Chapter 145 Return to Changyi, the authority is unmatched [Subscribe]

"There is no one else around, so there is no need to call the governor."

Cao Cao looked at Bian Mei in the starlight reflected through the window.

She was wearing a moon-white lining, and her figure was so charming, especially her long legs, which were white and straight, and her waist was like a willow.

Cao Cao's gaze paused for a moment.

He thought that due to years of dancing practice, Bian Mei's flexibility must be amazing.

Her waist was slender and her clothes were tight around her chest. She stood barefoot on the edge of the couch, her feet under her trouser legs were white and soft.

Bian Mei's face turned slightly red.

She traveled around the world and there were many people who coveted her beauty. She probably knew what Cao Cao was up to.

"The assassin mentioned the Night Charm Dance last time. You said you would show me the dance someday. Come and see me dance it."

"Now?"

Bian Mei was stunned for a moment: "How about Qingyu dress up and dance for the governor some other day?"

Cao Cao laughed: "Qingyu, how old are you now?"

Bian Mei couldn't keep up with the speed of his thoughts and responded passively: "Double ten, twelve."

Cao Cao, "You are just a few years older than me. You are the right age for me. Be my concubine."

Bian Mei's ears buzzed, so... direct.

If Yu Qing were here, she would definitely roll her eyes at Cao Cao. It happened again.

Bian Mei's scalp was throbbing, and she felt like she was hallucinating: "What did the governor say?"

"Be my concubine, don't you love me?"

Cao Cao was always direct. To him, emotions were just a condiment. No woman could make him shy away from words. He would say whatever he wanted to say.

Bian Mei opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond.

She has some strange feelings towards Cao Cao, towards Cao Cao...

Cao Cao had everything he wanted, including literary talent, military skills, power and appearance.

Well, there is also male beauty. After years of practice, especially after getting cheats, their physiques are beyond ordinary people and are extraordinary.

Bian Mei's mind was a little confused, and she was misled by Cao Cao's unconventional moves. She said in a panic: "The governor came to my room, how can it be said that Bian Mei is in love with the governor..."

Cao Cao came to the side of the couch and said, "Come here."

Bian Mei lowered her head, her chin almost resting on her chest, took a step back, and shrank to the corner of the couch: "I don't...

The governor cannot abuse his power to bully others."

"It's been almost five months since we met."

Cao Cao said, "The other day we rode together back from the city, and I knew what you were thinking."

He was able to listen to her inner voice occasionally and had already determined Bian Mei's feelings.

Bian Mei closed her eyes, which moved people's hearts. After a moment's hesitation, she took two small steps forward and sat down on the couch. "My thoughts and the governor's visit in the middle of the night are two different things."

Cao Cao looked over and smelled a faint fragrance lingering around his nose. He didn't want to waste any more words and reached out to take it.

And at this moment, Bian Mei opened her mouth and exhaled a breath, invisible and colorless.

Cao Cao's eyes darkened and he fell sideways onto the couch.

Bian Mei raised her lips and said, "If I didn't have some self-defense methods when I traveled around the world, I would have been taken into someone's private residence long ago."

A smile spread across her face, and she felt a great sense of accomplishment in teasing Cao Cao.

Bian Mei suddenly sensed something and turned her head to look. Dian Wei and Xu Chu's two big faces were looking in from the window: "Is the governor okay?"

Bian Mei said angrily, "It's okay. He will wake up tomorrow morning and you can carry the governor away."

“We don’t lift it.”

Bian Mei and Dian Wei were talking, but they didn't notice that Cao Cao's hand was waving slightly under his sleeve.

Dian Wei and Xu Chu saw the secret signal, turned around and left, disappearing in an instant.

Bian Mei stamped her feet lightly, got off the couch, and went to close the window.

He looked back at Cao Cao, stood for a while, then walked to the side of the couch, pulled the quilt over Cao Cao, helped him take off his shoes and boots, adjusted a comfortable position, and let him sleep.

Suddenly, Bian Mei flicked her fingers, and a wisp of smoke and dust fell between Cao Cao's mouth and nose for the second time.

Cao Cao inhaled it and his body went limp. This time he seemed to be really knocked out.

Bian Mei smiled and said, "The governor is very clever. He was able to defend against my pink Luoyan. If it weren't for Dian and Xu showing up, you would have almost hidden it from me."

Bian Mei knew what Cao Cao had done just now, but she pretended not to know and came over to stab Cao Cao again, knocking him down.

The two men fought each other, back and forth.

She herself was a little troubled.

Cao Cao occupied her bed, where did she sleep?
Bian Mei thought for a moment, then leaned over to the side of the couch, not too far from Cao Cao, and sized up Cao Cao's angular face, muttering softly, "I knew you had bad intentions. When you recruited me into your service, I could tell what you were up to.

And I said I love you..."

Bian Mei smiled, "But I am in love with you."

She muttered to herself for a long while, and then fell asleep when it got dark.

However, just after she fell asleep, Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes.

His spiritual practice and this kind of magic may have some influence on him, but it is minimal.

The two men fought for a while, but Cao Cao always had the initiative.

However, Bian Mei did not harm him, otherwise she would definitely have more powerful means.

When Bian Mei woke up from her sleep with some alertness, she found that she had been countered by Cao Cao.

She let out a soft moan and felt the world spinning around her. Cao Cao pulled her into his arms.

……

As the night passed, their relationship progressed by leaps and bounds.

But he did not act hastily and directly attacked the city.

There needs to be some buffer. You will get used to it after the first time.

Early in the morning, Bian Mei pretended to be still asleep, and Cao Cao calmly got up and put on his underwear and outer shirt.

After he left, Bian Mei opened her eyes, looked down at her open collared dress, feeling shy.

Cao Cao woke up last night and launched a surprise attack. Bian Mei was stunned and felt clearly being manipulated.

Although she is a singing and dancing girl, she is still a chaste and innocent person.

Cao Cao left a way out in the end.

Bian Mei got up in the morning and sat on the couch in a daze for a while.

That morning, Bian Mei left a letter and secretly took her people back to Changyi.

Cao Cao set out at noon and returned to Changyi.

The two places were thousands of miles apart, and with the speed of the light cavalry's rapid march, they returned to Chenliu the next morning.

Zhao Chun, the prefect of Fengqiu who had spared his life, joined the nobles of the surrounding counties and prefectures in Chenliu to congratulate Cao Cao on his promotion to the governor of Yanzhou. The nobles then joined Cao Cao's team returning to Changyi, and officially joined Cao Cao's team with carriages and horses.

Afterwards, he passed through several cities in succession, and each time, nobles would come out of the city to accompany him to show their congratulations.

These signs indicate that the wind direction in Yanzhou is changing.

“Are these real or fake?”

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu in the carriage.

The public statements made by clans from all over the country were all arranged by Jia Xu long ago.

This process will guide the direction of the trend and change the reputation.

People tend to follow the herd mentality, and when they see more and more aristocrats joining Cao Cao's side, they will naturally be led by the crowd.

"Chenliu, Dongjun, has been run by the governor for the longest time and has the best foundation, so we went to Chenliu first, and we arranged the personnel according to the information in advance.

The more people are assigned, the more nobles will naturally join in. ” Jia Xu said.

Even Cao Cao himself almost couldn't tell whether it was true or false.

Continuing to Changyi, because of the influence of the previous two counties, many nobles indeed expressed their opinions.

In Jiyin County of Yanzhou, which was adjacent to Chenliu, Bian Rang, who had issued an edict to attack Cao Cao, knew that Cao Cao was passing through Chenliu, so he made a special trip, avoided Cao Cao's troops, and came to Jiyin to visit a friend.

He is staying at a friend's house at the time.

Bian Rang, courtesy name Wenli, was a native of Junyi, Chenliu. He was a famous scholar and poet in the late Han Dynasty.

This man was eloquent and good at writing when he was young, and was as famous as Tao Qiuhong and Kong Rong.

He had previously been recruited by General He Jin and served as a clerk.

He was also highly praised by the counselor Cai Yong, and later became the prefect of Jiujiang, where he was arrogant because of his talent.

After Cao Cao came to Yanzhou, he sent a letter to recruit him to take up an official position, but he flatly refused.

"Wenli, Cao Mengde is very powerful, so you might as well admit your mistake. Go before him and go back to Changyi with him, which will also be considered a statement."

"I heard that he is a man of great ambition. Previously, Fengqiu Magistrate Zhao opened the city to welcome Yuan Shu, but was later captured by him, so he was spared. Now Fengqiu Magistrate is running around for Cao Mengde and is willing to serve in front of him."

The person who was speaking was called Li Mo, and he was good friends with Bian Rang.

There were several other people around, all of them famous people from Yanzhou.

The leader, Bian Rang, was about forty-seven or forty-eight years old, with a pale face and a short beard. He was calm and composed. He sneered when he heard this:

"It is absolutely impossible for me to bow down to him. Cao Mengde is a man who has stolen power. He can only gain power temporarily, but it will not last long.

If you don't believe me, just wait and see. I predict that he will be in great trouble soon, and death will be the least of his troubles."

"Wenli..."

Others dissuaded him, saying, "Big families like the Xun family of Yingchuan and the Chen family have allied with him..."

Bian Rang said disdainfully: "Don't persuade me anymore. Forget about asking me to work for Cao Cao. In the family of eunuchs, the villains are only successful for a short time. In my eyes, Cao Cao is nothing but a treacherous and despicable person.

He wants to please the world, pretend to be kind and righteous, but I just ignore him.

If my prediction is correct, within three to five days, he will come to me and ask me to serve him and help him build his reputation. You will see how I will deal with him then."

Bian Rang saw that Cao Cao wanted to appease the Yanzhou gentry, so the more openly he confronted Cao Cao, the safer he would be.

"Wenli, the situation has changed."

Li Mo said: "Cao Mengde returned to Changyi this time with many followers. It is said that the Zheng family in Shanyang will bow to him..."

"So what?" Bian Rang sneered.

Cao Cao returned to Changyi in early April.

In Shanyang County of Yanzhou and Rencheng State, there were two Zheng families, who were of the same blood and came from the same family. They were one of the largest aristocratic families in Yanzhou.

Behind the Liuxiangfang in Changyi is Zheng’s business.

Zheng was originally very close to the former governor Liu Dai.

The Zheng family joined forces with three or five other aristocratic families to push Cao Cao to be the governor of Yanzhou because Liu Dai died suddenly and the threat from the Qingzhou army was imminent.

Several families agreed to send Cao Cao out to resist the Qingzhou army.

At that time, there was indeed no better candidate to stop the millions of refugees from Qingzhou.

But afterwards they found that Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and took the position of Governor of Yanzhou and refused to leave.

The officials and personnel brought by Cao Cao greatly occupied the resources and positions of several Zheng families.

So several families secretly united again, trying to create resistance and push Cao Cao out of the position of governor.

Cao Cao took the opportunity to reorganize the Yanzhou gentry.

After defeating Yuan Shu, he formed an alliance with the Xun, Chen and other aristocratic families, and was appointed by the imperial edict, thus gaining the upper hand in the contest with the local aristocratic families in Yanzhou.

The Zheng family in Shanyang and other families have realized that it is impossible to push Cao Cao down from the position of governor.

After this battle, Cao Cao will completely control Yanzhou and have undisputed power.

When he came back this time, not only did Xun Yu lead the civil and military officials under Cao Ying to greet him, but also the local gentry of Changyi and even some prestigious people from the five counties and three fiefdoms of Yanzhou mostly gathered outside the city to wait.

The head of the Shanyang Zheng family was Zheng Sui, the prime minister of Rencheng State in Yanzhou.

He was also standing outside the city at this time, waiting to meet Cao Cao.

boom--

Thousands of troops galloped, and the deep and powerful sound of their hooves shook the earth.

Outside Changyi City, a black line appeared at the end of the sight.

Three thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, with great military might.

From a distance, the three thousand cavalrymen were like a black tide pressing forward, unstoppable.

The air around seemed to be filled with murderous intent.

Some of the nobles who were waiting outside the city shuddered.

boom--

The louder the sound of horse hooves, the more noticeably the ground shook, as if the heaven and earth were shaken by this army.

Some nobles couldn't help but feel nervous.

With such military might, it is no wonder that they were able to defeat Yuan Shu with a smaller force.

No wonder he was able to dominate the Southern Xiongnu and spread the power of the Han people.

For some things, the feelings are completely different when you see them with your own eyes and when you hear them from others.

Three thousand tigers and leopards protected the carriage in the middle and slowly approached Changyi.

The Zheng family, the Dongping Liu family, the Taishan Ying family, the Dongjun Wang family and other noble families all bowed their heads and greeted the figure who got off the car.

Cao Cao glanced at Changyi.

When he came back this time, just looking at how many people had followed him along the way, you could tell how big an advantage he had at this moment.

Cao Cao entered the city first, and the rest followed.

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