Xu Tian outside the city of Xudu, where Cao Xiutun's army is located.

Cao Ren was critically ill, but he still rode a military car to inspect the three armies to boost morale.

and set up a curtain to reward the officials.

In the tent, Cao Ren summoned his second son Cao Kai and nephew Cao Yan to the front and instructed: "When serving Wenlie as a brother, don't slack off." ”

Cao Kai and Cao Yan, Liu Bei's sons-in-law, had a solemn face, full of sadness, and saluted Cao Xiu: "Brother meets Brother Wenlie." ”

Cao Xiu stretched out his hands to pick up the pair of distant clan brothers, and Niu Jin and other Cao Ren's old subordinates also got up and lined up under Cao Ren's gaze, kneeling down on one knee to complete the most important part of the power transfer...... Obedience rituals.

Fu Xun looked at the scene in front of him, knowing that Cao Ren would have a problem entrusting his nephew and army to Cao Xiu, but who could stop him now?

Cao Ren has been abolished, the little military prestige accumulated in the first battle of the river has been lost, and he fled by throwing himself into the water, his eldest son Cao Tai drowned, and he himself was also sick.

But if Cao Ren's army and military legacy are given to Cao Xiu, there will really be problems.

Cao Cao's starting troops were repeatedly damaged and were once wiped out, but it was Cao Ren who responded with thousands of evil boys, and it was Cao Hong who came with thousands of servants to support the scene.

Without the two armies of Cao Hong and Cao Ren, Cao Cao would not have been able to stand at all.

If the situation in the world is stable, it will naturally gradually reduce the feudal domain, but how to cut the feudal domain now?

The so-called cutting of the feudal domain is just borrowing strength to cross the river and tear down the bridge.

Cao Ren is no longer good, but Niu Jin and these people only recognize Cao Ren, and would rather serve the heirs of Cao Ren and Cao Chun than obey the moderation of others.

Now Cao Ren entrusts his nephew and the army to Cao Xiu, who is Cao Hong's own nephew...... Cao Hong's confidence will swell immediately, who can suppress Cao Hong?

Letting the Wei general Cao Hong leave Hebei and hand over the new troops from Yanyu Erzhou to Cao Hong to command is unreasonable in itself, and has the intention of suppressing Cao Hong and preventing Cao Hong from commanding the old department.

The recruits in Yanyu Erzhou are trained well, and they are not Cao Hong's soldiers, so Cao Hong naturally cannot train hard.

Cao Hong did things perfunctorily to express his dissatisfaction, and Cao Xiu was forced to return to serve in the army from his mother's grave...... But as Cao Pi's military prestige continued to decline, Niu Jin himself ran back to Cao Ren's side to support Cao Ren, and the Great Wei court could only pretend to be confused.

Dealing with Niu Jin, Cao Ren is still alive, and he will definitely rebound violently; Cao Hong will also take the opportunity to do things, but Cao Xiu is never happy because of filial piety.

Niu Jin violated the principle of central troop transfer, and re-belonged to Cao Ren with the army, which was a great offense to the authority of the center, but it was also in line with the concept of the army, Cao Ren was the old master of Niu Jin, in order to save Niu Jin, Cao Ren had led dozens of knights to attack the Wu army array and save Niu Jin.

Niu Jin's loyalty to Cao Ren is in line with the concept and atmosphere of the army.

On the occasion of the Northern Expedition of the Han Army, Cao Pi's character pinched his nose and recognized it, who would dare to entangle and hold on to this matter?

If we want to pursue it, we can only wait until after the war, and then we can get entangled after the situation stabilizes.

Now Cao Ren entrusts his nephews and old ministries to Cao Xiu, and after Cao Ren's death, whoever is looking for trouble with Niu Jin is looking for trouble with Cao Xiu and Cao Hong.

The problem is here, Cao Xiu will inherit Cao Ren's influence and status in the army, plus his uncle Cao Hong, these two uncles and nephews are in the same spirit, I am afraid it will be difficult to suppress them.

Even if the war subsides, it will not be possible to cut the feudal domain rashly.

Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang alone can't be suppressed, at least Cao Hong's seniority and qualifications are there, Cao Hong stands there, Cao Zhang has to salute first and speak in a low voice, not to mention Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang.

In the tent, Liu Sheng sat in the corner with wine, and quietly watched the scene in front of him, he was Liu Bei's son and Cao Hong's son-in-law, seeing the two brothers-in-law sitting on both sides of Cao Xiu on the left and right, Liu Sheng had a smile on his face.

Cao Xiu was a difficult person, and after returning to Cao Cao's rule, Cao Cao let Cao Xiu and Cao Pi live together and cultivate mutual affection.

In the face of Cao Hong's great power, Cao Xiu was barely able to achieve neutrality, and for the overall balance of the Great Wei, Cao Hong could be suppressed and cut off the peripheral forces.

Now that the forces of Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Ren have gathered together, it is no longer something that Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhen can suppress.

Cao Xiu has a sense of the overall situation and can accept Cao Hong's suppression...... Cao Hong didn't, now that his own strength is strong, Cao Hong himself refuses to accept suppression, and he will not allow others to suppress Cao Xiu.

Liu Sheng thought about the situation, and always felt that Xiahou Shang's department was in the way, like a nail.

If Xiahou Shang can be eliminated with the help of the Han army, then the armies of Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, and Cao Zhi will be able to form a line and will have the confidence to negotiate.

Whether it is negotiating with Cao Pi or negotiating with Liu Bei, in short, there is room for dialogue and discussion.

After Cao Ren finished the last thing he wanted to do, the whole person was tired, sitting on the main seat and holding a wine glass and drinking from time to time, signaling and encouraging the generals in the tent to drink.

There is no problem in losing at the hands of the Han army, the two sides are already hostile, and it is impossible to negotiate peace.

But what is the matter of defeat in the hands of Wu Jun? The front foot was defeated, and the main force of the back foot arrived, but for the sake of the so-called overall situation, in order to resist the northern expedition of the Han army, he gave up besieging the Wu army, and watched the other party show off his might and meddle in the three counties of Runan.

After a lifetime of laying down the foundation, it was easily divided and occupied by Sun Quan, Cao Ren was very unhappy, he was unhappy, and his people were not happy.

Before the banquet was over, the Luoyang flying messenger arrived and handed over the military order to Fu Xun.

With Fu Xun's qualifications, he is not enough to serve as Cao Xiu's Zhennan Protector, the only suitable one is Jia Kui, this person has angered Cao Xiu and has already kicked to Xiahou Shang's side, and Cao Xiu doesn't care about the so-called Hedong Shi clan behind Jia Kui.

Man Pet is barely suitable to be a protector, but he almost put Cao Ren in Wancheng for fame, and the Cao clan will not have a good impression of Man Pet.

If Pei Qian calculates his qualifications and confidence, he can also be an acting protector, but the Yuzhou Auxiliary Army has collapsed and collapsed after all, and this matter has nothing to do with Pei Qian himself, but he must bear the corresponding responsibility, so it is impossible to increase his authority.

But Fu Xun was only ordered by Cao Pi to supervise Cao Xiu's three meals a day, and he was regarded as supervising Cao Xiu instead of Cao Pi, so he barely had the shadow of a protector.

The protector does not need to be able to fight well, it must have a big face, be able to mediate disputes, let the generals give face, and be able to turn big things into small ones.

Obviously, Fu Xun, who was ordered to supervise Cao Xiu's three meals a day, had a great deal of face and could supervise the armies and make them harmonious.

Fu Xun opened the order in public and came to Cao Xiu's side: "Marquis Changping, Your Majesty ordered our army to go south to meet the general of the Southern Army, and divide the suspicious soldiers to chase the Beifu soldiers to the east. ”

Cao Xiu took the edict, and saw that the date was signed early this morning, and Liu Ye personally copied it by the servant, so he picked up the edict and got up to Cao Ren's side, bowed down and asked: "General, Your Majesty ordered our army to divide the suspicious troops to the east, and to meet Xiahou Boren with large soldiers to the south." ”

At this time, the wine glasses and chopsticks in the tent have been put down, and everyone has also sorted out their appearance and sat dignified.

Cao Ren glanced sideways at the entourage who was holding the general's seal on his side, and the soldier was kneeling on one knee with a lacquered wood seal box on the other side.

Cao Ren picked up the seal box with both hands and handed it to Cao Xiu, his eyes fell on Niu Jin's face: "If it is a decree of Wenlie, it is a matter seconded by the old decay, and the generals must not disobey it." ”

Niu Jin raised his head and left the table to lead everyone out of the queue, and they all hugged their fists: "Obey the general's decree!" ”