The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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After sending Cao Cao out, Xin Pi and Xin Pi returned to the hall and took their seats again.

Xin Pi said: "Brother, to keep Duke Cao in Ye County, and to take the opportunity to make Gao Gan obtain the Xihe, this is not only the meaning of the general, but also the meaning of the rule, but why did Brother agree to Duke Cao for him To persuade the general? If the matter is known to the public, I am afraid he will be very unhappy."

Among the scholars from Yingchuan such as Xin Ping and Xin Pi, Guo Tu seems to be the leader among them, and Guo Tu, Xin Ping and Xin Pi are all from Yangzhai, but they are friends who have known each other for many years. It's also very good, so it doesn't matter whether Yuan Shao will agree to keep Cao Cao in Ye County, at least Guo Tu will definitely be unhappy after hearing about it, and Xin Pi will take it seriously.

Xin Ping said: "What Duke Cao said is very true, the chariots and horses are now welcoming the imperial court to Xu, and they have great righteousness in their hands, and they will destroy the Yuan Road. In time, the two states of Jing and Yang will surely gain, and if the general wants to fight against them , we must take you as soon as possible, and it is impossible. At this moment, we need to make concerted efforts, high officials are unable to take over the whole prefecture for the use of the general in the shortest time, so the best policy is to Let Duke Cao go back to Taiyuan.... For the sake of the overall situation, even if the Duke may be unhappy, he can't care about it."

Xin Pi lowered his head and thought for a while, raised his face, and said with a sigh: "Brother, although the Yingyin Xun clan is also the right surname of our county, but Cheqi was in the clan back then, but it was only a side branch of the clan, and it was not a small family. He has no reputation, when he started his career, he was just a grand pavilion. At that time, how could he have expected that he would be today? ... Brother, I'm afraid he didn't think of it, right?"

Ding from the Xun clan can be said to be prosperous, and if nothing else, Xun Yu and the others alone have eight sons, and each of the eight sons has sons, plus the Xun Shu brothers, Cong brothers, etc. The children of the others, within the five clothes, there are more than a hundred mouths. In the early years, Xun Zhen was among the contemporaries Xun Yue, Xun Yu, etc., and could only be regarded as an inconspicuous one. In order to seek a future, Xun Zhen took the initiative to become a fighting officer such as the head of Fanyang Pavilion. Comment, Brother Xin Pi, how can there be Xun Zhen in the eyes?

Even though Xun Zhen did a good job as the chief of Fanyang Pavilion later, he was promoted to the post office of the county governor all the way, and then when the Yellow Turbans were in chaos, Xun Zhen first raised volunteer soldiers in Yingchuan to resist the Yellow Turbans, one was because of Xin Ai, one is also for the common interests of the scholar class. Xin Ping and Xin Pi once attached some disciples and disciples of their family to Xun Zhen at that time to help him gain momentum. The relationship between them gradually became closer because of this. He got up, but even then, Xin Ping and Xin Pi didn't expect Xun Zhen to be where he is today. You know, Xun Zhen was only a middle-aged person back then, and was not outstanding.

To be honest, the brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi are already a little regretful. They didn't choose Xun Zhen to be attached to them, but chose Yuan Shao together with Guo Tu and others. The two of them are different from Guo Tu. When Guo Tu was a high-ranking official in the prefecture, he did not deal with Xun Zhen and looked down on Xun Zhen very much, but the brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi had no hatred and no grudge against Xun Zhen, and they fought against Xun Zhen. During the Yellow Turbans, they also helped Xun Zhen, and Xin Ai was one of Xun Zhen's most trusted generals, so if Xun Zhen, who had been attached to him, was not Yuan Shao, he would be expected to be a prominent official in the court now. How could there be no two of them? Like Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, etc., his two brothers have become new nobles in the dynasty and hold great power. This will not only help them both in their own careers, but also in the interests of their two clans. .

It's just too late to say sorry now.

The two brothers sighed for a while, and Xin Pi said, "Brother, although you agreed to Duke Cao, but when you and I were in the hall today, it seemed that the general's intention to keep Duke Cao in Ye was very strong. If you want to persuade the general to change his mind and let Duke Cao go back to Taiyuan, it might not be easy, I don’t know if Brother A has already spoken?”

Xin Ping thought for a while, and then Nianxu said: "There is no other strategy for now, we should only start with protons."

But it is said that when Cao Cao proposed to Yuan Shao to go to Bingzhou earlier, he was worried that Yuan Shao would not agree, and Yuan Shao did not agree at that time. Didn't Cao Cao have kept his eldest son Cao Ang in Ye? Why did Xin Ping propose the "proton" method again?

This is because Yuan Shao and Cao Cao knew each other at a young age after all, and they were very friendly. Therefore, after Cao Cao arrived in Taiyuan, he sent a letter to Yuan Shao, on the grounds that his wife missed Cao Ang and even fell ill. Asking Yuan Shao to return Cao Ang to him, Yuan Shao couldn't save his face, and at the same time when he was employing people, he did not want to think that he was "good and taboo", so although he was reluctant, he still agreed with Cao Cao. Please, send Cao Ang to Cao Cao to Taiyuan. That is to say, the "proton" proposed by Cao Cao before is now invalid. Because of this, Yuan Shao couldn't rest assured about Cao Cao, and tried every means to get Xihe to Gao Gan.

Xin Pi said: "The method of protons is solid, but brother, Duke Cao has already used this method last time, and the most important thing is that when Duke Cao was in Ye, his eldest son, Cao Ang, was not in Ye. For too long, due to the miss of Cao Gong's wife, the general returned Cao Ang to Cao Gong. This time, if the method of protons is still used, the general

Will you believe it again? "

Xin Ping said: "This time, first of all, I will ensure that Duke Cao will not ask for his son again, and secondly, not only let Cao Ang stay, but also make Duke Cao keep his other sons, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, etc. in Ye County, so, The general may agree."

Xin Pi still had doubts, and said: "All the sons are questioning Ye? Brother, if you do this, it is indeed possible to convince the general to change his mind and let Duke Cao return to Taiyuan, but the problem is, Duke Cao will he be willing to Is it?"

Cao Cao is in his 40s, and if he is reborn, he may not be able to give birth to a son. In this case, if he is asked to keep all his sons in Ye County, whether he will be willing or not is definitely a question.

Xin Ping was very determined and said, "You don't know Duke Cao yet? Duke Cao is ambitious and heroic. He is different from the general. As long as he can return to Taiyuan, I think even if I let him keep all the sons behind. Ye County, even if he is reluctant, he will still be willing."

"It's different from the generals," so to speak, this "different", Xin comment said is the difference in "the love of the children". Yuan Shao's sons and daughters have a long relationship, especially for his youngest son Yuan Shang, that is like a treasure, but it is different for a heroic figure like Cao Cao, such as Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the former Han Dynasty, although his son also loves, but for career, he is completely It can be used as a proton or even abandoned.

The next day, the brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi asked to see Yuan Shao.

After seeing Yuan Shao, Xin Ping told Yuan Shao what the two brothers had agreed on.

One is that Bingzhou needs to be used by Yuan Shao as soon as possible, and the other is that Cao Cao can ask Cao Cao to take all his sons. Son" to replace Cao Cao's suggestion to restore Taiyuan.

With Yuan Shao's permission, the brothers Xin Ping and Xin Pi went to Cao Cao again and told Cao Cao about the exchange method.

Although Cao Cao was reluctant, there was no way, and as Xin Ping expected, he finally agreed to this method.

This time, when he came to Ye County, only Cao Ang came with Cao Cao. The rest of his sons were all young and were all in Taiyuan. Cao Cao immediately sent Shi Huan to take people to Taiyuan to bring his sons to Ye County. In order to prevent Yuan Shaohui from changing his mind during this period, Cao Cao specifically explained to Shi Huan, telling him to speed up, not to delay on the way, and to gallop day and night.

Half a month later, when Cao Pi and his sons arrived in Ye, Cao Cao "entrusted" them all to Yuan Shao, bid farewell to Yuan Shao, and returned to Taiyuan.

At the time of farewell, Cao Cao seemed to have no grudge against Yuan Shao on the surface, but said to Yuan Shao affectionately: "In the beginning, I still said that, if we want to compete with Zhenzhi now, we have to fight as soon as possible. Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou can only be connected together! After I return to Taiyuan, you can rest assured that Bingzhou is here. I will do my best to get the whole Bingzhou for your use in the shortest time. At the same time, I will contact Han Sui, Ma Teng and other Guanzhong armies, and try to form an alliance with them; as for Youzhou, the mobilization of troops and materials has basically been completed. I think you will be able to launch the final attack on Gongsun Zan soon. , with Chunyu Qiong as your general, the supervisors, Gongze, etc. as your assistants, Gongsun Zan will definitely be defeated, Youzhou will definitely be able to get it, I will wait for your good news in Taiyuan!"

During the half-month period when Cao Cao waited for Cao Pi to arrive in Ye County, Yuan Shao was not idle. After he gave up the plan to attack Luoyang in the south, he went all out to continue to transfer troops, civilians, and cargo to the surrounding area of ​​Yi County, and at the same time ordered Chunyu Qiong removed Gongsun Zan's stronghold near Yixian County. As Cao Cao said, everything was ready to attack Gongsun Zan, and the attack could soon be launched.

After saying goodbye to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao went to Zhang Miao and bid farewell to Zhang Miao.

After the brothers Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were brought to Ye County by Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shao took good care of the two of them in their daily life and treated them well, they were rarely seen. Ju Shou, Guo Tu and others knew that Yuan Shao had wanted to kill Zhang Miao when he was courting Dong, so they would not come to visit Zhang Miao's brothers. Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao are now staying at home almost all day, often not going out once every ten days and a half. Although Yuan Shao is not imprisoning them, in fact it is like imprisoning.

Both brothers looked haggard, especially Zhang Miao, he was in his fifties and was already an old man. Under the heavy mental pressure, his hair fell out, and his gray beard and hair gradually became less and less black. Hao white.

Cao Cao came to Ye this time. When he first arrived in Ye County, he met Zhang Miao. In all, it was less than a month since the meeting. Today, when he met in court, he was surprised to find Zhang Miao. He's gotten a lot older again, and his hair can't be tied anymore.

After seeing the ceremony, he helped the trembling Zhang Miao to sit on the seat. Cao Cao comforted him and said, "Mr. Zhang! Didn't I already persuade you when I came last time? Now that you have come, rest assured! Those things in the past. , you should stop thinking about it. Eat well every day

Eat food, sleep well, and exercise properly, but you must take good care of your body and bones! "

"Meng De! I don't want to eat tea, I don't want to eat, and I can't sleep every night. What about activities? It's just such a yard, where do I go for activities? There are no visitors every day. Soldiers, all of them are staring at each other. Meng De! You haven't lived this kind of life before, you don't know how hard it is!" Zhang Miao said with a wry smile.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Duke Zhang, what storms have you not seen? Compared to the dangers of the party confinement in the past, what are these? If you think it is too boring in Ye County, Duke Zhang, when I return to Taiyuan, when will I choose? When the time is right, I will give Ben Chu a book, please send my husband to Taiyuan, and I will take my husband to play in the mountains and waters in my Taiyuan to relax!"

Zhang Miao hesitantly, after a while, he said, "If Ben Chu would agree, it would not be him Yuan Benchu!" After a pause, he said again, "Meng De, I have long forgotten about this past. Looking back on the past, it’s like a dream, do you know what the only thing I’m annoyed about now?”

Cao Cao asked, "What is it?"

Zhang Miao sighed and said: "The only thing I'm annoyed about now is that when I asked Dong, all the princes and I had more than 10,000 troops and more than 100,000 troops, but all day long, we were just holding wine and gathering in sour jujube, and we didn't have a meeting with you. Let’s fight Dong Thief together! If at that time, I listened to your advice and urged all the soldiers and horses to come out and fight Dong Thief together with you, then Dong Thief might be defeated by me and others. How could I be burned by Dong thieves, and how could the Son of Heaven be threatened by Dong thieves to Chang'an? How could I be today! Meng De, it is too late to regret, too late to regret."

At that time, Yuan Shao's alliance leader, Zhang Miao, was equivalent to the deputy alliance leader because of his virtuous reputation. In addition, Yuan Shu's army, the three-way army, was stationed in Hanoi, Suanzao, and Nanyang. There are not 300,000, but more than 200,000 soldiers and horses. Together with Xun Zhen, Sun Ce, and Cao Cao, these three can fight. Although Dong Zhuo is strong and the soldiers of Liangzhou are fierce, it is indeed possible to defeat Dong Zhuo. But it's just that the various princes have their own selfish interests, and none of them really want to crusade against Dong Zhuo, including Zhang Miao. He also thinks more about his personal gains and losses and personal interests, rather than being loyal to the Han family and diligent in chasing thieves. As a result, more than ten princes Taiban have all died, and Zhang Miao is now in a situation like a prisoner.

When Cao Cao heard Zhang Miao's words, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking: "The so-called famous people are just ostentatious and selfish, and if they are sincere towards the Han family, how could Ben Chu, Duke Zhang and other scholars be comparable to me! If you are willing to send troops to help me get Dong, where will you be now?"

Thinking like this, seeing Zhang Miao looking old and sad at this time, Cao Cao couldn't bear to blame him any more, so he stroked his beard and smiled: "Mr. Zhang, you say it's too late to regret, I don't agree."

Zhang Miao said, "Meng De, how do you say this?"

Cao Cao said: "The ancients said that it is too late to mend prisons after losing sheep. Although our situation is a little unfavorable now, the situation in the world is not out of control. After we have completed the three prefectures of Ji, Union and You, we will raise the issue. The northwest of this sea is to the southeast of Yingzhen. Although Zhenzhi has the imperial court in hand, and our army is commanding, it has the advantage of the terrain, and the troops in the southeast are not as strong as me, and the victory or defeat is still difficult. words."

The terrain of the mainland is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The four characters of "high and condescending" are used here, and it is not wrong.

These are all matters of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Even if it can be realized, what does it have to do with Zhang Miao?

Cao Cao saw Zhang Miao's thoughts on his face, and then smiled and said to Zhang Miao: "Zhang Gong, the public morality is highly respected, respected by the people at home and abroad, and the public has many old stories in the court, and there are many high officials and important officials in the court, You are an old friend of the Duke, although the Duke has no troops or horses under his tent, but in my opinion, the Duke's morality is more than a thousand troops and horses! At this time, in order to fight for the hearts of the soldiers and the will of the court, at the beginning of the time, the lord would have to rely more on him, and the situation that the lord is in today will be blown away. Your days of showing off your hands and feet are coming!"

Zhang Miao sighed and said, "Meng De, not only do I not think about the past, but I also don't think about the future at all."

Suffering some setbacks, what is it? Cao Cao could not understand why Zhang Miao was so downcast.

Seeing Zhang Miao's attitude, Cao Cao stopped talking about it, changed the topic, brought up a person he both knew, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, do you know where Chen Gong is now? "

"Public station? I don't know."

Because Zhang Miao rarely met with guests, the news was quite stagnant, so he didn't even hear the news that Chen Gong had gone to Yangzhou.

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When Cao Cao mentioned Chen Gong to Zhang Miao, at the same time in Danyang County, Yangzhou, Chen Gong was also talking about Cao Cao, or more precisely, Yuan Shao to Liu Yao.