Han family achievements

Chapter 245 Cao Cao’s urgency

After Xun You finished speaking, Huangfu Song, Yang Biao, Xun Yu, and Zhong Yao all had expressions on their faces.

From the moment Cao Cao led his troops out of Beijing, attacked Bai Rao in Puyang, and then rushed to Changshan Kingdom, he spent almost half of the time on the road.

Now, almost all the Montenegrin Army has surrendered, so fast!
"And it's another invitation to surrender." Xun Yu continued.

This sentence made Yang Biao, Zhong Yao and others frown.

Cao Cao forced nearly a million Yellow Turban troops to surrender in Qingzhou, greatly increasing his strength.And now they have recruited 30 Montenegrin troops to surrender, and there are probably [-] young men and women!

This Cao Cao seems to have divine help!

Liu Bian packed up the chess pieces, then put the chess board in place. He looked up at the group of people, searching back and forth. When he landed on Zhong Yao's face, he said with a smile: "Zhong Qing's family, want to play a game with me?"

Among this group of people, Zhong Yao was the only one who understood the concept of "evenly matched", and Liu Bian was relatively happy with him.

Zhong Yao looked serious, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, looking at Cao Cao's army, before Qingzhou, almost all of them were defeated, and even fell into danger for your Majesty. The year before last, he effortlessly forced the surrender of millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, Now we can easily recruit and surrender the 30-strong Montenegrin army that has been a headache for the imperial court for more than ten years! Your Majesty, I suspect there is something wrong with it."

Liu Bian raised his brows, and his strange expression swept across the faces of Zhong Yao, Xun You, Xun Yu, Yang Biao, and Huang Fusong.

Reaching out to take the tea cup handed over by Lu Yu, Liu Bian was still thinking about it, but he still had no reason to do so. He couldn't help but looked at Lu Yu with a smile and said, "Lu Yu, what do you think of Cao Cao?"

Lu Yu first thought of his father's support for Cao Cao and the sadness when Cao Cao arranged his father's funeral. He slowly raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that General Cao is a kind man."

Yang Biao, Huangfu Song, Er Xun, and Zhong Yao could not deny their evaluation of Lu Yu as a "kind man".

After all, he is just a ten-year-old child.

Liu Bian took a sip of tea and saw that they still didn't speak. He became a little curious and said: "The ministers seem to be a little hostile to Cao Cao. Why? Cao Cao did not select the best soldiers to send troops to farm and act recklessly. Is there any suspicion of self-reliance?" …”

Xun You raised his hand and said calmly and seriously: "Your Majesty, as the Chief of the Grand Sima Mansion, Cao Cao should not have led the troops to the expedition. Since the Black Mountain Army has been pacified, he should return as soon as possible."

Liu Bian tilted his head and glanced at the people in front of him, thinking to himself: Is there something I don't know about?

The people in front of them seemed to be more 'vigilant' towards Cao Cao.

Liu Bian slowly turned the tea cup and suddenly said: "Those people in the south, still no one is moving?"

Huangfu Song said: "Yes."

Since the situation in the south changed drastically last year, all parties seem to have some kind of tacit understanding, have stopped fighting, and developed quietly.

Sun Jian occupied Wujun and Guangling counties, Yuan Shao occupied Jiujiang and Jiangxia counties, Liu Biao took more than half of Jingzhou, Shijia more than half of Jiaozhi, and Gongsun Zan was entrenched in Runan.

Yuan Shu, who was so powerful, was forced to hide in Kuaiji, Danyang and other four counties.

All forces were motionless, and something seemed to be brewing in the silence.

Liu Bian thought for a while, took another sip of tea, and said calmly: "We can't let them be so quiet, otherwise the attention will return to the court. Think of a way to make them fight."

Everyone looked at each other, and Yang Biao raised his hand cautiously and said, "Your Majesty, there is another Dong Zhuo."

Liu Bian seemed not to have heard and said: "Let's do this. Transfer Gongsun Zan to Lujiang County. Cao Cao transfers him to Runan and takes charge of the affairs of Runan and Nanyang counties. Send another letter to Yuan Shu at the Shangshu Station, ordering him to surrender."

Yang Biao raised his hand and said, "I accept the order."

Er Xun, Zhong Yao saw that Liu Bian was going to transfer Cao Cao to Runan, and he felt uneasy. He looked at each other and said, "Your Majesty, Runan is the place of the Four Wars. There are many traitors and traitors. After all, Cao Cao is the great Sima." Governor Shi, if he loses the battle, it may damage the morale of the army."

Liu Bian waved his hands, stood up and said, "This matter is settled like this."

"correct,"

Just as Liu Bian was about to leave, he looked at Yang Biao and said, "Yang Qing's family, where did your dog go?"

Seeing Liu Bian calling his son 'dog', Yang Biao's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, that rebellious son refuses to be disciplined and refuses to change despite repeated admonitions. Now, he is locked up in Hongnong's old house and ordered to study behind closed doors and not to go out. "

Yang Xiu was sent to Cao Cao by Liu Bian, but he never thought that this man was unstable and very lively. In just half a month, he followed the example of his predecessors and left in a dashing way on the grounds that he was "a noble man but not a good man."

After all, Yang Xiu was the son of the prime minister. Cao Cao and everyone in the government and the public were stunned, but they could do nothing and let it go.

Liu Bian smiled and said: "Young man, if you act rashly, it may not be really wrong. Let him out. I have built a book school next to Shi Zhonglu and let him be a companion."

Yang Biao thought about the children in the school, his heart shuddered, and he said: "I accept the order."

In that school, the older ones include Lu Yu, the son of Lu Zhi, Sima Yi, the grandson of Sima Jun, Cao Ang, the son of Cao Cao, and the younger ones, He Yan, the grandson of He Jin, Cao Pi, the son of Cao Cao, and two princes, the eldest prince Liu Shao, The second prince Liu Yu.

This arrangement is so obvious that even the blind can see it clearly.

Before everyone could react, Liu Bian looked at Zhong Yao again and said with a smile: "What is the name of the son of Zhong Qing's family, Zhong Yu? Yes, let him come back and enter the servant's house every three days to serve as his replacement. I will take care of them. These children are half-grown, and I can't take care of them all the time, so someone needs to restrain them."

Zhong Yao was still thinking about Cao Cao, and he had to raise his hand when he heard this, and said, "Your minister leads the decree."

Xun You, Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw this.

They had a lot of suggestions for Cao Cao, but now they can only keep it in their stomachs.

Liu Bian glanced at them again, turned and left.

Xun You watched Liu Bian go away, and said to Yang Biao with a tone that could not hide his complaint: "Prime Minister, didn't I agree before that you would give me your advice?"

Yang Biao's fat face trembled, and he sighed pretentiously: "Haven't Shangshu found out yet? Your Majesty has always been very fond of Cao Cao. We don't have complete evidence, and Your Majesty will not pay attention to it."

"What kind of evidence do you need for this kind of thing?"

Xun You suppressed his anger and said: "If Cao Cao pacifies the Black Mountain Army this time, if he is to cite his merits and add Qingzhou, it is inevitable that he will be granted the title of Marquis. If he takes over the Grand Sima Mansion in the future...can the Prime Minister really trust Cao Cao?"

Cao Cao's reputation among the government and the public was very bad. He was once compared with Dong Zhuo and considered to be more dangerous than Dong Zhuo.

This is also one of the reasons why the government and the public are very wary of Cao Cao. Whenever Cao Cao has trouble, they will attack him in groups.

Seeing Xun You being so angry, Yang Biao blinked his little eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "Why do you want to take over the Grand Sima's house? With the Grand Sima here, Cao Cao is still just a junior."

Cao Cao started his official career very early, but his official career was very bumpy. Even with the big tree of the Cao family, he was still struggling in the middle and lower classes before the age of 35.

Even now, in the eyes of the government and the opposition, he is just a 'new star', a junior.

Zhong Yao thought for a while and said: "We can let the matter of Cao Cao go for the time being. The summer harvest is coming, and the Chancellor must ensure that nothing major happens."

The implementation of the 'New Deal' continues to deepen, and the most important assessment criterion is the comparison of summer harvest and autumn harvest numbers.

In the year before last, with the intensification of anti-corruption efforts and the intervention of the Su Duwei, the imperial tax revenue increased significantly.But since last year, as the anti-corruption campaign has reached a certain stage, tax collection has almost stagnated.This year's tax situation will be an important benchmark. If it continues to stagnate, the palace may have other ideas.

This is also something that Shangshutai and Liucao have been worried about.

The "New Deal" that the current president has forcibly promoted since he took the throne is obviously "unfinished".

Amid internal and external troubles, both the government and the public hope that the government will be as stable as a rock and that its policies will be stable, and they do not want to make any big moves that will make people panic and worry.

Yang Biao looked at Xun Yu. After the restructuring, tax matters had always been managed by Hu Cao.

Da Sinong and Shaofu gradually became history and few people mentioned them.

Xun Yu was silent for a while and said: "According to Hu Cao's calculations, this year it may increase by about [-] shi."

Fifty thousand stones, for such a big man, is better than nothing, it is not an increase at all.

Zhong Yao's face was serious. He thought of some possibilities and suddenly felt a huge pressure on his shoulders.

On the other side, Liu Bian came out of Fanglin Garden, held his hands behind his back, and said to Lu Yu: "Lu Yu, do you feel that the attitude of these Qing family towards Cao Cao is a bit strange?"

Lu Yu followed Liu Bian, and said, "I also feel a little strange."

Liu Bian looked up to the outside of the palace, the sky was blue without any cloud.

"Call Zuo Li back." Liu Bian said calmly.

Pan Yin took a step forward and said, "Yes."

Zuo Li is still hiding in Yuzhang County. Compared with Huangfu Jianchang's proactive attacks and repeated achievements, Zuo Li seems timid and afraid of getting into trouble. He can only collect some information that seems to be true or false, and he seems very incompetent.

Liu Bian returned to the back hall, and as soon as he sat down, he saw a memorial in front of him that he had not finished reading last night.

This is Qingzhou Mu Zhujun's memorabilia, the main content is the sequelae left by Cao Cao's farming, because most of these acres are owned by the owner, and the family who fled from the disaster returned and began to ask the government for these acres.

Qingzhou is now in a dilemma. If they return, the 'Yellow Turban Army' who have just settled the land will lose their land and will definitely rebel again. If they don't give it, it will be inconsistent with the law and they will not be able to account for the Qingzhou families.

'Rezoning'

These four words appeared in front of Liu Bian again.

Recently, these four words have been ups and downs in Liu Bian's heart, and it is always difficult to decide.

The main reason is that the various aristocratic families are still strong, but the imperial court is still too weak to withstand the hardships.

However, the people are landless and the situation of rebellion has not changed. On the contrary, it has become more and more intense, reaching a very serious point.

"Isn't it time to test the attitudes of Er Xun, Zhong Yao and others?"

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly and whispered to himself.

Yang Biao is not in Liu Bian's eyes. Talents such as Er Xun and Zhong Yao are his future right-hand men and the most important executors of reform.

But these people were all born into wealthy families, and Liu Bian could not judge their true attitude towards the common people.

In today's Han Dynasty, in the eyes of everyone, the 'aristocratic family' is the pillar and foundation of this society. There can be no common people or even the royal family, but there cannot be no aristocratic family!
at the same time.

Cao Cao, who had just arrived in Lu County, Shangdang County, finally received the news that Huang Zhong had conquered Huguan and wiped out the remnants of the Black Mountain Army.

At the foot of a mountain, Cao Cao stopped to rest.

The army was exhausted after traveling all night, so Cao Cao wanted to take this opportunity to think about where to go.

This time he left the capital with an order to wipe out the Montenegro Army. Now that the Montenegro Army was calmly surrendered by him, it was time to seriously think about the way forward.

The fire was lit and the mutton was roasting. Cao Cao and Guo Jia sat across from each other, drinking and talking.

Guo Jia clearly noticed that Cao Cao was absent-minded, and didn't say much. He just drank and discussed world affairs with Cao Cao, from south to north, from west to east, without mentioning Luoyang.

Cao Cao felt depressed for a long time, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Fengxiao, do you think I should go back to Beijing?"

The Black Mountain Army broke Huguan and threatened Luoyang. This was a major crime for the government and the opposition to impeach Cao Cao. Now that the Montenegro Army has been pacified, the government and the opposition are most concerned about not rewards based on merit, but settlement of accounts.

The impeachment of Cao Cao is taking place with unprecedented intensity.

Among them were the prime ministers, the most important of the six Cao Cao, who had "quite a few criticisms" of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is not a reckless general and has accurate predictions about these things.

Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "General, are you afraid?"

Cao Cao was startled, then shook his head with disdain and said: "They are just some swordsmen and pen officials. How can I, Cao Cao, be afraid of them! However, the chaos in the world is a good opportunity for heroes to use force and make achievements. How can I just sit back and watch in Luoyang and waste my time?" "

Cao Cao is 38 this year, and 40 years old is a hurdle for everyone now. Cao Cao has a strong sense of urgency in his heart.

Guo Jia took a confident sip of wine and said, "General, you are worrying too much."

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia's expression, and his heart moved, and he said, "Fengxiao, what can you teach me?"

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao with a thoughtful expression.

Cao Cao was indeed a man who achieved great things. This "what can you teach me" alone is better than most of the so-called 'heroes' today!

Guo Jia drank again, and said, "I have met Your Majesty, and from my observation, His Majesty is the kind of person who will not give up until he achieves his goal, and he is not pedantic. For many things, he only asks for the result and doesn't care about the means. Your Majesty has a lenient side, but also... a domineering side. The general is someone your majesty values, and the impeachment of the general by the government and the opposition will arouse your majesty's dissatisfaction. Recall Jing."

Cao Cao's narrow eyes flashed brightly, and he quickly said: "Really not? Where are you going?"

Guo Jia drank again and said: "The main reason for not recalling the general is to protect the general. If the general returns to Luoyang, some people will strip him of his skin and bones."

Cao Cao nodded. He knew the character of those people in the government and the public, but he didn't care too much. He stared at Guo Jia eagerly.

Guo Jia pondered for a while, but shook his head and said, "Where to go, I can't guess. The imperial court needs to recuperate and recuperate, and does not want to fight. Therefore, the place where the general goes should be a place that is stable and can contain instability. Xuzhou, Yanzhou , Yuzhou, or even Jingzhou are all possible."

Cao Cao had never doubted Guo Jia's judgment, and he couldn't help but have a look of yearning on his face, and said, "It would be great if we go to Xuzhou."

Xuzhou can connect Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou, all of which are places of great chaos, but also a good place to make achievements.

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