Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1569 Mi Li

  Cao Cao was very anxious. This anxiety made his hair fall out one by one. Soon the hairline continued to develop upwards, and there were some gray hairs on the temples.

Although he achieved certain victories in Heluo, he suffered a crushing defeat on the frontal battlefield. Even though Cao Cao repeatedly emphasized that this is a strategic move, in fact it is what it should be, and it will not be because of him changing the name. , which will lead to a change in the result.

  Dongjun is Cao Cao's basic board. Yingchuan is the base camp of Cao Cao.

  It’s not that the other places are dispensable, but they are not as important as these two places, but the problem is that Cao Cao seems to feel that even these two places are somewhat unsafe.

   Cao Cao knew this, and the others were not fools, so naturally they could sense it.

  Thus, these days, no matter the official or the sons of the gentry, they are all cautious, with their tails between their legs, and they dare not show off in front of Cao Cao, for fear of being pulled back by Cao Cao in his anger...

   As for being behind Cao Cao, hehe, it is simply brilliant.

  In the fourth year of Yanping, on December 15th, the Great Court Meeting.

  Cao Cao sat unsteadily on the canopy cart, and his brand-new brocade robe shone brilliantly under the winter sun. Cao Cao has a solemn and solemn expression on his face, his hair and beard are not messed up, the sable cicada crown on the top of his head is shining with golden bells, and the sable tail is bright, which makes people feel extraordinary when looking at it.

   "Mr. Cao..."

   "Meet Sikong..."

  The officials, big and small, who were waiting in front of the palace gate hurriedly greeted Cao Cao with smiles so sweet that they would make people tremble, and greeted Cao Cao respectfully.

"Well..." Cao Cao got out of the canopy car unhurriedly, as usual, still half-handed, and bowed in return, "I have seen you..." Then the small eyeballs under the thick eyebrows quickly moved left and right , immediately squinted again, with the same smile on his face, as if he was not bothered by the frontline affairs at all.

   Almost as soon as Cao Cao arrived, Xiao Huangmen came up to him with a shy smile on his back.

  Cao Cao nodded slightly.

  The little yellow gate immediately bent over, and retreated quickly and silently. Immediately, the guards in front of the palace gate shouted loudly and stepped forward layer by layer, starting the day's grand court meeting.

   Under the leadership of Cao Cao, hundreds of officials advanced one by one, and Emperor Han came slowly.

   One look at everything, no chaos at all.

  Xiao Huangmen shouted loudly under Majesty Dan: "Play early if there is something to do, and retreat to the court if there is nothing to do!"

  Almost everyone glanced at Cao Cao quickly and as stealthily as possible...

   There was silence.

After a while, Xun Yu came out, clasped his hands and said: "My Majesty, this is near the end of the year, and you should control the people according to the severity. Although the year is not rich, but the reserves are slightly prepared, there should be more than enough to flow and not enough to adjust. The Master said: "Those who have a country and a family don't suffer from poverty but inequality, and don't suffer from widowhood but anxiety." Therefore, the emperor doesn't say much, and the princes don't say profit or loss. When benevolence and righteousness are the wind, and the virtues are in the heart. Those who are close are close Those who are attached to and far away are pleased. There is often a saying, those who are good at conquering do not fight, those who are good at fighting do not teach, and those who are good at teachers do not fight. Relief for the people, win over exiled husbands, and benevolent king, can also honor His Majesty's grace to the world..."

   As soon as Xun Yu said this, he immediately attracted a group of surprised or puzzled eyes.

  At this time, what kind of disaster relief is there for leisure?

  Unanimously, everyone looked at Cao Cao's face again, but saw that Cao Cao's face was still solemn, and even the golden cicada on his head was motionless, as if he didn't want to speak out at all.

   From this point of view, it has been discussed a long time ago?

   But why?

  In the main hall, there was a sparse sound, which was the sound of whispers and court clothes rubbing together.

Liu Xie pondered for a moment, and said: "Nowadays, the Quartet is cunning, disturbing the capital, arbitrarily violent, and rebellious. Therefore, the military revolution, the division, the garrison, and the transfer of food... If we start to relieve the refugees, the border army will be hungry and cold. , is it possible?"

  Cao Cao coughed slightly, and the hall was suddenly silent. "That's right. The sages in ancient times were not the same in governing the family, nor in the prosperity of the country. In the past, Guan Zhong used power to dominate, but the Ji family died on the basis of strength. People who live in agriculture are the foundation of the country, just like Shun did not protect Tao, Yi and Yin do not act as cooks. Therefore, those who are good at building a country will be superior to those under the world, and those who are less important to them will be more important. Although there is war today, it can be settled. Therefore, the people should not be abandoned because of the war, and the peasants should not be destroyed because of the war. ..."

   Liu Xie looked at Cao Cao deeply, as if he wanted to see something from Cao Cao's nose and beard... Well, the main reason is that Brother Cao's eyes are too small, and when he closes them, no one can see...

  After pondering for a while, Liu Xie nodded and said: "Sikong's words are very good... let's play it..."

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   "This old thief must be putting on airs..." The warlord engaged Wei Huang, patted the table, and muttered dissatisfied. After the morning court, no matter how much Wei Huang thought about it, he felt that something was wrong with this matter, so he came to Geng Ji's house.

   "Speak carefully!" Geng Ji drank in a low voice, then turned his left and right screens back, and then said slowly, "Brother Wei, do you want to follow Dong's footsteps?"

   Wei Huang knew that he couldn't control himself for a while, so he cupped his hands towards Geng Ji, apologized, and then said, "Brother Geng, what do you think of today's events?"

   Geng Ji looked out the window and was silent for a moment.

  In the courtyard outside the window, there is an old tree with jagged branches pointing to the sky. Although it is small, it seems to want to pierce the dark sky. The cold wind howled, and the cloud cards hanging under the eaves were almost blown up, twisting, as if they were trying to break free from the shackles on their bodies with the help of the cold wind...

   "Not only for power, but also for reality..." Geng Ji said softly, "I have heard for a long time that Xun Wenruo is clever in strategy, and now I can get a glimpse of it..."

  Even if Xun Yu's intelligence is not considered high or low, would Cao Cao be willing to be a person who suffers and is not thankful? Obviously not, so what kind of disaster relief is proposed this time openly, just for the suffering people?

  Hehe, no one believes it.

   But what is the purpose of doing this?

  Wei Huang thinks that this is Cao Cao’s false prestige, saying that he still has more energy, and even slaps his face to make himself fat in order to resist Yuan Shao, but Geng Ji believes that things are far from being as simple as they seem...

"Brother Wei, this strategy is extremely powerful..." Geng Ji seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help sighing, "At this time, disaster relief can get its name, and it can actually be... just imagine, if it is caused by a disaster And chaos, who will cause harm?"

   Wei Huang suddenly said: "So it is!"

   After a while, Wei Huang turned his eyes and said in a low voice: "So, wouldn't it be... if..."

"No." Geng Ji shook his head and said, "If Xun Wen has this strategy, how can he be unprepared? What's more, it is called disaster relief. If he takes a little action, he can be punished as a crime of obstructing government! It is extremely slanderous, and it is difficult to get rid of the guilt..."

  Wei Huang froze for a moment, "So, isn't it that Xun Wenruo has already sharpened his sword? Treating people like a urn?"

  Geng Ji nodded silently, and sighed, "This is a conspiracy, even if we see it through, what can we do?"

What Cao Cao is most worried about is naturally that he fought on the front line, and then the fire broke out in the rear. I understand that as long as the grassroots people still have a bite to eat, there will be no chaos. Therefore, as long as disaster relief is carried out in time, even if some food is wasted, it can temporarily stabilize the bitterly cold people and prevent them from being so easily provoked into chaos.

On the other hand, Xun Yu is also firmly standing on the supreme position of morality, but anyone who wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a small move, Xun Yu can use the name of disaster relief, and then kill a big hat , even if it is not dead, it will be half disabled! Maybe just like what Wei Huang said, Xun Yu has been eyeing him for a long time, waiting for someone to jump out, and then he can harvest a wave...

   "Xun Yu Xun Wenruo..." Wei Huang was very emotional, shaking his head and sighing, "Such a man with such a scheming plan has become a wolf's claw, alas... big man, sad... and I don't know... how the battle is going in the north?"

Geng Jidao: "This is the strength of Xun Wenruo's plan... If the disaster relief is open, the refugees will gather together. In this way, the peasants will be abundant. Why worry about the inconvenience of transporting food and grass? One strategy and three uses can be used internally and externally. , suitable for the people and soldiers... you and I... oh, what can't be done..."

  Wei Huang just felt a little chilly all over. He didn't know if it was because of the weather or because of his psychological feeling. He could only wrap his robe around his body hard, but he still felt his hands and feet were cold.

   "It's such a cold winter..." Geng Ji sighed leisurely, "It's really hard to suffer..."

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  Dahan Sikong Cao Mansion.

  Cao Cao is still dressed in a brocade robe, sitting in the hall, closing his eyes and meditating.

  Cao Cao is very confused and tired, but on the surface, he can't show a little bit of chaos and tiredness. Because he knew that if he was exposed, it would quickly expand into countless numbers, and then the towers and palaces that had been built not long ago would collapse!

"I've seen my father, ahem, my lord father..." Cao Ang was exposed to the rain before he fully recovered from his injury, which caused the wound to become inflamed. Although it was not fatal, it took a long time, and the wound is healed now However, the long-term inflammation and low-grade fever also weakened Cao Ang's physique, making his body a little weak and no longer the brave state before.

   "My son, are you feeling better?"

  Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang, feeling a little guilty. These days, Cao Cao is either busy with military affairs or civil affairs, and even cares about Liu Xie on his **** not to poke him in the back, but he doesn't care enough about Cao Ang...

   "Father, I feel better..." Cao Ang said, "Recently, I have eaten a little...cough cough...eat some cattle and sheep, and I think it will be back to normal after a while..."

  Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's very kind!" His expression was also slightly relieved.

   "Father, do you have any instructions for calling the child?" Cao Ang said.

   "This..." Cao Cao hesitated, and stroked his beard. It is true that there are so many affairs at the moment that Cao Cao didn't think about it very well before, so he subconsciously called Cao Ang, but seeing Cao Ang's body was quite weak, he felt something was wrong...

  Cao Cao frowned.

  Do you want to ask the second child to go?

  But the second child is a little too small, I'm afraid I can't control the situation...

  Cao Ang sensed Cao Cao's hesitation, cupped his hands and said, "Father, I can't fight the enemy now, but I want to help my father, so please give me instructions!"

Cao Cao took a breath, reached out and patted Cao Ang's shoulder, put it close to Cao Ang's ear, changed his tone a little more relaxed, and said in a low voice: "The war is stalemate, I must go to the front line to watch...Your Yuan Rang uncle wants In Puyang, sons, sons, sons, sons, sons, sons, and sons have important duties...so here in Xu County, there is no one in charge, so I don't worry..."

   "My son is willing to share his father's worries!" Cao Angdang said immediately.

"Well," Cao Cao nodded, and then continued, "Now Wen Ruo is using the name of disaster relief to implement old-fashioned strategies. Specifically, he will tell you when the time comes... Besides, do you know what this disaster relief is for? "

   "Uh, is it to help the people?" Cao Ang said directly without thinking much, then looked at Cao Cao's face, hesitated for a moment, and then added, "Could it be for... Dahan Sheji?"

  Cao Cao raised his eyebrows, touched Cao Ang's head, and slapped Cao Ang, neither lightly nor hard, "Go, wait until you're done with this matter, and then tell me about your gains..."

  Cao Ang smiled and retreated.

  Cao Cao stared at Cao Ang's figure until the figure disappeared into the porch, then slowly withdrew his gaze, looked up at the carved beams and painted buildings above the hall, and sighed softly.

   After a while, Mrs. Ding came from the backyard in a hurry, saw Cao Cao and asked, "Mr. Lang, why did you ask Anger to help in such a cold weather? Anger has just recovered. What if..."

  Cao Cao closed his eyes, pointed to his temples, and said, "Did you see it?"

   "What?" Mrs. Ding was puzzled.

Cao Cao smiled and said leisurely and long: "The other millet is lili, the seedling of the other millet. The walking is sloppy, and the center is shaking. Those who know me say that I am worried; those who don't know me say what I want. The heavens, Who is this?"

Cao Cao waved his sleeves, stood up, and said, "Madam, you love Ang'er, why not? But just like this big tree in the courtyard, how can it grow without going through the wind and snow? This disaster relief, one can Settle the hearts of the people, the second is to gain fame, if Ang Er does not go, who will go? Who can go?"

Mrs. Ding was silent. After a while, she moved closer, raised her hand to touch Cao Cao's hair on the temples, and said, "Oh... what your husband said is also reasonable... Husband, you should also pay attention to your body, as gray hair grows gradually, concubine also worried..."

  Cao Cao laughed, took Mrs. Ding's hand behind his back, and stood together in front of the hall, looking at the dark sky in the distance, speechless...

  (end of this chapter)