The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 90

Spring to autumn to another season.

Fifteen years of Jian'an have passed, and sixteen years of Jian'an have arrived as scheduled.

In the past year, Sun Quan and Liu Bei have made frequent moves in the south. One attacked Hefei and the other attacked Jingnan. Are you busy?
In contrast, after Cao Cao's defeat in the Battle of Chibi, he returned to the north to recuperate quietly, like a wounded tiger, silently licking his wounds, waiting for the time when he recovered from his wounds to regain his strength.

In the direction of Hefei, Sun Quan came with an army of [-] troops. Cao Cao saw through Sun Quan's bluff at a glance. Not only did he not personally fight, but even Xia Houyuan's main energy was on chasing down Jianghuai Lei's and other powerful men. Hefei relied on Jiang Jiyi. The letter directly scared Sun Quan away.

In the direction of Xiangyang, Cao Jun's strategy changed from offensive to defensive. At the beginning, there were Le Jin, Xu Huang, Cao Ren and other famous generals in Xiangyang confronting Guan Yu. By the end of the year, only Le Jin and Lu Chang were left to defend the city. Huang, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong were all ordered to return, and they were sent on other missions.

In terms of internal affairs, Cao Cao has made remarkable achievements in the past two years.

In terms of talent selection, there are too many famous people who exaggerate, but too few people who work practically. Cao Cao issued a very influential decree.

The most important move in this order is meritocracy.That is to say, there is no need for filial piety or background, as long as you have talent, you can be elected, and the court will definitely use it well.

Since ancient times, filial piety has been an important criterion for official appointments, but Cao Cao's decree to seek talents broke this practice, which allowed those who were considered talented and immoral to have the opportunity to become members of the court. This change The impact is far-reaching.

On the bright side, the meritocracy has broken the system of filial piety and honesty since the two Han Dynasties, which were based on prestige, disciples, and relationships. It also laid the foundation for the subsequent implementation of the imperial examination system in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties.

On the downside, the courtroom was full of mercenaries, and those with high morals were rejected, which also led to the fact that during the Five Husbands, Han officials turned to the Hu people.

The sixteenth year of Jian'an, the first month.

Ye City was covered with heavy snow, a silvery white color.

Under the supervision of Cao Cao, the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, which took two years to build, was completed by the Zhangshui River. The whole platform is about ten feet high, with more than [-] halls and more than [-] kagi dancers. This magnificent building also indicates that With Cao Cao's determination and confidence to rule the world.

In order to celebrate Taicheng, Cao Cao invited Wang Can, Liu Jian, Chen Lin, Xu Gan, Cai Wenji, Handan Chun and other famous people for more than ten consecutive days.

Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xu Chu and other military generals were also invited. Compared with the elated literati, their expressions were a little lower, and it was too hard to live without a battle for a long time.

"Masters, I heard that Liu Xuande's fake son Liu Feng once said 'the country is picturesque, how many heroes are there at one time', and I, Cao Mengde, also have Ziheng and Zijian. The talented poems and poems are all selected for a while. First, listen to..."

After the banquet was opened, Cao Cao stood up with the wine bottle in his hand, and said loudly, stroking Xu Ran in his hand.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are both one of the seven sons of Jian'an. Although their literary talent is not as good as Cao Cao's, they are also leaders of Jian'an literature. Cao Pi came out first and took the stage to write a poem. The words "Heaven" surprised Liu Jia, Chen Lin and others.

Cao Zhi did not want to be outdone, and he supported his writing immediately. The two chapters of "Fu on the Stage" are astonishing for their gorgeous rhetoric and beautiful language.

Later, Wang Can, Liu Jie, Chen Lin and others also came to the stage to write poems. These people's writings were collected and called "Jian'an Literature" in later generations.

At the climax of the banquet, Cao Cao drank the wine bottle and stood up to sing a song. The officials and celebrities in the seat responded in succession, and the generals at the banquet followed the example of dancing swords to add to the fun.

Cao Hong, Xu Chu and others were still a little cautious at the beginning, and then they started drinking, and they started drinking heavily. When they got drunk, they were even more sloppy, staring at the young woman who was singing and dancing.

Cao Cao likes wives.

In the matter of men and women, it also won the samadhi.

Compared with the romantic poetry of literati, military generals love wine and women more.

While drinking alcohol, Cao Cao's eyes were not idle. He would observe every move of his subordinates. When he found that his cronies were interested in a certain woman, Cao Cao would laugh.

Another guy who is indulging in beauty!
After the banquet, Cao Cao would instruct his servants to do what he liked and reward the women he liked to his subordinates.

But it is undeniable that the effect is quite good, and it is even an excellent means to win people over.

Most of the women who were sent to Tongquetai were the feudal lords, their officials, and their subordinates who had been attacked by Cao Cao, and many of their elders had torn to death with Xu Huang, Cao Hong, and others.

It is a good thing to have the opportunity to be with the once-prominent princes, enemy generals, daughters and daughters-in-law of criminal officials. I wonder, which man can withstand it.

Fortunately, Liu Yue and Liu Lantuo, Liu Feng's blessing, avoided the tragic fate of being charged into the Tongquetai.Fortunately, Liu Feng, whom Lu Lingqi met, was not kidnapped by Xiahou Yuan.

After a night of romance, the loyalty of the subordinates who had exhausted their energy on the woman to Cao Cao would skyrocket, and the status of the Han family would become less and less important.

Game of Thrones is just that.

The final fate of these maids can be imagined. Their average age will not exceed [-] years old. One day in the future, after these poor women have been played by big people, they will run out of fuel and run out of fuel. Burial mound abandoned.

Cao Cao started a new round of conquest operations simultaneously after using the Tongquetai and the Recruitment Order to recruit talented talents.

At the end of the first month, Cao Cao issued an order at Tongquetai, ordering Sili Colonel Zhong Yao to send troops to attack Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, not to send Xiahou Yuan and others to lead his troops to join Zhong Yao's army and start plotting the land of Sanqin in Guanzhong.

This time, Cao Cao's strategic direction is very different from before. He wants to restore the order of the Han Dynasty in the old capital of Chang'an. He wants to end Guanzhong's looting by Dong Zhuo, Li Hui, Guo Si, Han Sui, Ma Chao and other Xiliang warlords. history of humiliation.

If the Han and Ma can be successfully defeated, and the entire northern territory is unified, Cao's army will once again send troops to the south, and then compete with Sun and Liu.

Cao Cao sent troops to Guanzhong to attack Zhang Lu in name, but in fact it was a false way to destroy Guo, waiting for an opportunity to win Guanzhong. Ma Chao and Han Sui learned of this situation and immediately called Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Yang Qiu, candidate, Cheng. Ten troops, including Yin, Li Kan, Ma Wan, and Cheng Yi, a total of [-] horses rose up to oppose Cao Cao.

In order to resist Cao Cao's attack, Ma Chao tried to win over the peripheral forces such as Nanshan thief Liu Xiong and Dongsanjun Liu Feng to strengthen their strength.

Liu Xiong was a gangster and had no interest in joining Ma Chao. Instead, Liu Feng, who was on the other side of Wuguan Road, responded positively and assured Ma Chao's messenger that he would personally lead a group of elite troops to Tongguan for reinforcements.

What does Liu Feng want to do?
In fact, it is very simple to put it bluntly.

It is to make trouble for Cao Cao and add some blockage.

In addition, Liu Feng also wanted to take a close look at how embarrassed Cao Cao looked when he was chased by Ma Chao, cutting off his beard and abandoning his robe?

(End of this chapter)