In the past month, Cao Cao led his army to camp in Zhongmu County with the intention of attacking the Luoyang area.
This movement immediately aroused the vigilance of Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.
Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun led their cavalry to gather at Hulao Pass to confront Cao Cao, ready to fight at any time. However, the final result was that neither side took action, the Shu army did not take a step forward, and the Wei army did not retreat.
Cao Ying, the main tent of the Chinese army.
Cao Cao laughed loudly, and the generals under his command also laughed.
Obviously, something good happened.
After the laughter, Cao Cao raised his hand, and the camp suddenly became quiet. Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "Zhongda captured Bingzhou without bloodshed. The news has not been revealed at all. It will take some time to control the entire Bingzhou. When Zhongda takes control of Bingzhou,
, is our trump card. Hey, Wang Can thought Bingzhou was his, but he didn’t know that Bingzhou had been captured by Zhongda long ago.”
Cao Cao couldn't help but tremble at the thought of Wang Can being kept in the dark.
In the past ten years, Cao Cao had never been so happy.
After he was overjoyed, Cao Cao turned to look at Man Chong and asked in a deep voice: "Bo Ning, last time I said that Ju Shou and Hua Xin bought 30,000 Han knives from Chengdu merchants, and where did they send them?"
Man Chong replied: "Reporting to my lord, the weapons have been shipped out of Yizhou and are on their way to Runan."
Cao Cao nodded slightly and ordered: "Hurry up, I have a feeling that the decisive battle with Wang Can will not be far away." At this time, a soldier quickly ran in from outside the camp and whispered a few words in Man Chong's ear.
sentence.
Man Chong's expression changed drastically and he asked the soldiers to retreat.
Cao Cao had a premonition that something was not going well and asked, "What happened?" The others, such as Sima Lang and Liu Ye, looked at Man Chong eagerly, waiting for Man Chong's explanation.
Man Chong opened his mouth and said: "Wang Can has ascended the throne."
"boom!!"
The big tent seemed to have exploded, and it was noisy and boiling. Everyone's body trembled, as if they were blown by the strong wind, and as if they were beaten by drumsticks. Even Cao Cao's face showed a look of astonishment. He blinked.
After a while, Cao Cao recovered and laughed loudly: "What a good king to come first, what a good king to come first!"
There was admiration, anger, and happiness in his tone.
He admired Wang Can's courage to proclaim himself emperor, and was angry that Wang Can was openly self-reliant, but he was also excited that he could naturally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Cao Cao had so many mixed emotions that it was difficult to sort them out.
Cao Cao has always had a dream of reviving the Han Dynasty in his heart, but the court is corrupt and it is impossible to save him. Moreover, he represents the interests of a group, and the people below cannot let him delegate power, so Cao Cao can only go on, not for the purpose of reviving the Han Dynasty.
He surrendered his power to the Han Dynasty. Especially after Cao Cao took power, he was even less likely to give up his power for the Han Dynasty.
A real man should never be without power for a day!
Cao Cao's eyes flashed, thinking about how to deal with it?
Xiahou Dun said: "King Wei, at first Wang Can was just a yellow turban thief, but now he has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. You are a descendant of Prime Minister Cao Shen and come from a famous family. What are you waiting for? Choose a good day to ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor."
He opened his jaw and said, "Please invite King Wei to ascend the throne!"
This sentence represents the thoughts of most people under Cao Cao. They fought desperately for Cao Cao and brought peace to the world for Cao Cao, just to gain a good background and a good future.
"King Wei, no!"
When everyone shouted loudly, Liu Ye shouted.
Cao Cao looked at Liu Ye, a stern look flashed in his eyes, but he asked with a smile: "Zi Yang, what do you think?"
Even with a smile on Cao Cao's face, Liu Ye felt a cold aura. He knew the reason, because he was a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, the son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, and a royal family member. Liu Ye stopped Cao Cao,
Many people thought that Liu Ye was trying to prevent Cao Cao from proclaiming the emperor and for the sake of the Liu family's world. Military generals and civil servants looked at him angrily.
How can you, alone, block the way for everyone to get rich?
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Ye still said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "I have something to say, please adopt it, my lord."
Cao Cao said calmly: "You say it!"
Liu Ye said: "Wang Can boldly ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Even though he was supported by the people of Shu, most people in the world still thought of the Han Dynasty. As the king of Wei, the Lord issued a proclamation and invited the world's benevolent and righteous people to crusade.
Wang Can immediately occupied the foundation of morality. Although he did not have the order of an emperor, he had the reality of an emperor. It would not be too late for the lord to defeat Wang Can's army and ascend the throne as emperor. At that time, the lord's ascension to the throne was expected by everyone and no one could stop him.
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Cao Cao sneered and said: "Daoyi, can moral justice stop Wang Can? You are right and quite reasonable, but to defeat Wang Can, you can't use righteousness, you can only use strength."
There was something that Cao Cao didn't say in his heart.
When he defeated Wang Can, he used the righteousness of the world. In the future, when he ascends the throne, there will be people who use righteousness to oppose him. Cao Cao did not want the banner of righteousness and simply rejected Liu Ye's proposal.
Liu Ye retreated and stopped talking.
Faced with everyone's opposition, Liu Ye was unable to reverse the situation.
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On June 15, Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor, named his country Wei, temporarily established the capital in Yecheng, made his eldest son Cao Ang the crown prince, and decreed that Mrs. Ding be the queen of Wei. All of this was done in a hurry, but it could not suppress the enthusiasm of the Wei officials.
Joy. The coexistence of two emperors in the world shows that the Han Dynasty is really destroyed. After the world is pacified, another dynasty will rise.
The Han Dynasty was completely destroyed.
In the military camp, Cao Cao's service has changed, and he is dressed in the emperor's clothes. Not only that, even the specifications of Cao Cao's tent have become the emperor's tent. Cao Cao was handling military affairs in the camp, and a soldier walked in and bowed his hands respectfully: "Your Majesty.
, Lord Manchu asked for an audience outside the camp."
"Xuan!!"
Cao Cao was full of style and seemed to be immersed in this atmosphere.
Not long after, Man Chong walked into the big tent, bowed and said: "I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Cao Cao then raised his head and asked, "Bo Ning, what's the matter?"
Man Chong looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the news about Ju Shou and Hua Xin in Chengdu was leaked and Wang Can sent people to arrest them. Now Hua Xin has been released by Wang Can and is waiting outside the camp."
When Cao Cao heard this, he stood up suddenly.
Jushu and Hua Xin were exposed, this is great!
Man Chong bowed slightly and continued: "Your Majesty, although Hua Xin came back, he was severely beaten by Wang Can when he left Chengdu. Two of his ribs were broken by Wang Can. He has numerous scars on his body and is still covered with bruises.
It's injured. Well, after all, Hua Xin is a famous scholar in the world, and it is disgusting for Wang Can to attack a scholar who has no power to tie a chicken."
Cao Cao sat down again and ordered: "Bring Hua Xin in."
"promise!"
Man Chong replied, turned and left.
After a while, Hua Xin walked in tremblingly with the support of the soldiers. On that day, Hua Xin was violently beaten by Wang Can in the hall. His ribs were broken and his body suffered internal injuries. Later, he was beaten by Shi Apai.
After being sent away, he was tortured on the road and had countless scars on his body. Although he was not dead, he did not even have the strength to take a step forward.
After arriving in Runan, Hua Xin got rid of the fate of being tortured.
Along the way, although the journey was very urgent, at least there were doctors to treat him and a comfortable carriage. In this way, Hua Xin breathed a sigh of relief and recovered slowly, otherwise he would have died long ago.
Even so, Hua Xin's injuries have not healed and he is still suffering from illness.
Cao Cao ordered his soldiers to bring Hua Xin to a grass pier and let him sit down. Then he waved his hand and asked the soldiers who were supporting Hua Xin to go out, and then comforted him: "Ziyu (Hua Xin's character), thank you for your hard work."
When Hua Xin heard this, he was moved to tears.
Wasn't he suffering in Chengdu just to be loyal to Cao Cao? Cao Cao comforted him, saying that his suffering was not in vain. Hua Xin took out a blood-stained letter from his clothes, stood up, and handed it to him tremblingly.
Cao Cao came forward and said: "Your Majesty, this is the letter Wang Can asked the minister to give to Your Majesty."
Cao Cao opened the letter, looked at it, and then looked up at Hua Xin.
The first sentence in the letter was "Fengtian to fight against rebellion", which meant that Wang Can was ordered by Heaven to attack Cao Cao. Cao Cao laughed off this sentence, and he also wanted to fight against Wang Can according to Heaven's orders.
After reading the second sentence, Cao Cao's expression changed.
Wang Can's letter said: "Brother Meng De, you let Hua Xin and Jushou lurk in Chengdu to bribe officials and actively engage in activities. I think these brothers are normal. After all, it is normal for us brothers to use certain methods to fight for the world. However,
, but you let people assassinate my master Cai Yong and the eldest son Wang Zhen. This is wrong. As the saying goes, the wife and children are never harmed. Although assassinating the wife and children is also a method, it will lose the face of Brother Meng De. I often think about it.
, what would happen if I also sent people to sneak into the Wei Kingdom and assassinate Brother Meng De’s wife, children, parents, and relatives and friends of Brother Meng De?”
These words made Cao Cao blush.
Cao Cao was a talented man and had his own pride.
As Wang Can said, assassinating Wang Can, or assassinating Wang Can's subordinates and generals, is a normal method, and Cao Cao can tolerate such things. But when it comes to Wang Can's wife and children, Cao Cao is unhappy. He wants to
To defeat Wang Can, we would not use this method of assassinating Wang Can's wife and children. Moreover, Cai Yong and Cao Cao had a very good relationship, and they were both teachers and friends.
Assassinating Cai Yong and then assassinating Cai Yong's grandson, isn't this a slap in Cao Cao's face?
Cao Cao's anger rose in his heart, but his expression was calm. Seeing Hua Xin's injuries all over his body, he made a judgment in his heart and asked with a smile: "Ziyu, what's the matter with your injuries all over your body?"
Hua Xin said: "Reporting to your majesty, it was Wang Can who beat me."
Cao Cao frowned, as if he was unhappy, and asked: "Ziyu, why did Wang Can hit you?"
Hua Xin had no remorse for the assassination of Cai Yong and Wang Zhen, and seeing Cao Cao's tendency to fight for him, he immediately said confidently: "Your Majesty, when I was in Chengdu, I ordered people to assassinate Cai Yong and Wang Zhen, but it's a pity that I didn't.
It was successful, but Cai Yong was seriously injured. Wang Can took revenge on Wei Chen and beat him so badly that he was covered in wounds and almost couldn't come back."
Cao Cao raised the corners of his mouth and hooked his hands: "Ziyu, come here."
When Hua Xin heard this, he was so happy that he ran to Cao Cao's side.
Cao Cao said again: "Bend down, bend down!"
Hua Xin was confused and didn't understand what Cao Cao meant, but he immediately bent down and pressed his face next to Cao Cao, as if Cao Cao wanted him to see something.
"Snapped!!"
Just then, a loud slap sounded.
Cao Cao took advantage of Hua Xin's unpreparedness and slapped Hua Xin hard on the face. This time, Hua Xin was slapped on the left side of his face, which echoed the slap on the right side of Wang Can's face, one on the left and one on the right.
, quite interesting. Cao Cao was also very powerful in his attack. He slapped Hua Xin to the ground, making Hua Xin dizzy and confused.
Hua Xin didn't expect that Wang Can would beat him, and he also set a trap in the letter to use Cao Cao's hand to deal with him.
If Hua Xin knew the situation, he would have torn up the letter and passed the news orally to Cao Cao.