When the news of Cao Cao's leading troops to defeat Li Dao and Guo Yan reached Luoyang, the emperor was overjoyed and immediately ordered someone to reward Cao Cao. The Yanzhou pastor before Cao Cao www.biquge.info was self-proclaimed, and the emperor simply named Cao Cao as the Yanzhou pastor, added the general of the east, and gave him the title of Marquis of Guannei.

Cao Cao is now stationed in Hangu Pass, and when the emperor's decree arrives, Cao Cao is giving the next battle order to Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Cao Chun and others in front.

Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead his headquarters with 5,000 soldiers and horses to pursue Li Dao and Guo Yan's rout in the starry night, and he must take the opportunity to take Tongguan and stay in Tongguan to garrison. Lejin went to Huxian County and took the county seat closest to Tongguan, which is also the granary of Hongnong. Cao Chun rode back to Hangu Pass. At the same time, the three of them were ordered to destroy all the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou who were still staying in Hongnong County; However, as long as the Liangzhou soldiers and horses withdrew from Hongnong and entered Guanzhong, they could not pursue.

In fact, Cao Cao had an overall plan for how to deal with Hongnong's defense in the future and how to eliminate Li Dao and Guo Yan, but it was not known to outsiders. In his opinion, Li Dao and Guo Yan will inevitably lose control of Guanzhong if they are defeated and retreat into Guanzhong this time, and if they are forced to be urgent, they will prompt the two to work together with the outside world. If you ignore it, the two of them will have a disagreement, and it will be easy to break it when the time comes.

When the emperor's holy decree arrived at Hangu Pass, Cao Cao kowtowed and thanked him. The titles of General Zhengdong and the Marquis of Guannei were received, but regarding the position of Yanzhou pastor, Cao Cao made a gesture and said to the Yellow Gate who passed the decree: "In the past, he led the Yanzhou pastor, but it was because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yanzhou Assassin Liu Dai died at the hands of the Yellow Turban thieves, and Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, reluctantly became the Yanzhou pastor. Cao knew that this matter was unreasonable, but it was only for the sake of the Han Jiangshan Society that he reluctantly made it difficult. If today's son should be promoted to this position, how can he make a mistake, but let the officials of the court and the central government misunderstand. It is the position of Yanzhou pastor, and it is unacceptable to say anything, and I hope that the emperor will choose another meritorious? ”

Huang Menxin, who passed on the decree, said that now these officials are getting bolder and bigger, and in the past, this was the drunkenness of resisting the decree and disobeying it. But now there are still people who care about this, and there are few people who take the holy decree of the emperor seriously. Xiao Huangmen did not dare to delay, and hurried back to restore his life, and after going back, he was asked by Emperor Xian, and Xiao Huangmen told Emperor Xian everything he had seen and heard.

Emperor Xianxin said that Cao Cao came to a firm resignation and refused to accept the post of Yanzhou pastor, which was unexpected. It's just that there is no one else in Yanzhou who can do it except Cao Cao, and Emperor Xian can't make up his mind for a while.

But after thinking about it, now that Cheng Yu, the Taishou of Jiyin under Cao Cao, is in Luoyang, it is better to ask him what Cao Cao really thinks.

Cheng Yu naturally knew Cao Cao's thoughts, but he didn't break it, and only said some irrelevant things to send the emperor away. However, Feng Chun, who was beside Emperor Xian, saw Cao Cao's thoughts, which was not subject to the position of Yanzhou pastor, and he was afraid that he was staring at the position of Si Li's lieutenant.

Emperor Xian thought about it, and now whether it is Hangu Pass or Luoyang City, it is Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to protect him. Moreover, the Hongnong battle situation was also opened by Cao Cao, whether it was the hussar general Zhang Ji or the Zhendong general Tian Jing, the chariot general Yang Feng, etc., the strength was far inferior to Cao Cao. It seems that Cao Cao is determined to win the position of lieutenant of Si Li.

Emperor Xian did not hesitate when he thought of this, and immediately ordered someone to rewrite a holy decree and named Cao Cao as the captain of Sili. Si Li's lieutenant was respected in the Eastern Han Dynasty, ranking more than the three dukes, and held the right to supervise the seven counties of Beijing. The dedication of the emperor to Cao Cao as the lieutenant of Sili also wanted to buy people's hearts and win over Cao Cao.

When the holy decree arrived this time, Cao Cao did not give in at all, but generously became his own lieutenant. Cao Cao handed over Hangu Pass to Li Dian to guard, and he led 3,000 tigers and leopards to Luoyang to see the Son of Heaven to thank him.

Tian Jing and Zhang Ji led the pursuit until Hongnong, Zhang Ji sent troops to occupy Xin'an, Huangchi, Shaanxi County and other cities along the way, Xiahou Yuan repelled Liangzhou soldiers and horses to occupy Tongguan, and Lejin was stationed in Huxian. The two also asked Zhang Ji if he was willing to take over the defense of the second city. However, Zhang Ji was unwilling to directly confront the enemy with the soldiers and horses of Liangzhou, and he was afraid that Li Dao and Guo Yan would fight back, and he did not dare to take over the defense of the second city. Therefore, the soldiers and horses of Xiahou Yuan and Lejin became Hongnong's barrier.

Tian Jing and Zhang Ji led their troops back to Luoyang. Just in time for the first large-scale court meeting after Emperor Xian's return to Luoyang.

Today, all the officials in Luoyang participated in the court meeting, which was unprecedented. Today, the most dazzling political star and the minister most relied on by Emperor Xian is Cao Cao, the captain of Sili. Cao Cao defeated Li Dao and Guo Yan in a battle, which can be said to be the chief contributors to the eastward move to Luoyang, and also the ministers of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Xian seemed to be particularly disgusted that Cao Cao's rights were not important, and on the basis of Si Li's school captain, he asked Cao Cao to record Shang Shushi. Lu Shang Shushi is equivalent to the power of the Taifu, the consul general. Huo Guang of the Western Han Dynasty once occupied this position, and most of the people who recorded Shangshu after that were entrusted to the lonely ministers. Dedicated to the emperor and Cao Cao's book, his intimacy became more and more obvious.

The original hussar general Zhang Ji, the chariot cavalry general Yang Feng, the former general Dong Cheng, the Zhendong general Tian Jing, etc., although they are all highly respected positions among the generals, but compared to Cao Cao's commander, the commander of the school, and the Lu Shang scholar, the power is much worse.

Cao Cao's side first asked for credit for Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, and Li Dian. Offering the emperor one by one. Cao Cao also recommended Xun Yu, a minister close to him, to enter the center, and offered the emperor Xun Yu as his servant and was in charge of government decrees.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Cao Cao hosted a banquet for Zhang Ji, Tian Jing and others in the mansion. In just a few days in Luoyang, a mansion was set up, which shows how fast Cao Cao's subordinates worked. Now the entire Luoyang from the emperor to the hundred officials depends on Cao Cao, that is, Cao Cao has the strength to be able to have a banquet in Luoyang.

Zhang Ji had a good impression of Cao Cao before, so he went to the banquet generously; Tian Jing knew that Cao Cao must have his purpose in inviting him, but he didn't say anything about it with a wait-and-see heart. Dong Cheng, Yang Feng and others went together, and they also had their own thoughts.

When everyone arrived at Cao Cao's mansion, Cao Cao personally greeted him and was very polite. Today's banquet is full of generals with a certain military strength in Luoyang, and Cao Cao is accompanied by only Guo Jia. After everyone sat down and said some polite words, Cao Cao said how difficult it is to transport grain to Luoyang now, and now it is very expensive to transport grain and grass by land. Now it is just a matter of rights and interests, if it is transported for a long time in the future, even if he owns Yan and Henan, he is afraid that it will be difficult to continue. Therefore, everyone has to think of some way.

The so-called people, now only Tian Jing and Zhang Ji control Hedong and Hongnong, and they themselves know how much grain and grass they have under their rule and how much population they can feed. Tian Jing promised to solve 100,000 stones of grain and grass in the near future to meet the urgent need for coal burning. Zhang Ji shirked it on the grounds that Hongnong had just recovered and the grain and grass were scarce. After all, no one is wronged, so why supply grain and grass in vain.

At this time, Guo Jia came out to speak, "All generals have their own difficulties, and General Cao naturally understands. In fact, we have a two-pronged strategy, that is, to move the capital to Xu County in Yingchuan County, Xu County is close to Luyang, the city and the palace, and the money, food, and people are all available for the needs of the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials. Unlike Luoyang, which is dilapidated, it is not easy to repair, and it is difficult to transport grain and grass. Moreover, after moving the capital to Xuxian, it has convenient transportation with various prefectures and counties in Shandong, and it is also more convenient to control Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou and even Jingzhou in the future. ”

Zhang Ji was concerned about the interests of Hongnong County, and Zhang Xiu was the main south to attack Jingzhou, and he had no time to care whether Emperor Xian was in Luoyang or Xu Du. Dong Cheng also thought that if the capital was moved to Xu County, Cao Cao's authority might be regained, but now Cao Cao was a loyal minister of the emperor, and there was no reason to be suspicious. Yang Feng knew that his strength was insufficient, and the relocation of the capital had little to do with him, what he wanted most was to have a stable base area, and he was afraid that this matter would fall on Cao Cao, so he also agreed to move the capital.

Tian Jing didn't expect everyone to be so short-sighted, but after thinking about it, only he came from the later generations and knew the impact of Cao Cao's "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes" on the situation in the Han Dynasty. Tian Jing said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao's words are wrong, when Gaozu set the capital of Chang'an, and Guangwu set the capital of Luoyang, they were the best choice after looking at the overall situation and considering it all; Moreover, it has also been repeatedly argued by the great Confucians of the imperial court, inheriting the will of heaven and conforming to the will of the people. The choice of the national capital is related to the number of Han qi and cannot be changed casually. If it is just because of the transfer of grain and grass, now Hedong and Hanoi can provide support nearby, plus the grain and grass of Caogong Yanzhou and Yuzhou, it will not be a problem to get through this year. Now that Yin Zhangyang of Henan Province can vigorously cultivate fields around Luoyang, next year's grain and grass can be worry-free. How can you talk about moving the capital because of the matter of grain and grass? ”

Guo Jia did not refute Tian Jing's words after listening to them, because today's banquet for the generals is to touch the bottom of everyone and see how many people can approve the proposal to move the capital. Now that Guo Jia has a bottom in his heart, he diverted the topic and no longer discusses the matter of moving the capital.

After the banquet was dispersed, everyone said goodbye, and when leaving, Cao Cao said to Tian Jing: "General Tian, do you still remember that there is a certain favor of Cao in Puyang?" ”

Tian Jing knew that Cao Cao was referring to the original promise to bring Cao Jun's fine work into Puyang. After Tian Jing took Lü Wen to leave Puyang, Cao Junnei should be arrested, and Cao Cao was defeated by Lü Buchen Palace, and it was for this reason that Cao Cao's process of unifying Yanzhou was delayed for more than half a year.

Tian Jing smiled, "The so-called planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky, Tian Jing promised Cao Gong what he promised that day, and he did everything with a clear conscience." As for the defeat of Cao Gong, he can only blame Chen Gong and Lu Bu for being cunning, but it has nothing to do with Tian. ”

Cao Cao smiled, "Don't mention this matter." I heard that Lu Bu's daughter Lu Wen and General Tian had a marriage contract, and I don't know when the two got married, Cao Mou will definitely come to the door to congratulate him. ”

Tian Jingxin said that it seems that Cao Cao still doubts himself, since he explains Cao Cao in this way, he will not believe it, and some prejudices cannot be changed. Fortunately, I left him alone.

Tian Jingxin said that at first, he seemed to avoid direct confrontation with Cao Cao, but the development of things was always unexpected by himself, and now their respective positions determined that they could not be at peace with Cao Cao. Unless he is willing to give up his own development and turn to Cao Cao, but what is the purpose of coming to the Three Kingdoms era in that way, doesn't he just want to change something and realize the ideal in his heart?

Thinking of this, Tian Jing said generously, "I want to thank Cao Gong Jiyan, Tian Jing promised Lu Wen that after the war in Hedong was calmed down, he would marry him later." Today, Cao Gong asked, so I'll invite you here first. When the time comes, Mr. Bonghyo will come with him. ”

Cao Cao and Guo Jia smiled and agreed, but in fact, it was a pity in their hearts, Tian Jing still chose the path of being an enemy of Cao Cao.