Chapter 260: Cao Cao is here

Wang Yun and the ministers supported each other, without the service of their entourage, and there were no carriages and horses to ride, which was really a kind of torture for these bureaucrats who were usually pampered

Everyone walked for most of the day, tired and half dead, but they only walked out of more than 20 miles, and they didn't even get out of the patrol range of the Fujiao scouts, and the Fujiao scouts galloped back and forth on the road, and when they saw the ministers, the soldiers and generals all laughed, and some of the soldiers suspected them of blocking the road, and even took out whips to throw them

Wang Yun said: "This way of walking doesn't work, we don't know how long we have to walk before we can return to Luoyang, if there is another accident on the way, then there are so many of us, I'm afraid we won't be able to go back."

The ministers all agree with this point of view, most of them are old, and this kind of tossing method is about to kill them, even if there is no accident, it is enough to rub back to Luoyang

Wang Yun looked around and said, "This is not a deserted place, there are many villages, which of you has a manor around here?" Let's go to rest and rest together, and send someone back to Beijing to report the news first, so that our families can be prepared for emergencies, this is the best policy."

The ministers were overjoyed, and they all praised the idea as good, and it was indeed the best policy. Wealthy people in Beijing often have manors outside the city, although it is far away from Luoyang, but there are so many ministers, there will always be someone who has a manor here

But they asked around, and there were hundreds of ministers who didn't have a manor here, and they were all stupid, everyone was embarrassed, with dog blood on their heads, but they had no money on their bodies, and they had no place to stay, what should they do?

A minister said: "Lord Wang, although there are many of us, but there are no manors of each family in the vicinity, why don't we find a village and go in and rest?" ”

Wang Yun shook his head and said: "No, how can an ordinary village arrange so many meals for us, I'm afraid there is not even enough room to rest, and if there are villains who see us in trouble and take the opportunity to rob or do something out of the ordinary, we can't stop it."

The ministers nodded one after another, it seemed that they had to go to the manor, and now they were in a special situation, and they could not go to the ordinary small village for help

Suddenly, an old minister said: "There is a big manor here, it is the manor of Taiwei Cao, but it is a little remote, and you have to take a small road to get there." Many years ago, the old man and Mrs. Cao had met to hunt foxes and went to the manor to rest, but the time was a little long, and the old man didn't remember it too much."

"Captain Cao's manor? Cao Song has a manor here? Wang Yun was overjoyed, he looked at the ministers, but he didn't see Cao Song, he was a little disappointed in his heart, and said: "Taiwei Cao is afraid that he won't dare to offend Li Qin, and he won't dare to be with us." By the way, when I was outside the city, Captain Cao was not there, so he wouldn't go back to the city after I left, right? ”

If Cao Song goes back from outside the city, it means that he wants to protect himself and not to mix up and change the prince's affairs, and it is also possible that he will join the eunuch group, after all, he is the step-son of the great eunuch, and he can be regarded as a natural faction of eunuchs

The ministers recalled, shook their heads, and said that they had never seen Cao Song from beginning to end, and they had never seen it outside the palace, and this old slippery head should have been hiding at home, otherwise something happened at home, but I hadn't heard that he was sick, so it should be something at home

Wang Yun said: "As long as he doesn't take refuge in Zhang Rang and others, it's done." Let's go to his manor to rest, bathe and change clothes, and then send someone back to Beijing. In which direction is the Cao family's manor? ”

The old minister looked around for a long time, and then said: "It seems that in the mountains over there, I remember that the manor has mountains and springs, but it is a bit remote."

Wang Yun said: "That's right, if there are no mountains and no water, how can Taiwei Cao build a village so far away from Beijing, it is best to be remote, so as not to rob the thieves of Fujiao, they can do all kinds of bad things." ”

Under the guidance of the old minister, the ministers supported each other, left the main road, and rushed to the Cao family manor.

There are mountains on both sides, one side faces the water, and one side has a large forest, to say that it is remote, the Cao family manor is indeed remote enough, far away from Luoyang, the general Beijing wealthy family will not come here to modify the manor, but the Cao family has repaired the manor here, mainly because there is a good spring here, and there are mountains on both sides, which can block the cold wind and is more suitable for the elderly.

This manor was given to Cao Teng by Cao Song, but Cao Teng never lived here, and Cao Song did not come often, and the manor was only guarded by some servants, and few outsiders came.

Manor.

Cao Cao stood on the corner tower, constantly looking to the north, and behind him, there were more than a dozen people, mostly martial artists, except for one person, the rest were Cao Cao's generals, the generals were all standing, and the person who was not a general was sitting.

Cao Cao was ravaged by the Fujiao soldiers, almost died in Sizhou, could not return to Luoyang, went through a lot of hardships, experienced countless singing and crying escape processes, and could almost write a book of Cao Cao's escape, he finally returned to Luoyang. But even if he returned to Luoyang, he didn't dare to live in the city, he was afraid that He Jin and Zhang Rang would embarrass him together, no matter what, he didn't do a good job, and he also "angered" Li Qin, the chief is not wrong, and the mistakes are all specific people, so Cao Cao's bad luck is certain, he should not be a scapegoat, and he will not be cleaned up, so let He Jin and Zhang Rang clean up who to clean up, clean up Cao Song?

After escaping back to Luoyang, Cao Song was afraid that he would stay in Beijing and that something would happen one day, so he let him come to the manor here, which is not far from Luoyang, but not close, and the place is remote, so it is a good place to avoid the limelight. Cao Song plans to let Cao Cao stay here for a while, and then let him go through the relationship in Beijing, and then transfer the black cauldron on Cao Cao's head to someone else, and then let Cao Cao come out, and then become an official

Cao Cao lived well in the manor, and by the way, he would have raised his body, and even gained a few pounds. It didn't take long for Xiahou Yuan to find him, and even Lu Bu came, and they were really good, they were not killed by the Fujiao Army, and they came unharmed.

With Lu Bu's character, it is very unpopular wherever he is placed, Cao Cao will not leave him by his side, Lu Bu This guy turns his face too fast, and he may turn against the master at any time, it is too dangerous, but now Cao Cao can't find fault, Lu Bu is in trouble, he himself is not it, so there can only be anyone, just use whom, no capital to be picky

Everyone is in trouble, so the atmosphere together is relatively harmonious, quite a taste of being in the same boat, no one mentions the previous "non-righteousness", and they all take a long look and look forward

But it didn't take long for news to come suddenly, Li Qin led the Fujiao army eastward. After Cao Cao got the news, he immediately sent people out to investigate, and the people sent went out that day and came back on the same day, telling Cao Cao that the vanguard of the Fujiao army had passed through the main road, and the army led by Li Qin had arrived.

Cao Cao was shocked and frightened, he had long expected that Li Qin would advance eastward, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, Li Qin occupied Chang'an, at least he had to stabilize the situation first, Chang'an is not like other places, as long as he sends troops to occupy it, he has to win people's hearts to succeed, after all, Chang'an is the former capital of the Han Dynasty

Cao Cao successively sent generals to inquire about the movements of the Fujiao army, and when he learned that the Fujiao army was camped nearby, he almost fainted, could it be that Li Qin knew that he was hiding here, so he wanted to seek revenge on himself? But after thinking about it, this is so possible, he is nothing in Li Qin's eyes, I am afraid that it is nothing, and it is impossible for Li Qin to stop the army to find revenge on him, so he has to send someone out to find out the news.

Standing on the corner tower, Cao Cao looked to the north and said, "There are people over there, it's our people, they're back"

The generals all shouted: "Yes, yes, it is indeed our people, they came back, or came back together"

Cao Cao and the generals sank at the same time, and the people who went out to inquire about the news came back together, which shows that the Fujiao troops are large, and the guards are tight, and the people who inquire about the news cannot carry out activities, they can only come back together, if everyone can find out the news, then there should be a first and then when they come back, and it is impossible to come back together

In the back, the only one sitting is Lu Bu, although he and Cao Cao are very good on the surface, he considers himself a subordinate everywhere, but Cao Cao will never treat him as his own, and Lu Bu is really not interested in being Cao Cao's own person, a person who can't even protect himself, can only hide in a remote manor, how can he make Lu Bu loyal, that's not a joke

Hearing that the person who inquired about the news came back, Lu Bu stood up, also came to the fence, looked into the distance, and said: "General, it seems that the situation is not good, these horses are traveling very fast, it is obvious that something is wrong, they will not be chased back by the Fujiao soldiers, right?" ”

Cao Cao was taken aback, if he recruited the Fujiao soldiers, it would be over, where could the small manor withstand the attack of the Fujiao army, I am afraid that it would become a ruin in the blink of an eye

He stood on tiptoe and looked behind, but he didn't see a large amount of dust flying, it should be that there was no big team of people coming, so he put down his snack a little and said: "Brothers, be careful in everything, you go down first, prepare the horses, if there are really horn soldiers chasing after you, I will immediately leave the village and go out, temporarily avoid the enemy."

Cao Cao's decision was completely correct, no matter what the situation was, he was invincible first, the general listened to his order, and immediately went down to the corner tower, one of the generals went to open the door to the person who inquired about the news, and the rest went to prepare the horses.

After a short time, the person who inquired about the news arrived in front of the village, entered the village and went straight to the corner tower. When they arrived at the corner tower, Cao Cao immediately asked, "How is it, what is Li Qin's movement?" When he saw the family members who had been sent out, all of them had strange faces, as if they were surprised and frightened.

The leading family said: "If you go back to the master, something big has happened to the Fujiao Army."

"What's a big deal, let's talk about it quickly" Cao Cao was immediately anxious, it didn't seem to be a good thing, he was afraid that this matter had something to do with him.

The leader said: "Master, we heard the cheers of the Fujiao Army, saying that their vanguard defeated the vanguard of the Yellow Turban Army, killed more than 10,000, and won a complete victory."

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and muttered: "How is this possible, how can it be so fast, doesn't it mean that Huangfu Song died in battle, then Yuan Shao was also defeated and lost, how can the Fujiao army win a battle, this news is true, has it been verified?" ”

The leader shook his head and said: "It has not been verified, but for such a big matter, the Fujiao Army should not lie, lying and exaggerating the great military exploits is only useful to the imperial court, and there is no need for their own people to bluff their own people."

The generals nodded together, and only Lu Bu pouted. If the generals encounter the enemy, whether they win or not, they may exaggerate their military exploits in order to ask the court for a reward, but they will not lie to Cao Cao, and no one can deceive their masters; But Lu Bu doesn't think so, as long as there are benefits, it is not a lie to deceive anyone, if he exaggerates the benefits of the war function, then he will not be polite to anyone

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Yes, that's right, the leading generals of the vanguard army will not lie to Li Qin, then it seems that they really defeated the Yellow Turban Army" Thinking of the Fujiao Army's combat strength was so strong, it really made him shudder

The leading family said: "Master, the big thing that the small one said doesn't mean this, this big thing is really not a big deal compared to what Li Qin did later." He swallowed his saliva and said: "A large group of courtiers who ran out of the capital, I don't know why they want to see Li Qin, the specific situation, the small ones really can't find out, and even the Fujiao army can't get close, and I don't know what they said to Li Qin."

Cao Cao said: "I don't blame you for this. By the way, our old lady can be among them? As soon as he finished asking, he didn't wait for an answer, he knew the answer, if his father Cao Song was inside, then Jia Ding would not have this kind of expression.

Sure enough, the leading family said: "The old lady is not among them." The leading minister seems to be Wang Yun, his official position is not the highest, but the courtiers support him, which is also a thing that is not clear. ”

Cao Cao suddenly said: "Isn't it He Jin?" How could it be Wang Yun? ”

His brain spun quickly, and he immediately thought, is there something going on? If something happened to He Jin, it would prove that something happened in the palace, and the queen and the prince would naturally not be safe, so it is very likely that Zhang Rang and other ten permanent servants would attack He Jin

The leading family shook his head and said, "I didn't see He Jin." We waited there for a long time, but we saw that the Fujiao army escorted the courtiers' retinue out of the barracks and marched in the direction of Xiliang. And, after a short while, all the courtiers were driven out of the barracks, and, ......" he had an expression of disbelief on his face, as if what had happened in the barracks had gone beyond his imagination.

Cao Cao said: "Kicked out? But insulted? He also took it seriously, and he guessed it

The leader of the family hurriedly said: "The master is really accurate, as if he saw it with his own eyes, those courtiers have been greatly insulted, and they have been made bloody, but they don't look like they have been seriously injured, this is also something that is not clear, the direction they walk is the direction of the capital, but they walk very slowly." On the road, there are frequent Fujiao scouts, and we dare not approach, unable to find out the specific situation, for fear of being Fujiao soldiers and find our Zhuangzi."

Cao Cao hummed, he looked into the distance, and was speechless for a long time. Suddenly, he slapped the fence and shouted, "Oh no, those ministers will definitely come to our Zhuangzi, how can the horn guards not monitor along the way?" Will follow here."

Xiahou Yuan also said: "Yes, our Zhuangzi is just a remote place, but it is not a secret place, how can the horn soldiers not find it."

Lu Budao: "When those courtiers came here, it was the moment when the Fujiao soldiers attacked the village" He and Xiahou Yuan didn't deal with each other, he left Xiahou Yuan and ran away alone, now he has nowhere to go, and he has the cheekiness to come to Cao Cao, if Xiahou Yuan has no opinion on him, it will be strange

Xiahou Yuan glanced at him and said, "What Brother Lu said is very true, you can find it here, not to mention the horn soldiers" A little sarcastic to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's face turned blue, it was true that he was cornered, but he was sarcastically ridiculed in public but he couldn't stand it and snorted, Lu Bu said: "If the horn soldiers are found, you go first, and I will cut it off, and I will definitely keep you safe with one halberd."

Cao Cao waved his hand, at this time, how could he fight in the nest, and it was even more difficult to say these face-hurting words. He said: "Go and prepare at once, prepare all the horses and carts in the Zhuangzi, and wait for the officials to come, and we will leave immediately." Well, in order to prevent the pursuit of the horn soldiers, I will personally cut off the queen and sell those officials a favor. ”

The generals nodded together, and even Lu Bu was a little excited, seeing that there should be a big change in the situation, at this moment, if he can get the favor of the courtiers, then it will no longer be a dream to soar to the top

Lu Bu said that he didn't believe that Li Qin could control the government, he firmly believed that even if Li Qin could be powerful for a while, tilt the power of the government and the opposition, and even learn from Wang Mang to seek power and usurp the throne, he would eventually be eliminated, just like Liu Xiu reunified the world and established the Eastern Han Dynasty. He didn't see the results until the next step, and until now he thought that he would have a future if he pandered to the ministers

Cao Cao said again: "Don't be stunned, let's go and prepare, not only the horses, but also the firewood, grass and oil, and when we leave the village, we will burn the village in front of the officials."

The family members agreed in unison, if they sell favors, they have to sell it to the fullest, and burn the manor, which can be regarded as breaking the family for everyone, and helping the officials at this time will naturally be grateful

It took a long time before everything was ready. When Cao Cao came here to avoid the limelight, Cao Song, in order to make Cao Cao safer, left a back road, not only cleaned up the path out of the village, but also prepared hundreds of good horses, just for Cao Cao to escape, and now it just came in handy.

Cao Cao had been waiting on the corner tower, with only Xiahou Yuan and Lu Bu by his side. Cao Cao looked into the distance, and suddenly he said: "Here, how can there be so many people when those ministers come, could it be that half of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are here?" ”

Xiahou Yuan also said: "It seems that the matter is very serious."

Lu Bu said, "Are you sure they are ministers?" Why are they all red and purple? Ah, it's blood, but everyone has shed so much blood, why is no one being carried away? Seeing that the official and the lord were unlucky, his mood was really indescribably comfortable and extremely happy

Cao Cao immediately ran down the corner tower, rode out of the village gate, and went straight to the ministers, shouting while running: "Don't be busy, everyone, Cao Cao is here"

Xiahou Yuan shouted: "Master, let the little one go first to see if there are any horn supporters to follow."

Lu Bu quickly sorted out his armor, rode on a tall horse, held the Fang Tian painting halberd, and left the village majestically, intending to show a good impression on the courtiers so that he could be reused.