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Han Ping shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid that Mr. Murong will laugh. The farmers in the county town are causing trouble. Thousands of chaotic people surrounded the county government and asked the county magistrate to reduce the tax. The situation is very chaotic. I am worried that the chaotic people will be besiege you, so I dare not leave the county town."

Murong Zhu nodded. He also heard that such things often happen in the Central Plains. No wonder they dared not go to the county town. He asked curiously: "How could a peasant cause trouble?"

Han Ping sighed, "It's not because of the war that Duke Wei transferred all his food to the south to prepare for war. But this year, droughts occurred in various parts of Hebei, and grain production was reduced. Duke Wei also added taxes to Hebei. The farmers could not bear it anymore, so they got up to make trouble. Once you go north, haven't you encountered it?"

Murong Zhu shook his head, "I have seen drought and yield reduction, but I have never heard of farmers causing trouble."

"That was General Shi deliberately avoided it. This year, Hebei's tax bonus, how could farmers not cause trouble? War hurts the people?"

"Han joined the army right"

Murong Zhu no longer doubted and followed the Youzhou cavalry along the north and soon entered the water lake. This was Baiyangdian in later generations. Not far away was the vast white water surface. They went along the shore. This area was rarely visited by people and the road was muddy and difficult to walk. It took them two full hours to walk less than twenty miles, and the sky was gradually getting dark.

At this time, Murong Zhu also became angry and urged his horse to catch up with Han Ping and shouted: "Han joins the army, this mud cannot leave at all, what do you mean?"

Han Ping's face had changed, and he said coldly: "I'm sorry, yours has come to an end."

"Who are you?"

Murong Zhu felt uneasy, took a few steps, staring at Han Ping in surprise.

"My surname is Li, and my name is Li Fu. Of course, I am not a member of Youzhou Army. To be honest, the Youzhou cavalry who was picking up your support is still waiting in the county town, but they received my message and thought you would not leave Youzhou anymore and probably had already returned."

Murong Zhu was shocked and turned to escape. A cavalry next to him stabbed his spear hard. The spear tip pierced his vest. Murong Zhu screamed and turned over and fell off the horse.

Li Fu shouted: "Take it off"

A Han army scout disguised as a Youzhou cavalry and started fighting together. Screaming loudly in the water terrain, a few hours later, more than 20 Xianbei entourages were all killed by the Han army. The Han army scouts acted quickly, sinking their bodies into the mud, and leaving evidence of the Youzhou cavalry on them, and then they quickly ran away along the Yuan.

Of course, Li Fu knew that the murder of the Xianbei envoy would be discovered sooner or later, but at least it would take until after the spring of next year. Moreover, the Xianbei was far away. After they found out, they would follow up on the responsibility, find out the truth, and negotiate again. Even if the agreement was finally reached, it would have to wait for this time next year, and the Han army would have won time.

Cao Pi placed a glimmer of hope on the Xianbei people, but he did not know that Cao's dream of using mutton as military rations had been ruthlessly shattered by the Han army scouts led by Li Fu.

Before Cao Pi was in charge of government affairs, but could not interfere in military affairs. After he became an emperor, he finally obtained some of the power to military affairs. Although he was only raising money, transporting food, recruiting soldiers and other logistics affairs, Cao Pi dreamed that he could use his power to win over generals, gain military support, and make his status stronger.

However, it is hard to cook without rice. During this period, Cao Pi was really worried by the huge military pressure and insufficient food and grass from the Han army. The Han army sent troops to Bingzhou, and had occupied Hedong County, Luoyang, Hongnong County and confronted Cao's army in Hangu Pass. In the Nanyang side, Ye County was lost and hired an army to seriously threaten Xuchang's safety.

Luoyang and the Yuan’s letter of help have been sent to Yedu continuously, asking Cao Pi for military support and money and grain support. Now the food prices in Yedu are rising, and the government cannot provide food to pacify the price of grain, so they can only rely on forced orders to prevent the price increase.

But at this time, Cao Cao, who was far away in Shouchun, also wrote an urgent letter, asking him to immediately raise 100,000 shi of military rations to Shouchun. The huge financial pressure almost made Cao Pi almost ill.

In desperation, Cao Pi had to visit Xun You to find a good solution to the problem. Xun You was originally in his hometown Yingchuan and served as a free official like Xuchang's patrolman, and no longer asked about military and government affairs.

But two months ago, Cao Cao transferred him back to Yedu to assist Cao Pi in handling government affairs. Although he arrived in Yedu, Xun You left the door with illness and stayed in the door. Cao Pi felt that he had no intention of assisting him at all, so he ignored him.

If there was still a choice, Cao Pi would never come to Xun You for advice. However, Cao Pi was forced to be in a hurry and had to put down his figure to visit Xun You's condition.

Xun Youci Xun Shi led Cao Pi to the inner hall and said respectfully: "Father is waiting for the death of the inner hall, please."

Cao Pi nodded and walked up the steps directly, but saw Xun You sitting on the table drinking tea. It was not what he imagined to be lying on the sickbed. Cao Pi felt a little unhappy. Xun You was obviously not sick, but refused to come out to greet him, and even sat in the hall to wait for him. How rude is this

Although he was dissatisfied, he had to ask others for help now, so he had to resist his anger and salute, "My nephew, please see Xun Shishu."

"You don't have to be too polite, please sit down."

Xun You acted very detachedly and did not regard himself as a minister at all. He just regarded himself as Cao Pi's elder, so he did not get up and salute Cao Pi. Cao Pi sat down. He held back his dissatisfaction and smiled on his face, "I feel deeply relieved when Uncle Shi looks good and has a good health."

"Where is the health of good health, the rice in Yedu is expensive, and I can't even afford to eat. It's just a day when I'm breathing. However, my nephew seems to have a bad complexion and is a little weak. I can't afford to eat, right?" Xun You said with a smile.

Cao Pi bit his lips hard, and Xun You actually ridiculed himself in person. He almost made an attack, but he endured it again and again. Cao Pi had to say in disappointment: "The food has been transported to Hefei. Where can I have food to stabilize the price of grain? Shi Shu knew the recent situation of Wei State, why did he make things difficult for his nephew?"

"So I was wrongly blamed by my nephew, I'm sorry."

"Uncle Shi didn't know that in spring, in order to prepare for Hefei, we transported 500,000 stones of stored grain from all over the country to Shouchun. We originally expected that the bumper harvest of autumn grain would be compensated. However, the autumn grain from Bingzhou would be reduced by half. There was another drought in Hebei. The governments in various places were unable to make up for it. There was no grain in the warehouse. However, wars continued everywhere. The Han army launched a large-scale attack, and the source of troops was tight. My father asked me to raise 100,000 stones of grain to Shouchun. I was almost forced to death."

Speaking of this, Cao Pi looked at Xun You pitifully, hoping that he could come up with a plan to help him. Xun You smiled, "I understand what the nephew means. My nephew hopes that I can make an idea, but I haven't been concerned about the current affairs for a long time and don't know anything about the situation in various places. How can I work behind closed doors? I'm sorry, I can't help my nephew."

Cao Pi lowered his head sadly and whispered for a while: "Uncle Shi and his father started their career together, so that the Wei Kingdom today can be achieved. Even if Uncle Shi doesn't care about politics, he will give his nephew a clear idea for decades of friendship with his father."

Xun You nodded and smiled, "Since my nephew has already mentioned this, if I don't express my opinion, it will be a waste of my elders. I can give you a suggestion to my nephew, and what should I do, so I can handle it yourself."

Cao Pi was overjoyed, "My nephew is willing to listen to the great arguments of the uncle."

Xun You smiled and said, "First, the Han army's offensive outside Hefei nephews do not need to be paid attention to; Second, although the locals call it poor, they may not have no food. As long as the Duke of Wei returns to Yedu, all problems are not a problem; First, if the battle in Hefei is delayed until winter, the Wei Kingdom will be defeated on the whole line. That's all, if the nephew does it, he will naturally sleep on the table."

After coming out of Xun You's mansion, Cao Pi sat in the car and recalled what Xun You said. Although he had some understanding, he still couldn't see through it. It was like looking at the flowers in the fog. The outline of the flowers was known, but the true face of the flowers was not seen.

Back at the mansion, Cao Pi immediately ordered someone to invite Xu Yi. Xu Yi sat down and smiled and said, "Don't you have any urgent matters to come to me."

"I just visited Xun You and asked him for advice. He reminded me, but I didn't understand it completely. I would like to ask the sir to take a closer look."

As he said that, Cao Pi told Xun You about Xun Yi. Xu Yi pondered for a moment and sighed with a sigh: "I am worthy of being the master of Duke Wei, I can see through it thoroughly."

Xu Yi repeatedly praised, but forgot about Cao Pi waiting beside him. At this time, he saw that Cao Pi had dissatisfaction in his eyes, and hurriedly said, "It's not that the public is unaware of it, but that the public is not experienced enough and does not understand the root cause of things. For example, the second point actually pointed out the secret rules of the officialdom. With the family foundation of Wei, it could still support the Battle of Red Cliffs. Even if the Battle of Red Cliffs hurt his vitality, it would not be the end of the battle in one fatal battle. The governments in various places still accumulated some accumulations, but they were just unwilling to take it out, so they would rush to call for poverty before Yedu urged food, but once Duke Wei came back, no one dared to hide his private parts."

Cao Pi snorted heavily, "They are clearly bullying me."

"Don't be angry, it's the case in the officialdom. When the Duke takes the position of Duke Wei in the future, no one dares to deceive Duke again."

Cao Pi nodded and asked again: "What does Xun You's first and first article mean?"

Xu Yi sighed and said, "This is the national strength battle launched by Liu Jing against us. Whether attacking Bingzhou or Luoyang, the Han army was building momentum, forcing us to face the battle and consuming our national strength. Then Liu Jing fought a protracted war in Hefei, and finally dragged us down. After all, the battle of Hefei must end as soon as possible. Although we can still tear down the east wall and repair the west wall now, our financial resources cannot be delayed in winter, and Liu Jing's goal has been achieved."

Cao Pi paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, thinking about various information. For a moment, he asked in confusion: "Xun You asked me to ignore the attacks of the Han army except Hefei, but what if the Han army captured the original one and there is Luoyang. If Luoyang is lost, Xuchang will not be able to save it."

Xu Yi said slowly: "Mr. Xun means that the Han army is just bluffing. I understand Xun's profound meaning. Perhaps it means that Chang'an's troops are empty and the Han army dare not go out for a long time. Once internal troubles arise, there will be chaos in the Han State."

Cao Pi frowned, "The Han Dynasty is peaceful, what internal troubles will there be?"

"That might be possible, maybe it's the unstable barbarian territory, maybe it's the Qiang and Di who have a different intention, maybe it's the Xiongnu will make a comeback, maybe Ma Chao is also waiting for the opportunity to split the soil and become independent. In short, the Han Dynasty is not peaceful, so after the Han army bluffs, it will inevitably retreat to Guanzhong."

"I see"

Cao Pi nodded, and he made up his mind to say, "Xuchang still has 100,000 stones of grain, and Xuzhou still has 100,000 stones of grain reserved. I will rush to Xuchang tomorrow and personally take the grain to Shouchun to exchange for my father's return."

"The Duke wants to go to Shouchun" Xu Yi was stunned.

Cao Pi smiled faintly but did not explain. Some things really cannot be said. His father fell ill in Shouchun. His younger brother Cao Zhi had rushed from Xuchang to Shouchun to serve his father. Cao Pi did not go to Shouchun in person. What if his father was confused for a moment and asked his younger brother to stay in Shouchun.
Chapter completed!