Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 210
Thousands of trees are depressed, and the grass is covered with snow.

On a snow-covered official road, there is a lonely carriage. This is Yuan Kai's carriage... He is going back to his hometown in Runan.

Because they are sinners, and because they are wise and safe, the hometown of the Yuan family's disciples did not come to see him off, and the place seemed particularly bleak.

"Is uncle leaving too?"

The three brothers Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu stood in front of the carriage.

"Ah..." Yuan Kai breathed out, "Stealing a chicken is not enough to lose a lot of rice. I thought back then that your father left Luoyang City in such a bleak way. Who would have thought that the day he returned...but...but..."

During the words, Yuan Wei was a little sentimental.

Yuan Shu clenched his fists and roared loudly... "Hmph, our Yuan family is at odds with that Liu Yu!"

"Third brother..." Yuan Ji stopped him, afraid that Yuan Shu's voice would be too loud, and if this sentence spread again, who knows... how much trouble it would bring to the Yuan family!

On the contrary, Yuan Shao was the calmest, "Now is not the time for revenge!"

"Hmph, is it possible that you were born like a maid like you, who only knows how to be a turtle?" Yuan Shu snorted coldly.

"You..." Yuan Shao glared...

"Stop arguing!" Yuan Kai's words stopped the conversation between the two brothers, "What you said at the beginning is right, the top priority is not revenge. Your father's death is for the Yuan family, and we must be worthy of him. pay!"

Speaking of this, Yuan Wei's expression was serious, and he turned to Yuan Shao.

"At the beginning, you are clear about what you have to do in the future. This Luoyang city is already a place of right and wrong, and you can't stay for long. What the Yuan family has to do will be entrusted to you in the future... and your two brother!"

"A child will fulfill his mission!" Yuan Shao cupped his hands.

Yuan Ji and Yuan Shu were taken aback, they didn't expect that their uncle would pass on the final entrustment to Yuan Shao...

Yuan Ji was fine, but Yuan Shu's expression changed instantly. He just wanted to open his mouth, but was stopped by Yuan Ji. This is not the time to be willful.

Yuan Kui's words continued. "The unfinished business of the Yuan family must be continued by someone. When my Yuan family can really achieve that step in the future, my uncle will definitely move your father's coffin back to Runan, his hometown, and hold a beautiful funeral. , On the tombstone, uncle must let Cai Yan and Zhong Yao write an article together, and then let them kneel down for three days and three nights, let them engrave it with their own hands! To comfort the spirit of the brother!"

Yuan Wei said so, but Yuan Shao was sighing.

If our Yuan family is really successful, then we need more disguises, the previous intrigues... let alone explain it to outsiders.

Maybe this matter will never be reversed!

"gone!"

Yuan Kai slowly boarded the carriage...

Yuan Ji, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu handed each other off.

The ruts quickly disappeared in the snow, and the hopes of the older Yuan family were also covered by heavy snow at the same time, melting...

"What does uncle want us to do?"

Yuan Ji asked Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu also squinted at him...

Yuan Shao paused for a moment, and then said: "The Yellow Turbans rebelled in Taipingdao, this is an opportunity, find a way to help our people gain military power!"

"Our people?" Yuan Shu was startled, and he quickly proposed two names: "The butcher He Jin? Or the barbarian Dong Zhuo?"

"Neither!" Yuan Shao waved his hand...

"That's it?" Yuan Ji also asked curiously.

Yuan Shao motioned for them to come over, and whispered a name in their ear.

Cha Cha, the name blurted out...

Yuan Shu and Yuan Ji were startled.

The two almost said in unison: "He is actually one of us?"

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——"The heaven is dead, and the yellow sky shall stand."

He was arrested because of Tang Zhou's informant and because of Ma Yuanyi.

The Yellow Turban Uprising, which was originally planned to be launched at the end of the year, was forced to advance... and this advance was a full two years earlier than in history.

Under the order of Juluren Zhang Jiao, the desperate poor farmers rose up one after another. They wore yellow scarves on their heads, shouted the slogan "the sky is dead, and the yellow sky should stand", and launched a fierce attack on the county government.

Thanks to...

The imperial court had been prepared for a long time, and a series of imperial edicts poured out like "sprouting bamboo shoots after the rain", and spread to the entire land of China.

Officers and soldiers in most states and counties have long been prepared...

For a while, the officers and soldiers and the Yellow Turban Army came to a stalemate.

However, the Yellow Turban Army is very powerful, especially in the northern border and the Central Plains. Their superiority in numbers makes them faintly occupy the upper hand in the situation.

Luoyang, the Hall of Longevity.

——"Your Majesty, Bingzhou is in a hurry!"

——"Your Majesty, Zhang Mancheng, the new envoy of Taiping Dao, incited the mob to rebel in Wancheng, Nanyang. Wancheng is only a hundred miles away from Luoyang, and the rebellion needs to be put down immediately!"

——"Your Majesty, this moth thief is the most powerful in Jizhou, broke through the government, occupied the entire Jizhou, and cut off the connection between Youzhou and the Central Plains!"

——"Your Majesty, in Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, the officers and soldiers are at loggerheads with moth thieves...the situation is not optimistic."

A series of urgent documents were submitted to the emperor Liu Hong's side.

Liu Hongning frowned, he paced with his hands behind his back...

The Taiwei Qiaoxuan and Situ Yangci in the audience were also not good-looking.

Yang Ci cupped his hands, "Your Majesty, I have a plan. Let go of the restrictions on the military system in various places, allow localities to recruit soldiers and horses, and allow private armed forces to recruit soldiers and horses. As long as it is for countering rebellion, the imperial court can give certain convenience!"

Yang Ci's words blurted out...

Xun Yu's expression tightened in the audience.

It's not that he thinks it's not good to let go of recruiting troops, but he thinks...it's easy to let go of the military system completely, but it's even more difficult to close it.

To put it simply...

The number of officers and soldiers in the place today has been calculated and reported by the imperial court... and people will be sent to review it every year.

This is a great restriction on the local prefect, so as to avoid its self-respect!

But once it is released, the power in that place will increase, and it is inevitable to support the soldiers.

However, it is undeniable that this idea is extremely conducive to counterinsurgency!
really…

When Liu Hong heard Yang Ci's report, his footsteps stopped, and the brows became more condensed.

He pondered in his mouth, "If I let go of the restrictions on the military system of each county, then..."

Yang Ci cupped his hands and continued: "Your Majesty, the most urgent thing is that the moth thieves are so powerful that the 36 parties revolted at the same time, claiming...more than [-] soldiers, and our Han counties have no more than a thousand soldiers and horses. With such a disparity in strength, they can hold the city and counties. It is already quite difficult, how to counterattack? How to reverse this situation?"

Makes sense...

Liu Hong's eyes became more and more tight, he looked at Qiao Xuan, "Qiao Taiwei is in charge of military affairs, what do you mean?"

Qiao Xuan cupped his hands... "The release of the military system in each county is of great importance, and I dare not make a hasty conclusion!"

he cowardly...

Of course, this matter is too big!
"Let's back down first, we'll discuss this matter tomorrow!" Liu Hong waved his hands... It was obvious how exhausted his cheeks were.

Qiao Xuan, Yang Ci, and Xun Yu all resigned...

Unexpectedly, when he was about to walk out of the palace gate, Liu Hong's voice came.

"Xun Shizhong stay!"

Well…

Xun Yu's footsteps paused... he turned around and stood by with his hands folded.

After Qiao Xuan and Yang Ci left, Liu Hong walked to Xun Yu's side, "You and I both change clothes..."

"Your Majesty wants to..."

"Go to Yulin to watch!" Liu Hong chuckled, "Isn't your third brother always able to solve problems? Ah...haha..."

Liu Hong smiled and went to change clothes...

Xun Yu was led by Xiaohuangmen to change into casual clothes.

In less than half an hour, Sima Men drove away from the palace in a simple carriage. On the surface... there was only Jian Shuo, a groom and guard.

But secretly... On the road from the imperial palace to Yulin Temple, there are secret sentries everywhere!

The emperor is out of the palace, extraordinary!
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The master of Yulin Temple.

Today Cao Cao is quite irritable.

"Third brother... now that moth thieves are everywhere, I can't hold it back anymore. Tomorrow, I might as well ask my father to help me get the rank of lieutenant, and I will lead the troops to suppress the rebellion! Otherwise... I will stay here in Luoyang all day long." City, I'm going to be suffocated!"

The reason why Cao Cao is so eager...

It was because Liu Bei went to Youzhou again.

The 36 sides of Taiping Road revolted at the same time, and almost every state and county in Dahan responded, but Youzhou was the only one that was calm.

At this time, Liu Bei went to Youzhou...the imperial court wanted to ensure that there would be no chaos in Youzhou, at least not like Jizhou...it fell in a month, and when necessary...Youzhou could also assist the imperial court in counterattacking moth thieves!
But... Liu Bei is gone, Cao Cao feels like he is going crazy.

Without him in every war, he... was going crazy in Luoyang.

"Third Brother, this time...No matter what, you can't stop me..."

Cao Cao's military teacher in Taixue was Duan Jiong, one of the famous Liangzhou Sanming, and military class was also the most interesting thing in Cao Cao's many subjects in Taixue.

Kong has a whole body of knowledge, but can't go into battle to kill the enemy, this feeling is very aggrieved.

But Liu Yu... Facing Cao Cao's request, he just waved his hand lightly.

"Brother, your father is not willing to let you go to the battlefield, you should give up your heart..."

"Third brother, you..." Liu Yu's words were like pouring cold water on Cao Cao, and his enthusiasm was extinguished.

How much does Cao Song love his son?How could he be willing to let Cao Cao go to this dangerous place?
Liu Yu, on the other hand, just smiled lightly...

In fact, it's not that he is partial, the cultivation of Liu Bei and Cao Cao is completely different.

Liu Bei was against Shanggao, fought repeatedly and failed repeatedly, and the method of stocking was not a big problem.

But Cao Cao's way is wild... If you don't give detailed guidance, then you will become Zhao Kuo who is talking about wars on paper!

And looking at history…

In the early years, Cao Cao's military capabilities skyrocketed, and there were three important nodes.

One is Duan Jiong's military lessons.

The military class in Taixue is not joking, it is really carried out with actual combat simulations. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Hu Muban, Zhang Miao and others were once dragged to Hulaoguan by Duan Jiong. , some responsible really keep!
Cao Cao was injured in a siege battle. If Zhang Miao hadn't rescued him, he would have broken his arm.

This is the node that allowed Cao Cao to have a general concept of military affairs and war.

The second node is the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Many people know that Cao Cao was the captain of cavalry at that time, but before he became captain of cavalry, Cao Cao was a general under Huangfusong.

His enlightenment in actual combat was taught by Huangfu Song's words and deeds.

And Huangfusong has a characteristic, he is good at marching in a hurry, and he is good at winning more with less...

This feature also allows Cao Cao to perfectly inherit...

Cao Cao in adversity is terrible, but once there are really many soldiers, he will be stretched!

Even, looking at Cao Cao's lifelong battles in history, Huangfusong's shadow can be found in many battles...

On this point, Liu Yu was very cautious, for fear that... Cao Cao would be led astray!
As for the third node, it is the pacification of the Yellow Turban. After Cao Cao made a series of meritorious deeds, he was named Prime Minister of Jinan, and when he was in office, he realized the darkest part of the political arena...

He lived in seclusion and returned to his hometown to study the art of war... This is his reading of the art of war again after the actual battle... and he has a deeper understanding.

It is worth mentioning that most of the art of war read by Cao Cao was collected by Cao Song, and sent back to Qiaopei after engraved by officials with knives and pens.

In this era, there is no mine at home... If you want to study the art of war, it is undoubtedly a fantasy.

According to this historically successful template for Cao Cao's development, Liu Yu didn't want to send Cao Cao to the battlefield, but the time has not yet come!
"Third brother, elder brother, I don't treat you kindly. You can't treat one more favorably than another, can you?"

Cao Cao had an aggrieved expression.

Liu Yu was calm, "Brother, don't panic... Nowadays, moths and thieves are everywhere in every county in the world, and it is not easy to make contributions and fight on the battlefield..."

"What's more, elder brother is a rough jade, if he doesn't make a name for himself, he will become a blockbuster... If he really wants to go to the battlefield, the younger brother must find a master who is good at carving rough jade for the elder brother!"

This…

Cao Cao was taken aback for a moment, Liu Yu's words really made him unable to refute.

But soon, Cao Cao's eyeballs must be fixed, he seemed to understand something.

"What does the third brother mean? Soon there will be a famous general in command to conquer the Yellow Turban? And at that time, is the time for me to show my skills?"

"That's right!" Liu Yu nodded, "Yellow turbans are everywhere, states and counties are frequently in emergency, and the most critical battles are no different from three places. The Yellow Turbans in Lucheng, Yanzhou and Qingzhou... As long as these three places are put down, the morale of the moth thief's rebellion will be extremely low overnight! The situation will also be completely reversed..."

"As for, the most critical thing is whether Julu City can kill the bandits..."

Liu Yu analyzed in detail: "At this time, there will inevitably be courtiers who propose to delegate power to the states and counties and give them the right to privately recruit soldiers and horses, and doing so can indeed ease the pressure on the entire front of the war, but this is not the case. It will lead to a deeper problem, that is, "the front door drives the tiger, and the back door enters the wolf". The reason why the big man has been in trouble in the state affairs for many years, but he can still stabilize the situation is because of the big man's "strong stem and weak branches" ', there are Han Ting Beijun around Luoyang, and there are not many soldiers and horses in the states and counties, but once...these branches and leaves become stronger, their barbs will sting the court and attack the big man! This It is more terrifying than the Yellow Turban Uprising!"

After hearing so much...

Cao Cao was thoughtful, "This is what the third brother mentioned, 'the front door drives away the tiger, and the back door enters the wolf?'"

"That's right!" Liu Yu continued: "If I were the Son of Heaven, I would definitely not delegate my military power at this time. Instead, I would mobilize the Northern Army of the Han Court with a thunderbolt...sweeping the giant deer in Jizhou, capturing the thief and the king...in one fell swoop That's why I'm sure that the imperial court will send famous generals to lead the army to conquer the bandits, and at that time... isn't it the opportunity for the elder brother to make contributions? Rather than dealing with these little gangsters? It's better to capture the bandits... Here's the meritorious service Big brother should be able to clear the gap, right?"

hiss…

After hearing Liu Yu's words, Cao Cao took a sharp breath, which was soul-stirring.

at the same time…

"crunch..."

Suddenly there was a crisp sound outside the door of the Taoist temple, as if someone touched something.

"Who?"

Cao Cao's ears are sharper than a dog's, and he immediately shouted.

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(End of this chapter)