Chapter 20 bad news

When the news of Liu Bei's rebellion came, Cao Cao was so angry that he immediately ended the banquet hastily and rushed back to the shogunate to deal with the matter.When the carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion, and Liu Dai and Xu Chu helped him down, Cao Cao's face was red and trembling, and he kept cursing: "Big-eared thief! Shameless child who weaves mats and sells shoes... Ruthless and unjust towards Qin Muchu, Lao Tzu You must be hacked into thousands of knives and your entire family will be wiped out! I will be angry... I will be angry..." "My lord, take care of yourself!" Xu Chu said with concern.

Cao Cao was furious: "You led people to surround Liu Bei's house, and I arrested everyone. I will kill them all!" "Don't worry, my lord. As soon as Liu Dai got the news, he asked Wang Zhong to take someone to do it." "I must kill his family..." For Cao Cao, this is not the first time he has encountered rebellion.In the past, the rebellion of Chen Gong and Lu Bu, and the rebellion of Yanzhou, almost made Cao Cao homeless. Even then, he was not as angry as he is today.Because Cao Cao knew in his heart that he was ashamed of Chen Gong, and there was a reason for forcing him to rebel.But this time it was completely different. He treated Liu Bei with the utmost benevolence. When Lv Bu usurped Xuzhou, Cao Cao took him in when Liu Bei was at the end of his life, helped him gain a foothold in Xiaopei, served as the shepherd of Yuzhou, and added the general of Zhendong.When Xiaopei fell for the second time, Cao Cao didn't even say a word of blame to Liu Bei. He also helped him regain his wife and children, replenished his troops and horses, brought him back to Xudu and named him General Zuo, and prepared to reuse him. Drinking and chatting at a table.Except for Xiahou Dun, who in the whole camp had such a special experience?But the laughter of the hero who cooks wine and talks is not far away, and the vows are still in my ears, and this loyal man will turn his back!Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Dong Zhao, Xue Ti... How many people have ever doubted Liu Bei?How many people have repeatedly reminded Cao Cao to beware of this guy?But Cao Cao was still blinded by that handsome face, those sweet words, and those respectful performances...how could he not hate?How can you not regret it?

But it's no use cursing now.Liu Bei occupied Xiapi and rebelled. This was not only a betrayal of Cao Cao, but also disrupted the deployment of the Eastern Front.Another enemy has appeared in Xuzhou, which was originally peaceful, and the impact of this may be fatal at the moment of the decisive battle! Cao Cao strode past the second gate, Mao Jie, He Kui, Xu Tuo, Fanqin, Wang Si and other relatives had already stood in the hall waiting, expecting that he would be angry, each of them lowered their heads carefully, even the air Refuse to say a word.Cao Cao didn't even look at them, and muttered, "Send the reporter quickly." Then he walked quickly into the hall.

Not long after, Yuan Min, who was on the river bank, walked in with the support of everyone.Yuan Min stayed in Xiapi to rebuild the moat, repaired two new river channels, and mobilized the people to work hard for nearly a year.Seeing that the work was about to be completed, Liu Bei led his troops to come, saying that he was ordered by Duke Cao to guard, and Xuzhou Governor Chezhou personally welcomed him in.But less than half a day later, the city shouted and killed, and then came the news that Che Zhou had been killed.Liu Bei comforted the people, saying that it was Che Zhou who conspired to join Yuan Shao, and he followed Cao Gong's secret teaching to kill the rebels.At the beginning, no one doubted it, but in the next two days, many stragglers, bandits and grass bandits gathered in Xiapi, and Liu Bei counted all the men who built the canal as village heroes.The signs of rebellion were imminent, and Yuan Min was terrified. He abandoned the project and took advantage of the chaos to flee Xiapi and rushed to Xudu to report the news.This journey was starry night and non-stop, and when he arrived at the shogunate, he was exhausted and exhausted.

After listening to this narration, Cao Cao became more and more angry: "Take advantage of my order to make money, the thief is so hateful!" Yuan Min leaned on the couch wearily, and said in a low voice: "There is one more terrifying thing." "speak!" "Xue Yong, who assassinated you earlier, is also Liu Bei's party." "What?!" Cao Cao exclaimed. Yuan Min breathed heavily and said slowly: "I saw him, there is no mistake... Liu Bei was the governor of Xuzhou, so he should have known Xue Yong at that time. He has a friend named Liu Yan, who is People from the state of Lu claimed that after King Lu Gong, the patriarch of the Han family, Xue Yong hid in his house after his failed assassination attempt. The day after Liu Bei killed Che Zhou, Liu Yan brought a group of people here, and Xue Yong also Among them, I realized that Liu Bei rebelled only when I saw them."

Sitting there tremblingly, Cao Cao felt a chill run up his spine - I was wrong... Big mistake!Liu Bei wanted my life from the very beginning!After the assassination incident, he deliberately pretended to take people to arrest Xue Yong. That was just for show!He never wanted to serve under my command, and those words about being loyal to the court are even more bullshit!It's all fake... Big Ear Thief is an out-and-out hypocrite!big liar! At this moment, Wang Zhong, dressed in military uniform, rushed to the entrance of the hall: "My lord, I have locked up everyone in Liu Bei's house and put them in prison. Among them, there are no relatives, only servants and maids."

"No one?" Cao Cao suddenly remembered what he said on the day of drinking, Liu Bei asked Mi to take his concubine and daughter to visit his brother's relatives... Thinking about this, a sense of ominousness came to him, he stood up abruptly and shouted, "Hurry up! Shutai..." Before he finished speaking, he saw Liu Dai leading a young man who was full of travel and dust into the hall.The young man knelt down on the ground and paid homage: "I am doing a high-level worship at the lower Mount Tai to meet Cao Gong... I am here to report the news by the order of my family's prefect Xue."

"It's late!" Cao Cao sighed and sat down when he saw Xue Ti sent someone, and said with a wry smile, "Mi Zhu and Mi Fang also ran away with Liu Bei..." Gao Tanglong was taken aback: "How did Minggong know?" He took out a letter and handed it up, and reported in detail, "A few days ago Mi Zhu, the prefect of Ying County, fled the government with his family members, and on the same day, Mi Fang, the city minister, led the village to advance bravely. The mountain bandits are gone. General Xue made more investigations, and he has heard that General Liu Bei of the left attacked and killed Chezhou, the governor of Xuzhou, and occupied Xiapi for rebellion. The Mi brothers were accomplices. Xu He, a bandit of the Yellow Turban of Jinan Kingdom, also supported him. Taishan rebelled against the people, Guo Zu and Gongsun Du were on the same day, and Changli prefect Changba also led his troops to the south to join forces with Liu Bei..."

For some reason, Cao Cao suddenly wanted to laugh when he heard these urgent military reports, at his own stupidity, at Liu Bei's so many tricks: everything is clear, Liu Bei's rebellion was not accidental, it was planned and premeditated after long-term deployment The first is the muddle-headed assassination incident in Xiapi City. Xue Yong was Liu Bei's man from the beginning, and it was Liu Bei who used the name of search to cover him and escaped to Liu Yan.Then he took the family members away to Mi Zhu in the name of visiting relatives, so as not to have any hostages staying in Xudu become a handle.He planted vegetables and gardens in the house as a way to hide his secrets, and the words he said while drinking were deliberately alleviating my defenses.He had finally seized the opportunity. It was false to stop Yuan Shu, but it was true to return to Xuzhou.He used to be the governor of Xuzhou, had a foundation there, and colluded with Changba and Xu He; Mi Zhu took the initiative to ask to recruit Xiangyong, but those people were not to beg for thieves, but to protect him from fleeing Yingjun; Mi Fang pretended to be a beggar The role of thief is actually a party of Guo Zu, Gongsun Du and others, maybe he was the one who instigated those mobs to rebel!This pair of brothers endured in Yanzhou for more than three years, but they are really calm!One link after another, what a precise arrangement, what a sinister plan!I really underestimated this often-defeated general... The big-eared thief is much more resourceful and courageous than Yuan Shao... I thought he was a sheep, but he was a snake, a deadly poisonous snake.When he was frozen, I held him in my arms to revive him, but now he turned over and bit me... No, no, no!What did Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao do?Why didn't Liu Bei rebel and tell me...

After thinking about it, Cao Cao suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, which frightened everyone present.Everyone thought the lord was being stimulated, and they all looked at him with strange eyes.Unexpectedly, Cao Cao stopped laughing suddenly, and asked sharply: "Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao and Liu Bei conspired?" This sentence stunned everyone, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Cao Cao's gloomy gaze swept over everyone, and he even took a few extra glances at Wang Si's quick-tempered man. Seeing that he was just surprised, there was nothing unusual about him, while Xu Tuo next to him was pale and trembling.Cao Cao understood in his heart that he was inseparable, and quickly asked, "Xu Tuo, do you know about this?"

Seeing that Xu Tuo couldn't hide it anymore, he said tremblingly: "The second general Zhu Lu was loyal and did not conspire, so he has rushed to Guandu to station." As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Tuo, Cao Cao was afraid Desk case: "Damn it! You saw their military report!" Xu Tuo was so frightened that he fell to his knees: "Half a month ago, Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao sent a letter to the shogunate, reporting that Yuan Shu was blocked from returning, and Liu Bei followed your esoteric teachings to station at Xiapi halfway. General Zhu Lu Er will part with him at the boundary of Xuzhou, According to the original plan, he went north to Guandu to settle down." Cao Cao stood up, grabbed Xu Tuo by the neck, and roared angrily, "Why didn't you forward such an important military report to me?!" Xu Tuo was so frightened that he couldn't straighten up: "I don't know that Liu Bei intends to rebel! It's just a routine report, besides, you were in Guandu at the time, and Zhu Luer will meet you when he arrives in Guandu, so I didn't expect you to meet him when you returned to Beijing..." Snapped!Cao Cao raised his hand and gave him a slap in the face: "Do you think it's okay if it's okay? You idiot missed my important event! If you had known Liu Bei's misconduct earlier, you could have prevented it before it happened. This matter is all yours. It was delayed!" Xu Tuo covered his face and quickly defended: "My lord has ordered that when supervising the battle, except for urgent matters, routine writing will not be reported. I will..." "Bah!" Cao Cao didn't listen to his explanation, "Pull it out and chop it!" "Ah..." Xu Tuo sat slumped on the ground, his face ashen. He Kui hurriedly fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "My lord, please calm down. Xu Shuzuo's negligence will not cause him to die. Please forgive him this time." Gao Tanglong followed suit. Cao Cao snorted and returned to his seat: "Death crimes can be avoided, and life crimes are inevitable. Pull him out and beat him with fifty sticks, and demote him to serve as a minor official with the army." This was regarded as a way of saving face, and everyone didn't dare to force it, so they had to watch Xu Chu pull Xu Tuo out.Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of crackling sticks, accompanied by Xu Tuo's screams, which made people's scalp go numb.There are a lot of reports on the transfer of soldiers and generals every day, most of which are routine document exchanges, so such negligence is extremely easy to happen. Although Xu Tuo's punishment today is not wronged, it is also sympathetic.If Cao Cao hadn't sent Liu Bei out, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened. The root of the mistake was still on him, and now he is taking Xu Tuo's anger out on others. Ever since Lu Cui was transferred to be a military officer, Fanqin has taken over the errand of the Dian clerk, while Wang Si has a quick temper and often makes mistakes. The possibility of their mistakes is much greater than that of Xu Tuo.This is also Xu Tuo's fate, but he was on duty the day Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao delivered the military report. Seeing Xu Tuo being punished, Wang Fan and Wang were frightened for a while, secretly glad that they did not catch up.He Kui is a stalwart gentleman, and it was the first time in his life that he saw his boss beating his subordinates like this.Xu Tuo is also an old official of the Gongmen. He was the first to follow Cao Cao, and he will suffer such crimes at the age of fifty.He Kui secretly lamented that Cao Cao's subordinate was not a good one, thinking that when he returned home, he prepared to pack poison with him, in case one day it was his turn to be unlucky, he would rather commit suicide by drinking the medicine than suffer humiliation in front of others! Cao Cao didn't have the time to think about whether this matter was done correctly: "How is the war in the east? Is Chen Deng active?" He knew that Liu Bei worked with Chen Deng a lot in the early years. If Chen Deng followed suit and colluded with Sun Ce, he would immediately There will be a catastrophe. Gao Tanglong reported: "Chen Yuanlong guarded Guangling very conscientiously, and did not act abnormally. In addition, after learning about the rebellion, Zang Ba, Wu Dun, Yin Li and other ministries encircled Chang Ba; the captain Lu Qian led troops to stop Xu He, my family Xue The county general has also sent people to suppress Guo Zu and other mobs..." At this time, a burst of crisp words came leisurely: "Chang Ba and Xu He are just mobs, what is the move of the traitor Liu Bei?" Guo Jia walked up to the hall.He dismissed the banquet and accompanied Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu back to the camp. He had just finished his work at the moment. Gao Tanglong was taken aback, wondering why this person dared to interrupt casually, looked at Cao Cao, and saw that he didn't mind, so he continued: "Although Liu Bei is in Xiapi, he is only gathering the old troops and has nothing to attack, so there is no problem for the time being. " Cao Cao's expression became more solemn: "The big-eared thief is very cunning, and he asked those gangsters to deal with me, but he accumulated his strength and guarded Xiapi. He will definitely wait for Yuan Shao to attack me when he goes south." Guo Jia came over and said, "Xiapi is located in the middle of Xuzhou. Zang Ba in the north is holding Qingzhou in the north, and Chen Deng is holding Jiangdong in the south. One hair can affect the whole body. If Liu Bei is not eliminated, the East will never be peaceful!" Cao Cao knew this truth very well, but now that the army is stationed at Guandu and the capital is short of major generals, it is really hard to find any troops, and he himself is ready to go to Guandu to supervise the battle at any time.If Xiahou Dun was asked to fight, Xudu would have no one to defend; if Zhang Xiu, who had recently joined him, was asked to fight Liu Bei, he was not at ease, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Liu Dai, Wang Zhong listen!" "Yes!" The two fell to their knees. "The two of you immediately dispatched two thousand troops from General Xiahou's command, and rushed to Xiapi to defeat Liu Bei before Liu Bei's momentum rose." "Promise." Although they agreed happily, Liu Dai and Wang Zhong were not sure about it.Liu Bei used to be the governor of Xuzhou, and he was stationed in Xiaopei for a long time, and he was also the brave of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.How can a chief historian and an unknown young general be his opponents? "Ming Gong, wait a minute!" Gao Tanglong, the messenger, shouted. All the people in the hall were stunned, how could there be a small person who prevented the three princes of the court from passing the order?Cao Cao glared at him: "What do you want to do?" "I have, I have a suggestion..." Seeing that Cao Cao didn't interrupt, Gao Tanglong let go of his courage, "Although Liu Bei rebelled, he was also afraid of Duke Ming, so why not order the second general to bluff your banner and go. The rebels heard that When the father-in-law arrives, they will be separated in fear, and there may be a little more chance of winning." After hearing this, Guo Jia clapped his hands repeatedly: "Wonderful!" "Okay! Let's do it like this." Cao Cao told the second general, "It's a false show all the way to publicize that the old man leads the troops in person, and don't make the big-eared thief suspicious." "Promise!" Liu Dai and Wang Zhong took orders and left. Cao Cao looked at the back of the two generals and said again: "Compile the letter for me and pass it on to the generals in Yanzhou..." Fanqin had already expected that there would be another order, and had already picked up a pen and waited for him. Go east to discuss all the thieves' affairs, and prevent the thieves from merging with Liu Bei; transferred the governor Shi Wanqian to Beijing to assist in organizing the military rations, and appointed Xue Ti as the governor of Yanzhou to take over the defense. See this letter and act immediately, and make up the edict in the future." Wan Qian's His specialty lies in governing the people. Now is a special period, and he should switch to the severe and ruthless Xue Ti to suppress the situation and prevent the further expansion of the banditry. After Cao Cao finished speaking, Fanqin also finished writing. He gently dried the ink, rolled it up and put it in a brocade case, sealed it with wax paint, and stamped it with Sikong's seal.Cao Cao handed it to Gao Tanglong with his own hands, and specially instructed: "This decree is no less than an imperial edict, and you are an envoy of the imperial court. Turn around quickly without delay." "No." Gao Tanglong was very excited after hearing this analogy, "Since I am an angel, I should go to Changyi to announce the transfer order to Lord Wan Shijun, and then go back to Mount Tai to meet my family's prefect." "You really know how to handle things..." Cao Cao nodded, "Go back and tell Xue Ti that I like you very much and ask him to give you a promotion!" "Thank you Minggong, I will definitely finish the errand." Gao Tanglong left happily, and suddenly turned around and knelt down at the entrance of the hall, "I still have a merciless request. Xu Shuzuo neglected to omit the official document for a while, and I hope that Minggong will be lenient... ..." "Presumptuous!" Cao Cao's eyes widened again, "Praise you, don't go too far!" How did Gao Tanglong know that he changed his face so quickly, he was so frightened that he ran away with the letter in his arms.Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, and he did everything he could, but the result cannot be determined.He stretched himself, hearing Xu Tuo's cries of being punished by the cane outside became weaker and weaker, and asked loudly, "Zhongkang! How many canes have you been beaten?" "Thirty-four sticks!" Xu Chu replied through the window. "Forget it, what's the use of killing him? Prepare the car quickly, and I will go to the province to find Xun Lingjun to arrange the imperial edict." Cao Cao's anger calmed down a lot, and he stood up slowly, "There are too many things to be busy soon. I hope Liu Dai and Wang Zhong will succeed..." But the development of the current situation did not follow people's wishes. Just as Liu Bei rebelled, another crisis gradually approached Cao Cao-Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong, coveted the land of Lujiang for a long time, and hated Liu Xun's robbery of Yuan Yao. start.Taking advantage of Liu Xun's weakness of being greedy for money, he sent envoys to send gold, silver and jewelry to pretend to be good, and asked Liu Xun to send troops to Shangliao County to help him wipe out the bandits, promising that there would be more treasures as gifts after the event was completed.Liu Xunli convinced Zhihun to believe it was true, and he didn't accept the words of the counselor Liu Ye, so he immediately sent troops to the front.Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard the news, and together with General Zhou Yu led 20,000 troops to attack Liu Xun's stronghold, Wancheng. He rebelled against the party and appointed his subordinate Li Shu as the prefect of Lujiang. Liu Xun lost both land and wealth, and even his official position was replaced by others, so he had to send Jiang Xia, the great enemy of the Sun family, Huang Zu, to send troops to help.Huang Zu sent his son Huang She to lead 5,000 troops to assist Liu Xun in regaining the territory, but he didn't want to be defeated again by Sun Ce.Sun Ce's momentum became stronger, and his soldiers pointed directly at Jiang Xia, and the battle between Sun and Liu broke out.Liu Biao dispatched his nephew Liu Hu and his general Han Xi to lead five thousand elite troops as the vanguard. Huang Zu himself supervised the brigade of soldiers, horses and warships behind, and fought with Sun Ce on the Yangtze River.In this battle, the ghosts and wolves howled in the dark, Jiangdong Sun Lang showed his might and defeated the Jingzhou soldiers, Liu Hu and Han Xi died in the battle, Huang Zu's entire army was wiped out and fled back to Xiakou alone. Sun Ce fought and won victories, Liu Xun and Huang Zu lost one after another, Liu Biao also retreated to Jingzhou and dared not compete with him again, Cao Cao's barrier against Jiangdong was lost.The Sun family's power has arrived in Huainan, not only Chen Deng who sits in Guangling is in danger, even the safety of Xudu is not optimistic!But Sun Ce's arrogance was very arrogant. In order to intimidate Cao Cao, he specially wrote a letter of prestige, and sent his staff officer Zhang Hong (hong) to personally send it to Xudu: 〖The minister asked Huang Zu to go to Shaxian County, where the ancestors were stationed, on December 8.Liu Biao sent generals to help the ancestors, and came to Quchen.On the 11th, the minister led Jiangxia prefect Xing Jianwei Zhonglang general Zhou Yu, Guiyang prefect Xing Jianwei Zhonglang general Zhou Yu, Guiyang prefect Xingling Zhonglang general Lu Fan, Lingling prefect Xingling Kou Zhonglang general Cheng Pu, Xing Fengye school lieutenant Sun Quan, Captain Xing Xiandeng, Captain Han Dang, Captain Xing Wufeng, Captain Huang Gai, and others advanced at the same time.He straddles Ma Lichen and beats the drum with his hands to make a battle.The officials were excited and enthusiastic, with all their hearts and minds, each competing for his life.Crossing the heavy ditch, swift as flying.The fire is put on the upper hand, the soldiers are raging and the smoke is coming down, the bows and crossbows are fired at the same time, the arrows are raining, and when the sun is increasing, the ancestors will fester.Cut by the sharp edge, burned by the fire, there were no bandits before, but the ancestors burst away.Seven men and women were captured by his wife. Zhan Hu and Han Xi had more than 20,000 ranks, and more than 10,000 people drowned, more than 6,000 boats, and a mountain of property.Although the appearance is not a bird, the ancestors are cunning, and they act as minions, showing their hearts and minds.Sincerely, the gods and martial arts of the Holy Dynasty are far away, and the ministers punish the guilty, and they have to work hard. 〗 "This is not a letter from the imperial court, it is simply a threatening letter." When Cao Cao finished reading this letter, his clothes were soaked in cold sweat. Xun Yu was also in shock, pointing to the bamboo slips and said, "Look at the official positions he has set up privately. Zhou Yu leads Jiangxia prefect, Lu Fan leads Guiyang prefect, Cheng Pu leads Lingling prefect. See if he wants to take the whole Jingzhou will swallow it up." "It would be great if he hit Jingzhou." Cao Cao pouted and shook his head, "I'm afraid he will hit us next." "He still doesn't dare to do that?" "Don't dare? What has Sun Lang dared not do since he raised his troops? Yuan Shu only gave him a thousand soldiers when he crossed the river from Huainan, but look at what he looks like now? Attack Liu Yao, defeat Wang Lang, Jiang Huaxin, attack Chen Yu, expelling Liu Xun, incorporated Yuan Shu's old department, and monopolized the six counties of Yangzhou! Back then, his father, Sun Jian, was known as a brave general. I will never forget the battle that broke the Yellow Turban in Wancheng! Unexpectedly, he was even more ruthless. He has never lost a single battle since he started the army! Forget that it's only been five years, just five years..." Cao Cao's eyes showed a burst of fear, "Yuan Benchu ​​and I have fought hard for ten years to get to where we are today, and it only took him half of the time to fight against us And he's only twenty-five years old, no matter who wins between me and Yuan Shao, this young Sun Ce will be enough for us old fellows to keep busy in the future. Sigh... this 猘 (zhi, meaning mad dog) is difficult to compete with!" The more Xun Yu heard it, the more frightened he became: "Then what should we do? There is news from Hebei that Yuan Shao will raise his troops soon, and another Liu Bei will appear in the east, so he has no time to look south." Cao Cao touched his frowning brows: "I have no choice but to appease him now. Have you seen the Zhang Hong he sent?" "See you." Mentioning this person, Xun Yu's dignified expression eased a lot, "This Zhang Hong is a famous scholar in Guangling, as famous as Zhang Zhao in Pengcheng, and he is very familiar with Kong Rong, Chen Deng and others. He speaks gentle and elegant, as I imagined The people under Zhongsun Ce's command are completely different." "This is what is scary! If only Sun Ce knew how to be brave and ruthless, he would be easy to deal with, but he is brave and resourceful, and knows how to win over scholars. Even famous scholars like Zhang Hong are willing to protect him. How can he pay back in the long run? Got it?" Cao Cao clenched his fists, "Immediately draw up an order, appoint Zhang Hong as the censor, and leave this person in Xudu, treat him with delicious food and drink! In case Sun Ce uses force, he can use this person to get rid of him. Mediation." "How should I write this form?" Cao Cao shook his head: "I have already given enough benefits when begging Yuan Shu. He is the Marquis of Wu and the general begging for rebellion. I have nothing to give him...does he have any brothers?" "The Sun family is a big family. In the past, the three brothers Sun Qiang, Sun Jian, and Sun Jing were all famous for their bravery." Xun Yu inquired very clearly, "Sun Ce is the eldest son of Sun Jian. He has four younger brothers, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang, and Sun Lang. They are still young. There are also quite a few cousins, Sun Qiang and Sun Jing each have five sons, among them Sun Ben and Sun Fu are both prefects, and they are both relatively old." "Hmph! Centipede worms together, these fifteen buddies alone are enough to fight the world! Where are the sisters and female relatives?" "Female family?" Xun Yu didn't understand why Cao Cao asked this, "I'm not sure about that, but Zhang Hong said that Sun Ben had a new daughter..." "That's enough!" Cao Cao remembered the recent marriage with Zhang Xiu, "If you have trouble, go talk to Zhang Hong and tell me that I intend to marry the Sun family. Let my son Cao Zhang marry Sun Ben's daughter, and I will choose a daughter from the family. A niece of the same age is matched with... Which of Sun Ce's younger brothers is not yet married?" In order to get married with the Sun family, Cao Cao did everything possible. His son married his niece, and his niece married his younger brother. This generational hierarchy was also messed up.Xun Yu almost wanted to laugh, but seeing his serious face, he said with restraint, "Sun Quan is expected to be married, Sun Kuang is still young, and Sun Lang was born in a concubine...Sun Yi should be neither too old nor too young." "That's him! My Cao family and his grandson's family are married to each other. As long as we maintain the relationship, we will be good relatives without resorting to martial arts." Cao Cao walked two steps with his hands behind his back, and added, "In addition, you will give Yangzhou governor a strict Like writing a letter, asking him to name Sun Quan as a talented person, and to give credit to the Sun family." The imperial court inspected the system, and only those with excellent academic performance in prefectures and counties could be promoted as talented people. Now Cao Cao uses it to buy people's hearts s method. Xun Yu agreed: "Don't worry, I'll discuss it with Zhang Hong. In addition, Kong Rong and other favors, Sun Ce should not refuse. But..." But relying on these superficial articles that are not painful or itchy can dispel Sun Ce's northern invasion mean?Xun Yu was embarrassed to say it. Cao Cao knew it well, and sneered, "Father and son don't kill brothers these days, and the in-law relationship is even more unreliable! We have to win over Liu Biao again. Han Song's time in Beijing is not short, and it would be embarrassing for Zhang Hong to meet him. Let him go back." Go ahead, give him an edict to be the prefect of Lingling. Isn’t Sun Ce’s general Cheng Pu leading the prefect of Lingling? I’ll help Liu Biao set up a real prefect of Lingling, and let the two of them fight over it!” Xun Yu stared at Cao Cao in a daze for a long time. These methods sounded good, but none of them had any practical effect, and Sun Ce could still do whatever he wanted.The cruel facts are before us, when the decisive battle against Yuan Shao, the problems in the rear cannot be settled at all!Xun Yu stopped thinking about it, and changed the subject: "Liu Xun sent someone to send a letter saying that the remnant soldiers have arrived in Yingchuan, and they will arrive in Xudu tomorrow if it is early tonight or later. The letter was flattering and emphasized repeatedly. That little old friendship. I think this person is greedy for money and misbehaved. It really doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if he comes or not." "Call him!" Cao Cao didn't even hesitate, "Immediately issued an edict to designate Liu Xun as the general who conquered the captives, and asked him to bring troops to Guandu to help me in the battle." "He was defeated by Sun Ce, and there were only a few hundred soldiers left." "At this juncture, even if there is one more person, I still want it!" The current situation changed just like a thunderbolt. A few days ago, Cao Cao's situation was very good.The soldiers marched into Liyang to take the initiative, and Xu Du was surrounded by turmoil.But in such a blink of an eye, the situation took a turn for the worse, and the overall battle situation began to tilt in an unfavorable direction. Cao Cao left the province and walked alone on the blue bricks of the palace.A cool wind blew into his neck, he shivered slightly, and tightened his court clothes again.In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of the year, why didn't Yuan Shao come?Suddenly Cao Cao seemed to have a feeling: Yuan Shao is not only dealing with the rear, but also waiting for winter!The soldiers in Hebei are more resistant to severe cold than the troops they patched together. If the battle gets into a stalemate, this advantage will gradually become apparent. Cold and hunger are also sharp weapons for killing... But Cao Cao has no way out, and this battle must continue , avoiding battle is equal to death!He glanced back at the Xudu Palace, which was not very majestic, which he had created with his own hands.As long as Cao Cao is still there, the Han Dynasty will be there; and as long as the Han Dynasty is there, Cao Cao will have the greatest capital against powerful enemies... Thinking of this, Cao Cao hastened his pace and walked out of the Yimen. The guards outside the gate of the palace were heavily guarded. Xu Chu led his own soldiers around Cao Cao's car, while Guo Jia was chatting with a nodding and bowing Bai Ding with his hands in his hands. Cao Cao suddenly recognized Zhao Da at a glance, expecting him to come here again to curry favor with his errands, he was very disgusted in his heart, and shouted: "Fengxiao! I don't have time to talk nonsense with dubious people, so hurry up and follow me to Xingyuan to arrange it. Three days later Rise up." As he spoke, he boarded the carriage. Guo Jia patted Zhao Da on the shoulder, and said sarcastically, "Zhao Yilang, I'll listen to your speech when I have time." Zhao Da finally saw Cao Cao, ran a few steps and grabbed the edge of the car, and said with a flattering smile: "Mr. Cao, when will you issue an order? You can't lie to me, it's another year. I have I have a secret to tell you..." Before he finished speaking, Xu Chu's big hand had already grabbed his collar: "Sangong Cheyu, how can you bother me!" After speaking, he threw Zhao Da a foot away with his arms.Zhao Da stumbled and gnawed on the mud, got up and shouted to himself: "Mr. Cao, you promised to use me as a vassal. I resigned from the official position, but you ignored me. I beg you... If you don't Promise, I will kill myself in front of you!" Cao Cao sneered for a while: "Suicide? Give him the sword!" A soldier drew out his saber and threw it in front of Zhao Da, who was so frightened that he ran away. Cao Cao gave him a blank look: "Hmph! If you really had the backbone, you wouldn't be where you are today! Whether it's the imperial court or my shogunate, we use warriors, righteous men, and gentlemen, but you don't need gossips like you. People. Let's go!" The coachman whipped down, and the mighty Zhulun carriage galloped on the road.Zhao Dawou followed closely in the flying dust: "Mr. Cao...you listen to me...I know a secret, someone is going to kill you..." Xu Chu couldn't help turning his head, but Cao Cao said angrily, "Don't listen to his nonsense, I've seen too many majestic, sensational, and sobering villains... Hurry up! There are still military affairs." Zhao Dawu was reluctant to give up, and gathered enough strength to nurse, and cried out in tears: "The emperor wants to kill you! I will kill you with a secret order! If I tell a lie, I will give birth to a son without an ass hole!" With a sharp neigh, the galloping carriage came to an abrupt stop. Cao Cao leaned on the red gold armrest in astonishment, staring back at the informer, his pale face already distorted by fear...