Chapter 138: Several families are happy, some are sad
After Cao Cao drank a pot of tiger bone wine, his face began to turn red and his courage finally grew.
Under the teasing gazes of Lu Yan and Guo Jia, Cao Cao walked out of the Hussar General's Mansion with great hesitation, and finally plucked up the courage to knock on the door of the house next door where Cai Yan lived.
"Who is it?"
When he opened the door, the servant who watched the door saw that the person standing at the door was the current Taiwei, no, it was the current Prime Minister Cao Cao!
He was so frightened that he ran into the inner courtyard and went to report to Cai Yan.
Fortunately, the result was not bad, and Cai Yan did not let Cao Cao be rejected.
Perhaps that heroic man back then had already left an indelible mark on her heart...
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September, the first year of Jian'an.
The emperor is grateful to Cao Cao for sending troops to regain Xuzhou, defeating the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, and reorganizing the power of the Han Dynasty! He hereby makes Cao Cao prime minister and county prince, and adds 9,000 hectares of land and 30,000 households!
None of the ministers in the court had any objections (even if they did, they would not dare to speak out), and then an edict was issued to inform the world, which made Cao Cao famous all over the world and caused people all over the world to talk about it.
Jizhou, Yecheng, Zhoumufuzhong.
In the spacious, bright and magnificent lobby, Yuan Shao's civil servants were divided into two rows, standing opposite each other.
Yuan Shao, who was sitting high on the throne, also held in his hand an edict issued by the emperor to the world. Yuan Shao had read it carefully twice before.
Compared to earlier years when he received the imperial edict appointing Cao Cao as general, Yuan Shao acted calmer and calmer at this moment.
"Everyone, Cao Cao captured Xuzhou and defeated Yuan Shu...
The emperor also made Cao Cao the prime minister, haha... That Cao A'man actually got on top of me again so quickly."
Yuan Shao seemed to be laughing at himself, but also seemed to be suppressing his anger.
There was silence in the hall. After a while, Tian Feng stood up first and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, Cao Cao gave up his position as general just to temporarily stabilize us and ensure that we will not be attacked from both sides.
That’s all.
Now that he has captured Xuzhou and defeated Yuan Shu, there is no enemy in the southeast! We must also be on guard against Cao Cao!"
As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Ju Shou stood up and said: "My lord, Cao Cao annexed Xuzhou and took over the rich Huainan land. When it is digested, Cao Cao will definitely pose a huge threat to us!"
Xu You also stood up and continued: "Yuan Hao, what you said is true! I see that Cao Cao's evil intentions have been revealed. He, Cao Cao, can only be the next Dong Zhuo!"
"Lord, we should speed up the attack on Youbingzhou!"
"Lord..."
As Tian Feng started, more and more people joined the ranks of comforting, persuading and giving suggestions.
The former little brother Cao Cao has now unknowingly gained the strength to challenge his big brother.
Listening to the various comforts and suggestions from the advisors and generals below, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency in his heart.
"In that case, send an order to Qu Yi, ordering him to step up the attack on Yijing Tower..." Halfway through, Yuan Shao suddenly slapped his hand on the table and shouted: "No! This general will personally lead the army to attack Yijing Tower.
We must destroy Gongsun Zan as quickly as possible and seize Youzhou!"
"My lord is wise!"
"My lord is wise!"
Xu You said "The lord is wise" with sincerity. In a trance, he saw that the wise and mighty lord was back!
After everyone calmed down, Yuan Shaochen suddenly sighed and said with emotion: "Cao Aha is really a treacherous thief! It's a shame that I didn't take Gong Yu's advice at the beginning... If I had sent troops to control the emperor, how could I have done it?
What’s the trouble today? Alas!”
Yuan Shao's sigh and emotion made Guo Tu, who had tried his best to sing the opposite tune at the beginning, turn his face as pale as dirt.
The reason why they opposed the strategies of Ju Suo, Tian Feng and others was not because of the problems of the strategy itself, but actually because of the partisanship.
There are many factions under Yuan Shao, each attacking and constraining each other for their own interests, causing serious internal strife.
Yuan Shao himself also has a big problem, that is, he is a little short-sighted, greedy for small gains and suffers big losses; he is wavering, multi-minded, and indecisive. He is always unable to make the most correct decision, and he often regrets it later.
This resulted in the party struggle among his men intensifying, even reaching the point of open confrontation...
However, it is undeniable that
No matter how many shortcomings Yuan Shao has, they can't cover it up. Today, Yuan Shao is still the strongest prince in the entire Han Dynasty, bar none!
Linzi, the administrative seat of Qingzhou.
Chen Gong had been paying close attention to the movements of Cao's army. After learning that Cao Cao had conquered Shouchun and captured Xuzhou and Huainan, he hurriedly found Lu Bu who was instructing his daughter in martial arts.
Since Lu Lingqi came back, Lu Bu has rarely seen her smile. This is far different from Lu Lingqi's lively and cheerful personality in the past, who always had a smile on her face.
Lu Bu thought that Lu Lingqi felt aggrieved because she had been captured for a long time, so during this period of time he would always take more time to accompany Lu Lingqi from his busy schedule. Of course, Lu Bu just took time out of his daytime to give Lu Lingqi.
.....
"Fengxian! There is important news coming from the south!" Chen Gong shouted loudly from a distance.
There was no way, the two fathers and daughters each held Fang Tian's painted halberds and fought until the sky was dark. Chen Gong didn't dare to go there!
Lu Bu heard the sound and stopped fighting with Lu Lingqi.
Lu Lingqi knew that Chen Gong must have something serious to come to see Lu Bu, so she carried the trumpet Fang Tian Hua Ji and walked straight to the gate.
"The eldest lady's martial arts have improved again, I'm so happy to congratulate you!" Chen Gong saw Lu Lingqi coming over and quickly raised his hands in compliments.
However, Lu Lingqi just nodded at Chen Gong and then left.
Lu Bu looked helplessly at Lu Lingqi's slightly gloomy back, and said to Chen Gong: "Sir, don't be surprised. I think Lingqi was wronged in Chen Liu and has been in a bad mood... When I meet Lu Yan,
, we must seek justice from him!"
When Chen Gong heard this, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face and he said: "Fengxian, I think my daughter's family's thoughts may not be as simple as you think."
"How do you say this?"
"Exactly why, I suggest you ask your two wives... They have shared weal and woe with the eldest lady in Chenliu, and they will know some of the reasons why she is unhappy."
Lu Bu felt that what Chen Gong said made sense, so he nodded and replied: "I understand. I will go to Diao Chan to ask for clarification later."
Want to play poker again?
emmm...let's talk about the serious stuff first.
Lu Lingqi was unhappy and went to the stable where the bay horse was kept alone, and began to feed it and clean the horse's body.
While bathing the horse, Lu Lingqi recalled the scene when she tricked Lu Yan, and a smile appeared on her lips unconsciously.
At that time, in order to be able to join the army, she followed Guo Jia's advice and served Lu Yan's Bai Longma every day to win Lu Yan's favor. She was even more attentive to Bai Longma than to her father and mother... Think about it now.
Thinking about it, I was really pitiful and ridiculous back then.
"Ouch! Miss, you can't wash this horse three times a day!" The old official in charge of looking after the stables saw Lu Lingqi coming to bathe the bay horse again, and he immediately cried out in distress.
Lu Lingqi's memory was interrupted by the old official, and the smile on her face suddenly turned into frost.
The old official suddenly felt a chill coming over him. He couldn't help but shuddered and retreated in fear.
Lu Lingqi turned around and patted the horse's back, which had almost lost a layer of skin. All the emotions in her heart finally turned into a gentle sigh...