Chapter 239: Excuse yourself to save military rations
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Cao Ying is resourceful, but he can't help natural disasters. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoA locust made Yanyu Erzhou lose all the grain and grass. Yuan Shu is not worried, he has never considered how the people are, but Cao Ying is determined to be in the world, so he can't help but consider the people. In desperation, Cao Ying had no choice but to withdraw his troops back to Xudu.
The soldiers were all sent out to Tuntian, and only the guard army remained. Cao Ying, who was a little uncomfortable, began to clean Xuchang. Anyone who had worked against Cao Ying and did not express his allegiance, Cao Ying ordered Cheng Yu to fabricate charges and catch them all.
Xuchang is calm! Those clowns who jumped off the beam shrank their heads one by one and started the very promising business of turtles. Arrogant like Dong Cheng, self-respecting like the end of the ambush, relying on the old and selling the old like Yang Biao, all of them are like Liu Xie, and they have become clay sculptures and wooden tires. Their positions have also changed from those of the high-ranking real power to those of redundant officials with no power. So far, the imperial decrees are all from the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Of course, there are also things that make Cao Ying cry and laugh. For example, Xuzhou Lu Bu didn't know what to do, so he sent someone to ask for the post of pastor in Xuzhou. What's even funnier is that how long Cao Ying and Yuan Shu fought, how long did Lu Bu's envoy stay in Xuchang, and this envoy was Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong!
Will Chen Deng serve Lu Bu wholeheartedly? The answer is no! Chen Deng is young and wise, and Cao Yingshi is a hero, and the two hit it off. Liu Bei, who was the benevolence of the woman, was almost thrown out of the clouds by Chen Deng! The unlucky Lu Bu became a big gift from Chen Deng to Cao Ying, and Cao Ying also planned to clean up Lu Bu. It's a pity that Cao Ying has no food and grass, and he can't get along with Lu Bu for the time being.
Xu Du is still continuing the early dynasty every day, but the early dynasty has become a formality, Liu Xie is sitting on the main seat, and he can't change anything, everything still has to be ordered by Cao Ying. However, the early dynasty of this day made Cao Ying tremble in shock!
As usual, Cao Ying sat under Liu Xie, listening to the ministers report on the country's major policies. Suddenly, a small yellow door walked into the palace and said a few words in Cheng Yu's ear, Cheng Yu's face changed greatly, and he walked to Cao Ying's side and whispered regardless of etiquette. At this time, the eyes of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all focused on Cheng Yu and Cao Ying, and even Liu Xie was full of doubts.
Hearing Cheng Yu's whisper, a glimpse flashed in Cao Ying's eyes. It turned out that Liu Zhang's establishment of the Recruitment Hall in Chang'an and the promulgation of the order to seek talents finally reached Xuchang after a month. It's not that the people under Liu Zhang's command are passive and slacking off, but that the ancient news transmission was too slow.
Liu Zhang can't blatantly send people to send the recruitment order to various places, and can only use some means to spread the talent seeking order in the Han Dynasty. It is even slower not only to let people know, but also to hide the intelligence officers under their command. Thanks to Cao Ying's relatively close proximity, Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu and Sun Ce in the south have not received the slightest rumor yet!
"Recruitment Hall, Talent Seeking Order?" Cao Ying asked Cheng Yu softly, "What do you think?" ”
"I heard that that thing is against the family, and the ministers in the court, all of them are from the clan..."Unlike Xun Yu, Cheng Yu is a die-hard supporter of Cao Ying, and he will always only think about Cao Ying.
You must know that Cheng Yu's original name was Cheng Li, and after he defected to Cao Ying, he was in the office one day, I don't know if he overworked his concubine at night and fell asleep. As the saying goes: think and dream at night. Cheng Yu is just the opposite, he thinks at night and dreams.
In the dream, Cheng Yu saw a big sun on his head. After waking up, he saw Cao Ying standing in front of him, glaring at him angrily, and Cao Ying's head was hanging above his head, how did he look like the sun, he felt that Cao Ying was the true son of heaven, so he added a word to the letter, changed his name to Cheng Yu!
Hearing the song and knowing the meaning of elegance, Cao Ying immediately understood what Cheng Yu meant, which was nothing more than to use Liu Zhang's order to seek talents, so that the family would have the same hatred and hatred, and turn all the intrigues to Chang'an.
"Biography!" Cao Ying nodded slightly, Cheng Yu immediately ordered to go down, and a small yellow door walked up holding a three-foot long silk. After Cheng Yu signaled, Xiao Huangmen cleared his throat and began to read out the order for merit.
At first, Cao Ying really just wanted to use the merit order to divert the attention of the family, but as he listened, he felt that something was wrong. Because Liu Zhang's talent seeking order is almost all Cao Ying's heartfelt words.
Cao Ying's heart was trembling, and his eyes were moist. If Liu Zhang can appear in front of him, he must have a drink with Liu Zhang, whether Liu Zhang is his confidant or not, he must say to Liu Zhang: The hero sees the same thing!
Of course, if Cao Ying knew that Liu Zhang's order to seek talent was issued by him, I don't know what kind of expression he would have. It's a pity that Cao Ying will never know.
When Xiao Huangmen finished reading the order, the entire hall was in chaos. Those officials from a family didn't have time to think about whether Cao Ying was still bullying the king, let alone thinking about how to help Liu Xie regain power, they only had one idea in their hearts, ask Cao Ying to send troops to defeat Liu Zhang, and burn the order to seek talent!
"Your Majesty, Liu Zhang bullied the monarch and changed the ancestral system without permission, and asked His Majesty to issue an edict to revoke the order to seek merit, and go to Luoyang to ask for guilt!" Yushi Zheng Tai rushed out, he was a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang.
"The minister seconded the proposal!" Situ Cui Lie, Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu, Yushi Chen Qun, etc., a bunch of children of the family jumped out together, and Cao Ying had never seen the ministers under his command so united!
Although the ministers begged Liu Xie to issue an edict, their eyes were actually looking at Cao Ying. Liu Xie, who was sitting at the top, looked helpless, not to mention that he didn't have the right to issue an edict, even if he did, he wouldn't dare to give it! Dong Cheng once said that Liu Bian was there with Liu Zhang. If he angers Liu Zhang and directly supports Liu Bian's accession to the throne, Liu Xieke will steal chickens and rice!
Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Cao Ying temporarily let go of the shock in his heart, and he said with a gloomy face: "Send troops? You know how to send troops! Huainan Yuan Shu is called the emperor, and Xuzhou still has Lu Bu and Liu Bei, but now the locust plague is raging and the military food is not enough, what do you let the prime minister take to send troops? ”
After listening to Cao Ying's words, the originally very lively court suddenly quieted down, and Cao Ying glanced at the most fierce courtiers, and those people immediately lowered their heads. Cao Ying snorted coldly very dissatisfied.
"The minister is willing to donate 50,000 stones of grain and grass for the prime minister to be able to level the world!" Situ Cui Lie is a member of the Qinghe Cui clan. The Qinghe Cui clan, which has stood for hundreds of years, how could they watch Liu Zhang break the family's monopoly on the imperial court?
"The minister also donated 50,000 stones of grain and grass!" With Cui Lie taking the lead, Yushi Zheng Tai also jumped out.
The two century-old families took the lead, and the small families also began to scramble to donate grain and grass, Cao Ying ordered Cheng Yu to register, but he looked at these people from these families coldly on the side, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he actually showed a sneer.
"It's over!" Xun Yu stroked his forehead with his hand, his heart was sad, he jumped out to second, just to make a statement. But he actually found that someone from the Xun family also donated 50,000 stones of grain and grass, and Xun Yu couldn't wait to strangle the loser of the Xun family to death.
In the entire imperial court, the only one who did not jump out was Hongnong Yang. Originally, the people of the Yang clan were also eager to try, but old Yang Biao shot a cold look over, and all the Yang officials shivered and shrank their heads!
After the registration was completed, Cao Ying took the long silk in Cheng Yu's hand, and after careful calculation, it was no less than 800,000 stone grain and grass, which was enough for the expenses of the 100,000 army for nearly a year!
"You are really loyal and patriotic!" Cao Ying showed a sneer on his face, and suddenly he found that there was no one surnamed Yang on the long list! Cao Ying looked at Yang Biao and asked with a smile: "Lord Yang, the Yang family is also a Hongnong clan, why hasn't anyone come forward?" ”
After glancing at Xun Yu first, Yang Biao smiled bitterly and said: "Prime Minister Qiyu, when you conquered Yuan Shu, suddenly the sky was about to plague locusts, Lord Xun was ordered to raise grain, and my Yang family donated 200,000 stones of grain and grass, leaving only rations and seeds for cultivation in the coming year." If you donate again, hundreds of people from my Yang family will go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to fight the autumn breeze! ”
"Really?" Cao Ying looked at Yang Biao with a cold look in his eyes, and turned to look at Xun Yu, Xun Yu nodded slightly, Cao Ying smiled and said: "Lord Yang is really loyal and patriotic, and he admires him!" I heard that the name of Lord Yang's youngest son said: Yang Xiu's character is Dezu, and his wisdom is extraordinary. It's better to let him come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to be the main bookkeeper, I don't know what Lord Yang wants? ”
"This..."Looking at Cao Ying, Yang Biao hesitated. Among Yang Biao's sons, only Yang Xiu is the most intelligent, and Yang Biao loves it very much. Who wants to put his son next to the tiger, or Cao Ying, a tiger who eats people and does not spit out bones.
"Huh?" Seeing Yang Biao's hesitation, Cao Ying made a dissatisfied sound with his nose.
"The prime minister is very loving, how dare you disobey below!" Yang Biao sighed, and could only let Yang Xiu enter the curtain of Cao Ying. If you knew this, you might as well donate some grain and grass. However, Yang Biao thought about it, Yang Xiu's service in the Prime Minister's Mansion is not necessarily a bad thing! At the very least, Yang Biao can get some information through Yang Xiu. With the cultivation of Yang Biao, an old fox, it is still very easy to protect himself. I didn't see it, just one look, he restrained everyone in the Yang family!
Cao Ying glanced at Yang Biao deeply, his eyes full of doubts. Like Dong Cheng's puppet, Cao Ying can be killed at any time. But a thoughtful person like Yang Biao is the one Cao Ying is worried about. Yang Biao really couldn't imagine that his means of self-preservation had caused Cao Ying to be so jealous!
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Cao Ying returned to the house with two rolls of long silk. He ordered people to hang two rolls of long silk on the screen in the study, and let people hold the wine and food, and actually drank wine on the long silk! Half a cup of bitterness and half a cup of sweetness, the wine is sad, Cao Ying not only has the joy of knowing himself, but also the pain of being bound by the family, and he is unwilling to be one step ahead!
"Enlighten the lord!" The voice of a servant was heard outside the door.
"Didn't I say, don't bother?" Cao Ying's voice was slightly angry, and the attendants outside the door were already covered in cold sweat.
"Lord Cheng Yucheng asks to see!" Although the attendant was afraid, he still made a report.
You must know that Cheng Yu is different from others, Cao Ying is a friend to Xun Yu, but he is like a master to Cheng Yu. Don't look at Cheng Yu as Cao Ying's hardcore, if Cao Ying does something wrong, he will also accuse him in person. Of course, later Cao Ying was majestic and heavy, and Cheng Yu gradually converged, after all, his identity, status, and age are different, and his ideas and ways of doing things are also different!
(To be continued)