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Cao Cao's heart moved, just because Cao Ren didn't recognize the person, he vaguely guessed who sent it.

Thinking of this, he didn't have the desire to see the person who came, and immediately sighed in the dark, and replied to Cao Ren: "Well, I know, just say that I have no leisure for the time being, and I don't see outsiders." ”

Even if he couldn't see it clearly, Cao Cao could still guess that Cao Ren, who was standing at the door of the tent, seemed to be stunned for a while, and then he agreed and walked out of the tent.

Cao Cao still sat alone in the dark, pondering the way forward and how he should go.

The current situation in the world is very clear, and the governors of the eastern part of the country have not even done the superficial work of the imperial court, and have appointed county guards on their own, showing that they do not take the imperial court under the control of the Western Liang Army in their eyes at all.

In fact, even if the Kwantung Coalition Army really invaded Luoyang, Cao Cao believed that after the war, the governors of various places would still appoint county guards by various means, at most they would only write to the imperial court to talk about it.

Although no one will be the first to jump up and raise the banner, in fact, the era of self-respect for the princes everywhere has come.

In such a bad situation, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile bitterly at what happened to him, and to use an inappropriate analogy, he was like getting up early in the morning, but now he had a late meeting, and he worked hard to promote the establishment of the Kwantung Coalition Army, after several months, from vigorous and vigorous, to the current disintegration, leaving nothing but the abandoned things in the camp.

While pondering, Cao Ren reported outside the tent again, saying that someone had come to report.

This time, Cao Cao couldn't refuse again, so he had to let people come in and light the lights and candles to see the comer.

When Qiao Mao led the army to attack Xingyang with Cao Cao, he was defeated by the Xiliang army, and his life and death were unknown.

Among the princes of the Eighteen Roads, Cao Cao was actually close to Dongjun Taishou Qiaomao, and they had known each other for a long time, but they didn't expect that Cao Cao's first battle would send this close friend to the point of no return.

This made Cao Cao extremely sad for a while, and he had no shame to go to see Qiao Mao's old people.

The two sat down, Cao Cao's face was ashamed, his words were choked, his eyes were full of tears, and he sighed: "Brother Yuan Wei (PS: Yuan Wei, the character of Qiao Mao, is Qiao Xuan's nephew. Talented, prestigious, worried about the country and the people, but never thought of jealousy of talents, resulting in his untimely death, ashamed of his old friend Qiao Gong's spirit. ”

Cao Cao's Qiao Gong is Qiao Xuan, the uncle of Qiao Mao, who has served as the third duke, who is highly respected and called Qiao Gong by the world. When Cao Cao was young, he heard that Qiao Gong was kind and kind, and he liked to bring him to learn, so he relied on his enthusiasm and full of momentum, and brought his own poems and texts to see.

He still remembers Qiao Gong's comments on Cao Cao clearly, as if the hearty and energetic white-haired old man was sitting opposite him at the moment, and said in a half-surprised, half-playful and exaggerated tone: "The world will be chaotic, and those who are not destined for the world cannot help, and those who can be safe are in the king!" ”

Cao Cao has always kept this sentence in his heart, even if he was in a moment of righteousness, took the heirloom seven-star treasure knife handed over by Situ Wang Yun, killed the Taiwei Dong Zhuo, left Luoyang, and fled all the way back to Chenliu, he still used Qiao Gong's words to spur himself.

At that time, it was the bleakest time in Cao Cao's life, and the shame of being regarded as a gunman was always gnawing at his heart, making him sigh: Rather teach me to bear the world, and Hugh let the world bear me.

Cao Cao's true feelings revealed as soon as they met also made Cheng Yu secretly sad, he sat beside him, and together with Cao Cao, wept there, recalling Qiao Mao's life.

After talking for more than half an hour, the two of them quieted down at the same time.

Or did Cao Cao react quickly, looked up at Cheng Yu, and asked, "Brother Zhongde came this time, but on the orders of Liu Yanzhou?" ”

Cheng Yu nodded, said yes, and did not beat around the bush, and said: "The intention of the envoy is to lead the general to the eastern county to defend the Taishou, and the battle here will cause a lot of losses under the monarch's jurisdiction, so it is ......."

When Cheng Yu wanted to speak and stopped, Cao Cao spoke up at the right time and asked, "Oh, who is in charge of Chen Liu?" ”

"Wang Qiu!"

Cheng Yu replied very simply, and saw Cao Cao's body shocked slightly, and then said: "The subordinate Pi Chen Qi (PS: the word Hanyu) is the prime minister of Jibei, Liu Hong of the same clan is the Taishou of Shanyang, and the remaining counties of Dongping, Rencheng, Taishan, and Jiyin all remain the same. ”

Liu Dai's appointment was actually not unexpected by Cao Cao. Wang Qiu is Liu Dai's confidant general, and he is appointed as Chen Liu's Taishou, Cao Cao knows that if he does not accept Liu Dai's appointment, then Wang Qiu's major task is bound to monitor himself who returns to Chen Liu.

It is easy to understand that Liu Hong, a fellow clan, was appointed as the Taishou of Shanyang. The Chen family where Chen Pi is located is a local family in Xiapi, Xuzhou, and he himself is also a famous person in the world.

In fact, Liu Dai's appointments, including sending Cheng Yu to persuade Cao Cao to serve as the Taishou of Dongjun, were the result of careful consideration, and they all had profound meanings.

Everyone knows that Cao Cao is one of the initiators of the establishment of the Kwantung Alliance, his reputation has been revealed, but now his identity is the most embarrassing, Liu Dai at this time he is the Taishou of Dongjun, and he can borrow the name of Cao Cao in one fell swoop to promote his own reputation.

The appointment of Liu Hong as the Taishou of Shanyang and the appointment of Wang Qiu as the Taishou of Chen Liu, is to pay attention to practicality, and in fact, it is also to warn Cao Cao: You do not accept my position as the Taishou of Dongjun, and you want to return to Chen Liu's hometown to engage in the east and west, no way.

The reuse of Chen Qi in Xiapi should be a gesture of goodwill to the local families in Xuzhou, which unmistakably highlights Liu Dai's covetousness for Xuzhou.

Cao Cao was silent for a long time, and finally only sighed and asked, "According to Brother Zhongde's opinion, how should Cao Cao choose?" ”

"Subject to the seal of the East County Taishou, the heart of the king is calm, dormant for a long time, and wait for it to change."

Cheng Yu's answer was much more than Cao Cao expected.

This is like a lobbyist who came to persuade Cao Cao under the order of Liu Dai, a pastor of Yanzhou, but it is like a strategist under Cao Cao's account, giving advice to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's eyebrows were tightly locked, he was a little puzzled, Cheng Yu smiled indifferently, and said: "To make the king is a talent, but also filial piety and forgiveness, humble himself and others, but it is a pity that the plot is too big, too hasty, and too sharp, it is really difficult to get what you want." Looking at the heart of the general, but there is a suspicion of guarding the general, after all, it is the reason why the instrument is not macro. The general is not, he has an outstanding reputation, he has the world in his heart, although the army is still broken, the people who can fight are still there, and although there is no inch of land under his jurisdiction, his bearing is magnificent. Temporarily sheltering under the eaves of others, waiting for the time to soar into the sky, is the feasible path of the general today. ”

Cheng Yu said this very sincerely, Cao Cao immediately got up, came to Cheng Yu's case, shook it to the ground, and thanked: "stupid, I want to refuse Liu Yanzhou's kindness, now I have Mr. to guide the maze, the luck of three lives, if Mr. does not give up, please accept the three times." ”

Cao Cao respectfully slammed to the ground, but Cheng Yu sat down calmly, his face was as usual.

It seems that this situation is very strange, but in fact, the two of them are not different at all, Cao Cao finished three times, Cheng Yu got up, shook Cao Cao to the ground, and said: "Lord!" ”

The term lord was first coined by Guo Tu, a staff member of Yuan Shao's account, and it is very appropriate to refer to the current Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was originally the Taishou of the Bohai Sea, but because he raised troops to oppose Li Guo and the thieves who controlled the government, this title is inconvenient to say clearly, and now that the Kwantung Coalition Army has fallen apart, the self-proclaimed general of the Che Cavalry is of course inconvenient to call it again.

Guo Tu called Yuan Shao the main prince, which not only means honorific title, but also orderly up and down. Therefore, in just a few days, this title has spread in the camp of the coalition army, and the generals and staff of the princes from all walks of life have changed their words, and the title of the lord has become a new trend for a while.

Without waiting for Cao Cao to speak, Cheng Yu got up and said with a smile: "The lord is relaxed, Yu has not switched to Liu Yuanjun's account, and is still a subordinate official of the Taishou Mansion of Dongjun." ”

Cheng Yu's words are at this point, and Cao Cao is inconvenient to say anything. With Cheng Yu's ability, of course, he also knows that in front of people, of course, he can't call Cao Cao like that.

The two sat down again, and Cheng Yu spoke more directly, and said, "Does the lord know the original intention of Liu Envoy Monarch to be the prince of Dongjun?" ”

Cao Cao originally wanted to excuse himself, but after thinking about it, Cheng Yu was already so pretentious, and then hid it in front of him, but it was too much, and he frowned and replied: "Does the envoy intend to use Dongjun as the base and plot against the counties of Qingzhou?" ”

Cheng Yu nodded and responded: "It's good that the lord understands, now it seems that Kong Qingzhou also seems to be vigilant, and set off first, just to avoid the envoy, and ask Lu Youzhou to come to Liu Xuande and go out of Pingyuan County, which is also intended to resist Dongjun." ”

"Liu Xuande!"

Cao Cao thought silently, remembering that when Yuan Shao had just led the army to arrive at Sujujube, the man with big ears and shoulders and hands over his knees that he had seen at the banquet, he couldn't help frowning again and asked: "If you make the king drive Cao to attack the plain and even Qingzhou, how does Sir think Cao should deal with himself?" ”

Cheng Yu replied without hesitation: "Since the lord is temporarily under the king's account and the king has an order, of course the lord has to obey and act according to the order." However, in Yu's opinion, in the short term, there will be no such big move, and the eight counties of Yanzhou, the ruler of the king, is only two or three, that is, Dongjun, I am afraid it will take time to stabilize. With the heart of the king, he will definitely not transfer the soldiers and horses under his command to the lord, so he must wait for the lord to raise the soldiers and horses before he can give the order. ”

"Well, so to speak, at least a year or two away."

Cao Cao groaned slightly, and immediately understood that in such a year or two, he would have some room for maneuver.

Outside the Tiger Prison Pass, in the original coalition camp, there was calm, but there was unpeace, and at this moment, in the pass, thousands of miles away, it was even more calm and unpeaceful.

During this time, Xu Yu stayed in Chang'an, waiting for the reply of the former left cavalry general Huangfu Song. Waiting left and right, just can't wait for the conviction of the old general Huangfu Song, which makes Xu You very anxious.

It was late at night, he still didn't feel sleepy, standing in front of the window, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, thinking about the Tiger Prison Pass thousands of miles away, I don't know how the war there has been, whether the coalition forces have invaded the Tiger Prison Pass.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a leak in the distance, and he retracted his mind, smiled bitterly, and secretly thought to himself, today is another day of waiting in vain.

Just as he was about to rest, there was a knock on the door, and then a low voice came: "Sir, someone has come to see you." ”

Xu You suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked in a low voice, "But is it sent by the old general?" ”

"Exactly!"

Xu You was overjoyed, and hurriedly whispered: "Hurry, hurry, please." “

Half of the door creaked, half opened, and a figure flashed in, Xu You saw by the light of the lamp and candle that it was the son of the old general Huangfu Song, Huangfu Jianshou.

Huangfu Jianshou didn't have time to sit down, so he smiled and said in a low voice: "Mr. Ti has waited for a long time, my father's decision has been decided, and Keri will break out of the cage." ”