In the blink of an eye, Cao Cao has also become the father of three children. Time is not forgiving. The eldest son, Cao Ang, is eight years old. He can run, play, communicate, cultivate feelings, and educate father and son.
Cao Cao was very emotional: "Before, I only thought of Aang as a little baby, and he became so big in the blink of an eye, but I missed the child's growth for so long. Thanks to Aang's pure and kind nature, I didn't blame me as a father at all. incompetent."
Zou comforted him: "You are a man who does great things, and you spend all your energy on the battlefield and on benefiting the people. Even an ignorant woman like me knows that the law of this dynasty stipulates that officials go to any place. You are not allowed to bring your family members. Now our family can be reunited here. It is a gift from the late emperor. Aang has admired you since he was a child. Hearing your glorious deeds, he always said that he should be a man who stands up to heaven and earth like his father , how could he blame you?"
He said he didn't complain, but Cao Ang's sensibleness made Cao Cao feel more guilty.
After the family settled down in Yanzhou, Cao Cao finally had time to get along well with his family. No matter what Luoyang looked like, at least in the peaceful place he governed, the most important family members could reunite and live safely and happily it's here.
Cao Cao cared about the world, and had no choice but to deal with the chaotic situation in various places, so he calmed down and managed everything on the ground in a down-to-earth manner. The love of the people in the granary is the best reward for his hard work these years.
After the official business is completed, Cao Cao will return home to reunite with his family and spend more time with the children. The two young children have a nanny to take care of him. However, the eldest son Cao Ang has reached the age of the governor and has been taken by Cao Song all the time. teaching.
Cao Cao planned to find Cao Ang to cultivate a good relationship, so he called the little guy over, and asked how Cao Ang was doing these days, and if there was anything he liked?
Cao Ang was in a daze for a moment, then Shouli replied: "It's a good life, my son doesn't like anything, father doesn't need to spend money."
Cao Cao took a little look at his eldest son. The little guy was only eight years old, and he was already taller than ordinary children. He had a healthy body and bones. He heard from his father that he often used the stone locks he left behind for exercise.
Cao Ang is undoubtedly observant of etiquette, but this proper etiquette under Cao Song's education lacks the childlike innocence that children should have, and adds a bit of adult stability.
Cao Cao's heart moved, and he asked about his study progress.
Cao Ang is not a timid child. On the contrary, after being in contact with Cao Cao a few times, he can let go and meet Cao Cao's gaze boldly. Even when answering his questions, his eyes are shining, as if he is watching It was a mountain he longed for.
"My son's enlightenment was learned at the elementary school in Luoyang. A Weng would also explain some scriptures to me. I learned some of the "Three Character Classics" and "Tao Te Ching."
Cao Ang's logic is very clear, and his brain works quickly.
Cao Cao thought for a while, evoked a wonderful smile, and said quietly to Cao Ang: "Don't you think that your Aunt is teaching like a bible?"
Cao Ang was stunned. The honest boy obviously didn't expect Cao Cao to ask such a question. He got stuck, his eyes showed surprise, he hesitated, and wrinkled his face.
A good boy can't say that his grandfather's teaching is not good, although Cao Song always said some "scriptures" that he couldn't understand when teaching people.
Cao Ang is much more well-behaved than Cao Cao when he was a child. Even if he doesn't understand, he will not avoid learning.When Cao Song spoke seriously, he listened carefully, and even if he was confused, he honestly memorized all of them in his heart.
The child's thoughts were all displayed on his face, causing Cao Cao to burst into laughter. He immediately hugged Cao Ang, and said with a loud smile: "Your old man likes to use the heavenly books to torture me since I was a child. I said I don't understand these things. , he said that my aptitude was dull, and as a result, I graduated from Taixue with No.1 grades! So it’s not that I’m not a good student, but that you, Aunt, don’t know how to be a teacher.”
Cao Ang hooked his father's neck, his eyes widened slightly: "A Weng also taught my father? But A Weng said that my father was taught by my father's A Weng."
"My old man died of illness when I was six years old," Cao Cao said softly, and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, my son is eight years old in a blink of an eye."
"Let's go, your father and I have free time today, and I will take you to a different and interesting class!" Cao Cao picked up Cao Ang, laughed and led him to ride a horse, all the way to the suburbs, and began to teach his son the beauty of playing.
Going into the water to touch fish, climbing trees to dig out birds’ eggs, catching crickets, and digging pits, these are trivial things in Cao Cao’s view. He took his son to play with walking the dog to play with birds, riding a horse and archery, and he taught it casually.
He rarely talks about boring knowledge in books, but starts from practice.From playing with mud, pasting walls, and carpentry, it can be said that the design of the city wall, the knowledge of all kinds of craftsmen, seeing the farmers planting and watering, and the beauty of digging canals and farming, these things have already been integrated In his bone marrow, when he spoke, he could do anything with his sleeves rolled up. In Cao Ang's heart, his father was almost omnipotent and omniscient.
Cao Cao loves martial arts and is very talented. He teaches children to learn martial arts from primary school. Cao Ang is obviously old. He began to teach children how to run and squat to strengthen their physique, and arranged for him to learn basic swordsmanship.
The system beeped non-stop, constantly hinting to Cao Cao that Cao Ang could also learn Bing Xin Xinfa, and he could also join Bing Xinfang.
Cao Cao was a little unhappy, he was groping his way out: "It doesn't count if you tricked me into wearing women's clothes, but you want to trick my son into wearing women's clothes?"
Bing Xinfang's mentality can be put aside, at least until he has learned all the martial arts in Bingxinfang and unlocked the men's clothing before teaching. Now, at this time, he can teach the child some basic inner strength and mentality to lay a good foundation.
When Cao Cao returned home, he heard that his servants reported, "Second Young Master refuses to drink milk again."
Cao Cao hurriedly went to see Cao Hong, and when he arrived, he saw Cao Hong rejecting the nanny's approach.
Cao Cao took over Cao Hong and asked the nanny to step down first, with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty doesn't like to drink milk, is it because you have retained your memory and you don't want to touch women's feeding?"
Cao Hong froze, feeling guilty for a while. Seeing that Cao Cao became suspicious again, he immediately burst into tears, trying to fool himself by crying.
Cao Cao frantically hugged the baby, made strange faces, and made noises like a pig, lamb, and dog, as if he didn't care about his father's face in front of his sons.
Liu Hong's crying face gradually solidified, with a strange expression: I didn't expect you to be such a fool!
Cao Pi was amused by his own father and giggled, which is the reaction that an ordinary doll should have. Cao Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly started giggling too.He was very glad that he still had a reference at this time, it seemed that this younger brother who fell from the sky with unknown origin was still of some use.
Cao Cao lowered his face in disappointment: "It seems that His Majesty really forgot."
Refusing to drink milk, Cao Cao could only get people to make a mess mixed with various nutrients, and feed Cao Hong with his hands. At this time, Cao Hong would open his mouth wide and wait obediently for Cao Cao to be fed.
The little baby has a small mouth and weak bite strength, and it always leaks when eating rice paste with his mouth. Whenever this happens, his kind father will wipe it clean for him.
After going back and forth, Cao Hong's face became as thick as a city wall.
He was unwilling to drink milk, and systematic education also mentioned that children of this age should add supplementary food to increase their nutritional intake, so Cao Cao no longer forced Cao Hong, and even the food of his third son Cao Pi improved accordingly.
When he ate rice cereal for the first time, Cao Pi excitedly patted the toy with his small hands, and smashed the toy.
The two dolls have slept together since they were young, eating, drinking and sleeping, even wetting the bed with a tacit understanding.
Cao Hong woke up and found himself lying on the wet bed, while his younger brother Cao Pi was crying with a devilish voice, and he could calmly let the nurse who took care of him pick up his buttocks and change his clothes.
Cao Cao is the No. 1 hardest-working official in Yanzhou. None of the civil servants and generals recruited by him will not be exhausted by him.
The resourceful Chen Gong was a civil servant invited by Cao Cao himself. He was deeply loved by Cao Cao because of his erudition and ability, so he was missed by Cao Cao and became one of the victims.
There are endless official duties to be handled every day. If you want to complete them, there is not enough manpower, so you have to recruit yourself. What's more frightening is that the governor of a state works so hard. Can the subordinates not work hard to catch up?
The manpower was insufficient, and the only way to alleviate his plight was to bring in more people to serve, so Chen Gong began to recommend to Cao Cao one by one the domestic celebrities he made friends with when he was young.
This is how Xu Si, Wang Kai, Bao Xin, etc. came to Cao Cao's side. What's interesting is that Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, was also Cao Cao's former classmate!
Not all famous scholars in Yanzhou are willing to work for Cao Cao, especially Cao Cao was born in a family of eunuchs, and scholars who claim to be noble and noble disdain to join forces with eunuchs.
Some of Chen Gong’s young friends refused to take office for this reason, and he did not force it. He only advised his friends not to make this statement public, and not to use these words to offend Cao Cao, who had the military power.
Celebrities are high-spirited and honest, never afraid of life and death, and even scolded Chen Gong for "not even the basic bottom line and face in order to climb to a high position."
In Yanzhou, anyone who uses his birth to attack Cao Cao has only one end--besieged by the people, throwing stones and mud and scolding him, and no matter the old man or the child, he will spit at him as a sign of contempt.
The fact that he has won the hearts of the people in Yanzhou is due to the critical time when Cao Cao came. No matter who is the benefactor who wants to slander the people of Yanzhou, he will face the anger and curse of the people.
But Cao Cao’s younger brother, Cao De, is 15 years old. He looks like Cao Song. He is gentle and temperamental, and his temperament is also like Cao Song. Cao Song's naive temper gave Cao Song a headache.
Cao Song often sighed to Cao Cao: "You shouldn't have named your brother De at the beginning. He is too much De. I taught him so much, but he only remembers the compassion of the sage for the common people."
Cao Cao was surprised and said: "Isn't this very good? With my younger brother's temperament, I will be able to be a good and honest official who seeks the well-being of the people in the future."
"You alone are enough for me to worry about," Cao Song shook his head: "Do you know that when I heard your words of seeking the well-being of the people, I felt that my eyes were dark and my future was bleak? The world is hard and dangerous, and good people don't live long. Meng De, You are the shepherd of Yanzhou, why don't you find a way to help your younger brother?"
"It's easy to say, my brother has too little experience. I think he has learned a lot, so let him do things with me!" Cao Cao asked Cao De from Cao Song's side. In his opinion, kindness is a good quality , but it’s not enough to be too naive. The old father is hinting that he will find an errand for his younger brother. What is the most missing thing around Cao Cao?labor force!
It would be great to have someone at his mercy!
Cao De has red lips and white teeth, because he was so well protected by Cao Song, and his innocence is even stronger than that of Cao Cao. It is almost a piece of white paper that has never been painted, and Cao Cao can squander it wantonly on it, painting him as he wants look.
For this elder brother who was rumored to have been on the battlefield and punished corrupt officials without hesitation in killing, Cao De respected and feared him. He rarely got along with Cao Cao, and there seemed to be a transparent barrier between the brothers.Cao Cao's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's, and the aura he experienced was astonishing. When he stared at Cao De, he seemed to see through him, which made Cao De even more uneasy.
"You've just arrived, so I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the environment first," Cao Cao developed a vigorous and resolute style of work during the day-to-day high-intensity work.
He first brought Cao De to familiarize himself with the city defenses, and introduced to him how many remnants of the Yellow Turbans were still roaming nearby committing crimes: "Those people are running around in the mountains, and the army can't catch them at all. Whenever there is a chance, they will attack the nearby people." For this reason, I had to force the people of each village to move to one place and set up city defenses and guards to guard them, but even so, there were still people who were unwilling to leave their hometowns and suffered victims.”
Cao De asked, "Brother, why don't you send more people to guard the village?"
"The manpower is limited. When the troops are scattered, the key cities will be in danger."
Cao De was puzzled again: "Then why don't you recruit more troops?"
Cao Cao took Cao De to visit the homes of the people. In some places, the men of the family joined the army, and only the women and the elderly worked hard.Some families have men working in their homes, and the harvest in the fields is obviously better than that of families without men.
"If a male in the family enlists in the army, the land tax will be appropriately reduced."
Cao De was thoughtful.
Cao Cao took Cao De to visit the barracks again. The men who were sweating and training were full of muscular vigor, and the strict discipline reflected good order and demeanor.
In addition, what moved Cao De the most was the Wounded Barracks, where the shocking wounded and remnants were treated, and the military doctors were too busy to touch the ground. Even so, there were still more people who could not be treated and died.
"The remnants of the Yellow Turban have always been there, and wars have always happened around us." Cao Cao patted Cao De on the shoulder: "Generally speaking, if the wounded soldiers on the battlefield are seriously injured, they are mostly abandoned and self-destructed. There is a wounded barracks of this size because there is a field dedicated to growing herbs."
Cao Cao said to Cao De: "We are brothers. If my father asked me to take you with me, I will not be too polite. If there is a battle next time, would you like to go to the battlefield with me?"
Such a comprehensive education almost taught him like a son. Cao De made a serious expression and nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Let him feel how cruel the battlefield is. None of the men in the Cao family are weak in heart. Cao Cao can grow up in adversity. Cao De has his father and brother to guide him, and he will never be worse!
In the autumn of this year, the Xiahou clan and Cao family members who were far away in Peiguoqiao County migrated to Yanzhou and joined Cao Cao who had established a foothold in Yanzhou.
Cao Cao, who was short of manpower, suddenly received a big gift package, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong...
All the men from Xiahou's family and Cao's family have grown up. They are strong, tall and full of vitality, and they can almost form a company!
The family has a rich mouth, which is the sweet fragrance of strong labor. Cao Cao's eyes lit up with excitement, and he evaluated and trained several cousins, and finally came to a tragic conclusion.
All generals!
None of the cousins are fond of literature, dancing with knives and guns is what they love, and military books are what they read most.
Cao Cao asked Xia Houyuan, who was still a good student: "Is my cousin really not going to do some civil work? Everyone wants to go to the military camp, and there are still so many vacancies for civil servants."
He is so short of people that no one will criticize cronyism when he appoints his relatives. In Yanzhou, whether it is a celebrity or a poor family, everyone who can be used should be promoted. However, there are too many things to deal with, and everything has to be rebuilt from scratch. Since then, there is a lack of professional leaders in all walks of life, which makes him wish to cut a subordinate in half to command.
Xiahou Yuan was kind and couldn't bear to reject Cao Cao. Xiahou Dun laughed loudly and rescued his brother: "Do you think my brother's body is suitable for a civil servant?"
Cao Cao said helplessly: "Kong Wu is powerful, tall and mighty, really not suitable."
So, why is he the only one who keeps his stature while everyone is growing up?
Among these generals, Cao Cao was like a bush growing under a row of pines.
The pressure of lack of manpower made him thirsty for talents, and he posted advertisements to recruit talents in Yanzhou. However, after experiencing the ravages of the Yellow Turbans, most of the people migrated away, and the number of recruits was really limited.
When Cao Cao was troubled by his official duties, an unexpected visitor relieved him of his urgent need.
When Cao Cao saw the visitor, he was displeased and surprised: "Xiao, Xiao Yu..."
Before leaving Luoyang, he fainted a little. At this time, Cao Cao felt so guilty when he saw Xun Yu.
Xun Yu greeted Cao Cao with a smile, and expressed his intention of coming to seek refuge.
Before Cao Cao was too happy, he heard him ask: "I heard that Meng De is happy to have twins?"
Cao Cao: "..."
"When I was in Luoyang, I met a woman with a child. She said that the child was yours." Xun Yu observed Cao Cao's expression, and asked with a chuckle, "What does Meng De want to say?"
Cao Cao bit the bullet and admitted directly: "That child is indeed mine."
Xun Yu was puzzled: "You have been away for many years, how can there be a child of about one year old in Luoyang City?"
"Of course it's because that woman is a chivalrous woman with high martial arts skills. I had a relationship with her once. If she hadn't sent the child here, I wouldn't even know she gave birth to me."
Cao Cao spoke incoherently, and Xun Yu stared at Maomao.
Xun Yu was surprised and said: "So that's how it is. Her tricks are really good. She can knock me out with just one light press."
His meaningful eyes met Cao Cao's somewhat evasive gaze, and he changed the subject with a chuckle: "I don't mention this, it's also Yu's fault, and I offended Madam before."
Cao Cao hurriedly said, "Where is it? It's because she doesn't know how to attack."
Would an ordinary man react like this when he heard that his wife was offended by another man?Xun Yu was quick-witted and observant. He had already seen through Cao Cao's lie.
He no longer persecuted, but changed the subject: "This time in Yanzhou, apart from coming to seek refuge with Meng De, I also want to bring you a message for Mr. He Yong."
Cao Cao nodded and listened attentively.
Xun Yu said: "Dong Zhuo took all the power in Luoyang, murdered the emperor, and installed the second prince as the new emperor. He tried to hijack the emperor to command the world. Mr. He asked you, are you sure to send troops to save the emperor?"
Cao Cao was surprised: "How dare he be so bold that he killed the emperor?"
"He has an army in his hands, and no one in the world can contend with him. Dong Zhuo controls Luoyang, and the lives of his courtiers are at the mercy of him," Xun Yu said sadly, "Luoyang is in danger."
"Does Xiao Yu want me to lead troops to fight Dong Zhuo? Dong Zhuo has the emperor in his hands. If I raise troops, I may be treated as a traitor."
Xun Yu got up: "That's Mr. He's request, but it's not mine. We made an agreement back then. When Meng De went to his place, I graduated from university and studied, so I came to rely on you and be a support man with you." Room, the great cause of saving the people of the world, today I come to the appointment, can Meng De still remember our agreement?"
Cao Cao's eyes sparkled, and he grabbed Xun Yu's hand: "I remember, of course I remember!"
Xun Yu was stuck for a while, and then said expressionlessly, "I also took the characters, the characters are Ruo."
"Weak, good calligraphy!" Cao Cao said excitedly.
He was held firmly in his hands, as if he was afraid that he would escape. Xun Yu couldn't laugh or cry, intending to divert Cao Cao's attention: "There is a fierce general named Lu Bu beside Dong Zhuo. He was originally the adopted son of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou. No one can compete with him. Dong Zhuo bribed Lv Bu to kill Ding Yuan, and was able to devour the Bingzhou army. With Lv Bu protecting him, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo can only watch Dong Zhuo get away with it."
This is all the news that Xun Yu got before he left Luoyang. Cao Cao was thoughtful, suddenly, Xun Yu pulled his hands away, raised them in front of him, bowed to Cao Cao, and said solemnly: "Counting the world carefully, The only one who can save the Han Dynasty is Jun Er, Meng De’s ambition, Xun Yu’s empathy, now I pay my respects to the lord, I hope that I can assist the lord in the future, sweep the world against the traitors, help the Han Dynasty fall, report to the country, and go down to the peace of the people!”
Cao Cao opened his mouth, his heart was agitated by his sonorous and powerful words of ambition, he helped him up, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Wenwei, I..."
"My lord, the chaos in Luoyang will not last for a while, and there will be more and more anti-Dong Zhuo people in the world."
Cao Cao's action of supporting Xun Yu has already shown that he accepts his allegiance. Even if Xun Yu assumed the status of a staff advisor, he analyzed the current situation with Cao Cao.
"Now is the time when Dong Zhuo's power is getting stronger and stronger. He is like a rising tide. During this period, his sharp edge will stab everyone who tries to get close. No one can stop his upward momentum. Xun Yu said: "The tide rises and falls, and the best time to send troops should be when the tide is about to ebb."
"Wen Ruo just said that Mr. He wants me to lead troops to attack Dong Zhuo."
"He Yong's position is the position of Luoyang scholars, and the pros and cons I have weighed are based on the consideration of the situation of the lord," Xun Yu said in a low voice: "Even if there is a war against Dong Zhuo in the world, I will I want to advise the lord not to rush to the forefront at the very beginning."
The two of them talked for a long time about the current situation in Luoyang, and Cao Cao learned from Xun Yu's mouth many major changes after he left.
For example, the death of Empress Dowager Dong, or the reshuffle of official positions in the imperial court, the princes who support their troops and self-respect gradually escaped from the control of Luoyang. Regarding this, Xun Yu sighed: "The policy of the first emperor caused the princes of the world to support their troops and self-respect. Even if the first emperor knew that his decision had caused such a big consequence, I don’t know if he would regret it because of his infamy.”
Liu Hong has long known the consequences of his decisions.
Since Cao Hong "lost memory", only Cao Cao in the whole world knows this secret.
Cao Cao invited Xun Yu back to the Yanzhou Shepherd's Mansion and worshiped him as Sima. With an extra counselor who was good at internal affairs, Cao Cao and Chen Gong could finally get some rest.
A ruthless official document fell from the sky above his head, Xun Yu reacted quickly, and immediately pulled the other person into the water: "My lord, do you still remember Xi Zhicai? After the farewell to Yingchuan, the lord has never met him, but I am here because of this." Get close to him and become a close friend, and now he is living in seclusion in the mountains, why don't I invite him out."
Therefore, Xun Yu invited Xi Zhicai, who was good at ingenuity, out again.
Since Xun Yu, the hen that "lays golden eggs", has gradually established a framework for the civil service group under Cao Cao, and at first glance it seems that it has been able to function.
Not long after that, it was spread everywhere in the world that Dong Zhuo had murdered Zhongliang, indulged in the harem, plundered property, and arbitrarily ruled the court, and the princes really sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo.
Because Yuan Shao had followed He Jin against the eunuchs and killed the eunuchs after He Jin's death, he became a big man with great appeal. People seem to have forgotten that there was a Cao Cao back then, all of whom supported Yuan Shao's attack on Dong Zhuo.
The Guandong prefectures and counties united, and local officials responded one after another. Xun Yu reminded Cao Cao: Dong Zhuo's power had reached its peak, and there would be a downward trend.
Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, came to see Cao Cao in person, and asked Cao Cao: "Dong Zhuo is now tyrannical, controlling Luoyang, and killing the late emperor. The world can't tolerate it. People support General Yuan as the leader to fight Dong's war and save your majesty and Luoyang. I don't know. What does the state pastor think about this?"
The cruelty of the years turned Zhang Miao from a white and tender young man into a bearded man. Not only was Cao Cao not frightened by his makeup, but he was very envious of his fairy-like beard.
He said sternly: "Yuan Shao is your old bedmate and my good buddy of Cao Mengde. Today he rises up to fight against Bandit Dong. Of course I support him. Why don't I lead the troops to join him."
He took Xun Yu and Zhang Miao with him, counted [-] soldiers and horses, and went to join Yuan Shao.
Yanzhou has a total of only [-] soldiers, and there are yellow scarves raging around. At such a moment, nearly half of the soldiers can be mobilized to support the challenge of Dong, and even lead the troops to go there. Zhang Miao almost thinks that the relationship between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is as good as wearing a pair of trousers good brother.
Cao Cao met a lot of acquaintances in the alliance against Dong, some were former classmates of the Imperial Academy, some were colleagues who used to work together, and some generals who fought with the Yellow Turban together. Sun Jian also brought troops to the scene.
The battle against Dong Zhuo was not smooth. In the first battle, the Liangzhou cavalry in Dong Zhuo's hands was so powerful that the Kwantung Allied Forces could not break through.Because everyone was afraid of Liangzhou's iron cavalry, no one dared to fight against Liangzhou's elite, and the name of Lu Bulu Fengxian became the existence of Megatron on the battlefield.
Instead of thinking about how to attack Dong Zhuo, all the members of the alliance army were busy holding banquets, drinking wine, interacting, and weighing their own advantages and disadvantages.
If it was placed in front of the former Cao Cao, he would be angry, angry, and even disappointed, and go out to do it alone, just like Sun Jian, who was very angry.
In front of the current Cao Cao, the appearance of this group of people playing a machine, compared to the textbooks like Cao Jie, is as childish as children.Yuan Shao, who was born in a wealthy family in Runan, is good at communicating in such a scene, and also has the skills to preside over the overall situation, calming and balancing people with different thoughts.
"At this juncture, what is needed is not to balance the overall situation, nor to weigh the gains and losses, but to boost morale and attack the enemy in one go. The more delays, once our army runs out of food and grass, we will face the crisis of disbanding."
Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao did not listen.
When the reinforcements arrived one after another, the Kwantung Army became more and more numerous, and the momentum seemed to shake the sky three times!
Dong Zhuo was very anxious in Luoyang, listening to the movements of the coalition forces, whenever he heard who was leading how many soldiers and horses to join the coalition forces, his face would turn ugly.
He was afraid that the coalition forces would break through the dangerous Hulao Pass on the first day outside Luoyang, and considered the possibility of moving the capital. If they reached Chang'an further west, they could rely on new natural barriers to stop the coalition forces.
Not long after, Cao Cao received the news of Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital, and even kidnapped the emperor Liu Xie and important officials of the court, and evacuated the entire Luoyang!
There are even rumors that it "burned the palace", which makes people feel chilled.
Cao Cao rushed over to ask Yuan Shao again, seeing that he still did not send troops, he left angrily, led his [-] soldiers and horses, and rushed towards Luoyang aggressively.
Soon after he left, Sun Jian also led his army to leave the alliance.
All the way to Luoyang, I saw devastation, scorched earth and smoke, all the houses and buildings that came into view were all gray and black, and there were countless collapsed buildings.
The fire in Luoyang caused all the people to migrate outside the city. Those who could leave left, and those who couldn't left became lonely souls in the sea of flames, sleeping in this place forever.
Cao Cao exclaimed: "Tai Xue!"
"My lord, the smog in the city is poisonous, you should leave this place quickly to prevent the poisonous gas from entering your lungs!"
All the lieutenants persuaded Cao Cao loudly, Cao Cao was like a drunk man, with blood rushing to his head, he raised his horsewhip and rushed towards the direction of Taixue.
The University of Taixue is like an isolated island hanging independently in the lake. Before Dong Zhuo left, he ordered someone to set a fire on the isolated island. The entire library was reduced to ashes in the fire. All the books and classics collected in the past 300 years Everything recorded in Taixue fell with Luoyang along with the fire!
Taixue was devastated, and the whole city of Luoyang was completely destroyed.
Anger burned in his eyes, and the monstrous hatred for Dong Zhuo lingered in Cao Cao's heart.
All the good things in memory were destroyed in the chaos of war. Where did all the roots come from? Cao Cao didn't think about it, he only remembered what Liu Hong said to him before his death.
"Ah Man, follow your own heart, do what you want to do, and leave the rest to me."
He came outside the palace and saw that the halls in the palace collapsed and nearly half of them were burned. The Chengde Hall became the starting point of the fire in the palace, and it was the most intensely burned place.
The entire palace could not survive, and the plaque marking the Chengde Palace was missing. Cao Cao guessed that it might have been burnt out along with the fire, and he couldn't help feeling lost, feeling desolate and sad.
That was the fondest memory between him and His Majesty. How generous he was at the beginning to launch his ambition with His Majesty!Now His Majesty lost his memory, and the imperial decree written by him also disappeared with the destruction of Luoyang.
Cao Cao murmured: "If he sees this scene now, will he regret his original decision?"
Xun Yu stayed by his side from beginning to end, and when Cao Cao wiped away his tears, he reminded in a low voice, "It's time for us to leave."
Yep, it's time to leave, he has more important things to do, and he's going to make Dong Joo pay for what he's done!
Cao Cao wiped away his tears, led his army to leave Luoyang, and chased Dong Zhuo all the way to Chang'an.
Xun Yu stopped Cao Cao: "Going forward, there will be a large number of Dong Zhuo's troops guarding. In terms of our current soldiers and horses, it is hitting a stone with an egg!"
How could Cao Cao be stopped by him so easily, if he was hot-blooded, he would have to kill Dong Zhuo by the sword even if he desperately wanted to.
Xun Yu yelled at Cao Cao: "Don't forget you have three sons waiting for you to come home!"
The gentle and jade-like person suddenly changed his face, and he was quite bluffing.
Cao Cao was taken aback, but Xun Yu held Cao Cao's hand firmly, and said loudly: "It is a reckless act to send you to death under the disparity in strength, and it will make all the previous arrangements come to naught! Are you willing to stop here? After Dong Zhuo , there will be more princes rising in the world, Dong Zhuo, just let you sacrifice your life to this point? If so, why let that person work so hard to send your 'son' to Yanzhou!"
All the arrangements were arranged by Taixian Emperor Liu Hong!
Cao Cao came back to his senses and thought of Cao Hong, the little baby who was crying at home and would not let him go before he left. His heart was sore and numb. He put down his hand slumpedly, giving up his plan to move forward for the time being, and asked Xun Yu: "Next, what should we do?"
Xun Yu thought for a moment, and suggested: "Find a place to garrison the army. After the peace, the alliance will be disbanded, and find another good opportunity."
"Then leave the new emperor and court alone?!"
Cao Cao promised Baby Cao Hong that he would save his two sons!
Now the eldest son, Liu Bian, was directly killed by Dong Zhuo, and the second prince, Liu Xie, seemed to be doomed. If he didn't save him, all of Liu Hong's blood in this world would be dead!
Xun Yu said solemnly: "The time has not come, only the garrison, adapt to the situation."
The burned Luoyang was obviously not suitable for stationing troops, so Cao Cao could only find another place.
Afterwards, Dong Zhuo established a new imperial court in Chang'an, made himself a grand master, recruited beauties from all over the world to expand the harem, enjoyed himself, and robbed the palace property.
The allied forces against Dong Zhuo started fighting among themselves due to unequal interests. When the food and grass were exhausted, they dispersed in desperation.
Cao Cao stationed troops more than ten miles outside Luoyang City, which was the closest position to Dong Zhuo. He never attacked aggressively, nor did he intend to retreat. It didn't take long for him to attract many people who still sincerely wanted to attack Dong Zhuo, such as Sun Jian, Liu Bei and others.
Sun Jian suggested to Cao Cao: "It's better for you to form a new alliance!"
"I am stationed here, because I am afraid of the cavalry guarding Chang'an," Cao Cao said, "If we only rely on our soldiers and horses, they are not enough to resist [-]% of Chang'an's soldiers and horses."
"So what should we do, are you planning to give up too?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "Only internal and external troubles can disintegrate Dong Zhuo's power. He is so powerful now that we can only procrastinate and seek opportunities to cooperate with Chang'an internally and externally."
Sure enough, within three months, someone came to see Cao Cao. The man bowed his hands to Cao Cao and said, "I am the subordinate of Situ Wang Yun. I have come to look for General Cao this time to discuss the plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo."
"Assassinate Dong Zhuo?"
"Yes, now that Dong Zhuo thinks he is in power, he ordered the world to present beauties for fun. Wang Situ is trapped in Chang'an and cannot leave. He can only turn to General Cao for help. I implore you to choose a stunning beauty and send it to Chang'an to cooperate with Dong Zhuo's plan! "
Cao Cao was very emotional: "Before, I only thought of Aang as a little baby, and he became so big in the blink of an eye, but I missed the child's growth for so long. Thanks to Aang's pure and kind nature, I didn't blame me as a father at all. incompetent."
Zou comforted him: "You are a man who does great things, and you spend all your energy on the battlefield and on benefiting the people. Even an ignorant woman like me knows that the law of this dynasty stipulates that officials go to any place. You are not allowed to bring your family members. Now our family can be reunited here. It is a gift from the late emperor. Aang has admired you since he was a child. Hearing your glorious deeds, he always said that he should be a man who stands up to heaven and earth like his father , how could he blame you?"
He said he didn't complain, but Cao Ang's sensibleness made Cao Cao feel more guilty.
After the family settled down in Yanzhou, Cao Cao finally had time to get along well with his family. No matter what Luoyang looked like, at least in the peaceful place he governed, the most important family members could reunite and live safely and happily it's here.
Cao Cao cared about the world, and had no choice but to deal with the chaotic situation in various places, so he calmed down and managed everything on the ground in a down-to-earth manner. The love of the people in the granary is the best reward for his hard work these years.
After the official business is completed, Cao Cao will return home to reunite with his family and spend more time with the children. The two young children have a nanny to take care of him. However, the eldest son Cao Ang has reached the age of the governor and has been taken by Cao Song all the time. teaching.
Cao Cao planned to find Cao Ang to cultivate a good relationship, so he called the little guy over, and asked how Cao Ang was doing these days, and if there was anything he liked?
Cao Ang was in a daze for a moment, then Shouli replied: "It's a good life, my son doesn't like anything, father doesn't need to spend money."
Cao Cao took a little look at his eldest son. The little guy was only eight years old, and he was already taller than ordinary children. He had a healthy body and bones. He heard from his father that he often used the stone locks he left behind for exercise.
Cao Ang is undoubtedly observant of etiquette, but this proper etiquette under Cao Song's education lacks the childlike innocence that children should have, and adds a bit of adult stability.
Cao Cao's heart moved, and he asked about his study progress.
Cao Ang is not a timid child. On the contrary, after being in contact with Cao Cao a few times, he can let go and meet Cao Cao's gaze boldly. Even when answering his questions, his eyes are shining, as if he is watching It was a mountain he longed for.
"My son's enlightenment was learned at the elementary school in Luoyang. A Weng would also explain some scriptures to me. I learned some of the "Three Character Classics" and "Tao Te Ching."
Cao Ang's logic is very clear, and his brain works quickly.
Cao Cao thought for a while, evoked a wonderful smile, and said quietly to Cao Ang: "Don't you think that your Aunt is teaching like a bible?"
Cao Ang was stunned. The honest boy obviously didn't expect Cao Cao to ask such a question. He got stuck, his eyes showed surprise, he hesitated, and wrinkled his face.
A good boy can't say that his grandfather's teaching is not good, although Cao Song always said some "scriptures" that he couldn't understand when teaching people.
Cao Ang is much more well-behaved than Cao Cao when he was a child. Even if he doesn't understand, he will not avoid learning.When Cao Song spoke seriously, he listened carefully, and even if he was confused, he honestly memorized all of them in his heart.
The child's thoughts were all displayed on his face, causing Cao Cao to burst into laughter. He immediately hugged Cao Ang, and said with a loud smile: "Your old man likes to use the heavenly books to torture me since I was a child. I said I don't understand these things. , he said that my aptitude was dull, and as a result, I graduated from Taixue with No.1 grades! So it’s not that I’m not a good student, but that you, Aunt, don’t know how to be a teacher.”
Cao Ang hooked his father's neck, his eyes widened slightly: "A Weng also taught my father? But A Weng said that my father was taught by my father's A Weng."
"My old man died of illness when I was six years old," Cao Cao said softly, and said with emotion: "Time flies so fast, my son is eight years old in a blink of an eye."
"Let's go, your father and I have free time today, and I will take you to a different and interesting class!" Cao Cao picked up Cao Ang, laughed and led him to ride a horse, all the way to the suburbs, and began to teach his son the beauty of playing.
Going into the water to touch fish, climbing trees to dig out birds’ eggs, catching crickets, and digging pits, these are trivial things in Cao Cao’s view. He took his son to play with walking the dog to play with birds, riding a horse and archery, and he taught it casually.
He rarely talks about boring knowledge in books, but starts from practice.From playing with mud, pasting walls, and carpentry, it can be said that the design of the city wall, the knowledge of all kinds of craftsmen, seeing the farmers planting and watering, and the beauty of digging canals and farming, these things have already been integrated In his bone marrow, when he spoke, he could do anything with his sleeves rolled up. In Cao Ang's heart, his father was almost omnipotent and omniscient.
Cao Cao loves martial arts and is very talented. He teaches children to learn martial arts from primary school. Cao Ang is obviously old. He began to teach children how to run and squat to strengthen their physique, and arranged for him to learn basic swordsmanship.
The system beeped non-stop, constantly hinting to Cao Cao that Cao Ang could also learn Bing Xin Xinfa, and he could also join Bing Xinfang.
Cao Cao was a little unhappy, he was groping his way out: "It doesn't count if you tricked me into wearing women's clothes, but you want to trick my son into wearing women's clothes?"
Bing Xinfang's mentality can be put aside, at least until he has learned all the martial arts in Bingxinfang and unlocked the men's clothing before teaching. Now, at this time, he can teach the child some basic inner strength and mentality to lay a good foundation.
When Cao Cao returned home, he heard that his servants reported, "Second Young Master refuses to drink milk again."
Cao Cao hurriedly went to see Cao Hong, and when he arrived, he saw Cao Hong rejecting the nanny's approach.
Cao Cao took over Cao Hong and asked the nanny to step down first, with a puzzled face: "Your Majesty doesn't like to drink milk, is it because you have retained your memory and you don't want to touch women's feeding?"
Cao Hong froze, feeling guilty for a while. Seeing that Cao Cao became suspicious again, he immediately burst into tears, trying to fool himself by crying.
Cao Cao frantically hugged the baby, made strange faces, and made noises like a pig, lamb, and dog, as if he didn't care about his father's face in front of his sons.
Liu Hong's crying face gradually solidified, with a strange expression: I didn't expect you to be such a fool!
Cao Pi was amused by his own father and giggled, which is the reaction that an ordinary doll should have. Cao Hong's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly started giggling too.He was very glad that he still had a reference at this time, it seemed that this younger brother who fell from the sky with unknown origin was still of some use.
Cao Cao lowered his face in disappointment: "It seems that His Majesty really forgot."
Refusing to drink milk, Cao Cao could only get people to make a mess mixed with various nutrients, and feed Cao Hong with his hands. At this time, Cao Hong would open his mouth wide and wait obediently for Cao Cao to be fed.
The little baby has a small mouth and weak bite strength, and it always leaks when eating rice paste with his mouth. Whenever this happens, his kind father will wipe it clean for him.
After going back and forth, Cao Hong's face became as thick as a city wall.
He was unwilling to drink milk, and systematic education also mentioned that children of this age should add supplementary food to increase their nutritional intake, so Cao Cao no longer forced Cao Hong, and even the food of his third son Cao Pi improved accordingly.
When he ate rice cereal for the first time, Cao Pi excitedly patted the toy with his small hands, and smashed the toy.
The two dolls have slept together since they were young, eating, drinking and sleeping, even wetting the bed with a tacit understanding.
Cao Hong woke up and found himself lying on the wet bed, while his younger brother Cao Pi was crying with a devilish voice, and he could calmly let the nurse who took care of him pick up his buttocks and change his clothes.
Cao Cao is the No. 1 hardest-working official in Yanzhou. None of the civil servants and generals recruited by him will not be exhausted by him.
The resourceful Chen Gong was a civil servant invited by Cao Cao himself. He was deeply loved by Cao Cao because of his erudition and ability, so he was missed by Cao Cao and became one of the victims.
There are endless official duties to be handled every day. If you want to complete them, there is not enough manpower, so you have to recruit yourself. What's more frightening is that the governor of a state works so hard. Can the subordinates not work hard to catch up?
The manpower was insufficient, and the only way to alleviate his plight was to bring in more people to serve, so Chen Gong began to recommend to Cao Cao one by one the domestic celebrities he made friends with when he was young.
This is how Xu Si, Wang Kai, Bao Xin, etc. came to Cao Cao's side. What's interesting is that Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, was also Cao Cao's former classmate!
Not all famous scholars in Yanzhou are willing to work for Cao Cao, especially Cao Cao was born in a family of eunuchs, and scholars who claim to be noble and noble disdain to join forces with eunuchs.
Some of Chen Gong’s young friends refused to take office for this reason, and he did not force it. He only advised his friends not to make this statement public, and not to use these words to offend Cao Cao, who had the military power.
Celebrities are high-spirited and honest, never afraid of life and death, and even scolded Chen Gong for "not even the basic bottom line and face in order to climb to a high position."
In Yanzhou, anyone who uses his birth to attack Cao Cao has only one end--besieged by the people, throwing stones and mud and scolding him, and no matter the old man or the child, he will spit at him as a sign of contempt.
The fact that he has won the hearts of the people in Yanzhou is due to the critical time when Cao Cao came. No matter who is the benefactor who wants to slander the people of Yanzhou, he will face the anger and curse of the people.
But Cao Cao’s younger brother, Cao De, is 15 years old. He looks like Cao Song. He is gentle and temperamental, and his temperament is also like Cao Song. Cao Song's naive temper gave Cao Song a headache.
Cao Song often sighed to Cao Cao: "You shouldn't have named your brother De at the beginning. He is too much De. I taught him so much, but he only remembers the compassion of the sage for the common people."
Cao Cao was surprised and said: "Isn't this very good? With my younger brother's temperament, I will be able to be a good and honest official who seeks the well-being of the people in the future."
"You alone are enough for me to worry about," Cao Song shook his head: "Do you know that when I heard your words of seeking the well-being of the people, I felt that my eyes were dark and my future was bleak? The world is hard and dangerous, and good people don't live long. Meng De, You are the shepherd of Yanzhou, why don't you find a way to help your younger brother?"
"It's easy to say, my brother has too little experience. I think he has learned a lot, so let him do things with me!" Cao Cao asked Cao De from Cao Song's side. In his opinion, kindness is a good quality , but it’s not enough to be too naive. The old father is hinting that he will find an errand for his younger brother. What is the most missing thing around Cao Cao?labor force!
It would be great to have someone at his mercy!
Cao De has red lips and white teeth, because he was so well protected by Cao Song, and his innocence is even stronger than that of Cao Cao. It is almost a piece of white paper that has never been painted, and Cao Cao can squander it wantonly on it, painting him as he wants look.
For this elder brother who was rumored to have been on the battlefield and punished corrupt officials without hesitation in killing, Cao De respected and feared him. He rarely got along with Cao Cao, and there seemed to be a transparent barrier between the brothers.Cao Cao's gaze was as sharp as an eagle's, and the aura he experienced was astonishing. When he stared at Cao De, he seemed to see through him, which made Cao De even more uneasy.
"You've just arrived, so I'll take you to familiarize yourself with the environment first," Cao Cao developed a vigorous and resolute style of work during the day-to-day high-intensity work.
He first brought Cao De to familiarize himself with the city defenses, and introduced to him how many remnants of the Yellow Turbans were still roaming nearby committing crimes: "Those people are running around in the mountains, and the army can't catch them at all. Whenever there is a chance, they will attack the nearby people." For this reason, I had to force the people of each village to move to one place and set up city defenses and guards to guard them, but even so, there were still people who were unwilling to leave their hometowns and suffered victims.”
Cao De asked, "Brother, why don't you send more people to guard the village?"
"The manpower is limited. When the troops are scattered, the key cities will be in danger."
Cao De was puzzled again: "Then why don't you recruit more troops?"
Cao Cao took Cao De to visit the homes of the people. In some places, the men of the family joined the army, and only the women and the elderly worked hard.Some families have men working in their homes, and the harvest in the fields is obviously better than that of families without men.
"If a male in the family enlists in the army, the land tax will be appropriately reduced."
Cao De was thoughtful.
Cao Cao took Cao De to visit the barracks again. The men who were sweating and training were full of muscular vigor, and the strict discipline reflected good order and demeanor.
In addition, what moved Cao De the most was the Wounded Barracks, where the shocking wounded and remnants were treated, and the military doctors were too busy to touch the ground. Even so, there were still more people who could not be treated and died.
"The remnants of the Yellow Turban have always been there, and wars have always happened around us." Cao Cao patted Cao De on the shoulder: "Generally speaking, if the wounded soldiers on the battlefield are seriously injured, they are mostly abandoned and self-destructed. There is a wounded barracks of this size because there is a field dedicated to growing herbs."
Cao Cao said to Cao De: "We are brothers. If my father asked me to take you with me, I will not be too polite. If there is a battle next time, would you like to go to the battlefield with me?"
Such a comprehensive education almost taught him like a son. Cao De made a serious expression and nodded heavily: "Yes!"
Let him feel how cruel the battlefield is. None of the men in the Cao family are weak in heart. Cao Cao can grow up in adversity. Cao De has his father and brother to guide him, and he will never be worse!
In the autumn of this year, the Xiahou clan and Cao family members who were far away in Peiguoqiao County migrated to Yanzhou and joined Cao Cao who had established a foothold in Yanzhou.
Cao Cao, who was short of manpower, suddenly received a big gift package, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong...
All the men from Xiahou's family and Cao's family have grown up. They are strong, tall and full of vitality, and they can almost form a company!
The family has a rich mouth, which is the sweet fragrance of strong labor. Cao Cao's eyes lit up with excitement, and he evaluated and trained several cousins, and finally came to a tragic conclusion.
All generals!
None of the cousins are fond of literature, dancing with knives and guns is what they love, and military books are what they read most.
Cao Cao asked Xia Houyuan, who was still a good student: "Is my cousin really not going to do some civil work? Everyone wants to go to the military camp, and there are still so many vacancies for civil servants."
He is so short of people that no one will criticize cronyism when he appoints his relatives. In Yanzhou, whether it is a celebrity or a poor family, everyone who can be used should be promoted. However, there are too many things to deal with, and everything has to be rebuilt from scratch. Since then, there is a lack of professional leaders in all walks of life, which makes him wish to cut a subordinate in half to command.
Xiahou Yuan was kind and couldn't bear to reject Cao Cao. Xiahou Dun laughed loudly and rescued his brother: "Do you think my brother's body is suitable for a civil servant?"
Cao Cao said helplessly: "Kong Wu is powerful, tall and mighty, really not suitable."
So, why is he the only one who keeps his stature while everyone is growing up?
Among these generals, Cao Cao was like a bush growing under a row of pines.
The pressure of lack of manpower made him thirsty for talents, and he posted advertisements to recruit talents in Yanzhou. However, after experiencing the ravages of the Yellow Turbans, most of the people migrated away, and the number of recruits was really limited.
When Cao Cao was troubled by his official duties, an unexpected visitor relieved him of his urgent need.
When Cao Cao saw the visitor, he was displeased and surprised: "Xiao, Xiao Yu..."
Before leaving Luoyang, he fainted a little. At this time, Cao Cao felt so guilty when he saw Xun Yu.
Xun Yu greeted Cao Cao with a smile, and expressed his intention of coming to seek refuge.
Before Cao Cao was too happy, he heard him ask: "I heard that Meng De is happy to have twins?"
Cao Cao: "..."
"When I was in Luoyang, I met a woman with a child. She said that the child was yours." Xun Yu observed Cao Cao's expression, and asked with a chuckle, "What does Meng De want to say?"
Cao Cao bit the bullet and admitted directly: "That child is indeed mine."
Xun Yu was puzzled: "You have been away for many years, how can there be a child of about one year old in Luoyang City?"
"Of course it's because that woman is a chivalrous woman with high martial arts skills. I had a relationship with her once. If she hadn't sent the child here, I wouldn't even know she gave birth to me."
Cao Cao spoke incoherently, and Xun Yu stared at Maomao.
Xun Yu was surprised and said: "So that's how it is. Her tricks are really good. She can knock me out with just one light press."
His meaningful eyes met Cao Cao's somewhat evasive gaze, and he changed the subject with a chuckle: "I don't mention this, it's also Yu's fault, and I offended Madam before."
Cao Cao hurriedly said, "Where is it? It's because she doesn't know how to attack."
Would an ordinary man react like this when he heard that his wife was offended by another man?Xun Yu was quick-witted and observant. He had already seen through Cao Cao's lie.
He no longer persecuted, but changed the subject: "This time in Yanzhou, apart from coming to seek refuge with Meng De, I also want to bring you a message for Mr. He Yong."
Cao Cao nodded and listened attentively.
Xun Yu said: "Dong Zhuo took all the power in Luoyang, murdered the emperor, and installed the second prince as the new emperor. He tried to hijack the emperor to command the world. Mr. He asked you, are you sure to send troops to save the emperor?"
Cao Cao was surprised: "How dare he be so bold that he killed the emperor?"
"He has an army in his hands, and no one in the world can contend with him. Dong Zhuo controls Luoyang, and the lives of his courtiers are at the mercy of him," Xun Yu said sadly, "Luoyang is in danger."
"Does Xiao Yu want me to lead troops to fight Dong Zhuo? Dong Zhuo has the emperor in his hands. If I raise troops, I may be treated as a traitor."
Xun Yu got up: "That's Mr. He's request, but it's not mine. We made an agreement back then. When Meng De went to his place, I graduated from university and studied, so I came to rely on you and be a support man with you." Room, the great cause of saving the people of the world, today I come to the appointment, can Meng De still remember our agreement?"
Cao Cao's eyes sparkled, and he grabbed Xun Yu's hand: "I remember, of course I remember!"
Xun Yu was stuck for a while, and then said expressionlessly, "I also took the characters, the characters are Ruo."
"Weak, good calligraphy!" Cao Cao said excitedly.
He was held firmly in his hands, as if he was afraid that he would escape. Xun Yu couldn't laugh or cry, intending to divert Cao Cao's attention: "There is a fierce general named Lu Bu beside Dong Zhuo. He was originally the adopted son of Ding Yuan, the governor of Bingzhou. No one can compete with him. Dong Zhuo bribed Lv Bu to kill Ding Yuan, and was able to devour the Bingzhou army. With Lv Bu protecting him, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo can only watch Dong Zhuo get away with it."
This is all the news that Xun Yu got before he left Luoyang. Cao Cao was thoughtful, suddenly, Xun Yu pulled his hands away, raised them in front of him, bowed to Cao Cao, and said solemnly: "Counting the world carefully, The only one who can save the Han Dynasty is Jun Er, Meng De’s ambition, Xun Yu’s empathy, now I pay my respects to the lord, I hope that I can assist the lord in the future, sweep the world against the traitors, help the Han Dynasty fall, report to the country, and go down to the peace of the people!”
Cao Cao opened his mouth, his heart was agitated by his sonorous and powerful words of ambition, he helped him up, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
"Wenwei, I..."
"My lord, the chaos in Luoyang will not last for a while, and there will be more and more anti-Dong Zhuo people in the world."
Cao Cao's action of supporting Xun Yu has already shown that he accepts his allegiance. Even if Xun Yu assumed the status of a staff advisor, he analyzed the current situation with Cao Cao.
"Now is the time when Dong Zhuo's power is getting stronger and stronger. He is like a rising tide. During this period, his sharp edge will stab everyone who tries to get close. No one can stop his upward momentum. Xun Yu said: "The tide rises and falls, and the best time to send troops should be when the tide is about to ebb."
"Wen Ruo just said that Mr. He wants me to lead troops to attack Dong Zhuo."
"He Yong's position is the position of Luoyang scholars, and the pros and cons I have weighed are based on the consideration of the situation of the lord," Xun Yu said in a low voice: "Even if there is a war against Dong Zhuo in the world, I will I want to advise the lord not to rush to the forefront at the very beginning."
The two of them talked for a long time about the current situation in Luoyang, and Cao Cao learned from Xun Yu's mouth many major changes after he left.
For example, the death of Empress Dowager Dong, or the reshuffle of official positions in the imperial court, the princes who support their troops and self-respect gradually escaped from the control of Luoyang. Regarding this, Xun Yu sighed: "The policy of the first emperor caused the princes of the world to support their troops and self-respect. Even if the first emperor knew that his decision had caused such a big consequence, I don’t know if he would regret it because of his infamy.”
Liu Hong has long known the consequences of his decisions.
Since Cao Hong "lost memory", only Cao Cao in the whole world knows this secret.
Cao Cao invited Xun Yu back to the Yanzhou Shepherd's Mansion and worshiped him as Sima. With an extra counselor who was good at internal affairs, Cao Cao and Chen Gong could finally get some rest.
A ruthless official document fell from the sky above his head, Xun Yu reacted quickly, and immediately pulled the other person into the water: "My lord, do you still remember Xi Zhicai? After the farewell to Yingchuan, the lord has never met him, but I am here because of this." Get close to him and become a close friend, and now he is living in seclusion in the mountains, why don't I invite him out."
Therefore, Xun Yu invited Xi Zhicai, who was good at ingenuity, out again.
Since Xun Yu, the hen that "lays golden eggs", has gradually established a framework for the civil service group under Cao Cao, and at first glance it seems that it has been able to function.
Not long after that, it was spread everywhere in the world that Dong Zhuo had murdered Zhongliang, indulged in the harem, plundered property, and arbitrarily ruled the court, and the princes really sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo.
Because Yuan Shao had followed He Jin against the eunuchs and killed the eunuchs after He Jin's death, he became a big man with great appeal. People seem to have forgotten that there was a Cao Cao back then, all of whom supported Yuan Shao's attack on Dong Zhuo.
The Guandong prefectures and counties united, and local officials responded one after another. Xun Yu reminded Cao Cao: Dong Zhuo's power had reached its peak, and there would be a downward trend.
Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, came to see Cao Cao in person, and asked Cao Cao: "Dong Zhuo is now tyrannical, controlling Luoyang, and killing the late emperor. The world can't tolerate it. People support General Yuan as the leader to fight Dong's war and save your majesty and Luoyang. I don't know. What does the state pastor think about this?"
The cruelty of the years turned Zhang Miao from a white and tender young man into a bearded man. Not only was Cao Cao not frightened by his makeup, but he was very envious of his fairy-like beard.
He said sternly: "Yuan Shao is your old bedmate and my good buddy of Cao Mengde. Today he rises up to fight against Bandit Dong. Of course I support him. Why don't I lead the troops to join him."
He took Xun Yu and Zhang Miao with him, counted [-] soldiers and horses, and went to join Yuan Shao.
Yanzhou has a total of only [-] soldiers, and there are yellow scarves raging around. At such a moment, nearly half of the soldiers can be mobilized to support the challenge of Dong, and even lead the troops to go there. Zhang Miao almost thinks that the relationship between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao is as good as wearing a pair of trousers good brother.
Cao Cao met a lot of acquaintances in the alliance against Dong, some were former classmates of the Imperial Academy, some were colleagues who used to work together, and some generals who fought with the Yellow Turban together. Sun Jian also brought troops to the scene.
The battle against Dong Zhuo was not smooth. In the first battle, the Liangzhou cavalry in Dong Zhuo's hands was so powerful that the Kwantung Allied Forces could not break through.Because everyone was afraid of Liangzhou's iron cavalry, no one dared to fight against Liangzhou's elite, and the name of Lu Bulu Fengxian became the existence of Megatron on the battlefield.
Instead of thinking about how to attack Dong Zhuo, all the members of the alliance army were busy holding banquets, drinking wine, interacting, and weighing their own advantages and disadvantages.
If it was placed in front of the former Cao Cao, he would be angry, angry, and even disappointed, and go out to do it alone, just like Sun Jian, who was very angry.
In front of the current Cao Cao, the appearance of this group of people playing a machine, compared to the textbooks like Cao Jie, is as childish as children.Yuan Shao, who was born in a wealthy family in Runan, is good at communicating in such a scene, and also has the skills to preside over the overall situation, calming and balancing people with different thoughts.
"At this juncture, what is needed is not to balance the overall situation, nor to weigh the gains and losses, but to boost morale and attack the enemy in one go. The more delays, once our army runs out of food and grass, we will face the crisis of disbanding."
Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao did not listen.
When the reinforcements arrived one after another, the Kwantung Army became more and more numerous, and the momentum seemed to shake the sky three times!
Dong Zhuo was very anxious in Luoyang, listening to the movements of the coalition forces, whenever he heard who was leading how many soldiers and horses to join the coalition forces, his face would turn ugly.
He was afraid that the coalition forces would break through the dangerous Hulao Pass on the first day outside Luoyang, and considered the possibility of moving the capital. If they reached Chang'an further west, they could rely on new natural barriers to stop the coalition forces.
Not long after, Cao Cao received the news of Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital, and even kidnapped the emperor Liu Xie and important officials of the court, and evacuated the entire Luoyang!
There are even rumors that it "burned the palace", which makes people feel chilled.
Cao Cao rushed over to ask Yuan Shao again, seeing that he still did not send troops, he left angrily, led his [-] soldiers and horses, and rushed towards Luoyang aggressively.
Soon after he left, Sun Jian also led his army to leave the alliance.
All the way to Luoyang, I saw devastation, scorched earth and smoke, all the houses and buildings that came into view were all gray and black, and there were countless collapsed buildings.
The fire in Luoyang caused all the people to migrate outside the city. Those who could leave left, and those who couldn't left became lonely souls in the sea of flames, sleeping in this place forever.
Cao Cao exclaimed: "Tai Xue!"
"My lord, the smog in the city is poisonous, you should leave this place quickly to prevent the poisonous gas from entering your lungs!"
All the lieutenants persuaded Cao Cao loudly, Cao Cao was like a drunk man, with blood rushing to his head, he raised his horsewhip and rushed towards the direction of Taixue.
The University of Taixue is like an isolated island hanging independently in the lake. Before Dong Zhuo left, he ordered someone to set a fire on the isolated island. The entire library was reduced to ashes in the fire. All the books and classics collected in the past 300 years Everything recorded in Taixue fell with Luoyang along with the fire!
Taixue was devastated, and the whole city of Luoyang was completely destroyed.
Anger burned in his eyes, and the monstrous hatred for Dong Zhuo lingered in Cao Cao's heart.
All the good things in memory were destroyed in the chaos of war. Where did all the roots come from? Cao Cao didn't think about it, he only remembered what Liu Hong said to him before his death.
"Ah Man, follow your own heart, do what you want to do, and leave the rest to me."
He came outside the palace and saw that the halls in the palace collapsed and nearly half of them were burned. The Chengde Hall became the starting point of the fire in the palace, and it was the most intensely burned place.
The entire palace could not survive, and the plaque marking the Chengde Palace was missing. Cao Cao guessed that it might have been burnt out along with the fire, and he couldn't help feeling lost, feeling desolate and sad.
That was the fondest memory between him and His Majesty. How generous he was at the beginning to launch his ambition with His Majesty!Now His Majesty lost his memory, and the imperial decree written by him also disappeared with the destruction of Luoyang.
Cao Cao murmured: "If he sees this scene now, will he regret his original decision?"
Xun Yu stayed by his side from beginning to end, and when Cao Cao wiped away his tears, he reminded in a low voice, "It's time for us to leave."
Yep, it's time to leave, he has more important things to do, and he's going to make Dong Joo pay for what he's done!
Cao Cao wiped away his tears, led his army to leave Luoyang, and chased Dong Zhuo all the way to Chang'an.
Xun Yu stopped Cao Cao: "Going forward, there will be a large number of Dong Zhuo's troops guarding. In terms of our current soldiers and horses, it is hitting a stone with an egg!"
How could Cao Cao be stopped by him so easily, if he was hot-blooded, he would have to kill Dong Zhuo by the sword even if he desperately wanted to.
Xun Yu yelled at Cao Cao: "Don't forget you have three sons waiting for you to come home!"
The gentle and jade-like person suddenly changed his face, and he was quite bluffing.
Cao Cao was taken aback, but Xun Yu held Cao Cao's hand firmly, and said loudly: "It is a reckless act to send you to death under the disparity in strength, and it will make all the previous arrangements come to naught! Are you willing to stop here? After Dong Zhuo , there will be more princes rising in the world, Dong Zhuo, just let you sacrifice your life to this point? If so, why let that person work so hard to send your 'son' to Yanzhou!"
All the arrangements were arranged by Taixian Emperor Liu Hong!
Cao Cao came back to his senses and thought of Cao Hong, the little baby who was crying at home and would not let him go before he left. His heart was sore and numb. He put down his hand slumpedly, giving up his plan to move forward for the time being, and asked Xun Yu: "Next, what should we do?"
Xun Yu thought for a moment, and suggested: "Find a place to garrison the army. After the peace, the alliance will be disbanded, and find another good opportunity."
"Then leave the new emperor and court alone?!"
Cao Cao promised Baby Cao Hong that he would save his two sons!
Now the eldest son, Liu Bian, was directly killed by Dong Zhuo, and the second prince, Liu Xie, seemed to be doomed. If he didn't save him, all of Liu Hong's blood in this world would be dead!
Xun Yu said solemnly: "The time has not come, only the garrison, adapt to the situation."
The burned Luoyang was obviously not suitable for stationing troops, so Cao Cao could only find another place.
Afterwards, Dong Zhuo established a new imperial court in Chang'an, made himself a grand master, recruited beauties from all over the world to expand the harem, enjoyed himself, and robbed the palace property.
The allied forces against Dong Zhuo started fighting among themselves due to unequal interests. When the food and grass were exhausted, they dispersed in desperation.
Cao Cao stationed troops more than ten miles outside Luoyang City, which was the closest position to Dong Zhuo. He never attacked aggressively, nor did he intend to retreat. It didn't take long for him to attract many people who still sincerely wanted to attack Dong Zhuo, such as Sun Jian, Liu Bei and others.
Sun Jian suggested to Cao Cao: "It's better for you to form a new alliance!"
"I am stationed here, because I am afraid of the cavalry guarding Chang'an," Cao Cao said, "If we only rely on our soldiers and horses, they are not enough to resist [-]% of Chang'an's soldiers and horses."
"So what should we do, are you planning to give up too?"
Cao Cao shook his head: "Only internal and external troubles can disintegrate Dong Zhuo's power. He is so powerful now that we can only procrastinate and seek opportunities to cooperate with Chang'an internally and externally."
Sure enough, within three months, someone came to see Cao Cao. The man bowed his hands to Cao Cao and said, "I am the subordinate of Situ Wang Yun. I have come to look for General Cao this time to discuss the plan to assassinate Dong Zhuo."
"Assassinate Dong Zhuo?"
"Yes, now that Dong Zhuo thinks he is in power, he ordered the world to present beauties for fun. Wang Situ is trapped in Chang'an and cannot leave. He can only turn to General Cao for help. I implore you to choose a stunning beauty and send it to Chang'an to cooperate with Dong Zhuo's plan! "
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