Cao Thief

Chapter 558 Cao Gong Asks Strategies (44)

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The New Year's Eve is approaching, and the city of Xudu is full of prosperity.

After the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's position became more and more stable.After Yuan Shao died of illness, Cao Cao seized Jizhou, and his power in the court also increased.Although there are still people who are dissatisfied with Cao Cao, no one dares to contradict him face to face.

Even those veteran Hanchens all fell silent.

Afterwards, court meetings became less and less, and Emperor Han was shielded intentionally or unintentionally, and rarely appeared in front of people.

Cao Cao also became more and more proud...

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In Sikong's mansion, drums and music are playing together, and singing and dancing are colorful.

Cao Cao sat upright in the hall with a smile on his face, and looked at the graceful figure in the hall with a smile on his face, dancing to the drums...

The person who sings and dances is tall and slender, with outstanding appearance.

This girl's name is Lai Ying'er, and she was originally a famous singer in Luoyang, with a great reputation.

Since coming to Xudu, she has quickly gained a great reputation.Even Cao Cao is full of praise for this woman and appreciates it very much.Today, he served wine at home, invited his servants to come, and specially ordered someone to bring Lai Yinger.

As the saying goes, when you are full and warm, think about sex!

It's not uncommon for Cao Cao to like fishing.

When he captured Wancheng, he dragged Zhang Xiu's aunt into the camp to have sex, but Cao Ang died.

He was busy with military affairs and conquests before, but he was not in the mood.

Today, Jizhou has gradually stabilized after a year of governance.It also made Cao Cao's mood better.

In Jizhou, Cheng Yu used thunderous means to frighten Hebei's aristocratic families.

Those prominent families who leaned towards the Yuan family either surrendered or perished, and never dared to stir up trouble again... and the horse thieves and bandits who fled around the Jizhou area earlier also suffered fierce blows from Cheng Yu.With the continuous flow of large quantities of materials into Jizhou, the earlier panic gradually disappeared.At least on the surface, the current situation of Jizhou is very good.

Cao Cao has made up his mind to use troops against high-ranking officials after the beginning of spring.

It's just that Gao Gan and Yuan Xi colluded and borrowed troops from Xianbei Karasuma.Master Yan Liyou of Eastern Xianbei sent [-] Xianbei soldiers, and Gongsun Kang of Eastern Liaodong lent [-] soldiers to Yuan Xi.At the same time, Yuan Xi had frequent contacts with Goguryeo in the past period of time.At the cost of giving up Le Lang, he got Goguryeo's [-] soldiers and horses to help out...

In the Youzhou area alone, Yuan Xi stationed [-] troops to fight Cao Cao to the death.

Gao Gan, or Yuan Xi?
Between the two, who should be chosen as the target?
After some disputes, Cao Cao finally decided to attack Gao Gan.

The reason is very simple... Compared with Yuan Xi, Gao Gan's strength is weaker.Especially after he killed Ke Zui and stationed troops in Hebei Karasuma, he aroused the dissatisfaction of foreigners outside the Great Wall.Before that, Cao Renwei wanted to lead his troops across Tongtian Mountain and into Bingzhou, which also caused huge losses to the senior officials.In contrast, high-ranking cadres are far from being comparable to Yuan Xi.

But the question is, how to contain Yuan Xi?

This is also a trouble!

Yuan Xi is deeply rooted in Liaodong and has a close relationship with Karasuma Xianbei.

It will take a lot of effort to contain Yuan Xi... At the same time, there is another reason for attacking senior officials.

Gao Gan colluded with the Southern Xiongnu, sitting in Shuofang, which was a confidant's trouble.

Liu Bao, the Southern Huns, seems to be inclined to the Han Emperor; while Liu Bao's enemy, Qu Bei, has already surrendered to Cao Cao.It is clear at a glance which is near and which is far.Qubei teamed up with Tanzhe Xianbei last year and gradually stabilized the situation.But still not enough.Cao Cao believes that Liu Bao must be further suppressed in order to stabilize the situation in the Hetao area.

At the same time, suppressing Liu Bao can also weaken the power of high officials...

War isn't all about iron horses.

All kinds of calculations and decisions outside the battlefield seem to be more important... In December of the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao named Shaofu Liu Ye as a special envoy to Xianbei, and joined forces with Ke Bineng.As long as they can unite with Ke Bineng, they can suppress the Eastern Xianbei.When the time comes, Yan Liyou will not be able to support the troops anymore, so Yuan Xi can only stick to it.

After all, Dong Xianbei's [-] soldiers and horses are still extremely powerful.

But it takes a process!
Before Liu Ye returned and confirmed the alliance with the central Xianbei, Cao Cao could only intimidate Bingzhou, but could not lightly start the war.

Diplomatic victories are sometimes even greater than on the battlefield.

But at this time, Cao Cao was very relaxed, just enjoying Lai Yinger's singing and dancing with relish.

At this moment, Xun Yu came from outside...

"Wen Ruo, why did you come so late? You should be fined three wines."

Cao Cao waved to Xun Yu with a smile, and there was a bit of relief in his words.

In the past year, Xun Yu has performed very well.From his attitude, it seems that he is more and more inclined to Cao Cao, not Emperor Han.

Why is there such a change?

Cao Cao couldn't tell either!Still, that's always a good thing.

There is no doubt about Xun Yu's talent and learning.The more he was willing to help himself, the happier Cao Cao was, and the more friendly his attitude became.

But there was no smile on Xun Yu's face.

He walked straight into the lobby and came to Cao Cao's side, "My lord, something serious happened!"

"what?"

Cao Cao was startled and looked at Xun Yu.

"Liangzhou!"

Liangzhou again...

In the past year, the turmoil in Liangzhou has exceeded Cao Cao's expectations.

First, Ma Teng rebelled, killed Han Sui, and captured Jincheng County; then Cao Peng occupied Wuwei County, which relieved the crisis in the northwest.

But then, Zhang Lu sent troops.

Ma Teng captured Longxi County again and joined forces with Zhang Lu.

Finally, when Longxi was pacified, Ma Teng was killed.Cao Cao thought that the matter in Liangzhou would end like this.Unexpectedly, it suddenly came out from the court that the wealthy family in Guanzhong begged Wei Duan to be the shepherd of Liangzhou, which annoyed Cao Cao.

Liangzhou Mu?
It would be better to hand over Liangzhou to Wei Duan and let him become the king of the Northwest.

But this is the request of the Guanzhong giants, and their attitude is extremely tough.As a Kanto family, they have always had close contacts with the wealthy families in Guanzhong.At such a time, it is naturally not easy to express an opinion, so Cao Cao was very annoyed...

The conflict between Cao Cao and the family is almost on the surface.

During the Battle of Guandu, a large number of descendants of the aristocratic clan expressed their surrender to Yuan Shao.

It's just that Cao Cao is not easy to deal with because there are too many people.So I had no choice but to burn those descending books with a fire...

But the two ends of the family's snakes and rats made Cao Cao extremely angry.

Cao Cao would not have believed the riot in Liangzhou this time if he said that the Guanzhong gentry did not play tricks on it.

When Han Sui died, no one spoke.

But Ma Teng lost Wuwei, but many people jumped out, saying that Cao Peng started the war lightly and should return to Hexi.

Fortunately, Cao Peng is well-known among scholars in the Central Plains.

Therefore, although the Guanzhong nobles jumped out, they did not cause too much trouble, and were directly ignored by Cao Cao...

But now, the majority support Wei Duan as a shepherd in Liangzhou.

Cao Cao knew very well that the so-called Liangzhou herdsmen were for the benefit of the clan in Guanzhong.Of course they hope that Wei Duan will take up this position, so they will naturally gain more benefits.In particular, Cao Peng started to restart the Silk Road in Hexi, which moved many people's hearts.Once the Silk Road is restarted, it will inevitably bring more and more benefits.

Cao Cao wanted to object, but the gentry in Guanzhong had no choice but to take a very firm attitude this time, which caused him quite a headache.

"What happened again?"

"Wei Duan, dead!"

"what?"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment...

"Wei Duan is dead?"

Xun Yu said in a low voice, "It was Youxue who killed him."

Cao Cao immediately gasped.In the hall, Lai Yinger's singing and dancing were just at the right time, the whirling and fluttering clothes, like a fairy riding the wind, made people's heart beat.But Cao Cao was not in the mood to look any further. He stood up, called Guo Jia, Xun You, Dong Zhao and others, and dragged Xun Yu to the back hall...Cao Peng, actually killed Wei Duan?

This is by no means a trivial matter!
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing bitterly in his heart: This Youxue is really a master who won't stop.

It's nothing more than a big storm in Liangzhou, but now it's so popular that even Wei Duan is killed together... Wei Duan is not Ma Teng and Han Sui.That is Jingzhao giants!What he represents behind him is precisely the interests of the Guanzhong gentry.If you killed Wei Duan, wouldn't you want to cut off the interests of the Guanzhong gentry in Liangzhou?They don't make a fuss and blame it.

"My lord, what happened?"

Guo Jia was watching with relish just now, but was called to the study by Cao Cao.

Cao Cao smiled wryly, "Let Wen Ruo talk about it."

Guo Jia and Dong Zhao then turned their attention to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu also smiled wryly, glanced at the crowd, and then said in a deep voice, "Six days ago, Cao Peng killed Wei Duan and his son in Didao."

"What?" Guo Jia asked in amazement, "You are so good at learning, why did you kill Wei Duan and his son?"

"It's a long story to say... Does Feng Xiao know the southern captain, Wang Meng?"

Guo Jiadao: "Of course I know! He has a very good relationship with Fengchehou, and Youxue respects him very much. He..."

Halfway through Guo Jia's words, she suddenly closed her mouth, as if she understood something.

Xun Yu nodded and said: "Previously, Wang Nan was killed by Ma Teng, which could have been avoided. But because Wei Duan sat idly by, refused to save him, and refused to send troops, Wang Nan was killed in Baishi County. It is well known, but Shi Tao did not know that Lintao Commander Shi Tao did not die. He knew the reason for this very well, and had repeatedly begged Wei Duan to send troops, but Wei Duan refused. When Wang Nan was trapped in Baishi County, Shi Tao saw Wei Duan Duan refused to send troops, so he led his troops to rescue. He didn't want to be ambushed by Ma Teng on the way to rescue... It was not until Cao Peng collected Didao that he appeared again.

After Wei Duan and his son returned to Didao from Hanyang, they were captured by Cao Peng.

And in Wangnan's mourning hall, he personally took the lives of Wei Duan and his son... This matter caused great turmoil in Guanzhong.The prefect of Hanyang County Yang Fu led Zhao Qu and others to come to Xu Du to complain, but fortunately they were stopped by Zi Lian and stayed in Chang'an.

Zi Lian ordered six hundred miles to rush to deliver the newspaper, the reason why I am late today is precisely because of this incident..."

After finishing speaking, Xun Yu turned his head to look at Cao Cao.

"My lord, if this matter is not properly resolved, I'm afraid there will be another incident in Guanzhong."

Cao Cao closed his eyes and meditated silently, his face full of seriousness.

After a long while, he raised his head, his eyes swept across the crowd, and finally fell on Guo Jia.

"Feng Xiao thinks, what's the matter?"

(End of this chapter)