However, it was said that Cao Cao's choice to move the capital to Xuchang was a rather smart move. One is to turn Yuzhou, which was not originally under his control, into his own territory; the second used the Son of Heaven as a shield to restrain Lu Bu and laid the foundation for his future conquest of Xuzhou; Third, he got rid of the situation that he had been subject to Yuan Shao before, and he could develop his own power with peace of mind. It's a triple win.

In October, Cao Cao led an army to conquer Yang Feng, but Yang Feng was defeated, so he went south to Yuan Shu. Immediately, Cao Cao captured his garrison in Liang. Emperor Xian issued an edict to reproach Yuan Shao for supporting his troops and refusing to come to King Qin. Yuan Shao wrote a letter expressing deep remorse. Then Emperor Xian issued an edict appointing Yuan Shao as the captain and crowning the Marquis of Ye. However, Yuan Shao did not want his official position to be under Cao Cao, so he refused to accept the edict, and said: "Cao Cao almost died several times, but I saved him, and now he dares to hold the Son of Heaven hostage and give orders to me?" Cao Cao didn't want to offend Yuan Shao, so he asked Emperor Xian to give up his position as general to Yuan Shao. Subsequently, Emperor Xian issued an edict appointing Cao Cao as Sikong and acting as the general of the chariot cavalry.

It can be seen from the description in the article that Cao Cao's situation at this time is still not optimistic, although he is no longer subject to Yuan Shao, but he can only continue to seek satisfaction from Yuan Shao. The reason why Yuan Shao was not convinced by the edict of the Son of Heaven was only one of the reasons, and the other reason was actually to warn Cao Cao not to make small moves behind his back.

Yuan Shao has the ambition to annex the world, so he will ignore the situation of the Son of Heaven. And Cao Cao was supported by Yuan Shao, and his measures to respect the Son of Heaven, although on the one hand played a role in restraining Lu Bu and relieving the urgent need, on the other hand, it would inevitably arouse Yuan Shao's suspicion. Therefore, Yuan Shao's move is actually to warn Cao Cao that the authority of the Son of Heaven is useless in his eyes Yuan Shao, and you had better be smarter.

Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, who occupied the border west of the Yellow River in Qingzhou, led his army to defeat Tian Kai, the assassin of Qingzhou, and then defeated Kong Rong, the Taishou of Beihai, who was defeated and fled, and his wife and children were captured by Yuan Tan. Cao Cao had old friends with Kong Rong, so he summoned Kong Rong to serve as a master craftsman in the court. said that Kong Rong is also a person who keeps to himself, but after the world is in chaos, it is useless to just keep his duty. Later, Cao Cao adopted the suggestion of Yulin Jian Zaozhi (pronounced "branch"), established the tuntian system, and recruited the people to tuntian around Xudu.

Soon, Yuan Shu sent an envoy to Xuzhou to express the idea of marriage to Lu Bu. Lu Bu agreed for the sake of the situation. However, Yuan Shu is not trustworthy, always one thing on the surface and one thing behind the scenes. This has just discussed the marriage, and then he sent troops to attack Xiaopei. At this time, Liu Bei and Lu Bu were allies, how could Lu Bu watch Liu Bei be broken by Yuan Shu, causing him to break an arm? Therefore, when Liu Bei urgently asked for help, Lu Bu immediately led his troops to the rescue without saying a word.

Attacking Xiao Pei was Ji Ling, a general under Yuan Shu, and it is estimated that this is also a general who is very good at commanding troops. Ji Ling saw that Lu Bu arrived in time, so he collected his troops and returned to the camp. Lu Bu knew that Yuan Shu was unreliable, but the current situation was stronger than people, and he still needed a relatively stable environment to develop his strength for the time being, so he could only turn the war into a jade silk and stabilize this layer of alliance for the time being.

However, he said that Liu Bei was probably also an ambitious person, so he naturally refused to be satisfied with the status quo all the time, so it didn't take long for him to turn his position to Cao Cao and began to recruit troops and prepare to attack Lü Bu. If there was no one behind him, Liu Bei would not dare to confront Lu Bu so easily, it would be easy for him to be isolated in the situation. When Liu Bei was defeated and went to Cao Cao, the facts have proved that he turned his position to Cao Cao. This is also the reason why Lu Bu asked Yuan Lian to write a letter to scold Liu Bei. The history books say that Liu Bei gathered more than 10,000 people in Xiaopei, and Lu Bu thought that he was threatened, so he personally sent troops to attack Liu Bei. If it weren't for Liu Bei's sudden change of position, why would Lu Bu attack him, wouldn't this be tantamount to digging a pit for himself? So, things are not as simple as they see in the history books.

It is said that the plain man You Heng has been very talented since he was a child, can speak well, and is always outspoken in dealing with people. Kong Rong recommended him to Cao Cao because of his talent. Later, I don't know if he attacked Chaogang, or if he really insulted Cao Cao as the history books said, but Cao Cao was annoyed. Cao Cao said: "You Heng, this boy, if I want to kill him, it will be as simple as slaughtering sparrows and mice!" It's just that this man has always had a vain name, and if I kill him, others will inevitably think that I have no tolerance for others. So, Cao Cao transferred You Heng to Liu Biao, who treated him as a guest. Later, You Heng would often praise Liu Biao's actions, but he would always ridicule Liu Biao's cronies, so Liu Biao's cronies framed You Heng, saying that You Heng attacked Liu Biao's shortcomings in private. Liu Biao was furious because of this, so he transferred You Heng to Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu. Huang Zu has a very short temper, although he treats You Heng very favorably, but once You Heng insulted Huang Zu in public, and was killed by Huang Zu.

From the fate of You Heng, you can roughly see what the politics were like at that time. If you want to say good things, the top will like to hear them, and if you want to say bad things, the top will not like to hear them. This is purely due to vanity, and even now, there are still such people. The history books say it's insulting, but who knows what's going on. You Heng is also a cultured person, and he is very talented, and he is often respected by others. It's hard to imagine how a person who is respected by others can always be abusive to others. The so-called words that want to be added are endless. The inside story of many of the events narrated in history books is usually difficult for outsiders to know, and the reason for this is nothing more than the word "politics".

said that Liu Bei went to Cao Cao, Cheng Yu felt that Liu Bei's position was always changing, and he didn't think that he would be a master who was willing to be a subordinate, so he persuaded Cao Cao to get rid of him as soon as possible. However, Guo Jia believes that although Cheng Yu's suggestion is correct, it should not be implemented at this time, otherwise it will damage his reputation. So Cao Cao asked Liu Bei to be the pastor of Yuzhou, allocated some soldiers and horses to him, and provided him with grain and grass, so that he could gather the remnants of the army all the way back to Pei County and continue to fight against Lu Bu. In this way, the current situation is clear at a glance, and the situation in the Central Plains south of the Yellow River is mainly the opposing camp between Cao and Liu Lianjun and Lü Bu, plus an unreliable Yuan Shu waiting for an opportunity to move.

Regarding Cheng Yu's suggestion to Cao Cao, it is estimated that the original words must not have said that. At most, Cheng Yu felt that Liu Bei was not very reliable, and suggested that Cao Cao should be more vigilant. If you want to say that Cheng Yu has such the ability to see a person's mind, I am afraid that it is not credible. However, I think that this historical material is actually untrue, and its purpose should be to cover up the inside story of Liu Bei's secret alliance with Cao Cao before. I think anyone who is proficient in the way of the sages will be able to see the trickiness in this.