Shouchun, suburbs.

"Boom~"

Dozens of horses rode slowly, riding in front of the left and right pheasant rabbits, talking and laughing, very happy.

The leading knight was arrogant, holding the reins, and said with a smile: "Zhong Mou is good at shooting, Pi has already heard about it." Now hunting in the suburbs, it really lives up to its name, and it hunts roe deer. As the ancients said, southerners practice boats, and northerners operate horses. Seeing that Zhongmou is superb in riding and shooting, I am afraid that this statement is false! ”

"Childe is ashamed of power!"

The upper and lower short riders said: "Although Quan is good at shooting, his son's archery skills are particularly good." Without the arrow of the son, the deer hunted by the right will escape! ”

"Haha!"

Cao Pi laughed a few times and said: "When I was a child, the world was chaotic and there were wars, and the prime minister taught me to practice archery and taught me to ride a horse. At the age of eight, he became a horse archer. Since the age of ten, he has been fighting in the south and north with the prime minister, and it has been more than ten years. ”

Pen pals in history, seeing each other today, have a good relationship.

Cao Pi and Sun Quan met for the first time in Xiangyang, and then became friends in Yecheng and formed a sincere friendship.

Today, Cao Pi followed Cao Cao south to Shouchun, and specially invited Sun Quan to go out hunting. Judging from the relationship between Cao Pi and Sun Quan, Sun Quan will be able to be with Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhen and other four people and become Cao Pi's five friends.

"The son is both civil and military, and has the style of a prime minister. It is expected that a hundred years later, Gongzi will be able to inherit the will of the prime minister, sweep the south, and dominate the world. Sun Quan touted.

Cao Pi's face darkened slightly, and he said: "Now in the southern expedition, the prime minister left his son to build in Yecheng, but I don't know what the prime minister means? ”

In the past, Cao Cao went to war, and Cao Pi, as Cao Cao's deputy, stayed behind in the rear of Yecheng. At this time, Cao Cao patrolled the Huai River in the south, let Cao Pi accompany him to Shouchun, and let Cao Zhi stay in Yecheng. Such a move made Cao Pi can't help but feel suspicious, wondering if Cao Cao has other intentions?

Sun Quan thought for a little and said with a smile: "The prince may be too worried, the prime minister will enter the Duke of Wei, and this time he will take the prince south, or he has other intentions." And even if the prime minister may intend to plant the son, the prince must not be suspicious of alienating the son, and he needs to do the opposite to show the brotherhood and goodwill to the prime minister. ”

After a pause, Sun Quan said: "Looking at the current situation today, Liu Bei is in chaos in Wu Chu, and Gongsun is in Liaodong. Although Gongzi Zhi is talented and learned, but has a rough temperament, how can he be qualified for this position? ”

"The sons of the prime minister, only the prince is both civil and military, and he has a strategy. If the son is not in this position, who can let it! ”

Hearing this, Cao Pi exhausted the depression in his heart and said with a smile: "I hope it can be as Zhongmou said!" ”

"Drive!"

During the conversation, the group walked from the countryside to the military camp set up by the Huaishui River.

Cao Cao led the soldiers of Yan and Henan Prefectures to Shouchun, camped in the Huai River, and then summoned Xiahoudun, Zang Ba, Wen Hui and other Jianghuai core civil and military forces.

"It is not good to rescue the tyrant, please punish the prime minister."

Zang Ba took off his sword, stepped into the tent, glanced at Ma Chao sitting on the side of the couch, and then respectfully greeted Cao Cao.

Looking at Zang Ba, who sincerely pleaded for guilt, Cao Cao's face was unhappy, and he asked, "What is the general's responsibility?" ”

Zang Ba stood in the tent battle, bowed his head and said: "My Xuzhou rescue is unfavorable, I was restrained by Mi Fang's department, and only sent Wu Dun to lead 10,000 people to rescue, but I was attacked by the enemy. If you know Huo Jun's plan, Ba Bi will personally lead the army to rescue Hefei. ”

In his prior planning, if Hefei was besieged by Huo Jun, Yan and Henan sent troops south, and at the same time, Zang Ba could do his best to rescue, and the people of the Central Plains would be able to force Huo Jun back.

However, he never expected that Huo Jun would let Mi Fang take the sea route, float to the sea and go north, and contain Zang Ba's forces. Under Mi Fang's control, the troops sent were discovered by Huo Jun in advance, and they were directly defeated by the Qi Yu army that rushed in at the same time.

Cao Cao stared at Zang Ba, snorted coldly, and said: "Now Hefei has been lost, and such words are useless." There is a reason for the incident, and you have sent a sergeant to the rescue, and you will not be held accountable. If there is a next time, Lone will be punished. ”

Zang Ba wiped the sweat from his forehead, and arched his hand and said: "Qi Yu Prime Minister, the southern thief is fierce in Huainan, occupying the county, and the Ba is willing to be the pioneer of the prime minister, sweep away the enemy, and recapture the Jianghuai City." ”

Looking at Zang Ba's deferential attitude, Cao Cao was very satisfied. He forcibly brought Ma Chao to Shouchun, in addition to facilitating Xiahou Yuan to pacify Longyou, he hoped that Ma Chao could be a mascot to deter the generals of Mount Tai. Tell the generals of Taishan that he can solve Ma Chao, who is more powerful than them, and he can also solve them.

Cao Cao bowed his head slightly, and said: "The enemy is cunning, sticking to Hefei, with his back to Chaohu Lake, and the boat is transferred, which is not easy to break. Now I ordered you to lead the army south to Jianghuai, restore the Huainan city, and eradicate the water kou. ”

"No!"

Zang Ba slowly retired from the tent, and after leaving the tent, he let out a turbid breath, feeling deeply glad and left.

After Zang Ba withdrew from the tent, Cao Cao looked at Xiahoudun and asked, "What is the war in Huainan?" ”

Xiahoudun said truthfully: "Prime Minister Qiyu, Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu generals went down to Xiquyang, Zhongli, Anfeng and other Huaixi counties, and the water thieves fled either dead, and now they retreated to Lu'an and Hefei. ”

"Lu'an City, guarded by Huo Jun's brother Huo Du, has more than 8,000 soldiers; In Hefei City, Huo Juntun had more than 20,000 soldiers, and Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Gao Xiang were the wings. The two cities are adjacent to each other, each other is a horn, I don't know whether to enter Lu'an, Hefei two cities? ”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "There is a lot of water in this summer and autumn, and the southern thief boat is flooded, which is easy to run out of food for the march. Our army's multi-foot cavalry sergeants, limited to the water network, is not an opportunity to march at this time. And let Zidan and Wen Lie pay attention to the enemy's movements, and collect troops to Chengde to observe the enemy's troops. If Huo Jun raised his troops to the north, he would lead the Central Plains to attack him alone. ”

"No!"

As Huo Jun speculated, Cao Cao went south this time, leaving a large number of Chinese troops to rest and recuperate, leading a small number of sergeants and accompanying Yuyan soldiers and horses, basically he had no intention of conquering Hefei in the south, but wanted to fight a political war, so that he could enter the position of the prince of the country, rather than having to conquer Hefei.

After discussing the military, Cao Cao asked everyone to go out, leaving Xun Yu alone.

Cao Cao saw that there were no outsiders in the tent, and said with a smile: "Although Cao and Wen Ruo have worked together for many years, they rarely fight together against thieves. I am very happy to be able to fight the southern thieves with Qing today. ”

After a pause, Cao Cao said: "Wen Ruo is known as Wang Zuo's talent, with a military strategy in his chest, and he knows countless people. I don't know who Liu Bei is? How will it be calmed down today? ”

Xun Yu lowered his eyelids and said, "After Liu Bei was named in the Han family, he was really a chaotic minister and thief. The division of Wu Chu and the chaos in the south, assisted by Huo Jun, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Zhao and others, have become a climate, and it will be a great disaster for the country. ”

Then, Xun Yu said: "If the prime minister wants to level the world, he should serve the Son of Heaven and understand morality, so as to please the world." When the prime minister first settled in the northwest, advanced to Bashu, and took Wu Chu down the river, then the world was peaceful, and the prime minister could also rest and collect troops! ”

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "When the world is peaceful, what kind of reward can Cao get?" ”

Xun Yu's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Following the affairs of Zhou Dan and Lu Wang, the prime minister returned to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven gave the country to the prime minister." Affected by the ground cracked soil, a temple was built to worship, and the incense was passed on to future generations. Today, the prime minister has to be leveled, and there are 10,000 households in the city, which is enough to show the prime minister's merits. ”

Cao Cao saw Xun Yu prevaricating himself, and he wanted to be angry. But thinking of the friendship of the past conquest, he clenched his teeth and endured it.

The attendant entered the account and said, "Prime Minister, the prince has returned from hunting and is outside the camp. ”

"Let Childe enter the account!" Cao Cao took a deep breath and said with a smile.

"No!"

After a while, Cao Pi was well-dressed, stepped into the tent, saluted and said, "Pi has worshiped his father and seen Ling Jun." ”

Cao Cao hid his unhappiness in his heart and said with a smile: "I don't know how many roe deer and pheasant rabbits Zihuan has obtained?" ”

"Father, five roe deer and thirty pheasants, a little gain. Pi has asked his subordinates to roast venison, and specially offered it to his father and the second prince of Lingjun. Cao Pi said.

Xun Yu faced the junior, smiled, and said: "Zihuan is good at shooting, and today Yu has a good mouth!" ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a smile: "Fill more honey water, eat venison, not without honey water." ”

"No!"

Cao Pi was very eye-catching, and said: "Pi will retire first, and the second prince will wait for half a sound!" ”

"Good!"

Looking at Cao Pi's figure, Cao Cao said with emotion: "For many years, Zihuan has already had a son, and he has a grandson. Lonely vaguely remembered that Zihuan and Changqian were studying in Wenruo's house, but unfortunately the two grew up, but they rarely interacted. ”

Changqian, Xun Yu's eldest son, Xun Yun. He married Cao Cao's daughter and had a discordant relationship with Cao Pi, but had a friendly relationship with Cao Zhi.

Xun Yu sighed and said with emotion: "The years are passing, and people will get old!" ”

Cao Cao sighed and said: "According to what Jun said, after a hundred years, Zihuan and Zijian will die soon, and it will be difficult for Cao Zihuan to live in the world!" ”

Xun Yu showed surprise and said, "Why did the prime minister say this? ”

Cao Cao was blunt and said: "Cao is old, and it is difficult to see the world become one. If you say what you say, you will respect the Son of Heaven. However, when Cao dies of illness, the heirs will be strengthened by swords and axes, and even Changqian will not be spared. ”

"Since I have fought the world, I have killed countless people, and I don't know how many people hold a grudge against me. If I don't enter the public throne of the country, after Cao Cao dies of illness, the military power will be vested in the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will be the first person to kill my heir. ”

I don't know when Cao Cao was born with the heart of self-reliance, but one thing is true. If Cao Cao did not go in the direction of becoming self-reliant on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he and his heirs would definitely die in the future.

The road of a powerful minister like Cao Cao, who coerced the Son of Heaven, once he walked up, he could not turn back. If he turns back, not only will his men abandon him, but even his men will be the first to swing their swords at him.

Seeing Cao Cao's open-minded and outspoken words, Xun Yu may have expected it a long time ago, and said: "If the prime minister dies, Zihuan can succeed to the position of prime minister, how can the prime minister's heirs have soldiers." ”

Seeing that Xun Yu was so naïve, Cao Cao sneered and said, "What about the future?" ”

Xun Yu looked directly into Cao Cao's eyes and said, "What about after the prime minister?" ”

"Enter the Duke of Wei!"

"Enter the King of Wei!"

"Enter Emperor Wei!"

Xun Yu sat on the couch and said calmly: "The prime minister has embarked on the road of becoming the prince of the country, and that is completely irreversible." ”

Seeing Xun Yu's attitude so resolute, Cao Cao stood up abruptly and said angrily: "Xun Yu, don't think that you don't know your thoughts? ”

Flicking his sleeves, Cao Cao pointed at Xun Yu and said in a deep voice: "When Dong Zhuo was in chaos in the past, the Son of Heaven was covered with dust and abandoned the official and left. On the contrary, Gongda was concerned about national affairs and conspired with Wu Qiong, He Hao and others against Dong Zhuo. ”

"Do you dare to say that you Xun Yu is really the Son of Heaven?"

Xun Yu saw Cao Cao's bloody dissection of his behavior, his face turned red, but he was angry and silent.

"Xun Yu, the Han world you want is just that the Son of Heaven is a hypocritical monarch, and the scholars govern the government and govern the world together."

Cao Cao stared at Xun Yu, shook his head again and again, and said, "The Son of Heaven does not rule the world alone, but rules the world with scholars, how ridiculous is it?" ”

Xun Yu got up from the couch and said coldly: "Duke Cao, ruling the world alone, since the Han Dynasty, it is nothing more than a traitorous minister in power, a relative in power, and the world is chaotic. The world of the Han family is not the world of the Liu family, and if it does not rule the world with scholars, it is not with the eunuchs and the common people to rule the world? ”

"The Tao is different, and I don't talk much to Cao Gong. Han can't die, and the public can't enter Wei, this is my Xun Wenruo's attitude! ”

Since the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xun Yu has seen too many chaotic governments, and the ministers, martial artists, eunuchs, and relatives take turns to come to power.

Maybe Xun Yu's thoughts are twisted in the eyes of outsiders. But in fact, there are not no people who are similar to Xun Yu's thoughts, such as Wang Dao of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

During the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, Wang Dao went south and actively contacted the Jiangnan Shi clan to get them to support Sima Rui, the king of Langya, to ascend the throne. After a conflict of interest broke out between Emperor Sima Rui and Wang Dun of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, Wang Dao chose to help Wang Dun defeat Sima Rui.

However, when Sima Rui was defeated and Wang Dun planned to abolish Emperor Jin Yuan, Wang Dao expressed his resolute opposition and consistently maintained Sima's imperial status.

The emperor and the monks rule the world together, protect the emperor, and serve the family, perhaps a portrayal of people like Xun Yu and Wang Dao.

Looking at Xun Yu, who was angry and out of the account, Cao Cao glanced at the empty box on the desk and sighed.

"Wen Ruoxiu is strangely lonely!"

(End of chapter)