Three Caos fighting for a bride? Zhen Ji, I, Cao Zhi, will take her!

"General, how's it going?"

As soon as Cao Zhi came out, Liu Si's face immediately showed an obscene expression.

They were all men, and Cao Zhi stayed in there for an hour.

You can guess what happened in between with your ass.

"Very smooth!"

Cao Zhi said lightly.

“Very smooth!!!”

Seeing Cao Zhi say this, Liu Si was overjoyed.

……

While talking.

Cao Zhi and Liu Si came to Liu Bao's palace.

Inside and outside the palace at this time.

It has been taken over by the soldiers brought by Cao Zhi.

Zhang He, Ju Qi, Liu Wu, Liu Shiliu and others are all here at the moment.

"Greetings to the Fourth Young Master!"

As soon as Cao Zhi sat down, Zhang He and others bowed to him.

"Fourth Young Master, the number of surrendered soldiers has been counted. Just now at the valley entrance, a total of 76,000 soldiers surrendered to our army.

Among them, there were 12,000 Xiongnu cavalry and 64,000 Han cavalry.

When my subordinates just took over the military camp, some Xiongnu cavalry wanted to rebel, but they were suppressed by my subordinates, numbering only two thousand people.

There are now 10,000 Xiongnu cavalry and 64,000 Han cavalry, a total of 74,000 people!"

Zhang He bowed and said.

"Seventy-four thousand men, and the Huns only occupied ten thousand!"

Cao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

"Fourth Young Master, I went to Liu Bao's warehouse and found one million taels of gold, enough spears and swords to equip an army of one hundred thousand men, five thousand suits of armor, and countless silks and ceramics..."

"Also, I discovered iron ore. Through my visits, I discovered three workshops here that specialize in processing ironware for the Xiongnu. The craftsmen there are all Han Chinese!"

As Ju Qi spoke, he took out the ore and the scimitar.

Cao Zhi took the scimitar.

Seeing that these scimitars were crudely made and could not compare with the craftsmanship in the Central Plains, they threw them aside.

Then he reached out to take the iron ore and saw that the iron ore in front of him was not only transparent in color, but also had sufficient iron content.

Cao Zhi couldn't help but look at Liu Si and others.

"My Lord, some of this iron ore was sent by high-ranking officials. However, I heard a few days ago that Liu Bao discovered an iron mine at the border between the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu!"

"God damn it, Gao Gan!"

Seeing that Gao Gan dared to trade even iron ore, Cao Zhi wished he could resurrect Gao Gan and kill him again.

However, after hearing that Liu Bao had discovered the iron ore himself.

Cao Zhi couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

After all, the better the Huns' equipment, the greater the pressure on the border troops defending the northern border.

"Fortunately, I have already killed Liu Bao, and the main force of the Southern Xiongnu was also wiped out by Luan Tihuchuquan..."

"The Xiongnu scattered across the Xiongnu grasslands are either old, weak, sick, or living in isolation. Such Xiongnu tribes cannot pose any threat to the Han Dynasty!"

Recalling what he had just talked about with Cai Wenji, Cao Zhi suddenly realized.

Now on the Xiongnu grassland.

The most powerful fighting force.

It seems to be Liu Si and others in front of him.

But these people?

Should we leave them here or bring them all back?

If you bring them all back.

According to the laws of grassland development.

I believe it won’t be long before a new tribe will occupy this place.

For example, the Xianbei, the Rouran, and even the Turks!

Although the Xiongnu steppe is cold, it is still a good pasture.

Even tribes such as the Xianbei and Rouran did not occupy this place.

The Wuhuan on one side and the Northern Xiongnu further north.

They would not allow the Xiongnu steppes to become a no-man's land.

"Do you mean, do you really want to leave Liu Si and the others here?"

Cao Zhi thought to himself.

Just as Cao Zhi was thinking.

Liu Si, Liu Wu...Liu Shiliu and others looked at each other.

Under Cao Zhi's gaze.

The fourteen of them stepped forward and knelt down in front of Cao Zhi.

Seeing this, Ju Qi quickly stood in front of Cao Zhi.

As for Zhang He, he even called the guards outside the hall in directly.

The atmosphere in the hall became tense because of their actions.

"Don't worry, they have no ill will towards me!"

Cao Zhi smiled and comforted Zhang He and Ju Qi.

Then he turned his gaze towards Liu Si and the others and said with a smile:

"If you have anything to say, just say it. If I think it's reasonable, I will agree to it even if you don't have to kneel down!"

"But if I think it's unreasonable, I won't agree even if you smash your heads to pieces!"

These few simple words, spoken from Cao Zhi's mouth at this moment, were quite majestic.

Seeing Cao Zhi say this.

Liu Si and others felt their hearts instantly turn cold.

However, things have come to this point, Liu Si can only bite the bullet and say:

"Fourth Young Master, can we stay here and not go back to Bingzhou?"

"Not returning to Bingzhou, what does that mean?"

Cao Zhi laughed.

Thanks to his previous conversation with Cai Wenji, Cao Zhi already understood their purpose.

The reasons given by Liu Bao and others were exactly the same as what Cai Wenji had said before.

In the eyes of Liu Bao and others, it would be more comfortable to stay in the Xiongnu grasslands and be a general than to return to Bingzhou and be a farmer again.

From a personal point of view, Cao Zhi could not refuse the reasons given by Liu Si and others.

But from the perspective of the imperial court, keeping such a large force outside the imperial court is always a threat.

Before, because of the existence of the Huns, they were considered allies.

But now that the Huns have been destroyed, they are the biggest threat.

To agree or not to agree, that is the question!

Just when Cao Zhi was feeling conflicted about this.

Suddenly, Cao Zhi thought of something.

That was the Qing Dynasty’s method of controlling Mongolia south of the Gobi Desert.

That is, the league and banner system was implemented in Mongolia south of the Gobi Desert.

The originally vast grassland was divided into banners of different sizes. Each banner had a fixed geographical area, and the herders within the banner could not migrate at will.

This can effectively ensure that no powerful forces will emerge in Mongolia south of the desert.

As the number of alliance flags increases, more people will have ulterior motives.

This will also ensure that they cannot all unite to fight against the Qing court.

On the contrary, in order to obtain more benefits from the Qing court, these leaders of the alliance flags were enthroned.

They would try every possible means to curry favor with the Qing court, and would even be willing to become the Qing court's eyes, monitoring others for the Qing court to prevent them from committing rebellion.

Now, Cao Zhi could also follow this method, dividing the Xiongnu grassland into flags of different sizes, and then enfeoff them to different people.

As long as their personal power is always within a controllable range, they are their own most steadfast supporters.

And because Liu Si and the others are outsiders.

Therefore, when facing the threats from the Northern Xiongnu and Wuhuan.

They will spontaneously unite together.

But once the threat from the Northern Xiongnu and Wuhuan is gone.

Then they will be a group of scattered sand.

The plan has been made.

Next, Cao Zhi divided the original 64,000 Han cavalry and 70 Han civilians into 30 small groups.

In addition to Liu Si and other thirteen people, Cao Zhi promoted another seventeen Han people.

These thirty people were all granted the status of generals with miscellaneous titles.

Then, in front of everyone, he divided the grassland controlled by the Southern Xiongnu into thirty parts.

He saw that although Cao Zhi agreed to their request, he weakened their power.

Liu Wu and the others immediately showed dissatisfaction on their faces.

As for Liu Si, at this time, he was also dissatisfied with Cao Zhi's enfeoffment.

But he also knew that Cao Zhi in front of him was invincible!

After a little thought, Liu Si quickly ran to Cao Zhi.

After kowtowed several times.

Liu Si said loudly:

“Fourth Young Master, not only did you rescue me from the Xiongnu, but now you have bestowed upon me the title of general and granted me territory.

I, Liu Si, have been wandering around for half my life, and you are the first person I have ever met who is so kind to me. I, Liu Si, have no way to repay you, and I am willing to acknowledge you as my adoptive father!"

After saying this.

Liu Si kowtowed several times.

This scene stunned everyone in the hall.

"Little man!"

Seeing that Liu Si was so shameless, Liu Wu immediately looked at him with contempt.

Just when he was about to win over others to join him in mocking Liu Si.

However, he discovered that the others were following Liu Si's steps, kneeling in front of Cao Zhi and shouting that they wanted to be his adoptive father.

At this time, Liu Wu, who was still standing, stood out.

"What the hell!"

Seeing Cao Zhi, Zhang He and Ju Qi, they all turned their eyes to him.

Liu Wu couldn't sit still anymore.

"Get out of the way, let me do it!!!"

Liu Wu shouted.

He walked through the crowd and quickly came to Cao Zhi, fell to his knees with a plop, and then shouted:

"My foster father is here, please accept my child's respect!"

His flattering appearance was even more than Liu Si's.

As for the others, they watched Liu Wu steal their limelight.

At this moment, they all took out their best skills and began to worship Cao Zhi as their adoptive father.

Looking at the people in front of him who are much older than him, they shamelessly call him godfather.

Cao Zhi was not happy at all, but felt a chill on his neck...