It took about half a month for the aftermath of the Battle of Chibi to subside.
For the past half month, the world has been peaceful, as if there had never been a war.
Xiangyang, as the main battlefield for Cao Cao after the Chibi defeat, was naturally littered with corpses and devastated - fortunately, it was because he had a good foundation before, and the first few days of Yi Xiaotian's presence were very good.
to protect the people in the city.
At least - Xiangyang still has the strength to rebuild.
However, Yi Xiaotian was not here, so the prototype of the villa he had built before, as well as the salt mines and salt fields, were temporarily put on hold.
According to Cao Cao, as long as Yi Xiaotian comes back, it should be his, everything is his.
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun naturally survived the disaster. Although hundreds of thousands of naval forces were burned to the ground, in order to compensate for their loyalty, Cai Mao was given the position of governor of Xiangyang on his behalf, while Zhang Yun served as his captain to help him handle military affairs.
——That’s what it is said...but Xiangyang...actually has very few of the original county soldiers left.
Of course Wang Can stayed. He originally wanted to leave Xiangyang with Yi Xiaotian, but Yi Xiaotian left in a hurry and did not take Wang Can with him, so Wang Can could only guard Xiangyang alone——
But Wang Can was not without gains... Hua Tuo's medical skills were superb. By the end of the war, Wang Can's body had recovered to a great extent. In addition, because of Yi Xiaotian's relationship, Wang Can was appointed as the chief historian by Cao Cao.
, with a salary of 600 dan, he has finally taken the position of third-in-command in Xiangyang.
Cao Cao had an exchange with Wang Can before leaving, and he indeed felt that Wang Can was a great talent, and the position of chief historian was actually just a temporary shelter for Wang Can. After Cao Cao finished handling the trivial matters in the rear, one day, he would
It was to summon Wang Can to the capital.
Wang Can was very grateful for this... and at the same time, he was proud of himself for standing firmly on Xiaotian's side.
What?
Jingzhou governor?
Oh yes, it turns out that there is an idle Jingzhou governor Liu Cong in the Prefectural Mufu, but it is obvious that the Jingzhou governor is now in name only. After all, the three families of Sun, Liu and Cao divide Jingzhou, so it is no longer important whether he is the governor of Jingzhou.
.
If Cai Mao hadn't missed his old relationship and knew that Liu Cong was helpless after the death of his second sister Cai, Cai Mao would have told Liu Cong to pack up and get out.
The Prefectural Mufu is so big, Cai Mao still wants to live there.
For example, the two Kuai brothers, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, simply abandoned their Xiangyang family and just announced that their surname was Cao. They were named Cao, one by one, from Xiangyang to Xudu.
The aristocratic family alliance was gone, and the aristocratic families in Xiangyang also lost power. No one thought that the one who had the last laugh would be Huang Chengyan, who would be laughed at by them every time he went out on the street.
Huang Chengyan is now very popular. Although his daughter ran away with someone else, the Huang family is completely involved with Cao Cao because of Yi Xiaotian.
——
In the end, Cao Cao left Cao Ren to guard Xiangyang for a generation, which was regarded as his last gate for Xiangyang.
After dealing with this, Cao Cao returned to Beijing. The people of Xudu were waiting for Cao Cao, but it seemed difficult for Cao Cao to explain to his people the reason for their defeat.
However, fortunately, Xun Lingjun took care of Cao Cao's affairs early. When Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he issued something similar to an imperial edict. After all, he was not the emperor, but just the prime minister, and he was buried just after he became the prime minister.
The savings that the North has accumulated over the years, if he is not punished, would be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally.
So Cao Cao asked Liu Xie to punish him, but obviously, Liu Xie didn't have that skill——
"What? The emperor is sick? He vomited blood?"
Cao Cao was a little panicked when he heard Xun Yu say this, but Xun Yu comforted Cao Cao and said:
"Prime Minister, there is no need to panic. The doctors at the Medical Department have superb medical skills. They said that the emperor was just overworked. After prescribing a few prescriptions of replenishing medicine for him, the emperor's health is no longer serious."
"Then...then why doesn't the emperor want to see me?"
"Logically speaking, this shouldn't be the case. An army of 500,000 people was destroyed in an instant... If it were me, I would never let go of this opportunity to punish myself..."
Because of Cao Cao's arrival, the remaining officials in Shangshu Taichung hid as far as they could. Most of the people who are still staying in Shangshu Taichung are Cao Cao's own cronies.
Of course Cao Cao didn't come here to find trouble this time. It was too late for him to be grateful... This Chibi defeat, without the support of Shangshutai and the soldiers on the front line, it would be difficult to recover the losses.
current level.
As for the emperor's matter, Cao Cao only mentioned it in passing. He was very self-aware. Liu Xie should hate him very much when he became the prime minister. Why did the emperor not care about this perfect opportunity to punish him?
Xun Yu curled his lips in disdain and glanced sideways at Cao Cao - in the entire Han Dynasty, except for Yi Xiaotian who dared to do this, Xun Yu was the only one who could give Cao Cao a look.
"Does the Prime Minister really think that the Emperor is a pig to be slaughtered by you? He is very clear-minded in his heart. He did not punish you on time and made you a wedding dress and built a staircase for you. Instead, he fulfilled your wishes, Prime Minister - these methods of the Prime Minister
, it has long ceased to work.”
Cao Cao chuckled. He was not ashamed at all after his thoughts were discovered. He really wanted to use Liu Xie as a tool. As long as Liu Xie punished him, he could take this opportunity to win over a wave of people. However...Liu Xie reported illness, indeed
This left him at a loss.
"Then how does Mr. Xun Ling think he should punish himself in order to appease the resentment and anger of the people?"
Cao Cao, who had just been stabbed by Xun Yu, had no intention of getting angry at all. Instead, he went a step further and came to Xun Yu's side and asked Xun Yu how it would end with a smile.
Xun Yu glanced at Cao Cao again, remembering that he had so many gray hairs these days, and he began to yearn for the day when he could return to his countryside, where he would drink and have fun every day in that villa.
"Prime Minister, there is no need to think too much about calming down the grievances. Over time, people will naturally forget about this matter. However, there is a more important matter. Prime Minister, you should think about how to deal with it first -"
Xun Yu took out a brand new letter from his arms. The familiar words on the letter made Cao Cao's eyes dazzle.
"It was sent from Chang'an. Brother Yi will be back in a few days. As for the content of the letter, I think the Prime Minister will be quite surprised after reading it-"
Xun Yu handed the letter into Cao Cao's hand without saying anything more.
Cao Cao was confused in his heart. Looking at this letter that should have been written by Yi Xiaotian himself, he thought about it but couldn't figure out what it would contain.
But obviously, when he opened the letter and quickly scanned the contents -
The entire Shangshu desk seemed to have become cold because of this.
"I wonder why...why the chaos in Xiliang is such a coincidence, it turns out..."
Xun Yu put his hands behind his back, obviously not intending to comment, because it was hard for him to believe that all the chaos in the rear was actually caused by one person——
"hehe--"
"Bring me a horse and let's go visit the Emperor."
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he left the Chancellor's Desk like a gust of wind, leaving behind Xun Yu who turned his back and shook his head, unwilling to think about what kind of bloody storm would follow in the palace.
