Lu's relatives

Chapter 528 Turned upside down, chaos and attack ([-])

Although he was in Xuchang, Dong Cheng still knew a lot of inside information about the Yuan family's change that almost affected the situation of the Han Dynasty.At least Dong Cheng knew very well about Cao Cao's real purpose of sending troops to mediate the situation in Hebei by force in name of the Emperor's edict.

The Son of Heaven is not an idiot.Although Cao Cao was in Xuchang, he met with courtesies on time every day to greet him, and he was bound to be present at the big and small court meetings every three to five seven days, and no matter who was in front of him or who was behind, he was very respectful, which gave him a lot of face as a big man.If it was still two or three years ago, if you hadn't experienced Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si, Liu Xie might really think that this is a manifestation of Cao Cao's loyalty to the country, just like Cao Cao advertised himself in front of Liu Xie It is because the emperor is worried that the emperor is young and delays the important affairs of the country, so he does everything by himself, and the emperor only needs to work hard to learn political affairs from the officials under Cao Cao's command, and then the two sides can get along safely.But the emperor, after all, has personally experienced the experience of powerful ministers upholding the government and the emperor's power falling aside. Although even Liu Xie himself knows that the decline of the big man is now showing, just because he is a child, even if Emperor Wen is reborn and Hanwu is resurrected. The group of loyal or Xujia courtiers in the hall is simply impossible to make a difference. Now the princes are rising together. Although they are all big Han courtiers on the surface, in fact, they have already had the atmosphere of the Spring and Autumn Period of the Warring States Period. To be revived, the great Han wants to be rejuvenated, and it may be that he urgently needs a capable minister like Cao Cao who is at least superficially loyal to the emperor to calm down the troubled times, and then try other things.Under such circumstances, talking about governing the world and troubled times, capable ministers or loyal ministers is actually a false proposition. In the end, when facing Cao Cao in reality, it can only be said that Liu Xie is indeed more and more afraid under the influence of the courtiers around him. This "talisman" Cao Cao, who was evaluated by Xu Zijiang as "a capable minister in governing the world and a hero in troubled times", on the other hand, had to rely on the power of Cao Jun to demonstrate the prestige of the court.

Fortunately, although Cao Cao's strength is getting stronger now, the 400-year inertia of the big man still makes it difficult for people to jump out of the shackles. This has led to the formation of Xuchang's three-acre land. Although it is Cao Cao's territory, there are still Dong Cheng. A scene of apparent balance between the "royalist" courtiers and the de facto ruler, Cao Cao.

Cao Cao kept these people in order to preserve his reputation and cover up his growing dissatisfaction with being restrained in everything. How could Dong Cheng not know this?It's just that he has also experienced the incident of rebellious ministers holding power, and Dong Cheng inevitably had some suspicions about the forces of Lv Bu and Yuan Shao who had shown goodwill at the beginning.But the difference is that the strength of Lu Bu's army is there, and the strength of the troops is often Chen Jinan, and the distance from Xuchang is only a few hundred miles away. A fast horse can get here in a day and a night, and people don't care what Dong Cheng will do. I think, it's like the last time Qin Xu sent his "felon" to Xuchang to be attacked, people didn't care much about the court at all, or what Cao Cao would say, and he was also supportive of Dong Cheng's "goodwill" at that time. The dispensable attitude, a trifling matter generally stimulated Cao Cao and took advantage of it to float away, making Dong Cheng hate him for not doing his best to protect the rights and interests of the emperor, but he had to admit that this kind of deterrence was sometimes better than taking the emperor seriously. "Take it away" can better maintain the only remaining authority of the emperor, so he can't wait to hate it. On the one hand, after all, Qin Xu's disturbance caused Cao Cao to suffer a lot, but it was still because of Qin Xu's actions. "I don't know how to flatter" and love can't love.

But despite this, compared to the Yuan family, Lu Bujun is simply a model of loyalty to the emperor.The old Yuan's family was a noble family who received "favor" from the Han court.To be honest, Dong Cheng didn't pay much attention to the things he did.Not to mention Yuan Shao's act of setting up another emperor when Dong Zhuo was in chaos, but when Cao Cao and Lu Bu went to Chang'an to save the emperor from danger, Yuan Shao's soldiers were the ones who came late. Potential.From this point of view, Dong Cheng's impression of Yuan Shao is very bad.What's more, the old Yuan's family also produced a traitor, Yuan Shu, who concealed the artifacts of the country and proclaimed himself emperor.According to the law of the Han Dynasty, copying and beheading the whole family is regarded as a light sentence, even compared to Dong Zhuo who insulted all officials and messed up the court, and the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si who fought against courtiers and the emperor, they are even more hateful!
Fortunately, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other rebels who pretended to be loyal ministers or conspired to proclaim themselves emperor have all returned to ashes, but what these two brothers have done in the past is difficult to follow go away.This is why Cao Cao wanted to attack Hebei. Although the courtiers knew that this was just a lame excuse to reconcile the Yuan family's internal war because they knew that Cao Cao wanted to expand his territory, they still allowed Cao Cao to fight smoothly in Hebei after a brief resistance. The reason for Shun Shui.This is also a false proposition with inexplicable contradictions, but whether it is Cao Cao or the courtiers, it is rare to maintain a consistent silence.

But at this time, Jushou and Yuan Shang came to visit, and because of his "family affairs", they were actually allowed into the mansion, and Dong Cheng felt a little unnatural.

From the current form.Although Cao Cao's actions, on the one hand, indeed smoothed the minds of the courtiers who were disgusted by the dirty things done by the old Yuan's family, but Cao Cao was completely opposite to the courtiers in terms of mutual fundamental interests.Therefore, after guessing the intention of the two people, to be honest, from the bottom of his heart, Dong Cheng is still willing to help as long as he can without harming himself. On one side is Cao Cao, who also behaved in disobedience. Dogs bite dogs, and Dong Chengle sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight.

But the former top strategist under Yuan Shao's command in front of him is the source of Dong Cheng's uneasiness.Ju Shou!This is Jushou!That Ju Gongyu who once tried to persuade Yuan Shao to coerce the emperor to make the princes!If Yuan Shao's deeds were suspected of being a traitor, then this man really didn't take the Han court seriously, and even the emperor was just a tool in his heart.To deal with this kind of person, to be honest, Dong Cheng really didn't have any confidence in his heart.But the problem is, because of the "upset" I just brought these two people to the mansion, if they can't meet certain conditions of the two people, if they get stiff, it will be unlucky in the end. These two people who have no long-term possessions can turn around and leave.It's hard to say that even I will be involved in the end.Then why bother!

"What's wrong with Uncle Guo? Could it be that the humble name has polluted the ears of the nobles?" Seeing Dong Cheng's expression after hearing his name, how can Ju Shou not understand Dong Cheng's fluctuating thoughts at the moment, At the beginning, he was still worried that Dong Cheng would have the idea of ​​"not cooperating", but now he had the bottom line in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It turned out to be the third son of Yuan and Mr. Gongyu. After the third son of Yuan's high school, Mr. Gongyu is a famous scholar in Hebei. Dong Cheng has been famous for a long time. It is a good fortune to meet you today! I don’t know if the two gentlemen are here. How can I teach you?" Ju Shou and Yuan Shang took advantage of Cao Cao's army to go out to conquer Dong Cheng's mansion, which was well known to the court and the public when the Yuan family's old leaders were attacking, and their intentions were naturally self-evident.If it was in normal times, Dong Cheng would really do some small favors that would not hurt himself for the two people who came to his door and could cause Cao Cao some trouble.But now, because of his precious daughter, Dong Cheng, who thinks he has the emperor as his "backer", has lost his original self-confidence.If the Son of Heaven finds out the clues about that matter, who would believe that Dong Cheng only found out after the fact?At that time, let alone helping anyone, perhaps it is already a luxury to be able to save his life under the wrath of the emperor, and not be hit by someone from Cao Cao's family.Therefore, after knowing the identities of Jushou and Yuan Shang, Dong Cheng only showed a bit of surprise at the beginning, and then recovered his suppressed and calm face.

"Uncle Guo seems to be in trouble recently? I don't know if Xiao Kewai can help you?" Ju Shou observed his words and expressions. Ever since Dong Chengzi "received" him, his face has been changing. It stands to reason that he is waiting for someone The sudden arrival of Dong Cheng made Dong Cheng suspicious, and it would never be such a big mood swing.Then there is only one explanation. Before the two of them came, Dong Cheng must have encountered some difficult things, and in terms of Dong Cheng's identity, it was by no means an easy matter to make Dong Cheng like this, and The people involved are definitely not from Lower Riba.Therefore, Ju Shou really took his heart this time. Seeing Dong Cheng's current state, it was really difficult to "help" him achieve any vision, so he didn't bother to make shallow words, so he borrowed someone's tiger skin for a rare time, and made a fool of himself. Going back to the banner, he moved closer to Dong Cheng, and said in a very mysterious low voice: "Uncle Guo, don't be paranoid. There are some things, even in Xuchang, Xiao Ke and others can actually help. Uncle Guo knows that my son once almost replaced Qin Xu, the governor of Xuzhou, and became the son-in-law of Hussar General Lu Wenhou! In fact, I don’t hide it from Uncle Guo. Our safety now depends on General Lu’s protection. I was able to come to Xuchang without being investigated by Cao Cao through the business of the Mi family..."

"Huh? Qin Xu!" Ju Shou's words were vague, and his voice became smaller and smaller. In fact, he wanted to create a tough atmosphere in the backstage. Even without the once strong backing of the Yuan family, not everyone can accept it. What a bully, at least the only Qingzhou Lu Bu that Cao Cao is afraid of now has a special relationship with himself and others.It's a pity that Dong Cheng was not able to borrow the might of Lu Bu's army as Ju Shou wished, on the downcast master and servant in front of him.It was Qin Xu's name, as if it suddenly touched Dong Cheng's sensitive heartstrings.Almost subconsciously, Qin Xu's youthful face flashed by, making Dong Cheng's heart skip a beat, and he looked towards the backyard uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)