Three Kingdoms: Fusion of Entries, Change of Destiny

Chapter 4: You all face north, I face west!
Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Cao Yan also started reading and exercising.

In order to keep up with the hobbies of those awesome people and to improve his favorability with them more quickly, he really tried his best.

Cao Cao personally sat in the county government office to handle official business.

no way,
He doesn't have a single civil servant under him now.

Xiahou Dun had military duties to attend to, so he had to go himself.

These days, Cao Cao has sent out many spies to investigate the movements of the Black Mountain Army.

The feedback we received was that the Black Mountain Army had been unusually active recently, with large numbers of troops continuously heading towards Dongjun.

Just when Cao Cao was hesitating whether to call everyone to discuss matters related to the Black Mountain Army,
Suddenly, a personal guard came to report that Yuan Shao had sent a letter.

Cao Cao took the letter and muttered, "I wrote to him in March, but he didn't reply until July..."

But when Cao Cao unfolded the letter and took a look at it, he immediately slammed the table and stood up in anger.
"You bastard! Your ancestors, three of whom were ministers for four generations, actually produced such a ruthless person!!"

Furious, he immediately ordered his guards, "Go! Call all the generals and discuss the matter!"

"Yes!" The personal guards didn't know why Cao Cao was so angry, but they felt that the situation was very serious, so they crawled out to deliver the message.

In the Cao army meeting hall, everyone has arrived.
Including Cao Yan, Le Jin, the captain of the death squad, and Cao Hong, the leader of Cao Cao's personal soldiers.

When Cao Yan saw Cao Hong and Le Jin were there, he immediately threw [Insight] at them.
[Name: Cao Hong (Zi Lian)

Sex: Male
Hobbies: Accumulating wealth, famous horses

Favorability: 25%
Entries: Hold on (purple), Savior (purple), Rush to the rescue (blue), Abundant wealth (white), Greedy and stingy (gray)]

Name: Yue Jin (Zi Wenqian)

Sex: Male
Hobbies: Fighting

Favorability: -10%
Entries: First to Ascend (Gold), Brave (Purple), Fortitude (Purple), Lightly Armored (White), Simple Tactics (Gray)]

"One gold and two purples, he lives up to the reputation of the Five Elite Generals!" Cao Yan secretly admired in his heart.

As for Cao Hong, we can only say that he has absolutely no problem with loyalty, and his defense is also remarkable.

Apart from this, perhaps the most eye-catching thing is the "abundant family wealth".

In terms of hobbies, he and Xiahou Dun are at two extremes, one "accumulating wealth" and the other "spending wealth".

Cao Hong has a 25% favorability towards Cao Yan, probably because they are from the same clan.

Le Jin's -10% favorability really gave Cao Yan a headache.

Seeing everyone gathered,
Cao Cao got straight to the point and said, "I summoned you all here today because of Yuan Benchu's reply."

After saying this, he handed Yuan Shao's reply letter to Xiahou Dun, who was sitting in the first seat below.

Xiahou Dun took the letter and read it carefully.

His expression gradually became solemn. After reading the letter, he handed it to Cao Ren.

After Cao Ren read it, he gave it to Xiahou Yuan, and then to Cao Hong and Le Jin.

Cao Yan was sitting behind Le Jin.

Seeing that Le Jin had finished reading the letter, he instinctively reached out to take it.

Unexpectedly, Le Jin passed the letter to Cao Hong who was in front of him.

"?" Cao Yan stretched out half of his hand, and suddenly froze in mid-air.

Fortunately, when Cao Hong turned around, he saw Cao Yan's expression and movements.

He winked at Le Jin, and the young man suddenly realized what was going on. He quickly said, "Sorry, I didn't see you were awake today."

"Thank you so much!" Cao Yan took the letter speechlessly and began to read it carefully.

The letter read: "Dong Zhuo is tyrannical, has seized the sacred artifacts, and can depose and enthrone at will... Now, Liu Yu is a hero of the royal family, his benevolence and virtue are spread throughout the northern border, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei are all loyal to him. If you make Yu the emperor... Since you have the ambition to suppress the rebellion, you should work with Shao to uphold justice..."

"Ah! Bah!!!" Cao Yan became furious after seeing it!
He suddenly stood up, kicked over the table in front of him, pointed to the north and cursed: "You are a scoundrel, not worth discussing with!"

Cao Cao's eyes sparkled when he heard this, thinking, "Zi'an's reaction is exactly the same as mine. He really wins my heart!"

Cao Cao, however, remained calm. He asked, "Zi'an, how do you think I should respond to Yuan Benchu?" Cao Yan replied without hesitation, "Brother, you should respond: The young ruler is weak and controlled by treacherous ministers. There has been no incident like the fall of Changyi, but if a change were to occur, who would be safe in the world? All of you face north, and I will head west!"

"You all face north, I'll go west!" Cao Cao repeated Cao Yan's words, a flicker of appreciation in his eyes. He slapped his thigh and said, "Excellent! Well said!"

"well said!"

"Yes, we will go from the west!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately won a round of applause, and Le Jin looked at Cao Yan with even greater respect.

Immediately, the favorability level increased from -10% to -9%.

Xia Houyuan, who was the most impatient, immediately asked, "When do we leave?"

Cao Cao did not answer, but looked at Cao Yan.

Seeing this, the others' eyes involuntarily turned to Yan.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Cao Yan said without any fear:
"Didn't the letter say at the end that the Black Mountain Army had already conquered Dongjun? Big Brother, you can now take the initiative to request to send troops to conquer the Black Mountain Army."

“???” Everyone was stunned.

"Dongjun, isn't that in the east?" Xiahou Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Didn't you say to head west? Why are you going east to fight the Black Mountain Army?" Cao Ren was also confused.

"Wait, this seems a bit confusing... Let me sort it out first..." Cao Hong held his head, feeling that he was at a loss as to what to do.

Cao Cao quickly realized what was happening. He stared at Cao Yan and asked, "Could it be that Dongjun is the base that you mentioned before, the one that truly belongs to us?"

"As expected of you, elder brother!" Cao Yan bowed to Cao Cao and said, "Although we are determined to head west, our strength does not allow it.

Only by strengthening yourself first can you have the capital to rescue the emperor.

Today, the Black Mountain Army is wreaking havoc in the East Commandery of Yanzhou, killing and harming the people, causing the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people.

Moreover, the Black Mountain Army and the Southern Xiongnu have colluded with each other, which is enough to pose a huge threat to Yuan Benchu.

Brother, you have now volunteered to attack the Black Mountain Army to help Yuan Benchu ​​relieve his worries and solve his problems.

When the time comes to resolve his biggest crisis, asking him to help ask the court for the position of Governor of Dongjun County wouldn't be too much, right?"

Xiahou Dun and the others were all stunned when they saw Cao Yan talking.

"When did Cao Zian become so powerful?"

"Is your usual carefree look just an act?"

"Well said!"

The more Cao Cao listened, the hotter he felt and his breathing became more and more rapid.

He looked at Cao Yan deeply and said, "Zi'an is right! We are still too weak. Only by strengthening ourselves can we create the conditions for rescuing the emperor."

After saying this, he stood up, drew the sword from his waist, pointed to the east, and announced: "Just as Zi'an said, send troops to Dongjun and seize our own base!!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"I am willing to serve my lord!"

"Le Jin is willing to be the pioneer!"

A group of people were very excited and stood up and volunteered to fight.

Only Cao Yan's lips curled up slightly. He sat down silently, enjoying the continuous good news from the system.
Cao Cao's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 59%

[Cao Ren's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 40%]

Xiahou Dun's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 38%

[Xiahou Yuan's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 30%]

[Cao Hong's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 28%]

[Le Jin's favorability towards you has changed. Current favorability: 7%]

"On the Self-cultivation of Actors",
哥，
It’s not for nothing!”

(End of this chapter)