Chapter 156: Conspiracy (1)
"Oops-" Zhou Yu suddenly slapped his thigh, startling Cao Cao. The next Zhou Yu's words made Cao Cao suddenly have a black line in his head, and he only heard Zhou Yu say: "Brother Meng De, you came here in a hurry so early in the morning to do this?" When you return to the capital, I will arrange for Cheng Yu to write this letter of recommendation, although I disagree with the general's political opinions, but out of a loyal heart to serve the Han, I think the general's thin face will still be given to me. ”
When Zhou Yu said these words, he actually felt a little sorry in his heart, he thought that Cao Cao came here to have some private things to say to himself, or wanted to run to his command to serve himself on a whim, but Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all, even if he is now in the situation of running errands, he will not bow his head easily. Now being able to ask Zhou Yu to help is already Cao Cao's limit.
"Gong Jin—this matter won't embarrass you, will it? The matter of Luoyang has actually made a bad deal with the General's Mansion, I think this matter is still settled, alas-" Zhou Yu agreed to Cao Cao so happily, but Cao Cao was a little unhappy. When Zhou Yu was drunk in Luoyang, he made a big fuss in the Luoyang schoolyard, almost making the former general He Miao pee his pants in fright, and later He Jin deposed Zhou Yu from all official positions in a fit of anger, and also instigated the prince to drive Zhou Yu out of the East Palace, so that Zhou Yu became a white body in an instant. This feud is not big or small, but fortunately, Zhou Yu was able to become the pastor of Yangzhou by finding another path, although the means are not ashamed of the children of the scholar family, and he is willing to be with the ten permanent servants. On the surface, maybe Zhou Yu will not get along with the general He Jin, but according to Zhou Yu's temper, it is still somewhat difficult to be a strong man with his enemy.
"Haha-Brother Mengde, this matter has passed, at that time, it was also the younger brother I was ignorant and drunk to cause such a disaster, but this incident made me understand that blessing and misfortune depend on each other, if it was not for the general to force me into a corner, I would not have the courage to sell the ancestral house to exhaust the family wealth and donate a Yangzhou Taishou official, until now I dare not go back to my hometown in Yuzhou, I am afraid that my grandfather and father will whip me with a leather whip, and the ancestral house in the capital is also the property left by my Zhou family after several generations, so let me sell it. According to this statement, I have to thank the general, you can rest assured of the letter of recommendation this time! I will also ask you to bring some Yangzhou souvenirs back to the general, ease the relationship with the general, I have offended the Yuan family in the court, offending the Yuan family is equivalent to offending half of the court, if only rely on the father-in-law in the palace, I am afraid that my position in Yangzhou will not be stable. It's a blessing to be in this situation now. Zhou Yu could only follow Cao Cao's words, he couldn't tell Cao Cao that he and He Jin actually played a trick on everyone, right?
"Alas - in fact, the trouble of the ten permanent servants is just a little illness, you only need to bring a hundred or so people to exterminate them in one fell swoop, the biggest problem is still on the relatives, the party is above, no matter how arrogant the ten permanent servants are over the years, there is His Majesty behind the back, but the relatives and the people of the party can still stand, these are the big troubles of the imperial court!" When Cao Cao heard that Zhou Yu started his family by being a eunuch, he couldn't help but think that he was also a eunuch, because his grandfather was also a eunuch, and then his father succeeded Cao Cao, and he has always lived in the shadow of the eunuch, and he has no place of his own in these parties. At the beginning, his enthusiasm for serving the country was extinguished in Luoyang, and he let himself go out of Luoyang in a gray way, and he still had great hope when he entered Luoyang for the second time, but he still achieved nothing until now, and he was reduced to an errand general.
"That's what I'm saying - in fact, relying on the eunuch's greed for money now is also a shortcut to promotion! If you want to change the situation of the Han Dynasty, you must hold the world's bull ears in your own hands, Brother Meng De, what you think in your heart is also what I think, but the difference is that what you want is to become a capable minister and then live forever, and my goal is to let the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment equally. I, Zhou Yu, can help you, and I will spare no effort to help you, because in a word, a big man can't do without you Cao Mengde, and there are really not many people like you Cao Mengde. Whether it is Cao Cao in the official history or Cao Cao in the romance, he spared no effort to save the decline of the Han Dynasty at the beginning, as the group of heroes began to compete for the Central Plains, Cao Cao gradually transformed into a generation of heroes, and successfully unified the north and laid the foundation of the Great Wei State, but even if he was promoted to prime minister in his life, the King of Wei has always respected the emperor Liu Xietian. It can be said that Cao Cao's goal in his life was to preserve a complete Han dynasty, but his next generation was unwilling to be mediocre and lonely, completely ending the Han Dynasty and ruining his life's hard work. History has mixed evaluations of Cao Cao, some people say that Cao Cao is an excellent politician, military strategist, and writer, and can be regarded as a hero of the world; Some people also say that Cao Cao ruthlessly and unjustly slaughtered the Zhao Boyu family who saved him, and then Jiao Zhao raised troops to go to Luoyang Qinwang, and later relied on the coercion of the Son of Heaven to divide and disintegrate the princes, and finally became the king of Jiuxi Wei above 10,000 people under one person, stealing the Han family, and the world is a traitor. Troubled times are the era of heroes, Zhou Yu comes from later generations, he respects heroes! At least the current Cao Cao has not been disappointed in the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao has not yet blackened in a popular phrase.
"Thank you Gongjin - I Cao Cao has been in Luoyang for many years, and I have seen many people who are ambitious, timid, and selfish. The Yellow Turban Army in Yangzhou is only one place left in Huiji County, and there is no war in other places for the time being, I wonder if Gongjin has the idea of going to other places to conquest? Cao Cao encouraged Zhou Yu to go out, he saw that Zhou Yu's subordinates and generals were all brave people, at this moment the Han was ravaged by the Yellow Turban Army, the soldiers and horses were lazy, and most places were besieged by the Yellow Turban Army, and the thieves were getting bigger and bigger! And Zhou Yu came out of Yangzhou for a few months, relying on a few thousand soldiers to defeat the three commanders of the Yellow Turban Army, more than 80,000 people, if he led troops to the north of the mountain, he would definitely be able to play a great role in the battle north of the Yangtze River. Since Zhou Yu has the heart to serve the country, he will definitely not refuse his proposal.
This question made Zhou Yu ponder, he looked at the time from the beginning of the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army north of the Yangtze River to start at least half a year, luckily fought a victory also let him see that his side of the soldiers and horses are uneven, if he does not take advantage of this time to rest the army to stabilize Yangzhou, then once according to the development of history, Dong Zhuo led the troops to take the opportunity to occupy Luoyang City, that is, the beginning of the division of the heroes, in addition to attacking each other, the princes will definitely greatly increase the difficulty of Zhou Yu's strategy on Yangzhou. But giving up such an opportunity to not only make friends with heroes from all walks of life, but also make a name for himself, Zhou Yu was also a little unwilling.
"Brother Meng De - I'm afraid that Yangzhou will not be able to send troops for the time being, and I will have to rest for about two months at the earliest! I also want to use this time to exterminate the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in Huiji County, and the war north of the Yangtze River will depend on the hard work of your lords! I still have to think about the specific matters in the long run, please rest assured Brother Meng De - I, Zhou Yu, will definitely send troops to quell the rebellion together! ”