The illegal state makes many people sleepless and sleepless. Recently, we have heard the news about Cao Zhi's death in the battle to pacify Nanyang and Zhang Xiu. Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were also separated from their Xiliang warlords. Cao Zhiyi
After destroying Zhang Xiu, these Guanzhong warlords were now wondering whether Cao Zhi would pacify the south and attack Guanzhong. So just because Zhong Yao had brought peace to the Guanzhong area, the warlords from all sides were worried about themselves.
Some "prospects" are coming.
Duan Xuan is one of them. This famous Xiliang general who squeezed out Jia Xu back then has been in a state of panic recently. He is worried that Jia Xu will retaliate against him, so he proposed to Cao Zhi and sent troops to conquer him.
Duan Yan quickly prepared gifts and went to Zhong Yao, who was staying in Anyi for his office. While conveying his absolute loyalty to the Xuchang government, he also wanted to ask Zhong Yao to say a few kind words in front of Cao Zhi.
The key purpose of Duan Xuan's trip was to keep Cao Zhi away from his territory and troops. He had no great ambitions. He just wanted to have a small place for him to settle down and live under the premise of being ordered by Xuchang.
Of course Zhong Yao understood the meaning of this action and the very explicit words of Duan Xuan, and the initiator of this worrying storm was Zhong Yao.
Zhong Yao's intention was obvious, "If you don't live in fear, what else do you want me, the Sili Colonel, to do!" This view of his was also recognized by Cao Zhi.
Before Zhong Yao left Xudu, Cao Zhi's original intention was to attack the Guanzhong area after the conquest of Zhangxiu. The Guanzhong area not only has Chang'an, Luoyang and other old capitals, but also many that have been left behind since Dong Zhuo.
Troops of soldiers and horses, like bandits, are entrenched in various parts of Guanzhong, burning, killing and looting, causing harm to one party.
As the place where emperors stayed for generations, how could Cao Zhi, who was serving the emperor, let such a sacred place become a gathering place for bandits and robbers. Especially after Cao Zhi learned that Han Sui and Ma Teng had also joined the area.
, and it was even more uncomfortable. Not only were they more organized and able to unite these bandit warlords, but they also had a grudge against Cao Zhi. The fact that they were invaded and occupied by Yuan Shao so quickly had something to do with what happened to Cao Zhilai.
Cao Zhi now dominates Ma Teng's daughter-in-law. This is no longer a secret. Not only did Ma Chao, who had fought a stupid battle, learn about this situation, he was already Cao Zhi's man and had not yet been married by Cao Zhi.
Yang Wan also learned that her "ex-husband" Ma Chao had arrived in Guanzhong.
After so many years of living in the Cao family, Yang Wan had already been in love with Cao Zhi for a long time under Cao Zhi's careful arrangements and planning. Finally, under Cao Zhi's despicable and scoundrel attacks, she was deceived into having sex. Ren Hongchang and other Cao Zhi
The Zhi family also treats her well and treats her like a sister. They have long considered her to be part of the family.
Yang Wan has an uncontroversial personality, so she is easily accepted by a group. She has been conservative for many years, and it is not easy for her to be shy about being a couple before she and Cao Zhi have settled down.
Cao Zhi was always doing this kind of thing of getting on the bus first and paying for the ticket later, so he frequently instilled the super concept of modern "sexual liberation" into Yang Wan, trying to make her feel at ease. She didn't expect that Yang Wan would be able to accept it. In her opinion, it was
The modern concept of obscene language made her blush with embarrassment several times and drive Cao Zhi out of the room. At times like this, Cao Zhi would become even more energetic and would chase Yang Wan and talk non-stop, without any hesitation.
You are a shameless bastard.
Cao Zhi and Yang Wan gradually fell in love. Just when things were going well and Yang Wan was ready to accept Cao Zhi and marry into Cao's family, the news of Ma Chao's arrival in Guanzhong suddenly appeared in Yang Wan's ears.
With Yang Wan's weak character, it was inevitable that she would think of Ma Chao's good deeds, feel wronged, and commit adultery. Yang Wan suddenly disagreed with Cao Zhi's marriage and locked herself up.
I cried bitterly in the room for three days.
At this time, Cao Zhi's jealousy went to his head. When discussing the Guanzhong issue with Zhong Yao and Xun Yu, he insisted on conquest and annihilated this group of bandit warlords in one fell swoop. Cao Zhi included Han Sui and Ma Teng
, but these dozens of warlords in Guanzhong are not Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's hypocrisy. If they are forced to conquer, they can only let these bloody men hug each other more closely.
Therefore, Zhong Yao advised Cao Zhi not to attack Guanzhong. He pointedly pointed out that if Cao Zhi sent troops to Guanzhong, it would cause the Xiliang army hoarding in Guanzhong to unite and form buddies. They would unite to attack Cao's army and attack Xuchang.
The government is not very favorable.
Zhong Yao said that Han Sui and Ma Teng were already at odds with each other, and now they can stick together again. The main reason is the threat of external factors that prompted them to do so, but they will still have to fight among themselves one day. We
It's better to wait. Now that you've pushed them into a hurry, the two of them will really stick together.
Now that Zhong Yao is a member of Cao Zhi's group, he can directly advise and make suggestions to Cao Zhi. But these words are a bit harsh. After all, everyone knows that Cao Zhi has personal resentment in this matter. He
If he raised objections to Cao Zhi without caring about Cao Zhi's feelings, if it were another lord, he would probably be killed.
But after all, Cao Zhi comes from modern times, and he has also passed the age of being impulsive and being averse to loyal advice. Cao Zhi knew very well that he could not act hastily in the matter of Guanzhong, so under Xun Yu's persuasion, Cao Zhi finally accepted Zhong Yao's proposal.
It is recommended that at this stage, the main strategy is to pacify Guanzhong through means of appeasement and win-over.
Before Zhong Yao returned to the Sili area in Guanzhong, Cao Zhi already owned several counties in the Sili district of Hedong, Henan, and Hanoi, but other areas were still occupied by various warlords. Zhong Yao was assigned to the Sili area by Cao Zhi this time
In fact, being in power is to use his familiarity with the Sili area to give him the opportunity to make contributions, so Zhong Yao is also eager to work hard to live up to Cao Zhi's expectations and make his own achievements.
A person like Zhong Yao was not only an old official of the imperial court, but also a man of means. As soon as he arrived in Guanzhong, he first wrote to Ma Teng and Han Sui, stating that being an enemy of Cao Zhi was equivalent to being an enemy of the current imperial court.
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Ma Teng and Han Sui also knew that it was difficult to stroke Cao Zhi's beard now, so they had no choice but to express their willingness to submit to the Xuchang court on the surface.
Zhong Yao did a great job in appeasing the tycoons in Guanzhong, which was already indispensable, but he was still very aware of the potential crisis in the Guanzhong area. So he took advantage of all possibilities to cause the group to split up, first causing fights and internal strife.
, in order to consume their strength and make it easier to conquer them in the future.
Duan Xuan took the initiative to come to him, and Zhong Yao took advantage of this opportunity and suggested to Duan Xuan that if he wanted to be recognized by Cao Zhi, he must make meritorious deeds. Duan Xuan asked himself where he could serve Cao Zhi.
Zhong Yao said to Duan Xuan: "There is currently one, Li Jue, and Guo Si have been identified as rebels. Now everyone can kill them. Why doesn't General Duan invade Chang'an and achieve this feat first?"
Duan Xuan's eyes immediately lit up, wasn't it? The opportunity to make a great contribution was right in front of him. Why didn't he think of it and see it? This is the gap! Li Jue and Guo Si are now separated from each other, and they only have two or three thousand left.
Soldiers and horses are guarding Chang'an. The position of the leader of the Liangzhou Army has long existed in name only. Why not rush into Chang'an and gain a share of credit for settling down and establishing a life for yourself? There is nothing wrong with this.
So, under the instruction of Zhong Yao, Duan Xuan invaded Chang'an under the banner of revolt, killed Li Jue, and escorted more than two hundred of Li Jue's family, old and young, to Xuchang.
Cao Zhi ordered the tribes of Li and Jue to be exterminated, and immediately sent Zhong Yao to guard Chang'an. He was able to immediately persuade Emperor Xian to make Duan Xuan "General Annan" and the Marquis of Luxiang.
After Zhong Yao arrived in Chang'an, Cao Zhi sent Wei Duan, Zhang Ji and others to Chang'an to assist Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao worked non-stop, using the influence of Duan Su's example to put pressure on Han Sui, Ma Teng and other Guanzhong warlords. Han Sui
, Ma Teng and others think that they have occupied the title of general awarded to them by the imperial court without making any achievements, which is a bit unworthy of the name. However, the opportunity to make achievements has been taken by Duan Xuan first. Under the intertwining of jealousy and regret, they also
I don’t know what else they want to give Cao Zhi.
So, under Zhong Yao's suggestion, Han Sui, Ma Teng and more than a dozen warlords each sent their sons to Xuchang as hostages to show their sincere surrender.
Zhong Yao's beautiful operation finally brought almost the entire Sili area under Cao Zhi's rule. Since then, Cao Zhi's power has expanded to three states, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, and Sili, plus he has occupied most of Yuzhou.
His strength has faintly surpassed that of Yuan Shao, and he has become the most powerful person in the Central Plains, the Central Plains, and Jiangnan.
Cao Zhi was very happy to be able to reach the first peak of his career. At this time, Yang Wan, under the comfort of Ren Hongchang and others, finally agreed to marry Cao Zhi again.
At the peak of his career, he likes the woman's affection, and all the charms of a successful man have come true. This period is definitely a period when Cao Zhi deserves to get carried away.
But soon basins of cold water poured on Cao Zhi's head. In his later years, Cao Zhi commented on his experiences during this period, claiming that it was fortunate that these people were there to put an end to his happy mood during this period, otherwise he would be like Fan Yuan Shao and others.
, the same mistakes made by successful people in history because they got carried away, preventing them from further progress in their careers.
The first basin of cold water was brought back by Xun Chen, mainly in the reply letter Liu Bei wrote to Cao Zhi. In the letter written by Cao Zhi to Liu Bei, Cao Zhi scolded him to stop pretending to be a mother and to be my lackey, Cao Zhi.
Do it thoroughly, don't procrastinate, we have to do a wedding and erect a memorial arch. The two of us know the basics. We have been robbers, thieves, and thieves together to get where we are today. You dared to go with me back then.
Xiwu robbed Dong Zhuo's lair. Why don't you dare to follow me today and assassinate Lu Bu, a clown?
The purpose of Cao Zhi's letter was to provoke Liu Bei and reveal everything about the two of them. Cao Zhi never thought that this letter would bring so much trouble to Xun Chen, and it would come in a row.
A trio. Later, when Xun Chen came back, I found out that Liu Bei was still so concerned about face, and tried his best to hide and tuck away the shameful past of their old sesame and mung beans.