In the second year of Zhongping (AD 185), Jinan, Prime Minister's Mansion. Zang Ba nodded to the two guards at the door, then pushed open Cao Cao's study and stepped in. "Xuan Gao, is there something wrong?" Cao Cao was frowning and thinking hard about how to rectify the officials under his rule. When he heard the door knock, he asked without raising his head. Among all his subordinates, only Zang Ba is so careless. He doesn't knock on the door every time and pushes in without waiting for the guards to report. Cao Cao has become accustomed to this. "My lord, I have something important to report." Cao Cao stretched his brows, smiled and asked, "Oh? What's the matter with Xuan Gao?" In Cao Cao's impression, this loyal, brave and loyal man had never been so out of character. I couldn't help but feel a little curious. Zang Ba gave a respectful salute to Cao Cao, completely without the impatience he had just shown. "My Lord, I recently heard that many people in the city are superstitious about the White Lotus Sect (Kucha really couldn't find what kind of organization this was, so I had to come up with the White Lotus Sect, sorry.), and its followers have spread all over the country. "What?" Cao Cao frowned again and stood up quickly to ask. Unexpectedly, the Yellow Turban Sect had just been pacified, and the White Lotus Sect would pop up in the blink of an eye. Thinking of the scale and momentum of the Yellow Turban sect sweeping across the entire Han Dynasty, Cao Cao couldn't help but shudder, and his small eyes narrowed slightly. , the cold light is exposed. "Is the news reliable?" Cao Cao still had some doubts. Since the entire Yellow Turban riot was put down last year, the people in various states and counties have learned their lesson and no longer dare to believe in any religion. Who would have thought that such a thing would happen again under their own rule so soon. Zang Ba took two steps forward, held up his hands again, and said: "It's absolutely true, my subordinates like to go to the wine shop in the city to drink today. I heard this news in the wine shop. Many people are bewitched by monsters and superstitious about ghosts and gods, and their lives will be ruined. It's so ridiculous to put your hope in this. "It's ridiculous! You have hands and feet and you don't want to work. It's really ridiculous!" Cao Cao was furious and yelled. He walked around the study room twice with his hands behind his back, and gradually relaxed his frown, stopped, and said to Zang Ba: "Xuan Gao, send someone down immediately, find a way to sneak into the White Lotus Sect, and figure out the structure of the sect. I want to capture them all!" "No!" Zang Ba bowed slightly, cupped his hands and left. Looking at Zang Ba¡¯s leaving figure, the corners of Cao Cao¡¯s mouth gradually turned up, and finally he couldn¡¯t help but laugh, as if he was no longer worried about what happened at the beginning. I had thought of a way to resolve the frustrations in my heart, and now I was no longer worried. I opened the door of the study and said to the guard outside the door: "Go get my horse, I want to go to the military camp." The guard bowed and responded. , "No!", then stepped back and went straight to the stable. In the military camp, three thousand soldiers and horses were practicing fighting. After destroying the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, all the officers and soldiers under Cao Cao were called back by Huangfu Song to attack Xiliang and Han Sui. Most of the three thousand men and horses now are bandits under Zang Ba who became full-time soldiers. However, these people are all arrogant and unruly, and they are used to living a carefree life, so it is difficult to regulate them. Fortunately, thanks to Zang Ba¡¯s shrewdness and martial prowess, as well as Taishi Ziyi¡¯s strength, these gangs of thieves and ruffians were slowly brought back together, and they gradually looked like soldiers. "However, the fighting power of this group of people is indeed quite strong. It doesn't matter if they are not strong. After all, they were once desperate bandits. At this time, Taishi Ziyi was standing high on the general stage, with a pair of sharp eyes staring at the drill of three thousand soldiers below the stage. Sun Guan, Yin Li, Wu Dun, and Chang Xi all stood upright behind Taishi Ziyi with their swords drawn. both sides. These three thousand people have been trained by Taishi Ziyi for more than half a year. They are neat and orderly in their advance and retreat. Cao Cao took his guards with him and rode to the military camp. Before entering the camp, he heard shouts and shouts inside. The voices were loud and powerful. He couldn't help but laugh and said: "Ziyi is indeed one of the best soldiers." People can't help but be brave and capable of leading troops. Cao is really lucky to have this!" All the guards looked at each other and smiled without saying a word. Every time my lord comes to the military camp, he can't help but praise General Taishi. People like him are used to it. After entering the camp, he was discovered by Taishi Ci who was on the general platform and hurriedly led the generals behind him to greet him. "Everyone, get up." Cao Cao smiled, helped Tai Shici up, and said to the generals. "Thank you, Lord!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at the soldiers who were still training. He smiled and said to the generals: "These soldiers are becoming more and more powerful, all thanks to your hard work." This time, Cao Cao came here just to see how well these three thousand soldiers were trained and whether they could withstand heavy use if they fell to the ground. " Cao Cao has always been concerned about the man in Jizhou, not because he misses him, but because he is envious of the many fierce generals under his command. "Guan, Zhang, Chen, Huang, and Dian are all brave enough to be worthy of all men, but Chen and Huang are rare generals. "Looking at the people under his command, all of whom are bandits, it's no wonder that many of the officials under his rule treat him with disdain and sneer at him. Fortunately, there was a Taishi Ziyi who was very brave and knew how to handle soldiers to support him. But Cao Cao didn¡¯t know that in the original history, he was much more powerful than Liu Bei, and he had hundreds or thousands of generals under his command. Cao Cao felt more and more pleased when he saw Taishi Ziyi. When he entered the military tent, he said to several people: "Cao, after hearing what Xuangao said, I learned that the White Lotus Sect has been rampant recently and deceived the people's hearts. It has the potential of the Yellow Turban. "However, this trend Don't let it go long! I want to lead my troops to suppress it. You must train carefully and wait for my orders. Don't let the news out before my orders." "Promise!" The generals immediately accepted the order, and they were all gearing up and excited. . No wonder, after wiping out the Yellow Turbans, these people have not fought for more than half a year. They have been training, training, and training all day long, and the bones in their bodies are almost rusty. Cao Cao looked at the excited generals and felt greatly relieved. He was lucky to have such dedicated generals. ¡¡¡¡¡ Cao Cao feels lucky, then our protagonist Liu Bei feels even more lucky. Jizhou, Julu Liu Bei is discussing with his men Guo Dian, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Chen Qun, Dian Wei, Zhang Long, Zhang Hu, He Yi, He Man and others about the ten thousand men under his command. personnel appointments. And Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao, and Huang Zhong have each led 10,000 elite soldiers who have completed training to various directions in Jizhou to guard Jizhou for Liu Bei. Liu Bei looked at the many civil and military officials sitting below, and couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart. There were still too few generals under his command who could command troops and generals. By just counting, Chen Dao and Huang Zhong are qualified. As for his two sworn brothers, they are just half-full and half-full, and they still need experience. This is also the reason why I sent the two of them out to guard them now. After all, there are still several years before the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, so you might as well take advantage of the two years of peace and practice. Just when Liu Bei had no general under his command, his bodyguard Yu Zhe pushed open the door and entered. This Yuzhe was originally one of the eighty cavalrymen rescued by Liu Bei outside Yangdi City. Since then, he has followed Liu Bei. He is loyal and brave, and has studied for several years, and has won Liu Bei's trust. Since Tang Zhou was transferred to Guan Yu's account by Liu Bei, he kept Yu Zhe with him to do clerical work. After Yuzhe entered the door, he bowed and saluted, and said: "My lord, there is a man outside the house who recommended himself, saying that he wants to follow my lord."