The hall of the front yard of the house.

After checking the identity of this angel and confirming that this person is indeed from the Chang'an court.

Cao Cao immediately greeted the group with a very high-standard ceremony.

Although the Chang'an court is in the hands of Dong Zhuo, this so-called angel may also convey Dong Zhuo's meaning, but the edict in his hand, as well as his identity, nominally represents the Son of Heaven after all.

Don't be disrespectful.

After a very solemn ceremony, Cao Cao and Cao Ang stepped forward, but before they could speak, the angel withdrew the rest of the people who were traveling with him.

Then he changed his previous solemn appearance.

The whole person was happy, the folds on his face were laughing, and he looked extremely friendly.

"Meng Degong, General Cao, was a tolerance before, so his words and deeds are a little rude and offensive, I hope you don't blame it!"

The original pretense disappeared without a trace at this moment, and the posture was quite low.

Even Cao Cao was a little stunned.

It was the first time he had heard someone call himself Meng Degong, and he didn't understand that he thought he was a senior master who had made outstanding contributions in a certain field and was in a high position.

That's really ...... Sounds pretty cool!

In the face of the eunuch's initiative to salute, the father and son both bowed their hands and bowed, and even said a few polite words in their mouths.

After this greeting.

Cao Cao asked straight to the point: "Dare to ask the angel who came from afar, could it be that the imperial court has any edict to me, or what is the order?" ”

Hear that.

The eunuch took out the brocade box he had been wearing, then took out an edict from it, and then handed it to Cao Cao with both hands, and said with a smile on his face.

"The imperial court heard that you served as the Taipuncy of Jiyin County, protecting the territory and the people, guarding one side, and exterminating bandits in the territory many times, which can be described as outstanding achievements and brilliant achievements."

"In order to reward you for your outstanding contributions, and at the same time, I hope that under your governance, the entire Yanzhou people can be stable, so the Son of Heaven has decided to worship you as the pastor of Yanzhou, and the general leader of all affairs in Yanzhou!"

Speaking of which.

The eunuch bowed his hand to Cao Cao.

said with a smile: "Congratulations to Meng Degong!" ”

……

Yes?

Cao Cao's eyes widened.

Full of shock, looking at the edict he had just received in his hand, he suspected that he had misheard.

and then fell into a state of doubting life.

This news is too exciting!

It really made him feel a little surprised and inexplicable.

Why did I become a Yanzhou pastor?

Is this Dong Zhuo sick!

I participated in the Dong Alliance, led my troops to crusade against you, a dog thief, and drove you out of Luoyang City.

As a result, in the end, Dong Zhuo actually wanted to reward me for such behavior and give us a fierce promotion.

Isn't that a little sober?

Could it be that he planned to divide the anti-Dong Zhuo alliance through such means, so that he and Liu Dai would fight first, so that they could watch from the wall and reap the benefits of the fisherman?

Or is it to promote his official position and strengthen his momentum, so that Yuan Shao and others will be jealous of themselves and further break the alliance?

But the problem alliance is like this!

There is no need to use any means at all, this alliance has already been broken and dissolved, and Dong Zhuo has no need to add to it at all.

On the contrary, Cao Cao, as an extremely rare staunch main battle faction in the coalition army, was an unwavering loyal minister, and a patriot who swore to kill Dong Thief.

Give him a promotion, let him change from a Taishou to a pastor of a state, and have more territory, population and resources in his hands, isn't it proper to wait for him to grow stronger, turn his head and kill Dong Thief?

What the hell does this guy think.

Or is there something going on in there?

Cao Cao felt that the latter was more likely, Dong Zhuo could not use such a stupid way to carry out internal division, let alone give him an official promotion like a madman without any reason.

And when I think of Dong Zhuo, I think of this person.

The only one in his family who has been related to him is his son Cao Ang.

And it has also appeared before that Cao Ang deceived Dong Thief through means and obtained the Taishou of Jiyin County from his hands, a precedent for this position.

It's hard not to be suspicious.

This time it's probably this kid's way of playing.

……

"Thanks to the value of the Son of Heaven, the ministers will do their best to guard the land of Yanzhou and protect the people of Yanzhou, and they will definitely live up to the emperor's grace!"

Although I was horrified in my heart.

But Cao Cao still did not forget the etiquette.

Holding the edict in his hand, he said some righteous and awe-inspiring words before he sat down again.

But before he could open his mouth to ask.

The eunuch took out another edict from the brocade box, held it with both hands, and solemnly handed it to Cao Ang, who was sitting next to Cao Cao.

In the face of Cao Ang.

The man was visibly more respectful.

The smile on his face was not for a moment, and his eyes were squeezed into two slits by the smile.

With such an attitude, if it were seen by those officials who had received the edict in the past, I am afraid that they would think that they had seen a fake angel.

Not only is his expression serious, but he is full of a sense of distance, and even asks for benefits between words.

It's not like it came out of a palace.

In the face of the edict presented to him by the eunuch, Cao Ang showed a mediocre mind.

This was already in his calculations.

When he met Lu Bu on the north bank of Gushui in the west of Luoyang City before, he had told him to convey his appeal to Dong Zhuo.

That is, his father Cao Cao's position as the pastor of Yanzhou, and a position of Taishou arranged for himself.

When Dong Zhuo decided that he was his own person and belonged to the nails planted within the coalition army, he would definitely respond to his requests, not to mention that it was not a difficult matter.

The only thing Cao Ang didn't expect was that Dong Zhuo's efficiency would be so high, and it was estimated that Lu Bu had just sent the news back on the front foot, and Dong Zhuo had written the edict on the back foot.

After stamping the seal, he arranged for someone to send it to his side.

Dong thief is really a believer!

……

Cao Ang took the edict casually.

He wasn't like his father, who put on some respectful shelf and just unfolded it with one hand.

At the same time, I listened to the eunuch say: "Since General Cao led the troops, he has been loyal to the imperial court, has done his best for the imperial court, quelled chaos everywhere, and led the troops to clear many mountain bandits and thieves, which is also an outstanding achievement. ”

"Therefore, the Son of Heaven promised to commend you, I would like to thank you for the Taishou of Dongjun, and I hope to contribute to the court again!"

This time it was a bit unexpected for Cao Ang.

Dong Zhuo's arrangement is wonderful!

He actually thought of appointing himself to the position of the East County Taishou, originally he thought that it didn't matter which county in Yanzhou it was.

As long as his father Cao Cao can gain a firm foothold and firmly control the military, political and financial affairs of Yanzhou, then no matter where he is the Taishou, he will be like a fish in water.

But if it's the East Gun Taishou.

That Cao Ang was really interested.

Now that Qiao Mao is dead, Dongjun has lost his Taishou and is in a state of power vacuum at the top level.

As long as he leads the army over, there will be no conflict at all, and there will be no contradictions, which is enough to pocket the whole county.

It's as easy as it gets.

And Dongjun has one of the biggest advantages.

That's the location.

The long and narrow county border, at the same time, borders Wei County and Qinghe Kingdom in Jizhou, if it can successfully get Wei County from Han Fu in the future.

That own territory is connected.

Whether it is to meddle in the affairs of Jizhou in the north, or to participate in the affairs of Yanzhou in the south, it can be said that it is extremely convenient and extends in all directions.

This place is good!

……

After fulfilling his own wishes.

Cao Ang's attitude was also a little better.

There was even a smile on his face that he had been owing to before, and he said to the eunuch quite gently.

"Thank you for the trust of the imperial court, and I am also tired of the angels who have come all the way, and I am very grateful."

"It's just that Yanzhou is in the midst of war right now, whether it is to replace the position of state pastor or to take up the post of Taishou, there is a slight inconvenience."

"Therefore, I hope that the angel can live in Dingtao County for a while, and after the war in Yanzhou is pacified, you still need to come forward to read the edict."

Although the eunuch was in a hurry to go back and report back to Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo's order to him was to obey orders.

Under the high priority of the latter.

He didn't really have a choice.

Therefore, in the face of Cao Ang's request, the eunuch did not even hesitate at all, and nodded heavily.

"Yes, yes, Xiangguo had already ordered before leaving, everything was under the orders of General Cao, and this matter is the right thing to do."

"Besides, the road is tiring, and the scenery of Dingtao County is quite good, it is a place to recuperate, and it is not an exaggeration for slaves and maids to stay here for several months!"

Quite cooperative.

Naturally, it is the pleasure of the guests and the hosts.

The hall and the outside were filled with a cheerful air.

……

After talking for a while.

This eunuch was also very knowledgeable, and under the pretext that he was a little tired, he decisively took his leave and retired first.

And after this man is gone.

Cao Cao, who had been forcibly holding himself, finally couldn't hold it anymore.

Shifted his body.

Leaned over to Cao Ang's side, and then asked in a hurried tone, rather impatiently.

"Ang'er, why did this Dong Zhuo suddenly borrow the hand of the Son of Heaven and worship me as the pastor of Yanzhou, is there some conspiracy and calculation, or is it my son that you have contributed to it?"

Cao Cao asked.

But he feels the latter is highly likely.

Especially after his son was also appointed as the Taishou of Dongjun, he was basically sure that this was mostly the product of the agreement between Zixuan and Dong Thief.

And Cao Ang's answer lived up to his expectations.

Very crisp nod yes.

"This is a bargain between the child and the dog thief, he gave me these two official positions, and I helped him break up the alliance against him."

Hear this answer.

Cao Cao was a little confused at first.

The whole person seemed very dazed, and he felt that his mind was confused.

After being puzzled for a while, he asked in a daze: "Isn't the alliance already dissolved, how can it be dissolved?" ”

Cao Ang blinked.

He patted it lightly on the table.

"That's right, the alliance has been disbanded, but Dong Zhuo didn't know that everyone was going their separate ways, he just thought that the children were helping to do it."

"Otherwise, father, why do you think that this important position of state pastor and Taishou would come so neatly?"

Cao Cao: "......"

Dong Thief is still a loyal person!

Except for the fact that he can breathe and pant for breath, there is nothing bad about it.

It would be better if I could die now!

……

Gotcha!

He kind of got it.

Dong Zhuo, the dog thief, was fooled by his son again, and took the established facts that had been realized, and deceived him of two such important official positions.

Tut-tut!

What do you mean by that?

Well done!!

Cao Cao has long lost the pedantic mentality he had at the beginning, regardless of whether it was given by Dong Zhuo or not, we will eat the meat, and we will put the benefits in our pockets.

Use what Dong Zhuo gave, turn around and hit Dong Zhuo, this is called a hearty dripping!

Come to think of it.

Cao Cao couldn't help but pat Cao Ang's back.

His expression was full of approval, and he said with emotion: "That Dong Zhuo has been in Liangzhou for many years, stirring up wind and rain, and he is more or less a character." ”

"But now it's been deflated in your hands many times, and it's really like a fool, and you've been played with many times."

"It's not that Dong Thief is too stupid, but my son is a hero in the world, a genius!"

Cao Cao did not hesitate to praise his words.

simply praised Cao Ang as a flower.

This is something that has rarely happened in the past.

Even if Cao Cao was extremely satisfied with Cao Ang, he generally kept his thoughts in his heart and rarely announced them.

But today it really shocked him.

Until this moment.

Cao Cao's mind was still buzzing.

Shocked!

O shepherd of a state!

This is an absolute real power official position, with military, political, and financial power over a state.

As long as the strength is enough to match this official position, then it can be justified and firmly control the whole state, which is not unrich.

Positions of real power like this.

Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it before, he really didn't think about it, he would become a state pastor.

However, Cao Ang has now helped him achieve it easily, how can this not shock him in his heart?

Now the Cao family is really going to take off!

In addition to supporting the Han family, Cao Cao also had a lifelong ideal, which was to get rid of the negative impact of the eunuchs of his ancestors, so that the Cao family could get on the right track and become a famous family in the world.

Struggled for many years.

It didn't work out either.

But now that he has become a state pastor, this ideal must not be far from him!

……

It took a while.

Cao Cao calmed down.

calmed down his ups and downs.

Instead, I began to think about the implications of this incident, how should these official positions be appointed?

After thinking about it for a while.

Cao Cao raised the edict in his hand, and then couldn't help muttering: "Liu Gongshan is a person who must be avenged, and it can be seen from his personal vendetta that he is a narrow-minded person. ”

"At this time, if I take the edict of the imperial court and announce the removal of his position as a assassin, I am afraid that this person will not only not recognize my official position, but may also turn against me on the spot, and even form a deep hatred."

"At that time, I was afraid that I was going to meet him in arms, and the position of the state pastor was really hot!"

After a brief period of joy.

Cao Cao became worried.

Of course, Cao Ang is not worried about this.

Liu Dai will soon be a dead man, who cares what he thinks, this edict is also appropriate, and now he is only waiting for Liu Dai to die at the hands of the Yellow Turban Army.

Then you can seamlessly connect and take over the power logically, and take over the affairs of Yanzhou as the commander-in-chief!

Of course, Cao Cao did not have a God perspective.

Therefore, Cao Ang didn't reveal it, but just smiled faintly, and said with some divine chatter.

"Now that the war is approaching, it is inconvenient to argue with him about this matter, after the Yellow Turban Thieves are pacified, our father and son will go to Changyi County with all the soldiers."

"If he doesn't retreat, he has to retreat!"

Cao Cao nodded happily.

He has no scruples about using force to persecute this kind of person who has no bottom line.

What's more, after the thieves have been pacified, they will resort to force against him, which can already be regarded as taking into account the overall situation and saving him enough time and face.

……

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