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The New Year is approaching, and the city of Xudu is bustling with activity.
After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's position became more and more stable. With Yuan Shao's death, Cao Cao seized Jizhou and his authority in the court also increased. Although some people were still dissatisfied with Cao Cao, no one dared to contradict him face to face.
Even those veteran Hanchens all fell silent.
Afterwards, court gatherings became less and less frequent, and the Han emperor, intentionally or unintentionally, was shielded and rarely appeared in front of people.
Cao Cao also became more and more proud...
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In Sikong Mansion, drums and music were playing, and there were colorful songs and dances.
Cao Cao was sitting in the hall with a smile on his face, looking at the graceful figures in the hall with a smile, dancing to the drum music...
People who sing and dance are tall and have outstanding appearance.
This girl's name is Lai Ying'er. She was originally a famous singer in Luoyang and had a great reputation.
Since arriving in Xudu, he has quickly gained a great reputation. Even Cao Cao was full of praise for this woman and admired her very much. Today, he served wine at home, invited his ministers to come, and specially ordered someone to bring her to Xudu.
Come and find Yinger.
As the saying goes, when you are full and warm, you think ***!
Cao Cao liked fishing, which is not a strange thing.
When he captured Wancheng, he took Zhang Xiu's aunt to the camp and killed her, but Cao Ang died.
Before, he was busy with military affairs and conquests, but he was not in much mood.
Now, after a year of governance, Jizhou has gradually stabilized. This has also made Cao Cao's mood improve.
Cheng Yu was in Jizhou and used thunderous means to frighten the wealthy families in Hebei.
Those noble families who were leaning towards the Yuan family either surrendered or died, and no longer dared to stir up trouble... And the horse thieves and bandits who had fled to the Jizhou area earlier also suffered a fierce blow from Cheng Yu. As a large amount of materials continued to flow into Jizhou, earlier
The panic among people has gradually disappeared. At least on the surface, Jizhou's current situation is very good.
Cao Cao has decided to send troops to Gao Gan after the beginning of spring.
It's just that Gao Gan colluded with Yuan Xi and borrowed troops from Xianbei Wuwan on a large scale. Yan Liyou, the master of Dong Xianbei, sent 30,000 Xianbei soldiers, and Liaodong Gongsun Kang even lent Yuan Xi 20,000 troops. At the same time, Yuan
Xi has been in frequent contact with Goguryeo for some time in the past. He gave up Lelang in exchange for Goguryeo's 30,000 troops to help out...
In the Youzhou area alone, Yuan Xi stationed 100,000 troops to fight Cao Cao to the death.
Gao Gan or Yuan Xi?
Between the two, who should you choose as the target?
After a dispute, Cao Cao finally decided to take action against the senior officials.
The reason is very simple... Compared with Yuan Xi, Gao Gan was less powerful. Especially after he killed Ke Zui and stationed troops in Karasuma, Hebei Province, he aroused dissatisfaction from the foreign tribes outside the Great Wall. Previously, Cao Renwei had led his troops to cross the border.
The invasion of Tianshan and Bingzhou also caused huge losses to Gao Gan. In comparison, Gao Gan was far from comparable to Yuan Xi.
But the question is, how to contain Yuan Xi?
This is also a hassle!
Yuan Xi was deeply rooted in Liaodong and had a close relationship with Wuwan Xianbei.
It really takes a lot of effort to contain Yuan Xi... At the same time, there is another reason for attacking high-ranking officials.
The high officials colluded with the southern Xiongnu and occupied Shuofang, which was a thorn in their side.
The Southern Xiongnu Liu Bao seems to be leaning towards the Han Emperor; while Liu Bao's enemy Qubei has already surrendered to Cao Cao. It is clear which one is closer and which one is further away. Qubei joined forces with Tanzhe and Xianbei last year to gradually stabilize the situation.
But it was still not enough. Cao Cao believed that Liu Bao must be further suppressed in order to stabilize the situation in the Hetao area.
At the same time, by suppressing Liu Bao, the power of senior officials can also be weakened...
War is not all ironclad.
Various calculations and decisions outside the battlefield seem to be more important... In December of the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's famous Shaofu Liu Ye served as a special envoy to Zhongxianbei and joined forces with Ke Bineng. As long as he can compete with Ke Bineng
Together, they can suppress the Eastern Xianbei. When the time comes, Yan Liyou will no longer be able to support the troops, and Yuan Xi will have no choice but to hold on.
After all, Dong Xianbei's 30,000 troops are still extremely powerful.
But this requires a process!
Before Liu Ye returned and confirmed his alliance with the central Xianbei, Cao Cao could only threaten Bingzhou, but could not start the war lightly.
Victory in diplomacy is sometimes even greater than on the battlefield.
But at this time, Cao Cao was very relaxed and just enjoyed Lai Ying'er's singing and dancing.
At this moment, Xun Yu came from outside...
"Wen Ruo, why are you here so late? You should be punished by drinking three nobles."
Cao Cao smiled and waved to Xun Yu, and his words were somewhat relaxed.
In the past year, Xun Yu has performed very well. From his attitude, it seems that he is becoming more and more inclined to Cao Cao rather than the Han Emperor.
Why is there such a change?
Cao Cao couldn't explain it clearly! However, this is always a good thing.
There is no doubt about Xun Yu's talent and learning. The more he is willing to help him, the happier Cao Cao will be and his attitude will become more and more friendly.
But there was no smile on Xun Yu's face.
He walked directly into the lobby and came to Cao Cao's side, "Lord, something big has happened!"
"ah?"
Cao Cao was startled and looked at Xun Yu.
"Liangzhou!"
It’s Liangzhou again…
In the past year, the turmoil in Liangzhou has exceeded Cao Cao's expectations.
First, Ma Teng rebelled, killed Han Sui, and captured Jincheng County; then Cao Peng occupied Wuwei County, which eased the crisis in the northwest.
But then Zhang Lu sent troops.
Ma Teng also captured Longxi County and joined forces with Zhang Lu.
Finally, they waited until Longxi was pacified and Ma Teng was killed. Cao Cao thought that the matter in Liangzhou would be over like this. Who knew that suddenly there was news in the court that the wealthy families in Guanzhong were begging Wei Duan to become the shepherd of Liangzhou and ordered Cao Cao to fight for it.
Annoyed.
Liangzhou Mu?
It would be better to hand over Liangzhou to Wei Duan and let him become the king of the northwest.
But this is the request of the wealthy families in Guanzhong, and their attitude is extremely tough. As a member of the Guandong family, they have always had close contacts with the wealthy families in Guanzhong. At this time, it is naturally difficult to express opinions, so Cao Cao felt very annoyed...
The conflict between Cao Cao and the clan is almost obvious.
During the Battle of Guandu, a large number of descendants of the noble family submitted letters of surrender to Yuan Shao.
But because there were too many people, it was difficult for Cao Cao to deal with them. So he had to burn the surrender letters with fire...
But the snake and rat sides of the family made Cao Cao extremely angry.
If the riots in Liangzhou were not caused by the Guanzhong gentry, Cao Cao would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.
When Han Sui died, no one spoke.
But Ma Teng lost his military power, but many people jumped out and said that Cao Peng had started the war lightly and should have returned to Hexi.
Fortunately, Cao Peng was well-known among the scholars in the Central Plains.
Therefore, although the Guanzhong nobles jumped out, they did not cause much trouble and were directly ignored by Cao Cao...
But now, the majority support Wei Duan as the shepherd of Liangzhou.
Cao Cao knew very well that the so-called Liangzhou Mu was for the benefit of the powerful clans in Guanzhong. Of course they hoped that Wei Duan would take up this position. In this way, they would naturally gain more benefits. Especially since Cao Peng was in Hexi and started to restart the Silk Road, so
Many people feel excited. Once the Silk Road is restarted, it will inevitably bring greater and greater benefits.
Cao Cao wanted to object, but the Guanzhong gentry were very resolute this time, which gave him a headache.
"What happened again?"
"Wei Duan, dead!"
"ah?"
Cao Cao was stunned immediately...
"Wei Duan is dead?"
Xun Yu whispered: "Youxue killed him."
Cao Cao suddenly took a breath of cold air. In the hall, Ying'er's song and dance was in full swing. She was whirling and twirling, her clothes fluttering, like a fairy riding the wind, which made people's hearts beat. But Cao Cao was not in the mood to watch anymore.
, stood up, called Guo Jiaxun, Dong Zhao and others, took Xun Yu to the back hall... Cao Peng actually killed Wei Duan?
This is no small matter!
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile to himself: This Youxue is really a master who never stops.
It was enough to cause a huge turmoil in Liangzhou, but now he is so jealous that he even killed Wei Duan... Wei Duan is not like Ma Teng and Han Sui. He is a wealthy family in Jingzhao! What he represents behind him is exactly
The interests of the Guanzhong gentry. If you kill Wei Duan, won't you mean to cut off the interests of the Guanzhong gentry in Liangzhou? They would be surprised if they don't make a fuss.
"Lord, what happened?"
Guo Jia was watching it with great interest just now, but he was called to the study by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao smiled bitterly, "Let Wen Ruo do the talking."
Guo Jia and Dong Zhao then turned their attention to Xun Yu.
Xun Yu also had a wry smile on his face, glanced at everyone, and then said solemnly: "Six days ago, Cao Peng killed Wei Duan and his son in Didao."
"What?" Guo Jia asked in surprise: "Youxue is so good at Duanduan, why do you want to kill Wei Duan and his son?"
"This is a long story to say...Does Feng Xiao know the Southern Captain Wang Meng?"
Guo Jiadao: "Of course I know! He has a very good relationship with Marquis Fengche, and Youxue respects him very much. He..."
In the middle of speaking, Guo Jia suddenly closed his mouth, as if he had some understanding.
Xun Yu nodded and said: "Previously, Wang Nannan was killed by Ma Teng, which could have been avoided. However, because Wei Duan sat idly by, refused to save his life, and refused to send troops, Wang Nannan died in Baishi County. Originally, this matter was not
As everyone knows, who knows that Lintao's order Shi Tao is not dead. He knows the reason very well, and has repeatedly begged Wei Duan to send troops, but Wei Duan refused. When Wang Nannan was trapped in Baishi County, Shi Tao saw Wei Duan
Duan refused to send troops, so he led his troops to rescue. He did not want to be ambushed by Ma Teng on the way to rescue... It was not until Cao Peng collected Didao that he appeared again.
After Wei Duan and his son returned to Didao from Hanyang, they were captured by Cao Peng.
And he personally took the lives of Wei Duan and his son at Wang Nannan's mourning hall... This incident caused great turmoil in Guanzhong. Yang Fu, the prefect of Hanyang County, led Zhao Qu and others to come to Xudu to complain, but fortunately Zilian stopped them and stayed.
In Chang'an.
Zi Lian ordered people six hundred miles away to rush to deliver the newspaper. The reason why I am late today is precisely because of this matter..."
After saying that, Xun Yu turned to look at Cao Cao.
"Lord, if this matter is not properly resolved, I'm afraid there will be trouble again in Guanzhong."
Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered without saying a word, his face full of solemnity.
After a while, he raised his head, glanced at everyone, and finally landed on Guo Jia.
"Fengxiao, what do you think this is going to be like?"
