Cao Cao developed rapidly.
It could be said that he copied most of Wenren Sheng's methods. It would have been strange if his development had been slow.
Moreover, his family had money, so he could quickly recruit an armed force capable of carving out its own territory.
Then, using Wenren Sheng's troop-training methods, combined with Cao Cao's own fondness for military strategy and his recent military achievements, he learned quickly.
Just three months later, a mountain force eight thousand strong had taken shape.
Relying on this force, Cao Cao began using the Inspector's authority to sweep away the bandits.
At this time, Liu Yan's memorial was also approved by Han Emperor Liu Hong. Inspectors were changed into Provincial Governors, and the Provincial Governors were ordered to eliminate bandits within their territories.
After all, the Yellow Turbans were not the only bandits. Bandits were everywhere.
"At that time, Hanyang rebels numbered over a hundred thousand and attacked Chencang, throwing the Third Assistant Minister into turmoil." They directly threatened the core of the regime.
However, Liu Hong was no fool. He did not make the change across the board in one stroke.
He began with Yi Province, You Province, and Yu Province.
And Cao Cao's position as Inspector was removed. Liu Yan was instead made provincial governor.
How could Cao Cao accept that?
He asked his father to use the power of money to buy him a provincial governor position.
But this time, the Han Emperor would not sell.
See? Liu Hong was no fool. He naturally knew that Provincial Governors held too much power and could easily become separatist warlords, so he wanted to choose people he trusted.
Unfortunately, the information gap kept him from knowing that Liu Yan harbored rebellious ambitions. Still, Liu Yan died early.
In truth, Liu Hong