Chapter 162: Governing the Great Country 3/4 (for the month
Chapter 162: Ruling a Great Country
Luoyang is the center of the world. It has more elite soldiers and generals, as well as celebrities and beauties, than anywhere else.
There were many beautiful concubines in Cao Cao's house, and he was also a talented person with high self-esteem. Xu Zi of Runan evaluated Yuedan as a hero in the world. He once evaluated Cao Mengde as "a capable minister in governing the world and a leader in troubled times."
"Traitor". After hearing this, Cao Cao laughed and left. Well, it is said that Cao Cao held a sword on Xu Shao's neck at that time. There is no need to talk about this.
With so many beauties at home, he himself is a world-famous celebrity, and has also been favored by General He Jin. Logically speaking, Cao Mengde should be very satisfied now, but recently he has become more and more dissatisfied.
The more stuffy he felt, he felt like a flying insect falling into a spider's web. No matter how he moved, he would only be wrapped tighter and tighter by the spider silk.
In April and May of last year, He Jin killed the eunuchs and expelled Julu Marquis Chen Cheng. For a time, the people in the court were in full swing. At that time, Cao Cao really thought that the general would bring loyal people like them to clean up the world.
Evil spirits, the Han Dynasty will usher in a new chapter.
But a year has passed, and the imperial court has become more and more dilapidated. The tribute roads to Yizhou and Jiaozhou are cut off, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan are fighting in Youzhou, the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan is wreaking havoc in Jizhou, and the rest of Qingxu, Yanyu and other states
In the county, there are either remnants of the Yellow Turban Army, thieves are everywhere, or barbarians are causing chaos.
In addition, Ding Jianyang, the general who conquered the west, failed to attack Xiliang and turned to fight with Dong Zhuo. The world was even more chaotic than when the late emperor was there. The good news is not without. Liu Biao single-handedly pacified the nine counties of Jingxiang and Dong Zhuo massacred
Bingzhou heroes can probably be considered good news. However, although this governor and a state shepherd occupy a huge territory, they are not willing to send money and food to the court. As a result, the prices of goods in Luoyang City have soared, and people are fighting for rice.
The people, soldiers and civilians are all miserable.
Cao Cao, who was less than seven feet tall, often sighed for this and could not sleep at night. On this day, he got a Han Yuefu poem from a friend. When he saw it, he was astonished. He held a piece of paper with "Dan Ge Xing" written on it.
Bamboo slips, while pacing in the yard, chanting repeatedly.
"Qing Qing Zi Jin, my heart is still in my heart. But for the sake of you, I still ponder it."
He walked back and forth in the yard several times, and seemed to know a little better about Chen Wenzheng, whom he had met several times before.
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Cao Cao held the bamboo slips, shook his head, and sighed: "This man's military skills are not inferior to mine, Cao Mengde! If he can stay in the court..."
After talking to himself to this point, he paused, imagined the possible situation, and said with a wry smile: "If he dared to stay in Luoyang, the grass on the grave would be several feet high!"
Cao Cao recited "Dan Ge Xing" again. He liked the opening line "Wine and song, how is life?" but he was a little disgusted with the second line. He held the bamboo slips in both hands and said: "For example, the morning dew
"The past days have been very difficult, but this sentence is depressing, no good, no good!"
Concubine Ji came over and said from the side: "General, the ink has been polished."
Cao Cao raised his brows, and his originally relaxed mood suddenly became heavy again. Although the artistic conception in the poem was unforgettable, Concubine Ji's call forced him to return to reality full of difficulties and obstacles.
He turned around and said in a deep voice: "I know!"
Back in the hall, Cao Cao put the poems aside, picked up his brush, tapped it on the inkstone, and then began to write his advice, "I heard that those who govern the country should be like the North Star, where they live and the stars are overhead.
.Now the general is using the military..."
After he finished writing the advice, he read it through himself, revised a few places, and read it again. When he felt that there was no problem, he neatly copied it on another blank bamboo slip. This was already Cao Cao's fourth
The next time he presented his petition to He Jin, he requested that the public be able to speak out more widely, promote good ministers, rectify the imperial code, and crack down on the powerful and lawless.
No matter what, there are thieves outside Luoyang City robbing people on the road in broad daylight. This is outrageous. To clear out the bandits, you need to send out troops, and to send out soldiers and horses, you need to spend money and food. The area near Luoyang and most of the world have already
It has been divided up by powerful officials. If the powerful officials are not attacked, where will the money and food come from to support the soldiers?
Cao Cao was the northern captain at that time and killed Jian Shuo's uncle with a rod, which shows his strong character. Now he still has confidence that as long as he can let him go, he will be able to wipe out the surrounding areas of Luoyang and even the entire Henan, and then the rest of the world.
After the states and counties have reorganized the place, they will then train soldiers and select generals. The world will not be settled!
He brought the remonstrance to the general's mansion and asked to see He Jin. The soldier at the door knew Cao Cao, so he immediately said: "Captain Cao is here to see the general? Please wait a moment."
The guard entered the mansion to announce, and after a while he came out and said: "The general invites the captain to come in and have an audience."
Cao Cao held the remonstrance and walked in with his head held high. Before he reached the lobby, he heard a fierce quarrel inside. Then there was the sound of footsteps. Sikong Liu Hong, Taiwei Yuan Wei and other important officials of the imperial court walked away from the lobby with angry faces.
Come out. Cao Cao stepped aside, folded his sleeves and cupped his hands, bowed his head and said nothing.
When the leader, Yuan Wei, saw that it was Cao Cao, he glanced sideways, made a "hum" sound in his nostrils, and then walked away with a group of ministers. When they walked away, Cao Cao raised his head and looked at everyone walking away.
figure, and then looked at the remonstrance in his hand, with a smile on his lips.
"Pah! Pah! Pah! Pah!"
There was a sound of throwing things in the lobby, but it was He Jin who was throwing things on the ground angrily. Cao Cao walked forward, just as He Jin smashed a vase on the ground. There was a "snap" sound, and porcelain pieces were scattered everywhere.
.Cao Cao held the bamboo slip, took a few steps back, and said with a smile: "Who made the general so angry? Say that person's name, and I, Cao Mengde, will go and get his head back now!"
When He Jin saw Cao Cao, the anger on his face softened slightly. He snorted and said, "Captain Yuan Wei, Sikong Liu Hong, and Situ Dinggong, do you dare to kill them?"
Cao Cao bowed his hands and saluted, and said seriously: "As long as the general issues an edict, I will lead the troops to capture them!"
"That's all!" He Jin's eyes were sunken, and he looked anxious and a little nervous, "What's the matter with Meng De here?"
Cao Cao presented the remonstrance and said, "Please take a look at it, the general."
He Jin waved his hand and said, "Bring it up."
The soldier on the side stepped forward, took the bamboo slip, and handed it to He Jin's hand. He Jin knelt down on the futon, suppressed his impatience, unfolded the bamboo slip, took a look at it, and threw it away unhappily.
At the end of the case, "It's this cliche again!"
He said dissatisfiedly to Cao Cao: "Don't I know that it is necessary to increase the income of the imperial court? The problem now is that we cannot collect money and food. This is what I just discussed with Yuan Wei, Yuan Ang and the others!"
"But I don't know what solution they gave?" Cao Cao asked deliberately: "Is it possible to continue to increase taxes?"
Although He Jin has stood at the top of civil servants and generals and is far away from the lowest common people, after all, he has personally killed pigs and sold them on the street. He knows a little about the hardships of the lower class people. This is different from Yuan Wei.
Yuan Ang and others are completely different, so naturally it is impossible for them to agree to Yuan Wei and others' suggestion of continuing to increase taxes.
He said bitterly: "Last year, the order was added once. As a result, within a month of the edict being issued, there were more than ten rebellions in the world! This was only reported in the state and county newspapers. I don't know how many were not reported.
What kind of oil and water are there on those muddy legs? If you scrape them again, you will really have to peel off the skin and bones!"
Cao Cao looked at the guards beside him and said, "General, please step aside!"
He Jin felt pain in his head. He pressed his forehead with his hand. After hearing this, he raised his head and glared at Cao Cao. Seeing the latter's calm expression, the pair said: "You all go down first!"
He hesitated for a moment, but made no move. He Jin waved his other hand repeatedly and shouted: "How can Meng De be an assassin?"
In the past few days, He Jin had been assassinated several times, so the guards were a little nervous. After he gave continuous orders, the guards withdrew outside the lobby. But there were still several pairs of eyes watching the hall. If Cao Cao dared to
If there is any abnormal movement, these guards will rush forward immediately.
He Jin softened his tone and said: "Now there are only you and me here. If you have anything to say, please just say it."
Cao Cao took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "There are millions of fertile fields around Luoyang. If I can clear the fields and pick up the land, I can raise 100,000 troops!"
He Jin was very moved after hearing this. He was currently troubled by the lack of money and food in his hands. Otherwise, he would not have been so angry just now and threw all his beloved vases. But after thinking about it, he still said dejectedly: "
What Emperor Guangwu couldn't do, how can we do it?"
Cao Cao disapproved and said: "The general holds the military power. The northern and southern armies, plus the troops of King Qin from all over the country, total 150,000. Anyone who dares to resist will have his clan slaughtered and his family assets deprived of military expenses."
He Jin sighed: "How can it be so simple? The wealthy families help each other, marry each other, and the whole body is affected by one move. If you really do what you said, the surrounding area of Luoyang will immediately turn into a battlefield. How can you and I still do it?
Can you drink tea in peace here?"
Cao Cao said excitedly: "If you want to achieve great things, how can you use the most powerful weapon? Nowadays, the generals with heavy troops dare not lead the world. If time passes and the spirit has been weakened, even if he wakes up, there will be no heroes left, and he will have no regrets."
Jiye!"
He Jin just shook his head and refused to agree. Cao Cao had no choice but to reveal more powerful information to force He Jin to agree to his plan. He leaned forward and whispered: "General, have you heard that the minister of the DPRK,
How often do you appear in the Bohai Palace? If we don’t act as soon as possible, I’m afraid that the abolition of the establishment will happen again in this dynasty!”
He Jin was horrified, and his head seemed to no longer hurt. He jumped up and asked in surprise: "Is this really happening? Could Meng De be tricking me?"
He Jin is the uncle of the current emperor Liu Bian, so he can sit in the position of a general as a foreign relative and command all the civil and military officials in the world. If Liu Xie is replaced as the emperor, where will he be? What will happen to He Jin? Supervisor
In the past year of the country, he has offended many people. If he loses his power, what will happen to him? The Han family system is harsh, and the political struggle is even more cruel. The relatives who were exterminated are not just two families!
Cao Cao said calmly and calmly: "If the general doesn't believe it, you can send someone to investigate secretly. You will know that my words are true."
After listening to Cao Cao's words, the color on He Jin's face changed. He stood up, walked a few steps in the hall, then walked forward, held Cao Cao's hand and said: "Meng De's words made me enlightened! He
