Cao Cao forcibly pushed Langya Wang Xi to the throne, and used delaying techniques to temporarily place the imperial court in Yecheng, which caused dissatisfaction among the Henan scholars.

The economy determines the superstructure, and Xun Yu, as a leader, was coerced by the forces behind him, claiming that he was sick and could not travel far, and did not participate in Liu Xi's enthronement ceremony.

Many officials of the Xudu court also suspected that Liu Xie was killed by Cao Cao, so they found various reasons not to watch the ceremony and protested to Cao Cao euphemistically.

However, Cao Cao held the military and government in his hands and would not stop for opposition.

Although there is less support from the Henan scholars, he has the Hebei scholars headed by Cui Yan.

There will be no shortage of people.

Officials, there will be no shortage.

Cao Cao and the Hebei Shi clan were in the 'honeymoon period', which was more convenient and more reassuring to use, and Yecheng was run by the Cao family for several years, so they no longer had to worry about being 'stolen' when they went out to fight.

Regarding the face-shaking behavior of the Henan scholars, Cao Cao also tolerated it magnificently.

After all, to help the 'junior and snub his wife', you have to allow people to complain.

But after all, he ate in the same pot, and Cao Cao planned to wait for the other party to pour out his anger, and then coax and deceive with sweet words.

Dealing with Xun Yu and others is like dealing with women, Cao thinks he is talented.

Cao Cao supported Liu Xi to ascend the throne in Yecheng, in addition to balancing the Henan Shi clan and enhancing control, there were also considerations to strengthen Hebei's defense.

Half of the 80,000 soldiers brought back from the Jingzhou battlefield were brought back to Hebei for defense.

In the name of protecting the Son of Heaven and guarding the capital, it is actually a threat from Liu Bei.

In the past few months of the upheaval in the Central Plains, Du Ji had no reinforcements due to the barrier of Guanshan, and was finally persuaded to surrender by Jingzhao Yin Zhuge Liang, and the land east of the river was taken into Liu Bei's arms.

Hedong is adjacent to Shangdang, and the east of Shangdang is Yecheng, and it is much closer to attack Yecheng than to penetrate Luoyang and attack Xudu, so Cao Cao must strengthen his defense, which is the weakness of the territory.

The war in the south is still going on, and the 'little daughter-in-law of Henan' is making trouble again.

After Cao Cao supported Liu Xi, he should have gone south to the Central Plains as soon as possible, but the new monarch was established and everything was cumbersome and he couldn't get out.

There are also people who canonize Duke Cao Cao in order to slap their beards and horses.

Although Cao Cao was very happy in his heart, he did not appease the Henan Shi clan and felt that it was not yet time to seal the country.

Cao Cao had scruples about the Henan scholars, and Xun Yu and others also reciprocated the favor and gave him a big gift at the end of the month, a hot news from Jingzhou.

Cao Ren was defeated by Guan Yu and had led his troops back to Wancheng.

Yin, Yan, Suixian and other places that were taken by Cao Cao also fell into Guan Yu's control again, and the situation in Jingzhou returned to the state at the beginning of the year.

Cao Cao was shocked when he saw the letter, and because Xun Yu did not state the details of the defeat, he immediately put down all the affairs in his hand and hurriedly went south to Xudu.

Seeing Xun Yu again, Cao Cao was in a very complicated mood.

Although Xun Yu's expression was as usual, Cao Cao thought that he was gloating, but he could only endure the displeasure in his heart.

"If the words are concise, I don't know why Zixiao was defeated? He has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands, and I was carefully deployed when I left, so it is said that even if Guan Yu has a naval army, he will not be defeated so quickly."

"This matter can't be blamed entirely on General Zixiao."

Xun Yu shook his head lightly and explained: "When you supported the new monarch in Yecheng, a major earthquake suddenly occurred in Nanyang, and the dock in Fancheng was almost destroyed, Guan Yu attacked in an all-round way after the earthquake, and the front-line soldiers mistakenly thought that Guan Yu had divine help, and the army was discouraged and there was a shortage of food and grass, so several battles were defeated and retreated to Wancheng, if it were not for the effective command of General Zixiao, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers were afraid that the whole army would be wiped out."

"Wen Ruo waits for a while."

Cao Cao frowned and interrupted Xun Yu, and asked in a deep voice: "You just said that there is a shortage of grain and grass?" Why is this happening? It is said that all parts of the Central Plains have been restored, could it be that Longxiang has come to seal the door with cement again? ”

"The shortage of grain and grass has nothing to do with Longxiang, but the closure of the gate has affected our requisition of people, and Ganning and Lusu continue to harass by waterway, so military transportation has been difficult, and the natural grain route has been interrupted in the event of an earthquake."

Xun Yu was reasonable, and Cao Cao thought he was deliberately pumping the primer, but the excuse for the earthquake was really impeccable.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Cao frowned again and asked, "We have more than one grain route, Runan was not attacked by Long Xiang, and Li Tong did not send grain and grass?" ”

"The prime minister still doesn't know? Li Taishou passed through Huyang at the beginning of the month to protect the grain, and was unfortunately beheaded by Guan Yu in an ambush himself, so the grain road in Runan has long been killed.

The more plain Xun Yu said, the more angry Cao Cao became.

"What? Li Tong is cautious, how can he be ambushed"

Halfway through Cao Cao's words, he suddenly remembered Shiren's clairvoyant mirror, and said in his heart, how can this battle be fought? Then he clenched his fists tightly.

"Guan Yunchang is not an idle person, Liu Bei is looking at Luoyang at this time, such a hero is not the prime minister can not be defeated, he should let His Majesty come to Xudu as soon as possible, and we can also use the prestige of the Son of Heaven to recruit food and soldiers, so that the prime minister has no worries."

"Let me think about it."

Faced with Xun Yu's threat of Chiguoguo, Cao Cao had to endure the resentment in his heart, and then changed the topic.

"I still don't know something, Guan Yu is guarding the lonely city of Xiangyang, and there is Liu Cong in the south, how can he have the spare strength to take the initiative to attack?"

"Outsiders? Unreliable."

"What do you mean? Liu Cong dared not to send troops under the edict? ”

"Huh"

Xun Yu smiled lightly, shook his head and explained: "It's not that Liu Cong doesn't obey the edict, but that he has no time to take care of himself, Guiyang Taishou Zhao Fan publicly stated that he recognized Liu Qi as the lord of Jingzhou, although the three counties of Lingling, Wuling, and Changsha did not express their position, it is estimated that they will not obey Liu Cong, the opponent that General Zixiao is afraid of, Liu Cong relies on half of the land of Nanjun, how dare he go to Guan Yu Tiger Whiskers?" ”

"Is that so?"

Seeing Cao Cao's incredulous expression, as if he was talking about such a big thing, I didn't know?

Xun Yu observed the words and added: "The prime minister is busy with the new emperor's accession to the throne, and may not have paid attention to these things, Yecheng is still far away, and it is inevitable that the intelligence will lag behind."

"I can save it."

In the face of continuous beating, Cao Cao was a little impatient, but Xun Yu did not stop reporting.

"Before the prime minister went to Yecheng, he ordered to closely monitor the movements of Huainan, Long Xiang has been very peaceful recently, and he should not go north in a short time, but this is not Sun Quan's credit."

"What do you mean?"

Cao Cao heard Xun Yu's words, and said in his heart, could it be your credit?

Xun Yu stroked his beautiful hair and said: "In the past few months, the torrential rain has continued in various places, causing the rivers to rise and condense into disasters, and Huainan and Jiangdong, where Longxiang are located, are in the downstream, and this time they must be seriously affected. ”

"The dragon thief uses evil tricks, this is a punishment from heaven."

Cao Cao smiled proudly when he heard this, and suddenly remembered that Xun Yu mentioned Sun Quan, and hurriedly asked: "Could it be that Sun Quan has not sent troops?" ”

"It seems that Cheng knows him very well."

Xun Yu bowed slightly: "I also recently inquired that Sun Quan secretly took half of Jiaozhou, and took advantage of Zhao Fan's opposition to Liu Cong to support Liu Qi, and sent Dong Xi to invade Lingling from Jiaozhou, it seems that he is eyeing the four counties of Jingnan, but I am afraid that he has given up Jiangdong." ”

"This short-sighted rat who violates yin and yang, I have hundreds of thousands of athletes and Yun Chang fighting fiercely in Nanyang, but he just wants to reap the benefits of the fisherman, it is really a tiger father and a dog."

(End of chapter)