Chapter 28: The Thirty-Year Plan Wang Yun's Beauty Trap
The two sides started to argue with each other: Dong Zhuo deprived Ji Hao of his official position in the name of righteousness, hoping to cut off his support and destroy his foundation.

He also lavishly rewarded Cao Cao and Zhang Liao.

Cao Cao was named "General Chengtian" and commanded Chengtian Ferry, which was a higher position than Ji Hao. Zhang Liao was named the governor of Qingzhou, replacing Ji Hao and taking charge of Qingzhou.

The plot to sow discord is sinister in intention.

But unfortunately, due to the information asymmetry, Dong Zhuo did not know how loyal the two were to Ji Hao, let alone that the "Chengtian Army" was just a guard force displayed in public to maintain the security of Chengtian Ferry.

The newly established "Haotian Army" led by Zhang Liao is more like Ji Hao's guard, not his real main force.

The strongest force in Jiying is the "Datong Army" led by Zhao Yun, which has 10,000 elite soldiers on active duty, 100,000 retired elite soldiers awaiting recruitment, plus local militiamen who can be mobilized at any time.

This is Ji Hao’s trump card!

"Although this trick didn't have any effect on us, the fact that he could think of this shows that there are capable people in Dong Zhuo's army. My lord, you must not be careless!" said Guo Jia.

Ji Hao nodded after hearing this.

He immediately asked Cao Cao and Zhang Liao to speak, and while refusing the reward, he also questioned the legitimacy of Emperor Liu Xie.

"Dong the traitor killed the emperor and brought disaster to the country and the people. He is truly a traitor to the country!" Cao Cao openly cursed: "Liu Xie killed his brother to take the throne. He has no respect for the emperor and his father. How can a man like him accept rewards from such a traitor?"

Poor thing, Liu Xie was only eight years old and couldn’t even dress properly, yet he became a thief.

"That is to say, the thief Dong Zhuo used the emperor to manipulate the official position, while Ji Hao kept harping on his dismissal of Liu Bian and directly refused to recognize the new emperor Liu Xie, let alone Dong Zhuo's dismissal?"

At Situ's residence, Wang Yun listened to the servant's report with an uncertain expression on his face.

"Then will Cao Cao and Zhang Liao accept the emperor's reward?"

Hearing this, the servant immediately shook his head and said, "No, they both refused. Cao Cao even cursed the emperor, saying that he killed his brother to take the throne and had no loyalty or respect for his father. Although Zhang Liao did not curse, he referred to Dong Zhuo as the governor and Your Majesty as the prince, and also refused the reward!"

Wang Yun felt overwhelmed by this.

In fact, he also had a hand in supporting Liu Xie, secretly preventing a group of civil servants from objecting.

The reason for this was that Liu Bian did not come to power in a legitimate way. He was supported by the military man He Jin who led a mutiny. Wang Yun and others supported Liu Xie more.

Because Emperor Ling killed He Jin in order to help Liu Xie ascend to the throne.

Now the throne of the emperor has returned to Liu Xie by accident, which just suits the interests of Wang Yun.

But the problem is, Liu Xie was supported by Dong Zhuo after all. If Ji Hao does not recognize his identity, it would be reasonable and well-founded, and no one would be able to say anything.

In this way, the emperor is no longer the emperor, and the ministers are no longer ministers.

The imperial court is truly in name only!

"We can't go on like this. Dong Zhuo and Ji Hao are both thieves. We must get rid of them to prevent future troubles!" Wang Yun finally said, "Go and inform Diao Chan that I have something important to do and she needs to do it!"

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On the other hand, it took Ji Hao three full days to count all the things moved out of the palace.

Finally, he obtained a "Sky Star Stone", fifty kilograms of refined gold, and thirty kilograms of black iron, which were almost enough materials for a magic weapon. Together with the meteorite iron obtained from Ding Yuan, most of the materials for making the magic weapon were already collected.

If you don't want perfection, you can start building it.

A 200-jin magic weapon can still crush this era.

But Ji Hao wanted to achieve his goal in one go, so he chose to wait a little longer. For now, he ordered people to build two steel guns and decided to use two guns temporarily. One gun weighed more than 100 kilograms, and the two guns combined could be used.

"Yuan Shao has three dukes for four generations. The Yuan family is also a well-established family. They should have black iron, but we don't know how much. Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Liu Dai and others must have some. There is another person, Zhang Lu, as a contemporary heavenly master, he must have some in stock." Cao Cao said, "It's just that it's a bit difficult to get them to take it out!"

It is definitely unrealistic to buy those good things that are hidden in the bottom of the box with money.

Only by defeating them can you obtain it.

But the problem is, if Ji Hao defeated them all, what would be the use of the magic weapons?
Hunting in the Royal Garden and then making a barbecue grill?
"It's not difficult. It won't be long before they offer it themselves!" Ji Hao shook his head. Then he asked, "What's the reaction from the Imperial City? Has Dong Zhuo made up his mind to attack us?"

He emptied the royal treasury, which made Dong Zhuo angry, but he did not lose his mind.

Understand that Chengtian Army is not easy to mess with and Chengtian Ferry is not easy to take.

No troops were sent to conquer.

"He is quite restrained. He must have set a trap in Luoyang to lure us into an active attack!" Cao Cao said, "He doesn't know that our strategy is to avoid fighting if we can. If we can delay for ten years, we will never send troops in the ninth year!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed.

Qingzhou is developing rapidly, and its population is also increasing rapidly.

It is far from saturated at the moment.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the total population of Shenzhou was only over 50 million, but the "30-year development strategy" set by Ji Hao was to increase the population of Qingzhou to over 100 million within 30 years (compared to the 100 million population of modern Shandong)!

After three years, initial results have been achieved.

The longer the conflict in this world drags on, the stronger Qingzhou will be. If it drags on for twenty or thirty years, we can conquer the world with our numbers!
Take the initiative to attack Dong Zhuo?
Everyone in Jiying knew: It’s impossible, absolutely impossible!
"In the future, let's try to do Chengtian Ferry's business by water! Anyway, Xiyuan is gone, and land transactions will become less and less." Ji Hao said, feeling a little regretful.

The Grand Canal had not yet been dug.

Otherwise, if the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are connected and the country's waterways are integrated, it would be comfortable to do business.

"My lord, someone wants to see you!" Someone suddenly came to report.

Ji Hao initially thought that another capable person had come to seek refuge, but after meeting him, he discovered that it was a woman disguised as a man, in her prime, but with a very sad face.

He was accompanied by a sixty-year-old servant, looking exhausted.

"My surname is Ren, my name is Diao Chan, and I am the distant niece of the prime minister Wang Yun. I grew up in my uncle's house and we are like father and daughter." The girl said, "Originally, we lived in peace, but that thief Dong used the name of selecting concubines for the emperor to harm the women in Luoyang and even specifically asked me to serve in the palace."

At this she began to cry.

He added: "My uncle didn't want me to suffer, so he asked me to disguise myself as a man and flee Luoyang overnight. I don't know how my uncle will deal with the thief Dong."

Such a pitiful look is, I have to say, very touching.

Ji Hao clearly saw that Cao Cao, Zhang Liao and the others were all filled with indignation, and he himself had to admit that he was moved at this moment.

But this woman's name is Diao Chan.

"so what?"

"I have always admired you, General, and I am willing to pledge my love to you, even if I can only be your concubine. This will completely put an end to the evil Dong Zhuo's covetousness and preserve my reputation!"

(End of this chapter)