Chapter 164: Time For Cao Cao To Kick Off
Cao Cao's life has not been very good. Recently, the shortage of food has become a little serious. However, Xun Yu said that other's food was almost ripe. He is ready to learn from the Yellow Turbans, but will not be as stupid as the Yellow Turbans and not even leave an inch of land. Cao Cao wanted to build a grain-producing area for himself. It doesn't have to be too big. It only needs to ensure that his soldiers can live off it.
Cao Cao only has five-days' worth of food if he goes on an expedition. Cao Cao envied Liu Bei every time he thought about this. Taishan itself produced a lot of food, and it was backed by Xuzhou. With the strong support of Tao Qian, Chen Xi pressure Jizhou and evacuated the entire Nanpi granary. Mi Zhu, the number one merchant in the world, vigorously contributed grain, and from the east of the rivers Jiangdong Lu family continued to bring in a large amount of grain. The grain was transported to all parts of Taishan and Qingzhou. Even after eating more than one million Yellow Turbans, it was guaranteed that there would be no chaos.
Cao Cao knows very clearly that he must speed up development as soon as possible. Liu Bei is developing too fast. It will only take two years at most to completely digest the entire Qingzhou, and he, Cao Cao, has wasted this year at the very least. There is no way to develop without food. Everything revolves around food.
"Xun Yu, when will we start?" Cao Cao said with a sigh. The wealth of Yuzhou made Cao Cao envious. If all his soldiers were veterans, he wouldn't need to be so afraid. He was confident that even if he was not as strong as Yuan Shu, he will not suffer under Yuan Shu.
"Wait for another three days and Xi Zhicai will have finished setting up Jingzhou. It's a pity that Liu Biao didn't accept our kindness. Since this is the case, we can only drag Yuan Shu." Xun Yu said helplessly. Liu Yan's power was too strong, and it was Xun Yu's first time to face against this kind of talkative celebrity. He didn't expect that such a talkative celebrity would become such a big trouble after meeting someone like Liu Biao.
To be honest, Liu Yan has used official money since the past year and has invited celebrities from all over the world to watch singers and dacers. Whether it is poetry or playing the guqin, this guy is really capable in both. He has invited celebrities who can be invited regardless of the cost. People like Xu Shao have appear at his dinner parties. It is inconceivable to know how many famous guy is in his celebrity circle now.
It was because of this that when Liu Yan came from the north, the entire Jingzhou became a sensation. Jingzhou was originally the world of scholars. With such a person who is well-known at home and abroad, it is natural that the scholars from Jingzhou crowded around Liu Biao to greet the famous person Liu Yan.
Of course, in addition to the original Liu Yan's fame, there is also the reason of throwing money at no cost to invite people. In fact, Liu Yan got this status because he did a great thing! Otherwise, it will not be able to gather the current crowd of scholars!
As for what Liu Yan did, it was simple, Chen Xi put the creation of improved paper on Liu Yan's head, and Liu Yan instantly became a celebrity in the Han Dynasty. The whole person is like a firefly in the dark night. No matter how you cover it up, you can't cover up Liu Yan's celebrity temperament, and to create such a treasure that is conducive to the inheritance of the world's civilization, Liu Yan is naturally no longer the trumpet celebrity from before. He just arrived in Jingzhou and those from the older generations such as Pang Degong, Huang Chengyan, and Sima Hui all came to greet him.
The inheritance problem of the world was solved by Liu Yan, so why wouldn't these characters come to greet him in person. So at the time Liu Yan came to Jingzhou to greet the people, even Liu Yan himself felt terrified. This treatment is really unbearable.
Liu Biao personally hosted a banquet and invited Liu Yan to the seat. As for Cao Cao's representative, Mao Jie, visit to contact him about attacking Yuan Shu, he was left behind. Originally, Liu Biao was hesitating whether to fight or not, but now there are famous people coming from the north. How can he be so disappointing? What's the hurry?
Liu Biao knew that the unfamiliar people who are anxious to make him do something will definitely benefit the other party. As for whether it will be beneficial to himself or not, it is not necessarily beneficial. So Liu Biao is not in a hurry.
Liu Yan may not be able to do anything else, but when it comes to speaking, his demeanor and his looks are the best choice. Plus he has a big halo, so he attracts everyone's attention wherever he goes.
"Yan came from the north, and I have been honored by you. You hold banquets and treats me every day. I heard that Liu Biao has the title of Sanya, and I have a good wine from the north. You must try it!" Liu Yan said loudly.
The past few days have been very good, and he is purely here for tourism. Anyway, according to Chen Xi's statement, they are not here to be lobbyists but to visit, so Liu Yan is open-minded without the slightest selfishness and naturally drinks and eats the food. There is no flattery in the reciting poems but a magnanimous appearance of a gentleman.
As for Jian Yong, he has already been thrown into a corner, but Jian Yong is not annoyed. Since Liu Yan can do better, he will not care about being left out. He is very clear about what is more important. And Jian Yong also understands why Chen Xi doesn't care what he do. As long as he shows his reputation, he can only use similar method.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect Liu Yan to be so elegant and give me the title of Sanya." Liu Biao smiled and said. His alcohol intake did not come from bragging.
Soon the three large glasses were brought up, and Liu Yan laughed, "As expected of the wine lord Liu Biao, it is indeed big enough. But how can a good wine lover have no good wine!" After clapping his hands, a waiter brought in a jar of wine.
"I invite Liu Biao to drink. This is the fine wine I bought in the North. It is the strongest spirit in the world. I will honor you with this wine today!" Liu Yan said. The whole hall smell like wine.
Liu Biao himself is a good wine person, and he can naturally smell it when Liu Yan opened the mud seal on the wine jar. The strong aroma of wine intoxicated him.
Liu Yan carefully filled Liu Biao three cups. Everyone saw that the color of the wine was comparable to Qingquan on Shishang, but the aroma of the wine was overflowing. Then the jar of wine went around. It was just enough for everyone.
"This is good. It's been a long time since I had something this good!" Liu Biao drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp. He felt like he had swallowed a flame in an instant, but the scorching heat in that moment turned into warmth in the next moment, and Liu Biao's whole body was intoxicated with this feeling. He got drunk by it!
"Pa~" A celebrity fell to the ground, and the dizzy Liu Biao laughed, "Someone bring a needle to wake up Yidu. Let's continue drinking!"
But before the words were finished, Liu Biao also lay on the table in a few seconds. Then he continued to drink while mumbling.
After carrying everyone out, Liu Yan smiled at Jian Yong, and the matter was done. Liu Biao who drank five liters at this time, even if he wakes up, he would need five days to become sober. Don't even think about dealing with government affairs. Mao Jie was also stunned, and Cao Cao's request to join forces to send troops was considered on hold for a short time!
What Liu Yan and Jian Yong didn't know was that Xi Zhicai didn't put all his bets on Mao Jie, the envoy. His habit was to do things by himself. It was unreliable to rely on others, especially after knowing that Lu Bu had escaped to Yuan Shu under his subordinates' nose. Xi Zhicai almost called on God to help him!
Xi Zhicai is now dripping with cold sweat after seeing the latest information from Jingzhou. At this time, the operation was running too smoothly that it was so scary!