In fact, the Cao Yuan War not only burdened the people of Yan and Henan Prefectures, but also put the Han royal family in Xudu into an embarrassing situation again. In order to ensure the supply of grain and grass in front of him, Cao Cao re-imposed a strict ban on alcohol, and all kinds of banquets and gatherings were almost silenced in the city of Xudu. Even the Han Palace Ouchi has successively canceled the sacrifices of a series of important festivals such as the summer solstice. But Rao is like this, but the battle situation in Guandu is still not optimistic. Although Cao Cao previously claimed that he had cracked the "heaven and earth". However, Yuan Shao not only flatly denied this, but also continuously transported grain, grass, soldiers and horses from the four prefectures of Hebei to Guandu, which had the posture of annihilating Cao Cao in one fell swoop. On the other hand, every time Cao Cao confronted Yuan Shao in Guandu for one more day, he needed to consume thousands of more grains and grass.

Seeing that Xu Du's granary was almost at the bottom, Liu Xie, who had tried his best to fight the main battle, could no longer sit firmly in the Diaoyutai in the deep palace at this time, and hurriedly recruited a group of ministers and courtiers into the palace to discuss countermeasures. Although Liu Xie had vowed to fight Yuan Shao to the death in public before, the pessimistic atmosphere in the court was even stronger now than a few months ago.

But seeing that Kong Rong, who was a young man, stepped forward and shouted at the young emperor on the dragon couch, "Shaodi is strong and strong, and Tian Feng and Xu Yu are wise and scheming; Trial, discipline and loyalty, let it be; Yan Liang and Gao Ran are also brave generals and command their troops. With the strength of Cao Gong alone, it is difficult to overcome"

Seeing Kong Rong so blatantly touting Yuan Shao in public, Xun Yu, as the first strategist under Cao Cao's account, naturally couldn't ignore it. But seeing him step out of the queue towards Kong Rong, he smiled and said, "Kong Shaofu's words are quite the morale of Yuan and the prestige of destroying the king's master." ”

Xun Lingjun didn't want to say this heart-wrenching. Kong Shaofu is just a matter of facts. Cao Sikong's strength is inferior to that of Yuan Thief, which is obvious to all. Xun Lingjun avoided the gap between Cao and Yuan's armies so much, and it seemed that he also wanted to cover up. "It is the Yue Cavalry Captain who came forward to support Kong Rong. As the general of the Northern Army in Suweigong Province, Chongji has always been quite dissatisfied with Cao Cao's style of controlling the government. Now most of Cao Cao's troops have been transferred to the front line of Guandu. This also gave the generals of the Son of Heaven such as Chongji a detailed way to express their political opinions.

However, Xun Yu did not flinch because of the addition of the series, but raised his head and proudly glanced at the ministers and ministers present, and arched his hand to the sky, "Just talk about things? Don't forget. If it weren't for Cao Gong in Guandu, he would have stopped Yuan Thief from going south and waited for An to talk about it here? ”

As soon as Xun Yu's words came out, many civil and military ministers in the court showed embarrassed looks on their faces. After all, people with a little conscience know in their hearts that if Cao Cao hadn't risked his life to resist Yuan Shao's army with all his might, the small Han court in front of him would have been wiped out long ago. Where is there any position, here to talk about Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, which is stronger and which is weaker.

However, at the same time that all the civil and military forces at the scene were suppressed by Xun Yu's rhetorical question, Dong Cheng, who was watching the excitement on the sidelines, finally couldn't help but defend Kong Rong and Chongji, "Xun Lingjun misunderstood. Kong Shaofu and General Chong were not accusing Cao Sikong of his ineffective management of the army. Instead, he sympathized with Cao Sikong's difficulty and wanted to find some allies for Cao Sikong to help. ”

"yes. One more ally, one more help, is better than letting Cao Sikong resist the army of Yuan thieves alone. Kong Rong hurriedly agreed.

Seeing that Dong Cheng and the others finally said the key topic, Xun Yu couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and immediately asked the two of them quietly, "Then according to the two of you, which way should the princes of the imperial court help out?" ”

"Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou, after King Lu Gong, and has an army of 100,000, it is very suitable to recruit him to come to protect him." Kong Rong blurted out a reply without thinking.

"Liu Jingsheng?" Xun Yu'er listened to Kong Rong's mention of Liu Biao, and couldn't help but smile contemptuously, "Don't Kong Shaofu know that Liu Jingsheng is now sitting on his 100,000 army, busy with the conquest of Changsha County to guard Zhang Xian?" What's more, Jingzhou has no longer paid tribute to the imperial court since the beginning of spring this year. And according to the report from the spies, Liu Jingsheng once sacrificed to heaven and earth in the suburbs of Xiangyang, took it at his residence, and planned to take advantage of public opinion. Or does Kong Shaofu want to lure the wolf into the house? ”

Xun Yu's words once again made Kong Rong and others speechless. And Liu Xie, who was on the dragon couch, even changed his tone when he heard this, "Liu Jingsheng actually did this arrogant act?" ”

"Your Majesty is angry. Liu Jingsheng just likes luxury, and does not openly raise the banner to rebel against the Han. Dong Cheng said this much, and he didn't have much confidence. Because Liu Biao's work as the soil emperor in Jingzhou has long been known to passers-by. That is, Liu Xie is lonely and weak in the deep palace. But Xun Yu can't refute Dong Cheng on this, after all, Liu Biao did not ascend the throne as emperor, or claimed his right to the throne as a clan.

However, even so, Liu Xie, who was already guilty, could no longer pin his hopes on Liu Biao. But seeing that Liu Xie didn't pay attention to Dong Cheng, he looked around at the civil and military forces present and asked, "In addition to Liu Jingsheng, do Zhongqing have any other candidates?" ”

It's a pity that in the face of Liu Xie's inquiry, most of the courtiers just whispered to each other below. Seeing this situation, Xun Yu was even more sure in his heart. However, before he could retreat into the queue, Wu Shuo, a doctor who had not been gnawing on the side, suddenly came out of the queue and said to Liu Xiejin, "The minister mentions Qingzhou Cai Anzhen." ”

As soon as Wu Shuo's words came out, there was an uproar in the court, obviously not many people had thought of this female state pastor before. But this time, Xun Yu did not immediately veto, but lowered his head and pondered. On the other hand, Kong Rong, who was trying his best to recruit the princes to help him just now, hurriedly came forward and questioned, "Cai Anzhen is just a woman, how dare she be an enemy of Yuan Shao?" ”

"Although Cai Anzhen is a woman, she is the only prince other than Cao Gong who dares to openly write a letter to clear up his relationship with Yuan Shao." Wu Shuo said and waved his hand at Liu Xie on the dragon couch, "Therefore, the minister thinks that as long as the imperial court issues an edict to recruit Cai Anzhen's minister, Cai Anzhen will definitely send troops to the edict." ”

Dr. Wu's words are wrong. When Yuan Shaoyue usurped the title of emperor, the imperial court had already named Cai Anzhen as the Marquis of Fei Ting. But Cai Anzhen has not sent a single soldier to the imperial court so far, except for sending a document to clear up the relationship with Yuan Shao. How could Dr. Wu be sure that Cai Anzhen would send troops for a holy message? Kong Rong didn't stop. Obviously, the experience of being driven out of Beihai in the early years made this Kong Shaofu always full of hostility towards Cai Ji.

Wu Shuo didn't pay attention to Kong Rong's personal questioning, but raised his head and said to Liu Xie, "There is a way to be famous, and the imperial court does not officially issue an edict to recruit Cai Anzhen and King Qin, how dare Cai Anzhen rashly send troops." If he is accused of doing Dong Zhuo's actions, wouldn't it be a misunderstanding. Moreover, Cai Anzhen still doesn't know what Cao Gong thinks of his dispatch to the king of Qin. Therefore, the minister thought that in order to eliminate Cai Anzhen's concerns, in addition to issuing an order to recruit, the imperial court also needed to match the Cao and Cai families to become Qin and Jin. ”

Wu Shuo's last sentence was like a thunderbolt, which immediately made the court boil. Whether it was Kong Rong and the others, or Xun Yu from Cao Cao's line, they all cast strange glances at Wu Shuo. As for Liu Xie, his eyes widened, and he was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

The Cao and Cai families became the good of Qin and Jin - as the name suggests, it is to choose one of the children of the Cao family to marry Cai Anzhen, a female state pastor in the mood for love. No, to be more precise, Cai Anzhen should recruit the children of the Cao family as sons-in-law. After all, the Cai family is extinct, and Cai Ji, who is the only survivor of the Cai family, owns nearly a state, so it stands to reason that he will not marry his family. Of course, the "Cao Cai Marriage" is not an ordinary family's marriage discussion, but a veritable marriage of princes, and the issues involved behind it are far more than just Lu Li and family history.

No, after the initial surprise, the minds of the people present quickly became active. But seeing that Dong Cheng was the first to echo Wu Shuodao, "The minister also thinks that if he can match the marriage of the Cao and Cai families, it will be a blessing for the court and the world." ”

Wu Shuo and Dong Chenglian all expressed their attitudes, and the courtiers who were good friends with them naturally came forward to echo each other. However, Kong Rong did not agree with it or oppose it. Seeing that the vast majority of courtiers are optimistic about the "Cao Cai marriage", although Liu Xie has not yet figured out Wu Shuo's intentions, he also knows that this kind of thing cannot be decided with a pat on his head. So he asked Xun Yu, "What does Xun Qing think?" ”

Xun Yu had been thinking about it with his head down since just now, and when he heard Liu Xie's inquiry, he immediately replied cautiously, "This matter must be asked to Duke Cao." ”

"For marriage, both parties need to agree." After Liu Xie nodded, he turned to Wu Shuo and instructed, "Wu Qing also wrote a book for me, how is Cai Anzhen's tone?" ”

"Whoa." Wu Shuo respectfully bowed down and said.

Although today's court meeting did not negotiate a substantive result, after Liu Xie withdrew from the court, he still recruited Wu Shuo and Dong Cheng into the study for secret discussion. Because he is facing a heavy minister and an old man, Liu Xie is obviously more authentic in the study. But as soon as he came up, he hurriedly asked Wu Shuotan, "Wu Qing, do you really need Cao Cai's marriage?" What if Cao Cao became powerful because of this? ”

It turned out that Liu Xie had the idea of taking Cai Ji as a concubine before. Although in the end, due to Cai Ji's shirk and the forced situation, it did not work out. But when he thought that the woman he liked was about to get married, Liu Xie was always a little awkward in his heart. In his opinion, instead of marrying the Cao family, Cai Ji should marry this son of heaven directly. In this way, wouldn't it be like a king to be diligent if you want to be diligent, and if you want to send troops, you can send troops.

Liu Xie's thoughts did not escape the eyes of Wu Shuo and Dong Cheng. Dong Cheng is naturally unwilling to have another opponent with such a strong strength. So he hurriedly and secretly glanced at Wu Shuo. And Wu Shuo replied to Liu Xie with a comfortable face, "Back to Your Majesty, with the current situation, Cao Cai's marriage is the most beneficial to Your Majesty. ”

"How so?" Liu Xie was unconvinced and said, "Cai Anzhen can also marry others." ”

Wu Shuo straightened his face and said solemnly, "Your Majesty." The strategies discussed by the ministers here are all to protect the Han family. If His Majesty let Cai Anzhen marry other princes, or even marry into the palace, he will be recruited to come to King Xu Duqin. What will Cao Cao, who fought hard with Yuan Shao in Guandu, think? What if Cao Cao felt that His Majesty was going to abandon him and surrender to Yuan Shao instead? ”

Wu Shuo asked two rhetorical questions in succession, which made the young Liu Xie completely unconfident. And Dong Cheng on the side took the opportunity to hit the railway while it was hot, "Your Majesty, don't worry about Cao Cao being powerful after Cao Cai's marriage." We have laid the groundwork for His Majesty. ”

"Why did Uncle Guo say this?" Liu Xie asked sideways.

Facing Liu Xie's questioning, Dong Cheng first glanced at Wu Shuo, but when he saw the latter's indifferent appearance, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, stroked his beard and explained to the young Son of Heaven, "Has Your Majesty forgotten the lessons of the Yuan family?" In order to prevent the eldest son Yuan Shao from fighting with his sister-in-law Yuan Shu, Yuan Feng passed Yuan Shao to his brother Yuan Cheng as his adopted son. But he never thought that he had planted the bane of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Now Yuan Shao has preferred the third son Yuan Shang, and the two Dafen are divided into secluded and Qing Erzhou early, making the three sons of the Yuan family secretly fight each other. ”

"I've heard about it, too. But what does this have to do with Cao Cai's marriage? Liu Xie was puzzled.

"It's a big deal. With Cai Anzhen's family background and ambitions, she will never merge her own song into the Cao family because of a marriage. Therefore, once Cao Cao and Cai Ji are married, Cao Cao will inevitably send a son or a nephew to Qingzhou to complete the marriage. Wouldn't this invisibly divide Cao Cao's family? When Dong Cheng said this, he smiled suspiciously, "There are many allusions in this world about fighting for power, and even fathers and sons cannibalizing. No matter who Cao Cao chooses to marry, it will not be possible to avoid the Cao family repeating the mistakes of the Yuan family in the future. Therefore, after the imperial court exterminated Yuan Shao, there was no need to worry about the Cao family. ”

After listening to Dong Cheng's explanation, Liu Xie finally understood the intention of the two to match Cao Cai's marriage, which was originally to suppress the development of the Cao clan after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao. But Liu Xie was also worried, "Uncle Guo is reasonable. This is indeed a clever plan to weaken the Cao family. But with Cao Cao's intelligence, he couldn't see the pros and cons. Will he really agree to this marriage? ”

"Yes." The person who gave such a categorical answer was not Dong Cheng, but Wu Shuo, the initiator of this strategy. Seeing that Liu Xie showed a suspicious look, Wu Shuo explained, "According to the spies, Cao Cao is becoming more and more embarrassed in Guandu, and he once expressed in his correspondence with Xun Yu that he wants to give up Guandu and use the method of retreating to Xudu to lead Yuan's army deep and then annihilate it. Although this plan was ultimately rejected by Xun Yu, it is not difficult to see that Cao Cao is already at a critical juncture of life and death in Guandu. With Cao Mengde's temperament, how could he not give it a go for this line of vitality? ”

After Wu Shuo analyzed the pros and cons for Cao Cao, Dong Cheng immediately echoed with his hands dancing, "Your Majesty, don't worry?" Doctor Wu calculated every step of Cao Mengde before he decided on such a winning strategy. ”

However, compared to Dong Cheng's self-confidence, Liu Xie was still a little uneasy and said, "What about Cai Anzhen?" Cao Cao may have agreed to marry in order to survive, but Cai Anzhen has not yet fallen into such a desperate situation. How could she agree to this marriage? ”

Wu Shuo saw that Liu Xie asked about Cai Ji's attitude, and secretly showed a relieved smile. But he saw that he followed and said to Liu Xiejin, "Your Majesty is reasonable. Therefore, in order to make Cai Anzhen agree to this marriage, the minister dared to ask His Majesty for something. ”

"What?" Liu Xie looked up and asked.

Wu Shuo stretched out his hand and pointed to the location of Qingzhou on the map opposite Liu Xie, and slowly spit out the two characters Qi Hou"

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