Chapter 6 Chapter Two Wei Wu Swings His Whip

Dong Zhuo died, it was Lu Bu who killed him. Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, of course not for Diao Chan.Diao Chan did not exist in history, but Lu Bu had an affair with Dong Zhuo's maid, and Dong Zhuo was furious because of a trivial matter, and he picked up his halberd and threw it at Lu Bu, which is probably true. So Lu Bu complained to Wang Yun. Wang Yun is a nobleman and a celebrity, and he became the number two figure in the court when Dong Zhuo was in power.After Dong Zhuo changed the emperor, he moved his capital to Chang'an and burned Luoyang to the ground, which caused chaos in the government and the public.As a result, foreign officials led by Yuan Shao launched an army crusade, and court officials led by Wang Yun planned an assassination.

The obstacle to the assassination is Lu Bu.Lu Bu was originally a confidant of Ding Yuan, the commander of the capital's garrison, but was later bought by Dong Zhuo at a high price, murdered Ding Yuan, and became Dong Zhuo's personal bodyguard.Lu Bu was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo, and Wang Yun was overjoyed. Wang Yun resolutely invited Lu Bu to join their operation as a killer. Lu Bu hesitated: My relationship with Mr. Dong is like that of a father and son, why not! Wang Yun said: The general's surname is Lu, and he has no blood relationship with Dong Zhuo.Now that I don't have time to take care of my own life, how can I talk about father and son!

Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo when he came to court. This is of course very exciting.It is said that after Dong Zhuo's death, his corpse was lying on the street, and the person guarding the corpse inserted a wick into his belly button, turning Dong Zhuo's belly full of fat into a lamp, which would light up at one point and last all night. However, after the victory, Wang Yun also made the same mistake as Dong Zhuo, that is, killing innocent people, and the great scholar Cai Yong was also killed.It is said that when Cai Yong was killed, many people expressed their opposition.However, Wang Yun said that Emperor Xiaowu did not kill Sima Qian back then, but left a slanderous book as a result.Now that the fortunes of the country are declining, how can a traitor stand beside the young emperor with a pen?

As a result, Dong Zhuo's old troops were forced to take risks and return to Chang'an.Wang Yun died on the street, while Lu Bu escaped from Wuguan and joined Yuan Shu in Nanyang.The government fell into the hands of the northwest warlords Li Jue (read Rujue) and Guo Si (read Rusi), and the poor Emperor Xian of Han had just escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the wolf's den. To make matters worse, the two wolves were still fighting each other.Li Jue snatched the emperor into his camp, while Guo Si snatched all the officials into his army.It was not until they were exhausted, both sides were injured, and tens of thousands died, General Xingyi Yang Feng, Empress Dowager Dong's nephew Dong Cheng and others were able to escort Han Xiandi back to Luoyang.

This trip was a year of ups and downs, and the emperor became a prodigal son again.In July of the first year of Jian'an (AD 196), the emperor finally returned to Luoyang.Facing the dilapidated capital burned by Dong Zhuo, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wanted to cry but had no tears. Such a chaotic situation is of course unfortunate for the country and the nation, but it has given the Kanto princes who are fighting for hegemony an excellent opportunity, and it is also a severe test for them, not only testing whether they are loyal to the country and the nation, but also testing whether they can seize Opportunity grows.

Facts have proved that the Cao Cao Group passed the exam. In fact, as early as the third year of Chuping (AD 192), Cao Cao, acting as Yanzhou Mu, had a long conversation with the counselor Mao Jie (read Rujie).These words laid the foundation for Cao Cao's political, economic and military strategies for quite a long time, which can be called "Mao Jie's version" of "Longzhong Dui". Mao Jie pointed out that since the Dong Zhuo Rebellion, the society has been in turmoil, the country has been shaken, the economy has collapsed, and disasters have prevailed. It can be said that the country is neither prosperous nor the people are in peace.It's a pity that Yuan Shao and Liu Biao seem to be powerful, but they are short-sighted and don't know the root cause.

What is it at all?One is justice and the other is strength.Among the strengths, the first is economic strength.With the banner of righteousness, one can defeat the enemy and win the victory if the teacher is famous. This is called "the righteous soldier wins".With the strength of the economy, you will be rich and powerful, and you will be able to advance and retreat freely. This is called "keeping your position to make money". In short, with these two, you can advance and attack, and retreat and defend. Therefore, Mao Jie put forward three suggestions, namely, serving the emperor, cultivating farming and planting, and raising military capital.Fengtianzi is a political strategy, farming and planting is an economic strategy, and livestock and military resources are a military strategy, which can be described as a "programme document."

Cao Cao immediately adopted Mao Jie's suggestion and sent envoys to Chang'an to contact the court, but Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi, stopped him and was not allowed to cross the border. At this time, a man named Dong Zhao came out to help a lot. Dong Zhao was originally a member of Yuan Shao, but because Yuan Shao listened to the slander and became suspicious of him, he had to leave Yuan Shao and go to Luoyang, where he was taken in by Zhang Yang halfway.Dong Zhao saw that Cao Cao was the hero in today's world, so he persuaded Zhang Yang to cooperate with Cao Cao, and gave gifts to Li Jue and Guo Si in Cao Cao's name at his own expense.From then on, Cao Cao had contacts with the imperial court and was officially appointed as Yanzhou Mu.

After Han Xiandi returned to Luoyang, Cao Cao immediately sent his cousin Cao Hong to visit the emperor in Luoyang, but was stopped by Dong Cheng and Yuan Shu.The way Dong Zhao helped Cao Cao was to go to Yang Feng.Because he found that among the wolf-like warlords around the emperor, Yang Feng was the strongest but the weakest, so he hoped to get foreign aid. So Dong Zhao wrote a letter for Cao Cao on his own initiative, and the conditions of the political transaction were: Yang Feng sent troops, Cao Cao sent food; Yang Feng presided over the government, and Cao Cao served as foreign aid.Dong Zhao also made an oath on Cao Cao's behalf: life and death are the same, and we will share each other.

Yang Feng readily agreed, and recommended Cao Cao as General Zhendong, and inherited his father, Marquis Fei Ting.Just at this time, Dong Cheng had a conflict with others, and he also sent someone to invite Cao Cao to send troops to Luoyang.The obstacles to welcoming the emperor were removed one by one. On August 18, Cao Cao entered Luoyang and met with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao brought the emperor's long-lost greetings, and also brought food, wine and meat that the emperor hadn't seen for a long time.He never imagined that the diet and daily life of the supreme emperor would be like a beggar.The emperor didn't expect that in this chaotic year, someone would really miss him and respect him.When the monarch and his ministers met, they were all deeply moved.

So the emperor issued an imperial edict, granting Cao Cao a talisman and a yellow Yue, and recording the affairs of the minister.If you confer Fujie, you will have the power to enforce the law in the army; if you confer on Huang Yue, you will have the power to command inside and outside; Cao Cao is not what he used to be. However, this is only the first step in the Long March.Because the emperor at this time was actually pinched in the hands of General Xingyi Yang Feng.It is simply a fantasy for Cao Cao to rely on the emperor who has no authority to exercise power on other people's territory. Dong Zhao helped Cao Cao again.He suggested that Cao Cao transfer the emperor to Xu County (now Xuchang, Henan), his base, on the pretext that Luoyang has no food, and if he wants to eat in Luyang.Luyang (now Lushan, Henan) is only a short distance away from Xu County, and not too far from Liang County (now Ruzhou, Henan) where Yang Feng is located. It is not difficult to secretly hide Chen Cang, and Yang Feng will not doubt it. Cao Cao acted according to his plan, and sure enough, he got the emperor to Xu County. Now Yang Fengcai found out that he had been deceived.He wanted to settle accounts with Cao Cao, but Cao Cao copied his lair.Abandoned by history, Yang Feng had no choice but to go to Yuan Shu with his accomplices, and was later murdered by Liu Bei. The emperor who temporarily lived in Cao Cao's Xingyuan was very satisfied.Cao Cao not only greatly improved the life of him and the court officials, but also did it very carefully, much like a housekeeper.When he provided daily necessities for the emperor, he adopted the method of "returning public property".Cao Cao said: "These things were given to my grandfather and father by the late emperor. Now that your majesty is inconvenient to live in, you should return them." Cao Cao's carefulness could not but move the emperor.In addition to being moved, the emperor was also grateful that he had such a loyal minister, and even rejoiced that God had given him such a savior.He no longer needs to be displaced, no longer needs to be resold in the hands of warlords like a livable commodity, no need to worry about being deposed and killed at any time.He has a patron saint and can live a peaceful life. So the emperor issued an imperial edict, appointing Cao Cao as the general and enfeoffing him as Marquis of Wuping.Marquis Wuping is a county marquis, two ranks higher than Fei Tinghou, who was only a marquis of Ting.More importantly, the general is the highest real power position in the Han Dynasty since Emperor Wu. From Wei Qing to Wang Mang, and then to Liang Ji and He Jin, they are all generals. Now, Cao Cao has completed all the procedures of "serving the emperor" and obtained a lofty status that he did not have before. Can he command the world? No, because Yuan Shao didn't want to.