The first year of Jian'an, early autumn and September.
In the south of Luoyang City, on the official road near Yique Pass, a team was meandering southward in a mighty manner.
On the chariot pulled by two "precious" old scalpers in the team, the young emperor Liu Xie, dressed in white court clothes, sat upright on a freshly made white wooden chair. He looked leisurely and leisurely. He saw a field on both sides of the road. It was dilapidated and desolate, and there was no expression of concern for the country and the people. From time to time, he would cast his eyes on the two little beauties beside him.
These two are his biggest "benefits" since time travel!
Empress Fushou, who is only seventeen years old, is wearing dark green clothes, twelve diamonds, a step wave, big temples, and a ribbon. Coupled with her natural beauty, she looks like a beauty walking out of a painting. , quite a bit elegance and elegance.
This little beauty now has a worried look on her face, because her husband Liu Xie, who grew up with her childhood sweetheart, is probably crazy. Even if he is not crazy, he no longer has the ambition to fear hardships and dangers in the past.
The emperor Liu Xie has been acting badly since his last illness. He always talks "nonsense" in the court! After returning to the palace, he and Dong Guiren steamed some "Hanajuan" to eat, and used Yellow River carp to cook some "Bad Fish Fillets" and "Milk White Fish Soup"... This is what the emperor should do Son? Mencius even said that "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen", let alone the emperor?
Empress Fu really couldn't stand it, so she gave some advice to the emperor, urging him to concentrate on government affairs and not be addicted to food.
But the emperor told her that "Government should be governed by Meng De, and sacrifices should be made by the few". He also said that after arriving in Xu County, she should rule from the top. He also told her that Empress Fu and Dong Guiren should not be involved in politics and stay with them honestly. As long as he, the "virtual king", lives a good life.
This attitude not only deeply disappointed Empress Fu, but even Dong Ji and Dong Guiren, who had always been obedient to the emperor, felt that it was inappropriate... In the minds of these two little beauties, their emperor could not I have always had the ambition to help the Han Dynasty. Even if I was trapped in Li Jue's camp, I never gave up!
Although the two beauties are women, they have always tried their best to help their emperor husbands.
When they were in Li Jue's camp, because the little emperor was closely watched, they tried every means to send a message to Fu Wan, Fu De, Dong Cheng and others on behalf of the emperor, and then asked them to pass the message to the officials outside. If their actions were known to the traitor Li Jue, their lives might not be saved!
But now, the emperor Liu Xie is not only "crazy", but also has an attitude of waiting to die. It seems that he has given up on the ideal of helping the Han Dynasty!
This really disappoints Queen Fu!
However, unlike Fuhou, who was like a big sister, always "teaching" the little emperor to cheer up, Dong Ji, who was one year younger than the emperor but tall and beautiful, was like an obedient little sister. When she was in Chang'an, she followed "Brother Emperor" and did whatever the emperor asked her to do. This was still the case in Luoyang.
The emperor wanted to help the Han Dynasty, so she helped deliver the news. The emperor wanted to cook by himself, so she stood by and helped kill fish and make noodles... She cut her hands and was so tired that she was sweating all over her forehead, but she didn't even complain.
This time the emperor went crazy again before he left. He ordered Hou Zhe, Feng Shuo, and Tai Chong to help build a seat called a "chair" and nailed it to the chariot. The emperor is now sitting on it. In his hand, he was also playing with a "divination tool" he got from nowhere - an abacus!
In addition, the little emperor asked the three of them and Dong Ji to make a "high bridge saddle" with wood, animal skins, hemp rope and other materials, and also got a horse to put on it, and let Dong Ji ride it. Then he walked beside the chariot.
Then Dong Ji really dares to ride... She has never ridden a horse since she entered the palace. She has long been unfamiliar with it. Now she has a weird saddle. Who knows if it is stable? She actually rode on it without saying a word, and she wasn't afraid of falling.
Thinking of this, Queen Fu turned her head and looked at Dong Ji, who was riding her horse and walking beside the chariot. I saw this little girl wearing a blue embroidered riding jacket and carrying a long sword at her waist. She really looked a bit heroic.
At this time, the little emperor started chatting with Dong Ji, not talking about anything else, but the strange saddle that Dong Ji was riding. Stable or not? Are you comfortable? Does it save effort? Is it possible to ride without a rein? It seems that the emperor is quite interested in the saddle he "invented".
Behind the emperor's chariots and servants, ministers wearing red court uniforms, supporting the elderly and the young, followed closely. After the officials, there were some common people with shabby clothes and hungry faces, all pushing carts, bringing their wives, children, and children with them, following step by step.
Behind and behind the "begging" army composed of the emperor's chariots, hundreds of officials and accompanying common people, were the escorts led by Sili Xiaowei, Lu Shangshu Shi Cao Cao and Wei General Dong Cheng. Among them, there were about five hundred people belonging to Dong Cheng. They were all sallow and thin, almost like beggars. And Cao Cao's army was much larger, a full two thousand! Half of them are elite soldiers brought by Cao Cao from Xu County, all of them are wearing helmets and full of momentum. The other half is the army that Cao Cao collected in Luoyang that originally belonged to Han Xian. They are also hungry soldiers, almost exactly the same as Dong Cheng's men.
The Emperor's visit to Luyang this time was actually a collective "begging". The ministers of Luoyang had to follow with their families. The garrison troops even came out from the mountains near Luoyang to surrender after hearing that the Emperor had returned eastward. The common people also followed suit, and the entire team numbered 20,000!
Cao Cao led three hundred cavalry, together with his younger brother Cao Chun, Captain Dianwei, counselor Guo Jia, as well as Zhong Yao, Ding Chong, Dong Zhao and others who served in the imperial court, and walked at the forefront of the "begging" army. open circuit.
Cao Cao finally succeeded this time!
On the first day of September, the emperor's chariot finally left Luoyang City under the protection of Cao Cao and embarked on the road to move eastward to Xu County.
Although when leaving Luoyang, Cao Cao did not announce that he was going to move his carriage to drive Xu Xu, but only said that he would go to Luyang. But where can we eat in Luyang? There were fully 20,000 officials, family members, troops, and civilians accompanying the emperor south. Where can the small town of Luyang afford it?
When they arrived in Luyang and there was still no food, the big guys had no choice but to follow Cao Mengde to Xu County for dinner.
As for Yang Feng, who was stationed in Liang County, he also expressed his willingness to let go after the letter drafted by Dong Zhao and Ding Chong was sent. In fact, Yang Feng refused to let him go, and Cao Cao was not afraid of him!
How strong is Yang Fengcai? How many men does Cao Cao have?
Moreover, Yang Feng's hometown is in Hedong County. He fled to Henan when he had no food to eat. Liang County is far away from Hedong, so Yang Feng's little strength cannot be replenished after he is defeated. Cao Cao's hometown is in Yingchuan County, just next door to Liang County. If Yang Feng really dares to stop him, Cao Cao will send an army of 20,000 to 30,000 men from Xu County at any time to start a fight!
So Cao Cao now has a plan in mind, and the emperor and the court are about to fall under his control!
And with the emperor and the court, he, Cao Mengde, no longer has to be Yuan Benchu's little brother - according to the practice of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao is now an old official of Yuan Shao! Because after the war against Dong, Cao Cao only took a few of his subordinates to surrender to Yuan Shao, and later he rose to power step by step with the support of Yuan Shao. His General Fenwei and the Governor of Dongjun were both "represented" by Yuan Shao! Later, Cao Cao was stabbed in the back by Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others in Yanzhou. If his elder brother Yuan Shao hadn't supported him with food and troops, he would have died long ago...
So without the blessing of the emperor and the court, Cao Cao would be Yuan Shao's disciple in the eyes of the world! To fight against Yuan Shao is to "turn your back" and it will not end well!
This is also the reason why Yuan Shao is not very interested in holding the emperor hostage, but Cao Cao has to take the emperor into his hands.
I just didn't expect that the little emperor had so many "crooked tricks"... But now it's good, the emperor has fallen into the hands of Cao Mengde!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao turned around and looked at the little emperor who was chatting with Dong Ji who was riding a horse... That's not right! The little emperor looked very happy, and he had no intention of being kidnapped by the traitor in troubled times!
Cao Cao shook his head and frowned again.
Guo Jia, who was beside him, leaned towards him and whispered: "General, the Han Dynasty has a tradition of appointing a foreign relative to be in charge of the general! If the general's daughter can control the harem, then both the inside and outside will be controlled by the general. Great things will surely happen!”
Cao Cao looked at Fu Hou and Dong Guiren again, frowned and said: "I don't know if I am a filial piety, but my eldest daughter is quite fat, and her beauty is not as good as that of the Queen and Dong Guiren..."
Guo Jia had never seen Cao Cao's daughter, but when he took one look at Cao Cao, the short fat man, he knew that he was a little abrupt. But the practice of the Han Dynasty is such that if Cao Cao's daughter becomes the queen and Cao Cao serves as a general as a relative, no one can say that he did something wrong. This was done a lot in the past!
If Liu Xie can still give birth to a son, no matter who the mother is, Cao Cao's daughter can become the queen mother after Liu Xie's death. At that time, it will be more justifiable for Cao Cao to hold the power... It is not without reason that the Han Dynasty has produced so many "little emperors" since the rise of Guangwu!
Guo Jia wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly there was the sound of horse hoofbeats in front of him. Guo Jia turned around and saw several knights riding horses along the official road. Judging from their clothes, they should be messengers sent by Xu County.
Captain Dianwei rode out, stopped the knights, and then checked the talisman. After verifying that it was correct, he took a baggage and returned to Cao Cao: "General, this is a letter from Xun Sima."
"Is it a letter from Wen Ruo?" Cao Cao picked up the reins and stopped his horse by the side of the road, then he took the bamboo slip handed over by Dian Wei and read it. Guo Jia, Zhong Yao, Ding Chong, and Dong Zhao also followed and surrounded him.
Cao Cao opened the bamboo slips and looked at them for a while, then his expression suddenly changed and he lost his voice: "Impossible, absolutely impossible..."
Several of his counselors were nervous, and Guo Jia quickly asked: "General, what happened?"
Cao Cao folded the bamboo slips with a look of disbelief on his face: "Liu Xuande... He, he has made peace with Lu Fengxian and settled in Xiaopei!"
After hearing this, Guo Jia, Zhong Yao, Ding Chong, and Dong Zhao all felt a little strange when they looked at Cao Cao's expression. Guo Jia looked confused: "This is not detrimental to the general! With Liu Xuande guarding Xiaopei, the general does not have to face Lu Fengxian directly."
Cao Cao murmured: "I'm not worried about Xuande and Lu Fengxian colluding, but the emperor mentioned this matter in Yang An's palace more than half a month ago. At that time, the emperor said that he knew the celestial phenomena and divination based on the methods in the heavenly book. General Xuande will definitely negotiate peace with Lu Fengxian... Is there really a heavenly book in a dream? Is Zhang Ji... going to die soon?"
Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao seemed to be frightened by the little emperor's dream talk, and quickly said: "General, how can you trust the predictions? There should be advisers around the emperor who can predict that Lu Bu will definitely let Liu Xuande live. I heard Liu Xuande is good at making friends. He is on good terms with you, the general, as well as Yuan Benchu, Gongsun Bogui, and Kong Wenju, but he is at odds with Yuan Jiujiu. If Lu Bu sends Liu Xuande to camp in Xiaopei, he can be used as a buffer between the general and Lu Bu. , and can make it resist Yuan Jiujiu, making it difficult for Yuan Jiujiu to fully control the country. Isn't it wonderful to kill two birds with one stone?"
After being reminded by Guo Jiayi, Cao Cao also woke up a little and snorted: "It must be so! I didn't expect that the emperor would have such a master beside him. I wonder if it is Zhou Jiamou?" When he said this, he suddenly realized something was wrong and frowned. The thick eyebrow said: "The emperor only told me that Liu Xuande survived the catastrophe, but he told everyone that General Zhang Ji died in Nanyang County in battle... How can the temple know about this?"
Guo Jiake couldn't answer this question. He was not familiar with Zhang Ji, nor was he familiar with the ministers around the emperor. So when Cao Cao said this, he turned his attention to Zhong Yao, Ding Chong, and Dong Zhao.
Zhong Yao thought for a while, nodded and said: "Actually, there are loyal ministers in the Xiliang army! For example, Duan Zhongming who stationed the army in Huayin is a loyal minister. If he is used well, he may be able to defeat the likes of Jue and Fan.
It is a pity that when His Majesty moved eastward, he was trapped by Yang Feng, Yang Ding, Dong Cheng and others. Not only could he not use loyal ministers, he could not even protect himself. But now that the emperor is protected by generals, thieves such as Jue, Fan, and Ji can no longer harm him in the slightest. The emperor could arrange things calmly and use strategies skillfully. He might be able to kill Zhang Ji in front of the Rangcheng army with the help of the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty and Liu Jingsheng around Zhang Ji! "
This Zhong Yao is also very clever. No wonder he became an important minister of Cao Wei in history and gave birth to a good son like Zhong Hui.
Dong Zhao, who was as good at thinking as Zhong Yao, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, yes! No wonder the emperor would say in the court that Emperor Gao had entrusted him with a dream and a heavenly book! He also said that Zhang Ji would die if he predicted... "
Ding Chong also suddenly realized, clenched his fists and said in a low voice: "Didn't that day become a god?"
These three people really came up with the clever plan of the little emperor Liu Xie, and it seems to make sense! It turns out that this little emperor is taking the route of "becoming a god"!
"Hiss..." Cao Cao took a breath, his head hurt again! He can hold the emperor hostage, but he cannot hold the god of heaven hostage!
If the little emperor is really regarded as a little god, it is not certain who will kidnap whom after arriving in Xu County! No, we can’t let Zhang Ji harm others!
Thinking of this, Cao Cao lowered his voice and said to Zhong Yao, Ding Chong, and Dong Zhao: "Yuan Chang, Daying, Gongren... think of something to give Zhang Ji a warning!"
