Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 999 Joining the Cabinet and Participating in Politics

"My lord, what I mean is that Cao Cao sincerely supports Huangfusong's King Qin, and even gave up the interests of Jiujiang and sent troops to support him. Why?" Hu Zhao was stunned for a moment, looked up at Mujing, and asked in a low voice.

In today's world, in a chaotic world, basically anyone who can stand out, occupy one side, and sit on a side is mostly a hero. The so-called heroes have either died in battle or are already tossing on the road to death.

For example, Huang Fusong.

He has tossed so much, but compared to his interests, after all, it is a spectacle. No matter whether he succeeds or fails, his final outcome will not be very good.

In fact, if he had the mentality of a separate party, he might be able to live better now.

Occupying Nanyang and taking down Runan, with his ability to train and use troops, even if he can't be a prince, any prince in the world will regard him as a guest of honor.

It's a pity that he wants to be a hero.

Heroes have never had a good end since ancient times.

And Cao Cao is definitely not a hero. He is ambitious and selfish in the hearts of the people of the world. He supports the army as king and leads his own side. How could he give up his own interests for the sake of the court.

Not only Hu Zhao did not believe that Cao Cao would choose to give up his interests at this time and lead his troops to support Huangfusong, but Liu Jin and the others also disagreed.

"Know thyself, ever-victorious!"

Mu Jing stood up, walked to the front of the stage, looked up at the snowflakes in front of the door, put his hands behind his back, and said in a faint voice: "I regard many people as imaginary enemies. Since they are enemies, I will seize their temperament and study their strengths. Heart, the more I understand them, the more heart I will be able to fight against them in the future!"

"Cao Cao!"

"Cao Mengde!"

"This person's temperament is very complicated. I always think that if the Han Dynasty collapses in the future, and the heroes of the world compete for the position of the ninety-five lord, he will be my worst enemy, bar none!"

Mu Jing's words can show that he is afraid of Cao Cao, and even has a trace of fear.

"My lord, although Cao Mengde has some strength, it is not a place of serious trouble. Looking at the world, there are not a few people who are stronger than him. Sun Jian in Jiangdong is backed by the natural danger of the Yangtze River. He holds a powerful army and is invincible. Land, Yuan Shao, Hebei, a great talent, outstanding and noble, he is yearned for by scholars all over the world, and he holds Jizhou and Qingzhou in his hand. He has more than a thousand generals under his command and hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers.

Liu Jin couldn't understand why Cao Cao, who had not performed very well these years, could make Mu Jing so cautious.

"Not to mention Sun Wentai, if there is a naval army in Jiangdong, it will be just around the corner, and it is not dangerous!"

Mu Jing smiled indifferently, and asked Hu Zhao, "Just talk about Yuan Shao, Kong Ming, who do you think is more terrifying, Cao Mengde or Yuan Benchu?"

"At present, it seems that Yuan Shao is powerful, but..." Hu Zhao thought for a while, and said: "I feel that Cao Cao is more difficult to deal with. I can't explain the reason, that is, if I have to choose an enemy, I would rather If I choose Yuan Shao, I don't want to fight against Cao Jun!"

"Intuition, sometimes you can't believe it, but sometimes, you can't ignore it!"

Mu Jing said softly: "In my heart, Cao Mengde is always more difficult to deal with than Yuan Benchu. What is terrible is not only his ability, his patience, but also his tenacity. To put it bluntly, Yuan Benchu ​​couldn't bear defeat , and Cao Cao is the kind of indomitable person!"

He took a long breath, and continued: "And my perception of Cao Cao is that this man's human nature is very complicated. Do you remember what Xu Shao said to Cao Cao back then!"

"A competent minister in a prosperous age, a hero in a troubled world!"

Hu Zhao said word by word.

"If this person is placed in a prosperous age, he must be a great virtuous talent who can defend the country from the enemy, defend his family and the country, but in a troubled world, he will be a hero. To achieve his goal, he will do whatever it takes!"

Mu Jing said: "But no matter what means he uses to achieve his goal, don't forget the original intention he once had!"

"His original intention, many of us here have had it before!"

"It's just that we were forced by this general trend, and we had no choice but to deviate from our original intention."

"But Cao Cao may not forget!"

"He may have never regarded himself as a prince. He just regarded himself as a Han official who can turn the tide and revitalize the Han Dynasty. It's just that he knows how to be flexible compared to Huo Guang and his like in the past!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, and added: "But he won't become Wang Mang either!"

Wang Mang and Huo Guang are both ministers of ZTE in the Han Dynasty, but the ministers of ZTE will eventually face a great ending. Huo Guang did not get a good result in the end. The Huo family was punished. Wang Mang chose to abandon the Han Dynasty. Establish a new dynasty.

Different choices represent their different xinxing.

Now is the era when the Han Dynasty is in decline and there is an urgent need for ministers of rejuvenation. Many Han officials of the older generation hope that one person can stand up and shoulder the Han Dynasty. They will test this person's character. If they want to know, he will Is it Huo Guang or Wang Mang.

"Then what path will he take?"

Huo Yu spoke suddenly and asked.

He was very curious about this question, so he asked in a low voice, regardless of his status as a clerk.

"Who knows!"

Mujing smiled: "Humans are the most complicated animals. If they haven't taken that step every day, we don't know their future path every day. Even we ourselves don't know what kind of people we will become in the future!"

"But I know one thing. Now, Cao Cao has not given up on the Han Dynasty. Perhaps, he is using his own method to continue the Han Dynasty's imperial status!"

After Mu Jing's words fell, Hu Zhao regained his composure. He hurriedly said, "My lord, what you mean is that he will fully support Huangfusong to break through the barrier in Guanzhong and open the way to enter Guanzhong?"

"He will!"

Mu Jing said: "So, we also have to be prepared!"

"In the northern border, we have already stationed tens of thousands of troops!"

Hu Zhaodao: "Do you want to continue to increase troops?"

"Need not!"

Mu Jing shook his head: "It's not the time yet, but..."

He thought for a while and said, "Now we can move!"

"Which aspect is the lord referring to?"

"Copy his hometown!"

Mu Jing said: "Xiqiang tribe!"

"Jishi Mountain!"

"Correct!"

"Will it challenge their bottom line too much?" Hu Zhao worried: "After all, they still have many elite soldiers in Xiliang!"

"At this time, they can't care about it!"

Mu Jing said: "Dong Zhuo is definitely at a time when he can't separate himself. If we can't make a move at this time, we won't have time to make a move when Guan Zhong really fights!"

"The lord is going to..."

"The situation in Nanyang has stabilized at the beginning. Even if Lu Bu does not go north to Hulao Pass, he will choose to retreat to Wuguan. There is no place for him in Nanyang. Nanyang does not need so many people. Let Zhang Liao withdraw to stabilize the overall situation!" Mu Jing said: "After Zhang Liao came back, let him go to Guanghan immediately, Jingping Third Army and Shenlang Camp, the main battle in the western battlefield, the target, the Xiqiang tribe, ordered Huang Quan, the prefect of Guanghan, to fully support the troop transport, and keep everything simple , Do your best to quickly transport the main force to the Western Front!"

"I'll give the order!"

Hu Zhao agreed.

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After the meeting, everyone went to get busy.

Hu Zhao was left alone by Mu Jing.

"How do you think about entering the cabinet and participating in politics?" Mu Jing asked Hu Zhao. This matter could not be delayed any longer. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity at the end of the year to make his appointment.

Every quota of participating in politics is very important, and it is related to the future of millions of people in Yizhou.

"I've thought about it. My lord's proposal is wise. One person's strength is ultimately weak!" Hu Zhao replied softly to Mu Jing: "I agree to select ministers to join the cabinet in Zhaoming Pavilion!"

He thought for a while, and then said: "However, you must be cautious about the seat of the minister participating in the government. After all, this will be the highest decision-making level of the Minghou Mansion. A policy issued by the Minghou Mansion will affect the lives of countless people. We You can't become a sinner for the people of Yizhou!"

"Tell me about your proposal!"

Mu Jing wanted to hear what Hu Zhao was thinking.

(End of this chapter)