Three Kingdoms: Sir, you love learning too much!

Chapter 98 Cao Mengde, Others Are Strange
"It's good to have some old things. In the past few days, I heard from my wife that Weng Weng has a lot of old things bestowed by the late emperor. After entering Luoyang, he bought a lot of them and piled them up at home to express his longing for them."

"Well, indeed there are," Cao Song blinked, bowed his head in thought and nodded to admit, but he still didn't understand what these things had to do with the Son of Heaven.

"In terms of old things, there are blueprints of scriptures and buildings in the palace, many gold, jade and treasures rewarded by the late emperor, and some palace lanterns, all of which are hidden. These are left after the dismissal..."

Guo Yi looked pensive.

If there are these alone, it may not be enough. If there are more things that make the emperor see things and think about others, it will be better.

At this time, Guo Yi's thoughts were running fast, and he had already thought too much on his own.

If it is necessary for the emperor and his party, as well as the ministers of the royalist faction, to have no major objections and not to secretly contact the other princes, the best way is not to secretly set up a monitoring mechanism, but to let the emperor himself decide to stay.

If I remember correctly, in the original history, in order to stabilize Xudu, Cao Cao set up a school office to monitor Xudu after stabilizing the situation.

At that time, the school office was given extremely high power, and many officials of Chinese nationality were sneaked in secretly, investigated upon suspicion, and tortured.

After the restoration of the Dali Temple system, they continued to kill people to deter the Han courtiers and control the imperial power.

Guo Yi now believes that the school affairs office is essential, it can firmly control a lot of information and intelligence first, but it can't be too overwhelming, benevolence and righteousness are in Xudu, of course, it is necessary to convince people with virtue.

Now if you want Liu Xie not to bring up the meaning, these old objects, plus the geographical location of Xu County, can completely impress him, you have to use your heart.

As for the so-called various powers in the future, it is entirely possible to speak and persuade them slowly.

"Then, can Weng Weng think again, if you want to find these old things, where else can you find them?"

Cao Song thought about it carefully, and said: "The Yingchuan gentry, most of them are officials, and they receive a lot of rewards every year. The so-called old things are kept at home."

"Perhaps, you can ask, what does Meng Yu want these for?"

Guo Yi smiled, and said his thoughts again, Cao Song kept nodding his head, and felt emotional, "Meng Yu is really careful, he can even think of these things, the emperor will definitely be moved."

"You are right. He has been displaced for several years. He must have missed the prosperity of the Luoyang Palace in the past. It is already difficult to restore it by means of repairs. It is better to build it in the hinterland of Yingchuan."

"I will tell Ang'er to let him look for the Xun family. It is better to let him do it with you. It will be much more convenient to move around."

Of course Cao Song supported this plan. Although he could not interfere with any of Cao Cao's decisions, he would spare no effort if he could assist in logistics matters.

Moreover, this is not considered a merit, but Guo Yi's thought, wanting to arouse the emperor's thoughts, so as to comfort the suffering of these years of wandering abroad.

At the same time, there is another very important role that Cao Song grasped keenly.

That is such careful arrangement and painstaking arrangement, it can be distinguished from villains such as Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si, because this is really arranged for the emperor, how can it not be loyal to the emperor and the country? !
In contrast, he, Mrs. Cao, is not one of those vicious people who just tied the emperor to a certain place in a perfunctory manner. They are really flattering!
Although Guo Yi didn't say it, but Cao Song was also a Sangong, how can he not know this truth, so he has an even more favorable impression of his own son-in-law in his heart.

He is really, so talented, and he is willing to seek benefits for my Cao family, really...

It's my good granddaughter, my good daughter...

Guo Yi looked happy and nodded, "This is the best."

……

that night.

Cao Ang hurried back from the barracks, changed into robes, and Guo Yi led five hundred tigers and leopards to ride from Juancheng to Yingchuan with luggage.

At the same time, Cao Cao's guard of honor also brought a large amount of gold, silver and cloth for tribute. After sending the messenger in advance, he led the army to pay tribute to Luoyang.

At this time, Yuan Shao, who was heading for the battlefield in Youzhou, was already fighting Gongsun Zan. After receiving the edict, he ignored it.

On the other hand, Yuan Shu was in a hurry to expand the land of Yangzhou, sent troops to Jiangdong, and led his army to plunder near Runan, while preventing Cao Cao's troops from going south into Yuzhou.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou was also fighting against local bandits, and sent troops from south to north to negotiate with many generals under Li Jue and Guo Si, but he was also drawn into the pursuit war.

In the end, Yang Feng stationed troops outside to guard him, preventing him from entering Luoyang.

For a while, Cao Cao's thousand or so soldiers entered Luoyang with great fanfare, with the purpose of paying tribute and meeting the emperor.

It didn't arouse Yang Feng's idea.

After Cao Cao led his troops to Luoyang, Yang Feng suddenly felt that something was wrong and was about to attack Cao Cao. Suddenly, overnight, those strong men who had originally repaired the Luoyang Palace were all dressed up and sharpened, together with Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Gao Shun and other generals.

At the same time, Wei generals Dong Cheng, Yilang Dong Zhao, etc. each had their own troops, a total of more than [-] people, but launched an attack against Han Xian and Zhang Yang.

Han Siam did not dare to fight, knowing that he had fallen for Cao Cao's strategy, he had no choice but to flee to Yang Feng, and Emperor Xian issued an edict to pardon him because of Han Siam's escort.

The emperor used Cao Cao to lead the Sili Xiaowei, record Shangshushi, and fake festival axe.

Cao Cao entrusted 13 people including Dong Cheng, the general of the guard, as Lieutenant Marquis with the merit of protecting the driver, and killed three people including Taichong, Shangshu and Feng Shuo for crimes, and took power for the first time.

Luoyang.

Under the main hall of the imperial palace, Cao Cao and Cao Cao walked with their hands behind their backs on the spacious school grounds, walking towards the main hall, followed by two people around them.

One of them is Dong Cheng, who is broad and handsome. Dong Cheng has a fluttering beard, elegant face, and slightly weathered skin. He is wearing a yellow crown robe and follows him step by step.

At this time, the smiling face continued to appear high-spirited.

After going through the bloody battle of Hongnong, he escorted the emperor back to Luoyang, which is already a great contribution, and his daughter is also the imperial concubine of the emperor, a foreign relative.

Of course, his status is extremely noble, and now he has attracted this Yanzhou shepherd to follow him. The two will cooperate with each other in the future, and they will be able to occupy huge power in the court, which is simply promising.

"This time, thank you Duke Cao for scaring Yang Feng and other thieves away with their strategy, otherwise this thief will definitely be the next Li Jue, and he will surely bring disaster to the court." Dong Cheng chuckled, and before going to court, he was amazed and kept praising, "I only knew about Cao Gong's plan yesterday."

"Haha..." Cao Cao laughed twice. At this time, there was no wine, otherwise he should have a few glasses. He had a long-term plan in his heart. After forcing Yang Feng to retreat, he secretly asked Dong Zhao to write a letter to please him, so as to stabilize his mind.

First agree to move the emperor out of Luoyang, and then lie about sending him to a place close to Yang Feng's army camp, which will definitely make him stand still.

When leaving the customs, go directly to Yingchuan. All the soldiers and horses arranged at this time have assembled in Yingchuan.

Now there is no need to talk to Dong Cheng any more, but since he intends to praise, he can echo a few words at will, after all, he is also a meritorious minister.

"Mr. Dong has worked hard and made great achievements. Your internal and external plans are all due to you. You have made great achievements just now. Without the loyalty and generosity of your gentlemen, how can I, Cao Cao, come to welcome the Emperor of Han?"

"That's right," Dong Cheng sighed for a long time at this time, "Oh, I originally thought that Yuan Shao should be the most loyal foreign minister to His Majesty."

"After all, the Yuan family has four generations and three princes. They have been favored by the emperor and have been rich in Hanlu. They should be the most anxious, but they didn't expect to send many letters in secret, but there was no reply."

When Cao Cao heard the words "four generations and three lords", his smile faded away, and he said lightly, "Yuan Benchu ​​fought in northern Hebei, Gongsun Zan rebelled against the imperial court, beheaded Zongzheng, raised troops in Yuyang, and plotted wrongdoing. It was the time when he was offering his loyalty abroad. Why did Dong Gong do this?"

"That's, that's..." Dong Cheng was stunned for a moment, thinking, didn't I just use him as a compliment?Why are you still scolding me? !

Fortunately, Dong Cheng knew that Cao Cao had always been kind, and was known for being magnanimous in the territory, so he didn't care about it, and then he said with a smile, "Mr. Cao is now pretending to be a festival axe, so he should station his troops near Luoyang, and then leave the pass to guard against the pursuit of Li Jue, Guo Si and the rest of the troops. Yang Feng and the others are not dead-hearted, so they should be removed early."

"At that time, on the way I was escorting the emperor, Yang Feng repeatedly tried to take the emperor as his own, and threatened him a lot in order to fight for power, and the emperor had no choice but to designate him as a general, but now because of his merits, he never ordered him to be hunted down. However, Mr. Cao is so powerful that he cannot tolerate this thief."

When Cao Cao heard this, he just smiled and said, "You are very good at calculating. There is already a lot of gap between Gong and Yang Feng, so now let me use my hand to get rid of it and make it quick, right?"

"Of course not!"

Dong Cheng immediately curled his lips, and his heart skipped a beat. Why did he feel that Cao Mengde was not easy to talk to... Isn't he a benevolent and loyal person?
"The remaining people in Xiliang, Husband, have a lot of treacherous hearts, so we can't be tolerated."

"If you don't clear the surrounding sides, how can you prevent thieves?!"

Dong Cheng was not reconciled, and asked again.

At this time, he had already reached the bottom of the steps. When Cao Cao stepped up, he turned his head and glanced at him, and said rather coldly: "You don't need to guard Luoyang."

"The three passes in Luoyang are all abandoned. If the garrison is at least more than [-], it can be guaranteed to be complete, and the stockpiling of food and supplies must be no less than a million. If so, how to conquer the rest of the land? Defense is definitely impossible, it is better to move!"

"what?!"

When Dong Cheng heard this, he immediately paused, and hesitated for a moment, this is wrong, wrong, wrong! !
Why is this attitude, this resolute tone of speech different from what I heard? !

People say that Cao Mengde is like Liu Yu, but Liu Yu is very easy to be deceived—Bah!The person who is very good at negotiating is Zensheng. In his words, there is no room for me to maneuver.

"You, you! Cao Gong think twice! The emperor has just returned to Luoyang, how can he move the capital again!?" Dong Cheng was in a hurry at this time, he raised his robe and immediately chased after him, and he was already sweating profusely after a few steps.

Probably because Cao Cao was striding forward without stopping, and he followed suit and did not dare to go beyond, so he could only ask questions from the side. Cao Cao smiled softly when he heard the words, "I can only move the capital."

"The guards of the emperor may all have meritorious deeds, but when it comes to marching and fighting, did you fight the land of the three states?"

With these words, Dong Chengru was struck by lightning.

It’s over.

This is something wrong with Cao Cao, definitely not Liu Yuye!
"Cao Mengde!" Dong Cheng yelled, and the courtiers passing by around him also looked sideways, and the guards holding axes and halberds on both sides also stared at him with sinking faces.

So many stares were extremely unkind, which made his heart sink.

This is, this is about to enter the tiger's den again...

"Mr. Dong, don't panic. I am the one who repairs this imperial city. The armory is naturally under my control, and there are three thousand guards. I only kill rebels and thieves, not loyal ones!" Cao Cao stopped in his tracks, turned his head and gave him a cold look, with a sullen tone in his tone.

Dong Chengxin went down to the town, and a chill spread from the head to the soles of the feet. They are all old people who have experienced life and death. Cao Cao has already explained the situation clearly in one sentence.

He also secretly pointed out the words "rebellious officials and thieves", and one more thing, he must be a rebellious official and a thief. In this way, the emperor must have him.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that those mountain people carrying firewood described Cao Cao as a benevolent and kind official, and they were their reborn parents.

It was supposed to be kind, but in reality?Is this Cao Cao's unit a murderous and decisive hero? !

How can such a hero manage the reputation of the territory so well? !
Wait... Dong Cheng suddenly felt dizzy at this moment, because he suddenly thought that the thousands of strong men repairing Luoyang could be soldiers in disguise.

Why can't the mountain people who come and go in the mountains! ?

Heaven.

Such a calculation? !
"I, I don't panic," Dong Cheng laughed, sweat dripped from his forehead, and he followed Cao Cao into the hall together to meet the emperor.

In the hall, Dong Zhao first proposed that Luoyang had food shortages, and first asked the emperor to temporarily go to Luyang, which is closer to Xu County, in order to ensure food supply.

As for the matter of moving the capital, let’s not talk about it for the time being, and also made it clear that the Luoyang Imperial Palace is not half repaired, and it is not suitable for living. It should be moved to another place, which is also convenient for the officials to discuss affairs and restore the court.

The rest of the courtiers, especially Dong Cheng and other parties, had no objection.

So he agreed to set out, and now Liu Xie is grateful to Cao Cao for leading his troops to rescue and drove away the thief Yang Feng and other generals, so he trusts him quite a bit.

But Dong Cheng was already sweating profusely, knowing that once he entered Cao Cao's territory, it might be difficult to come out again, so he decided to persuade the emperor, and secretly contacted the other princes, trying to make Cao Cao decide not to say anything about moving the capital.

There must be a reason to refuse.

"But I don't know, where does Cao Cao actually want to move the emperor?"

……

When Yang Feng stationed troops, he received a letter from Cao Cao.

After reading it, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Han Xian: "Cao Cao sent a letter, thanking me for the kindness I gave to Marquis Fei Ting, so I urge the emperor not to care about my rudeness."

"Hey, he really is a great man of benevolence and righteousness. I blamed him wrongly at the time," Han Xian, who looked like a general with a goatee and headband, sighed deeply. If he hadn't run away at that time, he would have been able to beg for mercy with Cao Cao again. Maybe he could get a good official position and join his subordinates.

Now that he has voted for Yang Feng, even though he still has to be a thief outside, there are still people joining forces, so it's not too bad.

"What else did the letter say?"

"Let's not stop us on the way. We are going to temporarily move the emperor to Luyang to provide food and grass."

"Good thing!" Han Xian's face brightened, "Luyang is only twenty miles away from us, and he can come here at any time at night. Cao Cao's move is to abandon Dong Cheng and make friends with the general. It's a good thing."

"That's right, if that's the case, let's give an order to let Cao Cao invite the emperor to Luyang, so that we can protect the emperor together."

In this way, everyone is a hero!
This Cao Mengde, at the time he was aggressive and thought he was treacherous, but now that he thinks about it... he's really weird.

(End of this chapter)