in the Central Plains. , called the prosperous and well-off. Now that the treasury is full, Cao Boyang's prestige will be even higher. As long as he has a decision, whether it is to set up a luxury business, or join the Zhao alliance to oppose the state of Qi, as long as it is a matter of the monarch's approval, the domestic merchants and merchants will erode his position. The crumbling nobles could only bow their heads and obey.

Cao Guo's monarchy is so powerful, Cao Uncle can even remove officials at will and promote others to be in power! This was unimaginable in Lu, Song, and Jin, who were wealthy and wealthy in the past.

Just after the Song Rebellion was over three years ago, Cao Bo, who likes field hunting, met a crusher named Gongsun Jiang during an accidental hunt.

The so-called Yi is to shoot birds with an arrow with a rope. Gongsun Jiang is very good at this method. In addition, this man was originally a literate clerk and regarded himself as a sage from the countryside. He was able to speak well, so he was favored by Cao Boyang. First he was promoted to Lin Zeyu, and then he was promoted to the sergeant of the hunting team. He made a small contribution in the war between Zhao Wuxi and Cao and Song attacking the Weiguo Punan two years ago. The position was like flying, and he moved to the position of Xiaosicheng and began to participate in political affairs.

Gongsun Jiang carried out construction work for Cao Bo, and built five new cities on the outskirts of Taoqiu, named Miqiu, Yiqiu, Dacheng, Zhong, and Xin, and moved people from various industries out. These five acropolis solve the problem of too many small people in the city that has plagued Taoqiu for a long time. As a result, he was promoted again, and he pushed out the old Cao State ruler and became the Dasicheng.

This is Gongsun Jiang's promotion road. It is dazzling to climb from a mere shooter to Cao Guo's ruling. The reason for it. It's all because Cao Boyang has a similar odor to him. A pair of monarchs and ministers hunt and compete together in their spare time. When they return to the palace, they talk freely about Qi Huan and Jinwen that Cao Bo likes to listen to...

Although Gongsun Jiang's background is not high, his ambition is quite unique. He takes Guan Zhong, a minister of Duke Huan of Qi, Hu Yan, a minister of Duke Wen of Jin, and Wu Can, a counselor of King Zhuang of Chu, as his life goals. , the fox's tail is exposed.

Just when Song Jun asked to borrow the way, Cao Bo agreed. But when he was very worried about this, Gongsun Jiang saw the right time and entered the palace to meet Uncle Cao, and Chen said his "tyrannical plan"!

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"Your Majesty once praised the servants for being good at shooting, but the people who were shot by the servants were nothing more than Xiaoyan, Luoque, etc. This was just a small way of shooting. In retrospect, it was not worth telling the Lord. Now Cao Guoguo is rich in soldiers. Strong, the warehouse has three years of grain. The arsenal has three armors, and the sword is sharp and invincible. With the current state of Cao, with the wiseness of the emperor, it is not just these small prey that will be shot."

Uncle Cao already trusted Gongsun Jiang very much. He was a little puzzled and excited, "What should the widow shoot?"

"Let's listen to the servant's statement to the emperor. In the past, the three kings shot to take the title of the world, and the five uncles shot to the warlike country. Now, looking at the feudal lords of Kyushu, Jin, Qin, Qi, Wu, and Chu are like huge flying eagles. Lu, Song, Wei, and Zheng are small but not weak geese; Zhu, Xiaozhu, Ju, Teng, Xue, Manshi, Tan, and Pi are mere birds. Compared with ordinary field hunting, this kind of fun is absolutely amazing. It's not an overnight joy. It's definitely not something like wild ducks and geese. Is it more worthy of the king to hunt?"

"Hunting country?" Cao Bo was taken aback. This statement seems familiar, it was five years ago. Zhao's father and son and Qihou were about to have a decisive battle with Xilu on Pushang, and Duanmuci said this to tempt him to join.

The slaughter of hunting will seduce the wild hope in the heart, not to mention the excitement of Zhao Wuxi in the north constantly expanding the territory, isn't fighting the same thing as hunting?

That adventure allowed Uncle Cao to get the ancestral land west of Lishan and Lei Ze, and it also won him great prestige. At the same time, it also nurtured something called ambition in his heart.

In the following years, the development of the state of Cao was extremely smooth. It was involved in the Song Rebellion, regained several border towns occupied by the Song state, cooperated with the Zhao family to attack the Wei state, and acquired several towns in Punan. The state of Cao became stronger and richer, and Uncle Cao's swelled day by day, and the greed and dancing in his temperament became better every day.

He has started to check the map frequently these days. Although the territory has increased by more than half, the state of Cao still appears to be very small among the scattered lords of the Central Plains, only similar to Zhu and Ju.

Therefore, Cao Bo has been concerned about the war in Taihang things, planning what to do to make Cao Guo grow stronger. The best expansion direction is naturally Weiguo, but the Zhao army is aggressive, and quickly cooperates with the Song army commanded by Chen Dingguo to capture areas other than Diqiu. Among them, the Song people took advantage of the city that was separated by water in the state of Cao, but Cao Jun did not take advantage of it, which was enough to make Cao Boyang angry and sleepless.

It is natural for Zhao Wuxi to favor the Song people in the division of interests. During the war, the state of Song has been helping the Zhao family, but the state of Cao, on the grounds that the losses of the Cao army in the Song Rebellion, are too heavy, and only provide some help at the material level.

In the world, there is no shortage but unevenness. Cao Boyang would not understand the difficulty of Zhao Wuxi. He already has the intention of abandoning Zhao's work alone. Gongsun Jiang, who shares his odor, is keenly aware of this. Today's offer.

After listening to Gongsun Jiang's words, Cao Cao asked him to take a few steps forward and sit down. After blocking the left and right seats, he asked: "Why don't you want to participate in the game of hunting kingdom, but how do you shoot?"

"Why don't your lord take worthy ministers as bows and warriors as payment, and draw your bows and shoot them at the right time?"

"I hope Sicheng will teach me!"

Gongsun Jiang's eyes were bright: "Your Majesty wants to ask Bo Yushang, you have to shoot down the Zhao family first!"

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Cao Bo was startled when he heard the words: "What is the interpretation of this statement?"

"Of all the princes in the world, the most powerful one is the Zhao clan now. The Zhao clan is a big mysterious bird, with Taihang on its back in the west and the sea in the east, with its right arm guarding the Taihang. The left arm resists the state of Qi, and it bows its head in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Ying attack Weiguo. The Zhao family occupies the entire Central Plains. It spreads its wings and soars two thousand miles from east to west. It is the biggest hunter and the biggest prey in an attempt to annex the world. If the Zhao family succeeds, Junshang will not only pick it up under Zhao Wuxi's beak Except for some scraps, I can't even think about shooting and hunting myself, maybe it will be given to Song by the Zhao family as a gift."

"Well, I am very friendly with General Zhao. It shouldn't be like this..."

Gongsun Jiang, however, disagreed, "Dare to ask Your Majesty, who is Song Cao's relative to the Zhao family?"

Cao Boyang was at a loss for words. What is there to say? The state of Cao and the family of Zhao are only entangled in their interests, but the state of Zhao and the state of Song are like a relationship of life and death, including marriage.

Cao and Song were mortal enemies, and it was only because of Zhao Wuxi's force and Zigong's clever tongue that they could make do with each other. In Zhao's alliance with Cao and Song. Cao Boyang keenly discovered that his status was far inferior to that of Song, and it was a good time to do so. But if Cao Song had another conflict in the future, which side would the Zhao family stand on?

Gongsun Jiang continued his efforts: "Ask again, Your Majesty, did General Zhao not hesitate to let Cao people fill the gully in the battle of Meng Zhu a few years ago?"

It's okay not to say this, Cao Cao gets angry when he talks about it, and he even begins to be dissatisfied with the division of Punan area by Cao Song, who is hosted by Zhao Wuxi. His uncle Cao Miaogong saw the humiliation of Song Jinggong being imprisoned and died in the court, and he remembered it again after the Song army entered and disturbed Cao people.

"So if your lord wants to make a difference, you must stand up before it's too late. Open a big net with Qi Hou and shoot the Zhao clan together. Now is the time when the Zhao clan is in crisis. The Han family in the face was defeated. The city of Pingyang had already been lost; in the north, the Chen family attacked Handan; in the east, the Zhao army was blocked by Wei Guo, and Xilu was also attacked by the Qi people. I am afraid it cannot be defended. Great time to join the hunt, Your Majesty."

Cao Boyang was about to be persuaded, and narrowed his eyes: "Joining with Qi Hou? But the widow has not communicated with Qi for several years."

Gongsun Jiang said: "Bao Mu of Qi State once sent an envoy to contact the emperor, and it is in the servant's mansion." Zhao's messenger deceived Zheng State to go to the Man family, and Qi's messenger is not a fool, Bao Mu Noshao sent people to run among the lords of Sishang. The unfortunate monarch of Xue State had a relationship with Qi State because he wanted to betray Zhao and was reported by Teng State. In addition to the ideal of "assisting the overlord" in his heart, Gongsun Jiang also had a relationship with the state of Qi. He took in the state of Qi who led the state of Cao to betray Zhao.

Cao Boyang still hesitated, "Let the widow think about it again."

"Your Majesty, let's decide quickly, the Song army is about to cross the border again. Previously, the emperor sent a division of Song people to Lu, which disturbed the country. Now 10,000 Song troops pass through Taoqiu, in case they He has malicious intentions and covets the wealthy children of the city's shops... "Gongsun Jiang began to alarmist, talking about the things that Cao Bo was most worried about.

"Then do you want to temporarily deny entry to the other generation?"

"No, now that your Majesty releases it, Taoqiu will be in danger. If you don't let go, you will offend the Zhao clan and the Song country. If the Zhao clan wins after the war, they will definitely cut Cao Qiang and Song. On the other hand, if the emperor and Jin Qi win, It will be like liquidating the Cao Kingdom after the Battle of Chengpu, and let Admiral spit out all the territories swallowed up by the Lord, so Lord, don’t hesitate any longer!”

Cao Boyang was originally a person who was easily overwhelmed by emotions and easily believed in words. He suddenly recalled the situation when he and Zhao's father and son stood on the hill on the bank of Pushui before the battle in the snowfield.

At that time, after they had made a **** alliance, Zhao Yang and Zhao Wuxi pointed at the stars and talked about interesting things in Jin. Cao Boyang was also looking at the sky in the distance. He glanced at the budding stars, and suddenly felt an inexplicable trembling in his heart. He looked at the Zhao father and son in the high place again, and he felt that they had a feeling of being invincible and invincible!

He envied and longed to follow suit.

"Since his father and son can do it, why can't the widow do it... As Sicheng said, now is the perfect time!" Cao Boyang stood up and made a decision.

Therefore, Gongsun Jiang, who has high eyes and low hands and is full of Zaifu's ambition, and Cao Boyang, who thinks that the country of Cao is rich and strong, and that it has swelled to the extreme, has drawn up a bold, crazy plan that makes normal people puzzled...

Gongsun Jiang summed up triumphantly: "Your Majesty is not as good as shooting a bow to the north of Shangqiu in the Song country. It can not only shoot his right arm, avenge Song Cao's hundred-year revenge, but also cut off Taoqiu's road and prevent him from supporting Zhao. Then the Zhao clan will be defeated when facing the attack of the Qi army and the Zheng people. At that time, the state of Cao will be able to take all Punan, Jixi, and even further obtain Xilu. At that time, the emperor will become the marquis of Jin, the marquis of Qi and the emperor. His savior and hero will surely gain great prestige, and when the time comes, the lords of Si Shang will linger on the left and flick them on the right, and they will return with their bags!

The next day, Cao Boyang, who had already been dazed by the "hegemony", issued an emergency preparation, killing the Song envoys at the same time, and intercepting the orders of the Song army in Guanyi...

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"This is what happened?"

At the Emperor Qiu, long before Le Mi, Zhao Wuxi had learned the news from the undercover merchants who hurried to report the news. The Zhao army, who had already died down and marched east, was also delayed because of the incident in the state of Cao.

This incident was considered an emergency, and there was no sign before. Although there were contradictions between Song and Cao, they were far from the point of using swords. This Cao Boyang was a normal person on weekdays, but this time it seemed like he was caught in the door by the door.

What Zhao Wuxi didn't know was that in history, the "Records of the Grand Historian. Guan Cai Shijia" recorded the absurd "hegemony" of Cao Boyang and Gongsun Jiang, and the Jin attacked the Song Dynasty, which also led to the destruction of Cao by the Song Dynasty.

Naturally, Zhao Wuxi would not remember that remote record. He was speechless now, and could not find a way to express it. In the end, he could only shake his head and said, "It's ridiculous, this Cao Boyang and Gongsun Jiang are really a ridiculous pair of monarchs and ministers. Cao Guo, also want to join in the fun, really want to be Qi Huan, Guan Zhong wants to go crazy."

Yang Hu was embarrassed and angry. Originally, the army was ready to move out, but was delayed by the incident in the country of Cao, which really made him angry.

"It's really an owl that shakes the tree! I would like to send a division of soldiers~lightnovelpub.net~ Nandu Pushui to attack Cao, cooperate with the Song army, and Cao country can be broken overnight."

Zhao Wuxi nodded: "If that's the case, then let Mr. be the vanguard and take out Cao Guotao first. This place can be the springboard for Nandu, and it is also the only way for my army to travel eastward to Xilu."

If the Song army was delayed in the Cao country and could not advance northward, Zhao Wuxi would rush eastward to Xilu and fight against the Qi army with the strength of more than ten thousand troops. Although he had the belief that he would win, it was not very safe after all.

"Po Cao must be quick, and I hope the trouble can be resolved in mid-May."

He is also a policy strategist in danger. At this time, if there is a bold messenger willing to go to Taoqiu to find out, Cao Cao may just have a fever for a while, and it is not impossible to persuade him to come back.

Zhao Wuxi walked out of the tent, looked back to the south, and muttered to himself, "According to the itinerary, Zigong and his party should also go to Cao country..."

ps: Among the five uncles, Kunwu is Xia uncle, Dapeng and Bowei are Yin uncles, Qi Huan and Jinwen are Zhou uncles, and they are collectively called five uncles. I have something to do. I have a chapter today, and I will update it tomorrow morning. (To be continued.)