Chapter 375 Opportunity
Cao Cao was very sensitive and felt Qin Yi's displeasure. He knew that he had lost his composure and did not dare to say more. He analyzed the situation seriously and asked Qin Yi to have the opportunity to persuade Lu Bu, and not say anything to stimulate Liangzhou people, so he hurriedly left.
Qin Yi sent Cao Cao outside the camp, returned to the tent, and sat there for a long time. Du walked out from behind, looked outside, and then leaned against Qin Yi. Qin Yi reached out and put his hand on her shoulder, feeling very ashamed that he should have scolded Cao Cao just now.
"This Cao Mengde is so rude that he dares to speak like this."
Du had never seen Cao Cao's expression, and he didn't think so much. "This Cao Cao was a slut after a eunuch. He was a slut since he was a child, and his words were inevitable. However, what he said was a fact. The people of Xiliang responded to each other and forced them to be cruel, and Chang'an could not escape the disaster."
Qin Yi nodded in agreement. "When Hou Wen comes back, I will remind him. Although Cao Cao has a despicable personality, good at using troops, and can deal with people, he can speak with all the generals in the camp. Even Gao Shun, who is rare to talk to others, can talk from time to time. I am worried that after a long time, the generals will fall in love with him, and Wen Hou will lose his power."
Du sighed, "Husband, have you not seen it yet? Mr. Wen is brave but not scheming, and has the evil deeds of killing Ding Yuan. Situ did not trust him, but just used him to kill Dong Zhuo. Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, Mr. Wen regards himself as a hero and disagrees with Situ. Situ has alienated him. As for Sikong, he has noble background, and he may not be able to see the despicable people above. The people of Liangzhou are strong now, and they need the force of the people of Bingzhou, so they can only use their colors. If the people of Liangzhou are gone, the people of Bingzhou will find it difficult to be at peace. Mr. Wen will be squeezed out of the court sooner or later."
Qin Yi took a breath and felt that Du was right and hesitated for a moment.
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Cao Cao left the camp and rushed to the city. The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.
Although Qin Yi has a gentle and restrained personality, his martial arts are not weak, otherwise he would not be able to assassinate Dong Zhuo with Lu Bu. His eyes were obviously not good, and if he suddenly had an attack, suddenly hurt people, or called a guard to siege him, he was really not sure to retreat. Take a step back and say that if Qin Yi mentioned this in front of Lu Bu, Lu Bu would not be able to give up.
At this moment, it is unwise to have a conflict with Lu Bu, and it is too unlucky to do so.
However, Du Shi is really beautiful.
Cao Cao was sometimes regretful, sometimes moved, and was very entangled. When he came to Situ's mansion, he reluctantly suppressed his mood and came to Wang Yun. Wang Yun was in a bad mood recently and was thinner. The court uniform that was originally fit was now a little empty. His cheeks were deep, his eyes were a little protruding, his neck was slender, and his Adam's apple seemed thicker, which always made people feel that something was blocking his throat, and he could not go up or down.
"Prince, you have to pay attention to your health."
Wang Yun sighed, his voice hoarse and a ruptured sound. "Wouldn't it be better if I die?" He raised his hand and signaled that Cao Cao didn't have to be polite. "What's the situation of the war outside the city? You haven't come for a long time and suddenly come to the door. There must be something wrong. Tell me, I'll enter the palace later, so I can't delay it for too long."
Cao Cao was very embarrassed. Wang Yun helped him to gain a foothold in Chang'an, but Wang Yun was criticized a lot recently, but he failed to support Wang Yun. "Prince, the war outside the city is progressing smoothly, Hu Zhen has been defeated, but I am worried..."
"Since the war goes well, what else do you have to worry about?" Wang Yun interrupted Cao Cao. "Meng De, Gongsun Zan went deep into Jizhou, and Yuan Benchu was preparing for the war with all his might. Who do you think has a better chance of winning?"
"Of course it's Yuan Benchu."
"Why?" Wang Yun frowned, touching his loose skin, and the brown old man spots were squeezed together, and his face looked even darker. "Gongsun Zan just defeated the Yellow Turban and beheaded 30,000, and his morale was in full swing. He has been in the north for a long time and has made good use of cavalry and has never moved forward."
"Gongsun Zan is just the courage of an ordinary man. He can't use people. He can only command 10,000 or 20,000 people. No matter how many more, it will be useless. Although he has many cavalry under his command, he is too strict with the Wuhuan people and forced the Wuhuan people to rebel. The Wuhuan people are not loyal to him. How can a battle of tens of thousands of people be determined by one move? Once the war is stalemate, the Wuhuan people may be in chaos and even turn against each other. If this happens, Gongsun Zan will undoubtedly be defeated."
Wang Yun sighed: "You are right. It is precisely because of this that I advocated giving both kindness and power to the people of Xiliang, but they were all afraid of the people of Xiliang, and they were determined to win over the favor and issued an edict to pardon. In the long run, I am afraid that the people of Xiliang will become more unscrupulous and the court will no longer have any authority. Look at Han Sui and Ma Teng, aren't they stationed in Youfufeng and watch? Niu Fu and others can pardon them and enter the court. Wouldn't they be soaring?"
Cao Cao was shocked. Wang Yun disagreed with pardoning the soldiers of Xiliang, but before, he felt that Dong Zhuo was the only one who was the one who was ordered to go on his way, and he was not guilty. Why did he change his words now? Hence, he wanted to kill one to warn him, threaten Han Sui and Ma Teng to surrender? How could this be done? Isn’t this forcing them to join forces with Niu Fu to attack Chang'an together?
"Neither, please."
Wang Yun suddenly lowered his face and glared at Cao Cao with bloodshot eyes. Cao Cao sighed secretly, quickly slowed down his tone and explained patiently.
"The prince, Chang'an has limited troops. Apart from the Northern and Southern Army, the Emperor's Guards, only the Bingzhou Army can be used. The Northern and Southern Army is mostly played by Luoyang, which is not worthy of great use. The Emperor's Guards are many Confucians, and they cannot go to the battlefield. Although the Bingzhou Army is available, the troops are less than ten thousand soldiers, and it is difficult to expel Hu Zhen. Once Han Sui and Ma Teng attack, Chang'an will inevitably be lost. Niu Fu and Dong Yue are east of Tongguan. Where will the court go?"
Wang Yun was very depressed, covered his mouth and coughed twice, with a sweet and fishy smell in his mouth. He knew something was wrong, so he quietly took out his handkerchief and wiped off the blood at the corner of his mouth, so that Cao Cao could not see his weakness.
"What should I do?"
"Send people to appease Han Sui and Ma Teng, and prevent them from joining forces with Niu Fu. At the same time, Liu Yan and Sun Ce were summoned to serve the king, and recruit refugees as soldiers around Chang'an. The defeated troops in Xiliang were raging, and the people could not protect themselves. The people from Luoyang were even more miserable. If the court recruited troops to safeguard the people, the people would definitely support them."
Wang Yun hesitated a little. "Can Sun Ce come...can you come? Last year..."
Before Wang Yun finished speaking, Cao Cao took the lead and said: "Sun Ce has been writing a letter to ask Yuan Shu for posthumous title. As long as the court can issue an edict to posthumous title of Yuan Shu, Sun Ce will definitely come. If he doesn't come, Sun Jian will also let him come, and Zhu Taiwei will also let him come. Take a step back and say that even if he doesn't come himself, he will send someone to come. In this way, Wuguan Dao is safe. If the war in Chang'an is unfavorable, the court can also patrol Nanyang."
Wang Yun nodded repeatedly. What he was most worried about now was that once Chang'an was lost, the emperor had nowhere to go. If the emperor died among the chaos, he would be a sinner for the ages. King Hongnong died, Emperor Xiaoling was left with only this bloodline. If he died, he could only re-elect a new emperor. The ministers of the court would inevitably have another dispute, and no one dared to say what the final result would be. If the Wuguan Road was smooth, there was a way out, and the emperor was safe, he would be much more calm.
"Meng De, you fought with Sun Ce last year, but now you can start from the overall situation and think about the court and take the initiative to reconcile with Sun Ce. Xu Zi will be right. You may be a capable minister in governing the world, and you may be a hero in troubled times. I am old and have not had much time. It will be up to you young heroes in the future. Meng De, I am going to ask the emperor to be the general of Zhendong, and still lead the lieutenant of the Si Li, preside over the military affairs of Chang'an, and work with Huangfu Yizhen to help the dangerous situation together. How about it?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.
Chapter completed!