Soldiers come to the world

Cheng Yu left, but Cao Cao left Zhong Yao behind. In the study, Cao Cao walked slowly with his hands behind his back. He didn't send anyone to invite Zhong Yao today. Zhong Yao came here by himself. I also know why Zhong Yao came to find him.

Zhong Yao drank tea slowly, feeling a little uneasy. He felt that Cao Cao already knew why he came. If so, Cao Pi might not have done the Cui Lin incident on his own. Zhong Yao felt chills. If Cao Cao really agreed, Cui Lin I'm afraid it's more ominous than good.

At this moment, Cao Cao stopped and seemed to be talking to himself: "Mr. Cheng was right just now. I should contact Liu Bei. Using Liu Bei to contain Liu Jing may be more effective than Jiangdong."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao glanced back at Zhong Yao, and said slowly: "How about asking the military adviser to take a hard trip to Jiaozhou?"

Zhong Yao sighed for a while, "Thank you, Duke Wei, for your kindness!"

Cao Cao smiled knowingly, Zhong Yao was indeed very sophisticated and understood his own thoughts, he pondered for a moment and said: "Some things are not as simple as the military adviser thinks, of course I don't want Cao Wei to have internal strife again, but use Cui Lin as a prelude , and it’s not just for world wars.”

Zhong Yao was silent, and Cao Cao sighed again: "The power struggle is a very cruel thing, especially when the power is handed over, I just want to be able to hand over the power smoothly in Yu Nian, and I don't want to become Yuan Benchu's second. understand."

Zhong Yao nodded lightly, "I can understand!"

Cao Cao said with a relieved smile: "It's good that you understand, well, let's talk about how to cooperate with Liu Bei!"

The carriage on the return journey was much slower. Zhong Yao watched the people coming and going on the street, but he was thinking about what Cao Cao said to him, "Whether the order can be carried out is related to Cao Wei's survival plan. If the order fails, , then Cao Wei will definitely follow in Jiangdong's footsteps, and I hope to implement the Ding Order in the remaining time. '

"Some things are not as simple as the military adviser thinks. Of course I don't want Cao Wei to have internal strife again, but using Cui Lin as a chapter is not just for world disputes!" '

Zhong Yao sighed slightly. He finally understood why Cao Cao wanted to attack Cui Lin. The world war was just an appearance, but the deeper intention was to carry out the Ding Ling. Cui Lin is also the leader of the gentry after Yang Biao, and using Cui Lin as a knife will undoubtedly have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys for the implementation of Ding Ling.

But it is the Cao family and the Xiahou family who really own a large amount of land. Cao Cao did not start with his own family, but took the gentry as his sword. How could he convince the people of the world?

Zhong Yao was very melancholy. He was not optimistic about Cao Cao's reform at all. A reform relying solely on power and tactics without the determination of a strong man to cut his wrists would not be successful. But he could understand Cao Cao's difficulties. Control, in this case, how could Cao Cao touch the vital interests of these two families.

Zhong Yao couldn't help but think of Liu Jing. He doesn't have a huge family as the backing. Under certain circumstances, this is a good thing. Without the fetters of family interests, many things are much easier. Perhaps this is why Liu Jing is also more competitive in land reform. The reason for Cao Cao's success.

"Master, shall we go back to the residence first?" When the carriage reached the crossroads, a servant interrupted Zhong Yao's thoughts.

Zhong Yao thought for a while and said, "Go to the military office first, and then you go back and tell my wife that I'm going on a long trip tomorrow, and let her get ready to pack now."

The carriage turned around and drove towards the military office not far away.

The full name of the military office where Zhong Yao’s office is located is the General’s Mansion, which is also Cao Jun’s highest commanding military office. It is parallel to the Prime Minister’s Mansion where Cao Pi manages government affairs. Although Cao Pi has gained a little military power, it is only logistics, recruiting troops, and military settlements. The real core of the army, the right to mobilize troops, the right to appoint and remove generals, and the military orders and tiger charms are still firmly controlled by Cao Cao.

The General's Mansion is usually composed of three military advisers who handle various daily affairs. Sometimes Cao Pi will also come over. Since Cheng Yu is old, he no longer cares about government affairs. Zhong Yao and Liu Ye are mainly responsible for the daily operation of the General. .

Tomorrow Zhong Yao will go to Jiaozhou on behalf of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appointed Sima Lang to take over his affairs temporarily. He needs to hand over his affairs to Sima Lang.

As soon as the carriage stopped in front of the military office, a very burly man rushed out from the gate and went straight to Zhong Yao's carriage. A dozen servants were frightened and panicked, and all pulled out their sabers.

"stop!"

Zhong Yao yelled and stopped the reckless servant. He recognized the person walking towards his carriage. It was Xiahou Dun, the former general and governor of Yuzhou. Seeing Xiahou Dun's angry face, he opened the curtain and smiled and said: "When did Yuan Rang return to Yedu?"

Xiahoudun restrained the anger in his heart, and saluted Xiahoudun, "I just returned to Yedu this morning, how is the military commander?"

"It's okay! I just went to see Duke Wei and got a new job. I might have to travel a long way."

Xiahou Dun was taken aback, Zhong Yao actually wanted to go out at this time, he quickly asked: "Where is the military commander going? When will he be back?"

Zhong Yao looked at the guards and servants on both sides, and said with a slight smile, "This is not a place to talk, please come to my official room to talk."

Xiahou Dun followed Zhong Yao into the official room, and the two sat down. Zhong Yao said, "Wei Gong asked me to go to Jiaozhou today to establish contact with Liu Bei."

Xiahou Dun became anxious immediately, "Now that the world is suppressing dissidents and promoting prisons, but the military division is going to Jiaozhou at this juncture, isn't Mr. Zhi going to lose everything?"

Zhong Yao sighed secretly. It was rumored that the Cao family supported Cao Pi, and the Xiahou family supported Cao Zhi. Now it seems that the rumors are true. Even Xiahou Dun went to battle for Cao Zhi shirtless. It seems that their friendship is really extraordinary.

Zhong Yao pondered for a moment and said: "Today I went to plead with Wei Gong because of the confiscation of Cui's mansion, but now I have changed my mind, I decided to leave for Jiaozhou tomorrow, and I also advise Yuan Rang to return to Xuchang immediately, without Wei Gong's permission , Yuan Rang left his post without authorization, this will be caught by others, don't make any more mistakes."

"Why?" Xiahou Dun asked in a deep voice.

Zhong Yao knew that although Xiahou Dun was a general, he was extremely shrewd, and it was almost impossible to deal with him casually, so Zhong Yao could only sigh, and said earnestly: "I only want to tell Yuan Rang one thing, Duke Wei knows what happened recently, Cui Linzhi The matter is not as simple as a dispute between the world, but it is related to the issuance of Dingling, listen to me, Yuan Rang will return to Xuchang immediately, and don't get involved in this matter again."

Xiahoudun understood Zhong Yao's meaning. If he offended Duke Wei, it would be his turn to issue the Ding Ling. At that time, Shi took the opportunity to make trouble, and his military power would be hard to protect. He sighed in his heart, got up and saluted: "Thank you very much." The military adviser reminded me that I will return to Xuchang right now."

Not long after Xiahoudun returned to Yedu, Cao Pi received the news, and he immediately ordered someone to come to discuss with Hua Xin. Hua Xin had been appointed as a servant by Cao Cao. This was Cao Cao's compromise with Cao Pi. The responsibility for the defeat was removed from the post of Wuguan Langjiang.

As compensation to Cao Pi, Cao Cao reused several of Cao Pi's confidants, appointed Hua Xin as his servant, Wang Lang as Langling, Wu Zhi as Minister of Dali Temple, and Cao Zhen as General Jian and Governor of Huaibei.

This actually strengthened Cao Pi's power, and it was also a preparation for a smooth transfer of power, but for Cao Pi, the military power he wanted most has never been obtained, and Cao Pi has no choice but to use another method to seize military power , That is to make friends with the generals in charge of the military, especially the Cao family, Cao Ren, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others are the most important things Cao Pi wins over.

Seek benefits for them, expand military power for them, and gain their firm support. As for the Xiahou family that supported Cao Zhi, Cao Pi spared no effort to attack, using his power to reduce the supply of food and grass, and reduce the quality of supplementary soldiers. Qingzhou, while the old and weak recruits were sent to Xuchang and Taiyuan, etc., and so on.

Now Cao Pi has a new goal, which is to seek the post of governor of Yuzhou for Cao Zhen. Now Cao Zhen guards Huaibei and Qiaojun, which already belongs to the scope of Yuzhou, but his military power is still far inferior to Xiahou Dun. After the battle of Hefei, Cao Ren euphemistically proposed this idea to Cao Pi. Xiahou Dun could be transferred to Jizhou, and Cao Zhen could be stationed in Yuzhou, so that Yu, Xu, and Qingzhou could be connected as one.

As far as Cao Pi is concerned, the transfer of Xiahou Dun will make Cao Zhi have no military support and eliminate the biggest hidden danger. If Cao Zhen is used to monitor and control Cao Zhi, then Cao Pi's position in the world will be completely secured.

The transfer of Xiahou Dun can not only strengthen the alliance with the Cao family, but also weaken the power of Cao Zhi. .

But today Cao Pi heard that Xia Houdun came to Yedu without authorization, and he realized that maybe this was an opportunity, so he immediately called Hua Xin to discuss.

Hua Xin is a master of power and has a very high talent for power struggles. He is also Cao Pi's military adviser. The arrest of Jian'an Qi and the raid of Cui's house were all planned by him.

Seeing that Cao Pi was eager to bring down Xiahou Dun, he advised him: "Your Highness, don't rush for success. Xiahou Dun's status in the army is too high. If you are not absolutely sure, it is best not to act rashly and take it lightly." I suggest that Shi should concentrate on the Cui Lin case."

"But I think Xiahou Dun came from Xuchang probably because of Cui Lin's case. If he persuades my father, all my previous efforts will be wasted." Cao Pi was still a little unwilling.

Hua Xin narrowed his eyes and laughed, "The Cui Lin case is what Duke Wei meant. I'm afraid Xia Houdun doesn't know it yet. Wouldn't it be better to let him anger Duke Wei? Don't show up, and don't let Duke Wei see that he has the intention of seeking military power. If Duke Wei sees it, all previous efforts will be wasted. If Xiahou Dun offends Duke Wei, I will persuade the world to intercede for him."

If Cao Pi realized something, he knew what he should do. At this time, a guard reported at the door: "Qi Shi, there is news from the military office that the governor of Xiahou has returned after talking with Zhong Junshi Xuchang."

Cao Pi was taken aback, and then couldn't help being annoyed: "He runs really fast!"

Hua Xin also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "It should be Zhong Yao who persuaded him to go back."

Cao Pi pondered for a moment and said: "I just got the news that my father received Zhong Yao alone this morning and sent him to Jiaozhou as an envoy. What do you think this means?"

"Wei Gong's meaning is obvious. This is to protect Zhong Yao. In fact, it is also a hint to Shi, don't expand the scope of attack."

Cao Pi was a little puzzled, "If that's the case, why did my father suggest that I attack Cui Lin?"

Hua Xin sighed, "The world doesn't understand yet. Duke Wei attacked Cui Lin not for the sake of Duke Zhi, but for the issue of Ding Ling. The issue of land and population is Duke Wei's confidant worry!"

Cao Pi's heart became heavy, his father refused to give up the order, and the pressure on his shoulders would increase again.

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