Wang Yun couldn't say anything more, so he had to stand sideways. Seeing this, all the courtiers also avoided the two sides and made way, leaving Liu Xie alone in the middle of the street with a look of fear on his face.
When Cao Cao saw the trembling appearance of this teenage boy, he immediately felt contempt. He arched his hands slightly and said loudly: "Cao Cao, the prefect of Chendong County, came late to save me. Please forgive me!"
Suddenly I heard Dong Cheng yelling angrily: "How dare you! Why don't you bow down when you see the emperor!"
Cao Cao didn't even look at Dong Cheng, but stared at Liu Xie, leaned forward symbolically, and said unhurriedly: "I'm a humble minister wearing armor, so I can't be polite. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Logically speaking, Liu Xie should have met Cao Cao, but he was still young and Cao Cao's official position was relatively low, so he had no impression of Cao Cao. Cao Cao's sharp shout just now scared away all the courtiers, and Liu Xie was also shocked.
Xie was so frightened that Liu Xie calmed down a little until Dong Cheng came forward to defend him. He raised his small arms and said to Cao Cao: "Ai Qing has done a great job in rescuing you. There is no need to be polite. Here..."
Liu Xie originally wanted to give Cao Cao some rewards, but he backed off mid-sentence. He can be said to have nothing to offer now. He even lost his wife, so what can he give to Cao Cao as a reward?
Wang Yun saw the opportunity very quickly and quietly said to Liu Xie: "The emperor can give him a promotion or a title."
Liu Xie took a deep breath and then asked: "What is Cao Aiqing's current position?"
Cao Cao sneered in his heart. The little emperor was obviously frightened by him. He probably didn't even listen to half of what he said just now, so he raised his hands and said, "I have already informed the emperor that Weichen is now the prefect of Dongjun. However, Weichen is now the prefect of Dongjun.
I am also in charge of Qing and Yanzhou at the same time."
Liu Xie had lived under Dong Zhuo's influence for the past two years. He had not noticed anything about Cao Cao's arrogance and rudeness. He just silently calculated in his heart that if he was in charge of one state, he would be a high-ranking official with two thousand dan. He was in charge of two states.
, but he still held the position of prefect, which really felt wronged to him. But since Cao Cao had already taken charge of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, giving him the official position of a state pastor didn't seem to be very high, so he couldn't help but hesitate and murmured
He said: "Cao Aiqing has made such a great contribution, and as a rule, he will be rewarded. I wonder what official position is suitable?"
Cao Cao looked around at the civil and military ministers on both sides and said calmly: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. I am loyal to the Emperor. If I can one day serve as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, it will be enough!"
In the Han Dynasty, in order to prevent the ministers from taking power, the post of prime minister has not been established for a long time, but was replaced by the Three Dukes. Liu Xie was young and did not know the mystery behind it, so he casually agreed: "Okay, I will make you the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. I hope you will love me."
You will serve your country wholeheartedly!"
As soon as Liu Xie said this, Wang Yun, Dong Cheng and others all changed their expressions, but the emperor's golden words could not change them no matter what.
Cao Cao was overjoyed. He lifted up his shirt, got down on one knee, and said loudly: "My lord, Cao Cao, thanks the Lord for your kindness!" At this time, Cao Cao was not only happy, but he was still wearing half of his armor, so he couldn't show his courtesy.
When Liu Xie saw Cao Cao bowing and saluting, he was also happy and said repeatedly: "Cao Aiqing, please be free soon. I have something to tell Aiqing. Just now I went to his house with Wang Aiqing and found that his house had been occupied by a group of common people.
Occupying it, I ask my beloved to properly pursue it."
When the other courtiers saw Liu Xie personally asking for a house for Wang Yun, they also agreed with him and whispered among themselves.
Cao Cao stood up slowly, waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "My lords, please be patient! What you said about the house being occupied by someone else, is there a deed to prove it?"
The ministers were speechless for a moment. They had even abandoned their families. How could they bring any house deeds and land deeds with them? This was clearly to make things difficult for them. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at Wang Yun. He was the first to go to Luoyang and join Cao Cao.
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Wang Yun was also helpless. He never imagined that Cao Mengde, who borrowed a knife from him to assassinate Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, would become like this. However, seeing that the courtiers were placing their hopes on him, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Mengde,
Your Excellencies, you are leaving in a hurry, and you cannot bring the house deeds with you. However, you also know many people here, and these houses are their private property, but it cannot be faked. Not to mention Wang’s house, Meng Deke went there back then.
More than once."
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Master Situ, according to the family rules and state laws, without a house deed, how can Cao easily determine which house belongs to which one? I think you all will go to Cao's military camp today to spend the night. Let me investigate slowly.
Let’s seek justice for you all again.”
Just when Wang Yunchang was about to say something else, he saw Cao Cao wave his hand, and hundreds of soldiers rushed forward, lined up behind the courtiers, and said "please". When they arrived at this situation, Wang Yun had no choice but to do anything.
He shook his head, lowered his head and followed the soldiers to the military camp. If anyone who didn't know the truth saw this scene, they would definitely think that they were all prisoners of Cao Cao's army.
After it got dark, Yang Feng led some of the remaining defeated generals into Luoyang City one after another. Although Wang Yun and the others were placed in the military camp, Cao Cao could not restrict their freedom. Gradually, Wang Yun finished his ambush, and Dong
Cheng, Yang Qi, and Yang Feng all gathered together again.
After hearing what Wang Yun said about what Cao Cao did in Luoyang City today, Yang Feng said angrily: "Who is Cao Cao? He dares to call himself prime minister!"
Dong Cheng hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "General, please calm down. The entire city of Luoyang is now under Cao Cao's control. We need to take a long-term approach."
Yang Feng thought for a while and said: "My lords, today Yang has collected the remnants of his army. There are still more than 20,000 people, and he has set up camp on his own. Tomorrow, in the name of thanking Cao Cao for his help, I will invite him to have a banquet in my camp.
, just take advantage of it during the banquet!"
Wang Yun hesitated for a moment and said: "Cao Cao is a cautious man. I'm afraid he won't come to the banquet. It's better to find another way."
Yang Feng said without hesitation: "As long as he is willing to come to the meeting, he will never come back. We just have to find a way to prevent him from evading it."
Dong Cheng thought for a while and said: "I saw that Cao Cao today is very domineering and not inferior to Dong Zhuo. It is better to get rid of him as soon as possible, otherwise he will be troubled in the long run. If he wants to come to the banquet happily tomorrow, I have a plan, but
Please your Majesty write an edict to order us and other officials to celebrate Cao Cao's victory in General Yang's camp, so that we don't have to worry about Cao Cao not coming."
As Dong Cheng said, the entire city of Luoyang is under Cao Cao's control. How could they conspire here to hide it from Cao Cao's eyes and ears? Although Cao Cao didn't know what they were discussing, with Cao Cao's intelligence, he could
It is not difficult to guess that they must be harmful to themselves.
Cao Cao waved his hand and told the spies to step back. He turned around and asked Xun You who had just arrived from Puyang. Mao Jie and Mao Jie said: "The emperor is now in our hands. It's just that Wang Yun, Dong Cheng and Yang Feng are not convinced. If
What can I do?"
Xun You held up his hands and said: "Liu Xin has occupied Hangu Pass and Yique Pass. The army is approaching day and night. Luoyang is no longer safe to defend. In addition, the food and grass cannot be continued, so it is better to abandon it."
Mao Jie also leaned forward and said: "My lord just wants to obey the emperor's orders and refuse to submit. If the king allows them to go with the lord to Puyang, then that's it. If they don't want to, just let them go on their own. There is no regrets."
Cao Cao's weakness is the lack of food and grass. According to Luoyang's current development rate, it will take at least three years to supply military supplies, and Liu Xin obviously cannot sit back and let him operate in Luoyang for another three years. Seeing this great city
The city was about to be handed over to Liu Xin. Cao Cao was really hard to decide. After pondering for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Well, according to the words of the two gentlemen, the capital will be moved to Puyang early tomorrow morning!"
Although it only took less than a day to escape from Hongnong to Luoyang, the courtiers who had always been pampered and pampered were still very tired. Although the conditions in the military camp were a little rougher, they all still slept like dead pigs.
Wang Yun, like them, finally managed to get a peaceful sleep. He slept until three o'clock in the morning before struggling to open his eyes. Remembering the results of last night's discussion, he hurriedly got up and went to see Liu Xie.
Liu Xie didn't sleep in the palace last night. He would rather stay in the military camp, so he felt more at ease. Liu Xie didn't have the good fortune of Wang Yun today. He could sleep until he woke up naturally. He was a soldier guarded outside the tent.
I woke you up because Cao Cao came to ask for an audience.
Cao Cao changed into a robe today, but he bowed respectfully to Liu Xie, and said with a smile: "I am reporting to the emperor that there are many soldiers and civilians in Luoyang, and there is a shortage of food and grass. In a few days, the supply will be insufficient. I would like to ask the emperor to move."
Puyang, which is close to Shandong, can easily transport grain and grass. When the situation stabilizes in the future, we can move back to Luoyang. I wonder what the emperor wants?"
After conferring the title of Prime Minister on Cao Cao yesterday, Liu Xie learned from Wang Yun what official position the Prime Minister held. He couldn't help but regret it. Today, he heard that Cao Cao wanted him to go to Puyang. He hesitated in his heart and refused to agree immediately. He hesitated and said: "Cao Aiqing."
, for such a big matter, it would be better to invite Wang Aiqing and others to come over and discuss it together."
Cao Cao was secretly surprised, why did the little emperor suddenly have his own opinion today? But Cao Cao did not take this young emperor seriously. No matter what, Liu Xie was just a piece of meat on his chopping board. Cao Cao said calmly:
"Back to the emperor, the lack of food and grass is only one of the reasons why the minister wants to move the capital. The more important problem is that the rebel Liu Xin has already invaded the country with a large army and will attack Luoyang soon."
"Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Xin?" Liu Xie couldn't help but was stunned and said, "Didn't he fight with Dong Zhuo at Sanguan? When did he get here? I heard that he is still my imperial uncle, so he should not kill me."
Liu Xie always thought that it was Dong Zhuo who was chasing them from behind, but he didn't know that Dong Zhuo had already lost his life. Wang Yun and others now knew that it was Liu Xin's men who had been chasing them from behind, but they didn't know that Dong Zhuo
Already dead.
Of course, Cao Cao didn't know Dong Zhuo's current outcome, but that didn't stop him from using Liu Xie's fear of Dong Zhuo to frighten Liu Xie. Looking at Liu Xie coldly, Cao Cao suddenly said darkly: "Your Majesty, you don't know something.
Liu Xin is a hundred times more vicious than Dong Zhuo! Dong Zhuo only controls the political power, but Liu Xin wants more than just political power, he also wants your life and your throne!"