Although the news transmission at the end of the Han Dynasty was very backward, after the news that the emperor returned to Luoyang was confirmed, people from all walks of life from near and far sent a large number of fine works to Luoyang, and then sent back more exciting news.

"On the first day of the Son of Heaven's Imperial Meeting, he crowned Liu Yu's big Sima and sent someone to Youzhou to invite Liu Yu to return to Beijing to preside over the overall situation!"

"The Son of Heaven crowned Liu Yu's son Liu He as the general of the hussars and the governor of the affairs of the five northern states!"

"Liu He went south and set up the general's mansion in Yecheng."

"Zhao Yun controls Hanoi, and Zhang Yang's forces live in Luoyang."

"Yuan Shao captured Chang'an, Li Dao retreated to Tongguan, and Lu Bu was trapped in Anyi."

"Liu Yu did not accept the big Sima, and led the crowd to Luoyang."

"Liu He met with the Jizhou gentry in Yecheng and said that he would lead the army to cross the river on a certain day!"

"Liu Yu diverted from Hanoi into Luoyang, and there were crowds of people along the way, and the cheers shook the sky."

One by one, the news was transmitted back to Changyi, Xiapi, Shouchun, Wancheng, Xiangyang, Chaisang, and Chengdu......

Cao Cao was not happy when he learned that the Son of Heaven was still in the capital, because he had lost contact with the military advisor Xun You for several days, and if Xun You had not had an accident, then the news should have been transmitted back from Luoyang by him, rather than someone else hastily passing it back after the incident. According to the original plan, Xun You went to Chang'an to carry out activities and promote the return of the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, and then Cao Cao used the power of some ministers of the court to suddenly send troops to Luoyang in the name of King Qin's escort, and then took Luoyang as the center to compete with Liu Yu and his son. After Xun You went to Chang'an, he couldn't come back for a long time, and Cao Cao knew that the time was not ripe, so he waited patiently, and as a result, he waited for the news of Liu Yu's entry into Beijing.

Since Liu Yu entered Luoyang with 10,000 dragon and tiger guards, it became difficult for Cao Cao to meddle in Luoyang's affairs, and what made him even more worried was that Liu He actually set up his line in Yecheng, which was definitely not good news for Yanzhou, which was across the river.

Cao Cao's heart was troubled. asked a few strategists to find a way out, and the chief strategist Xun Yu poured a basin of cold water on him.

Xun Yu said: "The return of the Son of Heaven to the capital, and the return of the Taifu to Beijing are all things that the people want." Now Luoyang is impregnable, Liu Yu's father and son are strong, and the restoration of the majesty of the Han family is irreversible. Liu Hetun troops Yecheng, pacifying the north is just around the corner, Meng De must also see the general trend clearly, do not go against the trend. ”

Xun Yu's words meant that he persuaded Cao Cao to stay honest. Don't go against Liu Yu's father and son, lest when Liu He sends troops south, he will be the first to clean him up. However, Cao Cao is the hero of the world, and it is not easy to bring Yanzhou and Yuzhou into his hands, but now Xun Yu wants him to bow down and be a minister, how can he be willing in his heart?

Cao Cao couldn't get Xun Yu's support, and he had a lot of resentment towards him in his heart, but he couldn't do it, so he had to ask Cheng Yu to analyze and plan for him.

Cheng Yu is not like Xun Yu. is only dedicated to restoring and revitalizing the Han family, what he wants is to assist a Ming lord to achieve Wang Tu's hegemony, as for whether it is the Han family or not, it doesn't matter. Cheng Yu saw that Cao Cao was a little depressed. Then he comforted and said: "Meng De doesn't have to be like this, although Liu Yu returned to Beijing, he can't cover the sky in the court after all, although Liu He is powerful." But the matter of the imperial court letting him governor the five northern states is already the limit, as long as he is careful to deal with it, there will be a turnaround in the future! ”

Cao Cao listened to Cheng Yu's words. With the spirit, he hurriedly said: "How to turn around?" Please also teach me Mr. Zhongdeok! ”

Cheng Yu analyzed for Cao Cao and said: "How similar is the situation in Luoyang today to when He Jin was dominant and Dong Zhuo was in power? Although Liu Yu's father and son occupy the name of the clan and now have the power to control the government, they can't directly usurp the throne and stand on their own, otherwise how can the heroes of the world agree? The Son of Heaven grew up day by day, and when he felt that Liu Yu's father and son threatened his throne, Meng De's opportunity came! What Meng De needs to do now is to temporarily gather his troops and horses, not to directly clash with Liu Yu's father and son, and let Liu He concentrate on fighting with Yuan Shao. ”

"However, I and Yuan Benchu are close to each other, our lips are dead and our teeth are cold, if we sit back and watch Yuan Shao be defeated by Liu He, when Liu He turns around to deal with us, who else can we rely on?"

"Meng De didn't do anything in Yanzhou, which was already the best support for Yuan Shao, at least it restrained Liu and a lot of troops in Jizhou, which relieved Yuan Shao a lot of pressure. There is a saying that 'life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky', since Yuan Benchu lost Jizhou, then he can't complain about us, after all, he was too big at the beginning, otherwise how could he suffer a big loss in Hedong. ”

"Mr. Zhongde is right, so do we still have to carry out our arrangement in the east?"

"The arrangement in the east can only be implemented after Yuan Shu moves, although Liu He secretly supports Xuzhou, he has no legitimate reason to directly send troops to Xuzhou, and Meng De can enter Xuzhou by mediating the war between Xu and Yang."

"Do you contact Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and others to check and balance Liu Yu's father and son?"

"Just contact Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang is far away in Yizhou, and now Yuan Shao occupies Guanzhong, his own advisers suggest that he secretly join forces with Liu Zhang in Yizhou, if Meng De sends someone to intervene, it will not be beautiful."

"Gongda (Xun Youzi) doesn't know his whereabouts now, I'm very worried, I don't know if Zhongde has a good plan?"

"You can let Wen Ruo send someone to Luoyang to inquire about the news, Meng De doesn't need to worry, Gongda is especially good at flexible ways, even if he is in danger, he can turn the danger into a disaster."

Cheng Yu's comfort and encouragement made Cao Cao feel a lot better, and he no longer asked Xi Zhicai, who was seriously ill in bed, and the strategist Liu Ye went to Taishan County at this time, so he relied more on Cheng Yu and was alienated from Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is known as Wang Zuo, and his insight into the human situation is naturally extraordinary, and he soon noticed the change in Cao Cao's attitude towards him, but he didn't care about it, and even had the idea of returning to Yingchuan to live in seclusion temporarily. Considering Cao Cao's current difficult situation, and Xun Yu lost contact in Luoyang, Xun Yu finally decided to contact Liu He and ask Liu He directly.

Changyi was only a few hundred miles away from Yecheng, and it didn't take long for the news to be transmitted, and soon Liu He received a letter from Xun Yu to himself.

Xun Yu was still very polite to Liu He in the letter, praised Liu He's exploits in resisting the Hu people in the north over the years, and also recognized Liu He's practice of cleaning up the Gongsun Du of Liaodong.

Liu He remembered that after receiving an urgent report from Youzhou, someone had quietly come to Luoyang to warn him and remind him to guard against Cao Cao, but Liu He finally chose to return to Youzhou from Hedong and Bingzhou, avoiding Cao Cao's ambush on both sides of the Yellow River. After the incident, Liu He had pondered many times which person in Cao Ying had sent someone to warn him, but because this person no longer had any contact with him, he had no clue. Now Xun Yu suddenly mentioned in the letter that Luoyang warned him that year, and Liu He suddenly realized.

Liu He remembered that Xun Yu's ending in another historical time and space did not seem to be very good, probably because he strongly opposed Cao Cao's crown, and now it seems that Xun Yu really has his heart set on the Han family, and he does not agree with any warlord's behavior of splitting the land and dividing the territory. Feeling that Xun Yu had helped him at the beginning, and Liu He also admired this Wang Zuo, he gave an order to Li Yan in Luoyang, asking him to release Xun You, who had been placed under house arrest, and then send someone to send him out of Luoyang.

Soon after, Li Yan received Liu He's order, he was worried about how to deal with Xun You, since Liu He asked him to send Xun You out of the country, Li Yan immediately complied, and sent a team of men and horses to escort Xun You out of Luoyang and all the way to Fengqiu.

Xun You, who was in prison, thought that he didn't know that he would not be able to regain his freedom until the Year of the Monkey, but he was imprisoned in a courtyard for less than two months, and then he was inexplicably sent to Fengqiu.

Cao Cao inquired carefully about Xun You's experience in Luoyang, and was particularly interested in the period between his loss of contact and his eventual safe return. Xun You didn't know that Xun Yu secretly rescued him, and in the face of Cao Cao's inquiring gaze, he could only tell the truth. Cao Cao is a very suspicious person, the more Xun You tells the truth, the more unbelievable he feels, just imagine, who would be so bored as to catch someone and lock him up for two months, and then release him inexplicably?

When he turned his back on Xun Yu's uncle and nephew, Cao Cao asked Cheng Yu what he thought of Xun Yu's sudden return, Cheng Yu thought that Xun Yu had the grace of recommending him, so he didn't want to say bad things about him behind Xun Yu's back, so he could only explain to Cao Cao that it might be that Liu He felt that Xun You's identity was special, and he didn't want to offend the Yingchuan scholars in Luoyang City, so he had to quietly release Xun You back.

Cao Cao's explanation of Cheng Yu was skeptical, and considering that he was employing people, he kept this matter out of place for the time being.

Xun Yu did not complete the task assigned by Cao Cao, and was depressed all day after returning to Changyi, Xun Yu couldn't bear it after seeing it, and finally told Xun You the truth one night when there was no one around. Only then did Xun You know that it was this uncle of the family who was six years younger than him who secretly took action and rescued him from Luoyang.

Xun Yu asked Xun Yu: "How does Wen Ruo know that I am controlled by Liu He's people?" Why did Liu He release me with just one letter from you? What agreement did you secretly reach with that Liu He behind Cao Gong's back? I was arrested in Luoyang, was it the news that you secretly revealed to Liu He? ”

A series of questions made Xun Yu feel sour and helpless in his heart. Xun Yu couldn't tell Xun Yu what happened back then, otherwise the two of them would not be able to tolerate Cao Ying in the future. He said to Xun You: "Liu He has been operating in Luoyang for several years, even if he left Luoyang later, he also left many followers, with your friendship and status in Luoyang, others can't touch you at all, unless it is Liu He's people who make a move." The reason why Liu He was willing to release you after seeing my letter was because I had recommended Guo Fengxiao to Liu He back then, so he sold me this face. I have never done things worthy of heaven and earth and my own heart, and how can I do things that I have made an agreement with others behind my lord's back? If I want Liu He to arrest you, why should I come forward to let Liu He release you? ”

In order to appease Xun You, Xun Yu had no choice but to tell a lie that could not be verified at all, that is, he said that Guo Jia went to seek refuge with Liu He and was recommended by him. In fact, Guo Jia was kidnapped by Liu He from Yingchuan, and outsiders refused to know about this matter except for the parties involved. (To be continued......)