Chapter 15: Appoint the Son of Heaven to order no ministers! (continued during the day)
In June of the second year of Xingping, the emperor left Chang'an City eastward!
The emperor successfully walked out of Chang'an City, taking many officials and various documents with him.
When Zhang Ji wanted to take the emperor to Hongnong and resettle him, Li Jue and Guo Si realized that they seemed to have been deceived by Zhang Ji.
But Zhang Ji is actually just a tool man.
Not long after Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others protected Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and left Chang'an, they secretly escaped from the golden cicada, quickly escaped Zhang Ji's control, and fled towards Luoyang as quickly as possible.
Jia Xu said, "When you arrive in Luoyang, send an edict to the princes of Guandong, and someone will come to greet you. By then, Li Guo, Zhang and others will have nothing to fear."
Li Jue and Guo Si discovered that Zhang Ji had cheated him, and immediately sent out an army to recover the emperor.
Zhang Ji, who also discovered that he had been tricked, also led a mighty army to pursue the emperor!
But although the three of them were marching at the same time, they were on guard against each other and hindered each other.
Mutual distrust made them hesitate and hesitate, which directly caused their marching speed to be unable to increase.
This gave the emperor and his party more time to escape.
However, an unexpected change occurred that everyone could not imagine.
The armies around Chang'an all came out of Hangu Pass, and the area in Guanzhong was suddenly empty of defenses.
King Zuoxian of the Southern Xiongnu took the opportunity to go south and plundered Guanzhong wantonly!
As soon as the news came out that the Southern Xiongnu had betrayed the Han Dynasty and plundered Guanzhong, the world was shocked, and all the Han people were heartbroken.
In the Mufu of Juancheng Prefecture, Cao Cao and others also received the news.
Everyone present looked equally angry, but Yanzhou was too far away from Guanzhong, so they were simply helpless.
And even if we can catch up,
When the Xiongnu went out, they were all cavalry, roaring in and roaring back,
If you only have more than 10,000 fine knights at home, how can you fight with others?
Although Xun Yu felt very sad, his reason still told him that now was not the time to feel sad and angry.
"My lord, the chaos in Guanzhong has been irreversible. Our current strength is at its peak, but the strength of the surrounding princes has been greatly damaged by disasters.
My subordinates believe that we should focus on our own surroundings."
Cao Cao tapped his forehead with his fingers and replied: "You are right, know your shame and then be brave. We must strengthen ourselves first, and then slowly deal with those foreign races!"
But just when Xun Yu and Cao Cao wanted to direct the topic to conquer the surrounding princes,
However, Xi Zhicai came out and said with his hands in his hands: "My lord, sir, a letter came from you. The emperor has left Chang'an and is heading towards Luoyang!"
"Wow!" Everyone roared, and then started talking about it.
Cao Cao also didn't expect that, as Lu Yan said in his diary, his own destiny would come so quickly!
This is really "happiness comes too suddenly..."
However, other people's comments were somewhat different from Cao Cao's excitement.
"The emperor returns to Luoyang?"
"Then the city of Luoyang is in ruins. What are you going to do when you go back? Are you going to eat ashes?"
Many people don't understand Xi Zhicai's intention of bringing up this news. In their view, the emperor is just a puppet who can be manipulated by others. You see, he is useless under Li Jue and Guo Si.
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The princes of Guandong all support their troops and respect themselves, and whoever is full will take the emperor seriously.
Moreover, the current Emperor Xian Liu Xie was supported by that traitor Dong Zhuo, which made them feel even more embarrassed.
Strategic vision is not something everyone can possess. In fact, most people are still accustomed to focusing on immediate interests.
But there are always some people who can weigh the overall pros and cons through immediate interests and come up with enlightening insights!
Mao Jie suddenly walked out of the queue while everyone was talking about it.
After bowing his hands to Cao Cao, he said loudly: "My lord, my subordinates discussed matters related to the emperor with Lu Yan, the prefect of Chenliu, and came to a conclusion."
Cao Cao had actually known Lu Yan's plan for a long time. That guy was extremely bold.
"Holding the emperor to command the princes, and at the same time attracting talents from all over the world for his own use!"
Cao Cao thought about some of the words in Lu Yan's diary, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and murmured: "Audacious! I like..."
After the hall became quiet, Cao Cao stood up and asked Mao Jie: "Xiao Xian, tell me what conclusion you have reached."
Mao Jie glanced around at those short-sighted people from the corner of his eyes, then held his head high and shouted loudly: "Follow the emperor and do not obey orders!"
"Who will listen to your orders and not obey the emperor's orders? It's a joke!"
"Xiang Xianxiao, our current territory and people belong to us, but once the emperor comes, we may not be able to control it from now on!"
"Yes, is it possible to give away the foundation we have worked so hard to build to others?"
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Xun Yu listened to these people's words and felt a little sad in his heart, "Is it possible that all the people in the world are the Han people, and the people who are on the shore of the land are the Han officials... But they have already picked themselves out... It's sad, it's a pity!"
But this is the situation, the general trend!
Even though he, Xun Yu, was extremely talented and had the talent of a king, he was still as weak as a grain of sand in the face of the general situation...
Among these people, the most powerful opponents are undoubtedly Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun and other clan generals.
"Why should we give the territory we worked so hard to gain to the little emperor to the little emperor for nothing?"
After Mao Jie said those words, he retreated to his seat, closed his eyes and calmed down.
He didn't seem to care at all what those people thought, he just needed to say those words himself.
Welcoming the Emperor is the moment when Boss Cao's power truly takes off, and Cao Cao himself knows it very well.
But there are still many people under his command who object, and now he has to step forward and make the final decision.
"Everyone!"
After hearing Cao Cao's voice, everyone quickly became quiet.
"Welcome to the Emperor, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages..." Cao Cao hadn't finished speaking.
The angry Xiahou Dun suddenly said first: "Brother, you are confused! Look at the edict issued by the emperor under Li Jue and Guo Si. Who has really listened to it?"
Xiahou Dun's words received support from many people.
Today's emperor's edict is indeed just a piece of waste paper. Who will really listen to it? Oh, except for those who have been promoted to officials...
Cao Cao was too lazy to explain to his brother. He said directly: "Yuan Rang, my decision has been made. There is no need to discuss it further."
"Oh...sigh!" Seeing that he could not persuade Cao Cao back, Xiahou Dun could only grit his teeth and sigh heavily.
Cao Cao suddenly smiled and said: "Yuan Rang, don't be anxious. If the emperor calls us to greet him, Cao will definitely go. But if he doesn't call us, we naturally don't need to greet him."
"Haha, he has become a pheasant in trouble that day, how can he still have the qualifications to be picky?"
"General Xiahou, be careful what you say!"
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In fact, the advantages of welcoming the emperor far outweigh the disadvantages.
With nominal orthodoxy and Cao Cao's reputation for always being benevolent, all kinds of talents will naturally come to him one after another, and they will also receive support from many aristocratic families.
Although the emperor was held hostage to command the princes, the princes could not be moved at all, but the various edicts were issued in large numbers, and they were still somewhat effective.
What's funny is that when the emperor first issued an edict asking the princes of Guandong to greet him, only Cao Cao went.
When others saw how smoothly Cao Cao played the Emperor, they all began to envy him again.
Jiangdong Sun Ce even wanted to send troops to attack Xudu and kidnap the emperor...
One can imagine how important this move to welcome the Emperor was to Cao Cao.