Chapter 12 Bring your son out

Yuan Shao was very angry after receiving the imperial edict, and Cao Cao reprimanded him in the name of the emperor for supporting the army and not being willing to serve the king.What made him even more intolerable was that the person who relied on him in the past served as a general, but he himself was the captain of the three princes, and his position in the court was a little lower than Cao Cao. He couldn't help complaining: "Cao Cao deserves to die. Well, I saved it all the time, and now I am coercing the emperor to order me?" But now that the imperial court has been restored, he can no longer issue imperial edicts with the seal of "Marquis of Beixiang".After discussing with all the counselors for a long time, they carefully considered a letter.On the one hand, he explained that he did not attend the king's welcome; on the other hand, Yuan Shao also retreated and pretended to resign from the post of Taiwei.

After this form was handed over to Xudu Provincial High School, it was quickly transferred to the General's Mansion.Xun Yan had been with Yuan Shao, and now served as a subordinate of Cao Cao's shogunate. This time, he served as a guide and accompanied the angel to issue an edict. Now, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, he read aloud to Cao Cao, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia: "The loyal strategy was not fulfilled but the marshal was defeated, the queen mother was hostage, the palace was burned, and your majesty's sage was young, and he was in trouble. He Jin was murdered, and the master and apprentice were frustrated. The minister alone led more than a hundred soldiers from his family to inherit the war. In the Ming Dynasty, the spicy sword wing room, the tiger and the group, fought against the ugly, and the sinners died. This is a test of the sincere and foolish minister..."

After reading two paragraphs, Cao Cao interrupted: "Listen, Wen Ruo, Yuan Shao described himself as a hero who saved the world." Xun Yu nodded, "It's Yuan Benchu's usual tactic to show merit and qualifications." "It's a pity that his credit can't deceive discerning people." Cao Cao sneered, "If he hadn't given He Jinxiu the idea to recruit Dong Zhuo to Beijing, why would the world be in chaos? Raising troops to kill eunuchs in the palace was Yuan Shu's first arrow. It’s up to him. It’s a good thing he can say such self-proclaimed words as ‘Tiger shouts at the group and fights against the ugly’.”

Xun Yan waited for him to finish his complaints before continuing to read: "I met Dong Zhuo to take advantage of the emptiness, and the plan was not right. The father and brother followed, and he was a high-ranking man, not afraid of the disaster of the family, but only the righteousness of the country... so he attracted the heroes , raise a million teachers, drink horses Mengjin, drink blood Zhanghe..." "Stop reading!" Cao Cao stood up abruptly, "Why didn't I see him fight? Instigated Wang Kuang to kill Hu Muban, and then lent me to kill Wang Kuang; captured Han Fu's Jizhou, and Ask Zhang Miao to beat him to death. Is that how he 'prospers a million teachers and drinks horses and Mengjin'?" He paced back and forth a few steps, and asked Xun Yan, "How long is this nonsense of meritorious service? "

Xun Yan didn't know how much Yuan Shao had written, so he unfolded the entire bamboo slips and found more than half of it, Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed words were not over yet.Cao Cao simply grabbed the watch from his hand: "Let me see for myself, what other hypocritical things did he say?" The Xun brothers looked at each other, but did not speak: the world is as black as crows, Cao Mengde repeatedly asked Feng Shi to sit up and raise his price, and Yuan Benchu ​​made excuses to boast, these two are really a pair of treasures! "Haha, listen to this paragraph... It is because loyal ministers are so heartbroken and have no regrets, they have a sense of righteousness. Today, rewards are added without labor, to bring virtue; to depose loyalty, to doubt the popularity of the public. Is there a far-reaching plan in the heart? It is just a slanderous heresy to make it happen..." Cao Cao smiled disdainfully, "Yuan Shao is turning a corner and calling me a traitor!"

Guo Jia was not as polite and polite as the Xun family brothers. He sat aside and listened with gusto, and laughed and joked: "He still has the face to call you a traitor, so what is he himself? In terms of military strength, he is the most He is powerful, he is the largest in terms of territory, and he is also the most honorable in terms of status. He forges edicts with his own big seal every day, regardless of whether the emperor lives or dies. Now that the court is stable and the emperor is safe, he tells lies again and wants to scold Others are traitors. I can see clearly that Yuan Benchu ​​is an out-and-out hypocrite!"

These few words fit Cao Cao's thoughts very well. He nodded and said: "I just realized now that people in the world can still be so hypocritical. Listen to this passage again... Taifu Riyi is the teacher and protector, and he is appointed as the assistant to the Eastern Expedition. , and waste the king's order, favor and appoint the wrong person, and everything that is used is donated by the public. To accommodate his strategy, he thinks it is the mastermind, and makes his brothers and sisters become enemies, and confronts each other, and the structure is very difficult. Although the minister If he wants to release Jia and throw himself into battle, he has no choice but to... Hmph! He never talked about his brother's antagonism, and put all the conflicts with Yuan Shu on Ma Rixun, anyway, the old man has passed away, and there is no evidence to prove it. His skills are really amazing!"

Guo Jia chuckled: "It's a pity he forgot, and the imperial edict has to be handed over to you for review. The dirty things between their brothers can deceive others, and can they also deceive you?" "'The theory of absolute evil and flattery will never make foolish ministers hate three springs', I didn't forget to write a sentence at the end. Alas..." Cao Cao sighed after reading it, as if he had enough sarcasm, and rolled up the seal. Into the sleeves, "Looked and scolded, and scolded, what should we do next?" He can only live with his mouth now, if Yuan Shao turns his face, he really can't afford it now.

Xun Yu struggled in his heart for a long time, but he still said, "In my opinion, you should hand over the post of general to Yuan Shao." Cao Cao raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "No way! If the general is handed over to him, how can I command all the officials? Who can take me seriously?" Xun Yan explained: "Yuan Shao used to be called General Chariot and Rider, and he was unwilling to be under your rank. He came here for your title of General." "The more he wants, the more I can't give it to him!" Cao Cao flicked his sleeves, "There is no need to discuss this matter again." What he has always worried about is that his family background is not good, and now he can finally surpass Yuan Shao, the four generations and three princes. Naturally, he refused to give up easily.Rather than saying that this is based on peaceful aspirations, it is better to say that it is a challenge to one's own identity.

The Xun brothers saw that he was stubborn again, and they didn't know how to persuade him, but Guo Jia smiled and said: "General, I dare to ask you what your ambition is in life?" "Does it need to be said?" Cao Cao knew that he was about to add words, so he gave him a blank look, "I, Cao, would like to revive the Han family and save the common people from suffering. What does this have to do with giving up the official position?" Guo Jia got up and saluted, "In the past, if Grandpa Gao threw an egg at a rock due to a moment of anger at the grand banquet of the Chu and Han Dynasties, would there still be a world of great Han?"

Cao Cao was at a loss for words when he heard that he had brought out the great ancestor Liu Bang.Guo Jia bowed again and said: "In the past, when Gengshi was honored, if Lord Guangwu was eager to avenge his elder brother Liu Yan's murder, and fought with Zhu Yu face to face in the court, would he be able to revive the Han Dynasty and pass on another 12 emperors? " "I also know about these old things." Cao Cao smiled wryly, "I just can't swallow it!" Guo Jia saw that his complexion was slightly calm, so he hurried to strike while the iron was hot: "Heaven will send a great mission to the people of Sri Lanka, and they must first suffer from their will, their muscles and bones, their bodies and skin, and their bodies. Poverty, how can a dike of a thousand miles be destroyed in one hole? Now Yuan Shao holds the land of Hebei, with twice as many soldiers and horses as the general, and more food and fodder than the general. If this thief is angered by the dispute over names, the general will be in trouble, and the emperor will be dusted and the country will be in danger again. , It is absolutely wrong for the general to be in a real disaster for gaining a false name! You saved the country from the darkness and restored the emperor to the bright hall. This merit is shared by all gods and gods, and Yuan Shao is incomparable. At this time, it is advisable to use the method of concealment, A strong man would not hesitate to sever his wrists, let alone a mere reputation?" This young man who was usually jovial and jovial, at the moment he spoke the truth with a stern voice, it was a blow to the head. Xun Yan also continued: "In the past when I was in Hebei, Zhi Tianfeng and Jushou also advised Yuan Shao to welcome the emperor to Weijun. If you are willing to abdicate, Yuan Shao must feel that you have miscalculated, and I am afraid that you will still compete for the emperor. The general can give Yuan Shao a high position, making him think that he is in a high position both internally and externally. Fighting for the emperor." "Endure the hatred of the moment, in exchange for eternal peace..." Cao Cao gritted his teeth cruelly, "Forget it! I will give Yuan Shao the post of general, give bows and arrows, axe, and hundreds of tigers, and also supervise Ji, Qing, You, and the four prefectures .He is now the Marquis of Bei Township, and I will raise him another level to be Marquis of Ye. I will give him all the false titles I can, and let him be stinky!" The three of them knelt down immediately, with joyful expressions on their faces: "The general is wise." Cao Mengde was domineering and paranoid, but he was able to do good things like others, and this was his wisdom. Cao Cao waved his hand: "Where is there any general, this seat belongs to Yuan Shao." "The general can assume the post of Taiwei immediately." Xun Yu reminded. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao smiled: "Let's forget about the Taiwei. Since I have already given up, I will be more gracious and change to the position of Sikong." The actual power of the three princes is below that of the general; , Sikong nominally manages the construction of national projects, and is the most junior of the three publics. Xun Yu was very surprised: "At that time, Sikong was Zhang Xi. He was a descendant of a famous family, and he was the father of two generations." "The corpse is a vegetarian meal, dismiss him, and I will be the official." Cao Cao was irrational.The government affairs of the imperial court are all in their own hands, and the three officials have positions but no powers, so they can only eat vegetarian meals in their positions.According to his thinking, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would dismiss whoever they wanted, without any reason at all. Xun Yu was dissatisfied when Taiwei Yang Biao was dismissed before, and now Sikong and Zhang Xi are dismissed, but Guo Jia said, "It's better to dismiss Situ Zhao Wen together, lest these people have nothing to do to hinder us." "Keep Zhao Wen." Cao Cao smiled coldly, "Zhao Zirou is from the middle of Shu, and now all the members of the Central Shu Party have fled to Yizhou Liu Zhang, leaving him alone can't make much trouble, so let's keep this Situ for you." I'll be your companion." "Oh! I almost forgot." Xun Yan patted his head, "Yuan Shao sent his confidant Fengji to send me away. When we parted, there was a secret letter entrusting me to pass on to the general to watch." A kit was held up with both hands. Cao Cao took it over and saw that the kit was still sealed with wax, so it could be seen that Xun Yan had not done anything privately, so he hurried to a few cases and opened it with a knife and pen—it turned out to be a piece of silk. Seeing that the letter was so secretive, the three of Xun Yu couldn't take the initiative to ask anything.Unexpectedly, after Cao Cao finished reading, he glanced at them and said with a sneer, "It was Yuan Shao who wrote me a letter from Feng Yuantu's hand. He asked me to help him kill three people." "Three people?" Guo Jia looked back at Xun Yu and Xun Yan, and asked tremblingly, "Could it be the three of us?" Cao Cao nodded deeply, pretending to be deep and said: "You were originally Yuan Shao's subordinates, but now you are all serving in the court. Yuan Shao hopes that I will help him eradicate the traitor!" He sighed in a serious manner, "Feng Xiao just said Well, at this time, it is appropriate to use the method of keeping a low profile, and a strong man will not hesitate to cut off his wrists... I, Cao, am sorry for the three of you." Xun Yu and Xun Yan were dubious and astonished; Guo Jia's face turned green with fright, and he rushed forward to snatch the silk scroll to take a look-there were really three names on it, but they were the former Taiwei Yang Biao, the Chief Qiu Liang Shao, and the commander-in-chief. Master Kong Rong. "Ouch! You scared me to death!" Guo Jia wiped off his cold sweat, then handed the silk book to the Xun brothers, "It's not the three of us..." "Bold Guo Jia!" Cao Cao didn't wait for him to laugh, and stared angrily, "You even snatched the secret letter of the general, what should you do?" Guo Jia's legs softened and he knelt down on the ground: "I am reckless, I hope the general will be lenient..." "I'm no longer a general!" Cao Cao sternly said. Guo Jia quickly changed his words: "I hope Duke Cao will forgive me." "Hahaha..." Cao Cao couldn't hold back any longer, he covered his belly and laughed, "Look at you, you brat like me, pointing out the sky and the world, isn't it a virtue at the moment of life and death? It's easy to scare you." I'm angry." He said and helped Guo Jia, who was still in shock. "Ouch, I'm sweating all over you!" Guo Jia grinned. Xun Yu also breathed a sigh of relief, and complained: "It's useless to play sex..." "I'm just joking, don't take offense." Cao Cao cupped his hands and said, "But I don't know what kind of enmity Yuan Shao has with these three old ministers. Do you have to put them to death and hurry up?" Xun Yu explained: "The Yuan and Yang families belong to the fourth generation and three princes, and the sons of Yang Biao's family are related to Yuan Shu, so they are quite envied by Yuan Shao. The eldest son Liang Shao and the former Taifu Yuan Kui were quite at odds. Enmity against Japan. As for Kong Rong...Yuan Shao chose his son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou, and Kong Rong sat in Beihai and refused to join him. The two armies met each other, and Yuan Tan repeatedly won and captured Kong Rong. For his life, the Yuan family father and son naturally harbor resentment." Guo Jia interjected, "Yuan Shao wants to let Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Yuan Shang, and Gao Gan's three sons and nephew each take over a state." "Doing this will only cause brothers to fight for power, and you will bring your own disaster." Cao Cao took the silk book and played with it carefully, and then sneered, "Let Feng Ji write a secret letter with me, this is to do nothing. Traces. Since Yuan Shao killed people, he didn’t want to bear the name of harming virtuous people, so he made a false hand with me, which is exactly the same as when Wang Kuang killed Hu Muban with his false hand.” Xun Yu's position was very firm: "Yang Biao, Kong Rong, contemporary celebrities, and Liang Shao's prestige veterans, these three people must not be killed." "Of course I can't be killed," Cao Cao said with a subtle attitude. "No matter how these three people treated me, if Yuan Shao told me to kill them, I would not kill them! Feng Xiao, you snatched the secret letter and punished you to do one thing." "Huh?" Guo Jia was taken aback. "You give Yuan Shao for me... no, write back a letter to Fengji, refusing to kill the three of them. Yuan Shao doesn't want to get Feng Yuantu to repair the book with blood on his hands. say." "Promise." Guo Jia took the order, and immediately took out the bamboo slips and fell down in front of the desk to write quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was written: 〖Today the world is collapsing, heroes rise side by side, assisting the king and the king, people are unhappy, and each has his own heart. This is the autumn of mutual doubts. , who is not in danger?And the husband took up the commoner clothes, among the dust and dirt, and was sunk by the mediocre, how can he overcome his complaints!Gao Zu pardoned Yong Chi's scorpion and felt peaceful, how could he forget it? 〗 "Yes, that's right." Cao Cao handed the bamboo slips to Xun Yu, "immediately ordered the ministers to write an imperial edict, worshiping Yuan Shao as a general, and ordered Kong Rong, a great craftsman, to be an envoy to Hebei to deliver the edict." Xun Yu shuddered: "Wouldn't Kong Rong go like this?" "Yes! I will not kill Kong Rong, but I will send him to Yuan Shao, and ask Kong Rong to take this secret letter. I want to see if he dares to kill himself, and if he dares to bear the name of harming the virtuous. How to do this It's not considered to refute his face, kill two birds with one stone..." Taking Kong Rong's life to test Yuan Shao, his scheming is too vicious.Not to mention the Xun brothers, even Guo Jia couldn't help being speechless, but after thinking about it carefully, this is a clever plan.At this moment, Cao Ang ran in in a panic. Cao Cao glared at his son: "What are you doing here? You don't greet the adults when you enter the door. Is there any rule?" Cao Ang was absent-minded and made a bow to Xun Yu and the others, and without waiting for their return, he fell into Cao Cao's ear: "Daddy, Aunt Huan is about to give birth." "Oh?" Cao Cao stomped his feet, "There is joy at home, everything has been decided, everyone go away!" After saying that, he left the three bewildered Xun Yu and hurried back to the back hall... The backyard is very lively at the moment, the concubine wives Bian, Qin, and Yin are all eagerly waiting at the door of Huan's room.In her arms, Qin held her son Cao Xuan, who had just been born two months ago, and Yin held He Yan, who was born in He's family, in her arms. Their respective servants and maids waited on them.As soon as Cao Cao stepped into the backyard, he yelled, "Boys and girls?" Now that Cao Cao has more children, he is looking forward to having a daughter. "I haven't given birth yet!" Mrs. Bian said with a smile, "The elder sister is taking care of her inside, there will be no mistakes." Cao Cao felt relieved when he heard his wife Ding Shi serving inside, and stretched out his hand to take Cao Xuan in Qin Shi's arms: "Come, come, ask Daddy to hug you, I'm too busy now, and I don't have time to coax you. "He said and kissed his son. Qin's nature was calm and he entered the door late, so he didn't say anything.But Mrs. Bian blamed her and said: "It's because you know you are a father, so you haven't looked at Xuan'er for a long time." Cao Cao didn't even refute with a smile, handed Cao Xuan to his left wrist, and touched He Yan's small face: "This child is so juicy, he looks like a girl." Ping's son went to Cao's house, let alone dared to say anything. "Ouch, this bad boy has shit." Cao Cao shook his hands, his sleeves were already stained yellow.Seeing this, Mrs. Qin quickly hugged Xiao Caoxuan, and Mrs. Bian joked, "Yes! It's your advantage to just put it on your clothes, and I should give you a 'fragrant soup bath'." Cao Cao was a little curious, so he raised his sleeve and sniffed: "Eh? This little baby's excrement and urine don't smell very bad!" Bian coaxed the child and said, "Your son, of course you don't think it stinks!" Seeing that the sleeves were dirty, Cao Cao hurriedly took off his clothes and touched the bulging pocket in his arms—it turned out to be the roll of Yuan Shao's watch.With all his strength, he tore off the bamboo slips in his palm, took out a piece of bamboo and handed it to Qin Shi: "Use it for him to scrape shit." Qin Shi was taken aback, how could she dare to continue. Cao Cao threw the torn seal on the ground: "Yuan Benchu's words are almost as good as raising money for my son's toilet!" At this time, Cao Ang led other brothers to come, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, followed by his nephew Cao Anmin, and two adopted sons Cao Zhen and Cao Bin.Looking at the whole courtyard full of flesh and blood, he suddenly remembered that Yuan Shao let his three sons and one nephew each take charge of Ji, Qing, You, and Bing, and he couldn't help fighting again: "Zixiu, Anmin, this time you continue to follow me to fight Zhangxiu! " "Promise." Cao Ang and Cao Anmin knelt down and saluted. On the other side, Cao Pi, Cao Zhen, and Cao Bin jumped up and down and said, "We're going too! We're going too!" Mrs. Bian laughed and said, "Wars are not fun. What do you do at a young age?" Cao Pi is only eleven years old, Cao Zhen is thirteen years old, and Cao Bin is ten years old. Cao Cao didn't see it that way, Yuan Shao was a few years older than him, and his three sons and nephew were already Yuanfu, so he had to train a son as soon as possible.He said in a loud voice: "Zhen'er and Pi'er will go with me, and Bin'er will stay." Although Cao Cao is confident about attacking Zhang Xiu, there will always be danger in case. After all, Cao Zhen and Cao Bin are the sons of Qin Shao, and they always You can't take it all to the fire pit. After all, Mrs. Bian was a mother, so she panicked at that time: "Pi'er is too young, how can you take him to the battlefield?" As he said, he grabbed his son in his arms. "Can I really tell them to put on tough clothes?" Cao Cao rolled his eyes at her, "Follow me to see the battle in the army, and I will get used to this troubled world when I grow up. I love them!" Even after hearing him say that the son is the heart and soul of the mother, Mrs. Bian still couldn't bear it, and her eyes were red.Cao Cao smiled disdainfully: "Why are you crying? This expedition is really nothing, and Zhang Xiu's child is not worth mentioning at all!" He didn't take Zhang Xiu seriously at the moment. Mrs. Bian wiped her eyes, and saw Cao Cao holding Qin on the left and Yin on the right, smiling happily. She couldn't help but sigh—now she is getting old and decrepit. Her looks are no longer comparable to those of Huan, Qin, and Yin. Although she and her husband have suffered the most and have given birth to three sons in a row, their favor has diminished day by day.Perhaps it would be better to let Cao Pi go through hardships and experience early, after all, mothers are more expensive than children... Before she could finish her thoughts, a high-pitched cry came from the room.After a while, the door opened, and Ding came out with a smile and hugged the baby who had just fallen to the ground: "My husband, sister Huan gave birth to another son, white and fat, what a sweetheart!" "I can hear him crying from far away, this kid has such a loud voice!" Cao Cao laughed so hard that he couldn't close his mouth, "Just call him Cao Chong!"