Ever since this incident happened, there had been a rift between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang.

Originally, even though Yuan Shao experienced the defeat in the Battle of Guandu, he still retained considerable power and still made Boss Cao quite afraid.

However, the two Yuan brothers did not trust each other. They were always on guard against each other in both political affairs and war. Sometimes they formed gangs for internal strife, and even thought of sneak attacks on each other when the war was most critical.

This gave Boss Cao a huge opportunity. In the end, Boss Cao adopted Guo Jia's strategy and pretended to retreat and wait until Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang attacked each other before returning to the north and easily defeated them one by one.

Yuan Tan died in this battle, and even more so at the hands of the tiger and leopard riders who officially participated in the battle, while Yuan Shang could only escape to Wuhuan and eke out an eternity like a bereaved dog.

Since then, the Yuan Group has almost been destroyed, and it no longer has the ability to compete with Boss Cao. Jizhou and Youzhou have become Boss Cao's bag.

In fact, this period of history has little to do with Wu Liang.

He was only concerned about the fact that Yuan Tan was about to go south to capture Qingzhou. As Wang Qing said, once Yuan Tan went south to capture Qingzhou, it would definitely have a great impact on the local political environment. As one of the most prominent families in Le'an, he also

It must be the first to be affected.

In addition, Wen Renzhao was an orphan and a widowed mother. She had previously used "unfilial" means to put her biological father under house arrest to seize the power of the family. If anyone in the family was dissatisfied with her, and in this era, women's power was known to be unjust, she could use it to

What should Yuan Tan do when he goes south to take advantage of the political turmoil? Then Wen Renzhao will face internal and external troubles at the same time...

If the situation is better, she may be placed under house arrest.

If the situation were worse, she might be killed, and the child she gave birth to for Wu Liang would not be spared either.

After thinking about it, Wu Liang still felt that Wang Qing's suggestion was right. If he really didn't want Wen Renzhao and his children to encounter difficulties, he should do something to prevent it before it happened.

in addition.

It is urgent to explore the Qi'ai Cemetery again, otherwise once Yuan Tan takes over Qingzhou, it will not be so easy to go back in the short term.

"What's your plan for Brother Youcai? Just in the past two days, I have another caravan going to Le'an to transport salt. If Brother Youcai has this intention, how about I order the caravan to transport Brother Youcai's salt when it arrives?"

I would like to convey my intention to them and teach them to bring this younger brother and sister back together with the child, so that such a talented and wise brother does not have to make an extra trip."

Seeing that Wu Liang agreed with his opinion, Wang Qing immediately said enthusiastically.

However, his thoughts were good, but he did not understand Wen Renzhao, let alone Wen Renzhao's feelings and persistence towards his family.

When Wu Liang left Le'an Country, he had the intention of taking Wen Renzhao with him. After all, she was already his woman, but Wen Renzhao's attitude was very firm, insisting on staying in Wen Ren's family and continuing to serve Wen Ren's family.

Wu Liang couldn't resist her, so he had to settle for the next best thing and asked Cao's salt shop's caravan to only do business with Wen Renzhao, thus stabilizing Wen Renzhao's position in the family.

Therefore, Wu Liang knew very well that if he just taught the caravan a few words, it would be absolutely impossible to bring Wen Renzhao back.

Even if Wu Liang went to persuade him in person, he might not be able to persuade Wen Renzhao.

Let’s talk about it again.

Doesn't this mean that Wu Liang has temporarily given up on the worms in Qi'ai Cemetery? Of course, this won't work!

"This matter is my family matter. There are many things that Brother Yu Nian doesn't understand. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Brother Yu Nian to get involved. I still have to go there myself."

So Wu Liang smiled and shook his head and said, "But I can go with the caravan under Brother Yu Nian, so that the journey can be smoother."

"In that case, I won't say any more."

Wang Qing nodded, "I just don't know when the talented brother plans to set off. I will go back and order the caravan to prepare in advance, so as not to delay the talented brother's business."

Wu Liang pondered and said: "Would it be convenient to schedule it in two days?"

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As soon as this idea was uttered, it immediately received a response from all the backbones of the Hu army.

Everyone has been bored staying in Chenliu recently, and they are eager to find a chance to go out and relax. What's more, Boss Cao is preparing for war. Chenliu City is often under curfew, and the opening hours of the city gate have also been shortened a lot.

Added some depressing feeling.

As a result, the entire Wu family became busy again, making adequate preparations for this trip.

On the contrary, Wu Liang had the most time to spare, so he decided to take Cao Ni, Zhen Mi and Bai Jingjing for a walk around the city to see what the three of them wanted and purchase some, which was considered as fulfilling a gentleman's duty.

Like the women of later generations, the three beauties were most interested in fabric shops, leather shops and rouge shops.

Especially Cao Ni, who was very familiar with the shops available in Chenliu City, so she carried Zhen Mi on her left and Bai Jingjing on her right, leading the two of them around like a host.

Wu Liang and his accompanying Dian Wei became completely outsiders and could only follow behind them in boredom.

When I arrived at the fabric store, I saw several armed guards standing outside the store. Apparently there were noble people shopping in the store.

Although Wu Liang did not recognize these guards, he recognized their clothes.

They are the personal guards of Cao Mansion.

"Young lady."

The guards recognized Cao Ni first, and immediately saluted respectfully. Then they saw Wu Liang following behind, and they quickly saluted and said, "I have met Wu Taishi."

"No need to be polite."

Wu Liang smiled and nodded to them. Just when he was about to ask who was inside, Cao Ni had already rushed to ask: "Has Aunt Bian come to see the cloth too?"

"That's right, Mrs. Bian is out for a walk, I'll be here to follow her and protect you."

The leading guard replied respectfully.

Wu Liang naturally knew who Mrs. Bian was.

She was the biological mother of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. After Cao Pi officially proclaimed himself emperor, she became the empress dowager of Cao Wei. After Cao Pi died young and Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, she became the empress dowager again.

In Wu Liang's mind, she is the most powerful one among Boss Cao's concubines.

You must know that Mrs. Bian was only born in kabuki, and kabuki was one of the most humble professions in this era. It was not even in the eyes of the nobles. Marrying into a wealthy family and becoming a concubine was already smoke from the ancestral graves, let alone

She said that she would eventually become Boss Cao's wife and ascend to the position of Empress Dowager and Grand Empress Dowager.

However, as far as Wu Liang knew, Mrs. Bian was able to reach such a height not because she was good at palace fighting. She did almost nothing and really just lay down and went up.

First of all, Mrs. Ding complained about Boss Cao because her adopted son Cao Ang died in the battle in Wancheng. Since then, she broke up with Boss Cao and returned to her parents' home. Even if Boss Cao came to persuade him in person, Mrs. Ding would not change her mind.

In the end, Boss Cao had no choice but to break up with Mrs. Ding, and Mrs. Bian naturally became Boss Cao's legal wife.

Of course, this is also related to Mrs. Bian's belly.

To this day, Mrs. Bian has given birth to four children for Boss Cao, and all of them are boys, namely Cao Pi, the future Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Zhang, the Wei King of Rencheng, Cao Zhi, the King of Chen Si, and Cao Xiong, the King of Xiao Huai.

These days, a mother is more valuable than her son.

Mrs. Bian's ability to continuously give birth to so many boys for Boss Cao is tantamount to having made great contributions to the Cao family. Boss Cao is a person who distinguishes rewards and punishments. After breaking up with Mrs. Ding, it is reasonable to correct Mrs. Bian.

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What's more, her four children are all quite outstanding, especially Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who are known to almost everyone in later generations, so there is no need to go into details.

But this does not mean that she can become the empress dowager and empress dowager in the future.

Because although the eldest son Cao Ang died in the Battle of Wancheng, in the same year Boss Cao welcomed another heir that he would be extremely proud of in the future - Cao Chong.

That is to say, Cao Chong has been born now, but he has just passed his first birthday and has not yet shown the characteristics of a child prodigy.

Unless Cao Ang dies, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi will have no chance to inherit Boss Cao's family business.

And if Cao Chong had not died, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi would have no chance either.

Naturally, it is impossible for Mrs. Bian to become the empress dowager and empress dowager in the future.

But Mrs. Bian, the king of lying down, had such a good life. She still did nothing. Cao Chong died of illness when he was thirteen years old.

In the end, Boss Cao could only choose his successor from relatively outstanding heirs, so the fight for the legitimate heir between the two brothers Cao Pi and Cao Zhi emerged.

But for Mrs. Bian, both of them are her sons. No matter who succeeds in the end, she will always be invincible. The life of the winner is so boring...

"I haven't seen Aunt Bian for some time, Aunt Bian!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ni immediately ran into the cloth shop while calling.

When Wu Liang saw this, he smiled at several of his guards and took Zhen Mi and Bai Jingjing in. Not to mention that Mrs. Bian might become the empress dowager in the future. Even if she didn't have this problem, she would still be Cao Cao.

It is etiquette that when Wu Liang encounters the boss's house, he should come forward to greet him.

As a result, Wu Liangcai walked into the cloth shop and discovered that Mrs. Bian was not alone at all. She was accompanied by two boys.

One of the boys, Wu Liang, had met him a long time ago, and he was none other than Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei in history.

Another boy, Wu Liang, who looked to be only five or six years old, was the first time he saw him... But considering his age, and guessing from his slightly thin body and fair face, it is actually not difficult to judge that he is...

Cao Zhi.

Because as far as Wu Liang knows, Cao Zhang, who is sandwiched between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, should be eight or nine years old now, and historical records record that Cao Zhang liked to fight fierce tigers before he was crowned weak, and had extraordinary arm strength. It is absolutely impossible for him to be such a pretty boy.

appearance.

"I've met Mrs. Bian."

Looking across the faces of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, Wu Liang stepped forward and saluted Mrs. Bian.

"Youcai is also here. You and your wife are inseparable. It seems that your life after marriage is quite comfortable, so I feel at ease."

Mrs. Bian must be in her thirties now, and she still looks charming. When she saw Zhen Mi and Bai Jingjing following Wu Liang when he came in, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes unconsciously, but when she saw

Cao Ni didn't seem to care about this matter, so it didn't matter much. After all, this era had a system of monogamy and multiple concubines, and she was also a concubine. As long as Cao Ni didn't have any objections, she would naturally have no objections.

"Thank you for your love, Mrs. Bian."
To be continued...