Han family achievements

Chapter 280 Cao Cao’s theory of self-reliance

Almost everyone present was staring at Cao Cao and Guo Jia, thinking about their words in their hearts.

Since Cao Cao became an official, it can be said that he has been very bumpy. He has been criticized constantly and has done bad things. He even attracted the Huns to besiege him and put Liu Bian in danger.

All kinds of performances can be said to be very unbearable. Few people in the government and the public are optimistic about him, which means that the family is strong enough to protect him all the way.

But after three years of Yonghan, Cao Cao showed amazing abilities. First, he quelled the Qiaomao rebellion in Yanzhou, and then single-handedly forced nearly a million Yellow Turban troops in Qingzhou to surrender, which shocked the world.

Then, he effortlessly subdued the Montenegrin Army and completely eradicated the trouble in the imperial court.

At this point, Cao Cao has become powerful. No matter how much the government and the opposition impeach and suppress him, it cannot change the fact that Cao Cao has powerful abilities!
But Cao Cao's behavior has not changed. He acts willfully, uses troops wantonly, and does not take the court into consideration at all.

However, since the beginning of the Yonghan Dynasty, Cao Cao has been a confidant and beloved general in the palace, protecting him all the way, leaving the government and the public unable to do anything.

But now, His Majesty is suspicious. Can Cao Cao's explanation pass the test?
Liu Bian listened to Guo Jia's words without moving his expression and said: "Cao Cao, Guo Jia said that you are a person who can achieve great things. What is your great thing?"

Cao Cao knocked his head on the ground, his face was like iron, his eyes were as serious as ice, and he said in a deep voice: "I will follow the example of Wei Qing, who will make great achievements and become famous for all generations!"

Liu Bian's eyes moved slightly, thinking to himself.

What Cao Cao said should be true.

It's just that Liu Bian needs him to keep being 'real'!
"Why did you suddenly send troops to Qiao County?" Liu Bian said in a calm tone.

Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao out of the corner of his eye with a dark expression.

He heard the slightest hint of murderous intent in Liu Bian's calm tone.

This is not a fake warning, it is really a thought!
Cao Cao was more sensitive than Guo Jia. He swallowed the words that came to his lips. If he continued to follow the same principles as in the memorial, even if he did not die today, he would not have any chance in the future!

He took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that it is up to me to destroy Dong. Cao Cao is not willing to give up such achievements to others!"

These words seemed to be sincere, but Liu Bian did not comment and continued: "Has anyone advised you to be self-reliant?"

Guo Jia's pupils shrank suddenly, he looked at Cao Cao out of the corner of his eye, and shook his head imperceptibly.

"Yes." Cao Cao said without thinking as if he didn't notice it.

Liu Bian looked deeply at Cao Cao, slowly sat up straight, and put down the bowl in his hand.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others looked at Cao Cao with different expressions, most of them were frightened.

Cao Cao is His Majesty's most beloved general today. He has prevented countless disasters for him. In order to protect Cao Cao, His Majesty has offended countless courtiers.

But even for such a person, some people actually advised him to become self-reliant!

And he admitted it openly in front of His Majesty!
They couldn't help but look at Liu Bian, and saw that His Majesty's side face was calm, with no expression clearly visible.

Pan Yin quietly shrank his head and gave Dian Wei a look calmly.

Although Dian Wei looks naive, he is not stupid at all.

He took a few steps forward, holding a spear, staring at Cao Cao and the three men with murderous intentions.

The surrounding guards moved upon hearing the wind, drew their swords, and surrounded Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Xu Zhu.

Guo Jia's face turned slightly pale, and he grabbed the grass on the ground with both hands, his eyes flashing anxiously, thinking of countermeasures.

But Xu Zhu had no weapons on him. The big man knelt on Cao Cao's right side and did not dare to move.

Liu Bian stared at Cao Cao. Cao Cao's frankness was somewhat beyond his expectation.

At first, someone advised Huangfusong to stand on his own feet, but Huangfusong refused silently, pretending that no one in the outside world knew about it.

What did Cao Cao think?

Liu Bian reached out and picked up the bowl. He gently cut the sheep with the knife and said casually: "How did you do it?"

Cao Cao felt the coldness on his neck, and said in a steady and powerful voice: "I will kill him with my own hands, and leave the body in the wild for wild dogs to eat."

Zhao Yun frowned subconsciously, feeling uneasy.

Logically speaking, if someone encounters such disrespectful remarks, he should be captured and handed over to the court for questioning.

But this kind of matter is too sensitive, so it is usually handled privately and kept secret.

But Cao Cao was different. He killed him with his own hands and threw his body into the wild.

It seems to be a sign of loyalty, but not reporting it shows even more guilt!
Liu Bian ate the mutton and looked to the south, saying: "Pass the decree that Zhang Liao will be the prefect of Hanzhong, Sima Fang will be the shepherd of Qingzhou, Liu Bei will be transferred to the prefect of Langya, and Xu Rong will return to the Forbidden Army camp. Then pass the decree to Gongsun Zan, ordering him to be the vanguard. Conquer Yuan Shu in April."

Pan Yin said quickly: "The villain takes the order."

With that said, he turned around and went to make arrangements.

Sun Ce and Zhou Yu quietly looked at each other, thinking about this arrangement secretly.

'Destroying Yuan' is undoubtedly a great achievement. Whoever can get it is a trivial matter.

Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was already the Marquis of Wucheng, but only Fenwu General Gongsun Zan had this decree!

Cao Cao knocked his head on the ground, his narrow eyes calm and slightly narrowed.

He was very calm inside and was not worried about his own safety. He was still thinking about the situation in the south.

After Liu Bian made all these arrangements, he slowly ate the roasted lamb, considered it carefully for a while, and said, "Cao Cao, how many troops and horses do you have now?"

Cao Cao said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, we have [-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and [-] young men."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at the back of Cao Cao's head.

He didn't think that before, hearing Cao Cao say this in person, he understood why the people in the government and the public were afraid of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao said [-], but when it was actually mobilized, an army of [-] could easily be achieved.

One hundred thousand troops!

It can be said that he is on par with the imperial court!
Liu Bian considered reducing Cao Cao's troops, but he immediately felt that it was futile. It was easy for people like Cao Cao to expand the number of soldiers!
Liu Bian took a deep breath. This Cao Cao now made him somewhat hesitant.

One Liu Bei is not enough to check and balance Cao Cao.

The imperial court is facing the problem of 'replacement'. Some capable and important ministers in the Ling Emperor's era are dying and getting sick, and a new generation is about to take power.

Can those people in the court still suppress Cao Cao?
In the silence, Liu Bian glanced at Cao Cao and said, "Do you want immortal merit?"

Cao Cao remained motionless and said, "Yes. I swear to be Wei Qing and leave a name for eternity."

Liu Bian thought about it again and again, but he still calmed down, sat up straight, and said: "I believe in you. I will also give you this opportunity! I will give you the right to gain advantage. The Grand Sima Mansion will no longer control you and let you do whatever you want!"

Cao Cao's narrowed eyes suddenly opened, his face was as heavy as iron, and his heart was boiling.

He never expected that at this time, His Majesty in front of him would be so courageous!

"The minister leads the order!"

Cao Cao kowtowed again, his voice as sonorous as swords and soldiers clashing, indestructible, and said: "I swear by the water of the Luo River that I will live up to His Majesty's mighty grace!"

Liu Bian also let out a sigh of relief. It was not that easy for him to make this determination.

Standing up and looking towards the south, he said: "Destroy Yuan Shu first, then go." Cao Cao was unable to calm down his excitement and nervousness, so he could only respond: "I accept the order and retire!"

Liu Bian said nothing more, clasped his hands behind his back and stared at the south.

Cao Cao retreated, walked a few steps, got on his horse, hit the horse and galloped away.

Pan Yin hesitated to speak, and finally could only watch as Cao Cao's back disappeared from sight.

He really wanted to persuade Liu Bian to kill Cao Cao now, otherwise he would be troubled by tigers in the future!
The eyes of Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others were lingering on Liu Bian's side.

The Majesty in front of me is really courageous!

I just don’t know if Cao Cao will really keep his promise.

At this moment, Liu Bian suddenly turned around, looked at Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and others, and said, "I remember, did Cao Cao swear by Luo Shui just now?"

Zhao Yun was startled and said quickly: "Yes."

Liu Bian's brows jumped again and again uncontrollably, and he couldn't even twist them even though he tried his best to twist them.

He turned his head to look in the direction Cao Cao was leaving, and suddenly a strong murderous intention arose in his heart.

Luo Shui, this reminds Liu Bian of a big man who is still in his teens now, but has stirred up the Three Kingdoms in history, and is to some extent more ruthless than Cao Cao - Sima Yi.

"His Majesty."

At this time, a cavalryman rushed over, jumped to the ground, knelt on one knee and said: "The Imperial City has urgently reported that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are getting married. The two have agreed to jointly send troops to Guangling and Wu Commandery."

Liu Bian glanced at Sun Ce out of the corner of his eye and saw that his face was nervous and asked, "Is there more?"

The ordering soldier knelt on the ground, held up a letter, and said: "The captain said that the Jiaozhi family was dissatisfied with the Jiaozhi governor's delay in accepting his order and deliberately stopped advancing."

Liu Bian sneered and said, "Are you threatening me?"

Sun Ce's intuition felt cold all over his body, as if he could feel Liu Bian's eyes.

The secret alliance between the Sun family and the Shi family was well known to the court. Sun Ce was very sensitive when he heard the word "Shi family", as if a sharp blade had been placed on his neck.

The messenger waited for a while and said: "The captain also said that Liu Biao, Shi Xie and others also sent people to Yizhou. They are investigating what they talked about specifically. The road to Shu is difficult to travel, and it may take ten days and a half." "

Liu Bian was very satisfied with Huangfu's longevity and nodded: "I understand. Send a message to him that his father is seriously ill and should return to Luoyang as soon as possible."

"Yes. Retreat, little man." The ordering soldier responded, turned around, mounted his horse, and galloped away.

Liu Bian opened the letter in his hand and found that Huangfu Jianchang had written a lot and was quite detailed.

Not only were Lu Bu and Yuan Shu colluding, preparing to attack Sun Jian from both sides and divide Guangling and Wu counties equally, but also Gongsun Zan was expanding his troops, Yuan Shao was recruiting wise men, and there were also the movements of major families in Jiangdong.

Liu Bian read it carefully, pondered for a long time, and suddenly looked at Sun Ce and said, "Bo Fu, how do you think I should help Marquis Wucheng?"

Sun Ce's scalp was numb and his heart was frightened. He raised his hand and said, "Returning to your majesty, I believe that we should send troops from Langya County to attack Lu Bu with Marquis Wucheng to defeat Lu Bu first and then Yuan Shu."

"If you don't win,"

Liu Bian glanced at Zhou Yu and said, "In other words, what should we do if Lu Bu is defeated and goes to Dong Zhuo?"

Sun Ce was not yet the little overlord he would become in the future, and because he was in a panic, he couldn't answer Liu Bian's questions for a while.

Liu Bian waited for a while, then smiled with Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin, what do you think?"

Zhou Yu was a little calmer than Sun Ce. He pretended to think for a while and said, "Your Majesty, if the imperial court captures Xuzhou, it will surround Dong Zhuo on all sides. The only way to destroy Dong Zhuo is with your Majesty's backhand."

Liu Bian smiled and said, "That makes sense."

There is a fart reason!
Zhou Yu is also fighting with Liu Bian this week.

I don’t know if it’s because of what happened to Cao Cao, but now Liu Bian doesn’t think anyone is so trustworthy, and there is always a reason to rebel.

Taking a deep breath and shaking off the complicated emotions, Liu Bian and Pan Yin, Dian Wei said: "Go back to the capital, Zilong, you will take care of the Forbidden Army camp."

"I accept the decree." Zhao Yun responded.

Looking at Zhao Yun, who was covered in silver armor and had a handsome face, Liu Bian felt much better. He patted the dust off his butt and walked directly to the carriage.

Pan Yin and others did not dare to speak and quickly made arrangements.

As for Zhang Xiu, Sun Ce, Zhang Xiu and others, because of their sensitive and complicated identities, they could only "congratulate Your Majesty" and did not dare to say a single word more.

When Liu Bian's carriage was far away, Zhao Yun got on his horse, looked down at the crowd, his eyes were suddenly as sharp as a spear, and said: "Go back to camp, what happened today, word spread, genocide!"

Zhang Xiu, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce and others were stunned, raised their hands and said: "The last general takes orders!"

Everyone mounted their horses and followed Zhao Yun back to the Forbidden Army camp.

Liu Bian sat on the carriage and staggered back to Luoyang.

There was a pile of memorials on the small table in front of him, but he only picked some that were critical at the moment.

The number of memorials impeaching Yang Biao seemed to have suddenly dropped by more than half, and the number of memorials recommending Xun Yu also dropped sharply.

As for the verdict of Tingwei Mansion and Wang Lang's "letter of admonishment" to Yang Biao, the memorial in front of him rarely mentioned it, and even if it did, it was mentioned briefly.

It seems that everything is like a gust of wind. After the wind passes, everything settles and there are no more waves.

After reading this, Liu Bian opened the curtain, looked at Pan Yin and said, "Have you not found out who was behind the Yang family's case?"

Pan Yin rode his horse and quickly turned sideways and said, "Yes. The villain used the Imperial City Mansion and also sent a message to Zuo Li, but no clues were found."

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes and lowered the curtains with a smile.

He leaned against the wall, with a cryptic look on his face, and said to himself: "Is it really the work of the Yingchuan Party? It's really surprising that such an exquisite design does not reveal any flaws..."

Cao Cao made Liu Bian a little irritable, and the civil servants in the capital should not underestimate him either.

They are all capable people, and no one should be underestimated!

Liu Bian subconsciously touched the jade pendant around his waist and rubbed it gently, thinking over and over again in his mind.

Yang Biao became official, and Xun Yu succeeded him as prime minister. It was a change of people in the chancellery and a change of generations in the court. It was destined to have big changes.

And the "Yingchuan Party", which already monopolized the imperial court, would soon "popularize the court" and control most of the power of the Han Dynasty!

"I hope they won't disappoint me..."

Liu Bian's eyes were smiling and full of expectation.

The entry of the Yingchuan Party was promoted and created by Liu Bian.

He needs the court to concentrate its energy and power to promote the "New Deal", especially when it comes to land. Apart from the "Yingchuan Party", it seems that no other force can do this.

Thinking that the 'Yingchuan Party' would soon become the dominant family, Liu Bian opened the curtains again and looked at the brighter sky.

Tingwei Wang Lang, Yushitai Liu Xie, Xingcao Sima Jun.

These three people are basically independent from the Chancellery. Can they check and balance the "Yingchuan Party"?

(End of this chapter)