Cao Cao's purpose in coming to Chang'an this time, of course, was to express his loyalty to the Son of Heaven in order to obtain the reward of the Son of Heaven. At the same time, he also has to find a way to destroy the situation that Pei Qing is now in power, but Cao Cao's methods are different from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, his methods are more concealed, and at the same time more vicious.

Facts show that Cao Cao's public relations were very successful, and after he showed loyalty to the imperial court, he was rewarded by the little emperor, and the happy little emperor immediately issued an edict to worship Cao Cao as Yanzhou Mu, Henan Yin, Zhendong General, and Fengwu Ping Tinghou.

This means that Cao Cao has been officially recognized to rule Luoyang and the twenty-one counties near Luoyang, which is definitely a great incentive for Cao Cao to make Cao Cao more combative.

After this, Cao Cao secretly visited Dong Cheng again.

Although it is said that this visit to the Son of Heaven can obtain enough benefits for Cao Cao, but visiting Dong Cheng is Cao Cao's real purpose.

The reason why Cao Cao visited Dong Cheng was, of course, to provoke the relationship between Dong Cheng and Pei Qing, after all, this Dong Cheng was the only one among the three members of the Han Dynasty who recorded Shang Shushi, and the relationship with Pei Qing might not be so close.

So after Cao Cao saw Dong Cheng, he first praised Dong Cheng's aunt Empress Dowager Dong, if it weren't for Empress Dowager Dong's protection, where would there be today's Han Emperor? Therefore, Empress Dowager Dong's rescue work is enough to make the entire Han Dynasty thankful.

Later, in Dong Cheng's fluttering, Cao Cao praised Dong Cheng's rescue that day, claiming that Dong had rescued the driver twice. Such a great credit is not too much to give even more wealth.

"It's just a pity, General Dong, you have made such a great contribution, the Son of Heaven has turned a blind eye to your merits, and the rank is actually under Pei Qing, Cao really feels unfair for the general, in fact, this is not the Son of Heaven is unknown, the key is that the family is the emperor, when today's future brother-in-law, in fact, I have to say that Pei Qing has indeed made a lot of contributions, he drove away Guo Yan and killed Li Dao, such a credit is enough in exchange for a splash of wealth and wealth, but where is such a credit comparable to the general's rescue work? However, Pei Qing sits on the entire Yuzhou, and is worshiped as the captain of the division, although the general is in a high position, but there is no size of the place to govern, and in the court will be squeezed out by others, stealing the deep for the general to complain. ”

Dong Cheng was praised by Cao Cao at the beginning, and the whole person fluttered and didn't know how many catties and taels he had, but at this moment, he was stimulated by Cao Cao's words, and the whole person was suddenly not good, his face turned red, and he said after a while: "General Meng De, you can't say that, Pei Che's ability to ride is really outstanding, this can't help but be unconvinced, besides, now the closest person to the Son of Heaven in this world is of course his only sister, although Cheng is the nephew of the Queen Mother, but after all, it is not as good as their sister and brother. And Pei Che rode because the Son of Heaven loves the house and Wu, and it is normal to get some high positions, inheriting the protection of the Son of Heaven at the time, I didn't expect to have today, and now I have the favor of the Son of Heaven, and I am very satisfied to have today's status, where will I think about anything else? ”

After Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but secretly scold this Dong Cheng for being unproductive, he was even able to come up with such a idea, and he deserved to be ridden by Pei Qing.

But of course, he couldn't give up, but patiently persuaded him: "The ancients, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, although the general you are willing to retreat, but not necessarily others will buy it, you can retreat a foot, he can retreat, unless you completely quit, or there is still hope for a good end, otherwise, I am afraid that the general will not be much worse than Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and the like, I know that the general is an upright and loyal person, it is precisely because of this that I can't bear to see people like the general encounter in the future, As the saying goes, you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to defend people, even if the general doesn't want to deal with Pei Qing, he has to think about how to protect himself, right? If you can't even do this, once Pei Qing counterattacks, I'm afraid the general can only end up with hatred, general, what do you have to do is not a big deal, but who is there in the Han Dynasty to help you? How should the general face the Empress Dowager Dong when he arrives at Jiuquan? ”

Dong Cheng immediately felt a shock in his heart when he heard this, he immediately withdrew all his attendants, then closed the doors and windows, and quietly asked Cao Cao: "General Meng De is right, but that guy has a huge force, although I seem to have an equal official position with him, but my strength is weak, and I can't compare with it at all, I don't know why the general taught me?" ”

Cao Cao closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and finally spoke: "Yes, I have a way to get rid of Pei Qing's threat." ”

"Oh? I don't know what the trick is? Please don't hesitate to give me advice. Dong Cheng actually dreamed of getting rid of Pei Qing's shadow, but now when he heard that Cao Cao had a way, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and hurriedly asked.

Seeing this, Cao Cao immediately smiled and said: "Actually, this matter is also simple, and the bell must be tied to the bell." ”

"I don't know what Meng De means by this?" Dong Cheng thought about it, couldn't guess what Cao Cao meant, and suddenly asked in surprise.

I saw Cao Cao said mysteriously: "The general should know that since Emperor Guangwu, the Jingshi has moved to Luoyang, this Chang'an is just Dong Zhuo forcibly captured the Son of Heaven for his own private opinions, the Son of Heaven grew up in Luoyang since he was a child, and he has long missed Luoyang very much, but before Dong Zhuo, and then Li Dao Guo Yan as a constraint, so that the Son of Heaven could not return to Luoyang, and now Li Dao was killed, Guo Yan fled to Wuwei, the threat of the Xiliang Army has been lifted, and Chang'an has become dilapidated because of the previous successive wars, which is not enough for the Son of Heaven to stay, Cao recently responded to the call of the Son of Heaven, led the army to the king, Lai Tianzi Hongfu, recovered Luoyang, and raised funds, mobilized manpower, and built the Luoyang Palace, and now the main palace has been restored as before, just suitable for the Son of Heaven to stay, so, according to Cao's opinion, we can persuade the Son of Heaven to lead the hundred officials to move back to Luoyang, so that we can not only fulfill the wish of the Son of Heaven, but also get rid of Pei Qing's control, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”

"Sure enough, it's a brilliant plan!" Dong Cheng couldn't help but be amazed after hearing this, thinking that Cao Cao's plan was extremely wonderful, but after thinking about it, he said with a worried face: "But will Pei Qing let the Son of Heaven leave?" He will definitely try his best to stop this, and if he becomes angry, I am afraid that not only will I suffer from accidents, but even the Son of Heaven will be bullied by him. ”

But seeing Cao Cao laughing: "Don't worry about this, the general doesn't have to worry, Pei Qing originally used the banner of respecting the Son of Heaven to strengthen his strength, if he dares to be disrespectful to the Son of Heaven, it is estimated that even those soldiers around him will be dissatisfied, and the relationship between him and the princess will also have cracks because of this, so although Pei Qing is unwilling in his heart, but after listening to the edict announced by the Son of Heaven in public, he can only helplessly obey, all we have to do is to keep it secret before the Son of Heaven issues the edict, No one should be allowed to know about this, but as long as this is done, our plan to move the capital will definitely be realized. ”

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