53, Yan Yanming took advantage of the situation to retreat from the enemy (I)

Although Yan Xing was a little curious in his heart, Cao Cao was loyal or cheap at this time, both loyal and treacherous, and how loyal and how treacherous?

But he knew that this kind of question was not suitable for testing Cao Cao, and Cao Cao would not explain his deep and unfathomable heart to himself.

However, Yan Xing does have a few things related to Kansai at the moment, and he wants to talk to this General Cao in advance.

The first thing was to change the Sili Lieutenant Department to Sizhou.

Since the Son of Heaven was about to be migrated to Xudu by Cao Cao, Yan Xing simply cut off the connection between the Land of the Three Rivers and the Son of Heaven, abolished the ministry and established a state, changed Yin to a county, and completely transformed the Sili School Captain Department under the Son of Heaven into a state and county ruled by local shepherds.

The second thing is to change Yan Xing's title of Sili Lieutenant to Sizhou Mu, with jurisdiction over the seven counties of Hedong, Henan, Hanoi, Hongnong, Fengyi, Fufeng, and Jingzhao.

The third thing is that Pei Mao resigned from the position of Taishi, Jingzhao Yin Sima Fang resigned from the position of Jingzhao Yin, Jia Xu resigned from the position of servant, Zhao Hong resigned from the position of Shangshu, Wei Kai resigned from the position of Yilang, and Pei Ji resigned from the position of Huangmen Shilang.

Basically, these things are the changes in the personnel and jurisdiction under Yan Xing's command after the Son of Heaven moved the capital again, after Cao Cao listened to Yan Xing's three things lightly, he already knew it, his face was a little playful, he stroked his beard, and smiled without saying a word.

Yan Xing thought that Cao Cao, who had already knew, was going to hesitate on these three things, and he also looked at Cao Cao with a solemn face.

Forced by the situation, Hedong wanted to give the largest part of the "name and instrument" to Yanzhou, but before changing hands, it was natural to finalize the part of the "name and instrument" that he could carve up in advance.

The Son of Heaven is still in the hands of Hedong at the moment, and these three things have not touched Cao Cao's interests at all, Yan Xing believes that Cao Cao, who is a rat trap, will not and dare not restrain himself now after thinking about it.

Cao Cao was silent, he was actually not thinking about these three things, whether it was to supervise the three states or change the division to the school and lieutenant department, it would not harm his own core interests in essence, and Yan Xing could only take this part of the "name and weapon" he had divided, and continue to fight with the heroes of Guanzhong and Liangzhou.

The territory is to be fought down piece by piece, counting on the "name and weapon" of the imperial court to recover Guanzhong and Liangzhou, and first have to ask Ma Teng, Han Sui, Wei Duan, Handan Shang and others The swords and soldiers in the hands of the same people disagree.

What Cao Cao was thinking in his heart was to wonder if the young man in front of him was really stupid, or whether he was pretending to be crazy and stupid.

Although it is important for Hedong to supervise the three states and change the division to be subordinate to the school captain's department, the most important thing for Hedong at the moment is how to retreat the army of Hebei after retreating from Yanzhou.

Although Yuan Shao's troops were sent by Cao Cao to contact, Yuan Shao was not a person at the mercy of others, although he did not want the Son of Heaven, but it was also Hanoi County, which was not much worse than the Son of Heaven.

He got the Son of Heaven, and if he wanted to rush back to consolidate Yanzhou and Yuzhou, he would naturally not be entangled with Yan Xing anymore, but Yuan Shao was different, he besieged Gongsun Zhan, expelled the Black Mountain Army, spanned four states, and looked at the world, how could he let go of Hanoi County, which was located in the key Chong, and was about to take advantage of the opportunity in the Hedong Siege Pass to completely take Hanoi County for himself.

Even if Cao Cao retreats, Yuan Shao is very likely and will not retreat.

But the old and steady young man in front of him didn't worry about this most important matter, nor did he test his attitude towards Yuan Shao, but tirelessly pursued the interests of Sanfu.

Don't he know that once he loses Hanoi County, the land of the Three Rivers will also be in danger, and he is afraid that if he does not capture the three prefectures in Guanxi, he will be planted in Yuan Shao's hands first.

However, Cao Cao thought about it, and the Yan Xing in front of him didn't look like a person who was in a daze, so he thought about it for a while, and still said with a smile:

"Yanming doesn't need to worry, as the so-called name is right, you crusade against rebellion and recover Guanzhong, but also to help the Son of Heaven and rejuvenate the Han family. Since you and I have sworn to support the Han family, then you will never interfere with these things you said. ”

"It's just, hehe, shouldn't Yanming also worry about the military affairs in Hanoi?"

Cao Cao, as the initiator, was not ashamed when he talked about Yuan Shao's dispatch of troops, but became quite sympathetic to Yan Xing, but he couldn't help but be proud in his heart.

He didn't want the young man in front of him to fold into Yuan Shao's hands so quickly, the best result was to be able to maintain the current stalemate between the two families in Hanoi, exhaust the vitality of Hedong, and drag the Hebei army to death in Hanoi County.

Seeing Cao Cao talking about the battle for Hanoi that changed the situation in the entire Kanto region and contributed to today's situation, Yan Xing also smiled inexplicably, he looked up and saw the golden dome of the imperial tent that had reached the front, and turned his face to Cao Cao and smiled:

"Cao Gong, the matter of Hanoi, when you see the Son of Heaven, you will understand."

After thinking for a long time, but he got Yan Xing's inexplicable answer, Cao Cao chuckled in his heart, and he also keenly felt a little wrong, but he still didn't change his expression, laughed, and directly covered up the fluctuations in his heart.

The imperial tent is in front of you, the soldiers and horses of Yanzhou and the people and horses of Hedong must stay in the periphery to guard, and Yan Xing and Cao Cao, who entered the tent, each brought only a few civil and military henchmen.

Outside the imperial tent of the Son of Heaven, it was Dong Cheng who was reactivated to preside over the reception of Cao and Yan, Dong Cheng had been appointed by the Son of Heaven as a general of chariots and cavalry, Yan Xing was noncommittal to this, but also promised that he would allocate the 2,000 soldiers and horses sent by Liu Biao to the commander of Dong Cheng, but these would be after Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven.

When Dong Cheng saw Yan Xing, his smile was a little stiff, but he still greeted him with a strong smile.

Although Dong Cheng, who is five big and three coarse, has become a relative, he still retains the true character of a military man, fortunately, he was greeted by Liu Ai, Ding Chong and others, who pointed out from the side, and there was no rudeness.

Everyone untied their weapons outside the tent and took off their boots, just like they were on a pilgrimage to see the Son of Heaven, the whole process had to be meticulous, Yan Xing didn't say anything more "armor is on your body, please see you with military salutes", and Cao Cao, who was still talking and laughing unruly just now, also became serious, and his attitude was even more humble, he carefully sorted out his beard and armor, for fear that there would be the slightest mistake in front of the king.

The people in full costume and appearance then began to enter the account according to the level of their official positions.

Entering the tent, the old ministers of the Han family and the close ministers of the Son of Heaven were lined up together, arranged on both sides of the big tent in an orderly manner, and their eyes were on Cao Cao and Yan Xing.

Cao Cao looked at these courtiers, among whom there were familiar faces, but more often than not, unfamiliar faces.

The old ministers of the Han family include Taiwei Yang Biao, Situ Zhao Wen, Sikong Zhang Xi, Taichang Wang Jiang, Weiwei Zhou Zhong, Yu Shi Cheng Dong Fen, Liu Ai and others, with the identity of foreign relatives are the chariot cavalry general Dong Cheng, the auxiliary general Fu Wan, Yilang Fude, Yuzhou was born in Yuzhou, and Cao Cao has maintained contact with Ding Gong who has been promoted to the servant, and Zhong Xuan, who has been promoted to the servant of Shangshu and others.

But more importantly, it was the young Son of Heaven who took the opportunity of Yan Xing's party among the courtiers to completely withdraw from the center, and quickly promoted his cronies and close ministers in a short period of time.

This includes Shangshu Liang Shao and Feng Shuo who replaced Zhao Hong, Shizhong Taichong who replaced Jia Xu, Wu Shuo and Zhao Yan who replaced Wei Kai, Yue Cavalry Captain Wang Fu and Zhaoxin General Wu Zilan who replaced Hedong generals.

Cao Cao was secretly frightened by this, and at this time, Yan Xing was like a bystander, indifferent to the personnel changes in these courts.

The young Son of Heaven sat majestically on the throne, watching the manners and movements of Cao Cao, Yan Xing and their entourage with blazing eyes.

He had already realized the first step of the plan, and after introducing the Cao Cao forces in the Kwantung region, he not only freed the court from the high-pressure control of Yan Xing, but also initially reshaped the authority of the Emperor of Han through mutual checks and balances of strength.

Although Yan Xing and Cao Cao were both wearing armor, they did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately took the civil and military entourage around them to bow solemnly to the young Son of Heaven, and only after getting the permission of the young Son of Heaven could they respectfully get up and enter the ranks.

Seeing that the monarch and ministers were in place, the original agenda of the government was immediately launched.

The first political matter was an edict issued by the Son of Heaven to praise Cao Cao's loyalty to the monarch and the country, to welcome the Son of Heaven, and to record the affairs of the fake general Cao Cao.

This is something that Cao Cao has long expected, and he has already known the agenda through Ding Chong, so he will no longer pretend to shirk it at the moment, and respectfully go out to thank the emperor.

The second political matter was to discuss the ruins of Luoyang, the lack of transportation, and the need for the imperial court to move to the Kwantung Prefecture.

Cao Cao also knew about this matter in advance, and immediately he went out again, listing all the benefits of moving the capital to Xu County to the Son of Heaven and the courtiers, Yan Xing did not object, and the Son of Heaven and the courtiers were naturally even more unlikely to object, and the matter was quickly decided in a large number of seconded voices.

But when it came to the third political matter, to Cao Cao's surprise, it turned out to be an envoy sent by the imperial court to reprimand Yecheng Yuan Shao for establishing a party on his own, crusading against each other without permission, and not serving the king of diligence.

The hussar general Yan Xing took advantage of the situation to come out of the ranks, looked indignant, and loudly reprimanded Yuan Shao for taking advantage of the vast number of troops in Jizhou to try to set up another son of heaven, and innocently attacked the Fenwu general Gongsun Zhan, Hanoi Taishouchanglin, and Beihai Xiangkongrong, causing the lives of the states to be ruined and piles of bones, and also pretended to be a family voice, bad intentions, secession of Hebei, disobedience to the king of Qin, and other crimes.

This simply beat Yuan Shao into a heinous rebel, Cao Cao looked at Ding Chong in surprise, but from Ding Chong's equally stunned gaze, Cao Cao finally realized that Ding Chong was also deceived by the Son of Heaven and Yan Xing in this matter, and he chewed on Yan Xing's words in front of the imperial tent just now, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked.

The young son of heaven first let the ministers discuss, and Liang Shao, Feng Shuo, who had already prepared, and Wu Shuo and Zhao Yan, who had already prepared, immediately spoke out one after another, and successively echoed the opinions of the hussar generals, suggesting that an envoy be sent to Hebei to interrogate Yuan Shao in Yecheng.

When Cao Cao saw the surging emotions of the crowd, he was anxious, and he was thinking about how to solve the dilemma without confronting Yan Xing head-on. I have already heard Yan Xing's proposal to promote Beihai Xiangkong to be a master craftsman, replacing Liang Shao, who is guilty of crimes, and sending an envoy to Hebei to inform Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao was anxious and frightened, of course he knew that Kong Rong and Yuan Shao were like enemies at the moment, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan broke through Beihai, forcing Kong Rong to flee in embarrassment, and even his family's wife and children were captured by Yuan Tan.

Cao Cao took him into custody because Kong Rong was an old man and a celebrity who opposed Yuan Shao.

At this time, let Kong Rong go to Hebei, but I am afraid that as soon as Yuan Shao receives him, he will be refuted by the sharp mouth of the celebrity Kong Rong.

Fortunately, Kong Rong, as a famous man, also followed him to meet the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao didn't care about avoiding suspicion, and hurriedly made an eyebrow-squeezing gesture towards Kong Rong, seeing that he would not take over.