In August of the fourth year of Chuping (AD 193), Cao Cao sent 50,000 troops, including Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao and other generals, and marched westward. Perhaps it was brought about by Gao Shun's crossing.
Due to the butterfly effect, Cao Cao raised troops to welcome the emperor three years earlier than in the original history.
Zhang Liao was captured by Xu Chu and initially refused to surrender to Cao Cao. Cao Cao originally wanted to kill him, but later gave up due to Gao Shun's persuasion. He followed his advice and treated Zhang Liao very well. Instead of treating him as a prisoner, Cao Cao killed him every few days.
He gave him a banquet and gave him money, and treated him favorably. Zhang Liao felt Cao Cao's kindness and remembered Lu Bu's harsh treatment of his subordinates. After careful consideration, he finally decided to surrender. However, before Zhang Liao surrendered, he made an agreement with Cao Cao that if he fought with Lu Bu in the future, he would surrender.
He had no contribution to make. Cao Cao sighed at his loyalty and promised him.
At the beginning, Cao Cao worshiped Zhang Liao as Zhonglang General, and Gao Shun advised him: "Zhang Liao is extraordinary in martial arts, but in addition to his martial prowess, he is also a talented general. To only confer the position of Zhonglang General is to belittle his talent."
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Cao Cao responded: "I heard that Zhang Liao was under Lu Bu's tent, and he could not hold the post of Cavalry Commander. Now I have awarded him the rank of Lang-General, which is a big promotion. When he first joined my tent, if he has not made any achievements, I will give him the title."
The veteran generals in our army will definitely be dissatisfied with the position of general. If he is really talented as a general, he will definitely perform meritorious service in the future, so why bother about his fame and position?" Gao Shun heard this and stopped mentioning it. Anyway, he was very aware of Zhang Liao's talents.
, it is inevitable to become a marquis and a general in the future.
Cao Ming, on the other hand, had some complaints about Cao Cao bringing Gao Shun with him on this trip. What she hoped was that Gao Shun could marry Guo Cui as soon as possible and then marry herself back as soon as possible. After all, Gao Shun proposed marriage to Guo Cui first.
, if he wants to marry into Gaofu, he can only choose an auspicious date after Gao Shun and Guo Cui get married. But his brother Cao Cao now asks him to go on an expedition together, and it is impossible to pacify Li and Guo's rebellion.
What happened in a blink of an eye, if it lasted for a long time, wouldn't he have to wait for a long time before getting married? If the war lasted for a year and a half, then he would have been over twenty years old when he got married. Although two
A ten-year-old unmarried girl is certainly not unique in the entire Han Dynasty, but it is also rare in the world.
But this time Cao Ming wrongly blamed Cao Cao. In Cao Cao's original plan, he had no intention of bringing Gao Shun with him this time. However, his father Cao Song suggested that Gao Shun accompany the army. As the saying goes, a child is better than his father.
The opposite is also true. Cao Cao knew very well what his father had in mind. It would be okay if Gao Shun was not his son-in-law, but now that Cao Ming has decided to marry him, then Cao Song
I hope Gao Shun can make more achievements and strive to obtain a higher general position before the two get married, so as to be worthy of his daughter.
————————————————————————————————At this time, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty had retreated under the protection of Yang Feng and Dong Cheng.
The original eastern capital was Luoyang. However, the city of Luoyang had been burned to the ground by Dong Zhuo's fire, and the city walls were in ruins. In addition, they had few soldiers. If Li and Guo attacked the city, there would be no hope of defending the city.
Liu Xie would feel panic from time to time. His current behavior could be regarded as a complete break with Li Jue and Guo Si. If he was caught by them, he might not even be able to enjoy the treatment of a puppet. Will they kill him directly?
To kill himself and usurp the throne? Once this idea spreads in his heart, he can no longer stop it. Poor Liu Xie, as a majestic emperor, can only spend every day in fear and panic, for fear that one day
On that day, Li Jue and Guo Bang would suddenly break in and chop off their heads.
"It's coming! It's coming!" A young eunuch, with an excited smile on his face, entered the palace and shouted happily to Liu Xie.
"Coming? Who is coming? Have Li Jue's group of evil thieves broken through the city and come in!" Liu Xie was already frightened. Hearing the eunuch's words, he immediately turned pale with fright and said tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, it's not Li and Guo who are here, but General Cao. Cao Cao and Cao Mengde, the herdsmen of Yanzhou, have led his elite troops to Luoyang and King Qin is coming." Seeing Liu Xie's frightened expression, the eunuch hurriedly explained.
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"Cao, Cao Cao... OK, OK! Cao Mengde is worthy of being a loyal and righteous man of our great Han Dynasty!" When Liu Xie heard that the people arriving were not the rebels, but Cao Cao's Qin Wang troops, he immediately turned from sadness to joy, and smiled broadly.
He said to the eunuch, "I will welcome General Cao in person and take care of him!"
Liu Xie immediately knelt down, kowtowed, and said respectfully.
"General Cao, hurry up and call for help. Although the world is in chaos and the generals are often lost, General Cao is the only one who still has a loyal heart and raises troops to fight against the rebellion. I am very happy." Seeing Cao Cao, Liu Xie thought about himself from now on.
Maybe he would never have to live such a miserable life again, so he immediately became very excited, "When General Cao defeats the traitors Li and Guo, I will confer on you the title of General!"
"I am afraid. When it comes to virtue and ability, I am far from worthy. I would never dare to steal such a high position." Cao Cao lowered his head, and there was a glint in his eyes that no one else could detect, but he still maintained a very respectful tone to the Han Emperor.
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"General Cao is too humble. Although the world is big today, there are only a handful of loyal and upright people who care about the Han Dynasty." Liu Xie said sincerely, "I have heard that in the past, when Dong's thieves destroyed Luoyang and rushed to Chang'an, all parties
All the princes refused to move, but General Cao led his troops to pursue him. Now Li and Guo have rebelled and rebelled, and it is General Cao who has raised his troops to serve the king in times of danger. Who else but General Cao can take the position of great general?"
The sparkle in Cao Cao's eyes grew brighter, but at the same time his head dropped lower: "There are still many loyal and righteous people in the world. Just like when I was conquering Dong in the past, I was not the only one who led the army to pursue him. Today, Xuzhou Mu
Liu Bei (Tao Qian died of illness, and before his death, he asked Liu Bei to be the pastor of Xuzhou), and Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, both sent troops to help. The position of general cannot be held by a person who has all three of them: fame, virtue, and talent. The fourth generation of the Yuan family and the three princes
, Yuan Benchu is quite talented and capable of taking on this important task."
Cao Cao's words are very good. When he was chasing Dong Zhuo in the past, he was not the only one who was good. But where are Liu Bei and Sun Jian now? After all, he was the only one who came to raise troops to serve the king, wasn't he? As for the "position of general"
, words like "cannot be appointed to a person who has not only fame, virtue, and talent", it is even more ridiculous. I think that person who can advance is just a butcher. Even he can sit in the position of a general. So what about me, Cao Mengde?
Can't sit still?
Of course, Liu Xie didn't pay attention to the profound meaning of Cao Cao's words. In his opinion, he just felt that Cao Cao was modest.