Chapter 238: Cao Cao's edict
In Cao Cao's eyes, this Guan Yu can be called a real hero, he not only has the courage of ten thousand people, but also has a lot of strategy, military talent, this person can be called an excellent general with both wisdom and martial arts, and this Guan Yu also has great ambitions, he is also a person with lofty ambitions and a heart for the world, how can such a talented and ambitious person be satisfied with a mere Luoyang? His killing of Dong Zhuoxiong in Luoyang was like a tiger with wings, which was exactly what Cao Cao was worried about.
Why do you say that? Before, Guan Yu was a general under Dong Zhuo, although he had a certain amount of power in the military and took on important responsibilities, but no matter what, he was a person under the fence, he had to obey Dong Zhuo's orders and obey Dong Zhuo's leadership, and in many ways he needed to obey Dong Zhuo's orders, with Dong Zhuo's suppression, even if he Guan Yu was capable, but the space to play was very limited, so it was difficult for Guan Yu to soar into the sky and dominate the world.
After Dong Zhuo was in Luoyang, although he was a little brutal and unkind, although he was a little bulliful, although he was a little absurd, but he did not have the ambition to dominate the world, although he had some ambitions, but when he entered Luoyang, Dong Zhuo had no other intentions, and he did not have the ambition to get rid of the Quartet, of course, this is also related to his age, after all, he is nearly half a hundred years old, and he does not have the energy to compete for hegemony, and Dong Zhuo only cares about pleasure after entering Luoyang, which has somewhat consumed a lot of his fighting spirit
Under Dong Zhuo's suppression, Guan Yu is just a general, although he is outstanding in all aspects, but when Guan Yu killed Dong Zhuo in Luoyang. All this began to turn around, and Cao Cao thought that Guan Yu, who had been Dong Zhuo's love for many years, would not rebel against Dong Zhuo. Because after all these years, he has not shown any signs of rebellion. But when this sudden change happened, like a thunderclap on a sunny day, it suddenly shook Cao Cao, Cao Cao heard the news and immediately had mixed feelings, Guan Yu actually killed Dong Zhuo and occupied Luoyang, isn't this equivalent to the fish returning to the sea and the tiger entering the mountains and forests? Is this worth it?
Others may not know Guan Yu, but Cao Cao, who has been in contact with Guan Yu, still knows Guan Yu quite well, this kid is not an ordinary person, he has excellent military talent and is deeply popular. Another point is that this kid is young and promising, young and strong, once he reaches the peak of power, the consequences are unimaginable, but Cao Cao's worries still happened: Guan Yu actually killed Dong Zhuo and quickly controlled the military power of Luoyang, and quickly eliminated dissidents, set things right, and stabilized the situation in Luoyang, and Guan Yu actually won the approval of many ministers in the court, and the connections were so good, Guan Yu killed Dong Zhuo in the name of King Qin's thief this time. Occupied Luoyang and successfully quelled Luoyang's internal and external troubles, defeated Li Dao's attack, and made Luoyang's position more stable.
The previous Guan Yu got rid of Luoyang's internal troubles in Luoyang: Modern and Yang Yi once again established their authority in Luoyang. Moreover, Guan Yu also moved out of his former righteous brother Liu Bei, and turned Liu Bei into an imperial uncle, Guan Yu's connections in the court have increased unprecedentedly. The position of power was also more consolidated, all of which made Cao Cao restless. Guan Yu, the tiger, jumped out all of a sudden, becoming the biggest trouble in his heart. In Cao Cao's view, he needs to hurry up and become bigger and stronger, grow up, and compete side by side with Guan Yu, because Guan Yu's strength at this time is enough to shock the world, if he doesn't hurry up and become stronger, he has to let Guan Yu clean up
Guan Yu's bigger and stronger made Cao Cao feel that Yali was so big, because this Guan Yu was like a sleeping lion suddenly awakened, when Guan Yu killed Dong Zhuo and occupied Luoyang, Cao Cao finally understood that this kid had been waiting for this day, it turned out that everything was in his brewing, Guan Yu is a scheming person, his quick action should fully prove that he is prepared, maybe it has been brewing for a long time, maybe it has been hidden for a long time, maybe it has been patient for a long time, and finally it broke out after arriving in Luoyang.
Cao Cao did not dare to slack off after standing in Yanzhou, he was ready to expand his strength a little more, so as to be able to compete with Guan Yu in the future, but the talents he gathered this time made him once again ignite hope for the future, this time he gathered a group of capable generals, many people can be called rare talents, strategists such as Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others, military generals such as Dian Wei, Yu Ban, etc., Cao Cao is a master who is good at discovering talents, through contact with him to know what kind of people are available, what kind of people can be used, What kind of people can be reused, and a group of talents in his network this time can be called talents that can be reused.
Just when Cao Cao worked hard to defeat Yanzhou, painstakingly excavated a group of talents, and was about to rise, Luoyang suddenly issued a holy decree to hand over his military power, needless to say that this is Guan Yu's strategy, take the Son of Heaven to order the princes, this is his advantage, but since it is the holy decree, if you are not called to carry it out, it will be disobeying the holy decree, and the crime is great! If he was called to carry it out, all that he had created would be in vain, and Cao Cao had no choice but to find his ministers and start to discuss
Cao Cao convened his subordinates in the Yanzhou Mansion to begin to discuss, Cao Cao first informed the holy decree, and then asked everyone to plan it, and the strategist Guo Jia first analyzed: "This is a dilemma, no matter how we go is a defeat, the person who came out with this plan is really good, the young saint who came up with this strategy should be Guan Yu, I heard that Guan Yu is a wise and brave person, he came up with this strategy for the lord There are two necessary points: one is to order the main bus to send troops like other princes, and return to the imperial court; The second is to use this as an excuse to crusade against the lord, but it is really difficult for Guan Yunchang to crusade against the lord, but this does not affect the reason for becoming a crusade against the lord! ”
"What Feng Xiao said is exactly what I want! But Fengxiao, I am a little puzzled by what you said later! Guan Yu's crusade against us is difficult and does not affect the conquest, how can you say this? Cao Cao said suspiciously.
Guo Jiasui explained: "Guan Yunchang certainly wants to sweep away the people who are not satisfied, but looking at today, the princes are together, the heroes are competing for the deer, and the heroes are standing in a forest, so who hands over the military power to submit to Luoyang, I think no one is easy to submit, after all, it is the strong and strong of the separatist side, and it is used to being the king, and no one is willing to let anyone easily hand over the military power, so that is not the same as seeking a dead end, for the princes of the divided side, the loss of military power is equivalent to losing their lives, so involving matters of interest, the princes will not easily agree, In this way, the enemies Guan Yu faced can be imagined, how many people will he want to sweep away? It's just too much, Guan Yu is a person who has the ability to this is recognized, but it is not so easy for him to eat a few princes in one bite is to sweep away the Quartet, the lord is not bordered by Luoyang here, if the lord is not convinced, it is not easy to conquer the lord, why do you say that? If he rashly comes to attack the lord, the soldiers and horses he brings must not be missing, it is not easy to destroy a prince, even if he Guan Yunchang wants to destroy the lord, he has to bring a large team of men and horses, so that Luoyang will be empty, you must know that if Luoyang is empty, what kind of danger will it be, the west of Luoyang is Li Dao, Li Dao can take the opportunity to attack Luoyang at any time, the lord thinks that it is appropriate to lose Luoyang or destroy the lord's profit? Among them, Guan Yu knows better than anyone else, so Guan Yu will not attack the lord easily. As for saying that it will not affect him to conquer the lord, this does not refer to Guan Yu, but that Guan Yu may use others to conquer the lord, and then achieve the goal of using people to control people, that is, to use others to kill the lord! ”
Cao Cao nodded incessantly while listening, and when Guo Jia finished speaking, Cao Cao suddenly realized: "What should I do like this?" ”
Xun Yu then said: "This matter is not difficult to do! The lord can only send a letter to Luoyang, and the letter clearly states the meaning of obedience! keeps saying that he will return to obedience but will not take any practical action on this, let alone go to Luoyang to claim the minister, just so indifferent and waiting for the opportunity, Guan Yunchang may use others to ask for the lord, but the lord does not have to worry, if it is not a big misunderstanding and contradiction, imagine which prince will serve the court in vain? As long as Guan Yunchang can't come to collect the lord, who else would dare to come to challenge? Even if you come, isn't it asking for troubles and suffering? ”
"Xun Wenruo is right! Do as you say! Cao Cao said categorically.
Cao Cao made up his mind and immediately sent a letter to Luoyang according to Xun Yu's words, the letter said: Yanzhou Mu Cao Mengde received the order, the minister is a famous family of the Han Dynasty, my family has been loyal to the court for generations, I am Yanzhou pastor, one side of the feudal officials, the court officials should serve the court for His Majesty to be loyal, the minister is not not for His Majesty to do his best to be loyal, for the community to be distracted for His Majesty to share worries, I sit in Yanzhou should try my best to be loyal to the court, take care of Yanzhou affairs, suppress the anti-thief Yellow Turban Army, do a good job of their own work, stick to the water and soil, Pacify the people of one side and use this as your allegiance to Your Majesty! I hope that your majesty will not worry! If necessary, Cao Cao should do what he is ordered, and there is no ambition!
Cao Cao immediately wrote a letter and sent it to Luoyang, Emperor Xian received Cao Cao's letter and found Guan Yu to discuss, Guan Yu read the letter, and was very annoyed: this Cao Cao really slipped his head and kept saying that he would return to the army but did not mention when to hand over the military power and when to come to Luoyang to join the Hajj Son of Heaven, this substantive problem Cao Cao deliberately avoided, Guan Yu couldn't help but think: The good boy is really smart, but the magic is one foot high and one foot high, and he can deal with you freely! (To be continued......)