, General Chariot and General Wei protect the imperial capital, Cao Cao does not want Cao Peng to get involved again.

But the cavalry general...

Wouldn't moving the chariot and cavalry generals out of Xudu reduce their authority?

Besides, it seems a bit strange to open a mansion in Zhuojun. What Guo Jia said is true, but if you think about it carefully, it has a profound meaning.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time and suddenly raised his head.

"allow!"

Guo Jia secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stopped talking, and closed his eyes to rest.

"Afu, I have put a lot of effort into getting you out of the whirlpool. You must at least give me another five percent of the shares, otherwise I will not help you next time."

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In October of the 14th year of Jian'an, winter has arrived.

Chang'an Xiaoxue, Fang Qing.

Since Cao Peng arrived in Chang'an, he has been busy.

Although the rebellion of Wei Cong and Yang Fan has long since subsided, the aftermath is still there. After Chang'an experienced the siege of the rebels, there was also some chaos. As the commander of the Sili school, Cao Peng supervised the Sili officials and assisted Jing Zhaoyin.

Cao Hong was extremely busy trying to stabilize the situation in Chang'an and had no time to spare.

Fortunately, Pang Tong and Shi Tao came to help and relieved his huge pressure.

Pang Tong was proficient in law and had been in Guanzhong for six years in Hexi. He knew Guanzhong well. Shi Tao had served as the governor of two counties and even served in Liangzhou, so he was very aware of the current situation in Guanzhong. But even so, Cao Peng still felt that his head was heavy. There were constant trivial matters every day.

Just investigating the affairs of the Wei and Yang families gave him a headache.

Webster and Yang have been established in Guanzhong for a hundred years.

He is inextricably linked to the powerful men in Guanzhong.

From the two residences, letters between them and various powerful families were found.

According to Cao Hong's wishes, he wanted to get to the bottom of it and completely root out the unstable factors in Guanzhong.

However, he was stopped by Cao Peng.

"Uncle Zilian, we can't investigate anymore!"

In Noli, Jingzhao County, Chang'an, Cao Peng smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Why?"

"If you pull out the radish and connect it to the mud, you can't find out clearly... If we really want to continue the investigation, not only Guanzhong, but also Hedong, Heluo, and Hanoi will be involved. After all, the Weishi and Yang families have been powerful for centuries.

, how is it possible that there is no contact with other families? If we say that we have to investigate just a little bit of contact, I am afraid it will make the families in the world panic. If it is not done well, not only will it not be possible to thoroughly investigate, but it will also lead to

Big chaos."

"Are we just going to let them go like this?"

"What else?"

Cao Peng said: "The more we investigate, the more trouble we get... I believe that as long as we remain strong, those aristocratic families will naturally know what to do. As for those fish that have slipped through the net, it will be difficult for them to become successful without the support of the Webster and Yang families. Those powerful people

The family also knows how to choose and will not cause trouble.

In the current situation, it is better to do less than to do more.

The key is to resolve the negative impact brought by the Webster Yang family as soon as possible, stabilize the situation in Guanzhong, vigorously develop the northwest, and keep the trade routes in the Western Regions open. When life is good, who is willing to come out and cause trouble? "

Cao Hong was greedy for money and had a violent temperament.

But that doesn't mean he's stupid, on the contrary, he's very smart...

The habit of being greedy for money, along with his cooperation with Cao Peng, and today when it comes to making a fortune, those small coins are nothing at all.

He quickly understood what Cao Peng meant. Although he was unwilling to do so, he finally nodded in agreement...

Seeing that Cao Hong stopped messing around, Cao Peng finally felt relieved.

The affairs of Sili Colonel were handed over to Pang Tong and Shi Tao, while he devoted all his energy to Hanzhong. In other words, it was the exchange between him and Zhang Lu. Although Zhang Lu surrendered,

But he had not yet decided to leave Hanzhong immediately. Especially Zhang Wei was at Yangping Pass, and Yang Ang was still blocking the progress of Cao's army. Fortunately, after Fa Zheng occupied Nanzheng, he immediately set up an ambush with Dian Man.

Yan Pu, the prefect of Mianyang, received the news and returned to the army to rescue. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Cao's army on the way, and the 10,000 Han Chinese army was defeated and fled.

Dian Mangeng took the lead, led his troops into the Chinese army, and captured Yan Pu alive. When the Mianyang defenders learned of the news, they immediately opened the city and surrendered.

Zhang Lu issued an order in Nanzheng to let everyone give up resistance.

Counties responded one after another, but Zhang Wei and Yang Ang stubbornly resisted. But the situation was over. As Cao's army continued to station in Wudu County, nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses were watching eagerly. Hao Zhao, Zhang He, and Xu Yi were all good at fighting and fierce generals, and even Xia Houlan.

Experienced in hundreds of battles. It can be said that all the warriors in the northwest are concentrated in Wudu County, and Cao Peng is in Chang'an and may take action at any time. The pressure on Zhang Wei and Yang Ang is really huge... Not to mention, Zhang Lu has surrendered

, if the two of them continue to resist, their end will be miserable.

In other words, Yangpingguan will be broken, but sooner or later!

Cao Peng learned from Fazheng's letter that he had become the protector of the Five Dou Rice Sect inexplicably.

Zhang Lu was very enthusiastic and discussed the development trend of the Five Pecks of Rice religion with him through letters.

After repeated thinking, Cao Peng decided to discuss this religious issue with Zhang Lu.

Combining the teachings of later generations of Buddhism, Catholicism, and Christianity, as well as the Taoist content that he had only a little knowledge of, he conducted a comprehensive discussion with Zhang Lu.

"...Nowadays, pagodas have arisen, and their teachings are spreading all over the country.

The Five Pecks of Rice Sect, however, sticks to Xichuan, which is not a good thing. Lu Gong’s teachings originated from the art of Huang Lao, and are the fundamental teachings of our Central Plains. However, their reputation is not well-known and it is difficult to convince the public. If they are not rectified, they will be replaced by pagodas sooner or later.

The teachings of Buddha emphasize the next life and underestimate this life.

Seeking an illusive afterlife while ignoring the fundamental reality is a serious problem in our Central Plains. Although its intention is to preach good deeds, it is ultimately not in line with the situation of our Central Plains. Tianzhu, a barbarian country, is stupid and ignorant...

Lu Gong should climb high and shout, to attract the old masters of Huang and revive my roots.

Firstly, the title of "Five Pecks of Rice" is too vulgar to be considered elegant. I have heard that Huang Lao Geng, in his essay on morality, why not replace it with "Tao"? I walk the Tao and it can be known to everyone in the world.

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Cao Peng believed that the name of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was too vulgar and too limited, and did not reflect the original teachings. Therefore, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect could not be compared with the Buddha Sect, which was the Buddhism of later generations.

Taking the name of "Taoism" to make people in the world respect the Taoism is the most resounding name.

Soon, Zhang Lu wrote a letter expressing his agreement with Cao Peng.

"Everyone in the world loves gods, and the emperor is ordered by heaven...

I once heard that in the far west, there is a god, Jehovah, who makes the world worship him. However, things are different. Taoism originated from Tao, and gods should be obeyed so that people in the world can believe in them. In ancient times, Pangu opened the sky, and Nuwa created humans.

Then the Tailu came out. Now Lu Gong is in charge, respecting Pangu, respecting Nuwa, and worshiping the Tailu. This will be the foundation of the great road."

Cao Peng's suggestion is quite similar to the unification of the three saints in the West in later generations.

Pangu is the Holy Father, Nuwa is the Holy Mother, and the Holy Son is on the throne. As for how to fabricate this, it is Zhang Lu's business. After he gathers a group of disciples and magicians, it won't be a problem.

Later, Cao Peng once again suggested that divine power should serve monarchy.

Only in this way can Taoism suppress Buddhism and become the state religion of the Central Plains.

As for the specific operation, Cao Peng was not very clear. He could only make a suggestion for Zhang Lu's reference.

The two of them kept exchanging letters like this, and before they knew it, it was almost November.

In Northern Xinjiang, after repeated trials, Cao Cao and Ke Bineng finally broke out in a very tragic war.

Both sides mobilized a total of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and fought decisively on the banks of the Xiongnu River and at the foot of the Qilian Mountains.

The two sides fought bloody battles for more than ten days. In the end, Cao Cao relied on sufficient food and excellent equipment to defeat Kebineng. After this battle, Kebineng's strength was greatly damaged, and the Eastern Xianbei once again split from Kebineng's subordinates, and the Yue Dynasty

Daxianbei Mountain, fled to the Fuyu Kingdom. Later, Cao Cao appointed Zhang Liao as the governor of Youzhou, stationed in Liaodong, and pursued the eastern Xianbei... The western Xianbei, led by Tanshihuai's son Suli, launched a challenge to Kebineng.

Ke Bi was able to cope with this situation and knew that if he continued to fight Cao Cao, it would be difficult to achieve results.

Therefore, Ke Bineng sent people to negotiate peace with Cao Cao, and proposed to use the Anhou River as the boundary river to divide and rule.

Cao Cao didn't want to continue to be entangled, so after some negotiations with Ke Bineng, they finally reached an agreement on peace terms.

With the Anhou River as the boundary river, the area to the north was ruled by Xianbei, and the area to the south was the territory of Cao Wei.

Cao Wei and Xianbei will always be brothers, Cao Wei will be brother, and Xianbei will be brother. Xianbei pays Cao Wei 30,000 cattle, 8,000 fine horses, 1,500 carts of rare furs, etc. every year. From now on, Cao Wei and Xianbei will never be together.

Start a war.

Because this peace negotiation was signed in Longcheng, the Xianbei King's tent.

Therefore, it was also called the League of Dragon City in the history books. However, from then on, Dragon City was no longer under the rule of Xianbei, but became the territory of Cao Wei. Cao Cao issued an edict to build it from the Daxianbei Mountain in the east, to the Xiongnu River in the west, and to the Xiongnu River in the south.

The vast area from Shuijian City to the Anhou River in the north is called Caozhou. The meaning is that this state was conquered by Cao Cao. Then, Cao Cao divided six counties in Caozhou and named them one by one. Two of them are Zhang.

Jun and Pengjun. As for the meaning of this, although it is not clear, it is already obvious.

Cao Cao's love for Cao Peng can be said to have reached the extreme.

He actually used Pengjun as his administrative seat, which made countless people envious of him...

But envy is envy, the glory that Cao Peng enjoys is really not something ordinary people can get. Almost all the generals in Cao Wei's camp know that Cao Cao's biggest regret is that he hates Cao Peng for not being his own son, and they often lament.
To be continued...