Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Cao Cao learned from the painful experience and did a big vote.

After Liu Biao's Jingzhou, Liu Bei's Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu's Yuzhou were attacked, Cao Cao found that he, Sikong, did not get what he wanted in the court.

Cao Cao counted the troops he invested in Luoyang. Although it was to maintain his safety in Luoyang, what was he spending in Luoyang for?

"Holding the Son of Heaven" failed, and whenever he wanted to do something, courtiers jumped out to object.Nine out of ten things have to be messed up by the courtiers, or under the hint of the emperor, the courtiers have pushed the boat to others.

Yuan Shao and Sun Ce basically had no soldiers in Luoyang, so they sent something to the emperor, and the emperor praised them.

Cao Cao thought about the situation in the court, and repositioned him in his heart for the emperor who was about to be crowned.

Although the Son of Heaven has been ostracized, he is definitely not a mediocre fool.On the contrary, they are people who can leverage their strengths and are extremely intelligent.Just look at how he used Wang Yun to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lv Bu, and then got rid of Dong Zhuo; then he used Wang Yun's deep-rooted sense of class superiority towards Lv Bu, which made Lv Bu lose the basis for deterring Lv Bu by force in the court; unfortunately, he didn't have time to win over Lv Bu To the hand, so that Lv Bu can fight against Wang Yun, to ensure that he has always been in the position of referee, Lv Bu was forced to withdraw from Chang'an by Li Jue and others.

And then the emperor in his teenage years was able to take advantage of the conflicts of interests between various forces inside and outside the court, successfully get the support of courtiers, and return east from the plight of being held hostage by Li Jue and others.Now he is using himself again to maintain a delicate balance in Luoyang.

Starting from Dong Zhuo, those forerunners who coerced the emperor to make the princes have all gone to the end of their lives.

The more Cao Cao thought about it, the more frightened he became. Since he failed to fulfill Xun Yu's proposal and took the emperor to Xuchang, the matter got out of control.Seeing that the emperor's words in the court are becoming more and more important, if Yuan Shao and Sun Ce join forces in time, his own Yanzhou will not be guaranteed.

At that time, what are you talking about ordering the princes? I am afraid that my position as the great Sikong will be the same as the predecessor Wang Chong, and I will give up the position to others.

After repeated consideration, Cao Cao decided to go back and manage his own Yanzhou well, as the head of Luoyang's flashy Da Sikong.You Chao got the Qing, Ji, You, and Bing prefectures from Yuan Shao in one day, and he didn't have to give up the title of general to others.

You can't waste your troops in Luoyang.Otherwise, it would be to get the name of Dong Zhuo, but not to get benefits from Dong Zhuo.

Too bad!

So he bid farewell to the emperor.

Cao Cao stood in Luoyang and court every day, and many courtiers felt very uncomfortable.But Cao Cao had just bid farewell to the emperor, and some quick-witted people realized that something was wrong.

Because of Cao Cao, several other generals who had soldiers in their hands, such as Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, Li Jue and Guo Si who had held the emperor hostage, each had thousands of troops in their hands.At the beginning, they chased and killed them all the way from Chang'an. If it hadn't been for Cao Cao's army of more than [-] to welcome Luoyang, how would there be the current balanced situation.Don't look at these people who are obediently silent now, once Cao Cao leaves...

Immediately, people in the court began to come forward to persuade Cao Cao to stay.

Yang Biao was able to protect the young emperor to go back east safely through many dangers. Now, as a captain, he is the world-famous father of Yang Xiu who was cleverly killed by Cao Cao.

At this time, he was the first to stand up and persuade Cao Cao to stay.

"Cao Sikong, there are so many things in the world, and you are still pointing at you to set the world in the court. How can you leave?"

Shaofu Geng Ji, Si Zhi Wei Huang, Dong Guifei's father, Dong Cheng, the chariot general, and the emperor's father-in-law, General Fu Wan, also stood up and agreed that Yang Biao's words were true, and warmly persuaded Cao Cao to stay.

Kong Rong, known for his integrity, also understood: without Cao Cao, Luoyang officials and the emperor would immediately fall into the danger of being robbed and robbed in Chang'an.

He thought that Cao Cao was leaving because of the governors of Yuzhou and Jingzhou.

"Cao Sikong wants to leave Luoyang because he failed to recommend Liu Xuande to be the governor of Yuzhou and Jingzhou. Now he wants to put the emperor into the dangerous old situation a few years ago?"

What Cao Cao said in his heart, I just felt that I wasted my troops in Luoyang for nothing, and I didn't want to bear the name of Dong Zhuo. In the end, the bamboo basket was empty.I just want to go back and develop my own Yanzhou.

Cao Cao knew that he was not as eloquent as Kong Rong, so he just shook his head and denied it, instead of playing games with Kong Rong.

"As an important minister of the imperial court, shouldn't Cao Sikong put protecting the emperor's safety and stabilizing the situation in Luoyang as his top priority?"

Cao Cao sneered at Kong Rong, co-author, you still know that I am in Luoyang, it is to protect the safety of the emperor and court you all!

As soon as Kong Rong's words fell, even the emperor sitting on the throne knew that things were going to be bad.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and stretched out his fingers to nod on the heads of those who opposed him one by one in the past.

"I am protecting the safety of the emperor and you, and then you, you, and you will take the opportunity to impeach me and do it right with me?"

"Cao Sikong said carefully, as a doctor of the Taizhong, I want to impeach all the actions of all officials who do not regard the emperor and the court as the most important thing."

Kong Rong wanted to argue with Cao Cao without knowing how to advance or retreat.

The emperor Liu Xie has experienced many things, and he also wants to understand that there must be loyal ministers in the Han Dynasty, but it will definitely not be Cao Sikong standing in front of him, and even the great general Yuan Shao who was originally in the north carrying the weight of the four states. , his loyalty is the same as that of Jiangdong's Sun Ce, and he made a show to show him.

Thinking about comparing Yuan Shao, the great general, and Sun Ce, the Marquis of Wu, Cao Cao paid quite a lot, and his role cannot be ignored, and the soldiers he brought were not supplied by the imperial court.

The most important thing is that Cao Cao is there, so that he will not be robbed and robbed, and his personal safety can be guaranteed.

The emperor spoke to stop Kong Rong, "Mr. Kong, there is no need to say more. Cao Sikong, but what is wrong with me?"

This is a bit heavy to say, even if the emperor is at fault, it is not what Cao Cao is willing to point out now.He just wanted to leave Luoyang now.

So Cao Cao shook his head in denial.

"It's been a long time since I left Yanzhou, so I have to go and have a look."

Cao Cao insisted on leaving, only then did the emperor and courtiers realize that things were in trouble, and all the courtiers, no matter whether they were sincere or not, let go of their thoughts of seeing Cao Cao's failure in recommending Liu Bei these days, and expressed their voices to persuade him to stay.

"If your colleagues and the Son of Heaven are reluctant to leave Meng De, or are worried that something will happen to Meng De after leaving Luoyang, it is better to go with Meng De."

It is absolutely impossible to go with Cao Cao.If you don't leave, there seems to be no good end.

Both the emperor and the courtiers were caught in a difficult choice.

Cao Cao saluted the emperor and said: "I will leave Luoyang and return to Yanzhou in the future. If your majesty is with me, please send someone to inform the minister before noon tomorrow. I must make arrangements for your majesty's safety. If no one informs the minister after noon, the minister will Just assume that His Majesty is unwilling to go with the minister."

Emperor Liu Xie saw that it would not be possible to retain Cao Cao, so he directly asked Cao Cao: "I can't retain Cao Sikong's urgency to return to Yanzhou. Can Cao Sikong leave his capable generals to lead the army to protect the tranquility of Luoyang?"

Cao Cao asked with a fake smile: "How many soldiers does Your Majesty want you to keep?"

"How about ten thousand?"

Cao Cao then asked: "These soldiers will be provided by the court in the future?"

Dong Cheng knew that the current taxation of the Han Dynasty was limited, and the royal family couldn’t afford [-] soldiers, so he thought about it and said: “If it’s [-], the imperial court can’t collect much tax now, and Sikong still needs to supply these soldiers. "

Cao Cao thought in his heart that you think it's beautiful.

"There are too many. Yanzhou has experienced locust plagues and droughts. I want to take these soldiers back to Yanzhou to cultivate and cultivate."

The result of the bargaining was that Cao Cao left two thousand soldiers and was responsible for the supply of these soldiers.Half of these soldiers were led by Cao Ren and handed over to Commander Fu Wan to be responsible for the safety of the palace.The other half of Cao Cao was handed over to the trusted commander Li Dian, who was responsible for the order in Luoyang.

The matter of Cao Cao's farewell was settled peacefully in a harmonious atmosphere.

Afterwards, Cao Cao confided to Cao Ren and Li Dian: "Zi Xiao, Man Cheng, the emperor I came to Luoyang to welcome back to the east in the past was proposed by Xun Yu to command the princes of the world. Now I am trapped in Luoyang and cannot preside over the government. And you can’t use all your energy to develop Yanzhou. Now Yuan Shao has pushed Gongsun Zan to a dead end, Sun Ce has ruled Jiangdong, won Jingzhou and Huainan for nothing, and his power has reached Xuzhou. It’s meaningless for me to be stuck in Luoyang any longer.”

From a young age, Cao Ren followed Cao Cao to conquer Dong Zhuo in the west, Tao Qian in the east, Zhang Xiu in the south, and reject Yuan Shao in the north.When playing against Zhang Xiu and regaining Yanzhou against Lu Bu, they both took the lead and made great contributions.As for the people Cao Cao trusts, they are almost the same as Xia Houchun, and they are the first-class and trustworthy people in Cao Cao's mind.

And Li Dian followed Cao Cao all the time when Cao Cao was the prefect of Dongjun and Qi soldiers attacked Dong Zhuo.It can be said that he is a confidant of Cao Cao's direct line other than the Cao family and the Xiahou family.

Seeing that Cao Cao was depressed and frustrated, they had to leave Luoyang angrily, and they both wanted to help Cao Cao.

"My lord, do you want to welcome the emperor to Xuchang now?" Li Dian asked.

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, "It's okay to welcome the emperor to Xuchang, but now the emperor refuses to move, forcing him to go to Xuchang, wouldn't it be a repeat of Dong Zhuo's old incident of kidnapping the emperor to Chang'an."

Cao Ren said: "Why do you want to bring the emperor to Xuchang? I took a thousand soldiers and trapped the emperor in a short time. Mancheng killed all those who lived in Luoyang and dared to disturb our plan. What is the difference between Xuchang?"

Li Dian applauded. "Zixiao's idea is good. My lord will follow Zixiao's idea."

Cao Cao hesitated, "This will affect your reputation."

Cao Ren said indifferently: "Whatever his reputation is, you go back to Yanzhou first, and things will be done when I get to know the palace well. Just keep someone in charge of the government."

Cao Cao thought about his current dilemma of spending a lot of money and getting little to gain, nodded and praised: "Then do as you said. I will leave an extra thousand soldiers for Li Dian, and leave Xun You to handle the government affairs."

Cao Cao discussed it with Cao Ren and Li Dian, and felt that once the momentum that had been suppressed in his heart for several years was removed, he felt inexplicably happy.

Sure enough, Cao Ren got acquainted with the palace within ten days. With Li Dian's cooperation, he cut off the communication inside and outside the palace overnight.All the memorials had to go through Xun You before they could enter the emperor's presence. Without Xun You's consent, even a sliver of news could not be delivered in the palace.

It didn't take long for such a change in the palace to spread to Qu'a.

Mrs. Wu said to Zhang Zhao: "Cao Ah's concealment has finally become a 'coercion of the emperor and commanding the princes'."