In the spring of the first year of Jian'an (AD 196), Cao Cao had just quelled the rebellion of Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Miao, and received an edict from the emperor, and officially became the shepherd of Yanzhou①.He was more aware of the remaining prestige of the court and the emperor, so he gave up his plan to attack Liu Bei and Lu Bu, and regarded rescuing the emperor Donggui as the top priority, so he sent troops to Yuzhou to clear away the obstacles. 『①Yanzhou, located in the south-west of today’s Shanxi Province and east of Henan Province. 』 『②Yuzhou, in the east of present-day Henan and north of Anhui. 』

It was a spring night, and all was silent on the empty plain.The round full moon was looming in the clouds, because it was cloudy, and even a single star could not be seen, only the cold moonlight covered Cao Jun's camp with a hazy white veil.Although it is spring, it is still the season of warm and cold.As the saying goes, clouds cover the moon on the 15th of August, and snow lights up the lights on the 15th of the first lunar month. I am afraid it will snow again in the next day or two. In this hazy silence, General Cao Jun didn't seem to notice that there was an army crawling towards their camp.This is not a regular army, the soldiers don't have decent armor, they all have silk handkerchiefs on their heads, wear all kinds of coarse cloth clothes, and their weapons are just short guys like machetes, but there are quite a few of them - they are the Yuzhou Yellow Turban Army!

It seems strange to say that since the turmoil in the Central Plains, Yuzhou has not had large-scale Yellow Turbans, but there are some camps in Gebei in Runan.First, it was trampled by Xiliang's iron hooves, and then Yuan Shu supported Sun Jian and Yuan Shao sent Zhou Yu out, and the two fought repeatedly for the territory.Because of the long war, cities, counties and counties were severely damaged, the people fled and the fields were barren, and even the remnants of the Yellow Turbans gradually faded out of this land.Until two years ago, Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao and fled like a stray dog ​​all the way, losing his control of the northern part of Yuzhou.After Yuan Shu fled to Shouchun, in order to cause trouble for Cao Cao, he did not hesitate to support the Yellow Turban forces to return to Yuzhou, provided them with weapons, food and grass, and encouraged their leaders Huang Shao, Liu Pi, He Yi, and He Man to support more than ten thousand soldiers and horses each. The opportunity to occupy the land of Runan and Yingchuan blocked Cao Cao's westward and southward roads.

The leader of tonight's raid is Huang Shao, the leader of the Yuzhou Yellow Turban.He didn't expect at all that Cao Cao rushed to fight Yuzhou just after he put down the Yanzhou Rebellion, and he brought out almost everyone.Frightened by Cao Cao's remnants of breaking the Yellow Turban several times, Huang Shao's soldiers gradually became separated.Once such sentiments spread, the Yellow Turban Army will collapse without a fight.In order to boost the morale of the army, he decided to take the risk himself and led his troops to attack Cao Ying at night. The peasant army often maintains the habit of plowing at sunrise and resting at sunset, and is most afraid of night battles. In the past, Cao Cao's aid to Huangfusong and the destruction of Qingzhou Yellow Turban relied on night battles to win.In order to overcome this shortcoming, Huang Shao worked hard. After a long period of day and night training, he trained a night fighting team from the peasant army, which was specially used to deal with Cao Cao.In his opinion, the officers and soldiers would never have imagined that the Yellow Turbans would also engage in night raids. Such an action is no different from a surprise soldier from heaven!

Among the many yellow scarf leaders, Huang Shao can be regarded as outstanding, not only has high prestige, good martial arts, but also extraordinary courage.This time he personally led the troops, and he also wrapped his head with a silk handkerchief and held a machete in his mouth. He was slightly different from ordinary soldiers in that he was wearing a light armor of golden hazel copper, which was picked up when he stole the tombs of the princes. My baby, picked up alive from the dead. Now he was the first to bear the brunt and crawled on the ground, swishing forward with his elbows, followed by five thousand soldiers.Seeing that Cao Jun's camp was getting closer and closer, and the enemy didn't even react at all, Huang Shao's joy was ready to come out, maybe Cao Cao's head could be taken down tonight.If it weren't for the handle of the knife in his mouth, he might have laughed out loud by now.

The Yellow Turbans pressed on every step of the way, and gradually they were less than 30 steps away from the camp. The Cao camp was still silent, only two soldiers who were watching the night were leaning against the gate, motionless, as if they were asleep.Huang Shao suppressed his excitement and stopped climbing, opened his mouth and let go of the machete, held it tightly in his hand, and whispered to the people around him: "Send the order, everyone will watch my actions and follow my instructions." This is One of the major flaws of the Yellow Turban Army is that due to the lack of banners and armor, there is often a lack of obvious command marks when fighting. The personal behavior of the commander has become a fatal factor in determining the outcome.

The password was conveyed in a low voice, and it took a long time before the silence returned.Huang Shao felt that everyone had been notified, and suddenly jumped up with a big knife in his hand: "Kill me!" With the shout, he had already rushed to the gate, and the soldiers behind him could see clearly, and jumped up one by one , Holding the blade high and rushing towards Cao Ying, the sound of shouting and killing can be described as earth-shattering.After staying in the dark for a long time, Huang Shao could see clearly with both eyes. He saw that Cao Ying was still in the dark and there was no movement. The two night watchmen leaning on the gate seemed to be frightened, and they didn't even dare to move.

Why are you being polite?Huang Shao rushed to the front and jumped up, took aim at the soldier on the right, and slashed down with a big knife.There was only a "hiss" in the earwheel, and Huang Shao almost fell to the ground, when the knife penetrated from the top of his head and came out from his crotch—a scarecrow! Before Huang Shao understood what was going on, he saw a big halberd stabbing towards him through the gate.He was too slow to dodge in a hurry, the tip of the halberd hit his right arm, and the steel saber was immediately released from his hand.At this moment, the follow-up soldiers also arrived. They looked so-so and didn't understand why the leader threw the knife for no reason.

Everyone was at a loss, when a higher, wider and louder shout of killing suddenly sounded, and the dark Cao Ying raised countless torches in an instant, illuminating everything like daylight.Through the fence gate, one could see archers densely packed in the camp.Huang Shao was so frightened that he didn't even dare to pick up the knife. He hugged his head and turned around and ran: "Quick retreat!" How can a man be as fast as an arrow?In an instant, the rain of arrows that was as dense as migratory locusts had come, and a large number of those yellow scarf soldiers who rushed up were shot to death.Thanks to Huang Shao's armor, he didn't even lose his life when he rolled and crawled, but he still got a few arrows in his arms.His calmness in commanding Ruoding was completely lost at this moment, and he fled with his head in his arms and arrows: "Run! Run! There's an ambush!" There was chaos, and they ran for their lives clamoring.

But where can I escape?At this time, a group of soldiers and horses came suddenly from the east, and the leader was Le Jin; a group was also killed from the west, led by Yu Jin; the gate of Cao Ying was opened wide, and a young general Cao Ang supervised the bow and arrow. The hand also chased out.Under attack from three sides, the Yellow Turban Army committed the same mistakes as before, disobeying the general's order and fleeing in all directions, and collapsed completely in a short time.Cao Jun didn't need to chase after him, he just waited for the scattered enemies to hit him, and he would solve the problem with a knife.Huang Shao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and he didn't bother to draw his arrows. He ran with his hands open to greet the chaotic soldiers, trying to get everyone to follow him to escape.But now it's a mess, who will listen to his command.

Le Jin took the lead in wading into the formation of the rebellious army, with a spear in his hand, facing death by death.Yu Jin calmly ordered his subordinates to enter, while he leaned on his horse and carefully looked at the enemy group illuminated by the torch.In the shadows, I saw a person who didn't even hold a weapon, waving his arms with arrows and yelling, his body was covered with a copper plate, shining in the firelight.Yu Jin was overjoyed: this person must be a leader!Thinking of this, Yu Jin was afraid that Le Jin would steal meritorious service, so he didn't even say hello to his own soldiers, he drove his horse into the enemy group alone, brandished a big knife to call out the rebels, and went straight to Huang Shao.That Huang Shaoyu shouted to himself, and suddenly saw a general rushing towards him with a murderous look. Now that he didn't even have a weapon, he couldn't help but kneel down on the ground with his legs limp: "General, spare your life! I'll throw..." Before Huang Shao could utter the word "Jiang", his head had already been chopped off by Yu Jin and flew into mid-air, and he fell to the ground spraying blood with his hands and pedals.A soldier at the side was about to catch the head, Yu Jin waved his big knife in front of the soldier's eyes, and said coldly: "Do you dare to take the credit of this general?" "Don't dare!" The soldier was terrified, and quickly knelt down on the ground, holding the head up. Yu Jin did his part, grabbed the head with his left hand, stretched out a big knife with his right arm, and stabbed Huang Shao's chest, picked up the corpse vigorously, and shouted: "Yellow scarf thieves listen carefully, your leader is dead, you should return quickly !” When he shouted like this, Cao Jun’s generals also shouted.The shiny dead man's clothes were really eye-catching, and in a short while all the rebels heard and saw it.Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of steel knives falling to the ground, and the rest of Huang Shao's troops surrendered... Cao Cao ascended to a big tent at the time of Mao, Dian Wei and Wang Bi guarded him on both sides, and Wen Dong and Wu Xi Lie stood on both sides.Here Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Mao Jie, Xue Ti, and Man Chong bowed to the ground, while Xiahou Brothers, Cao Brothers, Zhu Ling, and Ren Jun stepped in to salute.This time, Cao Jun moved to Yuzhou with a complete lineup. Except for Liu Wanqian, Lu Qian, Li Dian and others who were stationed in Yanzhou, other capable generals and resourceful people were dispatched, and Cao Cao even brought his wife and family with him. Cao Cao nodded slightly to return the salute: "Everyone, please sit down... and invite the three generals to come in!" With a greeting, Cao Ang, Yu Jin, and Le Jin strode in, and Fang wanted to touch the ground with one leg. Cao Cao hurriedly raised his hand, " You have worked all night, so you don't need to be polite, how is the battle going?" Cao Ang is Cao Cao's son, so he doesn't care about these things, but Le Jin is empty-handed when he kills like a scoop of blood. Only Yu Jin lowered his head and smiled and said: "General Meng is brave and kind, and the general will kill Huang Shao, the leader of the bandit, by chance. The general surrenders with all his might." Having said this, he glanced at Cao Ang, and added, "It is said that a tiger father has no dogs, and last night's battle depended on the young general's calm command and proper command, and the last general was able to win." "Hahaha..." Cao Cao knew that this was flattery, but he couldn't help laughing, "Wen Ze is too humble, I will credit you with a great contribution." "Thank you, General!" Yu Jin thanked quickly.Le Jin was unhappy, he was obviously trying to outsmart Yu Jin, yet he took advantage of him. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao changed the subject: "I see that Wen Qian's blood is all over his body, which shows that he fought the enemy bravely, and he must remember a great service." Le Jin's calm face immediately showed a smile: "Thank you, General!" As for his son, Cao Cao didn't say anything, he just waved him to sit down.Credit or no credit is nonsense, the most important thing is to develop a good successor.Cao Ang, whose name is Zixiu, is seventeen years old. He was raised by the Ding family, who was born by the Liu family. His handsome appearance was inherited from his mother.He has read poetry and books since he was a child, learned how to bow and horse, and also watched his father's annotated military books, but he has never been on the battlefield before.Not long ago, there was news that Sun Ce, the son of Changsha prefect Sun Jian, was in Jiangdong.Thinking that Sun Ce was only 20 years old and only led thousands of soldiers, he defeated Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, which greatly stimulated Cao Cao.So he immediately brought Cao Ang with him, and wanted to use this time to send troops to train him well. The three generals returned to their seats. Cao Cao looked around the tent and said slowly: "I'm afraid you have some complaints about sending troops this time, and I have heard it more or less. But I definitely did not leave Yanzhou for no reason. I moved to Yuzhou for three reasons. One is Sweep away the remaining yellow turbans to ensure a smooth welcome; the two are to deter Yuan Shu from looking north; the third is to escort the coffins of my father, brothers and others back to their hometown." In fact, he still has a fourth level of thinking, but he can't do it yet. Say. In all fairness, the generals of the Cao camp, especially the Cao family's cronies, were not very willing to welcome Sheng Jia.Now they are only looking forward to Cao Cao's lead. If an emperor is ushered in out of thin air, who should they listen to?In the future, you will have to go to the table at every turn. If you obey the emperor's order, your power will be limited, and if you don't listen, you will bear the notoriety of violating the imperial edict.In addition, those celebrities and ministers will also be involved, and there will be more troublemakers, and more people will fight for merit. Cao Cao saw that some people looked bad, and some were hesitant to speak, so he quickly winked at Xun Yu.Xun Yu understood, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "In the past, Duke Wen of Jin accepted King Xiang of Zhou, and the feudal lords followed; Go far to the right of the pass, but still dispatch generals, and pass through dangers. Although the defense is difficult, the heart is always in the royal family. This is the general's ambition to heal the world's suffering. Today, when the car is driving, Luoyang is barren and thorny. Thinking, the people feel the old and mourn more. Sincerely because of this time, enshrining the Lord to follow the people's expectations, it is a great obedience; upholding the righteousness to subdue a hero, it is a general plan; supporting righteousness to make it handsome, a great virtue. Although there are rebellions in the world today If you don’t set the time now, the Quartet will be eager to fight to please you, and if you want to meet him at that time, it will not be easy.” He explained in a smooth, rough, and virtuous manner, and patiently Looking at the people in the account, everyone has nothing to say. Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly changed the subject: "We must do what we welcome, but the top priority is to conquer Yuzhou. Although Huang Shao is dead, there are still Liu Pi, He Yi, and He Man. I don't know which general is willing to lead..." Before he finished speaking, Bian Bing suddenly reported to the door, and said happily: "General Qi, there was a big battle last night, and the hearts and galls of the yellow turban mob were torn. Now He Yi and He Man have sent envoys to surrender." "Surrender!" Cao Cao shook his hand without even thinking about it, "But in addition to requiring them to surrender their weapons and dedicate themselves to the city, they must also register and register the surrendered people, and it is not allowed to dismiss soldiers at will." "Promise." Bian Bing reported the good news first and then the bad news, "Also... Liu Pi refused to surrender and led his people to flee to the territory of Liang. Yuan Shu has sent his subordinate Yuan Si to Chen Guo Wuping, and it seems that he wants to give these yellow scarves The thief is far away to make a sound." Cheng Yu sneered: "Yuan Gonglu is such an idiot. He has no ability to fight against the general himself. These mobs want to stop our tiger and wolf army. Why do we need to send out large troops? As long as we divide our troops and send out generals, Liu Pi can be dealt with!" When he made such a challenge, Le Jin was the first to jump up: "The final general is willing to divide his troops to pursue Liu Pi!" Immediately afterwards, Yu Jin, Zhu Ling, and Xia Houyuan also jumped out to ask for orders. "Not busy." Cao Cao narrowed his eyes, "Liu Pi is nothing, I think Yuan Shu is unwilling and wants to make a comeback to compete with me for Yuzhou. Now that we are here this time, let's play with him. The whole of Yuzhou was seized, and he was not allowed to peep from the north. Isn't Liu Pi's lair in Ningling? Let him go first, and I want to see if Yuan Shu comes to rescue him. If he dares to come, he will put them all together. Get rid of this confidant's trouble, and welcome the emperor again will be much smoother." Everyone in the tent nodded in agreement. Cao Cao picked up three orders: "Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Le Jin!" "Here!" The three members knelt down as they stepped out of the class. "You divide your troops to take over the counties of Yingchuan and Runan, and you must be careful with He Yi and He Man, so as to prevent them from rebelling and changing." "No." The three generals took the order and left. Cao Cao hadn't figured out how to take the next step when a central officer who reported the incident interrupted his thoughts: "General Qi, a sentry came from the southeast to intercept and kill Liu Pi for a while, with more than a hundred yellow scarves Heads come to pay homage to the general." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they didn't expect that a friendly army would suddenly appear at this time.Cao Cao thought it was a local tyrant who came to join him, and said with a smile: "How many troops are there, and who is the leader?" The Chinese army replied: "There are only 500 soldiers, but the armor is bright and the flags are beautiful and magnificent. The man who leads the army calls himself the prince of Liang, and his name is Liu Fu. He wants to enter the camp to ask for an audience." The so-called Liang State is also located within the border of Yuzhou, and is the feudal state of Liu Chang, the son of Emperor Xiaoming Liu Zhuang and the half brother of Emperor Xiaozhang Liu Da.At that time, there were only five counties in Liang State. Due to the strong brotherhood between Liang Wangchang and Zhangdi Liu Da, the four counties of Suiyang, Bo, Ningling, and Meng that originally belonged to the boundary of Yanzhou were also included in Liang State.After these four counties were drawn in, it became the richest country among the princely states in the world.The throne of King Liang has been passed down from father to son for six generations.Liu Fu is the legitimate son of Liang Wang Mi and his concubine Li, and also his only son. This Prince Fu is of course the future heir to the throne. Cao Cao had heard about Liu Fu, frowned slightly, and said to the crowd: "It's not convenient for me to go out, please line up to greet me at the tent... Please take Prince Fu!" For the sake of the clan, he said "please" very heavy. According to the regulations of the imperial court, although the princes and kings' families have fiefs, they are not allowed to make friends with foreign ministers casually, let alone recruit troops privately.Wang Zifu came to pay homage to Cao Cao, and even pulled a team of 500 people, which has violated the law of the country.But now that the world is in chaos, and the emperor himself is hard to protect, these regulations naturally turn a blind eye.What's more, people are carrying more than a hundred yellow scarf heads, let alone being polite.Due to Cao Cao's reputation, he generally still had to abide by the laws and regulations, so it was inconvenient to go out to greet him in person, so he sent a Chinese military team to greet him. Such a compromise of courtesy was appropriate. Although Cao Cao himself did not leave the account, he stood up respectfully and waited for the unexpected guest.After a while, with the sound of saluting, a swaggering young man surrounded by everyone came in like stars holding the moon. Liu Fu was in his early twenties, tall and slender, wearing a golden fish-scale armor, holding a red-tasseled pocket in his left wrist, and holding a three-foot Longquan with his right hand, and a bright red gem was inlaid on the hilt , extraordinarily noble and luxurious.Looking at his face again, he has a long face, a short beard, a straight nose and a straight mouth, fat lips, big ears facing his chest, a pair of piercing eyes, more black eyes and less white eyes, the left eyebrow is high and the right eyebrow is low, There is a bright red cinnabar mole on his forehead. Cao Mengde gasped - what a domineering nobleman! Liu Fu didn't kneel or worship when he entered the big tent, he cupped his hands slightly: "Cao Shijun is always nice!" Although he is a prince, he has no official position after all, so it seems a bit arrogant to greet him like this. Cao Cao said with a smile: "With the help of the prince, he intercepted and killed the Yellow Turban, Cao was flattered." Liu Fu didn't care about it: "I didn't mean to help you, I really moved when I caught up with the unavoidable. Who would have thought that this group of yellow scarf thieves were vulnerable and escaped in a few moments. Just such a mob, so that Jun should have wiped out in one fell swoop a long time ago, but he is still in a stalemate with them for half a month." These words were very harsh, and Cao Cao couldn't argue because of his status, so he just cupped his hands and said, "You are right, please sit down!" "Don't sit down anymore, I have something to discuss with the envoy." Liu Fu went straight, "Cao envoy, do you have the intention to go west to meet him?" Cao Cao was taken aback, it was inconvenient for outsiders to tell outsiders about such important military matters, but seeing Liu Fu's serious face, he turned around and asked, "You have nothing to do with this matter, my prince?" Liu Fu chuckled: "I am frank with the envoy, so let's just say it straight. Now that the court is in decline, the world is uneasy, and the emperor of the Han Dynasty is not secure. My father, the king, deeply feels the suffering of the people, and regrets that the emperor is dusty, so he ordered me to organize Soldiers and horses go west to meet him, so as to assist the emperor to stabilize the world." Just relying on five hundred soldiers and horses, Cao Cao dared to speak boldly. Cao Cao laughed secretly, but he still had to show face to others, and said politely: "The prince is worthy of being a son of the clan, and he really has great ambitions." "Don't be polite, Shijun. I came to you to discuss something important." Liu Fu seemed to dislike others' compliments. Cao Cao felt that he was young, energetic, rich and arrogant, so he didn't care about it. He sat down slowly and smiled, "I don't know what advice the prince has?" "I led the people to go to Luoyang, but General Dong Cheng and Yuan Shu's troops guarded Chenggao tightly and did not allow any troops to pass." "What?!" This was new news that Cao Cao had never heard of. Liu Fu was indignant: "I think that Dong Cheng is the root of Dong Zhuo's usurpation by the old general; Yuan Shu's support for soldiers is not like the royal family. These two villains are guarding Xiongguan, and they clearly intend to hijack the emperor and monopolize the power of the court. So I want to merge with Cao Shijun Conquer Chenggao in one place, and advance to Luoyang King Qin to rescue him." Although Cao Cao was perfunctory, he didn't pay attention to Prince Fu's team. What he considered was Dong Cheng and Yuan Shu's intentions.After thinking for a long time, he replied: "I will take care of the matter of being aggressive and Chenggao. The prince is a golden branch and a jade leaf. The battle is too dangerous. If there is a mistake, I can't afford it. Please lead your troops back and protect the king of Liang is you." What to do." Liu Fu felt that Cao Cao underestimated him. He was young and vigorous, so he leaned forward and asked Cao Cao, "What is your official position?" Cao Cao didn't know what his intentions were, so he raised his head and smiled and said, "Why did you ask the prince knowingly? I am the Yanzhou Shepherd who was appointed by the emperor today." Unexpectedly, Liu Fu sneered: "The land of Liang State belongs to Yuzhou, not your Yanzhou pastoral care! Whether you are willing to withdraw troops is your own business." These two sentences frightened Zhang Zhongwen Wuquan, for fear of making Cao Cao angry.Everyone dared not speak, and looked up at Cao Cao, only to see that he had already blushed with embarrassment—the governor of Yuzhou recognized by the court was Liu Bei who lived in Xuzhou, and he had absolutely no right to meddle in the affairs of Yuzhou according to theory.But now is not the year to be reasonable!He really wanted to kill this ignorant boy here, but after all, Wang Zifu was surnamed Liu of the emperor's family. If he slaughtered the clan at this time, he would not be able to accomplish the important task of catering to the emperor. Cao Cao learned the lesson of killing Bian Rang and tried his best to restrain his anger. Instead, he forced a smile and said: "I am just trying to persuade you with good words. For your consideration, it is up to the prince to decide whether to listen or not. Why do you have to be so mean?" Yan? You said this to me, if you say it to Yuan Shu and others, it may be harmful to your life." Liu Fu's slightly raised left eyebrow suddenly raised: "Since I entered the king's camp, life and death have been in the king's hands. The friendship between people is based on congeniality. I think you are a person so I dare to speak out; if you are a fool like Yuan Shu, It's not worth my reasoning with it." "Oh?" Cao Cao suddenly felt that the prince was very interesting, and his ambition seemed to be more than assisting the emperor to restore the Han Dynasty.He looked at Liu Fu, Liu Fu also looked at him, the two looked at each other for a long time and laughed up to the sky. Liu Fu smiled for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "If you don't give up, can I follow you?" Cao Cao no longer refused: "If the prince is willing to help you without hesitation, I will not be able to ask for it." "Okay!" Liu Fu nodded happily, "My five hundred soldiers..." "Let's go to the camp next to my camp." "Needed food and grass?" "Cao provides support." "After that?" "The imperial court conferred the official position of the prince." Cao Cao answered all the questions and agreed. Only then did Liu Fu put away his rebellious attitude, took two steps back and respectfully offered a big gift: "The last general, Liu Fu, is willing to do the work of dogs and horses in the future." "I am your friend, not your master." Cao Cao bypassed Shuai's case and helped him up. "The army is still waiting outside, the general will go to settle down first, and come back to listen to your orders when everything is well." Liu Fu saluted again, turned around and strode away. Zhang Wenwu looked at each other in dismay, Xia Houyuan couldn't help but yelled: "With five hundred people, you dare to join forces! This man is too arrogant, what can a Jiaoliang boy do?" "Status is his ability." Cao Cao stroked his beard, "His status as the son of a prince is much stronger than that of five hundred soldiers." Xia Houyuan sneered: "The world is already in chaos, let alone a prince, what is the son of a phoenix and the grandson of a dragon?" "Miaocai don't want to talk nonsense!" Cao Cao didn't want to talk about this in front of everyone, and waved his hands, "Wen Ruo and Zhong De stay here, and the others break up their accounts!" Everyone retreated, and when only Xun Yu and Cheng Yu were left in the big tent, Cao Cao expressed his concern: "Although Wang Zifu can't figure out whether it's an enemy or a friend, five hundred people can't do anything. Langlai. But Yuan Gonglu pretended to enter the Chen Kingdom, but sent Chang Nu to collude with Dong Cheng to guard Chenggao. Is he trying to transfer the emperor before me?" "You don't have to worry too much, General." Cheng Yu smiled, "He, Yuan Gonglu, has no intention of serving the king." "How did you see that?" "The death of Grand Tutor Ma Rixun is a testimony." Three years ago, the city of Chang'an was attacked by Li Jue and Guo Si, and the Xijing imperial court dispatched Taifu Ma Rizun and Taifu Zhao Qi to appease the Guandong.I don't know why, the old official Ma Rixun detained Yuan Shu as soon as he arrived.Not long ago, Yuan Shu snatched Ma Rixun's emperor's talisman, which made the old man die of anger.When Cao Cao was Yilang, he used to work with Ma Rixun, and he was really sad for a while because of his death. Hearing Cheng Yu mention this matter today, he hurriedly asked, "What does Zhongde mean by that?" Cheng Yu said politely: "Then Ma Rizun is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. The reason why he served Yuan Shu for three years is that the old man wanted to persuade Yuan Shuqin to protect him. But in the end... Yuan Shu not only refused, but also snatched his talisman , causing him to die in sorrow and anger, which shows that Yuan Gonggong has no intention of welcoming him." "It makes sense..." Cao Cao nodded, "But since he refuses to meet him, why should he stop others? Why do you want to do this for no reason?" "General, you have to take a good look at Yuan Gonglu's scheming!" Cheng Yu smiled and stood up, "Yuan Shu tried his best to win over the Jianghuai gentry, forced the Han envoy Ma Rizun to death, and asked for the Chuanguo that the Sun family took away." Yuxi, what is he trying to do?" "Being an emperor is wishful thinking!" Cao Cao snorted contemptuously. "That's right, but if someone welcomes Shengjia to reorganize the court, and the scholars return to the Han Dynasty, will his emperor still be able to do it?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up: "Could it be that he wants to..." "That's right!" Cheng Yu nodded, "He wants to prevent anyone from getting close to the emperor, and tries every means to make the emperor die in the chaos. Don't forget that the emperor is young and has no heirs. If the dragon returns to the sea, the royal bloodline will be cut off. At that time, there will be no one in the world, and Yuan Shu can hold the title of Chuanguo Yuxi as a great treasure without any scruples." "His heart should be punished!" Cao Cao slammed Shuai's case, "It seems that we have to step up. Wen Ruo, what do you think?" When Cheng Yu analyzed, Xun Yu lowered his head and never interjected. This is the biggest difference between him and other counselors.Xun Yu only talked about reason and righteousness, and always adhered to the tenet of not saying anything wrong, and never talked about conspiracies and tricks.Listening to Cao Cao's question now, he raised his head, but he didn't say anything about Yuan Shu: "Dong Cheng, General of the Guards, and the generals of Baibo control the Son of Heaven together, and there is no reason for him to conspire with Yuan Gonglu. , let him open the way." "Huh!" Cao Cao smiled contemptuously, "What is Dong Cheng? He was just an unknown young general under Dong Zhuo's account. When I was drinking with Xu Rong, Hu Zhen, and Yang Ding in the hall, he had to carry a sword. Guard the door for us outside! Is such a person worthy of being the General Wei who opens the government and builds the Yamen?" "One moment and another moment." Xun Yu shook his head, "There is no news from inside and outside the pass, maybe Dong Chengzhi's great achievements are unknown. In my humble opinion, I ask you not to be too busy trying to make progress, but to send someone there. The imperial court inquires for news, and then makes a decision after knowing oneself and the enemy." "That's good." Cao Cao thought for a while, "I'd better send Wang Bi to go, not only to find out the news, but also to contact Dong Zhao, Zhong Yao, Liu Miao and others, and ask them to help think of a way." Xun Yu added: "Since your envoy has officially been appointed as the shepherd of Yanzhou, you might as well write a thank you letter and ask the king to take it with you, and test the reaction of the court officials by the way." "That's a good way. I'll fix the watch tonight." Cao Cao stood up and stretched his waist, "while the king must be in Beijing, let's go south to Chen to pull out Yuan Si's nail. Since Yuan Gonggong has bad intentions, , I will teach him another lesson and completely drive his influence out of Yuzhou!" "When we fight Yuan Si, do we still need to bring that Liu Fu?" Cheng Yu asked. "This boy is a smart man, he is obedient. Having a prince in the camp shows that we are loyal to the Han court. It is not a bad thing. After the soldiers arrive in Chen State, we can use him to fight with Chen Wang." In the future, when we welcome the emperor back to the east, Liu Fu may be of great use!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed a light, "It's no wonder that there are many people, please go to the camp to pay a visit to Liu Fu, and touch him by the way. The details of the five hundred soldiers." "Promise!" Xun Yu and Cheng Yu took the order and left. Cao Cao was going to use this time to prepare the seal, but seeing that Cheng Yu had already paid out and Xun Yu was still standing there dawdling in arranging his clothes, he asked, "Wen Ruo, do you have anything else to say?" Xun Yu stopped and sat back on the stool again: "General, do you want to transfer the military mansion from Yanzhou to Yuzhou?" Cao Cao was taken aback: "Why did Wen Ruo say that?" Xun Yu smiled wryly and said, "What kind of enemies are the generals of the Yellow Turbans? Why do you come here in person? Besides, even if you come in person, why bother to bring all the generals out and bring their families with you? Also, you have to win Liu What's the point of subduing this Yuzhou clan? I've already seen it!" Speaking of this, there was no one else in the tent, Cao Cao finally revealed the truth: "Alas... only Wen Ruo you are a discerning person. Yanzhou is dilapidated, far away from the emperor, and was taken away by Yuan Shao. I really can’t rely on it anymore. I sent troops this time as a fake, but I just wanted to find an opportunity to transfer to Yuzhou. The reason why I can’t say it clearly is because I’m afraid everyone will object!” This matter cannot be stated publicly, because Cao The Yanzhou faction in the camp is too powerful.If Cao Cao made it clear that they should abandon their hometown and transfer to Yuzhou, the voices of opposition would immediately be overwhelming, and they might repeat the mistakes of Chen Gong's rebellion. Xun Yu stroked his beard and said, "That's true... now seventy-eight out of ten people under the envoy's tent are from Yanzhou. Wen has Mao Xiaoxian, Xue Xiaowei, Man Boning, Wu has Yu Wenze, Le Wenqian, and so on. Dian Wei who follows you every day. Not to mention Wan Qian, Xu Tuo, Li Zheng, Li Dian, Lu Qian and others who did not join the army this time, they have never even set foot on the ground of Yanzhou. Just now I There is no way to say, after all, he is also from Yanzhou." "In addition to catering to the emperor, another important task is to find a way to divide the power of Yanzhou nationality." Cao Cao frowned, "I am from Peiguo, Wen Ruo you are from Yingchuan, we are all from Yuzhou, only you can Do me this favor!" "I can't help, it's too difficult." Xun Yu couldn't help shaking his head, "Since the Sang Rebellion, the famous people in Yuzhou have been in exile, so it's not easy to gather them back together? Think about it, even my envoy and you Didn’t we live in Hebei? How much effort did we put in to leave Yuan Shao... Now I can only do as much as I can, and write a letter to Hebei tonight, please Xun Yan and Xun Chen Come back, if it’s convenient, try to bring Guo Jia here too. But even if they are willing, Yuan Shao is still uncertain whether to let him go or not!” "Alas..." Cao Cao felt embarrassed, "The world is so big, but I can only choose Yanzhou and Yuzhou. They are both ruined and defeated. Can no one help me?" "The only one who can help you is the emperor." Xun Yu murmured, "If you have the order of the emperor, you can call whoever you want! As long as the imperial court can be restored, our internal and external troubles will be solved immediately. .” Cao Cao grabbed Xun Yu's hand and said, "Okay! Let's fight to the death and we must welcome the emperor to Yuzhou." Xun Yu reminded: "You have to prepare a token of gratitude." "Don't worry." Cao Cao stared at the pen and ink on the handsome case, "I will definitely make the Emperor Longyan happy!" "Also, who do you want Wang Bi to contact for information? Ding Chong or Liu Miao?" "None of them. Ding Chong is now an escort and close minister, and Liu Miao is old, so they are not suitable." Cao Cao squinted his eyes, "I heard that Zhang Yang sent Dong Zhao to meet the emperor, and he stayed with the emperor as a minister. He helped Wang Bicai to cross Hanoi. Although Dong Zhao has never met us, he is willing to help us. He must want to join me. Let Wang Bicai ask him for advice. Dong Zhao will try his best .” Xun Yu was silent - he had always disliked this Dong Zhao. He was an official of the court and was eating Zhang Yang's food, but he was still doing things for Cao Cao.Confucius said that worshiping ghosts other than ghosts is called flattery!