Although Chen Cheng said it with a smile, he could not help but murmur in his heart. Liu Bei advised him to move the court back to Luoyang, and Chen Deng said the same thing. Could it be that the two of them had discussed it?
Chen Deng said: "If the emperor dislikes the dilapidation of Luoyang, why not choose a place in Yanzhou as a temporary residence? Chenliu, Xuchang, or Suiyang are all suitable!"
"Yanzhou has been through wars and the people are in poverty. It is really not suitable for large-scale construction projects. In order to make the people suffer less, it is better to do less than to do more."
Maybe Chen Deng was really thinking about the court, but how could Chen Cheng move the court and the emperor to Yanzhou at this time? Unless Yanzhou is under absolute control, it's almost the same. The powerful Yanzhou family is so powerful that even Cao Cao can suddenly
Just put it down, if he placed the emperor in Yanzhou, would it be he, the general, who controlled the court, or the Yanzhou scholars who powerfully controlled the court?
There are very few people in Guanzhong and Liangzhou, but Chen Cheng is very loyal there. The population of Yanzhou and Xuzhou is large, but can he directly mobilize half of it? The system he implemented is different from the current system in Yanzhou
If you really want to move here if you are out of place, there will definitely be many conflicts. The result will be either a great purge or a bloody civil war!
If you want to build a country that implements the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system", you can return to the Central Plains at this time. But I have done so many things, in addition to hoping that fewer people will die, because I don't want China to fall into that "
It’s a place where there is no poor family among top-grade people.
When the ruler of a country is brought up to be a loser, and is frightened half to death when he sees a horse jumping twice, and shouts with a pale face, "This is a tiger, not a horse at all", then things like Wuhuanhua become
It's an inevitable event.
Seeing that the general was really unwilling to move the imperial court back, Chen Deng couldn't help but be a little disappointed. Chen Cheng saw it, but he didn't care. Nowadays, the development momentum of Guanzhong and Liangzhou, including Bingzhou, is very good. Although Yuan Shao of Hebei is
Although he was a powerful opponent, he could not completely defeat Gongsun Zan within a year or two.
If you wait for another two years to develop, even if Hebei has a larger population, there will be nothing to fear!
The banquet was still going on, and Lu Bu and Zhang Fei quarreled again for some reason. It was probably because of their incompatibility. After the case was kicked over, Chen Cheng stepped forward to separate the two, and then ended the banquet.
"Brother, please stay," Chen Cheng said to Liu Bei: "If we send him any further, he will have to go through Hulao Pass!"
Liu Bei said with some sentimentality: "We say goodbye today. I don't know when we will see each other again."
Chen Cheng smiled and said: "There are close friends in the sea, and they are as close as the world is near. If you accidentally think of it, just pick up the wine glass and toast in the direction of Chang'an!"
Liu Bei laughed when he heard this, cupped his hands and said, "Then I wish Wenzheng a happy journey!"
Seeing Chen Cheng's figure gradually obscured by smoke and dust, Zhang Fei felt a little resentful, "Who the hell is Lu Bu? He dares to be rude to my elder brother!"
Liu Bei turned around, patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder, and said: "For the sake of the general, don't argue with him."
"I just can't get used to his appearance of being the best in the world!" Zhang Fei spat on the ground and cursed: "Do you think it's great to be granted the title of Wen Hou? Who doesn't know that he is Wen Zheng's defeated general!
"
Seeing Zhang Fei like this, Liu Bei shook his head, walked a few steps quickly, then got on his horse and headed towards Xuzhou.
Zhang Fei shouted from behind: "Brother, wait for me!"
After saying that, he hurriedly jumped on the horse and followed up quickly. Chen Deng, who was lagging behind, asked Chen Gui: "The general has pacified Yanzhou, why not move the capital back to the Central Plains? Guanzhong is no longer the capital of the past.
Come on, can’t the general see this?"
Chen Gui smiled and said: "You know it yourself, why do you need to ask me?"
Chen Deng lowered his voice and whispered: "Is it possible?"
Chen Gui said leisurely: "The general has far-reaching plans and plans before taking action. If you look at what he has done over the years, you will know that he has a lot of troubles in his heart. How can he be moved by words?"
Chen Cheng left with the imperial troops and horses, and also took away 100,000 households in Yanzhou. Although the Yanzhou scholars were dissatisfied, they quickly turned their attention to other places. The military households were moved away, but
The fields that were originally cultivated are still there. The value of mature land is two or three times that of raw land. With such a huge benefit in front of us, everyone is busy participating in the carving up of this industry and has no time to pay attention to anything else for the time being.
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In Shangcai City in Runan County, Yuzhou, Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Cheng had been staying in Yanzhou, saying that he was moving the military households in Yanzhou to Sili, but who knows if this is true?
Chen Cheng had previously said that he and Zang Ba would build a stronghold in Xiaopei deep ditch, but he suddenly appeared near Pengcheng, more than a hundred miles away, the next day.
Who can guarantee that this is not another trick of Chen Cheng? Now he is still staying in Yanzhou, and he may have troops approaching the city in two days, just like the Battle of Pengcheng.
Cao Cao's heart still ached when he thought of the Battle of Pengcheng. In that battle, he not only lost the position of Yanzhou Mu and the elite army he had built with his own hands, but also lost many generals such as Li Dian and Le Jin, and even
Brother Xia Houyuan also died on the battlefield.
His heart twitched slightly. At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps outside, and Yuan Tan walked in with several guards. Yuan Tan was Yuan Shao's eldest son. Not long after Yuan Shu's time, he was sent to Yuzhou to be the state shepherd.
.At that time, Yuzhou was divided into three parts, with Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Liu Yao each occupying one piece.
After Yuan Tan arrived, he quickly gained the support of the local aristocratic families in Yuzhou and drove out the forces of Liu Biao and Liu Yao. Cao Cao was at war with Xuzhou at the time. For the sake of the overall situation, he could only temporarily endure it and put all his
All the counties and counties in Yuzhou were handed over to Yuan Tan.
His idea at that time was to concentrate his forces on Tao Qian first, and wait until Xuzhou was pacified before negotiating with Yuan Tan. But what he didn't expect was that after Tao Qian died of illness, Liu Bei, who was even more difficult to deal with, came and fought more than ten bloody battles.
, Liu Bei was defeated time and time again, but he refused to surrender, so that Cao's military advisor became exhausted, which was the root cause of the subsequent defeat of Pengcheng.
Yuan Tan walked in and asked Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao came here today, but what is the important matter?"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Did Zhou Mu hear that Chen Cheng has led his troops back to Chang'an?"
Yuan Tan was handsome and well-dressed, and he showed off his demeanor as a young master from an aristocratic family. He behaved appropriately and said with a smile: "I've heard about it. Now I don't have to worry, Mr. Cao."
Cao Cao said: "Now that Chen Cheng has left, there will be no one in Yanzhou who can lead the army. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to send troops north to capture Yanzhou?"
Yuan Tan looked at Cao Cao and said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Cao came here for this matter, but he came a little late."
"The autumn harvest is around the corner, and it's time to harvest Yanzhou's grain to use as military rations. Why is it too late?"
Yuan Tan said: "I have ordered Sun Ce to lead his troops south and cross the Yangtze River to attack Liu Yao, so I don't have any extra troops for you."
Sun Ce was Sun Jian's eldest son. He had been living in Yuzhou after Sun Jian's death in battle. Yuan Tan took over Yuzhou, and Sun Ce, together with Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other Sun family's old men, became the generals under Yuan Tan.
Cao Cao's expression changed slightly and asked: "Who came up with this plan for Zhou Mu?"
Yuan Tan replied casually without thinking: "This is what Guo Gongze said."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Tan realized that he was bald and said to cover up: "Most of Liu Yao's troops are attacking Jiangdong. It is the time when the soldiers are taking over Yangzhou!"
Cao Cao sighed and said: "I see, then I am willing to guard the Liang Kingdom as Zhou Mu to guard against enemies in the north."
Yuan Tan said: "Gong Cao was defeated just now, and his injuries have not healed yet. It is better to stay in Shangcai for a few more days. When the injury gets better next year, it will not be too late to go out and work again."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "My injuries have healed a long time ago. Besides, I have no time to work for my country. If I have time to spare, I will feel unhappy."
Yuan Tan said with a smile: "Mr. Cao should keep him for a while longer. I have already ordered people to send a lot of property to your mansion, as well as a dozen beautiful girls. If Mr. Cao doesn't like local women, I will
Just send someone to Guanzhong to buy some orchids from the Western Regions. Those orchids, tsk tsk, are really charming and charming. Once you taste them once, you will never forget the taste!"
The anger on Cao Cao's face flashed away, and his brows furrowed, then quickly relaxed, "Then I'd like to thank you, Master!"
Yuan Tan secretly ridiculed him for losing to Chen Cheng, and Cao Cao immediately responded by saying that Yuan Tan was just Yuan Shao's son, and he might not be able to inherit Yuan Shao's position in the future. Both of them are children of aristocratic families, and they have been able to speak with guns and sticks since they were young.
Although Cao Cao was an eunuch, the Cao family was still one of the top dignitaries in the Han Empire, and their background was a little inferior to people like Yuan Shao and Yang Xiu.
The two looked at each other, and Cao Cao casually cupped his hands and said, "Since the young master has made a decision, I will take my leave first!"
Yuan Tan watched Cao Cao go away, feeling secretly resentful in his heart, "Cao Ah Ma, do you think you can still manipulate me like before?"
Although Cao Cao previously acquiesced in Yuan Tan becoming the shepherd of Yuzhou, the Yingchuan County he once occupied was always at odds with Yuan Tan. After the Battle of Pengcheng, Yingchuan became more submissive. Now Cao Cao wants to fight back to Yanzhou.
, but Yuan Tan refused to give him his wish and deliberately sent Sun Ce to Yangzhou in advance.
This was Guo Tu's idea to Yuan Tan. Guo Gong said, "Cao Cao is a man-eating tiger. If you don't give him food, he will bite people in turn. But if you feed him, he will definitely break away from his master."
of control”.
Yuan Tan asked at that time: "Then what should I do?"
Guo Tu smiled and replied: "Start him for a while first, and then give him some food when he can't stand it anymore. Repeat this several times until the tiger is tamed, and then let him go out to bite people!"
After Yuan Tan heard this, he was very happy and said to Guo Tu: "If you have public help, why worry about not accomplishing the big thing?"
What Guo Tu and Yuan Tan didn't expect was that Sun Ce, whom they threw to Yangzhou, was also a ferocious tiger. How could a hero like Cao Cao be tamed by someone like Yuan Tan?
To raise ferocious beasts, you must first have stronger force and firmer will than the ferocious beasts. In front of Cao Cao, let alone Yuan Tan, even Yuan Shao may not be able to take advantage.
