Hearing Liu Cun say this, Lu Pei let out a long breath, and immediately said worriedly: "If the young emperor can live for half a month when he returns to Luoyang, I am afraid that the world will be even more chaotic." ”

"The more chaotic the better!"

Liu Cun did not comfort his lover Lu Pei, but sincerely hoped that the more chaotic the better: "I have appointed Guan Hai as the commander of the First Army of the Han Imperial Army after the reorganization, Zhang Rao as the deputy marshal, and led the three divisions with a total of 50,000 soldiers whose combat strength has been greatly enhanced after the reorganization to defend the three strategic places of Hedong, Hangu Pass and Tongguan, and then there are 30,000 soldiers of the Luoyang Garrison Army formed last month, and 25,000 elites of the Li Zao River Water Division, which has doubled in strength, to respond in the rear, and there is no need to worry about the threat from the west of Tongguan." ”

"As long as the news of the death of the young emperor comes out, Guan Hai and General Zhang Rao put on a defensive posture that is unwilling to take the initiative to attack, and the various units of the Xiliang Army in Chang'an will soon continue to fight to the death, and even Ma Teng, Han Sui and others who are sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight in the west will join the battle and take the opportunity to seize greater territory."

The clever Lu Pei immediately understood, and without much thought, he had already realized Liu Cun's brilliant strategy, sitting on the four states and guarding Luoyang to be invincible, allowing all the princes to jump out, conquer each other or divide them as kings, and then hold high the banner of justice with the order of the imperial court to eliminate all the rebel forces one by one.

On the first day of February, the imperial court that returned to the imperial capital Luoyang officially announced the resumption of government and announced to the world in the name of the emperor: set the capital Luoyang, change the Yuan and Jian'an!

On the third day of February in the first year of Jian'an, a series of edicts were promulgated in the world:

appointed Zhao Qi, Yang Biao, Ma Richan and other highly respected ministers as "Three Princes" and "Nine Qings";

appointed Liu Cun, the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, as the general, and commanded all the soldiers and horses in the Han world and the right to conquer;

appointed Liu Ye, the former Qingzhou pastor, as Zongzheng, and enshrined Jibei Hou;

appointed Cheng Ji, the former general of the Qingzhou Army, as the commander of the Luoyang Garrison;

promoted Qingzhou Laizhou Taishou Xu Yi to Qingzhou pastor; appointed the former Xuzhou engaged in Mizhu as Xuzhou pastor; appointed Gongsun Zhan, the general of Fenwu, as the pastor of Youzhou; appointed Zhao Rong as the pastor of Yanzhou; Cao Cao, the former Yanzhou pastor, was appointed as the general of the chariot cavalry. Enshrined the Marquis of the Lu Pavilion.

The promulgation of a series of edicts. caused a huge shock in the Han world. Originally, the princes of all walks of life, who were either fighting each other or separating one side, died down one after another, and all eyes turned to the Luoyang court, which rose again after the return of the young emperor, and the bold and careful princes expressed their loyalty to the young emperor, supported the Luoyang court, and sent their own envoys to Luoyang to make friends with important ministers. and Liu Cun, the uncle of the Han Emperor, did his best to fight for his own interests.

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In the first year of Jian'an, on the eighth day of February, Yanzhou ruled Puyang.

Under the warm sunset, the newly renovated battle flags inside and outside the camp in the city were displayed with joy and horses, and thousands of soldiers of the Cao army who had taken off their winter clothes and changed into brand-new cyan robes and refined armor were still training intensively, but the tall courtyard in the north of the center of the camp was heavily guarded and silent.

In front of the large screen carved with unicorns and clouds in the main hall, Cao Cao, who was wearing a black official robe and a high crown of the state pastor, looked solemn. The slender eyes that were shining were half-open and half-closed, and he slowly glanced at the more than ten henchmen and martial artists sitting on the left and right in the hall with different expressions.

After a long silence. Cao Cao finally broke the solemn atmosphere and said loudly without hurrying: "The edicts of the imperial court came one after another, and the princes from all walks of life sent envoys to Luoyang, and even Liu Zhang, who took over the position of Yizhou pastor from Liu Yan in Xishu, also heard a call to support the imperial court. ”

"It's good that you guys have been arguing for three days in a row, abusing each other, slandering each other, and still haven't had a valid opinion, to put it in my heart, I'm very disappointed!"

The strategists with large differences of opinion hung their heads deeply, not daring to look at Cao Cao, and the generals led by Cao Ren and Cao Hong who advocated separatism and self-reliance and would never let Yanzhou go out of Yanzhou also restrained their anger and anxiety, and bent down and bowed their heads in shame.

Cao Cao's voice sounded again: "Three days ago, I told you that Liu Zijian, who was promoted to general, made a promise to me, asking you to express your thoughts and form a consensus according to the current situation of our army and Yanzhou, but some people only care about the gains and losses of their own power position, and some people are blindly brave and ruthless, and those who should argue are fighting, and those who should not be scolded are also scolded, that is, no one mentioned the impact of the emperor's edicts and the series of edicts of the imperial court on the common people of Yanzhou, which is the most disappointed and sad place for my Cao Cao." ”

Zhong Wenwu finally knew what he was wrong, and his head hung down in shame.

Cao Cao sighed: "You also know very well that a few days after Liu Zijian successfully welcomed back the young emperor with 100,000 troops, the Qingzhou army in the east of Yanzhou, which had not moved for several months, quietly doubled, and the Mi brothers quietly transferred 30,000 elite soldiers to Pengcheng, and the 50,000 Jizhou army in the north of us, which had just completed four months of training, was also in full swing to prepare for war. ”

"If you add the 50,000 Qingzhou troops who have been guarding Luoyang, and the 50,000 elites of the Qingzhou army who returned from the Western Expedition led by Liu Zijian to be stationed in Luoyang and Tiger Prison Pass, adding up to 200,000 troops displayed around Yanzhou, how many chances do you think you still have to win under such a disadvantage? Who would dare to say that Yanzhou can be saved? ”

"But...... You can't watch Liu Zijian, who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, to annex us step by step, right? Cao Ren shouted unwillingly.

In the worried eyes of everyone, Cao Cao not only did not get angry, but his tone became more relaxed: "Then you tell me, how will Liu Zijian annex us step by step?" ”

Cao Ren stubbornly raised his head: "He wants us to give up Yanzhou and the whole army to Chang'an to launch a westward expedition, isn't it a poisonous plan to deliberately weaken us?" ”

In a chorus, Cao Cao laughed: "Zixiao, Zixiao, you are still too selfish and short-sighted, why don't you mention the benefits of Liu Zijian's recommendation as the first and auxiliary minister of my reformed imperial cabinet, expanding the administrative power of the imperial court, directly restricting the power of the monarch, and fully promoting the new policy?" ”

"Could it be...... Only by leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under your command to fight for half your life and fight a world that you don't know if you can conquer, can you satisfy your desires? Why can't you listen to other people's opinions and think you're right? Why haven't I heard you mention a word about the people of Yanzhou in the past few days? ”

"Zixiao, don't say anything else, do you know how much food you have left in your army? Do you know what the people of Yanzhou wanted after the promulgation of the series of edicts of the imperial court? ”

The stammering Cao Ren lowered his head again, the anger on his face had been replaced by helplessness and guilt, and many generals behind Cao Ren also bowed their heads in shame and pondered, only the group of strategists opposite slowly raised their heads and looked at Cao Cao's gradually brightening eyes, full of admiration and relief.

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