The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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Cheng Li suggested that after recovering Dongping and Rencheng, they should fight back against the Yellow Turbans in Jibei, forcing them to enter Jinan in the north or Mount Tai in the west, in order to increase the pressure on Xuzhou, thereby changing the offensive and defensive situation of Xu and Yan.

From a tactical point of view, this is a good idea, but from a strategic point of view, Cao Cao does not agree with it.

Cao Cao knew very well that if he wanted to be the king in troubled times, the soldiers and the people were the foundation. The Yellow Turbans in Jibei were numerous and powerful. There were old soldiers and strong laborers who could fight. There are few cattle, farm implements, etc., and more money and food for the car and armor. If he can use it for himself, his strength will definitely reach a new level, and the benefit from this is that it is only driven into Jinan, Comparable to Mount Tai?

How did Gongsun Zan make a fortune? In the battle of Dongguangnan in Bohai County, he broke the yellow turban twice and gained more than 100,000 births before and after, and the baggage was more than tens of thousands? Soldiers and property are invincible. As a result, he has the solid strength to be "strong against the enemy state" in the short term.

Of course, the Yellow Turbans are powerful, if you want to eat them, you must have enough strength, otherwise, you will only be bitten back, and the gain will outweigh the loss. Compared with Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao's troops may not be as powerful in combat, but Cao Cao believes that he has his own advantages.

Cao Cao's advantage lies in the relationship between him and his family and Huang Lao Dao, or in other words, because he is "a man of Taoism".

The Cao family is a family of eunuchs, which is different from the family of scholars who have inherited the classics. The family of scholars emphasizes Confucianism, most of them, both Confucianism and Law. Usually, the family is strict and established by virtue of its name, while the **** family focuses on words. , The family style is often frivolous, relying on the favor of the emperor to get rich and noble, so it will cater to the emperor's preferences, Cao Cao's grandfather Cao Teng went to the four emperors An, Shun, Chong, and Huan. These emperors mostly believed in Huang Lao, and Emperor Huan also worshipped Huang Lao was in the Zhuolong Temple in the North Palace, and Cao Teng was deeply influenced by it, and he was also a believer of Huang Laodao.

After Emperor Huan, Emperor Ling also believed in Huang Lao.

Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, also believed in Huang Lao because of Cao Teng's relationship. Since Emperor Ling is also a believer, then Cao Song will naturally not give up this belief. .

In fact, since the middle of this dynasty, the belief in Huanglaodao has long been a social phenomenon, and there are many believers not only in the lower class, but also in the upper class.

The Taiping Jing, which Taiping Dao believes in, reflects the thoughts of Huang Lao Dao. Zhang Jiao was a loyal follower of Huang Lao Dao before he founded Taiping Dao. A Taoist priest presented the Taiping Jing to the Son of Heaven. Before the Taiping Dao uprising, Zhao Zhong and Zhang Rang had contacts with Zhang Jiao and other Taiping Dao leaders. Zhongchang servants Feng Xu and Xu Feng were also willing to be their inner responders. This shows that Huang Lao Dao and Tai Ping Dao had a good relationship with the upper echelons. , especially the deep influence of the eunuchs.

It is also because of the fact that the Cao Cao family has believed in Huang Laodao for three consecutive generations, supplemented by his actions of destroying the temple and destroying the altar when he was the prime minister of Jinan. Huangjin believed that "the way is the same as that of Zhonghuang Taiyi", and believed that he seemed to understand the teachings of Taiping Dao and seemed to practice it himself.

This is the advantage of Cao Cao over Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan was able to defeat and defeat the Yellow Turbans by force, while Cao Cao could call upon his "compatriots" to reduce the resistance and resistance of the Yellow Turbans.

Today, there are only two people who can take the initiative and clearly realize that we can start with religion, not just using force, but also using both religion and belief to detour and surrender the Yellow Turbans.

One is Xun Zhen and the other is Cao Cao.

Xun Zhen is because of the knowledge of later generations, when the Red Turban rebellion at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang sideways, and took advantage of the momentum to achieve a great cause. Xun Zhen was inspired by this, and there was a government decree to suppress the Buddha and forbid the Han people to become monks. It was accepted to a certain extent by Taiping Road.

Cao Cao thought of this all because of his own vision and knowledge.

In the first year of Zhongping, the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, and it has been nine years since then. There are no less than one million Taiping Daoists who died of starvation and freezing in the exile, but today there are still millions of Yellow Turbans in the land of Qingyan. Therefore, knowing how widespread Taiping Dao is among the people, using religious means to recruit and surrender them can not only improve one's own strength at the smallest cost, but also, to a certain extent, in the long run, this is also a chance to take advantage of the situation. A way to win people's hearts.

Although he did not agree with Cheng Li's words, Cao Cao did not raise it face to face.

In the final analysis, although Cao Cao's outward appearance is very close to Cheng Li and Chen Gong, it makes people feel that he is sincerely waiting, but it is only a performance, and it is just a human means. When it comes to true trust, the two of them are No one is as good as Bao Xin's position in Cao Cao's mind, Chen Gong can't match, neither can Cheng Li.

This cannot be said to be paranoid, but rather fact-based prudence.

First of all, Cao Cao and Bao Xin have known each other for a long time and know their loyal and loyal disposition; secondly, Bao Xin's consistent performance is there; thirdly, he and Bao Xin have formed a community of interests, both prosper and lose , the two are each other's confidants.

Cao Cao thought to himself: "When I meet Yuncheng, I can discuss this point with him in detail."

At this point, based on the opinions of Bao Xin, Chen Gong, Cheng Li and Cao Cao himself, Cao Cao decided on the plan for the capture of Yan and after the capture.

In a nutshell, it can be summed up as follows: kill Liu Dai, even Zhang Miao, rely on Yuan Shao's power to gain Muyanzhou, then swindle Jibei, restore Dongping and Rencheng first, then use the Yellow Turbans to expand their strength, and then Wait and see the development of the situation, compete with Xuzhou, and wait for opportunities to expand.

Cao Cao had been in distress in Dongjun for a long time. With the desire to show off his skills and the pressure to kill Liu Jiang, he bid farewell to Cheng Li and came out of Cheng's house. They went back to the mansion.

Ding Fei was the commander of Cao Cao's personal soldiers and had always been by Cao Cao's side. He and Cao Cao were fellow villagers and they knew each other very well. Noticing that Cao Cao's demeanor seemed a little strange, he asked, "General, but Cheng Wu is unwilling to be appointed as an official. Is it?"

For the sake of secrecy, Cao Cao told Ding Fei that the purpose of coming to the Cheng family was to commend Cheng Lixie's contribution to defending the East County, and to personally expedition Cheng Wu. Hearing Ding Fei's question, he replied, "Cheng Wu is a master of the classics, so he is not a county official." He was talking about Cheng Wu, and what he was thinking about was Cheng Li.

Ding Fei spat and said, "A sour scholar, he considers himself a treasure!"

Cao Cao looked down at him and said with a smile: "You can't say that. Guangwu loves Confucianism. For the sake of Gengshi, the generals are light and save Kunyang, but Guangwu is also. Wen, you should encourage yourself with this, how can you underestimate Confucian scholars?"

Ding Fei disapproved and said, "I still have a marquis in my name, and a man should be named a marquis by military merit, and it is not my desire to be a scholar."

Cao Cao laughed.

Because he was in the county seat, not in the enemy territory, Ding Fei did not wear armor and was wearing civilian clothes.

Cao Cao caught a glimpse of the sack he was carrying around his waist, and he pulled the reins with one hand and freed the other hand. .Bring it to me."

Ding Fei took off the bag and handed it over immediately.

Cao Cao caught it and played with it for a long time before he sighed.

Ding Fei asked, "General, why are you sighing? If you like this bag, just take it. I have several at home."

"It's not because I like this bag, but because of the bag, it reminds me of Zhenzhi again." When Cao Cao parted with Xun Zhen last time, he gave Xun Zhen a bag, and now seeing Ding Fei, He couldn't help but think of Xun Zhen again.

Ding Fei knew that Cao Cao and Xun Zhen were old friends, and also that Yu Jin Xu and Yan had become rivals, and said: "Xunhou, relying on his strong army, takes advantage of Yan's danger and invades Yan land, this is no big deal. General Mingwu is good at fighting. , I'll call back in the next day." After a pause, he smiled, "When the general sees Marquis Xun on the day we hit the East China Sea, you can ask him if he dares to invade Yanzhou again!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly, threw the bag back to Ding Fei, and said, "Okay! When I ask Zhenzhi about this, I will let you watch it with your own eyes." Go home.

Arrived at Fuzhong~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Cao Cao passed a message, and ordered Cao Ren to take the headquarters to Gucheng to station immediately, ordered Shi Huan to follow, and then wrote a letter to Bao Xin in person. Before the book was finished, officials from outside came to report, and Chen Gong asked to see him. Cao Cao put away the unfinished letter and asked Chen Gong to come in.

At this time, the night was coming, Chen Gong entered the school, and Cao Cao asked, "Gongtai, what happened at night?"

"Ming Gong, I thought about it again and felt that Zhendong's next step might not be to hit me in Jibei."

"Oh?"

"He should attack Jinan from the north."

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Gongtai, like you, I also thought about it and thought that Zhenzhi would fight Jinan." He said in his heart, "Gongtai is a little bit later than me and Duke Zhongde."

Chen Gong offered him, after careful consideration, the countermeasures for Xun Zhen's situation in Jinan, but it was close to what Cheng Li said. Cao Cao "follows advice like a stream" and naturally accepts it. After Chen Gong left, Cao Cao finished writing the secret letter to Bao Xin and sent him to him. Mobile users, please browse and read for a better reading experience.