But Liu Biao was said to have become a prisoner. He was taken to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao laughed and personally removed the rope from his body: "Jing Sheng made only a small mistake, how can he be treated like this?"
He held a banquet for Liu Biao and the generals in Jingzhou to drink, and asked Liu Biao to send letters to the counties in Jingzhou to ask them to surrender.
The news spread to various counties. Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, received Liu Biao's letter. He was stunned for a moment and immediately summoned his generals Huang Zhong and Wei Yan to come to discuss the matter.
Han Xuan is the younger brother of Han Hao, and Han Hao is Cao Cao's general. He and Shi Huan are famous for their loyalty and bravery. They are both Cao Cao's confidant generals and are entrusted with the important responsibility of commanding the Forbidden Army.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Because Han Hao's township was surrounded by mountains, there were many bandits, so Han Hao gathered the masses to defend the township. Later, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, appointed him as his official, and the heroes of Guandong sent troops to attack Dong Zhuo. He and Wang Kuang
Kuang led troops to Mengjin to resist Dong Zhuo. At that time, his uncle Du Yang was the order of Heyin. Dong Zhuo threatened Han Hao to surrender, but Han Hao refused. After that, Yuan Shuzhi became a heroic man and was appointed as a cavalry captain. Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun heard about it
When he met him, he was greatly surprised and asked Han Hao to lead the army as his general to follow him in the battle.
Lu Bu made a sneak attack on Yanzhou, and Xiahou Dun fought with Lu Bu. Lu Bu sent people to Xiahou Dun's camp to fake a surrender and took the opportunity to kidnap Xiahou Dun. The commander was kidnapped, and the army was in chaos. Han Hao led his troops to the camp, first calmed down the chaos, and then Xiahou Dun's tent was set up.
He scolded the army for pretending to surrender: "You are so rebellious that you dare to rob the general, and your desires will bring about evil! And I have been ordered to fight against thieves, why would I rather indulge you on the pretext of being a general?"
With tears in his eyes, Han Hao said to Xiahou Dun: "What's the law of Nai?", and then led his troops to attack and pretended to surrender.
, it was stipulated that in the future, whenever a hijacking incident occurred, the hostages would not be taken into consideration, and the hijackers would be attacked with all their strength. After that, the hijacking incident did not happen again.
Han Hao was one of the initiators of the farming system and made a great contribution to Cao Cao's power accumulation. In the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao adopted Zao Zhi and Han Hao's suggestions and carried out farming near Xudu. The land for farming was unlimited.
The labor force, cattle, and agricultural tools were captured during the suppression of the Yellow Turban Uprising. Some of the labor force was claimed to be recruited but was actually forced to come. It is said that the harvest of millions of dendrobium grains from the field work alleviated social conflicts. "
So the prefectures and counties set up field officials. They accumulated grains and conquered all directions. Without the labor of transporting grain, they merged with the bandits and conquered the world." Because of Han Hao's merits, Cao Cao promoted him to guard the army.
It is for this reason that Han Xuan did not have much resistance to defecting to Cao Cao. With Han Hao supporting him among Cao Cao's army, it was a good thing to defect to Cao Cao. The reason why he called Huang Zhong and Wei Yan came to discuss it was because they wanted to see
What was everyone's reaction?
Wei Yan and Huang Zhong arrived at the Prefect's Mansion. Han Hao handed the letter to them and said, "Cao's army has occupied Xiangfan, and Liu Jingzhou has written a letter urging us to surrender to Duke Cao. What do you think?"
Huang Zhong frowned and said: "My lord, Cao Cao has held the emperor hostage. He is so ambitious that he attacked Xiangfan today. If my lord surrenders, I am afraid he will be laughed at."
Huang Zhongnai was from Nanyang. He had been serving Liu Biao of Jingzhou when he was young, and was appointed by Liu Biao as Zhonglang General. He and Liu Biao's nephew Liu Pan were stationed in You County, Changsha. Later he became Han Xuan's subordinate. In addition to his martial arts skills, Huang Zhong was also resourceful and resourceful.
In addition to his bravery, he also possesses the skill of archery, which makes him one of the few talents in Jingzhou.
Huang Zhong was a kind and righteous man. He followed Liu Pan in his early years. Later, Liu Pan was disliked by Liu Biao and later lived in You County. Because of this incident, Huang Zhong had a bad feeling for Liu Biao. Now Cao Cao has captured Xiangfan. Liu Biao's letter
Asking everyone to surrender to Cao Cao made him even more resistant.
Who is Cao Cao? In the eyes of some, he is a capable minister, but in the eyes of others, he is a complete Wang Mang. If the recruitment of the Yellow Turban uprising troops gave Cao Cao the military power to dominate the north, then using the banner of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to give orders
The world is the political capital of Cao Cao's dominance in the north. Before that, he, like Li Jue, Guo Si, Er Yuan, Lu Bu and others, was just a local warlord in a separate area, and his power was not even as good as them; but after that,
, he was awarded the title of General, and used the name of the Emperor to conquer Henan and support Guanzhong...
In this era, the emperor usually represented the supreme authority. However, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, after the heavy blow of the Yellow Turban Uprising and the melee of warlords, the Han Dynasty had lost its authority, and there was not much left on Emperor Xian except a tattered imperial robe.
The strategy of supporting Emperor Xian was first proposed by Cao Cao's counselor Mao Jie. Mao Jie followed Cao Cao when he incorporated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army. At that time, he analyzed the world situation to Cao Cao and proposed that "the righteous soldier will win, and the one who defends the position will win."
Wealth. It is better to serve the emperor and not to serve as a minister." Cao Cao accepted this suggestion. When Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was still in Chang'an, he sent envoys many times to strengthen contact. Later, when Emperor Xian was kidnapped by Yang Feng and Han Xian, he was taken to Luoyang.
, he resolutely decided to lead his army to Luoyang to seize Emperor Xian. Later, under the planning of Dong Zhao and others, he transferred Emperor Xian to Xu land under his control, and made Xu his capital, while he assisted the royal family as an assistant.
Use the name of the Han Dynasty to promote its political ideas.
Due to this strategy, Cao Cao was in an extremely advantageous position against his military opponents. Although Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was forced to move eastward and westward and had no fixed residence, he was after all a symbol of the highest power of the royal family, just like Yuan Shao's
The counselor Jushu pointed out: "The princes are commanded by holding the emperor hostage, and the beasts and horses cannot fight against the court. Who can control it!" Cao Cao also used the traditional feelings of the scholar-bureaucrats towards the Han Dynasty to recruit wise men and talents from all over the world to expand his political power.
power. The decision of "holding the emperor to order the princes" shows that Cao Cao has a far-sighted vision. Among other groups that were opposed to Cao Cao's group at that time, some people also proposed the same idea, but it was not adopted and implemented. For example, Yuan Shao's counselor Ju Shuo was in Han Xian Emperor
During his exile, he had suggested to him that he should make a quick decision to seize the treasured emperor. However, Yuan Shao only thought that if he flattered the emperor and "showed off at every turn. If he obeyed, he would have less power, and if he disobeyed, he would refuse orders." It would be better to be the emperor himself.
It was convenient, so he did not obey. This plan fully demonstrated Yuan Shao's short-sightedness and simple-mindedness.
When dealing with the relationship between Cao Cao and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a very important point was that he could proceed from the overall interests of his group and always adhere to the policy of not proclaiming emperor. The reason why he was able to complete the great cause of unifying the north in the end was because he adhered to this policy
It is inseparable. Cao Cao is different from those local warlords who think about becoming emperor day and night. He has a strategy in his mind. Even when he is overwhelmingly powerful and hot, he can take care of the overall situation, weigh the pros and cons, and stick to the strategy of not proclaiming himself emperor.
At the beginning, in order to win over Emperor Xian, Cao Cao spent a lot of money. He gave several of his daughters to Emperor Xian, and his second daughter Cao Jie became the queen. Previously, Cao Cao had given his three daughters, the eldest daughter Cao Xian,
The three daughters Cao Hua were all given to Emperor Xian, and they were worshiped as nobles together. After Empress Fu was killed, Emperor Xian made Cao Jie his queen, which was what Cao Cao longed for. Firstly, the fame and position came, and secondly, he felt more secure. Thirdly,
Come and act more legitimately.
Thinking about it, although Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very pitiful in his life, he had his own hateful aspects. Regardless of the puppet or the tablet, after all, there is still a tablet with a place, and after all, he still has the name of emperor, but this name really does not have much benefit.
The common people will never tolerate this humiliation. The weaker a person is, the more he will be looked down upon and the more bullied he will be. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was so angry that he once angrily scolded Cao Cao: "If you can help me, be nice to me. Otherwise, you
Just destroy me and you will be merciful." Wasn't Cao Cao so frightened that he sweated profusely and never dared to enter the palace from then on? Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty also had pity. He was used to seeing strife in the palace since he was a child. And he witnessed it with his own eyes during Dong Zhuo's dictatorship.
Emperors have been deposed and stood up, palaces, concubines, queens and princesses have been beheaded and ruined. They have long been numb and frightened. It is commonplace. After all, they are also a coward.
Later, there were many rebellion conspiracies within the Cao Wei regime, but most of them spontaneously dedicated themselves to the Han Dynasty and even complained about the Han family. They really couldn't stand Cao Cao's behavior. As the saying goes, people's hearts turn to the Han. This is what Cao Cao always holds
One of the reasons why the emperor did not proclaim himself emperor in order to order the princes. But it is a pity that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty could not change the world with just one hand...
In addition to wanting to get rid of Cao Cao, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty also wanted to use decentralization to remove the threat of Cao Cao. He twice tried to invoke the old royal family to help him. Once he asked Dong Cheng to contact the heroes of all parties, and the other time
Emperor Xian wanted to transfer Liu Yu, a member of the royal family who was the shepherd of Youzhou at the time, to the capital as Taiwei to take charge of the country's military power.
However, due to the obstruction of the war on the way, the edict could not be delivered. Soon, Liu Yu died again. When he was fighting against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu the emperor to confront Dong Zhuo politically, but Cao Cao firmly opposed it.
He said: "You, Yuan Shao, can profess your vassalage to Liu Yu, and I will dedicate myself to the emperor from the west." And Liu Yu himself refused to do anything. Although Liu Yu himself was a distant branch of the royal family, he had neither ambition nor ability. This is the sorrow of Xian Di.
No matter the clan, relatives of the country, royal family, or Fangzhen, there is no one available.
In fact, no matter how chaotic the world is and how thorough the political corruption is, how can the world be so big that there are only one or two people who can be used? But the time is right, the situation is bad? A phoenix feather is not as good as a chicken. No matter how noble you are as the emperor, you can no longer decide anything.
People's destiny, but their own destiny is in the hands of others, where is the centripetal force? Although people's hearts are towards the Han, it is just a kind of emotional nostalgia, no one is willing to sacrifice their lives for this fallen emperor anymore.
Heroes from all walks of life would rather defect to the warlords than come to the side of this dangerous emperor. What's more, Cao Cao has grown up, and there are many old officials in the court who are loyal to the Han Dynasty, but they are incompetent. They have been replaced by Dong Zhuo, Wang Yun, Li Jue,
Cao Cao's four purges were like cutting leeks. Especially during the period of Cao Cao's dictatorship, even the waiters, messengers, and guards around the emperor were Cao Cao's people. The political foundation and political power structures of the Eastern Han Dynasty had long been established by the Han family.
The pastoral system and dictatorships such as Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao destroyed it bit by bit.
Moreover, Cao Cao would never allow anyone to get involved in the affairs of the state. Any courtier who dared to "report work" directly to Emperor Xian would be killed on the spot. Cao Cao's dictatorship was to such an extent that it was called a dictatorship. The only person who could comfort Emperor Xian in Cao Cao's era was Xun Xun.
Yu. Although Xun Yu was also Cao Cao's most important confidential confidant to control Xian Emperor, Xun Yu not only gave Cao Cao ideas and strategies, pacified and eradicated various warlords, but also respected Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and performed the courtesy of a minister.
He regarded himself as a Han minister and regarded Emperor Xian as the Han emperor.
What is power? Power is not a position. A position is just a shelf. There is nothing in it. The bigger the shelf, the emptier it is, and the more it looks poor and shabby. There are still people living in the shabby little shack, but the boss’s shabby house has a shelf.
Who is going to live without protection from the wind and rain? It might fall over one day and kill itself, so it has been said since ancient times that a wise man should not stand under a dangerous wall.
The original meaning of "quan" refers to the weight, and the scale rod is called "heng". The scale weight must have weight to hold down the scale rod, otherwise it will be useless and just a piece of scrap metal. Therefore, "power" and "force" are inseparable.
He who has no power cannot claim power. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had nothing but a life in the hands of others. He was nothing more than a political zombie. If he couldn't even provide food and clothing, could he still be considered an emperor?
?What other power can be exercised? Power can be used to take away, but when you cannot give, you will definitely lose the power to take away. Your power is only effective when people feel that you have the ability to take life and death.
Only then can there be centripetal force.
Power is also assisted by a kind of power. People say that there is power in numbers, and there are power when there are more people. What power does a single person have? Without power, who will listen to you? No one will listen to you, and government orders will not work.
If you can't give orders, what power do you have? Therefore, supporters are a major prerequisite for power. How could Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty have people who supported him? Even if you are a bandit leader, you must have four beams and eight pillars to be effective. As long as you have people to support you and have talents
Support, he has the ability, strength, and financial resources. Even if he does not have a position, he still has power. At least he has the right to speak out. This is power. Why do people say that the emperor is "gold mouth and jade teeth, whatever he says"? Because he
With power, the emperor's teeth are just a small piece of bone, and they are no more noble than the common people. The emperor's mouth is just like the common people, panting, burping, and even smelling bad, but his teeth and mouth are as precious as gold and jade.
Isn’t it because he has power? Because he owns countless gold, jade and jewels? Because he has three ministers, nine ministers, hundreds of civil and military officials, and local officials to serve as his commanders and listen to him. There is strength in numbers. And he has money and food.
There are soldiers and horses, so he "says what he says". Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty had nothing left except an emperor's tablet, which was useless...
As a powerful minister, Cao Cao naturally wanted to eclipse the emperor. This is the tragedy of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The last secret edict incident was exposed. Although Cao Cao did not do anything to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Dong Cheng and other ministers in the court who contacted him suffered disaster.
Dong Cheng was killed by three Yi tribes, and hundreds of his family members were killed. Empress Fu and Dong Guiren were also implicated and killed by Cao Cao. Cao Cao completely ignored Liu Xie. This period was the most painful day in Emperor Xian's life.
.Looking at Cao Cao governing his own world, he could not do anything. What was even more painful was that he could not protect his lover, Concubine Dong Guifei and Empress Fu.
In addition, in order to avoid future troubles, Cao Cao also killed the two princes born to Queen Fu.
This incident had a profound impact. Before this, everyone thought that Cao Cao was a capable minister and remained loyal to the Han Dynasty. But now, everyone understands that Cao Cao has shown his true colors.
Although Changsha is a border area, there are also rumors that Huang Zhong was loyal to Liu Biao because Liu Biao still remained loyal to the Han Dynasty after becoming a clan member. At this time, he was gnashing his teeth with hatred for Cao Cao's actions. At this time, he heard that he wanted to express his loyalty to Liu Biao.
Cao Cao surrendered, so he instinctively opposed it.
Han Xuan did not expect that Huang Zhong would have such an attitude. His face immediately turned cold and he sneered: "Han Sheng, what do you mean? Are you going to disobey Liu Jingzhou's military order?"
Huang Zhongdao: "Cao Cao is a traitor to the country, how can he stoop to serve him?"
Han Xuan was furious: "Gong Cao is a traitor to the country, who are you? Are you disrespecting Liu Jingzhou by being so opposed?".
Huang Zhong said proudly: "How can I respect him since he has stooped to serve as a traitor to the country? It doesn't matter that the lieutenant will not do it. Sir, please say goodbye." After saying that, he turned and left. However, Wei Yan beside him grabbed him and said, "Why is Han Sheng like this?
After saying that, he appealed to Han Xuan and said, "Sir, what Han Sheng said makes some sense. None of the counties in Jingnan have expressed their stance. How about we wait until the other prefects surrender to Cao before making a final decision?"
How could Han Xuan wait any longer? His plan was to be the first to surrender before the others had made a decision. At any rate, it would be considered a credit. In addition, Huang Zhong's attitude made him dissatisfied. He snorted: "I mean
It’s decided, no need to say more.”
Then he said: "General Wei, do you also want to be like Huang Zhong? I don't want to do anything to Duke Cao, so you can just hang up and leave. I will never stop you."
Wei Yan didn't expect that Han Xuan would vent his anger on himself. He was also a stubborn person and said angrily: "Let's go!"
Wei Yan returned to the camp to pack up, but he was still angry, so he went to Huang Zhong to discuss: "Han Xuan, this little thief is so rampant, how about you and I plot to kill him?"
Huang Zhong was shocked and said, "I can't bear it."
Wei Yan advised: "Since he wants to surrender to Cao Cao, it doesn't matter if we kill him. You and I have served him for many years and have worked hard and achieved great results. Now he wants to gain glory and wealth, and he treats you and me like this. If we don't kill him today, it will be difficult to eliminate me."
hatred."
Huang Zhong smiled bitterly and said: "This is a serious matter, so I don't need to say more."
Wei Yan said dissatisfied: "If we don't kill, where will you and I go?"
Huang Zhong said: "Young hero Sun Ce from Jiangdong, can you go and vote?".
Wei Yan shook his head: "The Jiangdong family is like a forest. If you and I go to invest, I might not be able to use it."
Huang Zhong hesitated. Yuan Shu did not need to be considered. This man had wild ambitions. Although he had not proclaimed himself emperor, there had long been discussions among the people in the market, so he said: "The fourth and third prince of Yuan Shao in Hebei Province is also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Is Chang Wen willing to follow me?"
go?"
Wei Yan shook his head again: "Yuan Shao is stubborn, as evidenced by his last expedition to Xuzhou."
Wei Yan saw that Huang Zhong was unhappy, so he said: "It is said that Xuzhou Gao Jin is recruiting wise men and talents in Xuzhou, why don't you and I go together?"