Cao Ying's father was killed, and the princes who had nothing to do with themselves had a good show, and Guo Jia wrote two documents and sent them to Chang'an and Yanzhou.

The first is the Son of Heaven on the table, telling Tao Qian to spray people with blood.

The second is to Cao Ying, who righteously and sternly shows that he has nothing to do with Cao Song's tragic death.

Zhang Min is a small person, and Cao Song is also a small person, but both of them have special identities, and the games between the big people who really dominate the situation are often caused by inconspicuous little people.

If Zhang Min really came to him as Guo Jia instructed him, and let Zhang Min enjoy a lifetime of happiness incognito, Guo Jia could easily arrange it like this.

As for the world in front of the world, Zhang Min is either missing or dead, in short, he can't see the light.

If Guo Jia is now taking refuge in Cao Ying, then Cao Song's death is something that Guo Jia is happy to see, on the contrary, now it is a gift to Cao Ying an opportunity to expand his territory.

The pain of losing his father in the Yanzhou camp did not make Cao Ying immersed in grief, standing in front of the candlelight and reading Guo Jia's letter.

After reading it all, he lit the white silk with the candle flame, and then threw it into the iron bucket at his feet.

The candlelight flickered on and off, reflecting on Cao Ying's rough face, and his eyes were indifferent, as if he had seen through the transcendence of life and death.

"Cheng Yu, how is the battle in the north?"

There is another person in the room, standing in the hall, with a slender figure and an elegant face, who is Cheng Yu, an important strategist of Cao Ying.

Cheng Yu said softly: "Yuan Shao is vigorously fighting his troops, maybe after the autumn harvest, the grain and grass are ready, and he will exterminate Gongsun Zhan's forces in Qingzhou and Jizhou." ”

Seeing that his face was as calm as water, Cao Ying withdrew his hand blocking the candlelight, closed his eyes and looked up, and said indifferently: "Gongsun Zhan is a poor soldier, he doesn't think about governing and recuperating, his territory is very wide but the defense line is too long, Hebei, sooner or later, it will be Yuan Shao's." Cheng Yu, Yuan Shao has the support of the scholars, and there are many talents under his command, in terms of fame, I am not as good as Yuan Shao, and the world will serve me The scholars are not enough for him Yuan Shao. Yizhou Guo Jia abolished filial piety, Xing Imperial Examination, Xingtuntian, built a chamber of commerce, and collected the hearts of the children of the poor and the people, he recuperated in Yizhou, and one day will become a male lord in the world that cannot be underestimated. These two people, one commanding the scholars, and the other dominating the cold family, how can I compete with them? ”

Gongsun Zhan's defeat is not because Gongsun Chan can't fight, the famous White Horse General is a terrifying figure, but he doesn't understand internal affairs, and his subordinates don't have enough people to help him govern, Gongsun Zhan, who is based in Youzhou, killed Liu Yu, captured the Bohai Sea that Yuan Shao started, and stretched out his hand to Qingzhou, only in terms of territory, he is better than Yuan Shao, but the territory across Qingzhou from Youzhou looks wide, but he does not have enough troops to defend, but it is easy to be cut off by the opponent One by one, it is a matter of time before he is defeated by Yuan Shao, Because of the competition in talent and strategy, he is nothing compared with Yuan Shao, who is like a cloud of advisers and fierce generals.

Although Cao Ying is only a small Yanzhou pastor, he always looks at the overall situation, and can make him the number one enemy, only Yuan Shao and Guo Jia, Yuan Shao is like an aristocratic leader, Guo Jia is like a grassroots elite, Cao Ying knows that the noble family respects Yuan Shao, and the poor people yearn for Guo Jia, if his development strategy does not have a clear position, he will not be able to strengthen himself, and the world in the future will be a battle between Guo Jia and Yuan Shao.

Cheng Yu took a step forward, only a few steps away from Cao Ying, and said lightly: "No partiality, no party, the royal road is swinging." The lord can help others at the same time, judge the situation, hold the two handles of punishment and virtue, kill is punishment, and reward is virtue. Guo Jia implements Tuntian, the lord can follow suit, Guo Jiaxing imperial examination, but the lord can not do it, Yizhou has a dangerous Xiongguan, Guo Jia is not afraid of foreign enemies, but the Central Plains is a hundred battles in all directions, the lord has to consider, far beyond the reach of the people, the poor talent can not be beaten, the scholars also have talents, the lord should be meritocracy, the use of people is not eclectic, talented people will compete to vote. ”

Cao Ying, who was facing away from Cheng Yu, looked solemn, and Cheng Yu's suggestion coincided with him.

In his early years in Luoyang, he saw through the incompetence of the officialdom and the scholars, and Cao Ying knew that the political influence of the scholars was strong, but compared with the warlords, it was still too far behind.

In the struggle for power and profit in the court, Cao Ying bowed down in front of the scholars, but what about the practical ability of the scholars? The [***] sinking of the Han Dynasty, is the scholar clan not responsible? Relatives and eunuchs take turns to control the government, if the scholars are really strong enough to influence the world, why can't even the eunuchs and relatives fight?

A Dong Zhuo can let the scholar clan live in a nest, Cao Ying doesn't expect the scholar clan to be of much help to his strong rise, don't look at Yuan Shao's support now, when Yuan Shao shows his defeat, it will also be a betrayal!

The scholars are the grass on the wall, the paper tiger, they are a political group with huge energy when the world is peaceful, and when the world is in turmoil, they are lambs to be slaughtered without military power, based on the troubled times, soldiers and horses are the foundation.

But there are also talents among the scholars, Cao Ying can't be like Guo Jia to open the imperial examination to cut off the way of survival of the scholars, but he can't let the scholars continue to cultivate party henchmen through filial piety, so the meritocracy, exceptional appointment, in fact, is no longer the way to take the scholars, but nominally to keep the false name of filial piety.

Slaughter?! Slaughter?!

Cheng Yu said that the punishment of virtue is two, virtue, Cao Ying is to use the meritocracy to absorb talents, punishment, use killing to deter the warriors, and deter all enemies!

The cold glint flashed in his eyes, and Cao Ying made a decision, and he already knew how to go on the road in the future.

At this moment, Cao Ren, who was wearing armor, entered the hall, walked in front of Cheng Yu, was closer to Cao Ying, and hugged his fist at his back and said, "Lord, Zhang Min has recruited." ”

Cao Ying's face was always calm, and no one in the world knew that Cao Ren under his command led the cavalry to secretly arrest Zhang Min.

"The result?"

Cao Ren said in a deep voice: "Zhang Min said that it was Guo Jia's instructions. ”

Frowning slightly, Cao Ying was suspicious in his heart, what Zhang Min did was definitely not Tao Qian's behind-the-scenes instructions, and it was not Tao Gongzu's style to cause trouble. Either someone really secretly instructed Zhang Min to do this, or Zhang Min wanted to make money.

"What's going on?"

Cao Ying must figure out how Guo Jia instructed Zhang Min, Yizhou and Xuzhou are on their own side, is Zhang Min really Guo Jiabu's pawn in Xuzhou?

After Cao Ren finished Zhang Min's confession word for word, Cao Ying turned around in disbelief, with an expression of disbelief, and even Cheng Yu was dumbfounded.

"Five years ago? Five years ago, Guo Jia asked Zhang Min to kill my father? Five years ago, Guo Jia expected that my father would pass through Xuzhou!? I've seen Guo Jia, he will bleed, he will bow his head, he will fail, he is not a ghost! Zhang Min's confession, don't say I don't believe it, no one in the world will believe it! ”

Facing Cao Ying's low roar, Cao Ren looked helpless, and said to Cao Ying, who was hideous: "The last general doesn't believe it either, but Zhang Min insisted that he was telling the truth until he died." ”

"Zhongde, come and tell me, is Zhang Min's words true or false?" Cao Ying turned his gaze to Cheng Yu with a fierce expression.

Cheng Yu sighed after pondering for a while, and said: "Zhang Min's words do sound nonsense, but Guo Jia did go to Xuzhou five years ago, and no one knows whether he has met Zhang Min. Guo Jia was able to gain a foothold in Yizhou, relying on the effectiveness of the rest of the Yellow Turban, Zhang Min was born in the Yellow Turban, and it is indeed possible that he has a relationship with Guo Jia. However, when Mrs. Cao passed by Xuzhou, Guo Jia could have foreseen it five years ago? I don't believe that if Guo Jia was like a god, then he would not have been defeated in Jingzhou. Perhaps only Guo Jia himself can give an answer to this matter. ”

Thinking of the scholar-like figure who escaped from the bloody battle at the east gate in Luoyang, Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "Guo Jia, if you thought about murdering my father when you were in Xuzhou, you still dare to say that you are not ashamed to serve me in Luoyang?" is really blind, I really think I missed a genius in the world. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Cheng Yu suddenly figured out something, and stepped forward with the courage to whisper: "Lord, Old Lady Cao has passed away, and the deceased is gone." But in the current situation, has the lord ever thought about who is beneficial? ”

Cao Ying was stunned for a moment and began to think.

Who is it good for? He died a father, and it doesn't matter to the hegemony! For the other princes, it's just a little more to talk about after dinner!

But!

Suddenly his eyes widened, and a cold light appeared, Cao Ying said to Cao Ren in a deep voice: "Dispose of Zhang Min's body secretly, leaving no traces." All those who know that Zhang Min has been arrested by me must keep their mouths shut, otherwise their heads will fall to the ground. ”

Cao Ren received the order, and was just about to turn around to do it, Cao Ying stepped forward and grabbed Cao Ren, and said coldly: "Order all the soldiers and horses, I will personally lead the army to attack Xuzhou and avenge my father!" ”

With a look on his face, Cao Ren wanted to speak and stopped, but withdrew from the hall under Cao Ying's forced gaze.

Cheng Yu bowed his head thoughtfully.

The lord died a father, but he had an excuse to attack Xuzhou.

If you can take this opportunity to take Xuzhou, Cao Song's death is really priceless!

The mastermind behind the scenes is really Guo Jia's words, five years ago, did he expect this situation?

Cao Ying wants to avenge his father and raise troops to attack Xuzhou!

The words are divided into two ends.

Since Lu Bu escaped from Guanzhong with hundreds of followers, he first defected to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu thought that he had obtained a second Sun Jian and treated Lu Bu well, but Lu Bu was unruly and connived at his entourage to do mischief under Yuan Shu's nose, and Yuan Shu had to send Lu Bu away.

Even though Lu Bu betrayed his lord and sought glory five times, he killed Dong Zhuo, and this credit alone was enough to make him admired by many people!

What is the purpose of the Kwantung Princes' Alliance? It's to kill Dong Zhuo! What the Kwantung princes with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance did not do, Lu Bu did! Therefore, many Kanto characters admired Lu Bu.

Hanoi Taishou Zhang Yang was the second person to accept Lu Bu, and he was very good to Lu Bu, but Lu Bu looked down on Zhang Yang a little and thought that Zhang Yang was lonely, so Lu Bu went to Yuan Shao again.

After staying under Yuan Shao's account for a while, Lu Bu's old problem was committed again, and Yuan Shao sent Lu Bu away like Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shao wanted to kill Lu Bu in one move, but fortunately, the thousands of soldiers who were called escorts were actually killers had no brains, and were escaped by Lu Bujincicada.

Lu Bu ran around, and found that Zhang Yang was good to him, so he returned to Zhang Yang, this journey from south to north, Lu Bu met Zhang Miao again when he passed through Yanzhou, Zhang Miao respected Lu Bu and called him a brother.

Yuan Shao had a resentment towards Zhang Miao early, the reason was that when the alliance was sour, Zhang Miao had spoken disrespectfully to Yuan Shao, who was not moving, this time, Yuan Shao secretly sent someone to let Zhang Miao kill Lu Bu, but Zhang Miao did not comply, and Yuan Shao asked Cao Miao to kill Zhang Miao.

Cao Ying categorically would not listen to Yuan Shao, and he wanted to sell his favor to Zhang Miao, so he revealed to Zhang Miao that Yuan Shao asked him to kill Zhang Miao, the purpose was to show that he did not hesitate to grudge with Yuan Shao for Zhang Miao.

When Zhang Miao learned the news, not only was he not grateful to Cao Ying, but he felt that he was worried about his surname, because Zhang Miao admitted that the relationship between him and Cao Shao was not as good as the friendship between Cao Ying and Yuan Shao since childhood.

It wasn't until Cao Ying led the army to avenge his father and attacked Xuzhou that he was overwhelmed, and after slaughtering five cities in a row, Chen Gong saw that Cao Ying was so murderous and decided to oppose Cao.

Chen Gong, Zhang Miao united with the Yanzhou Shi clan and the wealthy clan to welcome Lu Bu into Yanzhou, and succeeded in a sneak attack in one fell swoop, almost the entire territory of Yanzhou fell, and Cao Ying had to wave his army to counterattack, but Yanzhou, only Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, and Zao only left the three counties guarded.

(To be continued)