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Chapter 288 Cao Cao rises in Nanyang

When Li Ru asked about Xun You, he actually had some of his inner meanings.

The Xun family is a famous family in Yingchuan and has a huge influence in the Central Plains. In the entire Huairu area, when it comes to the Xun family in Yingchuan, few people dare to compare themselves to the previous ones.

When Dong Zhuo was young, he was injured in Yingchuan due to his identity. Compared with other counties and countries, Yingchuan County was more severely divided into classes, which cast a layer of darkness on his little heart and also prompted his abnormal psychological growth in the future.

Now Dong Zhuo has lived to his sixties and still hates Yingchuan people very much.

Annoying from the bottom of my heart!

But even if he disliked the Eight Dragons of the Xun family, he still valued and promoted them and vigorously won them over. This is because the Xun family's right to speak in Huairu land is really too strong.

Even Dong Zhuo always knew that Xun Shuang and other famous scholars had been conspiring to overthrow him in the capital, and he turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

He was not afraid of killing famous scholars. After all, he had all eliminated Yuan Wei and his sons among the leaders of the aristocratic family (they were eliminated because Dong Zhuo, who had once relied on Yuan, now in order to fight against each other, he also had to clear the Yuan family in the court).

But since the situation is under my control, there is no need to have a stalemate with the gentry leaders.

After all, the previous capital relocation matters, the gentry from all over the world jointly recommended it, and almost all the central institutions of the court were paralyzed. Dong Zhuo still kept the tragic scene in mind. When he recalled it, he was still quite palpitations.

Now Xun Shuang is dead, the eight dragons of Xun's family have withered. Xun Chen and Xun Yu, the representatives of the next generation of the Xun family in Yingchuan, are reported to have responded to the conquest of the Yuan family in Runan and served under Yuan Shao's command in Jizhou. Xun Yan, Xun Yue and others, who are the rest, hide in Yingchuan and cannot retreat.

The only one among the Xun clan in Yingchuan who remained in the court is Xun You, the assistant minister of the Shaofu.

In the past, He Zhengzheng and recruited more than 20 famous scholars in the country, among which Xun You was among them.

Xun You now seems very honest in Chang'an, but Dong Zhuo is very clear that he, like the congressman Zheng Tai, the chief secretary He Yong, the Shizhong Zong Ji, the Yueqian Captain Wu Qiong and others, have been planning himself secretly with the intention of harming each other.

But Dong Zhuo didn't care. Many of the gentry officials in the court wanted to murder him. As long as these clowns were controlled properly, they would not be able to make any fuss.

No matter what famous scholars in the country, all the great scholars of the times are useless. No matter how much influence you have, it will be useless.

As long as the Xun clan is in the capital, he can only let himself control it.

At this moment, Dong Zhuo asked Li Rudao: "With your intention, what should people in Xun's family do?"

Li Ru pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes and said, "The Prime Minister summoned Xun Shuang to Beijing to calm the hearts of the scholars in the Central Plains. Unfortunately, it was useless. The scholars of various counties regarded the kindness of the prime minister as if they were confused. The more people from famous gentry like Xun's family stayed in the capital, the greater the constraints. It would be better to use Xun Shuang's death to give him kindness and let him go, which would also leave a quiet place for Chang'an."

Dong Zhuo turned his head to look at Mei Wu, as if thinking. After a while, he heard him say, "Well, then take this opportunity to release the Xun family's children and save me from being upset in Chang'an... According to your opinion, where should I place it?"

Li Ru said: "The spies returned, and the wars in Yizhou were raging. Jia Long and King Chen Liu Chong seized Fangling counties in the eastern part of Hanzhong. He fought fiercely with Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiu, Su Gu and others in Hanzhong. The county magistrates of Shu County Gan Ning, Lou Fa, Shen Mi and others rebelled and drove Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang out of Shu County. He also joined forces with Ren Qi, the county magistrate of Jianwei, to attack Liu Yan. The former land of the Tianfu has become a stalemate. If you are not a good place, the people of the Xun family should not go to the north to assist Yuan. They should be sent to remote places to punish him. Why should Xun You go to Shu County? What is the intention of the prime minister?"

Dong Zhuo laughed when he heard this: "Liu Yan's son was just expelled from Shu County by a rebel, so you let Xun You take office here? The world's best people who are good at placing poisons are Wen You."

Li Rupo smiled embarrassedly.

After all, although Dong Zhuo praised this, he really didn't sound very nice.

"Okay, then according to Wen You's advice, Xun You was the governor of Shu County, and asked him to return to his ancestral home to Yingyin to report his demise, and then go to Shu County to take up his post. Since he was going to a dangerous place, I would not lose to him. I would just let him sit for two thousand stones. I turned around and ordered Dong Cao to draft it immediately."

Among the six ministers and thirteen ministers, the chief officials of the prime minister's office were moved to the east of the prime minister's office and the chief officials were moved to the ground.

"I will do it immediately after my subordinates return to Chang'an." Li Ru said respectfully.

Dong Zhuo looked at Li Jue again: "Zhiran also came here with Wen You today, but do you have important military affairs?"

Li Jue hurriedly said, "I have something big to do."

"And to put it in detail."

Li Jue said: "Prime Minister, yesterday, Xi Cao received a document from Jingzhou. The governor of Jingzhou Liu Biao submitted a memorial to the governor of Wu County Liu Yao as the governor of Yangzhou and beg the court to issue an imperial edict..."

"No!" Dong Zhuo viciously interrupted Li Jue's words and said angrily: "Then Liu Yao has been the county magistrate of Wu County for less than half a year. Now that Sun Jian has taken over the foundation, he is coming to ask me for the position of governor. The people in the Liu family are all too thick-skinned. Are these county magistrates in the court prepared for these royal dandy members? You can ask for whatever you want? This time I want to reduce Liu Jingsheng's momentum...not accurate!"

Seeing Dong Zhuo getting angry, Li Jue smiled awkwardly and did not dare to follow up.

Li Ru said, "Is the Prime Minister angry with Liu Biao because he sent someone to ask for the position of governor of Jingzhou?"

Dong Zhuo said coldly: "I know, I still ask? Liu Biao's old man has been smooth sailing since he went from Luoyang to Jingzhou. Now he has pacified Jingnan. The people in the south regard this villa as the best. If he does not suppress it, he will be a problem with his elbows and armpits!"

Li Ru sighed: "Liu Biao is indeed strong, but because of this, the prime minister must enfeoff Liu Yao."

"Why?" Dong Zhuo looked straight.

Li Rudao: "In fact, Liu Biao wanted the Prime Minister to grant Liu Yao the title of the governor of Yangzhou, but he was afraid that his troops would go to Yangzhou and would become a major threat to Jingchu. Sun Jian has now seized Wu County and is determined to be in Yangzhou. The prime minister can only grant Liu Yao the title of the governor of Yangzhou and let him join forces with Liu Biao to check and balance Sun Jian. Only in this way can Sun Jian send troops westward and oppose Jingzhou, so as to curb the development of Sun and Liu."

Dong Zhuo sighed: "The affairs of Biannan are now Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao. It is really too complicated. Although what you said makes sense, I still need to think about it carefully."

At this time, Li Jue said: "There is another matter to the Prime Minister."

"What's the matter?"

Li Jue swallowed and spitted, saying, "It's about the dispute in Nanyang."

"Nanyang?" Dong Zhuo thought carefully and said, "I remember that Nanyang is now the important town of Nanjun, Cai Mao, Liu Jingsheng, sent to the north to attack Yuan Shu, with the intention of fighting for Wancheng... What is the current situation? Is Yuan Shu victorious?"

Li Jue swallowed and spitted, "No."

Dong Zhuo showed a little surprised when he heard this: "Is that Cai Mao who won? Wow! It's really amazing. Cai Feng's son, who is able to use military force like this, has surprised me."

"Not..." Li Jue was quite embarrassed.

"That's it?"

"Reporting to the prime minister, in the battle of Nanyang County, Yuan Shu and Cai Mao fought fiercely with each other and suffered a lot of damage. Later, the two were defeated by Cao Cao in succession. At present, Yuan Shu was conquered in Wancheng and dared not leave the city. Cai Mao was expelled by Cao Cao to the south of Yuyang. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shu and Cai Mao's people, and his reputation was greatly shocked. He was stationed in Nieyang, recruited troops in Nanyang, and cultivated weapons in cast iron, and was quite powerful."

"Is it him?"

Dong Zhuo looked bad and said, "How did Cao Aman win Yuan Shu? Let me tell you."

Li Jue took a deep breath and roughly told Dong Zhuo about Cao Cao's situation in Nanyang.

During Liu Qi's pacification of Jingnan, Cao Cao replaced Qiao Mao as the prefect of Dongjun, so he recruited troops in Dongjun to expand his military power.

At that time, Luan Ti Yufuluo of the Southern Xiongnu betrayed Yuan Shao and led his troops to attack Dongjun and seized grain. Yu Du, Bailuo of the Heishan Army, responded to it. They looked down on Cao Cao and thought it could be decided in one battle, but they were ambushed by Cao Cao with a arrogant army. They defeated their people in Boping, Dongjun, and seized a large number of people from the Heishan Army, and seized more than half of Yufuluo's Huns' war horses. At this point, the power increased greatly, laying the foundation for him to dominate Dongjun.

Before going south, Cao Cao secretly trained a powerful cavalry with the Huns war horses from Fuluo, and handed them over to Cao Ren and Cao Chun, the sons of the Cao clan.

Cao Ren and Cao Chun are the sons of Changshui Captain Cao Chi, and the family of two thousand stones.

When Cao Chi was appointed as the Changshui Captain, he was in charge of the cavalry stationed in Changshui and Xuanqu, and he also had Hu cavalry and Sima under his command, so he was very particular about the way of practicing cavalry.

Cao Ren and Cao Chun also benefited a lot from Cao Chi's ability.

...

Cao Cao pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger, and showed weakness to Yuan Shu and Cai Mao in the Nanyang battle, and led the two to attack each other. He prepared troops behind him and defeated the two families with cavalry, won consecutive battles and was famous.
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