Chapter 162 Chapter 25 Cao Cao’s Feast on the Bronze Sparrow Terrace (7)

In January of the second year of 152, that is, the first month of the 16th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao thought of the impromptu poem written by Cao Zhi, his third son, after the banquet at the Tongque Terrace, and thought of who should be chosen as the son among his sons. The question comes.Mrs. Ding, Cao Cao's eldest wife, had no children. His second concubine, Liu Shi, gave birth to Cao Ang, who unfortunately died in Wancheng during the conquest of Zhangxiu.Cao Chong died young because of a serious illness.Among the four sons, Cao Zhi is the smartest, and he can make a chapter with a pen.But at the same time, Cao Cao thought that he was too poetic, and he might not be able to govern the country with good wine.

On this day, Cao Cao thought hard, but still couldn't make up his mind, full of hesitation.Just when Jia Xu, a senior official of the Chinese Communist Party, came to discuss the matter, Cao Cao asked, "I want to establish a son, Zhi and Pi, who should be established?" Jia Xu heard the words, but did not answer immediately. Cao Cao couldn't bear it anymore, and asked again: "Why didn't you answer?" Jia Xu said, "I'm thinking about it, so I can't answer right away." Cao Cao went further: "What do you think?" Jia Xu replied, "I miss Yuan Shao and his son, and I miss Liu Biao and his son!"

Cao Cao immediately had an epiphany, laughed, and said, "That's a good idea! Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's eldest son caused brothers to fight for power. It's so difficult for the country. How can I make the same mistake?" Therefore, the eldest son Cao Pi was announced as the eldest son, and he was appointed as the deputy prime minister and the general of the five palaces. On the day after the ceremony, Xun You came to see Cao Cao and said that Shang Yao, the Xingjun Taoist who lived in Doushan Mountain, had raised all his troops to invade Bingzhou and occupy Taiyuan. Cao Cao asked in surprise, "Why didn't Xia Houyuan send troops to quell the chaos?"

Xun You replied: "At that time, Shang Yao was still in Qidoushan, and he had the intention of rebelling but did not actually rebel. Now that Shang Yao succeeded in raiding Taiyuan, Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang have already led the troops." Cao Cao said angrily: "How can you not report the military information because of my plan to establish a son?" He took a few steps and suddenly asked: Who is this Shang Yao? I only know that he is a man who deceives the public Taoists, the rest of the situation is quite unknown. " Xun You thought for a while, and then said: "The world doesn't know much about Shang Yao, but this man is really extraordinary. A few days ago, he went to Hanzhong to report back. Speaking of him, he seems to be a strong enemy of the prime minister!" So I will describe in detail Yan Pu's lobbying of Shang Yao and other things that I have done in detail.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this, and said angrily again: "Why did you not tell me about the emergence of such a hero? Hehe, I want to go to the front line to see this man in person!" Xun You said with a smile: "My lord loves talents very much, do you want to take Shang Yao for your own use this time?" Cao Cao said sternly: "If Shang Yao is really as rumored, how dare I stay by my side?" Then he said softly, "In a few days, we will go to meet this strange hero..." 153 Shang Yao stood in front of Jiefu Gate in the east of Taiyuan City without saying a word.Occasionally people come and go, but the doorkeeper's family has changed to a young man in Tsing Yi.After a long time, he galloped to the house of his biological parents again, only to see that the door was closed and there was no one there.He didn't inquire about the news from his neighbors either. He just watched for a while and then returned to the newly occupied Taiyuan Mansion.

One day before January, Shang Yao was meditating to improve his Qi.In a trance, I felt different.So he made a decision, and after a little calculation, he knew that Cao Cao's ambition had been restrained; it was night and he looked at the sky again, and saw that Cao Cao's general star was dimmed, but his own general star was shining brightly, so he summoned his disciples and said that he wanted to attack Cao Cao. The attempt: "Sun and Liu are fighting each other. Cao Cao defeated Chibi and returned to Xudu in the north. He intends to recuperate and wait for the opportunity. I am at the intersection of Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and Hanzhong and Guanzhong are the places where Cao Cao must win. He can't move Sun , Liu, why can’t Zhang and Ma be moved? Last night, I suddenly realized that Cao Cao’s star was eclipsed, and his ambition to dominate the country was frustrated. Although I lamented all night that the only hero in the world will die, I woke up today , but I don’t want to let go of this great opportunity: instead of letting him come and take me to Qidou, why don’t I just go to Taiyuan and fight back to my hometown!”

Han Guan came out and said: "I have been waiting for Xingjun's words for a long time. I would like to lead the army to defeat the Taiyuan defender Luo Tai, and take his head to sacrifice to heaven!" Shang Yao was about to nod his head to express his agreement, but another general flashed out from the class, begging for orders: "I would like to build this merit with Han Guan, and return to my hometown!" Shang Yao saw that it was Qin Tian from his hometown.Nai was overjoyed and ordered the two to send troops immediately. Taiyuan guard Luo Tai heard the news, ordered the flying horse to report to Xu Du, and at the same time dispatched troops to guard the merchant army.Not a day later, Han and Qin led an army of 20,000, took several small counties along the way, and arrived at the foot of Taiyuan City in a murderous spirit. They set off at a village 30 miles away from Taiyuan, and ordered people to shoot the war book into the city with bows and arrows.Immediately, a small soldier sent it to Luo Tai.

At that moment, Luo Tai lowered the city gate and led his lieutenants Zhou You and Lu Ping to meet the enemy.When the three of them set up their formation, they saw that the Shang army was covering up every step of the way. Looking carefully, the soldiers of the Shang army were all wrapped in a layer of red cloth outside their armor, with black and white Taiji pictures painted on them. The shape was very strange. They couldn't help laughing and said: " Pretending to be gods and tricking ghosts is nothing!" From time to time, Qin Tian jumped out of the merchant army and pointed at Luo Tai to challenge him.Here Zhou You shouted: "How can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife!" He clapped his horse and wielded his knife, and went straight to Qin Tian.Luo Tai saw that Qin Tiansheng's face was like a full moon, and his appearance was mighty, so he shouted urgently: "Zhou You be careful!" Zhou You was not willing to listen, he swung his two sabers, and he was already fighting with Qin Tian.Before the tenth round, it will be exposed.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Lu Ping yelled: "Don't try to be fierce, the demon thief, Lu Ping with the big sword is coming!" He galloped his horse and joined the battle formation.For a while, Zhou and Lu three swords fought against Qin Tian with Fang Tian's painted halberd. At sixty, Qin Tian became more and more courageous in the battle, and with the strength of one person, he gained the upper hand.Seeing this, Zhou and Lu felt timid.Luo Tai knew in his heart that if the fight continued, Zhou and Lu would be defeated, so he slapped his horse and threw his spear, and took Qin Tian directly.

Here Han Guan laughed, let go of his mount, caught Luo Tai, and only fought to the death.Han Guan used a mace, which weighed fifty catties, and he could lift it like light when he was playing it.Seeing that he was no match, Luo Tai wanted to run for his life when the battle reached fifteen rounds, but Han Guan caught up with a club, smashed his helmet, cracked his skull, and splashed his brains to death.Over there, Qin Tian already had a good chance of winning, he only needed to wait for the two of them to get flustered, and the result would be good.Sure enough, Zhou You saw that the general was killed in battle, and his sword dance was not very agile, Qin Tian looked at him straight, cut him in half and fell off the horse.Lu Ping made half a move, saw that Luo and Zhou were both dead, and Han Guan had covered up the army shouting to cover up the killing, he felt at a loss what to do with his sword, and was captured alive by Qin Tian.

The Shang army took advantage of the victory to chase and annihilate the enemy, killing countless people.Into the city, just out of the list to comfort the people.Han and Qin immediately sent flying horses to Qidoushan to report victory. When Shang Yao heard the news, he pinched his fingers and said with a smile to Li Axiao: "I use Taiyuan as bait, which is enough to attract Cao Cao. We can go to Taiyuan in the starry night." So he led an army of 40,000 and rushed to Taiyuan overnight. That night, Zhang Lu set up an altar in Hanzhong to start a class. After watching, he sighed to Yan Pu: "Shang Yao knows the world's affairs, but blindly deluded himself. If I go to Taiyuan, my life will return to heaven. Among my Taoists, I lost another one." Stranger too." As soon as Shang Yao arrived in the mansion in 1544, Li Axiao came to play, saying that Cao generals Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang led 10,000 troops to cross the Zhang River and invade Bingzhou. His army was in the underground village ten miles away from Taiyuan. So Shang Yao led the crowd out.I saw Wei generals Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang also lined up in armor.The two armies faced each other, just waiting for the coach to call. Xia Houyuan straddled his horse in front of the formation, leaning on the ground with a knife in one hand, and cursing with the other pointing at a halberd: "Listen to the demon: my lord Caohou will conquer the world with an unrivaled hero, and work hard to rule the world. Only the family and the country are the most important. Remember where you are You are in a remote area, and you don’t know civilization. Although you make rumors to confuse people, you are still tolerant to each other. But why do you commit crimes against each other? If you are convicted, dismount and tie yourself, and return me to Taiyuan, you will be spared the death penalty!"