Chapter 197: Response
Chen Mo learned the news that the Son of Heaven collapsed in the Yilan Palace, three days after arriving in Kaifeng, although Jia Xu did not go out of the city, but sent the information out through the sky net, and now Suiyang is blocked, Cao Hong led the army, carpet search around Suiyang City, sealing all the main roads.
Chen Mo's face was a little gloomy, he didn't think about assassinating the Son of Heaven, he just wanted to take back the Son of Heaven from Cao Cao and cut off Cao Cao's righteous name, but he didn't expect that the final result would be the death of the Son of Heaven!
Chen Mo didn't know what was going on, he gave Jia Xu the right to act cheaply, this result may be the best in Jia Xu's opinion, but at this moment Chen Mo was already thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.
In fact, Liu Xie is now, the symbolic meaning is greater than the reality, Liu Xie's death, it means that the last imperial rule of the Han family is gone, and the princes are also no longer restricted, he, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are the same, nominally, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang may benefit the most, and the Jingxiang clan and the Shu sergeant clan may change their minds because of this, and it may not be possible to support the two to become emperors.
As for Chen Mo and Cao Cao, it is absolutely impossible to establish themselves as kings or emperors, even if they are now powerful and dominate one side, but once they are called emperors, their names are not right, but they will make many people under their rule centrifuge, and the gains outweigh the losses, the best way is to find a Han clan as soon as possible and support him as emperor.
"Pass my order, let Wuyi withdraw his troops immediately and join our army!" Chen Mo rubbed his temples with a headache, I don't know what the process was, but this was indeed something that Chen Mo did not prepare.
Wuyi must withdraw the army, now Jia Xu is trapped in Suiyang, if Wuyi withdraws the army, Cao Jun will only think that Wuyi has taken away the people he sent, and instead focus on Wuyi, Jia Xu can take this opportunity to get out of trouble, but Wuyi stays in Suiyang, which will make the other party see the flaw, at that time, Jia Xu is the real danger.
"Whoa!" He had his own personal guard to receive the order and went to pass the order to Wuyi.
"Return this letter to Luoyang and hand it over to Li Ru." Chen Mo quickly wrote a letter to send back to Luoyang, as soon as the Son of Heaven died, a new monarch must be re-established, this new monarch must be a relative of the Han family, it doesn't matter who it is, but there must be, in order to show Chen Mo's respect for the Han family, it is also the righteousness that Chen Mo will hold in the future, compared to other princes, Chen Mo also has a relatively perfect court here, and with this support, the new Son of Heaven can also be more justified.
In addition, since the Son of Heaven died on Cao Cao's territory, Chen Mo also had to seize the opportunity in this public opinion, he is now on the front line, and he has no time to preside, so he can only be done by Li Ru.
This kind of thing happened, Chen Mo was thinking about whether to unite with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu to destroy Cao Cao first, but in that case, even if Chen Mo occupied some territory in the Central Plains, he would be sandwiched between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and he would become the one who was beaten.
In any case, it is worth trying to provoke Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao.
One order after another was issued from Chen Mo and kept coming back to Luoyang, although the death of the Son of Heaven was not expected by Chen Mo, but the world will be greatly affected by this, he can't grasp the situation in the world now, but he must be fully prepared to deal with possible changes at any time, at the very least, his own side has to put aside this matter, and put the hat of killing the monarch on Cao Cao's head.
Brother Meng De, I'm sorry!
On the other hand, Cao Cao got the news earlier than Chen Mo, the Son of Heaven died in the palace, no matter how it is explained, in the eyes of the world, Cao Cao must be the murderer, even if Cao Cao knows that Xun Yu will never kill the Son of Heaven, and Cao Cao himself has never given a similar order, this matter, I am afraid it is inseparable from Chen Mo, but sometimes it doesn't matter what the truth is, what matters is what people think, even if he catches the murderer now and comes up with enough evidence, he can't explain it one by one.
In this matter, although it is not good for Chen Mo, for Cao Cao, for a long time in the future, he is afraid that he will need to be busy rectifying the interior.
"Chen Family Dung Lang!" In Cao Cao's tent, Cao Cao kicked the table and roared angrily, others may not know, but this matter is absolutely inseparable from Chen Mo, even if the Wuyi army is still in his own country.
"Lord, I'm afraid we can't explain this matter clearly, it's imperative, the lord should return to the court as soon as possible and sit in Suiyang!" After Guo Jia read the letter sent by Xun Yu, he frowned and said: "Tell the world, this matter is Chen Mo's doing, and it has nothing to do with the lord, and it is also necessary to support a new monarch to succeed to the throne as soon as possible!" ”
This matter, everyone did not expect, and he did not expect Chen Mo to be so bold.
"Then Chen Mo is still here, how can I withdraw from the army? In addition, even if the edict is told to the world, how can the people of the world believe it!? Cao Cao felt a headache and was sick again.
"At this moment, Chen Mo probably has no intention of continuing to delay here, no matter what, his goal has been achieved." Guo Jia said in a deep voice: "As for what the people of the world think, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the lord can't bear this notoriety alone!" ”
Cao Cao must bear this notoriety, whether he killed it or not, but it is already a fact that the Son of Heaven died in Suiyang, but he can't bear it alone, even Yuan Shao can't afford this notoriety, not to mention that Cao Cao ordered the princes to serve the Son of Heaven before, which has already caused the princes to be dissatisfied, if he is allowed to bear it alone at this moment, it will really be the enemy of the world.
So Chen Mo must be dragged into the water, and Chen Mo is also very suspicious, Cao Cao has no reason to kill the Son of Heaven, and Chen Mo's army is only three days away from Suiyang, and he doesn't even need evidence, as long as he makes up a reasonable statement, he can drag Chen Mo into the water, after all, Chen Mo's previous actions show that he has nothing to do with this matter, this is a thousand injuries to the enemy, and eight hundred self-losses.
"It's best for the lord to discuss with Chen Mo and see if they can join forces."
"Me, join forces with him?" Cao Cao was so angry that he frowned when he heard this: "In this situation, how can we join forces?" ”
"Because of the current situation, the only person who can join forces with the lord is Chen Mo." Guo Jia said with a smile.
Cao Cao was also angry, but he reacted when he heard the words at this moment, indeed, in the current situation, he and Chen Mo can't run, although it seems that he is the main responsibility, but no matter what, Chen Mo can't get out of it, at this time, the two can only join forces to stabilize the situation first.
"Not bad!" Cao Cao nodded and said: "I also want to send someone to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao Chen Ming is powerful, Chen Mo is trapped in me, please Yuan Shao and I will punish the national thief!" ”
Guo Jia smiled and nodded, that's the truth.
As for whether Yuan Shao will agree, most likely he will, but there will definitely be no specific actions, and Chen Mo's side will definitely make peace with Yuan Shao, and the final result is that the three families will stop fighting, as long as the three families are not chaotic, the rest of the princes will not be able to become a climate for the time being, if there is any one who jumps out at this time and calls the king or the emperor or something, it will be the best, just to help them attract hatred.
"As for the matter of supporting the new monarch...... Cao Cao frowned and thought, there are many relatives of the Han family, but you can't really pull one over casually, if you want to be recognized, at least you have to have some names and surnames, someone knows that you are a member of the Han family, at this point, Cao Cao is not worried, in Suiyang City, there are not a few relatives of the Han family, but who is the emperor is still needed.
"Lord, it's better to talk to that Chen Mo first." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and said helplessly.
It doesn't matter who the new monarch is, it's important to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.
"Send someone immediately to pass on the book to Chen Mo." Cao Cao nodded, and immediately wrote a letter, ordering someone to send a letter to Chen Mo to discuss the matter of retiring from the army.
And Chen Mo's side does have the intention of retiring from the army, but Chen Mo still wants to take the opportunity to get some benefits.
"My lord, if my son dies today, we really need to rush back to Luoyang as soon as possible to stabilize the situation." Xu Shu said in a deep voice, Chen Mo will not be in chaos under his rule, after all, Chen Mo originally did not have a son of heaven here.
But the question is how to go next, and Chen Mo must also support a new monarch on his side.
In the past, Liu Xie was here, if Chen Mo supported the new monarch, it would naturally not work, keep the world intact, this is the foundation of the existence of the court on Chen Mo's side, the reason why the court on Chen Mo's side has not been disbanded by Cao Cao is because the three princes and nine kings are all famous people in the dynasty, and secondly, because Chen Mo respects Liu Xie as an enemy, these ministers are willing to help Chen Mo stabilize this court, and Cao Cao can't just deprive Chen Mo of his official position, because people nominally respect your side, but now that Liu Xie is dead, the situation is different. The previous pattern has been completely broken, Cao Cao has the name of killing the king, and then supporting the new monarch, even if he supports Liu Xie's son, it is not right, Chen Mo has no problem supporting the new monarch at this time.
And when the time comes, I'm afraid that not only Chen Mo, but Yuan Shao's side will also support the right person to be the new king, and it will not work if Chen Mo doesn't stand here, so Chen Mo continues to stay here, it is inappropriate and meaningless, it is just a waste of grain and grass.
"It's time to go back." Chen Mo nodded, this battle, from the end of the autumn of the fifth year of Jian'an to the present, Yuan Shao was defeated by him head-on, and Cao Cao also suffered a loss, he may not be the ultimate winner, but from the bright side, he seized the land of Hanoi, and cut Cao Cao Fengtianzi to order the princes, if it is not a loss, he is indeed the biggest winner, but defeating Yuan Shao, Chen Mo's side has also suffered a lot, although Cao Cao has cut the right of Cao Cao to serve the Son of Heaven to order the princes, but there is actually no benefit on his side, who wins and who loses, it is really difficult to say clearly, But it is impossible to fight any longer.
It's just that in my heart, after all, there is still a feeling of regret.
Chen Mo looked at the letter written by Cao Cao in his hand, and after thinking about it for a long time, he looked at Xu Shu and said with a smile: "Let someone send another letter to Cao Cao, I want to meet him, and each of them will bring their guards, I haven't seen him for a long time, and I don't know if there will be a chance to see each other in the future, so let's treat it as an individual." ”
"Does the lord want to ......" Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo, did he want to take the opportunity to kill Cao Cao?
"It's not easy to kill him now, it's just a simple farewell, after all, you've met once~" Chen Mo glanced at Xu Shu speechlessly, is he that kind of person?
"Well, I'll arrange it."