Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1311 Cao's envoy, Zhong Yao!
The bait released by the Hebei imperial court was expected by Xi Zhicai, but it felt somewhat unexpected.

He can think of this way.

If it was him, he would also use bait to forcibly pull the Mu army into the war, so as to ensure that Hebei will not be fighting alone in the battle.

But thinking is one aspect, and to do it requires extraordinary courage.

Using Luoyang as bait to lure Mu Jun into the game is not something ordinary people can do.

Luoyang, that is not a city.

That represents an orthodox imperial capital, the 200-year-old foundation of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although it was burned to the ground by a fire, the remaining [-]-[-]% still has the influence of the people.

Anyone with ambitions is unwilling to give up Luo Yang.

Even if Luoyang is just an abandoned capital.

Now Hebei is surrounded by Liu He as the emperor, and there is a secret edict from the young emperor, which can be regarded as having some orthodox reputation. If the capital is moved to Luoyang, it will further enhance the credibility of the Hebei court in the world.

Luoyang is not a place that can be ceded casually.

And others may have a chance to take it back.

But if it was eaten by the Mujun, if they wanted to take it back, at least tens of thousands of lives would have to be lost under the city wall to have this possibility.

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice: "Is this what your emperor said, or what your general said?"

"Your Majesty has always trusted the Great General, and the Great General strives to ensure the stability of His Majesty's country, and works together with His Majesty. This is the result of discussions between His Majesty and the Great General!"

The judge handed over the answer.

"I got it!"

Xi Zhicai waved his hand: "The envoy has come from a thousand miles away, so he must be exhausted. Although Tongguan is a military town, I can't lose my etiquette in Minghou Mansion. Why don't we go down and have a rest first!"

"Then interrogate someone and wait for the drama Sima's decision!"

The examiner nodded and followed the two clerks down.

After he left the lobby, Huang Shao had no choice but to speak. He didn't speak before because he was worried that it would affect Xi Zhicai's thinking. He couldn't make people laugh in front of outsiders.

"Did you already expect that they would use Luo Yang as a bait to send us troops?"

"There is such a guess!"

Xi Zhicai nodded: "But I didn't expect Yuan Benchu ​​to be so decisive. In the past, I always felt that this person was a bit indecisive, scheming, and powerful, but not decisive. It was just Yuan Gonglu and his ilk. Now, we all underestimate him. This dog too!"

"Then how should we respond?"

Huang Shao frowned.

Luoyang is indeed a good place, but sending troops is indeed a big problem.

"Can we wait for the main force of the two battalions going north to arrive before we send troops?" Huang Shao pondered for a while and added.

"Can't wait, they won't give us such time!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "And chances are fleeting. If we don't take Luoyang now, I'm afraid Luoyang will fall into Cao Jun's hands. At that time, we want to take Luoyang from Cao Jun's hands and change our position. It will be even harder!"

"But now, once the war starts, the morale of the army will be unstable, and I, the yellow scarf..." Huang Shao patted his forehead and forcibly changed this habit: "The Zhaoming First Army may not be able to handle the level, but it is a trivial matter to stop the rectification. Once the morale of the army collapses If the generals and soldiers can't work together, leading to a collapse in the first battle, then there will be a big problem!"

"Of course I understand what the consequences are, but we have no choice!"

Xi Zhicai smiled wryly: "It's not justified to not take what God gives!"

"But where do we have troops?"

"Our soldiers and horses are resting. Many people know this, but they don't necessarily know how determined we are to reorganize the army!" Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes: "What if we can't fight this battle?" , as long as we delay it for two months, I believe that the Zhaoming First Army can almost be rectified!"

"Speak carefully!"

Huang Shao frowned.

"Subduing the enemy without fighting is the best policy!" Xi Zhicai stood up, his eyes became sharper: "Our herding army is the strongest in the world, and there must not be many people willing to fight us. We make a desperate rhythm, are they shy away!"

"Scare them off?" Huang Shao understood.

"Forget it, Luo Yang wants to take it down, but not quietly, but swaggeringly!" Xi Zhicai clenched his fists and made up his mind: "I'll talk to the judge later, they gave the bait, We ate it in one bite, and as for the rest, see one step, one step!"

"Should I report this matter back to Yudu?"

Huang Shao thought about it and asked.

"Although the lord trusts us, we must let him know the information. Although he and I have the right to make decisions, if he has military orders, we must obey them!"

Xi Zhi nodded.

If he can become Mujing's confidant and the number one counselor in his lineage, he will naturally have a sense of proportion. He seldom gets involved in military power. Even if Mujing has always trusted him, he will stick to some bottom lines. For a long time.

………………

It was already two days after the news came back to Yudu. At this time, the main force of Mu Jun Zhaoming's First Army had already arrived at Luoyang City.

"What a big bait!"

Mu Jing looked at the secret letter submitted by Xi Zhicai, and a playful smile rose from the corner of his mouth: "Yuan Benchu ​​is also quite courageous, to let us enter the game at such a cost!"

"He is very courageous!"

Standing next to Mujing was Huang Zhong, with a tense face, and said in a low voice: "But it's just embarrassing us. Xi Zhicai's decision is not wrong, but it also lacks some consideration. After all, we are now The military is the most important thing!"

"Han Sheng, you have attainments in both martial arts and art of war, and on the battlefield, your reaction is not slow, and you even have some instincts. You can be regarded as a handsome talent, but in the overall situation, you always have a lack of vision. Nothing, but now that you are the Privy Council's Privy Council, it's different!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "In this matter, the people below can question Xi Zhicai's decision, but from your point of view, it is only reasonable to make a decision like Xi Zhicai's!"

"why?"

Huang Zhong frowned. Although he was kicked out as a privy envoy, he would not think that he was inferior to Xi Zhicai.

"Take a long-term view and don't stare at Guanzhong!"

Mu Jing gave a hint.

"The big picture?"

Huang Zhong thought for a long time, pondered the scene for a long time, his eyes moved slightly, and suddenly he became a little enlightened, and he understood: "If we stand in the overall situation, we have no reason to stay out of it, so the so-called mixing in is just It’s just pushing the boat along the way, and taking Luoyang is an advantage in itself, and it will do no harm to us, and the rest is just to see how Zhicai and Huang Shao operate, so as to avoid affecting the rectification of the Zhaoming First Army!"

"Good response!"

Mu Jing praised it.

"Lord!"

Huang Zhong smiled wryly: "I always feel that I am still suitable for the role of leading the battle. The position of the privy envoy is really not easy to sit in!"

"Both public and private, at this time, you are the most suitable position to be the Privy Council envoy!" Mu Jing waved his hand, and said in a low voice: "Your shortcomings can be made up for, but your advantages, no one Can make up, understand!"

"Yes!"

Huang Zhong took a deep breath and nodded.

"The flames of war have already been ignited, and no one can escape, including our Minghou Mansion!" Mu Jing stared forward, looking at the distant sky, and said in a low voice: "At this time, we can only work together to put the rectification of military affairs and foreign wars together." Do things well at the same time, and try not to affect our own strategic deployment as much as possible!"

The first purpose of Mu Jun's strategic deployment this year is to rectify military affairs.

"Lord!"

A low voice sounded.

"Say!"

Mujing looked at Jin Jiu's figure outside the door.

Ma Chao became the commander-in-chief of the Divine Guard Army, and Jin Jiu, the captain of the Divine Guard Battalion, was relieved. He was currently concentrating on keeping Mujing safe, but he felt relaxed, and did not appear too much resentment or dissatisfaction. Willing, even because he got rid of these mundane military affairs, let him focus on martial arts. Recently, he has vaguely felt the bottleneck.

"News came from Honglu Division, saying that the envoys from Xudu's imperial court have been received!"

"Let them come directly to Zhaoming Pavilion!"

Mujing thought for a while and said.

"promise!"

Jin Jiu took the order, bowed his hands and saluted, then turned and left.

"An envoy from Xudu's imperial court?" Huang Zhong squinted his eyes: "Cao Cao wants to win over the lord?"

"Cao Cao is not stupid, he will win me over, it depends on how many chips he can offer!" Mu Jing said: "Now he has to do his best to fight Hebei. He can't take the North for a day. He has no ability to compete with me, so at this time, Stabilizing me is the most important thing. On the one hand, he contacted Jiangdong and used Jiangdong's troops to suppress him. On the other hand, he will definitely be gentle, try to give me some titles that don't damage his reputation, and tie me as much as possible. Xu Du is above the imperial court!"

The corner of Mujing's mouth raised a confident smile: "What I'm more curious about now is how much bargaining chip Cao Mengde can give, and whether he can calm down my fighting spirit!"

"When my lord wants to receive Xu Du's court, then the general will resign first!"

Huang Zhong said: "After I go back, I'll make preparations. In the next two days, I'll go to Baidi City to see if I can mobilize more troops to go north. Luoyang is indeed a good bait. Since I'm going to eat it , I don't want to see someone make us spit it out!"

"Ok!"

Mu Jing nodded: "Don't be too forceful. I believe that Xi Zhicai and Huang Shao are both counselors. Their seemingly reckless actions are actually the most cautious people. If things cannot be violated, they will not force them to fight. Of!"

"Yes!"

Huang Zhong nodded, but he still decided in his heart to dispatch as many troops as possible to the north to support Xi Zhicai and Huang Shao, so that he would not appear to be too incompetent as a privy envoy.

………………

The envoys from Xudu are a team with more than a hundred cavalry, escorting one person, this person is the envoy.

He is not old, about early 40 years old.

The cavalry could only stop outside Minghou's mansion. He was alone, wearing an official robe, a crown on his head, and holding a knot in his hand.

Straight into the lobby, seeing the young man above the first place, he just bowed lightly: "Court Zhong Yao, pay homage to Marquis Ming!"

He belongs to the court.

Mujing also belonged to the imperial court.

It is enough to perform the ceremony of a superior, not the way of a foreign minister. This is to emphasize a point, and it is also to let Mu Jing remember that although he is independent and the military and political powers are not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, he is still a member of the imperial court. If he dare not claim the title of emperor, he must respect the imperial court as the master.

"Zhong Yao?"

Mu Jing squinted his eyes and looked at this person: "Zhong Yuanchang from Yingchuan?"

Under the Cao family, there are many talents.

This also has something to do with Cao Cao's eclectic employment. In this regard, Cao Cao is much better than Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao's family background is his advantage and also his shortcoming.

"It's my honor to be able to hear the name of the minister in the Marquis of Ming Dynasty!" Zhong Yao said with a smile.

"I've heard a little bit about the fact that Cao Mengde wiped out all the talents in Yingchuan!" Mu Jing said, "Among the talents in Yingchuan, Wang Zuo's talent Xun Yu, Guo Fengxiao and others are all good talents, but you Zhong Yao , I heard it for the first time!"

"The reputation of the little minister is not good, so don't dare to pollute the ears of the Marquis of Ming!"

"No!"
Mu Jing sneered: "If you, Zhong Yuanchang, are just an insignificant person, I'm afraid you can't be placed so high on Cao Mengde. At this moment, going to the Southwest requires not only courage, but also wisdom. If you dare to come, it shows that, You are confident that you can persuade someone to not become an enemy of your Cao family at this time!"

"Minghou is wrong!"

Zhong Yao shook his head, and said calmly: "The minister is here on behalf of the imperial court. The emperor bestows the position, and the dedication belongs to the imperial court. It has nothing to do with the prime minister!"

"Is it the Son of Heaven?"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but raised a contemptuous smile: "Is he a puppet, is he still doing comfortably?"

"The Marquis of Ming Dynasty speaks carefully!"

Zhong Yao stared suddenly, his eyes became a little fierce, looked at Mu Jing, and said: "Your Majesty is the Ninth Five-Year Honor, the Supreme Being in the world, how can you allow you to slander him!"

"A little bit of guts!"

Mu Jing nodded, smiled slightly, and the smile was a bit of praise: "In this Minghou Mansion, in this Zhaoming Pavilion, you dare to scold Benhou with such courage, are you really fearless?"

"Mr. Zhong is willing to dedicate himself to the imperial court. The power of the imperial court cannot be touched. If there are any rebellious ministers, they should be punished!"

Zhong Yao said coldly.

"If the Son of Heaven can hear your words, he should be gratified. Even if he knows that what you said is only less than three points of sincerity, he should feel it!"

Mu Jing sighed: "It's a good game of chess in this world, whoever played him into the current mess, still needs me to be disrespectful to the emperor!"

Such words left Zhong Yao speechless.

You can speak with your conscience.

But you can't talk without thinking.

In today's situation, anyone with a discerning eye can see a thing or two, what kind of situation the Son of Heaven looks like, and everyone knows that there are some things that can be obtained without being tough but refuting.

"Come on, Cao Mengde asked you to come, why do you have something to do with you?" Mu Jing went straight to the point.

"Hebei rebels, the original Yuan family, forged the young emperor's secret edict and supported the false emperor, which is a crime to punish the nine clans. Your Majesty hopes that the Marquis of Ming Dynasty can understand the righteousness, understand the truth, and maintain the orthodoxy of the world!"

Zhong Yao's voice was loud and righteous.

(End of this chapter)