Chapter 255 Under the new pattern of the Han court in the north and south, the choice of the big family!
Yingchuan County.
Linying.
Cao Jun's camp.
Central army, big tent.
Cao Cao stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, looking at the interlocking forces above, thinking about the possible battle situation that would happen next, and at the same time thinking about strategies to defend against the enemy.
a long time.
The curtain was raised, and General Cao Ren broke in from outside the tent. He cupped his hands and said: "Captain, the news came back from Yangzhai. Li Min has sent people to kill all Yuan Shu's people. According to our requirements, the heads will be loaded onto the cart."
Sent over."
"Captain."
Cao Ren's eyes flashed with strange excitement, and he tentatively said: "Now that King Hongnong is about to ascend the throne, if this gift is sent to Nanyang, King Hongnong will definitely like it."
Even troops like Cao Ren have clearly understood the current situation. The Chang'an Han Court has taken action and the Nanyang Han Court is about to be established. This is the time when it is necessary to show loyalty.
If Cao Cao can send all the heads of the assassins sent by Yuan Shu to Yingchuan to Nanyang, or send the relatively important ones to Nanyang, it means that Cao Cao gave up the advantageous conditions of Chang'an Hanting and chose Nanyang Hanting.
.
How could King Hongnong not be happy about this?
From Cao Ren's point of view, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show loyalty!
But......
However, Cao Cao waved his hand nonchalantly and refused directly: "No, we will return these heads to Yuan Shu according to the original plan."
"one way or another......"
Speaking of this, Cao Cao had a sinister smile on his face: "We must not lose in terms of momentum. Although Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses, they are all newly recruited soldiers. There are not many elites, so they are not worth mentioning."
"ah?"
Cao Ren was puzzled: "Captain, how could you miss this great opportunity?"
Cao Cao smiled faintly and raised his eyes to look at Cao Ren: "Zixiao, do you really think this is a good opportunity?"
Cao Ren was slightly confused: "Isn't it?"
"You..."
Cao Cao was extremely confident: "I don't know much about King Hongnong."
Cao Ren frowned: "Captain, what do you mean?"
"It's very simple."
Cao Cao said with a smile: "Your Highness has great ambitions, a good plan, the opportunity to hide the universe, and the ambition of heaven and earth. He is a person who values talent more than flattery and flattery."
"Have you ever had any impression of the former Shaofu Yinxiu?" Cao Cao said softly.
"have."
Cao Ren nodded: "But was it the Yin Shaofu who was sent to Dagu Pass by Dong Zhuo to delay the war, and was finally rescued by King Hongnong, but sent back to his hometown?"
"That's exactly who he is."
Cao Cao took a deep breath and exhaled slowly: "When I was at the Luoyang court, I met him several times. In terms of ability alone, this person is definitely not bad. He is even outstanding in talent and insightful."
"But unfortunately..."
Having said this, Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "He has long been invaded by the filthy atmosphere of the Luoyang court. When he met, he called his majesty King Hongnong, thinking that he would be able to please King Hongnong."
"snort!"
He hummed softly.
A hint of indifferent hope flashed across Cao Cao's face: "Who would have thought that King Hongnong would be furious, scolded him, and immediately sent him back to his hometown, without any fear of the Nanyang Yin family behind him."
"ah?"
Cao Ren was amazed, with a look of disbelief on his face: "Is this happening?"
Cao Cao nodded: "Yes, if Commander Li hadn't mentioned this matter to me when we went to Yangzhai two days ago, how would I have known that this matter actually happened when we were at Dagu Pass."
"No wonder."
Cao Ren suddenly understood and nodded: "These heads of Governor Li did not hide any secrets. They were sent to us in full. I always thought that Li Min was just, but I didn't expect that there was such a relationship behind them."
Cao Cao smiled: "Will you let me send it this time?"
Cao Ren quickly shook his head: "How dare you? I'll just follow the plan and send him to Pingyu."
"kindness."
Cao Cao nodded and said softly: "Zixiao, don't worry. Although King Hongnong is in Nanyang, nothing that happens in Yingchuan can escape his eyes. If we make military exploits, we will be rewarded."
Cao Ren cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "I will finally understand."
"in addition."
Just as Cao Ren was about to turn around and leave, Cao Cao interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Send people quickly to send orders to all camps. Yuan Shu will most likely launch an attack and defeat them. This will be the best gift for His Highness to ascend the throne."
Cao Ren handed over his hand and said with high morale: "Here."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent backwards.
*****
Runan, Pingyu.
State Shepherd's Office.
Snap!
Yuan Shu slapped his eucalyptus and stood up, the muscles at the corners of his lips twitching continuously.
His eyes widened, and a cold and sharp fierce light suddenly shot out like a sharp sword:
"Cao! Ah! Hide it!"
These three words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth. At the same time, Yuan Shu slowly and vigorously curled his hands into fists, and his body was like sifting chaff, and he couldn't help trembling.
only......
This is definitely not fear, but anger.
Yuan Shu really didn't expect it.
The people he sent out actually died without exception on the night before he received the edict.
It's obvious!
Cao Cao and Li Min were already prepared.
I allowed him to enter before, just because I didn't want to alert him.
In fact, the other party has already sent people to monitor closely. If there is any abnormal movement, they will definitely kill!
These guys have been guarding themselves and never let up.
"I have to smash you!"
The anger hidden deep in Yuan Shu's heart once burst into his throat.
He suddenly remembered his experiences in Guangcheng, Dagu, and Luoyang. He was outsmarted by King Hongnong in terms of IQ. Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, he actually didn't even get the slightest credit.
now......
Does the same scene have to happen again?
It was really difficult to swallow the bad breath in Yuan Shu's heart: "Here comes someone."
However, as soon as he opened his mouth and before he issued an order, he was interrupted by a man in the palace: "My lord, you must not be impulsive. Now that the opportunity to fight has been lost, if we attack Yingchuan by force, we may fall into the trap of the thieves."
Yuan Shu was furious and regarded him as counselor Yan Xiang.
But he was already furious. How could he care about Yan Xiang's advice? He immediately retorted without hesitation: "Huh! How many soldiers and horses does Cao Cao have? There are only ten thousand people, and they are distributed in various counties. How can he
Stop my army."
"Zixiang!"
Yuan Shu's eyes flashed fiercely: "Don't forget, we now have 30,000 soldiers and more than a hundred generals under our command. If we focus on a single attack, how can Cao Cao resist it?"
"snort!"
Yuan Shu snorted angrily, already full of fighting spirit: "Isn't King Hongnong going to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor? Then I, Yuan Shu, will give him a generous gift for his enthronement ceremony."
Yan Xiang handed over his hand again and said earnestly: "Then Cao Cao sent this thing clearly as a way to provoke the generals. He must have been prepared in Yingchuan. If we attack blindly, we are afraid we will lose!"
"Zi image."
Yuan Shu glanced at the other party angrily: "Don't always boost other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. I think back then, Cao Cao was just a servant next to my Yuan family's slave in Luoyang. What's wrong with that!"
In Yuan Shu's eyes, Yuan Shao is just a domestic slave, let alone Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's follower?
From the bottom of his heart, Yuan Shu had never looked at the other party. How could he be so ugly and embarrassed for generations to come?
Simply overestimating your capabilities!
"Don't worry."
Yuan Shu patted his chest and promised: "With Ji Ling here, we will definitely defeat Cao Cao!"
Yan Xiang knew that it was difficult to stop him, so he shook his head and sighed: "Alas-"
Yuan Shu gave a sonorous order: "Send the order! Order Ji Ling to lead 10,000 troops to attack Lin County, and Zhang Xun to lead 8,000 troops to threaten Xinji and contain some of Cao Cao's troops."
The messenger cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "Here."
*****
Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
State Shepherd's Office.
At this moment, there is a person sitting at the head. His face is like a crown jade, his facial features are clear, angular and angular, and his appearance is very majestic.
The person was none other than Liu Biao, the new Jinzhou shepherd.
but......
However, he was not happy about his promotion, but instead showed a sad look on his face.
Sighing, Liu Biao glanced at the civil and military officials and said softly: "May I ask you all, will I, Liu Biao, accept the edict from the Han court in Chang'an, or shall I not?"
According to common sense, it is a gratifying event to change from a governor to a state pastor, and to become a prince with military and political power. This kind of edict is naturally accepted.
but......
In addition, there was also an edict promoting Cai Mao to the post of Nanyang Prefect.
Now that the situation in the world has become clear, Dong Zhuo has taken Liu Xie hostage and lives in Chang'an. His subordinates are the legacy of the late emperor. Except for the jade seal that has been handed down from the country, everything else is in order.
However, Hongnong Wangbian held the imperial seal in his hand and controlled tens of thousands of troops. He wanted to establish another Han court in Nanyang Imperial Township to confront Chang'an and become the emperor himself.
As the saying goes: One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and one country cannot tolerate two monarchs!
Nowadays, the Northern and Southern Han Dynasties are competing against each other. For the princes of the world, they must face a choice: should they be loyal to the new Nanyang Dynasty or the old Chang'an Dynasty?
Judgment based on military strength alone.
At present, the Nanyang New Dynasty has an absolute advantage. After all, King Hongnong has won three battles and three victories, and forced Dong Zhuo to be driven from the prosperous Luoyang to the dilapidated Chang'an.
But if you want to engage in politics...in terms of political capital, Chang'an can be said to be inferior to Nanyang in all aspects. After all, the most outstanding talents of the Han Empire gathered there.
On the other hand, in Nanyang, in Liu Biao's eyes, most of the people under King Hongnong were newcomers who had never seen the world and could not support a court at all.
The military advisor he relied on, Xun Ou, although he was said to be talented as a king and leftist, was just a palace guard and an official with no experience in handling government affairs.
And his most trusted general, Zhang Liao, had never experienced a single decent battle before he was worshiped as a general. He was originally just an army commander sent by He Jin.
hehe!
If the leader is like this, let alone the rest of the civil and military personnel, I'm afraid they are not worth mentioning.
From Liu Biao's heart alone, he had a positive attitude towards the strength of Chang'an Hanting.
The most important thing is that he was able to become the governor of Jingzhou because of an edict from the Han court in Chang'an.
In a sense, my roots come from Chang'an Hanting. Now that my boss has needs, he naturally wants to charge into the battle and start a decisive battle with Nanyang Hanting.
But......
Liu Biao also had high hopes for Liu Bian's Nanyang New Dynasty.
After all, the Han Dynasty in Chang'an was already in a state of turmoil and was terminally ill. Under Dong Zhuo's reckless behavior, it was even worse and worse. It was in danger and would surely fall sooner or later.
As a clan member of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao naturally hopes that the Han Dynasty will be strong!
What's more, as the eldest son of the late emperor, Hongnong Wangbian was an orthodox Han Dynasty emperor. Now he held the jade seal in his hand, carrying out the will of heaven and obeying the people's will. He was unstoppable.
Both sides have advantages and disadvantages.
It was really difficult for Liu Biao to make a decision.
"Your Majesty."
At that moment, a man appeared in the hall, and he looked at him as Kuai Yue, a native of Zhonglu County: "I believe that this move should be taken, and it must be taken, because only in this way can we be justified and securely sit in Jingzhou."
Liu Biao still had considerable trust in Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang brothers.
After all, without their help when he first came to Jingzhou, Liu Biao would not have been able to successfully annihilate the clan traitors and take control of Jingzhou. They should be the main contributors to his achievements today.
"oh?"
Liu Biao turned around and asked, "How should we deal with the post of Nanyang Governor? Is it really possible for De Gui to lead troops into Nanyang to fight with King Hongnong?"
"Don't look at me!"
The strong man opposite hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head to express his refusal: "Even Dong Zhuo is not the opponent of King Hongnong, so what do I, Cai Mao, mean? Besides, intelligence was sent back from the direction of Nanyang. Sun Jian led 12,000 troops and returned.
Nanyang.”
"I......"
Cai Mao sighed and said bluntly: "I admit that I, Cai Mao, am not his opponent. The Chang'an court clearly wants me to die. I am not stupid and will never go to Nanyang to die!"
Kuai Yue smiled and said: "How could we not know Dong Zhuo's evil intentions? We have the final say whether to send troops or not and when to send troops. Isn't it possible that Dong Zhuo is in Chang'an and can lead Jingchu from afar?"
"
"this......"
Cai Mao's eyes wandered and he was already shaken.
Kuai Yue continued: "Since ancient times, there have been so many people who have refused to take office. De Gui could claim illness, delay the opportunity, or directly write a letter to express that he was not capable enough to take on such an important task."
"Anyway..."
Kuai Yue said softly: "You have legs on your body, how can others control you?"
Cai Mao frowned and exhaled: "What you said makes sense, but as long as you accept the edict, it is equivalent to accepting the post of Nanyang Prefect. Wouldn't King Hongnong be angry with me?"
"To make you angry?"
Kuai Yue looked up to the sky and laughed, then said nonchalantly: "Degui, you take yourself too seriously, don't you? What kind of person is King Hongnong? He only thinks about the affairs of his family, country and world, how can he care about it?
you?"
"That sounds reasonable."
Cai Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed: "In that case, just pretend to be sick. There is no need to submit a letter to save trouble."
In fact, Cai Mao didn't know that once he refused in writing, he would have offended the Han court in Chang'an, and if he was just pretending to be sick, at least he wouldn't break his face in public.
In this way, no matter whether the new dynasty of Nanyang or the old dynasty of Chang'an wins in the future, Cai Mao will still have room to turn around, so that he will not offend anyone and block the road.
Since Cai Mao had no objection, Liu Biao had no reason to refuse.
"good."
Liu Biao responded, smiled happily, and turned to glance at Kuai Yue: "Alien."
Kuai Yue bowed his head: "Yes."
"In that case, it's up to you to write a note of gratitude and submit it to Chang'an."
"Here."
*****
Guanzhong, Chang'an.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
call-
Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh of relief and raised his eyes to look at Li Ru below: "Wen You, I have to admit that you advised me not to kill Yuan Wei for the time being. Yuan Ji is right."
"Information sent back from the direction of Yuzhou."
Speaking of this, Dong Zhuo handed the information to Li Ru and said softly: "Yuan Shu is already reorganizing his army, and it should be coming out in two directions. The Yuan family is too strong in Runan. How long has it been before they actually helped Yuan Shu get it?" More than 20,000 people."
Li Ru took the information and glanced over it roughly. His expression was very calm, as if he had expected it: "Prime Minister, now that the North and South Han Courts are at odds, we must not kill at will."
"Just like Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji."
Li Ru pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and said with great interest: "If the Prime Minister kills him out of anger, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao may directly defect to King Hongnong, and the gain will outweigh the loss."
"Moreover, the Yuan family has four generations and three nobles, and their disciples and old officials are all over the world. Once they are killed, their power will definitely make the Nanyang New Dynasty stronger in an instant, which is really detrimental to us."
This time, that time.
The structure of the world today is completely different from that in history.
The opposition between the Northern and Southern Han Dynasties must be a relationship of one ebb and flow and the other ebb and flow.
In this case, how could Dong Zhuo dare to kill innocent people indiscriminately?
What he has to do now is to gather the power of the old dynasty families and eliminate the Nanyang New Dynasty while it is still in its infancy, because only in this way can the emperor in his hands be truly valuable.
"I can refrain from killing Yuan Wei for the time being."
"but......"
Dong Zhuo's eyes bloomed with ferocious eyes, and he said coldly: "This does not mean that I will never kill him. Without him secretly controlling everything, how could I, Dong Zhuo, be in the situation I am in today?"
"Wenyou!"
"exist."
"We cannot relax our surveillance of Yuan Wei for a moment!"
"Prime Minister, don't worry."
Li Ru leaned over and held up his hands, and said loudly: "I have deployed manpower around the Yuan family. If there is any movement, it will not escape our eyes. Don't worry, after this incident, he can no longer stir up any trouble. "
Dong Zhuo naturally believed in Li Ru's strength: "Well, that's very good."
"Report—!"
At this moment, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
Dong Zhuo looked up.
However, General Dong Min hurriedly entered the palace with a slightly surprised look on his face. He leaned forward and said, "Prime Minister, good news. The general knows why King Hongnong's cavalry can ride and shoot with both hands holding a spear."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo was stunned and suddenly sat up straight: "What's the reason?"
Dong Min turned his head and called to the outside: "Bring him up."
The next second.
A soldier came in leading a horse.
Dong Zhuo frowned and couldn't help but wonder: "What do you mean?"
Dong Min raised his hand and pointed at the war horse: "Prime Minister, can you find any difference between this war horse and ordinary war horses?"
Dong Zhuo stood up, walked around the long eucalyptus, and entered the palace.
He stared at the horse with his eyes and looked at it carefully.
suddenly.
When his gaze glanced towards the saddle, his eyes suddenly brightened: "Why...why is it so high here?"
Dong Min nodded affirmatively: "That's right! King Hongnong innovated the equestrian equipment. The saddle is specially made and has double stirrups. The general has tried it himself. When galloping, his body is very stable and his moves are more powerful."
"If we hadn't recruited new soldiers and temporarily pulled out these war horses, the general would never have discovered that King Hongnong actually innovated equipment. Although this kind of thing is simple, it can greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the cavalry."
"Prime Minister!"
Dong Min cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "General, I am sure that if I, the Xiliang Cavalry, will innovate their equipment in this way, in the future everyone will be able to ride a horse and shoot arrows with both hands holding a spear."
"When the valiant cavalry is trained and the prime minister marches into Heluo, if he encounters King Hongnong's cavalry again, who will win or lose will be a different matter."
hiss-!
Dong Zhuo was proficient in riding and fighting, and he could imagine the subtleties of it without mounting a horse and trying it himself.
He nodded with interest, his eyes shining: "Just adding a stirrup and making the saddle higher front and back can have such an effect. It's really wonderful."
"Wen You." Dong Zhuo greeted immediately.
"Here." Li Ru bowed.
"Quickly arrange for craftsmen to use this saddle as a standard to build eight thousand sets of horse gear without any mistakes."
"Here."
"Brother Min."
Dong Zhuo turned to look at Dong Min.
Dong Min bowed and held up his hands: "Yes."
"After getting the harness, I will be the first to use it in your army. Then I will personally observe it and see how effective it is."
"Here."
******
Chang'an, Yuan family.
A lamp is like a bean.
Under the flickering candlelight, a kind-hearted old man was reading a book.
a long time.
He put down the scroll and raised his eyes to look at Yuan Ji next to him: "Shiji, King Hongnong's new dynasty is about to be established, and there will be a large shortage of officials. Please send a message to Lao Si quickly and ask him to select talents from the clan and go to Nanyang to ask for help.
An official and a half-job."
Yuan Ji couldn't help but be stunned: "Uncle, what are you..."
Yuan Wei explained: "King Hongnong established a new dynasty in Nanyang. His purpose was simply to rule the country personally and not to accept the old ministers from Chang'an. I have to admit that King Hongnong is indeed very courageous."
"We have been defeated in this battle, and we have no hope of truly making a comeback. Instead of putting all our treasure on the original road, it is better to open up a new road."
"My Yuan Wei lineage can be wiped out."
"but......"
A glimmer of struggle flashed through Yuan Wei's dry eyes: "The Yuan clan must not be wiped out. Even the young talents of the Chen County Yuan clan, the Guangling Yuan clan, and the Shanyang Yuan clan must be fully supported."
As the head of the Yuan family in the late Han Dynasty, Yuan Wei had a very high level of thought.
He not only limited his vision to the Yuan family in Runan, but also provided many support to other collateral clans, and worked hard to spread the family's influence to every state and county in the Han Dynasty.
Today, Chang'an Hanting is already under the control of the Yuan family. Only Nanyang Hanting is still blank. As the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei will never allow Nanyang Hanting to exist without the influence of the Yuan family, even if it is just a person.
A small official is also a spark of fire.
"But uncle..."
Yuan Ji frowned slightly, feeling worried in his heart: "Will King Hongnong use people from our Yuan family?"
Yuan Wei was still cold-faced: "When the Nanyang New Dynasty was first established, it would definitely be targeted by major aristocratic families. Even if they are not direct descendants, there would be collateral descendants. If King Hongnong is unfair, it may be difficult to explain."
"So you can rest assured that as long as our Yuan clan members are truly talented scholars, King Hongnong will definitely hire them. Even if he does not reuse our Yuan clan members in view of the strength of our Yuan clan in Hanting in Chang'an, as long as we can enter his political power, he will slowly work hard.
Not too late."
call-
Yuan Wei said angrily: "It will definitely be difficult for the Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting, but we cannot give up on this because of this. King Hongnong has great ambitions. Although he is currently weak, there is no guarantee that he will not turn around in the future."
"Remember!"
Yuan Wei turned to look at Yuan Ji, his cold eyes filled with awe-inspiring aura: "The first element of being the head of the Yuan family is to ensure the continuation of the Yuan family, not its prosperity!"
Yuan Ji nodded: "Nephew, remember this."
Yuan Wei held up the scroll again and sighed: "I really want to see whether the old guys in Chang'an are better or the kids in Nanyang."
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