Chapter 1119 It's time for me, Cao Cao, to appear!
Chu Yi was not surprised by Zhang Lu's choice. If Zhang Lu really chose to continue to fight against the imperial court, then there would be a real problem.
It can be said that Chu Yi is quite optimistic about Zhang Lu. Not to mention that Zhang Lu's cultivation is compared to Zuo Ci. Yu Ji and the others are just a little behind. However, if there is a chance, they may not be unable to take a step further.
What's more, according to the opinions of Zuo Ci, Nan Hua, and Yu Ji, Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Tianshifu lineage, may even still be alive.
If Zhang Daoling is really still alive, then the other party must be a supreme powerhouse who has been immersed in the Tianzhu realm for a long time. If he destroys Zhang Daoling's Taoism, who knows whether the other party will break through and get out by then.
Even with the Altar of Luck in hand, facing a strong man like Zhang Daoling would probably require a lot of effort and might even cost a huge price.
Now that Zhang Lu is aware of current affairs and has made the choice to submit to the imperial court, Chu Yi will naturally not let Zhang Lu down.
Nodding towards Zhang Lu, Chu Yi said with a smile: "It is a great kindness for a prefect to know how to return when he has gone astray. The imperial court will definitely not treat Prefect Zhang badly."
Of course, Zhang Lu didn't actually care about whether he could be an official. The reason why he occupied Hanzhong was just for the convenience of preaching.
Nowadays, I have no idea whether to preach or not. After all, who has Zhang Jiao's precedent? In Zhang Lu's opinion, the imperial court is very likely to ban the Five Pecks of Rice Sect from preaching in Hanzhong.
If the imperial court really prohibits preaching, Zhang Lu is not unable to accept it. After all, although their Tianshifu lineage is said to have created the Five Dou Rice Sect, it is not the Five Dou Rice Sect at all. It is just the Five Dou Rice Sect.
It was founded by their master Zhang Daoling. As descendants, they could not cut off the inheritance of Wu Dou Rice Sect, so they spread the teaching vigorously.
If we can get rid of the Five Pecks of Rice Cult, it is not unacceptable to the Zhang family of Tianshi Mansion.
What Zhang Lu really cares about is whether Chu Yi will give him some pointers, allowing him to have a glimpse of the scenery of Tianzhu Realm just like Yu Ji, Nan Hua, and Zuo Ci.
Chu Yi looked at Zhang Lu's expectant look and said slowly: "If Zhang Taishou has some free time, he might as well come and talk to Chu about Taoism."
Hearing what Chu Yi said, Zhang Lu's eyes suddenly lit up, he cupped his hands towards Chu Yi and said, "It is really an honor for Zhang to be able to discuss matters with His Highness. I will definitely pay him a visit in person one day."
As Zhang Lu put aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, he looked at Chu Yi with a serious look and said: "Zhang even invited Master Zixu this time. If nothing else happens, Master Zixu must have entered Hanzhong now..."
Taoist Nanhua stroked his beard, a bright light flashed in his eyes and said with a smile: "Old Taoist Zixu is also here, so I will go to see Taoist Zixu from the poor Taoist, and I will definitely persuade him to return to the right path."
Chu Yi nodded towards Taoist Nanhua and said, "In that case, I'd like to thank you fellow Taoist."
Watching Taoist Nanhua and Zhang Lu take off in the air, Chu Yi said to Yu Ji and Zuo Ci: "Two fellow Taoists, please follow me back to the capital."
The capital city of Luoyang.
The news that Liu Yan of Yizhou sent hundreds of thousands of soldiers to various dangerous passes in Yizhou has been sent back to the capital. In particular, Liu Yan even ordered the execution of Xiaohuangmen who was sent by the imperial court to Chengdu Prefecture to deliver the decree. This move was tantamount to threatening the world.
It was revealed that Liu Yan was going to rebel against the imperial court.
Above the court, many civil and military ministers clamored to send a large army to conquer Yizhou and capture Liu Yan.
However, Chu Yi was not in Luoyang, the capital, and when it came to the deployment of the army, even He Miao, as a general, did not dare to make a decision.
Just as He Miao was frowning in the general's mansion, a servant quickly walked into the study and said to He Miao: "General, the King of Chu has returned to the mansion.
He Miao stood up suddenly, with a bit of excitement on his face and said, "What? King Chu is back?"
When He Miao got the news about Chu Yi's departure from the capital last time, Chu Yi had already left the capital. He was gone for several days, but He Miao was left without a master, as if he had suddenly lost his backbone.
When He Miao appeared at Chu Yi's house, Chu Yi had just freshened up.
When he saw Chu Yi, He Miao said to Chu Yi with a happy face: "Your Highness, you are finally back!"
After glancing at He Miao, Chu Yi motioned for He Miao to sit down and said slightly surprised: "Oh, the general is in such a hurry. Could it be that something happened in the court?"
Today, with Yuan Shao and Han Sui executing, it can be said that the rebels who were entrenched on one side disappeared one by one, and there was no movement, for fear that the imperial court would turn its attention to them.
Now the only one who can be regarded as a disaster is Liu Yan, who is entrenched in Yizhou. Moreover, the imperial court also has a countermeasure against Liu Yan. Ordinarily, as a general, He Miao should not react like this.
He Miao hurriedly said: "Your Highness is unaware of something. Not long ago, news came from Yizhou that Xiaohuangmen, who was sent by the imperial court to read out the imperial edict, was beheaded by Liu Yansheng. This move can be described as treasonous and unethical. Your Highness is not here.
The princes of the court dare not make decisions without authorization..."
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows. A few days after he left, Liu Yan killed the court envoy. However, from Liu Yan's actions of encouraging Zhang Lu, it can be seen that Liu Yan had made up his mind and went all the way.
Therefore, Chu Yi was not surprised by Liu Yan's move of killing the imperial envoy. He nodded slightly and said: "It seems that Liu Yan will not look back until he hits the south wall. That's fine. Since he is looking for death, then just like him
As you wish.”
As he spoke, Chu Yi glanced at He Miao and said, "The general will go back and mobilize his troops. The imperial court will dispatch a large army to attack Yizhou."
Hearing what Chu Yi said, He Miao was shocked. He immediately clasped his fists towards Chu Yi and said, "I will go back and dispatch the troops. I wonder who will be the commander this time?"
The imperial court in Yizhou may need to dispatch hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer the country. Naturally, the commander of these hundreds of thousands of troops is a top priority, and it is naturally up to Chu Yi to decide.
Chu Yi pondered for a moment and then said: "Let Cao Mengde be the coach."
I thought Chu Yi would name Huang Zhong or Lu Bu as the coach, but I didn't expect that Chu Yi would name Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao also has a high status under Chu Yi, in the eyes of a considerable number of people, Cao Cao's status is obviously inferior to that of Huang Zhong and Lu Bu.
Although he was surprised, He Miao would not question Chu Yi's decision. Now that Chu Yi had ordered Cao Cao's general, he would just convey it according to Chu Yi's wishes.
Cao Mansion
Cao Cao can be considered successful now. Whether it is a title or an official position, he can be regarded as having a prosperous official career, especially when he decisively sided with Chu Yi. Although he is not as good as Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, he can still be regarded as Chu Yi's subordinate.
A veteran.
It is for this reason that the Cao family has become more and more prosperous. According to this situation, if nothing unexpected happens, the Cao family will definitely become more powerful in the future.
On this day, Cao Cao was drinking with several clan brothers in his mansion when he saw an old servant coming in a hurry and said from a distance: "Master, the angel is here, the angel is here..."
Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan, and Cao Chun looked at each other and stood up suddenly. With Cao Cao as the leader, the brothers hurried to the front yard.
From a distance, I saw a group of yellow gatekeepers standing in the front yard.
When the leader of Huangmen saw Cao Cao, his eyes lit up. With a smile on his face, he took a few steps forward and cupped his hands towards Cao Cao: "Master Wei, take the order!"
Weiwei is one of the Nine Qings. The Sangong and the Nine Qings can be said to be the most noble beings in the court. Cao Cao is ranked among the Nine Qings at his current age, which shows the honor of the Cao family.
Cao Cao took a deep breath, stepped forward and paid homage: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao, accept the order!"
Huang Menling slowly opened the silk and read word for word the imperial edict drafted by He Miao. The meaning of the edict was very simple, which was to appoint Cao Cao as the general of the Southern Conquest, command an army of 100,000, and send troops to Yizhou.
Cao Cao was just stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted and took the imperial edict with extremely respectful hands, then kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao, accepts the edict and expresses gratitude."
After seeing off Huang Menling and his entourage who read out the imperial edict, only the Cao family remained in the Cao Mansion.
In the courtyard, Cao Hong and Xia Houyuan looked at the imperial edict in Cao Cao's hand with a bit of excitement.
Even Cao Cao's hand holding the imperial edict was trembling a little, and his face was full of uncontrollable joy.
Although he was highly regarded by Chu Yi, compared to generals such as Lu Bu and Huang Zhong who had accomplished many feats in commanding troops and conquests, Cao Cao had rarely accomplished any meritorious deeds.
Now sitting in the high position of a guard, one of the Nine Qings, even Cao Cao himself felt a little uneasy. Now that the imperial court appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Yizhou, Cao Cao knew very well that besides Chu Yi, the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Yizhou was.
It's impossible for anyone to be in charge.
Now that Chu Yi has appointed him as the coach, Cao Cao is extremely excited and happy. This shows that Chu Yi still values him very much. Now that he is appointed as the coach to conquer Liu Yan, why not give him a chance to prove himself?
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"Brother, congratulations. The King of Chu has appointed you as the General of the Southern Conquest. This is a sign of his respect for you."
The Cao family and the Xiahou family all expressed great joy to Cao Cao. Cao Cao took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in his heart and looked at his brothers and said: "This time I have been valued by the King of Chu. If you can get this opportunity, I will definitely tell you."
Everyone in the world has proven that I, Cao Mengde, am not a person who has gained fame in vain, and that Cao is well-deserved for the position of guard."
Xia Houyuan shouted loudly: "Elder brother is going to Yizhou to attack Liu Yan's rebels, so he must take our brothers with him."
Xia Houyuan spoke, and Cao Hong and Cao Chun also spoke one after another, shouting to take them with them.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile on his face: "As the saying goes, brothers fight against tigers, and father and son go into battle. Naturally, our brothers will go out together. I would like to ask all brothers to help me this time, so that everyone can know that I am Cao Cao.
There are also many talented people in this department.”
The imperial court mobilized the army very quickly. It took only a few days to raise an army of 100,000 people, and even the required food and fodder were prepared.
Cao Cao bid farewell to Chu Yi, commanded an army of 100,000 men with high spirits, and headed straight for Yizhou.
Hanzhong, as the gateway to Yizhou, can be said to be an extremely important strategic location. If Zhang Lu had not occupied this place, Liu Yan would never have tolerated Hanzhong not being under his control.
The imperial army arrived in Hanzhong. In front of the tall city, Zhang Wei couldn't help but swallowed his saliva as he looked at the fierce imperial army below, his eyes full of fear.
At the same time, Zhang Wei was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, his master made the choice to submit to the imperial court. Otherwise, with Hanzhong's strength, if he really faced off against the imperial army, Zhang Wei would really be worried about how many casualties his men would have suffered.
Looking at the majestic imperial army below and the fierce generals who did not hide their evil spirits, Zhang Wei just took a casual look and found that at least a dozen generals were much stronger than him, and he was secretly shocked.
Slowly he raised his hand and shouted: "Your Majesty, the prefect ordered us to open the city gate and welcome the imperial army into the city."
A general sent by Liu Yan to help Hanzhong was standing not far from Zhang Wei. Hearing this, his eyes widened and he looked at Zhang Wei in disbelief and subconsciously said: "General Zhang, what do you mean?
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But the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his vest. When he looked down, he saw a blood-stained sword piercing through his heart, but someone stabbed him through the back.
"You...you..."
Zhang Wei glanced at the Yizhou general who was still staring blankly, and said to the confused officers and soldiers around him: "What are you doing here? Liu Yan rebelled against the imperial court. How could we, the governor, help the tyrants and not follow him?"
I, the general, are going to greet the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court."
Soon the city gate opened, and the gateway to Hanzhong opened.
In Yizhou Chengdu Prefecture, teams of elite soldiers patrolled the high city walls. Since the imperial court sent troops, under Liu Yan's strict order, the entire Yizhou has been in a state of high alert.
A figure fell from the sky and fell into Yizhou City.
The Han Palace was built by Liu Yan after he became king. It can be described as luxurious. Now Liu Yan is sitting there with a gloomy expression, looking at his subordinates.
Liu Yan glanced at Wu Yi and said: "How is the recruitment work going? We must recruit another 100,000 troops within half a month."
It can be seen that Liu Yan was a little panicked, otherwise he would not be so eager to recruit troops.
"Report, report, Hanzhong battle report!"
Hearing the shouts of the messenger, everyone in the originally dull living room looked towards the entrance of the hall.
I saw a figure walking quickly into the hall, bowing down with a thud and saying to Liu Yan: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Hanzhong County."
Hearing the shouts of the messenger, everyone in the originally dull living room looked towards the entrance of the hall.
I saw a figure walking quickly into the hall, bowed down and said to Liu Yan: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Hanzhong County." Hearing the shouts of the messenger, the atmosphere in the originally dull living room was...
In the middle, everyone's eyes were looking towards the entrance of the hall.
I saw a figure walking quickly into the hall, bowing down with a thud and saying to Liu Yan: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Hanzhong County."
