Chapter 481 Cao Cao is stunned! Your Majesty made me a groom?
"This Cao Mengde is simply unreasonable."
Liu Bian frowned, Yang Zuo was angry, and raised his eyes to look at Jia Xu and Guo Jia: "Wenhe, Fengxiao, what do you two think? Just speak up."
Guo Jia bowed his head, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Xu You's sudden rush to Mengde's camp is indeed unexpected. Since things have already happened, there is actually no problem with Mengde's response.
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"only......"
Speaking of this, Guo Jia's voice was slightly longer and he sighed: "What Meng De did will chill the brothers' troops. After all, everyone knows that Jizhou is the last battle in the north."
"And Yuan Shao's head means the final victory in battle. When a pack of wolves fights, it is inevitable that there will be rumors, and some may even complain directly to His Majesty."
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Bian waved his hand to interrupt Guo Jia and said softly: "Now that the matter has been done, what happens next can only be done according to Meng De's method for the time being."
"I want to give him a chance, and also help him appease the other generals. Cao Mengde actually dares to mobilize me. If I don't give him some punishment, then it's my fault."
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Gong is merit, fault is fault, rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, but I don't know how your majesty plans to deal with him. Cao Mengde is the commander-in-chief of the three armies after all."
"What about the commander-in-chief of the three armies?"
Liu Bian didn't take Cao Cao's military guard generals seriously at all, and said ferociously: "If you are disobedient, the higher your position, the more dangerous you will be. Today I must teach Cao Mengde a lesson so that he can remember it for a long time."
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"Well......"
Liu Bian pondered for a long time and said tentatively: "Fengxiao, Wenhe, what do you think about letting Cao Mengde feed the horses for three months? He should have two or three thousand cavalry in his account."
"Hello...feed the horse?"
Guo Jia's expression just froze there.
"this......"
Even Jia Xu felt that it was inappropriate: "After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. Is it a little thoughtless to send him to feed the horses? Even if he has to cooperate with the exercise, this is still a bit unacceptable."
"Feeding horses is indeed a bit dirty."
Liu Bian thought about it carefully, and finally rejected the decision, and then said: "How about letting Cao Mengde work as a cook? He would carry the marching cauldron on his shoulders, similar to Guicheng."
"Prime Minister Turtle?"
Guo Jia almost burst out laughing: "I'm afraid that's not good either."
Jia Xu was even more sweaty on his forehead and felt awe-inspiring in his heart: "Your Majesty, I think demotion is enough."
"no!"
Liu Bian waved his hand without hesitation and interrupted directly: "Since Cao Mengde dares to write a letter, it proves that he is ready to accept punishment, and his demotion must be expected."
"Furthermore, given his prestige in the military, even if he is dealt with wisely, he may still not be able to shake his status. If this is the case, what is the point of punishment if it cannot have its due effect?"
"this......"
Jia Xu and Guo Jia paused for a moment.
Have to admit it.
This kind of painless punishment did little harm to Cao Cao, and it was meaningless at all.
Since His Majesty the Emperor has decided to punish him, it must be a real punishment. Only punishment that can make Cao Cao remember it will be meaningful.
Guo Jia thought for a moment: "If that's the case, I think Prime Minister Gui is a good one."
On the side, Jia Xu broke into a faint smile: "Even if he is a cook, he may not need to take the blame. It is better to feed the horse."
Liu Bian could only chuckle, waved his hands and said: "Okay, in that case, I will suspend Cao Cao from his post and let him raise horses for three months. At the same time, he will send Tang Mao to Yanzhou to temporarily take over the army."
Cao Cao's prestige in the army is relatively high, so he really needs someone who can control the situation. Tang Mao is Liu Bian's father-in-law and the real head of the country. With him here, there will be no problem.
"Oh right."
Liu Bian suddenly heard something, and turned to look at Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, I will leave it to you to tell the emperor that although you are in charge of the army, you can't go too far. This is just a show for Yuan Shao.
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Guo Jia nodded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, just leave it to me."
"kindness."
Liu Bian responded and said softly: "In that case, let's do it this way. Whenever there is news about Jizhou in the future, it must be reported as soon as possible without any mistakes."
The two of them raised their hands together: "Here."
Immediately.
Bowed and left the hall.
At the same time, the voices of netizens in the live broadcast room rang in their hearts:
"Haha, Master Bian is so bad that he actually asked Cao Cao to raise horses."
"I didn't expect that Boss Cao would one day be a groom."
"I really want to see Boss Cao mixed in with the horses. He is probably not as tall as the horses."
"The euphemistic name is: temper his will and train him to become the commander-in-chief of the three armies."
"Haha, the guy upstairs is awesome!"
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*****
Yanzhou.
Cao Jun's camp.
Central army, big tent.
Cao Cao stood in front of the sand table, and Cheng Lizheng on the side was holding a small flag to redistribute the enemy's forces: "General, this is Chunyu Qiong's latest position."
"kindness."
Cao Cao nodded, his thoughts racing in his mind: "Yuan Shao divided his troops and focused on dealing with Gongsun Zan, Zhang Liao, and Xu Rong, which reduced our defense a lot."
"yes."
Cheng Li stared at the intertwined distribution of forces between the enemy and ourselves on the sand table, and sighed with emotion: "I have to admit that the general's plan is indeed brilliant, and Xu You still played a big role."
Cao Cao grinned and said proudly: "If he hadn't suddenly surrendered, why would we have bothered so much? He can be considered guilty of meritorious deeds, and we are just taking advantage of the opportunity to meritorious deeds."
"General."
Cheng Li naturally understood what Cao Cao meant and said softly: "Do you really think that His Majesty will not punish you?"
Cao Cao sighed: "The punishment must be meted out, otherwise it will be difficult to appease the hearts of the other generals, but I think it shouldn't be too big. At most, it will be a demotion and a salary, which is not worth mentioning."
Cheng Li smiled: "Indeed, now that we are facing a powerful enemy, your Majesty will not really touch the general. After all, our combat effectiveness is obvious to all."
Regarding this matter, Cheng Li is still very confident. After all, Cao Cao has climbed up all the way, and he has done it for real. He is also known as the leader of the sky, and his combat effectiveness is naturally first-rate.
No matter Xu Rong, Zhang Liao, or even Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, none of them were Cao Cao's opponents, even if Zhang Liao had the help of the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan.
How could we defeat Yuan Shao without the help of Cao Cao?
The answer is naturally no.
Cao Cao let out a long sigh and looked at the sand table: "Don't worry about me anymore. If you have this intention, you should think more about the situation of the battle. I always feel that Yuan Shao will never sit still and wait to die."
Cheng Li nodded affirmatively: "This is natural, otherwise he would not mobilize troops. This guy obviously wants to struggle again. What I am worried about now is that besides strengthening the city wall, he has other ways to deal with it."
"It's useless to strengthen the city wall."
Cao Cao waved his hand and said without hesitation: "The latest battle report of Fancheng is out. Sun Jian broke open the gate of Fancheng and defeated Cai Mao by increasing the dose."
"So, if Yuan Shao is just like this, we don't need to be afraid at all. We can defeat him by installing the fire-subduing thunder. He will not be able to escape under the trap of heaven and earth."
Cheng Li sighed: "I hope so."
"Report—!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a long announcement was heard outside the tent.
Cao Cao looked up.
However, Shi Liangxi, his father-in-law, rushed over quickly and said with a hurried expression: "General, Xu You from Jizhou sent information through the secret cave, saying that Yuan Shao has found a way to deal with the thunder and fire."
"oh?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment: "Yuan Shao found a way to deal with the Fire and Thunder?"
Cheng Li was even more shocked: "How is this possible?"
Liang Xi nodded affirmatively: "It's true."
Say it.
Then he handed the information in his hand to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao took the information and started browsing it. His eyes rolled up and down, and he suddenly gasped: "Hiss—! Yuan Shao really has an idea, he actually wants to open a hole in the city gate."
Cheng Li frowned: "Open a hole? What method is this?"
Cao Cao handed the information to Cheng Li and said softly: "Our Fuhuo Thunder needs to be installed, then pull out the fuse, and finally ignite it to detonate it."
"And Yuan Shao opened a hole in the city gate, so he could destroy the installation of the Fire and Thunder when the gate is closed. If the Fire and Thunder are not installed in place, it will naturally not have the desired effect."
Exploding something like this requires a lot of skill, especially when it comes to blasting some relatively hard buildings. It is even more necessary to find the stress-bearing points in order to achieve the desired effect.
If the stress point cannot be found, or the installation position is deviated, then although it is the same explosion, it is very likely that there will be two completely different effects.
Even Cao Cao himself did not expect that Yuan Shao would actually think of such a method: "I didn't expect that Yuan Shao actually had a way to deal with it. If the fire and thunder can't work, the casualties will probably increase significantly."
"That's right."
Cheng Li nodded: "I'm afraid only Yuan Shao can think of such a weird method, right? This time it really opened my eyes!"
"Zi Yu." Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked at Liang Xi.
"Here." Liang Xi held his hand.
"Will the imperial court have corresponding information?"
"Well, there will be."
"That's good."
Cao Cao let out a sigh of relief.
Cao Cao didn't bother to think about this kind of technical problem, so it was naturally best to leave it to His Majesty the Emperor to solve.
However, spring is about to begin. If a plan cannot be produced within a short period of time, it will inevitably cause a series of chain reactions. At least, spring plowing will definitely be affected.
The emperor was most worried about this, not himself, so returning the problem to the court and letting the court find a solution was naturally the best choice.
"certainly."
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said softly: "We also need to think more about how to crack this trick. Whoever can come up with countermeasures before the war starts, I will take credit for it."
Cheng Li and Liang Xi nodded: "Here."
"General!"
"General—!"
At this moment, a rapid shouting sounded outside the hall.
Cao Cao looked up.
However, when Cao Ren opened the curtain and entered, his expression was in a hurry and he didn't even bother to salute. He raised his hand and pointed outside: "General, something has happened. The imperial court has sent the abbot Tang Ming to announce the decree."
"Tang Mao, the head of the country?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and a feeling of uneasiness arose in his heart.
Even Cheng Li couldn't help but be stunned: "The abbot has arrived in person? Isn't this a bit of a fuss?"
Cao Cao frowned and thought for a moment: "Anyway, let's go out and take a look."
Immediately.
The group of people hurried out of the camp and went straight to the camp gate.
Before Cao Cao could reach him, his heart suddenly rose in his throat.
The reason is very simple. Tang Mao is holding a scepter about eight feet long in his hand. The top is decorated with yellow feathers. The scepter has a golden bronze body, which is very rich and noble.
In the hands of the guard next to him, he was holding a weapon like a battle axe, but it was obviously not a weapon, but more like an ornament. Although Cao Cao had never seen Nanyang's ax, at this moment, he seemed to understand.
the meaning of it.
Not only did people from Tang Mao come over, but they also had a fake holiday axe!
This means that he has the power to kill generals. In other words, if Tang Mao wants to kill himself, he does not need to report it to the emperor.
As the commander-in-chief of the Nanyang court, Cao Cao acted with integrity and commanded the troops for the emperor. He was a true general. Now there is a fake Tang pretender, and the targeting is explosive.
The most terrible thing is...
Cao Cao obviously saw Tang Mao's serious and unsmiling expression, which was like a basin of cold water pouring directly into Cao Cao's heart, enchanting him with confidence and instantly chilling his heart.
"The last general, Cao Cao, has met the father-in-law of the country."
Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and held his hands in an extremely respectful manner.
"kindness."
However, Tang Mao simply expressed his gratitude and immediately waved his hand and said: "Let's go back to the camp and read out His Majesty's edict. You can quickly summon all the generals."
Cao Cao didn't dare to ask any more questions and could only nod his head: "Here."
Later.
Make way for Tang Mao to go first, while he follows behind.
Cheng Li looked at Tang Mao who was rushing to the camp and sighed: "Sure enough, the person who came here is not good."
Liang Xi frowned: "Zhongde, how do you think the court will deal with the general?"
Cheng Li shook his head: "It's hard to say, but it can't be solved by being demoted."
"well-!"
Liang Xi sighed and looked worried: "General, kill first and then show off. It does offend Long Wei."
Cheng Li glanced at Liang Xi: "This is enough for now. You must not say it again."
Liang Xi naturally knew what Cheng Li meant: "Don't worry, I understand."
At this moment, in the military camp.
Tang Maoduan was sitting at the top, with two people on the left and right, one holding a talisman and the other holding a yellow ax, standing on both sides, like two gods of war, with the ferocious gleam in their brows, as if they could kill everyone present.
Cao Cao, who had been a little arrogant before, became serious now. He really didn't expect that Tang Mao would actually come under the pretense of a festival, and he still looked like this.
Is it possible...
Is Your Majesty really angry?
Although I went a little too far this time, I finally adapted to the situation and came up with a better way. Is His Majesty the Emperor going to deal with him like this?
When his mind was greatly shaken, Cheng Li came close to him and said in a low voice: "General, except for the generals outside, all the captain-level officers in the camp are in place."
"good."
Cao Cao nodded, then took a step forward and saluted Tang Mao solemnly: "Zhang Guozhang, all the officers with the rank of lieutenant colonel and lieutenant colonel are here. You can read out the edict."
"Come in line."
Tang Mao waved his hand to signal Cao Cao, then stood up and left the table, reached out to take the edict, opened it to browse, and read aloud: "In the third year of Zhongxing, in the spring and February of Guichou, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty issued an edict:"
"I govern the country with clear distinctions of merits and rewards and punishments. Today, Cao Cao, the general of the military guard, secretly meets with enemy officials and secretly communicates with the enemy. He is suspected of collaborating with the enemy. A war is about to break out. Therefore, he is temporarily dismissed from his post and serves as a military commander.
The horseman was replaced by a fake Jie Yue from the Tang Dynasty."
Boom—!
Like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.
The Cao Cao is so crispy on the outside, tender on the outside, golden and crispy on the inside.
He froze on the spot, staring at Tang Mao, his superior, with a look of disbelief.
groom?
Cao Cao thought of thousands of solutions, but never thought of this one.
Even if he is demoted, it is still better than being a stable boy. If word spreads about it, it will make people laugh.
Although he was watching a play for Yuan Shao, Cao Cao couldn't believe it. Is the play going to this level?
"General Cao, what, are you unwilling to accept the order?"
Tang Mao closed the edict and handed it directly to Cao Cao.
"How dare you? How dare you."
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then returned to normal, and respectfully took the edict with both hands: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao, accept the edict!"
Tang Mao put his hands behind his back and stared at Cao Cao: "Meng De, this is His Majesty's wish. If you reflect carefully, you will have the opportunity in the future to be reinstated and become the commander-in-chief of this army again."
Cao Cao leaned forward and handed over his hand: "The last general will definitely have a hard time reflecting."
Tang Mao nodded: "In that case, Meng De and Zhongde will stay, and the rest can go."
All the soldiers raised their hands in unison: "Here."
Immediately.
He bowed and left the tent, leaving only Cao Cao and Cheng Li in the tent.
Immediately afterwards, Tang Mao waved his hand and said softly: "You can retreat now."
The guards who followed him bowed and raised their hands, responded and left in the same way.
Tang Mao sat down and looked up at Cao Cao: "Cao Mengde, you are so brave. You dare to mobilize His Majesty the Emperor and let many generals act with you."
Cao Cao had already felt the anger from His Majesty the Emperor's edict, so he no longer arrogant, but nodded and bowed respectfully:
"Master, how dare I do this? We are really forced by the situation, so we came up with this trick and asked Xu You to go undercover in front of Yuan Shao to spy on the latest information for us."
"You see..."
Cao Cao quickly gave Cheng Li a wink: "Xu You really sent first-hand information, and it is very crucial and may even affect the entire battle situation."
"Ah yes."
Cheng Li naturally knew what the news was, so he hurried to the side, fetched the information, and handed it to Tang Mao: "Look, Zhang, this is the latest information sent by Xu You. Yuan Shao already has a way to fight Fuhuo Leiting."
"oh?"
Tang Mao was surprised, took the letter, and started to browse: "It's really..."
Cao Cao quickly added: "Yes, if it weren't for Xu You, we might not be able to detect this information so easily."
Cheng Li added: "Although the general said to kill first and report later, it is a great achievement to be able to hide Xu You next to Yuan Shao. Otherwise, even if such information is obtained, I am afraid that war will already begin."
"Will there be one in the imperial court?"
Tang Mao couldn't control that much, so he asked tentatively.
"There should be."
Cao Cao nodded slowly: "The details depend on the school affairs office. This information was sent by the school affairs office."
Tang Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Since it is the information sent by the school affairs office, the court will definitely have it. In this case, I am relieved. But Meng De, merit is merit and fault is fault. Since you have done something wrong, you must accept it."
punish."
"Take good care of your horse. Even if you are just pretending, you must at least be very similar. Otherwise, how can you hide it from Yuan Shao? Although I have said that the holiday is over, but His Majesty's famous saying, if there is a war, you still have to listen to it.
Your order."
Cao Cao took a deep breath, and his anxious heart finally settled in his stomach: "Your Majesty has good intentions, and Cao deeply admires him."
Tang Mao'en nodded: "Yes, so you can't betray His Majesty's trust. This edict is not only for Yuan Shao to see, but also for other generals to see."
Cao Cao naturally understood this, but he was still unwilling to accept it: "But Zhang, your majesty asked me to raise horses, am I a little overqualified and underqualified?"
"snort."
Tang Mao snorted softly, glanced sideways at Cao Cao, and said coldly: "Cao Mengde, don't push your nose and face. Since His Majesty gives you face, just keep it in your pocket. Don't push yourself too far."
Cao Cao hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "How dare you, general? It's just a joke. Don't take it to heart, Zhang Zhang."
Tang Mao glanced at Cao Cao and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. You have such a wicked temper. You must adhere to principles and bottom lines in everything, otherwise I will be played to death by you."
Well......
Cao Cao looked slightly embarrassed: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty really said that about me?"
Tang Mao nodded affirmatively: "Well, what do you think? Could it be that His Majesty wants to say that you are wise, powerful, resourceful, able to make arbitrary decisions in Linji, and have the talents of a general?"
Cao Cao shrugged and spread his hands: "Isn't it?"
Tang Mao's eyes widened: "That's a fart! Your face, Cao Mengde, must be forged from fine iron."
Cao Cao frowned: "How?"
Tang Mao said angrily: "It's too thick!"
"Ha ha!"
Cheng Li couldn't help but burst into laughter.
His smile didn't matter, it immediately attracted angry looks from Tang Mao and Cao Cao.
Cheng Li hurriedly shut up, suppressed his smile, and saluted: "Uh... um... I suddenly remembered that some things have not been settled yet, so I took my leave. General, the country
Father, if something happens to you, just call on your subordinates."
Say it.
Cheng Li turned around and left.
Tang Mao suddenly smiled and turned to Cao Cao: "Mengde, starting from tomorrow, you will go to the stable as an errand. How about tonight, I will organize a farewell party for you and let's have a good drink."
"oh?"
Cao Cao was surprised: "Have a farewell drink?"
Tang Mao nodded: "Yes, can you give me some face?"
Cao Cao's eyes rolled: "It's just you and me, do we still have to hold a banquet?"
Tang Mao smiled: "Have a banquet? Aren't you afraid of people laughing at you?"
Cao Cao smiled faintly and raised the corners of his lips: "I just want people to laugh at me. This will have a better effect."
Tang Mao heard the undertones of Cao Cao's words: "Cao Mengde, Your Majesty knows you very well. You are indeed treacherous and handsome. Your future will be bright."
Cao Cao cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "In that case, could it be that the father-in-law agreed?"
Tang Mao nodded: "Of course! If you don't show any shame, how can I, Tang Mao, back down?"