Chapter 72 is a two-pronged approach
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After retiring from the dynasty, none of the civil and military officials of Cao Ying's family went home, and they all rushed here non-stop, one by one, their faces sank like water, bowing their heads and saying nothing, today's events in the court have a big impact on them!
"A blow to the head! The old man used to despise these old ministers too much, and he thought that if he hung them high, he would be safe and sound, but he didn't expect these people to be connected together and suddenly make trouble, but it taught the old man another lesson! Prime Minister Cao Cao sat in the middle, presided over this internal meeting, did not complain, did not shirk responsibility, and directly took the fault on himself.
'The credit belongs to the subordinates, it belongs to itself, the whole is united, and the world is invincible! This is Cao Cao's way of dominating people.
"The Prime Minister doesn't need to blame himself, in fact, it's good for these people to jump out now, at least let them see clearly, who is the enemy and who is the friend!"
Strategist Cheng Yu is very calm, the Han Dynasty is like a huge ship that has gone through wind and rain, although it has rotted, but the heritage is particularly existent, as the so-called: 'The ship is rotten, there is a bottom, and there is a pile of big iron nails left when the bottom is rotten, the Han Dynasty has been in the country for more than 400 years, and there are countless ministers and ministers who have eaten the court, and there are a few loyal ministers, which is not unusual! ’
Another point, these old ministers go their own way on weekdays, and there are many contradictions between each other, who brings these people together?
In order to do this, in addition to a certain political skill, the person behind the scenes must also have a high prestige in order to order those elders of the three dynasties, who is this person?
If someone makes the first move, it is inevitable that there will be a second move, so I have to guard against it!
"The most important thing at the moment is that if this ** is resolved, once these people take advantage of the situation to become bigger, there will be endless troubles!" The strategist Xun Yu frowned, now the old ministers are connected with each other, and another group of political forces are gradually formed, trying to fight against the Cao Ying group, the two will fight, there will be an injury, and no matter who wins and who loses, the court that has just settled down will inevitably fall into turmoil again, which is by no means what he wants to see.
"The last general is not talented, he is willing to lead a team of men and horses, surround the palace, and cut off all those who make trouble, and leave no one behind"! Xiahou Yuan clenched his sword tightly, with a murderous look on his face, he was now in charge of the palace garrison and horses, and he was fully capable of doing so.
"That's right, General Miaocai is right, kill all their old ministers, it's all in vain!"
"Yes, the current good situation of the imperial court, as well as the territory of Yan, Henan, and Sizhou, are all led by the prime minister to fight with a knife and a gun, and if they want to seize power, they will exchange it with blood!"
As soon as Xiahou Yuan took the lead, the generals suddenly became angry, especially the generals of Cao and Xiahou, who said that they wanted to wash the court in blood and use force to solve those opponents.
"No, the generals must not use force!" Xun Yu and Xun You immediately spoke out to dissuade them, "As soon as the swords move, there will inevitably be a river of blood in Xuchang City, and the situation will be chaotic, no one will be able to control it, and the court that we have worked so hard to set up will also be destroyed!" ”
People who have experienced the 'Luoyang Rebellion' know that soldiers can't easily see blood, and after seeing blood, they are bound to go crazy, just like a butcher's knife that can no longer be controlled, you want to kill one, but you end up cutting ten, hundreds of ......, and it is out of control, even if it is possible to slaughter Xuchang City with blood!
The words of the two literati strategists obviously couldn't suppress these arrogant soldiers, but instead aroused their ferocity even more, they all crawled out of the pile of dead people, what is there to be afraid of, slaughtering the city will slaughter the city, and it is not that it has not been done!
"Shut up! The old man is not Dong Zhuo, and indiscriminate killing can't solve the problem! Cao Cao, who was sitting upright in the middle, finally spoke, and two cold lights shot out of a pair of slender eyes, and every general who was targeted suddenly felt cold all over his body, and his liver and gallbladder trembled, and they all sat back obediently, and they didn't dare to scream anymore.
Cao Cao, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, has his own pride, this 'crown ceremony' incident belongs to a **, since this is the case, it should be solved by political means, if you move the knife like a reckless man, then you will fall behind!
The wise fight their wits, the brave fight their strength, each has its own rules, this is the way of heaven!
"The Prime Minister is wise!"
The strategists breathed a sigh of relief, since the solution by force had been rejected, then they had to come up with a practical and feasible solution without making a big move.
"Xiao Lang, Feng Xiao, what is the best plan for the two of you!"
When encountering difficult things, Cao Cao first thought of his subordinates, both of whom are known for their treachery, and they must have clever means!
"The world's major events, the good in the hidden in the adversity, the good in the adversity, the Son of Heaven to do the 'crown ceremony' can no longer be stopped, in this case, why don't the prime minister push the boat with the water, help out, and seize the initiative in his own hands?"
Guo Jia is still the same, he must drink three sips of wine before making a plan, and then his thoughts can surge before he can come up with a good way to be imaginative and make people applaud.
"Feng Xiaokuai said, how can the old man take advantage of the odds and turn the passive into the active?" The crown ceremony of the Son of Heaven, no matter how you look at it, is beneficial to the little emperor, not good to Cao Cao, how easy is it to turn bad things into good things?
"Hey! ......" sighed, Guo Jia didn't say anything, wrinkled his little face, and poured the wine gourd, there was no wine in it, which was the reason for his sorrow.
"Haha, the ghost is giving advice, how can there be no wine!" Cao Cao laughed and pointed to his second son Cao Pi behind him, "Go, open the treasury, take three jars of 'gentian wine' that Xiao Lang gave to his father, and give them to Fengxiao!" ”
"No!"
Cao Pi got the order, immediately trotted out, the so-called gentian wine, is the snake gall soaked wine, can go to rheumatism, detoxify cold poison, is very beneficial to the human body, the taste is even more wonderful, has been hidden by Cao Cao in the library, the baby is terrible.
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your generous kindness!"
With the wine, Guo Jia's talent immediately poured out, "According to the convention, when the royal children become adults, their fathers and brothers personally preside over the crown ceremony to show their grandeur. ”
"Wonderful!" A word woke up the dreamer, and everyone applauded!
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty left early, so it was naturally impossible to preside over the crown ceremony for the little emperor, as for Liu Xie's elder brother Young Emperor Liu Yan, he didn't live to adulthood, so he died, naturally it was impossible, as for the Han clan relatives in the court, after calculation, there was only one 'imperial uncle' Liu Bei who came out halfway, but he could borrow a guts, did he dare to preside over the crown ceremony of the little emperor?
In this way, Cao Cao's opportunity came, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, to give a crown salute to the little emperor, and from then on, the relationship between the two was delicate.
Presiding over the crown ceremony is equivalent to having the name of father and son, and when the little emperor saw Cao Cao in the future, he politely called him 'Xiangfu', which is commonly known as 'godfather', and then transgressed a little, that is, the emperor.
In the future, even if the little emperor is an adult, Cao Cao can still control him, and the name is justifiable, the father is in charge of the emperor, and the godfather is in charge of his son, which is justified!
"Well, this is a wonderful plan, it is wonderful!" Cao Cao nodded happily, the bottom of the kettle is drawn, if the little emperor was sentenced to a fixed-term prison sentence before, then now it will become a life imprisonment.
"By the way, Xiao Lang, what about your plan?"
Guo Jia, Xiao Yi, one Wen and one Wu, one soft and one rigid, even the strategies are complementary, the two are one, invincible!
"If you want to completely resolve this turmoil, in addition to 'dressing people with ceremonies', but also 'subduing people with force', the last general suggested, after the prime minister has performed a crown salute for the little emperor, he will immediately hunt outside Xuchang City in the name of 'winter hunting', review the soldiers of the six armies, shock people's hearts, and let those old ministers see clearly, whose hand is the knife handle!"
Xiao Yi's strategy is more strong, he is the head of the generals, so he naturally has to think about it for the generals, don't let the use of force, then the military parade is always good, right?
The highest level of the art of war is 'a soldier who surrenders without a fight', and the deterrent power of the army is far higher than its actual combat effectiveness, and military parades are one of the best ways to deter people's hearts.
Later generations of the Celestial Empire is very keen on military parades, a small reading in five years, a large reading in ten years, when encountering important anniversaries, it is necessary to read a special reading, tens of thousands of tigers and benders walk through the square, that scene, is not only to deter the enemy, but also to unite the hearts of the inside, killing two birds with one stone!
"Haha! Good way, it's time for the old man to show the sword in his hand! Cao Cao laughed and nodded again, two strategies, one rigid and one soft, two-pronged, in the future, above the court, see who dares to be my enemy!
"Crown salutes, military parades, hunting...... that's it!"
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