Chapter 083
Of course, Link knew, so he said, "It is natural that Cai Zhonglang has a daughter, Wen Ji, who married Wei Zhongdao from Hedong. Unfortunately, Wei Zhongdao, this boy, Fu Qian, died as soon as he got married. Then the capital was in turmoil, and the Huns went south and took Cai Wen Ji, who was widowed, to the grassland..."
With a bang, Cao Cao punched the table hard, his face was ferocious and he said sternly: "Huns, I will pacify you sooner or later!"
Link shouted ok in his heart, jumped up and whispered: "Since the Prime Minister has the ambition to pacify the Huns, I am willing to be the pioneer. I will never give up until I kill a river of blood on the grassland!"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Wengong knows me, Wengong knows me! Don't worry, in the future, I will treat you as a general." Then, Cao Cao rubbed his hands with a little embarrassment, "Of course, this is all future things. We do not have the energy to completely conquer the grassland yet. But there is one thing that Wengong can do with raising his hand. It is not only a happy event for Wengong, but also a blessing for me, Cao, to fulfill a wish for a friend. What do you think?"
Suddenly, Link remembered that Cao Cao should have conquered the power of the Xiongnu Zuoxian King's troops with force and forced Zuoxian King to send Cai Wenji back to the Central Plains. Did he want me to help him?
So, Link stood up again and smiled and said, "As the Prime Minister gives orders, the last general will follow you!"
Cao Cao clapped his hands and laughed: "It turns out that Wen Gong has long been a gentleman. Haha, it's really a waste of my feelings for me. I've been embarrassed for these days, OK!"
Link was stunned. Cao Cao immediately called a few eunuchs and ordered: "You guys, hurry back to Xudu immediately and ask my wife to help Wenji prepare for the marriage as soon as possible. When I return to Xudu, I will personally preside over this great event!"
What a damn thing? I feel like Lao Cao has been like a matchmaker these days, but in the end he is really a matchmaker. Is there anyone who introduced him like this? After all, you should let me meet Cai Wenji first and cultivate feelings.
Cao Cao was a decisive person. Since Link "please agree" to this marriage, he was not only the man's lord, but also the woman's family. He also knew that Link had no money to save, so he was so happy to take it over.
"Let's go back and choose 300 personal troops yourself, and the organization will be given to you soon." Cao Cao said loudly, "In addition, this time, let your little girl follow the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion go back to Xudu first. A fourth-rank general from the court always has a little girl around him. Moreover, it should be familiar with Wen Ji and her."
Link was a little hesitant. It was not because Cai Wenji had married and had been on the grassland for several years. He was just hesitating whether he would delay going to the Western Expedition with Cao Cao? You know, the opportunity is rare, and it is never enough to use a copy of experience.
Fortunately, Cao Cao saw his hesitation and patted his chest to give him a guarantee: "Don't worry, Wen Gong, I have arranged your position long ago. In the next battle, I will not let you, a brave and resourceful general, live a small life with your wife at home."
Therefore, in the summer of the 14th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led thousands of civil servants and military generals to return to Xudu from Yecheng. The first thing he did when he returned to Xudu was to promote Lin Ke to General Yingyang, and his title was also promoted from Guoting Hou to Guoxian Hou. He gave a mansion in Xudu. Cao Cao personally took charge of it and married Lin Ke to Cai Wenji, the daughter of the former emperor Cai Yong.
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On the night of the bridal chamber, Link met the famous Cai Wenji for the first time. She was not very old, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, slender and beautiful, and she was really a charming woman.
When she first met Link, Cai Wenji had a little blush on her pale and thin cheeks, and she was nervous and she didn't notice it. Although she was so talented, she had a pitiful life experience and had experienced things that ordinary people would never encounter in their eight lives. Link was brave and resourceful. Seeing that she had already emerged under Cao Cao's command, she was afraid that she would be insulted.
When Link saw that the new house was full of books, he fell in love with this talented woman. He remembered that Da Ya said happily that Cai Wenji had been following Cao Cao's intentions and slandering a large number of books that were burned in the war. He said angrily: "Old Cao is not kind. Even if he wants to save culture, he can't squeeze the labor force like this during the wedding day!"
Cai Wenji was stunned, then laughed and said to herself: "Originally, this husband is a rough man, so it's so interesting!"
In the month after marriage, the couple was harmonious and envious. Link looked leisurely and comfortable every day, which made Cao Cao see that this was not a problem and that a marriage could not reimburse his generals. He quickly gave Link a mission to help Cao Ren and Cao Hong train the necessary army in Xudu.
Only then did Link pull him out of the wedding grandeur.
The person who came up with this idea was Cheng Yu. Although he could almost catch Link every day and talk about some strategies, he couldn't stand it anymore when he saw Link staying with Cai Wenji Ni all day long.
At this point, Link got married and established a career in this era, and finally gained a full foothold.
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Time passed quickly, and in a flash, it was the twenty years of Jian'an. Over the years, the power of the world has become very clear. Sun Quan continued to occupy Jiangdong, and Cao Cao finally established the Wei Kingdom in the north and placed the capital in Yecheng, which was a complete breakup with Emperor Xian of Han Liu Xie.
Liu Bei, who Link was very concerned about, has experienced several years of development and gained a foothold in Jingzhou, and expanded his sphere of influence to Sichuan.
The cause of the incident was that Zhang Lu from Hanzhong fought with Liu Zhang from Sichuan. After Zhang Lu was helped by Ma Chao from Xiliang to Hanzhong, his strength increased significantly. With strength, he naturally had to choose to attack his neighbors. But Zhang Lu did not expect that Liu Zhang would try his best to avoid Sichuan and invite Liu Bei into this protracted battle.
Lin Ke, who was guarding Guanzhong, was finally able to return to Xudu under Cao Cao's name and prepare to participate in the war against Hanzhong.
In this year, after the siege of Luocheng, Liu Bei still took Chengdu. With Liu Zhang's surrender, Sichuan, the country of Tianfu, finally became Liu Bei's possession. After appointing Guan Yu as the garrison of Jingzhou, Liu Bei transferred Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei into Sichuan, ready to attack Hanzhong, a bridgehead that attacked the north.
This time, Cao Cao was anxious. If Hanzhong was taken down by Liu Bei first and if he wanted to conquer Sichuan first, he would have to pay several times more than Hanzhong in his hands.
So, Cao Cao decided to attack Hanzhong before Liu Bei was fully prepared for the war against Hanzhong.
This time, Xiahou Dun was the pioneer of attacking Hanzhong. Over the years, not only Link was growing, but all the three major forces in the world were growing. Xiahou Dun, a royal general who was valued by Cao Cao, finally grew up completely after experiencing countless wars.
During this period, because of Link's rapid reforms in Guanzhong, Cao Cao did not doubt that he had ulterior motives. However, Guanzhong was still short of food because it was not fully developed this year. Although Link had as many as 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, the cost of eating horses was still firmly controlled by Cao Cao. Cao Cao gradually let go of his guard against Link.
This time, he tentatively proposed to ask Link to put down his work first and take Li Dian and Yu Jin back to Xudu to participate in the battle against Hanzhong. Link immediately expressed his willingness to serve, which made Cao Cao even more relieved.
As we all know, in the years of Guanzhong, Link and Xu Shu have become more and more tacit in their relationship, and Yu Jin, the deputy general, has almost formed a community of shared future with Link. Even a person as mature and persistent as Li Dian, will obey Link, the leader in Guanzhong.
According to Cao Cao's idea, if he asked Link to bring Li Dian and Yu Jin to participate in the Battle of Hanzhong, there would be only one Xu Shu left in Guanzhong. He was exhausted and could not control the entire Guanzhong area during Link's departure. Then, if he sent a general who temporarily replaced Link's position as the general, or even the Cao or Xiahou, it would inevitably pose a threat to Link's status.
But Link agreed very happily, and did not look like he had any opinions about Cao Cao at all. He even proposed to ask Zhang Liao and others who were extremely loyal to Cao Cao to cooperate with Xu Shu to continue to develop the Guanzhong area.
Chapter completed!