novel-bin Chapter 258 Cao Cao's Ambition
Chapter 258 Cao Cao's Ambition
Chapter 258 Cao Cao's Ambition
Qiao County, the back hall of the government office.
Cao Cao sat on the main seat with letters in his hands.
He had a gloomy face and frowned, with anger and helplessness in his eyes.
His subordinates included Guo Jia, Cao Ren, Le Jin and others, and beside him stood the tall and mighty Xu Chu.
Guo Jia was drinking wine leisurely, with a few side dishes on the small table in front of him.
Cao Cao controlled his army very strictly. In the entire army, only Guo Jia was an exception. Not only did he never put down his wine, but he also came and went freely in the army without any restraint.
Cao Cao was gloomy after reading the letter. He said, "The accusations against me by the government and the public are getting more and more intense. Several ministers are keeping it a secret. The Supreme Court and the Imperial Censorate seem to be making some moves."
Cao Ren, Le Jin and others looked at each other, and then looked at Guo Jia.
They are all warriors, so this matter still depends on Guo Jia's opinion.
He was a Han official, so he naturally hoped to wipe out the banditry and achieve great things.
Cao Cao suddenly came to his senses and said with a smile, "Zixiao is right. Fengxiao, don't drink for the next few days. There are still many things that need your help."
For some reason, the little guy passed by a brothel and saw how lively it was, so he insisted on pulling Liu Bian in.
Liu Bian glanced at Liu Xie and said, "I have been too lax with you recently, so you are also lax?"
Cao Cao frowned unconsciously and said, "With only me, Huang Zhong, and Xu Rong, and a combined force of 100,000, can we not conquer the small Pei State?"
Just by listening to what Cao Cao said, he knew that Cao Cao's purpose was far more than that.
Liu Bian stopped, turned around and prepared to go back and teach his master a lesson.
Cao Cao and Guo Jia nodded, showing no sign of resentment. They then took a deep breath and said, "First, organize the troops and find out the details about Dong Zhuo, and then make plans!"
Cao Cao also served under Zhang Wen for a period of time and was considered an old subordinate of Zhang Wen.
Liu Xie, who is already fourteen years old, is less naive and more mature.
Liu Bian had no way to deal with the little guy, so he dragged him up, held him in his arms, and turned away.
At this time, a man who was obviously drunk and overindulged in sex came over with a scantily clad woman in his arms and said with a smile, "Are you out of money? Do you want me to lend you some?"
Liu Xie, Dian Wei and others, who were in plain clothes, looked up at the sky and pretended not to see anything.
This made Yuan Shu terrified, and the morale of the southern forces was greatly boosted, and the situation changed in an instant.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes towards the wind, with heroic spirit surging in his heart.
The man looked at Liu Yu and said with a sinister smile: "It's fun. I guarantee you will never forget it in your life."
Liu Bian's face couldn't help but look ugly.
Liu Xie quickly stopped Liu Bian and whispered, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to deal with it here."
The little guy was still playing tricks, sitting directly on the ground, shaking and saying: "Father, there are so many people, it must be fun inside, take me in, take me in..."
Liu Bian looked at the man's clothes and frowned, "Are you a student of Hongdu School?"
Historically, this was also one of the most important reasons why Yuan Shao, a concubine's son, was able to surpass Yuan Shu, the legitimate son, and gain the support of the Guandong families.
Guo Jia didn't look at Cao Cao, but looked outside the door.
Liu Bian had no choice but to kick him on the butt and said, "If you continue to mess around, I'll kick your butt to pieces."
Cao Cao frowned, agreeing with Guo Jia's words in his heart, but also feeling awkward.
Liu Bian suppressed his anger and took the noisy Liu Yu away.
Luoyang City.
He led his troops into the palace and exterminated the eunuch party, which made the gentry who had suffered from the oppression of the eunuch party very happy, and the praise for him soared to the sky!
Le Jin couldn't help it, raised his hand and said: "General, I will lead 5,000 soldiers as the vanguard to defeat the bandits first!"
Hearing this, Guo Jia turned around with a smile and said, "I'll remember it."
In his heart, he was actually opposed to Cao Cao's sudden decision to send troops to Qiao County.
"go!"
Liu Bian glanced at the brothel full of beautiful women and chirping women, took a deep breath, stared at Liu Xie and asked, "Are they still lending money?"
Yuan Shao's reputation was unprecedented before and after Liu Bian ascended the throne.
Cao Cao looked at the guard, his narrow eyes flashing with coldness, and said, "Everyone is not moving, but this is the best time to move. It will snow soon. If I rush forward lightly, it will be easy to capture Xiang County!"
The only one who could answer this question was Liu Xie. He said with a stiff upper lip: "I don't know."
Liu Xie and others tried hard to hold back their laughter and dared not say a word.
This location is indeed very special, a place where things can be accomplished, but it also places itself on the crater of a volcano.
But at the same time, he also wanted to strengthen himself and have a stronger army.
Guo Jia drank his wine, shook his head and said sarcastically: "This letter from Yuan Benchu is probably a test for the general. It seems that after being imprisoned for several years, he has not lost his determination to destroy the hero."
"What does the general think?" Guo Jia asked.
Cao Ren and others followed suit and asked for orders.
Guo Jia seemed to have sensed it, so he just continued drinking and said nothing more.
"I obey your command!" Cao Ren, Le Jin and others raised their hands.
Liu Bian glanced at him, pressed his head into his arms, and said with anger rising in his heart, "How is the Imperial College?"
If the news that the current emperor took his second son, the second prince, to visit a brothel were to spread, it would be a huge joke.
It takes time to clearly integrate an army of 50,000, maintain strict military discipline, and test the generals who lead the troops.
Cao Cao laughed and said, "I can't hide it from Fengxiao. It is true. Speaking of it, I don't have any friendship with Yuan Benchu and Yuan Gonglu brothers. In fact, we have some grudges against each other."
Guo Jia nodded slightly and said, "General, the imperial court is in decline, and many heroes are vying for supremacy. The general trend is set and it is difficult to change in a short time. Now many heroes are rising up, and the situation is treacherous. It can change drastically at any time. You must not make a wrong step! General, if you want to achieve great things, you must not act too hastily."
Guo Jia showed a trace of shock on his face, and then drank his wine and said: "General, if you do this, I'm afraid the court will not let you go."
After saying this, Liu Bian hugged Liu Yu and strode away.
Le Jin, Cao Ren and others looked at each other in shock and confusion.
Guo Jia drank his wine, stared outside in a trance, and said, "The general is anxious."
He is now very calm and knows that what Guo Jia said is right.
Cao Cao stood up, walked over, and personally handed a letter to Guo Jia.
But he didn't ask any more questions and thought about it slowly in his mind.
"father……"
Cao Cao naturally understood this and said, "If I unite with Huang Zhong, Xu Rong, Gongsun Zan, Liu Biao, Sun Jian and others, and send troops from multiple directions to besiege Dong Zhuo, can we achieve a quick victory?"
Liu Xie's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly raised his hand and said, "I dare not!"
Cao Cao was very satisfied with the reactions of Le Jin, Cao Ren and others, but his mind was on Guo Jia, and he praised him and said, "Good."
Cao Cao sat back and nodded, "He and Dong Zhuo have a grudge against each other and we have some friendship in the past. It is not surprising that he invited me to attack Dong Zhuo together."
Guo Jia took it with a little curiosity and looked at it. Seeing that it was a letter from Yuan Shao, he was slightly startled. He took it out and read it carefully, then said with a smile, "Yuan Benchu is really good at scheming."
Guo Jia drank his wine with a calm and peaceful expression.
The Imperial Academy was basically monopolized by the children of aristocratic families and officials, and it was an aristocratic education.
Liu Yu seemed to feel his father's anger. He now held Liu Bian obediently, raised his head and looked at Liu Bian.
At the beginning, he saw with his own eyes the students of Hongdumen School visiting prostitutes and gambling. They were uneducated and indulged in pleasure, not like students at all.
Liu Xie had a stiff face and was full of anger as he followed Liu Bian.
In response to this, Yuan Shu could only curse, "You guys don't follow me, but follow my slaves!"
After Yuan Shao walked out of the Huangmen Beisi Prison, he had been fighting with Yuan Shu in Jiujiang and other places. At first he did not have the upper hand, but for some reason, he suddenly persuaded Zhang He, a general under Yuan Shu, to surrender and successfully entered Jiujiang County.
But I didn't expect that after several years, Hongdu School was still in such a state.
Cao Cao nodded and said, "Yes."
The man looked himself up and down and asked, "How did you know?"
Dong Zhuo has not been idle in the past few years. He has built various fortresses around Pei State and on all the necessary roads, relying on mountains and rivers.
Liu Xie also looked unhappy. In broad daylight, when they should be in class, these students were actually out visiting prostitutes? What were the Hongdumen School and the Taichang Temple doing?
"Brother, I can really lend you money, with only a small interest!" The man from Hongdu School hugged the prostitute and shouted at Liu Bian's back.
Everyone left the back hall, leaving only Cao Cao and Guo Jia.
"I don't know about this." Liu Xie lowered his head. He really didn't know, the Censorate had never found a similar case.
Guo Jia put down the letter and looked at Cao Cao and said, "I heard that the Yuan family repeatedly plotted against the general and almost killed him."
Taking a deep breath, Cao Cao looked towards the south with a firm expression and eyes as cold as lightning.
It can be said that Yuan Shu’s defeat was entirely caused by Yuan Shao!
Cao Cao did not comment on Guo Jia's assessment of Yuan Shao as a 'hero', and said: "Yuan Benchu was originally a man who could accomplish great things, but unfortunately the Yuan family was too ambitious and did too much, which led to their own destruction."
Guo Jia shook his head and said, "First, without the order from the Grand Marshal's Office, the general cannot mobilize them. Second, the Grand Marshal's Office will not agree. Third, the various factions may not be united, so it may be difficult to carry out the plan. Fourth, Yuan Shu is still a major concern of the court until he is defeated. The court will not start a war on two fronts before Yuan Shu is defeated."
Guo Jia still shook his head and said, "Dong Zhuo is different from others. He knows military affairs best. He has both brave generals and wise strategists. Once he escapes, he will be like a dragon in the sea and will be difficult to eliminate. By then, the situation will be in chaos. Not only will the general have no achievements, but he will have made great mistakes. Disaster is not far away."
Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's words and said thoughtfully, "Does Feng Xiao want me to just sit back and watch and wait for the situation to change?"
Guo Jia drank wine and ate food, and asked, "Mr. Zhang's letter said that the general should keep his troops in place and wait for the order from the Grand Marshal's Mansion?"
Liu Bian took Liu Yu and Liu Xie out of the palace and went to Hongdu Gate to study.
Guo Jia did not turn around, but drank a sip of wine and said, "Dong Zhuo has built fortresses everywhere and deployed heavy troops. It is almost impossible for the general to destroy Dong Zhuo quickly. Most likely, he will be trapped in a tough battle."
Cao Ren, Le Jin and others looked at Cao Cao with great excitement. They looked at each other with excitement and excitement on their faces. Their eyes told each other: they did not follow the wrong person!
Liu Bian had great expectations for "education" and attached great importance to it since he ascended the throne, even going so far as to drive away his useless father-in-law.
Outside, Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Le Jin, Cao Hong, Cao Ang, Zhang Xiu, Guan Yu and others were organizing their troops.
Cao Cao now has an army of 50,000 under his command, with the support of the two major counties of Runan and Yingchuan, and the support of the imperial court at any time. It can be said that he is very confident.
When Cao Cao came out, he saw a very orderly army with thousands of soldiers standing in front of him, with flags waving and murderous intent in their eyes.
It was not that Liu Bian recognized him, but this behavior reminded him of some situations he had encountered before.
Guo Jia has always been a man of foresight, and he has already decided victory before sending troops. Why is he so "indecisive" this time?
Cao Cao was also somewhat dissatisfied with Guo Jia. He said with a gloomy face, "According to Feng Xiao's intention, should Dong be destroyed next year?"
Before Liu Yu could open his mouth, he was covered by Liu Bian.
For this reason, he severely reprimanded his father-in-law Cai Yong and reorganized the Hongdu School.
Liu Yu blinked and asked hurriedly, "Is it fun inside?"
"Brother?"
Cao Cao waited for a while, and when no one spoke, he looked up and cast his gaze on Guo Jia, saying, "Feng Xiao, what do you think?"
The Hongdu School was founded during the reign of Emperor Ling, and its students were basically commoners. All tuition fees were waived, and a certain amount of money, food, clothing, etc. were subsidized. Considering the extremely tight financial situation of the national treasury, it can be said that the investment was quite large.
Liu Bian snorted coldly and said, "You are really just eating dry food in the Censorate!"
"Father, let's go play..." The little guy held Liu Bian's hand, almost half lying on the ground, with his head tilted, looking at the graceful woman at the door.
"We still need to be self-reliant," Guo Jia said.
Then he turned to Guo Jia and said, "Feng Xiao, what do you say?"
Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao and asked, "General, are you moved by Yuan Benchu's feelings?"
Cao Cao drank a sip of tea and said earnestly and sincerely: "I am worried that Pei State and other places will fall into the hands of Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is more difficult to deal with than Dong Zhuo."
It is not only in Luoyang, but also in Bingzhou, Yanzhou and other places, and is under the charge of the Minister of Taichang Temple.
The reason why he was so anxious was that the voices of impeachment against him from both the government and the public were getting louder and louder. The Supreme Court and the Censorate had already begun investigating him. Once they had evidence, he would have no choice but to be taken to Luoyang to face the interrogation of the clerks!
How could Cao Cao endure such humiliation!
But Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Guo Jia's "suggestion" and felt angry.
But I never thought that under such circumstances, the Hongdu School had not changed much and continued to do its own thing as before!
Cao Ren saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he quickly interrupted and said, "General, the most urgent task now is to organize the troops and raise food and grass in preparation for war."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes even more, leaving only a slit, and stared straight at Guo Jia's profile.
Cao Cao sneered, sat upright, with a cold and solemn expression, and said: "I don't care about those pedantic scholars at all. As long as Dong Zhuo is pacified and Yuan Shu is destroyed, it doesn't matter if Cao Cao dies nine times!"
Liu Bian's face was tense, his eyes were cold, and he unconsciously quickened his pace and headed straight for Hongdu Gate.
Pass through Hongdu Gate and arrive at the gate of Hongdu Gate School.
Liu Bian was very familiar with this gate. The plaque was inscribed by him. There were guards guarding the door. Many students were coming in and out. They were all neatly dressed, holding books, and coming and going in a hurry.
Liu Bian was a little surprised when he saw this situation. He wondered if he had made a wrong judgment before and that the pervert had made a random recognition.