Both men and horses were wearing heavy black armor, and the murderous 20,000 "tiger and leopard cavalry" were leading the way, followed by ordinary soldiers twice their size, and then followed by Qingzhou soldiers and baggage that were not uniformly dressed.
Team.
Cao Cao rode his horse and walked among the heavily protected central army, feeling a little emotional for a moment.
He tried his best to disguise himself and hide, and even needed the help of "Merlin" to escape Luoyang. At that time, he probably never thought that he would now lead a large group of people back to "King Qin" in a grand manner.
However, what made him have no real sense of the importance of this trip was the singing of a girl from the carriage behind him.
【Ice and snow girl enters the mortal world~】
[First meeting of love by the Luoshui River~]
[It’s hard to tell right from wrong, just like a shadow~]
【Love~】
【Hate all over~】
[A ray of breeze and a trace of soul~]
Ever since Guo Jia said with great certainty that she would see Zhao Yun in Luoyang, Cai Wenji looked very happy, playing the harp and singing a song from time to time on the way.
However, because she has never actually experienced that kind of emotion, the tone of the song is basically longing and yearning, as well as a little bit of worry.
For example, this song sounds like it is recounting the encounter between a boy and a girl, but did she meet Zhao Yun by the Luoshui River? Why does it feel like she is actually singing about someone else?
"The content is empty and the emotions are false." After Cai Yan's piano music stopped, Guo Huan's voice with a calm tone came from the same carriage.
"Uh, um..." Cai Wenji's voice sounded quite disappointed.
"Next song." Guo Huan said again.
"Ah, okay~" Cai Yan suddenly became happy again.
Tsk, you guys better not guess what the little girl is thinking.
Guo Jia brought his sister to surrender. In addition to giving Cao Cao an adviser he could rely on, Cai Wenji, who usually had few playmates, also gained a best friend of the same age - although neither of them knew how to chat in the boudoir and become a female celebrity.
type.
Since Cai Wan does not have to take care of her sister all the time, Cai Wan can allocate a lot more time to deal with government affairs and military affairs, but this will not be manifested until everything has settled.
"[I think it's pretty good, at least better than Zhenji's singing.]" The voice of the "substitute" came to Cao Cao's ears. Obviously, he was in a state of "spirit transformation".
You're just talking nonsense because Zhenji can't hear you, right?
Cao Cao rolled his eyes in that direction, wondering if there was a white mark, and then asked with the sound of horse hooves and wheels: "How is the conflict between Liu Xuande and Dong Zhongying going?"
"[They are dealing with the spies near Hangu Pass with their own methods, and, just as Feng Xiao guessed,]" the "substitute" replied: "[The game between them made the whole of Luoyang become suspicious, and Lu Bu withdrew.
At the west gate of Luoyang, the tense atmosphere in the city has also eased."
"Well...as he said, we don't have to know what they are hiding or misleading each other, we just need to use the chaos they create to act as quickly as possible." Cao Cao nodded slightly.
In Guo Jia's words, Dong Zhuo and Liu Bei, one is a "rebel" and the other is a "loyal minister". Even if they cooperate, they cannot last long. As "traitors", it is better for us to achieve our goals as soon as possible and then retire.
We are also loyal ministers! - Xun Yu retorted at that time.
That's right, a loyal minister who governs the world. - But Guo Jia didn't argue with him.
If you think about it carefully, he probably said that on purpose.
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The Qingzhou Army was not blocked from entering Luoyang. In fact, after seeing the Qingzhou ceremonial guard, the large flag with the word "Cao" representing the governor of the state, and the red dragon flag with the word "Liu" representing the royal family, it was as if he had seen
Relatives usually run down the city to greet them, or the word "like" can be removed.
The head of the Cao family moved away from Luoyang, but many of the Cao family members from the branches and side branches remained in the capital. Although the guard named Cao Anmin was not directly related to the Cao family, in terms of seniority, he still had to be called Cao Cao.
Uncle, Cao Cao thus deeply understood what it was like to have a nephew who was older than himself like Xun Yu.
Cao Anmin warmly invited Cao Cao and his army to enter the city and camp in the east of the city, but Cao Cao rejected the proposal after discussing with Xun Yu and Guo Jia.
After all, the purpose of this trip was not to capture Luoyang like Dong Zhuo did. If he came all the way and directly entered the city to occupy part of the territory, it would only cause misunderstandings in his own camp, and it would also be difficult to escape if he needed to retreat in case of trouble.
Finally, Cao Cao ordered Cao Chun to lead his army to camp outside the city, and in response to Cao Anmin's hard pleas, he divided his troops to take over the east city gate to reassure him.
Even without asking Xun Yu or Guo Jia, Cao Cao could tell that Cao Anmin was an average person in all aspects, with the only thing that could be seen as loyalty, and this loyalty was not to the emperor, but to the Cao family, so he simply
Appointed him as his "guide" during his stay in Luoyang.
Having lived in Luoyang for many years and having a "stand-in" to help collect intelligence, where is the need for a guide? But this person always wants to do something for Cao Cao. His uneasy behavior without a task is really a headache. Cao Cao has secretly decided to return.
After arriving in Qingzhou, arrange for him to join a certain civil yamen that has a lot of work and cannot be idle at ordinary times, and let him go to "pacify the people" according to his own name.
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Luoyang, Yuan Mansion.
"Gao Gu was young and promising. He led a strong army to defeat Lu Bu. He was famous throughout the world and could be called a hero."
When he went to the Yuan Mansion to discuss the next arrangements with the Yuan family, Cao Cao came face to face with Yuan Shao and praised him with a sneer on his face, leaving him stunned on the spot.
When Yuan Shu finally reacted and replied "Of course" and wanted to continue to mock Yuan Shao, Wannian Princess Liu Nai also walked in, so he had to shut up angrily and lead a group of people into the living room to sit down.
In the past, Cao Cao frequently visited the Yuan Mansion to make trouble, but he always came to visit as a junior. Yuan Feng, Yuan Wei and other "three princes" would not deliberately communicate with a junior like him, but today is different from the past. Although Cao Cao today
We are not on equal footing with them, but at least we have an equal voice.
Therefore, after three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, when the counselors of both sides began to debate the next move, Cao Cao also had the same power as the three princes of the Yuan family and Princess Wannian to sit on the sidelines.
"There is Dong Zhuo in the west, Baibo Taipingdao and Liu Yu in the north, and Liu Biao and Liu Yan are also eyeing him in the south. Under such circumstances, courtiers should not be divided into internal and external affairs, but should work together to stabilize the imperial power before talking about anything else," Xun Yu said.
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"It's not that we don't care about the overall situation, but it's the local nobles who bullied others too much," Guo Tu said: "I don't know what they did to make Lu Bu furiously pursue and kill them. They caused the loss of nearly half of the 'Euphalberds' under General Highway.
But he fled far away."
"They are not escaping, but they were plotted by Liu Biao of Jingzhou. During our trip, we also captured Huang Zu who made the move. We can ask all the famous families to jointly interrogate them. This can also prove that Liu Biao from other places is ready to take action." Xun Yu responded.
"Not only that, there was something unusual at the Baibo Taiping Road in the north a few days ago. The scouts we sent were forcibly expelled by their people. There were many injured, which shows that they have other plans." Feng Ji continued.
"This is probably a misunderstanding——"
Cao Cao listened to the debate between the two sides and glanced at the counselors of the Yuan family.
Feng Ji, Guo Tu, and Shen Pei, these three scribes are quite famous in several state capitals. They should be the staff recruited by the Yuan family for Yuan Shu. They originally belonged to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao obviously had no intention of developing his own power, so they were transferred to
Yuan Shu.
Of course, it cannot be so straightforward on the surface. At least the positions of these people at this time are all under the names of several San Gong. In the future, there should be some kind of "transfer" based on Yuan Shu's position.
Therefore, the conclusion is that poaching is impossible.
The focus of the debate at this time was that Xun Yu was concerned about the legitimacy of his actions and wanted to win over the courtiers to act together as much as possible. However, the Yuan family believed that with the [Tiger and Leopard Cavalry] brought by Cao Cao, they could cooperate with the [Euphorian Soldiers] they had trained.
, you can completely leave behind the Yang family, Liu family, Li family and other local aristocratic families and go it alone, even if you surround and kill Lu Bu.
Obviously, if Guo Jia didn't show up with his powerful sister and ask him to "wait a few days", the "Tiger and Leopard Rider" would have bumped into Lu Bu who was wandering around Luoyang City, and it would probably have been like that "
"Euphorbismen" will lose troops and generals. At that time, the strategy of "joining forces and surrounding and killing Lu Bu" will become a must-choose strategy, and it is likely to succeed.
Then, as Guo Jia said, they will encounter crazy revenge, and more than half of the people currently recruited will be killed. Cao Cao can list this list himself: Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Cao Chun, Zhang Jue, and Xia Hou who came to rescue
Brother - if Guo Huan's strength is used as a reference.
"Lord." "My lord."
After several scribes argued with each other, no one could convince the other. In the end, each turned to his own speaker for a final decision. However, in terms of numbers, Xun Yu was better. If you include Guo Jia, who was always smiling and silent.
If so, the other side will probably have no chance at all.
"Mengde, princess, what do you think?" Yuan Wei asked slowly.
Judging from this attitude, he is afraid that he has already made a decision and thinks that he can convince anyone. Therefore, he cannot be led into his own rhythm. It is best to overturn the chessboard directly, just like Guo Jia who can say a word
It is best to determine the outcome.
Cao Cao subconsciously looked at Guo Jia, only to see him spread his palm flat and then flip it up and down.
Are the palms and backs of your hands full of flesh?
This is so easy, but I just won’t say it?
No, wait... Although it is possible, is it a bit excessive to say so?
Under the gaze of the elders of the Yuan family, Cao Cao had no more time to think. He cleared his throat and replied: "What you gentlemen said makes sense, but it seems that you only considered the distribution of power after success, and did not think about the eventuality.
What will happen if things fail?”
The scribes present, except for Guo Jia who was still playing with his hands, all looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao was slightly stressed, and after a pause he continued: "What we are doing is quite dangerous and there is no guarantee of success. If anything happens,
If the incident fails and the participants are fully retaliated, who will be targeted first? Is it the local aristocratic families whose roots are in Sili and Luoyang and cannot escape at all, or us who have most of the industry and population in other places?"
The whole place fell into a strange silence, and only the "substitute" said in his ear: "Nice to meet you, the traitor in troubled times."
