Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 668
But what Lao Cao said solved the doubts of the old businessman, and he could have sent him away with peace of mind, but in the end he said a few more words, confided his ambition, and the old general died in shock.

Lao Cao stared at him for a while, and couldn't help but feel guilty, and secretly regretted: Hey, why do you think I should talk too much?Even on his way to Huangquan, he still had to worry about the Song family, and if he opened his eyes so wide that his brother would see him, it wouldn't look good...

Shaking his head, he stretched out his hand to caress, and helped the old man close his eyes, as if he was leaving peacefully.

Only then did he clear his throat, breathed out his dantian, and cried loudly: "The old strategy, Jin'ou is still remnant, and the enemy chieftain is not destroyed, so why did Gongyuan go so early!"

The people outside the door rushed in when they heard the crying, and sighed sadly when they saw that the old man had passed away.

Mr. Xiaozhong’s manager was full of tears, and seeing Lao Cao crying so much that his nose was in his mouth, he couldn’t help but be moved: This man has never met my brother, and he is so sad. He must admire my brother’s loyalty. It can be seen that he is really a sincere gentleman in his heart .

Enduring the tears, he persuaded Lao Cao with his words: "Wu Shuai, my brother lived to 72 years ago. Before he died, he saw that Xixia would be destroyed. This life can be said to be without regrets. Look at my brother's expression, how peaceful is it? Wu Shuai has a big embrace ——The situation of the country is such that no matter how many major events, the military commander must decide."

Cao Cao seemed to be moved by his words, wiped his nose and tears, and said in a trembling voice: "The country loses a handsome man, like a broken jade pillar. From now on, only when we work together can we save the difficulties."

Xiao Zhong nodded repeatedly.

At present, the order of Lao Cao is that Gongsun Sheng is the master, and the mourning hall is arranged around. The hall is high and low. The army also wrote their names and surnames, and taught him to enjoy sacrifices together.

Due to the hot weather, the mourning hall was only set up for one day, so that more than ten miles east of Taiyuan, we could find a good hill that hides the wind and gathers energy, assists from the left and the right, and leans forward and backward. The generals, Zhou Tong and Zhong Shidao were buried separately.

Ma Jin was in charge of Li Huai, he was burned to ashes, and he took it with him personally, and wanted to hand it over to his brother Ma Xie in the future.

According to Li Huai: "Most of the things he buried here belonged to the Western Army's family. They were all famous generals or heroes. Ma Jin was born as a bandit. How can we get together with him? Or burn it and let me take it away."

He also left Gongsun Sheng in the city to do a seven-day ritual ceremony to eliminate disasters and difficulties and get rid of the dead.

During these seven days, although Lao Cao was sitting here, everyone else arranged to leave one after another.

First, five generals, Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Yao Xing, Hua Rong, and Li Huai, were sent to Yanzhou to support Li Xiaozhong.

Another 50 people led by Jiao Ting were sent to protect An Daoquan and Shi Bao to go to Yanmen Pass to recover from their injuries. When Shi Bao's injuries were better, he went to Yunzhou to help Guan Sheng.

And when the seven-day sacrifice period is over, please get Zhong Shizhong and Han Cunbao to lead the remaining Western troops to join Lin Chong and others, and gather the remaining Song troops from all directions in the northwest to attack Xixia.

Lao Cao sent all the people out, leaving only a hundred elites around him, and brought Hu Sanniang, Shi Qian, Shi Wengong, Gongsun Sheng, Dai Zong, Guiyi Hu'er, and Zhang Liang. Arrive at Tongguan.

Wang Wende, who was staying at Tongguan, was shocked when he saw Lao Cao coming in a lonely boat, thinking that his entire army was wiped out. After Lao Cao explained the process, he turned into joy: "Wonderful, the Martial Commander is really awe-inspiring. In this way, the western thief The end is near."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's right. The Northwest has already been preliminarily determined. It's useless to guard Tongguan. Wang Jiedu will go to Luoyang with me, and the Baoguan's family will return to Bianjing."

At present, only one general is left, and soldiers guard Tongguan. The remaining people and Wang Wende go straight to Luoyang.

On August , Lao Cao led the army back to Luoyang.

When Liu Yanqing heard about it, he hurriedly called to open the gate of the city, and brought Qiao Daoqing, Ling Zhen, Zhang Jun and his party to meet him happily: "Brother Wu, Brother Yu looks at you like a stone every day, and finally saw you come back today!"

The old general winked, and was about to talk to Lao Cao about his confidant, when suddenly two princes, Su Wang Zhao Shu and Jing Wang Zhao Qi came together, and immediately clasped their fists together and said: "My brother is finally back, my royal brother is looking forward to you every day, please hurry up Enter the palace to talk."

Liu Yanqing couldn't speak well, so he tugged at his clothes: "Brother, stay out of the palace, I will catch the wind for you in the mansion at night."

Lao Cao nodded and smiled, followed the two young lords, and asked them on the way: "In the past, when there were matters in the palace, it was mostly the King Yun who was running around. How did you bother you two today?"

Those two young princes, you looked at me, I looked at you, showing wry smiles, Zhao Shu looked around, and said in a low voice: "Father ordered Kui Xiangyang to come to Xijing quietly, and took the third brother's family to Zhenjiang privately."

Lao Cao's heart moved, remembering that Qiao Daoqing once told him that among the children of the old official Zhao Ji, he didn't like the eldest son Zhao Huan, but loved the third son Zhao Kai the most.

Especially after Zhao Kai got the first prize, he was even more proud of it, and even disregarded his decency, he was named a grand tutor.

Lao Cao was also an extremely human minister back then, so of course he knew that the emperor was not old and the prince was already strong, which has been a taboo of the Tian family since ancient times.

What's more, the old official Zhao's family had abdicated a few times ago, but they were terrified, messed up the rules, and wanted to push the crown prince to take the blame.

In fact, he was only forty years old, how could he be willing to retire early?After staying in Zhenjiang for a period of time, pampered and pampered, the heart that was frightened in the throat may have slowly returned to the stomach, and some thoughts came to mind, which is really normal.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but lower his head, covering his eyes.

Not long after, when I entered the Xijing palace, I saw Zhao Huan, a small official, and a eunuch and maid around. He was alone at the gate of the main hall, scratching his ears and scratching his cheeks like a monkey, jumping his feet and looking straight ahead.

When Lao Cao saw it, he smiled inwardly: "Father and son of the Zhao family, there is no such thing as a king."

With a respectful expression on his face, he smiled and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Wu has fulfilled his mission this trip. He traveled thousands of miles to conquer Xingqing Mansion, and defeated more than coalition troops under Taiyuan City. Marshal Lou Shi of the Kingdom of Jin and Fourth Prince Wu Shu After all the battles, Lord Xia led more than a thousand people to flee in a hurry, Mr. Xiaozhong led his troops to chase, and the time for Xixia to destroy the country is just around the corner."

There was a hint of surprise on Zhao Huan's face, but then he waved his hand and said in a hurry: "These are just trivial things! My good brother, now that the sky is falling and a catastrophe is approaching, my life is only hanging by a thread. My brother will help me."

Lao Cao showed a look of surprise and concern: "Oh? Your Majesty, I don't know where the disaster came from? Could it be that the Liao soldiers killed them?"

He slapped his chest and made a gesture of righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, don't worry, with me Wu Zhi here, even if the Liao dog kills thousands of troops, your majesty will be safe."

"Oh! Brother!" Zhao Huan revealed an excited expression, grabbed Lao Cao's hand and said, "You are really a hero of loyalty, full of loyalty! It's just that it's not the Liao people who want to come, but the Supreme Emperor..."

Cao Cao pretended to be surprised, and stared wide-eyed: "Could it be that the Taishang Huanglong controlled the honored guests?"

Zhao Huan was interrupted several times, and he couldn't help being impatient, and blurted out: "It would be great if that's the case!"

Immediately seeing Lao Cao's surprised gaze, he knew he was losing his composure, and quickly covered it up: "I, I didn't mean that, I meant, I meant... that's right! What I mean is that we are emperors, we are supported by the world, and we should be the emperor of the world. Safety is the first priority, even if one's own family dies, the world cannot be thrown into chaos and the people are displaced, this is the way to be emperor, I wonder if brother thinks so?"

Cao Cao praised: "Your Majesty's remarks show that the people of the country and the people are all in your Majesty's chest, and the image of a true wise king."

Hearing his approval, Zhao Huan couldn't help being complacent, and then he showed anger, and said sternly: "But the Supreme Emperor, he doesn't think so! Brother, you and I are brothers, and I regard you as an elder brother in my private heart. , regard you as a brachialis, we brothers don’t speak secretly—”

Speaking of this, he suddenly looked suspiciously at Zhao Shu and Zhao Qi, and they were so frightened that they hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, the two of us have one heart with you!"

The sixth son, Zhao Qi, even shouted: "In the heart of the Supreme Emperor, he only loves the third brother. I didn't learn calligraphy from him last time. He said that I was 'painting a tiger like a dog, and a wall of dung', or that the emperor interceded for me. , My heart is naturally with Brother Huang."

After hearing this, Zhao Huan said happily, "Well, you old six! Sure enough, you know good and bad."

So they didn't avoid them: "Our brothers have something to say, if it wasn't for Zhu Mang's quarrel, which provoked Fang La's rebellion, how could the country's financial resources be in short supply? But who is the one who uses Zhu Mang and his son? Fang La flattened and immediately Who sent someone to restart Hua Shi Gang?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand high and pointed his finger at the southeast direction—that is, where Zhenjiang Mansion is located.

"And who is it that trusts that old dog Tong Guan, with a mighty 20 army, to kill a remnant army from the Liao Kingdom?"

"Who else, actually came up with the stupid plan to let the Jin soldiers enter the customs! By the way, who is the one who can't even sign the covenant with the Jin Kingdom and the letter of credence? He still has the face to boast that he is an outstanding writer. Do you think it is ridiculous? "

What should be said here is that the original intention of the Song-Jin Covenant is that the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun belong to the Song Dynasty, and the rest of the Liao land belong to the Jin. Holding the handle, insisting that Youzhou returned to the Song Dynasty, and the rest belonged to whoever, this is indeed the old official's own fault.

Ma Zheng, Hu Yanqing and others were dumbfounded at the time, but who would dare to catch bugs for him with the official handwriting?Catch bugs and no ducks will eat them!
I had no choice but to pretend to be confused and make mistakes, hoping that the Jin people would not be able to see through the lack of education, but in the end, I fell into the big talk-it was precisely because of this that Lou Shi was in the jaws of death, and he was able to grasp the way of being a teacher.

Zhao Huanyue spoke more and more vigorously, and yelled, "Let's ask who is it, as the emperor, who abandoned the capital and ignored the soldiers and people in the city, and abdicated and fled far away?"

"Who the hell is it? Just out of the dangerous situation, he became a majestic fortune. Seeing that the country is about to be ruined and his family is destroyed, he actually went to Zhenjiang to overhaul the palace, wasting countless money!"

"Who the hell is it that holds King Qin's soldiers, horses, money and food in his arms, so that I, the empress dowagers, concubines, brothers and sisters sit guarding the dangerous city and are shocked three times a day!"

When he talked about being shocked three times a day, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and his voice was crying: "This person is called the monarch, but he is actually a national traitor! Now that the situation is so corrupt, he doesn't talk about cultivating his mind, cultivating his character, thinking about his mistakes, and regretting , I actually got the heart of restoration, and asked the old dog Kui Xiangyang to force me to write an edict of guilt on the grounds that I lost Bianliang, and asked me to abdicate and return the power to the Supreme Emperor! Does he think that I don’t read history books? If he is restored, what will I be? Could it be that I will become the Supreme Emperor? Or become the crown prince again? Hehe, the crown prince who was the emperor?"

Zhao Huan lost control of his emotions and jumped up and shouted: "Brother, old five and six, he doesn't want my throne, he wants my life!"

Seeing him jumping around and crying, Lao Cao was ecstatic in his heart——

I knew it was so!What an old official, he has acted all his life, and he has never disappointed anyone!

It's not in vain that I was in Taiyuan, and when I heard about his actions in Zhenjiang, I put aside the war of destroying the country in Xixia and hurried back to Luoyang!
In this way, wouldn't it be easy to get righteousness and fame?

For a moment, his face was distorted, and he shouted: "Ah, bah! How unreasonable! Your Majesty, this is an act that will bring disaster to the country and the people, and will never be restored. Who would sit idly by among the loyal and righteous people in the world? Don't worry, Your Majesty. In Wu's heart, he always only recognizes An emperor!"

When Zhao Huan heard this, he was very determined, and he didn't care to ask Lao Cao who the emperor knew in his heart, so he held his hand: "Brother, if he is really restored, I, I will definitely send troops to attack him. Brother, may I help you?" My Great Song Dynasty is rectifying the source?"

Cao Cao opened his eyes wide, and wrote the words "loyalty, righteousness and courage" on his face, and said with emotion: "It's a duty!"

Zhao Huan was ecstatic, and quickly said: "My brother has the merit of taking Youyan. Emperor Shenzong said: "Those who can restore the state of Yan, even if they have different surnames, can also be named kings!" I will issue an edict today to make my brother the king of Zhongyi County !"

After saying that, he suddenly shook his head: "No, no, brother, did you just say that Xixia was defeated?"

Cao Cao didn't bother, so with a slight smile, he told all the various military uses he had made since he arrived in Tongguan.

Zhao Huan was full of joy when he heard it. He knew that Cao Cao could fight, but he didn't expect to be able to fight like this. He said happily, "I lost Bianliang? Humph, I'm going to destroy Xixia soon! How can he compete with me for such a great martial art?" Comparing? No, no, my brother has the merit of destroying the country, and the two-word king is not enough to reward the merit, how about calling him the king of loyalty?"

Cao Cao bowed and saluted, and said in a good voice: "Your Majesty, the word 'loyalty' is the most virtuous in the world. If you really assist your majesty to rule the world, it will be a match. If your majesty wants to award a reward now, Brother Yu will fall I remembered that when the battle was fought in Kyushu at the back of the mountain, I used the name of King Wei to recruit troops and horses, King Wei is the old noble of Yeluchun, Brother Yu's meritorious service this time is also from taking his Youzhou, how about your Majesty, how about making Brother Yu the King of Wei?"

Zhao Huan hesitated slightly, probably because King Wei was a prince in Song Dynasty. In the past, Zhao Tingmei, the younger brother of the Taizu, was named King Wei. Later, because he plotted to usurp the throne, Emperor Taizong deposed him as Prince of Fuling County.

But now he has no other capable ministers in his hands, Liu Yanqing's ability is far inferior to Lao Cao's, and he is still Tong Guan's old department for many years. In the future, when the Supreme Emperor is restored, this guy may turn against him——

Therefore, he gritted his teeth, and without caring much, nodded and said: "Okay! As my brother wishes, today I will announce to the world that my brother will be named King of Wei!"

Zhao Laowu and Zhao Laoliu hurriedly put on smiles and saluted: "Haha, my two brothers, congratulations to Brother Wei Wang!"

Cao Cao returned the gift with a smile, thanked Zhao Huan again, but asked, "The Supreme Emperor wants to restore such absurd move, so does it mean that he doesn't want Bianjing?"

Zhao Huan gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Hmph, he negotiated peace with Yeluchun and ceded all the Hebei East-West Road, Jingdong East-West Road, and Jingji Road to the Liao Kingdom!"

Speaking of this, he was trembling with anger and said: "The old emperor of the Liao Kingdom heard about this and sent people to claim the land. This guy, this guy is really shameless. He actually cut the Northwest Road of Beijing to Yelu Yanxi, and the east of the river. The road was cut to the Kingdom of Jin, brother, are you ridiculous? According to Kui Xiangyang, such a move has become a wise move, and the name is-cutting the flesh to play the pack of wolves, to lure them to attack each other!"

Those on Hebei East Road and Hebei West Road are roughly the land of Hebei, those on Jingdong East Road and Jingxi East Road are roughly the land to the east of Bianliang, northern Jiangsu, and Shandong, and those on Jingji Road are around Kaifeng Prefecture in Tokyo.

As for the Northwest Road of Beijing, it goes up to Luoyang and Zhengzhou, down to Caizhou, Henan and Huaibei.

Cao Cao was dumbfounded when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)