Cao Mao sneezed several times in succession.
He touched his nose and looked at Yang Hu not far away.
At this moment, Cao Mao was standing outside the Tai Chi Hall, watching the soldiers coming and going, while Yang Hu was giving command.
The originally silent palace was now filled with the sound of armor clashing.
Man Changwu stood aside and looked at the scene in front of him seriously.
Cao Mao looked at this big man who looked very much like his father. Man Changwu did not have the same talent as Man Chong, but in terms of fulfilling his duties, it seemed that few people under Cao Mao could match him.
Cao Mao still trusts this person very much.
"Manjun, from today onwards, you will stay here and don't let anyone enter the palace."
"I cannot allow anyone in the palace to reveal my whereabouts."
Cao Mao gave the order, and Man Changwu naturally accepted the order immediately.
This time Cao Mao was leaving the palace, or even Luoyang. Now Sima Zhao's troops were deployed in Wude, Huai County, Yewang and other counties in Hanoi County.
He himself is in Zhou County at the junction of Yewang and Huai County, and the place Cao Mao is going to now is Wen County on the southwest side of Zhou County.
Because of Cheng Kuo's wrong information, Sima Zhao constantly adjusted his position and moved closer and closer to the front.
Zhong Hui once analyzed Sima Zhao's thoughts. He probably used the Ye King's army as the main attack to attack Yinping, while he wanted to cut off the gateway between Henan Yin and the Central Plains, so he made such a deployment.
Sima Zhao's current deployment is the most promising.
If Ambition's army goes south, there will be many obstacles on the road directly to Sima Zhao. If Sima Zhao goes south, it will be difficult to get him to Luoyang.
After careful consideration, Zhong Hui decided to take action.
While the three armies had not yet taken action, they deployed their troops in Wen County, directly beheaded the Hebei army, and captured the prefectures and counties.
After the people sent by Zhong Hui arrived at the palace, Cao Mao immediately chose to set off without any hesitation.
Cao Mao had to arrive at the scene in person this time.
This is not to say that Cao Mao does not trust Zhong Hui, but mainly to subdue the army, the emperor needs to personally come forward.
Both He Zeng and Chen Benz have been captured by Zhong Hui, but their own positions are unclear. It is difficult to say what actions they will take after conquering the army. Only the presence of the emperor is the most stable.
Of course, this also comes with certain risks.
After all, it was a confrontation between the two armies. Sima Zhao had nearly 100,000 people scattered in Hanoi. Once there was a problem with the plan and the two sides started fighting, it would become the most brutal battlefield in the Wei Dynasty.
But Cao Mao is not afraid of this so-called risk.
The risks he has experienced are much greater than this.
But Cao Mao couldn't go to Wen County in a big way, so he made preparations in the temple in advance.
Tonight, he was going to leave the palace with Yang Hu.
Cao Mao did not take away too many guards in the palace. After all, the situation in Luoyang had to be watched out, and it was not easy to cover up the army when it went out.
During these days, the Chinese army often marched in Luoyang at night according to the emperor's orders. Today, the emperor took the guards out with him, and there was a curfew policy to cooperate. It is difficult for anyone to find anything wrong.
Even if someone discovered it, it would be difficult to intervene and stop it.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Cao Mao got into the car. Zhang Hua and Cheng Ji followed him respectively. Yang Hu personally cleared the way. The group left Luoyang and drove towards Wen County.
Cao Mao sat in the carriage, ate a few fruits, and then looked at Zhang Hua, who was sitting opposite.
"Zhang Jun, why do you look a little uneasy?"
Zhang Hua sighed and said, "Your Majesty, we just left Luoyang just because we were afraid that something might happen in the temple."
Cao Mao smiled and said, "With General Xiahou in charge, it should be no problem. Besides, starting tomorrow, the officials will probably not have the energy to take care of other things."
"If something else happens in this situation, then we will just call back."
Zhang Hua was one of the few people who knew everything about this operation. At this moment, he still felt that the emperor's plan was too risky.
Zhang Hua was not opposed to the "beheading" routine, he was opposed to the emperor going there in person.
He was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhong Hui.
Zhang Hua believed that Zhong Hui's plan should be used by the emperor, but in Zhong Hui's case, the emperor was used by his plan.
Now the number of Chinese troops gathered in the temple was only over 20,000. In order not to alert the rest of Sima Zhao's men, there were only less than a thousand soldiers in the closest place to them.
And Sima Zhao had an army of 100,000 people.
Zhong Hui will take action on his own. If the action fails, the temple will still be able to resist. But if the emperor is also present, the consequences of failure will be unimaginable.
Zhong Hui's behavior of putting the emperor in danger to complete his plan made Zhang Hua very angry.
He wanted to persuade the emperor to go back through the safety of the temple, but Cao Mao had made up his mind and fully cooperated with Zhong Hui to complete this operation, unwilling to stay in Luoyang at all.
Cheng Ji was also in this carriage. The emperor's carriage was huge. If Cao Mao was willing, he could even ask five beauties to accompany him to rest in the carriage.
Cheng Ji looked at Zhang Hua's worried face and said with a smile: "Zhang Jun, you don't have to worry about the situation in Luoyang. I have already given the wrong news to the ministers!"
Cheng Ji said very proudly: "They probably couldn't sleep tonight, they all thought that His Majesty would take action tomorrow to take away their classic rights. The Tingwei and Yushitai were fighting in a scuffle, and the ministers did not dare to be distracted. !”
Zhang Hua said nothing.
Cao Mao said: "Mao Xian is not worried about Luoyang, he is worried about my safety."
Cheng Ji heard this and waved his hand again, "There's no need to worry anymore. When we went to Wen County, His Majesty was accompanied by me and General Wen. With the two of us here, who dares to do anything against His Majesty?"
Since Cheng Ji was defeated by Wen Yang, he was much more polite to Wen Yang and no longer dared to call him a playboy, calling him General Wen.
Cao Mao thought that he would hate Wen Yang and be at odds with him. Unexpectedly, Cheng Ji had no such idea at all. After he got up, he went to see Wen Yang, even bringing gifts.
From then on, Cheng Ji regarded Wen Yang as his close friend, and he didn’t know whether Wen Yang recognized him or not.
Anyway, in Cheng Ji's eyes, the two most powerful generals around His Majesty are him and Na Wenyang.
They drove for a long time, and the next day, Yang Hu came to report the situation.
Cao Mao asked Zhang Hua and Cheng Ji to get out of the car and watch over them, and asked Yang Hu to sit in front of him.
"uncle"
Yang Hu sat in front of the emperor respectfully.
Speaking of which, Yang Hu's position at the moment is really complicated.
He never explicitly expressed his loyalty to the emperor, but he sided with Cao Mao during the previous coup. At the same time, he had a deep relationship with the aristocratic family and even Sima Zhao.
In this coup, all those who followed Cao Mao were rewarded.
Even Cheng Ji, who had done nothing, was promoted because of his patrol work, and also received money and a house.
But Yang Hu alone did not receive any reward.
This seems to indicate that in the emperor's heart, Yang Hu is not one of his own.
Yang Hu was very confused at this moment, and he didn't know who he should belong to.
Cao Mao once approached him and asked him to help him, but Yang Hu chose to refuse at that time.
Of course, Yang Hu also knew in his heart that if he went to the emperor and showed his loyalty at this moment, he could legitimately become the emperor's own. However, because of his past choices, Yang Hu really couldn't bear this shame.
He is one of the few dignitaries among the officials.
Cao Mao was also staring at Yang Hu in front of him.
There are not many ministers that Cao Mao can completely trust now. Even Zhong Hui, Cao Mao dare not say that he completely trusts him. He can only say that he can trust him as long as he can still be regarded as a holy king by him.
Once Zhong Hui feels that he is the Holy King, something will happen.
But Yang Hu is different. If he can get this person's allegiance, Cao Mao can trust him and reuse him.
Cao Mao pondered for a moment and then said: "Uncle, I think that after this thing is completed, the temple will be calmed down, and you, the protective general, will not continue to do it."
Yang Hu was a little stunned, but nodded quickly, without any anger or dissatisfaction on his face.
"only."
He was a monk on the way, so Cao Mao couldn't fully trust him. The position of those around him had to be left to others, and Yang Hu had no objections.
Cao Mao immediately said: "You can be the general of Zhenbei for me."
"ah??"
Yang Hu raised his head. Yang Hu was a very calm person, but here, he was also a little distracted.
General Zhenbei? ?
Those are four towns.
Yang Hu's age, among many ministers, is definitely not considered old, and his military qualifications are not to mention.
For a moment, Yang Hu felt that the emperor was making fun of him.
What ability do you have to be the general of the Four Towns?
But he saw that the emperor's face in front of him was so solemn and he was not joking at all.
"Your Majesty! I am terrified!"
"How can I be so virtuous and capable as to take on such an important task?"
Yang Hu quickly refused.
Yang Hu cannot be said to know anything about military affairs. After all, he has read many books and knows the art of war relatively well. However, he has no experience in leading troops, let alone any qualifications or military achievements.
Cao Mao was very serious.
"Uncle, don't refuse. You are my most trusted general. You are in Hebei, far away from Shu and Wu. The reason why I let you here is, firstly, to hone yourself and give you the ability to lead an army in battle. Secondly, Because of the situation outside Hebei."
"There are many barbarians outside Hebei. When Duke Xuanwen went on a killing spree in Liaodong and other places, he killed so many people that these places were filled with barbarians."
"General Zhenbei, all you have to do is solve the problem of this frontier fortress."
"If this position is handed over to a tyrannical and warlike general, it may be even worse than the original Xuan Wen Gong."
"You will not take the initiative to stir up trouble for the sake of military glory. You also have morals to appease the people on the frontier and you have political skills to divide the barbarians."
"As of now, you are the most suitable for this position."
