Five days later.

Xudu Prince Wei Mansion.

Cao Cao knelt in the small pavilion in the plum blossom forest.

At this time, in the middle of winter, Cao Cao was wearing a black black suit and a black mink on his shoulder. In front of him, there was a pot of boiled wine on the food collapse, and a plate of steaming venison was already a wine bottle.

Drinking a small wine, the heavy snow fell like goose feathers outside the pavilion covered the ground and trees with a layer of snow skin.

Such an elegant scene, coupled with a small wine and venison, made Cao Cao, whose hair was a little gray, feel the urge to recite poems.

"The snow presses the plum blossoms in front of the pavilion..."

Just when Cao Cao wanted to continue reciting the poem, Xu Zhu walked over from behind.

He was covered in black armor, but was pressed by a thick layer of snow, and he felt as if he was wearing white armor.

"King, there is news coming from Xu Du."

Cao Cao put down the black wine bottle and asked softly: "What news?"

"There are news about the prince, and Zhang Fan and Zhang Cheng."

"oh?"

Cao Cao nodded gently and looked at Xu Zhu again.

"Have Zhang Fan and Zhang Cheng offended the prince in the court?"

Xu Zhu nodded, but finally shook his head.

"Your Majesty, let's take a look at this bamboo slip."

As he said that, Xu Zhu handed over the bamboo slips.

After taking the bamboo slips, Cao Cao looked at the contents and his face changed slightly.

"This Cang Shu has become a little domineering by establishing his authority by building roads, but this Zhang Fan is so stupid that he doesn't even see the prince's intentions."

Hearing that Cao Cao felt sorry for Zhang Fan, Xu Zhu turned his eyes and said to Cao Cao: "By the way, the king, Zhang Fan also sent a letter. I wonder if the king or not?"

Cao Cao glanced at Xu Zhu sideways, but he didn't say anything, but the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

"Let me see."

Xu Zhu lowered his head very low and handed over the bamboo slips in his cuffs with both hands.

After taking Zhang Fan's bamboo slips, Cao Cao gently opened him.

After a while, Cao Cao put down the bamboo slips with expressionless expression.

"Master, this..."

"Xu Zhu, although this Zhang Fan has something to do with you, don't forget your identity."

After Cao Cao said this, Xu Zhu certainly didn't dare to speak anymore.

Pick up the wine bottle in your hand and swallow the hot wine into your stomach in one sip.

"Zhang Fan worked hard for the Wei Kingdom. It was time to take a break. As for Zhang Cheng, since he was wrong, he would admit it. Although the land of Liaodong is cold, isn't it a place to train people?"

Looking at Xu Zhu whose head was lowered deeply, Cao Cao waved his hand, with no unnecessary expression on his face.

"Go and say the words of Gu to Zhang Fan. He should know what I mean."

"promise!"

Xu Zhu bowed and turned around and walked backwards.

After filling the empty wine bottle again, Cao Cao picked up a piece of venison with fun, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he also began to recite poems in his mouth.

"The snow in front of the pavilion presses on the plum blossoms, and the floating clouds cover it..."

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Three days later.

Yecheng, Zhang Fan’s mansion.

Looking at the soldiers with frozen red faces in front of him, Zhang Fan, who was in a thick Confucian robe, said to the manager behind him: "Send him in to have a good hospitality and give him more money."

"promise!"

The soldier bowed to Zhang Fan and followed the manager in.

After everyone left, Zhang Fan's originally calm expression suddenly became a little ferocious.

In the end, it could only turn into a sigh.

"Uncle, why did you sigh? But what happened to Xu Du?"

The person who spoke was a boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. He was over six feet tall. Although he was wearing Confucian uniform, he was strong and did not look like a scholar, but rather like a general.

"Jian'er, why are you here to do if you don't read the books in the room?"

"The child saw that there was a voice outside the door and knew that Xu had heard about it, so he came out to take a look."

This Zhang Jian is the son of Zhang Cheng, the prefect of Zhao County. Although he is only sixteen years old, he has martial arts and good knowledge. He has not insulted the Zhang family's reputation.

"Xu Du did have news."

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Jian showed curiosity on his face.

"What do you say to the king?"

"The king wants me to be well educated at home. As for your father, he will still be exiled to Liaodong."

"The king really said that?"

According to Zhang Jian's understanding of Cao Cao, he did not expect that this would be the result.

"Did uncle go to plead with the king?"

Zhang Fan sighed.

"I pleaded, but now I think about it, I shouldn't care about your father's affairs."

Zhang Jian was stunned.

"What is uncle mean?"

"The prince wants to establish his authority, but our family has come together. Jian'er, I'm going to send you to the prince's uterus to find a way out for my Zhang family."

Delivered to the prince's uterus?

"But my father is a criminal after all."

Zhang Fan shook his head gently and said, "This is not a criminal, but just a ignorant of the current affairs. The prince does not hate our Zhang family. It is just a fate that makes people scapegoats. If you go to the prince's uterus, I'm afraid the prince will also express it."

Sending Zhang Jian into the prince's uterus was the Zhang family's attitude towards the prince, and it was also a step for the prince.

This is a win-win situation for both parties.

The sending Zhang Jian to the prince's uterus was, on the one hand, the Zhang family showed weakness, and on the other hand, it also told Cao Chong that the Zhang family did not hold a grudge against him.

If the crown prince, the future King of Wei, or even the emperor, holds hatred of the Zhang family, the Zhang family may have no future.

The emperor wants your family to be destroyed. Sometimes you don’t need to do it yourself. Just show that you have this meaning and someone will help him do it.

Although Cao Chong is not an emperor now, there are countless people who want to be Cao Chong's arm.

The Zhang family is also one of them.

"promise!"

Zhang Jian's eyes flashed. If he could enter the prince's uterus and contact the prince in advance, he might be able to be ranked third in the future.

I heard that the prince is an enterprising person and has made military achievements. It would be even better if he could lead troops to fight.

Zhang Jian thought so.

The news that Zhang Jian entered the prince's uterus quickly reached Cao Chong's ears. Cao Chong's heart was clear about Zhang Fan's meaning. The Zhang family and him were nothing.

There are only two forces in the court that can truly threaten Cao Chong, one is a clan relative and the other is the Yingchuan gentry.

The former clan had Cao Cao, and they did not dare to act wildly. The latter had a lot of connections with the Yingchuan gentry. As long as they were not stupid, they would naturally not be enemies with them.

Of course, it may not be true if some of your own policies threaten them.

However, when Cao Chong started to attack them, he would not be afraid of the Yingchuan gentry.

After arbitrarily arranged Zhang Jian to a position, Cao Chong began the next step of the layout.

The best deals with among the five piles of bamboo slips are already done.

Next, there are three other piles.

Some of these three groups of people have short road construction, some have corrupt people, some have descendants of clans, and some have children from aristocratic families.

Cao Chong planned to give them another month. In a month, if these people still regard their own words as if they were in their ears and the fate of these twelve prefects had not scared them yet, then Cao Chong could only think that they did not take themselves seriously at all.

If this is true, Cao Chong would personally make them feel awe and even fear of him.

After Cao Chong's operation, the main road of Wei State was completed, and Cao Chong's image in the hearts of the clan ministers of Wei State was probably no longer the original Marquis of Luoyang.

But a prince with authority.

It is the future king of Wei.

Only by doing this can Cao Chong better control the Wei State.

It was only after Cao Cao's hundred years that he could realize his ambitions!
Chapter completed!