Chapter 17: Destroy the tiger and swallow the wolf

Although the Han Dynasty showed a slight candle in the wind and there was not much time, the political value possessed by the Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was difficult to measure.

Yuan Shao did not welcome the emperor, but Cao Cao rushed to steal the emperor.

Cao Cao, who was rushing to Luoyang with his troops thousands of miles to see the emperor, acted as a loyal minister, respected the emperor, and wanted to revive the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao assassinated Dong Zhuo alone and called on all heroes to join forces to attack Dong Zhuo. He was the first prince to submit to the court after Liu Xie ascended the throne. Now, he came to Liu Xie. His loyalty, in Liu Xie's eyes, was definitely much more reliable than Yuan Shao, who appointed officials without authorization and ignored the emperor.

The emperor did not want to leave Luoyang, hoping to regain the glory of Luoyang, but Luoyang was already a ruin. Even if it was resurrected, it would not be a matter of time. The reason why Cao Cao persuaded the emperor was exactly the same as Guo Jia.

There is no grain production in Sili area. Even if the army is engaged in farming, it is impossible to go to the land today and there will be a harvest tomorrow.

After contemplating the words of the emperor moving to Xuchang, Liu Xie agreed to Cao Cao's suggestion.

He didn't go to Chengdu with Guo Jia because of the geographical location of Chengdu, it was impossible for him to reach the influence of commanding the world, but Xuchang could do it.

After welcoming the emperor to Xuchang, Cao Cao ordered the change of Xuchang to Xudu and the reign of Jian'an.

After the emperor moved to Xudu, he rewarded all the ministers, including thirteen people including Dong Cheng. Cao Cao was first named General. Later, Cao Cao refused and gave the position of General to Yuan Shao, leading the General of the Bicycle and Cavalry. At the same time, Ma Teng and Han Sui, who had made contributions to the extermination of Li Jue and Guo Si, respectively, was granted the former general and the General of the West. Instead, he did not increase his title to Guo Jia.

Cao Cao gave Yuan Shao the highest military position of General, who commanded the country's troops. He found out that Yuan Shao's temperament was very fond of merit and was greedy for false reputations.

In the current situation, Cao Cao is loyal, brave and fearless in the eyes of the people of the world, while Yuan Shao is a villain who only cares about expanding his territory and ignores his king and father.

In the event of welcoming the emperor, Yuan Shao's reputation began to decline. After Cao Cao rose like a comet, his momentum rose again.

Cao Cao's military position is lower than Yuan Shao, but Cao Cao has more real power than Yuan Shao, because what Cao Cao's official position is not important. The key is that there is a "record of the Shangshu" in his official position, which means that Cao Cao is ordered by the emperor to be disobedient.

After more than a month of governance in Chang'an, Chang'an has been completely renovated. It is because of the sparse population, but the chaos has been eliminated. The streets are clean, the air is fresh, and everything is in order.

Based on the ownership of the Three Auxiliary Land in Chang'an, Guo Jia did not have a formal official position to govern the place. Even if he actually occupied the place, he could not take any official position. Now the court is in Xudu. If he randomly puts an official hat on himself, Yu Li will be criticized and even use the opportunity to play.

The method of doing things is clearing a wealthy house in Chang'an, and the mansion does not require official positions to make plaques, so the word "Guo Mansion" is simply used.

This is low-key, and it is the most appropriate time at this time. Although Guo Jia did not praise Fa Zheng on his lips, when he came to the door of the house, the smile on his face made Fa Zheng on his side understand, and Guo Jia was very satisfied.

After a little cleanup, the imperial palace in Chang'an was idle there. Guo Jia didn't stay there, and he didn't allow others to approach, and he didn't plan to level it up, so he put it there as a landscape.

Ma Teng and Han Sui, who returned to Chang'an with Guo Jia, were as eager as an arrow. When they left Liangzhou, they could not steal chickens and lose rice, and they could not blame the emperor for not rewarding them.

After all, Guo Jia did not get any benefits from the emperor.

But there is a very important question right before my eyes, the division of power in Kansai

Putting aside the fact that Guo Jia has occupied Guanzhong, it cannot be changed. Before sending troops, Guo Jia personally promised to hand over the west of Fufeng County to Han Sui and Ma Teng.

Ma Teng and Han Sui took their seats one after another in Guo Jia's new house. Guo Jia was wearing a white brocade robe and was elegant and elegant. When he saw Ma Teng and Han Sui, he greeted each other with a smile on his face.

As guests, the two can't explain what they feel in their hearts, it's very complicated.

Guo Jia occupied the land of the Three Auxiliary. After the emperor moved to Xudu, he asked Zhang Liao to lead his army to Hangu Pass. The land of Guanzhong was already Guo Jia's possession.

However, Ma Teng was granted the former general, Han Sui was granted the Western General, and Guo Jia had nothing.

Emotionally, the two of them felt a little sympathetic to Guo Jia, but Guo Jia didn't care at all, even expected.

Cao Cao conferred Ma Teng and Han Sui, but he did not confer Guo Jia, obviously because he wanted Guo Jia to occupy Guanzhong's army and make Han Sui and Ma Teng desperately respect the Guanzhong thief.

But Cao Cao could not directly confer Guanzhong to Ma Teng and Han Sui because it would anger Guo Jia. Guo Jia is now worried that the princes of Guandong will come to suppress him. Similarly, Cao Cao is also afraid that Guo Jia will go out to Guandong to advance.

This trick is beautiful. When Han Sui and Ma Teng recover, he will naturally turn his attention to Guanzhong. Guo Jia cannot occupy Guanzhong legitimately for one day, so he and the two of them have a reason to attack Guanzhong.

He used the emperor to order the princes to directly command the enemy to surrender through political edicts, but more to provoke the conquest between the princes, and Cao Cao reaped profits.

For example, at the same time, Cao Cao appointed Liu Bei as the General of Zhendong and the Marquis of Yiting, and issued an edict in the name of the emperor to let Liu Bei attack Yuan Shu.

There is not only Liu Bei in Xuzhou, but also Lu Bu, a vicious wolf guarding the gate in the west of Xuzhou. Cao Cao's wishful thinking with this edict was to drive the tiger and swallow the wolf.

However, when Cao Cao did not expect that when Liu Bei and Yuan Shu were facing each other, Lu Bu did attack Xuzhou as he expected, but Liu Bei could endure this great shame and surrender to Lu Bu again. In the situation of Xuzhou, the host and guest changed their positions, and Liu Bei went to Xiaopei as a guard dog. For Cao Cao, he had no success in reaping profits. To take Xuzhou, he had to make good plans.

Cao Cao could not let Guo Jia develop smoothly in Guanxi, so he had to lay the groundwork. Guo Jia saw these in his eyes and had a clear insight.

It is normal to play against each other when you meet opponents and meet good talents.

"The emperor promoted the two generals, congratulations."

There is no need for Guo Jia to be jealous of the two. No matter how high the official position is, the foothold is strength. How strong is it to have equal territory and status.

After Ma Teng and Han Sui responded humbly, the scene fell into silence.

In the past, when the two of them were in Liangzhou, they had occasional friction. After all, they were uneven territorial and unclear boundaries, and there were conflicts of interest between the troops who defected to them. Now, Guo Jia has taken over Guanzhong, and the three families are allies on the surface and have friendly relations. If they want to avoid conflicts, they must draw a clear sphere of influence.

He felt like he was sitting on the ground to share the spoils. Ma Teng couldn't speak out. His mind was still with the emperor, racking his brains to think about how to get the Ma family to get rid of the identity of local warlords.

The reason why Han Sui was unable to speak was that he was afraid of angering Guo Jia. The situation was stronger than others. With Guo Jia, he had to bow his head.

Guo Jia wants to go back on his word now, and they have nothing to say. As far as official positions are concerned, they cannot rule the territory legitimately.

"Two generals, if your son is out of trouble today, the court is in Xudu, we, the Han ministers, should share the worries of the emperor. Guanxi has been in chaos for a long time and the people are determined. It is time for the people to return to peace. The two generals are loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and they work together to govern the local area. Let us work hard to make the country prosperous and the people safe."

Guo Jia knew what the two were thinking. If some things were not discussed now, they would be difficult to explain in the future.

After picking a story, Guo Jia stopped talking and waited for Han Sui and Ma Teng to negotiate terms.

Ma Teng didn't want to argue about this. He trusted Guo Jia, and expected that Guo Jia would not be able to cross the river and do something treacherous.

When Han Sui saw that Guo Jia mentioned this, he plucked up his courage and said, "What the envoy said is very true. If we, the Han ministers, are not going to let the emperor down? But I don't know how many people the envoys plan to send to govern how many counties?"

With a gentle smile, Guo Jia said lightly: "To the west, Sanguan and Fufeng County where the old road is located are bounded, and to the north, the Guyuan area where Xiaoguan is located is bounded. Go west, please ask the two generals to manage it well."

This result was expected for Ma Teng. Before sending troops, Guo Jia said that as long as Guanzhong was going west, they would be theirs, and now they have not broken their promise.

Han Sui was quite surprised. He did not expect that Guo Jia could keep his promises in such an advantage. If he were to him, even Liangzhou would have swallowed them together.

Guo Jia also wants Liangzhou, but it is not yet time.

To win the title, you can't rely solely on expansion. Gongsun Zan expanded faster than anyone else. When Youzhou was not taken, he went to Jizhou, and conquered the Bohai area and continued to expand southward. To capture Qingzhou, it could expand quickly and be defeated quickly.

In the popular saying of later generations, it is "a big step that pulls the egg."

"Guanzhong is in chaos. In the past, I had trade with the two generals. In order to prevent a future mistake, I would like to ask the two generals to inform you of your respective territories. I would like to give an explanation to the merchants in Yizhou. When they went to the west, they must know whose rule they were under. When they encountered difficulties, they wanted to ask for help, and they must also understand who to ask for help, right?"

Guo Jia finished speaking with a smile, Ma Teng and Han Sui looked at each other, pondered for a while, and nodded at the same time.

They were all in Liangzhou in the past, and their spheres of influence were confused. Now Guo Jia asked them to divide the boundaries of territoriality, which was actually to divide the two. As long as they were independent and did not form a joint force, there would be no threat to Guo Jia.

In dealing with Han Sui and Ma Teng, Guo Jia still has a series of strategies. Facing Li Jue and Guo Si to get rid of the humble state, Guo Jia can destroy them with thunder, but Han Sui and Ma Teng still have to peel off the cocoon and pull the thread and gradually weaken the differentiation.

Han Sui was the general of the Western Expedition, and his territory was naturally centered on the west side of Liangzhou.

Now Ma Teng and Han Sui are going to divide their territories themselves, and Guo Jia doesn't have any control, so Han Sui's lion speaks out loud and wants to take the entire Liangzhou into his pocket.

How could Ma Teng make him do what he wants? After all, Ma Teng is also the target of many Qiang and Hu troops. If he leaves Liangzhou, most of the soldiers will turn to Han Sui in a blink of an eye.

The two argued for a long time, and finally let Han Sui control most of Liangzhou. Except for Xiping and Jincheng County, which returned to Ma Teng, Han Sui's sphere of influence covered other Liangzhou counties.

Ma Teng's territory includes the west of Fufeng County, including Guangwei, Nan'an, Tianshui, Longxi, Xiping and Jincheng in Liangzhou, and the six counties.

The Guanxi land north of Yizhou, Guo Jia, Ma Teng and Han Sui, are balanced in terms of subordinate land, and the three families are in peace and temporarily enter a period of peace.
Chapter completed!