Cao Pi urgently convened his ministers to discuss.

It was said to be a discussion, but in fact, not many people came.

Before that, a large number of people had already left Luoyang, those who resigned from the old government, those who went home sick, and those who took the blame for the defeat.

Even if you were in court yesterday, but today you are delayed in the future, there are two or three out of ten.

Although Cao Pi was very angry, he waited for a while and no longer waited, in this moment of crisis, what he needed to take away was naturally those officials who were desperately willing to follow, and others who might have two hearts, so it was good to draw a clear line, so as not to suddenly change in the future and cause trouble for themselves.

At this time, there is no need to talk about the royal etiquette of wiping the feet around the corner, with a heavy heart, Cao Pi announced to everyone: "Ministers, a few days ago, Xuchang was lost, and now the enemy army in the west has captured Shaanxi and Tianjin, and it is going downstream, and the men and horses defending in the area of Hangu Pass have also fallen into the situation of being surrounded by the enemy before and after. Luoyang is already in danger. I want to move the capital to Yecheng before the enemy is encircled. What do you think? ”

He didn't cover up the situation anymore, the last time he wanted to move the capital, there were still people who objected, now the situation is so critical, there will be no one to oppose it anymore, right?

Everyone had already known the news of Cao Ren's defeat, and now they said that Hangu Pass in the west could not be stopped, so naturally no one objected, and no one wanted to be trapped here waiting for death.

In fact, to put it bluntly, what is moving the capital, it is purely an escape. In this case, what can be moved from Luoyang to Yecheng? I'm afraid I won't even be able to take away a bed of my own.

Even some people think more thoroughly, and it is useless to run to Yecheng, the generals and men and horses that the Great Wei State can fight are all around Luoyang, and they still can't stop it, and escaping to Yecheng is just delaying time, so it is better to surrender as soon as possible.

It's just that most of the remaining people are the most active people who followed Cao Pi to force Liu Xiexan at the beginning, even if they surrender now, then Liu Bei is under the banner of reviving the Han Dynasty, will they be completely liquidated with this matter in the future, everyone has no bottom in their hearts, so let's run away first.

Since you're going to run, hurry up!

No one objected, and everyone hurried back to their homes to prepare.

Time waits for no one, and I don't know if I can reach Mengjin before the enemy.

Seeing that when it came to running, those people were scrambling one by one, Cao Pi was a little depressed, this was the smoothest passage of the court since he became the emperor, but he never thought it was such a thing.

With a sigh, he still hurriedly sent someone to inform Jia Kui and Xiahou Shang of them, asking them to quickly withdraw their troops and withdraw to the front line of Xingyang, and together with Cao Ren, who was ready to organize a defense there again, hold the eastern exit of Luoyang, and then concentrate his forces to Yecheng, and then find a way to confront the enemy.

In the end, he left Xiahou Wei to lead thousands of men and horses to temporarily guard Chang'an, and confessed a few words with shame: "Ji Quan, first wronged you to hold on here for a few days, on the one hand, you are optimistic about the materials in Luoyang City, and respond to the retreat of the army from Hangu Pass, to prevent them from being snatched by the enemy from the waterway and cut off the way to retreat, and then you will burn Luoyang together, and then retreat together." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I should do my best to stop the enemy army here, and buy time for Your Majesty to withdraw to Yecheng." Xiahou Wei's resentment towards Ji Han is quite heavy, because now in addition to the revenge of killing his father, there is also a brother Xiahou Ba who does not know whether he is alive or dead.

Cao Pi patted Xiahou Wei on the shoulder and didn't say much, although he didn't want to lose the Xiahou family anymore after losing Cao Xiu and them, but this kind of key task could only be handed over to the Xiahou brothers.

If I change to someone else, I am afraid that as soon as I walk on the front foot, he will directly surrender to the enemy on the back foot.

Before dawn the next day, Cao Pi's car drove out of Luoyang City and went straight to the Mengjin Ferry of the Yellow River.

Nearly 10,000 Yulin troops, hundreds of officials, thousands of subordinates and family members, the black pressure is gone, the whole ferry is crowded, and not long after Cao Pi crossed the river, it was completely chaotic, pushing and trampling on each other, calling again and again.

Cao Pi couldn't take care of it, and when he saw that most of the Yulin army had crossed the river, he hurriedly ordered to continue on his way.

Dong Zhao just jumped off the boat, looked back at the chaotic crowd on the other side of the river, thinking that he was almost squeezed into the river just now, and his heart palpitated, if the enemy happened to come down from the upstream by boat at this time, those officials who didn't have time to cross the river would only be killed.

When he looked up, he saw that Cao Pi had already set off, and hurriedly followed.

Alas, if you had prepared early, you wouldn't have been so embarrassed today.

I almost didn't make it!

Alas, who would have thought that Cao Ren would lose Xuchang so quickly, didn't he also prepare a lot of catapults for him? In the past, the enemy relied on catapults to attack the city, but now people have conjured up some kind of gods and ghosts to help the earthquake collapse the city, this one out and one out, every time it is unexpected, and it is difficult for Cao Ren and Cao Xiu to really them.

No one would have imagined that such a situation would change so quickly, right?

Well? No, it seems that someone has expected it for a long time, and there is more than one.

That Sima Yi, who suffered a defeat in Guanlong, then suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, and then went home due to illness, I felt so strange at the time, why did this guy always have a stroke, now that I think about it, this may actually be that he felt that it was difficult to win the battle against Ji Han, so he simply retreated to avoid trouble, right?

By the way, there is also that Jiang Ji, who is also very poisonous, and said that he wanted to help Cao Ren defend the city, but he disappeared while walking, and he will never see this person again. Everyone thought he was killed on the road, but now that I think about it, it's obvious that he deliberately ran away, right?

Oh! Yes, yes, yes, there are also a few guys who were defeated and retreated in the Guanlong area, and it didn't take long for them to ask for exemption from their crimes, and they all went home to farm, thinking about the same idea, and avoided it as soon as possible.

These guys, what a ghost! Dong Zhao suddenly made a big mistake and slapped his face in annoyance.

I, Dong Zhao, am such a smart person, how could I only think of it now!

It seems that the Beijing officials have been doing it for a long time, and they don't know that there have been such big changes in the art of war and the application of weapons in the battles outside.

No, no, I can't follow Cao Pi to Yecheng anymore, if I go, I will die in the end, I lost a few states so quickly, how can I fight against Liu Bei again.

I'll get out of the way.

After thinking about it, he felt that it was not enough to just dodge, you know, what persuaded Cao Cao to hold the Han Emperor hostage, persuaded Cao Cao to ascend to the throne of Wei Gong Wei, and persuaded Cao Pi to accept the Zen Han Dynasty, he Dong Zhao was the most active one.

Even if I hid, in the future, those officials who surrendered to Liu Bei would shirk their responsibilities one by one, and seeing that I Dong Zhao couldn't confront me anyway, why don't they all live on me one by one? I'm afraid that when the time comes, I will dig three feet into the ground and pull me out, and I will dig up and whip my corpse when I bury it in the soil.

No, I have to think of a perfect way, not only to avoid the scourge of the war, but also to make Liu Bei unable to catch me, and it is best that he has to thank me well.

After pondering for a long time, Dong Zhao had an idea, and hurriedly stepped forward to catch up with Cao Pi's chariot, saying that he had something to play.

"Your Majesty, I think we have to move to Yecheng, and one of them must follow." He mentioned it to Cao Pi with a worried face.

"Oh, who is it?" Cao Pi couldn't remember.

Dong Zhao replied: "It is the former Han Emperor, the current Hanoi Shanyang Gong." ”

"Him?" Cao Pi's mind is full of Liu Bei now, and he has long forgotten Liu Xie, for such a deposed emperor of the former dynasty who has been used up, now I can't protect myself, what are I dragging him for.

He also has his own thoughts: "Then Liu Bei doesn't call himself Emperor Han, then give this former emperor to him, see how he will explain to the world at that time, will he relinquish the throne to Liu Xie?" Will Liu Xie take it back? ”

He even imagined that Liu Bei was in a dilemma and couldn't eat, so maybe he could delay Liu Bei for a while, or cause them to infighting?

"No, Your Majesty!" Dong Zhao reminded, "Since Liu Xie has ceded the throne to His Majesty, it shows that he is a person who can see the situation clearly and seeks self-preservation, and he will never dare to compete with Liu Bei for the throne." On the contrary, he will also help Liu Bei to tell the people of the world and slander His Majesty for bullying the Han family. When the time comes, I am afraid that the hearts of the people in the world will be more inclined to Liu Bei. ”

Cao Pi didn't answer, although what you said made some sense, but in this situation, what's the use of pulling a Liu Xie? I still have to take care of him eating and drinking, and I can't care about anyone else.

Dong Zhao further said: "If we pull the former Han Emperor up again, and then let him declare to the people of the world, saying that he is sincerely conceded to the Wei family, and he can still follow His Majesty to Yecheng, and never get closer to Liu Bei, a traitor, so that we may be able to attract some people loyal to Liu Xie to work for us." ”

"Okay." Cao Pi was finally a little tempted, anyway, it didn't matter if he gave an extra bowl of rice or scooped up an extra spoonful of soup, as long as he didn't starve Liu Xie to death.

This guy still has use value until now, and he wants our Cao family to provide for him for two generations?

"Your Majesty, I am willing to take two hundred Yulin troops and go to Shanyang to pick him up." Seeing Cao Pi loosen his mouth, Dong Zhao hurriedly asked for his life.

If Cao Pi sent someone else after talking about it for a long time, wouldn't it be in vain?

Cao Pi didn't have the heart to think about who to send, since Dong Zhao talked about it, he naturally let him go.

It's rare that people can still share their worries.

Dong Zhao hurriedly ordered two hundred men and horses and rushed to Shanyangyi first.

I'm leaving, I'm going to protect the former Han Emperor.

In a comfortable mood, he walked out of less than ten miles, but when he saw the dust behind him, a team of people hurriedly chased after him, and shouted loudly: "Dong Shizhong, please stay, wait for us!" ”

Dong Zhao was shocked, could it be that Cao Pi discovered my thoughts?

When the pursuers approached, he saw clearly that it was Liu Fang, the middle secretary.

"You, where are you going?" Dong Zhao was full of worries.

Liu announced in a loud voice: "His Majesty Emperor Wei is afraid that the Lord Shizhong will not be able to invite the Duke of Shanyang, so he specially ordered me to come and persuade you together. ”

It turned out that he didn't want to replace me, Dong Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Fang.

said that he was afraid that I would not be effective, and I didn't know how many bad things he said about me behind my back.

Liu Fang was not angry, and approached him and whispered: "The first emperor of our Liu family, of course, must be protected by me, the Liu clan's relatives. ”

Dong Zhao said in his heart, "Phew! "Loud, you don't hide it, but I haven't seen you protect it for a long time, so I ran out at this time.

(End of chapter)