Chapter 286 Cao Mengde's internal and external troubles

The next day, Xu Du and the Prime Minister's Mansion held a military affairs meeting. Under normal circumstances, the Prime Minister's Office holds a military and government meeting, and officials above the seventh grade can participate. Only officials with more than five grades can participate in the military affairs meeting. Staff can participate as an exception.

The first thing in the meeting procedure is Changshi Xun Yu's song. After a concise opening remarks, it is today's topic - "On how to deal with Yuan Shao's invasion". After the issue was released, for a while, the civilian generals below began to whisper:

"Yuan Shao's invasion? Is it possible? Isn't Yuan Gong and Cao Gong friends? A four-grade civil official is full of questions.

"It is said that General Yuan and the Prime Minister are still 'little'..." Another civil official said further along the topic of his colleagues.

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The generals on the opposite side are not good at words, and they all looked at each other. It is also full of doubts. The meetings of Cao Cao's confidants are usually lectured by Guo Jia. In large-scale meetings, Guo Jia was silent, because he had already told Cao Cao what he meant.

Kong Rong, who was sitting at the civil office, took the lead in saying, "Mr. Cao, Rong has a lot of complaints about today's issue. Yuan Gong is a great man in the world. He is an official general. Cao Gong is a great Sima. You have been a child and have a deep affection. If the general fights with the great Sima, how can the world bear it? How can I bear the feelings of my subordinates?",

Hearing this, Xun Yu said with a smile on her face and said, "Lord Kong, the topic is that if... the painful experience in the past tells me that the official position does not represent anything. He Jin, who caused trouble in the government at the beginning, is also a great general! The reality also tells us from cruelty that feelings are also unreliable. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are still brothers. Yuan Shu does not openly rebel and set up another court..."

Cao Cao and his confidants are not tired of "thorns" such as Kong Rong. They need to communicate with people like Kong Rong and improve the awareness of others through the process of communication. At the same time, through communication, it can also show invisibly that Cao Cao has a broad mind like the sea...

"Oh, discuss the fight between the general and the big Sima? With this energy, it's better to discuss: when to send troops to fight against the anti-sky thief Yuan Shu!" Yang Xiu, the main book, said sarcastically. Yuan Shu was his aunt. He said these words, which showed how fair and loyal he was to the Han Dynasty.

Hearing Yang Xiu's rebellious words, Dian Wei, the bodyguard standing behind Cao Cao, stared at Yang Xiu. After half a year of careful cultivation, Dian Wei's injury is the fastest, and now he has recovered. Lv Bu's soul-chasing gun is a nightmare for other injured generals. The attribute of Dian Wei's true internal force is close to that of Lv Bu, so it can be recovered.

He was stared at by the burly Dian Wei, and Yang Xiu was cold all over his body. The scribe's reservedness made him continue to drink tea to hide his inner panic. He did not realize the apancy and cruelty of Cao Cao, although he had a little idea in his mind.

Kong Rong didn't care about Dian Wei's cold eyes at all. He looked at the people present and said loudly, "Mr. Cao, all my colleagues, I asked: What reason does General Yuan Shao have to invade us? Isn't it just about letting the emperor move back to Luoyang? Since the general put forward this proposal, why don't we comply? ...Why create a military disaster for no reason? Master Yang is right. If you have that energy, it's better to fight against the traitor Yuan Shu...'"

Kong Rong was not too naive and wanted to play on the topic, but was interrupted by Zhang Liao, the governor of Xuzhou: "Lord Kong, don't talk nonsense. We just need to discuss how to deal with Yuan Shao's invasion. In case an unimaginable situation happens, we also have a mental preparation..."

Xu Huang, who had experienced several years of fierce battle, saw that Kong Rong still wanted to refute, so he shouted harshly, "The world believes in Yuan Benchu's hypocritical face, and such a wise person as Lord Kong also believes it? If Yuan Benchu is loyal to the emperor, can it still be Cao Gong's turn to personally welcome the emperor from Yang Feng and others to Xu Du? At this time, Xu Huang's minor injury was still under treatment. Even if he was angry, his face was still pale.

Kong Rong's face was pale because of his words. He just wanted to say something angrily. Xun You, Cao Cao's confidant, sighed and said, "Don't quarrel. Listen to You say two words... Luoyang Dijie: If the emperor does not return to the old capital Luoyang, Yuan Benchu will set up another emperor... In order to ensure the status of the new emperor, Yuan Benchu is very good. It can invade Xudu on a large-scale way! Since he wants to establish a new emperor, does Yuan Benchu still want to dedicate himself to the emperor?"

Kong Rong, who was already extremely angry, couldn't listen to Xun You's words at all. He patted the table and roared, "It's a rumor that Yuan Gong wants to establish a new emperor, and it's true that Cao Gong kidnapped Emperor Xian!" As soon as Kong Rong said this, the council chamber suddenly fell into silence, and everyone's high fiery mood suddenly fell to the freezing point. Most people felt it almost at the same time: the breathing suddenly stopped, and the heartbeat was gone...

Everyone's face changed, and Kong Rong's good friend Yang Xiu's face changed dramatically. He hurriedly tilted his body and pulled Kong Rong's trembling arm. He thought to himself: How can Kong Rong, who has always been calm, say all his private words? Isn't this the second to Youheng?

Cao Cao was not surprised to hear Kong Rong's roar. He said with an empty expression, "That's all for today's discussion. Just go back and think about today's topic!"

Guo Jia looked at the descendants of Confucius, and a smile flowed from the corners of his mouth. This guy who didn't run away when the city was broken and dared to face the yellow scarf saber and gun is really not simple... What does he rely on? Your own courage? Ability? Quality? ...Ha ha, I'm afraid it's the identity of a saint! It's not this identity. Can you be such an official with Kong Rong's temperament and talent? I don't know what it is, I don't know what's good or not... If it were Yuan Shao, I guess Kong Rong would have landed at this moment!

Everyone obeyed Cao Cao's instructions and left the table. Of course, people who are usually dissatisfied with Cao Cao heard Kong Rong's "righteous deeds" afterwards and clapped their hands one by one.

After that, Tai Shici also heard Kong Rong's righteous deeds. He felt interesting. Looking at the essence through the phenomenon, Kong Rong's out-of-the-one behavior is also related to Cao Cao's unintentional indulgence. Cao Cao's tolerance is conniving for Kong Rong. At this time, especially after the unjust death of You Heng, Kong Rong did not pay attention to Cao Cao. Whether it is a military affairs meeting or a government meeting, Cao Cao said to go east, and he went to the west. Cao Cao meant to chase the dog, and he had to catch a chicken.

Kong Rong did this, and some officials who felt neglected gathered around him. "People are divided by race, and things are gathered by class". These people inadvertently formed a small group. The core figures of this group are Kong Rong and Yang Xiu. Kong Rong, in particular, became more and more prestigious after fighting against Cao Cao again and again.

This small group has no program or emotional friendship, but relies on the emotions of dissatisfaction with reality. In this way, it is a good thing for Cao Cao, the superior. Why? Because he takes this small group as a reference, he can see at a glance who is his opponent, who is his loyal supporter, and who is the neutral.

Anyway, the overall situation is under Cao Cao's control. With such a handful of opponents around, it plays a role in alerting Cao Cao at all times, and also plays an excellent publicity effect on Cao Cao's inclusiveness...

For Cao Cao's means of controlling people, Tai Shici also thought deeply: If there is such an unruly guy under his command, how should he deal with it? Especially such people still have attractive ability, identity and wisdom. Can they accommodate themselves? Like Guo Jia, he lives by faith, Cao Cao fights by ambition, Kong Rong by identity, and the identity of the descendant of the saint imprisons Kong Rong's further development. Kong Rong's identity makes others look up at him; his identity also allows him to get into a trap, which is quite like everyone's manner to deal with people, such as righteousness and wealth, such as respecting the old and loving the young...

Tai Shici, who has transcends insight, knows that in this era, identity is a label, and identity is word of mouth! Otherwise, thousands of years later, the "Sun does not set" empire will completely abolish the aristocratic hereditary system. In this case, it is only the "hereditary system", and there are also nobles in society. This shows that it's good to be a nobleman, and identity is a good thing...

Of course, Tai Shici knows that identity brings glory and prestige to Kong Rong. What about the future? If Kong Rong doesn't know how to protect himself, even if he has a noble and prominent identity, it will bring him a disaster of death...

Tai Shici also reflected: What do you have? Only martial arts attract the attention of others. Without superb martial arts, he is nothing! With martial arts, the advanced identity will also come slowly. For down-to-earth success, firmness should be stronger...

Of course, Tai Shici was inspired by Kong Rong's words and deeds, and finally determined what kind of attitude to be in the Sunquan Group. Kong Rong relies on identity, and he depends on strength; Kong Rong relies on Cao Cao's tolerance, and he wants Sun Quan to rely on him...

Running around for several days in a row, even if there is silver carving as a foot, Diao Chan's physical energy is consumed a lot. As soon as it was dark, Diao Chan fell asleep in Tai Shici's arms. In the secluded woods, the night breeze was blowing. Taishici lay on the soft cushion of animal skin. He stared at the twinkling stars on the sky through the cracks in the leaves. The bright stars are twinkling, just like the eyes of a beauty, pure and charming.

Resting in the mountains and forests, Taishici and Diao Chan are very safe. They don't need to be like ordinary people at all: they care about the bites of mosquitoes and flies, the attack of poisonous snakes, and the invasion of beasts, because they have the protection of the monkey and gold owner. The breath of the gold owner can repel mosquitoes and flies and avoid wild beasts and snakes.

Tai Shici looked down at Diao Chan's peaceful face, and his heart was sad: the previous reckless disaster made Diao Chan more than ten years old. This is extremely regrettable for Tai Shici.

The change in Diao Chan's appearance happened in an instant, and the geographical difference between the Yellow River and the later Yellow River that Taishici saw recently is very large. Does this change also happen in an instant? The vicissitudes of life... The Yellow River in the Three Kingdoms period was in the north of Yanjin and White Horse City, and the Yellow River in later generations flowed from the south of the two cities due to a diversion.

At this time, Tai Shici's position, as soon as he raised his eyes, he could see the black nest surrounded by water on all sides. One hundred miles southwest of Wuchao is the Guandu Pier. Yanjin City is 40 miles away from Wuchao, located in the northeast of Wuchao, Baima City is located in the east of Yanjin City, and the second city is 60 miles away.

In the field survey, the route of Yuan Shao leading a million troops to attack came to Taishici's mind: Yuan Shao's army gathered Liyang City on the north bank of the Yellow River, occupied Baima City with lightning speed, and then went straight to Yanjin City along the south bank of the Yellow River. Then, Yuan Shao's army rested in Yanjin City, waiting for the replenishment of food and fodder. Then, he advanced west into Yuanwu County, then crossed the water from Yuanwu County, and quickly seized Guandu. As long as he takes Guandu and faces Xudu on the plain of Pingchuan, Yuan Shao can be said to have won a decisive victory.

Guandu is the fortress of Yuan Cao's confrontation. If Yuan Shao occupies Guandu, Cao Cao will face defeat. If Cao Cao sticks to Guandu's success, Yuan Shao may be in vain. Military failure is a small matter. Yuan Shao's reputation will be greatly reduced. In this way, for Yuan Shao, who loves vanity, such a result, life is better than death...