Soldiers come to the world

"Wei Chen retire!"

Yang Tian was a little disappointed. Cao Cao didn't summon Zhong Yao immediately, which showed that he still had doubts, and that Wei Gong had already reflected on the Seventh Jian'an case two months ago. This was exactly what Yang Tian was most worried about. He did too much. There are so many things that hurt nature and reason, lest Wei Gong use him as a scapegoat.

Yang Tian resigned, and Cao Cao began to examine the impeachment papers and confessions on the table again. His heart was like a mirror, and the chief Cao Pi rushed to Taiyuan overnight, which just showed that this was Cao Pi's envoy, and Cao Pi wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of Zhong Yao.

In order to make the power succession complete smoothly, Cao Cao did not hesitate to go against his original intention and connive at Cao Pi's launch of the Seven Jian'an Cases, and he did not hesitate to remove Xiahou Dun who supported Cao Zhi from the military power, and completely eradicated the forces that supported Cao Zhi.

But Cao Cao also knew that this kind of official cleanup is a double-edged sword. Although it can ensure a smooth transfer of power, it will also cause the people of Wei to be distracted. , thus shaking the foundation of Wei State.

In fact, Cao Cao's worries have become a reality. He received a report from Xu Yi that dozens of local officials in Bingzhou have abandoned their seals and surrendered to Han. This is just the beginning. Cao Cao is very worried that this wave of fleeing will expand. To Hebei and Yuan.

So he has already begun to reflect on the Seventh Jian'an case, and he realizes that he has gone too far. Under such circumstances, dismissing such an important minister as Zhong Yao will only completely intensify the conflict, even if there is an improper relationship between Zhong Yao and Han Guoyou. He also had to think twice.

Cao Cao suppressed Yang Tian's letter of impeachment. In the afternoon, Zhong Yao came to Tongque Palace and formally reported his trip to Jiaozhou to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao and Zhong Yao sat opposite each other. Cao Cao looked calm and listened to Zhong Yao's report intently. But it became very indifferent, and the entire interview process ended in less than half an hour, and the minister suspected that maybe Sima Yi, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, had made some promise to Liu Bei, which made Liu Bei give up his alliance with Wei Guo."

Cao Cao didn't have much hope for the alliance between Liu Bei and Wei Guo. It was extremely inconvenient for them to travel across the Han Kingdom. However, Cao Cao was very interested in what promise Liu Jing made to Liu Bei, so he asked with a smile: "What kind of promise does the military division think it will be?"

"I don't know what kind of promise I made, but I know two things. The first is that Sima Yi went to Jiaozhou and asked the Jiaozhou army not to enter Jian'an County; the second thing is that Sima Yi met with the Man and Zhan tribes. The representatives in Panyu caused a strong reaction from the two tribes, and the representatives rushed back to Jiaozhi immediately, from which I inferred that the Han might want to use the Man and Zhan tribes to contain Jiaozhou."

Cao Cao laughed, "This is also a hint to Liu Bei that the Han army will not attack Jiaozhou for the time being, so Liu Bei is not too enthusiastic about forming an alliance with us."

Zhong Yao nodded, "Duke Wei is right, no matter whether Liu Bei believes Han's hint or not, at least Jiaozhou's sense of urgency to form an alliance with Wei has been weakened, and Liu Bei still wants to wait and see. An attempt to destroy the alliance between Jiaozhou and Wei."

"It's like a bow with a taut string. The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. At this time, Han Guo loosened the bowstring, and the arrow couldn't be fired. Liu Jing's wrist is really unexpected."

Cao Cao sighed slightly, changed the subject, and asked lightly, "Is there anything else the military advisor wants to report?"

"There is nothing to report at the moment."

"Really? But I heard that when the military division came back, he went to Chang'an again. Why?" Cao Cao looked at Zhong Yao with a half-smile.

Zhong Yao thought about this matter on the way back. He knew that it would be difficult for him to hide from Cao Cao's eyes and ears when he went to Chang'an, so he had to face Cao Cao's questioning. He hurriedly said: "Reporting to the State of Wei, the reason for going to Chang'an was the repeated invitation of the King of Han. The humble minister was too kind, so I had to go to Chang'an to have a look. The minister thought it was a private matter and had nothing to do with official affairs, so he did not report it to Duke Wei."

Zhong Yao's answer was so eloquent that Cao Cao didn't know what to say. If the minister's relationship with the Han Dynasty was betrayal, then what would it matter if Cao Cao married his daughter to Liu Jing?Therefore, there is no evidence of collaborating with the enemy, and Cao Cao cannot be furious and punish Zhong Yao immediately.

Cao Cao laughed dryly and said, "Do you think Chang'an has changed a lot?"

Zhong Yao nodded, "It's an earth-shaking change. I really can't recognize it. The pass is full of vitality, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. I can only say that Liu Jing has managed it well."

Zhong Yao's frankness finally made Cao Cao's face a little embarrassing, which annoyed him secretly, so Cao Cao took out Zhang Tan's confession and Yang Tian's impeachment letter, and handed them to Zhong Yao, "Yang Tian, ​​the imperial censor, impeached the military commander for fornicating Han Guo. , and the confession of a follower of the military division, the military division should take a look first!"

Although this was also expected by Zhong Yao, he did not expect Yang Tian to act so quickly. He came back yesterday afternoon, and he began to impeach him, and even prepared his confession.

He read the impeachment letter carefully, read Zhang Tan's confession, and then pointed to the confession and said to Cao Cao: "This confession is basically true, but Wei Gong should not draw conclusions based on this person. He is just an ordinary employee. He only knows where I went, who I met, why I went, or what I talked about, he doesn’t know anything about it.”

Zhong Yao pointed to Yang Tian's impeachment letter and said angrily, "This is even more nonsense. There are no accusations made. They clearly want to put me to death. Let me ask, if I talk to the King of Han, it means collaborating with the enemy. What is the marriage of the king of Han?"

The last sentence made Cao Cao very embarrassed. This is indeed an unavoidable fact. Cao Cao quickly appeased Zhong You and said, "I didn't believe Yang Cheng's words too much. After all, he was not present when the military division talked with Liu Jing. After all, the military division If Liu Jing doesn't meet with him, he won't be able to justify it, so I don't know what Liu Jing talked about with the military adviser?"

"What can Liu Jing talk to me about? It's nothing more than talking about the changes in Chang'an, about Wei Gong's decree, and asking me how many pieces of calligraphy, which is second only. Sima Yi came to see me on behalf of Liu Jing. Prime Minister, took up the post of Shuling, but I declined."

Zhong Yao was very frank and didn't hide anything from Cao Cao. With his identity and qualifications, he didn't even bother to fabricate lies. Telling the truth was his consistent principle.

Cao Cao said 'Oh! With a sound, Zhong Yao's frankness was beyond his expectation. He even said that the other party wanted him to be the secretary. It seems that Zhong Yao did not hide it. Cao Cao believed his words. He pondered for a moment and asked again. : "I don't know what Liu Jing said about my order?"

Cao Cao didn't want to make things big, he avoided the truth and asked an irrelevant matter, but he really wanted to know Liu Jing's opinion on the Ding Ling.

"Reporting to Duke Wei, Liu Jing said that Duke Wei's decree is not good enough for the present, and he has done it for a hundred years. He agrees with Duke Wei's direction, but he does not approve of Duke Wei's methods."

"How do you say that?"

Cao Cao asked suspiciously: "What does it mean to be disadvantaged in the present and merit in a hundred years?"

"He said that it is indeed a big problem for the aristocratic family to occupy the land and hide the population. The southern region is a little better, but there are also such problems. If this problem is solved, the world will enjoy prosperity and peace for a hundred years, so he is in favor of Duke Wei's order. , but with Duke Wei’s current means of implementation, I’m afraid the harm outweighs the benefit.”

"Did he mean that I was too impatient and too violent?" Cao Cao understood Zhong Yao's implication.

Zhong Yao nodded, "He really said that. The Han Kingdom spent ten years to solve this problem, and it is far from successful. Jingzhou and Guan are the best, while Bashu occupies a lot of land and has a large population. However, the Jiangdong area that had just been merged into the Han State had a serious problem. The Han State planned to spend another ten years to solve this problem, but he said that Wei Gong planned to complete it within one or two years. This is unrealistic and will cause serious problems.”

"For example, what's the problem?" Cao Cao asked again.

Zhong Yao sighed slightly, "The King of Han said that the local government is basically controlled by the aristocratic family. Wei Gong used the army to force the introduction of Ding Ling, targeting the gentry first, which may trigger a strong backlash in the local officialdom and cause instability in the local government.

Cao Cao did not speak. A few days ago, dozens of local officials in Bingzhou left with their seals. There were no county magistrates and county magistrates in more than [-] counties. Cao Pi rushed to deal with it urgently. Liu Jing said.

Cao Cao felt a little uncomfortable. He snorted coldly and said, "He is standing up and talking without pain in his back. If he is willing to send back all the homeowners who fled to Han, why would I go to war like this?"

"Wei Gong, I also feel that Liu Jing's suggestion makes sense."

Before Zhong Yao could finish speaking, Cao Cao interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Don't talk about this matter again, no matter how turbulent the local government is, the order must not be abandoned halfway!"

Cao Pi wanted to impeach Zhong Yao wholeheartedly, but Cao Cao did not accept the impeachment of Zhong Yao in the end. He didn't want to cause turmoil in the officialdom because of this matter, so he put the impeachment paper on the shelf. Soon, the 23rd year of Jian'an finally came.

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