At the same time as the end of the Yongliang War, the news of the defeat and retreat of Zhong Xuan's troops in Hongnong County also spread out directly.

In the end, what came into Cao Mengde's ears was that his partial division lost troops and generals in Jiangxia County, and the damage was very serious...

And then Na Lu Dai and Xu Huang again transferred to Hedong County to clear the remaining enemy army.

He even began to prepare to attack Hanoi again from Ha Dong County with soldiers and horses, and even Na Bing Prefecture had a big reaction...

This series of reactions caused turmoil in the entire north.

At this time, the turmoil in the north also triggered the calculations of some people in Xuchang and Yecheng and even Luoyang City, and the gathering and calculation of the disgrace finally showed signs.

Liu Xie gave up too quickly back then!

In order to be able to quickly return to Chang'an, he just brought his most loyal people, and didn't even give others more time to prepare....

As a result, Zhong Miao took almost nine out of nine officials away and brought them to Cao Mengde, forming the current Luoyang Imperial Court.

Even so that Cao Mengde can now appoint a new person as the emperor at any time.

And it can easily assemble a suitable imperial court.

However, this benefit has now become a not necessarily such a good thing for Cao Mengde.

Because with the passage of time, many people have seen Cao Mengde's thoughts, but there are still many people who have some thoughts about Cao Mengde.

Some of them are because of Cao Mengde's domineering, some are because Cao Mengde has affected the interests of themselves and their families, and there are many, many reasons.....

But after all, these guys who are not determined in the first place have finally begun to cause trouble for Cao Mengde!

Of course, if it is Cao Mengde, the first prince in the world, then this matter is really difficult to do.

But now with the stalemate of the war, everything is so different.

The most important thing is that because the overlord and the school government that have lost their prestige have revealed great problems, they have gradually lost control of the situation in this world.

This series of changes can be said to make Cao Mengde's head more and more painful.

And now, in addition to these things, even Zhou Yu, who had been suppressed by Cao Ren for a long time in the direction of Shouchun, finally began to break out.

Under the disadvantage of attacking Shouchun several times, Zhou Yu directly led the army to rush to the city wall, and even did not hesitate to personally follow Sun Ce's example and directly lead the troops to rush over directly.

It's just that Zhou Yu really doesn't have the ability of Sun Ce, and Cao Ren directly found the opportunity under the arrow, and immediately summoned the crossbowmen to shoot in the direction of Zhou Yu.

Fortunately, this time because it was Shouchun, it was not a battlefield that Zhou Yu was familiar with, so Sun Quan specially sent many elites to protect Zhou Yu.

And after that Ling Tong found out that something was wrong, he immediately rushed forward, and at the critical moment, he swung away the arrow that shot at Cao Ren's heart.

finally dragged Zhou Yu back from the door of the ghost gate.

However, this still can't change the fact that Zhou Yu was shot, and Zhou Yu also took this to the extreme.

The news came directly that he was seriously injured and dying, and then the army immediately withdrew.

After Cao Ren got the news, he immediately couldn't hold back his impulse, and led his troops to rush over and kill him directly, wanting to make another contribution.

After all, Sun Quan, who was beaten by Zang Ba in Xuzhou, couldn't even raise his head, and Cao Ren also wanted to prove himself.

As a result, such a move allowed Zhou Yu to directly ambush a positive one, and directly defeated Cao Ren and fled.

Not only was he injured, but Zhou Yu also took this opportunity to order his generals Ling Cao and Ling Tong's father and son to directly detour into the rear of Shouchun, and once again began to go deep alone.

They are all Jiangdong fierce generals, so.... It's also extraordinarily ferocious!

Cao Ren, who was quickly reconciled, was miserable....

After this battle, although Cao Ren, Niu Jin and others desperately kept Shouchun City, they also allowed Zhou Yu to regain the initiative.

With the cooperation of Ling Cao and Zhou Yu, Shouchun also fell into a crisis.

After all, he was not Liu Bei, and he did not reserve a large amount of grain and grass in advance to enter the city like Liu Bei, after Ling Cao's father and son cut off his back road and grain road.

However, in just a few months, there was a crisis of food shortages in Shouchun one after another.

Cao Ren had no choice but to transfer Niu Jin out of Shouchun to fight with Ling Cao, and at the same time let Man Pet find a way to mobilize grain and grass nearby.

But this calculation also failed.

Niu Jin could suppress Ling Cao, a cavalry general from Jiangdong, but he completely ignored Ling Tong on the other side...

Especially after Ling Tong broke out directly, he had already shown good ability at a young age.

In the end, this guy was walked by Ling Tong directly in the Huaisi area for more than half a month like walking the dog.

As for Man Chong, Zhou Yu was familiar with dealing with him, and directly let the scouts sneak into the rear, block the road of Man Chong on the street, and angrily denounce the greed and many lawlessness of the Huaisi officials

In this way, the always strong full favor naturally cannot turn a blind eye, let alone let these people directly stir the hearts of the people.

Therefore, while allocating grain and grass, he simply raised the butcher's knife high, raised grain and patrolled it all in one go.

But this also allowed Zhou Yu to seize the opportunity to provoke the rebellion of those officials, and for a while, he was full of grain and grass to raise a lot, but the chaos in Huaisi was even more serious.

Under such internal and external troubles, Cao Ren finally had to choose to take care of the overall situation and slowly evacuate...

Cao Ren evacuated Shouchun and chose to cross the river to hold on to Xia Cai and Si County, while Zhou Yu directly migrated a large number of Huaisi people to Jiangdong.

Not only that, but he also directly promised that the migrated people would not need to continue to fulfill the affairs of Tuntian...

At this time, let the people be grateful to Dade, and there were still many people who took the initiative to ask to follow, which was regarded as directly clearing a large area of open space, so that Cao Ren could only sigh across the river.

Cao Ren's evacuation finally allowed Jiangdong to save his last face, and also made Sun Quan's heart even more entangled and awkward.

However, this incident also made Cao Mengde more determined to evacuate.

It's just that to get this done, he needs to... One reason!

Nanyang County, among the Cao army camps.

Cao Mengde had been silent for a long time when he looked at the battle reports coming from all over the place during this time, and the other people in the camp were all equally silent at this time...

"Gongda, Feng Xiao... Zhongde, you stay, and the others exit first! ”

After being silent for a long time, Cao Mengde finally spoke, and he only chose to keep the three people he relied on the most.

Everyone looked at each other, but they couldn't say anything, and after bowing down and saying goodbye, only Xun You and the three of them were left here.

After everyone dispersed, Cao Mengde couldn't help but sigh.

"What do you think of the war now?"

"We are fighting for the world, not Jingzhou."

Just when Guo Jia and Cheng Yu were still hesitating, Xun You had already stood up, and one sentence made Cao Cao's mood even more depressed.

"What is the world, what is Jingzhou?"

Looking at Cao Mengde's frowning appearance, Xun You really didn't say more, but took a step back slightly and returned to his position.

Seeing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but miss the man who almost died again.

"You tired and lazy, why don't you keep quiet?"

"......" Guo Jia, who was originally going to keep silent, finally showed a smile after hearing this...

"Cao Gong... I heard that Wen Ruo had already turned back to Luoyang at this time... But this Luoyang is a little unstable? ”

"Hmm... There are always some unsuspecting guys in Luoyang who are presumptuous, but fortunately, Wen Ruo naturally has a way.

The old man still believes in Wen Ruo! ”

"In that case... So Cao Gong thinks this article can succeed in one fell swoop? ”

"Huh?"

Cao Mengde looked at Guo Jia in front of him, and didn't know what this guy meant for a while...

However, at this time, he was in Luoyang City, another capital of the Han Dynasty.

In the short time that Xun Yu Pegasus returned to Luoyang, the captain Wang Bi stationed in Luoyang had already visited Shangshuling Xun Yu for the sixth time this month.

It's the same old thing.

The person who hopes to reactivate the school government in Luoyang and even in the world, because he feels that this Luoyang land is extremely unstable, and he needs the help of a strong force.

But this time, Xun Yu still didn't agree, and the silence was still his usual attitude...

"Xun Lingjun, now that Luoyang City is in turmoil, the last general is responsible for guarding the safety of Luoyang, so he naturally can't sit idly by."

“.....”

"Please also ask Ling Jun to tell Gong Cao and reactivate the school office to ensure the safety of Luoyang!"

“......”

"Lingjun!" Wang Bi looked at Xun Yu, who refused to say a word, and refused to even raise his head, and was so angry that he couldn't help it.

But no matter how angry he was, he didn't dare to really do anything to Xun Yu, and even he turned his head to look at Xun Yu's deputy on the other side.

It was also the time when Xi Zhong, who was also responsible for helping Cao Mengde look after Luoyang.

I got a shake of my head...

Xi Xian has already told his own Cao Gong about these things, but it seems that he has not received any useful reply.

Wang Bi really couldn't understand why this good situation had come to this point.

This huge Luoyang... This great force... Is it possible to turn those guys who don't know the so-called upside down?

He's something!

The angry Wang Bi wanted to continue to persuade, but he waited for Xun Yu's words.

"Hey... It is your duty to guard Luoyang, and this school office... Nothing to do with you! ”

"Lingjun!"

"Let's leave, guard Luoyang City, that is not a moment to relax."

“..... Promise! ”

The angry Wang Bi threw off his robe and strode out directly, and even after leaving this mansion, he couldn't help but look back angrily.

"Damn...."

"This kind of thing doesn't come from your mouth." A somewhat cold and old voice appeared from Wang Bi's ears, followed by an old man who was over half a hundred years old and walked to his side.

"Next time, if there are such words for the old man to hear, he will definitely punish you and others for Gong Cao!"

“.... Military Sacrifice Wine...."Wang Bi looked at the same old minister Dong Zhao who suddenly appeared next to him, this old minister who also turned back to Luoyang, Wang Bi's face couldn't help but show a look of surprise, "Military sacrifice wine is not suitable to find Cao Gong... But Cao Gong has an order? ”

"Cao Gong's orders, that is, all of them obey Xun Lingjun here, and you can't interfere!"

Dong Zhao's words directly made Wang Bidu stunned, and he didn't react for a long time, as if he couldn't believe that this was true.

"Seriously... This..."

"Please do what you have to do, it's none of your business here." After Dong Zhao finished speaking, he strode directly into the mansion of Shang Shuling.

Although it was only a military sacrificial wine, and it was not Cao Mengde's old minister, the many servants and guards in the Shangshuling Mansion did not dare to stop Dong Zhao.

let him go all the way to Xun Yu.

"Gongren is back?" After Xun Yu saw Dong Zhao, he finally showed a smile, "It seems that Cao Gong has made a decision..."

"Cao Gong already has a thought, thinking that in less than two days, the general will be about to withdraw and return to Yuzhou, and finally turn around.

Before the arrival of the army, all the people in Luoyang City obeyed Xun Lingjun. ”

"All?"

"Including the overlord mansion and the school affairs mansion, all actions have been suspended, and the city of Luoyang, and even now under the Duke of Cao, are headed by Xun Lingjun's order."

“.....”

Dong Zhao's words made many subordinate officials and even servants around Xun Yu couldn't help but smile, feeling that this was Cao Gong's trust in this Shang Shuling.

But only Xun Yu chose to remain silent after hearing these words.

In the silence, there is even a little helplessness.

"In that case... Xun Yu took the order. After a while, Xun Yu took a deep breath and bowed slightly in the direction where Nanyang was located, which was regarded as receiving Cao Mengde's order.

After that, Dong Zhao bowed down directly and said goodbye, and Xun Yu did not stop him.

"Brother Gongren, can you wait!"

Outside Xun Yu's mansion, Xi Wei, who followed closely, also rushed out directly, and then bowed directly to Dong Zhao.

"What does Hongyu mean by this, there is no need to salute you and me like this, the old man is just a subordinate official in the central district of Cao Gongfu..."

"Brother Gongren's words make me afraid to connect, it's inconvenient to speak here, I don't know if it's okay..."

"The old man is about to go back to the house, if Hongyu doesn't dislike the simplicity of the house, let's go together."

"Then I'll be tired of Brother Gongren."

Xi Xuan was naturally happy at this time, followed behind Dong Zhao, and walked towards his mansion....

"Brother Gongren, there are no outsiders here, can you tell me the truth?"

"Honestly?" Dong Zhao frowned, "I don't know what Hongyu wants?" Could it be that Hongyu thought that the old man was lying before? ”

"Naturally, I don't dare, but Cao Gong will really hand over all the things in Luoyang and even the world to that... So Xun Yu can't do it?

That Xun Yu now..."

"Wen Ruo is the Shang Shuling of my Han Dynasty, and he is also Cao Gong's confidant, the person who helped Cao Gong to get to the present.

Don't say that you just said again!

Otherwise, if it reaches other people's ears, I'm afraid... You're going to have a hard time. ”

"Brother Gongren, you understand what you mean, now that Luoyang is in such a situation, then Xun Wenruo...

Of course, we also know that now Cao Gong can have such power, so if Xun Wen is indispensable.

But he was against Cao Gong... And to the man in that position...

If it weren't for Cao Gongsheng at this time, this Cao Gong would probably have taken Jingzhou, so why should he withdraw his troops? ”

"This matter is not as simple as you think." Dong Zhao suddenly sighed, which made Xi Wei on the side stunned.

"Brother Gongren, what do you mean by this?"

"It was Cao Gong's choice to withdraw the army, but Wen Ruo helped Cao Gong make up his mind.

Moreover, the old man is also in favor of withdrawing troops from Jingzhou..."

"Why? As long as we continue to fight, we will definitely be able to occupy Jingzhou..."

"When did we start to change our beliefs from dominating the world and rebuilding the universe to the land that occupied Jingzhou?"

Dong Zhao's words made Xi Wei on the side stunned again, and he didn't react for a while.

"Brother Gongren means...."

"What's the point of occupying Jingzhou? Jingzhou's grain has been emptied, and the people are already exhausted.

In the end, even if Liu Xuande is killed, what can he do?

A pair of today's soldiers and horses and momentum, can we still cross the Yangtze River and go south to Jiangdong?

Even if there is still this spare energy, what can it do?

We are not the only enemies in Jingzhou. ”

“......”

Of course the old man understands your thoughts, not only the old man understands, but also Wen Ruo and Gongda.

But we have to distinguish what our purpose is, and it's not just that simple.

Now there is not only Jingzhou in this world, but also Jiangdong... No, Yangzhou Sun, and Xichuan Liu Zhang, there is Yongliang's little emperor who has just risen!

And we can't figure out how many powerful alien races in the northern Xinjiang are.

We may be able to ignore these people, but we can't ignore them.

If this war really blows the rear into a crisis, we will run out of grain and baggage, and we will beat all parts of the country into wolves.

Could it be that you let Cao Gong, who is over half a hundred years old, start again?

And.... Cao Gong has come to this point with me, and he even has something more important than dominating the world..."

"That is, who is the ruler of this world!"

Who will rule the world in the end?

This sentence made Xi Wei's eyes finally light up.

Dong Zhao's eyes also became sharp at this time.

"The law of the fifth-class duke, the old man has officially asked Duke Cao to re-establish the law of the fifth-class duke.

To reward this pair of meritorious people in the world.

That's what I'm going to do next. ”

"Fifth-degree duke..."At this time, Xi Yu's breathing couldn't help but become heavy, "The fifth-degree duke of the duke... Then it means that Cao Gong can go further. ”

"Since the pre-Qin Dynasty changed the princes to counties, Emperor Taizu Gao also completely abolished the road of the people of the world to become princes with the White Horse Alliance.

But if there is chaos and order collapses today, of course, this matter will be restored.

It is precisely because of this that we said that we could withdraw our troops.

I still have a lot to do in the future, and I definitely can't be dragged down by a small Jingzhou at this time.

Although we retreated in this battle, we also suffered some losses, but after such a battle, the army has been reconciled.

The generals of Hebei are also slowly returning to their hearts, and they can be used by us completely.

And after this battle, we can really start cleaning up the interior, this war was already too hasty.

Now it's two years to do a dozen, and if it continues, won't the rear of what we are waiting for be a mess? ”

After hearing Dong Zhao's words, Xi Wei really understood what Cao Mengde meant.

At the same time, a kind of excitement was born from the heart, a strong excitement.

Their Duke Cao, their sovereign, finally stepped out of the hurdle in their hearts.

The general of the Han Dynasty has long been in the past, whether it is the Sikong or the prime minister who wants to become next, it is just a temporary place for him to stay.

What they want to do is a brand new dynasty, even if the last step does not come out, their lord must become King Wen of Zhou!

And it's not just... Zhou Gongdan!

"In that case, then I'll have to prepare for this." Xi Xian's face couldn't hide his excitement, "It's just that since Cao Gong has already made such a decision."

Then why do you want Xun Yu... Xun Lingjun behaves like this?

And Xun Lingjun doesn't like the school house..."

What does it matter if he likes it or not? What does it have to do with him whether the school government is used or not? Dong Zhao's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile.

"Besides, whether it is the school government or the overlord's house, they are all Cao Gong's means!

Whether to use it and how to use it are all Cao Gong's business, when will it be the turn of others to point fingers here? ”

“..... Promise! ”

"The rest depends on how Xun Yu chooses." When Dong Zhao finished saying this, he couldn't help but look in the direction of the Shang Shuling Mansion.

It seems that he also wants to see what kind of choice Xun Yu has....

Dong Zhao didn't finish his words, but he knew that the other party should know everything...

There isn't much you can do, but you have to do what you want to do!

The Law of the Fifth Duke is just the beginning of a simple matter, and there is many, much more that he really has to do...

Like the guy who has been preparing in the shadows for a long, long time....

"Liu He.... After Liu Qiang, the king of the East China Sea, the grandson of Liu Shu, the Taishou of Danyang, the great Sima, and the son of Liu Yu, the Marquis of Xiangben...

Back then, Yuan Shao thought that your father could be the emperor, but now that your father's old stubbornness is gone, then the rest should be you, the son...

A new era, of course, needs a new emperor...

The court of Chang'an, after all, was set up by Dong Zhuo back then.

How can an emperor set up by a thief be a real emperor?

It's even a bit too much to replace it, what I'm waiting to do... It should be a matter of putting things right! ”