Chapter 76 Chapter 10: Yingzhou Qishi Xu Du Welcomes the Son of Heaven (2)

Three years have passed, how is the situation? The people who worshiped the emperor came one after another, first Dong Zhuo, then Wang Yun, and then the Xiliang army killed Wang Yun. Instead, the army sent troops to plunder and kill wantonly. Coupled with the poor harvest in Guanzhong for two consecutive years, the people's livelihood and economy were completely bankrupt, and the court's fiscal and tax revenue was almost cut off.Afterwards, Ma Teng, governor of Liangzhou, saw that Li Jue was dominating the imperial court, but he never said anything to the Xiliang army in the base camp. Han Sui, the leader of the Han Dynasty, attacked Guanzhong in the name of King Qin. Li Jue sent Fan Chou to lead the army to fight. Because Han and Fan had a close personal relationship when they were in Liangzhou, Fan Chou deliberately delayed the military plane so that Ma Teng could return to Liangzhou.Li Jue then planned to kill Fan Chou, and the Xiliang army in Guanzhong started internal strife.Guo Si suspected that Li Jue had intentions to harm each other, so he acted first and led his army to attack Li Jue. Chang'an City was in disaster. Thousands of people surrounded the palace and forced Emperor Xian into his camp by force...

Several years of history, the highlight is robbing the emperor, ugly drama, ugly drama, Cao Mengde is very clear about the motives of various princes and generals to rob the puppet emperor. "Take the emperor to command the princes," but the princes are the heavenly king Lao Tzu, whoever is powerful will have a legal status, and the power plus the emperor, is this the so-called hegemony. In the night, under the sky, with the red light of the lanterns at the top of the city, one can see the rare smile on Cao Mengde's bony face since he fought for Yanzhou. Dongfang was white, Cao Mengde rubbed his sleepy eyes, grabbed the pen tube, concentrated for a moment, and the pen went away:

It's like the moon, when can I stop? Sorrow comes from it, unstoppable, The more you pass through the fields, the more useless you will be. Qi Kuo talked about the banquet, thinking about old thoughts, The moon and stars are scarce, and the black magpies fly south. Go around the tree three times, what branch can you rely on? The mountains never get too high, and the sea never gets too deep. The Duke of Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world returns to its heart. This is an extremely unusual night. Cao Gong Mengde, who has not closed his eyes all night, made a great decision in front of the vast sky. This is not an accidental whim, but an explosion that has been prepared for a long time. It is a move that princes and heroes from all walks of life want to do, but they can't do it well.

The rapid change of the current situation is dizzying. After the death of Dong Zhuo in the Guanzhong area, Xiliang and other armies have been in civil strife for a long time, and their strength has already declined.Yuan Shao, the leader of the North District of the Kwantung Army, was originally attacked by Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu, and he was in crisis.But after more than three years of operation, it has already turned defeat into victory.Although he is still at a stalemate with Gongsun Zan in Youzhou, he has gained an absolute advantage, and will soon become the super overlord north of the Yellow River, and may have the power to unify the world.Yuan Shu, the leader of the Southern Anti-Dong Zhuo Alliance of the Kwantung Army, was originally the most powerful, but was completely defeated by Cao Mengde in the Battle of Kuangting, and is currently hiding in Shouchun to recuperate.However, Cao Mengde was almost defeated because of Zhang Miao's rebellion. Thanks to the strategy of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others, he regained Yanzhou.

Facing such a situation, how could Cao Mengde not be worried.This is the reason why I went to the city of Yanzhou that night and sorted out my emotional thoughts all night.For a long time, Cao Mengde didn't think about eating and drinking because of this, and he didn't get close to women.In the camp, the concubine named Qiuniang tried her best to be charming, and Cao Mengde was indifferent to her.Coupled with the trouble of migraine, Cao Mengde spent a long time in a daze. At dawn this day, Cao Mengde got up earlier than usual, and by the time Qiuniang finished her clothes and make-up, Mengde had already danced with the sword for a long time.

"My lord, it's time to drink lotus seed soup!" The maid handed over the towel first. Drenched in sweat, Cao Mengde poured the steaming bowl of lotus seed soup down his throat, and let out a sigh of relief. "My lord, I haven't seen you sleep so soundly for a long time." Qiu Niang leaned on Cao Mengde's shoulder. "With you by my side." Cao Mengde said softly, stroking Qiuniang's slender hands. "I was by your side in the past, why do you..." Qiuniang is very cute and charming, which is something Ding doesn't possess.Cao Mengde couldn't afford to love Ding Shi.Although he has his own mansion in Yanzhou, he hasn't visited it for a long time.

"You're so smart." Cao Mengde kissed Qiuniang's tender face.He said in a serious tone: "Men have their own affairs, women only need to pretend to be a man in their hearts, and men have to pretend to be world affairs, understand?" Qiuniang nodded, half understanding. Cao Mengde loves women cautiously. In his view, women are just things that adjust the yin and yang of the world without making them unbalanced.A man is a river bed, a woman is but a drop in the water.It is really not the behavior of a big man to make a fuss and even go to war because of a woman. Cao Mengde can be said to be able to afford and let go of women.

At the end of the new year, Yanzhou City, which has experienced disasters, is also immersed in peace.Two days ago, Cao Mengde had ordered the treasury to be opened to help the people. Although he was not deeply influenced by the Confucian philosophy of benevolence, he could understand the old master Meng's political proposition that "the people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least." The simple truth of overturning a boat”.For this reason, Cao Mengde's eyes have already crossed the city of Yanzhou, over mountains and rivers, and the Confucian philosophy of "taking the world as his own responsibility" engraved in his heart hits his heart like lightning.

Today is New Year's Eve. All the important staff and generals of Yanzhou gathered in Cao Mengde's mansion. After Cao Mengde briefly analyzed the current situation, he straightforwardly asked everyone to answer the question of whether they should please the emperor. The bearded general Cheng Yu was the first to express his opinion: "According to the latest information, Emperor Xian left Guanzhong under the hostage of Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others, and stationed in Anyi. If he can take the opportunity to please him, he will surely gain a competitive advantage." Xun Yu immediately said: "Half of Yuzhou is currently under our control. If you want to flatter the emperor, there is nothing more suitable than Luoyang and Xuchang. Therefore, we must quickly eliminate the alien forces in Yuzhou."

First of all, Cao Ren, the fierce general, held a different opinion: "Although Zhang Miao's influence has been eliminated, Lu Bu and Chen Gong are dominant in Xuzhou, colluding with Yuan Shu, and may threaten Yanzhou again at any time. Therefore, my subordinates believe that we should first stabilize the Eastern Front and completely destroy With the power of Yuan and Lu, come and manage Yuzhou again." Xun You, who had been resting his cheeks in contemplation, spoke. He said slowly: "Purely based on the military situation, Yuzhou connects Sili District and Jingzhou. At present, there are some small army deployments inclined to Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, which can be used as a buffer. If Yuzhou is cleared, we will be encircled by Yuan Shao in the north, Lu Bu in the east, Liu Biao in the south, Xiliang in the northwest, and the army of Sili District, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable."

Cao Mengde kept tapping on the table with his middle and index fingers, patiently waiting for Xun You to finish speaking.Then he looked around and said, "You guys feel free to express your opinions, so let's celebrate the New Year with ease." With such an adjustment, the atmosphere around is much more relaxed. Cao Ren said more clearly: "Pleasing the emperor is not necessarily beneficial, and Dong Zhuo has become the target of public criticism. With our current strength, we may not be able to summon the princes by relying on the emperor. If we don't grasp it well, we will suffer instead of benefit." .”