When Yuan Shao's sons Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were mentioned, Cao Cao couldn't help but be angry and angry.

However, the Yuan brothers were not the ones who worried him the most. What really made Cao Cao indignant was Ju Yi, who was known as the first general in Jizhou and was named a general by Yuan Shao.

"Ju Yi, this guy is even more hateful!" With just this sentence, Cao Cao's breath became rapid, which showed how angry he was with Ju Yi in his heart.

After a pause, Cao Cao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then said in a loud voice: "Ju Yi is a thief who is stubborn, before the war, I sent several times to persuade him to lead the army to attack the Youzhou army of Zhang Liao, but he shirked in every possible way and insisted on not complying. However, after our army defeated Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Zhang Yan, he suddenly attacked, took advantage of the fire to rob, and took all the Zhongshan and Changshan kingdoms captured by our army as his own. Now this thief occupies the land of the two counties, and the army is self-respecting, although it has not raised the banner, it is tantamount to separating and standing on its own.

The most infuriating thing is that the real soldiers who are good at fighting in the Jizhou army are in the hands of Juyi thieves. Don't look at the fact that he only has 50,000 soldiers and horses under his account, but they are all elite soldiers and horses who have survived a hundred battles, it may not be easy for us to destroy him in one fell swoop. What's more, this thief is now backed by the Great Black Mountain, and after the Black Mountain is the annex under the rule of the Li thief, in case he is forced to be in a hurry, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not lead his troops to defect to the Li thief. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sighed in amazement: "Hey! If Yuan Shao didn't die, these things would naturally be solved, but now that he is gone, he will leave me and others with a lot of trouble. It's really a fateful time, I didn't expect it! ”

Xun Yu nodded lightly, and said softly thoughtfully: "The matter has come to this." Regret is useless, and only by facing it calmly can we solve the crisis in front of us. ”

Cao Cao bowed his head slightly with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice: "What Wen Ruo said is very true. If the current situation is as Wen Ruo said. Li Thief has no intention of waving his army to attack Jizhou for the time being, so we will have time to clean up the mess, reorganize the Jizhou army, and rectify the rule of officials, so as to control the situation in Jizhou. In this regard, what is Wen Ruo's opinion? In fact, Cao Cao already had a plan in his heart, but he still asked Xun Yu for a plan. It invisibly shows his trust and respect for Xun Yu, and he relies on him as an arm. This is an extremely clever way to control the people, a way to buy people's hearts. The second is to listen to and make it clear, pick up the missing and fill in the gaps, so as to avoid mistakes.

Sure enough, Xun Yu seemed to have a plan for this. Immediately said without thinking: "Just as the lord just said." At present, Ju Yi supports the army to stand on his own, and occupies a favorable terrain, divides the two counties of Changshan and Zhongshan, and is backed by the Great Black Mountain, so that we can not be in a hurry, lest his dog jump over the wall in a hurry and lead his troops to defect to Li Thief. It's up to us to put it aside for now. Ignore it and wait until you are completely in control of the situation.

So it goes. The top priority in front of us is to take over the remaining counties and counties of Jizhou as much as possible, integrate Jizhou's soldiers and horses, take over Jizhou's money, grain, and ordnance baggage, and take the opportunity to recruit soldiers and horses and strengthen our strength. At the same time, the lord must also treat Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang brothers well, and properly appease the subordinates of Jizhou who fled with them, so as to quickly stabilize the situation with their hands and take over the counties and counties. ”

Speaking of this, Xun Yu paused and said respectfully: "There are still two things that need to be solved urgently, and the Lord must make a decision quickly." First, now that we have three states, the location of the lord's mansion must be determined. Second, Yuan Shao has given up the throne to the lord, and what the lord's plan for this is now also needs to be determined as soon as possible. At present, the state capital has not yet been determined, and the identity and status of the lord are not clear, so it is not conducive to appeasing the people's hearts and the morale of the army. I don't know what the Lord wants? ”

Indeed, now Cao Cao already has the land of three states under his rule, and he is no longer the former state pastor of one state, and he is a great victorious army, with high morale, and the territory and soldiers and horses have tripled, and the strength has increased greatly, which is not the same as before. It was only because there was still fighting in recent days that Cao Cao had no time to think about the relocation of the state capital and whether to inherit the throne. However, these two matters must be settled as soon as possible, and they should not be delayed; if they are delayed for a long time, they will inevitably affect the efficiency of administration and will be prone to chaos.

In fact, there is no need to consider the determination of the capital office, and Yecheng is a ready-made capital. However, after all, Cao Cao had just occupied this city, and had not yet completely controlled Jizhou, and his foundation was unstable, so it was not appropriate to set the capital in Yecheng. In addition, more than 50,000 soldiers and horses of Juyi's department were stationed in Changshan and Zhongshan, supporting troops and standing on their own, sitting on the wall and watching, posing a certain threat to Yecheng. In addition, Yecheng is quite close to Hanoi County, and the Xiliang Army has stationed heavy troops in Hanoi, which always threatens the safety of Wei County and even Yecheng. Since then, Yecheng is not the best capital to govern, and it needs to be carefully chosen.

Compared with determining the location of the capital, whether or not to ascend the throne as emperor is a major event that affects people's hearts, and it can be said to be the most important. This matter is directly related to the vital interests of all the civil ministers and generals under Cao Cao's command, how can they be indifferent, how can they not care?

If Cao Cao ascends the throne as emperor and changes the Yuan to open the country, then the civil and military forces who follow him will naturally rise, and there will be a place for them among the civil and military officials, and most of the military generals can worship the generals, seal the wife and son, and glorify the ancestors. This matter is related to the future and destiny of countless people, involving a wide range of people, and the impact is huge, and we must not be negligent.

Therefore, even if Xun Yu didn't mention these two things, Cao Cao knew them well and never forgot them for a moment. In fact, he has been thinking about these two issues in recent days, thinking about them repeatedly and carefully weighing the pros and cons.

If Li Li is killed in one fell swoop this time, Cao Cao will definitely choose to set the capital Yecheng without hesitation, become the emperor, and reign over the world. This is because there is no master in the world at present, and ascending the throne and becoming emperor is undoubtedly the best policy to unite people's hearts, taking the lead in seizing the orthodox status of the world, and then waving the army to conquer the Quartet and dominate the world. It's a pity that Li Li escaped after all, which made Cao Cao can't help but be worried, thinking that his strength is not as good as Li Li, and he lacks confidence to dare to usurp the throne without authorization.

Since he is not called the emperor for the time being, the matter of Yecheng as the capital needs to be reconsidered, and he must not act hastily. After all, the capital of the whole army is of great significance, and once it is selected, it cannot be changed, let alone make any mistakes, otherwise it will inevitably cause chaos and affect the entire situation.

If Xun Yu didn't mention these two things at this time, Cao Cao still wanted to put it back and make a decision after the situation stabilized. But at this moment, Xun Yu solemnly put it forward, which means that this is not his intention alone, but the unanimous opinion of all civil and military personnel. Since then, these two matters are imminent and urgent, and we must make a quick decision, otherwise the people's hearts will fluctuate and the morale of the army will be unstable, which will inevitably lead to chaos.

In the midst of a quick change of thought, Cao Cao was silent for a while, and then said in a low tone: "Yanzhou is located south of the Yellow River, although there is a strong city to defend, but it cannot last for a long time. Qingzhou is located in a corner, bordering Youzhou in the north and the sea in the east, which is also not advisable. In contrast, Jizhou is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with a fertile field and a large population, with the Yellow River barrier in the south and the Taihang Mountains in the northwest. Therefore, the decision has been made, and he still takes Yecheng as the capital, leading the prime minister of the Han Dynasty alone, patrolling the hunt on behalf of the sky, clearing the universe, and supporting the Han family! ”

"The lord is wise! In the next 、、、 Weichen see the prime minister! Xun Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately got up and bowed his head, not calling himself "below", he happily regarded himself as a "micro-minister", as if he was a dead heart worshiping Cao Cao, and there was no dissenting heart from then on.

It goes without saying that Cao Cao obviously knew that some of the martial arts under his command were still interested in the Han Dynasty, and even if the Han Dynasty was dead, they still did not give up, and still tried to support the Han Dynasty and reorganize the Han Dynasty. After Cao Cao's repeated deliberations, he resolutely chose to retreat to the second place when he did not dare to ascend the throne and claim the emperor, and shouted the slogan of Kuangfu Han Dynasty in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, and took the high position of prime minister himself, so as to win the hearts of the people and accumulate strength. But this is only a temporary compromise, can also be seen as a pretext, when the strength is strong, when the time is ripe, he will tear off the disguise of Kuangfu Han family, officially ascend the throne and become the emperor, change the Yuan to open the country, and reign over the world.

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Si Li, Luoyang City.

On the main hall of the county guard's mansion, more than 200 Xiliang civil and military officers bowed down to salute, while Li Li, who had just arrived from the party, sat on the upper steps and waved his hand to signal everyone to be exempted.

In the lobby, at this time, more than sixty percent of the senior generals of the Xiliang Army gathered, as well as the state assassins and county guards of Sili, Nanyang, Yuzhou and Huainan and other prefectures and counties, with more than 200 people.

When everyone got up and sat down, there were five rows of seats on the left and right sides of the hall, and the dense table was placed until the door of the main hall, and the people present were all civil and military generals with a rank of more than 2,000 stones, all of whom were important ministers under Li Li.

After the discussion began, the governors of each state reported the administrative affairs of the states and counties under their jurisdiction in turn, and then the counties and counties reported in detail. After the civilian officers had finished their reports, the commanders of each battalion reported the military situation in turn, including the loss of soldiers and horses, the replenishment of soldiers, and the weight of ordnance, and reported to Li Li the weight of grain and grass required by each battalion.

During this period, Li Li listened patiently and carefully most of the time; And ask from time to time, and ask very carefully. From the beginning to the end, he did not express his position, and treated every civilian official or military general who reported on military and political affairs equally, without the slightest hint of favoritism. It was not until after listening to all the military and political situations that Li Li made detailed arrangements for the administrative affairs and troop deployment of various states and counties in view of the current situation, and appropriately adjusted the troops stationed in various places.

The main ones who were adjusted were the guards and battalion generals stationed in the states and counties. Among them, the Wuwei battalion of Zhang Liao's department was stationed in Huainan, and the army was stationed in Hefei, and General Annan was leveled; Xu Rong was transferred to General Anton, Xu Huang was promoted to the commander of Youzhou, Kebineng was transferred to the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, Chen Zhi was transferred to the deputy commander of Youzhou, Guo Huai was promoted to the deputy commander of Jin Yiwei, and Hao Zhao was promoted to the general of the party??????

The next day, Li Li received a detailed report that Cao Cao moved the administrative office to Yecheng, and announced to the world that he would lead the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, claiming to support the Han Dynasty, revive the Han Dynasty, and save all the people in the world from fire and water. In this proclamation, Cao Cao openly recommended Liu Biao of Jingzhou to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, add respect to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and rule the world. In addition, the proclamation also mentioned that the Zhong era name was abolished and the Jian'an era name was continued to be used, which is now June of the fourth year of Jian'an.

—————— To be Continued ———————————————— (To be Continued......

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